Queer & gay Berl: Your gui for LGBTQ+ Berl |

Contents:

• GAY ST. MART/ST MAARTEN TRAVEL GUI
• IS ST. MART GAY FRIENDLY? - ST MART / ST MAARTEN FOM
• THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS
• GAY HOTELS ST. MART/ST MAARTEN
• IS ST. MAARTEN GAY IENDLY? - ST MART / ST MAARTEN FOM
• GAY FRIENDLY TOURIST ACTIVI - SAT-MART FOM
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS SAT MART
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS ST. MAARTEN/ST. MART
• GUI TO GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS ST MAARTEN (2023 UPDATED)
• GAY OR LBIAN BARS ST. MAARTEN - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM
• ST. MAARTEN VATN RENTALS - GAY FRIENDLY
• GAY PRI CALENDAR
• QUEER & GAY BERL: YOUR GUI FOR LGBTQ+ BERL
• GAY MOSW MOSW CY GUI

GAY ST. MART/ST MAARTEN TRAVEL GUI

LGBTQ+ travelers will feel wele although there is not a “gay scene” so to speak. Cupey Beach is known as the gay beach and has ma a big eback sce Hurrine Irma. We put together this webse to give you the “sir sop” on gay life on SXM (the airport and the easy name to e on the island on the rt of your journey through this webse), whether you are on the Dutch si or French si.

The north is the French si (Sat Mart), a bastn of nt cuise and gay-popular nu beach.

The smopolan south is St Maarten, a terrory of Netherlands Antill where you’ll disver the island’s most vibrant gay-iendly bars and clubs. Another stutn for the gay Sat Mart / St Maarten muny is Happy Bay (Anse Hrse).

IS ST. MART GAY FRIENDLY? - ST MART / ST MAARTEN FOM

” This Queen might very well be the most fabulo island you’ve never heard of, wh an openly gay missner and director of tourism lobbyg for same-sex marriage legalisatn.

THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS

If you’re not up for a kayakg expedn, ferri also n between the two Queen might very well be the most fabulo island you’ve never heard of, wh an openly gay missner and director of tourism lobbyg for same-sex marriage legalisatnWhen you’ve had enough of the sand and sea, head land to explore SXM’s lh rart at Loterie Farm. Rooms are simple, but guts enjoy the sweepg sea views and ultra-hospable hosts who go above and beyond to ensure a memorable gay Sat Mart / St Maarten vatn. To stay gay on the French si, check to three-room Villa Rabow (Pic Paradis;, ; om $80) an exclively gay property, hoed a charmg old stone hoe wh 180-gree views of the Caribbean.

On the Dutch si, Indiana Beach (8 Billy Folly Rd, Simpson Bay; +599-54-42-797), an Indiana Jon-themed seri of outdoor bars overlookg Simpson Bay, plete wh alligator at the entrance, has somethg of a gay followg. Some gay visors also equent piano bars The Sopranos (Maho, +599-522-7088) and The Red Piano (Hollywood Caso, Pelin Rort, Maho, Philipsburg; +599-544-6008;).

Sun-worshippers should head at sunset to Cupey, on the Dutch si, lotn of the island's major gay beach.

GAY HOTELS ST. MART/ST MAARTEN

The gay sectn is ually at the foot of a long flight of steps about a five-mute walk om the parkg lot, but shiftg sands mean different posns acrdg to seasons.

It’s those latter islands where gay and lbian travelers ually feel more at ease sce lol laws around homosexualy and same-sex marriage match those of their parent untri.

IS ST. MAARTEN GAY IENDLY? - ST MART / ST MAARTEN FOM

That’s not to say that gay and lbian travelers won’t feel safe or wele ls-progrsive statns. But rather than plan vatns to one of the dozen Caribbean islands where homosexualy is crimalized (surprisg, but te), most travelers simply prefer to vatn where they’ll feel fortable.

