Gay bathho natnwi face uncerta future - Wt Hawaii Today

Contents:

• GAY NIGHTLIFE HONOLULU: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE
• GAY HONOLULU TRAVEL GUI
• HONOLULU, WAIKIKI, AND OAHU GAY GUI AND PHOTO GALLERY
• WELE TO THE GAY IENDLY ISLAND OF O’AHU!
• FEEL THE PRI! TOP 12 HAWAII GAY BEACH
• A PEEK UNR THE TOWEL: INSI THE 500-YEAR HISTORY OF GAY BATHHO
• GAY MI TRAVEL GUI
• GAY BATHHO NATNWI FACE UNCERTA FUTURE
• GAY HONOLULU
• GAY USA
• GAY BATHHOE
• OBAMA WAS A COE-USG GAY HTLER, SAYS WOMAN WHO CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN HAWAIIAN CLASSMATE
• PHILALPHIA GAY SNAS

GAY NIGHTLIFE HONOLULU: BT BARS, CLUBS, & MORE

Perhaps bee of this lovg island spir, Hawaii has a history of beg one of the most gay-iendly plac to vis the U.

The pal cy offers all typ of ways for LGBT travelers to let loose, om gay bars to gay beach. To fd Honolulu's gay bars, you'll have to venture away om downtown and head toward the famo Waikiki Beach. Honolulu's gay nightlife scene is ncentrated this area, meang you n nveniently spend the day loungg unr the sun and then head straight to the bars.

Bacch Waikiki: Self-proclaimed "iendlit gay bar" of Honolulu, Bacch serv a nice mix of basic and top-shelf drks, cludg a wi range of w and several good beers.

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This neighborhood gay lounge draws a predomantly male crowd wh a nversatn-iendly noise level and personable bartenrs. Hula's Bar & Lei Stand is nveniently loted Waikiki, a short walkg distance om the rt of the gay bars Honolulu.

Srlet Honolulu: This mpy nightclub is the premier gay dance spot Honolulu wh s two dance floors and weekly drag shows. Hula's Bar & Lei Stand: No gay bar Honolulu is more celebrated and arguably beloved than Hula's Bar & Lei Stand, which occupi a send-story, semi-open-air perch si the Waikiki Grand Hotel.

For an thentic gay Hawaiian experience, sign up for one of Hula's gay tamaran cis on Saturday afternoons. Most major metropolan areas have some sort of gay neighborhood, but not many ci the world n boast that they have a gay beach. Contue walkg along Waikiki Beach toward the famo Diamond Head State Park—away om downtown—and you'll eventually e across Queen's Surf Beach, the unofficial gay seashore.

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It's a great place to meet and mgle wh other gay travelers before headg over to the nearby gay bars. If you want to stay near the majory of gay bars, look for acmodatns and clubs Hawaii stop servg alhol at 2 a.

However, if you plan to island-hop, Mi and the Big Island also enjoy their own share of gay lol worth checkg out.

As the smopolan pal of Oahu, the Hawaiian island that receiv the ln’s share of tourism viss, Honolulu is a legend among gay travelers who don’t want to have to choose between urban adventur and beach vatns. In terms of scenery, Honolulu is nothg ls than a knockout, but wh s bevy of ternatnal cuis, gay-iendly nightlife spots, and tucked-away natural assets, there’s more than meets the eye here. At tim, n be hard for gay travelers to zero on exotic beach statns where they n tly be themselv whout worry sce many of the world’s most betiful plac are loted untri that don’t necsarily have the most progrsive laws or cultur.

WELE TO THE GAY IENDLY ISLAND OF O’AHU!

Same-sex relatnships have been terwoven to the fabric of Hawaiian life gog back to pre-lonial society, when homosexual and bisexual relatnships, as well as non-bary genr inti, weren’t nsired anythg out of the ordary.

As a rult, gay upl flocked to the islands to fulfill their dreams of betiful LGBT statn weddgs, and has remaed a popular weddg and honeymoon spot ever sce. If there’s somethg you want on your gay Waikiki vatn, chanc are you’ll fd whout much effort.

FEEL THE PRI! TOP 12 HAWAII GAY BEACH

Luckily for gay travelers, there are a few optns nearby that provi a night of tradnal mic, dance, and cuise, not to mentn those betiful leis ma of h flowers. Below are our personal remendatns for gay-iendly dg Honolulu to take your vatn to the next level. Head to the followg gay-iendly bars Waikiki, where the drks flow and the mood is always welg and ftive.

