Zurich gay bars

Switzerland’s best LGBT clubs

Find the optimal gay and womxn loving womxn nights out – with the ultimate guide to Switzerland’s LGBT nightlife scene

The LGBT party scene in Switzerland applications something for everyone, from relaxed, mixed-queer shindigs to sweaty danceathons. For all their alpenhorn-apotheosizing and minaret-marginalising traditionalism, the Swiss have for many decades taken a world-leading stance on gay and lesbian rights. Lgbtq+ relations were decriminalised here in 1942, and on Modern Year’s Day 2007 a referendum made Switzerland the first country on Land where gay civil unions were voted in by the public, not just parliament – and by a substantial majority.

Today Zurich, which happens to possess a chic queer woman mayor in Corine Mauch, is very much Switzerland’s LGBT capital, as adequately as one of the world’s most gay-friendly cities, with bars, cafes, saunas and clubs adding up to dozens of gay venues. The old town’s Barfüsser is considered Europe’s oldest lgbtq+ hostelry and the annual Zurich Identity festival event now draws around 45,000 pink party people.

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This Zurich bar was once a meeting place for a classified gay society

CAMBRIDGE, Md. — Driving through this scenic, historic town on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, you’ll be charmed by streets lined with unique shops, restaurants, and beautifully restored Victorian homes. You’ll also be struck by the number of LGBTQ Pride flags flying throughout the town.

The flags are a reassuring signal that everyone is welcome here, despite the town’s location in ruby red Dorchester County, which voted for Donald Trump over Kamala Harris by a lopsided margin. But don’t let that deter you from visiting. A recent organization, Proudly Cambridge, is holding its debut Pride event this weekend, touting the town’s welcoming, inclusive culture.

“We stumbled on a beautiful secret and we wanted to help get the pos out,” said James Lumalcuri of the effort to create Proudly Cambridge.

The organization celebrates diversity, enhances public spaces, and seeks to uplift all that Cambridge has to share, according to its mission statement, under the tagline “You Belong Here.”

The group has so far held informal show nights and a picnic and garden party; the launch party is June 28 at the Cambridge Yacht Club, which

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Das KWEER lebt das langjährige Vermächtnis des historischen «Barfüsser» als queerer Hotspot und Treffpunkt für queere Menschen, deren Freund·innen und Familien, Studierende und Nachbar·innen.

EVENTS

• Fr 18.07. mit Checkpoint Zürich ab 17:30 bis 20:30
• Do 24.07. mit Vio La Cornuta 19:00 bis 23:00
• Do 31.07. mit Vio La Cornuta 19:00 bis 23:00

• Complete 07.08. mit Kosta ab 19:00 bis 23:00
• Undertake 14.08. mit Vio La Cornuta 19:00 bis 23:00
• Do 21.08. ab 19:00 bis 23:00
• Do 28.08. mit Vio La Cornuta 19:00 bis 23:00

• Complete 04.09. ab 19:00 bis 23:00
• Do 11.09.
• Do 18.09. mit Kosta ab 19:00 bis 23:00
• Do 25.09. mit Gossipa ab 19:30

• Do 02.10. mit Kosta ab 19:00 bis 23:00
• Do 09.10. mit ab 19:30 Uhr
• Do 16.10. mit Vio La Cornuta 19:00 bis 23:00
• Do 23.10. mit Gossipa ab 19:30
• Execute 30.10. TBA

• Do 06.11. mit Kosta ab 19:00 bis 23:00
• Do 13.11. Uhr
• Do 20.11. 19:00 bis 23:00
• Do 27.11. mit Gossipa ab 19:30

• Do 04.12. ab 19:00 bis 23:00
• Do 11.12. mit ab 19:30 Uhr
• Do 18.12. 19:00 bis 23:00
• Di 23.12. mit Gossipa ab 19:30

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Located between central station and Old Town of Zurich, very close to some of the gay bars and clubs. Modern facilities.

@ Niederdorfstrasse 40
Zurich 8001

Tram: Rudolf-Brun-Brücke

About Zurich

Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland (with a population of 1.2 million including the suburbs) and the economic, social and cultural center of the country. As the wealthiest urban area in Europe and with its privileged location along the Limmat river and at the idyllic Lake Zurich with view of the snow-covered mountains, Zurich belongs to the cities with the highest quality of life in the world (but also with the extreme cost of living).

Zurich already was raised to the level of a city in the Early Middle Ages, in 1262 it became a free imperial metropolis and in 1351 a member of the Swiss Confederation. The economic rise began with the textile industry in the 18th and 19th century. After the mid-19th century the financial and services sector became increasingly important through the founding of numerous ba