The World's Most Gay-Friendly Beach Ci and Rorts

Contents:

• THE 5 BEST COLOGNE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS COLOGNE
• THIS GAY BEACH IS WORLD’S SEND BT SKNY-DIPPG SPOT
• COLOGNE GAY PRI (CSD)
• 10 BT GAY BEACH THE WORLD
• THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS
• THE BT GAY BEACH THE USA
• DISVER THE 10 BT GAY BEACH NORTH AMERI (AND WHERE TO STAY)
• JAGUARS ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY HISTORIC ANNOUNCEMENT
• DIPLOMATIC TENSN REPORTEDLY RISG BETWEEN UNED STAT AND JAMAI OVER GAY AMERIN DIPLOMAT

THE 5 BEST COLOGNE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS COLOGNE

A beach popular wh gay men Italy has been named the world's send-bt spot for chose the top nu beach after rankg 100 of the most popular skny-dippg lotns based on four key creria: beach qualy, weather, safety, and average st of a lol hotel room.

MydatgadvisorsknydippgmapThe number two spot, Spiaggia Della Leccna [below] Tny, Italy, has been a popular gay beach sce the '70s and is one of the regn's last ee beach, wh no admissn charge and no permanent ckchairs or umbrellas allowed.

Pensala Beach cy near the Alabama borr may not seem like the most gay-iendly spot, but ’s been a beach getaway for LGBTQ folks om the South for a long time, particularly for Gay Memorial Day Weekend, which started rmally the 1980s and has grown to a huge gatherg, drawg thoands to late-night circu parti wh well-known profsnal DJs and rmal tent parti on the beach. Stonewall Beach, a swath of sand near the Pompano Beach pier, was unoffilly named by lol gay rints on the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Rts, a seri of spontaneo monstratns followg police raids New York's Greewich Village 1969.

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The two highlights of Cologne Gay Pri, however, are the CSD Street Ftival, which transpir many of the cy's public squar (platz) and of urse the Pri Para, referred to lolly as the CSD Demonstratn.

Beach culture has been an tegral part of LGBTQ travel for s, sce the emergence of now world-famo gay rort mecs like Provcetown, Massachetts; Mykonos, Greece; Key Wt, Florida; Sg, Spa; and Brighton, England.The days, queer travelers flock to dozens of enticg beach, om seclud spots where you're ee to sunbathe naturel to ftive party playgrounds flanked by world-class rorts and gay nightlife districts.Some of the world's most amazg beach are still relatively unknown — at least, ternatnally. Durban is ged by a stretch of breathtakg beach known as the Goln Mile, wh lively North Beach jt a few mut' drive om the gay f and bars of the lorful Morngsi neighborhood.Jt a short drive up the ast you n mgle wh lols and laze the sun at LGBTQ-popular Virgia Beach (next to a small, private airport) when you're not loungg on the sectn of sand adjacent to Umhlanga Lagoon Nature Rerve the affluent town of Umhlanga.Wh several upsle hotels wh walkg distance of the beach and the town's Instagram-worthy Whalebone Pier, Umhlanga is an appealg base for explorg the regn.

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(Photo by Andrea Molnar/EyeEm/Getty Imag)Although Spa is where several of Europe's most inic gay beach statns (we're lookg at you, Sg and Ibiza) are loted, neighborg Portugal is rapidly gag ground populary, wh the hilly and historic pal, Lisbon, leadg the charge.One of Europe's top vatn valu, Lisbon offers a heady mix of vnted rtrants, well-prerved Roman s, buzzy art mms and vg queer bars. Set along a jagged, rocky swatch of shorele that looks like belongs a Wslow Homer patg, this dapper village of clapboard bed-and-breakfast acmodatns and eateri has been an artists' lony sce the late 19th century.The exceptnal Ogunqu Mm of Amerin Art and the Ogunqu Playhoe, which prents acclaimed summer stock mils, rry on the village's rich artistic tradn.The queer beach scene here is relaxed and fun, and om the south end of the long and sandy beach 's jt a 10-mute walk to the town's gay bars and rtrants.

(Photo by Mart Puddy/Getty Imag)Thailand — and Taiwan, to a lser gree — are undoubtedly better known and more tablished among Asia's LGBTQ beach statns, but blissful Bali's gay chet has risen rapidly recent years. This is pecially apparent near the southern tip of the island around the Semyak rort area and jt to the north at gay-iendly Batu Belig Beach.You'll typilly enunter plenty of queer vatners sunng and swimmg the parts, and there are several swanky gay-favored spa rorts nearby, cludg the W Bali and The Semyak Beach Rort & Spa. In the eveng, the scene mov a uple of land to Semyak's Jalan Camplung Tand quarter, which is home to ftive gay clubs like Mixwell Bar and BaliJoe Bar.Related: Off the beaten path Bali: 10 ways to see the island beyond the beachSanta Catara Island, BrazilSanta Catara Island Brazil.

The latter is close to Praia Mole, a crcent-shaped beach backed by emerald hills that LGBTQ sunbathers flock to.Although Santa Catara Island has bee a favored gay weekend getaway among those seekg a ls party-driven alternative to pulsg R Janeiro, which is ls than 90 mut away by plane, you n still fd opportuni here for revelry. (Photo by Maremagnum/Getty Imag)Much of France's LGBTQ beach scene is centered around Nice and the adjacent French Riviera, but this lorful port cy is where you'll fd the untry's olst gay beach, Mont Rose. Adjacent to the scenic fishg village of La Madrague and accsible via a 45-mute b ri south om central Marseille, this picturque expanse of craggy ledg draws a predomantly gay male crowd, and nu sunbathg is popular.Marseille's grty reputatn, which was solidified by s starrg role the Osr-wng 1971 crime thriller "The French Connectn," has softened a b over the years.

