Andaz Bali is a gay and lbian iendly hotel Bali

Contents:

• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS BALI
• BALI GAY CULTURAL TOUR
• A GAY TRAVEL BALI CULTURAL TOUR
• GAY ASIA TRAVEL GUI
• GAY BALI

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS BALI

Bali is now a gay-iendly place, and is unlikely that gays will enunter any problems while on holiday, pecially the touristy areas of the south.

The bt place to base yourself is Semyak, wh s open gay scene and plenty of gay-owned and gay-iendly acmodatns, bars, and nightclubs.

For up-to-date rmatn on the bt plac to stay and Bali's gay scene check out the followg webs:;;;; and Lombok, a Mlim island, owns upon homosexualy and you will fd difficult to fd suable acmodatns and acceptg people. While Bali is one of the most tolerant and gay-iendly statns on the pla, you will not fd much the way of open gay liftyle except the touristic southwt astal area.

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Murals The Hall of Jtice the Taman Gili luridly pict the punishments of hell, reprent a wi range of ss -- om ct and btialy to gossipg and fartg -- but no proscriptns agast homosexualy are rerd. Not surprisgly, Bali has been a famo haven for homosexuals, and a number of s renowned foreign rints lead fortable, open liv here. Gay and lbian-iendly English speakg driver, specializg open road, ctomized tours for dividuals or upl.

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Semyak Beach UTOPIA VISITED SEP 2013At the end of Gay Street, Jln Champlung Tand (still referred to by lols as Jln Dhyana Pura), not far om all the gay bars. Late the eveng you will fd many lol Bale, Javane and Indonian guys walkg along the footpath on the oppose si of the street to the gay bars.

A te, non-mercial gay cisg scene tak place here after dark until about 11pm (after 11pm police ocsnally hassle hangers-on for brib). The crowd is a mix of all ag and is iendly for the adventuro foreigner who wants to experience a totally non-touristic gay hot spot. This non-mercial cisg spot for lol gay men is bit the heat of afternoon when most straight people are doors.

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Easy to fd and nveniently loted the heart of Bali's gayborhood, jt a short walk om Dhyana Pura gay street. Gay-iendly Gado Gado has earned s reputatn as one of Bali's top rtrants through s fe food, romantic seasi views and attentive service. Gay owned and operated boutique sellg a variety of clothg ma Bali along wh gifts, furnure, homeware and art.

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At Wongaya Ge village, we’ll walk through the chill, h air past Bale ho then step directly to the rice fields for the clost of enunters wh this ancient cultivatg art.

It’s ftg that this temple ris wh the Wongaya Ge farmg muny and the ol, natural forts we’ve been enjoyg all day.

There are untri that crimalize homosexualy, eply p stat and regns, and plac that have negative social opns of the LGBT muny. I mean, we’ve experienced all: we’ve vised gay-iendly statns, attend illegal drag shows, stayed wh lol fai, and on the rare ocsn, been the victim of discrimatn and hostily. Some only apply to gay men, others mean the LGBT muny are not protected om discrimatn, and some untri implement sharia law.

To put thgs to perspective, out of the 72 untri that still crimalize homosexualy, jt 10 are Asia (outsi the Middle East and Rsia). That means that even if you wanted to boytt the untri where anti-gay laws are place, close to 80% of Asia is yours for the takg.

State Sponsored Homophobia Report – Check out their 2017 world survey for a list of sexual orientatn laws.

When you take to nsiratn everythg we’ve talked about, beg prepared to adapt is part and parcel of gay travel Asia. Particularly the big ci, you n expect to fd gay bars, nightclubs, snas, gay-iendly hotels, and drag shows abundance!

While a quick Google search will tell you where all the queer fun is at, Travel Gay Asia is an excellent webse for fdg LGBT-iendly spots any cy.

Of urse, lotg the lol gay scene is a great start; however, not everybody has the guts to walk to a bar or nightclub on their own and attempt to make iends.

Siarly, navigatg certa hashtags on Instagram such as #gaybangkok or #LGBTAsia n help you lote all thgs LGBT near you. Sexualy is seen que differently than the Wt, and though tolerant and gay-iendly, Bale themselv rarely embrace gay liftyl as an inty.

Androgyny figur promently among the mythil figur of tradnal mic and dance, and homosexualy is not listed among the var ss. Semyak, North Kuta and nearby areas along the ast, to the wt of the pal cy of Denpasar, are the heart of the island's newer tourist district, home to most of s gay and gay-iendly bs, north of the more tablished parts of Kuta between here and the airport.

To the south a b, along a short strip on Jalan Camplung Tand (formerly Dhyana Pura), there are a half dozen or so gay bars all a row. Also marketg themselv to gay men, sometim exclively, are a number of Semyak rorts, some wh clothg-optnal pools. Batu Belig Beach, on Jalan Pantai Batu Belig near W Retreat, north of Semyak, was known as the ‘Gay Beach’ but acrdg to recent reports you might fd more guys at Berawa Beach the days.

Utopia, and Travel Gay Asia, the gay Asia travel webs, also have up-to-date listgs for Bali, cludg exploratns of the "real" Bali, away om the mercial Kuta scene. They also list gay-iendly rorts all over the island om central mounta jungl around Ubud to the North or East Bali asts.