Gay Guide
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About LGBTQ+ Manila
Manila's gay nightlife centers on Malate, the bayside district around Remedios Circle that has anchored the scene since the 1990s, though rising rents have thinned it out. O Bar is the city's flagship, known for nightly drag, while Chelu on Orosa Street keeps the old Malate spirit alive. Metro Manila Pride marches from Remedios Circle each June, the largest LGBTQ+ gathering in the Philippines and one of Asia's biggest Pride events. The Philippines has no marriage equality, but its LGBTQ+ community is highly visible, and Manila's scene runs on drag shows most nights of the week rather than one fixed party night.
An annual gay circuit dance party in Manila, drawing large crowds for a night of DJ sets and high-energy dancing. One of the major LGBTQ+ nightlife events on Manila's annual calendar.
An annual gay circuit party in Manila, part of the city's large-scale LGBTQ+ event calendar. Draws a glamorous crowd for a night of music, dancing, and celebration with international and local DJs.
The annual Pride march and festival in Metro Manila, one of the largest LGBTQ+ events in Southeast Asia. Held in June, the march has grown significantly in recent years and draws tens of thousands of participants.
An LGBTQ+-welcoming café and bar in Cubao, Quezon City, offering food, drinks, and a relaxed queer-friendly atmosphere in Manila's eclectic entertainment district.
Iconic Manila drag bar in Pasig with full-production shows and long-standing importance in Philippine LGBTQ+ nightlife.
Queer-friendly Manila nightlife venue in Poblacion known for music, cocktails, and inclusive creative crowd.
The LGBTQ+ community hub at De La Salle-College of Saint Benilde in Manila, supporting queer students.
The LGBTQ+ student organization at Bulacan State University, supporting queer students.
A Philippine LGBT advocacy network working for queer rights and community organizing.
A community and testing hub of LoveYourself Inc., a leading Philippine HIV-advocacy group offering free HIV testing and sexual, mental, and trans health services for MSM, trans people, and youth.
The LGBTQ+ student organization at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (University of the City of Manila).
The LGBTQ+ student organization at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines in Manila.
A Philippine LGBTQ+ rights advocacy organization working on legal equality and anti-discrimination.
An LGBTQ+ safe-space and support group at the CIIT College of Arts and Technology in Manila.
A Philippine coalition of LGBTQ+ organizations advocating for queer rights and inclusion.
The first LGBT student organization in the Philippines and the LGBT support and advocacy group at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Metro Manila.
A large gay sauna and bathhouse in Manila with a jacuzzi, steam room, private cabins, plus a bar, karaoke, dance floor, and shows.
A queer-friendly café, bar, and coffee roaster in Makati, Manila, serving Philippine coffee and Filipino comfort food.
An LGBTQ+-affirming Christian church in the Philippines, welcoming queer worshippers and allies.
A Christ-centred, LGBTQ+-welcoming Metropolitan Community Church in Marikina, Metro Manila.
A contemporary arts and performance space in Makati's Poblacion, Manila, a queer-friendly hub for experimental work.
The University of the Philippines' Center for Women's and Gender Studies in Diliman, a research and advocacy hub on gender and sexuality.
A gay bar and restaurant on Julia Vargas Avenue in Pasig, drawing a crowd from the Ortigas offices nearby. Food service alongside the bar rather than a pure nightlife room.
A gay resto-bar in the Cubao area of Quezon City, running drag and performance nights alongside food and drinks. Long-standing on the Metro Manila circuit and busiest at weekends.
A bar and art space on Guerrero Street in Poblacion, opened by the team behind the long-running Today x Future in Cubao. Exhibitions and DJ nights in a small room, popular with the queer creative crowd.
A Philippine LGBTQ+ political party-list group advocating for queer rights and representation.
Korean restaurant-bar known for themed nights and lively drag performances.