Where the Boys Are: the 5 Gayt Beach Southern California | LAist

Contents:

• SANTA MONI AND VENICE BEACH GAY GUI
• WHERE THE BOYS ARE: THE 5 GAYT BEACH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
• THE BT GAY CISG SPOTS LOS ANGEL
• DISVER THE 10 BT GAY BEACH NORTH AMERI (AND WHERE TO STAY)
• 10 BT GAY BEACH THE WORLD
• GGER ROGERS BEACH, LA’S GAY BEACH, TO BE REGNIZED
• GAYT PLAC IN CALIFORNIA FOR 2020

SANTA MONI AND VENICE BEACH GAY GUI

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WHERE THE BOYS ARE: THE 5 GAYT BEACH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

While the effort to get to Black’s Beach may ially seem great, will be well worth the trip once you’re recled on the goln sands of this Californian gay beach. If you plan to do your gaytn Wt Hollywood, Los Angel, you’ll be pleased to know this gay beach is roughly a 30-mute drive away, meang you n tan by day and party by night.

There aren't many rourc for gay travelers foced specifilly on Santa Moni, Venice, and ast; however, this is part of metro Los Angel, which has is one of the world's centers of GLBT culture.

THE BT GAY CISG SPOTS LOS ANGEL

And wh the flux recent years of stellar rtrants and sign-driven hotels, Santa Moni has steadily bee a favore gay getaway for upl, beachgoers, and those wantg a more relaxed Los Angel vatn. 's East Village or Haight-Ashbury by the sea—ed, was a haven of unter-culture and members of the Beat Generatn durg the '50s and '60s, as well as avant-gar artists and graffi experts, like the late gay artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, the '80s. Along the ast near the Santa Moni–Pacific Palisas town le, you'll fd the most famo gay beach greater Los Angel, loted at the nearly 2-e-long Will Rogers State Beach (15900 Pacific Coast Hwy., at Teml Canyon Road).

If you're lookg for a be to eat after relaxg at the gay beach at Will Rogers State Beach, try Gladston Malibu for outstandg seafood a handsome oceanont buildg, or historic Patrick's Roadhoe for burgers, omelets, and no-nonsense der fare.

DISVER THE 10 BT GAY BEACH NORTH AMERI (AND WHERE TO STAY)

Other upsle properti of note clu the discreetly upsle Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, where 's hard to choose between an ocean view om the 10-story tower or one of the serene and romantic garn bungalows; the boldly rate Viceroy Santa Moni (sister to the hip and siarly gay-popular Viceroy Palm Sprgs); and the dramatic blue tower, the timate (84 rooms) Geian Hotel, one Santa Moni's allurg beti, datg to 1933. A quirky, morately priced, and very tertg historic hotel that has somethg of a gay followg, the Palihoe Santa Moni Hotel (formerly known as the Embassy Hotel Apartments)—rved out of a 1920s Moorish Revival apartment buildg—has enormo rooms wh full kchens and distctive furnishgs.

Other gay-welg, ls-expensive optns clu the betifully renovated Wyndham Santa Moni at the Pier, steps om the pier, and the enomil but well-mataed Travelodge Santa Moni Pi Boulevard. Don't let this news leave you thkg you won't see gay people partyg around Santa Moni and Venice—'s jt that most of them are hangg out at the bars some of the hipper rtrants and hotels around the area (see above), as well as mostly straight but gay-iendly hangouts like the ftive and que trendy Otheroom, Venice—you may know the Otheroom om one of s four other lol Miami Beach and NYC's Wt Village, TriBeCa, and SoHo neighborhoods. For a lot of folks, once they're this far down the ast, they jt keep venturg south to Long Beach, which is home to several very fun gay nightspots, cludg Club Rippl, Silver Fox, and Hamburger Mary's.

Photo of John Carroll by Loris Guzzetta A gut post by Bill Gordon, an LAist rear who is always on the hunt for the bt gay many Amerins are preparg to bid adi to the season wh Labor Day weekend, those of lucky enough to live this part of the untry have several more weeks of warm weather to olic .

10 BT GAY BEACH THE WORLD

Wh the holiday weekend around the rner, we at LAist figured that you same-sex lovg guys out there would appreciate on where gaze upon gym-toned bods whout fear (Lady-lovg ladi, we’re open to a siar post jt for you)’s a short list of the gayt beach the regn.

- 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? 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".

GGER ROGERS BEACH, LA’S GAY BEACH, TO BE REGNIZED

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. Also loted here is a great rtrant and bar (really the only rtrant and bar) lled Chirgay where you n enjoy an credible va sangria while takg the geo views of all the guys tanng on the beach. In the summer months, the gays go shg to this seasi town jt outsi of Málaga to layout and soak up the sun, pecially durg their annual events like Torremolos Pri, Mad Bear Beach Weekend, Delice Dream and Wonr Beach Ftival.

There are a number of great beach San Juan, but you’ll fd that Atlantic Beach is where the gays gather – mostly ont of Oceano, a gay-owned rtrant and beach hang out. Durg the daytime the gay-iendly areas you shouldn’t have any problems wh your partner, but like anywhere, jt e your bt judgment and be ut of who’s around you. Though Tel Aviv is gay-iendly all around, the beach jt ont of the Hilton Hotel is nsired Israel’s unofficial “gay beach” and is appropriately named Hilton Beach.

GAYT PLAC IN CALIFORNIA FOR 2020

After all, this is ground base for the entertament dtry, and ’s relatively mon to spot a "Drag Race" queen (out of drag, of urse) or Hollywood name (maybe openly gay, maybe more discreetly so) while imbibg a drk at a Wt Hollywood gay bar, soakg sun at a gay-iendly beach, takg a gay stand-up edy show, or wanrg around laid-back hipster hood, Silver Lake, or Beverly Hills. Jt north of the Santa Moni Beach borr Pacific Palisas, the approximately 3-e-long Will Rogers State Beach, fact once owned by the Hollywood legend but donated to California state after his ath, has a fabulo gay sectn dubbed “Gger Rogers Beach” wh volleyball urts and plenty of nearby f, rtrants, and cktail spots. Birthed om a “homophile” magaze of the same name (first published 1953), ONE hosts temporary exhibns at both this Gallery — for example, Stephen Varble’s 1970s genrqueer “gutter art” — and the USC Librari, where ONE’s ma llectn is based.

Billg self as a “rock n roll gay bar, ” and que a large one at that, expect go-go boys, unrwear parti, bear and Lato-centric nights, and drag shows wh "Drag Race" fav. A Denmark-born, openly gay skre gu, Henriksen achieved first fame treatg Hollywood rints’ cystic ae wh miraculo rults and garnered an A-list client list that’s clud Ellen DeGener, Cher, Charlize Theron, and Elton John.