Travel rrponnts Stefan and Sebastien traveled to Sri Lanka December 2014. Sri Lanka is a tropil island natn shaped like a pearl the Indian Ocean jt off the Indian maland. Stefan and Sebastien are origally om London and France, rpectively and Nomadic Boys is their gay travel blog. Funny Boy is a Sri Lankan book Stefan grew up wh and loved (wrten by Shyam Selvadurai and highly remend to any LGBT traveller visg Sri Lanka). It tells the story of a young Ta gay boy lled Arjy growg up 1980s Sri Lanka durg the civil war era, stgglg to e to grips wh his homosexualy a very relig and tradnal fay and society. But g here some 30 years later late 2014, we wonred if much has changed. Gays Sri Lanka are pretty much regard as crimals, like gays India or gays the Maldiv. The dranian laws om the Brish lonial era (sectns 365 of the Sri Lankan Penal Co 1886) crimalizg gay sex (“rnal terurse”) wh up to 10 years prison and a fe are still place . Unfortunately 1995 the Sri Lankan judiciary threw gay Sri Lanka backwards by amendg this law to crimalize acts of "gross cency" wh a fe and up to 2 years prison (sectn 365A). There is no guidance as to what exactly “gross cency” is or isn’t, which leav open to abe by the police to victimize the LGBT muny. Dpe attempts by the UN and var Sri Lankan LGBT prott groups to qutn and repeal the laws, the ernment has not historilly been the most obligg: The recent former Print Rajapaksa, stated gay marriage would the Buddhist herage of the natn. He also opposed Norway's ambassador to Sri Lanka (Grete Lochen) brgg her wife to Sri Lanka, argug that lbian marriag are not legal Sri Lanka, so allowg *them* would enurage Sri Lankan women to want to behave this manner! Grete Lochen, Norway's ambassador to Sri Lanka wh former Print Mahda Rajapaksa - is that a fake se....??!! The recent surprise rult the Sri Lankan electns removed Rajapaksa om power and saw Mahripala Sirisena elected. Whilst this brgs an end to the homophobic ernment of Rajapaksa, remas to be seen if Sirisena’s will be any more welg to the hidn gay Sri Lanka muny than his precsor was. As foreigners Sri Lanka, we had a lovely time, pletely trouble ee and found the lols to be very iendly, kd-hearted people. But as we found the Maldiv, as foreigners, we will always enjoy a different level of treatment, whether straight or gay. Prcs Seby mpg up Nuwara Eliya, hill untry of Sri Lanka So, what's actually like livg there? We met a Shale thor Colombo, Kaluu, who has published var books and poetry, some wh a LGBT theme. He has asked to rema anonymo for fear of reprisal om fay and his work, so we will refer to him jt as - "Kaluu" ( means black Shale, his nickname bee he has darker sk than your average Sri Lankan). Ayubowan Kaluu, wele to our blog! Please troduce yourself: Good afternoon Nomadic Boys. I am Sri Lankan born, 34 years old, livg Colombo. I’m also a son, a iend, a gay, a Buddhist, a wrer, and a poet. Above all, a human. Two Ta boys beg very docile wh each other on the b Nuwara Eliya You’ve asked to keep your name anonymo on our blog, why is this? Sri Lankans do not posss posive attus towards homosexualy. Exposg my sexual inty uld affect my job, embarrass my fay and uld even be life threateng. My iends have faced such bter experience for beg “out”, particularly ral areas. For example, one iend was beaten by his olr brother when he me out to him until he bled. He ran away and now liv alone. Another iend me out to his fay and his father had a heart attack when he found out. He cid to marry and live a “good” heterosexual life to please his parents and cut off all ntact wh his gay iends, cludg me. CONTINUED, AFTER THE JUMP...
Contents:
- EXPLORE OUR FAVOURE 10 PLAC GAY SRI LANKA
- GAY COLOMBO, SRI LANKA – THE NOMADIC BOYS
- MEN ONLY GAY HOTEL - GOMEZ PLACE
- GAY SRI LANKA
- TOP GAY DTATNS: SRI LANKA
- GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS SRI LANKA
- 54 SRI LANKA HOTELS FOR GAY TRAVELLERS
- TRAVEL DIARY: A SRI LANKAN TALKS ABOUT GAY LIFE THE ASIAN REPUBLIC
- SRI LANKA GAY GUI
EXPLORE OUR FAVOURE 10 PLAC GAY SRI LANKA
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Vis our favoure plac gay Sri Lanka today. Photo: Aviv BenLGBT Sri LankaTechnilly and somewhat astonishgly, is illegal to be gay Sri Lanka, as of 1886 when Brish lonialists ma the lg. Among Sri Lankan society, rather more progrsive views prosper and lols are discreetly acceptg of same-sex lookg for Sri Lanka gay rmatn, is advised to be discreet and acknowledge that most lol gays are still closeted.
