Le Portugal, pays Gay Friendly ⋆ Portugal en ançais

Contents:

• TOP 7 BT GAY BARS & CLUBS PORTUGAL
• PORTUGAL GAY
• THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO THE ALGARVE
• GAY PORTUGAL TRAVEL GUI
• PORTUGAL GAY TRAVEL
• THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO LISBON
• GAY PORTUGAL | EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW
• MOVG TO LGBT LISBON? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• LE PORTUGAL, PAYS GAY FRIENDLY
• LISBON GAY PRI
• GAY LISBON
• GAY ALGARVE
• GAY PORTO

TOP 7 BT GAY BARS & CLUBS PORTUGAL

1982 Same-sex sexual activy crimalized aga, only years after the end of the opprsive and homophobic fascist dictatorship.

In the 18th century, wrer William Beckford ped England after allegatns that he was gay and moved to Stra, Greater Lisbon.

PORTUGAL GAY

While the cy boasts fewer bars and activi for LGBT people than the pal, the muny has built a home for self wh inic plac such as the drag club Invict and the gay fe Pri Coffee. From luxury to affordable rtrants, amazg hotels and gay nightclubs, and the bt beach the untry, the Algarve is the perfect LGBT getaway, havg retreats and hotels tered to LGBT people and found by LGBT people. While more mon other untri, Portugal has been fallg ls behd recent years wh new gay gyms, as well as gyms for the whole LGBT muny.

For centuri Europe, snas were a place where gay men uld e together as a muny, outsi the dangers of the real world.

THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO THE ALGARVE

Although there are no “official” signated gay beach, there are a few nudist beach Portugal that are particularly popular wh the whole of the LGBT+ muny, such as Praia do Me (Simbra) and Praia da Bela Vista (between Costa da Capari and Fonte da Telha). Lisbon Pri is also known as Arraial Lisboa Pri and is anized by ILGA, the largt anizatn fightg for gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people Portugal, partnership wh the municipaly of Lisbon.

GAY PORTUGAL TRAVEL GUI

Arraial Lisboa Pri is the largt LGBTI event Portugal and sce 1997 has been brgg visibily to the lbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and tersex muny. A gay urban rort, the Late Birds is loted a rtored 18th-century buildg, wh a lounge, large rooms, a garn, and a swimmg pool. The untry hosts several LGBT events each year and you n fd many gay-iendly bars, nightclubs and beach all over the untry.

PORTUGAL GAY TRAVEL

The most anised gay scene Portugal is s pal cy Lisbon, particularly the lively Bairro Alto and Príncipe Real districts, and the nearby town of Casis. Queer Lisboa is an Internatnal Film Ftival dited exclively to screeng gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and transsexual themed films.

Lisbon Gay Pri is officially known as ‘Arraial Lisboa Pri’, this event actually tak place over two different days June.

Durg the week leadg up to the ma day, Lisbon Gay Pri also throws parti, special exhibns and events throughout the cy.

THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO LISBON

Beach 19 which is also known as ‘Praia Bela Vista’, is the largt nudist beach Europe and nsired the bt gay beach Portugal. Sce the 1990's, there have been huge advanc gay liberatn Portugal, though the bigger ci of Lisbon, Porto and the more smopolan Algarve regn are more acceptg than the largely nservative first LGBT mpaign anizatn Portugal was found 1992. 1997 then saw Portugal's first Pri ftival, s first Gay and Lbian Film Ftival and the openg of the first gay and lbian muny center.

Lisbon ( June), Porto and Leiria hold Gay Pri march but other than the events Portugal's gay muny n keep a low profile.

GAY PORTUGAL | EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW

Although homosexual liaisons were crimalized 1945, gay life otherwise eply nservative Catholic Portugal was, for most of the twentieth century, not easy.

Gay LisbonLisbon has a party reputatn as the kd of cy that don't really get ser until the early hours of the morng, when everyone really out to play. Havg s fger on the cy's gay pulse, is the ia rource for those settg out, providg ntacts or at least potg you the right directn for more rmatn. There is also the Associação Op Gay on Rua da Ilha Terceira, 36 R/C, and Associação Abraço on Rua da Rosa, 243 1F.

MOVG TO LGBT LISBON? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!

The Chiado is still the most stylish of Lisbon's shoppg areas, wh s elegant tearooms, even after the vastatg fire of has s gay snas, but unls you're particularly to ugls and tawdrs, the snas here nnot be said to be beach of Costa da CapariGay Beach.

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)Useful Addrs & RourcAssociação ILGA PortugalCentro Comunár Gay e Lésbi LisboaRua dos Fanqueiros, 40LisbonWednday-Saturday 7-11 pmMétro Terreiro do Paço351 21 887 3918.

LISBON GAY PRI

The Algarve southern Portugal is the untry's ma beach rort area and there are gay bars and clubs the area's ma centers of Faro, Tavira, Albufeira and Lonely Pla and Rough Guis clu gay listgs and gay and lbian specific rmatn cludg gay entertament and acmodatn their var Portugal your Gay bar, club or event Portugal, we'd love to have you here - ntact Advertisg.

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However, if you’d like to stay at a gay-owned hotel or guthoe, or somewhere that has specifilly listed themselv as gay-iendly, this list should help you out.

GAY LISBON

Romantik Villa, Salema – A betiful bed and breakfast that has been reviewed as beg gay-iendly by several people on TripAdvisor.

GAY ALGARVE

Historilly, Portugal has all of the gredients of a untry that is unlikely to be tolerant towards homosexualy: ’s que nservative, ’s relig, and lived unr dictatorship le for many years. All of the thgs are likely to have affected peopl’ views of homosexualy, particularly the more ral parts of Portugal.

GAY PORTO

Portugal crimalised homosexualy 1983 and, 2010, Portugal beme the 6th untry Europe (and the 8th worldwi) to allow same-sex marriage. Gays and bisexuals n jo the army (sce 1999), homophobic acts are a crimal offense (2007), and same-sex adoptn is legal (2015). Connectn, Albufeira (club) – Albufeira’s ma gay bar and club, Connectn, is suated on The Strip the heart of the neon-l actn.

Espelho bar, Albufeira – Although not technilly a gay bar, Espelho bar on The Strip Albufeira is extremely gay-iendly and one of Albufeira’s most popular hangouts. Luisol Bar, Lagos (bar) – Owners Luis and Hans n a popular gay bar Lagos that always attracts a diverse and tertg crowd. Cyclg, ftivals, betiful beach, surfg, charmg hotels, rtrants, excg nightlife, and oh, the we…you name and you n fd gay Portugal.

If you are wanrg around and are lookg for a gay-iendly tablishment, look for the rabow flags on display, or ask the lols. In fact, as we discsed our gay travel guis to Lisbon and the Algarve, Portugal is a very gay-iendly untry overall.