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AND THE GAYT CY EUROPE IS... (DISVER OUR TOP 10 WNERS)
Disver Europe's gayt ci cludg Berll, Madrid, Amsterdam, London, Copenhagen, Paris, Manchter, Bssels, Brighton & Barcelona. * top gay cities in europe *
(Disver our top 10 wners)The gayt ntent on earth wh a wildly liberal streak through s wtern and northern natns, Europe is always a good ll. Gay marriage and same-sex unns are legal almost 30 of the natns, allowg for untls pri celebratns to jo and a warm wele om tablished LGBTQ muni each. Whatever your proclivy, prepare yourself for a memorable ri wh the 10 bt gay European ci below.
On an afternoon Schöneberg, you’ll jo proud gay upl walkg the same historic streets where LGBTQ artists and activists once began the fight for gay rights, as early as the 1890s fact. As a rult, Berl’s gay scene is said to have boomed the 1920s before sufferg the wake of totalarianism durg the 30s and 40s.
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You’ll fd a number of monuments around the cy memoratg the many LGBTQ victims of WWII, wh the Schwul Mm documentg the art, culture and history of Berl’s homosexual muny, which was long centred , Nollendorfplatz is still the place to be if you’d like to see the cy’s bt fetish clubs and leather bars, wh September brgg wh the Folsom Europe BDSM and subculture ftival.
See all of Berl’s gay highlights wh our Berl travel | Photo: Anthony Rngere2. Madrid, SpaAnother of the gay-iendly European ci, known for s passnate greetgs and tanned Don Juans, Madrid is certaly a thrill. As well as s progrsive lols and large gay muny, the cy self is a playground for gay travellers, most notably the Chue neighbourhood where there’s always some kd of event happeng.
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The third natn to legalize gay marriage back 2005, Spa’s pal has sce bee a mol for other untri, wh s equaly acts allowg for same-sex adoptn, marriage and legal safeguards agast discrimatn. As you might expect om such as liberal cy, many of Madrid’s gay bars have darkrooms the back, while hardre fetish bars and cisg are also mon. Drawn through wh waterways and nnected by hundreds of photogenic bridg, Amsterdam is the cy of the cyclist, allowg for scenic ris along the Prsengracht nal and the Amstel River which both bee awash wh para boats durg the annual gay nal pri.
At all other tim, you n fd Amsterdam’s gay scene centred on Reguliersdwarsstraat, particularly at the cy’s olst gay bar, Cafe t’ Mandje, a popular late-night meetg pot wh kschy dér datg back to the 1920s. As well as the ma street, addnal sex shops and gay bars make themselv known wh rabow flags between the brothels the Red Light District.
Legalizg gay marriage back 2001 (wh same-sex relatnships legalized way back 1811), Amsterdam certaly leads wh s liberal ials. While explorg the cy, be sure to look for the Homomonument, a se promoted as a livg monument to homosexuals opprsed and persecuted around the world, also learng more of the cy’s LGBT history at the Pk Pot rmatn sk close by.
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London, UKBoastg the hight number of Grdr ers out of any cy the world, London is arguably the gayt (and/or hornit) cy Europe by far. This uld even be a rult of the cy’s long gay history, as London has hosted a steady stream of gay bars sce the 1700s, wh Soho beg the first gay district Europe.
This area surroundg Old Compton Street central London remas the go-to place for 21st century gays, nstantly transformatn wh queer-oriented theatr, fés, sex shops and bookstor on every street.
As well as drkg outlets, mil theatre remas alive and well on London’s Wt End, wh gay mils and LGBTQ productns on the regular smaller venu and clubs such as Above The Stag. Copenhagen, DenmarkWh Denmark beg one of the first European natns to legalize same-sex marriage 2012 (and same-sex unns back 1989), ’s pal of Copenhagen certaly has the crentials to be crowned gay pal of Europe. Though smaller events like World Aids Day and the EuroGam are celebrated throughout the year, the pnacle event for the gay muny mt be Copenhagen Pri, which actually happens twice a year both June and well as your ual dance clubs, Copenhagen go one better wh a selectn of sophistited gay spots near Cy Hall, while the alternative scene meets nearer Central Statn or Vterbro, the cy’s old Red Light District.