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HOW THIS REMOTE DANISH ISLAND BEME AN UNEXPECTED QUEER DTATNTHE FAROE ISLANDS JT CELEBRATED S 10TH PRI, A TTAMENT TO S SMALL BUT TENAC QUEER {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY KATIE LOCKHARTJULY 31, 2019/4:10 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:4912PX;WIDTH:7360PX;}GETTYBOUR, VAGAR ISLAND, FAROE ISLANDS, DENMARK. VILLAGE AND TDHOLMUR ISLET THE BACKGROUND AT SUNSET.BY KATIE LOCKHARTJULY 31, 2019 / 4:10 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOW THIS REMOTE DANISH ISLAND BEME AN UNEXPECTED QUEER DTATN","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2019-07-31T20:10:05.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2019-07-31T20:10:05.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"KATIE LOCKHART","KEYWORDS":"TRAVEL","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEHD THE BAR, A RABOW FLAG HANGS ALONGSI A FAROE FLAG. A SIGN ON ONE OF THE TABL READS, “DEAL’ KDNS WH EVERYTHG LIFE.” APPLE TWERK AND QUEEN BEE CKTAILS GRACE THE MENU AT WHAT MAY BE THE WORLD’S MOST REMOTE, GAY-IENDLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SIRK FöROYAR TóRSHAVN, THE PAL OF THE TY UNTRY KNOWN AS THE FAROE ISLANDS, IS A SAFE HAVEN FOR MEMBERS OF THE LGBTQ MUNY. A SELF-ERNG TERRORY OF THE KGDOM OF DENMARK, THE STRG OF 18 ISLANDS—NNECTED BY BRIDG, TUNNELS, EWAYS, AND FERRY ROUT—SS THE ATLANTIC BETWEEN ICELAND AND NORWAY WH A POPULATN OF JT 51,000 PEOPLE. THERE ARE A LIMED NUMBER OF NON-STOP FLIGHTS HERE EACH WEEK OM REYKJAVIK, COPENHAGEN, PARIS, AND OTHER EUROPEAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FAROE VILLAG N NTA AS FEW AS NE RINTS, AND THERE ARE ONLY 200-300 MEMBERS OF LGBT FøROYAR, THE UNTRY’S QUEER FACEBOOK GROUP, OF WHICH AROUND 20 ARE ACTIVE. ACRDG TO EILER FAGRAKLETT, THE HEAD OF THE GROUP, MANY FAROE ISLANRS ARE STILL CLOSETED, LIVG HETEROSEXUAL MARRIAG, OR HAVE TRAGILLY MTED SUICI. BUT OVER THE URSE OF THE LAST 10 PRI FTIVALS, MUNY MEMBERS AND ALLI HAVE E OUT DROV TO MARCH ON THE STREETS OF THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FAROE ISLANDS’ PRI ALWAYS TAK PLACE ON JULY 27, THE DAY BEFORE THE UNTRY’S BIGGT NATNAL HOLIDAY, ST. OLAV’S EVE AND ST. OLAV’S DAY. BUT FOR THOSE TAKG PART, PRI IS MORE OF A MARCH THAN AN OUTRIGHT CELEBRATN. “WE’RE STILL THE MONSTRATN PART. WE STILL HAVE A LOT OF THGS TO FIGHT FOR,” FAGRAKLETT TELLS NEWNOWNEXT ADVANCE OF LAST WEEK'S CELEBRATN. THERE’S LIVE MIC, A FAY-IENDLY VIBE, AN FLUENTIAL OUT CELEBRY SPEAKER—ANYONE OM THE AMERIN AMBASSADOR TO NORWAY OR THE MAYOR OF ICELAND—AND A GOOD TIME HAD BY ALL, PARTICULARLY AT THE PRI AFTERPARTY AT SIRK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;} .TWTER-TWEET-RENRED, {M-WIDTH:65%;WIDTH:TO !IMPORTANT;} {WIDTH:100%;} {MARG-LEFT:TO !IMPORTANT;MARG-RIGHT:TO !IMPORTANT;} IMG{MAX-WIDTH:100%;WIDTH:100%;} > IAME{BORR:NONE;MAX-WIDTH:100%;} > *{MAX-WIDTH:NONE !IMPORTANT;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS YEAR, AROUND 8PM, MARCHERS ALONG WH LOL DRAG QUEEN AND PRI HOST BOOGIE O'KAYLA, MA THEIR WAY TO A QUIRKY THREE-STORY BAR CKED OUT RABOW WHERE DANCG POURS OUT TO THE STREET. BEE FELL ON A SATURDAY THIS YEAR, THE PARTY DIDN’T STOP UNTIL SIRK CLOSED AT 4 {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE ARE TOO FEW PEOPLE THE UNTRY FOR TO BE A DITED GAY BAR, BUT “JT IS,” SAYS OWNER SUNNEVA ELISABETH HáBERG EYSTURSTE. “IT HAS NEVER BEEN TEND—’S JT OBV. IT’S JT WHO WE ARE, HOW SOCIETY SHOULD BE. WE NEED THIS PLACE TO BE A SPOT TO GATHER PEOPLE. IT JT HAPPENED NATURALLY.