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Contents:

• GAY IRELAND TRAVEL GUI
• DUBL GAY BARS GUI - BT GAY HANGOUTS DUBL, IRELAND
• THE BT OF GAY DUBL
• IRELAND: AN ALTERNATIVE STATN FOR GAY TRAVELERS EUROPE
• THE GAY & LBIAN SCENE DUBL
• THE 10 MOST GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI FOR GAY AND LGBT NOMADS
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS DUBL
• DUBL: GAY AND LBIAN DUBL
• GAY CORK
• CORK GAY BARS
• TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE SETS SOCIAL MEDIA ALIGHT AFTER THE ACTOR SAID PLAYG THE ROLE ‘BROKE HIM’

GAY IRELAND TRAVEL GUI

Ireland don't have one particular gayborhood, but they do have a lot of different bars, clubs, and f sttered around the untry.

As the cultural and polil pal of the Republic of Ireland, which has bee creasgly progrsive and gay-iendly recent years, havg recently legalized same-sex marriage, iendly and energetic Dubl li at the heart of the untry's gay scene. This eply lerary and historic metropolis wh about 530, 000 rints wh s cy lims hosts the popular Dubl Gay Pri late June, and the heart of the btlg - albe touristy - Temple Bar nightlife district, you'll fd a handful of extremely popular gay bars.

Here's a pilatn - alphabetic orr - of the key hangouts popular wh gays, lbians, and their iends this pact, handsome cy bisected by the picturque River Liffey. Across om Dame Lane, jt south of Dame St., 1-478-2983) is one of the inic gay bars of Europe, and by far the most popular LGBT tablishment Dubl.

DUBL GAY BARS GUI - BT GAY HANGOUTS DUBL, IRELAND

The Gee is a popular sectn of the cy center, a short walk om several excellent rtrants (Fallon & Byrne, Rtic Stone), and om here 's also an easy stroll to the handful of other gay bars Dubl. Named for the wty and wry - and famo his day - Irish gay lerary in Osr Wil, Osrs actually has two tablishments Dubl, both of them exceedgly supportive of and welg toward LGBT folks. A 15-mute walk wt, jt beyond Temple Bar and gg the Dubl Cy Council plex, Osrs Cafe Bar Christchurch (16-18 Fishamble St., 1-555-1442) serv siarly lic food and drk and also draws a good mix of folks, straight and gay but always iendly.

Somethg of an stutn thanks to s extraordary owner, the great diva, LGBT activist, and drag in Rory O'Neill, Pantibar (7 1, 8 Capel St., no phone) opened 2007 and is loted a brightly lored space Dubl's ner Northsi, jt a short stroll across the River Liffey via the Grattan Bridge - 's an easy walk om the cy's other gay bars. The cy’s pact size means ’s easy to bop om place to place and LGBT travellers shouldn’t feel they’re limed to ‘official’ gay-iendly venu; would be difficult to fd a venue Dubl cy centre you won’t be wele . As many Wtern ci, gay bars are more likely to be closg down than openg up Dubl, as homosexualy be more accepted across all venu.

THE BT OF GAY DUBL

North of the Liffey, Pantibar ntu to draw crowds, thanks part to beg owned by the unofficial queen of Ireland, Panti Bliss, bonafi drag royalty and one of the untry’s leadg gay rights activists. Wh lourful flowers and plenty of cycle lan, mak for a nice sojourn and has a wir signifince: the tragic murr of a lol gay man lled Declan Flynn the park 1982 is wily nsired the talyst for the Irish gay rights movement. Break for the Borr stands place of Bartley Dunne’s, probably the untry’s first gay-iendly venue, which prid self on allowg punks and ‘alternative’ people , while the Vikg holds the tle of beg Ireland’s first exclively gay bar – ’s now unr new management and has been renamed Brogan’s.

The GAZE Film Ftival July has been celebratg LGBT storytellg for 25 years, while the Dubl Gay Theatre Ftival tak place smaller venu across the cy May.

IRELAND: AN ALTERNATIVE STATN FOR GAY TRAVELERS EUROPE

Like all ci, homophobic cints are not unheard of but are few and far between, and public displays of affectns between same-sex upl are que monplace. Gay Rights Ireland has grown to be one of the most liberal untri of the world, as was the first one to legalize gay marriage on a natnal level by popular vote. Dpe the high level of LGBT acceptance, the gay life is still velopg so you will meet the most anised and vivid gay life big ci and major towns!

