A report om Human Rights Watch lls on the ernment of St. Vcent to overturn lonial-era anti-gay laws that have led to a recent wave of vlence and genr discrimatn on the small Caribbean island.
Contents:
- HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT
- 7 GREEK GAY-FRIENDLY ISLANDS
- GAY MYKONOS
HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH: ANTI-GAY LAWS PROMOTE VLENCE, DISCRIMATN ST. VCENT
Explore our gay travel gui to Greece featurg LGBTQ+ safety tips, gay rights , top ci & attractns, where to stay and more! * gay island greek *
Of urse, Mykonos is the one gay haven Greece, but LGBT+ visors should also fd great optns and welg lols all 5 lotns. Though not typilly known as a gay statn, Athens is very well known to all kds of travelers who e to immerse themselv the cy’s renowned history. Many LGBT+ visors may simply pass through the cy on their way to more gay-iendly Greek statns like Mykonos, but they’d be mistaken to skip Athens entirely or only drop to tch a glimpse of the Parthenon on their way to a more relaxg beach town.
Gazi is one of the more popular neighborhoods and you’ll fd plenty of gay and gay-iendly venu this area.
Over time, has bee slightly ls gay-foced as ’s bee gentrified but as a first-time visor, ’s still the place to start. It’s important to note that the gay scene Athens is ls public pared to gay hotspots like Mykonos. As the pal cy of Greece wh nearly 4 ln people livg the metro area, you’ll fd a large selectn of gay and gay-iendly rtrants, f, bars and clubs.
7 GREEK GAY-FRIENDLY ISLANDS
* gay island greek *
One of the most popular and biggt gay events is XLSIOR scribed as Europe’s hottt annual summer gay circu ftival. There are also a few gay hotels Mykonos along wh many gay-iendly optns. Geranium Rince is loted jt 500m om Mykonos town and is another gay hotel available at a slight lower price.
The old town is imprsive wh Ltle Venice lg the water and s gay beach are great for relaxg and mglg. We won’t tell you not to go to Mykonos due to this, bee ankly you should and you’ll probably love , pecially wh how gay-iendly is.
Bis Santori, which is probably the most popular and touristy island of them all, Mykonos probably holds the tle of 2nd for the general visor but fely tak the lead of the Greek Island gay hotspot.
GAY MYKONOS
Mykonos has for s been a getaway for gays as beme open and more liberal than Athens and all of the surroundg islands. Unlike Mykonos, you won’t fd any gay specific venu but the atmosphere is pretty open and gay-iendly overall. Nearby is the Gazi neighborhood where the majory of the Athenian gay hangouts n be found, like Soda2.
Mykonos Town is also the beatg heart of the LGBTQ+ muny, wh gay bars like Jackie O’, Babylon, Porta, Kastro’s and Elysium. LGBTQ+ travelers will also want to check out the XLSIOR gay ftival that tak plac Mykonos Town late Augt, sometim early September. Athens has the largt LGBTQ+ muny Greece, particularly the Gazi neighborhood, which has an array of gay bar and clubs like Soda2.
It also hosts an annual gay and lbian film ftival lled Outview. Mykonos island has one of the most famo LGBTQ+ scen the world and be a gay mec durg the summer months, which culmat wh the XLSIOR Ftival. Stefan and Sebastien are a gay uple who met London 2009.