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN THE PAST, LGBT FøROYAR HAS HOSTED OUT NIGHTS AND SCREENED DOCUMENTARI ABOUT BISEXUALY FOR ANYONE THE PAL WHO IS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BEG GAY HAD LONG BEEN TABOO THE FAROE ISLANDS BEFORE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE WAS LEGALIZED 2017. “IT’S A LOT EASIER AND BETTER FOR THAN WAS 20 YEARS AGO. WE DO NOT HAVE EQUAL RIGHTS, BUT WE HAVE MORE RIGHTS THAN WE HAD THE PAST,” SAYS FAGRAKLETT. “WE’RE A LOT MORE ACCEPTED BUT NOT FULLY ACCEPTED.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE MUNY IS NOW STARTG THE FIGHT FOR TRANS VISIBILY AND TRANS RIGHTS CLUDG A BILL THAT WOULD MAKE EASIER FOR TRANS PEOPLE TO LEGALLY CHANGE THEIR SEX WHOUT SURGERY. “THEY’VE JT GOTTEN ED TO GAY PEOPLE, AND NOW THEY HAVE TO TRY TO UNRSTAND TRANS PEOPLE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FAROE ISLANDS IS A TRADNAL UNTRY WH NSERVATIVE, CHRISTIAN IOLOGI, WHICH MAY HAVE STALLED OM PROGRSG LIKE OTHER NORDIC UNTRI. WHEN LGBT FøROYAR AND THE UNTRY’S FIRST PRI PARA STARTED 2005, THERE WAS EXTREME BACKLASH AND EVEN A VIC ASSLT OF A GAY MAN. SUDNLY, THE FAROE ISLANDS WERE NONTED WH THE OUTSPOKEN LGBTQ MUNY PHG FOR AN ANTI-HATE SPEECH LAW THAT WAS TRODUCED TO THE UNTRY’S MOCRATILLY ELECTED, 33-MEMBER PARLIAMENT. IT FAILED MULTIPLE TIM BEFORE WAS FALLY PASSED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ANTI-GAY SENTIMENT AND S RULTG STRS BEME TOO MUCH FOR THE ORIGAL FOUNRS OF LGBT FøROYAR, WHO MOVED OUT OF THE UNTRY 2007. THERE WAS NO ANIZED MUNY UNTIL FAGRAKLETT TOOK OVER THE RPONSIBILY 2011. “SOMETHG CHANGED OM 2006-11, AND WHEN WE HAD OUR FIRST PRI, WAS A MASSIVE SUCCS—WE HAD 5,000 PEOPLE. [THEY] WERE FED UP WH NSERVATISM AND WANTED SOMETHG MORE PROGRSIVE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE FAROE ISLANDS NTU TO MAKE HEADWAY BOTH POLILLY AND SOCIALLY, AND S VIEWS TOWARDS THE LGBTQ MUNY ARE STEADILY PROGRSG. FOR MANY, SIRK REMAS A STALWART THOSE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THE YOUNGER GENERATNS ALL SAY, 'I’M SO GLAD THIS IS HERE,'” SAYS EYSTURSTE. “THEY FEEL LEFT OUT EVERYWHERE, AND THEN THEY E HERE, AND THEY N RELAX AND FEEL SAFE.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Know the unwrten l of New York's famo gay enclave. * gay man island *

It’s those latter islands where gay and lbian travelers ually feel more at ease sce lol laws around homosexualy and same-sex marriage match those of their parent untri.

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THE SAD BUT TE STORY OF SAN DOMO, FASCIST ITALY’S ISLAND FOR ‘IMMORAL’ GAY MEN

Here’s a closer look at the most gay-iendly Caribbean statns. The fourth-largt Caribbean island is a gay-iendly U. In the beachont neighborhood of Condado, the Atlantic Beach Hotel and Oasis Lounge are regular gay hotspots, both jt steps away om the low-key gay-beach area.

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Among s strip of bars is El Pat Lila, a gay-iendly waterg hole that’s pecially happeng on Friday nights. Oranjtad also is home to District 7, an LGBT-centric nightclub, lounge, rtrant, and n (which was once a simpler gay bar lled Jimmy’s Place).

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