Story by Ed Salvato; above Queen's Garns Rort ty, idyllic Caribbean island of Saba. Not only is s nickname gay, Saba, the Unspoiled Queen, has a pal sure to tantalize some gay travelers. It's lled "The Bottom"! This quiet Dutch-fluenced Caribbean island wel gay travelers wh a genuely warm wele. Long known as an excellent scuba and snorkelg spot, Saba is a volnic rock so lacks standard sand beach. The good news is that also means lacks the boozy beach set. It's a great spot for a romantic getaway. There are ra fort hikg trails and misty tropil forts. You'll fd a small town wh shops and rtrants, but this is a statn where the choice of rort is paramount sce that's probably where you may spend most of your time. Lols are iendly to all visors LGBT or S. There are several proment members of ernment happily livg as openly gay, same-sex weddgs are a e of celebratn, and the only four-star hotel is actively urtg LGBT travelers. Queen's Garns Rort (aga, is the island namg mtee pletely gay or what?) is perched 700 feet about the sea, affordg amazg views of this untouched island. It looks sprawlg, but there are only a dozen su -- 10 of which have Jacuzzis -- wh each spanng an entire floor of the rort. The young Dutch owners, Hid and Claire, a straight uple, tly make each gut feel at home (if your home is a luxur island rort), and go the extra e for everyone who stays there. The rort is also known for s superb cuise. Saba fast facts: Its populatn is about 1,600 habants; Loted the unspoiled relaxg island that's actually a state of the Netherlands; It's only 28 east of (and a 12-mute flight away om St. Maarten/St. Mart); and, It is reachable via direct flights om Amsterdam, Paris, New York, Boston, Miami, Dallas and Toronto.
Contents:
- WELE TO GAY SABA, THE CARIBBEAN QUEEN
- GAY LIFE SABA
- GLOBALGAYZ: THE BOOK
- FD GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS SABA
- GAY IENDLY HOTELS SABA
WELE TO GAY SABA, THE CARIBBEAN QUEEN
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Even better, Saba has been a gay-iendly statn ever sce 1998 when we ran our first annual dive trip there. This Dutch-herage island was one of the first Caribbean islands to regnize and support gay marriage. Sce 1973 HE Travel has been offerg unique adventure tours for gay men, lbians and open-md iends and fay who enjoy tours wh a gay flair.
GAY LIFE SABA
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Legalizatn of gay marriage sends Saba’s populary soarg. Ltle Saba, an tonomo Dutch terrory has approved gay marriage as of December 1, 2012 makg the first such island the Caribbean to officially legalize same-sex unns.
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Gay Life?
“Saba is not a hot bed of gay activy.
There’s not a sgle gay bar, but LGBT visors have taken note of the island’s welg spir and unrwater treasur. The island’s hospaly provirs timate that about 80 percent of visors e to Saba to don a wetsu and peer at sea life — cludg gay and lbian scuba groups anized through gay tour operators such as Alyson Adventur and Unrsea Expedns. The island is a ‘live and let live’ sort of place which v gay iendly attus to velop along wh wh gay owned bs, rorts, hotels and villas for rent.
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“It’s for gay travelers who are not lookg for a party atmosphere. But they’re also very reful to scribe Saba as a low-key statn for gay tourists. Another ghg admirer has claimed, “ is vyg for the gayt island all of Caribbean.
Here there are fortable LGBT rints pl an openly gay missner, a director of tourism, and member of the island uncil, who are all phg to have same-sex marriage legalized, which given that Saba is unr jurisdictn of the Netherlands, should be any day now.
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OutTraveler (gay travel magaze) has wrten, “overall, there’s not much to do here other than dive or hike and get away om the crowds, but that’s the pot: rt and romance. The Bottom, Saba – The dimutive Dutch Caribbean island of Saba has bee a haven for gay upl and seen s populary soar sce legislators legalized same-sex marriag what was already nsired a gay-iendly statn.
Saba is the most gay-iendly island I’ve seen the Caribbean, where rabow flags adorn the grocery stor and LGBT upl live eely and openly.