Las Vegas Travel Guide (Las Vegas, Nevada)

While Las Vegas has long been a gay-friendly city, and has become even more so since the election of liberal-minded mayor Oscar Goodman in 1999, its tourist industry makes little provision for gays and lesbians. There are no specifically gay hotels, and none of the casinos makes any especial efforts toward attracting gay visitors.

As far as specifically gay nightlife is concerned, it's largely a question of joining in with the local scene. There's a scattering of gay bars and clubs throughout the city, but the main concentrations are in what's known as the " Fruit Loop ", around the intersection of Paradise Road and Naples Drive , a mile east of the Strip and just south of the Hard Rock Casino , and in the Commercial Center on Sahara Avenue , not far east of the Strip. None of the bars are exclusively devoted to women. In addition, of course, most gay and lesbian travelers are likely to find something to suit their tastes amid the bustle, glamour, and kitsch of the Strip, and there's certainly plenty to enjoy in the shows and spectaculars reviewed in the Entertainment section.