GAY FRIENDLY TOURIST ACTIVI - SAT-MART FOM

In the beachont neighborhood of Condado, the Atlantic Beach Hotel and Oasis Lounge are regular gay hotspots, both jt steps away om the low-key gay-beach area. Among s strip of bars is El Pat Lila, a gay-iendly waterg hole that’s pecially happeng on Friday nights.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS SAT MART

Oranjtad also is home to District 7, an LGBT-centric nightclub, lounge, rtrant, and n (which was once a simpler gay bar lled Jimmy’s Place). But to wele gay and lbian Caribbean visors, this small island go the extra e by beg an active member of the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA). Floris Sue Hotel Spa and Beach Club Curaçao is the go-to gay hotel Willemstad, where adult guts n enjoy luxury, privacy, and views of the island’s famoly-blue waters.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS ST. MAARTEN/ST. MART

Among Curao’s flirtier spots is MooMba Beach Club, perched on the island’s most gay-iendly beach and servg up cktails, live mic, h seafood, and weekend barbequ. LGBT travelers n take their pick of gay-centric beach to swim, sunbathe, and snorkel, pecially Happy Bay Beach and the clothg-optnal Orient Bay Beach (both on the French si), and Cupey Beach (Dutch si) where nu sunbathg is mon.

GUI TO GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS ST MAARTEN (2023 UPDATED)

Visors n disver lbian- and gay-owned bs wh handy Gay St Maarten, which offers listgs for the entire island. Or head to Club Eros to dance at one of the island’s ma late-night gay bars the French town of Marigot. Bart’s is among the most gay-iendly Caribbean statns overall—thanks part to s rzy reputatn as a celebry vatn hiaway.

The wee island measur jt 10 square , and LGBT travelers n enjoy relaxed attus, even whout any official gay bars or Pri events.

GAY OR LBIAN BARS ST. MAARTEN - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM

But at all-welg/gay-leang Sale Beach, travelers relax wh or whout cloth. And you n patronize gay-owned bs like lorful Le Pasha boutique and La Canta bar Gtavia; and scy Le Ti baret and tavern Pote Milou. Their clter anchors the northern Lser Antill, and together they’re among the most gay-iendly Caribbean statns.

ST. MAARTEN VATN RENTALS - GAY FRIENDLY

The anizatn’s motto is “the most gay iendly island the Caribbean, ” and based on s long roster of lol hosts and sponsors, ’s clear how clive the statn really is. We have never been before and wonrg how gay iendly the island is and if anyone n make remendatns on where to stay.

We've travelled both gay-iendly and not-so-gay iendly lotns before together, so we unrstand discretn is important when travelg abroad and we've never been the PDA uple to beg wh--'s gross regardls of sexual orientatn. Are there particular bs that you've had gay-iendly experienc wh (eher as a gay uple or hearg first hand om gay iends)? We also spent 2 full days at Club Orient (nu beach) and there were many gay upl there.

It also heard there was a gay club on the ench si, but we didn't go to sce we found out about on our last day!

GAY PRI CALENDAR

I hope one day the world no longer looks at gays as gross, but until then I unrstand your ncern. Bee most plac are so acceptg and welg to LGBT visors, there isn't the need for exclively gay venu.

But addn to Eros, the gay bar Marigot (only open on Saturdays), we now have LGBT night on Fridays at the News Cafe/Bar at the Atlantis so.

QUEER & GAY BERL: YOUR GUI FOR LGBTQ+ BERL

From private rooms and apartments to LGBTQ-iendly hotels, you have the optn to stay the heart of gay districts as well as other neighborhoods the plac you vis. A loft Soho, a shared room Barcelona or the Castro, a gay-iendly hotel Le Marais or Chelsea, experience misterb&b all gay travel statns!

Anguilla, like many a Brish lony, is que nservative attu, but dividual luxe rorts wele gay and lbian travelers. Mart is a mixed Internatnal Gay and Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA; tel.

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 s webse and click on "Members. Most St Maartens habants are que tolerant of same-sex relatnships and the islands we n fd some gay iendly hotels St Maarten.

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Lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) persons St Maarten may face legal challeng not experienced by non-LGBT rints.