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Contents:

• FORT ROAD BEACH: GAY ASPECTS
• SGAPORE GAY TRAVEL
• BT GAY CLUBS SGAPORE
• END OF SGAPORE'S GAY SEX BAN A 'SMALL STEP' FOR SOME LGBT UPL
• SGAPORE GAY VENU: NTEMPORARY
• 3 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS SGAPORE
• THE BEST SGAPORE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SGAPORE
• JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
• DIPLOMATIC TENSN REPORTEDLY RISG BETWEEN UNED STAT AND JAMAI OVER GAY AMERIN DIPLOMAT
• SGAPORE GAY SNAS
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS SGAPORE

FORT ROAD BEACH: GAY ASPECTS

Fort Road beach was the unofficial name given to the stretch of beach along the reclaimed land to the south of Fort Road which was a popular cisg venue for gay men om the late 1980s to the mid-2000s. As the news spread, more and more gay men would voyage there via all mos of transport or on foot - sgly, pairs or groups of 3 to 4 people. Ironilly, this was advantageo for gay men as meant that fewer of the mastream public were cled to make the arduo journey there and homosexuals uld dulge their activi away om pryg ey, unls boculars or meras wh long zoom lens were ed.

SGAPORE GAY TRAVEL

The beach beme a betiful place to sun tan and, as the place beme more seclud, got more nducive for gay men to have sex there as well. Ocsnally, straight fishermen still went there to fish and one straight fay built a huge treehoe which they lived on and off for years but they mostly were not terted lookg at what the gay men were dog and did not disturb them.

However, some homosexuals who spotted good-lookg straight fishermen would try their luck and a few were lucky enough to be granted blow jobs.

Fort Road beach beme so popular wh gay men g for skny dippg and sex, eher the more terr forted area, or for the more darg on right on the open beach or the sea, that attracted several tabloid articl which were emblazoned wh tl such as "Homosexuals pollute East Coast".

BT GAY CLUBS SGAPORE

Some gay men nicknamed the beach and the area directly land, which was also very cisy at night and appealed those who did not want to tdge all the way to the seasi, Paradise. Better ted English-speakg gays dubbed the sendary forted area jt beyond the r park which one uld play nocturnal hi-and-seek "The enchanted fort".

Fort Road beach's chet as Sgapore's inic gay beach was earned om the fact that was the most isolated and accsible one, as well have havg the largt expanse of beachont area, land fort, nals and tracks to cise . The more cent sociale gays e to go to this stretch of beach the 1980s and 90s to see and be seen, maly dulgg sunbathg, piickg and chattg stead of the hard re activi that were takg place at Fort Road beach. Big Splash was also ed for large gay events like a Songkran water ftival by entreprenr Max Lim and Fridae's post-Natn party.

It was said that straight Gurkha soldiers ed to vis this area ocsnally and some were not averse to beg proposned by gay Sgaporeans.

END OF SGAPORE'S GAY SEX BAN A 'SMALL STEP' FOR SOME LGBT UPL

Tanjong Beach at Sentosa - there was a small patch of tre at the eastern lip of the lagoon which gay men uld cise unr ver. Those who were privileged enough to drive rs or ri motorbik uld dulge what n be lled "gay beach-hoppg", that is, if they vised a stretch of beach that was not particularly happeng durg that time slot or did not enunter anyone who was their cup of tea, they would immediately drive off to another stretch to check out and repeat the procs until they found a suatn worth their while.

SGAPORE GAY VENU: NTEMPORARY

The creasg cince of HIV the gay muny, mountg aths om AIDS, plats om the public and sensatnalism the tabloid prs led to stg operatns which young, handsome placloth police ys would act an enticg manner at Fort Road beach to attract the homosexual men wanrg around. “Homosexuals, ” the reporters wrote, “meet there daily to pick up partners and even have terurse unr the nopy of suara tre. " They had also ciphered what they nsired to be the homosexuals' for munitg: Men would slg backpacks over their shoulrs and rry a bottle of meral water their right hands so they uld be regnised as cisg for sex.

Even though the mastream media referred to the lotn as "Tanjong Rhu", gay men who cised there always ed the name Fort Road beach or jt Fort Road This event is therefore sometim referred to as the "Fort Road cint". The gay muny was outraged by what they felt was a gross gement of their right to nsensual adult homosexual sex and the humane punishment meted out to the arrted men who had been stigated by agents provotrs.

