How to Find Gay-Friendly Activities in New York City

New York City is just a perfect hangout venue for the gay and lesbian couples. This city pulsates with exciting activities suitable and enjoyable not just for gays and lesbians but for people belonging to any age, race or sex. Here are the steps on how to find gay-friendly activities in New York City:

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Go online and type keywords like ‘gay’ plus ‘New York city’, ‘gay friendly activities in New York City’, ‘gay friendly Manhattan’, or ‘gay travel in New York’ in the search box.

2. Use several options; do not just limit your search by using New York City as your keyword. Search for gay friendly activities in neighborhoods of New York City such as Chelsea, Greenwich Village, Upper West Side, Downtown, Brooklyn, Queens, Union Square, Midtown and so on.

3. Check out the results that appear on the results page. There will be several Web sites that may offer tips and suggestions for gay-friendly activities in San Francisco.

4. Visit some popular gay-specific Web sites and guides that provide useful tips to gay and lesbian travelers. Search for New York City in these websites and find out more. See the Resources section below to learn more about some popular gay-specific travel and information guides.

5. Visit some popular travel-oriented websites and online guides focusing on New York City. Look for sections that have specific information for the Gay and Lesbian community. See the Resources section below to visit some popular travel guides to New York City.

6. Visit personal Web sites and blogs of local New Yorkers. Locals provide valuable insight into the culture and have genuine suggestions and tips that actually work. Ask them if they can recommend any gay-friendly clubs, bars, restaurants and neighborhood. Most people are willing to help if the questions are asked politely and inoffensively.

7. Visit Web sites of travel agencies focusing on GLBT travel. For more information refer to resources section. These Web sites offer travel, accommodation, sightseeing and other such packages for gays and lesbians.

8. Gather information about upcoming gay and lesbian events by going online and searching for any such events in popular search engines such as Google or Yahoo.

9. Refer to New York travel guidebooks available in bookstores. Some guides also have their own Web sites.

10. Pick up local newspapers and magazines if you are already New York City resident or if you have an access to such information either online or through friends living in New York City. Usually there would be sections that provide information especially to the GLBT community.

11. Ask the hotel concierge of the hotel where you are lodging or your host to provide suggestions regarding gay-friendly activities in New York. Locals, especially hotel concierges, are well informed and often have useful tips and warnings that can make your stay enjoyable as well as safe.

Tips & Warnings

• Manhattan is abuzz with a multitude of activities. Most activities such as visiting museums, going to farmer’s market, flea markets, theater performances, etc. are generally gay-friendly and casual.
• If you are an art lover, you must check out at least one of the amazing museums in the City. Choose from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum, The Guggenheim and The American Museum of Natural History.
• Greenwich Village, East Village, Chelsea, Hell's Kitchen, Park Slope, Jackson Heights, etc. are a few popular gay neighborhoods of New York City. Search for activities in these neighborhoods if you are interested in focusing your search only in predominantly gay areas of the city.