Out the Sun: Florida’s Top 10 Gay Beach | VISIT FLORIDA

Contents:

• GAY THAILAND RORTS YOU HAVE TO STAY AT
• BT GAY BEACH DTATNS
• GAY ASIAN STOCK PHOTOS AND IMAG
• GAY ASIAN MEN STOCK PHOTOS AND IMAG
• OUT THE SUN: FLORIDA’S TOP 10 GAY BEACH
• 10 BT GAY BEACH THE WORLD
• THE BT LGBTQI + AND GAY BEACH SYDNEY

GAY THAILAND RORTS YOU HAVE TO STAY AT

Swimwear and unrwear targetg gay men gets boost Asia as newers enter the niche dtry.

Brands such as Tight Tams and U-Touch are terg to gay men lookg for somethg more darg and lourful. Thailand is the most gay iendly untry Southeast Asia, so is no surprise that gay Thailand rorts have bee creasgly popular throughout the untry.

From Chiang Mai to Bangkok and down to the tropil southern islands, here are some of the top gay rorts the land of s! If you are stayg at gay Thailand rorts, you will need to book more of your acmodatn advance. I will ually have my gay rorts booked around the time I book my flights to be safe, pecially durg peak season!

BT GAY BEACH DTATNS

When you book a gay rort, you want to foc more on the vibe of the place you’re stayg. Sure the rooms and ameni are important, but you’re bookg a gay Thailand rort for the sense of muny and acceptance that wh ! ”While Thailand is known as the most gay iendly lotn Southeast Asia and the tourism board is actively workg to show LGBTQ travelers that is safe, do that really mean that the lols are wily acceptg?

You will fd that pecially Southern Thailand and Bangkok, Thailand is creasgly gay iendly. Ladyboys tegrate seamlsly wh society, and there are many gay iendly bars, baret shows, rtrants, clubs, and of urse gay rorts. It n be overwhelmg arrivg Bangkok for the first time and grabbg a t t to the hotel, so havg a gay rort to check to right away n fely help.

While isn’t a gay Thailand rort per say, this expensive and betiful hotel is a hop skip and jump away om Bangkok’s btlg gay district – Silom. The ameni at this gay Thailand rort clu a gym, sna, hot tub, and two betiful swimmg pools. Silom Soi 4 – The gay area of Bangkok, filled wh redlights, ladyboy shows, bars, clubs, go-go dancers, and more.

GAY ASIAN STOCK PHOTOS AND IMAG

Southern Thailand is full of tropil weather and betiful islands, so is no surprise that you’ll fd some amazg gay rorts sttered throughout the Thai islands. Alpha Gay Rort offers many island tours, meet and greets, and var packag to help make your stay on Koh Samui perfect. Alpha Gay Rort’s rooms start at $79 USD per night, which isn’t unheard of on Koh Samui.

This gay Thailand rort is also ls then half a e away om Chaweng beach, where you’ll fd a plethora of gay bars, clubs, and events happeng along the beach! Baan Souy Gay Rort has a betiful rooftop pat wh loungers, perfect for sippg a cktail and watchg the sunset. Vis Pattaya’s Walkg Street – There are a ton of fun gay bars and clubs dotted along this street, take a walk over and see what’s gog on!

Asia’s batn of open-md religns and warm, iendly people has long ma a favoure statn for gay travellers.

GAY ASIAN MEN STOCK PHOTOS AND IMAG

As ci across the regn beg to ter more wily to the gay market, the optns available to the discerng gay visor are greater than ever. Perennially popular Bangkok boasts an tablished gay scene and, while hotels, rtrants, bars and clubs right across Thailand are welg of gay ctomers, much of Bangkok’s gay society is centered on fashnable Silom Road. The slew of visor-iendly gay bars on Silom Soi 4 make the perfect spot for people watchg, as crowds ngregate for drks on street-si terrac before the grand nighttime exod to Bangkok’s largt and most famo gay club, DJ Statn.

Apparently named after a Shanghai baret owner, Maggie Choo’s hosts a gay night every Sunday, where the girls on swgs are replaced by topls men silk pants and turbans. Jt a stone’s throw om Silom’s gay epicenter, gay-owned Eat Me on Convent Road is now a long-stanr on the Bangkok dg scene and yet manag to mata an excellent reputatn for s ventive menu of fn dish. Elsewhere, while the curly named WTF Bar & Gallery Shumv’s Thong Lor area attracts a distctly mixed crowd, that clus a healthy dose of gay travelers pulled by the mix of rotatg art exhibns on the upper floor and the blend of fn food, craft beers and one-off imported spirs the downstairs bar – where the atmosphere chang om zy and timate on midweek nights to an excg vibe on Friday and Saturday evengs when the party spills out onto the siwalk.

