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Explore gay Seoul wh Mr Hudson. The bt of Seoul for the discerng gay man. Where to sleep, eat, drk, shop, relax and play.

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Let’s start this gay Seoul travel gui wh a roundup of the bt plac to stay Seoul. Sign up for the ee gay travel newsletters and disver the hottt statns around the world for LGBTQ+ travel. This is not yet Bangkok or Taipei for gay nightlife, but certaly 's a place you will not regret puttg on your statn map.

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But evangelil Christians still burn Buddhist templ, and abhor the creasg visibily of gay people.

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Acts such as sodomy, or oral terurse were nsired unmentnable urts and other public foms, so tradnal nservative society has had nothg to say about homosexualy. Consequently is legal to be gay South Korea, but many people prefer not to e out to fay, iends or -workers.

To lols don't dite gay inty, and sexually ambiguo K-pop stars have bee mega-star idols, both here and far beyond the homeland, on Youtube.

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South Korean is creasgly gay-iendly and a fabulo travel statn. Stay stylish and amidst queer pany wh the gay hostels Seoul! * gay seoul travel *

Some see their style as remiscent of the flower boys, the Hwarang (화랑) of 6-9th century Silla, bands of youths selected for their bety and traed martial arts, an associatn tged wh homosexual nnotatns. Among the hundreds of gay bars this cy, those loted this foreigner-iendly queer enclave at the center of Yongsan district are the most likely to have staff and ctomers who speak English. Jongno the central Nagwon-dong neighborhood, remas the gayt area of Seoul.

Nearby alleys are led wh a multu of eveng street food tents (pojangmacha) terg to crowds of men both gay and straight, most party mo. A number of tents by ex 4 of Jongno 3 Ga (종로 3 가) near many of the gay bars, serve up anju food and cheap drks for an animated throng of gay men, late to the night.

TravelGayAsia onle travel gui lists gay bars, nightclubs, snas, spas, beach, shops and more, Seoul, Ban, and many other ci Asia, pl Atralia and New Zealand. The Korea Queer Film Ftival (KQFF) screens for four days July, focg on the diverse liv and sir of lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr dividuals livg Korea. For a look at some other gay films of the past see the QueerKorea cema pag.

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The Kimchi Queen is a blog/onle magaze wh gay liftyle news, upg events, mic, movi and entertament reviews. See South Korea’s Gay March Forward, an Augt, 2014 DailyXtra article by Dave Hazzan. For some rtrant, shoppg and hotel/ guthoe suggtns see our gay Seoul maps and listgs pag.

2 bar (147 Nakwon-dong, Jongno-gu, Itaewon), gay lols' cktail bar and rtrant. Almaz (136-6 Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Itaewon), gay neighborhood warm-up cktail bar/lounge, before the clubs hangout.

Always Homme (Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Itaewon), Homo Hill cktail bar, tourists and expats mix, younger lols; open durg the week, and late on weekends until 5am. A\V Take-C (236-1, 3F, Nagwon-dong, Jongno-gu, Itaewon), gay bar, expansive cktails menu, popular wh lol bears; visors wele.

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Bar (41-1 Myo-dong, Jongno-gu, Jongno), 2nd floor gay cktail bar, mostly Korean olr guys, English-speakg staff, ee WiFi. BB (Big Brothers) Bar (10 Sa-daero 26-gil, Jongno), gay we and dive bar, cktails; ternatnal iendly mix; bears.

Bottoms Up (Usadan-ro 37, Itaewon), Tuday-Saturday gay/mixed mic/vio bar/lounge, food; big wdows overlookg Homo Hill.

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Club Octagon (152 Nonhyeon-dong, B1/B2, Gangnam-gu), gay-iendly mixed dance club, good sound system, pretty people, stage shows. Glam Club (116-1 Itaewon, 2F, Yongsan), opulent, upsle gay-popular lounge, Techno/Hoe gut DJs, baret shows, Asian-spired tapas. Gnome (50-2 Supyo-ro 22-gil, 2F; Donui-dong, Jongno), gay fe/bar, roofck views, cktails/beer/we/whiskey, snacks.

