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Contents:

• GAY FLORIDA: BT FLORIDA WEEKEND GETAWAYS FOR GAY TRAVELLERS
• THE ONLY GAY LUXURY
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS LOS ANGEL
• THE WT GUADALAJARA
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS AMERIN TOWERS CONDOMIUM
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS CHIGO
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS CHARTERS TOWERS
• A LOS ANGEL GAY LANDMARK BUTTONS UP
• BOSTON HARBOR HOTEL AT ROW WHARF
• 10 THGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN YOU STAY AT A GAY HOTEL
• GAY TOKYO · LUXURY HOTELS
• WELE TO GAYLORD TEXAN RORT & CONVENTN CENTER
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

GAY FLORIDA: BT FLORIDA WEEKEND GETAWAYS FOR GAY TRAVELLERS

For lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr travelers, a welg place to stay is perhaps the sgle-most important element of planng a trip. This roster foc on gay and lbian-owned properti, hotels wh out team members, major LGBT statns and hotel brands that exprsly support the LGBT muny. In 2019, NYC will mark a half century sce the Stonewall uprisg—the six-day-long rt that galvanized the gay civil-rights movement.

The good news is that most hotels all five boroughs wele all travelers and serve as reliably fortable, safe plac for gay guts. But for those who wish only to perch prime gay neighborhoods, aim for Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Hell’s Kchen, the East Village; Brooklyn’s Williamsburg, Bhwick or Park Slope; or Queens’s Jackson Heights.

THE ONLY GAY LUXURY

The history of the gay rights movement ns ep San Francis, the cy that many LGBT travelers nsir an sential statn.

Its first gay bar opened 1908 (although didn’t stay open for long, the precent was set), s first lbian anizatn started 1955, and Life Magaze lled the “gay pal of Ameri” back 1964.

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But travelers lookg to immerse themselv the cy’s go-to “gayborhoods” should aim for lodgg The Castro, Missn Dolor, Tenrlo, SOMA or Bernal Heights. The Cy of Angels’ LGBT history began wh some of the world’s first gay protts, back the 1950s. A., Silver Lake and even Long Beach (on the cy’s southern edge) are home to gay-owned bs and clubs and year-round events.

Its two square prise arguably the gayt cy Ameri, hostg L.

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One of Ameri’s olst ci is probably s gayt, servg as New England’s ultimate LGBT statn sce the first women nkeepers met for a clambake on the beach back the early 1980s. LGBT travelers n book at a hotel or B&B P-town wh nfince that if ’s not gay-owned, ’s plenty iendly. The French Quarter remas one of Ameri’s most all-welg, anythg-go neighborhoods, wh adjacent areas like the Marigny and Bywater emergg as easygog gay and lbian hubs.

LGBT travelers flock to the sert oasis of Palm Sprgs for huge annual events like the Dah (that would be the annual Dah Shore Weekend, arguably the world’s biggt lbian event) as well as for s year-round gay appeal. Chigo’s gay neighborhoods, like Anrsonville and Boystown, are home to cute shops and flirty nightclubs. For a dose of vtage character the Wt End, book at The Burrard, a 1956 motor hotel that’s renovated wh 21st century ameni and sassy flair to tempt gay globetrotters.

Among the tree-led streets of Polan ris the W Mexi Cy, where you n enjoy the brand’s morn dér as well as s gay-iendly atmosphere and hoe team. The full English experience clus a warm wele for LGBT travelers London wh this gay-iendly Red Carnatn-brand hotel.

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The Chterfield is Mayfair, near the Royal Parks, Trafalgar Square and btlg Soho, where lots of London gay nightlife (and day life) hums.

One of the world’s biggt gay-hotel brands labels self “hetero-iendly” and operat two hotels Barcelona. The cy’s origal Axel Eixample is a slick boutique acmodatn the heart of the gay scene, while s TWO Hotel Barcelona by Axel jt is a few blocks over.

Fillg out a bed historic duplex and eight-story tower is this 23-room, gay-centric hotel wh an timate cktail bar and urtyard, origal artwork and 24-hour room service.

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Simple, elegant and affordable are key words for this Berl n, loted two blocks om the Schwul (German for gay) Mm the cy’s central LGBT neighborhood of Nollendorfplatz.

Its June Pri ftival is huge—a tellg sign that Tel Aviv is among the most welg ci for gay travelers. Among s gay-iendly acmodatns are two Brown Hotel properti. The Brown Beach Hoe is a stylish seasi scene wh mid-century Miami style and jt steps om the “gay beach.

South Ai was among the world’s first natns to adopt marriage equaly back 2005, and Cape Town remas a lightful (and affordable) statn for gay travelers.

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One of s top hotels, the inic pk Mount Nelson, occupi a historic tate that’s been elegantly mornized by Belmond—a longtime member of the Internatnal Gay and Lbian Travel Associatn IGLTA and a proud supporter of the LGBT muny worldwi. Occupyg a nverted film-pany headquarters, this boutique acmodatn is parked among Surry Hills’ enclave of gay bars and entertament venu Sydney.

