Gay Portugal | Everythg You need to know

Contents:

• TOP 7 BT GAY BARS & CLUBS PORTUGAL
• THE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO THE ALGARVE
• PORTUGAL GAY
• MOVG TO LGBT LISBON? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• THE 10 BEST LISBON GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LISBON
• TOP 11 GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS IN LISBON
• GAY ALGARVE TRAVEL GUI
• GAY PORTUGAL | EVERYTHG YOU NEED TO KNOW
• GAY LIFE FARO? /TAVIRA - FARO FOM

TOP 7 BT GAY BARS & CLUBS PORTUGAL

1982 Same-sex sexual activy crimalized aga, only years after the end of the opprsive and homophobic fascist dictatorship.

The cy is filled wh inic gay bars and an unrground drag scene, as well as a diverse muny of queer people. In the 18th century, wrer William Beckford ped England after allegatns that he was gay and moved to Stra, Greater Lisbon.

While the cy boasts fewer bars and activi for LGBT people than the pal, the muny has built a home for self wh inic plac such as the drag club Invict and the gay fe Pri Coffee. From luxury to affordable rtrants, amazg hotels and gay nightclubs, and the bt beach the untry, the Algarve is the perfect LGBT getaway, havg retreats and hotels tered to LGBT people and found by LGBT people.

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While more mon other untri, Portugal has been fallg ls behd recent years wh new gay gyms, as well as gyms for the whole LGBT muny. For centuri Europe, snas were a place where gay men uld e together as a muny, outsi the dangers of the real world.

Although there are no “official” signated gay beach, there are a few nudist beach Portugal that are particularly popular wh the whole of the LGBT+ muny, such as Praia do Me (Simbra) and Praia da Bela Vista (between Costa da Capari and Fonte da Telha). Lisbon Pri is also known as Arraial Lisboa Pri and is anized by ILGA, the largt anizatn fightg for gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr people Portugal, partnership wh the municipaly of Lisbon.

Arraial Lisboa Pri is the largt LGBTI event Portugal and sce 1997 has been brgg visibily to the lbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and tersex muny. Durg the fascist dictatorship of Salazar, homophobia was wispread, and heteronormative fay valu were imposed. Tmps is loted Prcipe Real, the LGBT neighborhood, and has won many awards such as Time Out’s Bt Gay Night.

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The owners of the Loft also own the Garage Bar, a gay bar known for s lic cktail menu that is updated weekly. A gay urban rort, the Late Birds is loted a rtored 18th-century buildg, wh a lounge, large rooms, a garn, and a swimmg pool. Found 1997, ILGA is the largt anizatn fightg for gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr people Portugal.

The untry hosts several LGBT events each year and you n fd many gay-iendly bars, nightclubs and beach all over the untry. Gay marriage was officially legalised 2010 and soon after 2016, same-sex upl uld also legally adopt children.

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The most anised gay scene Portugal is s pal cy Lisbon, particularly the lively Bairro Alto and Príncipe Real districts, and the nearby town of Casis. Queer Lisboa is an Internatnal Film Ftival dited exclively to screeng gay, lbian, bisexual, transgenr and transsexual themed films.

Lisbon Gay Pri is officially known as ‘Arraial Lisboa Pri’, this event actually tak place over two different days June. Durg the week leadg up to the ma day, Lisbon Gay Pri also throws parti, special exhibns and events throughout the cy. Beach 19 which is also known as ‘Praia Bela Vista’, is the largt nudist beach Europe and nsired the bt gay beach Portugal.

The Portugue state first regnized unns for gay upl 1999 and legalized marriage for same-sex upl 2010.

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Furthermore, thanks to s recent chang s law regardg the protectn for trans and tersex people, Portugal has moved to number one, ed to be 27th before the Spartac gay travel gui. Fally, as an LGBT member, you might still n to some discrimatn or homophobia some ral areas Portugal, which brg to our next pot:. Bairro Alto is a very young neighborhood at heart, known for s number of bars and clubs, cludg numero gay bars.

