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• THE ULTIMATE LGBTIQ+ TRAVEL GUI TO NEW YORK CY: OM QUEER HISTORY TO THE BT GAY BARS
• NEW YORK CY GAY TRAVEL
• THE 10 BEST NEW YORK CY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS NEW YORK CY
• THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC
• THE BT GAY HOOK-UP SPOTS NYC
• STILL HERE AND STILL QUEER: THE GAY RTRANT ENDUR
• GAY WATER, A NEW NNED CKTAIL, WANTS TO BE THE ANTI-BUD LIGHT
• GAY NEW YORK · CY GUI

THE ULTIMATE LGBTIQ+ TRAVEL GUI TO NEW YORK CY: OM QUEER HISTORY TO THE BT GAY BARS

Hell’s Kchen and Chelsea offer the most “tradnal” gay bars and clubs, where visors n check out venu wh hunky shirtls bartenrs, a mostly-gay-male clientele, and thumpg hs gog late to the night. It’s a fun and totally ridiculo experience that’s like a gay Coyote Ugly llid wh a down-home honky-tonk, but the fact that Flamg Saddl don’t take self serly is exactly why ’s such a fun bar to go to, offerg an unpretent experience that’s pecially good for anyone visg a gay bar for the first time.

One of my favore thgs about Duplex is that don't feel the need to nform to any prenceived notn of what a gay bar is. Other mils wh queer them clu Come From Away, which clus the te story of Kev Tuerff and his partner, both of whom bee strand Newfoundland wh hundreds of others durg the 9/11 attacks, and The Book of Mormon, which often mocks relig bigotry agast gay people. Wh storeonts that are cked out rabow flags and a sassy, ice-cream-lickg unirn, Big Gay Ice Cream knows how to create a scene.

One of the most important facilators of muny for LGBTIQ+ New Yorkers is The Lbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgenr Communy Center, referred to by lols simply as “The Center”. “Cisg” Central Park is also very real, and if you're g om somewhere that don't have much of a gay muny, thgs like this might e as a b of a culture shock. Although certaly has petn om ci such as San Francis and Los Angel, one nnot ny that ’s one of the most welg and flourishg gay pals of the Uned Stat (and the world).

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Both s history and s thrivg morn-day LGBTQ scene make an easy choice for gay travelers to vis New York.

It’s home to the largt LGBTQ populatn the Uned Stat, and ’s unlikely that you’d enunter any issu if you’re openly gay while visg. If you do fd yourself any suatns that need assistance om LGBTQ legal, health, or advocy groups, The Gay Centre and the New York Anti-Vlence Project n offer substantial help. New York’s gay scene nowadays is mostly ncentrated the Hell’s Kchen neighborhood of New York.

However, s historil roots Chelsea and Greenwich Village are still gog strong, and you’ll fd some of New York’s most inic gay bars the areas. Although historilly the bar’s owners were not always receptive to the ia, Greenwich Village’s Juli’ is generally nsired the olst gay bar New York Cy. In 1966, the cy was orrg bartenrs not to serve LGBTQ people and revokg the liquor licens of gay bars.

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The Mattache Society, one of the earlit gay rights anizatns the Uned Stat, held a “sip-” prott, which ultimately helped overturn the bans.

Named “New York’s Bt Gay Bar” by magaz such as GetOut and The Village Voice, Indtry is bt experienced on Saturday nights when attracts the biggt crowds and on Thursdays when featur Queen, one of the bar’s longt-nng and most popular weekly drag shows. The venue ed to be a gay dive bar and, although ’s not que as gay-foced anymore, you’ll still fd a sizable queer crowd here.

It’s a popular hangout spot for gay sports leagu/teams and hosts equent events and themed parti, cludg “80s Night” and “Jock Night. Whether they’re owned by gay people, loted gay areas, or jt popular wh gay clientele, the eateri are the perfect plac to refuel as you move om sightseeg to clubs. Owned by gay entreprenrs, Big Gay Ice Cream is an ice cream tck that has won numero awards, cludg Bt Gay Ice Cream Parlour and Bt Food Tck the Country.

THE 30 BT GAY BARS NYC

This French-spired brasserie is a charmg, relaxed rtrant and a popular bnch spot wh gay clientele the area.

RALLY is ually the startg event and the spirual succsor to the “Gay Power” monstratn that occurred Washgton Square Park a few weeks after the ial Stonewall Rts. It’s prented by All Out Arts and aims to be an extensn of their slogan “fightg prejudice and homophobia through the arts.

There are no exclively gay hotels New York, but generally, you won’t experience any problem stayg at most hotels, hostels, or rentals throughout the cy. Many gay travelers choose to stay Chelsea, Greenwich Village, and Hell’s Kchen, as they are close to the LGBTQ-specific plac and events. I’ve been a New York lol for more than ne years, so I’ll give you some of the bt New York Cy gay travel advice you n fd.

THE BT GAY HOOK-UP SPOTS NYC

From explorg storybook-like neighborhoods to dancg until sunrise at tense circu parti, there are limls ways for gay travelers to explore New York. Gay, lbian and transgenr populatns New York Cy are huge, so ’s easy for everyone to fd their muny. Below, I’ll tell you where to stay for the bt gay New York experience, remend crowd-favore hotels, rtrants, gay nightlife venu and share eful travel tips.

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Overall, New York has such an enormo gay populatn that ’s not necsary to lim yourself to gay-specific hotels, although I will say that some of New York Cy’s gay hotels all offer stylishly unique experienc that travelers love.

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Below I’ll remend some hotels and other plac to stay by borough, addn to verg the var gay neighborhoods of New York Cy.

I remend stayg Hell’s Kchen, the Wt Village, or Chelsea sce the are New York’s bt gay neighborhoods. A Hell’s Kchen apartment rental is your bt bet if you want to be the heart of New York’s bt gay neighborhood.

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Midtown East is isolated om gay nightlife, the Fancial District n feel lifels the eveng, and Chatown is both isolated and dirty. Williamsburg is the ial neighborhood for New York Cy gay travelers who want to experience that classic “Brooklyn” feel. However, you’ll fd gay lols om here all the way eastward through the middle of Bhwick, followg the route of the L subway rridor.

Here you’ll only be one stop away om Manhattan while still beg close to Astoria’s gay nightlife. Elmo is always packed wh gay men, who enjoy the pany of the rtrant’s gay servers and bartenrs. GITANO Garn of Love – Showg off some betiful Tulum vib, GITANO is one of the bt summertime rtrants New York popular wh gay lols.

The Big Gay Ice Cream Shop – Perfect place to ol down summer wh lotns both the Seaport District and Upper Wt Si Manhattan. There are tons of thgs for gay travelers to do New York, no matter whether ’s day, night, a weekday or weekend. A historic New York Cy gay neighborhood wh all sorts of boutique shops, spend an afternoon wanrg Manhattan’s quat Wt Village.

Stroll by the Stonewall Natnal Monument the Wt Village, the famo place of the 1969 rts that ntributed to the Gay Liberatn Movement. Sheep Meadow is a lol gay hangout spot Central Park where the LGBT muny nven on the send Sunday of each month the summer.

Gay lols flnt their sexy swimwear here Sheep Meadow all summer, even though there’s nowhere to swim! Jab Riis Beach is the official New York Cy gay beach and has been a popular summertime LGBTQ hangout sce the 1940s. Make sure to pack snacks and a day bag full of all your gay beach sentials bee there’s not too many plac for rehments near Riis Beach.