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Contents:

• DUBAI GAY TRAVEL
• DUBAI: GAY TRAVEL ADVICE (OM A LOL)
• TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021
• GAY DUBAI DUBAI CY GUI
• GAY TRAVEL DUBAI - DUBAI FOM
• GAY DUBAI - DUBAI FOM
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS DUBAI
• DUBAI FOR GAY UPLE - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM
• BEG GAY DUBAI AND ABU DHABI
• PERIL AND PRIVILEGE: GAY EXPAT NIGHTLIFE DUBAI
• GAY TRAVELLERS DUBAI - DUBAI FOM
• ASIE EXPAT REVEALS WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAY DUBAI

DUBAI GAY TRAVEL

Searchg for Dubai gay travel rmatn onle, ’s easy to unrstand why so many travelers are unsure about visg. Some webs talk about massive sweaty gay parti, while others mentn LGBT tourists gog to jail for holdg hands public.

In this gui, I’ll help you navigate all the nfg rmatn about gay travel to Dubai, ver sential safety tips, and mentn some of the bt hotels and lol thgs to do. The cy wants to further an image of beg more socially liberal and don’t exactly like beg labeled as anti-gay. However, there is always the lgerg realy that you mt monor and censor your actns here, pecially a untry where beg gay is illegal.

DUBAI: GAY TRAVEL ADVICE (OM A LOL)

Knowg the Middle East is generally nservative, gay travelers might not feel pletely fortable wh the ia of visg Dubai.

Police are not patrollg the streets lookg for pairs of gay men, but bears to mentn that the law remas archaic disallowg any gay rights. While you won’t fd any specifilly gay hotels Dubai, choosg one of the larger ternatnal hotel chas will have a big impact on your sense of safety as an LGBT traveler. Both of the hotels are certa to adhere to ternatnal standards, so I’d classify them as some of Dubai’s gay-iendly hotels.

While you should be credibly skeptil when browsg misleadg lists of Dubai gay bars, you n still have a fantastic time enjoyg the cy’s nightlife. Barbary Cocktail Club is another awome spot known as one of the few Dubai gay bars, remend by a iend of me who liv Dubai.

TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021

Dubai’s thori will certaly not tolerate gay public displays of affectn, so remember that would be dangero to hold your partner’s hand while walkg down the street. But if you’ve ever met a male flight attendant that works for Emirat, they’ll tell you about all the Dubai gay lols livg this glzy metropolis. To vtigate further we nnected wh Liam, a gay guy who lived Dubai for most of his life to learn more about the realy of beg gay Dubai and fd out what advice he had for gay travellers thkg about gog.

You did not see any gay reprentatn at all and was not talked about – you were put to the tegory of beg straight no matter what. Is there a huge difference between beg a gay expat Dubai vs a tourist vs a gay lol Dubai (someone whose fay has lived there for many generatns).

Homosexualy is unfortunately still not legal across the entire Uned Arab Emirat (UAE) and there are ser nsequenc if ught. Specifilly, Dubai homosexualy is punishable by prison/or a fe and then subsequently you will be ported. However, lookg at a gay expat vs someone who has lived there for generatns you will see a massive difference.

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For a lol whose fay has lived Dubai for generatns, beg gay has to be hidn and has to be secret, pecially strict Mlim fai: beg gay is totally forbidn. Liam: There are plac that are sentially ‘gay bars’ Dubai (and I e the term ‘gay bars’ very loosely), however the are not labelled as such. The maly e about when someone who owns the ‘gay bar’ holds fluence wh the lol thori and so n operate this (discreet) way.

The will not e up as legally, officially or outwardly facg as gay bars, clubs or events (bee fundamentally they are not) but they are popular wh the LGBTQ+ crowd. Liam: I would avoid all public displays of behavur (this is forbidn straight, gay, lbian – UAE IS A MUSLIM COUNTRY) so ’s not a le jt for LGBTQ people. And although there have been some improvements over recent years, more than 70 untri still have homophobic laws, acrdg to Equalx.

Sce the Fergsons’ study on the most dangero plac for gay travelers 2019, several laws have changed—some for the better (Sudan), and some for the worse (Hungary, Poland).

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“Of the ‘least safe’ untri on our list, the top 49 still have prison sentenc as punishment for beg gay, ” says Fergson. The wi variatn gay rights pendg on the state you’re certaly ntributed to the Uned Stat’ low rankg of saft untri.

See the entire world rankgs and important safety tips Lekki-Ikoyi bridge Nigeria—the most dangero place for gay. “It was ranked so poorly largely due to the extreme penalti for simply beg gay, which clu up to 14 years prison and the ath penalty stat unr Sharia law.

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This Middle Eastern kgdom is another on our list which n implement the ath penalty for nsensual homosexualy unr their terpretatn of Sharia law, ” says Fergson. Unfortunately, imposed punishment for homosexualy is severe and the existence of gay people Malaysia was nied by their tourism mister as recently as March 2019, ” says Fergson.

