GayCuba (Havana) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go

Contents:

• THE BEST HAVANA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS HAVANA
• LGBTQ REVOLUTN CUBA: RNERS HAVANA FOR GAY IENDLY TOURISM
• THE BEST CUBA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS CUBA
• THERE’S A GAY BEACH HAVANA! DISVERG LGBT LIFE CUBA
• GAYCUBA
• THE GAYT AND THE MOST STRAIGHT-IENDLY CASA / AIRBNB HAVANA
• IN HAVANA, GAY BARS HOLD THEIR OWN AGAST THE INTER
• CASAS PARTICULAR GAY-IENDLY HAVANA
• CAFé BAR MADRIGALHAVANAMENUBARSGAY MAPSERVICCAFé BAR MADRIGAL
• CAFé FORTUNA JOEHAVANAMENUBARSGAY MAPSERVICCAFé FORTUNA JOE
• THE BEST HAVANA GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS HAVANA

THE BEST HAVANA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS HAVANA

Throughout this article, we will go through some ndid advice on safely travelg around Cuba, which of Havannas’s gay bars and clubs are the bt, as well as explorg Santa Clara’s liberal cy and Mi Cayo which is Cuba’s Gay Beach. In fact members of the LGBTQ muny have been treated horrendoly for many years Cuba, wh homosexualy beg scribed as iologil diversnism.

Homosexualy was still illegal Cuba until 1979 and wasn’t actually regnized as a sexual orientatn until 1986. That beg said, PDAs (public displays of affectn) between homosexuals are fairly unmon as s society is still fairly nservative.

Throughout the years, gay nightlife has really begun to flourish, so you’ll be happy to know that you won’t be stuck for party statns! It was once named after s historil ti to a late revolutnary figure Santa Clara, but has sce bee the polil re for LGBT activism and is also seen as Cuba’s ma gay landmark.

LGBTQ REVOLUTN CUBA: RNERS HAVANA FOR GAY IENDLY TOURISM

El Mujunje was an stutn for tolerance and acceptance, not jt for homosexualy, but jt to create a more open-md muny general. There are, however, now plenty of plac throughout Havana where homosexualy is not only accepted but fact celebrated.

Mi Cayo’s openly gay beach is perfect for all beach bums that would like to lounge on a sunbed all day and tch a tan the relentls Cuban sun. So begs Enzo Hernanz, young Cuban artist, the tertg dialogue he had wh the CubaUnique team about the LGTBI muny Cuba, about his own experienc as a gay Cuban and about his favore plac and spots for LGBT tourism Havana.

THE BEST CUBA GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS CUBA

This 28-year-old tells about his experience as a gay man and queer today's Cuba, and about the guarante and challeng of beg part of the Cuban LGBTI muny. For Enzzo is very important that si, and also outsi of Cuba, is known that there is an LGBTI muny on the island that, although do not have much promence, do have an creasg prence and impact Cuban cultural and social life, and is also motivatg the arrival of gay tourism to Cuba. Although this young Cuban feels that his experience is part of the cuban gay muny, don't feel different to that of any other untry, regniz that on the island has had the possibily of growg as an dividual, whout s sexual preference havg major implitns:.

Th, all the iends of this muny who are enuraged to vis Cuba will be able to travel safe and nfint that Cuba is a gay iendly tourism statn where you n enjoy and disver untls charms. After the triumph of the Cuban Revolutn, the policy towards the gay muny Cuba was one of displacement, margalizatn and misunrstandg.

THERE’S A GAY BEACH HAVANA! DISVERG LGBT LIFE CUBA

The most ironclad (and retrogra) revolutnary precepts mataed hostile attus towards Cuban homosexuals for almost four s.

This feature film, which received the Goya for the bt Spanish-speakg foreign film 1995, which criciz the prejudic agast the gay muny Cuba, had a notable fluence on the change of mentaly that occurred later. Unr the work of activist and sexologist Mariela Castro, dghter of Raúl Castro, she has sponsored var events for the acceptance of the rights of LGBTI people, such as the Cuban Days agast Homophobia and Transphobia.

