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Contents:

• THE GAY SI OF SOFIA
• BULGARIA GAY PARA PEACEFUL, SPE PROVOTNS
• ABOUT 60 ARRTED AT BULGARIA'S FIRST GAY PARA
• BULGARIA'S SOFIA PRI GAY PARA GO SMOOTHLY, ONLY 'FAY NGO' PROTTS
• THE BEST SOFIA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SOFIA
• GAY PRI SãO FRANCIS
• BULGARIAN BISHOP: GAY PARA STANDS FOR DEPRAVY, SHAME
• GAY PARTI & EVENTS
• ABOUT 60 ARRTED AT BULGARIA'S FIRST GAY PARA
• BULGARIA'S SOFIA PRI GAY PARA GO SMOOTHLY, ONLY 'FAY NGO' PROTTS
• THE GAY SI OF SOFIA

THE GAY SI OF SOFIA

Sofia Pri gathers public and polil support on the ternatnal day agast homophobia, biphobia and transphobia. 2019 also marks the 51st anniversary of the crimalizatn of homosexualy Bulgaria…. VAULT @ The StepsVAULT is a gay dance party takg place the back room of the lounge, The Steps.

BULGARIA GAY PARA PEACEFUL, SPE PROVOTNS

However, non-discrimatn is still a far cry om equal rights, and at the moment there are no provisns Bulgarian law regardg civil unns or marriage for homosexual upl, and -habg partners nnot adopt children, nor do they have hospal visatn or herance rights. However, gay unns are now regnised some Eastern European untri, such as Hungary, so may only be a matter of time before Bulgaria tch up. While other ci Central and Eastern Europe have been holdg tolerance or equaly paras the past few years, Sofia's first official gay para 2008 was marred by vlence om extremists.

ABOUT 60 ARRTED AT BULGARIA'S FIRST GAY PARA

However this year, 400 people marched peacefully through the cy centre, a sign which hopefully shows that Bulgaria is beg more acceptg of gays and lbians. Gay visors to Bulgaria, and pecially Sofia, will fd a tolerant place, and actually much more open to homosexualy than many Eastern European untri. There are more than a handful of popular gay bars and clubs the cy, and homosexual upl n generally walk around the centre of the cy safe om harassment.

To help you get the most out of your trip we've put together a list gay, lbian and gay-iendly bars and clubs below, open as of July 2009. We have also piled a list of webs of GLBT anizatns and different portals where Sofia's homosexual muny munit on the web, and are good startg pots for meetg people before g to Sofia. The ma anizatn for advancg GLBT rights Bulgaria is the Bulgarian Gay Organizatn Gemi, which was started 1992 by a gay uple, but several other gay anizatns and portals exist for Bulgaria.

So if you're a gay visor to Bulgaria, we wele you, and hope you'll only experience the posive si of life Sofia.

BULGARIA'S SOFIA PRI GAY PARA GO SMOOTHLY, ONLY 'FAY NGO' PROTTS

Above: BGO Gemi, the largt gay rights anizatn BulgariaSofia's gay and gay-iendly venu:. Adonis is one of the olst gay bars the Balkans, and recently re-opened after a brief closure.

THE BEST SOFIA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SOFIA

This gay club has three levels, massive dance floors, and is open 24 hours a day so the party never stops. ID Club - NEW LISTING 18 Vosha Blvd Tel:0898 200 000 Wbe: Click here Currently the place to be seen on Sofia's burgeong gay scene, this popular party hangout has different themed nights cludg Chalga sgers, baret, and retro gigs. Tel: 986 66 30 A private gay club, 's a b hard to fd and you have to rg the doorbell of an iron door to get .

Attracts both a gay and straight crowd. +36 (309) 323334 The first gay hotel Sofia, Stty's is loted a renovated and rtored historil buildg the very centre of the cy and offers a variety of rooms.

GAY PRI SãO FRANCIS

The staff is exclively gay and ready to pot out the bt spots town. Tours Sofia's gay gui provis a variety of gay-tailored tours around Sofia and throughout Bulgaria. Massage therapy performed by a team of young male massrs who graduated om the Natnal Sports Amy - this sure is a steamy way to be relaxed and gay Sofia.

BGO Gemi: European Regn of the Internatnal Lbian and Gay Associatn (ILGA): Bulgaria's gay portal: Bulgarian gay portal for men: Dolph Gay Club for Naturism and Sport: Tangra Gay Sports Club: Gay News Bulgarian Portal: GayGui Sofia: - A gui specially terg to the gay or lbian traveller. If you know of other particularly gay-iendly plac Sofia, please let know; and feel ee to post your ments about gay Sofia on this page below.

