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You'll spot plenty of LGBTQ+-friendly places to call on when the heat goes down in Portland.
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Note: This section was produced in collaboration with ProudQueer.com, formerly famous as PQ Monthly.
Portland has no shortage of LGBTQ-owned and queer-friendly bars and clubs. Whether you’re looking for a protected space to adore a relaxing nighttime with friends, a high-energy dance party or a performative 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 residence base for the Oregon Bears. Guests who wear a leather harness, vest, chaps, or entire drag 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 excellent place to appointment with friends, or meet new ones. During warmer months, grab a seat outside and view the summer crowd cruise by.
There are two all-male strip clubs in Portland. Silverado, locat
Gay Sauna & Cruise Club Guide
Europe’s lgbtq+ cruise club and gay sauna scene – FAQs
Visiting a gay sauna or cruise club for the first time? Here’s what you need to know.
What is a homosexual cruise club?
Gay cruise clubs are mostly private, members only adult sex clubs. In many countries these clubs are licensed by local government. We’ve also included some more traditional gay bars that have extensive cruising areas (such as a shadowy room or maze) but that don’t require membership.
What are the best queer saunas in Europe?
We've got some beautiful good experience of this! So we wrote a whole separate article about it. Read More: The foremost gay saunas in Europe.
How do you become a member?
Most clubs offer membership on the door. You will desire an official photo ID that shows your age. There is a strict age requirement, usually a minimum of 18 or 21 years of age. In Italy, you need to purchase an ANDDOS Card. The card is available at most cruise clubs and saunas; and once obtained, it can be used throughout the country.
What are themed nights?
Themed nighttime cater to those who enjoy a particular fetish and will usually possess a strictly enforced dress code. You may be refused entr
Gay Cruising in the USA
Here's our guide to some of America's finest gay cruise clubs and adult entertainment venues. We've covered the history of America's homosexual bathhouses. This article will emphasize on venues that cater to your manly needs. We would include some lesbian cruising venues, but at the time of writing, these types of venues don't really exist.
This is not an article about gay cruising in the classic sense (bushes, restrooms). The venues we've chosen are sex-positive places where you can check your inhibitions in the cloakroom - along with your coat. America's gay cruise clubs are usually found in the bigger cities. As property prices have skyrocketed in so many cities, you'll find a shortage of proper gay dive bars with a cruisey vibe. Many of those famed venues were priced out of business. That being said, some possess survived and they're well worth checking out. The Eagle bars are the most famous logo of gay cruise clubs in America. You'll find them in many cities.
Gay bars have turn into shinier and more open as homosexuality has become less taboo. Norman Mailer thought that the gays were straighter than straights whe
Ahoy, land lovers! Just kidding – we’re not talking that kind of cruising…more ‘park lovers’ if you catch our drift.
Yep, we’re talking all things same-sex attracted cruising – what it is, where it’s from and how to earn involved (if that’s your thing, of course). We’re talking gay cruising because let’s be honest, who doesn’t love a bit of out-there sex chat, right?
Now before you construct any snap assumptions, or instantly let any prejudice get the better of you, just remember that it’s 2023 and kink shaming is low-key gronk – everyone’s got their thing. If you’re all adults and you’re all consenting, then get your rocks off any which way you want – honestly, you do you, darl. We’ll support it.
Gay cruising, for those not in the know (…or pretending to not be), is the act of looking for sexual partners at a ‘beat’ (think discreet parks, unofficial nude beaches and even the odd public toilet). The term ‘cruising’ originally emerged as a code synonyms in the closeted homosexual community, so those “in the know” could talk about the topic openly without the fear of facing homophobic harm. Since then the term cruising has actually been absorbed into the mainstream heterosexual vocabulary, of