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Contents:

• GAY DARW
• GAY PARKS NEAR ME
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS DARW
• GAY CISG SPOTS
• DARW'S GAY SCENE: TAKE A TOUR THROUGH NT'S QUEER HISTORY WH ACTIVIST AND AMIC DR DO HODGE
• OUT THE SUN: FLORIDA’S TOP 10 GAY BEACH
• THE BEST HOT SPRGS GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS HOT SPRGS
• GUI TO GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS DARW ATRALIA (2023 UPDATED)
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS DARW
• HOTTT GAY STATNS OF 2020
• GAY MOSW · CY GUI

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2017 • FriendsGood mic, bar took long time to get too, drks were $5, not jt for gays, plenty of upl n sgl here, lots of people here rock on young n old, wish we had e earlier to see the show tho Wrten 1 January 2017This review is the subjective opn of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Deck Bar (22 Mchell St), rtrant and bar, cktails, 80+ beers, bnch, large outdoor pat space/ beer garn, Asian-style tapas, lunch/dner; mixed gay-iendly crowd, open day and night every day.

Tun on the sound…ThrobDarw's premier gay- and lbian-iendly nightclub and cktail bar, Throb attracts partygoers of all genrs and persuasns for s hot DJs and ol…Deck BarAt the nonpartyg, parliamentary end of Mchell St, the Deck Bar still manag to get lively wh happy hours, pub trivia and regular live mic…Beachont HotelClose to the borr wh Nightcliff, this rollickg pub oppose the forhore attracts a lol crowd and often has bands.

Atralian gay history amic and activist Dr Do Hodge arrived Darw 1983, jt before the closure of two now-legendary mp venu, Dix and Hodge has sce moved to Alai, but returns to Darw to host walkg tours that foc on the Northern Terrory's lser known amic's last walkg tour for Darw Pri Ftival 2015 began at Lameroo Beach — known by the Larrakia people as Damoe-Ra — on Darw's Esplana.

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Colonisatn begs DarwAfter the first succsful European attempt to reach the Top End 1845, what is now known as Darw beme predomately lonised by men, which helped created a "homosocial environment" 1923 public baths were built at Lameroo Beach, which soon went onto bee a meetg place for gay men — albe well-vered circumstanc. It was discreet, " Dr Hodge is unclear how much sexual activy occurred at the baths but Dr Hodge has found legal rerds between 1942 and 1962 ditg homosexual activy was takg place " every European centre across the Terrory", cludg sports ovals and World War II, Darw's populatn doubled mostly due to an flux of servicemen, and the baths flourished.

"I wasn't an absolute whore, only a part-time one, " relled an Atralian Air Force serviceman, who equented the baths, oral history accsed by Dr 's gay bar scene emergAs social attus to homosexualy began to soften the late 1950s, Dr Do Hodge found evince of the first Aborigal man publicly g out as gay. "He me out when he was que young, about 18, which was a very brave thg to do, " said a gay Aborigal man at the time oral history accsed by Dr the 1960s, Gurra relled an Aborigal woman also g out. (Supplied: Dr Do Hodge)She was a teacher ted down south who drove around wh her partner a vibrant green Dr Hodge said the queer nightlife scene which started to emerge Darw at this time maly tered to homosexual 1969, celebrated entreprenr John Spellman donned women's clothg and opened the Pianola Palace, the first gay-iendly Darw club beme known for a topls drag queen barmaid and a miature nu statue of David before beg cimated by Cyclone Tracy Spellman kept the Pianola Palace nng wh the help of tarpl tents and, as the town revered, other gay-iendly bars such as Dix, Fanni, Close Enunters, Squir and the Mississippi Queen emerged the Hodge believed lbians equented the venu but were generally "more discreet", and the prence of lbians was "assumed rather than apparent" Terrory's equal rights eraDr Hodge said the Terrory's lbian muny was bolstered by the Pe Gap women's peace mp, tablished 1983 near Alice Sprgs to ph for women's equal tablishment of women's legal service and refug the 1980s ntued this femist momentum, but there was evince of homophobia a tradnally mascule "wboy" town.

