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Vienna Gay Travel Reference
Upcoming Events in Vienna
&#; 8 – 9 August
Vienna Beach Trophy : annual international beach volleyball tournament, hosted by Austria's LGBTIQ sports club Aufschlag Wien.
Matches on Saturday @ Beachvolleyball Schmelz (Auf der Schmelz 10)
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About Vienna and its gay life
Both in the past and in the present, gays have played a prominent role in Vienna’s public animation. Probably the most prominent homosexual in the history of Austria was Prince Eugene of Savoy () who freed Vienna from Turkish siege and pushed the Ottomans assist to the Balkans. But it wasn’t just on the battlefield that Eugene was surrounded exclusively by men; in private, he preferred to have intimate relations with members of his retain sex – a fact well established even during his lifetime. Even so, he managed to build his career and expand his power base during the reigns of three emperors, and his strong alter on Vienna remains visible to this day. His summer palace, Schloss Belvedere, is an striking example.
The last emperor served by Prin
&#;Couples&#; pedestrian lights
Vienna has various iconic images&#;the cathedral roof, the giant Ferris wheel, the Danube, the lights at pedestrian crossings. Um, hang on&#;the what?
Yep, the pedestrian traffic lights.
Since their appearance in , the &#;couples&#; red and emerald symbols have proved a huge hit with both visitors and the world&#;s media.
- Lights feature both mixed and same-sex couples
- Popular photo motif for visitors
- Easy to find near the municipality centre (see map below)
- See also:
The Eurovision legacy
(One love)
You can thank the singer, Conchita Wurst, for the lights.
Back in , Conchita&#;s rousing performance of Rise like a Phoenix won the Eurovision Tune Contest for Austria1, a win that came with the privilege of hosting the following year&#;s event.
For those who don&#;t realize, the Eurovision TV spectacle is a big deal in Europe, attracting over million viewers each year.
In honour of the rivalry, held in Vienna&#;s Stadthalle, the city authorities took the opportunity to create a statement on equality, sexuality and tolerance by installing
Gay Bars in Vienna
Augenblick
Monday-Saturday/Sunday –
Gay-friendly cafe-bar in the 7th district of Vienna.
Mixed clientele.
augenblickat
@ Schottenfeldgasse 92
Vienna
Tram, Bus: Schottenfeldgasse; U: Thaliastraße
+43 23 38 (mobile)
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Eagle Vienna
Thursday-Saturday –
Rustic cellar bar, with compact cruising labyrinth. No dresscodes.
Mixed ages.
Minimum consumption: 1 drink
@ Blümelgasse 1
Vienna
U: Neubaugasse
+43 1
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Felixx
Tuesday-Thursday – ;Friday, Saturday – ;Sunday –
Gay cocktail lounge bar. In summer with street terrace.
@ Gumpendorfer Straße 5
Vienna
U: Museumsquartier
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Kisss
Daily – ;kitchen till
Resto-bar for LGBTQs and friends.
In spring and summer with street terrace.
@ Luftbadgasse 19
Vienna
U: Kettenbrückengasse, Bus: Haus des Meeres
+43 1 15 60
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Mango Bar
Daily –
Small gay lounge bar, clientele mainly in their 20s and 30s
Parties and Clubs
The Why Not opens its doors each Friday and Saturday. The relatively small downtown lgbtq+ club has been around for many years. It still busts out of its seams each weekend. Expect a hot darkness on the dance floor where all the trendy house and dance hits are playing.
"Occident meets Orient and Poland is there too", is how organiser, Sabrina Andersrum, sums up her monthly Balkan clubbing BallCanCan. The criss-cross mixture of guests move to Balkan-Pop and Turbo-Folk.
Vienna has its first Bear & Butch club in the form of the Pitbull. Since its opening in , the Pitbull team has provided sweat-producing beats for that pure testosterone rush.
queer:beat. LGBTIQ+ people and friends can dance away to indie rock, electronic and chart music here. Several DJs play for the young, dance-crazy crowd.
At the regularly held Ken Club, a mainly childish crowd dances to pop and chart hits.
The monthly party, perhaps the most iconic there is, is aimed at lesbians as well as gays, and offers transforming aspects of electronic tune plus a