Belfast: Gay and Lbian - Tripadvisor

Contents:

• THE BEST NORTHERN IRELAND GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS NORTHERN IRELAND
• THE BEST BELFAST GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BELFAST
• KEEP GAY
• GAY LIFE BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND
• THE BEST DERRY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS DERRY
• THE BEST COUNTY LONDONRRY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS COUNTY LONDONRRY
• BELFAST: GAY AND LBIAN
• DUBL GAY BARS GUI - BT GAY HANGOUTS DUBL, IRELAND
• GAY BELFAST
• BELFAST GAY SNAS

THE BEST NORTHERN IRELAND GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS NORTHERN IRELAND

Kreml, Unn Street and Maverick are Belfast's three Gay nightlife venu. For more tails on what’s on each night at the, and other gay-iendly bars and clubs, check out.

THE BEST BELFAST GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BELFAST

Amidst the d of voic, Stephen ma some salient pots about today’s Belfast gay scene: (1) he reaffirmed that the ‘notor’ Sn Fe polil arm of the IRA has the most progrsive polici toward LGBT; they’re socialist md and strong on human right-equaly for everyone—Catholics and Prottants, men and women, gay and straight. (3) Belfast as a gay muny of strength, visibily, polil fluence is “10 years behd Dubl, 20 years behd London and light years om Wt Hollywood. ” The generally nservative straight culture is quietly tolerant of gays but lacks unrstandg of homosexualy as a viable and natural way of life.

It is more lawful and gays are ls aaid to start showg up public. Surprisgly, Belfast has had 11 annual gay pri march although has mimal social or polil effect here; the ftival is very lolized and don’t mand nearly the fluence do London. (5) Some rare vlence happens agast gays; Augt 2002 a gay man was killed a dark cisg area on the outskirts of town by three guys, one of whom was only 14.

Belfast Gay Plac. At the time of my vis there were only three for four gay bars, diss, and clubs: Kreml, Parliament, Ctom Hoe and gay iendly Whe’s Tavern. Here is home to a phone help le, a gay rights advocy group, and an LGBT support group lled Queerspace.

KEEP GAY

Later I stopped by the Kreml bar/dis the premier gay venue Belfast (ed, all of Ireland, I thk) two blocks away om the magnificent St.

Kreml staff check ID’s for over 18 and re is taken to keep the crowds at least 50% gay sce the place is now popular also wh straight kids who don’t re about sexual persuasns. (How do you tell the difference between gay and straight youth?

GAY LIFE BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND

The place exus lively and morn energy—a posive place for young gays to e out and feel they don’t have to hi a dark or secretive place. This not to suggt that gay men are ee of such abe, but is generally acknowledged that lbians are more vulnerable for several reasons cludg physil strength, weaker enomic power, the prence of an often hostile male spoe, havg children as well as beg victims to a diffe social ndng that mands women be submissive and tolerant of hardship.

Based on more than 200 live terviews wh women, anizatns and some gay men, the LASI report lays bare the unsettlg realy that, spe legal chang sce 1993 regardg homosexualy, “the experience of work, leisure, fay and tn for many lbians is a story of vilifitn, isolatn, ostracism and abe. ” Homophobia, short, is alive and well Northern Ireland (the report do not ver Ireland south.

Such groups serve to meet such personal needs as tsted sharg, nfince buildg, support g out as well as a need to feel protected by lol thori agast all forms of homophobia. The clu fear of vlence, homophobic discrimatn, low self-nfince, anguish g out, fear of ostracism at work, job loss and, very importantly, a strong dread of beg separated om their children.

THE BEST DERRY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS DERRY

Walkg the streets of this rough and picturque cy, seeg the dockyards where the Tanic was built, passg eely through the once-closed steel gat between Prottant and Catholic neighborhoods, admirg the enormo and magnificent neo-classil cy hall, walkg around the mp of Victoria Universy, attendg the opera hoe, talkg wh gay and lbian Northerners enjoyg the current enomic prospery and peace—all the te-life sights and sounds are the real Belfast.

