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The area around Chinatown is where the majority of the bars and clubs are based. These were our favourites:. It's got a great courtyard which also gets crowded in a nice way. It attracts a variety of gays from all over the world — including their fans hens nights. Sebastien stealing a ring from one of the hen party groups at Tantric Bar. Alcohol in Singapore is very expensive, so we advise taking advantage of any drinks promotions and happy hours where ever possible. We enjoyed perhaps one too many Singapore Slings at Dorothy's…. Hypertainment are a team that organise gay dance parties at different venues in Singapore city.
Their flagship party is Hyperise at 1- Altitude at One Raffles Place with an amazing degrees view of the city. Most budget travellers come for a few days for a weekend splurge.
The Singapore Flyer is like the London Eye: At its highest point it reaches metres, which is like 31 male giraffes stacked on top of each other the average height of a giraffe is 5. The beautiful evening view of the Singapore city skyline from our pod in the Singapore Flyer. There is an excellent 3. Sebastien admiring the beautiful orchids at the Singapore National Orchid Garden. Check out Erika Travel's post for a more indepth guide to Singapore's ethnic neighbourhoods.
That is a very irresponsible thing to do. This place deserves our scorn, not our tourist money. We think this is so important. Surely going over there and supporting gay local business and the LGBT communities is going to be far more productive then arrogantly turning your back on them — not THAT is far far more irresponsible to your LGBT sistas out there no?!!! The Happy Snail Hostel you mention above are gay friendly? I am not too sure but something for sure this hostel is ageism, ableism and racism!!
Below are what they mention on their booking website! Thanks for your message Brendan.
Have a look few hostel and hotel booking website on Internet and compare their price and read their guess reviews but sometime I hate it when the bad review of the hostel is not going to stay on their booking website too long! Have to be careful I met one with bed bugs! Travel many place and that is my first time encountered one with beg bags!
Lastly I hope u can remove the name of that hostel u recommend on yr webpage, very obviously they not welcome everyone! The above two of their policies I was cut it from Hostels. Any bookings made will be cancelled and deposits will NOT be refunded. Hi Brendan thanks so much for all this information.
Great guide to gau friendliness in Singapore! I have a couple of gay friends who are considering going here in so I will definitely send them this link. All the best for !!
I would love to visit—looks like a fun country. The Hotel Jen pool looks amazing! I would love to lounge there for an afternoon!! It looks like you really made the most of your short stay there.
Pockets of gay online and offline communities in Singapore playing a larger role in helping the gay community connect with others facing the. What is the best way to meet other gay men without the use of a hookup app? If you're looking for gay chat Singapore or dating, Hornet is a great option.
Asia but would like to visit one day. Looks like you guys lived it up in SIngapore per usual. Police harassment and entrapment of gays ceased following Lee Kuan Yew's unexpected CNN statement that "what we are doing as a government is to leave people to live their own lives so long as they don't impinge on other people. I mean, we don't harass anybody. They have a place in our society and are entitled to their private lives. Global access to information and the rapid economic advancement of this small island nation have created a mobile and progressive generation of educated, fit, English-speaking young men and women of diverse cultural backgrounds.
The art of conversation is alive and well here and you will make fast friends who won't be afraid to challenge your thinking with their own opinions. Green, modern and organized, The Lion City is also a haven for well-to-do expats. To keep it's economy growing, the country has been filling its work force with millions of additional foreign workers from around the region.
In fact, it's getting rare to see Singaporeans staffing any of their bustling mega-malls. Southeast Asia's best cuisines are collected together here in one place. Safe and clean multi-ethnic neighborhoods ripe for exploring. There are shopping malls up the wazoo, world-class hotels, sport-spa-and-health legal highs, rollicking nightlife, art museums, nature reserves, andeven a packed casino. All of this is tied together with an efficient and inexpesnive rapid transit system.
Singapore's pink dollars fueled a renaissance of gay-owned and managed businesses across the island in the first decade of the 21st century. The tourist area of Chinatown has several dozen rainbow venues filling up heritage buildings and attracting a steady flow of local clientele and in-the-know regional visitors. The annual Pink Dot gathering to celebrate tolerance and diversity has seen increased attendance year after year.
Recent surveys show a growing acceptance of LGBT in society in general, especially among youth. The government has been officially hiring open homosexuals into the civil service for years now and gay and lesbian talents are sought after in the work force as the country strives to maintain its Asian "tiger" status. This new pragmatism seems set to continue.
Surely going over there and supporting gay local business and the LGBT communities is going to be far more productive then arrogantly turning your back on them — not THAT is far far more irresponsible to your LGBT sistas out there no?!!! In an attempted takeover of a large women's NGO by Christian gay-haters was aborted by public outrage forcing the government to warn against mixing religion with secular politics. He does the bargaining for you, carries your shopping, and makes sure you won't get ripped off. Also available for special events and functions. Hugo on 3 January, at 1: The ultimate gay travel guide to Singapore Last updated 17 December,
In fact, Singapore has one of Asia's hottest gay scenes going. Nobody would have predicted a decade ago that Bangkok would become dully conservative while Singapore would ascend to the wild heights last explored by the party men of s San Francisco. Singapore along with Tokyo has always been one of those round-the-clock gay fun factories, only now its scene has moved indoors from serene tropical cruise beaches, steamy inner-city jungle gardens, parking garages and and shadowy alleys. Unfortunately, along with this shift into high homo gear has come yet another young generation who think they invented partying and are somehow immune to the effects of drugs and STDs.
The population of Singapore is over 5. Peculiar Chris by Johann S. Registered migration agent based in Singapore.
Experience 1-to-1 personal fitness training, by a professional, in the comfort of a private training facility. For individuals or couples. Solo and couple portraits, nude portraits, corporate portraits. Learn to swim or improve your strokes. The name is a foil to Singapore's melting pot National Day celebration, with its indigenous GLBT citizens indignant at being criminalized and discriminated against.
Runs are held mostly at the Singapore Sports Hub with off-location runs at Macritchie, the Southern Ridges, and elsewhere. It runs a hotline, an affordable face-to-face counseling service, support group and informative workshops and talks.