Dubai Gay Travel Gui (2023) – Hotels, Bars & Safety

Contents:

• CAN I BE GAY DUBAI?
• TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021
• DUBAI FOR GAY UPLE - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM
• DUBAI GAY TRAVEL
• GAY DUBAI
• GAY DUBAI DUBAI CY GUI
• VIAGEM GAY PARA DUBAI. É POSSíVEL VIAJAR EM SAL?
• WHAT HAPPENED WHEN FOUR GAY GUYS FROM TEL AVIV TOOK A VATN TO DUBAI
• GAY TRAVEL DUBAI - DUBAI FOM
• GAY CAB CREW SECRETS OM THE MIDDLE EAST
• BEG GAY DUBAI AND ABU DHABI
• DUBAI GAY MAP

CAN I BE GAY DUBAI?

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).

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Homosexualy is unfortunately still not legal across the entire Uned Arab Emirat (UAE) and there are ser nsequenc if ught. 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.

This means that the more ual punishments for beg gay – beatgs, prolonged imprisonment, flogggs, torture, and chemil stratn – would be nsired to be gettg off lightly. They only dropped the proposal bee they feared a ntroversy that might rail the 2022 FIFA World Cup , no: not a gay-iendly regn. Many LGBT dividuals may chose to vis Dubai or the UAE but is extremely important to be rmed of the nsequenc of beg openly gay this regn.

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Wh harsh and discrimatory laws nmng homosexualy and promotg homophobia the name of relign, one mt nsir the risks que refully. There are no official gay clubs, but lotns of unofficial gay clubs circulate on the Inter and men gather wh ltle fear of the nsequenc.

Some claim that the police will simply disperse crowds if a gay club is bted, but other people are fearful that the suatn might be worse. When the police fd out about gay iendly clubs they get shut down fast, people get ported and punishments are likely imposed.

There are stori of fundamentalists chattg onle and meetg up wh gay men and subsequently threateng to report them to the police. Bee the mentaly the UAE is that homosexual men need to be terred om homosexual activy, hormone treatments were required.

DUBAI GAY TRAVEL

Eleven of the men nfsed to practicg homosexualy and were sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for homosexualy, and an addnal year for obsceny. Kafkaque claims he was disuraged by the police om prsg charg and even faced the possibily of beg charged wh crimal homosexual activy himself. The law provis that foreigners wh HIV or foreigners who have mted homosexual actns are to be ported, or so seems.

What is apparent though, is that there have been var s over the last 5 or so years that monstrate harsher treatment for foreigners and crimalizatn of homosexualy. Homosexualy has a grave impact on a society where relig books nmn homosexual behavr for beg immoral and agast human nature. While is clearly a vlatn of human rights to crimalize homosexualy and promote discrimatn, there is a fe le between the right to be yourself and the importance of rpectg other people’s cultur.

While is imperative that homosexualy be accepted the UAE, is also important for foreigners to be rpectful of the culture which they impose themselv – even if they disagree wh the ctoms. The charg arose January and another man, MN was also charged wh prostutn, nsensual homosexual sex, pornographic material, cross-drsg and sultg relign. There were only few reports of prosecutns and punishments but many people on the Inter censor their nversatns and inty gay chat rooms.

GAY DUBAI

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).

“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. “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.

VIAGEM GAY PARA DUBAI. É POSSíVEL VIAJAR EM SAL?

“The punishments for homosexualy Malawi have earned this Ain untry as the number four worst untry for LGBTQ+ travelers, ” says Fergson.

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN FOUR GAY GUYS FROM TEL AVIV TOOK A VATN TO DUBAI

Pro-LGBTQ+ anizatns are banned by the ernment Malawi and general public sentiment regards homosexualy as off-lims. 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. “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.

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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.

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.

GAY CAB CREW SECRETS OM THE MIDDLE EAST

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. “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.

“Earng the equal 16th spot, the Maldiv punish homosexual acts and terurse wh up to eight years prison or 100 lash. “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.

BEG GAY DUBAI AND ABU DHABI

“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. We also have iends who are a gay uple and live out there and firstly they love but also say 's nothg to worry about, there is a growg gay muny out there but they jt don't flnt .

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. 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 MAP

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.