'Gaytns': A Gui to LGBT+ Vatns Greece

Contents:

• GAY GREECE: QUEER CULTURE, LOL LIFE, AND WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW! ??
• 'GAYTNS': A GUI TO LGBT+ VATNS GREECE
• GAY SANTORI
• GAY MYKONOS

GAY GREECE: QUEER CULTURE, LOL LIFE, AND WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW! ??

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'GAYTNS': A GUI TO LGBT+ VATNS GREECE

Mykonos may have won over the gay crowds the ’70s onwards, but LGBT travelers to Greece now have a wi range of gay-iendly statns to choose om. Whether you’re the tellectual type, the art lover or the beach bum, Greece is among the most welg gay-iendly untri Europe, and is slowly but steadily evolvg to a muny of openns and cln. So y, many Greek same-sex upl live openly and publicly and happily among fay, iends and lleagu a society that is takg step – albe baby steps – towards gay liberatn.

Not so much for the crazy gay life and partyg (re: Mykonos) but now more so for the feelg of nnectn and muny. A mt for all travelers and a favore for gay holidaymakers, particularly the seclud v along the Mt Peln’s astle.

►Folegandros – Ty and far away, Folegandros has been wng over the gay crowds the last uple of years wh s isolated beach and hikg trails.

GAY SANTORI

And some trivia: believe or not, a few years back exvatns on Astypalaia brought to light what is believed to be the world’s olst graffi pictg gay sex.

The annual Gay Pri Para Athens and Thsaloniki and events which take place Athens every year June and the Internatnal Ersos Women’s Ftival held annually on the island of Lvos September are a great chance to mgle while on holiday. There’s so much to see and do and wh the help of gay bookg s you n arrange acmodatn. ✔︎If you haven’t ed gay-foced bookg apps or are visg an off-the-grid statn like a remote island or village the mountas, don’t be surprised if you book a room wh a double bed and upon arrival the host scrambl to change to two sgl.

GAY MYKONOS

✔︎Believe or not, nudist travelers are more likely to face more unrelentg star than gay upl. And of urse, don’t miss the gay nightlife (which I promise to ver a future post). In the nearly six years that had elapsed sce ECRI’s last asssment, was noted that good practic had been ma a number of centre-right Greek ernment, followg groundbreakg legislatn implemented by s leftwg precsor – cludg civil unns for same-sex upl – had announced a 2021-25 natnal strategy for LGBTQI+ equaly and, for the first time, placed openly gay dividuals official posts.

Siarly, a natnal actn plan agast racism and tolerance was adopted as one of Europe’s most socially nservative societi, the Mederranean untry has faced cricism for s failure to properly implement polici and root out ep-seated homophobia poed by leadg members of the Greek Orthodox church. Bishops have publicly nounced homosexualy as a killg of Zak Kostopoulos, a gay activist and drag performer, broad daylight Athens four years ago, did much to highlight a culture of abe and impuny the untry’s police force.

Nearby is the Gazi neighborhood where the majory of the Athenian gay hangouts n be found, like Soda2.

Mykonos Town is also the beatg heart of the LGBTQ+ muny, wh gay bars like Jackie O’, Babylon, Porta, Kastro’s and Elysium.

LGBTQ+ travelers will also want to check out the XLSIOR gay ftival that tak plac Mykonos Town late Augt, sometim early September. Athens has the largt LGBTQ+ muny Greece, particularly the Gazi neighborhood, which has an array of gay bar and clubs like Soda2. It also hosts an annual gay and lbian film ftival lled Outview.

Mykonos island has one of the most famo LGBTQ+ scen the world and be a gay mec durg the summer months, which culmat wh the XLSIOR Ftival. The boys wre about their travels on their Nomadic Boys gay travel blog.

