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• LIPSNEW YORK CYMENUHOTELS · LUXURYHOTELS · MID-RANGEON TODAYBARSLBIAN BARSDANCE CLUBSCISE CLUBSSNASMASSAGECULTURESHOPSLGBT+ ATTRACTNSCY GUIGAY TOURSRTRANTSGAY BEACHGAY MAPGAY WEDDGSLIPS
• GAY NEW YORK: A GUI TO CLUBS, BARS, DRAG SHOWS AND QUEER CULTURE

LIPSNEW YORK CYMENUHOTELS · LUXURYHOTELS · MID-RANGEON TODAYBARSLBIAN BARSDANCE CLUBSCISE CLUBSSNASMASSAGECULTURESHOPSLGBT+ ATTRACTNSCY GUIGAY TOURSRTRANTSGAY BEACHGAY MAPGAY WEDDGSLIPS

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GAY NEW YORK: A GUI TO CLUBS, BARS, DRAG SHOWS AND QUEER CULTURE

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NYC is a gay-iendly town wh a variety of neighbourhoods offerg pockets of queer culture and nightlife, each wh s own uy flavour. The Wt Village – the hub of the morn gay movement, thanks to the 1969 rebelln at the Stonewall Inn – still bristl wh gay bars and drag clubs, mostly unaffected hangouts such as the appealg Piec, and The Monster, a two-floor nightlife emporium wh piano bar on top and dis down below.

Chelsea (the gay mec the 90s) was bet by a mass exod as beme gentrified, though the long-nng Barracuda Lounge still provis booze and schmooze, and G Lounge never go away, thanks to s ambient mi-areas which to hang wh your clique. And Hell’s Kchen (or HK) is now the gay epicentre, where rents are a ltle more affordable, thereby attractg swarms of new arrivals who prowl the streets and look for fun on an obssive basis. (On last unt, there were 14 gay bars the area, whout a p off sight.