Why the Pacific islands are no gay paradise - Monash Universy

Contents:

• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS SOUTH PACIFIC
• TOP 10 GAY AND LBIAN VATNS ASIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC
• WHY THE PACIFIC ISLANDS ARE NO GAY PARADISE
• THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS
• GAY FRIENDLY FIJI - FIJI FOM
• GAY AND LBIAN TAHI
• GAY FRENCH POLYNIA
• DIRTY DICKSONE OF THE OLST GAY CISE BAR AMSTERDAM WH A REPUTATN FOR FAMO PARTI.AMSTERDAMMENUHOTELS · LUXURYHOTELS · MID-RANGE + BUDGETON TODAYBARSDANCE CLUBSCISE CLUBSDRAG SHOWSLBIAN BARSSNASRTRANTSSHOPSGYMSSERVICTOURSMASSAGECY GUIGAY MAPNETHERLANDS EVENTSDIRTY DICKS
• WHERE TO GO WHEN IM YOUNG GAY? - AMSTERDAM FOM
• THE 10 BEST AMSTERDAM GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS AMSTERDAM
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS FIJI
• KAI GAY VATN GUI - TOP 5 ATTRACTNS KAI
• EXPLORG THE GAY ISLAND DTATNS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS SOUTH PACIFIC

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WHY THE PACIFIC ISLANDS ARE NO GAY PARADISE

It’s gag a reputatn as a gay party town wh Las Vegas-style drag shows, techno nightclubs, and beachsi pal of Jalis, Guadalajara, is often lled the “Gay Capal of Mexi” due to s embrace of the queer muny.

Its gayborhood is loted the historic center of the cy, where parti spill to the streets most nights. The natn’s Great Barrier Reef jt off the ast of Queensland is rightfully on many travelers’ bucket lists — and Sydney is unniably a gay hot spot. Also worth a vis is the Royal Botanil Garns, the gay Oxford Street LGBTQ+ district, and the Sea Life Aquarium to observe Sphen and Magic (aka Sphengic), the world-famo gay pengu uple.

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Walk the cliffs outsi Bondi Beach and Manley, where at least 80 gay men were killed the latter portn of the last Queensland the Great Barrier Reef may be the most famo tourist statn, but the state is also home to Datree Rart.

It would be difficult to name every gay bar and LGBTQ-welg tablishment Malta, but there are a few that top our list.

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On the cy’s pestrian-only streets the gayborhood Silom, you’ll fd gay bars cludg Circ, Balny, and Stranger Bar (nsired the epicenter of Bangkok drag culture). Gay tours are abundant, for example, Out Of Office offers numero optns om island hoppg to culary tours to a New Year’s celebratn on a gay beach. There the Patong neighborhood plays home to gay bar and baret club Zig Bar/Zag Club and the Patong beach where Phet Pri is held each year.

Enjoy your own refuge at gay-owned Six Sens Samui Thailand which featur an fy pool overlookg the gulf of Thailand — and your own tree hoe. On the Dutch si, homosexualy was never a crime, but the ernment hasn’t embraced same-sex marriage rights. The island never crimalized homosexual relatns and 2011, passed anti-discrimatn protectns for gay and bisexual people.

Nearby Moomba Beach is an adults-only gay-iendly beach where the boys hang out. The Gay Village’s Rue Sate-Cathere, be a walkg promena durg most summer months and the queers have bted out of the neighborhood, spillg to the surroundg historic district wh addnal LGBTQ-owned shops, spas, and the banks of the Great Lak, Toronto is said to hold the tle for the most diverse metropolis the world, where 230 natnali are reprented and the rints speak over 140 languag.

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Calgary is also known for s wboys, and the cy hosts the world’s largt gay roo associatn, so visors may be surprised at s metropolan neighborhoods and shocked ’s home to the biggt queer Canadian nightclub wt of Montreal, Twisted Element. There are two gayborhoods: Davie Village, wh a wi variety of gay bars, rtrants, and stor; and Commercial Drive (also lolly known as The Drive), home to a thrivg lbian muny. The largt Pri celebratn wtern Canada is held Vanuver every Your Se ArticlLGBTQ+ Travel Safety Inx: 150 Countri Ranked Worst to Bt ›The 10 Bt LGBTQ-Inclive Plac to Vis In 2022 ›Europe's 10 Most Romantic Capals Ranked ›What to Do In Alberta, Canada ›Joey Amato’s Gay Gui to South Ai ›.

