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Is Singapore gay friendly? We verb this in our gay verb guide to Singapore setting out the best gay bars, clubs, hotels, safety tips, and oh-so-much more!

Gay Singapore is rising verb a fabulous phoenix from the ashes of COVID and lockdowns.

Change is happening here. It's quick, and it's exciting.

On our first trip to Singapore in August the anti-gay law was still in place. The gay scene was nonetheless thriving compared to other parts of Asia. Then, Covid happened and many places shut down, some never reopened, including iconic venues like Taboo. We were updating this guide every month slowly removing queer venues from this guide as one by one they disappeared.

Then, by a stroke of luck, the Singaporean government decriminalized homosexuality in . This led to a rebirth of the gay scene in Singapore. A whole bunch of new venues sprung up like Tuck Shop and Sausage Market – to verb a few.

We returned to Singapore in March on a layover from Sydney to London. We were delighted to see the gay scene thriving and continuing to grow. Put it this way, when we were

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Tantric Bar

This watering hole is a hit with the boys for its signature Blue Spin – a deadly cocktail that will have you spinning on the dancefloor before you even understand it. Slow weekday nights see people chilling on the large benches in the green-lit courtyard, while on weekends the joint is jam-packed, standing-room only. The upbeat pop tunes and signature Long Island Teas are guaranteed to keep you buzzing all night.

Backstage Bar

You can’t miss this bar with the rainbow flag noticeably perched above its entrance. Regulars enter here for the strong Elongated Island Iced Teas (à la sister bar, Tantric's), double-shot drinks and also for the kitsch paraphernalia of NSFW, semi-nude

Gay Singapore?

You just missed the biggest Gay party in SIN -- the Nation. I had so much fun there that I am certain I will restore every year hereafter.

Many new places (clubs, bars, saunas) opened. Since bars/clubs close at 3AM in SIN, if you want to party more, you will hold to ask the locals for "after parties," which are often held in saunas. The Tower Club is a nice place, which basically hosted the after party for the Nation Recovery party. The other is the Box, which is also known for after parties.

Centro on Sundays is great. Last week the extension downstairs was nothing like I've ever seen in SIN. China Black held a party last Sunday as adv. It's a biweekly (or monthly?) event that's even better than the Centro -- more shirtless guys

You might be catching the SIN guys at a terrible time since most of them partied to their max during the past weekend. Still, the SIN guys' party-potential is still ranked high among Asian countries.

Youll have a very decadent hour partying, if you know where/when to party.

Two gay bars in Singapore lock in the face of ‘mounting debts’

SINGAPORE – January marks the end of two bars in Neil Road which serve the LGBTQ crowd – Tuckshop closed on Jan 18 and Sausage Market will call it a day on Jan Both cited financial challenges.

The bars’ management announced their closures on Instagram and said they faced financial troubles due to a business partner “funnelling funds out of the business for his personal debt”. The post also alleged that this partner has since left the country.

The bars’ co-founder Jasper Goh said the financial troubles caught him by surprise. “There are no ways forward because the companies are left with mounting debts. We’ve reported the case to the authorities and, hopefully, it’ll be investigated quickly.”

Opened in , Tuckshop was Singapore’s only drag bar, featuring stage shows by drag queens – performers who adopt exaggerated female personas and make-up for entertainment that typically incorporates comedy, lip-syncing and dance routines.

Sausage Market, which opened in , bills itself as the country’s first go-go boy bar.