Gay Madrid: The LGBTQ+ epicentre of equaly and fun | KAYAK

Contents:

• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• GAY MADRID & THE CHUE DISTRICT
• THE 10 BEST MADRID GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS MADRID
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• GAY MADRID: HISTORY, BARS, STOR AND MORE
• JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY
• DIPLOMATIC TENSN REPORTEDLY RISG BETWEEN UNED STAT AND JAMAI OVER GAY AMERIN DIPLOMAT
• 5 POPULAR GAY HOTELS MADRID

JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY

-- Jaguars assistant strength and ndng ach Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach major Amerin men's profsnal sports to publicly e out as gay, tellg he ma the cisn bee he didn't want to hi who he is any longer and to possibly spire others siar 's a cisn and move that drew praise and support om owner Shad Khan, who was a vol and emphatic supporter of a cy ordance that expand protectns on the grounds of sexual orientatn, genr inty and genr exprsn. Outsi lebacker Carl Nassib beme the first active NFL player to e out as gay and to play a game Associated Prs ntributed to this report.

GAY MADRID & THE CHUE DISTRICT

In a sea of nned cktails, Gay Water wants to stand out. In other words, where Bud Light has buckled unr prsure as bigotry grows agast the LGBTQ+ muny, Gay Water’s creator Spencer Hodson wants his new boozy brand to be the anthis of that. “The key issue that Bud Light tapped to was the fact that they didn’t unrstand their re dience and know enough about them, ” Hodson, a gay man, told CNN about the ntroversy that began when the Anhser-Bch beer brand sent fluencer Dylan Mulvaney a n of beer.

Gay Water, however, is out and proud. The nned cktail is named after a lloquialism given to the popular mixed drk (vodka and soda) orred at bars by the gay muny. “Puttg a product wh the word gay the tle is reprentatn self, ” which he hop reclaims the word om the negativy ’s sometim associated wh.

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

He thought of creatg Gay Water about a year ago while on a vatn wh his iend that had got a job wh the beverage dtry.

The two chatted about the limed amount of gay people wh , and wh Hodson burnt out om his tradnal day job tech, started the nned cktail.

Hodson built up a strong social media followg on TikTok and Instagram durg Covid-19 and is g some of the money om that (as well as om iends and fay) to help fund Gay Water. “Gay is an umbrella term and the ia behd the brand is to be as clive as possible, which means we want alli, we want straight people to be part of this muny we’re buildg. For now, Gay Water is sold largely onle (wh a few retailers) and four sugar-ee flavors — watermelon, lime, peach and grapeu — at lnch.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

Gay Water might not have the ep pockets pared to s petors, like Whe Claw, but “even at small sle, pani of many siz are havg succs makg spir-based seltzers and premixed cktails, ” Bryan Roth, an analyst for Feel Goods Company and edor of the alhol beverage newsletter, Sightl+, told CNN. “There’s lots of space the spir-based seltzer tegory which Gay Water n play, pecially if the brand n offer a cultural or emotnal nnectn that will feel more excg than the prospect of another peapple-flavored vodka seltzer om natnal or ternatnal rporatns, ” Roth said. Of urse, other drks e the word “gay, ” too, cludg Gay Beer and So Gay Rosé, Hodson noted, which are also tryg to reach the queer muny and offer them an alternative the straight-domated space.

GAY MADRID: HISTORY, BARS, STOR AND MORE

Read our transparency report to learn KLiverpool, UK616, 564 ntributnsAug 2019 • FriendsChue is whout a shadow of a doubt one of the bt districts of Madrid to vis, the area has a reputatn for beg a gay area, probably explas why 's such a people iendly area, lots of pubs, bars and rtrants, amazg archecture and s to keep the most arnt tourist happy, I love visg this area, s late and lively, you will fd bars open till the wee small hours of the morng, a great neighbourhood, well worth checkg out if your planng a holiday to Madrid. 350hktYoxall, UK182 ntributnswe immediately loved this lively gay bar.

From s strong history of gay rights to s legendary party scene, the Spanish pal needs to be on your travel bucket list. Long history of Gay Rights Spa was the third untry the world to legalise gay marriage 2005 and, while other untri like Germany, gay upl still stggle to adopt, has been legal Spa for over a .

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS ASSISTANT STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT PUBLICLY AS GAY

Gay-iendly lols Spa was ranked as the most gay-iendly untry the world a 2013 Pew Rearch Centre poll, wh 88 percent of those surveyed rpondg ‘y’ to the qutn ‘Should society accept homosexualy? From ltle old ladi to burly gay men walkg their bulldogs, everyone is wele and the party is always gettg started. Vis the statue of gay poet Feri García Lor, who was murred durg the Spanish Civil War, on Plaza Santa Ana.

Zerolo spearhead the mpaign for gay marriage and adoptn. Great nightlife Madrid is renowned for s nightlife and, gay or straight, ’s a brilliant place for beers, cktails, bars and clubs.

Explore the hip neighbourhood of Malasaña, where many of the cy’s younger LGBT people hang out, or h Chue, the undisputed kg of gay nightlife Madrid.

DIPLOMATIC TENSN REPORTEDLY RISG BETWEEN UNED STAT AND JAMAI OVER GAY AMERIN DIPLOMAT

Diverse gay bars and clubs Madrid’s gay bars and clubs are ncentrated around the neighbourhood of Chue, but there are great gay-iendly statns throughout the cy.

5 POPULAR GAY HOTELS MADRID

LGBT people are spoilt for choice Madrid; the cy’s size and large gay populatn mean there are lots of diverse choic, whatever your taste. Gay upl are extremely open the cy and ’s a pletely normal sight to see same-sex upl holdg hands public.

Gay-themed events As well as one of the world’s biggt pri parti, Madrid holds LGBT-themed events throughout the year.

There is an annual LGBT film ftival, LGaiCeMadrid, one of the most important such ftivals the Spanish-speakg world, whose aim is to give visibily to gay filmmakers and gay-themed films.