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• GAY BARS AND CLUBS SOHO
• THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW
• MOSW GAY MAP
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• TOP 5 GAY CLUBS & BARS SOHO (LONDON)GAY CLUBS & BARS SOHO
• GAY BARS AMSTERDAM

GAY BARS AND CLUBS SOHO

Wh a long and proud history as a safe space for the LGBTQIA+ muny, ’s no wonr we’re Soho’s olst gay bar. The Glory pris self beg one of east London’s bt gay bars, drag hotho, LGBTQ+ performance venu, nightclubs, and curators of London shows, ftivals, ntts and battl.

THE 5 BEST MOSW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MOSW

Comptons of Soho Photo:, Shutterstock Comprisg of two bars and a quieter lounge area, Soho’s Comptons pub has been a staple the cy’s gay scene sce 1986. Halfway To Heaven, Trafalgar Square Loted between Charg Cross Statn and Trafalgar Square, Halfway To Heaven is a tradnal gay pub and baret show bar wh a laid-back ground floor and club-like basement area.

Kgs Arms, Soho Loted on Soho’s Poland Street and open sce the 1700’s, the iendly Kgs Arms was one of the first spots Soho to serve the gay muny, billg self as a ‘gentlemen’s bar’ the 1970’s.

Officially a gay bar sce 1981, ’s now a firm favoure wh the LGBTQ+ muny – ‘bears’ particular – om London and around the world. From tablished legends of the gay scene to on that play baret and everythg between, there’s somethg for everyone here. The Admiral DunnLoted on Old Compton Street, wily nsired London’s LGBT+ epicentre li the Admiral Dunn, one of the olst gay pubs ’s loud and proud, scribg self as “a triumph of brash fun over basic flirtg”.

MOSW GAY MAP

This baret and avant gar performance club, scribed as ‘a place given up to gaiety’, was for all tents and purpos the first ‘gay bar’, as we would unrstand today. It didn’t take long before this gentlemen-only tablishment beme a renowned spot for homosexual liaisons, although had a mixed crowd, terg to civil servants and queer men alike. "Police scribed as a 'renzvo for homosexual perverts'".

Letters sent to police at the time scribe the space as a ‘renzvo for homosexual perverts’, wh terracial mglg and relatnships siarly chastised.

Jim MacSweeney, manager at Soho's Gay's The Word, London's only LGBTQ+ bookshop.

LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE

In 1986, a pub lled the Swiss Tavern, which had a reputatn for beg popular wh gay men, beme an explicly queer venue, Comptons. Queer pub Molly Moggs also closed, only to re-open briefly as a gay cktail bar. Whether you want to savor the signature martis or mgle wh iends, Soho’s iendly staff will see to your every sce 2004, Soho ntu to be the area's most premier gay bar, terg to the LGBT muny.

TOP 5 GAY CLUBS & BARS SOHO (LONDON)GAY CLUBS & BARS SOHO

Good lotn: cy centre, another gay club (911) the nearby area and a gay iendly hostel next to stay (Inga Hotels). Gay Du: "Want to go to the Cholate Tunnel tonight?

"Other Gay Du: "Nah, that place turned to a Bear Bar and I am jt not the mood for beards and pumped up mcl tonight". It's safe to say I left pletely distrght and tears, 's not easy g to terms wh your sexualy and I've always me to gay bars/queer spac hopg to feel accepted and whout judgement and ually do.

This is the only gay bar branch that I've had trouble wh and judgg by the reviews and ments on social media/tik tok etc I'm not an isolated cint. One of Soho’s origal gay venu, the eternally youthful and flamboyant Village offers a safe and clive LGBTQIA+ space, whether you’re ready to relax or primed to party. > Gay Rsia > Gay Mosw Mosw Gay MapOur teractive Mosw gay map.

GAY BARS AMSTERDAM

BarsDance ClubsSnasCise ClubsServicCy GuiGay MapRsia InxSnaDance ClubBarEverythg ElseCise ClubHave we got somethg wrong? The spac beer garn — slathered the Pri rabow — mak this place somethg special, and the outdoor loft space is available to hire for anyone wantg to throw themselv a gay old birthday.

As early on as the 1940s, gay men were drawn to the venue — which is now a daily rt of baret, quizz clubbg — and the annual panto. However, the cisn to build the mosque has also sparked a bate, wh crics qutng s lotn, also known for s bars, nightclubs, gay venu and strip jots.

The area is also known for s ncentratn of bars, nightclubs, gay venu and strip jots – all of which are nsired sful Islam. I e a wheelchair and am wary of gay venu, which equently don’t have accsibily adaptatns are are often heavg so once I’m was quiet.

Sadly, jt like many other gay bars Soho, went down hill after a major refurbishment which clud the crazy ia to place a female tryg to beg for money exchange of a towel the male toilets!

Given s posn as one of the gay pals of Europe, Amsterdam has many gay nightlife optns to offer.

The choice is wi rangg, wh somethg to su every taste, and the selectn is far too vast to list every gay bar Amsterdam.

This list prents a selectn of the bt Amsterdam gay bars om a cross-sectn of styl and subcultur. Look also at our page about Gay hotels Amsterdam. A fun, welg dis bar not far om Dam Square, Prik is a mastay of the Amsterdam gay bar scene.

Here the crowd of regulars om the cy’s gay muny bs shoulrs wh gay tourists who know Prik’s reputatn and straight visors drawn by the attractive terrace and mic. Wh s low ceilgs, ever-by pool table and regular crowd of beard men, this basement room looks more like a heavy metal bar than a gay venue.