Uguay – most gay iendly natn South Ameri - Gu'Guay

Contents:

• THE BT THGS TO SEE AND DO GAY UGUAY
• UGUAY – MOST GAY IENDLY NATN SOUTH AMERI
• SURPRISG WAYS GAY UGUAY
• UGUAY: GAY TRAVEL INX 2020, BY TEGORY
• THE BEST UGUAY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS UGUAY
• 6 GREAT GAY BEACH SOUTH AMERI
• BT COUNTRI FOR GAY EXPATS
• FD GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS UGUAY
• GAY UGUAY - UGUAY FOM
• SAFT COUNTRI FOR LGBTQ AND GAY IENDLY TRAVEL STATNS
• GAY IENDLY HOTELS UGUAY

THE BT THGS TO SEE AND DO GAY UGUAY

Addnally, same-sex upl have been allowed to jotly adopt sce 2009 and gays, lbians and bisexuals are permted to openly serve the ary.

LGBT Chamber of Commerce Natnal Conference – Each September the Uguayan chamber of merce has their annual nference showsg the bt of gay travel the untry. For more than 5 years Uguay has been leadg the lists of gay iendly statns Lat Ameri and is one of the top 10 untri the world that supports diversy wh ncrete actns. Two emblematic exampl of the clive actns are equal marriage and the adoptn law for homoparental fai, which have had a posive impact on all sectors of Uguayan society, cludg tourism.

UGUAY – MOST GAY IENDLY NATN SOUTH AMERI

Uguay's mment to the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex and queer (LGBT +) muny is strengthened every year, pecially September when Diversy Month is celebrated.

SURPRISG WAYS GAY UGUAY

Uguay has been labeled on more than one ocsn as one of the most gay iendly statns Lat Ameri and the world by var guis and leadg magaz the world of tourism.

UGUAY: GAY TRAVEL INX 2020, BY TEGORY

Uguay has a legislative amework that is a worldwi example of rpect and protectn of rights: anti-discrimatn laws, adoptn law for homoparental fai, assisted reproductn laws, ncubage and equal marriage laws.

THE BEST UGUAY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS UGUAY

In Montevio, addn to visg all s tourist attractns, the plac where you will feel at ease are: - Splendido Pet Hotel & Hostel - Merdo Agríla Montevio (MAM) - Rtrante Francis - La Coca Pedro, the most gay iendly rtrant Uguay - Cafetería - Dis Il Tempo - Chas Club - Ca Dis - Sna Hos - Sna Toronto In Punta l Este I’d remend Undari Hotel (gay men exclive) and Rtrante Soho. Sophistited, safe, and progrsive, Uguay sc visors wh s sprawlg untrysi, imprsive beach, pulsatg tango clubs, and world-class w—all one of South Ameri’s most open-md, gay-iendly natns.

BOOK WITH US Colonia l Sacramento | Photo: Dpkelly07Gay UguayLargely nsired the most LGBT-iendly untry South Ameri, Uguay has an outstandg reputatn among gay travellers for s legislative amework protectg LGBT cizens. Social acceptance for LGBT dividuals and fai is high, and gay travellers to Uguay n rt assured that virtually everywhere the untry is a safe space to be as you are. Montevio is the most gay-popular cy Uguay, boastg a rivetg gay nightlife scene and even one of the world’s few gay monuments—La Plaza la Diversidad to vis UguayBeach bums chasg the sun and sand at Uguay’s top astal rorts should seek out the height of summer, between late December and Febary.

6 GREAT GAY BEACH SOUTH AMERI

For more on what to see and do, cludg the bt Montevio gay bars (and some of the bt gay clubs Uguay) don’t miss our -pth gay Montevio travel gui. You’ve got the gay male-only hotel Undari, the qutsential gay-popular beach Playa Chihuahua, and a healthy smatterg of eic disthequ where you n shake your booty all night long. In 2005, the pal Montevio beme one of the few ci the world to have a homomonument – a rose-lored grane the shape of a triangle scribed wh the words: “To Honour Diversy is to Honor Life”.

In Montevio, ’s mon to see gay upl—men and women—holdg hands on the rambla, the 25-km promena that borrs the River Plate. And while olr generatns may be takg their time to e around to the chang, younger generatns are openly supportive of gay are jt a few gay bars and my experience is that gay men and women don’t tend to ghettoise. A gay emigrant to Uguay livg Colonia wr: “I live the Uguayan equivalent of the Bible belt wh my partner of 28 years and th far have enuntered no negative vib at all.

BT COUNTRI FOR GAY EXPATS

… Unlike the US, UK and Ireland, beg gay has never been a crime here so there isn’t the same historil baggage and rentment that you still fd certa plac… an dividual’s sexualy is viewed as a personal matter and is of no ncern to the neighbors (except perhaps for a b of gossip.

The same year the age of nsent was lowered to 16 – regardls of who you were havg sex past has seen big chang regardg rights for gays, lbians and transAnti-discrimatn laws are place sce 2003, and gays and lbians are allowed to serve openly the ary and jotly adopt children sce upl have been able to enter to civil unns sce 2008 and sce 2013, to marryTransgenr people have been able to change their genr on official documentatn sce looks like ’s time to plan your vis to the gay-iendlit natn South Ameri!

FD GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS UGUAY

BeachChihuahua, a nudist beach several wt of glzy Punta l Este has the only hotel exclively for gay men the whole of Uguay. Further readg about gay Uguay EnglishGay MontevioUguay adopts iendly bs certifitn (2018)Uguay sger Ana Prada champns LGBTI rights (2014)A g-out story is told one of Gu’Guay’s 5 Uguayan films you mt see.

Many thanks to Rodrigo Borda, of Friendly Maps and half of the first gay uple to register to marry  Uguay, for lettg me pick his bras for this article.

GAY UGUAY - UGUAY FOM

If you are lookg for wonrful gay-iendly acmodatn, do check out our remendatns of memorable plac to stay Uguay. 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. 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.

SAFT COUNTRI FOR LGBTQ AND GAY IENDLY TRAVEL STATNS

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. 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).

GAY IENDLY HOTELS UGUAY

Santiago’s gay scene is large and maly ngregated to one area lled Bellavista, which harbors a mix of bars, clubs and rtrants. 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.

Near to Santiago, you'll fd one of the largt gay clubs the whole of South Ameri, Il Divo, loted the nearby rort town of Viña l Mar. The LGBTQ-foced Pri Tours Chile do package trips for gay travelers to Santiago, which clu we tastg at the bt bogas. The charge of life is gentle here: clean air, equent sunshe, long sand-duned beach and, more importantly to gay and lbian visors, a relaxed atmosphere away om the more formal strictur of Buenos Air.