14 gay-iendly ci that LGBT travellers love - Hostelworld Travel Blog

Contents:

• GAY SOUTH AMERI TRAVEL GUI
• TOP 10 GAY AND LBIAN VATNS LAT AMERI
• LGBTQ PRI MONTH: 10 GAY-IENDLY STATNS LAT AMERI AND BRAZIL
• UGUAY – MOST GAY IENDLY NATN SOUTH AMERI
• THE GAYT CI THE SOUTH
• 14 GAY-IENDLY CI THAT LGBT TRAVELLERS LOVE
• 6 GREAT GAY BEACH SOUTH AMERI
• GAY COLOMBIA

GAY SOUTH AMERI TRAVEL GUI

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. 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.

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. 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. 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.

TOP 10 GAY AND LBIAN VATNS LAT AMERI

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). 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." The food at Sara Colonia is lic, too. The open sexualy of Carnaval extends throughout the year the form of Pri paras, lavish gay owned rorts and hotels, trendy bars and clubs, and numero LGBT ftivals.

The one time center of the Spanish Viceroyalty and Catholicism Lat Ameri is now a vibrant, smopolan cy wh numero ameni for the LGBT muny om clubs, fe rtrants, and gay owned and operated B&B’s. São Plo, the third largt metropolan area the world and the wealthit cy the southern hemisphere, has a great gay scene wh more than 40 bars, clubs and snas. Santiago’s gay scene is found mostly the chic, smo downtown areas, pecially Barr Bellavista at the foot of Cerro San Cristobal, Pable Neda’s old hangout.

From the numero gay iendly hotels and ns and the ocsnal gay club, to one of the most open muni Central Ameri, San Jose is jt the start of gay iendly exploratns Costa Ri. Among the dividuals are many LGBT – lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr – travelers whose sexual orientatn or genr inty is often not accepted by the society around them.

LGBTQ PRI MONTH: 10 GAY-IENDLY STATNS LAT AMERI AND BRAZIL

Among this openns is one of the most thrivg gay muni on the ntent and a great gay life the pal cy of Bssels, as well as a generally pro-bs and pro-foreigner environment.

IrelandThough the Irish take their “wearg of the green” tradn serly, they’ve accepted the lors of the LGBT muny long ago and gay nomad expats all over the world will gladly nfirm .Ireland is one of the most well-regard and well-loved untri Europe and offers centiv not only on the entreprenrial si but also for a iendly and welg gay scene. Gay travelers will fd extensive gay clubs, bars, hotels, and other stutns around gay culture Ireland and n also enjoy the numero tax benefs and EU rincy that Ireland and the Irish passport nfer if one choos to seek that route.3. Portugal offers certa perks that make more accsible to entreprenrial people rather than s more burecratic neighbors, and s gay rights rerd and gay life major ci like Lisbon and Porto is likewise vibrant.4.

MaltaThis island untry sets goln standards Europe when to LGBT rights, and has tax polici that are very temptg for gay Nomad Capalists, which is why Malta is one of the spots Europe you’ll want to check out.Malta is a small island natn that is also part of the European Unn and is still off the map for most nomads but has an creasgly vibrant expat muny, cludg a gay scene.

UGUAY – MOST GAY IENDLY NATN SOUTH AMERI

The New York Tim lled Buenos Air “South Ameri’s gay pal”, wh the cy beg ranked the world’s fifth the world for gay tourism, or perhaps expats lookg to settle . The fact that Montevio is one of the top gay statns is only the cherry on top of the ke.While Buenos Air tops the list of gay-iendly ci, Uguay has been ranked as the most gay-iendly untry South Ameri several years a row by Ameris Quarterly.

Generally, the two untri are leadg the way South Ameri for makg gay rights and protectns part of the polil discsn and dog so, openg their untry not only to foreign tourists and the wealth of flux of gay travelers but also for nomads lookg to settle there and/or seek cizenship.

