Answer 1 of 13: I know a group of gay men that are terted visg Egypt, but they are ncerned about their safety as openly gay. Do anyone have any experience wh this, and is there anythg to worry about? Some9one said is "illegal" to be...
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- IS SAFE FOR GAY MEN TO TRAVEL TOGETHER EGYPT? - CAIRO FOM
- TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS EGYPT
- 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
- GAY CAIRO
- EGYPT SAFE FOR A SOLO GAY BACKPACKER (3 WEEKS)? - EGYPT FOM
- TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021
IS SAFE FOR GAY MEN TO TRAVEL TOGETHER EGYPT? - CAIRO FOM
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LGBTQIA+ travellers are those who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (a more clive LGBT ialism), pl queer or qutng, tersex or asexual dividuals, as well as those who intify beyond the monly ed sexualy and genr exprsns. Though homosexualy is not officially outlawed, gay men and transgenr dividuals have been prosecuted g bchery and public morals laws and given long prison sentenc. Re: Is safe for gay men to travel together Egypt?
This is a tough one and I thk pends a lot on what you mean by "openly gay" here. Homosexualy is not explicly illegal, but people are charged unr a number of different but related laws-.
TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS EGYPT
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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.
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.
5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
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The Internatnal Gay and Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA) (tel. 800/448-8550 or 954/776-2626;) is the tra associatn for the gay and lbian travel dtry, and offers an onle directory of gay- and lbian-iendly travel bs and tour operators. Many agenci offer tours and travel erari specifilly for gay and lbian travelers.
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EGYPT SAFE FOR A SOLO GAY BACKPACKER (3 WEEKS)? - EGYPT FOM
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In an attempt to help terme the worst plac for gay travelers, the duo created the 2019 LGBTQ+ Danger Inx, rankg the world’s most dangero—and saft—untri for gay travelers. The uple also updated the list wh the bt and worst plac for gay travelers 2021, which n be viewed here.
A new report tails the most dangero—and saft—plac for gay. The journalists looked at the top 150 most-vised untri the world by the number of g tourists, then ranked them g eight factors, cludg laws agast gay relatnships, legal protectn agast discrimatn and more.
TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021
Toppg the LGBTQ+ Danger Inx is Nigeria, which is nsired the worst untry for vlence agast gay travelers. There, people n be put prison for up to 14 years jt for beg gay, and some stat even have the ath penalty unr Sharia law.
In almost all s, the laws outlawg nsensual gay sex were put to place unr Brish le and were left place followg pennce. “In 2018, India managed to annul Sectn 377, a Brish lonial-era law prohibg ‘unnatural acts, ’ orr to legalize nsensual gay sex, ” says Fergson, who pots out that ancient Indian lerature such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana have many referenc to LGBTQ+ hero cludg transgenr warrrs and two queens who ma love orr for one queen to get pregnant wh an heir for their kgdom. “Long story short, this pots to the fact that was likely the Brish fluence that largely led to Indian homophobia the first place, ” she says.
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