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• GAY JAMAI TRAVEL GUI
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS JAMAI
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS JAMAI
• 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
• JAMAI INSISTS GAY TOURISTS WELE, DPE HORRIFIC ANTI-LGBT VLENCEGAY MEN HAVE BEEN STONED THE STREET, BUT JAMAI'S TOURISM MISTER CLAIMS "IT’S 'TOURISM FOR ALL' OUR UNTRY."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYDECEMBER 7, 2017/9:41 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY DAN AVERYDECEMBER 7, 2017 / 9:41 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JAMAI INSISTS GAY TOURISTS WELE, DPE HORRIFIC ANTI-LGBT VLENCE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-12-07T14:41:14.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-12-07T14:41:14.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"TERNATNAL","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TOURISM BOARDS THE WORLD OVER WANT LGBT VATN DOLLARS: WE TRAVEL MORE OFTEN, SPEND MORE MONEY, AND H MORE EXOTIC LOL. NOW JAMAI WANTS TO SH , TOO, SPE A HISTORY OF HOMOPHOBIC VLENCE AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“LGBT TRAVELERS SHOULD FEEL RELAXED TRAVELG TO JAMAI," BEAMED TOURISM MISTER EDMUND BARTLETT TO ETURBONEWS NOVEMBER. "IT’S 'TOURISM FOR ALL' OUR UNTRY, REGARDLS OF GENR, RELIGN, HANDIP, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT BARTLETT'S SUNNY STATEMENT NTRADICTS A HISTORY OF RAMPANT HOMOPHOBIA THE FORMER BRISH LONY, WHERE NSENSUAL HOMOSEXUAL SEX IS STILL A CRIME AND ANTI-LGBT VLENCE IS ENMIC: GAY MEN HAVE BEEN BEATEN, SHOT AND STONED TO ATH BEE OF THEIR ORIENTATN. JT THIS YEAR, LGBT ACTIVIST DEXTER POTTGER, DUBBED THE "FACE OF PRI," WAS MURRED HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOME YOUNG QUEER JAMAINS REJECTED BY THEIR FAI ARE FORCED TO LIVE THE SEWERS.GRACE PHELPS/PLANTG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LTLE WONR A 2006 TIME STORY ASKED IF JAMAI WAS "THE MOST HOMOPHOBIC PLACE ON EARTH?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT BARTLETT WOULD HAVE TURN A BLD EYE TO ALL THAT, SCE DON'T DIRECTLY IMPACT EUROPEAN OR AMERIN VISORS TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE ARE EFFORTS AT CHANGG THE DYNAMIC: AN GURAL JAMAI PRI EVENT WAS HELD KGSTON 2015 (THOUGH SECURY NCERNS MEANT THERE WAS NO PARA). IN A 2012 REPORT, THE JAMAIN ERNMENT SISTED "THERE IS NO LEGAL DISCRIMATN AGAST PERSONS ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN,” SPE THE LAW AGAST HOMOSEXUALY. "[WE ARE] OPPOSED TO DISCRIMATN OR VLENCE AGAST PERSONS WHATEVER THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOSE ARE THE RIGHT WORDS, CERTALY. BUT THEY DON'T LE UP WH THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CLICK HERE TO NTRIBUTE TO PLANTG PEACE'S FUNDRAISG MPAIGN FOR HOMELS JAMAIN LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021
• CAN YOU BE GAY JAMAI?

GAY JAMAI TRAVEL GUI

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

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS JAMAI

— Travel Guis wh a Gay Perspective. The BEST Gay-Friendly Hotels, Rorts, Bars/Clubs & Events Jamai.

Gay Jamai.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS JAMAI

What's the Gay Scene Like? MUST EAT: Gay-Friendly Dg. MUST VISIT: Gay-Friendly Bars & Nightlife.

Lol Expert: Gay Scene Jamai. J-FLAG, an LGBT rights anizatn based Jamai, has been fightg for gay rights for over two s. Sce s ceptn, s objectiv are to promote pri and provi support to members of the gay muny Jamai.

