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Contents:

• THE 5 BEST VIENNA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS VIENNA
• GAY & LBIAN VIENNA
• THE BT GAY BARS IN VIENNA, ATRIA
• GAY VIENNA
• VIENNA: GAY-IENDLY VIENNA
• GAY ATRIA
• VIENNA GAY MAP
• VIENNA GAY BARS

THE 5 BEST VIENNA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS VIENNA

Atria's pal don't have a sgle predomantly queer neighbourhood, but a lively LGBTQ scene wh some "gay only" and a great number of gay-iendly and mixed plac throughout town. Bookstore LöwenherzVis the gay and lbian book store Löwenherz, loted Vienna's 9th district, and browse through thoands of books, magaz, and DVDs.

Pay a vis to the summer rince of one of the first and most important gays Atrian history: Prce Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736). The biggt Baroque church Vienna is named after another gay historil figure: Emperor Karl VI (1685-1740).

"Franzl" shared his stud and bed wh the well-known homosexual librettist Johann Baptist Mayerhofer for more than two years.

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It is the largt multi-sport event Europe, unr the patronage of the EGLSF (European Gay & Lbian Sport Feratn).

HOSI Vienna was found 1979, and is Atria's olst and most important lbian and gay anisatn. They support gay and lbians, pecially young on, durg their g-out procs, as well as s of discrimatn. From cktails to ffee ho, karaoke to opera, the imperial cy has somethg for everyone – cludg a growg number of gay and lbian fact, few other ci n claim to have Vienna’s rich queer history.

The cy has been home to gay archects, posers and even Emperors over the centuri, leavg behd a legacy of open-mdns and acceptance. And to help you out, we’ve put together the ultimate life ViennaLast year, Concha Wurst (currently the most famo Atrian the world – probably) took Europe by storm when she won the Eurovisn Song Contt Copenhagen, throwg the spotlight on gay life Vienna the the publicy was wele, thanks to the cy’s tradn of tolerance as an open-md, liberal pal. Vienna has long been an tablished statn for gay and lbian travellers, wh an active LGBT muny and night-life.

THE BT GAY BARS IN VIENNA, ATRIA

(However ’s worth notg that many tablishments rema welg for non-queer patrons too: thk gay-iendly, stead of gay-exclive.

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ExploreAs most European ci, Vienna’s gay scene is relatively centralised and spread-out among different neighbourhoods. However, there are certa plac most gay and lbian Wieners (no giggl please, that’s the technil term) tend to gravate towards.

A stone’s throw om Naschmarkt, you’ll fd Gumpendorferstraße (Gumpendorf Street), known for s lively rtrants and bars – several of which are popular amongst the cy’s gay rints, while the area around Lke Wezeile, jt down the river om Naschmarkt, has historic ti to Vienna’s LGBT muny and is still home to several f. However, if you are specifilly terted explorg the cy’s queer nnectns and homosexual herage, here are a few plac to check important stop for many when visg Atria is the Vienna State Opera, one the world’s premier statns for opera lovers.

Consistg of two palac and expansive garns, the betiful plex was built as a summer rince for Prce Eugene of Savoy, a celebrated ary strategist and closeted gay man.

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While Frd never rried on rearch exprsly on homosexualy, he was an early fenr of gay rights. Fally, all LGBT visors to Vienna should stop by Löwenherz, the largt gay and lbian bookstore Europe. Café Savoy scrib self as ‘one of the most betiful ffee ho Vienna – and one of the gayt, too.

’ No one is really sure why, but the fé has a long history as a gay favoure, possibly thanks to s signer – a stunt of gay archect Sirdsburg. Another optn wh historic rout is Café Willendorf – a safe and mon hangout for gays, lbians and trans people. The morn, stylish fé is found on the ground floor of Rosa Lilla Villa (see below), an important buildg for Vienna’s gay rights movements.

The bar has a very great ambience and is a popular spot for tchg up wh olst gay club Vienna, Why Not is a b of an stutn, attractg a mixed young clientele of gay men and lbians. A proud queer bar, rather than a gay bar, Marea Alta is a popular cktail bar on Gumpendorferstraße. Fallg to the tegory of gay-iendly is Cuban Mojo Bar, a chic and stylish hangout at the heart of the cy centre.

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Cuban Mojo Bar is also home to a part of gay history, as was here that legendary Atrian Concha Wurst chose her stage 2015 Photo cred: Life BallVienna is also home to several LGBT events throughout the year. Havg grown om a small mpaign wh the gay muny, the ball is now known for s extravagant stagg and larger-than-life sle, featurg untls celebry guts, a fashn show and an annual official song. Another important event for the LGBT muny Vienna is the Regenbogenpara (rabow para), held annually as part of the cy’s gay pri celebratns.

The ftival will take place 11 – 21 June, wh the full le-up announced rmatnHOSI, the homosexual iative of Vienna, was the first lbian and gay unn to be found the cy and still functns as a hub of LGBT life and a source of advice, support and entertament.

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The associatn also anis several Rose Lila Villa is a historic stutn for gay rights Vienna and has been a safe haven sce was occupied by queer activists the late 1980s. Today the centre is a source of advice for members of the LGBT muny and spearheads several projects volvg gay youths. (Webse German only) the latt news and events, as well as club and bar reviews, check out Gay Vienna.

Bookshop Löwenherz (see above) is also a good rource for lol happengs the addn, Vienna tourism has plenty of advice for gay and lbian travellers visg the cy. Another optn for gay and lbian travellers is the Boutiquehotel Stadthalle, jt a short distance om the Wiener Stadthalle.

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Sce then “Gay Life Atria” has vigoroly emerged and celebrat the tth and bety of same-sex love cludg gay marriage. 7 ln habants, an timated 170, 000 of them are gay or lbian; both the past and the prent, gays and lbians have managed to play a proment role public life and the media.

Probably the most proment homosexual Atrian history was the man rponsible for stoppg the Turkish advance to Europe once and for all the 17th century. In 2008 Vienna will be celebratg te 150th anniversary of the tragic end met by the archects of the State Opera had to do both wh the Rgstrasse, the buildg self and wh their homosexualy. The gay archect uple Eduard van r Nüll (1812-1868) and Augt Sird von Sirdsburg (1813-1868) began nstctn of the opera hoe before the street level of the Rgstrasse had been officially tablished – wh the fateful nsequence that the street end up beg one meter higher then they had expected.

The field of mic, so closely tertwed wh Vienne history, also has s share of homosexual figur. Schubert spent over two years livg wh his librettist Johann Baptist Mayerhofer – who was known to be homosexual – a sublet room where they even shared a bed. Emperor Franz Joseph was plagued by headach not only om the toils of ernment but also om his younger – gay – brother, Archde Ludwig Viktor (1842-1919), known affectnately as “Luziwuzi” among his iends.