Pack your beach bag and head to the welg seasi towns for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) travelers.
Contents:
- WHERE THE BOYS ARE: THE 5 GAYT BEACH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- THE CENTRAL COAST HAS A THRIVG LGBTQ MUNY, SO WHERE ARE ALL THE GAY BARS?
- EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS VENTURA
- GAY SANTA BARBARA TRAVEL GUI
WHERE THE BOYS ARE: THE 5 GAYT BEACH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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THE CENTRAL COAST HAS A THRIVG LGBTQ MUNY, SO WHERE ARE ALL THE GAY BARS?
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Often lovgly referred to as “Gger Rogers”, this beach is the only gay lole wh the cy lims (and accsible by public transportatn: Santa Moni Blue B 9). - Akbar & The Eagle: 18 or 27 mutThe guys you’ll fd there: A te cross-sectn of LA’s var LGBT scen wh a sprklg of straight fai that seem to be cluels to the scene around they’re wearg: Lycra/ spanx/ you-name-the-stretchy material swimmg tnks often a size too small, board shorts, sometim snazzy It’s the clost gay beach so you’ll fely see someone you know (is that a pl? Directns: The gay sectn of Will Rogers is jt off the Pacific Coast Highway near the tersectn of Wt Channel Road.
EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS VENTURA
GayTravel's gui to Santa Barbara, a very gay-iendly beach statn southern California wh a small but thrivg gay muny. There's even an unofficial gay beach the area named Padaro Beach. * gay beaches ventura *
The gay sectn is directly wt of the parkg lot and volley ball urts, around Lifeguard Statn Matador (Part of Robert H. Purportedly a gay nu beach, this hidn ve is on the wtern outskirts of Malibu. Many LA gay guys make the trek here to see everyone they would otherwise see at the Abbey or Cherry Pop.
GAY SANTA BARBARA TRAVEL GUI
There’s not much of a night scene sce the closg of the Boom Boom Room, the only gay club town. But for our team, the pot is moot, sce most of the gay boys choose the beach jt on the other si of the fence wh the boundari of the Camp Pendleton ary base. Look for the path and follow down directly to the gay ’s Beach (Part of Torrey P State Rerve): La Jolla/San DiegoWhoever named this sectn of the California ast, “La Jolla” unrstood Spanish even if they uldn’t spell (La Jolla is a misspellg of the Spanish word for "the jewel".
While the Breers almost all go naked on the straight si of the beach (at the foot of the stairs), on the gay end ’s about evenly spl between the nu and By far, the most betiful beach the regn: a long wi flat beach at the foot of cliffs, a gradual slopg ocean floor and perfect wav for boogie-boardg or body surfg. At the bottom, turn right and walk for half a e to the gay sectn.