The Pursu for a Gay Utopia. – Apolypse and Utopia

Contents:

• THIS IS THE STATE OF GAY NIGHTLIFE SHANGHAI
• [THE LIST]: GAY BARS IN SHANGHAI
• UTOPIA GUI CHA GAY BY GOSS JOHN (10 RULTS)
• GAY SHANGHAI: WHERE TO GO OUT CHA'S BIGGT CY
• JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY
• SHANGHAI GAY BARS & SPAC
• UTOPIA GUI TO CHA (2ND EDN): THE GAY & LBIAN SCENE 50 CHE CI INCLUDG HONG KONG, BEIJG & SHANGHAI - SOFTVER
• TRAVEL & ROURC: HONG KONG – GAY ASIA AND… – UTOPIA
• GAY SHANGHAI
• THE PURSU FOR A GAY UTOPIA.

THIS IS THE STATE OF GAY NIGHTLIFE SHANGHAI

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Gay-owned and managed LGBT-iendly fe, drks and snacks, adjog luc 390 fe & lounge (when luc gets by, a slidg door opens up to M to acmodate the overflow). More Shanghai Listgs: General Informatn | Hotels and AcmodatnMassage and Spas | Snas | Cha Gay & Lbian Rource Listgs by Cy:.

[THE LIST]: GAY BARS IN SHANGHAI

More Shenzhen Listgs: General Informatn | Bars, Cabarets, Diss, KaraokeMassage and SpasCha Gay & Lbian Rource Listgs by Cy:. So while this list is very much jt a snapshot of a moment time, and any of the bars and parti uld disappear whout warng, I’ve tried to provi all the tools you might need to embark on your own gay odyssey to the sordid, fierce, rilient world of Shanghai LGBTQ+ nightlife. The one, the only – Luc 390 is the first name Shanghai gay nightlife and the place that any newbie queer to the cy should h up first.

UTOPIA GUI CHA GAY BY GOSS JOHN (10 RULTS)

It’s the most reliable optn on any given weekend, wh a mic policy of techno and gay pop anthems om Brney through Gaga and eher drag performanc or gogo dancers every Friday and Saturday night. Luc also ocsnally holds muny events durg the week, and somehow retas a welg ra whout too much of the meat market vibe that n plague mastream gay nightclubs. The worldwi cle lbian bars has been well-documented, and n be hard for queer women to feel like they have a reliable place to go, even major ci wh a flourishg gay nightlife scene.

GAY SHANGHAI: WHERE TO GO OUT CHA'S BIGGT CY

Unapologetilly sexual s promotnal materials and events, wh pole dancers, traffic light parti and sgl nights, Roxie embodi a proud, bched, mpy hedonism that’s the norm at gay bars like Luc but rarely, if ever, found at their lbian equivalent.

In the fall of 2019, the iendly gayborhood bar formerly known as Happs42 rebrand unr the name HUNT, after the party promoters who now own . HUNT, meanwhile began life as a party promotn pany back 2011 and is one of Shanghai’s most tablished gay promoters, curatg an eclectic roster of events that now have a permanent home at the bar. We’ve always had a soft spot for the muny vibe of Happs42, and bg forc wh HUNT’s diverse, amb event planng mak this an excg gayborhood space that’s very quickly g to s them on WeChat: HUNTShanghai.

JAGUARS STRENGTH COACH KEV MAXEN COM OUT AS GAY

Owner Andy buted the first versn of Asia Blue back 2000, when Shanghai nightlife was a very different animal and openg a bar tered to gay men was a trailblazg enavor. One of s founrs, Jg, went on to lnch plastic., which siarly provis an alternative to hook-up foced gay club nights, but wh a smaller, iendlier feel (and no ver charge! Intertgly, there are almost no referenc or signifiers of any kd their promo material that uld classify Calori as an LGBTQ+ party – Jefey, who lnched Bonbon along wh -founrs Jacky & Yel, scrib as a “muny for all global cizens to fully embrace their inti” – but Bonbon has a built- dience of gay men who fahfully attend their events.

SHANGHAI GAY BARS & SPAC

However, as one of the olst gay party promoters Shanghai, Angel has survived many a fallen club – Shanghai gays of a certa vtage may remember their home base at ICON a few years ago, and their regular nights at Obama club before that. "Long regnised for s onle gay and lbian muny, Utopia Asia also has an rmative wh full rmatn on clubs, hotels, shoppg venu, rtrants and spas all around Thailand that are gay-iendly, gay-domated and/or gay-owned.

" -- BK MagazeExpand 2006 gui to ntemporary gay and lbian life 23 Thai ci, cludg Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phet, Samui and Pattaya. " -- Time Out ShanghaiExpand 2006 2nd Edn of the Utopia Gui to Cha, the first prted guibook to the gay and lbian scene 50 Che ci cludg Beijg, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Kunmg, Nanjg, Mau, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Xiamen, and Xian.

" -- Rice MagazeExpand sir's glimpse at the gay and lbian scene 18 ci four emergg Southeast Asian untri, cludg Hanoi, Ho Chi Mh Cy/Saigon, Vientiane, Luang Prabang, Yangon/Rangoon, Phnom Penh, and Angkor Wat/Siem Reap. Enjoy savvy ments and remendatns om lol Utopians, as well as gay travelers who share their experienc and disveri rabow Southeast Asia.