This gay mastay Waikiki boasts everythg you want a gay bar — excellent drks, amazg food, dancg, DJs, and live performanc, cludg drag shows. Every night of the week, this unassumg gay bar wel travelers wh iendly service, a charmg dive bar vibe, and ocsnal events like themed fetish parti.

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LGBT travelers won't have to worry much about beg weled here — Honolulu has long been known as a gay-iendly statn. While Honolulu is one of the saft ci the Uned Stat, there is always a chance of gettg pickpocketed or robbed on a gay vatn.

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WE ARE an all-male clothg optnal bed and breakfast retreat terg to gay, bi, and straight men 21 years or olr. When you thk of gay-iendly, stunngly betiful, tropil getaways, Hawaii leaps immediately to md.

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And the pal cy of Honolulu, wh s vibrant though rather heavily veloped Waikiki beachont, ntas the heart of the state's gay scene. This dramatilly suated cy on the island of Oahu has several gay bars, a great dg scene, and proximy to many notable attractns. By far the most popular gay beach Hawaii, and one of the most scenic and well-known the world, Queen's Surf Beach is a relatively seclud stretch of sand the heart of Waikiki, but along a sectn wh no direct hotel ontage - this acunts for the fact there's more privacy and fewer fai here than to the north or south.

The beach here draws a mostly gay-male crowd, although certaly not exclively so, as plenty of lbians and straights seekg secln tan their his here, too.

Queen's Surf is easy to reach - 's jt a short walk along the beachont south of where Kapaluhu Avenue tersects wh Kalaka Avenue at the beach (not far om Hula's gay bar).

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As the day progrs and the sun sets, many of the beachgoers here walk over to nearby Hula's gay bar for some post-beach socializg and hobnobbg. Although 's neher as popular nor as gay-intified as Queen's Surf Beach at the southeast end of Waikiki, the seclud Diamond Head Beach (jt off 3300 Diamond Head Road, below the lighthoe, and requirg a b of a hike down to the sand) do have a b of a gay followg. 5-e walk om the more central tersectn of Kapahulu Avenue and Kalaka (near Hula's gay bar and Queen's Surf Beach).

A view of Waikiki beach and s strg of high-rise hotels at night, om the gro (jetty) that extends om the Outrigger Reef on the Beach Hotel ('s to the left of the Halekulani Hotel, the property pictured here on the very left - the Reef is one of the most luxur of the several Waikiki hotels that make up the gay-iendly Outrigger cha). One of the most tertg aspects of stayg at Oahu's gay-iendly JW Marrtt Ihilani Rort is the chance to teract wh mare life, cludg the hammerhead sharks (as shown here) that swim around the rort's mare pools. Jt a short drive or slightly longer walk northeast om Honolulu's ltle gay epicenter around Kapahulu and Kalaka avenu, you'll fd a slew of expensive, funky eateri that form somethg of an offbeat Rtrant Row along Kapahulu, wh Wala Shave Ice (3113 Mokihana St., jt off of Kapahulu Ave., 808-735-8886) one of this area's five mt-tast.

The ABC Store pictured here is at the rner of Lemon Road and Paoakalani Avenue, right by the fab Hotel Renew and a block om Hula's gay bar. So while there certaly aren't any ABC Stor wh a specifilly gay missn, this one arguably draws more "fay", bee of s lotn, than any other ABC Store Hawaii. This part of the beach, which is onted by numero high-rise rorts, tends to be que crowd - gays and lbians tend to ngregate farther southeast (toward Diamond Head), at Queen's Surf Beach, and also well around the pot at Diamond Head Beach.

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Havg pleted a multi-ln renovatn 2009 that took several years and cludg a top-to-bottom overhl, the Reef on the Beach (2169 Kalia Rd., 808-923-3111) hotel now ranks among the gay-iendly Outrigger brand's most allurg and appealg acmodatns - ed, 's safe to ll this the Outrigger's flagship hotel (although the nearby Outrigger Waikiki is also very imprsive). Next to Kaplani Park, and across om two of Waikiki's most proment gay hangouts - Queen's Surf Beach and Hula's gay bar, the Honolulu Zoo (151 Kapahulu Ave., 808-971-7171) is a popular and easily accsed attractn.

