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• GAY : MUMBAI – A LGBTQ+ TRAVEL GUI
• A COLOURFUL LGBTQ GUI TO MUMBAI | © ARTCOLLI/YOUTUBE SRIVI NAMBIAR 05 OCTOBER 2016 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT MUMBAI’S LGBTQ CROWD IS DYNAMIC AND VERY ACTIVE, YET MOSTLY UNRGROUND. WH HOMOSEXUALY STILL BEG CRIMALIZED INDIA, THE CY HAS A LONG WAY TO GO TO BEG SAFER FOR S LGBTQ MUNY. YET MUMBAI HAS A LARGE LGBTQ CROWD – ANIZG PARTI, FILM FTIVALS AND PARAS – WH SEVERAL OPENLY GAY FIGUR, CLUDG BOLLYWOOD CELEBRI. IN 2009, THE DELHI HIGH COURT REPEALED A LONIAL-ERA LAW WHICH CRIMALIZED HOMOSEXUAL ACTS. THIS PROMPTED AN URGENTLY NEED YET SLOW SURGE PUBLIC STUTNS TERG SPECIFILLY TO LGBTQ CIZENS THROUGHOUT THE UNTRY, CLUDG MUMBAI. AZAAD BAZAAR, THE UNTRY’S FIRST LGBT PRI STORE OPENED BANDRA 2009, WHEREAS D’KLOSET, THE CY’S FIRST GAY FASHN STORE OPENED BANDRA 2010. YET, A MASSIVE BLOW, THE UNTRY’S SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RE-CRIMALIZED HOMOSEXUALY 2013. AND, EVEN THOUGH SUPPORT FOR THE CRIMALIZATN OF HOMOSEXUALY HAS EMERGED OM ALL OVER THE UNTRY, CLUDG OM MISTERS OM THE CURRENT ERNMENT POWER, ACTIVISTS HAVE BEEN SEEKG TO REVERSE THE URT’S CISN SCE. VIEW ALL TRIPS TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP TURKEY CROATIA ECUADOR THAILAND ICELAND GREECE SOUTH AI INDIA BALI SPA MEXI MOROC JAPAN EGYPT REGARDLS, MUMBAI IS A CY MTED TO CREATG SAFE SPAC FOR S LGBTQ MUNY. THE CY STILL LACKS OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED GAY BARS OR CLUBS. HOWEVER, QUE A FEW BARS AND PUBS ACROSS THE CY HOST SPECIAL THEMED NIGHTS. KTY SU ANDHERI AND LIQUID LOUNGE VERSOVA ARE AMONG THE FEW WHICH EQUENTLY FEATURE THEMED NIGHTS SPECIALLY TERG TO THE LGBTQ MUNY. CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP THE CY’S PRI PARA IS AMONG THE UNTRY’S MOST VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC. HAVG FEATURED MOVIE SCREENGS, FLASH MOB, PLAYS, MEET-THE-THOR PROGRAMS, DRAG SHOWS AND STREET PERFORMANC THE PAST, EVERY YEAR THE QUEER AZAADI MUMBAI PRI MARCH SE THOANDS OF QUEER DIVIDUALS TAKE PART AND WALK TO MAND AND ASSERT THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS OF EQUALY THE EY OF LAW AND SOCIETY. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. THE KASHISH MUMBAI INTERNATNAL QUEER FILM FTIVAL IS AMONG THE CY’S MOST IMPORTANT CULTURAL EVENTS. STARTED 2010 AFTER THE DELHI HIGH COURT LG, KASHISH SCREENS FEATUR, SHORT FILMS, DOCUMENTARI, AND EXPERIMENTAL FILMS THAT HIGHLIGHT GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR CHARACTERS AND STORI. WH THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATN OF BOLLYWOOD AND A STELLAR TURNOUT EVERY YEAR, KASHISH IS ONE OF THE BT CELEBRATNS OF CEMA THE CY. GAY BOMBAY, AN LGBT GROUP THAT WAS FOUND 1998, HAS A LARGE FOLLOWG AND REGULARLY HOSTS PARTI AND MEETUPS THE CY. THEY EVEN HOST FILM SCREENGS, AS WELL AS PIICS AND TREKS OUT OF THE CY. SALVATN STAR IS ANOTHER SUCH GROUP WHICH HOSTS GLOR, WELL-ATTEND PARTI, MIC NIGHTS AND OTHER EVENTS FOR THE CY’S LGBT CROWD. QUEER INK, THE UNTRY’S FIRST LGBTQIH ONLE BOOKSTORE, ALSO HAS A SMALL BOOKSTORE ANDHERI. THE STORE IS HOED WH THE OFFICE OF THE HUMSAFAR TST, INDIA’S FIRST LGBT MUNY-BASED ANIZATN WORKG AREAS OF HEALTH, ADVOCY, PACY BUILDG AND REARCH. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• TOP 11 GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS IN MUMBAI
• GAY MUMBAI TRAVEL GUI
• THE SLOW EVOLUTN OF GAY CULTURE INDIA
• GAY MUMBAI
• GAY INDIA

