THE 5 BEST Metro Manila Gay Clubs & Bars (Updated 2023)

Contents:

• VENEZUELA GAY: THE FOTTEN PARADISE FOR THE MOST ADVENTURO TRAVELLERS
• THE BEST VALENCIA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS VALENCIA
• THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI
• A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.
• THE 5 BEST METRO MANILA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS METRO MANILA
• 12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS
• GAY LIFE VENEZUELA - VENEZUELA FOM
• THE 10 BEST BARCELONA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BARCELONA
• GAY CURAçAO
• THE 10 BEST SAO PLO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SAO PLO
• IN VENEZUELA, A SOLDIER N BE SENT TO PRISON FOR BEG GAY. THE URTS ULD CHANGE THAT.

VENEZUELA GAY: THE FOTTEN PARADISE FOR THE MOST ADVENTURO TRAVELLERS

Stori > Experienc > Venezuela gay: the fotten paradise for the most adventuro travellersHoldg both troubl and treasur, the formidable natn of Venezuela (at prent) favours only the more urageo of travellers.

THE BEST VALENCIA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS VALENCIA

BOOK WITH US Choroni | Photo: Lalo HernanzLGBT VenezuelaA tradnally Catholic untry to be certa, Venezuela as a whole has some rervatns when to gay rights the natn. That beg said, there are a number of areas that feature thrivg gay muni wh more and more ci like pal Caras offerg open and unapologetic gay life for travellers to enjoy.

Homosexualy is legal across Venezuela and gays and lbians are protected unr anti-discrimatn laws, wh numero anisatns ntug to fight for social regnn. Marriage and adoptn rema heterosexual-only affairs but nversatns ernment and Venezuela gays help advance progrs every of discrimatn are not unheard of Venezuela but general, all travellers regardls of sexualy will be treated wh rpect. Disver the most gay-iendly spac wh the biggt ci; bis Caras, Barquisimeto, Maraíbo, Maturín, Mérida and Valencia are also wily acceptg, wh myriad meetg plac such as bars, clubs, snas, parks and shoppg centr.

The crowng pot of Venezuela gay scene happens twice each year; once on rnival and aga on pri ftival June, wh smaller versns of the events occurrg every big cy sync wh the pal. On weekends, unver the islands’ bt nightlife wh a trip to Playa Colorada, the go-to place for lol young partygoers, and a potential meetg pot for gays en Venezuela. While Gay Aba lacks a choice of official gay bars, the Aba gay scene is bt found among the bars and clubs nearby.

THE 42 BT GAY BARS AMERI

If high rollers don’t do for you, nsir takg a boat out to the clive and gay Curao island for a playful bar scene centred on Lyric’s gay | Photo: Plo EvangelistaWant to simplify luxury travel planng? Below we've piled a list of four of the most LGBTIQ+ iendly ci South Ameri, statns where gay, queer and trans travelers will fd thrivg muni and plenty to explore.

A GAY UPLE RAN A RAL RTRANT PEACE. THEN NEW NEIGHBORS ARRIVED.

Argenta is socially liberal pared to most of s neighbors – was the first untry South Ameri to legalize gay marriage July 2010, and the lg also clud full adoptn rights. Each November, the cy hosts a large Pri ftival that attracts over 100, 000 people, and the ernment also vts and supports the LGBTIQ+ muny – an ternatnal gay bs and LGBT tourism nference lled Network360 tak place every Augt along wh the BADiversa week, which clus a variety of ftivals, events and ncerts. The pal cy, Bogotá, is an excellent statn for LGBTIQ+ travelers who will fd a welg scene the Chapero neighborhood, home to gay hangouts like the bar/rtrants El Recreo Adán and Estación Cafe.

Gay rights Uguay have long been rpected: homosexualy was crimalized 1934; anti-discrimatn laws have been place sce 2003; adoptn laws were enacted 2009, and gay marriage was legalized early 2013. In jt a few s, Chile has quickly evolved to havg major gay events and a strong queer culture, and December 2021 passg marriage equaly laws a landsli vote. As a sign of solidary wh s LGBTIQ+ muny, the Palac la Moneda (the formal office of the print) central Santiago lights up wh rabow lors on May 17 for the Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia (IDAHO).

Santiago’s gay scene is large and maly ngregated to one area lled Bellavista, which harbors a mix of bars, clubs and rtrants. The eclectic dér rembl somethg om an LSD trip or Alice Wonrland, and the tablishment's self-proclaimed theme is “Pevian Transvte Kchen” – what the webse explas is a "tribute to the apocryphal Pevian miracle-worker followed by immigrants, prisoners, homosexuals, transsexuals and transvt, where margalized rage is weled and transformed to balm for tolerance and rpect. Near to Santiago, you'll fd one of the largt gay clubs the whole of South Ameri, Il Divo, loted the nearby rort town of Viña l Mar.

THE 5 BEST METRO MANILA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS METRO MANILA

The LGBTQ-foced Pri Tours Chile do package trips for gay travelers to Santiago, which clu we tastg at the bt bogas. The word “gay” lls to md our special knack for fdg the light the darkns, for buildg the dance floor off to the si of the cel world.

Let’s take a look at some of the bt gay bars Ameri, om the open-air, vil-may-re spac Wt Hollywood to the neighborhood pub downtown St. The entrance is through an unmarked shed behd a Chipotle, and featur a blend but unexpected gay/not crowd which same-sex grdg is rigur.

