A Manc's gui to: the Gay Village, more than jt a party district

Contents:

• LIVERPOOL'S GAY VILLAGE... - STANLEY STREET QUARTER
• GAY VILLAGE LIVERPOOL TAK A STEP CLOSER
• THE BT GAY VILLAG IN THE UNED KGDOM FOR FABULO QUEER FUN! ??
• LIVERPOOL: A CY THAT IS FALLY GLAD TO BE GAY
• GAY VILLAGE LIVERPOOL
• THE 5 BEST LIVERPOOL GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS LIVERPOOL
• LIVERPOOL GAY VILLAGE SETBACK AS UNCIL LOOKS TO EXTEND
• A MANC’S GUI TO: THE GAY VILLAGE, MORE THAN JT A LATE-NIGHT PARTY DISTRICT
• LIVERPOOL GAY VILLAGE PLAN GO AHEAD AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF LOBBYG

LIVERPOOL'S GAY VILLAGE... - STANLEY STREET QUARTER

Liverpool is also proud to host Homotopia, the UK's longt nng LGBTQIA+ arts and culture ftival. Homotopia tak place every November and champns lol, natnal, and ternatnal queer and trans creativ, artists, and makers.

LIVERPOOL’S gay village moved a step closer after the legal procs to pestrianise Stanley Street and Cumberland Street was pleted. Gay villag are ually fun and excg cultural hotspots that are well worth the vis when you are travelg. For LGBT folk, gay villag are a great place to let loose, knowg that you will be accepted and n have fun whout judgment.

GAY VILLAGE LIVERPOOL TAK A STEP CLOSER

They are also a great place to go out and socialize and meet other gay travelers.

This rapidly lead to the formatn of gay villag, an LGBTQ-iendly oasis an otherwise hostile cyspe which ntaed gay-oriented tablishments, such as gay bars and pubs, nightclubs, bathho, rtrants, boutiqu and bookstor. Sce the turn of the 21st century, LGBT rights have creasgly strengthened the Uned Kgdom, and the need for gay villag has waned – but some still rema credibly popular wh high ncentratns of gay rints and bs. Gentrifitn, changg nightlife trends and an creasgly acceptg society mean many have disappeared but there are still several different gay villag the UK to choose om when you are travelg – here are some of our favor we thk you should try out!

For a fun night out, head to Kreml, the cy’s most famo gay club wh a cheeky Soviet theme. Broughton Street is an artsy area that’s a favore of lols and is home to a ncentratn of gay bars and other LGBT-iendly bs. This area is sometim lled the Pk Triangle, wh some of the gay bars extendg onto nearby Leh Street.

THE BT GAY VILLAG IN THE UNED KGDOM FOR FABULO QUEER FUN! ??

CC Blooms is the biggt gay hotspot here, wh a classy rtrant and club environment. Most of Glasgow’s gay bars and attractns are loted right at the center of everythg Merchant Cy.

LIVERPOOL: A CY THAT IS FALLY GLAD TO BE GAY

Old Market is a vibrant gay village that hosts a wi variety of alternative events throughout the year, and is also home to a variety of art galleri and pop-up shops.

Bears love the Bristol Bear Bar, and the Phoenix Bar and Punch Bowl are both zy gay-iendly spots to enjoy a drk and a meal. Soho is one of the biggt and most well-known gay villag not only the Uned Kgdom, but the entire world. The majory of the gay bars and attractns are centered around Old Compton Street.

GAY VILLAGE LIVERPOOL

It’s home to London’s rint Eagle Bar, as well as the Royal Vxhall Tavern, which is one of the olst gay-iendly venu the cy. Vxhall is even home to gay gyms and gay snas to keep you entertaed durg the day. The Stanley Street Quarter has been Liverpool’s gay village datg back to the Victorian era, and has a long history of acceptance.

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

Manchter’s gay village is centered around Canal Street, which is where most of the gay bars and clubs are, and is also where Pri celebratns are hosted each year. It has been a meetg spot for members of the LGBT muny sce the 1950s, and although the neighborhood has gentrified and changed que a b, there’s still plenty of gay nightlife and attractns.

There are so many bars and rtrants to choose om – The Molly Hoe and the Richmond Tea Room are great for bnch, while GAY and Thompsons Arms are lively optns for the younger crowd. This charmg gay village Brighton is loted right along the pier, and has plenty of artsy lol f, shops, and bars to keep you entertaed when you’re not enjoyg the beach. The vibe is very bohemian, laid back, and acceptg, and many people even nsir the gay pal of the UK, although there are many ci vyg for that tle.