Gray Club (191 Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu), big weekend unrground gay Friday/Saturday dance club, techno mic, go-go boys and stage entertament until 7am; bear events, drag shows. HOMPA by Le Queen (Itaewondong, 123-3, Yongsan), Tuday-Saturday afterhours gay dancg, mcular go-go hunks; lols/ foreign mix.

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South Koreas btlg pal is not only a major hub for mic fashn and entertament. The lol gay scene has been growg recent years and more... * gay seoul travel *

Mo (111-2 Nakwon-dong, Jongno-gu, Jongno), gay cktail bar, snack foods, mostly Korean men of mixed ag, iendly staff. Owoo (109-1 Nakwon-dong, Jongno-gu, 4th fl, Jongno), Nordic-style gay bar, fé meals, mixed mostly lol crowd wh some foreigners. Oz (Itaewon-dong, Yongsan-gu, Itaewon), small Homo Hill gay bar next to Always Homme, mostly olr guys.

Pocha ALMAZ (12 Myo-dong, 1/F, Jongno), gay soju, beer, whiskey, vodka and cktails bar, K-Pop mic, food service.

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It’s immensely old, ntuoly settled by different kgdoms for over 2,000 years. But ’s also new, wh much of s archecture rebuilt after the Korean War the 1950s pursu of morny.</p><p data-el="text" class="wpds-c-cYdRxM wpds-c-cYdRxM-iPJLV-css overriStyl font--article-body font-xs" dir="null">The cy is loud and quiet, dirty and clean — sometim all wh a block. It’s a fascatg symbol of a untry that mornized rapidly and is g to terms wh s own history. What’s nstant is change: All that’s left of a Japane shre the lonialist era is an unnoticed stairway quiet neighborhood; the old fe you love may well be replaced wh a ied-chicken jot months. That’s the bety of Seoul. It’s never the same, so see today before ’s somethg else tomorrow.</p></div><div class="pa-md b bc-gray-lighter shadow-2 mb-lg-mod" data-qa="meet-your-lol"><h2 class="mb-sm">Meet Haeryun Kang</h2><div class="dib ma-0 thor-image ml-sm"><img class="brad-50" width="120" height="120"/></div><p class="lh-md mb-sm" data-qa="lol-scriptn" data-ttid="lol-scriptn">Haeryun has lived Seoul sce 2014. 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A few mut walk om Seoul’s only mosque is the center of Korean gay nightlife, a district boastg a famo stretch of ternatnal cuise, bars and clubs. Itaewon is a tourist hot spot, so hotels, hostels and Airbnbs are plentiful. <a class="black b bb bc-btwred bt-hover" href=" target=_blank>Fd this neighborhood</a>.</div></div><div class="mt-xs " data-ttid="btw-addnal-"><div class="font-xxxs pt-sm gray-dark"></div></div></div></div><div class="mt-xl" id="_stay-buam-dong-1"><div id="buam-dong" class="lk-box pa-0 ma-0 font--subhead brad-4 le-story mb-xxl btw_em_ntaer" data-ttid="btw-remendatn"><div class="btw-rec-rerved-space mb-md"></div><div class="gray-dark font--meta-text bold font-xxs">LOW-KEY</div><div class="font--subhead font-lg bold pb-xxs">Buam-dong</div><div><div class="font--article-body font-xs pb-xs" data-ttid="btw-sc-em">Stay Seoul away om Seoul at the foot of the Inwang Mounta by the streams, ee of skyscrapers and loud traffic. Vis Buam-dong’s art galleri (such as Whanki, Zaha, Seoul), explore the quiet alleyways, go hikg or take the b down to tourist hot spots such as Gwanghwamun and Insadong, which are 20 mut away. 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The “Wtern-style” bnch menu, available om 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., chang daily and feels more like lunch, wh eggs, different salads, pasta, roasted meats and more. 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