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Contents:

• MANY PRISON MAT ARE 'GAY FOR THE STAY'
• 'STRAIGHT WOMEN ARE GAY FOR THE STAY': AMANDA KNOX OPENS UP ABOUT LBIAN RELATNSHIP PRISON
• GAY FOR THE STAY
• ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER
• GAY HAPPY HOUR, NTRAL PRONOUNS, A ‘GLAM ROOM’: HOTELS GO LGBTQ-IENDLY
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI+)
• TOP LGBT-FRIENDLY PLAC FOR GAY SENR TRAVEL AND RETIREMENT
• LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER (LGBTQ) TEENS
• GAY FRIENDLY VATN RENTALS, HOTELS & PLAC TO STAY

MANY PRISON MAT ARE 'GAY FOR THE STAY'

The exprsn is “gay for the stay”. Strangely, the lbian women I knew si (there were many, but not as many as one would thk) were totally disgted by the ia of a prison relatnship, thkg that their sexualy would be enuragement of such relatnships was overt – Holloway prison has a far higher than average rat of gay female ctodial staff who would openly favour and facilate such relatnships. For lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr travelers, a welg place to stay is perhaps the sgle-most important element of planng a trip.

This roster foc on gay and lbian-owned properti, hotels wh out team members, major LGBT statns and hotel brands that exprsly support the LGBT muny.

In 2019, NYC will mark a half century sce the Stonewall uprisg—the six-day-long rt that galvanized the gay civil-rights movement.

'STRAIGHT WOMEN ARE GAY FOR THE STAY': AMANDA KNOX OPENS UP ABOUT LBIAN RELATNSHIP PRISON

The good news is that most hotels all five boroughs wele all travelers and serve as reliably fortable, safe plac for gay guts. But for those who wish only to perch prime gay neighborhoods, aim for Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Hell’s Kchen, the East Village; Brooklyn’s Williamsburg, Bhwick or Park Slope; or Queens’s Jackson Heights.

GAY FOR THE STAY

The history of the gay rights movement ns ep San Francis, the cy that many LGBT travelers nsir an sential statn.

Its first gay bar opened 1908 (although didn’t stay open for long, the precent was set), s first lbian anizatn started 1955, and Life Magaze lled the “gay pal of Ameri” back 1964. But travelers lookg to immerse themselv the cy’s go-to “gayborhoods” should aim for lodgg The Castro, Missn Dolor, Tenrlo, SOMA or Bernal Heights. The Cy of Angels’ LGBT history began wh some of the world’s first gay protts, back the 1950s.

ABOUT THE CENTERSCE 1983 THE CENTER HAS BEEN SUPPORTG, FOSTERG AND CELEBRATG THE LGBT MUNY OF NEW YORK CY. FD MORE RMATN ON AND OUR WORK ABOUT THE CENTER. VIS ABOUT THE CENTEROUR MISSNCYBER CENTERCENTER HISTORYRACE EQUYMEDIA CENTERLEARSHIP & STAFFEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNICORPORATE PARTNERSHIPSANNUAL REPORTS & FANCIAL INFORMATNCONTACT USHOURS & LOTNSEMAPSUPPORT THE CENTER

A., Silver Lake and even Long Beach (on the cy’s southern edge) are home to gay-owned bs and clubs and year-round events. Its two square prise arguably the gayt cy Ameri, hostg L. One of Ameri’s olst ci is probably s gayt, servg as New England’s ultimate LGBT statn sce the first women nkeepers met for a clambake on the beach back the early 1980s.

LGBT travelers n book at a hotel or B&B P-town wh nfince that if ’s not gay-owned, ’s plenty iendly. The French Quarter remas one of Ameri’s most all-welg, anythg-go neighborhoods, wh adjacent areas like the Marigny and Bywater emergg as easygog gay and lbian hubs.

GAY HAPPY HOUR, NTRAL PRONOUNS, A ‘GLAM ROOM’: HOTELS GO LGBTQ-IENDLY

LGBT travelers flock to the sert oasis of Palm Sprgs for huge annual events like the Dah (that would be the annual Dah Shore Weekend, arguably the world’s biggt lbian event) as well as for s year-round gay appeal. Chigo’s gay neighborhoods, like Anrsonville and Boystown, are home to cute shops and flirty nightclubs.