GAY : MUMBAI – A LGBTQ+ TRAVEL GUI

We learnt that followg the historic 2018 cisn to crimalise homosexualy India, the gay scene Mumbai is fact on the rise. We certaly hadn’t heard of any ht of a gay scene the lik of Jaipur, Varanasi, or even Goa! You’ll fd a list of gay-iendly hotels and bars and our top tips as an LGBT uple Mumbai.

Thankfully, September 2018, a historic cisn, saw acts of homosexualy crimalised India. Gay marriage and same-sex adoptn are currently unr review by the India law missn.

The gay ‘scene’, once ncealed to the unrworld, is slowly beg accepted both socially and polilly, wh regular events poppg up around the cy. The legal uncertati of the past two s meant that until recently, gay bars & events Mumbai were kept hidn unrground. While you won’t fd a thrivg gay scene like London or Bangkok, there are several LGBT centred events Mumbai.

A COLOURFUL LGBTQ GUI TO MUMBAI | © ARTCOLLI/YOUTUBE SRIVI NAMBIAR 05 OCTOBER 2016 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT MUMBAI’S LGBTQ CROWD IS DYNAMIC AND VERY ACTIVE, YET MOSTLY UNRGROUND. WH HOMOSEXUALY STILL BEG CRIMALIZED INDIA, THE CY HAS A LONG WAY TO GO TO BEG SAFER FOR S LGBTQ MUNY. YET MUMBAI HAS A LARGE LGBTQ CROWD – ANIZG PARTI, FILM FTIVALS AND PARAS – WH SEVERAL OPENLY GAY FIGUR, CLUDG BOLLYWOOD CELEBRI. IN 2009, THE DELHI HIGH COURT REPEALED A LONIAL-ERA LAW WHICH CRIMALIZED HOMOSEXUAL ACTS. THIS PROMPTED AN URGENTLY NEED YET SLOW SURGE PUBLIC STUTNS TERG SPECIFILLY TO LGBTQ CIZENS THROUGHOUT THE UNTRY, CLUDG MUMBAI. AZAAD BAZAAR, THE UNTRY’S FIRST LGBT PRI STORE OPENED BANDRA 2009, WHEREAS D’KLOSET, THE CY’S FIRST GAY FASHN STORE OPENED BANDRA 2010. YET, A MASSIVE BLOW, THE UNTRY’S SUPREME COURT OF INDIA RE-CRIMALIZED HOMOSEXUALY 2013. AND, EVEN THOUGH SUPPORT FOR THE CRIMALIZATN OF HOMOSEXUALY HAS EMERGED OM ALL OVER THE UNTRY, CLUDG OM MISTERS OM THE CURRENT ERNMENT POWER, ACTIVISTS HAVE BEEN SEEKG TO REVERSE THE URT’S CISN SCE. VIEW ALL TRIPS TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP TURKEY CROATIA ECUADOR THAILAND ICELAND GREECE SOUTH AI INDIA BALI SPA MEXI MOROC JAPAN EGYPT REGARDLS, MUMBAI IS A CY MTED TO CREATG SAFE SPAC FOR S LGBTQ MUNY. THE CY STILL LACKS OFFICIALLY ACKNOWLEDGED GAY BARS OR CLUBS. HOWEVER, QUE A FEW BARS AND PUBS ACROSS THE CY HOST SPECIAL THEMED NIGHTS. KTY SU ANDHERI AND LIQUID LOUNGE VERSOVA ARE AMONG THE FEW WHICH EQUENTLY FEATURE THEMED NIGHTS SPECIALLY TERG TO THE LGBTQ MUNY. CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP THE CY’S PRI PARA IS AMONG THE UNTRY’S MOST VIBRANT AND DYNAMIC. HAVG FEATURED MOVIE SCREENGS, FLASH MOB, PLAYS, MEET-THE-THOR PROGRAMS, DRAG SHOWS AND STREET PERFORMANC THE PAST, EVERY YEAR THE QUEER AZAADI MUMBAI PRI MARCH SE THOANDS OF QUEER DIVIDUALS TAKE PART AND WALK TO MAND AND ASSERT THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS OF EQUALY THE EY OF LAW AND SOCIETY. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. THE KASHISH MUMBAI INTERNATNAL QUEER FILM FTIVAL IS AMONG THE CY’S MOST IMPORTANT CULTURAL EVENTS. STARTED 2010 AFTER THE DELHI HIGH COURT LG, KASHISH SCREENS FEATUR, SHORT FILMS, DOCUMENTARI, AND EXPERIMENTAL FILMS THAT HIGHLIGHT GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR CHARACTERS AND STORI. WH THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATN OF BOLLYWOOD AND A STELLAR TURNOUT EVERY YEAR, KASHISH IS ONE OF THE BT CELEBRATNS OF CEMA THE CY. GAY BOMBAY, AN LGBT GROUP THAT WAS FOUND 1998, HAS A LARGE FOLLOWG AND REGULARLY HOSTS PARTI AND MEETUPS THE CY. THEY EVEN HOST FILM SCREENGS, AS WELL AS PIICS AND TREKS OUT OF THE CY. SALVATN STAR IS ANOTHER SUCH GROUP WHICH HOSTS GLOR, WELL-ATTEND PARTI, MIC NIGHTS AND OTHER EVENTS FOR THE CY’S LGBT CROWD. QUEER INK, THE UNTRY’S FIRST LGBTQIH ONLE BOOKSTORE, ALSO HAS A SMALL BOOKSTORE ANDHERI. THE STORE IS HOED WH THE OFFICE OF THE HUMSAFAR TST, INDIA’S FIRST LGBT MUNY-BASED ANIZATN WORKG AREAS OF HEALTH, ADVOCY, PACY BUILDG AND REARCH. VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