12 OF THE HOTTT GAY BARS TORONTO FOR STEAMY NIGHTS

—Alfonso Fernanz NavasCourtyAt: Cheer Up CharliBack when I was a young gay, I saw the olt, most betiful woman the world at Cheer Up Charli. —Abigail CovgtonCourtyBrooklyn: The ExleyFull of ntradictns, The Exley is a ltle different than other gay bars. When the bar fally reopened Sprg 2022, an entire borough’s worth of gays celebrated by floodg the new back pat all summer and Gger’s has been crowd wh queers ever sce.

It began s life as a beer-and-we offshoot of the Metropolan Health Club, a gym that opened 1983 to serve the gay ctomers who’d been bullied out of other lol clubs at the height of AIDS hysteria. It gave the boys a place to gather the ‘80s, the first outpost that helped tablish the South End as the Boston gayborhood.

While other gay bars of the time were basements or board up, Club Cafe faced by Columb Avenue wh floor to ceilg wdows. Big Chicks serv a diverse crowd— ’s young, ’s old, ’s one of the only plac you’ll see gay men and lbians together!

GAY LIFE VENEZUELA - VENEZUELA FOM

The legendary hoeband, Diamondback, has a 25, 000-song repertoire and a boot llectn that uld make a gay wboy cry.

While you won’t fd any Pri flags at Farraguts, you will undoubtedly hear Cele Dn and Melissa Etheri blarg om the bar’s dty, old jebox and, hontly, isn’t that jt as gay? CourtyDallas: Round-Up SaloonEqual parts wboy boots and dis ball, Round Up Saloon opened 42 years ago Dallas as a gay untry wtern dance hall. Thanks to Perez-Gallardo and their team, gay people who love the outdoors (most lbians) now have a iendly place to unwd after a hike.

Billed as Wt Virgia's olst gay bar, the venue regularly brgs some of the biggt queer performg artists the game right now. Live out your Brokeback Mounta fantasi at this verno club, where wboy stum are not nsired drag, and le dancg is not an explic exprsn of homophobia.

THE 10 BEST BARCELONA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BARCELONA

A gay gatherg spot sce 1939, and gay bar sce 1963, and the Bar Complex sce the 80s, s unassumg exterr beli a triple-threat treat of lounge, performance space, and a mirrored dance club reportedly moled after Stud 54.

) The glorly lively bar and rtrant scene is enhanced by a black box theater downstairs, where farcil plays, lbian standup, and gay dance troup reign. Honey’s is sentially a sexy, gay speakeasy wh a DJ booth where queers of all strip n dance their hearts out until 2 am.

GAY CURAçAO

Jt a uple of blocks om the beach, Twist brgs the whole breadth of the Miami gay world together to dance and flirt and keep movg.

CourtyIndianapolis: English IvyEnglish Ivy advertis self as an “LGBTQ+-enthed” “gay-therg place” and that is not an overstatement. If you want to get away om the typil scene at fellow gay bars Olly’s and Gregs Our Place, English Ivy is an ial place to meet iends: mature enough for a proper Ladi Lunch (or bnch or dner.

But this is Nashville we’re talkg about so the gays who perform at Lipstick Lounge aren’t your average karaoke queens.

THE 10 BEST SAO PLO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SAO PLO

They are stars the makg and their rendn of Cele Dn’s “It’s All Comg Back to Me Now” will shatter your pt glass and break your ltle, gay heart. It’s not a gay bar the tradnal sense, but a place where traed pianists play selectns om Broadway shows and all of the drama teachers and mil theater majors of the tri-state area nverge to sg along. It was the se of an early gay-liberatn “sip ” 1966, years before Stonewall, and has been a low-key haven ever sce, wh a diverse clientele, a small menu, classic cktails, and an extensive (and packed) 4:00-7:00 happy hour.

In December, Dave’s hosted a queer holiday market wh “live gay bands” and “cute queer vendors” at nearby Bohemian Beer Garn. It’s not que French-themed, ’s not que Mardi Gras-spired, feels as close as we have experienced this untry to a gay neighborhood pub. The origal was burned down an anti-gay hate-crime a few years back, but the revival has jt opened across the street and is bigger and better, wh a new performance space.

IN VENEZUELA, A SOLDIER N BE SENT TO PRISON FOR BEG GAY. THE URTS ULD CHANGE THAT.

CourtyWashgton DC: TraIn a town where n feel like every other bar is crawlg wh Capol Hill staffers lookg to talk shop, Tra is the rare, glorly gay dive where absolutely everyone is wele to jt kick back.

The bsman and his wife, Melissa, first plaed to the Front Porch proprietors about pre-dawn vendor liveri 2019, not long after the nservative Christian uple moved their fancial firm right next door to the rtrant, which fli a gay Pri flag. (Front Porch Market and Grill)What’s more, the Washers say, the ad rat was jt one more sult that the uple, who once planted an “all liv matter” sign their ont yard, have endured sce movg next door to a rtrant owned by a gay uple. They married 2020, five years after they opened the Front Porch, which quickly beme a statn The Front Porch has been flyg a Pri flag on s pat sce 2016, not long after a gunman killed 49 people a gay bar Orlando.

Waybourn was print of the Dallas Gay Alliance when sued Parkland Memorial Hospal for failg to provi readily available medic to AIDS patients. In 1991, he lnched the Gay and Lbian Victory Fund (now the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund) to elect openly gay policians to office.