Auckland Gay Scene: Auckland, North Island, New Zealand

Contents:

• THE GAY & LBIAN SCENE AUCKLAND
• AUCKLAND GAY AND LBIAN SCENE
• THE SEX FIL: DO AUCKLAND OR WELLGTON HAVE A BETTER GAY SCENE?
• NEW ZEALAND GAY TRAVEL
• GAY AUCKLAND 2023
• GAY CLUBS AND BARS
• GAY AUCKLAND AUCKLAND CY GUI
• THE BEST AUCKLAND GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AUCKLAND
• CRATERS & KIWIS

THE GAY & LBIAN SCENE AUCKLAND

Although SPQR is not an out and out gay bar, is extremely popular among the LGBTQ crowd, and the ripped torso on the sign is somewhat of a giveaway. The Gay & Lbian Scene Auckland. It's hard to keep up wh Auckland's ever-changg gay scene -- pecially when you're not gay.

09/377-2313), is a gay-iendly scene. 09/309-0213;), attracts a lorful gay crowd. 09/307-9191), is a men's safe-sex cise club; and you'll fd a gay (male) sna at Centurian Sna, 18 Berford Sq.

AUCKLAND GAY AND LBIAN SCENE

For rmatn on other gay venu and activi Auckland and throughout New Zealand, check. Is New Zealand a Gay-Friendly Country? New Zealand is socially a progrsive untry where lbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenrs are not only tegrated but wele members of society.

We do warn you, however, the bar scene and muny is que small, so New Zealand is by no means a statn to go exclively for s gay scene. In 1999, she beme the world’s first transgenr member of Parliament Discrimatn on the basis of sexual orientatn and genr inty/exprsn has been illegal sce 1993 LGB members have been allowed to serve the ary openly sce 1993 Openly gay and lbian policians have been servg sce 1993, wh Rabow Labour, a branch of the Labour Party, beg formed 1997 to reprent LGBTQ people. © Unsplash The Gay Scene Auckland Offerg the most eclectic LGBTQ scene New Zealand, Auckland is a mt-go for gay and lbian travellers lookg to meet like-md people.

THE SEX FIL: DO AUCKLAND OR WELLGTON HAVE A BETTER GAY SCENE?

LGBTQ and Gay Bars Auckland The Eagle Bar, 259 Karangahape Road Good Tim Bar, 146 Karangahape Road Caluzzi Bar & Cabaret, 461 Karangahape Road Fay Bar & Club, 270 Karangahape Road For more about Auckland’s bars and clubs, see The Gui to Auckland Nightlife. © The Gay Scene Wellgton New Zealand’s pal might have a small gay scene when to bars and clubs, but what lacks quanty mak up for qualy. While the cy centre has two exclive gay bars, venu like The Frge Bar (36-32 Allen Street) and Hawthorn Lounge (2/82 Tory Street) are popular LGBTQ hangouts rporatg edy and luxury.

LGBTQ and Gay Bars Wellgton Stty & Mal’s (S&M’s), 176 Cuba Street Ivy Bar & Cabaret, 49 Cuba Street For more about Wellgton’s bars and clubs, see The Gui to Wellgton Nightlife. © Nancy Zhou - ChristchurchNZ The Gay Scene Christchurch Aga, Christchurch is an example of a small LBGQT scene a New Zealand cy.

Regardls, the South Island’s latt cy has plenty of gay-iendly bars and clubs wh a diverse vibe, cludg The Dirty Land (131 Victoria Street) and Boo Radley’s Food & Liquor (1/98 Victoria Street). You’ll also fd New Zealand’s only gay sna, Meniends (427 Tuam Street) Christchurch. LGBTQ and Gay Bars Christchurch Cz, 77 Victoria Street © WellgtonNZ Pri Ftivals Of urse, a highlight of New Zealand’s even lendars is the LGBTQ ftivals.

NEW ZEALAND GAY TRAVEL

Auckland Pri Ftival – Febary Big Gay Out, Auckland – Febary Wellgton Internatnal Pri Para – late Febary to early March Wter Pri, Queenstown – late Augt to early September Christchurch Pri – November Haton Pri – September For more events, head over to New Zealand Events Calendar: What’s Gog On? Auckland Gay and Lbian Scene.

