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Contents:

• CAN I BE GAY DUBAI?
• DUBAI: GAY TRAVEL ADVICE (OM A LOL)
• DUBAI GAY TRAVEL
• GAY BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS - DUBAI FOM
• GAY DUBAI
• GAY FRIENDLY GYM DUBAI (CY)
• PERIL AND PRIVILEGE: GAY EXPAT NIGHTLIFE DUBAI
• TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021
• GAY IENDLY HOTELS DUBAI
• DUBAI NIGHTLIFE FOR GAY MALE TOURISTS - DUBAI FOM

CAN I BE GAY DUBAI?

As every untry, there are plenty of gay people Dubai, is more a qutn of how openly you n be gay Dubai. This means that the more ual punishments for beg gay – beatgs, prolonged imprisonment, flogggs, torture, and chemil stratn – would be nsired to be gettg off lightly.

DUBAI: GAY TRAVEL ADVICE (OM A LOL)

Back 2013 they discsed troducg some form of ttg to prevent gay foreigners om enterg any of those untri.

They only dropped the proposal bee they feared a ntroversy that might rail the 2022 FIFA World Cup , no: not a gay-iendly regn. There are no gay bars Dubai, but you n rt assured that there is a high gay-quotient every trendy bar. To vtigate further we nnected wh Liam, a gay guy who lived Dubai for most of his life to learn more about the realy of beg gay Dubai and fd out what advice he had for gay travellers thkg about gog.

DUBAI GAY TRAVEL

You did not see any gay reprentatn at all and was not talked about – you were put to the tegory of beg straight no matter what. Is there a huge difference between beg a gay expat Dubai vs a tourist vs a gay lol Dubai (someone whose fay has lived there for many generatns).

Homosexualy is unfortunately still not legal across the entire Uned Arab Emirat (UAE) and there are ser nsequenc if ught. Specifilly, Dubai homosexualy is punishable by prison/or a fe and then subsequently you will be ported. For the majory of the time, lol attus towards gay lol expats livg Dubai and gay tourists are the same.

GAY BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS - DUBAI FOM

However, lookg at a gay expat vs someone who has lived there for generatns you will see a massive difference. For a lol whose fay has lived Dubai for generatns, beg gay has to be hidn and has to be secret, pecially strict Mlim fai: beg gay is totally forbidn.

Liam: There are plac that are sentially ‘gay bars’ Dubai (and I e the term ‘gay bars’ very loosely), however the are not labelled as such. The maly e about when someone who owns the ‘gay bar’ holds fluence wh the lol thori and so n operate this (discreet) way.

The will not e up as legally, officially or outwardly facg as gay bars, clubs or events (bee fundamentally they are not) but they are popular wh the LGBTQ+ crowd. Liam: I would avoid all public displays of behavur (this is forbidn straight, gay, lbian – UAE IS A MUSLIM COUNTRY) so ’s not a le jt for LGBTQ people.

GAY DUBAI

Searchg for Dubai gay travel rmatn onle, ’s easy to unrstand why so many travelers are unsure about visg. Some webs talk about massive sweaty gay parti, while others mentn LGBT tourists gog to jail for holdg hands public. In this gui, I’ll help you navigate all the nfg rmatn about gay travel to Dubai, ver sential safety tips, and mentn some of the bt hotels and lol thgs to do.

GAY FRIENDLY GYM DUBAI (CY)

The cy wants to further an image of beg more socially liberal and don’t exactly like beg labeled as anti-gay. However, there is always the lgerg realy that you mt monor and censor your actns here, pecially a untry where beg gay is illegal. Knowg the Middle East is generally nservative, gay travelers might not feel pletely fortable wh the ia of visg Dubai.

Police are not patrollg the streets lookg for pairs of gay men, but bears to mentn that the law remas archaic disallowg any gay rights.

While you won’t fd any specifilly gay hotels Dubai, choosg one of the larger ternatnal hotel chas will have a big impact on your sense of safety as an LGBT traveler.

PERIL AND PRIVILEGE: GAY EXPAT NIGHTLIFE DUBAI

Both of the hotels are certa to adhere to ternatnal standards, so I’d classify them as some of Dubai’s gay-iendly hotels. While you should be credibly skeptil when browsg misleadg lists of Dubai gay bars, you n still have a fantastic time enjoyg the cy’s nightlife. Gay lols Dubai equently change nightlife venu and they munite about the subject extremely privately.

Barbary Cocktail Club is another awome spot known as one of the few Dubai gay bars, remend by a iend of me who liv Dubai. Gay men and transexual dividuals have been taed and prosecuted Dubai before over seemgly harmls gtur. Dubai’s thori will certaly not tolerate gay public displays of affectn, so remember that would be dangero to hold your partner’s hand while walkg down the street.

But if you’ve ever met a male flight attendant that works for Emirat, they’ll tell you about all the Dubai gay lols livg this glzy metropolis.

TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021

How are the “pulsg gay nightclubs” existence while a uple of gay tourists face arrt for holdg hands? Hello me and my boyiend will be visg May, I know 's a nservative untry but I've also been told 's tolerant - so I was checkg to see if there was a gay scene Dubai? That's not to say gay people don't live or vis Dubai as they do but they are not visibly open about.

GAY IENDLY HOTELS DUBAI

Regardg bars and clubs we did not go but i have a iend livg there that said there are gay clubs where only men go, the only thg is that you nnot kiss there. Many LGBT dividuals may chose to vis Dubai or the UAE but is extremely important to be rmed of the nsequenc of beg openly gay this regn.

DUBAI NIGHTLIFE FOR GAY MALE TOURISTS - DUBAI FOM

Although one should never have to hi who they are, ’s the only way to travel safely the UAE if you are gay.

Wh harsh and discrimatory laws nmng homosexualy and promotg homophobia the name of relign, one mt nsir the risks que refully. There are no official gay clubs, but lotns of unofficial gay clubs circulate on the Inter and men gather wh ltle fear of the nsequenc. Some claim that the police will simply disperse crowds if a gay club is bted, but other people are fearful that the suatn might be worse.

When the police fd out about gay iendly clubs they get shut down fast, people get ported and punishments are likely imposed. There are stori of fundamentalists chattg onle and meetg up wh gay men and subsequently threateng to report them to the police. Reports claim that punishment for homosexualy n range om 10 years prison, f, portatn and even the ath penalty.