About GayCities

We're aiming to make GayCities the only place gays and lesbians (and their friends) need to turn to find out where to go, stay and eat in cities around the world.

We started GayCities because it was too hard to find useful, up to date, comprensive information on gay bars, welcoming hotels and B&Bs, good restaurants and fun events when traveling. And the information you can find always seemed to be missing something: what people actually say about the place.

So, in 2005, we began building GayCities with the power of the community as its driving force. We want this to be a place where people share their opinions on the places we list, where people contribute new places and where the site gets better with every new visitor. With your help, GayCities can be the most comprehensive gay city guide with reviews and ratings contributed by people like you.

In 2008, we relaunched the site with the hope of making it easier to find and follow people that share your tastes and interests. Just "become a fan" of someone on the site, and it's easy to follow their latest reviews, events and posts. We also added ways for you to add your photos, become a fan of your favorite destinations and post questions in our discussion forums.

We are a for profit business and we make money by selling advertising on the site. We offer national advertisers and local small businesses with easy ways to share their products and services with the over 150,000 users who visit GayCities each month. We love making both users and advertisers happy, so we have firm privacy and editorial guidelines to make sure that we remain fair and truthful. Advertisers can't buy influence or ask us to remove a user's review or forum post. But we do offer advertisers easy ways to make sure that their voice is heard too.

Thanks for visiting, and remember, this site is for you, so please give us feedback to let us know what you think.

Who are some of the people responsible for GayCities?

		Scott Gatz, Founder and CEO Scott is an explorer at heart. He loves learning about new places, always picks the hotel away from where all the tourists stay and would prefer to sit in a cafe and soak up local culture rather than rush to do the "tourist checklist". Before founding Gaycities, Scott was the Yahoo! executive responsible for My Yahoo!, Yahoo! Search and numerous new initiatives there. He has 15 years of experience building online products and loves staying a step or two ahead of the latest trends online. See Scott's profile - Become a Fan of Scott
		Chris Bull, Co-Founder and Editorial Director For two decades Chris has traveled the globe, from Havana to Istanbul, covering gay life in all its glorious manifestations. He likes nothing more than hanging out in cafes in a exotic locales interviewing locals about their politics, culture and nightlife. The former editor of PlanetOut.com, Washington Correspondent for The Advocate and the author of seven books and anthologies, he is the recipient of honors from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association and fellowships from the Alicia Patterson Journalism Foundation and the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma. He lives in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. See Chris's profile - Become a Fan of Chris
		Dan Tracer, Assistant Editor Dan grew up in San Diego but migrated to cooler climes when he moved to San Francisco last year, and quickly snagged a job at GayCities. He loves to explore and discover, seeking out the unpolished gems whenever he travels. Comfortable in the wilderness or a bustling metropolis, Dan can't get enough adventure out of this vast and beautiful world. Though he's just 22, he's already enjoyed time everywhere from Tel Aviv to New York to Bangkok to the Virgin Islands. A contributer to NOVO Magazine, Dan graduated from UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television in 2008, and is excited to see where this next chapter in life takes him. See Dan's profile - Become a Fan of Dan

Meet our local editors

		Paul Brummitt, Editor, Copenhagen GayCities Copenhagen editor, Paul Brummitt, blogged and photographed from World Outgames in his beloved adopted hometown. When not checking out the local queer scene for gaycities.com, the British ex-pat spends his days as a freelance writer, English teacher and sales consultant.
		Tony Giampetruzzi, Editor, New England When In Newsweekly, New England's largest GLBT newspaper lost its arts and entertainment editor in 2002, Tony Giampetruzzi was asked to temporarily report on nightlife, gay porn, DJs, pop stars, reality TV shows, movies, travel and assorted other gay haunts and icons. Hard news and health had been his beat for five years, but he decided to add a little mind taffy to his repertoire - an addiction set in. While an editor at IN and an award-winning contributor for dozens of print and electronic news and entertainment sources, Tony also wrote bios and did public relations for a number of DJs and other celebrities ... and ran media for the occasional political campaign. Tony entered gay journalism recovery in 2006 to further pursue a career in political strategy, communications and crisis management. Today he owns a consulting agency in Portland, Maine that specializes in public relations, communications, new media and community organizing. And, yes, he has fallen off the wagon and is once again soaking up the syrupy goodness that is gay pop culture with his contributions to gaycities.com and writing the occasional bio for the next big B-lister. See Tony's profile - Become a Fan of Tony
		Xavier Heraud, Editor, Paris Even though he is not yet 30, Xavier Heraud has been around. Not only did he spend five years as an editor at Tetu, a gay newsweekly, he is the author Guides des Jeunes Homos (Guide to Gay Youth), and as the producer of the now-defunct Paris pop party, Androgeny. Today he is co-founder and blogger at Yagg.com, which he describes as "the new gay and lesbian media" for the French-speaking gay community. It was this range of experiences (not to mention his bilingual skills) that would prove critical in creating our fabulous gay guide to Paris, where he has lived near the Canal Saint Martin for the last eight years. Because of the demands of his various pursuits, Xavier doesn't get a chance to travel much. "But you know what," he says. "That doesn't bother me too much. Gay life is really rich here. There's never a big reason to leave, and there's no way you'll ever feel alone." Xavier's perfect night out in Paris is really quite simple. "When I go out I usually do the Marais' Bermuda Triangle," he says. "I start with the Duplex, then go to Raidd and finish the night at the Cud. I also really like the Black Blanc Beur party." See Xavier's profile - Become a Fan of Xavier
		Jeffrey Katz, Editor, Southwest U.S. Jeff enjoys tracking the openings and newest "it" spots around Hollywood and the southland. Jeff landed in L.A. two years ago via Miami, Sacramento and San Francisco, and has also lived and traveled abroad, so he knows a thing or two about finding the hidden gems in a big city. As a writer and editor his work has appeared in the L.A. Times, San Francisco Magazine, Life & Style and IN L.A. Magazine. Jeff is also currently the associate editor at Instinct Magazine, the nation's leading gay men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine, which you can check out in bookstores everywhere and at instinctmagazine.com.
		Jeffrey James Keyes, Editor, New York Writer and photographer See Jeffrey James's profile - Become a Fan of Jeffrey James
		Robert Landon, Editor, Rio de Janeiro In 2002, Robert Landon went to Brazil for one week, stayed two, returned home only to sell all his worldly goods, and a month later he was living in Copacabana. A travel writer for more than a decade, Robert went on to co-author the Lonely Planet Brazil guide. He has also written Lonely Planet guides to Florence, Colombia, Portugal, California and West Africa. His work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, BudgetTravel.com, Fodors.com and many other publications. Robert and his Brazilian partner Thiago now divide their time between Berkeley, California and Rio de Janeiro.
		David Oppedisano, Editor, London Having spent a university semester in London in 1981, Boston-born David Oppedisano returned to the British capital in 1984 and has lived there since. He works at the BBC, and is also a freelance film journalist and researcher.