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Sink a cocktail in one of London's finest LGBTQ+ bars and pubs and you'll be drinking in more than just some watered down booze: these spots are LGBTQ+ landmarks in their own right, places where you can find group, kinship, and drag-fuelled mayhem. Beats billiards in your local.
Once upon a period, having a homosexual old time in London meant hotfooting it straight to Soho. But now, the city's queer centre of gravity has shifted east, with edgier spots pulling crowds to Dalston when night falls, while some of the city's most storied LGBTQ+ venues have taken up residence in Vauxhall. So whether you're after a kingly brunch, a burlesque show or just a quiet pint, here's a comprehensive list of the capital's gay and queer-friendly bars and pubs, from the epic G-A-Y to lesbian-centric She Soho to sing-yer-heart-out special The Karaoke Hole.
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LGBTQ+ nightlife in Chicago: gay and dyke bars, clubs, and more
Chicago’s nightlife is a lot love the city itself — inclusive, diverse, and welcoming to all. It’s also a whole lot of fun. Our gay and woman loving woman bars have a little bit of something for everyone, with late-night lounges, dance clubs,burlesque and drag shows, and long-standing neighborhood watering holes in almost every corner of the city. And each comes with their own singular history and vibe.
Check out some of the best same-sex attracted bars and clubs to experience Chicago’s queer nightlife scene.
Jeffery Pub
One of the city’s oldest homosexual bars, Jeffery Pub is a neighborhood institution. The South Shore staple is also one of Chicago’s first black-owned gay bars, making it all the more meaningful for the spot’s many regulars. Don’t overlook the live fun, like karaoke nights, Silky Soul Sundays, and a lively dance floor featuring everything from pop to house music.
Big Chicks
This lively and colorful spot is part LGBTQ hangout, part art gallery. The walls are plastered with the owner’s personal collection of paintings and photos, including huge names like Diane Arbus. But don’t think for a second that makes the pla
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Publish date: 20 August 2024
Stockholm Pride in July-August is the highlight of the year. Since its foundation in 1998, it has become one of Stockholm’s largest annual festivals, as adequately as the biggest Pride celebration in Scandinavia with over 60,000 attendees each year.
Stockholm also hosts Cinema Queer International Film Festival, Sweden's largest queer film festival. It was founded in 2012 to broaden the cinema offerings in Sweden beyond the hetero-normative. The festival focuses on films that question, discuss, and see beyond the prevailing norms, and illuminate the stories that otherwise would go unnoticed.
If you desire to stay updated on all the latest LGBTQ+ news and events QX is a fantastic place to start. It's the largest LGBTQ+ media publisher in Scandinavia featuring the QX online GayMap - an event calendar covering LGBTQ+ events in Stockholm. QX also hosts the annual Gaygala Awards, celebrating LGBTQ+ achievements in Sweden.
Want more LGBTQ+ travel tips? Check outStockholmLGBT for more inspiration, and Homosexual highlights!
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Stockholm has no queer enclave as such, but homosexual and
Gay El Salvador. We had never heard anything about being LGBTQ+ in this part of the earth. What we found out was very surprising…
We recently took a 9 date organised tour called ‘Guatemala and Beyond’ which took us from Antigua in Guatemala, through Honduras, El Salvador and finished in Nicaragua.
We spent 4 nights in El Salvador and were lucky enough to meet a local lgbtq+ couple called Pascal and Joaquin who run a successful (and beautiful) hotel called Los Almendros De San Lorenzo in Suchitoto.
Given we had such a brief visit to El Salvador, we wanted to speak with them as locals, to understand what it’s like for queer travellers in El Salvador and is it safe
Pascal and Joaquin have been together for 35 years and have been running Los Almendros for 13. They got married 3 years ago in France as same ടex marriage is not legal in El Salvador.
Pascal is originally from France and Joaquin from El Salvador. Joaquin was also the Spokesperson for El Salvador in Europe.
We found Joaquin and Pascal by typing ‘gay El Salvador’ into google and then ‘gay Suchitoto’. The results showed their hotel being listed on Spartacus and when