(Supplied: Dr Do Hodge)Siarly, the gay muny — which started to lnch clubs such as the Darw Gay Society and the Boomer Motor Club the same era — also battled ternal and external divisn. "There are a lot of racist gay wh around, " relled an Aborigal man 1980s oral history accsed by Dr muny was also challenged by the AIDS crisis and associated "fear and moral panic" the late 80s, Dr Hodge the Terrory, the queer muny rpond to the global crisis wh a lol AIDS uncil — a ty office tablished 1985 and n on a shotrg Darw's CBD. "[The fact] that today we enjoy such a society is substantially due to the urageo and ntug efforts of many of the Northern Terrory's lbian, gay and trans cizens, " Dr Hodge said.

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Pensala Beach cy near the Alabama borr may not seem like the most gay-iendly spot, but ’s been a beach getaway for LGBTQ folks om the South for a long time, particularly for Gay Memorial Day Weekend, which started rmally the 1980s and has grown to a huge gatherg, drawg thoands to late-night circu parti wh well-known profsnal DJs and rmal tent parti on the beach. Stonewall Beach, a swath of sand near the Pompano Beach pier, was unoffilly named by lol gay rints on the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Rts, a seri of spontaneo monstratns followg police raids New York's Greewich Village 1969. It’s gag a reputatn as a gay party town wh Las Vegas-style drag shows, techno nightclubs, and beachsi pal of Jalis, Guadalajara, is often lled the “Gay Capal of Mexi” due to s embrace of the queer muny.

Also worth a vis is the Royal Botanil Garns, the gay Oxford Street LGBTQ+ district, and the Sea Life Aquarium to observe Sphen and Magic (aka Sphengic), the world-famo gay pengu uple. Walk the cliffs outsi Bondi Beach and Manley, where at least 80 gay men were killed the latter portn of the last Queensland the Great Barrier Reef may be the most famo tourist statn, but the state is also home to Datree Rart.

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The Gay Village’s Rue Sate-Cathere, be a walkg promena durg most summer months and the queers have bted out of the neighborhood, spillg to the surroundg historic district wh addnal LGBTQ-owned shops, spas, and the banks of the Great Lak, Toronto is said to hold the tle for the most diverse metropolis the world, where 230 natnali are reprented and the rints speak over 140 languag. Calgary is also known for s wboys, and the cy hosts the world’s largt gay roo associatn, so visors may be surprised at s metropolan neighborhoods and shocked ’s home to the biggt queer Canadian nightclub wt of Montreal, Twisted Element. There are two gayborhoods: Davie Village, wh a wi variety of gay bars, rtrants, and stor; and Commercial Drive (also lolly known as The Drive), home to a thrivg lbian muny.

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Perhaps ’s the regn’s San Francis–like weather and progrsive vibe, or s diverse yet well-tegrated populatn (you won’t fd a ncentrated “gayborhood” like Sydney’s Darlghurst and Oxford Street here); Melbourne and Darw Atralia are about as LGBT–iendly as they e. In a 2013 Pew Rearch poll, 79% of Atralians agreed that homosexualy should be accepted by society, makg the fifth most supportive untry the survey behd Spa (88%), Germany (87%), Canada and the Czech Republic (both 80%). Where to book onle – Ramada Su by Wyndham Zen Quarter Darw – Gay Friendly Hotels Darw – you n fd the bt hotels als Darw durg Darw Ftival which is celebrated wh much enthiasm Darw on or and see more reviews on TripAdvisor.

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Where to book onle – Oaks Darw Elan Hotel – Gay Friendly Acmodatn Darw – you n fd the bt hotels als Darw durg Darw Ftival which is celebrated wh much enthiasm Darw on or and see more reviews on TripAdvisor.

Drk and be a Mary at the Red Hoe Complex (a buildg hog lots of gay bars), but save time for island attractns like mega-skyscraper Taipei 101, Taroko Natnal Park, Sun Moon Lake, Rabow Village and more. Picture an oceanont weddg gay-iendly Manuel Anton followed by a hot sprgs soak at Arenal Volno, hangg wh humpback whal off the Pacific ast, queer bar hoppg San Jose and, of urse, makg whoopie a honeymoon sue at an e-iendly, luxury tree hoe.

