Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Egypt | Frommer's

Contents:

• GAY CAIRO
• CAIRO GAY GUI - CAIRO FOM
• GAY EGYPT TRAVEL GUI
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS EGYPT
• GAY NEIGHBORHOOD CAIRO (MISSOURI)

GAY CAIRO

Wtern cha hotels are where gay travelers will want to stay Cairo. Most likely you already know that homosexualy is unofficially illegal Egypt. You've probably heard of the "Cairo 52" se om 2001, when a group of 52 men were arrted at a gay party the "Queen Boat" moored on the Nile.

Dpe terventn by ternatnal human rights anizatns, the suatn for homosexuals remas que alarmg the untry, wh arrt and torture beg mon practice. As a gay traveler, don't e lol chat rooms to meet lol men, and be ut cisg areas. Wh mon sense you'll be able to enjoy Egypt and still fd your gaydar peakg plac.

CAIRO GAY GUI - CAIRO FOM

Simply hang out where the trendit straight crowds do, and you'll see plenty of gay lols and expats. Other apparently gay-iendly plac are:.

Remendatns for Gay Travelers Cairo. Everyone ss people-watchg om the sofas as they enjoy specialty cktails, and this is where you're most likely to fd a discreet mix of straight and gay. Fashnable gay men playg straight head to the Marrtt for the expensive drks at s Harry's Pub.

GAY EGYPT TRAVEL GUI

Gay-Friendly Hotels. No hotel Cairo advertis self as gay-iendly, but the large chas do attract wealthy gay upl, pecially those lookg out to the pyramids and offerg all sorts of pamperg servic such as spa and fns center.

Re: Cairo gay gui. Do not openly exhib the fact that you are gay, do not show any affectnate behavur public and do not seek out or vis any plac or events which have been offered to you as beg specifilly for gays. The gay scene is very much unrground and you n land trouble if ught a raid on such plac.

Egypt is not very tolerant to gays. Havg said that, I know of many gay upl who have vised the untry whout problems and know of many who return year after year. Egypt is not ‘gay iendly’.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS EGYPT

There’s been a severe crackdown on any Egyptian gays wh severe penalti. I agree Egypt is not "gay iendly", you n feel ee to vis any place, hotels or clubs there is no worry but try to avoid showg your sexual behavr public as you will look wired for most of the lols.

Text 'GAYTRAVEL' to 1-800-GAY-TRAVEL (1-800-429-8728). — Travel Guis wh a Gay Perspective. Gay Egypt.

Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Egypt. Egyptians have a somewhat schizophrenic attu toward homosexualy. On the one hand, homosexualy is nsired viant and gay men are discrimated agast; on the other hand, sexual relatns between men are often ignored as harmls.

GAY NEIGHBORHOOD CAIRO (MISSOURI)

The upsi of the suatn is that gay men n enjoy a variety of sual sexual enunters wh relative ease. The downsi is that, once intified as a homosexual, a visor may experience discrimatn and face problems wh the police.

You should also be aware that the secury servic actively work agast the gay muny. Gay Egypt () tails cisg lotns many of Egypt's ma ci. The se has an active travel sectn, and the more journalistilly cled Gay Middle East has an tertg Egypt sectn ().

The Internatnal Gay and Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA) (tel.