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THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS

Here's a gui to tips for gay and lbian travelers Caribbean - everythg you need to know. * gay caribbean islands *

It’s those latter islands where gay and lbian travelers ually feel more at ease sce lol laws around homosexualy and same-sex marriage match those of their parent untri.

That’s not to say that gay and lbian travelers won’t feel safe or wele ls-progrsive statns.

But rather than plan vatns to one of the dozen Caribbean islands where homosexualy is crimalized (surprisg, but te), most travelers simply prefer to vatn where they’ll feel fortable. Here’s a closer look at the most gay-iendly Caribbean statns. In the beachont neighborhood of Condado, the Atlantic Beach Hotel and Oasis Lounge are regular gay hotspots, both jt steps away om the low-key gay-beach area.

I'M A GAY TRAVEL WRER AND THK THE ARE THE 5 SAFT, MOST QUEER-IENDLY CARIBBEAN TRAVEL STATNS

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Among s strip of bars is El Pat Lila, a gay-iendly waterg hole that’s pecially happeng on Friday nights. Oranjtad also is home to District 7, an LGBT-centric nightclub, lounge, rtrant, and n (which was once a simpler gay bar lled Jimmy’s Place).

But to wele gay and lbian Caribbean visors, this small island go the extra e by beg an active member of the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA). Floris Sue Hotel Spa and Beach Club Curaçao is the go-to gay hotel Willemstad, where adult guts n enjoy luxury, privacy, and views of the island’s famoly-blue waters. Among Curao’s flirtier spots is MooMba Beach Club, perched on the island’s most gay-iendly beach and servg up cktails, live mic, h seafood, and weekend barbequ.

Maarten is one Caribbean island that’s doubly gay-iendly. LGBT travelers n take their pick of gay-centric beach to swim, sunbathe, and snorkel, pecially Happy Bay Beach and the clothg-optnal Orient Bay Beach (both on the French si), and Cupey Beach (Dutch si) where nu sunbathg is mon. Visors n disver lbian- and gay-owned bs wh handy Gay St Maarten, which offers listgs for the entire island.

