.. or why is it time to move to the country? One of the questions my friends keep asking me is why I don’t just stay in Lisbon. A good question, and here is an attempt to answer it….. Without
Lisbon, Tourism and Gentrification…
5 ways to have a #GayAutumn in #GayLisbon
It is the sad fact of summer that soon it will come to an end… but that doesn’t mean your autumn has to be boring! On the contrary, there are plenty of great options to make this the most fun
April in GayLisbon … Eggs and chocolate please!
Getting ready to have eggs and chocolate? Here are the dates for your GayLisbon diary in April 2017 as far as I could find them. The recommended party of the month: Conga Club… because it is all about getting fit
February Agenda in GayLisbon
Getting ready to welcome spring? Here are the parties in Lisbon in February 2017 as far as I could find them. The recommended party of the month: Lesboa Party – not just for girls. Conga Club: Sado Maso Disco 4
January Agenda in GayLisbon
These are the cooler and/or irregular parties happening in Lisbon in January 2017 as far as I could find them. The most noteworthy: the return of Maria Lisboa – the legendary lesbian and friends club (see below). For an annual
Last minute: BJWHF Calendar
In case you’re still a few Christmas presents short,
So… what are Portuguese guys like?
“Now that you are in Lisbon… what are the guys like?” seems to be the popular first question I get asked a lot by friends… let’s see if I can cobble together some very unscientific, personal, tongue-in-cheek and totally non-generalisable
Lisbon In Books: The Two Hotel Francforts
It was actually quite a coincidence that I picked up this book… Wandering into the lovely Daunt Bookstore in London, which orders books by the place they are set in, I stumbled across The Two Hotel Francforts. The cover was
A short history of Gay Portugal – From the Carnation Revolution until Today
The Carnation Revolution swept away the fascist regime of the Estado Novo on April 25, 1974. However, despite the return to democracy and fundamental changes in Portuguese society, advancement to become one of the most liberal countries worldwide in terms
A short history of Gay Portugal – Middle Ages to Estado Novo
Life under the Inquisition There are many surviving documents about gay life under the Inquisition, most of it stored in the National Archives of Torre do Tombo. Although the Inquisition tried hard to quell gay life and culture, there are