Gay Travel Dubai - hotels, the law and safety tips - Travel Gay

Contents:

• GAY DUBAI
• CAN I BE GAY DUBAI?
• GAY TRAVEL DUBAI
• GAY CAB CREW SECRETS OM THE MIDDLE EAST
• MEET 'THE FIRST AND ONLY GAY TOUR GUI THE ARAB MIDDLE EAST'

GAY DUBAI

Dubai do have a gay-scene but 's very discreet. Public displays of affectn are a big no Dubai, whether you're a gay or straight uple. Some hotels Dubai are not gay-iendly.

Homosexualy is punishable by ath Dubai acrdance wh sharia law. That beg said, you'll be surprised by how many gay people live and vis Dubai. Many ex-pats Dubai have a thg or two to hi, not jt the gay on.

Dubai is by no means off-lims for gay travelers.

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. There are no LGBT (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr) rights any of the Uned Arab Emirat.

Knowledgeable expats Dubai remend that Gay upl should not even risk old hands public.

GAY TRAVEL DUBAI

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. Gay marriage is not regnized Dubai, no matter how married you may be your home untry.

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GAY CAB CREW SECRETS OM THE MIDDLE EAST

Beg gay is illegal the Uned Arab Emirat, and the untry is well-known for s ultra-nservative views on pretty much everythg.

Public displays of affectn are a huge no (whether you’re gay or straight), and homosexual activy n lead to the ath penalty. You'll fd plenty of gay people livg Dubai - pecially b crew. Read More: Gay Cab Crew Secrets om the Middle East.

MEET 'THE FIRST AND ONLY GAY TOUR GUI THE ARAB MIDDLE EAST'

Although homosexualy is officially forbidn, gays and lbians n enjoy private gay life relative fort pared to other untri the regn. However, showg gay affectn public n lead to penalti or prison, so be reful. Dubai has an tertg unrground gay scene.

Some gay / chat apps are blocked so prepare a secure VPN nnectn. We know that b crew lead fun liv, but jt how fun is livg as gay b crew Dubai the Uned Arab Emirat, gay b crew Abu Dhabi or gay b crew Qatar?

I was attracted to the glamour of air travel and loved the ia of wearg a smart uniform, stayg luxur 5* rorts and also of workg wh lots of other gay men. So were all of the male b crew gay? I’d say 70% gay and 30% straight.

Strangely, whether or not the male crew were gay seemed to pend on what untry they were om – those om Wtern untri were almost always gay.