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• GAY BRIGHTON · CY GUI
• THE 10 BEST BRIGHTON GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS BRIGHTON

GAY BRIGHTON · CY GUI

Its large LGBT populatn has meant 's often lled the "unofficial gay pal of the UK" and one of the happit plac to live the UK - who knows whether the two are lked!?

The alternative North Lae is a hipster haven of vtage clothg stor, anic juice bars and piercg excellent way to learn all about Brighton’s queer history is to follow the footsteps of Lord Byron, Osr Wil, Dty Sprgfield and other notable gays and lbians on the Piers & Queers Tour. The latt England and Wal cens data revealed what many have known for many moons and rabows: Brighton and Hove is one the gayt plac the UK. Unsurprisgly, ’s here that the majory of the gay attractns ri: bars, clubs, rtrants, hotels, and beach areas are signated as primarily aimed at our LGBTQ+ muni.The cy is the midst of a wele urban regeneratn and new-opengs boom.

THE 10 BEST BRIGHTON GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS BRIGHTON

And, of urse, Brighton’s nudist beach (which attracts many a gay man) is jt a flip-flop skip away.Dpe all the rehments, echo of Brighton’s gay and lbian past are palpable. Ever-creasg numbers of people still move here to fd the eedom to be themselv, and the cy is now seemgly more eager than ever to live up to s London-by-the-Sea label.Ftival at The Royal PavilnAlamyThe Queer QuarterBrighton’s gay village is ntled around Kemptown’s St.

A new venue, Glamoro Bar, is due to open on the se of Lé Village gay pub later 2023. Further to Kemptown, The Camelford Arms is metr om the sea and serv giant portns of pub gb bare brick, warm surroundgs; Fallen Angel is gay-owned and sy; and the new Malta-spired Arbaleno is on a missn to ‘refe queer culture’ (more on that a b).It’s a ttament to the cy’s gay iendls that the venu oppose Brighton’s Gra I-listed Pier are floor-to-ceilg wdowed, out and proud and promently posned.Pri beach hut along the promena of Hove seaont, BrightonAlamyAnd there’s more, over towards Hove, where you’ll fd the sy Bedford Tavern, snug drag venue The Grosvenor (cue Sondheim and sequs!), which has recently unrgone a major refurbishment, and lbian-oriented Velvet Jacks, which ns regular girls-only nights.The new LGBTQ+ hub, The Ledward Centre, is now open on Jubilee Street the centre of the cy wh a street level fé and gallery, and more on the way, cludg a 70-seat cema, a public meetg room and performance space, rad studs and a library and bookshop. There’s sarde fish & chips, and the giant ravlo is filled wh pea, spach and masrpone wh nny egg yolk that spills out onto the plate to mix wh the olive oil, roasted pe nuts and ied sage leav.Addrs: Tutto, 20–22 Marlborough Place, Brighton BN1 1UBWebse: BlockBlockSlap bang the heart of St Jam’s Street, Block is Ben Gill and Kim Doherty’s ‘urban day club’ cked out wh pk furnure and walls, and artworks of gay ins, cludg Freddie Mercury and Grace Jon by The Postman.

Although not strictly a gay bar, ’s the heart of the gay village and supports the LGBTQ+ muny wh regular donatns to lol chari.Addrs: Tørstigbar, 45 Gee Street, Brighton BN2 1RJWebse: AmarilloEllen RichardsonDaddyLonglegsHead Chef Adam Janman is on a missn to elevate gastropub food and he’s workg his magic - DaddyLonglegs is now a statn foodie paradise. Its sister venue, Bar Revenge, is jt around the rner.Addrs: Club Revenge, 32-34 Old Stee, Brighton BN1 1ELWebse: Plottg ParlourThe Plottg ParlourThis atmospheric, gothic-dream-dér speakeasy-style cktail bar is perfectly placed a si street near the entrance to the Gay Village for a fill of sensatnal, mixologist-signed drks. Follow the footsteps of the early Gay Liberatn Front members, stand where some of the first legal civil partnerships took place, and explore the oft-fotten stori of figur cludg thor Aubrey Beardsley, 19th-Century trans man Colonel Barker and Anne Lister, known as ‘the first morn lbian’.Webse: /piers-queersBrighton MmBrighton Mm’s Queer the Pier exhibnBrighton’s betiful mm, hoed the Paviln’s old stabl, hosts an array of curated LGBTQ+ memorabilia spired by the queer wrers, artists, performers, activists and everyday people of the town’s past.