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• FOR A NSERVATIVE CY, BEIJG HAS A REMARKABLE GAY NIGHTLIFE
• GAY BEIJG: EXPLORE THE THRIVG LGBTQ+ SCENE AND UNVER HIDN TREASUR
• GAY CLUB BEIJG (CY)
• A GUI TO BEIJG NIGHTLIFE BEIJG’S NIGHTLIFE IS SURE TO PLEASE | © PETER SCHICKERT / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO TOM SMH 25 MAY 2023 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT JT LIKE NEW YORK, BEIJG IS A MEGACY THAT NEVER SLEEPS. WHETHER YOU’RE TO PARTYG UNTIL THE EARLY HOURS OR PREFER SIPPG A DRK WH A VIEW, THE NIGHTLIFE HERE OFFERS SOMETHG FOR EVERYONE. VIEW ALL TRIPS DID YOU KNOW – CULTURE TRIP NOW DO BOOKABLE, SMALL-GROUP TRIPS? PICK OM THENTIC, IMMERSIVE EPIC TRIPS, PACT AND ACTN-PACKED MI TRIPS AND SPARKLG, EXPANSIVE SAILG TRIPS. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP MOROC GREECE INDIA THAILAND ICELAND SOUTH AI TURKEY EGYPT CROATIA JAPAN ECUADOR BALI SPA MEXI CLUB MIX BISTRO, GASTROPUB, BAR, PUB GB CLUB MIX IS ON THE CHECKLIST OF EVERY CLUB-GOER THE CY. THE SPAC VENUE, ONE OF MANY LOTED ON THE G OF THE WORKERS’ STADIUM, HAS TWO FLOORS, WH EACH SPECIALISG A SPECIFIC TYPE OF MIC. IT SOMETIM V DIE MICIANS AND RAPPERS TO PERFORM – YOU N FD THE PERFORMANCE SCHLE ON S WEBSE. V PL LOUNGE BAR, GASTROPUB, NIGHTCLUB, PUB GB, $$$ THIS NIGHTCLUB AND BAR, WHICH IS OWNED BY CHE POP SGER NA YG, OFFERS BOTH A LIVELY DANCE FLOOR AND A SY ROOFTOP BAR WHERE PATRONS N RELAX AND ENJOY NIGHTTIME VIEWS OF BEIJG’S MOST DYNAMIC AREA. V PL LOUNGE ALSO SERV LIC BISTRO FOOD – AN EXAMPLE TO THOSE NIGHTCLUBS THAT ATTACH LTLE IMPORTANCE TO ANYTHG EXCEPT FOR DRKS AND MIC. MAJESTIC TURKEY TRAVEL OM THE BAZAARS OF ISTANBUL TO THE BETIFUL BEACH OF ANTALYA. VIEW TRIP MODO ULTRA CLUB BAR, PUB GB, $$$ THIS CLUB IS HOED WH A SHOPPG CENTRE AND IS OPEN WHEN THE OTHER SHOPS ARE SHUT, MAKG FEEL LIKE YOU AND YOUR FELLOW REVELLERS ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE LEFT THE WORLD. MODO’S LE-UP CLUS A HOST OF EXCELLENT DJS OM SOUTH KOREA, AND WE ALL KNOW HOW GOOD KOREAN CLUB MIC IS. LATTE BAR, NIGHTCLUB, PUB GB DON’T BE TRICKED BY S NAME – SPE THE LATTE MONIKER, THE VENUE IS NOT AT ALL A QUIET Fé, QUE THE NTRARY. AS ONE OF THE FEW TICKET-EE CLUBS BEIJG, ’S VERY POPULAR, WH ONE CTOMER MENTG THAT “THE CLUB AT MIDNIGHT LOOKS LIKE A SUBWAY STATN DURG MORNG SH HOUR”. IT IS SAID THAT LATTE’S PERFORMANC ARE A B CHEY, BUT THAT DON’T STOP OM BEG ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR CLUBS TOWN. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. DTATN BAR, GASTROPUB, PUB GB DTATN IS AN IN OF BEIJG’S NIGHTCLUB CULTURE, AS IS THE CY’S PREMIER GAY BAR. THIS IS THE PLACE FOR THE OFFICIALLY UNREGNIZED LGBTQ GROUP TO MEET UP AND CELEBRATE THEIR LIFTYLE, WH THE CLUB REGULARLY HOSTG LGBTQ-RELATED EVENTS. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.
• BEIJG GAY CULTURE
• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• BEIJG GAY MAP
• BEIJG GAY SNAS

FOR A NSERVATIVE CY, BEIJG HAS A REMARKABLE GAY NIGHTLIFE

Enjoy more d and podsts on iOS or browser do not support the <d> Mr Yang opened the club 2004, jt three years after Cha ceased to classify homosexualy as a mental disorr, the venue has bee a bean for gay Che across the untry. Dtatn was one of the first plac to aim explicly to attract gay ctomers.

Time Out Beijg, a listgs magaze, lls the “granddaddy of Beijg’s gay clubs”.

