Rome gay guide

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Cruising & Fetish

Black Hole Club

Daily except Tuesday ≈  – /

Cruisy gay bar and labyrinth with cabins.
(The ex Skyline Club.)

@ Via Pontremoli 36
Rome

Metro: San Giovanni

Censured

Monday, Tuesday  – ;Wednesday  – ;Thursday  – ;Friday, Saturday  – ;Sunday / – 

Small gay cruising club in the center of Rome.

@ Via dei Quattro Cantoni 5
Rome

Metro: Cavour

+39 06

K Men Club

Tuesday-Thursday  – ;Friday, Saturday  – ;Sunday  – 

Gay cruise club with playrooms and cabins, located in the east of Rome.

@ Via Amato Amati
Rome

Bus , Night bus N Casilina/Filarete; Metro C: Malatesta

+39 06 , +39 (mobile)

 Leather Club Roma

Gay leather club association, organizing or supporting various special events (check their website), for instance the annual leather and fetish event Fetish Event Italy in December.

@ Rome

Saunas

Adam Sa

LGBTQ travel guide: Rome

When most people think of Rome, they think of the religious customs and traditions most closely related to the city rather than Gay Rome travel. Despite being more conservative than many other Italian cities, Rome comprises a wealthy and diverse culture that includes a thriving gender non-conforming scene. There has been a wide variety of gay bars, events, and clubs popping up in and around the town recently, some of which rival the best homosexual scenes in Europe.

Gay Rome neighbourhoods

Italy as a whole is rather progressive when it comes to Diverse rights and freedoms. Still, despite being the capital, Rome is lagging behind a little because of its conservative and religious background. With this in mind, consider keeping general displays of affection to the bare minimum when outside of the same-sex attracted spaces in the city.

Gay Street

The first stop for many gay tourists heading to Rome will be Gay Street (otherwise recognizable as Via di San Giovanni in Laterano). You’ll find Gay Street directly opposite the Colosseum, and although it isn’t entirely geared towards the queer

Rome is iconic, bustling, shrouded in history with grand monuments, has incredible sustenance and interestingly, has a long standing history when it comes to homosexuality…

It’s quite apt that our first stop by to Rome was during Rome Lgbtq+ Pride!

As a homosexual traveller coming to Rome, it has a fair amount to offer, perhaps not as much as other grand cities, but it is sure to keep you entertained nevertheless.

We spent a week in ‘gay Rome’ investigating the gay bars, upcoming events, the finest things to act, top travel tips, where to dish and everything in-between to put together our Travel Instruction to Gay Rome. We hope you enjoy.

Let’s get started…

Gay Rome Travel Guide: Is Rome Homosexual Friendly?

Italy as a whole is considered to be male lover friendly with an increasingly liberal attitude from the public.

Of course, there are differences throughout the country and typically you will come across that the more touristy an area, the more accepting they are.

It is fair to tell that as a touristic and bustling city, we launch Rome to be very gay warm indeed.

We encountered

Rome Gay Travel Guide

Upcoming Events in Rome

Accommodation Tip

About Rome and its gay life

Rome is a controversial place for queer men. Remember your gay fantasies when you watched those movies with Roman soldiers and gladiators? See the whole world admiring the sculptures of gorgeous men by gay artists in Rome's museums? Capital of Italy, a big, free and democratic country? Don't expect too much from all that regarding the lgbtq+ scene. Be it for reasons of mentality or because of the power of the Vatican, Rome has by far not the open and colourful gender non-conforming life as other capitals in Europe.

But the situation has started to change with new generations of more unwrap and self-confident gay men and women. This is especially noticeable at the big annual Pride manifestation in June and at the LGBT festivals in the summer. And, of course, there are also some good clubs and parties for gays in Rome.

As you can see on our Gay Rome Map, there are no particular gay areas in Rome, but a popular hotspot of the gay and lesbian community in the late evening and at night is the street in fron