Side 1-64 PDF - Out & About
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special gay parties.<br />
The newest dance club is Foxy Gay<br />
Club, which is centrally located almost<br />
next to the Central Station. The club is<br />
open on Friday and Saturday nights.<br />
The music is mostly mainstream hits, as<br />
known from the upper floor at the well<br />
known, but now closed Pan gay club.<br />
The Rocco parties, normally one<br />
Saturday a month, have a reputation<br />
for attracting some of Copenhagen’s<br />
hottest guys, some of them dancing<br />
with their t-shirt off rather than on. The<br />
music is house and electro, occasionally<br />
with DJ’s from abroad.<br />
The Wonk parties take place one<br />
Friday a month at the Foxy Gay Club.<br />
Hot international DJ’s are part of the<br />
trademark of Wonk, a party concept<br />
that originates from the Swedish city<br />
Malmö, which is just on the other side<br />
of Oresund.<br />
On top of that, some gay bars also<br />
offer good dance possibilities: Cosy<br />
Bar has a dance floor with DJ’s during<br />
the weekend nights. And at Never<br />
Mind happy pop music often leads to<br />
a full dance floor.<br />
Eating out<br />
Copenhagen has many different eating<br />
venues suitable for all budgets. It<br />
is possible to bring your own lunch bag<br />
to Centralhjørnet – perhaps bought at<br />
the next-door open-faced sandwich<br />
joint.<br />
At Oscar you do not have to bring<br />
the food. If you are in the mood for<br />
eating, you can simply order from the<br />
high-quality café food menu.<br />
At Code you can order food during<br />
the afternoons. Code is serving tapas,<br />
sandwiches and other light meals.<br />
Jailhouse is the only real gay restaurant<br />
in Copenhagen, which is located<br />
on the first floor above the bar. The restaurant<br />
is open on Thursdays, Fridays,<br />
and Saturdays.<br />
Accommodation<br />
Cheap accommodation can be hard<br />
to find in Copenhagen, but there are<br />
many possibilities when it comes to<br />
medium priced and luxury hotels. Gay<br />
accommodation is available at reasonable<br />
prices.<br />
Carstens Guesthouse is a fiveminute<br />
walk from most gay bars and<br />
has a variety of rooms to choose from<br />
and even a dormitory. Enjoy the view<br />
from the cosy terrace at the roof. Carstens<br />
Guesthouse also rents out apartments.<br />
Amagerhus is located in a quiet residential<br />
area close to one of the city’s<br />
beaches and close to Copenhagen<br />
Airport. It is a small bed & breakfast<br />
with guest kitchen and a nice garden<br />
and terrace.<br />
Sex and cruising<br />
Some guests from abroad might ask:<br />
Where are the darkrooms? Darkrooms<br />
are not allowed in bars and nightclubs<br />
in Denmark. If you are in the mood for<br />
anonymous sex, there is however other<br />
By Thomas R. Kristensen<br />
Photo: ©iStockphoto.com<br />
possibilities.<br />
Amigo Sauna is Copenhagen’s largest<br />
and most centrally located gay<br />
sauna. It is over 800 square metres<br />
split over three floors.<br />
Body Bio offers something as exotic<br />
as an oral lounge also known as a<br />
sucking labyrinth.<br />
Copenhagen Gay Center is both a<br />
shop and a gay sauna with video room<br />
and cabins.<br />
Men’s Shop has a very large selection<br />
of sex toys, lubricants and porn<br />
films and magazines. But the shop also<br />
sells underwear and gay and lesbian<br />
non-porn films.<br />
SLM – Scandinavian Leather Men<br />
– has moved to a new location in Lavendelstræde<br />
17. But also the new venue<br />
has a large darkroom as well as a<br />
bar area. A membership is required,<br />
and any guest must follow the dress<br />
code to enter the club. For any further<br />
information take a look at www.slmcph.dk.<br />
<strong>Out</strong>door cruising is another option,<br />
especially when the spring succeeds<br />
in driving away the cold of winter. The<br />
most popular outdoor cruising place is<br />
Ørstedsparken, which is located very<br />
close to most of the gay bars. The cruising<br />
takes place mostly during the<br />
night, but also during the day. Unfortunately,<br />
gay and bisexual men are<br />
occasionally attacked in Ørstedsparken.<br />
Be vigilant at all times and do not<br />
hesitate to contact the police if gay<br />
bashers are around.<br />
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