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Beijg, Cha tongzhi gay bars, baret, clubs, diss, drag shows, karaoke, queer nightlife and homosexual entertament by Utopia Asia.

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THE 5 BEST CHA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS CHA

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The many years of patronage form a special chapter my was around 1995 that Shanghai’s gay male populatn began to “migrate” om parks and public rtrooms across the cy toward bars and clubs. Before then, plac where men uld meet like-md “ras” — a slang term for gay people — clud a ltle garn on the wt si of Jiangxi Middle Road central Shanghai’s Huangpu District, as well as the roadsi newspaper gallery on nearby Nanjg East Road.

THE BEST SHANGHAI GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS SHANGHAI

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Asi om a handful of women whom the bar owner ved as “beards” — ctomers whose prence ncealed the fact that was a gay bar — the overwhelmg majory of s patrons were men. This was perhaps the first gay bar maland this time, a group of relatively well-to-do gay men beme more receptive to the ia of meetg partners private tablishments, as opposed to public cisg spots. This change mentaly among gay Che men, bed wh the enuragement of queer expats livg Shanghai, ensured that the bar was able to operate whout any fancial difficulti.

Upon learng that their property was beg ed as a gay bar, many landlords would send tenants and patrons packg regardls of whether or not the lease had expired.

THE 5 BEST HONG KONG GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS HONG KONG

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The send reason was that as an creasg number of rival gay bars opened their doors, proprietors would move elsewhere as soon as their bs began to 1997, the Che ernment abolished the crime of “hooliganism, ” whose loose fn clud homosexual activy. The velopments, which are generally viewed as symbolic of the crimalizatn and stigmatizatn of homosexualy Cha, cid wh a shift Shanghae attus toward different sexual 2002, Eddy’s found a stable lotn where would ntue to serve the gay muny for the next 14 years: Huaihai Middle Road, Shanghai’s premier shoppg street. This reflects chang the environment which gay bars and gay men themselv prevly stggled to though I have equented gay bars ever sce they first arrived on the maland, I don’t rell any particularly unpleasant experienc wh homophobia.

A group of loyal patrons at the popular bar Asia Blue had put together a set of rmal sks reflectg some of the more amg aspects of gay life.

Shanghai’s gay bars began to evolve to clubs, addg live DJ sets, dance floors, and themed the same time, beme gradually easier for Che people to travel abroad. Gay Shanghae who traveled to Southeast Asia or to Wtern natns disvered that Shanghai’s gay nightlife had begun to rival that of other world-class ci. Themed parti anized by gay clubs Shanghai ntue to attract not only the maland’s “ras, ” but also party animals om Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and even further afield.

SHANGHAI GAY TRAVEL

The cy’s ever more diverse LGBT tablishments are ttament to the perseverance of Cha’s gay muny. * gay bars in china *

They have pletely transformed om simple hookup spots to tablishments where sexual mori revel their 2016, Shanghai’s origal gay bar, Eddy’s, shut down, as did the In Club, whose queer dance parti on the weekend were once the lol LGBT muny’s most popular event.

Meanwhile, followg a shift attus and the advent of gay hookup apps such as Blued and Aloha, LGBT people no longer need to rely on tradnal gay bars as a means of meetg like-md people. To a certa extent, Shanghai has even veloped s own gay district near the Jiao Tong Universy subway often say that Cha’s queer ras live unr the burn of societal prsur and discrimatn. While this is te, I want to emphasize that the more than 20 years sce Shanghai’s first gay bar opened s doors, I have personally wnsed the admirable perseverance of Cha’s LGBT muny.

Cha’s gay bars have blossomed om homogeno, unrground enti to diversified, stable stutns; like LGBT issu Che society more generally, gay bars have bee more visible on our streets. Shanghai’s gay scene may not be as vibrant as that of Hong Kong, but there are fun lol gay bars to meet lols and other travelers, pl the ocsnal massive gay party. Combed wh the language barrier, this rmatn disnnect mak difficult for travelers to fd rmatn about Shanghai gay events, attractns, and other travel advice.

CHA’S TOP 10 GAYT CI

wolfyy's Shanghai gay travel gui. Hotels, where to stay, Shanghai gay bars, parti, rtrants, gay scene & beg gay Cha. * gay bars in china *

I spent the remag time a tourist apartment rental wh walkg distance to the gay bars so I wouldn’t have any issu wh late-night transportatn. Between 1994 and 2009, the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn applied repeatedly to be a member of the UN Enomic and Social Council.

