LGBT travel Zanzibar - attus, the law, and our experience over the years. Issu around gay travel Zanzibar.
Contents:
- GAY ZANZIBAR TRAVEL GUI
- IS ZANZIBAR SAFE FOR GAY MEN TO VIS? - ZANZIBAR ISLAND FOM
- ADVICE FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) TRAVELLERS ZANZIBAR
- GUI TO GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS ZANZIBAR (2023 UPDATED)
- GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS ZANZIBAR
GAY ZANZIBAR TRAVEL GUI
Loted East Ai, jt off the ast of Tanzania, Zanzibar is ethnilly diverse island. Most populated by Ain people of Swahili orig. A quiet place for the upsle gay traveler * zanzibar gay nightlife *
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IS ZANZIBAR SAFE FOR GAY MEN TO VIS? - ZANZIBAR ISLAND FOM
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We are a gay uple who are visg Zanzibar December. I have jt seen an article on TV regardg the appallg way some homosexuals are treated there. Re: Is Zanzibar safe for gay men to vis?
I agree wh Sandi, that you should not have a problem and that nobody (gay or straight) should engage public displays of affectn Tanzania. But you need to know that as a culture Tanzanians are more homophobic then most. However, there is a general misnceptn of homosexualy Zanzibar.
In the Swahili language there are no specific words for Homosexual bis "Basha" or "Msenge" which means somethg along the l of Top or Bottom! Further to that an old outdated law, nmng gay men up to ath penalty, was effectively existg till the early year 2000 and has been replaced by another law replacg ath penalty by a prison sentence... The reactn om the gay muny has been very harsh and didn't try to look behd of what was really happeng.
ADVICE FOR LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) TRAVELLERS ZANZIBAR
It damaged the gay segement of the market om the Tourism Indtry!
In a nutshell, as far as I know only 3 hotels (Tembo, Dhow Palace and Mare Hotel) on the Island have a reputatn of been homophobic, the rt is pretty much tolerant... Advice for Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr (LGBT) Travellers Zanzibar.
GUI TO GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS ZANZIBAR (2023 UPDATED)
” or is Zanzibar gay-iendly? Homosexual behavur, such as kissg public plac, is not tolerated unr the law and uld lead to arrt. The followg year, 2016, the Tanzanian ernment spend AIDS programs aimed at homosexual men, wh the closg of HIV clics soon after.
The primary cint we have heard about occurred when a married, gay uple (not travelg wh Expert Ai) wh the same surname on their passports were asked what their relatnship was. A recent survey Tanzania found that 95% of participants felt that homosexual behavur should not be tolerated society. This is equally as applible to heterosexual or homosexual displays, and the advice jt as relevant and around Stone Town, as is small, ral villag.
So regardls of a staff member’s personal views, the very seldom impact on our travellers, or g tensns or early 2023 we did have one gay uple visg Zanzibar who reported that they were “ma to feel very unfortable” by one staff member at a lodge who didn’t teract wh them as he had wh other guts. Incintally, we’d always advise our travellers, gay and straight, to behave fairly nservatively while on Zanzibar – avoidg any public displays of affectn.
GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS ZANZIBAR
Further sourc of adviceA few of the most obv sourc of advice for LGBT travellers to Zanzibar are:The UK foreign & Commonwealth office (FCO) provis general LGBT foreign travel advice for all Tanzania lol laws and ctoms page which is eful readg for all travellers to Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn (ILGA) provis rmatn on the laws of untri worldwi, focsed around a seri of summery Wikipedia entry on LGBT rights Ai is extensive, wh a good untry-by-untry summary table.
There are plenty of gay iendly hotel Zanzibar. Tanzania is not very gay iendly at all, lackg any prehensive pro LGBT legislatn. DoubleTree Rort by Hilton Zanzibar – Nungwi – Gay Friendly Hotel Zanzibar.