We enurage different viewpots and want to hear your thoughts about the gay e Sofia (though we won't tolerate abive or hateful ments).

BULGARIAN BISHOP: GAY PARA STANDS FOR DEPRAVY, SHAME

It was a sta on Sofia's gay scene. Im now g over on my own, so i would love to have your on the bt place to eat, fe bars and bars, that are gay n.

I n remend a gay massage stud Sofia, where bis Swedish massage, you n enjoy the naturist massage, tantric massage.

Hi, I will be visg SOFIA for the first time October 2016 for 4 days and would like to vis some of Gay iendly venu SOFIA - and the bt ee GayDatg Webse please, Thank you. this Sofia gay listg needs to be updated wh rrect rmatn. Someone knows a gay chat Sofia to ntacts?

GAY PARTI & EVENTS

Hello, I am travelg 4 days for bs and I doubt I have the time to vis gay bars, I was tryg to chat to some Bulgarian people on gaydar, so I n meet once there, but rarely 20 people were there on the se! Where are all the gay Bulgarians?

I would like to know what gay s do the Bulgarian e? As for the club self, 's nice for Eastern Europe--a b larger than I expected, overall has the same feelg as most Wtern gay clubs (Rihanna/Beyonce/Brney good sound and DJ). And I most highly remend Why Not for a new experience, an alternative to the regular "gay scene"..

Sofia's gay scene is small but diverse and I enjoyed a lot! I feel sometim that gay people want equal rights and want to be treated like our straight unter-parts, yet we are the on that are tolerant to people that are different. hello everyone I am Bulgarian livg Spa iv been all around Europe and let me tell you I haven't seen better lookg gay people then the Bulgarians I know Bulgarians are a b difficult to unrstand but once they let you you will have the bt time of your life, jt make sure you don't put them down, Bulgaria is a untry wh a lot of problems.

ABOUT 60 ARRTED AT BULGARIA'S FIRST GAY PARA

I love Bulgaria love the clubs and the people, Varna is one very good gay bar I am sure you will enjoy , if anyone want to talk or ask somethg you n chat me any time on my email i will be Sofia very soon and hope to meet new people, not only Bulgarians and of urse on only women as I am a women likg women I enjoy to talk to anybody so don't be shy, really hope Bulgaria would be very open for you as is been for me.

We are two gay iends mar and Armando e to vis Sofia for one week and we will say that the first imprsn was a ltle b sred, but after 3 days that we go around the cy we LOVE this cy, mostly of the people we met was very nice wh everywhere, straight and gay make new iends and I thk we will e here soon aga, bee we love the gay clubs everybody is very kd and I'm talkg about ID CLUB and LIPS wonrful plac; around the cy we see a lot of people not sg and that mak as a ltle b after they now the first 5 mut everybody was sg and happy, the shops, the supermarkets and everywhere, so we jt love you, and thank you Bulgaria to be so nice wh .

Was a nice club haven't heard 's gay one tho. However guys, you n go to gay clubs, but people don't act too gay as you do on wt.

BULGARIA'S SOFIA PRI GAY PARA GO SMOOTHLY, ONLY 'FAY NGO' PROTTS

So this str8 night i'm que sure have been gay, jt looked str8:). The bt time for gay life Sofia is the WINTER TIME(COS EVERYONE GOING TO THE SEA SITE)! I spend one month Sunny Beach and i had fabulos 's not Mykonos ofrse, BUT HERE I MET ALOT OF GAY AND I ENJOYED ALOT!

Gay guys here are very iendly, natural and sexy!

That way I will know where NOT to go:)Have fun people - I am not agast homosexualy but I wouldn't really love to vis a so lled gay bar:D. checkg some feed backs on your gay bar's some say most are closed?

THE GAY SI OF SOFIA

I my selft &2 iends june n you email me so I will know what bar's are still open, clubs, but over all ;s good to see you have a gay spread for the like of g to your untry good luck...... It's good to know some background rmatn about the cy and the gay e, not jt a handful of gay bars like most gay guis. A Pri Para Bulgaria passed whout threatened vlence yterday, but homosexualy remas a sensive issue across the the weeks before, fears of vlence had been stoked by provotive language om opponents of the para.

Last week one small natnalist party paid for billboard advertisements across Sofia sayg “Gay Para Allowed – Smokg Banned. Organizers said yterday's para, the biggt yet held Bulgaria, is a step forward highlightg the importance of tolerance for the gay muny, but that there is a long way to go broang acceptance of homosexuals society the regn.

* The prev year, 10, 000 had rallied agast gay paras the same cy.