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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 become a haven for LGBTQ+ travelers (especially from New York City), thanks to its rich history, inclusive atmosphere, and a thriving gender non-conforming community.

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

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

On my most recent visit, I counted nearly 20 gay 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 relaxed and free to be themselves. The town

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

Asbury Park, we’ve found our Oasis.

Oasis, a unused LGBTQ bar, will welcome guests for the first second next weekend with a three-day preview event starting Friday, Rally 17.

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

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

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

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Asbury Park is already abode to a handful of nightspots that cater to the lesbian, gay, attracted to both genders, transgender and homosexual community, including Paradise and Georgie’s. But with the American Civil Liberties Union currently tracking 399 pieces of anti-L

Asbury Park says leave the municipality, join 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, look no further than the beach resort town of Asbury Park, Unused Jersey. There you’ll find a gay community that strives to embody the full meaning of community. And don’t worry—it’s also super gay.

Asbury Park sits along the Atlantic coast, just 55 miles from New York Town. Though it was once acknowledged as the “Duchess of the Jersey Shore,” girlfriend fell on some hard times. Prior to 2000, Asbury Park was looking pretty tragic, heavy on the tragic. But no longer. She is getting work 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 sound like one big rainbow flag. In fact, the first queer couple to unite in Fresh 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