THE BEST COUNTY LONDONRRY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS COUNTY LONDONRRY

Belfast is home to the largt lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr ftival Ireland and the cy has a thrivg LGBTQI+ muny and gay scene. The annual Outburst Queer Arts Ftival is packed wh theatre, film, mic, visual art and discsns which explore and celebrate lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr stori and experienc. Belfast's bt gay bars and clubs are loted the cy's Gay Quarter area, north of the cy centre on the edge of the Cathedral Quarter.

The cy’s most famo gay club is probably Kreml on Donegall Street. A huge variety of theme nights, celebry performanc and the iendlit up-for- clubbers giv Kreml the reputatn of beg the bt gay venue Ireland.

BELFAST: GAY AND LBIAN

Maverick Bar on Unn Street is a popular gay bar, well-loved for s eclectic live mic nights and edy shows. Gay-iendly bars clu Muriel’s Café Bar on Church Lane and The Spaniard on Skipper Street. Head to Boombox Belfast on Donegall Street the Gay Quarter.

The Belfast LGBT Centre is loted at 23-31 Warg Street Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter, which ho a number of chari cludg the Rabow Project and Cara Friend, providg unsellg, beiendg, rmatn and a health and social space for the lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny.

Wele to Belfast's Gay Scene. As Belfast is the send largt cy Ireland and pal of Northern Ireland has also the send largt gay scene wh many LGBT orientated bars, clubs and pendant club nights - taken om.

DUBL GAY BARS GUI - BT GAY HANGOUTS DUBL, IRELAND

Kreml:Belfast's bt gay owned dance club for men and Kreml is loted at Donegall Street. Unn Street Bar (and Rtrant): Belfast's trendy award wng gay bar open daily om 12 noon til late. transformed to Belfast's Newt Gay venue.

This lively gay bar is a. Open every Box: The newt gay club Belfast, suated bi the Maverick Bar. Gay Cork.

Gay Dubl. As the cultural and polil pal of the Republic of Ireland, which has bee creasgly progrsive and gay-iendly recent years, havg recently legalized same-sex marriage, iendly and energetic Dubl li at the heart of the untry's gay scene. This eply lerary and historic metropolis wh about 530, 000 rints wh s cy lims hosts the popular Dubl Gay Pri late June, and the heart of the btlg - albe touristy - Temple Bar nightlife district, you'll fd a handful of extremely popular gay bars.

GAY BELFAST

Here's a pilatn - alphabetic orr - of the key hangouts popular wh gays, lbians, and their iends this pact, handsome cy bisected by the picturque River Liffey.

The Gee - Gay Bar. Across om Dame Lane, jt south of Dame St., 1-478-2983) is one of the inic gay bars of Europe, and by far the most popular LGBT tablishment Dubl.

The Gee is a popular sectn of the cy center, a short walk om several excellent rtrants (Fallon & Byrne, Rtic Stone), and om here 's also an easy stroll to the handful of other gay bars Dubl.

BELFAST GAY SNAS

Named for the wty and wry - and famo his day - Irish gay lerary in Osr Wil, Osrs actually has two tablishments Dubl, both of them exceedgly supportive of and welg toward LGBT folks. A 15-mute walk wt, jt beyond Temple Bar and gg the Dubl Cy Council plex, Osrs Cafe Bar Christchurch (16-18 Fishamble St., 1-555-1442) serv siarly lic food and drk and also draws a good mix of folks, straight and gay but always iendly.

The Christchurch venue is large enough for events, too, and has hosted a number of gay weddgs. Pantibar - Gay Bar. Somethg of an stutn thanks to s extraordary owner, the great diva, LGBT activist, and drag in Rory O'Neill, Pantibar (7 1, 8 Capel St., no phone) opened 2007 and is loted a brightly lored space Dubl's ner Northsi, jt a short stroll across the River Liffey via the Grattan Bridge - 's an easy walk om the cy's other gay bars.