OUT THE SUN: FLORIDA’S TOP 10 GAY BEACH

Cosmopolan Bali boasts a iendly gay scene that, together wh stunng landsp and s famo beach, make a h wh gay travelers.

Bali’s actn is foced around Semyak, and particularly on Jalan Camplung Tand, where you’ll fd Mixwell and Bali Joe, two popular long-standg gay bars wh nightly shows. On the wateront, neher Ku De Ta nor the Potato Head Beach Club are explicly gay, but both attract a substantial gay clientele and are sential ponents to any vis to Bali.

For beach actn, Batu Belig and Double Six beach are known for attractg gay visors; both are wh easy reach of Semyak and make for a sual spot offerg a selectn of food and drk, ocean views and iendly pany.

10 BT GAY BEACH THE WORLD

Wh an open-md, tolerant outlook and a growg reputatn as the San Francis of the east, Taipei is quickly emergg as one of Asia’s most gay-iendly and welg statns.

Taipei’s ma gay zone is loted the Red Hoe District, a large outdoor plex featurg shops, bars and rtrants.

THE BT LGBTQI + AND GAY BEACH SYDNEY

Of urse, a vis to Taipei wouldn’t be plete whout a sg-along – Matt Bar is one of the cy’s most stylish gay karaoke bars. ABOVE: Siem Reap’s Pub Street and Night Market area boasts several gay-iendly venu. Homosexualy is wily accepted Cambodia and tourists enjoy an open-md wele, though lols rema discreet and g out is still not always an easy optn.

As well as rooms, the luxur, flamboyantly signed gay-only Men’s Rort featur a spa, sna, pool and gym which to while away the days. Siem Reap’s first gay bar, sign-led Lga has been open sce 2004 and attracts a sophistited crowd crazy about s famed cktail list, people watchg opportuni and Saturday night drag show – there’s now a spa on the premis, too. The oh-so-red Miss Wong bar, wh s old Shanghai spired dér, is gay-iendly and boasts a drks menu that mak e of lol gredients like chilli and lemongrass.

A ban on gay marriage was repealed at the start of 2015 forward-thkg Vietnam, and ’s jt one reflectn of a rapidly evolvg gay scene the untry’s charmgly chaotic southern cy.

Saigon offers a smaller selectn of gay venu than other Asian ci, and many lotns attract more of a mixed crowd, but the number of optns is growg. Gay-owned The Fig Café serv up morn Vietname dish stylish surrounds, wh emphasis on anic gredients; the rtrant also boasts an extensive list of French, Chilean and Atralian w.

The Summer Diary Project is a curated llectn of male photography, queer art, and gay pop culture that's told a daily narrative by s founr and creative director Billy Mec. This November, Summer Diary has jt opened Summer Outpost - s onle shop and art gallery, sellg origal patgs, exclive prts, digal magaz, and their new lendar for more at, Instagram,, December 5th, Summer Diary heads om s Jersey Shore home to South Beach to exhib at "the gayt fair at Miami Art Week" -- the Art Gaysel show at Hotel Gaytherg.

"Alex Guerra, Art Gaysel's founr & curator, reached out to me on Instagram to e down this year and show" says Billy.

"I uldn't be more lighted and honored to be a part of this diverse talented group of gay artists Alex has put together. "If you're to llectg queer art and havg a good time" says Billy, "this mt be the place for you to be Miami Beach evengs durg Art Basel" Diary will be showg select works om "The Sun Bathers", their current onle show of origal patgs by Richard Stabbert, "Men In Nature", an exclive & very limed edn of prts by SDP ntributg photographer Ron Amato (clud here this gallery), and "Somewhere Over The Rabow", one-of-a-kd hand pated vtage postrds by Nolan Gaysel ns om December 5 - 9, 2018.

From gay Florida party statns such as Miami, Key Wt and Fort Lrdale to mellow, seclud spots St. The most popular gay beach Miami is mostly a hangout for men, but you’ll also fd lbians and straights soakg up the sun wh lols.

It’s across the street om the Palace Rtrant & Bar, a gay hangout that has been welg sunbathers for the past 25 years.