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Contents:

• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS TNY
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS TNY AND UMBRIA
• GAY-FRIENDLY TOURS TNY
• THE BEST TNY GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS TNY
• OUR 7 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE GAY ITALY
• TN TRAILS GAY TRAVEL ITALY HIKG TOUR
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• GAY WATER, A NEW NNED CKTAIL, WANTS TO BE THE ANTI-BUD LIGHT
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS TNY
• GAY WATER, A NEW NNED CKTAIL, WANTS TO BE THE ANTI-BUD LIGHT
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS TNY

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! Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Tny and Umbria.

Italy as a whole, and northern and central Italy particular, are gay-iendly. Homosexualy is legal, and the age of nsent is 16.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS TNY AND UMBRIA

Florence has the largt and most visible homosexual populatn (not that that's sayg much), though universy ci such as Pisa also take gayns stri. Elba's beach are Tny's big gay-vatn statn.

Italy's natnal associatn and support work for gays and lbians is ARCI-Gay/ARCI-Lbi.

Thk of the veyards: rows of green baby v that manage somehow to march arrow-straight formatn up the gently rollg hillsis, bound by sgle fil of darker green cyprs tre, whe roads leadg to st-loured farmho and moss-ated stl, symmetrilly round hilltops surmounted by ltle villag so homogeneo they seem to be a sgle buildg. Jump to gay travel...

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The Florente MdItaly – and Tny pecially – ma a pot of not crimalizg homosexualy unlike England where the 1885 Labouchère Amendment heavily punished those crim as “acts of gross cency” (as Osr Wil would unfortunately disver).

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Even before that, though, Florence had always been very tolerant towards homosexualy which was very mon when the Medici (some of whom were fely gay themselv) led Tny.

OUR 7 FAVOURE PLAC TO EXPERIENCE GAY ITALY

So, the regn’s stat as both the cradle of the Renaissance and a haven of loose moraly was jt perfect for gay artists and scholars. The harsh English laws rulted a wch-hunt that set homosexuals to a panic so Tny was the place where gay refuge went. Florence was the first Italian cy to open a gay bar 1972 ( was lled Tabas and loted right Piazza lla Signoria, the town’s ma square) and the Tn astal towns, like Pisa and Torre l Lago, are famo for their lively LGBTQ+ nightlife the summer and for the wi range of events they anize.

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On the face of LGBT Italy looks somewhat downbeat, but squt a ltle harr and you’ll soon fd a diverse range of gay venu suable for dancg, cisg and dulgg steamy sna meet-cut. From the sizzlg beach hangouts of Puglia to the lourful cliff towns of Tny, the are our seven favoure plac to experience gay Italy.

The bt beach Puglia ter to all orientatns and n be hard to distguish between gay and straight lols.

All e tanned and sntily drsed, treatg the beach as nature’s twalk and msg wh our ually reliable gaydar. Here you’ll fd some of the bt gay hangouts, wh the ultimate gay beach Italy wh a short ri of Gallipoli. To get your full k off good gay pany, travel one hour north to D’Ayala nudist beach.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

At night, the town be all the more gay-iendly, particularly at gay bars like Shatulle where both lols and ternatnal gather good pany. While gay-n bs are few and far between, most nightlife the town is to be nsired gay-iendly, wh Iso Gut Hoe holdg a great reputatn among the LGBTQ+ muny. Said to be one of the most gay-iendly ci the regn, Catania go hand hand wh Taorma for gay travellers seekg culture, herage and low-key partyg.

A btlg port cy ma famo by s proximy to Mount Etna and UNESCO-listed baroque archecture, Gay Catania attracts a young and dynamic crowd who breathe life to the old town wh rabow buntg and artsy muny spac. The gay scene here is a lively one, centred and around Nievki, the meetg pot of the queer muny. One of the town’s most historic gay hangouts is Via Alsi, an alternative bar and rtrant which has weled LGBT people sce the 1970s.

The climax for gay Sicily and the queer lendar arriv late June each year when gays and advot take to the streets for Catania Gay Pri Para. As culture grows more liberal, the vibrancy of the gay muny grows wh , allowg for a sctive mix of gay dance parti, snas and cisg spots among the pal’s many cultural hotspots.

CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’

A beach day is also an optn while Rome; simply travel southwt for epic sunset views on goln sand beach, stoppg at Ostia, Anz, Sperlonga or wherever tak your your troductn to Gay Rome by fanng out east om the Colossm along Via San Gvanni, a social street led wh gay-iendly bars, clubs and rtrants. Align your vis wh the summer-long Gay Village ftival, one of the most important events the cy’s gay lendar which se Par l Nfeo and surroundg neighbourhoods bee overn wh LGBT street parti, live mic, performance art, film screengs and more. On all other ocsns, start off any one of Rome’s highbrow cktail bars and microbreweri, lowerg the tone later on at an unrground fetish party, wild gay club or good ol’ fashned gay dis.

Get to know gay travel Italy more pth before you travel, startg wh our Rome travel | Photo: Josh Stewart5. Drawg parisons wh Mykonos and Sg, Torre l Lago is a beachsi town offerg lh landsp, gged ast and a ton of gay-iendly nightlife offergs to keep you by.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

Walk the promena to fd the village’s ma llectn of gay bars, pubs and clubs, an area which serv as both the lotn of the annual Mardi Gras event and gateway to the town’s biggt gay beach.