HOMOSEXUALY IS STILL ILLEGAL IN THE 9 CARIBBEAN COUNTRITRIDAD REPEALED S BAN ON GAY SEX THIS MONTH, AND THERE IS CREASED PRSURE ON OTHER COMMONWEALTH UNTRI TO FOLLOW {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY JEFF TAYLORAPRIL 23, 2018/2:49 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:2571PX;WIDTH:3829PX;}ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/GETTY IMAGA MEMBER OF JAMAI'S GAY MUNY TAK PART THE FIRST TERNATNAL MARCH AGAST STIGMA, DISCRIMATN AND HOMOPHOBIA, MEXI CY, ON AUGT 2, 2008, THE AMEWORK OF THE XVII INTERNATNAL AIDS/HIV CONFERENCE WHICH WILL START ON AUGT 3.. AFP PHOTO/ALEDO ESTRELLA (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/GETTY IMAG)BY JEFF TAYLORAPRIL 23, 2018 / 2:49 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"HOMOSEXUALY IS STILL ILLEGAL IN THE 9 CARIBBEAN COUNTRI","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2018-04-23T18:49:59.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2018-04-23T18:49:59.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"JEFF TAYLOR","KEYWORDS":"TERNATNAL","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS MONTH TRIDAD AND TOBAGO CRIMALIZED NSENSUAL GAY SEX, WHICH WAS PREVLY PUNISHABLE WH UP TO 25 YEARS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE THE NEWS HAS VIGORATED LGBT RIGHTS ADVOT, THE PICTURE FOR GAY RIGHTS THE REGN IS STILL FAR OM IAL: SAME-SEX RELATNS ARE STILL ILLEGAL NE CARIBBEAN UNTRI, ALL OF WHICH ARE PART OF THE BRISH COMMONWEALTH. AND WHILE LAWS ARE NOT ALWAYS ENFORCED, THEY HAVE A CHILLG EFFECT ON THE LOL LGBT MUNY, WHICH N OFTEN FACE HARASSMENT, DISCRIMATN AND EVEN VLENCE. SODOMY LAWS ALSO HIB MANY LGBT CARIBBEANS OM REACHG OUT TO POLICE OR HIV/AIDS AGENCI FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BRISH PRIME MISTER THERA MAY MET WH COMMONWEALTH LEARS LAST WEEK AND EXPRSED REGRET FOR THE U.K.'S ROLE CRIMALIZG SAME-SEX ACTIVY FORMER LONI. “I AM ALL TOO AWARE THAT THE LAWS WERE OFTEN PUT PLACE BY MY OWN UNTRY. THEY WERE WRONG THEN AND THEY ARE WRONG NOW.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BELOW WE LOOK AT THE STATE OF AFFAIRS THE CARIBBEAN NATNS WHERE HOMOSEXUALY IS STILL AGAST THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAALAN COPSON/GETTY IMAGCARIBBEAN, ANTIGUA, ENGLISH HARBOUR OM SHIRLEY HEIGHTS, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN ANTIGUA, "BUGGERY" IS PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 15 YEARS PRISON, OR UP TO FIVE YEARS WHEN MTED BY A {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE ERNMENT HAS STATED DON'T TEND TO CRIMALIZE HOMOSEXUALY THROUGH EXECUTIVE OR LEGISLATIVE MEANS. BUT LEARS ADM THAT IF A LEGAL CHALLENGE WAS BROUGHT URT, WOULD LIKELY END THE SAME WAY DID FOR BELIZE, WHICH LED S BUGGERY LAW UNNSTUTNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MISTER OF SOCIAL TRANSFORMATN SAMANTHA MARSHALL LLED ANTIGUA'S BAN ANTIQUATED, SAYG "I DON’T KNOW THAT IS SOMETHG THAT IS ENFORCED [OR] SERV ANY PURPOSE, SO [] SHOULD BE REMOVED."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BARBADOSGARY JOHN NORMAN/GETTY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BARBADOS PUNISH SAME-SEX RELATNS WH TEN YEARS TO LIFE PRISON, THE HARSHT PUNISHMENT ON THIS LIST. AS ANTIGUA, A CHALLENGE TO THE LAW WOULD ALMOST CERTALY SEE STCK DOWN, AS BARBADOS FALLS UNR THE SAME LEGAL JURISPNCE AS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LGBT RIGHTS ARE GAG A FOOTHOLD THE UNTRY OF SOME 280,000: THE FIRST BARBADOS PRI TOOK PLACE BRIDGETOWN NOVEMBER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DOMICOL MCCONNELL/TORONTO STARCMCC-JULY 4TH OF . THIS IS DOMI. PATED PIANOS THE ROBERT LOWREY PIANO EXPERTS STORE. FOR THE PAN -AM PIANOS ARE BEG PATED BY ARTISTS REPRENTG 41 DIFFERENT UNTRI.14 WERE SHOT AS ONE OF THE ON WE WANTED WASNT THEY WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO BE OKIE CROPPED AS THERE WAS NO WAY TO SGLE THEM OUT WH A PLA BACKGROUND. (PHOTO BY COL MCCONNELL/TORONTO STAR VIA GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ON THIS ISLAND REPUBLIC THE LSER ANTILL, ANAL SEX BETWEEN MEN IS PUNISHABLE BY UP TO 10 YEARS PRISON. "GROSS CENCY," OR ANY ACT BIS TERURSE, IS PUNISHABLE BY UP TO FIVE YEARS BEHD BARS. AND THE URT N ORR THOSE NVICTED BE SENT TO A PSYCHIATRIC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2012, TWO AMERIN MEN ARRTED FOR HAVG SEX ON THE BALNY OF A CISE SHIP DOCKED DOMI. THEY WERE IALLY CHARGED WH BUGGERY BUT PLEA-BARGAED DOWN TO CENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GRENADAJEFF R CLOW/GETTY IMAGVIEW OF A REMOTE SERTED BEACH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GRENADA'S SODOMY BAN PUNISH ANAL SEX BETWEEN MEN WH UP TO TEN YEARS PRISON. (FEMALE SAME-SEX RELATNS ARE NOT ILLEGAL ON THE ISLAND OF SOME 107,300.) WHILE THE LAW IS RARELY ENFORCED, A 41-YEAR-OLD MAN WAS CHARGED WH HAVG SEX WH A 17-YEAR-OLD 2011, EVEN THOUGH BOTH WERE NSIRED NSENTG ADULTS ACRDG TO GRENADAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2013, SENATOR LAWRENCE JOSEPH ENURAGED THE LEGISLATURE TO REEXAME S BAN, SAYG "THE DAY IS FAST APPROACHG" WHEN WOULD BE STCK DOWN."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GUYANADANA DELIMONT/GETTY IMAGBOTTLE (BATTLE) MOUNTA
