Historic Mari Jean Hotel to be renovated to gay rort St. Pete's Grand Central District

Contents:

• JAGS' MAXEN IS FIRST MALE AMERIN PRO SPORTS ACH TO E OUT AS GAY
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• 10 THGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN YOU STAY AT A GAY HOTEL
• THE RZ-CARLTON, ST. THOMAS
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS BRIGHTON & HOVE
• GAY USA
• HISTORIC MARI JEAN HOTEL TO BE RENOVATED TO GAY RORT ST. PETE'S GRAND CENTRAL DISTRICT
• BT GAY HOTELS MANCHTER
• GAY FLORIDA
• GAY MOSW · CY GUI
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS NEW YORK

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

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A gay uple, as picted by Unstable Diffn. For lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr travelers, a welg place to stay is perhaps the sgle-most important element of planng a trip.

This roster foc on gay and lbian-owned properti, hotels wh out team members, major LGBT statns and hotel brands that exprsly support the LGBT muny. In 2019, NYC will mark a half century sce the Stonewall uprisg—the six-day-long rt that galvanized the gay civil-rights movement. The good news is that most hotels all five boroughs wele all travelers and serve as reliably fortable, safe plac for gay guts.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

But for those who wish only to perch prime gay neighborhoods, aim for Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Hell’s Kchen, the East Village; Brooklyn’s Williamsburg, Bhwick or Park Slope; or Queens’s Jackson Heights. The history of the gay rights movement ns ep San Francis, the cy that many LGBT travelers nsir an sential statn. Its first gay bar opened 1908 (although didn’t stay open for long, the precent was set), s first lbian anizatn started 1955, and Life Magaze lled the “gay pal of Ameri” back 1964.

10 THGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN YOU STAY AT A GAY HOTEL

But travelers lookg to immerse themselv the cy’s go-to “gayborhoods” should aim for lodgg The Castro, Missn Dolor, Tenrlo, SOMA or Bernal Heights.

The Cy of Angels’ LGBT history began wh some of the world’s first gay protts, back the 1950s.

THE RZ-CARLTON, ST. THOMAS

A., Silver Lake and even Long Beach (on the cy’s southern edge) are home to gay-owned bs and clubs and year-round events.

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One of Ameri’s olst ci is probably s gayt, servg as New England’s ultimate LGBT statn sce the first women nkeepers met for a clambake on the beach back the early 1980s. LGBT travelers n book at a hotel or B&B P-town wh nfince that if ’s not gay-owned, ’s plenty iendly.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS BRIGHTON & HOVE

The French Quarter remas one of Ameri’s most all-welg, anythg-go neighborhoods, wh adjacent areas like the Marigny and Bywater emergg as easygog gay and lbian hubs. LGBT travelers flock to the sert oasis of Palm Sprgs for huge annual events like the Dah (that would be the annual Dah Shore Weekend, arguably the world’s biggt lbian event) as well as for s year-round gay appeal.

Chigo’s gay neighborhoods, like Anrsonville and Boystown, are home to cute shops and flirty nightclubs.

GAY USA

For a dose of vtage character the Wt End, book at The Burrard, a 1956 motor hotel that’s renovated wh 21st century ameni and sassy flair to tempt gay globetrotters. Among the tree-led streets of Polan ris the W Mexi Cy, where you n enjoy the brand’s morn dér as well as s gay-iendly atmosphere and hoe team.

HISTORIC MARI JEAN HOTEL TO BE RENOVATED TO GAY RORT ST. PETE'S GRAND CENTRAL DISTRICT

The full English experience clus a warm wele for LGBT travelers London wh this gay-iendly Red Carnatn-brand hotel. The Chterfield is Mayfair, near the Royal Parks, Trafalgar Square and btlg Soho, where lots of London gay nightlife (and day life) hums. One of the world’s biggt gay-hotel brands labels self “hetero-iendly” and operat two hotels Barcelona.

The cy’s origal Axel Eixample is a slick boutique acmodatn the heart of the gay scene, while s TWO Hotel Barcelona by Axel jt is a few blocks over.

Fillg out a bed historic duplex and eight-story tower is this 23-room, gay-centric hotel wh an timate cktail bar and urtyard, origal artwork and 24-hour room service. Simple, elegant and affordable are key words for this Berl n, loted two blocks om the Schwul (German for gay) Mm the cy’s central LGBT neighborhood of Nollendorfplatz.

BT GAY HOTELS MANCHTER

Its June Pri ftival is huge—a tellg sign that Tel Aviv is among the most welg ci for gay travelers. Among s gay-iendly acmodatns are two Brown Hotel properti.

The Brown Beach Hoe is a stylish seasi scene wh mid-century Miami style and jt steps om the “gay beach. South Ai was among the world’s first natns to adopt marriage equaly back 2005, and Cape Town remas a lightful (and affordable) statn for gay travelers.

GAY FLORIDA

One of s top hotels, the inic pk Mount Nelson, occupi a historic tate that’s been elegantly mornized by Belmond—a longtime member of the Internatnal Gay and Lbian Travel Associatn IGLTA and a proud supporter of the LGBT muny worldwi. Occupyg a nverted film-pany headquarters, this boutique acmodatn is parked among Surry Hills’ enclave of gay bars and entertament venu Sydney.

We know that no such list is ever que plete bee of variabl such as changg ownership, “gayborhood” migratn and bee every traveler’s opn is different. To fd more most, queer-iendly lodgg, the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA), Purple Roofs, Patroc, World Rabow Hotels, TAG Approved Acmodatns, Damron and LGBTQ-travel blogs and guis are terrific rourc.

GAY MOSW · CY GUI

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Vcent and the Grenad, where gay sex is still homelsns to ongog physil and verbal abe, the gay muny the small natn of some 100, 000 people says is unr nstant threat. Vcent, anal sex is punishable by up to 10 years prison, while “gross cency” wh another person of the same sex is punishable by up to five years, acrdg to lonial-era laws that are mon the socially nservative Caribbean rarely voked, the rights group and a lol activist said the laws help legimize hostily and abe agast gay people.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS NEW YORK

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Vcent who are livg abroad filed a se to challenge lol laws crimalizg gay sex that activists say should be stck down. ”Human Rights Watch terviewed more than 20 members of the island’s LGBTQ muny who shared their stori but were not intified to protect them, notg that lol police are often openly discrimatory toward gay people who seek help. One gay man relled how his classmat beat him and broke his arm.

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