Meanwhile, those seekg a more timate dance-floor experience will have head to the Masquera on Cumberland next year, those three venu will fd themselv firmly wh the nf of Liverpool's new Gay Village – a creatn that, lol gay and lbian bs the area hope, uld see the cy one day pete wh s great rival Manchter pursu of the "pk pound" cy uncil, wh the help of a European grant, is poised to give the go-ahead to a pestrianisatn scheme that will see traffic banned om the area around Stanley Street after 10pm on weekends, allowg revellers to flood out to the streets and help foster the nascent fe society emergg spe the chill eddi blowg om the Mersey. While the Liberal Democrat-n uncil steadfastly ref to e the term Gay Village seems is fightg a losg as anyone who equents this rner of Liverpool's multibilln- pound transformed centre will tell you, the port cy has a long and illtr gay herage, spe the overweeng prence of the Catholic Church here. Ins such as Brian Epste, Holly Johnson and Pete Burns all found sanctuary long before the area enjoyed any type of official the are difficult tim for Liverpool's gay muny.

LIVERPOOL GAY VILLAGE SETBACK AS UNCIL LOOKS TO EXTEND

In July, gay teenager Michael Cser was murred what police believe was a homophobic attack at a party Huyton. The 18-year-old lay a a for ne days before his life support system was turned off, durg which time thoands paid tribute the bars and clubs of the gay quarter, takg part a seri of movg silenc and by dancg to his favoure track "We've Got Tonight" by Ronan Keatg and Lulu.

This week, a special service will be held at Liverpool's Anglin Cathedral his before the tragedy which the gay muny believ has been largely ignored by the natnal media – and spe the cy's long-standg tradn as an anythg-go seaport – there was mountg ncern over the sle of homophobia on Merseysi. Last year, a report by Stormbreak, a specialist rearch agency, found that nearly six out of 10 lbian, gay, bisexuals and transgenr people had experienced homophobic crime Liverpool – a figure that was nearly 12 per cent higher than found that the average homosexual adult livg or workg the cy was likely to experience 15 crim their lifetime wh more than half of rponnts sayg their liv were blighted by fear of Radford, lear of the Liberals and -chairman of the Gay Bs Associatn, the drivg force behd the plan has acced the cy of harbourg "rabid homophobia" wh the muny believe that, wh more than half of all children attendg fah schools Liverpool, more uld be done. "It's my personal ncern, particularly where schools have a strong relig tradn, many of them are not takg the need to protect young gay men om discrimatn serly, " he said.

A MANC’S GUI TO: THE GAY VILLAGE, MORE THAN JT A LATE-NIGHT PARTY DISTRICT

But others pot to evince that far om beg the queer-bashg pal of Europe, Liverpool remas an excellent place to be gay. Though there has yet to be a Gay Pri march to rival that of London or Manchter, for the past five years the cy has hosted the annual Homotopia ftival which shows gay and lbian talent.

LIVERPOOL GAY VILLAGE PLAN GO AHEAD AFTER SEVEN YEARS OF LOBBYG

This quarter is already edgy and dynamic and is fely mature, buildg on a great gay herage stretchg back for the past 50 years, " he said.

However, wh many crics believg Manchter's famo Canal Street area has bee over-mercialised and overpopulated wh straight urban trendi and hen night parti lookg to flirt wh flat-stomached gay men, this may be the time to seize the iative. There is an dience out there lookg for this, " add Mr Summerskill of Stonewall weled the move but said he hoped for a day when "Gay Villag" would not be need. But the long n you might hope was not necsary and people should feel safe absolutely anywhere, " he and proud: Other gay hotspotsSydneyFor all the macho misnceptns, Sydney, wh s Kg's Cross district, offers one of the most mastream gay cultur anywhere the world.

ManchterOn the banks of the old Rochdale Canal a n-down dtrial se was once the meetg place for gay men and women keen to avoid pryg ey. Today, Canal Street is the pal of gay culture the FrancisThe Californian cy has long claimed the tle of gay pal of the world.

Most gay bs are the Castro area but the culture permeat all levels of Bay life. The Gay Village Liverpool has many ftivals and preferred events that will make you enjoy for certa, check out Menspac and do not miss any party. Consirg the fact that gay areas are not external seclud but are alternatively ponents of ci the relatnship volvg the LGBT muny and the larger populatn of the cy functns favor of muni are ubiquo the major populo ci of the pla wh a number of gay areas creatg the same cy to ter to the optn way of life mands of the LGBT muny.