Gay Wellgton Blog: 20 ways to meet gay guys Wellgton

Contents:

• WELLGTON GAY AND LBIAN SCENE
• GAY WELLGTON · CY GUI
• WELLGTON GAY MAP
• IVY BARWELLGTONMENU HOTELSBARSSNASCY GUIGAY MAPIVY BAR
• WELLGTON GAY SNAS
• THE FRGE BARINNER CY VENUE WH KARAOKE, LIVE SHOWS AND EDY.WELLGTONMENU HOTELSBARSSNASCY GUIGAY MAPTHE FRGE BAR

WELLGTON GAY AND LBIAN SCENE

There is a relatively small gay and lbian scene spread around the North Island and here Wellgton, a number of LGBT iendly venu are prent the cy. Club Ivy is the cy's only dited gay nightclub and offers regular themed nights, cktails, baret entertament and fun petns. Of tert, the 1970s and early years of the 1980s, the mid-sectn of Cuba Street and Vivian Street operated as Wellgton's famo Red Light district, wh a number of gay bars and clubs, and although this area now appears que different, trac of s prev rnatn are still apparent.

Gay Ftivals and Events.

Datg back to the mid-1980s and prevly named the Wellgton Gay and Lbian Fair, Out the Square tak place every year and is held around March.

GAY WELLGTON · CY GUI

A popular newspaper published fortnightly, full of LGBT rmatn about the Wellgton gay scene and sold at most newsagents the cy.

A monthly gay magaze, sold at many of the cy's newsagents. New Zealand Gay Gui. Reprentg the var terts of the lol gay muny, Rabow Wellgton anis many social activi and themed gathergs around the cy.

Stt Kennedy and Mallm Vghan have a long standg Wellgton's gay muny. The uple, who first met at Mr Gay New Zealand 1992, have been together for 26 yrs and were married Hawaii worked the hospaly dtry many var and wonrful bars over the years, the uple pooled their talents and opened their first venture together 1999, known as "The Dome Piano and Garn Bar" the 'middle of the road' between Wellgton's Kent and Cambridge Tce's. This was followed a year later wh their send venture, Pound Nightclub and Bar, the heart of the cy on Dixon a six year stt of supplyg hospaly and shows to Wellgton's Gay Communy, the boys took a two year (and well need) break orr to recharge their batteri before embarkg on this latt venture - now 's eleventh year!

WELLGTON GAY MAP

SAFE SPACE: WE HAVE A ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY FOR HARASSMENT OR PREJUDICE OF ANY KIND ESPECIALLY, HOMO/BI/TRANSPHOBIA, SEXISM, OR RACISM. We often get ntacted by guys who are g out or are new to Wellgton and they have no ia how to meet other gay guys socially. 20 thgs a gay man  Wellgton n do to meet other guys socially...

If you feel awkward wh nothg to do, e to one of their mp bgo (bgay) evengs on Wednday and have some fun.

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The gay men's book group that meets monthly to discs and share books and DVDs. Sg wh the gay and lbian choir, the Glamaphon.

DANSSINZ class for Wellgton Gay and Lbian dancers and iends are held at Thistle Hall, loted on the rner Arthur Street & Cuba Street, upstairs (enter through Arthur Street si). Abo Cafe, 28 Cornwall Street, Lower Hutt's only out and proud gay owned and operated fe!

Frontnners is an clive nng group for the Capal’s gay and lbian nners. Gays Of The Hutt is a gay mens social group that meets the Hutt for pot luck dners.

WELLGTON GAY SNAS

Contact GOTH by phong the gay helple on 473 7878. Newers is a group n by Gay Wellgton where guys meet every send Tuday om 6pm to 7.

Phone the gay helple on 473 7878.

Y, Wellgton do have a gay men's cyclg group. The Queer Avengers is a group fightg homophobia and transphobia, Wellgton and further afield.

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Gay Wellgton ns a helple, g out groups, School's Out, a HIV/AIDS grant fund and much more.

Gayle is another group of volunteers workg to help others who are gay or are explorg their sexualy by matag a database of what's on. Are you a gay or bi dad?

Gay Dads is a iendly social group for gay dads and their partners. Monthly gathergs, email There's also Rural Blok, a social group for gay men the Wairarapa that anis social events.

Wellgton has two gay snas - Checkmate at 15 Tory Street and The Emperor's Bathhoe on 5 Wigan Street. Whether you’re lookg for a place to dance on the tabl, somewhere to sip wh sophistitn on cktails, drk some famo New Zealand craft beer, get your gay on, or watch some raw edy, there’s somethg for everyone Wellgton’s nightlife. © pxhere The Gay Scene Wellgton There might not be a huge choice of gay bars to choose om Wellgton, but Wellgton’s bars and nightclubs have an tegrated and gay-iendly vibe.

Neverthels, if you are lookg for a more exclive gay scene Wellgton, check out the followg: Ivy Bar on Cuba Street has a wi mix of entertament om drag to baret, edy to poetry. S&M’s Cocktail and Lounge Bar on Cuba Street stands for the owners’ “Stty” and “Mal”, a long-standg uple Wellgton’s gay muny. Is New Zealand a Gay-Friendly Country?

New Zealand is socially a progrsive untry where lbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenrs are not only tegrated but wele members of society. We do warn you, however, the bar scene and muny is que small, so New Zealand is by no means a statn to go exclively for s gay scene. In 1999, she beme the world’s first transgenr member of Parliament Discrimatn on the basis of sexual orientatn and genr inty/exprsn has been illegal sce 1993 LGB members have been allowed to serve the ary openly sce 1993 Openly gay and lbian policians have been servg sce 1993, wh Rabow Labour, a branch of the Labour Party, beg formed 1997 to reprent LGBTQ people.