Cambodia’s Gays: Out of the Shadows? – The Diplomat

Contents:

• GAY CAMBODIA TRAVEL GUI
• CAMBODIA’S GAYS: OUT OF THE SHADOWS?
• GAY CAMBODIA CAMBODIA CY GUI
• CAMBODIAN GAY MAN WANTS TO BRIDGE CULTURE AND LGBTQ MUNY
• THE 10 BEST CAMBODIA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS CAMBODIA
• GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI
• CENTRAL STATN MSKPOPULAR GAY NIGHTCLUB.MOSWMENUBARSDANCE CLUBSSNASCISE CLUBSSERVICCY GUIGAY MAPRSIA INXCENTRAL STATN MSK
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’

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Cambodia's lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) muny is g out wh an assertn of unprecented pri, stark ntrast to jt five years ago when discrimatn and bullyg were ually endured private. Gay groups have formed non-ernmental anizatns (NGOs) and the pk enomy is provg lucrative for LGBT-iendly bars and ffee shops openg around town, alongsi a fledglg gay media and entertament dtry.

CAMBODIA’S GAYS: OUT OF THE SHADOWS?

Cambodia's first gay magaze, Q Cambodia, recently celebrated s send anniversary wh Sorel Thongvan -- who was raised Paris by Cambodian parents and worked for fashn labels Grg Armani and Alexanr McQueen – as edor--chief.

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The magaze is foced on gay iendly bs Phnom Penh, like the Feel Good Cafe II, and others Siem Reap, Battambang and Kep, wh ank discsns about homosexualy and the fears that are too often associated wh that.

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“Ctomers keep g knowg that we have gay staff. It is not like they are gog to say this ffee shop has gay people and you should not e.

CAMBODIAN GAY MAN WANTS TO BRIDGE CULTURE AND LGBTQ MUNY

But he said that has changed wh the number of people who are openly gay creasg signifintly over the last five years. But human rights vlatns and prsn ed by parents who thk n they take a gay child to a village sorcerer to be “cured” – still exists.

“Bee of the kg’s speech 2004, laws prohibg gay marriage have been leted.

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— Travel Guis wh a Gay Perspective.

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The people of Cambodia are extremely gay iendly and approach foreigners a welg way. Gay Cambodia. Homosexualy is legal Cambodia and LGBT travelers are beg more and more weled bars, clubs, rtrants and hotels around the untry.

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Betiful Cambodia is a rich and vibrant tourist statn that offers Gay Travelers an credible southeast Asian experience full of s fair share of gay-iendls and welg lol culture. LGBTQIA+ travellers are those who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (a more clive LGBT ialism), pl queer or qutng, tersex or asexual dividuals, as well as those who intify beyond the monly ed sexualy and genr exprsns. A solid llectn of gay and gay-iendly tablishments are on offer Phnom Penh, om the thumpg nightclub, Heart of Darkns to the iendly salon-bar hybrid, Space.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

While all of the tablishments currently ter to gay men, they are generally acceptg spac for all LGBTQIA+ intified people.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

As wh Phnom Penh, the majory of the spac are geared towards gay men. Cred: Flickr/UN PhotoDrastic cuts to HIV fundg Cambodia by ternatnal donors unrsred the recent LGBT Pri Week, which has seen creasg numbers of gays emergg to public life as the untry ntu to rapidly normalize after three s of war. 3 per cent of homosexuals, pecially gay men, are HIV-posive.

CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’

This rate is still much, much higher when pared to ordary upl, ” said Choub Sokchamron, Director of the HIV/AIDS alliance, SupportCambodians have tradnally shunned the gay muny, and LGBT practic are often viewed as beg agast nature and a threat to rebuildg the social orr the aftermath of three s of war, which oblerated the untry’s social fabric. That stand has remaed unchanged unr current Kg Norodom Sihano exprsed his support, the pk enomy has flourished, wh LGBT-iendly bars and ffee shops openg alongsi a fledglg gay media and entertament dtry, while activists have anized themselv to non-ernmental anizatns (NGOs) spe royal support many LGBT dividuals still face abe at home, school, and the workplace.

“Film, art and photo exhibns and dance – a mix of tradnal Khmer wh morn choreography – were also signed to challenge views that homosexualy is unnatural and agast Cambodian Week also featured the World Premier of Unr the Rabow, about Sou Sotheavy – a transgenr woman who survived the Khmer Rouge and post-genoci Cambodia by workg as a prostute. “They are vulnerable and need attentn not discrimatn, ” she said after the WtLike other mori – particularly ethnic or relig – Cambodian LGBT dividuals are lookg to guidance om the Wt, where old norms regardg sexual orientatn are beg challenged, most notably gay marriage and through the Sambath, an event anizer wh the LGBT muny, said legal issu and precents set the Wt were now high on the muny agenda to ensure LGBT dividuals enjoyed the same rights as anyone else. But they do stand stark ntrast to tolerance towards the LGBT muny elsewhere the Cambodians were lnchg to the annual Pri Week, two gay men Indonian were lashed after they were nvicted of havg sex.