Gay New York: everythg LGBTQ travelers need to know - KAYAK

Contents:

• THE BT GAY HOOK-UP SPOTS NYC
• GAY PARTI AND EVENTS NEW YORK
• THE ULTIMATE LGBTIQ+ TRAVEL GUI TO NEW YORK CY: OM QUEER HISTORY TO THE BT GAY BARS
• LLIE+LOHMAN MM OF GAY & LBIAN ART
• THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC

THE BT GAY HOOK-UP SPOTS NYC

Before the Stonewall rts  the summer of 1969, Greenwich Village had already long been the origal “Gayborhood. ” The uprisg, largely led by transgenr women, put the Village, and New York Cy, on the map as a gay mec, and spurred the creatn of LGBT rights groups natnwi.

GAY PARTI AND EVENTS NEW YORK

The list shows that gayborhoods have evolved om plac anchored by servic, bars, and large queer muni — like the Village and Chelsea — to smaller, more diffe enclav throughout the boroughs. Although the servic and bars are ls ncentrated, the existence of newer gayborhoods monstrate the ntued need for LGBTQ safe havens, s for anizg and ristg the stat quo, and plac to socialize and love eely are still need. “Transient parti or monthly celebratns often replace signated gay bars, which are a clg form of nightlife throughout the natn.

In many neighborhoods, New York Cy’s openly gay and lbian elected officials not only reprent their muni, but have been a drivg force makg their muni more welg to LGBTQ dividuals.

(There are currently five members of Cy Council’s LGBT Cc, four openly gay or lbian state legislators, and gubernatorial ndidate Cynthia Nixon is openly bisexual.

THE ULTIMATE LGBTIQ+ TRAVEL GUI TO NEW YORK CY: OM QUEER HISTORY TO THE BT GAY BARS

The Natnal Gay and Lbian Chamber of Commerce data also shows that the largt clter of LGBT-owned bs the cy are there. Chelsea is home to proment natnal LGBTQ anizatns, like the media watchdog, GLAAD; the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN); and a Servic & Advocy for GLBT Elrs (SAGE) office. Further north, Hell’s Kchen offers a plethora of nightlife, particularly gay bars cltered along Nth Avenue.

“It is still one of the largt centers of LGBTQ bars, anizatns, historic s and monuments, like the Stonewall Natnal Monument and the Gay Liberatn sculpture, and remas the disputably appropriate lotn for the NYC Pri March to culmate, ” Kancilia said. The Potters Hoe Church of the Livg God is a gay-iendly hoe of worship, welg those who may not feel wele some lol church.

The ftival was anized by the Third Avenue Bs Improvement District, which held a fundraiser for — lled the “Big Gay Bronx Bnch” — at Charlie’s Bar & Kchen Mott Haven’s hip, historic clock tower buildg. Earlier this year Dtatn Tomorrow announced plans to build an LGBT center Melrose to further provi safe spac for the Bronx LGBT muny and work to end homophobia and transphobia. Cy Councilman Rchie Torr, the borough’s first openly gay elected official, led the ph for the project.

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Beyond this clter of nightlife optns, the neighborhood is home to the Queens Pri Hoe, the Queens Center for Gay Senrs and the Dari Project, a grassroots group aimed at creasg acceptance of LGBTQ people of Korean scent Korean Amerin muni.

Daniel Dromm, the area’s openly gay Cy Councilman, -found the para nearly 30 years ago — ially held at a neighborhood gay bar.

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It was spurred by the 1990 ath of Jul Rivera, a gay Lato man btally attacked a school yard. “Dpe havg the send largt pri para the cy, LGBTQ muny groups are still workg hard to fight homophobic and transphobic vlence the area, ” Kancilia said. “Followg two recent attacks on gay and trans dividuals, one that reportedly occurred hours after this year’s pri para and another jt four days later, lol groups quickly mobilized to hold a rally to voice ncerns and promote tolerance.

As more people are movg to the area, which is reprented by openly gay Cy Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, more LGBTQ servic are poppg up.