Gay walk
The Gay Art Of Walking Fast
Out of the motion blur, something appears. Someone appears. The first thing I notice is the bag slung across his shoulder: a baby bag, slippery and silvery, glistening under a sudden sunburst. Then his oversized fleece and joggers: a minuscule too crisp, a petty too tailored. Less prefer he had rolled out of bed in sweats and more like he was cosplaying the notion of someone rolling out of bed in sweats. Then his terrifying gait: large, brazen strides led from the hip. He thunders down the sidewalk, matching my pace. I stare at him, awed. He does not notice me at all. We are walking—cantering—gay stereotypes.
For the better part of an hour, we march together. We are two horses escaping the glue factory. We are shivering rats let loose into the bounty and brutality of existence. Side by side, neck and neck, we face our opposition as one. A raucous throng streams from a bus, obstructing our passage. No matter: with practised grace, he parts the crowd like the Red Sea. I tailgate behind him and saunter through without lifting an elbow. Could it all be this easy?
He slows down; I slow down. I speed up, edging past him; he rises to the occasion. We are bound f
Helsinki Gay Walk
Explore Helsinki with a gay twist! This walking tour takes you to beautiful Helsinki, its sights and history - also from LGBTQ point of view unlike any other tour!
This walking tour in main Helsinki – the openminded and international capital of Finland – combines the sights and stories of the city itself with history of LGBTQ community’s life in past and present. Your host Juho is himself part of the gay community and as a guide shows you his hometown with pride. The tour takes you off the overcome track and visits places where people used to meet when homosexuality was yet a crime and disease, but also tells you interesting stories of everyday life on those days. Finnish LGBTQ icons such as world-famous male lover artist Tom of Finland aka Touko Laaksonen and Tove Jansson, the writer of Moomin characters, are also introduced during the tour.
Price info: Groups up to 15 person 265e (incl VAT 24%). Bigger groups, please contact for pricing info. All booking requests via juho@yoohootours.fi
Gay Walking Groups In The UK
3. Mountain Walks and Winter Mountain Walks
These are more strenuous, and will typically take a full day. There will be several hundreds of meters of ascent and descent, and the terrain and conditions will normally be more challenging, and the weather can have a much greater impact on the event. The organization size will be smaller to reflect the more challenging conditions. You will need to have more equipment to take part. If you already fancy hiking in mountainous terrain, these walks may be ideal for you.
Mountain walks are often, but not always, found as part of OutdoorLads hostel weekends, simply because the more remote locations can accept too much time to get to for them to be practical as day walks, especially on shorter winter days.
OutdoorLads runs Mountain Walking events all over the UK where there are mountains. Areas such as the Lake District, Snowdonia, and the Scottish Highlands.
Winter Mountain Walks are the most challenging, as you can expect there to be snow and ice and the conditions will be much tougher. As a result, the group size will also be smaller, to allow the event leader to guide the participants safel
Walks
GAYSWAG walking group for gay men, founded in 2004. We walk together on Sunday afternoons, typcially alternate weeks during the summer and monthly during the winter. Please see our Walks page for more details and our Events page for specific dates and locations of walks.
This site also hosts details of social get-togethers at The Old Boot Inn in Seaford and The Hart in Eastbourne. All LGBTQ+ adults are welcome to these socials. Please see our Socials page for more information + our Events page for dates, times and locations.
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