LAS VEGAS | GAY

Planning your gay-friendly trip to Las Vegas

By Jay Jones, Special to The Los Angeles Times
10:51 AM PDT, October 03, 2007

WHERE TO STAY

Gay and lesbian visitors are made to feel welcome all over town. The major Strip properties have provided their employees with sensitivity training. For gay men, there's the off-Strip Blue Moon Resort, 2651 Westwood Drive, Las Vegas; (866) 798-9194, www.bluemoonlasvegas.com.

WHERE TO PLAY

Krave, 3663 Las Vegas Blvd. S.; (702) 836-0830, www.kravelasvegas.com.

This alternative club on the Strip is in the Miracle Mile Shops at Planet Hollywood. Krave is open Tuesdays through Sundays.

Several other popular bars and clubs can be found a few blocks east, on Paradise Road.

WHERE TO DINE

Border Grill, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. S. (inside Mandalay Bay); (702) 632-7403, www.bordergrill.com.

Toucan's Bar & Grille, 4503 Paradise Road; (702) 735-4400. Popular dining spot just across the street from the Hard Rock Hotel.

TO LEARN MORE

QVegas is a monthly magazine covering the gay scene in Las Vegas. www.qvegas.com.

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