Even relatively smopolan Beijg, gay people rarely e out to fay, iends or lleagu. On a recent weekday one of Dtatn’s ctomers is a doctor om astal Shandong provce who says his fay do not know he is gay. A recent show, of works by gay Che artists, was lled “Love is Blue.

GAY BEIJG: EXPLORE THE THRIVG LGBTQ+ SCENE AND UNVER HIDN TREASUR

” The lour has gay associatns Cha—the world’s largt gay workg app, found by a Che former policeman, wh s headquarters Beijg, is lled Blued. But Mr Yang envisag a bigger legacy, that “some day we n look back, when gay marriage is legalised and society more acceptg, and realise that Dtatn ma s own small ntributn.

In this blog, we will explore the bt gay-iendly tablishments, events, and attractns, ensurg an unfettable experience for all visors. So, let’s embark on a lightful adventure and disver the hidn treasur of gay Beijg! From gay bars and clubs to LGBTQ+-iendly hotels, we’ll gui you to the bt tablishments that ter to the muny.

GAY CLUB BEIJG (CY)

Disver welg spac where you n socialize, make new iends, and feel at home gay Beijg. Dpe the signs of rapid progrs, gay Beijg do lag behd other Asian ci. Beijg may be the pal, but the untry’s biggt gay hub remas Shanghai, and the gay scene is still very much emergg.

Asi om a slowly-growg llectn of gay bars and clubs, gay Beijg is also particularly arty. Gay bars Sanlun such as the now-funct Lemon Tree were once a venue for gay rights’ events, when the untry was still jt openg up to any form of public disurse on homosexualy.

Delve to the vibrant nightlife of gay Beijg, where the energy is ntag and the fun never stops. We’ll take you on a tour of the cy’s most popular gay bars and clubs, where you n dance, enjoy live performanc, and revel the lively atmosphere.

A GUI TO BEIJG NIGHTLIFE BEIJG’S NIGHTLIFE IS SURE TO PLEASE | © PETER SCHICKERT / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO TOM SMH 25 MAY 2023 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT JT LIKE NEW YORK, BEIJG IS A MEGACY THAT NEVER SLEEPS. WHETHER YOU’RE TO PARTYG UNTIL THE EARLY HOURS OR PREFER SIPPG A DRK WH A VIEW, THE NIGHTLIFE HERE OFFERS SOMETHG FOR EVERYONE. VIEW ALL TRIPS DID YOU KNOW – CULTURE TRIP NOW DO BOOKABLE, SMALL-GROUP TRIPS? PICK OM THENTIC, IMMERSIVE EPIC TRIPS, PACT AND ACTN-PACKED MI TRIPS AND SPARKLG, EXPANSIVE SAILG TRIPS. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP MOROC GREECE INDIA THAILAND ICELAND SOUTH AI TURKEY EGYPT CROATIA JAPAN ECUADOR BALI SPA MEXI CLUB MIX BISTRO, GASTROPUB, BAR, PUB GB CLUB MIX IS ON THE CHECKLIST OF EVERY CLUB-GOER THE CY. THE SPAC VENUE, ONE OF MANY LOTED ON THE G OF THE WORKERS’ STADIUM, HAS TWO FLOORS, WH EACH SPECIALISG A SPECIFIC TYPE OF MIC. IT SOMETIM V DIE MICIANS AND RAPPERS TO PERFORM – YOU N FD THE PERFORMANCE SCHLE ON S WEBSE. V PL LOUNGE BAR, GASTROPUB, NIGHTCLUB, PUB GB, $$$ THIS NIGHTCLUB AND BAR, WHICH IS OWNED BY CHE POP SGER NA YG, OFFERS BOTH A LIVELY DANCE FLOOR AND A SY ROOFTOP BAR WHERE PATRONS N RELAX AND ENJOY NIGHTTIME VIEWS OF BEIJG’S MOST DYNAMIC AREA. V PL LOUNGE ALSO SERV LIC BISTRO FOOD – AN EXAMPLE TO THOSE NIGHTCLUBS THAT ATTACH LTLE IMPORTANCE TO ANYTHG EXCEPT FOR DRKS AND MIC. MAJESTIC TURKEY TRAVEL OM THE BAZAARS OF ISTANBUL TO THE BETIFUL BEACH OF ANTALYA. VIEW TRIP MODO ULTRA CLUB BAR, PUB GB, $$$ THIS CLUB IS HOED WH A SHOPPG CENTRE AND IS OPEN WHEN THE OTHER SHOPS ARE SHUT, MAKG FEEL LIKE YOU AND YOUR FELLOW REVELLERS ARE THE ONLY PEOPLE LEFT THE WORLD. MODO’S LE-UP CLUS A HOST OF EXCELLENT DJS OM SOUTH KOREA, AND WE ALL KNOW HOW GOOD KOREAN CLUB MIC IS. LATTE BAR, NIGHTCLUB, PUB GB DON’T BE TRICKED BY S NAME – SPE THE LATTE MONIKER, THE VENUE IS NOT AT ALL A QUIET Fé, QUE THE NTRARY. AS ONE OF THE FEW TICKET-EE CLUBS BEIJG, ’S VERY POPULAR, WH ONE CTOMER MENTG THAT “THE CLUB AT MIDNIGHT LOOKS LIKE A SUBWAY STATN DURG MORNG SH HOUR”. IT IS SAID THAT LATTE’S PERFORMANC ARE A B CHEY, BUT THAT DON’T STOP OM BEG ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR CLUBS TOWN. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. DTATN BAR, GASTROPUB, PUB GB DTATN IS AN IN OF BEIJG’S NIGHTCLUB CULTURE, AS IS THE CY’S PREMIER GAY BAR. THIS IS THE PLACE FOR THE OFFICIALLY UNREGNIZED LGBTQ GROUP TO MEET UP AND CELEBRATE THEIR LIFTYLE, WH THE CLUB REGULARLY HOSTG LGBTQ-RELATED EVENTS. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

