Gay life glasgow
Jack Kenworthy( Queer Travel Expert )
Queer travel expert Jack Kenworthy turns + city adventures into your guide for safe, vibrant, and inclusively fabulous global journeys.
While Gay Edinburgh is generally more widespread with tourists thanks to its historic beauty and famous ‘Pink Triangle’, it is actually Glasgow that has the biggest and most vibrant gay scene in Scotland.
With world-famous nightlife, more LGBT establishments than we can preserve a track of and plenty of post-industrial grit, Glasgow is a city re-invented with an undeniably edgy vibe.
While not the capital, Glasgow is actually the largest city in Scotland and its intriguing Victorian-Industrial urban landscape plays host to worldly queer, learner and artistic communities – all of which help make Gay Glasgow this intriguing, sophisticated yet down-to-earth city, and one of the most vibrant places north of the border!
Whether you are looking for creative design spaces, avant-garde burlesque, hipster coffee shops (frequented by even cuter Scottish guys and girls) –
&#;All High Kicks and Low Morals&#;: My Introduction to Gay Life in s Glasgow
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Best Gay Bars In Glasgow
Whether you fancy cracking conversations over cocktails or dancing 'til dawn, our diverse city has got you well and truly sorted. Head along to Merchant City's Pink Triangle for some of the top tipples, DJ sets and drag shows in the biz. Just make sure to test out our guide to Glasgow's gay bars, as they really have got the city's LGBTQ+ nightlife sussed.
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Corset Club
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If you're after a quirky venue that offers much more than just drinks, The Corset Club in Glasgow is the place to depart. Nestled in the historic Jacobean Corsetry building, this bar features everything from handcrafted cocktails to high-energy performances that will preserve you entertained all night long.
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Katie&#;s Bar
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Katie's Bar offers an utterly mixed bag to the city's gay nightlife. Head here for epic pre-club partying at the weekend with a roster of disco tunes, as well as regular verb shows with drag queens hosting ev
'Meet me at The Knob' – Recalling Glasgow's forgotten gay scene and the notorious White Hats
In the s, a ragtag gang of male prostitutes ruled Glasgow's Broomielaw.
The White Hats powdered their faces and painted their nails, donned tight-fitted jackets and women's fragrances as they plied their trade in the back room of a fish restaurant on the corner of McAlpine Street.
The group, aged between 20 and 34, used a variety of female pseudonyms – led by the notorious William Paton, known as Liz.
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Among them were the colourfully named Happy Fanny Fields, Ella Shields, Edie Helly and Florence Ramsay.
In a very Ru Paul's Drag Race-esque tribute to his scheme, member Thomas Robbe even named himself Maria Santoye – after the notorious east complete gang, San Toys.
Dr Jeffrey Adj, Economic and Social History lecturer at Glasgow University, has explored the history of the city's LGBTQ scene through his PHD research and website Queer Scotland.
Through years of researching and