THE BEST Glasgow Gay Clubs & Bars (Updated 2023) - Tripadvisor

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• THE BEST GLASGOW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS GLASGOW
• GAY DATG GLASGOW
• THE BEST GLASGOW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS GLASGOW
• DISVER THE ULTIMATE GAY STLAND 10 DAYS ERARY
• GLASGOW GAY PRI
• GAY STLAND (UK) TRAVEL GUI
• BT GAY BARS IN GLASGOW
• GLASGOW OR EDBURGH IF YOU’RE GAY? - STLAND FOM
• GAY STLAND
• GLASGOW GAY MAP
• GLASGOW GAY SHOPS
• THE BEST GLASGOW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS GLASGOW
• GUI BOOK WARNS OF GAY ZONE AND SEX R PARK

THE BEST GLASGOW GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS GLASGOW

Pipeworks Gay Sna ClubWele to Stland’s bt and largt Gay Sna club. Dr Meek plotted a number of maps published on his webse Queer Stland by terviewg gay men as part of his PHD. He pored though archiv, legal rerds and gay magaz datg back to the 1980s, which listed bars, clubs, rtrants and cemas where people uld vis.

Same-sex sexual activy wasn't legalised Stland until 1981 but there were many bars, rtrants and hot-spots across the cy for gay men and women to meet.

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Gay and bisexual men were forced to refully partmentalise their liv to keep their sexualy unr wraps and avoid beg exposed – as the nsequenc on their workg liv, fai and reputatns would be grave. Dr Meek's terviewe also told how officers would also e to pubs at closg time on Friday and Saturday night for a drk to timidate patrons and staff, g homophobic language.

” There were gay or gay-iendly bars such as Vtners on Cly Street, At's and The Strand on Hope Street, while the bars at the Cizen's Theatre and the Central Hotel beme safe spac for the muny to socialise the 1950s and 1960s – even if they were not advertised as such. By the 1980s, there were more openly gay and mixed bars on the scene such as Delmoni's, Guys Bar, the Waterloo Bar and Bent's (now AXM) which attracted a typilly younger, more affluent crowd. The historian argu ltle has been done to regnise the cy's rich LGBTQ herage: One example was the Glasgow Gay Centre at 534 Schiehall Street, where the Charg X Hostel now stands.

Unsurprisgly, there was some hostily om nservative uncillors, lols and neighbourg anisatns at the time, cludg a bld veterans group next door to 'The Club', set up by the Homosexual Rights Group for social functns at 4 Queen's Crcent the wt end. “The volunteers reportedly received plats that patrons would be ‘terfered’ by homosexuals. (Image: Gay Stland (via Queer Stland)).

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From the sparklg fairy pools of the Isle of Skye to the Sttish Highlands’ wild landsp, dive ep to the land of whiskey and bagpip wh our very own ten-day erary unleashg the bt of gay Stland. Some ral streets are que narrow, though they tend to be ls Dimri HouttemanPerched atop a seri of craggy hills overlookg the glterg sea, Edburgh mirrors s magnificent settg wh s bbled streets, spired skyle, and woodland landspeStland 10 Days IteraryNow that you’re ready for your ultimate gay Stland road trip erary, your next step is to ci where to land. Edburgh (2 days)Your gay Stland travel erary begs Edburgh—easily one of the most charmg ci all of Europe.

We suggt a day to explore each your gay Edburgh adventure at the cy’s most inic pot of tert, Edburgh Castle.

You’ll also fd top art galleri here, along wh some of the bt foodie fds and gay pubs Edburgh.

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Further, unver the highlights of both New and Old Town wh our ultimate gay Edburgh travel gui here. The Kelvgrove Art Gallery and Mm, Glasgow Botanic Garns, and Glasgow Royal Concert Hall are all Edburgh and Aberen gay life tends to be most talked about, Glasgow is home to a thrivg gay muny, fluenced largely by the annual Glasgay Ftival.

