Gay Auckland LGBTQ* nightlife and travel 2023

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• THE BT LGBTQ BARS AND CLUBS AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND ROW OF SHOPS, RTRANTS AND BARS, AUCKLAND | © CLDE KLODIEN / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO JOE COAT 23 JUNE 2021 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT AUCKLAND HAS, BY QUE A DISTANCE, THE MOST EXTENSIVE AND ECLECTIC LGBTQ SCENE ALL OF NEW ZEALAND. THE BIGGT CY THE UNTRY IS HOME TO MYRIAD BARS, CLUBS, BARET VENU AND EVENTS TERG TO THE LGBTQ MUNY. DELVE TO OUR GUI AND CHECK OUT CULTURE TRIP’S TOP CHOIC FOR LGBTQ BARS AND CLUBS NEW ZEALAND’S BIG SMOKE. VIEW ALL TRIPS FAY BAR AND CLUB BAR, NIGHTCLUB, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT A LEGENDARY FIXTURE OF AUCKLAND’S LGBTQ CLUB SCENE AND FELY ONE OF THE MOST INIC BARS ON K’ROAD, FAY BAR IS PARTICULARLY KNOWN FOR S FUN, CLIVE AND OCSNALLY NGHTY NATURE. ALONG WH A BUMPG NIGHTCLUB CROWD, KARAOKE NIGHTS ARE A REGULAR SPECIALY. FROM DRAG QUEENS TO DANCG QUEENS, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAG AND POPULAR LGBTQ SPOTS THE CY. GAR STATN CAFE, RTRANT, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT SERVG WOOD-FIRED PIZZA WEDNDAY TO SUNDAY WH A FUN WE LIST AND NZ CRAFT BEER – THOUGH THEIR WEEKEND BNCH IS ALSO WORTH PULLG YOURSELF OUT OF BED FOR – GAR STATN HAS BEEN FLYG THE RABOW FLAG FOR A WHILE NOW. NOT ONLY IS THIS A GREAT PLACE TO PICK UP A TASTY BREAKFAST, BNCH OR LUNCH, BUT YOU N GRAB DNER ON THE WEEKENDS AND THEN TAKE ONE OF THEIR SHOWS THEIR AWOME MUNY THEATRE. THE EAGLE BAR BAR, LGBTQ BAR, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © MONSTER VALLEY LERALLY RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD OM FAY BAR AND CLUB IS ANOTHER ONE OF K’ROAD’S EXCELLENT LGBTQ VENU. THE EAGLE BAR IS MORE LOW-KEY THAN S ENERGETIC, SOMEWHAT CRAZY NEIGHBOUR, BUT THAT’S NOT TO SAY ’S ANY LS FUN OR APPEALG. IN FACT, THE EAGLE BAR IS A GREAT PLACE TO START YOUR NIGHT BEFORE HEADG OVER THE ROAD AND REALLY LETTG YOUR HAIR DOWN. A GREAT PLACE FOR CKTAILS AND NVERSATNS, YOU N EVEN CHOOSE YOUR OWN MIC ON THE JEBOX. EDINBURGH AND THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS BY TRAIN TRAVERSE STLAND’S MOST SCENIC LANDSP, OM WT AST TO EAST, TRAVELLG BY RAIL VIEW TRIP GOOD TIM BAR BAR, LGBTQ BAR, OCEANIAN, THAI SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ONE OF AUCKLAND’S – AND K’ROAD’S, OF URSE – NEWT LGBTQ BARS, GOOD TIM, IS A PLACE WHERE ALL SORTS OF FOLK E TOGETHER THE PURSU OF A GREAT NIGHT OUT. WHETHER YOU’RE A LOL, TRAVELLER, QUEER OR STRAIGHT, THIS BAR WON’T DISAPPOT. THEY HAVE SOME EXCELLENT CKTAILS FOR YOU TO SIP ON AS WELL AS SOME YUMMY THAI FGER-FOOD. IF YOU’RE ON K’ROAD THEN MAKE SURE YOU SWG BY GOOD TIM TO SAMPLE ONE OF THEIR TOP-CLASS MARGARAS. CALUZZI BAR & CABARET BAR, RTRANT, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF CALUZZI CABARET CALUZZI IS NEW ZEALAND’S ORIGAL DRAG BARET BAR & RTRANT, AND HAS WON AWARDS TO BACK UP S REPUTATN ON THE LGBTQ SCENE. EXPECT A FUN, OVER-THE-TOP NIGHT OUT WH EXUBERANT STUM, ENTERTAMENT AND SOME GREAT FOOD, TOO. IF YOU FANCY DOG SOMETHG A LTLE DIFFERENT ON YOUR WEEKEND OUT THEN CALUZZI IS WELL WORTH CHECKG OUT. THE FACT THAT YOU N ENJOY A GREAT DNER WHILE TAKG A UNIQUE SHOW EXPLAS WHY THIS JOT HAS BEEN SO POPULAR FOR SO LONG. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. SPQR BAR, RTRANT, ITALIAN, ATRALIAN, FN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT QUTSENTIALLY AUCKLAND, WH LIC FOOD AN UPSLE-YET-SUAL ENVIRONMENT, SPQR THE HEART OF PONSONBY IS POPULAR FOR S SUN-DRENCHED OUTDOOR SEATG, AS WELL A PRIME SPOT TO START A NIGHT OUT WH NOVATIVE CKTAILS. ALTHOUGH SPQR IS NOT AN OUT AND OUT GAY BAR, IS EXTREMELY POPULAR AMONG THE LGBTQ CROWD, AND THE RIPPED TORSO ON THE SIGN IS SOMEWHAT OF A GIVEAWAY. IF YOU’RE TO GREAT FOOD AND FANTASTIC WE THEN YOU SHOULD FELY SWG BY SPQR. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• GAY AUCKLAND 2023
• GAY MEN’S LIV
• GAY NEW ZEALAND TRAVEL GUI
• THE BEST AUCKLAND GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS AUCKLAND
• GAY AUCKLAND AUCKLAND CY GUI
• NEW ZEALAND GAY TRAVEL
• GAY AUCKLAND BED AND BREAKFAST
• GAY CLUBS AND BARS
• EXPLORG TALK ABOUT SEXUALY AND LIVG GAY SOCIAL LIV AMONG CHE AND SOUTH ASIAN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

