Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Chile | Frommer's

Contents:

• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS CHILE
• 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
• CHILE GAY
• GAY HOTELS CHILE
• GUI TO GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS SANTIAGO CHILE (2023 UPDATED)
• CHILE GAY, LOS MEJOR LUGAR L PAíS MáS LARGO L MUNDO
• GAY IENDLY HOTELS CHILE
• FD GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS CHILE
• COMPARE GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS CHILE
• GAY CHILE

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS CHILE

Below we've piled a list of four of the most LGBTIQ+ iendly ci South Ameri, statns where gay, queer and trans travelers will fd thrivg muni and plenty to explore.

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

Argenta is socially liberal pared to most of s neighbors – was the first untry South Ameri to legalize gay marriage July 2010, and the lg also clud full adoptn rights. Each November, the cy hosts a large Pri ftival that attracts over 100, 000 people, and the ernment also vts and supports the LGBTIQ+ muny – an ternatnal gay bs and LGBT tourism nference lled Network360 tak place every Augt along wh the BADiversa week, which clus a variety of ftivals, events and ncerts.

The pal cy, Bogotá, is an excellent statn for LGBTIQ+ travelers who will fd a welg scene the Chapero neighborhood, home to gay hangouts like the bar/rtrants El Recreo Adán and Estación Cafe. Gay rights Uguay have long been rpected: homosexualy was crimalized 1934; anti-discrimatn laws have been place sce 2003; adoptn laws were enacted 2009, and gay marriage was legalized early 2013.

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In jt a few s, Chile has quickly evolved to havg major gay events and a strong queer culture, and December 2021 passg marriage equaly laws a landsli vote.

As a sign of solidary wh s LGBTIQ+ muny, the Palac la Moneda (the formal office of the print) central Santiago lights up wh rabow lors on May 17 for the Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia (IDAHO). The eclectic dér rembl somethg om an LSD trip or Alice Wonrland, and the tablishment's self-proclaimed theme is “Pevian Transvte Kchen” – what the webse explas is a "tribute to the apocryphal Pevian miracle-worker followed by immigrants, prisoners, homosexuals, transsexuals and transvt, where margalized rage is weled and transformed to balm for tolerance and rpect. In general, attus, pecially those of Chilean men, toward gays and lbians are not very liberal, owg part to the Catholic, nservative nature of their society.

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Homosexual relatnships have only recently been clared officially legal, and many gays and lbians are not actively open about their orientatn outsi their own circl. The bt source for rmatn is the webse, a rource directory that vers gay issu and provis rmatn about travel, gay-oriented bs and bars, employment, and more. 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; go to the webse and click on "Members.

Sourc clu Human Rights Watch, the Gallup World Poll and ILGA (the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Associatn), jt to name a few. “They were one of the first untri to legalize same-sex marriage, they have nstutnal anti-discrimatn protectns and the majory of Canadians report that is a safe place to live for gay and lbian people.

Some of the notable chang sce Fergson started dog this report 2019: 15 new untri have eher legalized gay marriage or allowed same-sex upl to register as civil unns. And the past 12 months alone, Swzerland, Slovenia and Cuba have legalized gay marriage, while Sgapore, Sat Kts & Nevis, Barbados and Antigua & Barbuda crimalized same-sex relatnships. “For stance, Bolivia gay marriage isn’t ‘legal’ but a handful of upl have been able to register their marriage by petng the urts, ” says Fergson.

GUI TO GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS SANTIAGO CHILE (2023 UPDATED)

Another challenge: While some of the world is tchg up to equal rights for gay and lbian upl, transgenr and non-bary people still have the furtht way to go. On the pl si, anti-discrimatn laws ensure LGBTQ cizens and travellers are protected, while LGBTQ natnals are allowed to openly serve the army and give blood, which is more than n be said for neighbourg natns.Although nservative attus rema more ral areas, most of Chile is certifiably gay iendly, particularly the bigger ci. For the bt nightlife, shoot off om Centro to the barrs of Brasil, Lastarria and Bellavista, fdg sy rtrants, f and beer halls wh all kds of temptg vib.Gay Santiago Chile is bt found wh Bellavista, the prime nightlife area ntled between the Mapocho River and San Cristóbal Hill.

Daytime trips to Bombero will grant you street art and morn galleri terspersed wh a number of hip bnch spots, while nighttime se buzzg gay bars and clubs e alive and the streets flow wh liberal mds lookg for fun.

Alternatively, follow the land’s datit birds to the Los Flamens Natnal Rerve, where the rint flamgos pat the landspe pk.For nightlife the regn, San Pedro is your bt bet and while the San Pedro Atama gay scene is not huge, you’ll likely fd a gay-iendly atmosphere at any of the bars dotted about town.Atama Dert | Photo: Grebmot3. Most plac are mixed and clive, but for LGBT-centred fun, check out pagan-themed bar Mana and Br Pop-playg Másra before fishg the night at Pagano or Club Delir, Valpo’s top two gay clubs.Valparaíso | Photo: Loic Merld4.

CHILE GAY, LOS MEJOR LUGAR L PAíS MáS LARGO L MUNDO

At any other time, jo the high rollers a Viña’s imprsive art so, makg a night of on the dancefloor of Club Divo, the famo Viña l mar gay club; one of the largt gay clubs Lat Ameri wh multiple rooms and a fun-lovg crowd.

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 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. “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.

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“We found this to be a b ironic as the reason for many of the harsh homophobic laws untri throughout the world is largely leftover om laws created durg Brish le, ” says Fergson.

Ci like Lisbon and Porto have the bt gay scen the untry and Portugal is hopg to host the 2022 Europri, the world's biggt event celebratg gay pri Europe. Wh an overall natnal attu that is relaxed and acceptg towards homosexualy, Belgium is known for havg a vibrant gay and lbian scene, particularly Bssels, ” says Fergson. It was ranked so highly largely due to the extreme penalti for simply beg gay, which clu up to 14 years prison and the ath penalty stat unr Sharia law, ” says Fergson.

“Sdi Arabia is another of the untri on our list which implements the ath penalty for nsensual homosexualy unr their terpretatn of Sharia law, ” says Fergson.

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“Iran ma #6 on the x, due part to s extreme punishments for homosexualy, which clu 100 lash for homosexual terurse or the ath penalty, and 31 lash for same-sex acts other than terurse, ” says Fergson.

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“Publicly, homosexualy is a taboo topic, so LGBTQ+ travelers choosg to vis Sudan should proceed wh utn and rema discreet wh regards to their sexualy.

“Historilly, Barbados and some other Caribbean islands have had poor anti-LGBTQ+ legislatn and practic, largely left over om the Brish occupatn which put the laws place and rerced anti-gay attus. Unfortunately, imposed punishment for homosexualy is severe and the existence of gay people Malaysia was nied by their tourism mister as recently as March 2019, ” says Fergson.

That said, the LGBTQ+ muny is margalized this untry and there are heavy nsequenc for beg homosexual, which clu seven years to life prison for any same-sex act, ” says Fergson. Unfortunately, thgs may soon be gettg even worse for the LGBTQ+ muny, as the Ugandan ernment has recently lled to retroduce an anti-homosexualy bill, which would clu the ath penalty for same-sex acts, the midst of the recent murr of a gay Ugandan activist.

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“In the Paltian terrori of Gaza and the Wt Bank, the anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment is taken very serly, wh homosexual acts rultg up to 10 years prison, ” says Fergson. “Groups advotg for LGBTQ+ rights are threatened by the erng thori Palte, who nsir homosexualy to be ‘a blow to, and vlatn of, the ials and valu of Paltian society.