MUST EAT Jamai Gay-Friendly Dg. MUST VISIT Jamai Gay-Friendly Bars & Nightlife.

5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)

Jamai is the most homophobic island the Caribbean, wh harsh anti-gay laws, even though there's a large lol gay populatn. Hedonism II Negril also allows gay travelers.

If you're sirg a gay trip to get some sun, fet Jamai unls you want to stay ep the closet. Puerto Ri, notably Old San Juan, is a iendlier statn, certaly South Beach (part of Miami Beach) or Key Wt, but fely not Jamai where tolerance of gays is most pronounced.

JAMAI INSISTS GAY TOURISTS WELE, DPE HORRIFIC ANTI-LGBT VLENCEGAY MEN HAVE BEEN STONED THE STREET, BUT JAMAI'S TOURISM MISTER CLAIMS "IT’S 'TOURISM FOR ALL' OUR UNTRY."{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYDECEMBER 7, 2017/9:41 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY DAN AVERYDECEMBER 7, 2017 / 9:41 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"JAMAI INSISTS GAY TOURISTS WELE, DPE HORRIFIC ANTI-LGBT VLENCE","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2017-12-07T14:41:14.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2017-12-07T14:41:14.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"TERNATNAL","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}TOURISM BOARDS THE WORLD OVER WANT LGBT VATN DOLLARS: WE TRAVEL MORE OFTEN, SPEND MORE MONEY, AND H MORE EXOTIC LOL. NOW JAMAI WANTS TO SH , TOO, SPE A HISTORY OF HOMOPHOBIC VLENCE AND {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“LGBT TRAVELERS SHOULD FEEL RELAXED TRAVELG TO JAMAI," BEAMED TOURISM MISTER EDMUND BARTLETT TO ETURBONEWS NOVEMBER. "IT’S 'TOURISM FOR ALL' OUR UNTRY, REGARDLS OF GENR, RELIGN, HANDIP, OR SEXUAL ORIENTATN.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT BARTLETT'S SUNNY STATEMENT NTRADICTS A HISTORY OF RAMPANT HOMOPHOBIA THE FORMER BRISH LONY, WHERE NSENSUAL HOMOSEXUAL SEX IS STILL A CRIME AND ANTI-LGBT VLENCE IS ENMIC: GAY MEN HAVE BEEN BEATEN, SHOT AND STONED TO ATH BEE OF THEIR ORIENTATN. JT THIS YEAR, LGBT ACTIVIST DEXTER POTTGER, DUBBED THE "FACE OF PRI," WAS MURRED HIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SOME YOUNG QUEER JAMAINS REJECTED BY THEIR FAI ARE FORCED TO LIVE THE SEWERS.GRACE PHELPS/PLANTG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LTLE WONR A 2006 TIME STORY ASKED IF JAMAI WAS "THE MOST HOMOPHOBIC PLACE ON EARTH?"{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT BARTLETT WOULD HAVE TURN A BLD EYE TO ALL THAT, SCE DON'T DIRECTLY IMPACT EUROPEAN OR AMERIN VISORS TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE ARE EFFORTS AT CHANGG THE DYNAMIC: AN GURAL JAMAI PRI EVENT WAS HELD KGSTON 2015 (THOUGH SECURY NCERNS MEANT THERE WAS NO PARA). IN A 2012 REPORT, THE JAMAIN ERNMENT SISTED "THERE IS NO LEGAL DISCRIMATN AGAST PERSONS ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN,” SPE THE LAW AGAST HOMOSEXUALY. "[WE ARE] OPPOSED TO DISCRIMATN OR VLENCE AGAST PERSONS WHATEVER THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THOSE ARE THE RIGHT WORDS, CERTALY. BUT THEY DON'T LE UP WH THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}CLICK HERE TO NTRIBUTE TO PLANTG PEACE'S FUNDRAISG MPAIGN FOR HOMELS JAMAIN LGBT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Lol gay activists have been killed or had their hom set on fire. Dependg on where they’re head, gay travelers n face great risks. Acrdg to Equalx, a range of gay activi are illegal 71 untri.

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.

CAN YOU BE GAY JAMAI?

“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.