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Contents:

• THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS
• I'M A GAY TRAVEL WRER AND THK THE ARE THE 5 SAFT, MOST QUEER-IENDLY CARIBBEAN TRAVEL STATNS
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS CARIBBEAN
• BT LBGTQ+ FRIENDLY CARIBBEAN ISLAND DTATNS FOR GAY TRAVELERS
• GAY ABA TRAVEL GUI
• GAY-IENDLY RORTS PERFECT FOR A ROMANTIC CARIBBEAN GETAWAY
• GAY KRAKOW
• GAY STRASBOURG
• GAY CLEARWATER
• GAY PE
• GAY ST. MART/ST MAARTEN TRAVEL GUI

THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS

It’s those latter islands where gay and lbian travelers ually feel more at ease sce lol laws around homosexualy and same-sex marriage match those of their parent untri. That’s not to say that gay and lbian travelers won’t feel safe or wele ls-progrsive statns. But rather than plan vatns to one of the dozen Caribbean islands where homosexualy is crimalized (surprisg, but te), most travelers simply prefer to vatn where they’ll feel fortable.

Here’s a closer look at the most gay-iendly Caribbean statns. In the beachont neighborhood of Condado, the Atlantic Beach Hotel and Oasis Lounge are regular gay hotspots, both jt steps away om the low-key gay-beach area. Among s strip of bars is El Pat Lila, a gay-iendly waterg hole that’s pecially happeng on Friday nights.

Oranjtad also is home to District 7, an LGBT-centric nightclub, lounge, rtrant, and n (which was once a simpler gay bar lled Jimmy’s Place).

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But to wele gay and lbian Caribbean visors, this small island go the extra e by beg an active member of the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA). Floris Sue Hotel Spa and Beach Club Curaçao is the go-to gay hotel Willemstad, where adult guts n enjoy luxury, privacy, and views of the island’s famoly-blue waters.

Among Curao’s flirtier spots is MooMba Beach Club, perched on the island’s most gay-iendly beach and servg up cktails, live mic, h seafood, and weekend barbequ. Maarten is one Caribbean island that’s doubly gay-iendly. LGBT travelers n take their pick of gay-centric beach to swim, sunbathe, and snorkel, pecially Happy Bay Beach and the clothg-optnal Orient Bay Beach (both on the French si), and Cupey Beach (Dutch si) where nu sunbathg is mon.

Visors n disver lbian- and gay-owned bs wh handy Gay St Maarten, which offers listgs for the entire island. Or head to Club Eros to dance at one of the island’s ma late-night gay bars the French town of Marigot. Bart’s is among the most gay-iendly Caribbean statns overall—thanks part to s rzy reputatn as a celebry vatn hiaway.

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The wee island measur jt 10 square , and LGBT travelers n enjoy relaxed attus, even whout any official gay bars or Pri events. But at all-welg/gay-leang Sale Beach, travelers relax wh or whout cloth.

And you n patronize gay-owned bs like lorful Le Pasha boutique and La Canta bar Gtavia; and scy Le Ti baret and tavern Pote Milou. Their clter anchors the northern Lser Antill, and together they’re among the most gay-iendly Caribbean statns.

The anizatn’s motto is “the most gay iendly island the Caribbean, ” and based on s long roster of lol hosts and sponsors, ’s clear how clive the statn really is.

BT LBGTQ+ FRIENDLY CARIBBEAN ISLAND DTATNS FOR GAY TRAVELERS

Kts and Nevis, Barbados, and Antigua and Barbuda – have overturned anti-gay sex laws (buggery laws) that once ma sexual relatns between men a crimal offense and punishable by ath. Gay marriage has been legal here sce 2015, but there are no anti-discrimatn laws to protect .

Changg genr, same-sex parents adoptg children, gay marriage, and other anti-discrimatn protectns are all legal Martique! There’s somethg for every type of traveler here – om m-tastg tours to hikg through Jard Balata or up Mount Pelée to relaxg on gay-iendly beach Plage s Sal and Grand Anse s Sal. The island don’t have a signated gayborhood, but Sale Beach n be a good spot for cisg – well for gay men.

Barts, gay discrimatn is banned, and gay marriage has been legal sce 2013. Gay sex is legal  Cuba and the Domin Republic, but same-sex marriage is not.

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I'm a gay travel wrer and thk the are the 5 saft, most queer-iendly Caribbean travel statns. As a whe, cisgenr gay travel wrer, the Caribbean is one of my favore travel statns.

Barth, wily celebrated, and you will fd lots of queer lols and ex-pats alike overtly tegrated to society — this is a place where queerns don't have to to go: The island draws LGBTQIA+ travelers for s bety, sophistitn, and party atmosphere — even if lacks a dited gay bar.

Ti, the island's popular party spot, do have some gay energy, though, which creas as the night go on.

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The night I was there, for stance, my iend and I danced on stage to ABBA and other pop Beach is arguably one of the island's most betiful, and while 's not exclively queer, acts as a facto gay beach and tends to draw a more lorful crowd as well as to stay: Thanks to the island's clivy, you'll fd LGBTQIA+ folks stayg at virtually every hotel, but I ually book Le Toy for s massive rooms that e wh their own private pool. Le Toy also manag the stunng Villa Nureyev, which was origally the vatn home of the notably gay Rsian ballet dancer.

