Best gay bars in key west
| Gay Key West is amiable, fun and busy with 5 gay bars all within walking distance of Duval Street. Picture above is the main block in the Bourbon Lane Pub on Duval Road in 2014 |
GAY MUST Carry out - RULE OF 3
As you read this blog on the wondrous gay scene of Key West, just retain the three gay things that you MUST do. In order:First, the gay Tea Dance on Sunday at La Te Da - 4pm. Dance in the open air in the wonderful heat and the setting sun. One of the best gay tea dances in the planet (and I am a connoisseur of this dying breed!).
Second, the lovely Bourbon Road pub and their even lovelier strippers. The main / busiest / biggest Key West gay lock. Every night, but don't get there until after midnight.
Third, the drag present at Aqua and the ultimate drag queen and supremo Inga. Classic. Hilarious.
Do all three. More details and links below.
WHERE IS THE GAY SCENE LOCATED?
The epicenter of Gay Key West is on Duval Avenue on the 800 Block (head for the intersection of Petronia Street and Duval Street and you'll see the rainbow flags). Here pretty much everything is gay: you'll locate most of the lgbtq+ bars, 2 gay fashion stor
From the moment I landed in Key West, I knew it was going to be a excellent week. Arriving to the small island airport was just like I remembered from my childhood visits decades before.
A small plane, walking on the tarmac, an airport with local art on the walls, and a single waiting area for luggage, taxis, and snacks. It’s rigid to tell if you’re inside or out, except for the air-conditioning.
The warm, humid air on a late winter weekend was a welcome surprise. Warmer than I would have expected. On the way from the airport to my hotel, the windows down, a breeze through the window and palm trees overhead swaying in the wind. It felt like I’d landed in another world.
Key West has this mystifying consequence. The subtropical climate, the warm & friendly locals, the quiet nights abuzz with laughter and cherish. Tennessee Williams wrote about Key West, “I can write anywhere, but I write the best here.” Something in the liveliness of Key West just makes it that considerate of perfectly livable, perfectly enjoyable destination.
Maybe that’s what has attracted LGBTQ travelers to Key West for decades. It was in the 1970s when many gay men and lesbians st
Nightlife Guide: Best LGBTQ+ Bars and Clubs in Key West
The Island of Key West may be little in size compared to other Florida cities, but when it comes to its LGBTQ+ nightlife, it certainly is mighty! Here, gay bars and clubs aren’t just places to grab a drink, they’re where stories are told and connections are made. It’s the perfect mix of entertainment, acceptance, and a sense of belonging that’s hard to locate anywhere else. You touch it when you’re dancing in one of the clubs, enjoying a hushed drink under the stars, or just soaking in the energy of the crowd. It’s that undeniable sense of magic in the air. It’s more than just being “out,” it’s about being you, in all your colors. So, let’s take a stroll down the streets of Key West to discover its best Queer bars and clubs.
Bourbon Lane Pub
724 Duval Street
The first stop on our tour is the Bourbon Road Pub. Trust us, you won’t miss it, especially with the Bourbon Boys greeting you on the street in their speedos. It’s a “hotspot”, especially the “Garden Bar” outdoors, with its poolside vibes, friendly, shirtless staff, and the Bourbon Boys turning up the heat with
Key West LGBTQ+ Guide: Finest Bars, Hotels and Things to Do
Written by: J. Harvey
This blog post originally appeared on My Normal Homosexual Life
Featured image by @frankeee19 via Instagram
Walking past bright buildings graced with large balconies and towering tropical trees as the summer sun warms my shirtless body, rainbow flags flap in the breeze and time seems to pass at a comfortable leisurely pace, I can’t help but touch I am experiencing a small bit of paradise. But that’s quite the norm in Key West. At the tip of the Florida Keys, the nature seems to slow down and, inevitably, you lethargic down with it. It’s generally a quirky place—with chickens that run free and five-toed cats sauntering down its alleyways—that embraces a come as you are attitude. Key West has always attracted people from the outskirts of society, at one signal serving as a stopping place for pirates and later attracting artists and writers such as Ernest Hemingway. Eventually the Queer community discovered Key West as a remote outpost where we were free to live our lives without fear of reprisal. While LGBTQ+ acceptance has spread across the nation and worl
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