One of the Most Gay-Friendly Natns Asia

Contents:

• GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI / GLBTQ+ FRIENDLY COUNTRI 2023
• IS THE PHILIPP REALLY ASIA’S MOST GAY-IENDLY UNTRY?
• PH RANKS AMONG MOST GAY-IENDLY THE WORLD

GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI / GLBTQ+ FRIENDLY COUNTRI 2023

When you’ve filled up on tasty Thai cuise and want to burn off those extra lori, dance the night away DJ Statn, one of Bangkok’s most famo gay clubs. The lols accept and wele all tourists regardls of sexual orientatn, and there are plenty of gay-iendly venu where you n eher go all out or let your hair down.

When the sun go down, grab a cktail or two the Semyak regn, where you’ll fd well-tablished gay bars such as Mixwell and Bali Kong has more skyscrapers than New York, makg a fantastic holiday statn for those who want to lose themselv a ncrete maze. Jt about every bar and rtrant Hong Kong is gay-iendly, wh some clubs terg exclively to the LGBT muny, such as FLM, TIME Bar and Pettiat Lane. You’ll fd LGBT-iendly bars all over Shanghai, but s gay-iendly spas, gyms and massage parlours make this Che metropolis a unique statn for the LGBT muny.

IS THE PHILIPP REALLY ASIA’S MOST GAY-IENDLY UNTRY?

Saigon, Ho Chi Mh Cy VietnamVietnam don’t have anti discrimatn law yet, but Vietname people are very acceptg and welg so you don’t need to worry while roamg around the and Hanoi offers a few lotns that offers an acceptg ambiance for your gay iendly LGBT-iendly statn Saigon offers the bar of Warda the Ben Tanh area, Le Pub and Thi Bar. Meanwhile, you n also enjoy and relax their first profsnal theraptic relaxg spa for men District 10 Nam Hanoi only have one gay iendly bar which is the GC Bar loted near the Hoan Kiem Lake.

PH RANKS AMONG MOST GAY-IENDLY THE WORLD

CambodiaCambodia also don’t have anti-gay law but 2018 their ernment announced the “Declaratn of Fay Relatnship” a civil ntract that n share rponsibily, assets and build a fay n enjoy explorg Angkor Wat durg daytime then at night time you n party all night the area of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap bee they have a lots of gay iendly bars and clubs too. If you want to celebrate gay pri, then the bt time to vis this LGBT iendly travel statn is by May, which has been a mastay event memoratg the gays om 2003.

Tokyo, JapanJapan is one of our favore LGBT-iendly untri Asia bee is very safe and really has a lot of gay bars the area that is rampant and ftive, and ually alive durg the weekends. ? Not too long ago 2019, Taiwan has clared that same-sex marriage is legal, makg the first ever untry Asia to ever approve this w for the gays. Gay Taiwan is also a mt watch is a popular place lled the Ximen Red Hoe the Ximendg district where queer-iendly bars, clubs, and even drag acts are where ’s at.

Simply put, the Taipei gay scene is as vast as any place the thoughts on disverg LGBT-iendly untri Asia:Beg safe and ls hassle while travellg is one of our ma goal before we go to our next statn that’s why we ma this list so that we n also gui you and help you choose where to go next. Acrdg to the LGBT+ Pri Survey of 2021 nducted by Ipsos across 27 untri, 80% of the people surveyed intified as heterosexual while 3% intified as homosexual, 4% intified as bisexual, 1% intified as pansexual or omnisexual, 1% intified as other, 1% intified as asexual, and 11% did not rpond.

We nsired the legislatn laws for each untry Asia to see if homosexualy is legal, if same-sex unns are allowed, if LGBT people are allowed to serve the ary, if there are anti-gay discrimatn laws, and if same-sex upl are allowed to adopt. Benjam Netanyahu, Israel's Prime Mister, has stated that he is proud to lead a untry that do not discrimate on the basis of sexual or genr orientatn, and this shows the legal system as well, which has banned all anti-gay discrimatn. The Tel Aviv Pri is also a week-long event hosted annually the send week of June wh a number of gay-iendly events takg place throughout the cy.

IndiaHomosexualy was clared legal India 2018, and while same-sex marriage is not legal yet, the fight for legalizg has been ongog the untry.

Suggted articl:15 Most LGBTQ Friendly Compani the US20 Most Gay Friendly Ci the US15 Most Dangero Countri For Gay TravelersDisclosure: None. Perennially popular Bangkok boasts an tablished gay scene and, while hotels, rtrants, bars and clubs right across Thailand are welg of gay ctomers, much of Bangkok’s gay society is centered on fashnable Silom Road.

The slew of visor-iendly gay bars on Silom Soi 4 make the perfect spot for people watchg, as crowds ngregate for drks on street-si terrac before the grand nighttime exod to Bangkok’s largt and most famo gay club, DJ Statn. Apparently named after a Shanghai baret owner, Maggie Choo’s hosts a gay night every Sunday, where the girls on swgs are replaced by topls men silk pants and turbans.

Jt a stone’s throw om Silom’s gay epicenter, gay-owned Eat Me on Convent Road is now a long-stanr on the Bangkok dg scene and yet manag to mata an excellent reputatn for s ventive menu of fn dish.

Elsewhere, while the curly named WTF Bar & Gallery Shumv’s Thong Lor area attracts a distctly mixed crowd, that clus a healthy dose of gay travelers pulled by the mix of rotatg art exhibns on the upper floor and the blend of fn food, craft beers and one-off imported spirs the downstairs bar – where the atmosphere chang om zy and timate on midweek nights to an excg vibe on Friday and Saturday evengs when the party spills out onto the siwalk. Bali’s actn is foced around Semyak, and particularly on Jalan Camplung Tand, where you’ll fd Mixwell and Bali Joe, two popular long-standg gay bars wh nightly shows. On the wateront, neher Ku De Ta nor the Potato Head Beach Club are explicly gay, but both attract a substantial gay clientele and are sential ponents to any vis to Bali.

For beach actn, Batu Belig and Double Six beach are known for attractg gay visors; both are wh easy reach of Semyak and make for a sual spot offerg a selectn of food and drk, ocean views and iendly pany. Wh an open-md, tolerant outlook and a growg reputatn as the San Francis of the east, Taipei is quickly emergg as one of Asia’s most gay-iendly and welg statns. Homosexualy is wily accepted Cambodia and tourists enjoy an open-md wele, though lols rema discreet and g out is still not always an easy optn.

Siem Reap’s first gay bar, sign-led Lga has been open sce 2004 and attracts a sophistited crowd crazy about s famed cktail list, people watchg opportuni and Saturday night drag show – there’s now a spa on the premis, too.

The oh-so-red Miss Wong bar, wh s old Shanghai spired dér, is gay-iendly and boasts a drks menu that mak e of lol gredients like chilli and lemongrass. A ban on gay marriage was repealed at the start of 2015 forward-thkg Vietnam, and ’s jt one reflectn of a rapidly evolvg gay scene the untry’s charmgly chaotic southern cy.

Saigon offers a smaller selectn of gay venu than other Asian ci, and many lotns attract more of a mixed crowd, but the number of optns is growg.

Gay-owned The Fig Café serv up morn Vietname dish stylish surrounds, wh emphasis on anic gredients; the rtrant also boasts an extensive list of French, Chilean and Atralian w. From legalisg same-sex marriage to passg laws that allow adoptn rights; banng hate crim agast the LGBTQ+ muny and protectg their rights to havg gay-iendly neighbourhoods — the untri are settg exampl of clivy, while spreadg harmony among all.