Puerto Rico is likely one of the high LGBTQ journey locations due to a heat and pleasant native inhabitants and a number of nice homosexual bars, golf equipment, and actions year-round. Use the homosexual journey information to Puerto Rico beneath to assist plan a visit to San Juan and different components of the gay-friendly Caribbean island
Of all of the Caribbean islands, Puerto Rico is likely one of the most accepting and LGBTQ-friendly locations. As an unincorporated territory of america, same-sex marriage has been authorized since 2015. And with over three million inhabitants, Puerto Rico has loads of homosexual and lesbian actions, bars, and sights for guests to simply uncover. There are even two totally different delight parades every year on the island!
Most of Puerto Rico’s homosexual bars and LGBTQ actions occur in San Juan—Puerto Rico’s capital metropolis. Due to its giant, city inhabitants and its many homosexual neighborhoods, it’s top-of-the-line components to go to for LGBTQ vacationers.
Due to Puerto Rico’s Catholic traditions & historical past, the large cities are most likely the most secure and most snug hotspots for homosexual vacationers and LGBTQ locals alike. However different components of the island, together with Cabo Rojo on the west, and the Vieques island off the jap coast are additionally common LGBTQ locations.
9 Homosexual & LGBTQ Issues to Do in Puerto Rico
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1. Keep on the LGBT-owned Coqui del Mar
This boutique visitor home (which can also be 420-friendly) is situated within the Ocean Park neighborhood of San Juan, one of many few many homosexual neighborhoods of San Juan. As a result of Coqui del Mar is LGBT-0wned, it’s an awesome place to begin a Puerto Rico homosexual journey.
The Coqui del Mar has studio and fully-furnished vacation residences with all of your essential resort facilities, plus some! Free wifi, free parking, free bike leases, flat-screen TVs, full kitchens, an out of doors BBQ grill obtainable to visitors, two swimming swimming pools, and a scorching tub! The intense decor of the property and pleasant workers on web site, plus its location in Ocean Park, make it an awesome alternative for vacationers searching for a multi-day keep to essentially uncover San Juan.
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2. Go to throughout San Juan Pleasure at Condado
All the time the primary weekend of June, San Juan’s annual delight competition, San Juan Pleasure, is a weekend of events, particular occasions, and exhibits. San Juan’s homosexual bars alongside Calle Condado all placed on their very own events and occasions, however the seashore golf equipment at Condado Seaside (together with Atlantic Seaside Resort and Oasis Bar) additionally host afterparties following the parade.
Following Condado Pleasure in San Juan, the Cabo Rojo Pleasure competition takes place the second weekend of June. Through the Cabo Rojo Pleasure, the sleepy beachside city turns right into a weekend of events, a pleasant comedown from Condado’s delight the weekend earlier than!
Events throughout San Juan’s Pleasure normally begin the Thursday earlier than the Sunday-parade. This 12 months, there’s even a Bare Homosexual Weekend occasion—a clothes non-obligatory weekend with pool events & extra—throughout San Juan Pleasure (see extra beneath).
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3. Strive your luck at Drag Bingo & win intercourse toys
San Juan’s hottest homosexual bar is Circo Bar—a raucous homosexual membership on Calle Condado. It’s highly regarded with vacationers, however don’t fear as a result of locals present up, too!
Circo Bar hosts Ru Paul’s Drag Race viewing events and is very common on weekends for his or her late-night dancing with a few of the metropolis’s high DJs, however Thursday nights are additionally a superb night time to go to. Each Thursday, Circo Bar hosts Drag Bingo throughout which you’ll win intercourse toys and different enjoyable issues. With each drink buy, you get a bingo board so the sooner you present up and the extra drinks you get, the extra possibilities to win you’ve received!
Drag Bingo is hosted in each English and Spanish so it’s nice for vacationers—and a enjoyable alternative to hold with locals.