Top Gay-Friendly Dtatns The gay and lbian life Ireland is still unr velopment, so anised and vibrant gay scene n be found only  major ci and towns. The bt ci & towns Ireland for LGBT travellers are: Dubl: Of urse, the pal of the untry featur the most anised gay scene, featurg 2 gay clubs, 2 bars and 13 club venu.

Cork: Featurg 4 gay bars and 5 gay venu, as well as many gay events take place , Cork is nsirably loved by the LGBT muny Gay Social Networks The most popular onle gay chattg applitns and datg s  Ireland are, RealJock, PlaRomeo, GayXChange, OnlyLads, Grdr and Scff.

THE GAY & LBIAN SCENE DUBL

It wasn’t always that way, but there has been a massive shift general attus sce the crimalisatn of homosexualy 1993.

THE 10 MOST GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI FOR GAY AND LGBT NOMADS

Also worth checkg out is the Internatnal Gay Theatre Ftival, which ually tak place May and featur LGBTQ+-themed productns staged theatr and smaller venu across the cy. Due to the untry's tradnal nservatism, 's unlikely this will ever be an Ibiza-level gay zone, but there are high-qualy gay bars and regular gay nights at lol dance clubs.

However, the aforementned nservatism means that 's not a great ia for same-sex upl to hold hands or cuddle on the street, and keepg a low profile when wanrg wh your gay iends om rtrant to bar isn't a bad ia. Thk small-town Ameri, and you'll get the charg range om €5 to around €20, pendg on the club or venue, wh disunts for stunts and the Gay Communy News () or Gay Ireland Onle () to fd out what's gog on durg your stay. There's a fe, meetg rooms (groups om AA to Gay Trekki meet here), a library, and ee Inter accs, as well as endls rmatn and a referral service.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS DUBL

This article was wrten by Nomad Capalist ntributor Brian Gre, an experienced gay traveler, cultural explorer, and ee-market advote. Among the dividuals are many LGBT – lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr – travelers whose sexual orientatn or genr inty is often not accepted by the society around them.

DUBL: GAY AND LBIAN DUBL

Among this openns is one of the most thrivg gay muni on the ntent and a great gay life the pal cy of Bssels, as well as a generally pro-bs and pro-foreigner environment. The untry is equently noted as havg one of the bt gay rights rerds the world and rights clu protectns for transgenr dividuals.

GAY CORK

IrelandThough the Irish take their “wearg of the green” tradn serly, they’ve accepted the lors of the LGBT muny long ago and gay nomad expats all over the world will gladly nfirm . Ireland is one of the most well-regard and well-loved untri Europe and offers centiv not only on the entreprenrial si but also for a iendly and welg gay scene.

CORK GAY BARS

Gay travelers will fd extensive gay clubs, bars, hotels, and other stutns around gay culture Ireland and n also enjoy the numero tax benefs and EU rincy that Ireland and the Irish passport nfer if one choos to seek that route. Like neighborg Spa, there is a thrivg gay life this Wtern European natn (as well as beg known for particularly betiful and fun-lovg people).

Portugal offers certa perks that make more accsible to entreprenrial people rather than s more burecratic neighbors, and s gay rights rerd and gay life major ci like Lisbon and Porto is likewise vibrant. MaltaThis island untry sets goln standards Europe when to LGBT rights, and has tax polici that are very temptg for gay Nomad Capalists, which is why Malta is one of the spots Europe you’ll want to check is a small island natn that is also part of the European Unn and is still off the map for most nomads but has an creasgly vibrant expat muny, cludg a gay scene.

TOM HOLLAND’S GAY SEX SCENE SETS SOCIAL MEDIA ALIGHT AFTER THE ACTOR SAID PLAYG THE ROLE ‘BROKE HIM’

It has also given full rights to adopt children, earng a reputatn among “the most advanced the world” for gay rights. The New York Tim lled Buenos Air “South Ameri’s gay pal”, wh the cy beg ranked the world’s fifth the world for gay tourism, or perhaps expats lookg to settle . UguayIt’s easy for gay expats to get fortable Uguay sce the untry legalized gay marriage and they n easily apply for a cizenship.

The fact that Montevio is one of the top gay statns is only the cherry on top of the Buenos Air tops the list of gay-iendly ci, Uguay has been ranked as the most gay-iendly untry South Ameri several years a row by Ameris Quarterly.

Generally, the two untri are leadg the way South Ameri for makg gay rights and protectns part of the polil discsn and dog so, openg their untry not only to foreign tourists and the wealth of flux of gay travelers but also for nomads lookg to settle there and/or seek cizenship. Its pal, Montevio, is the untry’s most gay-iendly cy and is listed as one of the top gay statns the Spartac Internatnal Gay Gui.