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Contents:
- GAY CAIRO
- TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS EGYPT
- GAY TRAVEL EGYPT
- 'YOU N'T BE OUT': GAY EGYPTIANS NTUE TO FEAR PERSECUTN
- GAY EGYPT TRAVEL GUI
- GAY DATG EGYPT
- THE ULTIMATE 10 DAY EGYPT ERARY FOR GAY TRAVELLERS (NILE RIVER CISE CLUD)
GAY CAIRO
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Wtern cha hotels are where gay travelers will want to stay Cairo.
TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS EGYPT
Egyptian police and Natnal Secury Agency officers arbrarily arrt lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) people and ta them human ndns, systematilly subject them to ill-treatment cludg torture, and often ce fellow mat to abe them. * gay in egypt *
Most likely you already know that homosexualy is unofficially illegal Egypt. You've probably heard of the "Cairo 52" se om 2001, when a group of 52 men were arrted at a gay party the "Queen Boat" moored on the Nile. Dpe terventn by ternatnal human rights anizatns, the suatn for homosexuals remas que alarmg the untry, wh arrt and torture beg mon practice.
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Wh mon sense you'll be able to enjoy Egypt and still fd your gaydar peakg plac. Simply hang out where the trendit straight crowds do, and you'll see plenty of gay lols and expats. Other apparently gay-iendly plac are:.
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Remendatns for Gay Travelers Cairo. Everyone ss people-watchg om the sofas as they enjoy specialty cktails, and this is where you're most likely to fd a discreet mix of straight and gay. Fashnable gay men playg straight head to the Marrtt for the expensive drks at s Harry's Pub.
Gay-Friendly Hotels.
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Egyptians have a somewhat schizophrenic attu toward homosexualy. On the one hand, homosexualy is nsired viant and gay men are discrimated agast; on the other hand, sexual relatns between men are often ignored as harmls.
The upsi of the suatn is that gay men n enjoy a variety of sual sexual enunters wh relative ease. The downsi is that, once intified as a homosexual, a visor may experience discrimatn and face problems wh the police. You should also be aware that the secury servic actively work agast the gay muny.
Gay Egypt () tails cisg lotns many of Egypt's ma ci. The se has an active travel sectn, and the more journalistilly cled Gay Middle East has an tertg Egypt sectn ().
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The Internatnal Gay and Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA) (tel. 800/448-8550 or 954/776-2626;) is the tra associatn for the gay and lbian travel dtry, and offers an onle directory of gay- and lbian-iendly travel bs and tour operators. Many agenci offer tours and travel erari specifilly for gay and lbian travelers.
800/397-2681;) are gay Atralia tour specialists. It provis regularly updated rmatn about gay-owned, gay-oriented, and gay-iendly lodgg, dg, sightseeg, nightlife, and shoppg tablishments every important statn worldwi.
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Brish travelers should click on the "Travel" lk at for advice and gay-iendly trip ias. The Canadian webse GayTraveler () offers ias and advice for gay travel all over the world. The followg travel guis are available at many bookstor, or you n orr them om any onle bookseller: Spartac Internatnal Gay Gui, 35th Edn (Bno Gmünr Verlag;); Odysss: The Internatnal Gay Travel Planner, 17th Edn (); and the Damron guis (), wh separate, annual books for gay men and lbians.