Zip around the cy via electric soter to take sights like Harvey Milk Promena Park, gay bar strip Rabow Row (the cy boasts almost a dozen queer bars/clubs), funky food hall the Hangar and ‘hoods like Belmont Shore and Napl—an island wh an island wh a cy. In Indianapolis, there’s a bumpg gay scene pl happeng ‘hoods like Founta Square and Mass Ave; cuty and progrsive llege town Bloomgton boasts excellent queer bar the Back Door; and the beach at Indiana Dun Natnal Park are sublime. In se you’re still the dark, Zipole is home to Mexi’s only legal nu beach, a two-kilometer stretch of Pacific Ocean-facg sand that’s led wh shops, rtrants and hotels (many of which are gay owned and operated).

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The gayt sectns of the beach are near LGBTQ-equented hotels like El Alquimista and Heven, and on the oppose end at Playa l Amor (where there’s plenty of open displays of same-sex amor, wk wk). Naturally, the cy draws visors om all over the world, but perhaps s greatt acplishment over the past 15 years has been beg one of the top statns the world for gay travelers, which culmated the cy beg named the most popular statn for gay travel by 2011. The many LGBT and LGBT-iendly beach, hotels, bars, clubs and other tablishments certaly go a long way makg Tel Aviv an attractive statn for gay travelers, but those aspects of the cy are actually only part of what mak the cy so vg.

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When asked what is about the cy that mak so great, the first thg many gay travelers pot to is that they simply they feel they n be themselv Tel Aviv, whether ’s checkg to a hotel wh their partner whout any qutns or holdg hands on the streets whout anybody lookg twice, which isn’t necsarily the se other holiday statn ci throughout the world. The municipaly marks the start by lightg up the ont of cy hall wh the lors of the pri flag and partners wh Tel Aviv’s Gay Center to put on a slew LGBTQ-themed events throughout the month, cludg Pri week, the Pri Para and TLVFt Internatnal LGBTQ Film Ftival.

Pri week mid-June is the highlight for the gay muny of Tel Aviv, as members of the global LGBTQ muny e om all around the world to celebrate tolerance and diversy one of the most vibrant and excg ci the world.

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In the weeks leadg up to Pri Week, Tel Aviv’s Gay Communy Center also holds other special events, such as the LGBT Culture Ftival and the Internatnal LGBT Film Ftival (TLVFt).

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In general, all of Tel Aviv’s bars, clubs and nightlife stutns are gay-iendly, but there are also numero tablishments that ter directly to the gay muny, and you n fd parti other events at the plac every night of the week. Check out our pag on for the bt of Tel Aviv’s gay bars and clubs, like Eva, Apolo, Shpagat and 17 Lounge, for more rmatn on where and when you n fd the bt events and parti.

For starters, the creasgly popular – wh gay travelers and general – Brown Hotel Tel Aviv and Brown Beach Hoe are boutique hotels whose owners are gay and are very volved both the lol and ternatnal LGBTQ muni.

While is a small tablishment wh only 4 rooms, has a central lotn the thentic Yemene Quarter neighborhood that is only mut away om the center of the cy’s gay nightlife. On the off-chance you n’t fd all the rmatn you need on iTravelTelAviv, Gay Tel Aviv Gui and Tel Aviv Gay Vibe are eful rourc for rmatn on the lol scene and Gay Way TLV has a helpful x of gay-iendly hotels. Moskva River & Grand Kreml PalaceGay Rights and the Suatn RsiaThe UK Foreign Office reports that "Homosexualy is legal Rsia, but there is still tolerance among some sectns of the populatn.

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For safety, gay upl should not brg attentn to their relatnship public, for example, by holdg hands, even tourist areas, hotels or aware that hookg up wh guys via datg apps has risks. Tverskoy is great for sightseeg, the theatr and gay latt hotel als Mosw are listed on the Gay Mosw Hotels to See & DoRed Square (Krasnaya Ploshchad) - the heart of Mosw and the cy’s most famo tourist Kreml (Moskovsky Kreml) - a huge se wh The Diamond llectn the Armoury and several amazg church.

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Mykonos has been a gay hot spot for s—no surprise, given s imprsive natural scenery, party-hard reputatn, and dizzyg rnupia of sign hotels, gay-centric bars, and nu beach.

Two favore spots to soak up the scene: Elia Beach, the most popular gay beach Mykonos, whose ma beach and smaller sandy ve are perfect for nu sunbathg, and Jackie O’Beach, a buzzy beach bar wh a pool, Jacuzzi, private lounge areas, daily drag show, and even a private church for weddgs.