Gay meeting places edinburgh
LGBT+ Guide to Edinburgh
A vibrant and diverse city and LGBT+ people
Edinburgh is a great city for LGBT+ people to visit. While Scotland for a extended time had a reputation as a quite socially conservative corner of Europe, attitudes have changed dramatically over the last forty years.
The International Lesbian and Gay Association last year ranked Scotland as having the second highest legal equality for LGBT+ people anywhere in Europe, higher than the rest of the UK.
Scotland is also a country with increasing representation of LGBT+ people, especially in politics – until recently 3 out of the 5 political parties in the Scottish Parliament had leaders who identified as LGBT+.
Edinburgh itself is a vibrant and diverse city and LGBT+ people will most likely feel, especially in central areas, safe and accepted like any other visitor.
LGTB+ areas of the city
While LGBT+ should feel welcomed anywhere in the city, there are two particular gay areas of the city. The first is the so-called ‘Pink Triangle’ of streets near where Leith Walk meets York Place. Around here are
Gay Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Dùn Èideann in Scottish Gaelic, is the capital capital of Scotland and the biggest financial center in the UK after London. Against a backdrop of castles and green hills, this historic world capital of art and culture has nurtured the likes of Robert Louis Stevenson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and J.K. Rowling.
Historical and cultural attractions hold made this the second most adj tourist destination in Britain. The Old Town, with a medieval street layout, and the 18th century Georgian New Town, including Dean Village and Calton Hill, are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with over 4, listed buildings. The notable Edinburgh Castle is perched atop a rocky crag (remnants of an extinct volcano), a Scottish royal residence during the th centuries. The Royal Mile runs between the castle and Holyrood Palace, the British monarch's official residence in Scotland.
Nearby are institutions such as the National Museum of Scotland (Chambers Street, in the Old Town), the National Library of Scotland (between the Old Town and t
Edinburgh Gay Cruising Areas
Gay Cruising Areas Edinburgh - Map view
Gay bars
CC Blooms
CC Blooms is one of the main gay venues in Edinburgh. It's a big place, and reveal all day for food, dinner and drinks. At late hours at turns into a bar and nightclub more
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Greenside Plpink triangle, , Edinburgh map
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Planet Bar
The Planet Bar is one of the more campy gay bars in the pink triangle.
It opens early in the afternoon, but closes more early than the other bars in the area.
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6 Baxter's Pl, Edinburgh map
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The Street
The Street is a popular gay bar in the Edinburgh pink triangle (the gay area). The bar is expose from early afternoon. In the weekend the small downstairs club is uncover at night more
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2b Picardy Plpink triangle, , Edinburgh map
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The Regent Bar
The Regent Bar is a relaxed gay bar, with a home atmosphere. Serving drinks and food.
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