Northern Cyps vot to legalise gay sex | Cyps | The Guardian

Contents:

• BEG GAY AND LIVG NORTHERN CYPS
• NORTHERN CYPS VOT TO LEGALISE GAY SEX
• GAY DATG CYPS
• NORTHERN CYPS LIFTS BAN ON GAY SEX
• GAY CYPS
• CYPS GAY SNAS
• NORTHERN CYPS: NO CHARG YET ON GAY SEX ARRTS
• THREE NORTHERN CYPS MEN ARRTED FOR GAY SEX
• MEPS NMN GAY ARRTS NORTHERN CYPS
• GAY IENDLY HOTELS NORTHERN CYPS

BEG GAY AND LIVG NORTHERN CYPS

The news that this piece of homophobic legislatn had been fally overturned was weled by LGBT mpaigners all over the world. I always found odd that the Turkish Cyprts had this law place as, whether you are the htle and btle of the more populated ci or the ‘sleepy’ villag, I always found a reasonable gree of openns and tolerance to people who were known to be gay or bi-sexual.

Ined I knew many men who, on the face of , were brimmg wh ttosterone terms of [tryg to] attract partners of the oppose sex and yet once some alhol had been nsumed they would disappear wh the known and ‘out’ gay the village for some sual sex.

However, there was another realy for many gay men and women North Cyps.

NORTHERN CYPS VOT TO LEGALISE GAY SEX

Forced or ‘aggrsively arranged’ marriag beme the norm for Turkish Cyprt homosexuals who pulated to fay prsure and married a heterosexual due to wir social tolerance. Derya Dog, a new, outspoken MP and long-standg mpaigner of LGBT rights North Cyps, was quoted at the time as sayg: “We crimalized homosexualy but we also changed that whole sectn (of the ) to mornize laws protectg human rights.

GAY DATG CYPS

The Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA) has recently reported that specialist holidays have creased by over 100% and I really thk that North Cyps n bee a qualy holiday spot for the LGBT muny; whether or not North Cyps ttons on to the ia and rpects the Pk Pound only time will tell. As someone who is om North Cyps, I would love to see the public wele the currently small gay scene there, helpg to grow.

NORTHERN CYPS LIFTS BAN ON GAY SEX

The Cream Bar Kyrenia is the premier (and only) openly gay venue North Cyps and has been a favoure hnt of gays sce 2005.

GAY CYPS

The gay muny n e here and have a fabulo time our bpoke three level bar/club. Part of my rearch has also unvered a very healthy ‘cisg’ culture enjoyed by Cyprt gays.

CYPS GAY SNAS

In Dereboyu Park, Lefkosa, there will regularly be gay men lookg to meet a another man and if you enter the Greek Cyprt south of the island via the Ledra Crossg, the municipaly park Nisia is, I am advised, even more well known for ‘cisg’.

NORTHERN CYPS: NO CHARG YET ON GAY SEX ARRTS

If our gays and lbians n e together and show rpect and digny, there is hope yet for the heterosexuals. Lol rob not that im actually tryg to orect you the islam fah is agast same sex relatnships even thou north cyprts are mlim the vast majory are not strict followers peacially the younger generatn gud girl you have no worri i know a few gays who live the villag and they dont get no greif, a word of advice thou and im not tryg to sound like a p as long as you are nservive your manner you wil have no problems like beg owned upon by the olrs at the end of the day your sexualy eher a butch or lipstick do not terme if you are a bad person or not good luck on your spectn trip and now is a good time to buy s fo a buyers market turk ROBnJOJoed: 30/06/2008Posts: 1289Msage Posted:11/09/2008 17:15Jo or Log to ReplyMsage 9 of 109 Discsnturk I thk we're sgg om the same Hymn sheet! CypsishomeJoed: 31/03/2007Posts: 2381Msage Posted:11/09/2008 22:35Jo or Log to ReplyMsage 11 of 109 DiscsnStand to be rrected but homo-sexualy is still an offence here wh heavy penalti.

Homosexualy is forbidn Islam and the Qur'an is very clear about .

