Out the Sun: Florida’s Top 10 Gay Beach | VISIT FLORIDA

Contents:

• THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS
• OUT THE SUN: FLORIDA’S TOP 10 GAY BEACH
• THE SAD BUT TE STORY OF SAN DOMO, FASCIST ITALY’S ISLAND FOR ‘IMMORAL’ GAY MEN
• ICELAND GAY TRAVEL
• GAY REYKJAVIK, ICELAND | THE ESSENTIAL LGBT TRAVEL GUI!
• A GAY ISLAND MUNY CREATED BY ITALY'S FASCISTS
• THE VERY GAY HISTORY OF FIRE ISLAND
• I'M A GAY TRAVEL WRER AND THK THE ARE THE 5 SAFT, MOST QUEER-IENDLY CARIBBEAN TRAVEL STATNS
• GAY MYKONOS
• FIRE ISLAND GAY TRAVEL
• GAYT PLAC IN RHO ISLAND FOR 2020
• BT GAY RORTS HAWAII
• GAY PRCE EDWARD ISLAND TRAVEL GUI
• GAY HILTON HEAD ISLAND TRAVEL GUI

THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS

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. 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. 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.

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.

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. 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. There’s an unofficial gay meet-up at Guana’s first beach accs pot, reached by a boardwalk that wds down a 40-foot-tall dune system to a priste stretch of seclud sand.

OUT THE SUN: FLORIDA’S TOP 10 GAY BEACH

Pensala Beach cy near the Alabama borr may not seem like the most gay-iendly spot, but ’s been a beach getaway for LGBTQ folks om the South for a long time, particularly for Gay Memorial Day Weekend, which started rmally the 1980s and has grown to a huge gatherg, drawg thoands to late-night circu parti wh well-known profsnal DJs and rmal tent parti on the beach.

Stonewall Beach, a swath of sand near the Pompano Beach pier, was unoffilly named by lol gay rints on the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Rts, a seri of spontaneo monstratns followg police raids New York's Greewich Village 1969.

THE SAD BUT TE STORY OF SAN DOMO, FASCIST ITALY’S ISLAND FOR ‘IMMORAL’ GAY MEN

From 1919 to 1945, fascist lear Beno Msoli transformed Italy om a mocracy to a totalarian dictatorship by g state police to vlently supprs all unsirable elements, cludg gay men. Towards this end, 1938, the mayor of Catania, Sicily, cid to stop the “spreadg of generatn” by roundg up gay men and shippg them off to San Domo, an island nearly 500 away. Although homosexualy wasn’t actually illegal durg the time of Msoli’s le, was seen as a mental disorr ntradictg fascist Italy’s ial of the “new man, ” a virile man who embodied strict ary behavr.

As such, fascist ernment lears sought to intify and supprs gay men through spi gay hangouts and through a form of forced rince known as nfo (or nfement). So, that same year, the mayor and lol police round up 45 gay lol men and ported them to San Domo, an island  the Adriatic Sea’s Isole Tremi archipelago, two hours by ferry om Italy’s south-central ast.

ICELAND GAY TRAVEL

There are no known gay survivors of the San Domo nfement, but historil rearchers say gay men arrived there handcuffs and were placed dormori wh no nng water or electricy. Msoli’s gay island is the subject of the 2008 graphic novel In Italia Sono Tutti Maschi (In Italy Everyone Is Manly) and the 2018 mil San Domo, wrten by Tim Anfilogoff and Alan Whtaker.

Iceland is credibly LGBT-iendly, and the untry is equently ranked among the top 10 most gay-iendly untri the world (which, by the way, is notably different om overall “top gay statns”)! One of the olt thgs about gay-iendly Iceland though, is they were the first untry to have an openly LGBT permanent head of ernment the world: Prime Mister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, who held office om 2009 to 2013.

One of the most progrsive, liberal and welg ci the world, Gay Reykjavik is a ptivatg statn wh betiful sign, a rich history, and a burgeong nightlife scene.

GAY REYKJAVIK, ICELAND | THE ESSENTIAL LGBT TRAVEL GUI!

While many travelers will be drawn to Iceland for s stunng natural vistas – unparalleled anywhere else on earth – is also important to know Iceland is gay-iendly. In Iceland and Reykjavík, gay upl walk hand hand whout any ncerns, and the most you will ever get is a cur stare on ocsn, which is quickly followed up by a se or nod of approval. Gay people here stand equal to straight people the ey of the law, and while work still remas to be done, pecially regard to transgenr rights, Iceland is much further down the road to full and utter equaly than almost any other statn that we have ever vised.

This cultural renaissance and tourism boom has also add to the gay scene of Iceland, and while is not able to pete wh the lik of Berl and Barcelona, there are a few gay bars and gay-owned tablishments worth visg.

A GAY ISLAND MUNY CREATED BY ITALY'S FASCISTS

Attractns Reykjavik Iceland Thgs To Do In ReykjavikHighlights Of Gay ReykjavikGay-Friendly and Gay Hotels Reykjavik IcelandGay Nightlife ReykjavikGay Bars And Clubs ReykjavikOther Fabulo Gay-Friendly Nightlife Optns ReykjavikCisg Spots & Gay Sna ReykjavikGay Map Of Reykjavik. Obvly, beg gay do not fe which attractn most of will want to see each cy, and most queer travelers will simply want to check out the top thgs to see Reykjavik durg the day! Reykjavik is a very safe cy, and gay travelers Reykjavik do not need to take any extra preutns terms of public displays of affectn this very tolerant and progrsive cy.