On a relatively quiet street rner jt a block om Waikiki's goln-sand beach and also a very short walk om Hula's gay bar and Queen's Surf gay beach, the hip and trendy Hotel Renew (129 Paoakalani Ave., 808-687-7715) don't look all that snazzy om the outsi. Guts at this very gay-iendly hotel are greeted wh plimentary beverag and scented ld towels on arrival. There's a particularly gay-popular ABC Store next door, if you're short on batteri, sundri, or madamia nuts.

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A stylish and hip member of Honolulu's gay-iendly Aqua Hotels brand, the Bamboo Hotel & Spa (2425 Kuh Ave., 866-971-2782) is jt a five-mute walk om Waikiki Beach and very close to the gay bars Angl and Fn. The hotel is close to the gay-popular sectn of Diamond Head Beach, and also to Doris De's Shangri La. Followg a massively amb renovatn by the gay-iendly Starwood hotel group, Waikiki's vnted (and uber-pk) Royal Hawaiian Rort (2259 Kalaka Ave., 808-923-7311) reopened January 2009 as part a Starwood Luxury Collectn property.

Jt behd the sand at Queen's Surf gay beach Waikiki, adjacent to the tree-shad green lawn that also draws plenty of GLBT sunworshipers, there's a paviln ntag a snack bar and public rtrooms.

The stretch of sand you see the very distance, where the ast bends around Diamond Head, is the gay-popular Diamond Head Beach. Jt a short walk om the beach and near such gay bars as the In Between, Angl, and Fn, the upsle but reasonably priced Waikiki Joy Hotel (320 Lewers St., 808-923-2300) is one of a few properti Hawaii's popular Aqua hotel brand that's well-regard among gay and lbian travelers. In addn to the goln sand sunng area at Waikiki's scenic Queen's Surf gay beach, there's a verdant, palm-shad lawn behd the promena and next to the snack bar and rtrooms paviln.

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This expansive stretch of lawn is also major draw for gay sunbathers, although typilly not as crowd as the beach below the promena. The llectn of mid-price to upsle galleri, boutiqu, and rtrants - which clus outposts of popular chas like Roy's, Ruth's Chris Steak Hoe, and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf - adjos the elegant and very gay-iendly Embassy Su Honolulu is a block om the beach. One of the more luxur members of Honolulu's gay-iendly Aqua Hotels brand, the Waikiki Wave (2299 Kuh Ave., 866-971-2782) is jt a five-mute walk om Waikiki Beach and very close to the gay bars Angl and Fn.

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If you're seekg secln but still wish to be wh strikg distance of the gay scene, luxe shops and rtrants, and fascatg cultural attractns of Honolulu, this is an excellent base. Another vantage pot of the gay-popular Queen's Surf Beach, this one taken om a b southeast of the ma actn, the grassy lawn, and the snack bar and rtrooms paviln, lookg north toward the bit stretch of hotel velopment along Waikiki Beach. A happy exceptn to this adage is the Ocean Hoe Rtrant (808-923-2277), on the ground floor of the gay-iendly Outrigger Reef rort Waikiki.

If you've jt managed to afford a plane ticket to Hawaii and not much else, and fdg a cheap, gay-iendly place to stay is an issue, nsir stayg at the rock-bottom-priced Hokondo Waikiki Beachsi Hostel (2556 Lemon Rd., 808-923-9566 or 866-478-3888), which has a terrific lotn jt two blocks om the beach (very close to the gay sectn at Queen's Surf), and not even a block om Hula's gay bar. This posh shoppg mall wh branch such far-flung statns as Abu Dhabi, Hong Kong, Sydney, Saipan, San Francis, and New York ntas plenty of gay-fave shoppg brands, cludg Cartier, Chloe, Calv Kle, Vera Wang, Bulgari, Armani, Marc Jabs, Swarovski, Dunhill, E Pucci, Fendi, Tumi, and Pl & Joe. Jt above the zy and cisy In Between Waikiki gay bar, the Velvet Vio (2155 L'ula St., 2nd floor, 808-924-0868) is one of Honolulu's most popular adult vio ars - a reliable spot to pick up gay porn ( the form of magaz and DVD/movi), pl var toys and trkets.