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In 2013, this diverse cy featurg a lively queer scene hosted EuroPri.You'll fd a handful of appealg acmodatns, cludg the luxe C2 Hotel and the old-world, yet chic, Hotel Maison Montgrand Vix Port, or near the charmg Old Port district, which is also home to several gay bars and rtrants specializg bouillabaisse, Marseille's most celebrated dish.Related: 10 of the bt pots hotels FrancePort Douglas, AtraliaPort Douglas, Atralia. (Photo by John Cx Photography/Getty Imag)Home to Atralia's most famo LGBTQ hotel, the Turtle Cove Beach Rort, as well as the gay-owned Pk Flamgo Rort and a bevy of vatn rentals, the former gold-mg hub of Port Douglas is one of the Southern Hemisphere's premier gay beach retreats.

Even when 's not Carnaval, "Farme Gay, " to the east of Rua Farme Amoedo, is the loc of gay life R—and a great place to ogle the mcular "Barbi" who sashay between Posto (guard tower) 8 and 9, next to the gay-iendly Ipanema Plaza 9pm, the actn mov to the half-dozen gay bars and clubs the area. You will appreciate the qualy of the settg and the unique servic that we offer our gay guthoe: everyday menu for lunch and der, profsnal massag, sna, jacuzzi, a huge pool and a cktails bar! Although urban statns tend to be most popular wh gay travelers bee of their rich cultural offergs, vibrant nightlife districts, and chic shoppg and dg, a number of the world's most gay-popular ci also enjoy picturque settgs on the water.

THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS

From megaci wh skyscrapers on the ocean to relatively smaller statns on tranquil bays and lak, here's a ndown of the world's 20 bt gay urban beach statns (populatn 150, 000 or greater).

Wh outstandg mms, distctive archecture (cludg several treasur by Antoni Gdi) a lively gay nightlife scene centered mostly around the sophistited Eixample district, and an abundance of stylish rtrants and hotels, Barcelona is a terrific statn for urban, yet there's a sweepg and betiful gay beach, Barceloa, jt mut om the cy center. It's jt a short drive south along the ast to vis some of the Southern Hemisphere's most betiful beach, cludg swank Camp Bay, which li the shadows of the Twelve Apostle mountas, and Clifton, which has a scene-y gay beach.

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And as 's set on the eastern shore of Zealand Island, on Ørund (a stra that divis the North and Baltic seas), Copenhagen is close to a number of priste, wdswept stretch of sand, cludg such gay hangouts as Bellevue and Ishøj beach. For many years known primarily as Florida's "sprg break" pal, Fort Lrdale began an amb transformatn to a more sophistited rort statn startg around the early 1990s, which cid wh efforts to urt gay and lbian travelers. One of the world's leadg gay and lbian statns, Los Angel is much more than a sgle metropolis - rather, 's an entire llectn of both sprawlg and many s scenic neighborhoods and adjacent ci.

Here and funky Venice Beach, to the south, you'll fd que a few rtrants, hotels, and bars wh a mixed gay/straight followg, along wh one of the Wt's classic gay dive bars, Roosterfish.

The regn has been eclipsed by nearby Fort Lrdale recent year's as the state's top gay statn, but you'll still fd plenty of gays and lbians livg and playg the parts - and visg durg the several big gay circu parti held South Beach each year, om Wter Party to Whe Party to Miami Gay Pri. The largt cy on the famoly swank and sophistited French Riviera, Nice (populatn 350, 000) is not que a gay playground on the same plane as such Euro-queer hot spots as Ibiza and Mykonos, but this stylish cy wh an outstandg variety of tony rtrants and shops do have a growg gay prence (this is also te, by the way, of nearby Cann, which is smaller but also is beg creasgly popular wh gay travelers). You'll fd gay bars, snas, and f mostly or Old Town, and along the curvg wateront gg the Mederranean, rabow flags note a gay prence at Co Beach as well as at Castel Plage.

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S., and Canada, the romantic Mexin Riviera rort of Puerto Vallarta mak for an approachable, relatively affordable, and fectly fun and lively gay getaway om late fall through early sprg ( quiets down here nsirably durg the hot summer months).

The gay scene here has grown steadily over the past uple of s, wh the most popular GLBT beach and several welg hotels, rtrants, and bars centered upon the charmg and historic Zona Romanti district. R Janeiro jtly renowned for s sugary beach, and a party-driven, ftive gay scene that's ncentrated chiefly around trendy Ipanema and the more touristy Copabana areas, both of which ont the ocean and are ial for glazg, joggg, or playg the sun and sea. Ipanema, wh s lonial-style buildgs and tree-led streets, is pecially charmg; you'll fd a number of LGBT-popular f and bars around here, as well as a stunng gay beach jt off Rua Farme Amoedo.

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Petersburg Gay Pri, the largt the state, the area is home to a diverse mix of gay-iendly lodgg choic, om grand hotels to elegant bed-and-breakfasts pl Florida's largt gay rort.

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Head for the oceanont muni of Pacific Beach and La Jolla, and you'll disver a geo stretch of gold-sand beach, wh the gay-popular Black's Beach among the most spectacular.

San Diego also has a rich cultural scene downtown, ol rtrants and slick hotels the Gaslamp Quarter, and outstandg mms and attractns leafy Balboa Park, home to the San Diego Gay Pri ftival each July. Arguably the gay epicenter of the Southern Hemisphere, scenic Sydney is a major bs and cultural center that jt happens to be flanked by some of the world's most geo beach.