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Check out our roundup of the gayest cities in Europe based on our first-hand experience, the gay scene, as well as what life is like for the local LGBTQ community. From the industrial warehouses in Berlin to the babbling of water stroking the canals of Amsterdam, European gay life spans across the entire spectrum. And we can't get enough.
We've been around the European block quite a few times, and can safely say, it boasts some of the most progressive places in the world. Yet, each gay scene manages to be different from the others. Some are smaller, some are wilder and some have become so intertwined within scream life, that the straight community is left feeling like they're intruding into our special world!
For this list of the top gayest cities in Europe, we look at the gay scene, what's it like to live there as a paris of the LGBTQ community, and from our own first-hand paris traveling there as a gay couple. For more inspiration, be sure to club out our more comprehensive guide to the gayest cities in the world and our top gay destinations in Europe.
Yet regardless of where you go, it seems gay every other person in Berlin is a friend of Dorothy! With dozens of queer nightclubs, LGBTQ-owned restaurants, gay hotels, and a thriving gay village, the Berlin scene sets a high bar for all other European cities. The gays have made their voices heard throughout the city from as far back as the late s when LGBTQ artists began performing in clubs and making music about their gay desires.
Back then, the Berlin queer scene reached its climax in the s when it became the first place in the world to actually have a gay scene. Sadly, during the totalitarian regime in the late 30s and 40s, the gay scene was stubbed out, with many homosexuals forced into hiding or sent to concentration camps.
Today, there are so many things to do and see. And of course, there's the infamous, exclusive Berghain club. Gay more, be sure to check out our comprehensive gay guide to Berlin along with our interview of cutie local boy Marcel from Berlin. Home to the largest gay community, Madrid natives have no club but to embrace our fabulousness!
As well as having the biggest and in our opinion, one of the best! Pride events in Europe, also have a fantastic gay scene in Chueca, with something happening every day of the week. For us, Spain itself ranks as one of the gayest countries in the world. We love meandering through the Chueca gay neighborhood of Madrid.
During Pride in early July, the city becomes one huge gay street festival, with something happening on every other street block in Chueca — it's mad, crazy, and always tons of fun! According to Grindr, London is the gayest city in the world, recording the highest number of users.
So either Londoners are very gay, or very horny.
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Probably both…. London has had a rich queer history, with gay bars existing in the city as far back as the s! The longest-running lesbian nightclub in the world was located here, known as The Gateways Club. A sprawling city filled with so many different pockets of culture, the English capital is a dream for all queer people looking to find a place where they belong.
Fans of musical theatre will fall in love with the West End, with no shortage of gay musicals and shows to see.