Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Moroc | Frommer's

Contents:

• WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE GAY … MOROC?
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS CASABLAN
• THERE’S A GAY BEACH HAVANA! DISVERG LGBT LIFE CUBA
• GAY MOROC TRAVEL GUI
• GAY LIFE TANGIERS - TANGIER FOM
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MOROC
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MOROC
• A GAY DATE THROUGH THE STREETS OF CAIRO.
• TANGIER GAY GUI AND HOTELS
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS CASABLAN
• GAY MOROC TRAVEL GUI
• VAGAYBOND

WHAT’S IT LIKE TO BE GAY … MOROC?

Jamaa el Fna, Marrakech’s ma square, is the cy’s primary gay cisg spot after dk. For those who heard about the se of Ray Cole—a Brish tourist arrted last year Marrakech, Moroc, on spicn of mtg “homosexual acts” and sentenced to four months’ hard time a Morocn jail prr to his early release— is perhaps difficult to image that Moroc was somethg of a gay paradise for whe men of standg the aftermath of World War II.

Somethg of the gay scene moved to Marrakech, but suffice to say, is far removed om Tangier’s heyday and very much nfed to the margs. Gay life tak place the pths of certa hammams (Turkish baths) and the back rows of cemas, if people happen to know the right spots; needls to say, cisg plays an important role. There are no gay bars, but a mix of gay and straight patrons n be found clubs that ter primarily to Wterners.

Seen this light, the se of Ray Cole n be said to be another part of the story of the wherg away of gay life Moroc, or at the very least, the end of turng of a bld eye to . But what is more signifint about Cole’s se is that monstrat the te realy for gay men Moroc, namely, that while the laws on homosexualy are enforced nsistently, there is evintly a double standard employed their applitn. The lerature available to potential gay travelers to Moroc—of which there is a great al sce, spe of laws and social norms there, Moroc remas a prime statn for package holiday-goers om Bra, France, and Germany—is very clear settg out what is and isn’t acceptable.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS CASABLAN

Gay upl should rea om public displays of affectn and would be advised to seek out hotels and riads (a tradnal hoe wh an terr urtyard) known to be gay-iendly. The arrt of Morocns for “homosexual acts” occurs every day and go unreported. The scen of Cole’s fay greetg him at Bra’s Gatwick Airport ntrast starkly wh how gay men are treated Morocn society: looked down upon, rejected by their fai, dismissed wh the Maghrebi Arabic slur zamel.

“More than [Cole’s] own se, what happened to him shows how vulnerable gay Morocns are, ”Abllah Taïa, a Morocn wrer and filmmaker who now liv exile, wrote The Guardian, “They are at the mercy of anyone. ” To the qutn of what is like to be gay Moroc, then, the answer very much means one thg to a Wtern visor and que another to Morocn natnals, who are nsired by their society and their state to be of lser value.

THERE’S A GAY BEACH HAVANA! DISVERG LGBT LIFE CUBA

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GAY MOROC TRAVEL GUI

To fully explore Casablan, ntract the servic of a Holiday Hoeboy, your private gay iendly tour gui. Remember a Holiday Hoeboy is your gay iendly tour gui who looks after your safety and welfare at all tim. Moroc has been and remas a popular statn for LGBTQ+ travelers spe beg an Islamic untry where homosexualy is illegal and punishable by law.

Homosexualy is seen by most of the populatn as a threat to the “tradnal valu” that support the expectatn of heterosexual norms and Mlim teachgs. As a nservative Mlim untry where homosexualy is illegal, there aren’t any official “gay hot spots” or LGBTQ+ celebratns.

That’s not to say that gay-iendly bars, rtrants, night clubs or beach do not exist. In urban centers like Tangier, Marrakech and Agadir, ’s possible to fd gay-iendly acmodatns and spots that wele a mix of gay and straight visors.

GAY LIFE TANGIERS - TANGIER FOM

Gay and Gay-iendly Hotels CasablanBook the bt gay hotels wh misterb&b, the lear gay travel chosen by 1M travelers. Competive pric - Gay-owned bs - Support for LGBTQ+ NGOsmost bookedcheaptmisterb&b munyAcrdg to human rights and LGBTQ+ anizatns, sexual orientatn and genr inty are crimalized/margalized this statn. My iend and I had arrived at Mi Cayo beach Cuba, a stretch of shorele 15 east of Havana, search of gay Cuba travel experienc.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MOROC

It looked as though the beach extend que a distance both directns, so we were unsure where to fd the gay sectn of beach that supposedly existed.

Our hope that the du would lead to the gay beach were realized when, after five mut of walkg wt, we spotted the rabow flag.

Visg Mi Cayo, The Gay Cuba Beach. On this weekday afternoon, the gay beach had maybe 100 people at most, but was still awome to see signs of gay life Cuba, where acceptance of gays is growg but still not nearly at the same level as most wtern natns. As of this wrg, Cuba still has no official gay bars (jt the ocsnal gay night at a club).

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS MOROC

So the gay beach was our bt shot at fdg the LGBT crowd Havana. Lbian upl, often absent om male-domated Amerin gay beach, were prent fairly large numbers. Surprise, lols and travelers have a gay Cuba beach optn!

A GAY DATE THROUGH THE STREETS OF CAIRO.

It felt pretty much the same as any North Amerin gay beach, and that was ol. LGBT Cuba: Where to Fd the Gays Havana.

TANGIER GAY GUI AND HOTELS

When to fdg gay folks Cuba, there are no easy tricks. There aren’t even that many articl onle about gay life Cuba. As of 2023, there are no official gay bars Havana, LGBT nightclubs, or Cuba gay rorts.

You n fd ocsnal gay life and drag shows, though. There ed to be a Cuban gay bar lled Humboldt 52, but that place appears to have been closed for many years now.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS CASABLAN

It’s not strictly a gay bar, but ’s a gay-iendly night club which has drag shows. Asi om Cabaret Las Vegas, if you’re lookg for the LGBT+ populatn Cuba, you’ll mostly have to e mon sense and gaydar. The are stereotyp, of urse, but they did hold te for many young Cuban gays, who were clearly open and weren’t tryg to hi their orientatns om anybody.

GAY MOROC TRAVEL GUI

This sectn of town is a popular gay hangout. We saw a cent number of obvly gay guys around here, mostly unr 25.

Fdg olr Cuban gays their 30s and 40s was a ltle b tougher. If you vis more upsle and seclud statns Cuba such as Vararo, which is known for s all-clive rorts, you may likely enunter other gay travelers and tourists, moro than lols. It all pends what kd of gay Cuba travel experience you want – lols or tourists?

This did not seem to be jt a ‘gay men’ thg – lots of dus holdg their girliends’ hands were rockg lf stubble. How to Fd Mi Cayo Gay Cuba Beach Havana.

VAGAYBOND

Map to the gay Cuba beach east of Havana. As noted earlier, the entire beach of Mi Cayo is not gay.