If you want to have a gay old time in Dallas, you are going to want to spend a lot of time hanging out in the Oaklawn section of the city, which is the headquarters of most, if not all, of the homo happenings in Dallas. When you are in Oaklawn you’ll be at the center of a thriving gay culture that is almost completely cut off from the straight, right-wing Christian side of Dallas.
It’s like a little oasis of twinks, bears, boytoys, and leather boys in the center of Jesus Oil Land. Unfortunately, Oaklawn is about three miles north of the main downtown area of Dallas and there is no public transportation to get you there. Cabs are fairly inexpensive in The Big D, however, so if you can scrounge up some taxi fare or rent a car you should be fine. There is only one hotel in Oaklawn, The Melrose Hotel, so you might want to consider trying to book a room there well in advance of your trip – if you don’t want to constantly be driving and taking taxis to and from the Gay Oasis.īecause the gay scene in Dallas is still new and evolving what’s cool and which gay-friendly events are happening is an every changing situation.