London LGBT Scene

The London LGBT scene is everything that you want from a gay scene. It is colourful, vibrant, welcoming, and extremely friendly with a huge collection of venues such as pubs and clubs as well as restaurants and shops and a selection of other venues. The city, which has played host to the Europride and newer World Pride events, holds an annual Pride carnival and march which currently takes place over an entire fortnight. Whether you're looking to move to an LGBT friendly community or are on the prowl for the perfect gay holiday destination, London is a great choice.

There are places for you to eat, drink, and stay throughout the city including the original gay village in Earls Court or to the up and coming location of Vauxhall. Soho is another popular area of congregation for gay venues and whatever you're looking for you are bound to find it in and around any one of these locations. What's more, this is where you will find major events that take place throughout the year including the increasingly popular and world renowned London Pride events.

Whether you enjoy reading or drinking there are venues that are perfect for you. Gay book shops, gay saunas, and gay guest rooms and hostels can all be found in the city of London along with the collection of pubs and clubs, bars and restaurants that tend to accumulate in major cities. There are estimated to be more than 100 gay pubs and clubs as well as a number of major clubs that hold regular gay nights and regularly welcome the LGBT community.

London Pride is a charitable organisation that deals with many aspects of LGBT life. As well as providing help and information on being gay they are also the group responsible for organising the annual London Pride march and Festival Fortnight. This event takes place at the end of June and the beginning of July with the main carnival occurring either on the last Saturday in June or the first Saturday in July.

The popularity of London Pride events is massive. In 2010, following the reintroduction of the Festival Fortnight, the city was host to 1 million Pride attendees making it the largest and most popular outdoor event in the country and surpassing similar marches and carnivals in cities like Manchester and Brighton. 2012 sees the return of the World Pride event to the capital and this will almost certainly bring with it an even larger crowd of people that are looking to have fun and celebrate their sexuality.

While the initial London Pride marches were held as a rally to demand greater freedom for the LGBT community, more recent events are treated as a celebration too and this means that the city comes alive in a wash of colour. The event is attended by people from all over the world including celebrities as well as people from every walk of life. You are bound to have a great time whatever the weather although you can be assured of the best attendance if the sun is shining.