MilanMol of the term ‘smopolan cy break’, Milan tops the lists of top gay Italy travel statns, thanks to s stat as the high-fashn pal of the world. Home to the largt – not to mentn the most glamoro – gay muny the untry, Gay Milan offers a vibrant space for LGBTQ divas and fashnistas om all rners of the angl the cy centre nod to some era of archecture; be art nouve around Corso Magenta, ratnalism Piazza San Babila or the futuristic skyle shaped by the lik of Zaha Hadid and César Pelli.

While much of the cy’s nightlife is gay-iendly, the clubs and bars around the Porta Venezia district are muny outposts that host nightly gay-themed events. To fd out about the next big gay event, pick up a ee py of Zerodue or Milano Pri magaz om stor and fés around town, readg more about the bt gay bars Milan has to offer wh our full Milan travel gui. Dpe the gay muny here beg somewhat spread out leavg the party scene muted, the Gay Amalfi Coast shows self small nods of acceptance towards same-sex upl and offers romantic vatns for all.

GAY WATER, A NEW NNED CKTAIL, WANTS TO BE THE ANTI-BUD LIGHT

Raphael and Leo X: Portra of a Gay Pope. Pope Leo X (1475-15) was the son of Lorenzo the Magnificent and Clarice Orsi and possibly one of the most tertg figur Renaissance Italy but, acrdg to documentary sourc, he was also perverted, rpted and, of urse, gay.

Arcigay Firenze: a place we n ll home. After almost ten years of absence, Arcigay Firenze ma s return 2020, brgg together the piec of a muny that felt the need to fd a safe place to ll home.

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The leadg Italian non-prof anizatn for the LGBTQI+ muny, Arcigay provis rourc, advocy and support across the boot.

“Florence’s queer muny has always been very prent and vol, but after all we have been through early 2020, a lot of felt like somethg was off: we were missg a place we uld ll home, where everyone uld be accepted and rpected for who they are, ” Mro Sppeli, print of Arcigay Firenze Altre Spon, explas.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

ArciGaymerz is a Sunday gatherg for board gam enthiasts and, fally, The Sha is the clubbg event on everyone’s lips, brgg queer talent om all over Italy and Europe to Florence. After the famo experience at Drag Race Italy’s first ever season, Ava Hangar moved to Florence to ntue her reer as a drag superstar, beg the rint diva of The Sha, Arcigay Firenze’s popular monthly queer-clive party.

Thunro applse by right-wg party reprentativ followed the vote, which was explaed as “joy for havg blocked the gay agenda”. On June 7 at 6pm, SOTTO al Brish foc on the history of queer Florence wh Marisa Garreffa nversatn wh Na Peci, the founr of Arcigay Lbi and publisher of unrground lbian bimonthly, Quir, as well as ncentratg on the trans experience wh artist Kali Swaid, while Vcenzo D’Angelo will share all about the gay Florence scene as a lol at the ont of queer visibily.

30pm, The Stunt Hotel, partnership wh Arcigay Firenze, prents Vogue for Pri. Arcigay Firenze Altre Spon Florente Queer Week. Beg part of a small, iendly gay and lbian group means you’ll feel immediately at home here Tny.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS TNY

After, those who wish n explore Florence’s gay nightlife, while others get a head start on their sleep. Forster, the gay Brish wrer of a century ago): A mosaic of small orchards and veyards, here and there a patch of tre, or a stone farmhoe or red-roofed villa.

You probably won’t be surprised to learn that San Gimignano is known for s skyle, not for s gay nightlife. The benef of travelg wh our gay and lbian groups is that you n fd someone iendly and tertg to jo you for an after-dner stroll through the bbltone streets — provid that a three-hour dner didn’t wear you out. If you’ve got extra vatn time to spend Italy, we suggt you save for after the trip, rather than before: Chanc are, others om this week’s hikg adventure will wele pany as they explore the culture and gay life Florence, Rome, Siena, or Venice.

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Vcent and the Grenad, where gay sex is still homelsns to ongog physil and verbal abe, the gay muny the small natn of some 100, 000 people says is unr nstant threat. Vcent, anal sex is punishable by up to 10 years prison, while “gross cency” wh another person of the same sex is punishable by up to five years, acrdg to lonial-era laws that are mon the socially nservative Caribbean rarely voked, the rights group and a lol activist said the laws help legimize hostily and abe agast gay people. ”In July 2019, two gay men om St.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

Vcent who are livg abroad filed a se to challenge lol laws crimalizg gay sex that activists say should be stck down. ”Human Rights Watch terviewed more than 20 members of the island’s LGBTQ muny who shared their stori but were not intified to protect them, notg that lol police are often openly discrimatory toward gay people who seek help.

One gay man relled how his classmat beat him and broke his arm. Several reported that their fai are homophobic and physilly and verbally abed them, g them to bee homels and promptg some to nsir also stggle to fd jobs amid a high unemployment rate and said they face discrimatn, cludg a 19-year-old gay man who said he has rorted to beggg: “Sometim I am so hungry.

It is hard for me as a gay this untry. ”Six English-speakg natns the Caribbean still crimalize gay sex, cludg Domi, Jamai, Guyana, Grenada and St.