Bangkok Gay Nightlife

Thailand is a highly tolerant country where sexual preference is regarded as a personal choice when it comes to homosexuality. Gays, lesbians and transsexuals are all accepted as part of the Thai way, inspired by the teachings of Buddhism. Gay harassment is virtually non-existent. Thai people - both gay and straight - are also known for their sweet, friendly and polite natures. All of this have contributed to making Thailand a prime gay tourist destination, with Bangkok often being dubbed as the gay capital of Asia.

To celebrate this diversity and freedom, gay pride events are held annually in the three major tourist destinations: Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket. The first Bangkok Gay Festival was organised in the Silom and Surawong area in 1999.

Bangkok gay nightlife is as fun, exciting and wild as the straight scene. Wide-ranging gay venues in Bangkok offer everything from gay-friendly hotels and guest houses to pubs, clubs, bars, karaoke venues, ladyboy cabarets, go-go bars, massage parlours and saunas.

With its infamous Soi 2 and Soi 4, Silom is considered the main gay area of Bangkok. While Soi 2 caters exclusively to those who like to shake their 'thang' with dance clubs like DJ Station, Freeman and Expresso, Soi 4 offers a more relaxed atmosphere with pubs, bars and restaurants such as Balcony Bar, Telephone Pub and Sphinx.

Most foreigners tend to flock around this area more than others. Both Soi 2 and Soi 4 are located conveniently close to BTS (Sala Daeng) and MRT (Silom) stations. Snugged between Robinson department store and Burger King, the tiny dark alley of Soi 2 is easily missed unless you're looking for it.

Soi 4 is just a short walk from Soi 2, directly opposite Soi Convent (look out for California WOW Fitness). If you want to experience something a little more adventurous, the nearby Suriwong and Patpong areas reveal a naughtier side of things.

Other notable areas include the Soi Ramkhamhaeng 89/2, or 'Lamsalee'. Many dance clubs can be found here and, due to lower drink prices, most of their customers are Thai university students. The area behind Chutuchak Weekend Market is also a small clutter of gay-dedicated establishments. There are also bars and saunas along the Saphan Kwai and Sukhumvit areas. But, unlike Silom, these areas are less frequented by tourists and cater for a largely local clientele.

Songkran 6

gCircuit is Asia’s premier party organizer and we organize Song Kran, Asia’s biggest gay circuit party. Phase two of our official website is up! Please go to www.gcircuit.com and check it out! More party information such as ticketing and Host Hotels are available and you can also check out the Gallery and Videos of our past events. We advise you to make your bookings for the Official Host Hotels fast and to take note the special booking codes when making your reservations to get the discounted rates offered specially to our guests.

Yes, some of you may have already seen our flyers and posters for Song Kran 6 over New Year’s weekend. gCircuit is now proud to officially release our updated poster and announce our DJ lineup for Song Kran 6! We feel it is our strongest and most popular lineup ever as two of the DJs made it into our Top Three for our DJ Poll. Two of our main DJs are making their debut in Asia and a legend returns.

WILD (Opening Party), 13th April 2012

DJ Louis T. (MY)

DJ Alexander (US)

WOW (Main Party), 14th April 2012

DJ Head (TW)

DJ Tony Moran (US)

WET (Closing Party), 15th April 2012

DJ Preeda (TH)

DJ Alex Acosta (MX)

gCircuit is also proud to announce that we will have 5 Japanese gogo dancers perform at Song Kran 6. Aside from the return of the ever popular Masaki Koh, Sky and Naoki, we have Yoshihiro and Atsushi joining us for the first time!

Award winning Lighting/Production Designer Paul Marin is also back with us so expect Song Kran 6 to blow your minds away! gCircuit promises SK6 will be our best ever! The Opening and Main Parties will be held at the new Zen, and the Closing Party will be held at Fallabella. More details such as ticketing and Host Hotels will be available on our website, www.gCircuit.com very soon, and through our Facebook Page and mailing list. So please stay tuned!