In fact, as we discsed our gay travel guis to Lisbon and the Algarve, Portugal is a very gay-iendly untry overall.

This statistic don’t specifilly apply to gay travel, but should give you some ditn of how open, tolerant, and welg Portugal is to visors. Acmodatn ias for PortoGay bars, clubs, and fés PortoAnnual gay events PortoGay snas PortoGay parti Porto. Maison Nos B&B – A small and stylish B&B, Maison Nos is one of the few plac Porto to specifilly advertise self as gay-iendly acmodatn.

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As well as the hotels and B&Bs above, there are also a few webs like Mister B&B and Gay Homtays that specifilly foc on gay and gay-iendly room and apartment rentals. – Siar to MisterBandB, Gay Homtays allows you to stay wh gay hosts, rent an entire apartment, or stay a gay or gay-iendly B&B.

Ebab – A siar platform that allows you to rent an entire apartment or room om a gay or gay-iendly host. Pri Bar Nightclub – One of the most popular gay and lbian nightclubs Porto, Pri is known for s themed parti and drag shows.

1906 Club – Private gay party muny that holds a uple of events every month, ually wh changg them and lotns. Although not as smopolan as Lisbon or Porto, the Algarve has s share of gay beach, bars, clubs, and acmodatn.

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Although the statistics aren’t specific to gay travel, ’s worth mentng that Portugal is a very safe untry. Gay-iendly acmodatn the AlgarveGay Portugal: A historil perspectiveGay Beach on the AlgarveGay bars & clubs on the Algarve.

However, if you’d like to stay at a gay-owned hotel or guthoe, or somewhere that has specifilly listed themselv as gay-iendly, this list should help you out. Vila Gracsa, Lagos – Gay-iendly guthoe wh an outdoor swimmg pool and wh walkg distance of Lagos Cy Centre. Romantik Villa, Salema – A betiful bed and breakfast that has been reviewed as beg gay-iendly by several people on TripAdvisor.

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Alternatively aga, there’s Mister B&B which is basilly Airbnb for gay-owned or gay-iendly acmodatn and. Historilly, Portugal has all of the gredients of a untry that is unlikely to be tolerant towards homosexualy: ’s que nservative, ’s relig, and lived unr dictatorship le for many years. All of the thgs are likely to have affected peopl’ views of homosexualy, particularly the more ral parts of Portugal.

Portugal crimalised homosexualy 1983 and, 2010, Portugal beme the 6th untry Europe (and the 8th worldwi) to allow same-sex marriage. Gays and bisexuals n jo the army (sce 1999), homophobic acts are a crimal offense (2007), and same-sex adoptn is legal (2015).

The Algarve don’t have anywhere near as many gay bars or nightclubs as Lisbon or Porto, but do have a few.

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Connectn, Albufeira (club) – Albufeira’s ma gay bar and club, Connectn, is suated on The Strip the heart of the neon-l actn.

Loft, Portimão (club) – Suated the heart of Portimão, Loft is one of the Algarve’s most popular gay nightclubs. Espelho bar, Albufeira – Although not technilly a gay bar, Espelho bar on The Strip Albufeira is extremely gay-iendly and one of Albufeira’s most popular hangouts. Luisol Bar, Lagos (bar) – Owners Luis and Hans n a popular gay bar Lagos that always attracts a diverse and tertg crowd.

Sce the 1990's, there have been huge advanc gay liberatn Portugal, though the bigger ci of Lisbon, Porto and the more smopolan Algarve regn are more acceptg than the largely nservative first LGBT mpaign anizatn Portugal was found 1992. 1997 then saw Portugal's first Pri ftival, s first Gay and Lbian Film Ftival and the openg of the first gay and lbian muny center. Lisbon ( June), Porto and Leiria hold Gay Pri march but other than the events Portugal's gay muny n keep a low profile.