Japan's 'love hotels' acced of anti-gay discrimatn | Japan | The Guardian

Contents:

• JAPAN'S 'LOVE HOTELS' ACCED OF ANTI-GAY DISCRIMATN
• 10 THGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN YOU STAY AT A GAY HOTEL
• XV BEAN
• BLUE MOON RORT FOR GAY MEN
• 91 HOTELS THAT GAY MEN WILL FALL LOVE WH AT FIRST SIGHT
• EUROPE'S TOP GAY HOTELS & RORTS 2023
• GAY HOTELS AND RORTS 2023
• GAY FRIENDLY LOVE HOTEL? - TOKYO FOM
• BT HOTELS SHJU FOR GAY VISORS. - SHJU FOM
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS TOKYO
• BUY A GAY LOVE STORY ABOUT GAY LOVE

JAPAN'S 'LOVE HOTELS' ACCED OF ANTI-GAY DISCRIMATN

In May this year, at the height of the ronavis’s first wave, two gay men livg together Amagasaki, wtern Japan, thought they would ease the boredom of the untry’s soft lockdown wh a vis to a love hotel, where upl pay for short stays to have rather than the reee time they had anticipated, the uple, their mid-30s, did not even get as far as the door to their room.

But this time the language was overtly homophobic.

10 THGS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN WHEN YOU STAY AT A GAY HOTEL

“Gay men don’t e the facili properly, ” the female receptnist reportedly told them, whout explanatn. While Japan’s thoands of love hotels wele lns of heterosexual upl search of the privacy and timacy nied them at home, gay upl say they are routely turned away. Dpe risg awarens of LGBT rights, Japan is the only G7 untry that do not regnise same-sex marriag, and much of the untry’s multibilln-dollar love hotel dtry accepts only heterosexual Ishikawa, Japan’s first openly gay MP, timated that of 143 love hotels Tokyo’s Toshima ward, where he began his reer as an assembly member, 30 refed entry to same-sex expectatn that they will be rejected means many gay men have e to regard love hotels as off-lims, acrdg to one member of Tokyo’s LGBT muny, who told the Guardian: “Nothg dampens the prospect of a romantic eveng out more than a homophobic hotel policy.

”Akira Nishiyama, assistant executive director of the Japan Alliance for LGBT Legislatn, said hotel rejectns of same-sex upl were mon, even though is illegal unr a 2018 revisn to the hotel bs law, which stat that hotels “should not reject guts on the basis of their sexual orientatn or genr inty” the rare ocsns that ctomers report a hotel for homophobia, thori simply offer the proprietors “admistrative guidance” – a measure mpaigners say lacks legal love hotels, so named after the first of their kd – Hotel Love – opened Osaka the late 1960s, origally tered to upl sperate to pe their extend fai, who tradnally lived unr one roof, for a few hours of a cle the young populatn, the rise sgle hoeholds, and the pre-panmic boost ternatnal tourism have prompted many to unrgo image makeovers to appeal to travellers, cludg sgle guts lookg for paratively cheap and fortable a rult, the number of hotels wh an overtly sexual theme has dwdled to ls than 10, 000 recent years, pared wh around 30, 000 two s ago.

“We uld have people g om all over the world to next year’s Olympics, and if gay upl are nied entry to love hotels will not reflect well on Japan.

XV BEAN

”Although some webs have started listg “gay-iendly” love hotels, Matsunaka said Japan’s refal to fully accept the LGBT muny, exemplified by the ban on same-sex marriag, ma homophobia socially acceptable. “There are a few love hotels that accept same-sex upl, like the ni-chome gay district of Tokyo, but ’s very limed, ” he said. Whout fail, some of the thgs I've seen and done hotels -- gay hotels particular -- do a fe job.

And gay hotels — appears — are leadg the charge. Every gay hotel that I’ve vised hosts a party of some sort.

That beg said, even LGBT-iendly ci like Barcelona and Lisbon, there aren’t the same ncentrated gay neighborhoods that exist New York and Los Angel. Members of Boys Jt Want to Have Fun, one of Lisbon’s gay sports leagu, hold social hours at the hotel, and plenty of lols popped for a drk durg my night there.

BLUE MOON RORT FOR GAY MEN

Text 'GAYTRAVEL' to 1-800-GAY-TRAVEL (1-800-429-8728).

— Travel Guis wh a Gay Perspective. Gay Travel Approved. PetsStatisticsArts and CultureDavey Wavey Travel BlogEvent SpotlightTop 10s, Rat and ReviewsGaytnsOfferCiseInterviewsThe Gay Travel GuCarlos MeliaVios We LoveNews.

91 HOTELS THAT GAY MEN WILL FALL LOVE WH AT FIRST SIGHT

Gay-Friendly Hotels. Surprisgly, Shibuya fourth, while plac like Chuo-ku and Setagaya-ku only have a few. Homosexual acts are illegal Malaysia and punishable by f and up to 20 years prison.

