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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 optimal gay beach towns for a weekend getaway. This vibrant and welcoming seaside destination has turn into 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 Queer visitors with uncover arms, making it a safe and inviting haven for all.

The iconic Asbury Park Boardwalk, stretching along the Atlantic Ocean, is a hub of Homosexual 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 cozy and free to be themselves. The town

Gay Asbury Park Guide


Explore Gay Asbury park, a city that has undergone a gay renaissance over the past decade. Discover wonderful lgbtq+ beaches, new luxury hotels and superb gay pool parties just a concise ride from Recent 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 Novel 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 have been brought back to existence and LGBT visitors are flocking to its wonderful same-sex attracted beaches.

Just 60 miles south of Novel York City, (a two-hour train sit on 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 escape the city heat.

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

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

Asbury Park, we’ve found our Oasis.

Oasis, a new LGBTQ block, 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 famous as lounge and event detect Johnny and June inside the historic hotel, thanks to Fresh York City-based co-owners and operators Daniel Montelongo and Paul “Bubba” Caruso.

“It’s one part of a larger picture that we possess to bring a couple modern spaces ... so that we can give the queer people 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, homosexual, 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 leave the city, 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 high school. If you’re looking for a temporary reprieve, look no further than the beach resort town of Asbury Park, New Jersey. There you’ll find a queer community that strives to embody the full sense of community. 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 known 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 seem favor one big rainbow flag. In fact, the first gay 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