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Contents:

• DISVER THE BT 10 STATNS TO ENJOY GAY THAILAND
• GAYS THAILAND: IS A LGBT IENDLY UNTRY FOR TOURISM?
• KOH SAMET BEACH THAILAND | MOST POPULAR GAY ISLAND UPDATE 2020!
• GAY THAILAND RORTS YOU HAVE TO STAY AT
• THAILAND GAY TRAVEL
• TOP 5 GAY RORTS THAILAND
• GAY THAILAND TRAVEL GUI
• GAY PHET · ISLAND GUI
• THE 10 BEST THAILAND GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS THAILAND
• GAY PATTAYA
• THE 5 BEST BANGKOK GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS BANGKOK
• GAY THAILAND: THE ULTIMATE TRAVEL GUI
• GAY PHI PHI ISLANDS

DISVER THE BT 10 STATNS TO ENJOY GAY THAILAND

Its tourism dtry has been urtg gay travelers for a long time, and the untry is home to many robt LGBTQ muni. It’s known for s vibrant gay nightlife, wh plenty of optns throughout the untry.

GAYS THAILAND: IS A LGBT IENDLY UNTRY FOR TOURISM?

Although the ma gay scene is ncentrated Bangkok, the equally betiful getaways Phet, Koh Samet, and Pattaya are also worth a vis for LGBTQ travelers. If you’re travelg to Thailand as a gay uple, wh your gay iends, or by yourself, you n expect a fun, welg atmosphere and loads of great parti. While gay travelers will generally have no issu travelg here, LGBTQ rights Thailand for lols rema a work progrs.

KOH SAMET BEACH THAILAND | MOST POPULAR GAY ISLAND UPDATE 2020!

You’ll fd the biggt and most visible gay district Thailand s pal cy, Bangkok. The thrivg gay scene is a ma attractn, and ’s a great place to meet LGBTQ lols and travelers. Phet is one of Thailand’s bt islands and is also home to some of s bt gay hotspots.

Bangkok’s ma gay district is based around two streets: Silom Soi 2 and Silom Soi 4. Silom Soi 2 is where you’ll fd gay clubs and parti, and Silom Soi 4 is where you’ll fd more relaxed bars and dg optns. Bangkok is Thailand’s most popular tourist statn and has numero amazg attractns outsi of s gay nightlife.

Pri Rtrant, right next door, bought out and expand s rtrant to clu a gay bar that’s always packed.

GAY THAILAND RORTS YOU HAVE TO STAY AT

DJ Statn is one of the bit, most popular gay clubs Bangkok, loted at one end of Silom Soi 2. Silom Soi 2 is home to most of Bangkok’s gay clubs, and the whole street is almost like a club plex, so you need to pay to get to the street self. You’ll fd most gay bars and clubs ncentrated Patong, a beach rort on the wt ast of the island.

Loted Phet’s Paradise Complex, the ZAG Club is one of Phet’s most popular gay hotspots. There aren’t any gay-specific bars and clubs, but there are numero gay-popular spots where you n meet LGBTQ travelers and lols.

THAILAND GAY TRAVEL

Jt unr 2 hours om Bangkok by r, Pattaya is a popular beach rort statn wh a few excellent hotspots for gay travelers. Sunee Plaza is a “seedier” part of the cy that was once one of s most well-known gay areas.

Boyz Boyz Boyz is the first gay venue to open Pattaya, and ’s still gog strong s later.

TOP 5 GAY RORTS THAILAND

Don’t miss out on Thailand’s biggt New Year’s gay ftival, Whe Party Bangkok, which is also one of the largt LGBTQ gathergs the world.

The Songkran Ftival is one of the largt gay circu parti the world, attractg atten and performers om all over. We’ve highlighted jt a few of the ft rorts and hotels each of the ma gay areas Thailand. It’s loted right the centre of Phet’s gay scene, and the rtrant is a popular daytime hangout spot for lols.

Baan Souy Rort is one of the only official gay hotels Pattaya (of urse, straight people are also wele), and s staff n give you sir tips on the cy’s gay scene.

GAY THAILAND TRAVEL GUI

Samed Paviln Rort is right next to Silver Sands Bar, the island’s most popular gay bar. For queer travellers pecially, Thailand is the perfect retreat, populated by go-go boys, gay-iendly wellns retreats and alternative culture by the bload. Gay marriage Thailand is still not formally regnised, but, spe this, many same-sex upl travel to the natn to have their unn blsed by Buddhist East tly meets Wt, Bangkok melds tradnal Buddhist ways of life wh outrageo hedonism, creatg a vibrant atmosphere ripe for exploratn1.