UTOPIA GUI TO CHA (2ND EDN): THE GAY & LBIAN SCENE 50 CHE CI INCLUDG HONG KONG, BEIJG & SHANGHAI - SOFTVER

Utopia Gui to Asia: the Bt of Asia's Gay & Lbian Scene 16 Countri Includg Philipp, Sri Lanka, Mongolia, and Nepal (2006).

PRAISE FOR THE UTOPIA GUIDE TO CHINA:"In a sign that Cha's great wall of nial about homosexualy is crackg, the first prted gui to gay life dozens of Che ci has been published by Utopia.

Wh hont, tailed scriptns of hotels, rtrants, bars and baths, as well as sights to lol culture, the bilgual gui offers remendatns, tips and warngs for the ternatnal gay traveler. In perhaps the most tellg example of how far Cha has e, one ntributor lists several Beijg Starbucks outlets as the bt plac to meet profsnal gay men.

TRAVEL & ROURC: HONG KONG – GAY ASIA AND… – UTOPIA

The Utopia Gui to Japan, South Korea and Taiwan troduc homosexualy East Asia via s historil and lerary vtage, and brgs to a head this mt-have handbook. It turns the most sual riffler to a rear wh s knowg mentary on var gay issu and evotive scriptns of var gay scen and areas.

The current shortage of snas and alternative venu Guangzhou has ma public facili the available choice for many gays seekg sual ntact. One of the more tertg venu on the lol gay social circu although s a straight spa club and only about 5% of the patrons uld be scribed as gay. They also have a long booth area between the bar and a dance floor where faghags are soberg up and pouty gays are wag for their lost boyiends.

GAY SHANGHAI

On Fridays and Saturdays, the place fills up wh a mix of foreigners and lols chattg at the bar, dancg to gay-tun on the small dance floor, or jt chillg at the tabl. Flashg strobe lights, pulsatg mic om a afeng sound system, and heavy hand drk pours make for a fun night, but not one that will happen often unls you’re good at nvcg your expat gay crew to venture out that way for jt dancg. 184 Seen The updated and expand 2nd Edn of the Utopia Gui to Cha, the first prted guibook to the gay and lbian scene 50 Che ci cludg Beijg, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Hong Kong, Kunmg, Nanjg, Mau, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Suzhou, Xiamen, and Xian.

Enjoy savvy ments and remendatns om hundreds of lol Utopians pl gay and lbian travelers who share their experienc and disveri rabow Cha. Mr Hudson's expert travel guis explore dozens of statns through a gay lens, though the edors' sights are eful for any discerng globetrotter. Hudson Explor: The Gay Man's Travel Compann (Gtalten, $40) shows the bt each statn has to offer culture, food, shoppg, nightlife and more, wh anecdot and terviews om the creative talents who ll that cy, enjoy an excerpt fom the Mr.

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Hudson Explor' sectn on Shanghai Shanghai is a vibrant maze of neighborhoods each offerg their own charm, for the gay tourist FRENCH CONCESSION is the place to go.

Arguably the hottt gay bar Shanghai, Luc has two levels, wh a bar and dance floor on the first and a DJ booth and more timate areas upstairs.

Loted off Fuxg Xi Lu, the three-story venue is known for spectacular cktails, dulgent surroundgs, and as a premier LGBTQ bar which to see and be Hudson Explor: The Gay Man's Travel Compann (Gtalten, $40) is out June 26, 2019. Special thanks to Jonathan, bebek, leeliboi, TSCDlover, traveligh, Viet, davidhunghk, wally4, samandjet, thierrym, garybucks, labello27, ecyc02, marcelprot, airb777, Demand, stepup16, dutchy, Loneranger, InDeeper, TAO, beijgguy, songtangay, sgslave, h2008bj, wiyhut, zense, HappyFella, Coolmeiguore, Conrad, Lyndon L., Ntor, Darren, Christoph, David, geek_boy75, Ntor, Maquis, Steven and John!

I list all known gay venu below, and addnally list a uple of gay iendly plac that ter to a predomately larger number of gay clientele than most. There are probably more than 300 or so other gay-iendly spac, bars, ffee shops & rtrants Shanghai that I do not list drawg gay clientele.

Quick Jump88 Cafe & Bar ?️‍??☕️Moon Bar ?️‍????ManGo Bar ?️‍???Roxie (Lbian) ⚢????Hiro Bar ?️‍??☕️Rik (Gay-iendly) ⚢????Q Bar ?️‍??Ten Club ?️‍???Asia Blue ?️‍??A+ Hoe Bar ?️‍???Reborn Club ?️‍????HUNT Bar ?️‍?????44kw Club (gay-iendly) ????The Palace ???Rice Bar ?️‍????Swag Candy Club (Lbian) ⚢??Inclu Whisky & We ?️‍???Atlas Corner (Gay-iendly) ???Tahi Pub (Gay-Friendly) ??Wet Bar @ W Hotel (Gay-iendly) ?Cotton’s (Gay-iendly) ???+ Closed (past) Spac+ Gay Cha Not+ Gay Shanghai Not + Gay apps+ Che Gay HistoryShanghai Gay Spac:. Insi the Junfeng Internatnal Fortune Plaza Hongkou (see maps and photos), ManGo pris self providg a space that nnects olr gentlemen wh their younger admirers, ak to a large fun gay beer hall wh a super iendly crowd that is very, very, lol, and bt on Friday and Saturday between 8:30 PM and 11:30 PM. A lol and very gay bar wh mp r and massive bar unr an umbrella of high-tech LED rods, across the hall om TEN Club and gets ridual benef of TEN Club ctomers pg the boppg.