Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Ecuador | Frommer's

Contents:

• ECUADOR: A HIDDEN GEM FOR GAY TRAVELERS
• GAY ECUADOR TRAVEL GUI
• GAY ECUADOR
• IS ECUADOR GAY IENDLY? - ECUADOR FOM
• GAY LIFE ECUADOR
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS ECUADOR
• MOVG TO GAY IDAHO? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON.

ECUADOR: A HIDDEN GEM FOR GAY TRAVELERS

Until 1997, gay life Ecuador was difficult and beg openly gay public uld lead to issu wh the police. But 1997, the nstutn was changed to troduce some of the most progrsive gay-iendly legislatn the world.

While the laws of Ecuador are firmly support of gay rights, public displays of same-sex affectn are very rare the untry and LGBTQ+ travelers are advised to e discretn when public plac, pecially outsi of major ci where people may not have adapted to the new laws as quickly. Although the law stat that everyone has the same rights Ecuador, this don’t mean that homophobia is gone, pecially ral areas.

Ecuador don’t have any gay hotels but there are gay-iendly optns.

GAY ECUADOR TRAVEL GUI

In Quo, the “zona Rosa” is the gay-iendly part of the cy.

GAY ECUADOR

Two large annual LGBTQ+ events Quo are the Quo Gay Pri Ftival (Orgullo) and the Quo Gay Film Ftival (El Lugar S Lim).

IS ECUADOR GAY IENDLY? - ECUADOR FOM

However, remas unknown or the back burner for most gay men, who feel safer wh more tradnal travel choic like gay cis or events different ci of the Uned Stat and Europe. Juan Maldonado, a dual-cizen of USA and Ecuador, and a proud rint of Wilton Manors (Florida’s “gay Mec”), is termed to change this by promotg his home untry as a fabulo statn for gay travelers that is both safe and unplited.

Asi om s LGBTQ rights rerd, Ecuador is simply an unplited choice for North Amerin gay travelers for several reasons. For the reasons, and the fantastic year-round weather Quo and other ci on The Ans, Ecuador has been regnized for many years as a top statn for retirement, and boasts a growg number of gay expats om North Ameri.

GAY LIFE ECUADOR

As an avid traveler himself, Maldonado acknowledg that male gay travelers’ preferenc and expectatns are unique and don’t necsarily f nned travel packag that are available for the general LGBTQ market. Lastly, the term ‘all-gay’ don’t apply only to our travelers, but our bi-natnal team which clus gay tour guis and ncierge staff, drivers, and gay-owned or gay-iendly acmodatn and service provirs. After a uple years of rearch and behd-the-scen work, Maldonado and his bt iend Ecuador lnched Ecuador Gay Travel 2019.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS ECUADOR

Ecuador Gay Travel, LLC is the only all-gay tour operator wh offic both Ft. The pany offers premium travel experienc to and om Quo, the Galapagos Islands and Fort Lrdale, wh all-clive tours and erari signed for and by gay men.

Ecuador Gay Travel is a proud Member of the IGLTA (Internatnal Gay and Lbian Travel Associatn), the GFLGLCC (Greater Fort Lrdale Gay and Lbian Chamber of Commerce) and the Ecuador LGBT Chamber of Commerce.

MOVG TO GAY IDAHO? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON.

Text 'GAYTRAVEL' to 1-800-GAY-TRAVEL (1-800-429-8728).

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