Here are some rourc that will help you plan a fun-filled gay night out the cy. They also anise regular gay-meets and events, cludg club nights at Invcible Boudoir & Jard – Aptly anagrammed as Invcible BJ!

TOP 11 GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS IN MUMBAI

While there are no specific gay hotels Mumbai, most will happily wele LGBT+ travellers.

To see all the bt sights of Mumbai wh a gay and lol gui, check out India Gay Travel Buddy.

While Mumbai is relatively safe for gay travellers, naturally there are some thgs to be aware of when enjoyg your time the cy. You uld say this falls unr the tegory of rpectg social etiquette; however, ’s important to note that this isn’t a le jt for gay travellers Mumbai.

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Gay travellers Mumbai may wish to rea om public displays of affectn to avoid unwanted attentn.

Siarly, navigatg certa hashtags on Instagram such as #lgbteventsdia or #gaymumbai n help you lote all thgs LGBT near you. Wh homosexualy still beg crimalized India, the cy has a long way to go to beg safer for s LGBTQ muny. Yet Mumbai has a large LGBTQ crowd – anizg parti, film ftivals and paras – wh several openly gay figur, cludg Bollywood celebri.

In 2009, the Delhi High Court repealed a lonial-era law which crimalized homosexual acts. Azaad Bazaar, the untry’s first LGBT pri store opened Bandra 2009, whereas D’Kloset, the cy’s first gay fashn store opened Bandra 2010. Yet, a massive blow, the untry’s Supreme Court of India re-crimalized homosexualy 2013.

THE SLOW EVOLUTN OF GAY CULTURE INDIA

And, even though support for the crimalizatn of homosexualy has emerged om all over the untry, cludg om Misters om the current ernment power, activists have been seekg to reverse the urt’s cisn sce. Started 2010 after the Delhi High Court lg, KASHISH screens featur, short films, documentari, and experimental films that highlight gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr characters and stori.

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Gay Bombay, an LGBT group that was found 1998, has a large followg and regularly hosts parti and meetups the cy.

Today, the gay ‘scene’, which was once thoroughly unrground, is slowly g to the surface wh many events poppg up across the cy. Wh the changg legal stat of the LGBTQ set, the gay scene Mumbai is a lot more open than was earlier. If money isn’t an object and stayg South Bombay is a mt, then look no further than this utterly morn hotel that boasts impecble service and is also gay iendly.

Pl, you uldn’t get any closer to one of the bt gay iendly bars the cy, Aer, which is perched right above the hotel. Le Sutra is one of the most betiful boutique gay iendly hotels Mumbai’s geoly leafy suburb of Bandra. One of the bt gay iendly hotels Mumbai that’s also one of the 11 Bt Hotels Near Mumbai Airport is the Hilton Mumbai Internatnal Airport Hotel.

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If you’re lookg for a budget gay iendly hotel Mumbai, why not try a fun-filled stay at the Backpacker Panda? Bis beg one of the bt luxury hotels the cy, the majtic Taj Mahal Palace is also one of the bt gay iendly hotels Mumbai.