You are young people, and I’m sure a lot of you are gay and progrsive, ” he said addrsg the dience. Adam* said was dangero to e out as gay his home untry and feared beg forced to an arranged marriage wh a said he was "so lucky" to wed his soulmate, Ray, Manchter and wish everyone uld marry who they love. There are more than 60 untri wh laws that crimalise same-sex sexual acts acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn, cludg Sdi Arabia.

'Authentilly myself'Ray said he had also stggled growg up gay the 1970s and 80s England, which was "tough" said his relig school "dmmed to you, 'you are gog to hell'" Adam returned home to Sdi Arabia, spe beg more than 3, 000 apart and later rtricted by the Covid-19 panmic, they kept touch daily and the romance years ago, Ray proposed on a vio ll and after succsfully applyg for a UK fiancé visa, Adam moved to Manchter December 2022. Adam said he had been aaid to even wear lours his home untry so the first thg he did when he moved was start to "grow my mullet, got my ears pierced and booked appotments for tattoos" relled how, ntrast, one of his gay iends Sdi had been forced to marry a woman, addg: "It has ed not only his life but the life of his wife.

EUROPE'S TOP GAY HOTELS & RORTS 2023

The uple, who live London, said a "really betiful memory" was on the way home when one of their sons shouted out of the black b wdow to Trafalgar Square, "My dads jt got married" and cheered "Yay, gay marriage". Travel Gay has accs to years of bookg data and statistics to show which gay hotels are the bt Europe and which are the most booked gay hotels.

GAY HOTELS AND RORTS 2023

Our list clus the hotels which are dited to servg the gay, GermanyAxel Hotel BerlOne of the most popular hotels on Travel Gay. Loted jt moments om Berl's bt gay nightlife and close to a subway statn.

A great base for explorg Berl and s gay scene. ArtHotel ConnectnLoted the heart of the Schöneberg gay district, the ‘art nouve’ 3-star ArtHotel Connectn featur uniquely themed, value-for-money gut room has a flat-screen TV, DVD player, laptop-sized safe, iPhone dock, ee WiFi. Guts get ee entry to the next-door Connectn gay and more pictur.

GAY FRIENDLY LOVE HOTEL? - TOKYO FOM

TOM'S HotelPerhaps the bt-known gay hotel Berl, TOM’s Hotel offers fortable, en sue sgle and double rooms wh flat-screen TV, DVD player and ee receive disunt vouchers that n be ed at many lol gay bars, cise clubs, snas, nightclubs, shops and and more pictur. Gay Hostel BerlAnother gay acmodatn Schöneberg, close to several gay bars and cise clubs.

This budget-value hostel rtricts accs to gay men up to the age of rooms and shared dormori are well-mataed and simply furnished. Guts receive a pass which giv exclive als and disunts at var gay and more, GermanyHotel Dtsche EicheThis inic 3-star hotel central Munich has been servg the gay muny for s. But is not jt the great central lotn and 36 fortable gut rooms, junr su and apartments that to the Dtsche Eiche gay sna, the largt gay bathhoe Bavaria wh Fnish sna, salt sna, whirlpool, large steam bath, dark room, solarium, rooftop garn, bistro & and more pictur.

Hydro-massage room, sna and steam room are available to -hoe and more, ItalyB&B Send FloorConsistently popular, morn gay guthoe loted the very heart of Rome, a few steps om The Colossm, Comg Out and My rooms have a private bathroom, air ndng, HD TV, ee WiFi, mibar.

BT HOTELS SHJU FOR GAY VISORS. - SHJU FOM

Loted near the gay bars  Eixample and is ls than 10 mut’ walk om cy centre.

Friendly staff n provi gay rmatn around the and more Canaria, SpaAxelBeach MaspolamasStylish gay-popular hotel, loted jt a few mut’ walk om the Yumbo Center gay scene and 1.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS TOKYO

The rooftop bar is one of the bt pre-party gay meetg spots and more pictur. The gay nightlife at the Yumbo Center is about 20 mut’ walk, or you n take a and more pictur. Birdge Gay RortClothg-optnal gay rort, loted jt 2 mut' walk om gay venu Yumbo Center.

Breakfast, drks and snacks served all self-terg bungalow has air ndng, terrace, kchete wh idge, toaster, ffee maker, electronic safe, flat-screen satelle TV, and more Bona Gay RortAdults-only gay rort wh a relaxed environment.

BUY A GAY LOVE STORY ABOUT GAY LOVE

Loted jt a few mut by taxi the Yumbo Center and/or the and more, SpaHotel Calipolis SgVery gay-oriented hotel the heart of Sg and right next to Sg' gay ’ ma gay bars and clubs are jt a few mut’ walk om the hotel (as is the railway statn if you fancy a night out Barcelona). Often full, so book early for peak lotn for the gay nightlife and the gay and more pictur.

Top Gay Hotels & RortsAlso check out our survey: World's Popular Gay Hotels. Gay hotels and rortsGay hotels (and str8 iendly on) are great plac to meet new people and make iends durg your holidays.

In the "old days" we often took a gay hotel only to skip the hassle of explag we wanted a double bed at check .