I've heard many drastic stories about this place, but I never knew that it is located in the very center on Matisa iela.
Purvs (Mire) is a nightclub for sexual minorities, mostly for lesbians and gays. Purvs with its dark room has the reputation of the most lecherous place in Riga.

Labels: alternative, center, clubs, doorways, night, nightlife, queer

Yesterday in Latvia, just one week after the world, was the premier of the new shocking film Brüno.
The movie is from producer of Borat and they are quite similar. Bruno is Austrian gay who wants to became world class celebrity and goes to USA.
Of course it is forbidden to make any photos in cinema, but I wanted to show subtitles in two languages.
Every movie in Latvia is being subtitled in two languages: Latvian and Russian. This movie itself is also in two languages: English and German.
Unglaublich!

Labels: american, austrian, cinemas, famous, german, jewish, latvian, movies, persons, queer, russian, writings

Click this picture to zoom in and admire this fantastic advertisement of Salli clothing shop at Jomas iela, Jurmala.
I didn't visit this clothing store, but, I guess, this is the first gay clothing shop in Latvia.

Labels: ads, dzintari, jurmala, majori, people, queer, shopping

Usually during the summer here are many street musicians on Kalku iela in Vecriga.
Sometimes they are wearing women's clothes to attract more people therefore collect more money :)
Are you interested, how much? More than 100 EUR per hour!

See also: Dancing Granny.

Labels: jobs, music, people, queer, show, streets, vecriga

XXL Video Bar is a nightclub opened in year 1999 within Riga Center Area. The dance club is famous and popular among the Riga's gay community.
Together with Rainbow Sauna and Sex Video Cabins located next door, and Riga Gay Hotel placed just opposite, XXL made Alfreda Kalniņa street as known as Gays Street in Riga.

Labels: bars, center, clubs, night, nightlife, queer, streets