"The world's best cities for gay cruising have been revealed, and one UK city has unsurprisingly come out on top. The 2025 Global Gay Cruising Index, published by Erobella, scores cities out of a possible 40 points, with international metropolises being examined for how diverse and accessible their scenes are for spontaneous sexual encounters across four categories: gay saunas, cruising clubs, gay bars and public parks."
"Coming in top place for gay cruising - seeking out sexual partners in public, commonly in parks - is London with an impressive score of 29 out of 40 possible points. The British capital proved itself to offer a variety of meeting meeting opportunities in public parks (10/10 points) and a strong offer of saunas (8/10) and gay bars (7/10)."
"New York scored 15 out of 40, a score secured partly thanks to its 10 out of 10 gay bars. New York led the US in the index with San Francisco achieving only (11 points), Chicago (10 points), Miami only 8 out of 40 and Los Angeles 7 out of 40 points. They were followed by another UK city, Manchester, and Canadian cities Vancouver and Montreal."
The 2025 Global Gay Cruising Index scores cities up to 40 points across four categories: gay saunas, cruising clubs, gay bars and public parks. Each category is scored 1–10 and adjusted for population size to enable global comparison. London tops the index with 29 points, earning perfect marks for public parks and high scores for saunas and gay bars. Berlin (26) and Paris (25) follow, with Paris leading on saunas and bathhouses. Madrid (23), Barcelona (18) and New York (15) rank behind. Several US cities score lower, and the index attributes Europe–North America disparities to divergent 1980s HIV/AIDS responses.
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