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Contents:

• GAY TIM GALVTON
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS TEXEL
• DISVER THE 10 BT GAY BEACH NORTH AMERI (AND WHERE TO STAY)
• OUT THE SUN: FLORIDA’S TOP 10 GAY BEACH
• THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS
• TEL AVIV GAY BEACH
• 10 BT GAY BEACH THE WORLD
• THE BT GAY BEACH EUROPE

GAY TIM GALVTON

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. (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.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS TEXEL

(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. 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. Stori > Experienc > Disver the 10 bt gay beach North Ameri (and where to stay)What’s better than an afternoon spent on Ameri’s sunnit shor, olg off wh a skny dip well-oiled gay pany?

DISVER THE 10 BT GAY BEACH NORTH AMERI (AND WHERE TO STAY)

Whether tourg Canada, road-trippg the US or nng south of the borr, liberal gay beach luckily e good supply, allowg for olickg and all kds of ballgam wh like-md lols and ternatnals. So before the ti go too far out, we brg you a ndown of the 10 bt gay beach North Ameri om the Pacific ast of Vanuver to the year-round tropil retreat of the Florida Keys. Of the, Higgs Beach is among our firm favour as the facto gay beach on the island for the gay muny to socialise, snorkel and sun up to their heart’s ntent the pany of Florida’s hottt men.

OUT THE SUN: FLORIDA’S TOP 10 GAY BEACH

Stay longer paradise wh a by schle verg the top thgs to do Key to stay: Some of our favoure gay lodggs reach of Higgs Beach clu Island Hoe Key Wt, adult-only Alexanr’s Guthoe and Andrews Inn & Garn Cottag. Now protected unr the Wreck Beach Prervatn Society (WBPS) set up by a group of prottg naturists the 1970s, the beach now acts as a haven for the gay muny jt 15 mut om downtown Vanuver, holdg var events throughout the year, cludg the wtertime Polar Bear Swimmers ntt and the annual Body Acceptance Day. Plan your time Vanuver wh our full Vanuver travel to stay: The Burrard has to be our number one choice while Vanuver for s retro/morn fn ’s gayt rort town, Puerto Vallarta has been a muny outpost sce the 1970s when the Love Boat docked here and gay in Elizabeth Taylor graced s shor3.

Bis beach-bummg, ver the many thgs to do Puerto Vallarta wh the prerved Old Town or pe the btle by boatg out to Yelapa, a seclud paradise for honeymooners and to stay: One of our all-time favoure gay statns Puerto Vallarta is not whout s fair share of fabulo gay lodggs.

12th Street Beach, Miami, USAArguably the bt gay beach Miami has to offer, 12th Street Beach is an ever-popular meetg pot servg the cy’s most geo queers throughout the year.

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

Bis strikg up a volleyball tournament wh the lol talent, there are untls other events to get volved such as the Wter Party Ftival, Whe Party and of urse Miami Beach Pri, the largt gay celebratn the regn.

Baker Beach, San Francis, USAThe bt cy the world to be gay, San Francis has a long legacy of activism alongsi a ton of mighty fe stutns all geared towards the LGBTQ+ muny. After dk, the fun ntu to the eveng, particularly The Castro gaybourhood as explored our San Francis travel guiWhere to stay: A verable gay playground, San Francis has many great gay hotels to choose om. Enjoy var gay parti on certa holidays or scramble over the rocks at low ti for the more exclive nudist offerg of Playa La Macha, sometim gog by the name Playa Dulce Vi.

P Beach, Fire Island, NY, USAA pnacle statn among the New York gay scene for nearly 100 years, Fire Island remas the ultimate cy pe on the south shore of Long Island. It’s here where anythg go, whether ’s streakg to the sea, enablg your Grdr GPS at the Paviln, or go-go dancg at the Sip n to stay: Take your pick of the bt gay-iendly hotels of Fire Island.

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Here you’ll fd gay Rehoboth Beach, a wdswept astal town filled wh over 200 gay owned and operated bs, tax-ee shoppg and pretty stretch of beach walkg distance om town. Though Bin may mgle different circl, fd the male gay muny on the sand near Queen Street to the south end of the boardwalk, on an area known as Poodle Beach, while North Shore Beach wh Cape Henlopen State Park is one for the to stay: We’ll book at Rehoboth Gut Hoe every StockSnap9.

Gger Rogers Beach, Los Angel, USATickg off our list of the 10 bt gay thgs to do Los Angel you’ll soon take the plunge to Los Angel gay beach scene, startg and endg on Gger Rogers Beach if you know what’s good for you.

Otherwise known as Will Rogers State Beach and the only gay beach Los Angel Cy proper, here you’ll fd the sunny stompg ground of the Wt Hollywood gay crowd, at s most lively on the weekend.

10 BT GAY BEACH THE WORLD

As well as dulgg Happy Hour cktails wh cute lol men along the shoreont, nsir takg the short b ri to Wilton Manor, later on, to get amongst Fort Lrdale’s most happeng gayborhood.

THE BT GAY BEACH EUROPE

One of the most gay iendly beach towns the US, we of urse had to create the dited Fort Lrdale travel to stay: We remend tryg Peapple Pot Guthoe & Rort or the Grand Rort and Jt SnyrWant to simplify luxury travel planng? Also loted here is a great rtrant and bar (really the only rtrant and bar) lled Chirgay where you n enjoy an credible va sangria while takg the geo views of all the guys tanng on the beach.

In the summer months, the gays go shg to this seasi town jt outsi of Málaga to layout and soak up the sun, pecially durg their annual events like Torremolos Pri, Mad Bear Beach Weekend, Delice Dream and Wonr Beach Ftival.