GRANE OUTCROP
SAVANNA 
SOUTH RUPUNUNI
GUYANA
SOUTH {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GUYANA'S PENAL LISTS BUGGERY AS A FELONY, PUNISHABLE BY UP TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT. A MAN WHO M AN "ACT OF GROSS CENCY," WHICH IS NOT FED BUT LIKELY CLUS SEXUAL ACTIVY OTHER THAN ANAL SEX, N BE IMPRISONED FOR UP TO TWO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}PRINT DAVID A. GRANGER HAS SIGNALED HE'D BE OPEN TO REPEALG THE STATUTE, WHICH IS NOT MONLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I AM PREPARED TO RPECT THE RIGHTS OF ANY ADULT TO DULGE ANY PRACTICE WHICH IS NOT HARMFUL TO OTHERS," GRANGER SAID BACK 2016. HOWEVER, TO DATE THERE HAS STILL BEEN NO CHANGE TO THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}JAMAIDOUG PEARSON/GETTY IMAGRICKS CAFE, NEGRIL, WTMORELAND PARISH, JAMAI, {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WHILE JAMAI ADVERTIS SELF AS "WELG TO ALL," HOMOSEXUAL TERURSE IS PUNISHABLE BY UP TO TEN YEARS PRISON, WHICH N CLU HARD LABOR. (ANY OTHER SEXUAL NTACT BETWEEN MEN IS PUNISHABLE BY UP TO SEVEN YEARS PRISON.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OTHER CARIBBEAN UNTRI HAVE STRICTER PENALTI, BUT ANTI-LGBT VLENCE IS ENMIC JAMAI: GAY MEN HAVE BEEN BEATEN, SHOT AND STONED TO ATH. IN 2017, LGBT ACTIVIST DEXTER POTTGER, DUBBED THE “FACE OF PRI,” WAS MURRED HIS HOME. SOME YOUNG QUEER JAMAINS ARE EVEN FORCED TO LIVE THE SEWERS AFTER BEG REJECTED BY THEIR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE ARE EFFORTS TOWARD CHANGE: IN 2005, THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LLED ON JAMAI, TO REPEAL S SODOMY BAN AND ACTIVELY BAT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A 2011 BATE, FORMER JAMAIN PRIME MISTER PORTIA SIMPSON-MILLER SAID "NO ONE SHOULD BE DISCRIMATED AGAST BEE OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATN." A YEAR LATER, LGBT RIGHTS MPAIGNER MRICE TOMLSON FILED SU AT THE INTER-AMERIN COMMISSN ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO GET THE BAN LIFTED. BUT HE WAS FORCED TO FLEE THE UNTRY AFTER NEWS OF HIS MARRIAGE TO ANOTHER MAN H LOL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AN GURAL JAMAI PRI EVENT WAS HELD KGSTON 2015, THOUGH SECURY NCERNS MEANT THERE WAS NO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAT KTS AND NEVISWALTER BIBIKOW/GETTY IMAGST. KTS AND NEVIS, ST. KTS, BASSETERRE, THE CIRC {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAT KTS AND NEVIS'S OFFENC AGAST THE PERSON ACT PUNISH "THE ABOMABLE CRIME OF BUGGERY" BETWEEN MEN WH UP TO 10 YEARS PRISON WH THE POSSIBILY OF HARD LABOR. (FEMALE SAME-SEX RELATNS, HOWEVER, ARE NOT ILLEGAL.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ACRDG TO HUMAN DIGNY TST THE LAW HASN'T BEEN ENFORCED RECENT HISTORY. BUT 2005 A GAY CISE WAS BARRED OM DOCKG AND THE PTA WAS TAKEN TO SHORE FOR A MEETG WH PORT, POLICE, CTOMS AND IMMIGRATN OFFICIALS. THE PORT'S GENERAL MANAGER TOLD REPORTERS THAT NEVIS DO NOT WANT HOMOSEXUALY “TO BE A PART OF OUR CULTURE."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAT LUCIAMIGUEL CUMMS (L) OF WT INDI BOWLS AGAST INDIA TO FISH WH 6 WICKETS FOR 48 NS DURG THE 5TH AND FAL DAY OF THE 3RD TT BETWEEN WT INDI AND INDIA AT DARREN SAMMY NATNAL CRICKET STADIUM ON AUGT 13, 2016 GROS ISLET, ST. LUCIA. / AFP / RANDY BROOKS (PHOTO CRED SHOULD READ RANDY BROOKS/AFP/GETTY IMAG){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SAT LUCIA PUNISH NSENSUAL SEX BETWEEN MEN WH UP TO TEN YEARS PRISON. (IF THE FENDANT DON'T NTT THE CHARG, THE SENTENCE IS ONLY FIVE YEARS.){BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN 2008, THE UNTRY WAS THE ONLY U.N. MEMBER STATE THE AMERIS TO FORMALLY OPPOSE A CLARATN THAT THE U.N.'S PRCIPL OF NON-DISCRIMATN CLUD SEXUAL ORIENTATN AND GENR INTY. THREE YEARS LATER, A GROUP OF GAY AMERINS WERE ROBBED AND BEATEN THEIR HOTEL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“THEY ASKED IF WE WERE GAY," ONE OF THE VICTIMS, MICHAEL BAKER, TOLD THE GEIA VOICE AFTER THE ATTACK. "WHY HAD WE SHOWERED TOGETHER? TODD AND I BOTH SAID WAS BEE THE WATER HEATER WAS SO SMALL. 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Or head to Club Eros to dance at one of the island’s ma late-night gay bars the French town of Marigot. Bart’s is among the most gay-iendly Caribbean statns overall—thanks part to s rzy reputatn as a celebry vatn hiaway.

