Seattle’s Bt Gay Clubs, Shops, and Bars - The Stranger

Contents:

• ARE YOU LOOKG TO BUY A GAY BATHHOE? CLUB Z'S BUILDG IS FOR SALE
• WHERE IS THE GAY CAPAL OF THE WORLD? TEN FABULO CONTENRS… ?
• SEATTLE’S BT GAY CLUBS, SHOPS, AND BARS
• AS SEATTLE’S GAYBORHOOD MIGRAT, CAPOL HILL QUEER BARS FIGHT TO REMA A REFUGE

ARE YOU LOOKG TO BUY A GAY BATHHOE? CLUB Z'S BUILDG IS FOR SALE

Ined, the untri and ci have provid refuge for those who have faced ridicule and nmnatn their own untri and ci.While on the whole, the world is a much more amenable to gay visors than ed to be, there are certa statns where gays feel more fortable and wele than others. This article foc on ten top statns that aren’t jt gay iendly; they actively enurage gay visors and go all out to make sure they have the bt time ever.What is the Gay Capal of the world?

San Francis is ually the the place most people would say is the gay pal if asked, but if pends how you fe pal. The rearch n be based on per pa, but people are not always open and hont when surveyed.Rearch has also been rried out by how ‘gay iendly’ ci are which is much more measurable.What is the Gay Capal of the USA?The Human Rights Campa (HRC) ns a yearly Municipal Equaliy InxCi are ranked by:non-discrimatn laws municipal employment polici clivens of cy servic, law enforcement (cludg hate crim reportg) municipal learship on matters of equalyThough the ma ntenrs like San Francis, New York are hight ranked, there are many other ci that do very well unr the above creria. Well done Pheonix, Orlando and Atlanta!!What is the Gayt Country Europe?Acrdg to rearch, Germany has the largt LGBT muny Europe, 7.4% of Germans said they intified wh LGBT.Acrdg to Rabow Europe the bt untry terms of gay iendly legislatn Malta!Bt Gay Ci the World (acrdg to )Contents San Francis Sydney BrightonAmsterdamBerl Mexi, Puerto Vallarta Chelsea and Greenwich Village (NYC) R Prague BangkokCopenhagen: The Birthplace of Gay RightsToronto: The Bean of LGBTQ Rights San FrancisFor those who have been before, will e as no surprise to see San Francis at the top of the list.

WHERE IS THE GAY CAPAL OF THE WORLD? TEN FABULO CONTENRS… ?

Practilly every sgle bar and bs wh the Castro district ters for gays and lbians and their Gay Pri week is somethg to behold. The gay and lbian culture here forms a val, vol and lourful part of the social fabric of the cy and the 2002 Gay Gam was held here. BrightonBrighton on the south east ast of England is a long tablished, gay iendly haven havg openly weled the gay muny for over 100 years.

Kemptown, or Camptown, is the heart of all, wh numero gay owned hotels, bars, fés, snas and even bookshops, and there is also a ‘Gay’s the Word’ walkg tour to enjoy. Brighton also has some of the biggt gay bars and clubs the World.AmsterdamFor many years, Amsterdam has been hailed as the gay pal of Europe, wh the proportn of gay rints timated to be 20-30% of the populatn. There are over 100 gay hotels, bars, rtrants, nightclubs, sports clubs, support servic and even choirs here.

On the first Saturday Augt, Amsterdam hosts the only gay pri para the world that is held on the water, and this is somethg everyone should try to experience.BerlThe legendary liberalism that exists Berl has spawned one of the largt gay and lbian scen the world. Kls Wowere, the openly gay mayor, outed himself wh the immortal words “I’m gay and that’s a good thg”, and beftg the centralised nature of the cy, there is no specific gay ghetto, and there are tablished scen throughout Berl.

SEATTLE’S BT GAY CLUBS, SHOPS, AND BARS

Mexi, Puerto VallartaPuerto Vallarta Mexi has a vibrant gay scene that will knock the socks off first time visors. Chelsea and Greenwich Village (NYC)The Chelsea and Greenwich Village areas of New York Cy are synonymo wh gay life, and both boast a thrivg and very ‘out there’ scene. There are some amazg bars, clubs and galleri, and people om around the world ngregate NYC June for their own take on the Gay Pri para.

RR Janeiro is the gay pal of South Ameri, but the scene here isn’t as stantly visible as Sydney or San Francis. Durg the annual Carnaval Febary or March, lerally thoands of ex-pat Brazilian gays fly to to jo the fun, where transvt steal the show at many of the balls. The gay scene here is que tegrated, wh the gay entertament sectns the prs listed as GLS; gays, lbians and sympathisers.

AS SEATTLE’S GAYBORHOOD MIGRAT, CAPOL HILL QUEER BARS FIGHT TO REMA A REFUGE

There is a general acceptance of same sex partnerships here but the gay scene is segregated, and public displays of affectn are ill advised. BangkokDpe s associatn wh all thgs gay, there is actually no gay movement Bangkok, simply bee there is no anti-gay movement to challenge. Thai culture as a whole is acceptg of homosexualy of both sex, but as Prague, affectnate displays public are owned upon.