SHANGHAI GAY BARS & SPAC

The Shanghai gay gui, sce 2006. Over 12 ln page views listg the LGBT iendly venu Shanghai, Cha. Facebook: @ShanghaiGay * gay bars in china *

There is no official data on homosexualy  Cha, the world’s most populo untry, however amics timate that Cha now has about 40 ln homosexuals. Everyone knows Chongqg is famo for s lots of betiful girls and handsome boys; However, Chongqg is also known for boastg the greatt populatn of homosexual men around the untry. I list all known gay venu below, and addnally list a uple of gay iendly plac that ter to a predomately larger number of gay clientele than most.

[THE LIST]: GAY BARS IN SHANGHAI

Here's what's out there for gay bars Shanghai. Cocktails and cise ntrol the cy's small but rilient gay nightlife scene. * gay bars in china *

There are probably more than 300 or so other gay-iendly spac, bars, ffee shops & rtrants Shanghai that I do not list drawg gay clientele.

FOR A NSERVATIVE CY, BEIJG HAS A REMARKABLE GAY NIGHTLIFE

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Quick Jump88 Cafe & Bar ?️‍??☕️Moon Bar ?️‍????ManGo Bar ?️‍???Roxie (Lbian) ⚢????Hiro Bar ?️‍??☕️Rik (Gay-iendly) ⚢????Q Bar ?️‍??Ten Club ?️‍???Asia Blue ?️‍??A+ Hoe Bar ?️‍???Reborn Club ?️‍????HUNT Bar ?️‍?????44kw Club (gay-iendly) ????The Palace ???Rice Bar ?️‍????Swag Candy Club (Lbian) ⚢??Inclu Whisky & We ?️‍???Atlas Corner (Gay-iendly) ???Tahi Pub (Gay-Friendly) ??Wet Bar @ W Hotel (Gay-iendly) ?Cotton’s (Gay-iendly) ???+ Closed (past) Spac+ Gay Cha Not+ Gay Shanghai Not + Gay apps+ Che Gay HistoryShanghai Gay Spac:. Insi the Junfeng Internatnal Fortune Plaza Hongkou (see maps and photos), ManGo pris self providg a space that nnects olr gentlemen wh their younger admirers, ak to a large fun gay beer hall wh a super iendly crowd that is very, very, lol, and bt on Friday and Saturday between 8:30 PM and 11:30 PM. A lol and very gay bar wh mp r and massive bar unr an umbrella of high-tech LED rods, across the hall om TEN Club and gets ridual benef of TEN Club ctomers pg the boppg.

BEG GAY IN CHA (AS A FOREIGNER 2020-21) ?️‍? WHAT’S THE TTH?

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Asia Blue is the cy’s olst gay bar brand (havg origally found self on Gaolan Lu 20 years ago, and re-loted many tim) still currently operatn. Still offers drk specials and lol gay bears focsed on providg a safe and fun environment for non-pretent, down-to-earth bears and monkeys to drk, play dice gam and enjoy a night away om the other gay spac.

The owner is Charl Guo, a fashn photographer om Beijg, so ’s only natural he has attracted a fashn-dtry heavy crowd, and ’s gay followers. A lol and upsle cktail bar on the 2nd floor of the buildg opened 2021 by owner Zhuai Zhuai who has been the gay bar scene for well over a and is always extremely joyful and nsirate.

Hip street-ont cktail bar which stays open late and is often packed after dner time wh a mix of gay and gay iendly patrons of all genrs. Great for dner and drks wh iends a relaxed garn environment unr the nopy of well-l tre, wh a mix of gay and gay-iendly mostly very good staff.

CHA’S LGBT COMMUNI: EXPLORG THE CHE “GAY CY”

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Gone, closed, bankpt, kaput, shut down… but remembered, some of the major gay venu Shanghai my time, no particular orr… Lollipop, In195, Luc, Club Deep, M Cafe, Hunter Bar, Eddys, Shanghai Stud, No. 19% (218k people) not rg, but some gay Che THINK they face what they believe to be a social stigma, particularly wh their parents who are expectg fay heirs.

Fet the ever growg long strg of letters “LGBTTQQIAAP+” etc… — nearly all Che simply, polely, e the word “gay” for anyone non-hetero, which is an upgra om the proliferatn of nfg hidn lloquial terms such as “passn of Longyang” (lóngyángpǐ 龙阳癖), “the passn of the cut sleeve” (duànxiù zhī pǐ 断袖之癖), or “the divid peach” (fēntáo 分桃). The formal morn word for “homosexualy” is tongxglian (同性戀); ‘same-sex relatns/love‘) or abbreviated to “tongzhi” (同志) which means “ra“.

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