Dpe beg one of Thailand’s more expensive ci wh s fair share of htlers, Bangkok is still among the most affordable ci the world, where t-ts tout for the price of a sandwich and hip boutique stor pete on verable pal of ‘Gay Asia’, Bangkok is the first ll for gay parti across the ntent, boastg an famo party scene to make even Ru Pl blh. While some Bangkok gay bars and clubs are more rpectable than others, if ’s plh sophistitn you’re after, the cy n provi.

GAY PHET · ISLAND GUI

Disver the bt luxury offergs and our favoure Bangkok gay club our dited Bangkok travel gui.

Koh SametOne such day trip om Bangkok is to the glor Koh Samet, known fondly as Thailand’s gayt island. Popular among Bangkok’s middle and upper class, as much as the ternatnal gay muny, Koh Samet serv laid-back parti a tropil paradise, wh crowds and pric peakg on the weekend. For one of the bt beach gay Thailand travel straight to Ao Phai, home of the Silver Sands Bar and open-air nightclub and neighbour to Ao Tubtim, Koh Samet’s unofficial gay beach.

THE 10 BEST THAILAND GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS THAILAND

Ao Tubtim was put on the map by Tub Tim Rort, another of the island’s bt gay beach bars. Straighter and more Thai-style than what’s on offer Phet or Pattaya, nightlife on Koh Samet is for tourists and Bangkok gays keen on beachsi karaoke and Thai pop Ragnar Vorel3. For gay-iendly beach days, try the popular Dongtan and Jomtien Beach, before headg to the Walkg Street entertament district for barets, clubs, bars and r karaoke ssns.

GAY PATTAYA

The Boyztown district se the majory of gay bars, massage shops, rtrants and gay-oriented acmodatns, send only by Sunee Plaza for go-go clubs and more massage. For beachsi fun, the rabow-led Patong beach is the top Phet gay beach, nng 3.

Ever popular among gays and the startg pot of Phet Pri, Patong Beach is regularly packed. For a more chilled optn, try Karon Beach to the south jt below Patong or Bangtao Beach, a short drive north, where the popular gay hangout spot known as Dream Beach Club Max Liew5. One of Thailand’s partyg pals, a short boat ri om the full-moon parti of Koh Phangan, Koh Samui offers extravagant, gay-iendly nightlife wh the add bon of cheaper drks and fewer crowds.

THE 5 BEST BANGKOK GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS BANGKOK

Lamai Beach is another one to explore, known as the island’s bt gay beach wh watersi rtrants and street food optns. Gay Chiang Mai ed to be centred on Santham and Chang Puek, but today the ht offergs lie along Gay Soi 6 (Soi 6 Charoen Prathet Road), wh a smatterg of gay karaoke bars, snas and massage shops remag Sas Tipchai8.

Thanks to the island’s regular flux of gay visors, you’ll be good pany when the eveng beckons, particularly the area around Sairee Beach where most clubs and bars are Derek Owens10. Outsi of the full moon, Koh Phangan rts style, s beach – notably Bottle Beach, Haad Yao Beach and Salad Beach – terg to a strong gay crowd lookg for chilled out fun. The island’s small number of gay bars lie beachsi, wh more nightlife and gay-iendly offergs the ma town of Thong Sala.

GAY THAILAND: THE ULTIMATE TRAVEL GUI

Obvly there is still room for improvement, but the attu towards homosexualy Thailand is que open. I have been to que a few untri, and no other have I seen homosexuals live their sexual orientatn so openly. The reason is that, although daily life Thailand lbians, gays and transgenr people live wh total normaly, Thai law is not as liberal as most of the society.

In Thailand, homosexual marriage do not exist for now -although the bate over s legalizatn has been on the table for some time-.

GAY PHI PHI ISLANDS

The tolerance of Thai society means that gays, lbians and trans -men and women alike- have a relatively ee life to live and exprs themselv as they are. And surely that is why Bangkok attracts lns of gay tourists, immigrants and expats search of fun, a eer life or a relatnship that their untri of orig would be rejected, clanste or simply impossible.

Although the are nothg but sensatns or beliefs whout much foundatn, this n be extend to gay men, or to anyone who mov away om the heteronormative non.