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Hotels & where to stay, things to do, Singapore gay bars, saunas & gay rights. However, as a concession to these conservatives, they are mentioned after the more "decent" venues like bars and discos, although historically and chronologically speaking, the "seedy" rendezvous preceded and were more heavily patronised than the socially sanctioned ones.

The entrance to Golden Venus was located at the rear of the hotel and could be accessed discreetly through the hotel's open-air car park. Complete, up-to-date, ranked list of all LGBT events and venues in Singapore. The club has a sleek and modern design, with multiple levels and a spacious dance floor.

The former Orchard Hotel's entertainment establishment, Golden Venus, was THE place to be, flourishing for more than 5 years from onwards, after which its popularity was overtaken by Pebble Bar see below in the early s. Near the time of its closure in the mids, a Singaporean who visited the bar one night described it as being brightly lit but there was no sign of gay life.

Find the best gay bars, clubs, gay saunas, spas, shops, gyms and gay-friendly hotels in Singapore. The latter occupies the space where a petrol station and terraced shophouses once stood, at the junction of the start of Orchard Road and Orange Grove Road.

In fact, there was no sign of any life apart from the waiters and himself! It was always a mixed establishment rather than purely a gay venue. As a counterpoint, it should also be mentioned that perhaps the majority of gay men in Singapore never ventured into any of these cruising areas and that "gay venues" for them meant private spaces in which they indulged in social and sexual intercourse - mostly the homes of their lovers and friends.

The waiters were mainly Hainanese in their 40s wearing starched white shirts with little bow ties. Dedicated to our nation's pink community, here is a list of LGBTQ-friendly bars and clubs in Singapore so you enjoy a fun night out. The bar area itself was predominantly gay, while in the adjacent larger room, there was a band and dance floor that was completely " straight ", being much patronised by heterosexual British and Australian servicemen.

Thus, even though it may not be palatable to some conservative members of the gay community who would prefer to present a whitewashed façade of gay society, the inclusion of a list of nighttime cruising areas in this article forms an integral part of the documentation of Singapore gay history.

The former Orchard Hotel was petite, being just 4 storeys tall, much smaller than the currently rebuilt storey one. Before the relative liberalisation of Singaporean society towards the latter part of the 20th century, local gay culture consisted mainly of activities in venues largely unknown to the mainstream public.

The best gay bars and clubs in Singapore Hit up these LGBTQ-friendly bars and clubs for the city's queer-ific nightlife scene. The hotel, owned by Orchard Hotel Singapore Ltd, a subsidiary of Pan Electric Industries , opened in and was one of the earliest luxury hotels to be completed in the area.

Taboo Taboo is one of Singapore’s most popular gay clubs, attracting a diverse crowd of locals and visitors alike. It is thought that the first places in early Singapore where homosexual men, especially Chinese coolies, could chance upon each other were the public toilets near the Singapore River , predominantly at Boat Quay see main article: History of Singapore gay venues.

Next came Golden Venus bar restaurant and nightclub, on the ground floor of the former Orchard Hotel along Orange Grove Road Singapore 10 , as some locals and gay expatriates who lived in Singapore during the s can recall [4]. The proximity of Hong Lim Park to Boat Quay may explain why the former became notorious as the first internationally known gay cruising rendezvous in Singapore to be listed in the Spartacus Gay Guide , the most widely read gay tourist publication in the world.

In the bar area, there were tables covered with white table cloths, and a sprig of orchid in a small vase was placed on every table top. Guide to the best Singapore gay bars, clubs, parties and festivals. Prior to the s, there were no publicly "out" homosexuals , no Singapore gay organisations , no Singapore gay literature , no Singapore gay art , no Singapore gay films or anything remotely "gay" apart from the goings-on in clandestine nocturnal congregation spots.

In fact, this was the space to be signed on with record companies, and many acts found their big break at Golden Venus. It existed in the s but had already ceased functioning by the early s. Front view of Orchard Hotel and its interior in The bar at Golden Venus had a fish motif background made of inlaid wood.

Check reviews, photos, and more on wolfyy's Singapore gay travel guide, based on first-hand experience. Source: [2]. The rightmost photo shows the dance floor with a band during its opening by a British man. As far as locals can remember, but which can only be corroborated by a handful of people, the very first gay bar in Singapore was Criterion along Orchard Road , not very far from the old Cold Storage building where Centrepoint now stands.

Matchbook for Golden Venus, manufactured by Unison Enterprises Ltd. Source: [3]. It is interesting that the gay and straight areas both co-existed side by side without much evidence of open homophobia.