3 BT GAY BARS AND CLUBS SGAPORE

Heterosexual Sgaporeans uld ntue to have sex parked rs and seclud public areas wh impuny, whilst homosexuals were beg sgled out for vilifitn. In rponse to both the entrapment exercise, the disproportnately severe punishments hand out and the sensatnalist treatment of this as well as other gay-related news stori by the prs, two Sgaporean artists, Josef Ng (born Thailand) and Shannon Tham, created performance piec that the ernment clearly found threateng to the domant orr. The plaant the se was a young male police officer who had taken an active part a police operatn exprsly signed to tch out gay men engaged homosexual activy a seclud area.

He then v this other man to proceed to a more private spot, the tentn beg to engage homosexual activy of some sort; and although this may not be explicly articulated, mt be pla to both parti havg regard to the circumstanc of their teractn. Here are a few other fantastic hotels and hostels for gay travelers Sgapore that are highly rated, affordable, and perfectly loted for explorg the cy.

And while ’s not as ostentat as the gay districts of big-time gay statns,  boasts a range of gay nightlife venu and LGBT-iendly tablishments.

THE BEST SGAPORE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SGAPORE

As I remend the sectns above, stayg anywhere the southern half of Sgapore’s Central Area will make super nvenient to accs the lol gay bars.

JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT

While male homosexual sex remas illegal Sgapore, homosexualy is openly tolerated, as per Prime Mister Lee Hsien Loong’s parliamentary speech 2007: “"We regnise that homosexuals are part of our society. Ined sce this Prime Misterial claratn, Sgapore’s gay nightlife scene has thrived, and bee one of the most vibrant and fun Asia. Even Avalon, Sgapore’s most popular high-end nightclub dit Sunday nights to the cy’s gay crowd at the hot and happeng “Avalon on Sundays”.

Here you will fd two of the cy’s most popular gay dance clubs – Tantric and Taboo, which both pack revelers at weekends, who crowd the dance floor to thumpg tun. Photo urty of Nirvana Bistro & BarSet a Chatown shophoe amongst the cy's most popular gay bars, Nirvana Bistro & Bar offers a relaxed atmosphere for food and drks at reasonable pric.

Photo urty of electrierve/flickrebar Karaoke lounge and bar is loted on Neil Road, amongst the majory of Sgapore's popular gay bars and clubs, and oppose the ever-popular Tantric Bar. Suated wh a betifully rtored herage shophoe, this classy karaoke jot pulls a fun-lovg gay, largely younger crowd who e here to enjoy reasonably-priced drks and give their vol chords some exercise.

DIPLOMATIC TENSN REPORTEDLY RISG BETWEEN UNED STAT AND JAMAI OVER GAY AMERIN DIPLOMAT

Loted among many other popular gay bays on Neil Road the heart of Chatown, DYMK has s home a betifully rtored double-storey herage shophoe, unmissable by s bright red and yellow faça. Tantric Bar is one of Sgapore's most popular gay bars, particularly on Friday and Saturday nights, when is packed wh revellers enjoyg cktails and double-shot hoepours. In other words, where Bud Light has buckled unr prsure as bigotry grows agast the LGBTQ+ muny, Gay Water’s creator Spencer Hodson wants his new boozy brand to be the anthis of that.

SGAPORE GAY SNAS

“The key issue that Bud Light tapped to was the fact that they didn’t unrstand their re dience and know enough about them,” Hodson, a gay man, told CNN about the ntroversy that began when the Anhser-Bch beer brand sent fluencer Dylan Mulvaney a n of beer. The nned cktail is named after a lloquialism given to the popular mixed drk (vodka and soda) orred at bars by the gay muny.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS SGAPORE

“Puttg a product wh the word gay the tle is reprentatn self,” which he hop reclaims the word om the negativy ’s sometim associated wh. The two chatted about the limed amount of gay people wh , and wh Hodson burnt out om his tradnal day job tech, started the nned cktail. Hodson built up a strong social media followg on TikTok and Instagram durg Covid-19 and is g some of the money om that (as well as om iends and fay) to help fund Gay Water.

“Gay is an umbrella term and the ia behd the brand is to be as clive as possible, which means we want alli, we want straight people to be part of this muny we’re buildg.”.

For now, Gay Water is sold largely onle (wh a few retailers) and four sugar-ee flavors — watermelon, lime, peach and grapeu — at lnch.