Thebusinessofgayness: September 2019

1. Lagos 28 million

Be careful- Gayness illegal

Meetups are private parties

2. Johannesburg 17 million

Where to meet -

Rec room

Factory, 6th Street, cnr Voorhout, Johannesburg

Macho gay cruise bar, uniform, leather, fetish and definately for those who are not into the vanilla scene. The facility has dark rooms, a sling room and some cubicles. Mostly macho leather types.

Cosmos, Corner of Carnarvon Road and Bertrams Road, Johannesburg

Started out as a leather bar but deteriorated into a pit. Crowd is mostly 30+ crowd of hot naked men!

Back Street Bar(was Balcony Bar), 430 Commisioner Street, 1st floor, Johannesburg

Lots of guys walking around nude.

Tomb Stone, Corner of Henri & Smit Streets, Johannesburg

A friendly cruising bar which has a very active darkroom. Action to be found all, very busy on Friday & Saturday.

Risque Lounge, Johannesburg

Corner Northrand and Rietfontein Roads Boksburg

Blues Bar, Corner of Library & President Streets, Johannesburg

Thursday is men only night. The bar has a dark room which is quite cruisy, and especially on Thursdays. Mostly young crowd. Lots of men with their girlfriends.

DK, 14 Juta Street, Johannesburg

Very nice club. Extensive dark room. Hot young guys.

Risque Lounge, Johannesburg

Corner Northrand and Rietfontein Roads Boksburg

Ellis Park Johannesburg South Africa, Corner 8th and Miller Street, Johannesburg

Pool tables, Viewing booths, dark rooms, sling room, chill lounge, secure parking and security. Open 12 noon till late.

Moloko, Jan Smuts Ave 160, Johannesburg

Open Thurs-Sun 9pm-late, also open nights before public holidays and for special events. Large, snazzy lounge bar with DJ music.

Gay Saunas & Bathhouses

The Rec Room, Phoenix Centre , Randburg, Johannesburg

SA's largest baths with full bar. Hours of Activity; Mon-Thu 12-1am, Fri-Sat 12-7am, Sun 13-1am. Dark room, Gay (men) only, Video shows, Bar, Creditcards accepted, Different ages, Airco, Internet, Snacks or Lunch, Fetish, Sauna, Steam bath/Turkish bath, Jacuzzi/Whirlpool, Nudist area.

Sauna Boyz, 309 Lynnwood road , Pretoria, gaute 0081 Pretoria (072) 491-2500

Gay Cruising, Parks, Toilets and Glory Holes

Rhodes Park, Johannesburg

Below the swimming pool in this park is cruisy all day. Men will hook up and move off into the bushes or take it elsewhere.

Cresta Shopping Centre, Johannesburg

These out of the way restrooms see a lot of action in their stalls. Men will often hook up elsewhere and here for action.

Phoenix Park, Johannesburg

This city park is very active at lunch time and in the late afternoon. Not recommended after dark though some activity continues, so be extremely careful.

Vereeniging Gauteng Dickenson Park, Johannesburg

Men cruise this park on foot and in their cars. Afters hooking-up, there are lots secluded areas for sex action. Not recommended after dark.

Olivedale, Opposite Olivedale Clinic, Johannesburg

Younger guys and a few older guys.

The Glen Shopping Centre Numetro, Oakdene, Johannesburg

All ages.

Hillfox Shopping Centre, Hillfox shopping centre, Johannesburg

Public Washroom is cruisy.

Wits University

Senate House basement floor. Tolets are cruisy. Students and other studs.

Killarney Mall Shopping Centre, Riviera Road, Johannesburg

Toilets in the upper level next to Mr Price store, opposite Sweets From Heaven, close to the Food Court are cruisy.

Albertson Shopping Centre, Albertson Street, Johannesburg

Very busy toilet in the passage near the health club. After work hours it gets very active. Lots of married men on their way home to their wives looking for a quick fun.

