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Contents:

• THE 10 BEST BELGIUM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BELGIUM
• 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
• THE 10 BEST BSSELS GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BSSELS
• AND THE GAYT CY EUROPE IS... (DISVER OUR TOP 10 WNERS)
• THE 10 BT GAY CLUBS & BARS BSSELS, BELGIUM
• THE 10 BT GAY CLUBS & BARS BELGIUM, BELGIUM

THE 10 BEST BELGIUM GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BELGIUM

While Bssels’s gay district is small, occupi a spot right the heart of the heart-shaped cy, where there’s always a gay-iendly hang-out or open-md party. Le Fontaas has ptured the hearts of many a Bxellois – be they gay, straight, bisexual or unwillg to wear a label – wh s slightly shabby ’70s r, relaxed self-service and tasteful electronic DJ sets. Though ’s not a gay bar or a part of the gay district, the lour that this fé-bistro has brought to an unassumg Sat-Gill square and s famed weekend bnch have ma a favoure among the lol lbian muny.

The staff know gay Bssels like the back of their hands, meang there’s no better place to fd out about the gogs-on or glean pro tips for galavantg around the heart of Europe.

The r don’t seem to have changed a uple of s, but s outdated look only adds to the charm of the small and jovial Thursday-to-Sunday bar where gay men and ually a uple of straight guts start their night dancg to electronic DJ sets. Weekly and monthly parti La Demence at Fe Nightclub, Cocktails Wily known as one of the most popular gay dance parti Europe, La Demence is a monthly, pull-out-all-the-stops night at techno temple Fe – one that LGBTQ partygoers cross borrs to attend.

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Three floors are e: one as a dark room and the other two as the dance floors where like-md gay guys give the bt of themselv to dis and dance mic until seven the morng. Flash Tea Dance at You Night Club Nightclub, Cocktails You Night Club is where Bssels’s late teens and early twenty-somethgs head for a late party, and Sunday nights are tradnally rerved for the gay muny to live up. Flashy floats, extravagant outfs and gay-iendly parti abound durg the Pri para, the culmatn of two weeks of sprgtime cultural events when the LGBTQ muny gets s time the sun as well as sh a spotlight on a theme near to s heart every year May.

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. 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.

THE 10 BEST BSSELS GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS BSSELS

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.

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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. 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. 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.

THE 10 BT GAY CLUBS & BARS BSSELS, BELGIUM

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.

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. In an attempt to help terme the worst plac for gay travelers, the duo created the 2019 LGBTQ+ Danger Inx, rankg the world’s most dangero—and saft—untri for gay travelers.

THE 10 BT GAY CLUBS & BARS BELGIUM, BELGIUM

The journalists looked at the top 150 most-vised untri the world by the number of g tourists, then ranked them g eight factors, cludg laws agast gay relatnships, legal protectn agast discrimatn and more. “In 2018, India managed to annul Sectn 377, a Brish lonial-era law prohibg ‘unnatural acts, ’ orr to legalize nsensual gay sex, ” says Fergson, who pots out that ancient Indian lerature such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana have many referenc to LGBTQ+ hero cludg transgenr warrrs and two queens who ma love orr for one queen to get pregnant wh an heir for their kgdom.

“We found this to be a b ironic as the reason for many of the harsh homophobic laws untri throughout the world is largely leftover om laws created durg Brish le, ” says Fergson. Ci like Lisbon and Porto have the bt gay scen the untry and Portugal is hopg to host the 2022 Europri, the world's biggt event celebratg gay pri Europe.

Wh an overall natnal attu that is relaxed and acceptg towards homosexualy, Belgium is known for havg a vibrant gay and lbian scene, particularly Bssels, ” says Fergson. It was ranked so highly largely due to the extreme penalti for simply beg gay, which clu up to 14 years prison and the ath penalty stat unr Sharia law, ” says Fergson. “Sdi Arabia is another of the untri on our list which implements the ath penalty for nsensual homosexualy unr their terpretatn of Sharia law, ” says Fergson.