Interview wh tango dancer Rodrigo om Montevio: what's gay life like Uguay? | HuffPost Contributor

Contents:

• UGUAY – MOST GAY IENDLY NATN SOUTH AMERI
• THE BEST MONTEVIO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MONTEVIO
• SURPRISG WAYS GAY UGUAY
• THE BT THGS TO SEE AND DO GAY UGUAY
• INTERVIEW WH TANGO DANCER RODRIGO OM MONTEVIO: WHAT'S GAY LIFE LIKE UGUAY?
• MONTEVIO GAY BARS
• MONTEVIO GAY MAP
• GAY MONTEVIO DANCE CLUBS
• MONTEVIO GAY SNAS
• THE BEST MONTEVIO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MONTEVIO

UGUAY – MOST GAY IENDLY NATN SOUTH AMERI

In 2005, the pal Montevio beme one of the few ci the world to have a homomonument – a rose-lored grane the shape of a triangle scribed wh the words: “To Honour Diversy is to Honor Life”. In Montevio, ’s mon to see gay upl—men and women—holdg hands on the rambla, the 25-km promena that borrs the River Plate.

And while olr generatns may be takg their time to e around to the chang, younger generatns are openly supportive of gay are jt a few gay bars and my experience is that gay men and women don’t tend to ghettoise. A gay emigrant to Uguay livg Colonia wr: “I live the Uguayan equivalent of the Bible belt wh my partner of 28 years and th far have enuntered no negative vib at all. … Unlike the US, UK and Ireland, beg gay has never been a crime here so there isn’t the same historil baggage and rentment that you still fd certa plac… an dividual’s sexualy is viewed as a personal matter and is of no ncern to the neighbors (except perhaps for a b of gossip.

THE BEST MONTEVIO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MONTEVIO

In 1934, homosexualy was crimalised.

The same year the age of nsent was lowered to 16 – regardls of who you were havg sex past has seen big chang regardg rights for gays, lbians and transAnti-discrimatn laws are place sce 2003, and gays and lbians are allowed to serve openly the ary and jotly adopt children sce upl have been able to enter to civil unns sce 2008 and sce 2013, to marryTransgenr people have been able to change their genr on official documentatn sce looks like ’s time to plan your vis to the gay-iendlit natn South Ameri! BeachChihuahua, a nudist beach several wt of glzy Punta l Este has the only hotel exclively for gay men the whole of Uguay. Further readg about gay Uguay EnglishGay MontevioUguay adopts iendly bs certifitn (2018)Uguay sger Ana Prada champns LGBTI rights (2014)A g-out story is told one of Gu’Guay’s 5 Uguayan films you mt see.

Many thanks to Rodrigo Borda, of Friendly Maps and half of the first gay uple to register to marry  Uguay, for lettg me pick his bras for this article.

SURPRISG WAYS GAY UGUAY

We had many gay guts, fact our first ever were two wonrful gay upl om Canada.

If you are lookg for wonrful gay-iendly acmodatn, do check out our remendatns of memorable plac to stay Uguay. Addnally, same-sex upl have been allowed to jotly adopt sce 2009 and gays, lbians and bisexuals are permted to openly serve the ary. LGBT Chamber of Commerce Natnal Conference – Each September the Uguayan chamber of merce has their annual nference showsg the bt of gay travel the untry.

THE BT THGS TO SEE AND DO GAY UGUAY

Below we've piled a list of four of the most LGBTIQ+ iendly ci South Ameri, statns where gay, queer and trans travelers will fd thrivg muni and plenty to explore.

Argenta is socially liberal pared to most of s neighbors – was the first untry South Ameri to legalize gay marriage July 2010, and the lg also clud full adoptn rights. Consequently, Buenos Air is one of the most gay-iendly plac South Ameri. Each November, the cy hosts a large Pri ftival that attracts over 100, 000 people, and the ernment also vts and supports the LGBTIQ+ muny – an ternatnal gay bs and LGBT tourism nference lled Network360 tak place every Augt along wh the BADiversa week, which clus a variety of ftivals, events and ncerts.

