Penang, Malaysia, Holiday Hoeboys, your gay iendly tour gui

Contents:

• GAY MALAYSIA
• A GAY GUI TO KUALA LUMPUR
• KUALA LUMPUR GAY TRAVEL
• GAY LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA | THE ESSENTIAL LGBT TRAVEL GUI!
• GAY KUALA LUMPUR

GAY MALAYSIA

All members of the gay muny should be able to travel where they want and enjoy the treasur Malaysia has to offer, but is important to be aware of the legal and social suatn before travelg. Unr a Brish Empire lonial-era law, sodomy (and oral sex) is illegal, for both homosexual and heterosexual upl. The rhetoric of many policians is very anti-homosexualy.

A GAY GUI TO KUALA LUMPUR

2013 rearch rried out by the Pew Rearch Center showed ltle acceptance om the Malaysian populatn towards homosexualy: 86% believed should not be accepted by society. Universi have sanctned gay nversn ‘ntts’ which clu creatg posters to try and ‘cure’ LGBT people.

This is symbolic of a very clear feelg Malaysia that beg gay is not normal and agast the teachgs of the Quran.

Siarly, gay characters are only allowed to appear films and other media if they eher die or repent.

KUALA LUMPUR GAY TRAVEL

Recently, a ernment mister orred the removal of photographs of gay people om an exhibn Penang, claimg they promoted LGBT rights, which is agast the state ernment policy. So What Do This Mean For Gay Travelers?

Dpe all of this negative prs, Malaysia n still be a fun and welg place for gay travelers. Many reports beg surprised by the active gay scene ci like Penang and Kuala Lumpur and many areas lols are iendly.

GAY LANGKAWI, MALAYSIA | THE ESSENTIAL LGBT TRAVEL GUI!

However, is important to be aware that technilly homosexualy is illegal and therefore to be nsc of behavr public plac. As a smopolan and multicultural cy, Kuala Lumpur has veloped a thrivg gay scene – jt exists behd closed doors for the most part. You won’t fd any crazy parti like Bangkok or the openns of islands Thailand, but outright persecutn is rare, and ’s not pletely unheard of to see gay upl out and about; there jt won’t be any public displays of affectn.

GAY KUALA LUMPUR

Penang Island is a place wh a growg gay scene, due large part to s thrivg tech and arts scen.

The suatn is siar idyllic Langkawi, which is popular wh gay travelers bee of s more liberal attus and chilled nightlife – as well as s stunng beach!

Malaysia do not offer much the way of gay-iendly hotels, unsurprisgly. Bookg at ternatnal, upsle hotels is always a safe bet; is highly unlikely gay travelers will n to any problems here, and there are plenty to choose om, whether Kuala Lumpur or beachsi Penang.

KL has some gay-iendly hostels or budget hotels, as do Penang, Melaka, and Langkawi. What gay travelers won’t fd, however, is much (if anythg) the way of events, venu or activi aimed at the gay muny.

Although, Penang and Langkawi do have some unofficial gay beach. Certaly, if LGBT travelers are lookg for an out-and-proud gay party holiday, Malaysia as a whole is not gog to be their ial statn. While there might be some great nightlife optns, there are none that are publilly for the gay muny, and is val to be sensible and discrete, somethg which is repeated throughout this gui for a good reason.

Gay clubs and bars also will not be labeled as such, so ’s a matter of dog rearch beforehand on where will be welg. In a untry where homosexualy is to all tents and purpos illegal, n be difficult to learn more about the gay muny and to get to know like-md lols.

In gay-iendly bars hubs like KL and Penang ’s easy enough to get talkg to people, but bee members of the LGBT muny are rarely out and have to disguise themselv, uld often be difficult to know who to approach. Gay men e hook-up apps like Grdr, Scff, and Tdr but onle censorship is creasgly a problem, so a secure VPN before gog is strongly remend orr to protect privacy and rema anonymo. Certaly, if wild parti and an open and active gay scene are what people want om a holiday, Malaysia is not gog to tick those box.

Gay MalaysiaMalaysia, a meltg pot of rac and religns, offers travelers a relaxed, warm and iendly wele. LangkawiOverview of the scenic archipelago, pl a few hotel LumpurOur gui to the bt of Kuala Lumpur and s discreet gay BahJohor Bah (JB), a pal cy southern Malaysia, jt north of Sgapore, is an important hub of regnal transport and manufacturg. Hotels the budget & mid-range tegory may fall short of expectatns, so choose 's On TodayBook A Travel Gay Approved HotelAbout MalaysiaHomosexual activyIllegal (imprisonment as punishment)January 1, 1826Same-sex marriageNot legalJanuary 1, 1826LGBT discrimatnNo protectnsJanuary 1, 1826Trendg Hotels MalaysiaNews & FeaturFeatured Venu.

Dpe a morn astcture and futuristic archecture, Malaysia’s attus around homosexualy are archaic.

Dpe this, there is a discreet yet passnate LGBT+ muny the cy who wele gay travelers wh open clubs and bars Kuala LumpurThe horrific human rights suatn facg LGBT+ people Kuala Lumpur means that most gay venu are more discreet than other ci and the fact that homosexualy remas illegal Malaysia means that many gay events will change venu equently and only disclose the lotn close to the time. However, there are still a number of bars and clubs that ter to a gay clientele. BlueBoy Disteque is a mastay of Kuala Lumpur’s gay scene, havg served the gay muny here for many years.