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Tampa Gay Neighborhood Guide
Tampa, Florida, and the entire Bay Area have seen an influx of modern residents in the last few years. People from all over the region flock to the area to life the beautiful beaches, warm weather, art scene, and more.
As one of the most gay-friendly cities in Florida, it’s become a haven for people within the community to thrive and generate a home. Its prime location in Central Florida gives you easy access to other major cities like Maimi, Orlando, and Fort Lauderdale. Before committing to the travel, it’s best to know what living there means for the LGBTQ+ community.
How Accepting Is Tampa of the LGBTQ Community?
Tampa Bay has a rich Gay history, dating endorse to the Stonewall riots in , which woke the world up to the many injustices facing gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and gender nonconforming individuals. Now, the passionate individuals within the community in Tampa have made a considerable difference in their attitude towards the community.
The city hosted its first Pride Celebration in but then had to deal with several laws that ban
In this travel guide to gay Tampa, we've deposit together our top recommendations and tips from our first-hand experience traveling here as a gay couple.
Tampa is young, fun, and full of c…
…college students!
This unassuming city in Florida makes the perfect homosexual vacation spot. Tampa truly has a fun and exciting vibe thanks to the large population of students in town attending the city's famous University.
We loved Tampa. You can feel a buzz in the air as you jog on down the Tampa Riverwalk – helped by the amazing day we'd spent on the rides at the Busch Gardens amusement park. We found the metropolis to be open-minded, tolerant and super diverse. Most importantly, it felt very gay friendly.
Tampa was one of our stopovers during our big road trip around Florida. The town offers so much for LGBTQ travellers, least of all the exciting Busch Gardens (Universal's unofficial younger sister!) and the GaYbor gay scene in Ybor City. We had a blast here and would certainly return for more!
In this travel guide to gay Tampa, we've position together the best same-sex attracted fri
Nestled in the heart of Tampa Bay lies the historic neighborhood of Ybor City. Sometimes called GaYbor City due to its proximity to the area’s gay bars on 7th Avenue, this Floridian locale offers much more than just nightlife to lgbtq+ travelers.
Ybor City is rooted in a rich identity and is known as being where Tampa Bay’s historical roots lie. Founded in by Vicente Martinez Ybor, the city adv became known as the “cigar capital of the world” due to the immense number of cigar factories that were in operation. Now, even though most of the factories are gone, the society still honors its history and is filled with shops, restaurants and art galleries that honor the Cuban, Italian and Spanish heritage that helped shape it.
The following is our queer guide to Ybor City.
Stay
Hotel Haya
Named after Ignacio Haya, who is said to have rolled the first cigar in Tampa, Hotel Haya is located directly on 7th Avenue and is the perfect spot to become fully immersed in Ybor culture. The hotel is deeply rooted in the community’s Cuban heritage,
Gay Tampa: The Complete LGBTQ+ Tour Guide. When it comes to gay travel destinations in the US, Tampa proudly showed itself to be a welcoming and inclusive safe haven for same-sex attracted travellers wanting to visit the “Sunshine State”.
I spent 4 nights in Tampa during December experiencing as much of the destination as possible, from its culinary delights (including one of the best steaks I have had in a while), to its main attractions and of course it’s vibrant and super amiable gay nightlife.
Something about Tampa really made me beam with happiness and contentment during my check in, so please allow me to share my gay guide to Tampa in partnership with Call on Tampa Bay to help you plan your next trip there.
Is Tampa Gay Friendly?
It would be naïve of me not to mention that Florida as a state has its challenges when it comes to LGBTQ+ people and travel, some of which may deter people from travelling to Florida at all.
However, it’s equally naïve to not recognize that there can be destinations, cities and people within these states striv