'We live here': fears tourist tweets on gay liftyle may backfire on Bali's LGBT muny | Bali | The Guardian

Contents:

• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS BALI
• IS SAFE FOR GAY UPL TO TRAVEL TO BALI?
• ULTIMATE GAY TRAVEL GUI TO BALI, INDONIA
• GUI TO GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS BALI INDONIA (2023 UPDATED)
• GAY IENDLY BALI - BALI FOM
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS BALI
• 'WE LIVE HERE': FEARS TOURIST TWEETS ON GAY LIFTYLE MAY BACKFIRE ON BALI'S LGBT MUNY
• THE BEST BALI GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BALI

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS BALI

LGBTQIA+ travelers are those who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr, pl queer or qutng, tersex or asexual dividuals. Although homosexualy is legal most parts of the untry, there is still polil tensn and revisns to the untry's crimal are currently beg nsired which uld potentially crimalize gay sex and same-sex relatnships.

Gay datg apps and media portrayg queer behavr as “normal” have also been banned.

There are que a few queer-iendly bars, rtrants and rorts  Bali, and also an (unofficial) gay strip on Jalan Camplung Tand Road Semyak at the southern end of the island. Here you'll fd a number of trendy gay bars, rtrants, drag shows and queer-iendly beach bars.

IS SAFE FOR GAY UPL TO TRAVEL TO BALI?

In Bali you will fd a relatively rich gay scene although not one that is openly flnted.

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While homosexualy is accepted, any public display of romance, whether straight or gay, is owned upon.

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.

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GUI TO GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS BALI INDONIA (2023 UPDATED)

But holdg hands, kissg, and other PDAs are acts owned matter of PDA is not jt limed to gay upl.

Whether you are gay or straight, PDA is somethg you do not do when that lols Bali are not vlent. But transgenrs have a stronger prence the untry than lbians and gays.

However, one should note that Bali is more liberal pared to the other parts of the fact, Bali is what they nsir the gay oasis of is a gay scene. And there are gay-iendly bars as no matter how open Bali is to the LGBTQ+ muny, one should always be should always behave appropriately.

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Fally, you n enjoy a night out town to any of their bars and listen to some live mic while you sip on your a night out Semyak, you n aga laze your day away on one of s Semyak gay-iendly? Semyak has a big gay muny pared to other parts of always ment that Semyak is the gay haven of the, you will fd villas, hotels, and a lot of om that, is also this part of the island where you n see drag shows and gay beach are gay-iendly.

Semyak and Gay BarsThere are a lot of notable gay bars there are a few of them I n anythg else, you should know that the gay bars Semyak are jt one is what they ll the Jalan Camplung Tand of the LGBTQ+ crowd equent three popular they are:MixwellThis is the most famo of the three gay bars on the has an amazg drag show durg the if you want a great show and a party afterward, you should vis on a Friday or a Saturday. The are the nights when most of the gay crowd are out to JoeBali Joe is the ual gay, you n dance the night away. Asi om that, party plac and drag shows abound this part of the BeachThe bt beach Bali are mostly should also follow that the sunsets here are betiful sunsets, you n vis the Double Six Belig Beach is also the beach that gays equent.

Bali is generally pretty laid back and acceptg of LGBT people and a lot of gay Indonians go to live there bee of this. I have noticed a few gay men here but I would say overall I did not see any public affectn.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS BALI

Bali is tox and spirual quts, participatg a Hdu ceremony, rart trekkg and learng lol ctoms and language, and ’s a haven for gay travelers, pecially wh the thrivg LGBT scene. Thanks to geo rorts, scenery and jt pure fabulons of Bali island life, the gay scene is burgeong wh ternatnal visors. The gay strip— Dhyana Pura—is home to gay bars and gay iendly tablishments, and the rorts, beach, rtrants and attractns are unarguably paradise for the LGBT muny.

In fact, one don’t necsarily need a gay travel gui to Bali; ’s already pretty gay.

Neverthels, Semyak do harbor some of the island’s bt sunsets, hotels keep their beachont tidy and the mp-fed “gay” street is novelty alone.

'WE LIVE HERE': FEARS TOURIST TWEETS ON GAY LIFTYLE MAY BACKFIRE ON BALI'S LGBT MUNY

In Semyak, there’s a gay “beach” though ’s reputatn of cisg preces (which is great if that’s how you roll!

You’re better off at Ku De Ta, a sual hangout favored by both hetero and homo alike, known for beachont banas, a South Beach-style scene wh lounge groov and killer cktails to boot. The strongt ditn Semyak lur the LGBT muny is the fact ’s the only place wh gay nightlife Bali. You’ll fd the motherload on Dhyana Pura, a ty street home to a strg of small gay bars.

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What mak this strip excg is that the streetont bars allow the patrons to flood out to the street, particularly on the weekends: tourists (both gay and straight) pse to socialize, flirt and get a nice dose of the ee shows at the bars. W managed to mcle s way onto the beach, brgg s signature ameni and sign gays live for.

The fortably chic boutique is a three-mute walk to the gay strip so my stumblg walks home were short and sweet whout havg to hop on the back of someone’s moped for chump change. It’s one of the ma reasons we actually wrote this gay travel gui to Bali… mt have been the stars!