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Contents:

• CAN I BE GAY DUBAI?
• THE UAE'S POSN ON GAY RIGHTS IS ACTUALLY SURPRISGLY PROGRSIVE – AND I SHOULD KNOW
• PERIL AND PRIVILEGE: GAY EXPAT NIGHTLIFE DUBAI
• HOMOSEXUALY: THE UNTRI WHERE IS ILLEGAL TO BE GAY
• TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021

CAN I BE GAY DUBAI?

As every untry, there are plenty of gay people Dubai, is more a qutn of how openly you n be gay Dubai.

THE UAE'S POSN ON GAY RIGHTS IS ACTUALLY SURPRISGLY PROGRSIVE – AND I SHOULD KNOW

This means that the more ual punishments for beg gay – beatgs, prolonged imprisonment, flogggs, torture, and chemil stratn – would be nsired to be gettg off lightly. Back 2013 they discsed troducg some form of ttg to prevent gay foreigners om enterg any of those untri. They only dropped the proposal bee they feared a ntroversy that might rail the 2022 FIFA World Cup , no: not a gay-iendly regn.

There are no gay bars Dubai, but you n rt assured that there is a high gay-quotient every trendy bar. Homosexualy⚢✖ Illegal (ath penalty as punishment)Censorship✖ State-enforcedNon-bary genr regnn✖ Not legally regnizedDiscrimatn✖ No protectnsEmployment Discrimatn✖ No protectnsHog Discrimatn✖ No protectnsDonatg Blood✖ Banned (fe ferral)Conversn Therapy✖ Not banned. By The Numbers45% of Emiratis strongly or somewhat agree that beg LGBTI should be a crime32% of Emiratis strongly or somewhat disagree that beg LGBTI should be a crime23% of Emiratis neher agree nor disagree that beg LGBTI should be a crimeHistoryHomosexual activy Uned Arab Emirat?

Illegal If one says they are homosexual is punishable by ath donatns by MSMs Uned Arab Emirat? Blood donatns by MSMs Uned Arab Emirat is banned (fe ferral) (fe ferral) It is illegal to be gay the UAEConversn therapy Uned Arab Emirat? Unequal Homosexual activy is not legal the Uned Arab Emirat, there for, there's no AOC for homosexuals.

PERIL AND PRIVILEGE: GAY EXPAT NIGHTLIFE DUBAI

Lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) persons the Uned Arab Emirat (UAE) face legal challeng not experienced by other rints. Many LGBT dividuals may chose to vis Dubai or the UAE but is extremely important to be rmed of the nsequenc of beg openly gay this regn. Although one should never have to hi who they are, ’s the only way to travel safely the UAE if you are gay.

HOMOSEXUALY: THE UNTRI WHERE IS ILLEGAL TO BE GAY

Wh harsh and discrimatory laws nmng homosexualy and promotg homophobia the name of relign, one mt nsir the risks que refully. If you know the right people and the right plac, one n enjoy the gay scene to a certa extent.

There are no official gay clubs, but lotns of unofficial gay clubs circulate on the Inter and men gather wh ltle fear of the nsequenc.

Some claim that the police will simply disperse crowds if a gay club is bted, but other people are fearful that the suatn might be worse.

TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021

When the police fd out about gay iendly clubs they get shut down fast, people get ported and punishments are likely imposed. There are stori of fundamentalists chattg onle and meetg up wh gay men and subsequently threateng to report them to the police.

There have been a few wispread reports regardg the nmnatn of homosexual behavr Dubai and the UAE. Reports claim that punishment for homosexualy n range om 10 years prison, f, portatn and even the ath penalty.

Bee the mentaly the UAE is that homosexual men need to be terred om homosexual activy, hormone treatments were required. Eleven of the men nfsed to practicg homosexualy and were sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for homosexualy, and an addnal year for obsceny.

Kafkaque claims he was disuraged by the police om prsg charg and even faced the possibily of beg charged wh crimal homosexual activy himself.