Is Barbados Gay-Friendly -- PASSPORT Magaze

Contents:

• IS BARBADOS GAY-FRIENDLY? | UPDATED JANUARY 2023
• GAY BARBADOS
• 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
• GAY PRI CALENDAR
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

IS BARBADOS GAY-FRIENDLY? | UPDATED JANUARY 2023

As Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr and Queer (LGBTQ) Communi across the world regnise and observe Internatnal Pri month this June, Pri Barbados, led by a mtee of lol anisers, memorated another pri month.

GAY BARBADOS

“Amidst immense backlash, hurdl and fear of vlent bigotry, we phed through, ” one of the march anisers, -director of Barbados Gays & Lbians Agast Discrimatn (B-GLAD), Ro-Ann Mohammed, wrote a statement to PkNews.

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

Ro-Ann Mohammed, -director of Barbados Gays & Lbians Agast Discrimatn (B-GLAD), hold the rabow flag durg the Pri para (Courty of Ro-Ann Mohammed). On the day of the para, she was ncerned the march uld be the target of homophobic vlence. However, when you Google Barbados and gay, the first thg that pops up, other than Mount Gay Rum (the world’s olst mercial m distillery), is “illegal, ” “life imprisonment, ” and that LGBT people Barbados do not enjoy the same rights as non-LGBT people.

Barbados has tradnally been known for beg anti-gay and not very gay welg, pecially sce they still have anti-sodomy laws that punish “buggery” wh a life sentence. [ PLEASE SEE our December 30th 2022 Update Below]That said, LGBTQ visors generally do not face any physil danger Barbados, but they may face prejudicial treatment om people that aren’t que ready to embrace the gay muny. You n fd out more about Pri and other gay events Barbados on the LGBT Barbados Facebook group.

GAY PRI CALENDAR

What n you really expect when travelg to Barbados as a gay person?

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

Alex St John, a Barbadian currently livg Toronto, mented that Barbados is fe wh the gays, jt like lots of plac the world, but ’s important to rpect their relig culture, and to be rpectful of the people around you when you are exprsg yourself to your partner. There is also a relatively rich gay nightlife, but you need to know where to go and when.

Tony Chanthavong, a Canadian who lived there for ne months on a work assignment, mented that there were no gay bars and that he only knew where the popup “bh parti” were after he ma some gay islanr iends.

Rodney really tak pri welg each gut personally, gay or not, wh the same Barbadian hospaly. Barbados High Court Decrimaliz Gay Sex.