Whether ’s over a sy pt at the pub or via a fabulo allnighter on the dance floor, expect a thrivg gay Glasgow nightlife scene that promis a ltle somethg for everyone. Explore all the highlights wh our -pth gay Glasgow travel gui. Glasgow Gay Pri.

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About Glasgow Gay Pri. As well as cludg an credible Pri Para, the Glasgow Gay Pri hosts a two-day mic ftival, which wel loads of live entertament and plenty of pri revelry. Program for Glasgow Gay Pri.

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In 1975 bgrapher Antonia Fraser wr there is ‘no reason not to assume the obv, ’ namely that he was gay. 1957: the UK ernment create a Commtee on Homosexual Offenc and Prostutn. Male homosexualy remas a crime Stland and Northern Ireland.

It’s a self-help anisatn workg for the rights of homosexual men and women. 1972: SMG lnch Edburgh Gay Swchboard. They also hold the Internatnal Gay Rights Congrs at Edburgh Universy Stunt’s Unn.

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1975: Stland’s first Gay Centre opens at 60 Broughton Street, Edburgh. 1977: the Glasgow Gay Centre opens on Schiehall Street.

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1980: Sttish Homosexual Rights Group (SHRG) opens a Gay Club on Queens Crcent. 2002: The Homophobic Crime Le was started Glasgow. 2019: Stland’s Makar Jackie Kay (who has wrten of how she realised she was gay at 17, but felt unable to al wh this for some years after) pos a poem about Mary Queen of Sts givg birth for the new Edburgh Castle d gui.

This post has been amend to reflect more of Glasgow’s LGBT+ history, wh thanks to David Thomas, Former Director of Glasgow LGBT Centre, Lbian & Gay Swchboard and Wt of Stland LGBT Fom.

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Text 'GAYTRAVEL' to 1-800-GAY-TRAVEL (1-800-429-8728). — Travel Guis wh a Gay Perspective. Stland is home to Edburgh and Glasgow, where the gay scen are abundant and the people wele you wh open arms.

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The Police Stland work alongsi Stland's Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr muny to try to elimate LGBT-related hate crim and discrimatn. Jt make sure to check out our gui to Glasgow's gay bars, as they really have got the cy's LGBTQ+ nightlife ssed. If you're lookg for the bt gay bars Glasgow's Merchant Cy, Speakeasy really is a top spot.

Katie's Bar offers an utterly mixed bag to the cy's gay nightlife.

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AXM is a gay club that's garnered a solid reputatn and a loyal crowd of regulars. Across our ci you’ll fd a range of gay bars and rtrants, offerg a fun and lively scene for your break away. UNDERGROUND This gay bar Glasgow’s Merchant Cy is a rehg addn to the LGBTQ+ night life.

Vis Unrground DELMONICA’S Offerg a welg LGBTQ+ place sce 1991, this boozy gay bar serv up a range of fun and uy cktails and hand-fished pizzas.

Vis Delmoni’s THE WATERLOO Triple award-wng and the olst gay bar Glasgow, the Waterloo don’t disappot!

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Vis The Waterloo AXM Glasgow Brand ‘Stland’s biggt and bt LGBTQ+ nightclub’, this gay bar and club has gaed a signifint reputatn for beg a iendly, fun and attu-ee place to be Glasgow.

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CC Blooms CC Blooms is somethg of an stutn, havg been a val part of the gay scene Edburgh for more than two s. Vis The Street THE REGENT Dubbed ‘the bt real ale gay pub Edburgh’, this relaxed, dog-iendly bar has twice won CAMRA’s Edburgh Pub of the Year Award.

CHEERZ Bar and Club CHEERZ was tablished 1996 and has been at the heart of Aberen’s small but welg gay scene for the bt part of two s.

THE SALTY DOG Head to Crichton Street to this small but top-rated LGBTQ+ iendly gay bar Dune. Head along to Dune’s gay nightclub wh a lourful atmosphere, a variety of drks, and a mix of mic. Gay EdburghOur gay gui to Edburgh, Stland's pal GlasgowGlasgow is a large cy Stland wh a big arts scene and a lively gay Gay BarsCheck out our selectn of the bt gay venu Dune.