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Contents:

• WHAT IS THE GAY AREA OF PRAGUE?
• THE GAY SI OF PRAGUE
• PRAGUE GAY MAP
• GAY PRAGUE
• PRAGUE AND ITS GAY SCENE
• THE 5 BEST PRAGUE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS PRAGUE
• GAY PRAGUE: TRAVEL GUI
• PRAGUE’S VAL GAY SCENE
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’

WHAT IS THE GAY AREA OF PRAGUE?

Travelerasked Czech native and Prague4Gay tour-pany owner Petr Prokopík about how his home cy has changed, his favore plac, and why heterosexual travelers love learng about LGBT should LGBT travelers know about Prague? When I started Prague4Gay ten years ago, my clients were mostly gay men, many of them primarily wantg to explore the unfaiar and exotic gay pal of Eastern Europe. Today, I serve as an IGLTA (Internatnal Gay and Lbian Travel Associatn) ambassador the Czech are your tour clients and what are they most terted ?

On every cy tour you’ll learn the date pennt Czechoslovakia was tablished—but how was life Prague 1920s and ‘30s for members of the “other” muni, like gays, lbians, Jews, Germans, members of different religns? To learn about those differenc n be tertg for everyone—gays, lbians, trans people, and Prokopík's gay-foced tour pany lnched 2005.

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THE GAY SI OF PRAGUE

To meet wh iend and have a great cup of ffee or a beer, I ually go to Q Café, a small iendly fé where everyone is wele—gays, lbians, lol artists, stunts. Where n you fd a rabow ffee Prague, meet the most handsome men and fd steamy gay parti? If you want to take a break om explorg Prague, grab somethg to eat or enjoy the nightlife, here are some gay-iendly tips for fés, gay bars and gay clubs.

PRAGUE GAY MAP

This recently opened gay club is loted on the lower level of the former famo Valento Club on Vohradská Street.

Wh s super morn terr, electrifyg atmosphere, two bars and spac dance floors, this is currently the largt gay club Prague. This bar and dis the V Tůních Street is equented by lbians and gays who prefer more refed plac. While the Czech Republic has been cricized for beg slow to brg about legislatn that promot gay rights the Czech Republic, the untry’s pal is nohels nsired one of Central Europ' more welg plac for LGBT+ people.

Prague and the Czech Republic are relatively tolerant, and gay and lbian travelers are not likely to enunter any problems. The Prague neighborhood of Vohrady is particularly gay-iendly, and several gay clubs and bars have opened up recent years. In addn, there are a uple of hotels and gutho around town that ter to a largely or exclively gay clientele.

GAY PRAGUE

The Czech GayGui () and GayGui Prague () are both excellent rourc for happengs, bars, rtrants, and clubs.

PRAGUE AND ITS GAY SCENE

The latter se clus rmatn on the gay scene Warsaw, Kraków, and Sofia as well as Prague.

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

If you’re terted learng some specifics about the LGBT muny Prague, Prague 4 Gay tours offer a bunch of activi for the LGBT muny. The Czech Republic is beloved for s archecture and sign, so sure Prague 4 Gay has a variety of historil, archectural and cultural tours to really give a perspective to what you’re seeg. Acrdg to Taste of Prague, “Vohrady is a district of affluence and bety, wh Art De ho and lh tre and betiful parks overlookg eher the center or other parts of the cy.” It’s also known as Prague’s gay district and home to many of the well known gay clubs and ffee shops town.

However, this vibrant cy has a thrivg gay scene wh a dited area known as Vohrady, which has bee the heart of the LGBTQ+ muny Prague. Vohrady is home to several gay bars and clubs that ter specifilly to the LGBTQ+ crowd. Vohrady offers a range of LGBTQ+ iendly acmodatns, makg an ial base for explorg Prague’s gay scene.

GAY PRAGUE: TRAVEL GUI

Wh s vibrant gay bars, clive events, and LGBTQ+-iendly acmodatns, this neighborhood has bee a symbol of acceptance and celebratn for the queer muny Prague. Prague and the Czech Republic have earned a (generally accurate) reputatn of beg more liberal than s neighbours to the east like Poland or the Baltic Stat, and Czechs' attus towards issu like gay rights or dgs are far more tolerant. The biggt example of the Czech Republic's progrsive polici towards the homosexual muny would be s passg of historic legislatn legalizg registered partnerships for same-sex upl July 2006.

This means that Prague has far more gay and gay-iendly clubs than most Eastern European ci, and is quickly beg a popular travel statn for gay tourists. By some timat, nearly 600, 000 visors to Prague per year have ed servic aimed at the homosexual muny - though those numbers might be overblown, as most gay clubs don't ny entrance to heterosexual guts.

Eher way, gay tourism has fely been on the rise sce the 1990s, and wh gay clubs and hotels openg up on a regular basis, we at Prague Life have veloped our own gui, so you n get the most out of the gay si of Prague.

PRAGUE’S VAL GAY SCENE

The Sats: Polska 32 This Brish-owned gay bar is loted right the middle of Prague's gay quarter Vohrady, next to several other clubs and gay hotels. Valento: Vohradska 40 The biggt gay club Prague, Valento draws plenty of patrons every day of the week. Ar Gut Hoe: Voronezska +36 (309)323334 Ar is a gay owned and operated guthoe a quiet neighbourhood the district of Vohrady.

Nouvum Garn: Zernovska 1195/2 +420 274773464 This gay owned and operated gut hoe is only for gay male guts, and offers 11 elegantly furnished rooms, a sna, and massage servic. Old Town Apartments: +36 (309) 323334 Old Town Apartments offer a choice of several apartments different parts of the cy, and the pany is gay owned and operated. Below, we have piled a list of webs of GLBT anizatns and different portals where Prague's homosexual muny munit on the web, and are good startg pots for meetg people before g to Prague.

The ma gay rights movement the Czech Republic for 17 years was Gay Iniative (GI), but they dissolved at the end of 2006 after the legalizatn of same-sex unns. However, there are many active onle muni for meetg people and learng even more about gay life Prague. So if you're a gay visor to the Czech Republic, we wele you, and hope you'll only experience the posive si of life Prague.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

Gay Iniative Czech Republic (GI): Gay and Lbian League (GLL): European Regn of the Internatnal Lbian and Gay Associatn (ILGA): Czech Republic's gay portal: Czech lbian portal: Gay sport portal: Gay fom and news: Honilek, a Czech and English gay portal: Czech gay portal: Czech Gay Gui: A gay gui for Prague: GayGui Prague: - A gui specially terg to the gay or lbian traveller. If you know of other particularly gay-iendly plac Prague, please let know; and feel ee to post your ments about gay Prague on this page below.

CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’

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

Webse: Pocch Gay Center A large Prague gay center - bar, dis, gam, a small pensn. “The Bourgeois Pig Prague is a great gay cktail bar for a classy Jam Bond's Marti or five.