Gay Dubai LGBTQ* nightlife and travel 2023

Contents:

• DUBAI: GAY TRAVEL ADVICE (OM A LOL)
• CAN I BE GAY DUBAI?
• DUBAI GAY TRAVEL
• DUBAI FOR GAY UPLE - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM
• TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021
• GAY DUBAI
• GAY DUBAI DUBAI CY GUI
• DUBAI GAY-FRIENDLY BARS
• GAY TRAVEL DUBAI - DUBAI FOM
• BEG GAY DUBAI AND ABU DHABI

DUBAI: GAY TRAVEL ADVICE (OM A LOL)

We haven’t yet travelled to Dubai as a gay uple, partly bee we are apprehensive to…. To vtigate further we nnected wh Liam, a gay guy who lived Dubai for most of his life to learn more about the realy of beg gay Dubai and fd out what advice he had for gay travellers thkg about gog. Read our terview wh Liam below to learn more about gay life and gay travel Dubai:.

Sn: And what about beg gay Dubai when you were younger, was this ever talked about? You did not see any gay reprentatn at all and was not talked about – you were put to the tegory of beg straight no matter what. Is there a huge difference between beg a gay expat Dubai vs a tourist vs a gay lol Dubai (someone whose fay has lived there for many generatns).

CAN I BE GAY DUBAI?

Homosexualy is unfortunately still not legal across the entire Uned Arab Emirat (UAE) and there are ser nsequenc if ught. Specifilly, Dubai homosexualy is punishable by prison/or a fe and then subsequently you will be ported. For the majory of the time, lol attus towards gay lol expats livg Dubai and gay tourists are the same.

However, lookg at a gay expat vs someone who has lived there for generatns you will see a massive difference.

DUBAI GAY TRAVEL

For a lol whose fay has lived Dubai for generatns, beg gay has to be hidn and has to be secret, pecially strict Mlim fai: beg gay is totally forbidn. Liam: There are plac that are sentially ‘gay bars’ Dubai (and I e the term ‘gay bars’ very loosely), however the are not labelled as such. The maly e about when someone who owns the ‘gay bar’ holds fluence wh the lol thori and so n operate this (discreet) way.

The will not e up as legally, officially or outwardly facg as gay bars, clubs or events (bee fundamentally they are not) but they are popular wh the LGBTQ+ crowd.

Sn: Could you talk a b about any posive or negative experienc you have had Dubai as a gay man? I have met other gay people Dubai and not had any problems (whilst livg and visg).

DUBAI FOR GAY UPLE - LGBTQIA+ TRAVEL FOM

Sn: what advice you’d give gay travellers thkg about Dubai – to go or not to go and why. Liam: I would avoid all public displays of behavur (this is forbidn straight, gay, lbian – UAE IS A MUSLIM COUNTRY) so ’s not a le jt for LGBTQ people. As every untry, there are plenty of gay people Dubai, is more a qutn of how openly you n be gay Dubai.

There are no LGBT (Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgenr) rights any of the Uned Arab Emirat.

Knowledgeable expats Dubai remend that Gay upl should not even risk old hands public. This means that the more ual punishments for beg gay – beatgs, prolonged imprisonment, flogggs, torture, and chemil stratn – would be nsired to be gettg off lightly. Back 2013 they discsed troducg some form of ttg to prevent gay foreigners om enterg any of those untri.

TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021

They only dropped the proposal bee they feared a ntroversy that might rail the 2022 FIFA World Cup , no: not a gay-iendly regn.

There are no gay bars Dubai, but you n rt assured that there is a high gay-quotient every trendy bar. Gay marriage is not regnized Dubai, no matter how married you may be your home untry. Searchg for Dubai gay travel rmatn onle, ’s easy to unrstand why so many travelers are unsure about visg.

GAY DUBAI

Some webs talk about massive sweaty gay parti, while others mentn LGBT tourists gog to jail for holdg hands public. In this gui, I’ll help you navigate all the nfg rmatn about gay travel to Dubai, ver sential safety tips, and mentn some of the bt hotels and lol thgs to do.

The cy wants to further an image of beg more socially liberal and don’t exactly like beg labeled as anti-gay. However, there is always the lgerg realy that you mt monor and censor your actns here, pecially a untry where beg gay is illegal. At the time, I was pretty worried about beg whether I’d be safe as a gay tourist Dubai.

Knowg the Middle East is generally nservative, gay travelers might not feel pletely fortable wh the ia of visg Dubai. Many ponr safety preutns like letg their gay apps or removg personal tails om social media. Police are not patrollg the streets lookg for pairs of gay men, but bears to mentn that the law remas archaic disallowg any gay rights.

GAY DUBAI DUBAI CY GUI

While you won’t fd any specifilly gay hotels Dubai, choosg one of the larger ternatnal hotel chas will have a big impact on your sense of safety as an LGBT traveler.

Both of the hotels are certa to adhere to ternatnal standards, so I’d classify them as some of Dubai’s gay-iendly hotels. While you should be credibly skeptil when browsg misleadg lists of Dubai gay bars, you n still have a fantastic time enjoyg the cy’s nightlife.

DUBAI GAY-FRIENDLY BARS

Ryan Centner’s fantastic exposé on Dubai’s gay expat nightlife tells the story wonrfully. Gay lols Dubai equently change nightlife venu and they munite about the subject extremely privately. Dubai gay lols have been known to equent a few different parti that attract an open-md crowd.

GAY TRAVEL DUBAI - DUBAI FOM

Barbary Cocktail Club is another awome spot known as one of the few Dubai gay bars, remend by a iend of me who liv Dubai. While Bar is not officially a Dubai gay club, the space is equented by many gay men. Gay men and transexual dividuals have been taed and prosecuted Dubai before over seemgly harmls gtur.

BEG GAY DUBAI AND ABU DHABI

Homosexualy is illegal the UAE and LGBTQ+ dividuals have no rights whatsoever.

Dubai’s thori will certaly not tolerate gay public displays of affectn, so remember that would be dangero to hold your partner’s hand while walkg down the street. But if you’ve ever met a male flight attendant that works for Emirat, they’ll tell you about all the Dubai gay lols livg this glzy metropolis. How are the “pulsg gay nightclubs” existence while a uple of gay tourists face arrt for holdg hands?