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4. Social gathering Thursday nights on the queer pupil golf equipment
The Eleanor Roosevelt district is a bit of additional south than the opposite San Juan homosexual neighborhoods of Condado, Santurce, and Ocean Park, however each Thursday night time it comes alive with town’s LGBTQ inhabitants. Due to the very low cost drink offers on provide, and the energetic avenue life, it’s particularly common with San Juan’s many college college students. The bars of El Cojo, A Pedir De Boca, and La Esquina de Polo are all on the identical nook of Avenue Eleanor Roosevelt and Calle 12 de Octubre.
Every of the bars spills out on the streets—particularly throughout good climate—and a budget drinks make them nice spots to begin an evening out, round 9 or 10pm earlier than heading to different membership nights. The bar on the nook, additionally labeled Taste’s, is very common with lesbians.
These are fairly native homosexual & lesbian bars, and since you’re a bit additional out from the central San Juan neighborhoods, you won’t discover many vacationers within the space. It’s a extremely social vibe with a lot of enjoyable pop and dance hits on the small dance flooring; the right alternative to fulfill locals.
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6. Spend Sunday on the Homosexual Seaside in San Juan
In San Juan, there are two essential homosexual seashores. The most well-liked is Atlantic Seaside in Condado which is very homosexual each Sunday after 11am. Teams of mates, LGBTQ households, and vacationers flock to the seashore each Sunday.
San Juan’s different homosexual seashore is at Ocean Park Seaside in entrance of the Numero Uno Guesthouse. It may be a bit cruisey late on weekend nights, in response to Coqui del Mar’s workers. Outdoors of San Juan, a naturist seashore is about 40 minutes west at Cueva las Golondinas.
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7. Take pleasure in tiki cocktails at Jungle Chook
San Juan’s homosexual neighborhood of Santurce is likely one of the most energetic and energetic spots within the metropolis. It’s a gay-friendly space with many bars and golf equipment taking on the streets spherical La Placita sq. turning it right into a pedestrian-only zone. Road meals, salsa dancing, and low cost drinks are the norm right here—and it’s very crowded!
However simply across the nook from La Placita is the tremendous hipster Jungle Chook 404 tiki bar. The enjoyable and funky environment, and elaborate cocktails, make it a snug escape from the road bustle. An outside patio makes it particularly common with teams of mates. It’s certainly one of San Juan’s finest cocktail bars.
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8. Social gathering at San Juan’s homosexual bars & golf equipment each weekend
San Juan’s homosexual nightlife is a number of enjoyable, and most of it occurs Friday and Saturday nights alongside Calle Condado within the homosexual neighborhood. Circo Bar runs late each weekend and attracts a few of the largest crowds because the night time ends, so to really get pleasure from San Juan’s nightlife, begin elsewhere and finish your night time at Circo.
Throughout type Circo, you’ll discover VIP—a smaller homosexual membership, and simply across the .nook is the SX Membership. Within the basement, SX is a stripper and go-go membership that typically costs a canopy. Deliver money for suggestions.
Outdoors of Condado, The Bear Tavern is simply off the hipster avenue of Calle Loiza (the place you’ll discover many various eating places and bars). Catering to bears, The Bear Tavern hosts drag exhibits and crowds are sometimes hanging out on their entrance patio most nights of the week.
For present homosexual membership and homosexual nightlife listings, examine with locals. There aren’t many sources, sadly, however I discovered staying at a homosexual guesthouse helped level me in the suitable path for the very best locations to get together.
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9. Catch an alternate queer night time at El Native
One of many coolest nightlife spots in San Juan is the El Native bar within the Santurce neighborhood. It’s one of the crucial LGBTQ-inclusive areas with weekly drag exhibits (together with drag kings) and occasional karaoke. It’s a trns-friendly area with low cost drinks in a hipster dive setting. It feels so much like attending a home get together, made much more life like as a result of or the mismatched furnishings and glass instances displaying LGBTQ merchandise on the market.
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Puerto Rico is a superb homosexual vacation spot. It’s been common with LGBTQ vacationers for years, due to its proximity to the mainland USA with inexpensive flights, and a wealthy Latin tradition. The seashores, many homosexual bars, and pleasant locals make it much more welcoming.
For extra journey recommendations on Puerto Rico, see my photographs from San Juan, Puerto Rico.
