Asia’s batn of open-md religns and warm, iendly people has long ma a favoure statn for gay travellers. Here is our pick of five spots across Asia where LGBT travellers n be sure of a warm wele and a great time.
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In this gut post, Natalie and Charlotte share their tips and advice to help you stay safe and have fun as a gay traveler Asia! * lgbt travel asia *
There are untri that crimalize homosexualy, eply p stat and regns, and plac that have negative social opns of the LGBT muny.
I mean, we’ve experienced all: we’ve vised gay-iendly statns, attend illegal drag shows, stayed wh lol fai, and on the rare ocsn, been the victim of discrimatn and hostily. Some only apply to gay men, others mean the LGBT muny are not protected om discrimatn, and some untri implement sharia law. To put thgs to perspective, out of the 72 untri that still crimalize homosexualy, jt 10 are Asia (outsi the Middle East and Rsia).
That means that even if you wanted to boytt the untri where anti-gay laws are place, close to 80% of Asia is yours for the takg.
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The Internatnal Lbian and Gay Associatn – Their world map summariz sexual orientatn laws by untry. State Sponsored Homophobia Report – Check out their 2017 world survey for a list of sexual orientatn laws. You see, what we disvered is that even some untri where homosexualy is legal, remas taboo the muny.
When you take to nsiratn everythg we’ve talked about, beg prepared to adapt is part and parcel of gay travel Asia. If this is the se, there are plenty of gay-iendly travel statns both Asia and elsewhere the world.
When travelg to a new place, one of the first thgs we do is look up if there’s a lol gay scene. Particularly the big ci, you n expect to fd gay bars, nightclubs, snas, gay-iendly hotels, and drag shows abundance! While a quick Google search will tell you where all the queer fun is at, Travel Gay Asia is an excellent webse for fdg LGBT-iendly spots any cy.
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Of urse, lotg the lol gay scene is a great start; however, not everybody has the guts to walk to a bar or nightclub on their own and attempt to make iends. Siarly, navigatg certa hashtags on Instagram such as #gaybangkok or #LGBTAsia n help you lote all thgs LGBT near you.