THE BEST Gold Coast Gay Clubs & Bars (Updated 2023) - Tripadvisor

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• THE BEST GOLD COAST GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS GOLD COAST
• A GAY BAR FALLY RETURNS TO THE GOLD COAST WH HOP TO UNE 'DISNNECTED' MUNY
• GOLD COAST, WEHO’S INIC ‘DIVE BAR,’ IS THE FOURTH GAY BAR TO CLOSE ON SANTA MONI BLVD.
• THE GOLD COAST DON'T HAVE A GAY BAR, BUT THE DRAG QUEENS BEHD FLAMBOYANCE HOPE THAT WILL CHANGE
• TOP 11 GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS IN GOLD COAST
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS GOLD COAST
• GAY BRISBANE

THE BEST GOLD COAST GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS GOLD COAST

There is new hope that the Gold Coast's "sttered" LGBTQI+ scene will fd a greater sense of muny after the cy's first gay bar more than two years pots:There hasn't been a dited LGBTQI+ safe venue on the Gold Coast for more than two yearsA new bar has opened Broadbeach aimed at the muny and s alliGold Coast Rabow Communi has weled the venue and says more are on the wayDan Dunn lnched Chameleon Lounge Bar last week to addrs what he scribed as a "disnnected" muny.

"We seem to be losg the gay culture on the Gold Coast bee there was nothg, " he said.

Gold Coast, one of gay Wt Hollywood’s most popular bars, is closg. Gold Coast is the fourth popular gay bar on Santa Moni Boulevard to close sce the begng of the COVID-19 panmic. It, Rage, and Flamg Saddl, are all owned by Monte Overstreet, a gay man some ll the “kg of Boystown” reference to his real tate holdgs.

A GAY BAR FALLY RETURNS TO THE GOLD COAST WH HOP TO UNE 'DISNNECTED' MUNY

The Red Drs Party has been held at Gold Coast every July for sce then, which some of s proceeds gog to a gay-related chary. It is a morn cy of almost 640, 000 people that sells self as a leisure pal, but for the past two years there has not been a gay bar on the Gold some wh the lol LGBTQIA+ muny, there are ser ncerns that the cy is movg the wrong directn.

Drag queens Dixie Wrecked, Natasha St Jam and Jte Kace are all about Flamboyance, but they wish there was a dited gay bar to go to. "The purpose of Flamboyance was basilly to sentially set up a gay night, fally, for the Gold Coast, " St Jam said.

GOLD COAST, WEHO’S INIC ‘DIVE BAR,’ IS THE FOURTH GAY BAR TO CLOSE ON SANTA MONI BLVD.

"But is a homophobic nightlife mec?

THE GOLD COAST DON'T HAVE A GAY BAR, BUT THE DRAG QUEENS BEHD FLAMBOYANCE HOPE THAT WILL CHANGE

"It mak a lot of other gay people unacceptg of themselv, which leads to this toxic masculy cycle. " Natasha St Jam says there are still homophobic elements to nightlife on the Gold Coast. (ABC Gold Coast: Domic Cansdale)There ed to be several gay bars on the Gold Coast, but the last one was closed and put up for sale early Jam said the lack of an "actual tangible venue" had real nsequenc.

"Whether you're gay, straight, bi, whatever — there seems to be a special atmosphere, " he said. "There's nothg like this wh [the] productn, theatrils, LED lights and chorography, " he bee 's only a one-night-a-week event and Mr Rigas said he didn't nsir Flamboyance to be a an alternative to a gay bar.

"Beg volved show bs and also dancg and this sort dtry, there's a large gay muny, " he said. "Two years ago I don't thk I ever thought I would be standg on this stage, proudly homo, " he he hoped a gay bar would open on the Gold Coast soon, Nimri said there was "a big surge of the LGBT events" g. It's a cy wh a vibrant nightlife and splendid natural bety, but if you're gay on the Gold Coast, some discretn is advised, acrdg to some wh the LGBTI+ pots:Whout a dited venue and major events, the Gold Coast's LGBTI+ muny is "sttered and not herent", acrdg to some membersMany LGBTI+ people have to "drs down" their queerns to be acceptedThere are worri that the prospect of Israel Fol playg gby league on the Gold Coast will further rerce the attusThe cy's first annual LGBTI ftival  2015 failed to secure a permanent place on the social lenr and there is still no gay bar on the Gold Coast.

TOP 11 GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS IN GOLD COAST

A lol gby league club has signed Israel Fol, who matas "no regrets" for sayg on social media that "hell awas" gay rponse, Mayor Tom Tate has urged people to five Fol. "People like to thk of as 'good gays' but once we start exprsg our sexualy, exprsg our ias a way that's non-tradnal, be a b jarrg. "There are gay nservativ, there are gay liberal voters, there are gay men who wear sus who would be wele any boardroom, " he said.

(Supplied: Ellamay Fzgerald)He said the lack of a dited LGBTI+ safe venue, such as a gay bar, had rulted a "distct lack of muny". 'Discreet tradi'After g out as gay at age 24, Jordan Wilkson said he enuntered many men that he scribed as "discreet tradi", who still believed that they uldn't "show their face".

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS GOLD COAST

There are many gay acmodatns and hotels Gold Coast, Atralia. The fol pot of all gay iendly activy is the glterg Surfers Paradise, which ss smack dab the center. There are also other popular towns like Coolangatta and Broadbeach, which are very gay-popular too.

Even though the gay scene isn’t as out-and-about like that of Sydney or even the neighborg Brisbane, there are gay iendly bars and clubs wh events throughout the year.

To that end, here are the bt gay acmodatns Gold Coast, Atralia.

GAY BRISBANE

It’s hard to beat the lotn of Peppers Soul Surfers Paradise, one of the bt gay acmodatns Gold Coast. What’s more, also happens to be one of the most popular gay hotels Gold Coast. The Hilton Surfers Paradise is one of the origal bt gay acmodatns Gold Coast, Atralia.

This amazg gay iendly Gold Coast hotel ss barely a block om the ‘glter strip’ at Surfers Paradise and is one solid optn for all LGBTQ travelers. Whether you want to explore the sights and enjoy water activi or lve to the gay nightlife, everythg is a stone’s throw away.