Gay/Lesbian entertainment in Mexico
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Angels Club
Welcome to Guadalajara’s megaclub. Sure, it’s a gay venue, but chicks dig the mod acrylic tables, cool lounge, throwback beanbag room and the three dance floors blasting electronica, hip-hop and progressive rock, so heterosexual men should shed their inhibitions and mingle with the party people. Saturday nights get wild. Clubbers often leave for breakfast at around 5am and return for sun-drenched fun after hours.
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Backstage Theater-Cabaret
Cancún is well known for its lively gay and lesbian scene (though there's more for gay men than women), meaning there's plenty to do most nights. Backstage Theater-Cabaret features drag shows, strippers (male and female), fashion shows and musicals. Terrific ambience, joyful crowd.
Other venues include Karamba which is popular with cross-dressers and Picante which is more for talkers than dancers.
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Buttergold
Buttergold (aka Butterflies, aka El Butter), across the street from metro Salto del Agua, is an airplane-hangar-sized space that still manages to get densely packed. The funhouse features five bars, a snack bar and a big stage for elaborately choreographed drag shows. It’s fun for straights, too, as long as you don’t mind crowds, thick smoke and loud, loud music.
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Lipstick
At this large (capacity 950) club for an upscale 18-to-35 set, the fun goes on in three different settings: a subdued lower lounge for chilling out with friends; a video bar with adjacent dark room for close encounters; and an excellent upper terrace for all-out revelry. Thursday is girls’ night.
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KY60
Surprisingly, despite the men-wearing-construction-outfits Village People vibe, this is not a gay bar. It’s got good pool tables and is popular with guys and gals, gays and straights, locals and tourists, probably because of its reasonably priced beer, which seems to be a universal attraction.
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Marrakech Salón
Crowded and steamy, you bet, but regulars wouldn’t have it any other way. Typical sights and sounds here include bare-chested bartenders, bar-top dancing and music ranging from 1980s pop to hip-shaking cumbias. A sign at the exit reads: ‘Thank you for your sexual preference.’
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Wawis
Up above a seedy street scene, this mixed gay disco provides plenty of elbow room to get your salsa, cumbia and reggaeton grooves on, and the midnight show is always entertaining. Wawis is good-humoredly named after a Mexican slang term meaning fellatio.
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Picante
Set back from Avenida Tulum a few blocks north of Avenida Uxmal, this place isn’t as ‘spicy’ as its name suggests, but it is a longtime neighborhood gay bar. It often features movies shown at high volume until about 1am, when the dance music comes on.
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Tom’s Leather Bar
For those who dare to get medieval, Tom’s provides the props, with heraldic shields, crossed swords and candelabras highlighting a decidedly decadent decor. When the fat lady sings, the show’s about to begin.
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Los Balcones
This is one of the oldest gay haunts in town, with little upstairs balconies where hipsters like to be seen. Great cozy spaces and colorful walls accompany a DJ and nightly strippers.
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La Perla
Once a red-light venue, this cabaret has been reborn in the age of irony as a cradle of kitsch, with hilarious drag shows featuring traditional Mexican songstresses. Tickets go fast.
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El Callejón de Ambiente
Gay, straight, bi and freaky all rip up the dance floor to '80s dance tunes, electronica, synth-pop and more at this club in the Plaza Fiesta Mall. Great mix of people.
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Liquid Zoo Lounge
Upstairs from Chocolate Lounge, the separate Liquid Zoo Lounge, with its funky leopard skin seating, caters to a cool hip-hop, martini-loving crowd. Gay-friendly.
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BGay BProud Café México
A good place to start your explorations, this casual café functions as a sort of nerve center for DF gay life, particularly amongst the younger crowd.
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La Azotea
Above the restaurant Pueblo Viejo, this terrace is more of a laid-back lounge and tapas bar, with a smart, gay-friendly crowd and a less touristy vibe.
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El Taurino
On the flanks of the Zona Norte, El Taurino is the grand-daddy of Tijuana's gay bars with a much more local than foreign clientele.
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Pepe Toro
This colorful club attracts a fun-loving mostly gay crowd. On Saturday night there’s a transvestite strip show at 1am.
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Paco’s Ranch
This venerable disco/cantina stages smashing transvestite reviews Friday through Sunday mornings at 12:30am and 3am.
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Frida
Recently relocated Frida is a cozy and sociable cantina featuring enticing drink specials.
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Karamba
Cover ranges from free to M$100. Come here for a varied crowd of gays, lesbians and cross-dressers.
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Los Equipales
Slightly seedy but definitely energetic, Los Equipales has two drag shows every night from Thursday through Sunday.
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Kit Kat Klub
Kit Kat Klub is an ultrahip dinner-show spot with wicked martinis.
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