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Homosexualy is rampant many ci and untri, pecially the form of cross drsg and transgenred lols. The large ci are surprisgly smopolan and have loads of gay nightlife, while the posh rorts loted at the bt beach are extremely welg.

Apart om beg Atralia’s most smopolan cy, Sydney has a vibrant gay scene that rang om B&B’s, clubs, f, rtrants, shoppg, pubs, pri paras, and even a gay and lbian Mardi Gras. Christchurch has the largt LGBT muny the island natn, which is home to a natnwi work of ‘Approved Gay Lbian Friendly’ tourism Operators and even a gay Ski week.

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The gay scene is thrivg pecially here, wh slews of sleek clubs and bars, not to mentn gay iendly hotels and fe dg. Although Indonia is a Mlim natn, Bali is Hdu and a hotspot for wealthy jetsetters, cludg homosexuals.

Apart om the much anticipated official gay themed tours, gay Hong Kong is gradually openg up and g out.

The Tokyo neighborhood of Shju Ni-Chome has more than 200 small gay bars, featur Tokyo’s annual Gay Pri Para, and hosts var others gay ftivals and activi. Most major gay tour groups that vis Cha will make their way to the Great Wall, the only man ma stcture seen om space. There’s a famo gay hotel and bar lled the Opium Den, the Midsumma Gay and Lbian Ftival, and numero gay nightlife strips and ftivi.

WHERE TO GO WHEN IM YOUNG GAY? - AMSTERDAM FOM

That is why IDAHOT – the Internatnal Day Agast Homophobia and Transphobia – is so important. Much of the recent media verage of the persecutn of LGBTI people has foced on Rsia due to s hostg of the Sochi wter Olympics, and Ain untri such as Uganda and Nigeria bee of their passg of anti-homosexualy legislatn that imposed harsher penalti for LGBTI “crim” and created even more offenc, cludg “aggravated homosexualy”.

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And LGBTI dividuals many of the untri are regularly subjected to homophobia, discrimatn and persecutn. For example, Papua New Guea, gay sexual activy is punishable by up to 14 years imprisonment. Classifyg homosexualy as a crime, even if is not strictly enforced, has a chillg effect on LGBTI muni, for signals to them that they are not tolerated by society and n still be arrted at any time.

One lol gay activist observed that "Men who have sex wh men or who are transgenred tend to be 'hidn' by beg married and hidg behd their wiv, 'laplaps' or their own beards. If PNG ref to crimalise homosexualy on the grounds that is a breach of human rights, then should nsir dog so as a means of improvg health. Opposn lear, Dame Carol Kidu, has lled for such actn, notg that crimalisg homosexualy driv same-sex acts ‘unrground’ and enurag risky behavur, and to crimalise homosexualy will help to rce the HIV rate, which will benef the entire untry.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS FIJI

The Solomon Islands is another Pacific untry that crimalis homosexualy and has eply entrenched homophobia. In 2008, the Law Reform Commissn proposed removg crimal sanctns for homosexualy, but the plan did not proceed after fierce public objectn. One opponent of the reform stated that "Legalizg gay and lbian the untry would only enurage the breed of more, " and the Solomon Islands is a "long time Christian untry" that should never thk of legalisg gay sex.

There are unlikely to be advanc LGBTI rights the Pacific until such time as homosexualy is no longer classified as a crime. Pal, N and the Cook Islands, all told the UN Human Rights Council, 2011, that they are willg to repeal their laws that crimalize homosexualy (although this has not yet happened).

Neverthels, a mment to the crimalizatn of homosexualy by three Pacific untri suggts reform is begng this regn. 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.

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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.

For starters, the Pacific-Coast cy is a hotspot for gay vatners who love the nightlife and s annual mid-May Vallarta Pri ftival. 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. As one of the world’s most vibrant gay statns, Ibiza is a favore for ntental travelers—pecially if they’re lookg for a party.

EXPLORG THE GAY ISLAND DTATNS OF THE SOUTH PACIFIC

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.