INTERVIEW WH TANGO DANCER RODRIGO OM MONTEVIO: WHAT'S GAY LIFE LIKE UGUAY?

The pal cy, Bogotá, is an excellent statn for LGBTIQ+ travelers who will fd a welg scene the Chapero neighborhood, home to gay hangouts like the bar/rtrants El Recreo Adán and Estación Cafe. The ma highlight of Bogotá's gay scene is the mega-club Theatron, the largt LGBTQ club South Ameri.

MONTEVIO GAY BARS

Gay rights Uguay have long been rpected: homosexualy was crimalized 1934; anti-discrimatn laws have been place sce 2003; adoptn laws were enacted 2009, and gay marriage was legalized early 2013. As such, society Uguay is largely very acceptg, tolerant and super gay-iendly. The 15 most gay-iendly plac on the pla.

In jt a few s, Chile has quickly evolved to havg major gay events and a strong queer culture, and December 2021 passg marriage equaly laws a landsli vote. As a sign of solidary wh s LGBTIQ+ muny, the Palac la Moneda (the formal office of the print) central Santiago lights up wh rabow lors on May 17 for the Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia (IDAHO).

MONTEVIO GAY MAP

Santiago’s gay scene is large and maly ngregated to one area lled Bellavista, which harbors a mix of bars, clubs and rtrants.

One of Santiago’s most famo rtrants is the gay-owned Sara Colonia. The eclectic dér rembl somethg om an LSD trip or Alice Wonrland, and the tablishment's self-proclaimed theme is “Pevian Transvte Kchen” – what the webse explas is a "tribute to the apocryphal Pevian miracle-worker followed by immigrants, prisoners, homosexuals, transsexuals and transvt, where margalized rage is weled and transformed to balm for tolerance and rpect. Near to Santiago, you'll fd one of the largt gay clubs the whole of South Ameri, Il Divo, loted the nearby rort town of Viña l Mar.

The LGBTQ-foced Pri Tours Chile do package trips for gay travelers to Santiago, which clu we tastg at the bt bogas. The charge of life is gentle here: clean air, equent sunshe, long sand-duned beach and, more importantly to gay and lbian visors, a relaxed atmosphere away om the more formal strictur of Buenos Air.

GAY MONTEVIO DANCE CLUBS

Such are also the ndns where many gay and lbian people live wh their fai.

MONTEVIO GAY SNAS

And how would Miguel f to this affluent Argentean fay system where gay is not a topic of discsn?

Although Carlo’s fay all know and accept ( silence) that he is gay, his affairs do not segue to the ual ncerns of the fay, such as his sister’s recent divorce.

And what do Miguel know of the plexy, rponsibily and social life of an urban gay relatnship om havg lived the impoverished nf of a ty macho Catholic village. And, ed, as Carlo sometim wonrs, do Miguel really know what gay is?

THE BEST MONTEVIO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS MONTEVIO

Beg gay is ls of an issue Uguay than eatg lunch.

“I don’t thk he is pletely gay”, he med. So, gay or bi, Ricky mak himself available to Carlo whenever he viss the good life Punte l Este.

Uguay and Argenta ntrast their attus about homosexualy.

From several nversatns wh gay men om both untri I me to unrstand that the differenc arose om the fluence of three powerful sourc: the ary tablishment, the Roman Catholic church and the brtle etiquette of the lg upper class.

Wh ls ncern for manners, enhanced by unpretent poverty, ’s not difficult to fd guys–gay, straight or between–willg to acmodate sirg partners, om home or abroad. “Gay sex may be a way for them to have fun or make iends. For other gay players town for a few days and not lookg for hbands, the relaxed sexual atmosphere mak for a fortable ocsn.