Oftentim, untri Southeast Asia have an tertg relatnship wh the issue of homosexualy: While certa aspects of the culture are que tradnal and faial, there is often more room for differenc of sexualy as well as genr, which have always been seen as sort of matter of fact. And while you’re there, enjoy gay liberti and ever-growg bs opportuni.Brazil has been a bastn of gay life for s as s well-known party-lovg tradns of celebratn and beach life ci like R Janeiro have attracted lns of LGBT nomads and travelers. Both R and Sao Plo are the top 50 LGBT ci list and, spe certa plitns one may experience wh more nservative dividuals or outdated laws, the future-oriented Brazil is generally one that is attractive to a gay Nomad Capalist.

THE GAYT CI THE SOUTH

Brazil has had gay marriage sce 2013 and hosts some of the world’s foremost gay pri paras, addn to offerg other opportuni of tert to nomads who are dog bs Lat Ameri or want to work towards Brazilian rincy and cizenship.

We have wrten before on ci to check out and not ignore if dog bs here and gay and straight travelers alike may choose to take advantage of the opportuni the growg Brazilian urban centers.9. Though surroundg untri are nservative, Izrael’s pal is by far the most acceptg of LGBT dividuals.Israel is known for s vibrant gay scene particularly ncentrated the urban area of Tel Aviv and has been rated by some acunts as the world’s bt gay travel statn renowned for s beach and social life (and, by some acunts, attractive people!).

South AiSouth Ai is still the only natn on the ntent that legalized same-sex marriage, and ’s the bt place for gay Nomad Capalists to vt and hone their entreprenrial skills.The only Ain untry on this list, for now, South Ai also has an tertg relatnship wh the issue of gay rights.

14 GAY-IENDLY CI THAT LGBT TRAVELLERS LOVE

While most of the Ain culture is associated wh more tradnal anti-gay sentiments regards to fay or lack of legal protectns, South Ai has stood out as a lear recent years.

While the gay scene this untry may be more ncentrated the ma ci of Cape Town and Johannburg, South Ai has done work to change the narrative on LGBT protectns on the ntent and travelers who are dog bs this regn or seek to vt ontier markets might choose to be South Ai as a base. Three of the ma ci the untry still do make the top 100 LGBT cy list acrdg to NtPick, albe lower than most European unterparts.What are the Least Gay-Friendly Countri for LGBT Nomads?Most gay travel blogs will warn travelers and nomads to steer clear of certa regns as “the worst untri the world for gay people”. The ncern is real, and parts of the world even not as extreme as the middle of Afghanistan—such as former USSR untri, Central Asia, parts of Southeast Asia, and so on, the issue will be swept unr the g or entirely silenced—and most gay nomads will not fd anythg the way of a gay scene wh bars or clubs.

On the other hand, many Caribbean islands still have anti-gay laws on paper, yet thoands if not lns of gay travelers enjoy that regn every year whout any issue. Even the most pro-gay untri n have the off person wh the off remark or look, and even the most “anti-gay” untri may be filled wh people who would totally surprise you. As a gay traveler myself, I have enjoyed many experienc meetg eher fellow gay dividuals or simply lovg, acceptg straight people who uld re ls about issu of sexual orientatn or even wholeheartedly unrstand you and would advote for you.

6 GREAT GAY BEACH SOUTH AMERI

One person may face social harassment a untry wh no anti-gay laws on the books, while another person may face unexpected wele a untry whose ctoms are tradnally anti-gay but rarely or never enforced. The two ma ci, Bogota and Mell, each have a large gay neighborhood—pecially Chapero Bogota where you n fd the megaclub Theatron, the largt LGBTQ+ club Lat Ameri. In the early hours of that day, police officers vad a gay bar lled The Stonewall Inn and arrted several people, pecially transvt and drag queens, for beg drsed clothg of the oppose sex.

GAY COLOMBIA

This is a special day where bs and anisatns the tourism dtry e together to e tourism as a tool to bat homophobia, by raisg awarens of the importance of LGBTQ travellers and their role the dtry’s velopment. 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”. 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.