Buenos Aires - Argentina - page 190

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GAY & LESBIAN BUENOS AIRES

In July 2010 Argentina became the first Latin American country to legalize same-
sex marriage. Since then BA has become a huge gay destination, lending mo-
mentum to local events such as the Marcha del Orgullo Gay (Gay Pride Parade;
www.marchadelorgullo.org.ar ; Nov) and the Queer Tango Festival

( www.festivaltangoqueer.com.ar ) .
To mix with local gays, check out popular bars like loud Sitges OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP ( www.facebook.com/fiestaplop ; cnr Federico Lacroze & Álvarez Thomas) and casu-
al Flux OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 5252-0258; Marcelo T de Alvear 980;
7pm-3am Sun-Thu, to 4am Fri & Sat) . The coffee shop Pride Café OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP ( 4300-6435; Balcarce 869; 9am-8pm Mon-Fri, 11am-8pm Sat & Sun; )
attracts mixed crowds. For a fun night of guided drinking and partying, there's Out
& About Pub Crawl ( www.outandaboutpubcrawl.com ) .
The best nightclubs are rough-and-tumble Amerika OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP ( 4865-4416; www.ameri-k.com.ar ; Gascón 1040; Fri-Sun) sexy-beautiful
Glam OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 4963-2521; José Antonio Cabrera 3046; Thu-
Sat) and Alsina OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 4331-3231; www.palacioalsina.net ;
Adolfo Alsina 940; Sun, plus 1 Fri per month) . Current hot gay parties include Fiesta Plop
( www.plop-web.com.ar ) , the monthly Fiesta Dorothy ( www.fiestadorothy.com ) and Rheo
( www.rheo.com.ar ) .
An especially gay-friendly accommodation is Lugar Gay OFFLINE MAP
GOOGLE MAP ( 4300-4747; www.lugargay.com.ar ; Defensa 1120; dm US$25, s US$50-70, d
US$80-95) , a casual guesthouse that also acts as an information center. Casa Bran-
don OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 4858-0610; www.brandongayday.com.ar ; Luis Maria
Drago 236; 8pm-late Wed-Sun) is an art gallery-cultural center.
Good general websites are www.thegayguide.com.ar and www.nighttours.com/
buenosaires . For free gay literature, look for La Otra Guía, Gay Maps
( www.gmaps360.com ) and The Ronda( www.theronda.com.ar ) .
There aren't many places catering exclusively to lesbians. Try long-running and
intimate Bach Bar OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP ( 15-5184-0137; www.bach-
bar.com.ar ; José Antonio Cabrera 4390) , but otherwise there are the gay spots listed
above. La Fulana ( www.lafulana.org.ar ) is a lesbian cultural center.