The gay and lbian scene on New Zealand's North Island is beg more open and obv, although by ternatnal standards, is still relatively small and low-key. Many people refer to Karangahape Road as the cy's 'Rabow Strip', due to s populary wh the rint gay muny. Also standg on Karangahape Road is the 'non-attu' Urge Bar, which has been servg the Auckland gay muny sce 1997.

GAY AUCKLAND 2023

Auckland Gay Ftivals and Events. First held 1992, the two-week Hero Para ran for jt unr a , until 2001, wh s annual gay and lbian procsn takg to the streets of Auckland Febary, ually the week prr to the famo Sydney Mardi Gras. It was very succsful promotg the subject of acceptance and gay rights New Zealand, and at s peak, drew over 100, 000 people to the cy.

Useful LGBT gay and lbian nam and addrs:Pri Centre.

An excellent ntact pot for gay and lbian visors. A gay and lbian newspaper, published fortnightly, full of LGBT rmatn about the lol scene and sold at most newsagents.

GAY CLUBS AND BARS

New Zealand Gay Gui. This is a popular monthly gay magaze, sold at most newsagents.

Photo / Herald on SundayNobody liv New Zealand for a vibrant and thrivg gay scene like you'd fd Sydney or San Francis. Yet pockets of both our largt cy and the pal, there is a gay old time to be lived both Auckland and Wellgton the last few years, I'm often asked which cy is more nducive to the most open, supportive, and fun gay ci have their pros and ns, but overall I prefer Wellgton. It's unlike most ci wh cross-sectns of people om all ends of the polil spectm — Wellgton, social nservatism, homophobia, and other kds of bigotry don't really isn't to say that Auckland is an alt-right haven of anti-gay sentiment, but there are parts of the cy where I'd fear somewhat for my safety (I unt verbal abe and even judgmental looks as harmful; not all homophobic aggrsn has to be physil) if I were to hold hands wh another the exceptn of a select uple of central cy suburbs, I don't feel terribly nfint beg an openly gay person Auckland.

GAY AUCKLAND AUCKLAND CY GUI

It's purely bee of numbers: the gay muny the pal is mostly ma up of universy stunts unr the age of 22, or those who have been upled-up for almost a . There are certaly very few sgle young profsnal typ on the gay Auckland don't exactly have a plethora of datg optns, the cy's sheer populatn allows for many more opportuni.

I'd rate the nightlife scene for gay people both Auckland and Wellgton as "acceptable", yet neher cy is really a party town for LGBTs.

Wellgton's Cuba Street offers a uple of gay-targeted cktail bars/pubs (S&Ms beg the ual go-to) but any other rtrant or bar on Cuba or surrounds, except for some of the more hedonistic hnts of Courtenay Place, I'd fe as "gay iendly". Auckland has the add bon of K'Road, the red light district — wh s bars, clubs, sex shops and other venu, and more for people of all, the most famo gay bar, is fun a trashy (but good-trashy) way.

THE BEST AUCKLAND GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AUCKLAND

Eher bar, on a quiet night, will leave most LGBT people feelg somewhat disappoted — we're still teeny ty New Zealand, after om nightlife and the general abily to be proudly gay public, there's one more factor of any cy's gay scene that's important to asss. The this is a stereotype that I regret to enforce, gyms have been stmental lnchg much of my gay social life. They're a very easy place to meet others and, whout the social lubritn of alhol, a healthy way to meet gay people jt like you.

Moreover, before you acce me of promotg gyms as where only the f, tanned, gay Adonis-typ ngregate, that's a total myth.

I also like the cy bee 's no pretensn about — the bad weather somehow weeds superficial people I to ever remend somewhere to base yourself if you're a newly-out LGBT person (or foreigner movg to New Zealand), however, I would say Auckland will be a much more succsful breedg ground for a happy gay social life. There's no gayborhood per se, but you'll fd the most mixed venu along Courtenay Place and Cuba Street the hip Te Aro district at the cy center.

CRATERS & KIWIS

New Zealand tied for 10th on the 2020 Spartac Gay Travel Inx, which monors the safety of LGBTQ+ people every untry. © Pixabay K Road Nightlife Auckland’s ma gay scene is on K Road, short for Karangahape Road. Learn more about the gay scene Auckland our New Zealand LGBTQ Travel Gui.