The worst thg is that she said this to actually fort me, " Albatros year, Albatros (their artistic name) published 'Flty Boy', a book scribg the challeng that genr queer children face Greece, a largely nservative untry where the fluential Orthodox Church teach that beg gay is a s. "Of urse I felt the prsure to change, " said Albatros, g an artistic name and wearg a sparkly black face mask to ensure the book is not lked to a certa this month banned so-lled nversn therapy for mors, practic aimed at supprsg a person’s sexual orientatn or genr inty and which health experts and the lbian, gay, bisexual and trans muny worldwi have nmned as psychologilly harmful and, New Zealand and France crimalised nversn therapy earlier this year, jog a growg number of untri to outlaw the Mister Msokakis, who is tryg to break away om the tradnal image of a nservative lear and fac electns 2023, last year appoted a mtee to draft a natnal strategy for improvg LGBTQI+ rights.

"I know that much remas to be done, " he said on May 17, the ternatnal day agast homophobia and transphobia.

"The ernment has also repelled a ban on blood donatns by gay men and has been trag civil servants on LGBTQI issu, said Msotakis's chief enomic adviser Alexis Greek LGBTQI+ muny has weled the reforms over the past , cludg allowg civil partnership among same-sex upl 2015 and the legal regnn of genr inty 2017.

A huge rabow flag is seen ont of the parliament buildg durg a gay pri para Athens, Greece June 10, 2017.

REUTERS/Costas BaltasATHENS, May 10 (Rters) - Greece on Wednday banned nversn therapy for mors, a practice aimed at supprsg a person's sexual orientatn or genr inty and which the lbian, gay, bisexual and trans muny worldwi, as well as health experts, have nmned as the bill, which Greece's parliament approved, psychologists or other health profsnals need a person's explic nsent to perform such treatment and face f and a prison term if they vlate the ernment has drafted a natnal strategy that ns until 2025 on reforms promotg genr equaly Greece, a largely nservative untry. Sultry Athens may not wear s rabow hu as loudly as Mykonos or Amsterdam; but the Greek pal has a boomg gay and lbian scene that’s wag to wele you wh open arms, all year round.

‘Follow your gaydar’ is the ual stctn given Gazi, Athens’ most LGBT-iendly neighbourhood, wh s ever-changg but always abundant bars, f, rtrants and hotels. While known as Athens’ Gay Village, the bt part of Gazi is s diversy; this is also the trendit nightlife scene for everyone else.

From about 11pm onwards, gay and straight lols and tourists alike scend on Gazi to chill out and party. Mykonos, a jewel the Cyclas islands and jt a four-hour ferry ri om the maland, is also a gay travel mec, wh LGBT bars and hangouts stretchg along the wateront between the old harbour and the Panagia Paraportiani church. Likely the most famo gay property on the island is Hotel Elysium, wh a sunset baret show by the pool bar that’s nsired an sential start to an eveng.

For one week Augt, Xlsr ftival draws 30, 000 partygoers and some of the biggt nam on the gay mic scene to outdoor venu. Most tablishments are both gay- and straight-iendly, wh De Facto Bar beg the only official gay bar town. FarosThe project aims to strengthen protectn, monorg and preventn mechanisms as well as bat hate crim and homophobic, biphobic and transphobic discrimatn and vlence…FarosThe project aims to strengthen protectn, monorg and preventn mechanisms as well as bat hate crim and homophobic, biphobic and transphobic discrimatn and vlence…Intersex GreeceIntersex Greece is a natnwi llective of tersex adults, parents of tersex children, supportive dividuals and related profsnals loted Greece.

In one of s annual reports, the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn (ILGA) has reported that Greece was the top European untry for improvements between 2014-2018. Below are some of the bt gay-iendly plac Athens that LGBT expats n nsir livg . It’s one of the central statns where you n learn about the gay muny the regn.

The area is close to the Acropolis and is one of the popular gay-iendly neighborhoods. In Augt, the island host XLSIOR Mykonos Internatnal Summer Gay Ftival. Moreover, the island also hosts the Internatnal Gay Culture Ftival, which mak a perfect statn for gay travelers.

There are many islands which are famo for their gay-iendly and lbian-iendly featur, offerg amazg opportuni for all upl who are terted. For those reasons, there are also special events takg place every year on var islands of the untry to support homosexual rights and fight homophobia.