Be careful - 27% Gay Aids rate

3. Kinshasa 12 million

Les Klubb

4. Luanda 8 million

Meetups are private parties

5. Nairobi 9. 5 milion

Be careful gayness illegal

Homosexuality is "largely considered to be taboo and repugnant to [the] cultural values and morality" of Kenya, and the state punishes same-sex sexual acts as crimes. Despite this, various organisations are working to protect and improve LGBT rights. There are lots of male gay sex workers in Nairobi especially in Kirinyaga Road and in pubs and clubs in the area. Some clubs have mostly only male prostitutes waiting to be picked up. Clients often offer more money for unprotected sex to the gay prostitutes. All night sex price is roughly 10,000 shillings (US$120) without a condom and Sh5, 000 (US$60) with a condom. There are about 4,000 male prostitutes in Nairobi, mostly in their 20s. Gay Friendly Clubs & Bars Pavement, In westlands, on waiyaki way, any taxi diverw ill take you there. (Cross street: Waiyaki way) Ask any taxi driver, or ask any one in westlands, or any worker in your hotel.Hours:On saturdays, around ten pm, at the disco hall Spiders Pub, Ronald Ngala Street (Moi Avenue) Take a taxi while within town at a maximum of Kshs.300/=. More of gay activity after 10 pm. Easy to identify if men are gay, take your time, do not fall prey for anyone after drinks.Open: 24 hours. Best times: 10 pm - 3 am, on Friday and Saturday. Gipsy Bar, Woodvale Grove, Westlands (Cross street: Waiyaki Way) Ask any cab driver where Gipsy Bar is. It is near the Landmark Hotel, next to two the ATMs/Cashpoints (Barclays and Standard Chartered). Hours: 5pm to late Gay Friendly Saunas & Bathhouses Inter-Continentals steam room, City Hall Way Crowd is mainly businessmen and airline crews staying at the hotel. Best time to go is in the afternoons. Open usually 6am till around 7pm.

6. Abidjan 7.4 million

Abidjan, there four gay pubs. In other cities, there is also gay pubs. In these bars, we can meet and express freely. Watch out for police and online scammers

7. Dar es Salaam 5.5 million

Nevertheless, inside the city limits of Dar es Salmaa there is a quietly thriving LGBT community with interconnecting circles of friends meeting privately in apartments or in the half dozen venues that are gay or gay friendly, such as Ma Chain Club (mixed gay/straight), Q Bar (mixed, including sex workers), Mama’s Club (ladies) or Club Oasis in trendy Oyster Bay district popular with men. Tinder, Grindr and other dating apps can be helpful all over Africa if you are seeking for a gay action. Just be careful when meeting people in the strange places.

8. Addis Ababa 4.6 million

Be careful- Gayness is illegal here

plenty gays people in and outside of Addis, especially around Piazza, Arat Kilo, Ambassador Theatre house, in province Bahar Dar, Awasa, Nazareth, Dera Dawa, there are many places that you find gay people.

9. Cape Town 4.1 million

GAY SAUNAS AND BATHHOUSES: The Hot House, Jarvis Street 18 GAY BARS AND CLUBS: Club Privilege, 5 Marine Circle,Blouberg Strand,Cape Town Tel; +27 72 270 8650. Club is just a stone throw away from the beach, this club features 2 Dancefloors, 3 Bars, Lounge area....Big Sound & Amazing lighting. Rosie's, 30 Chiappini Street Lion Corner, 205 Lower Main Rd Bar Code, 18 Cobern St. Amsterdam Action Bar, 10 Cobern St The Venue, 24 Napier Street. 1st floor Navigaytion, 22 Somerset Road LGBT BARS AND CLUBS: Stargayzer, 12 Caxton Street Garbo's Bar, 1 Link Road. Parklands Centre, Shop 7 Bubbles Bar, 125A Waterkant Street Tel: +27 (0)72 277 2392. Amazing atmosphere, slightly dimmed, friendly, inviting venue with a great patio, spread across 2 levels. Best and hottest drag queens in Cape Town. Crew Bar & Madisons, 30 Napier Street Tel: +27 21 418 0118. This bar combines stylish decor, sexy bartenders and the best in Cape Town music - all centred around the best in venues with front and back open verandahs, VIP bar and dance floors. Beaulah Bar, 30 Somerset Road This is a mixed gay and lesbian bar. Mostly lesbians. (021) 421-6798 Café Manhattan, 74 Waterkant Street

10. Durban 3.7 million

Gay Bars The Lounge Durban's number one place for gay nightlife Morningside - 226 Mathews Meyiwa (Stamford Hill) Road, Morningside , Durban

11. Accra 3.7 milliin

Accra has a big gay scene. You could start with Labadi beach its not only for gays but famous for it. Thursday, friday and saturday from evening to the early hours.
There are no gay clubs in Ghana, as there are in South Africa. Gay life is mostly private and most gay people meet at house parties organised by friends all around the country.” there are basically three nightspots, namely, Strawberry’s in Adabraka and Chesters in Nyaniba Estates, both situated fairly near the city centre. Thelexington as well.They are both straight clubs but are frequented by both gays and heterosexuals. Both nightspots are only really lively after 10pm on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday nights.