In spe of all of this, the Colombo gay scene is quietly thrivg, particularly around the areas of Col 1, Col 3 and Col Sri Lanka safe for LGBTQ travellers? Sri Lanka’s legal system still upholds some backwards views on gay rights, wh anti-gay laws a surprisg legacy of lonial tim.
Be that as may, Sri Lanka uld very well be nsired a safe untry for gay travellers as lols are – general – very welg and cur of foreigners, regardls of orientatn. On a happy note, we’re pleased to see a growg number of specifilly gay hotels poppg up ci like Negombo (see no. The lack of Sri Lanka gay rights means is possible for bigots and rpt officials to discrimate wh impuny and this is largely why openly gay lols are hard to e by.
GAY COLOMBO, SRI LANKA – THE NOMADIC BOYS
Stefan Artis at the Nomadic Boys shar some of the boys' favore thgs to see and do gay Colombo, Sri Lanka - hotels, nightlife, rtrants, more. * gay clubs in sri lanka *
Meetg Sri Lankan gay iends and sgl is ma a ltle easier however wh apps such as Lanka Love, Gay Romeo and, of urse, Grdr. Fd out about upg events through gay datg apps and social media, meetg at gay-iendly spac such as the Lazaani Hotel. A popular first stop on the gay Sri Lanka travel erary, Negombo offers the chance to grow acctomed to the eic energy of the natn amidst stunng astle and lonial-era archecture.
Dpe relig fluence, Negombo is one of the untry’s most liberal areas and the heart of gay Lanka. Dpe natnal laws mutg explic LGBT culture, gay Negonmo do offer a few unofficial gay hotels, such as the male-only Gomez Place and gay-iendly “adult-only” Dickman and Bnacle hotel rorts. By day, Negombo Beach is a popular gay hangout which turns to a slightly riskier cisg spot for so-lled ‘beach boys’ (or rts) at to simplify luxury travel planng?
As gay travellers, we still felt relatively fortable to be ourselv (more about this below! Whether be the fabulo display of masks and stum we found the mms or the unrground gay scene where we found our fellow brothers and sisters of the gay muny.
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Is Colombo safe for gay travellers? While homosexualy is still illegal Sri Lanka, Sri Lankans are very welg people and super cur towards foreigners whether straight or gay.
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We never felt any danger for beg gay, nor ever experienced any homophobia. In fact, there is even a growg number of hotels targetg gay travellers nearby Negombo.
Sri Lanka Gay Travel Rourc. This lovely Hotel is so spac whout beg too big and is Gay Male only. The only non gays are the boys who clean the rooms and serve the breakfast.
TOP GAY DTATNS: SRI LANKA
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Beg Fearful and Boldly Gay Sri Lanka. Durg and after the nflict the untry has offered most nvenience to lbigay cizens thanks to the activism of a urageo few. Beg tradnally Buddhist there is ltle fear of overt homophobic vlence yet archaic lonialist anti-gay laws still apply.
GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS SRI LANKA
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54 SRI LANKA HOTELS FOR GAY TRAVELLERS
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Compared to the wretch on hooks, I thought gays mt have easy here. In actualy, the ease or distrs of lbigay people Sri Lanka is very much a functn of their class.
(1) Je and Hans: Privileged Gays. They live a life qualatively different than most other gays Sri Lanka bee their European birth and attus shield them. Wh a mischievo se Je told that homosexualy pervas every level of Sri Lankan life.
He feels he is the only gay man his dty hometown of three thoand.
TRAVEL DIARY: A SRI LANKAN TALKS ABOUT GAY LIFE THE ASIAN REPUBLIC
His life is proscribed by the law, which outlaws homosexualy Sri Lanka, and proscribed by his fay’s expectatn to obediently follow tradn–take a wife and produce children. His shadow-box life is pound by a ightened lack of gay iends. He has no ntact wh gay anizatns.
(He shuns the ma gay anizatn Colombo bee he claims they are too “nellie”.
Jay’s nundm is typil of virtually every gay and lbian person this untry formerly known as Ceylon.
SRI LANKA GAY GUI
Dpe the fact that both India and Sri Lanka men hold hands or walk arm arm and affectnately touch each other–as women do wh women–any overt sign of homosexual behavr is sternly nmned. Such homo-eros exprs self whout label or analysis; is simply an exprsn of re and tst although not whout some measure of fear.