Generally speakg, the gay Beijg sna scene is so small and unrground as to be que hard to accs for tourists. Gay Beijg snas vary qualy and cleanls, but generally are a far cry om the gleamg, morn snas you n fd other major Asian and European hubs. Good exampl clu gay-owned Beijg Power Spa and the gay-only Red Dragon SPA.

Blued, the Che versn of Grdr, is wily ed as a platform to create muny gay cisg groups such as the popular Beijg subway groups. Cisg on Beijg’s subway (ually the last r of any given tra) is beg somewhat of a gay Beijg stutn.

Aloha, is another popular gay datg app, the ncept is more siar to Tr wh Instagram but exclively for gay men. From muny centers to pri paras, wns the empowerg iativ shapg gay Beijg. We’ll remend gay-iendly rtrants and f where you n relish thentic Che cuise or savor ternatnal flavors, all wh a welg and clive environment.

A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.

Let your gastronomic journey through gay Beijg be a celebratn of acceptance and diversy. Beyond the Btle of Beijg: Embark on excg day trips and nearby getaways om gay Beijg.

Dpe the fact that Cha still has a long way to go terms of homosexualy acceptance, a cultural foc on the rpect of privacy means that most hotels Beijg are gay-iendly. You shouldn’t have any trouble bookg and checkg to any hotel Beijg, but there are a few that are more popular wh gay visors. Same-sex sexual activy was legalized Cha 1997, and homosexualy was classified as a mental illns 2001.

BEIJG GAY CULTURE

Same-sex marriage remas illegal, and a large number of Che gay men rema closeted due to societal and fay prsur.

Homosexualy is tolerated Cha the sense that most Che nsir sexualy to be a eply private thg. The thori Beijg are not particularly gay-iendly, but they will most likely not give you a hard time.

The lols do not tend to be homophobic, particularly the young, trendy crowd you are likely to see bars and clubs.

LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE

Overall, you are not likely to be hassled, but be discreet unls you are a gay space. The most nvenient place to get tted Beijg is at the Dtatn Club, Beijg’s biggt gay club.

Their HIV clic tak place on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday afternoons on the 4th floor, and is n by Danlan, the LGBT anizatn behd Cha’s gay datg app Blued.

Cha’s rate of HIV fectn is 5-6%, but ris to 20% amongst the hight-risk groups, which clu the patrons of gay snas and brothels. 30% of new HIV fectns the untry are reported to e om male gay sex. Beijg tly juxtapos the old and the new the days—ancient hutongs (rintial alleyways) populated wh h boutique bs, morn tak on culary stapl like Beijg duck, abandoned factori turned to thrivg arts districts, and an unr-the-radar yet energized LGBT get the sop on the bt, olt, and most LGBT-iendly spots, we tapped a pair of -the-know openly gay lols.

BEIJG GAY MAP

Filmmaker and activist Popo Fan’s work clus makg the documentary Mama Rabow, about young Che gays and their acceptg mothers, and curatg the Beijg Queer Film Ftival.

“Here you have not only gay nightlife, but also LGBT muny centers, exhibns, film ftivals, and more.

”Tiananmen SquareThere ed to be two big toilets on both sis of Tiananmen Square, and gay men would go there for cisg 100 years ago.

BEIJG GAY SNAS

Then, 100 meters down the hutong, you will see a ol cktail bar, Más, owned by a uple of Amerin gay men, and ’s very LGBT-iendly. When famo gay in Faye Wong, known for rol Wong Kar-Wai films and her mic, married her hband Dou Wei, Hong Kong paparazzi took a picture of her g a public toilet the hutong, so I would suggt you e a public toilet, too—a very typil Beijg experience. Courty of MásTwo Ci CafeI vised Taipei when s -owner, Lai Zhengzhe, was still openg the gay bookstore G G there 2007.

There’s an annual event lled The Gaymazg Race and you n team up and fish specific tasks at specific bars wh lots of drkg volved. Photo by Charl HaynDtatn and FunkyAs of now, we only have two big gay clubs Beijg, and both are BIG. 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!

GLIFAA (Gays and Lbians Foreign Affairs Agenci) UTOPIA VERIFIED JUN 2019Jo their WeChat group by emailg. Upsle, morn tea room and bar that hosts Glam (Good-lookg Asian Male) gay party on Thu nights om 9pm-2am. Gay-managed, LGBT-iendly bar and fe a mornized hutong urtyard settg.