This center also nven every May 17th a Conga agast homophobia and transphobia, a Creole versn of the gay pri march that is celebrated other untri. The ma stage of the nga agast Cuban homophobia is La Rampa, Vedado, and is the most anticipated of the LGBT parti Havana, a spectacle of lors and joy where Cuban gay pri overflows. Very recently, the Mistry of Public Health joed the official celebratn of the Day agast Homophobia, placg a huge gay pri flag on the central faça of s headquarters buildg, Enzzo tells , who regniz that there has been an important (and visible) change the Cuban stutnal mentaly recent years.

GAYCUBA

The LGBTQ revolutn Cuba has placed the island, and pecially Havana, as a top statn for gay iendly tourism. In the light of day, is a te marvel to venture to the charms of the historic center of Old Havana, among a multu of f and gay-iendly rtrants such as El l Frente, Jama or MasHabana.

Although 2 Cuban hotels have recently been gurated wh an open gay iendly philosophy: Gran Muthu Rabow Hotel, a 5-star rort loted Cayo Guillermo, and gurated as the first LGBT hotel Cuba, will leave you breathls wh s proposal of special moments and excg LGBT events.

For Enzzo, the pal is where there is greater eedom for the gay tourism Cuba and a more varied offer of gay-iendly rtrants, bars and f:? “If the night stretch out and you want to go clubbg wh a group of iends or are simply lookg to land on a dance floor, a few streets away you will fd the Kg Bar, one of the bt gay bars Havana. I believe that, although some sential steps have been taken to dream of a untry ee of homophobia and transphobia, there is still work to be done and paths to be followed, by everyone.

THE GAYT AND THE MOST STRAIGHT-IENDLY CASA / AIRBNB HAVANA

Remember a Holiday Hoeboy is your gay iendly tour gui who looks after your safety and welfare at all tim. My iend and I had arrived at Mi Cayo beach Cuba, a stretch of shorele 15 east of Havana, search of gay Cuba travel experienc.

IN HAVANA, GAY BARS HOLD THEIR OWN AGAST THE INTER

It looked as though the beach extend que a distance both directns, so we were unsure where to fd the gay sectn of beach that supposedly existed. Our hope that the du would lead to the gay beach were realized when, after five mut of walkg wt, we spotted the rabow flag. On this weekday afternoon, the gay beach had maybe 100 people at most, but was still awome to see signs of gay life Cuba, where acceptance of gays is growg but still not nearly at the same level as most wtern natns.

There ed to be a Cuban gay bar lled Humboldt 52, but that place appears to have been closed for many years now. Asi om Cabaret Las Vegas, if you’re lookg for the LGBT+ populatn Cuba, you’ll mostly have to e mon sense and gaydar. The are stereotyp, of urse, but they did hold te for many young Cuban gays, who were clearly open and weren’t tryg to hi their orientatns om anybody.

CASAS PARTICULAR GAY-IENDLY HAVANA

If you vis more upsle and seclud statns Cuba such as Vararo, which is known for s all-clive rorts, you may likely enunter other gay travelers and tourists, moro than lols. This did not seem to be jt a ‘gay men’ thg – lots of dus holdg their girliends’ hands were rockg lf stubble. Obvly, gay marriage is not legal Cuba, though Rters reported that the untry’s recent draft nstutn uld open the door for eventual same-sex matrimony.

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In the past few years, a number of onle articl seemed to give the imprsn that Cuba is some sort of utopia for gay men, but most of the were exaggerated.

Y, Cuba is gay iendly to a greater gree than many of s Caribbean neighbors, but a lot of those untri (Jamai, Tridad) have notorly homophobic cultur, so beg more progrsive than them isn’t necsarily a huge statement. So is entirely possible to meet and hang out wh gay folks on the island if that’s somethg you are terted .

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As more lol policians warm to gay rights, tour pani expand their gay-themed tours Havana, and more Amerin gay tourists e to vis, I would expect LGBT life Cuba to grow and bee more public the g years. Still, the new LGBT protectns are great for lols and for gay tourists who want to spend their money plac that are iendly and receptive.

THE BEST HAVANA GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS HAVANA

Humboldt52Humboldt 52Centro HabanaThis cy has an tablished and welg gay scene, and this isn't more apparent than Havana's very first openly gay bar. So this gui hop to offer some sight to LGBT rights Cuba to help gay travellers who are thkg of gog there. Before this, there was a long perd of tolerance; after the 1959 revolutn gay people were imprisoned “rehabilatn” mps and discrimatn was rife.