We know that no such list is ever que plete bee of variabl such as changg ownership, “gayborhood” migratn and bee every traveler’s opn is different. To fd more most, queer-iendly lodgg, the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA), Purple Roofs, Patroc, World Rabow Hotels, TAG Approved Acmodatns, Damron and LGBTQ-travel blogs and guis are terrific rourc.

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WE ARE an all-male clothg optnal bed and breakfast retreat terg to gay, bi, and straight men 21 years or olr. Juttg out om the southeast ast of the US between the Gulf of Mexi and the Atlantic, Ameri’s Sunshe State radiat as one of the warmt regns the US, endowed wh Lat-Amerin flavours, gay-iendly ci and hundreds of kilometr of beatific beach. Read on for our top pick of the most gay-iendly ci Florida all primed for a dream weekend getaway.

Key Wt particular is a gay favoure for s eccentricy and creative energy, phed forward by lerary rints both past and prent.

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Once home to both Ernt Hemgway and Tennsee Williams, Key Wt’s populatn of gay natnals and ex-pats has boomed sce the 1970s, and the island is now ripe wh gay-owned hotels and B&Bs as well as an active gay nightlife centred around Duval ’s easy to gus why the regn is nicknamed ‘the Floribbean’, blsed as is wh year-round sunshe and tropil beach many led wh Caribbean-style villas and Cuban eateri.

Disver our pick of the top 10 thgs to do gay Key Wt.

Photo: Ibrahim Rifath Key Wt | Photo: Michelle RaponiBis s wild nightlife, gay Tampa shows a neat selectn of mms, parks and cultural stutns all wh reach of gay St. Petersburg wateront and the bt gay beach Florida2.

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Contued velopment has turned the Hillsborough Riverwalk to a glterg feat of urban sign, while a transformed bar scene the trendy GaYbor district now attracts many gay partygoers om across southwt Florida.

Headg the Florida gay scene wh untls drag show, baret and gay club offergs along Ybor Street, Tampa also anis regular LGBTQ+ events, such as the yearly Tampa Pri and Diversy Para and the Tampa Internatnal Gay & Lbian Film Ftival. Bis s wild nightlife, gay Tampa shows a neat selectn of mms, parks and cultural stutns all wh reach of the gay St.

Petersburg wateront and the bt gay beach Florida.

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After a full day of shoppg and eatg, head over to any of the 5 bt gay bars Tampa for a wild night to Bay | Photo: Michelle Raponi3. Now known as the gay pal of Florida or ‘Gay St Pet’ to lols, the cy is nstantly cultivatg s LGBT+ crentials, now given a perfect sre by the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equaly Inx, which looks at the qualy of life for LGBT+ people ci around the world.

While there is no official gay district, the whole of St. Petersburg n be nsired gay terrory, thanks to s swell of diverse gay-iendly neighbourhoods. Unofficially though, the historic Grand Central mercial district and nearby neighbourhood of Kenwood are quietly takg off as the go-to gay statns, hostg all kds of gay-iendly bs (everythg om antique stor and salons to bars and rtrants) amongst 1920s’ Craftsman bungalows and a cheery, down-to-earth atmosphere.

Fort LrdaleWhile St Petersburg might be known as the newer, more downbeat gay pal, Fort Lrdale stands as Florida’s largt and most diverse gay statns, popular among gay travellers the world over. Stay centre-stage at the Rz-Carlton or another of the bt gay rorts Florida to be close to the endls beach actn, movg land for sophistited shoppg and dg on Las Olas Boulevard or yachtg through the Venice-like waterways that grid the entire for the cy’s gay scene, Wilton Manors is the place to be wh s huge assortment of gay bars and clubs vised by upwards of 1.

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Bis the nightlife, the muny at Wilton Manors is also a reason to stay, wh more than 100 gay-owned bs set up here, cludg a number of hotels and gutho.

At any other time of year, Fort Lrdale remas active gay rights awarens, beg home to the Stonewall Natnal Mm & Archiv.

Ga evermore sights to this gay paradise wh our dited gui to Fort Lrdale | Photo: Lance Asper5.

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SarasotaTakg a somewhat softer approach for a gay weekend getaway, we travel to the artsy cy of Sarasota, around an hour south of Tampa by r.

Its whe-sand beach e edged by an endls promena, while, town, vibrant gay neighbourhoods mgle wh South-Amerin enclav to create the perfect storm for a wild you’ll undoubtedly be tempted by the spirallg asters and rtoon attractns of Orlando’s many theme parks, take at least one day to experience a more unhurried versn of Orlando, wh the garns and nature prerv dottg the cy, or optg for a foodie foc among the morn rtrants and live mic bars all over.

As for the cy’s events, Gay Days at Orlando Area Theme Parks is certaly the biggt, drawg crowds of over 150, 000 red-shirted LGBT travellers to the Crella Castle gat each year, while other ocsns, such as Downtown’s Come Out Wh Pri ftival, do an equally good job of takg over the cy centre. For a memorable night out the cy any time, however, try any of the bt gay bars Orlando. ClearwaterHome of both the Church of Scientology and Hooters, wh a somewhat outdated approach to men’s fashn, Clearwater n be fiven for s lack of excg visuals thanks to s excellent selectn of gay beach and offbeat neighbourhoods.