Strip clubs, gay venu nearby, London landmark buildg to be turned to mosque - India Today

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• LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE
• GAY MUMBAI TRAVEL GUI
• GAY SNA/PUBS INDIA - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM
• DELHI GAY TRAVEL
• GAY INDIA TRAVEL GUI
• GAY NEW DELHI

LONDON'S LANDMARK BUILDG DOTTED WH STRIP CLUBS, GAY VENU TO TURN TO MOSQUE

The area is also known for s ncentratn of bars, nightclubs, gay venu and strip jots – all of which are nsired sful Islam. AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTThe Supreme Court recent years has stck down a ban on nsensual gay sex. In recent years, the urt has held up dividual eedoms, cludg strikg down a ban on nsensual gay sex, grantg rights to India’s margalized transgenr muny and clarg privacy as a nstutnal right of all is unclear how long the urt will take to reach a cisn, but a lg favor of the petners would make India an outlier for gay rights Asia, where most untri still outlaw same-sex ’s nservative Hdu-natnalist ernment is opposed to legalizg the unns, and a urt filg on Monday, lled same-sex marriage an “urban elist ncept far removed om the social ethos of the untry.

The ban on gay sex, a vtige of the untry’s lonial past, was “fensible, ” the urt said s unanimo orr. Modi’s lg Bharatiya Janata Party, and s iologil parent, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak many members of India’s lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr muny say they ntue to lead margalized Patel, a 43-year-old human rourc executive Mumbai, who suffered sexual abe as a child and is one of the petners, ma a blunt plea for marriage equaly.

Through our own viss and those of the handful of LGBTQ+ tour operators who lead trips there, India is hospable and welg to all visors – cludg gay or lbian upl or groups. In September 2018, homosexualy was ma legal India once aga after was crimalized 2013 and prevly crimalized 2009.

GAY MUMBAI TRAVEL GUI

One aspect of lol life that often surpris gay visors to India is the open affectn that Indian men display wh other men. We terviewed several gay tour operators cludg Bryan Herb om Zoom Vatns (listed as a rource below), Robert Sharp om Out Adventur, and Zach Mos om HE Travel, who have equently traveled to India, and they all report feelg credibly wele. That said, tour operators who've brought many LGBTQ+ guts to India, report that beg gay is simply a non-issue.

For LGBTQ+ travelers, there is a ltle more plex sce homosexualy is technilly illegal. is the mega cy of India, offerg the bt gay life the untry, and is also well known for Maharashtra mic, dance and ntankis (street theatre). The Khajaraho templ are famo for their erotic sculptur that nta several pictns of ancient homosexual activy.

While homosexualy has been crimalized, ’s still advisable to exercise utn wh same-sex public affectn. Gay men should be reful of lol mal who target them as potential sexual enunters, and then mand money to not report them to police, who are also often volved the sm.

GAY SNA/PUBS INDIA - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM

Many ci also have anizatns like Gay Bombay, which allows visg LGBTQ+ people to teract wh lol muni prr to their arrival. India has a vast array of gay-iendly acmodatn optns, such as holiday mps, e-iendly jungle rorts, tree ho, and hoeboats that range om budget to luxury. Throughout the state there’s a sense of openns among the lols, who are more acceptg of diversy, wh several gay-iendly tablishments and parti anized on a recurrg basis.

However, is a socially nservative untry and the suatn wh LGBT rights India has been changg que rapidly, wh progrs and setbacks happeng every few years; so ’s unrstandable that gay travellers might wonr whether ’s the bt statn for them to choose.

In a landmark judgement on 6 September 2018, India’s Supreme Court led to crimalize gay sex, somethg LGBT activists had been battlg for for 20 years. This is excellent news for gay travellers, although they should be aware that might take a b longer for attus to tch up.

DELHI GAY TRAVEL

Until September 2018 those ught engagg homosexual sex uld be punished by up to 10 years prison unr Sectn 377 of the penal , a haner om the Brish Empire Victorian tim. Although was not often ed to arrt, the law was regularly ed to timidate and reprs the gay muny and LGBT rights India were mimal. The historic cisn September 2018 clud not only crimalisatn but also an apology to the gay muny and was weled by the LGBT muny India and beyond.

Gay marriage is still not legal, although has been proposed, along wh same-sex adoptn rights. Luckily, there are activists and mpaigners fightg for more visibily and acceptance for the gay muny and for more tn schools.

GAY INDIA TRAVEL GUI

Even before the change law, gay travellers uld feel nfint that a trip to India would be safe and enjoyable, if they were aware of their surroundgs and were reful about public displays of affectn. As many non-gay-iendly untri, tourists and travellers tend to be exempt om the same prsur as lols (although, havg said that, the Pk Rupee tourism market has been growg for a while). In any se, the hope is that now gay sex has been crimalized, full acceptance and prehensive LGBT rights India – pl all the fun eedoms attached – are sure to follow.

GAY NEW DELHI

For the time beg, avoidg public displays of affectn is advised, which is the se for homosexual and heterosexual upl socially nservative unti anyway. Generally speakg, gay travellers should feel fortable gog all over and not hate out of fear. Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore all have (relatively speakg) thrivg gay scen which hopefully will ntue to thrive wh legal protectn.