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I traveled to San Pedro, Belize wh my (also gay) bt iend, where many people assumed we were a uple and greeted wh huge s. ) banana bread is a mt alongsi lectable seafood dish; Hidn Treasure, a romantic rtrant for date night; The French Touch, which is n by a French ex-pat and serv tasty classics; or The Tck Stop, an outdoor eatery wh live to stay: The rooms and villas at Alaia Belize, Autograph Collectn will likely speak to gay men like myself who are spired by sign. The Rumors Ftival, a circu party, and events, also happens njunctn wh, Playa Hollywood acts as the cy's gay beach, where queer rints and visors go for fun and are also a few gay waterg hol and clubs wh LGBTQIA+ parti Cartagena; my experience, they are fun but do not offer what travelers om bigger ci might expect om queer culture.

A quote om their webse reads: "We are straight, gay, black, whe, and all the thgs between. For other timate gay-iendly acmodatns Cartagena, nsir the gay-operated Hotel Casa Lola or the charmg Hotel tips: Plan a picturque day trip to the Rosar Islands, which are roughly a one-hour boat ri om Cartagena, wh plenty of mare life for snorkelg or scuba divg. However, there is a multu of reasons why I return aga and aga, namely, the plac listed to go: Almost a right of passage, any queer visor to Puerto Ri should make a trip to Condado Beach, wh s gay stretch of sand filled wh Speedo-clad hunks that ngregate here.

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Meanwhile, Mambo Beach is a gay-iendly beach wh multiple trendy beach clubs. Where to stay: The majory of hotels are gay-iendly and the island has seen a surge of new opengs the past two years, cludg Curaçao Marrtt Beach Rort, Dreams Curaçao Rort, Spa & Caso, and soon, upl will enjoy the first Sandals on the island — Sandals Royal Curaçao. My suggtn is the gay-iendly Bar Hotel, which has reasonable rat on stud, sue, and apartment-style Luxury Rort is another queer-iendly favore and has an island-chic, welg atmosphere, and villa-style rooms, many of which nta private plunge tips: In the ma port town of Willemstad, Pietermaai is a trendy neighborhood that attracts queer visors and is siar to Miami's Wynwood, filled wh murals and trendy plac to eat and have a night out.

Posssns, most notably San Juan, which is hailed as the "gay pal of the Caribbean" and offers gay gutho, nightclubs, bars, and dance clubs. Mart, Gualoupe, and Martique -- are technilly an extensn of maland France, and the French have always regard homosexualy wh a certa blasé tolerance. However, don't let your guard down: Severe attacks and hate crim agast gay men have been Dutch islands of Aba and Bonaire are que nservative, so discretn is suggted.

But a surprise move 2005, their sister island of Curaçao beme the first the Caribbean to announce that was embracg the gay and lbian muny, urgg such travelers to vis the island as a gay-iendly statn, and some hotels have joed the Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn. Even certa nightclubs Willemstad highlight their gay-iendly atmosphere an attempt to attract patrons om this muny of life is fairly secretive many of the sleepy islands of the Caribbean. Homosexualy is actively disuraged plac like the Cayman Islands, but as a rult of prsure om gay advocy groups, past homophobia is slowly givg way to tolerance.

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In Barbados homosexualy is illegal, and there is often a lack of tolerance spe of the large number of gay rints and visors on the island. Jamai is the most homophobic island the Caribbean, wh harsh antigay laws, even though there is a large lol gay populatn. In fact, the Netherlands was the first untry to legalize gay marriage 2001!

Jt as same-sex weddg ceremoni have gaed populary Aba, gay nightlife Aba is growg as well.

In fact, gay bars and clubs n be found throughout the pal cy of Oranjtad. Today we will discs such LBGTQ+ iendly Caribbean Islands for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer Jamai and the Eastern Caribbean Islands, sexual activy between nsentg adults of the same genr is prohibed and the laws for each untry rry a prison sentence of 10-15 years however, there has not been any recent evince of this law beg enforced.

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It is a small step the journey to rpectg the human rights of LGBTQ+ should be aware that the Caribbean is not necsarily more or ls homophobic than any other regn the world if you are seekg gay-iendly travel optns there. It’s gag a reputatn as a gay party town wh Las Vegas-style drag shows, techno nightclubs, and beachsi pal of Jalis, Guadalajara, is often lled the “Gay Capal of Mexi” due to s embrace of the queer muny. Its gayborhood is loted the historic center of the cy, where parti spill to the streets most nights.

There are three gay beach here: Mamas Beach, Co Beach, and Xangrila Beach.

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The natn’s Great Barrier Reef jt off the ast of Queensland is rightfully on many travelers’ bucket lists — and Sydney is unniably a gay hot spot.

Also worth a vis is the Royal Botanil Garns, the gay Oxford Street LGBTQ+ district, and the Sea Life Aquarium to observe Sphen and Magic (aka Sphengic), the world-famo gay pengu uple. Walk the cliffs outsi Bondi Beach and Manley, where at least 80 gay men were killed the latter portn of the last Queensland the Great Barrier Reef may be the most famo tourist statn, but the state is also home to Datree Rart. It would be difficult to name every gay bar and LGBTQ-welg tablishment Malta, but there are a few that top our list.

On the cy’s pestrian-only streets the gayborhood Silom, you’ll fd gay bars cludg Circ, Balny, and Stranger Bar (nsired the epicenter of Bangkok drag culture).