Gay neighborhood portland

Spend a day perusing Portland Market. Devour a Voodoo donut on the shore. Watch a ballet at Keller Auditorium. Take a selfie at the International Rose Garden. Portland has so much to offer any LGBTQ transplant. It’s known for an artsy and folky vibe with upscale housing.

The City of 8 Monikers

Portland goes by many nicknames, “City of Roses,” “Rip City,” “Stumptown,” etc. Portland started through the Oregon Trail. Large numbers of pioneer settlers began arriving in Willamette Valley in the 1830s. It’s evolved quite a bit since then!

Portland soon developed the reputation of a gritty port town and many referred to it as the “scion of New England.” Today, it’s a entertainment city full of energetic and “weird” people.

Quick Portland Stats

• The Portland Airport is rated the leading in the earth for domestic flights.
• Portland has the largest number of vegetarian and vegan options in the country.
• The city gets a lot of rain. 42 inches per year to be exact.
• Weird Portland has the smallest park in the earth. Just two feet across.
• Portland

  LGBTQ+ Nightlife

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  A bartender makes sparks at Local Lounge.

  You'll find plenty of LGBTQ+-friendly places to stop by when the sun goes down in Portland.

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  Note: This section was produced in collaboration with ProudQueer.com, formerly known as PQ Monthly.

  Portland has no shortage of LGBTQ-owned and queer-friendly bars and clubs. Whether you’re looking for a safe space to enjoy a relaxing night with friends, a high-energy dance party or a drag show, Portland delivers.

  North Portland

  Florida Room is both queer-friendly and dog-friendly. Enjoy a drink with your favorite two-legged and four-legged friends on one of their two patios.

  Eagle Portland is Portland’s leather bar and home found for the Oregon Bears. Guests who wear a leather harness, vest, chaps, or full queenly with “significant effort,” get in free on Friday or Saturday nights.

  Downtown and The Pearl District

  Scandalscalls itself, “Portland’s Gay ‘Cheers.'” The relaxed vibe makes it a great place to rendezvous with friends, or meet new ones. During warmer months, grab a seat outside and watch the summer crowd cruise by.

  There are two all-male strip clubs in Portland. Silverado, locat

  11 Wine Bars for Every Kind of Vibe

  Portland’s male lover bars are more than just hangouts. Most of the city’s dozen-plus gay bars opened in eras hostile to the gender non-conforming community. The city’s oldest surviving bars were havens in an openly homophobic era, while its newest venues join a chorus of voices against an increasingly transphobic national climate. The entire LGBTQ+ people should, in the finest bars, feel safe and free to let loose, have fun, and maybe nibble on something tasty, on menu or off.   

  Not all queer gatherings have a permanent dwelling, so we’ve assembled a rundown of the city’s robust scene of recurring pop-up parties alongside our favorite brick-and-mortar establishments. From leather bars to kingly dens to lesbian parties to trans cabaret revues to Portland’s “gay Cheers,” there’s always somewhere where everyone’s glad you came.

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  Upbeat Clubs

  CC Slaughters

  Est. 1981 | old town

  Though technically on the outskirts of Old Town’s Entertainment District, CC’s is very much at the center of the queer downtown Portland scene. Part cocktail block and part dance club, it’s an approacha
  
  

  Portland LGBTQ City Guide

  Portland is a gorgeous old seacoast town known for its boutiques, shops and incredible seafood, as well as for its friendly people, its diversity, and all that it offers to watch and do. It has always been a busy seaport for both cargo and fishing, but it is also a very widespread tourist destination, particularly in the summer. People flock to the town to enjoy the shopping and nearby beaches, and to soak in Portland’s one-of-a-kind coastal beauty. Truly, it is a beautiful city that would make a wonderful place to call home!

  A Glance at Portland’s History

  Portland was initially founded in 1786 when the citizens of nearby Falmouth formed a separate town and named it Portland. Prior to that, Portland had been residence to the Algonquin native American people. Since its founding, the city has grown steadily as an important port, and also as a city well-off and industry, agriculture, culture, and diversity. It remains so to this day.

  A Few Fun Truths About Portland

  • Roughly 40 percent of all Maine residents reside in the greater Portland area.
  • There is no transatlantic port in the Combined States which is closer to Europe than Portland. Portland is also the 20