THE BT LGBTQ BARS AND CLUBS AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND ROW OF SHOPS, RTRANTS AND BARS, AUCKLAND | © CLDE KLODIEN / ALAMY STOCK PHOTO JOE COAT 23 JUNE 2021 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT AUCKLAND HAS, BY QUE A DISTANCE, THE MOST EXTENSIVE AND ECLECTIC LGBTQ SCENE ALL OF NEW ZEALAND. THE BIGGT CY THE UNTRY IS HOME TO MYRIAD BARS, CLUBS, BARET VENU AND EVENTS TERG TO THE LGBTQ MUNY. DELVE TO OUR GUI AND CHECK OUT CULTURE TRIP’S TOP CHOIC FOR LGBTQ BARS AND CLUBS NEW ZEALAND’S BIG SMOKE. VIEW ALL TRIPS FAY BAR AND CLUB BAR, NIGHTCLUB, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT A LEGENDARY FIXTURE OF AUCKLAND’S LGBTQ CLUB SCENE AND FELY ONE OF THE MOST INIC BARS ON K’ROAD, FAY BAR IS PARTICULARLY KNOWN FOR S FUN, CLIVE AND OCSNALLY NGHTY NATURE. ALONG WH A BUMPG NIGHTCLUB CROWD, KARAOKE NIGHTS ARE A REGULAR SPECIALY. FROM DRAG QUEENS TO DANCG QUEENS, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST ENTERTAG AND POPULAR LGBTQ SPOTS THE CY. GAR STATN CAFE, RTRANT, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT SERVG WOOD-FIRED PIZZA WEDNDAY TO SUNDAY WH A FUN WE LIST AND NZ CRAFT BEER – THOUGH THEIR WEEKEND BNCH IS ALSO WORTH PULLG YOURSELF OUT OF BED FOR – GAR STATN HAS BEEN FLYG THE RABOW FLAG FOR A WHILE NOW. NOT ONLY IS THIS A GREAT PLACE TO PICK UP A TASTY BREAKFAST, BNCH OR LUNCH, BUT YOU N GRAB DNER ON THE WEEKENDS AND THEN TAKE ONE OF THEIR SHOWS THEIR AWOME MUNY THEATRE. THE EAGLE BAR BAR, LGBTQ BAR, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT © MONSTER VALLEY LERALLY RIGHT ACROSS THE ROAD OM FAY BAR AND CLUB IS ANOTHER ONE OF K’ROAD’S EXCELLENT LGBTQ VENU. THE EAGLE BAR IS MORE LOW-KEY THAN S ENERGETIC, SOMEWHAT CRAZY NEIGHBOUR, BUT THAT’S NOT TO SAY ’S ANY LS FUN OR APPEALG. IN FACT, THE EAGLE BAR IS A GREAT PLACE TO START YOUR NIGHT BEFORE HEADG OVER THE ROAD AND REALLY LETTG YOUR HAIR DOWN. A GREAT PLACE FOR CKTAILS AND NVERSATNS, YOU N EVEN CHOOSE YOUR OWN MIC ON THE JEBOX. EDINBURGH AND THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS BY TRAIN TRAVERSE STLAND’S MOST SCENIC LANDSP, OM WT AST TO EAST, TRAVELLG BY RAIL VIEW TRIP GOOD TIM BAR BAR, LGBTQ BAR, OCEANIAN, THAI SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ONE OF AUCKLAND’S – AND K’ROAD’S, OF URSE – NEWT LGBTQ BARS, GOOD TIM, IS A PLACE WHERE ALL SORTS OF FOLK E TOGETHER THE PURSU OF A GREAT NIGHT OUT. WHETHER YOU’RE A LOL, TRAVELLER, QUEER OR STRAIGHT, THIS BAR WON’T DISAPPOT. THEY HAVE SOME EXCELLENT CKTAILS FOR YOU TO SIP ON AS WELL AS SOME YUMMY THAI FGER-FOOD. IF YOU’RE ON K’ROAD THEN MAKE SURE YOU SWG BY GOOD TIM TO SAMPLE ONE OF THEIR TOP-CLASS MARGARAS. CALUZZI BAR & CABARET BAR, RTRANT, OCEANIAN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT COURTY OF CALUZZI CABARET CALUZZI IS NEW ZEALAND’S ORIGAL DRAG BARET BAR & RTRANT, AND HAS WON AWARDS TO BACK UP S REPUTATN ON THE LGBTQ SCENE. EXPECT A FUN, OVER-THE-TOP NIGHT OUT WH EXUBERANT STUM, ENTERTAMENT AND SOME GREAT FOOD, TOO. IF YOU FANCY DOG SOMETHG A LTLE DIFFERENT ON YOUR WEEKEND OUT THEN CALUZZI IS WELL WORTH CHECKG OUT. THE FACT THAT YOU N ENJOY A GREAT DNER WHILE TAKG A UNIQUE SHOW EXPLAS WHY THIS JOT HAS BEEN SO POPULAR FOR SO LONG. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. SPQR BAR, RTRANT, ITALIAN, ATRALIAN, FN SHARE ADD TO PLAN COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT QUTSENTIALLY AUCKLAND, WH LIC FOOD AN UPSLE-YET-SUAL ENVIRONMENT, SPQR THE HEART OF PONSONBY IS POPULAR FOR S SUN-DRENCHED OUTDOOR SEATG, AS WELL A PRIME SPOT TO START A NIGHT OUT WH NOVATIVE CKTAILS. ALTHOUGH SPQR IS NOT AN OUT AND OUT GAY BAR, IS EXTREMELY POPULAR AMONG THE LGBTQ CROWD, AND THE RIPPED TORSO ON THE SIGN IS SOMEWHAT OF A GIVEAWAY. IF YOU’RE TO GREAT FOOD AND FANTASTIC WE THEN YOU SHOULD FELY SWG BY SPQR. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

Although SPQR is not an out and out gay bar, is extremely popular among the LGBTQ crowd, and the ripped torso on the sign is somewhat of a giveaway. It is a very iendly cy and has some gay night life.

Auckland for gay travellersWhere to stay? Hotel remendatns and mapGay bars, clubs and events.

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It’s always tertg to know more about the untry so we’ve prepared this gui to LGBT rights New Zealand so gay travellers are rmed before they go. The Legal Suatn In Gay New Zealand. There are a full range of laws supportg the gay muny place New Zealand – same-sex sexual activy has been legal sce 1986, there are extensive discrimatn protectns and was the 13th untry the world to legalise gay marriage.

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When relig settlers brought Christiany to the islands they also brought the notn that homosexualy was a s and subsequently New Zealand adopted Brish law, crimalisg same-sex sexual activy. Throughout the 60s and 70s gay liberatn groups formed and gathered strength – a talysg event this was when an amic was refed a visor’s perm to the USA bee she was homosexual.

After a uple of unsuccsful attempts, gay sex was crimalised 1986. In 2018 the Government passed a bill allowg men nvicted of homosexual offens before crimalisatn to have their rerds wiped and there was also an official apology.

The Human Rights Act 1993 meant that any discrimatn on the basis of sexualy (and genr inty) was illegal and many ernment agenci have gay-iendly polici. New Zealanrs are overall very acceptg of the LGBT muny – generally, anti-LGBT polil parti are unsuccsful, for example, and there are many openly gay people all walks of life. The gay muny is very visible New Zealand.

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There have been Pri events sce the early 1970s, cludg Auckland’s Hero Para and the Big Gay Out. Most ci have some form of gay scene. There are still isolated s of homophobia and the suatn for gay people is easier bigger ci than more ral populatns.

So What Do This Mean For Gay Travelers?

What this means for gay travellers to New Zealand is that they’re gog to have a totally credible trip!

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It’s worth notg that gay or straight, New Zealand is not a party statn – if gay travellers are prrisg back-to-back partyg and sndalo nights out then Bangkok, Berl or Mykonos might be better statns. There is no need to self-censor or worry about perceptns; gay visors n enjoy all that this untry has to offer eedom. Generally, New Zealand will never be a place for lots of public displays of affectn, somethg which both gay and straight travellers should be aware of.

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Plac To Go In Gay New Zealand. Before gettg to specifics, ’s worth remdg potential gay travellers that there are lots of small, isolated towns and villag sttered about the unspoiled landspe of the untry which might have ls progrsive views.

Not to mentn the Wter Pri/Gay Ski Week September, an queer romp the snow or the semi-regular Theta / Proponda gay party seri. Auckland has tablished self recent years and now has a thrivg gay scene. Those planng a trip to New Zealand won’t be surprised to hear that such a gay-iendly untry there’s basilly no such thg as a gay uniendly hotel.

There’s no need for exclively gay acmodatn here bee all plac are 100% clive. From budget hostels to chic boutiqu to glampg to geo outdoor lodg, there’ plenty to choose om and gay travellers should know that they are wele almost everywhere.

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One-off s like this seem to ntue world-wi, even other very gay-iendly untri. Bis, the media uproar that followed shows jt how gay-iendly New Zealand really is…. For gay activi, there are several Pri events.

New Zealand even has a gay gby team that travellers n show support for. Meetg People In Gay New Zealand. Gay travellers should jt be prepared to make the first move.

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Given the posive stance on LGBT rights New Zealand, gay people are extremely unlikely to be the closet so there are lots of opportuni to meet people.

Gay hook-up apps are popular but Auckland also has some popular (and safe) cisg loung and snas.

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A trip to New Zealand is guaranteed to be one that travellers – gay, straight or unirn! The suatn for members of the queer muny is better than the vast majory of other untri the world, so gay travellers should travel there to support the stance on LGBT rights New Zealand.

EXPLORG TALK ABOUT SEXUALY AND LIVG GAY SOCIAL LIV AMONG CHE AND SOUTH ASIAN GAY AND BISEXUAL MEN AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND

In the early 21st century some muny lears and media personali – cludg Members of Parliament – were openly gay men. Society was not always so open – until recently many aspects of gay life New Zealand were hidn, and the early 21st century some gay men still ncealed their sexualy. In spe of their relative visibily, many gay men have ma important social and cultural ntributns over the years.

Some scholars argue that early Māori rvgs pictg homosexualy suggt that same-sex relatnships may have been accepted.

Still, most gay men nducted their sexual relatnships out of reach of the law, unls they approached an unwillg partner who subsequently laid a plat.