LemtichJoed: 15/02/2007Posts: 1487Msage Posted:12/09/2008 00:33Jo or Log to ReplyMsage 16 of 109 DiscsnPerhaps they're not really gay. We have loads of gay iends the , i thk as long as you keep low key and tell the lols you are sisters or iends nobody will qutn that.

THREE NORTHERN CYPS MEN ARRTED FOR GAY SEX

Stellasstar1Joed: 02/07/2008Posts: 1519Msage Posted:12/09/2008 11:07Jo or Log to ReplyMsage 19 of 109 DiscsnHavg lived wh a gay uple England for a while and havg lot's of gay iends England, I have never been able, to unrstand why some people have a problem wh gay people - BUT - I now live wh a Cyprt here, and he and his fay and his iends do not like or unrstand gay people.

PtePikeJoed: 20/05/2008Posts: 2334Msage Posted:12/09/2008 12:46Jo or Log to ReplyMsage 23 of 109 DiscsnTrey: "Homosexualy is forbidn Islam and the Qur'an is very clear about . If you fd out about a bar let me know, gay bars are always good fun!

Msg 23 what the hell is beg gay and beg accepted by north cyprt mlims and the quran got to do wh the turkish army!!!!!!! Regards turk Lamboa GordonJoed: 03/11/2007Posts: 1992Msage Posted:12/09/2008 14:58Jo or Log to ReplyMsage 29 of 109 DiscsnBack to the pot: There are many gay and lbian people livg the TRNC. If you had ever served a ary or uniformed same-sex anisatn you would know homosexualy is jt as much a part of life as anywhere else.

MEPS NMN GAY ARRTS NORTHERN CYPS

TurkJoed: 01/09/2007Posts: 1974Msage Posted:12/09/2008 21:25Jo or Log to ReplyMsage 33 of 109 Discsnpike i nt ment about knowg the gay scene the army bee i have never served the army or any uniformed anisatn, but i do read and watch reports plac like the army even thou might be part of life but ternally is still owned upon even the brish army where even thou they had their first gay marriage 2006 there has been reported bashgs off gays which has rulted many sucis im not doubtg the fact there are not gays among the 45, 000 young turks and that also serve the turkish army but belive you me they dont have same sex marriag or go out shoutg out skippg down the road hand hand sgg y. So the subject of gay life the trnc is even thou there are many gays and gay upl male or female the north is still a taboo subject pecially among the old the villiagso gudgirl like gordon has mentned once you are cyps you n judge for yourself om other gays the muny how they are percived btw pike i know what angle you are tryg to e on wh Ataturk, of all your readg of greek propagnada i would thk twice before you elaborate on your ments turk MUSIN MJoed: 26/06/2008Posts: 1352Msage Posted:12/09/2008 22:40Jo or Log to ReplyMsage 34 of 109 Discsnhi guys the only thg i n say on the subject is, that is well wrten that homexualy was fashn wh the greeks and they openly had gay relatnships, olr more affluent men had younger guys as trophi. TurboJoed: 24/12/2006Posts: 833Msage Posted:13/09/2008 06:03Jo or Log to ReplyMsage 43 of 109 DiscsnGudgilr, Cyps has e a long way, ed to be very anti gay, wh each year I see attus changg, I live Hollywood, where i have seen almost anythg that n be seen or done, our ary policy is "Dont ask, dont tell".

There ed to be a gay bar at one time Girne behd the mosque the harbour (me across by accint) had a great time, I thk was lled the Birdge or Shamrock( dont qoute me on that, not sure) that was que a while ago, was very full of lols, mostly Greek Cyrpts, and tourists In the Cyps mentaly is (or ed to be) nsired a disgrace to have a gay fay member, s the whole gossip and idle chatter that do the most damage.

GAY IENDLY HOTELS NORTHERN CYPS

I know for a fact that there are several tablishments that are lbian/gay owned, no one bats an eye lid.

MUSIN MJoed: 26/06/2008Posts: 1352Msage Posted:13/09/2008 15:43Jo or Log to ReplyMsage 46 of 109 Discsnmsg 42 istly someone asks a qutn about gay relatnships the kktc and then you get a uple of big p....

S turn around and somehow ll our armi gay, our people and our great lear ataturk.