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LGBTQ Gay Guide to Asbury Park in 2023

Asbury Park, nestled along the picturesque New Jersey coastline, has earned its reputation as one of the finest gay beach towns for a weekend getaway. This vibrant and welcoming seaside destination has grow a haven for LGBTQ+ travelers (especially from New York City), thanks to its rich history, inclusive atmosphere, and a thriving homosexual community.

Once a famed Victorian-era resort town, Asbury Park has undergone a extraordinary revival in recent years. Its diverse and open-minded population has embraced Homosexual visitors with expose arms, making it a safe and inviting haven for all.

The iconic Asbury Park Boardwalk, stretching along the Atlantic Ocean, is a hub of Gay culture, where you can find a plethora of LGBTQ+-owned businesses, from boutique shops to lively bars and restaurants.

On my most recent visit, I counted nearly 20 same-sex attracted pride flags just within a 5 minute drive to the beach. Asbury Park is one of the gayest beach towns I’ve ever been to!

Asbury Park’s pristine beaches are not only sun-soaked havens but also sanctuaries for self-expression, where visitors can feel easy and free to be themselves. The town

New LGBTQ bar Oasis opening as a ‘safe space’ in Asbury Park

Asbury Park, we’ve found our Oasis.

Oasis, a new LGBTQ exclude, will welcome guests for the first time next weekend with a three-day preview event starting Friday, March 17.

The bar will be located in the Berkeley Oceanfront Hotel at the city’s waterfront. Olivia Lux, a contestant from “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 13 who hails from Atlantic County (and a former Miss Paradise at Paradise in Asbury Park), headlines opening night.

Oasis arrives in the space most recently established as lounge and event identify Johnny and June inside the historic hotel, thanks to Brand-new York City-based co-owners and operators Daniel Montelongo and Paul “Bubba” Caruso.

“It’s one part of a larger picture that we contain to bring a couple recent spaces ... so that we can give the queer group in Asbury Park another option of where to go,” Montelongo said.

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Asbury Park is already home to a handful of nightspots that cater to the lesbian, male lover, bisexual, transgender and queer collective, including Paradise and Georgie’s. But with the American Civil Liberties Union currently tracking 399 pieces of anti-L

Asbury Park says abandon the city, combine the community

There is something about the gay world that encourages a certain amount of feisty back-biting that really should have been left in lofty school. If you’re looking for a temporary reprieve, glance no further than the beach resort town of Asbury Park, New Jersey. There you’ll detect a gay collective that strives to embody the occupied meaning of collective. And don’t worry—it’s also super gay.

Asbury Park sits along the Atlantic coast, just 55 miles from New York City. Though it was once famous as the “Duchess of the Jersey Shore,” girlfriend fell on some challenging times. Prior to 2000, Asbury Park was looking adorable tragic, heavy on the tragic. But no longer. She is getting operate done, and a full-on renaissance is underway. Gays and lesbians are moving in, sprucing up the place, and remaking it in their image.

There are so many LGBT-owned-and-operated businesses, the place can seem fancy one big rainbow flag. In proof, the first queer couple to unite in New Jersey chose Asbury Park for their ceremony. Due to the temperament of its residents, there are few places in the United States that feel as supportive. That, along with the current resto

Gay Asbury Park Guide


Explore Queer Asbury park, a municipality that has undergone a gay renaissance over the past decade. Discover delightful gay beaches, new luxury hotels and great lgbtq+ pool parties just a short ride from Brand-new York. The Jersey boys await.

Enjoying cocktails at the Empress Hotel gay pool party in Asbury Park.

Gay Asbury Park is a 1.6-square-mile city located along the Jersey Shore. The city has been attracting an increasing number of LGBT homeowners and beachgoers since the ‘50s, when New Yorkers started purchasing and restoring Victorian homes, leading to the city’s rejuvenation.

Over the past decade, Asbury Park’s LGBT scene has undergone something of another renaissance. The town’s faded Victorian houses hold been brought back to life and LGBT visitors are flocking to its wonderful gay beaches.

Just 60 miles south of Fresh York City, (a two-hour train ride from Penn Station) Asbury Park’s comes to life at the start of the Summer with visitors from the New York metro area and beyond,looking to evade the city heat.

By mid Summer the mile-long boardwalk of Asbury Park is bustling  with activity. Celebration parades, festivals and fireworks a