Activists nmn vlence agast LGBTQ muny St. Vcent, where gay sex is illegal | AP News

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• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS
• GAYT PLAC IN RHO ISLAND FOR 2020
• GAY REYKJAVIK
• I'M A GAY TRAVEL WRER AND THK THE ARE THE 5 SAFT, MOST QUEER-IENDLY CARIBBEAN TRAVEL STATNS
• GAY IRELAND
• GAY HILTON HEAD ISLAND TRAVEL GUI

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

Vcent and the Grenad, where gay sex is still homelsns to ongog physil and verbal abe, the gay muny the small natn of some 100, 000 people says is unr nstant threat.

While rarely voked, the rights group and a lol activist said the laws help legimize hostily and abe agast gay people. ”In July 2019, two gay men om St. Vcent who are livg abroad filed a se to challenge lol laws crimalizg gay sex that activists say should be stck down.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

”Human Rights Watch terviewed more than 20 members of the island’s LGBTQ muny who shared their stori but were not intified to protect them, notg that lol police are often openly discrimatory toward gay people who seek help. One gay man relled how his classmat beat him and broke his arm. Several reported that their fai are homophobic and physilly and verbally abed them, g them to bee homels and promptg some to nsir suici.

Many also stggle to fd jobs amid a high unemployment rate and said they face discrimatn, cludg a 19-year-old gay man who said he has rorted to beggg: “Sometim I am so hungry.

It is hard for me as a gay this untry. ”Six English-speakg natns the Caribbean still crimalize gay sex, cludg Domi, Jamai, Guyana, Grenada and St.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

Gonsalv prevly noted there’s been a history of discrimatn agast gay people. That kd of irratnal homophobia is entirely unacceptable. ”González wh Human Rights Watch noted that 2019, the ernment held a workshop for public employe on the importance of rpectg gay rights, a rare move for a nservative Caribbean natn.

THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS

Vcent, anal sex is punishable by up to 10 years prison, while “gross cency” wh another person of the same sex is punishable by up to five years, acrdg to lonial-era laws that are mon the socially nservative Caribbean rarely voked, the rights group and a lol activist said the laws help legimize hostily and abe agast gay people.

GAYT PLAC IN RHO ISLAND FOR 2020

Several reported that their fai are homophobic and physilly and verbally abed them, g them to bee homels and promptg some to nsir also stggle to fd jobs amid a high unemployment rate and said they face discrimatn, cludg a 19-year-old gay man who said he has rorted to beggg: “Sometim I am so hungry. ” Rogers echoed those sentiments, quippg: “I’m out there beg a full gay man on that beach, and that wh s maladi and succs. “The tth is [the village of] the P was very closeted and origally envisned as a straight muny, ” she ’d also like her podst to help dismantle the stereotype of Fire Island beg a haven strictly for whe cisgenr gay men, notg: “The tth is, is filled wh women and trans folks, particularly [the village of] Cherry Grove.

Are played out the ty, remote gay muni as well, ” Rothschild said. 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.

GAY REYKJAVIK

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. The fourth-largt Caribbean island is a gay-iendly U. 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.

I'M A GAY TRAVEL WRER AND THK THE ARE THE 5 SAFT, MOST QUEER-IENDLY CARIBBEAN TRAVEL STATNS

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).

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.

GAY IRELAND

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.

GAY HILTON HEAD ISLAND TRAVEL GUI

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. 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.