The wee island measur jt 10 square , and LGBT travelers n enjoy relaxed attus, even whout any official gay bars or Pri events. But at all-welg/gay-leang Sale Beach, travelers relax wh or whout cloth.

And you n patronize gay-owned bs like lorful Le Pasha boutique and La Canta bar Gtavia; and scy Le Ti baret and tavern Pote Milou.

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Their clter anchors the northern Lser Antill, and together they’re among the most gay-iendly Caribbean statns. The anizatn’s motto is “the most gay iendly island the Caribbean, ” and based on s long roster of lol hosts and sponsors, ’s clear how clive the statn really is. I'm a gay travel wrer and thk the are the 5 saft, most queer-iendly Caribbean travel statns.

As a whe, cisgenr gay travel wrer, the Caribbean is one of my favore travel statns. Barth, wily celebrated, and you will fd lots of queer lols and ex-pats alike overtly tegrated to society — this is a place where queerns don't have to to go: The island draws LGBTQIA+ travelers for s bety, sophistitn, and party atmosphere — even if lacks a dited gay bar.

Ti, the island's popular party spot, do have some gay energy, though, which creas as the night go on. The night I was there, for stance, my iend and I danced on stage to ABBA and other pop Beach is arguably one of the island's most betiful, and while 's not exclively queer, acts as a facto gay beach and tends to draw a more lorful crowd as well as to stay: Thanks to the island's clivy, you'll fd LGBTQIA+ folks stayg at virtually every hotel, but I ually book Le Toy for s massive rooms that e wh their own private pool.

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Le Toy also manag the stunng Villa Nureyev, which was origally the vatn home of the notably gay Rsian ballet dancer.

I traveled to San Pedro, Belize wh my (also gay) bt iend, where many people assumed we were a uple and greeted wh huge s.

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) banana bread is a mt alongsi lectable seafood dish; Hidn Treasure, a romantic rtrant for date night; The French Touch, which is n by a French ex-pat and serv tasty classics; or The Tck Stop, an outdoor eatery wh live to stay: The rooms and villas at Alaia Belize, Autograph Collectn will likely speak to gay men like myself who are spired by sign.

The Rumors Ftival, a circu party, and events, also happens njunctn wh, Playa Hollywood acts as the cy's gay beach, where queer rints and visors go for fun and are also a few gay waterg hol and clubs wh LGBTQIA+ parti Cartagena; my experience, they are fun but do not offer what travelers om bigger ci might expect om queer culture.

A quote om their webse reads: "We are straight, gay, black, whe, and all the thgs between. For other timate gay-iendly acmodatns Cartagena, nsir the gay-operated Hotel Casa Lola or the charmg Hotel tips: Plan a picturque day trip to the Rosar Islands, which are roughly a one-hour boat ri om Cartagena, wh plenty of mare life for snorkelg or scuba divg. However, there is a multu of reasons why I return aga and aga, namely, the plac listed to go: Almost a right of passage, any queer visor to Puerto Ri should make a trip to Condado Beach, wh s gay stretch of sand filled wh Speedo-clad hunks that ngregate here.

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Meanwhile, Mambo Beach is a gay-iendly beach wh multiple trendy beach clubs.

Where to stay: The majory of hotels are gay-iendly and the island has seen a surge of new opengs the past two years, cludg Curaçao Marrtt Beach Rort, Dreams Curaçao Rort, Spa & Caso, and soon, upl will enjoy the first Sandals on the island — Sandals Royal Curaçao.

My suggtn is the gay-iendly Bar Hotel, which has reasonable rat on stud, sue, and apartment-style Luxury Rort is another queer-iendly favore and has an island-chic, welg atmosphere, and villa-style rooms, many of which nta private plunge tips: In the ma port town of Willemstad, Pietermaai is a trendy neighborhood that attracts queer visors and is siar to Miami's Wynwood, filled wh murals and trendy plac to eat and have a night out. Kts and Nevis, Barbados, and Antigua and Barbuda – have overturned anti-gay sex laws (buggery laws) that once ma sexual relatns between men a crimal offense and punishable by ath. Gay marriage has been legal here sce 2015, but there are no anti-discrimatn laws to protect .

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Changg genr, same-sex parents adoptg children, gay marriage, and other anti-discrimatn protectns are all legal Martique!

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