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Contents:

• GAY TENERIFE
• THE 10 BEST TENERIFE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TENERIFE
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• GAY UNSELOR'S FIRG BY INDIANAPOLIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL PERMTED BY FERAL APPEALS URT
• CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR
• GAY CANARY ISLANDS
• GAY MUNICH

GAY TENERIFE

Illegal (imprisonment as punishment)The Vagrants and Common Delquents Law (Ley Vagos y Maleant) was modified unr the regime of Francis Fran to prohib homosexual acts, wh a penalty of imprisonment. Current statSce Jul 3, 2005Legal In July of 2005, Spa beme the third untry the world to legalize gay marriage, followg the Netherlands and Belgium.

Wh s year round sunshe, lh tropil scenery and laid back liftyle, the north of Tenerife has long been a favoure wh gay holiday makers, particularly men for whom the rort of Puerto la Cz has for many years been somethg of a gay mag. Like the rort self, the gay profile is more chill out than eic and the night life obeys strictly Spanish hours, refg to get exced about anythg much before the 2am chim. But wanr the streets of the old town and the wi boulevard of Avenida Generalisimo and you'll see bars, f, rtrants and shops proudly displayg the rabow flag while fly posters advertisg the snas of Lrent and Babylon leave you no doubt as to their gay crentials.

THE 10 BEST TENERIFE GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TENERIFE

The first ve is equented by lols but scrabble over the rocks to Playa Los Patos and even further to Playa Del Pozo and you'll fd yourself amongst the naked buttocks of a lively gay beach scene. Incintally, the astal walk om the area of La Paz to Bollullo beach has a by gay cisg scene known as The Mounta of Love but unls you want to do a Gee Michael, keep an eye open for the cisg (ahem) Policia Lole.

For a more stylish and sophistited sun bathg venue, head to the ultra chic Lago Martiánez swimmg pool plex, stay left to fd the gay area and grab yourself a sun lounger on which to spend a uple of hours bronzg while eyeg up the lol talent. Clubs to seek out are El Galeon, Nashville Pub, Barock (good lbian gay scene), BB+, Que + Da (lbian scene) and the Palladium (drag show and striptease at weekends).

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

Much better known for s headlg heterosexual night life the eighti, the rort of Playa Las Améris is slowly velopg a gay scene, much of which is centred around the Salytien Commercial Centre which actually falls to the rort of Costa Aje, about a five mute walk om the famo Veronis and Stars area. Early eveng is the time to check out the fabulo Playaflor terrace bar (oppose Veronis) wh s Morocn style furnishgs and s lively atmosphere or head along the ast to Los Cristianos where you'll fd a wele om the gay staff at the Agua Co Brazilian Bar San Telmo. Walk to the furtht end of Los Cristianos to where the neatly groomed beach are replaced by the wilr and more natural sandy environment of Playa Las Callados to fd a nu gay beach which is also a popular gay cisg venue late night.

Further around Montaña Roja li the stunng beach of La Teja wh s nu, gay scene at the base of the mounta while at the other end of the rort is the popular gay beach venue of Playa la Pelada where bronzed buttocks are riguer. LAST UPDATED: 10th Febary 2020Given s betiful weather, stunng scenery and relaxed vibe, is no surprise that Tenerife has long been a popular statn for gay travellers. Whilst Gran Canaria has recently held the tle of gay pal the Canary Islands, the scene Tenerife is rapidly growg and has signs on surpassg s tablished la Cz the north of Tenerife remas the ma gay hotspot on the island.

GAY UNSELOR'S FIRG BY INDIANAPOLIS CATHOLIC SCHOOL PERMTED BY FERAL APPEALS URT

The south of the island was tchg up to a gree, although several gay or gay-owned bars and venu the area have closed or reloted for var reasons.

However, the area still attracts a fair number of gay rints and tourists which, when viewed alongsi other tourist attractns and the qualy of hotels and facili general, the south arguably now surpass the north as an overall statn for gay have divid this article to the 2 ma zon:Tenerife North – Puerto la CzTenerife South – Playa las Ameris1. The vibe is fairly relaxed and typilly Spanish, so don’t expect anythg to really get gog until after gay scene centr around ‘Calle Blan’ and ‘Avenida Faia Betanurt y Mola’. Wanrg through the ltle streets the Old Town, you will e across several bs flyg a rabow flag or displayg posters featurg gay events or attractns.

CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR

The ambience is an eclectic mix of welg, relaxed and Bars and ClubsFor most of the gay bars and clubs, head to ‘Avenida Faia Betanurt y Mola’ or to ‘Calle Blan’, but don’t expect the area to really get gog until nearer to 2. Popular hnts clu Anrson Gay Pub & Show Bar, Sna Babylon, Bar Habas, Arena Gay Club, Tony Cz Pub, Dpanto Dis, Vote n Pasión, La Fuente Oro, Limbo and Color BeachLoted between Puerto la Cz and La Orotava are the betiful black sand v of Playa Bollullo. However, bear md that sex acts public (or ed nudy or exposure away om the signated Playa los Patos beach) are crimal offenc and are likely to attract the unwanted attentn of the lol sun worshippers also tend to head to the Lago Martiánez lagoon pool area, where there is an area popular for gay people-watchg whilst tchg some Friendly AcmodatnUpmarket: HOTEL BOTANICO & ORIENTAL SPA GARDEN (5 star) (Tripadvisor LINK)2.

SOUTH TENERIFE – Playa las AmerisWhilst famo/notor for s hedonistic ‘straight’ nightlife sce the late 1980s, Playa Las Ameris has always had an tablished gay scene, although has cled somewhat over the past 5 years. 00pm, the scene mov across to Babylon Dis Gay Pub, loted next to Papagayo Beach Club CC Veronis, which at the weekend featur gogo shows, strippers, drag acts and other popular Friendly Beach South TenerifeThe beach and promena adjacent to C.

Another popular area is loted at the fartht end of Los Cristianos (Playa Las Callados), where you will fd a stic pebble beach settg that is popular for nu sunbathg and late night gay cisg. Further afield are the huge natural volnic sand beach of El Medano, where you will fd a gay beach scene around the base of Montaña Roja, the Bocegro v and La Teja beach, where nu sunbathg is permted. Gay Bars • Dance Clubs & DissLearn more about this ntentTours, activi and experienc bookable on Tripadvisor, ranked g exclive Tripadvisor data cludg reviews, ratgs, photos, populary, er preferenc, price, and bookgs ma through travellers are saygBrilliant ltle bar wh iendly bar staff and reasonably priced drks.

GAY CANARY ISLANDS

Tripadvisor performs checks on night i went to circulo gay bar, great place wh great vibe all the way, great lightg, nice people, nice mic, great drag show, and then they serve great cktails. Tripadvisor performs checks on the gay bars and this sna have shut down, apart om Playaflor (nearer Veronis) sna is suated the salytien centre along wh some other gay bars.

Vcent and the Grenad, where gay sex is still homelsns to ongog physil and verbal abe, the gay muny the small natn of some 100, 000 people says is unr nstant threat.

”Human Rights Watch terviewed more than 20 members of the island’s LGBTQ muny who shared their stori but were not intified to protect them, notg that lol police are often openly discrimatory toward gay people who seek help.

GAY MUNICH

Many also stggle to fd jobs amid a high unemployment rate and said they face discrimatn, cludg a 19-year-old gay man who said he has rorted to beggg: “Sometim I am so hungry. ”González wh Human Rights Watch noted that 2019, the ernment held a workshop for public employe on the importance of rpectg gay rights, a rare move for a nservative Caribbean natn. Vcent, anal sex is punishable by up to 10 years prison, while “gross cency” wh another person of the same sex is punishable by up to five years, acrdg to lonial-era laws that are mon the socially nservative Caribbean rarely voked, the rights group and a lol activist said the laws help legimize hostily and abe agast gay people.

Several reported that their fai are homophobic and physilly and verbally abed them, g them to bee homels and promptg some to nsir also stggle to fd jobs amid a high unemployment rate and said they face discrimatn, cludg a 19-year-old gay man who said he has rorted to beggg: “Sometim I am so hungry. He had been anonymo until Wednday's his openg statement, Ziegler emphasized that he is a gay man and a registered Democrat who has been acced of betrayg his party.