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Best LGBTQ+ friendly spots in Hong Kong

FLM

One of the most adj gay bars in Hong Kong, this iconic venue on Jervois Street hosts fun-themed nights, live performances, and fun activities verb karaoke, bingo, and trivia nights. The place attracts a mixed crowd of locals, expats, and tourists, young and old, so expect to gain a lot of friends when you party in the area, especially during packed weekends.  

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Bing Bing HK

Bing Bing HK – formerly Circo – sits high on the 22nd floor overlooking the bustling Causeway Bay neighbourhood below. The gay bar boasts a spacious location and an electrifying vibe, unlike any other place. Sexy mixologists are on hand to serve up affordable s

LGBTQ+ nightlife in Chicago: gay and lesbian bars, clubs, and more

Chicago’s nightlife is a lot like the city itself — inclusive, diverse, and welcoming to all. It’s also a whole lot of amusing. Our gay and lesbian bars have a petite 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 unique history and vibe.

Check out some of the top gay bars and clubs to experience Chicago’s queer nightlife scene.

Jeffery Pub

One of the city’s oldest gay 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 miss the live entertainment, 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 paintin

Lesbian Guide

BARS

3W Café
8 rue des Ecouffes, Paris - Metro Saint Paul

3w means "Woman With Woman" but you can imagine also all kinds of combinations… it’s always with love and friendship anyway. Boys are welcome too if they come with a young woman !
Open from 5 pm to 2 am.

La Minuterie (anciently Unity Bar)
- rue Saint Martin, Paris - Metro Rambuteau

The Huge Butch lesbian Bar, not very crowded but spacious and not very welcoming to men, but that’s the house rules! If you feel down, rather choose to visit the friendly LGBT bookshop nearby on rue Quincampoix.

La Champmeslé
4 rue Chabanais, Paris - Metro Palais Royal or Bourse.

One of the oldest lesbian bars in the capital, and still the best with the warm welcome from Josy and her team.

CLUBS

Chez Moune 
54 rue Pigalle, Paris - Metro Pigalle.

The unique lesbian cabaret, an institution, not in le Marais but close to Opera District and not so far away to disburse an « old style » chic evening – girls only


 

Rive Gauche
1 rue du Sabot Paris - Metro Saint Germain des Prés

Also an old institution a bi

Gay Bars The Rise and Decline of Gay & Lesbian Bars

Bars and clubs that cater to LGBTQ2S+ clientele serve an adj function—they provide an exclusive space where this community can live out their identities without fear of judgment, abuse, or intolerance. Spaces like these are pivotal to affirming the identities of LGBTQ2S+ people.

As more gay and lesbian bars popped up in the s throughout North America, there was a fundamental shift in how LGBTQ2S+ people were seen. The prevalence of these bars meant more people could live out their identities, come out of the closet, and facilitate tough conversations around LGBTQ2S+ people and their rights. 

Bars and clubs played a prominent role in LGBTQ2S+ history.  

The intimate spaces they provided not only encouraged socializing and entertainment, but they also served as incubators, spaces where people coming out of the closet—or considered coming out of the closet—could check their social skills, create confidence, and absorb the affirmation that comes with being in groups with others just like them. 

In , however, we’re sl