“Unr state terpretatn of Sharia law, homosexualy Malaysia rults up to 20 years prison, whippg, and f. “The punishments for homosexualy Malawi have earned this Ain untry as the number four worst untry for LGBTQ+ travelers, ” says Fergson. Pro-LGBTQ+ anizatns are banned by the ernment Malawi and general public sentiment regards homosexualy as off-lims.

Only 3% of Malawians said their cy is a good place for gay and lbian people when asked by the Gallup World Poll. In fact, Jamai was lled the most homophobic place on Earth by Time magaze 2006 and LGBTQ+ people are sadly still the victims of homophobic vlence today. Homosexual acts, which their laws refer to as ‘rnal terurse agast the orr of nature, ’ are subject to 20 years prison.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS DUBAI

“This oil-rich Middle Eastern untry enforc up to three years prison, floggg, and the ath penalty unr Sharia law for any acts of homosexualy. Acrdg to the Gallup World Poll, only 1% of rponnts felt their cy was a good place to live for gay and lbian people. “In Yemen, the punishment for beg gay for both men and women is prison time and 100 lash, wh ath by stong for married men, ” says Fergson.

DUBAI FOR GAY UPLE - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM

“This nservative Mlim republic means bs when to rejectg homosexualy, both s laws and general public sentiment.

That said, the LGBTQ+ muny is margalized this untry and there are heavy nsequenc for beg gay, which clu seven years to life prison for any same-sex act, ” says Fergson.

“One possible sign of posive chang the untry is that the print recently pardoned a gay uple who were sentenced to a 15-year prison term. In Tanzania, any homosexual acts rult 30 years to life prison, and there has been a recent ernment crackdown on LGBT activy wh the untry.

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“Publicly, homosexualy is a taboo topic, so LGBTQ+ travelers choosg to vis Sudan should proceed wh utn and rema discreet wh regards to their sexualy. “In the Paltian terrori of Gaza and the Wt Bank, the anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment is taken very serly, wh homosexual acts rultg up to ten years prison, ” says Fergson.

“Groups advotg for LGBTQ+ rights are threatened by the erng thori Palte, who nsir homosexualy to be ‘a blow to, and vlatn of, the ials and valu of Paltian society. “Iran ma number 15 on the x, due part to s extreme punishments for homosexualy, which clu 100 lash for terurse or the ath penalty, and 31 lash for same-sex acts other than terurse, ” says Fergson. Unfortunately, thgs may soon be gettg even worse for the LGBTQ+ muny, as the Ugandan print has recently been rampg up the anti-gay rhetoric to help w vot an upg electn.

PERIL AND PRIVILEGE: GAY EXPAT NIGHTLIFE DUBAI

“Earng the equal 16th spot, the Maldiv punish homosexual acts and terurse wh up to eight years prison or 100 lash. Unfortunately, Egypt ranked equal 18th on our list due to s negative laws regardg homosexualy, ” says Fergson. “Same-sex acts rult up to three years prison wh a fe, and posssn of homosexual materials rults up to two years prison wh a fe.

The Netherlands also ranked number one the latt Gallup Poll wh 92% of rponnts sayg that the cy or area where they live is a good place for gay and lbian people. “Ci like Lisbon and Porto have the bt gay scen the untry and Portugal me send place s bid to host the 2022 Europri which is the biggt event celebratg gay pri Europe.

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Gay Dubai Dubai Cy GuiWh s futuristic skyle and amb archectural landspe, don’t take long to see that Dubai is a cy of superlativ. That said, we would be remiss not to mentn that homosexualy remas illegal throughout the Uned Arab Emirat. As a gay tourist, you are unlikely to enunter any problems, provid that you avoid all public displays of affectn.

Where to stay DubaiBefore bookg your Dubai hotel, ’s important to ll to md our above note that homosexualy is illegal.

ASIE EXPAT REVEALS WHAT ’S LIKE TO BE GAY DUBAI

As a rult, many hotels will require gay travellers to rerve a room wh two sgle beds (as opposed to sharg a kg or queen. ) That said, ternatnal five-star brands tend to be the most acmodatg to gay travellers—and our Dubai gay scene gui purposefully clus the most luxur hotels where you are ls likely to enunter discrimatn. If upon arrival your bed preference is changed, we do not remend argug wh the assigned sleepg arrangements—this is an unfortunate circumstance of visg a lole where homosexualy remas illegal.

Now, whout further ado, here are our favoure upsle, Dubai hotels for a memorable gay Rishab LamichhaneAl Maha is an oasis of luxury tucked away amidst the sweepg sand dun and lh palm grov of the Dubai Dert Conservatn RerveSpecial SelectnExclive Mr Hudson offersExplore more. There was a gay uple next to at the pool at Le Royal Meridien hotel and they were stayg there so that may be a good ll for you if you haven't booked yet.