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Contents:
- THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
- 11 THGS I LEARNED ON MY 1ST GAY CISE
- I WENT ON MY FIRST GAY CISE — HERE'S WHAT IT WAS LIKE
- THE GAY CISE OF AGE
THE 8 TOP GAY CIS FOR 2023
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11 THGS I LEARNED ON MY 1ST GAY CISE
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I WENT ON MY FIRST GAY CISE — HERE'S WHAT IT WAS LIKE
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Of VACAYA's all-gay charters, he says, "For one magil week, our muny gets to be the majory and live life out loud the blissful utopia VACAYA creat on a gay cise. "The all-gay cis were liberatg, empowerg, and fun, but limed to a small spectm of people.
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"As an LGBTQ ciser, you're lookg for a ship wh lots of entertament, cludg dance parti and events, " says Mars Martez, founr of Men Who Bnch, a Black gay liftyle blog.
"One of the bt cise [l] for gay cisg is Atlantis, sce you'll be able to meet hundreds of attractive men and party all day and night on the ship.
" Atlantis hosts primarily gay men; women make up about 5% to 10% of bookgs, acrdg to the Atlantis webse. Cisers will also enjoy performanc by drag queens, gay Broadway stars and more, pl more typil river cise perks like sightseeg and lavish meals.