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If you are at a loss for thgs to do Gay Reykjavik or n’t ci – we remend hirg a r and gettg out and explorg the stunng nature for yourself, or jt wanrg the cy and admirg all s lorful archecture.

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Pk Iceland works for and wh the LGBT muny and specializ day tours (gay tours), weddgs, ternatnal and domtic events, and ftivals, as well as anizg tailor-ma luxury travel.

As a world lear LGBT tourism, every hotel, and hostel Reykjavik n be nsired gay-iendly – after all, beg gay-iendly is not all about upsle luxury, but about providg iendly and open service and welg everyone wh open arms! Havg said that, everyone lik to be surround by people wh mon terts, and as such, there are a few well-known hotels Reykjavik that are known hot spots for gay travelers to stay.

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The followg gay-iendly and gay hotels Reykjavik are only the most popular wh gay travelers, but there are hundreds of other hotels Reykjavik if you don’t fd que what you are lookg for. Still, whether you want a fun and social hostel, a cheap place to crash after a night of partyg or a chic signer optn to sip cktails and surround yourself wh fabulo people – Gay Reykjavik has all!

Loted jt a few steps away om the ma shoppg street – Lgavegur, this gay-owned & -operated acmodatn optn featur four different typ of apartments sug groups of 1 to 5 people. While there is no doubt Reykjavik is one of the world’s most gay-iendly statns, the Reykjavik gay scene is hard to fd sce most gay people no longer feel the need to segregate themselv gay bars. The olst gay bar Reykjavík (and Iceland) provis a fabuloly queer space for the lol and ternatnal muny to mix and mgle Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights.

Not gay, but a mixed bar next to Club Kiki, which is a popular meetg pot earlier the night wh the lol LGBT muny wh a relaxed atmosphere and iendly staff. Gay cisg tak place Reykjavik, like every major cy around the world, but the past has dimished signifintly as olr cisg grounds have been replaced wh morn buildgs.

FIRE ISLAND GAY TRAVEL

Out-of-date rmatn is rife, and for the most part, you will have to try your luck on the gay hook-up apps now – or some of the swimmg pools ed by gay Icelanrs or tourists. While plenty of rorts wele diverse travelers, some really roll out the rabow rpets—whether they’re part of a gay-iendly brand; home to an out-and-proud LGBTQ+ staff; or part of a fabulo statn.

GAYT PLAC IN RHO ISLAND FOR 2020

The brand is a Gold Global Partner of the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA), and has been honored for more than a as one of the HRC’s annually ranked Bt Plac to Work for LGBTQ+ Equaly.

Here gay upl n spend time their villa’s private pool, cisg through the property’s mangrove forts, bikg to the beach, or meltg to an open-air upl’ massage. Along wh Grand Palladium’s tramark ntemporary sign and range of on-se rtrants and entertament, gay and lbian guts n enjoy ameni like the Zentropia Spa & Wellns and s fully equipped gym, several pools and Jacuzzis, sports facili, and direct beach accs. South Ai is probably the most gay-iendly untry Ai, and Royal Malewane is a member of IGLTA, assurg your South Ain LGBTQ+ experience is as fortable as n be.

They were held unr a prison regime - but some found life the untry's first openly gay muny a liberatg summer, tourists are drawn to the bety of a ty strg of rocky islands the jt recently a group of visors me to the Tremi archipelago not so much to enjoy the peace and lm of this remote place as to were gay, lbian and transgenr rights had e to hold a small ceremony durg which they would mark a shameful episo that unfold the islands more than 70 years the late 1930s the archipelago played a part the effort by Beno Msoli's Fascists to supprs homosexualy.

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So the Italians are strong, mascule, and 's impossible that homosexualy n exist a Fascist regime, " says profsor of history at the Universy of Bergamo, Lorenzo the strategy was to ver up the issue as much as discrimatory laws were passed.

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But a climate was created which open maniftatns of homosexualy uld be vigoroly one particular police prefect the Sicilian cy of Catania took full advantage of the official mood. They eventually found themselv about 600km away on the island of San Domo, the ptn, The 2008 graphic novel In Italia Sono Tutti Maschi tells the story of gay people exiled unr fascismThe whole episo has been largely 's thought that nobody who endured this punishment is still alive today, and there are few tailed acunts of what went on their book, The Island and the Cy, rearchers Gianan Goretti and Tommaso Giartosi talk of dozens of men, most but not all om Catania, endurg harsh ndns on San would arrive handcuffed, and then be hoed large, spartan dormori wh no electricy or nng water.

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"The prisoners knew the exposure of their homosexualy would have ed shame and anguish for their fai back home eply nservative towns and of that mood is ptured a letter om the son of a Sicilian peasant, who had been trag to be a prit when he was round up. For the first time their liv, the men were a place where they uld be themselv - ee of the stigma that normally surround them voutly Catholic 1930s this meant to the exil was explaed a rare terview wh a San Domo veteran, named only as Gieppe B - published many years ago the gay magaze, Babilonia - who said that a way the men were better off on the island.

"In those days if you were a femmella [a slang Italian word for a gay man] you uldn't even leave your home, or make yourself noticed - the police would arrt you, " he said of his home town near Napl. Some prisoners wept, Gieppe said, when the outbreak of World War II 1939 led to the end of the ternal exile regime on San Domo, and the men were returned to a kd of hoe arrt the plac where they me ptn, Tremi/MPA number of gay men were terned along wh polil prisoners on other small islands, such as Usti and Lampsa, but San Domo was the only one where all the exil were is eply ironic that the Italy of that time, they uld fd a gree of eedom only on a prison party of gay and lbian rights activists who gathered on the archipelago the other day put down a plaque memory of the exil.