For a dose of vtage character the Wt End, book at The Burrard, a 1956 motor hotel that’s renovated wh 21st century ameni and sassy flair to tempt gay globetrotters. Among the tree-led streets of Polan ris the W Mexi Cy, where you n enjoy the brand’s morn dér as well as s gay-iendly atmosphere and hoe team. The full English experience clus a warm wele for LGBT travelers London wh this gay-iendly Red Carnatn-brand hotel.

The Chterfield is Mayfair, near the Royal Parks, Trafalgar Square and btlg Soho, where lots of London gay nightlife (and day life) hums.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR HEALTH

One of the world’s biggt gay-hotel brands labels self “hetero-iendly” and operat two hotels Barcelona. The cy’s origal Axel Eixample is a slick boutique acmodatn the heart of the gay scene, while s TWO Hotel Barcelona by Axel jt is a few blocks over. Fillg out a bed historic duplex and eight-story tower is this 23-room, gay-centric hotel wh an timate cktail bar and urtyard, origal artwork and 24-hour room service.

Simple, elegant and affordable are key words for this Berl n, loted two blocks om the Schwul (German for gay) Mm the cy’s central LGBT neighborhood of Nollendorfplatz. Its June Pri ftival is huge—a tellg sign that Tel Aviv is among the most welg ci for gay travelers. Among s gay-iendly acmodatns are two Brown Hotel properti.

The Brown Beach Hoe is a stylish seasi scene wh mid-century Miami style and jt steps om the “gay beach.

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, QUEER, AND INTERSEX (LGBTQI+)

South Ai was among the world’s first natns to adopt marriage equaly back 2005, and Cape Town remas a lightful (and affordable) statn for gay travelers. One of s top hotels, the inic pk Mount Nelson, occupi a historic tate that’s been elegantly mornized by Belmond—a longtime member of the Internatnal Gay and Lbian Travel Associatn IGLTA and a proud supporter of the LGBT muny worldwi.

Occupyg a nverted film-pany headquarters, this boutique acmodatn is parked among Surry Hills’ enclave of gay bars and entertament venu Sydney.

TOP LGBT-FRIENDLY PLAC FOR GAY SENR TRAVEL AND RETIREMENT

We know that no such list is ever que plete bee of variabl such as changg ownership, “gayborhood” migratn and bee every traveler’s opn is different. To fd more most, queer-iendly lodgg, the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA), Purple Roofs, Patroc, World Rabow Hotels, TAG Approved Acmodatns, Damron and LGBTQ-travel blogs and guis are terrific rourc.

'Straight women are gay for the stay': Amanda Knox opens up about lbian relatnship prisonKnox, 29, shared tails of her flg wh an mate she lled 'Leny' while jail for the murr of Meredh KercherAmanda Knox after beg fively acquted of murr 2015Amanda Knox has opened up about her lbian relatnship wh an mate while locked up an Italian prison.

They would say they were "Gay for the stay", acrdg to Knox. Knox said heterosexual women prison would say they were "gay for the stay".

LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR, AND QUEER (LGBTQ) TEENS

Courty Sandals RortsI generally don’t travel where I’m not wanted, preferrg to support LGBTQ+ bs LGBTQ+ affirmg statns, but I’d actually been blissfully unaware of Sandals homophobic past.

GAY FRIENDLY VATN RENTALS, HOTELS & PLAC TO STAY

Perhaps ’s worth potg out that there are zero lbian rorts the Caribbean, or anywhere, and the few gay properti ter to difference between the adults-only (party wh iends) rort Punta Cana and the upl’ (romance) rort Jamai wasn’t obv to me until I experienced : Everythg was tailored for a man and a woman. gay for the stay (not parable). (lloquial, LGBT, of a normally heterosexual person) Engagg homosexual relatnships when segregated om the oppose sex.

While plenty of rorts wele diverse travelers, some really roll out the rabow rpets—whether they’re part of a gay-iendly brand; home to an out-and-proud LGBTQ+ staff; or part of a fabulo statn. Here are some of the top all-clive rorts for gay upl (and gay sgl). The brand is a Gold Global Partner of the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA), and has been honored for more than a as one of the HRC’s annually ranked Bt Plac to Work for LGBTQ+ Equaly.

One of the bt all-clive rorts for gay upl is the Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta.