Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Ecuador | Frommer's

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• THE BEST GUAYAQUIL GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS GUAYAQUIL
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS ECUADOR

THE BEST GUAYAQUIL GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS GUAYAQUIL

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

Two large annual LGBTQ+ events Quo are the Quo Gay Pri Ftival (Orgullo) and the Quo Gay Film Ftival (El Lugar S Lim). The gay scene here is low key, but you’ll fd plenty of bars and credible attractns to keep you by durg your stay.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS ECUADOR

Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Ecuador. Ecuador is a predomantly Catholic, socially nservative untry, and general terms the natn is nsirably homophobic.

For the reasons, the lol gay and lbian muni are pretty discreet. While Quo and Guayaquil have somethg of a gay and lbian scene, wh several bars and clubs terg to this clientele, the suatn gets radilly worse outsi the large, morn metropolan centers. For good, prehensive rmatn on the current suatn, check out, the bt English-language onle rource for gay travelers to Ecuador, although the se is almost exclively geared toward men.