Bt Gay Hotels Bangkok, selected by misterb&b

Contents:

• GAY BKK: A GENTLEMAN’S GUI TO WHERE TO FD THE FT GENTLEMEN
• 7 BT GAY EXPERIENC BANGKOK
• A HOMOEROTIC HISTORY OF BANGKOK’S GAY MIDDLE CLASS: THAI GAY BARS AND MAGAZ THE 1980S AND 1990S
• THAI RABOW ARCHIV PROJECT: A DIGISED LLECTN OF THAI GAY, LBIAN AND TRANSGENR PUBLITNS (EAP128)
• GAY BANGKOK
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS BANGKOK

GAY BKK: A GENTLEMAN’S GUI TO WHERE TO FD THE FT GENTLEMEN

The prence of Boys Love seri, a unique drama genre that picts homoerotic relatnships between male characters, has creased signifintly recent years.

It was probably the first time Thai entertament history that two boys wh homosexual clatns were featured the lead. Thai Boys Love is a lol appropriatn of yaoi, the Japan-origatg form of homoerotic fictn that revolv around the romantic narrativ between a mascule boy (lled “e”) and a more feme boy (lled “seme”).

7 BT GAY EXPERIENC BANGKOK

Uta Boonorana, a medil doctor who’s also an LGBTQ fictn thor known by his psdonyms, Patrick Rangsimant and Mor Tood (“Homo Doctor” Thai).

He’s also the md behd GMMTV’s LGBTQ productns, many of which have been praised for their plex and thought-provokg narrativ, cludg Gay OK Bangkok. It’s Saturday night Bangkok, and, like most gay visors, I’m cisg Soi 4. The lively, cramped street is packed wh gay bars, loung, and rtrants, most wh outdoor seats facg forward.

There’s no other gay street the world wh this geni set up that, beyond a pick-up scene, bridg effortls teractn.

A HOMOEROTIC HISTORY OF BANGKOK’S GAY MIDDLE CLASS: THAI GAY BARS AND MAGAZ THE 1980S AND 1990S

There’s no other cy Southeast Asia that has such a strong, gay-iendly astcture.

“You don’t really need to go to gay bars and clubs to have a gay night out, ” says Tatchai Nakapan (Tat), openly gay managg director of Supanna Group, a morn rtrant llective wh a loyal gay followg. “I thk ’s much harr to fd “gay uniendly” than “gay iendly” plac here, and Bangkok’s gay scene is growg big time. There are more and more gay movi, TV seri, and realy programs beg ma and many have shown great succs, like the first-ever Drag Race Thailand.

There’s nothg closeted about Bangkok’s stat as the unntted hub of Gay Asia. This giant of Bangkok’s gay scene never seems to go out of fashn.

THAI RABOW ARCHIV PROJECT: A DIGISED LLECTN OF THAI GAY, LBIAN AND TRANSGENR PUBLITNS (EAP128)

In the same neighborhood along Silom Road is Silom Soi 4, a zy soi which might be the unofficial pal of gay Bangkok.

Loted Or Tor Kor, the Thai pals’ send biggt gay hood, Fake liv up to s name. Found 1987, Telephone is one of the olst gay bars town.

Another veteran of Bangkok’s gay scene, this go-go bar opened 1987 and posned self as the place for mcle-men lovers ever sce. Loted on Surawong Road and officially named Soi Pratuchai, this gay red-light district is packed wh go-go bars offerg a variety of entertament, om drag performanc and bizarre theater to unrwater and acrobatic sex shows. Probably one of the most famo go-go bars town, Dream Boys surely will fulfill every gay guy’s fantasy.

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Hidn the pths of Soi Nantha near Sathon Road is this legendary temple of sex for gay men. The gay-owned 40-seat Supanniga Cise ship is one of the classit ways to take the sights and atmosphere and offers a daily choice of a cktail and champagne cise (wh an optnal "afternoon tea" style set) or a full six-urse sunset dner excursn that clus a glass of bubbly and thentic Thai dish. The entire sixth floor of shoppg center Central Embassy is home to the credible gay-owned Open Hoe Bookshop by Hardver, a photogenic, betifully signed seri of shelv packed wh mostly art-themed tom and goods surroundg a fabulo variety of f and rtrant outlets as well.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS BANGKOK

More than jt a gay bathhoe, Babylon is an ternatnally beloved, well mataed gay men's Bangkok stutn wh sna facili, a swimmg pool, gym, and full-service spa pamperg servic. Although the upsle, chic Maggie Choo's disntued s weekly gay night early 2020, promoter Ken Kreangsak Lieng ntu to throw new, excg gay parti and events throughout Bangkok via his G-Spot Entertament.

Openly gay Thai rtrantr Thanaek Laoraowirodge, known as Khun Eh, is behd Somtum Der, a buzzy, cute, sual, and affordable Isan-style rtrant near the Silom nightlife—you might even spot a few LGBTQ Thai celebs here! Also a gay-owned favore, 22-year-old Silom rtrant Eat Me is a nsistent prence on culary "Bt Of" lists, thanks to both to New York ex-pat chef Tim Butler's ventive, upsle fn cuise (there's a vegan menu as well! Gay Bangkok power uple life and work, Bill Bensley and Jirachai Rengthong, have signed some of Southeast Asia's most stunng rorts and private rinc, cludg Bangkok's own leafy, sumptuo urban oasis, The Siam, which is jt tucked away om the Chao Phraya River.

Bee of 's central lotn and easy accs, you get guys om all over Bangkok - Rangs the far North, Ratchada, and Shumv - so you tend to see hotti that you normally don't see if you vised the ual gay areas like Silom.