Gay shops in glasgow

LGBTQ+ guide to Glasgow

LGBTQ+ guide to Glasgow

Glasgow is a welcoming and inclusive metropolis, named one of Rugged Guides '5 best European LGBTQ+ destinations' (July ). Here is our guide with top places to visit, eat, drink and stay.

Merchant City

The Merchant Urban area is known as Glasgow’s LGBTQ+ district and is where you’ll find the majority of LGBTQ+ bars and clubs. It’s also one of the city’s most stylish areas, with lots of cafes, shops and arty spaces. Not to mention the historic beauty of the buildings! Check out our Merchant City guide to uncover out more.

The Burrell Collection

The Burrell Collection can be found within Pollok Country Park in the southside of Glasgow. The museum is currently running a series of LGBTQ+ tours where you can learn about the history, context, and meaning behind some of the most popular objects. Visit to see a list of upcoming dates.

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Luke & Jack

Adult shop in Glasgow. Luke & Jack sells toys, gifts, clothes and more for "love, life, sex, romance and celebration".

Online store also available.

Weekday: Monday to Saturday: 11am to 6pm

Weekend: Sunday: closed

Nearest station: St Enoch

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Adults-only

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Weekday: Monday to Saturday: 11am to 6pm

Weekend: Sunday: closed

LGBTQ in Glasgow

  • Queer Poetry Club at Gravitas - An intimate gathering for queer poets or poetry fans, to bring, share and discuss spoken word pieces.

  • Category Is Books - Category Is Books is an independent LGBTQIA+ bookshop in the southside of Glasgow.

  • LGBT Youth Scotland

  • LGBT Health and Wellbeing - Established in , LGBT Health and Wellbeing works to verb the health, wellbeing and equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Scotland.

  • Gay Glasgow: City of Legends

  • Pride Glasgow - Pride Glasgow is a registered charity adj known for holding the annual Pride Glasgow festival, where thousands come to celebrate LGBT equality. We host the largest celebration of its kind in Scotland. We have a rich history of celebrating Pride in Scotland.

  • Meetup: Glasgow Lesbian Scene (Facebook) - Hello, are you looking to expand your lesbian social circle? Are you over 21? Then maybe the Glasgow Lesbian Scene Meetup is for you! We&#;re a fun and friendly bunch of women from Glasgow and beyond, who like to engage in a variety of activities such as

    LGBTQIA+ Businesses We Love in Glasgow

    6 June

    Here at Fayre Play we hold great pride in creating a safe and welcoming space for both our staff and customers alike to express themselves and identify however they experience most comfortable.

    Pride month is here and The Fayre Play Team has place together some of their favourite LGBT+ businesses for you to try Pride month around the corner, we wanted to contribute some of our favourite LGBTQIA+ spots around the city for you to try out!

    Brawsome Bagels

    Owned and run by the wonderful Ian Brooke, Brawsome Bagels offers delicious freshly baked bagels from their shop on Dumbarton Road in Partick. Offering both regular and vegan options to their customers to ensure everyone is catered for with their delicious treats.

    Category is Books

    Opening in , Category is Books is an independent queer bookstore located in Glasgow’s south-side which offers a range of LGBTQIA+ created and related media. On top of creating a reliable space for the literary lover in all of us their store also opens its doors to host a range of inclusive events for the community.