Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Virg Islands | Frommer's

Contents:

• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS VIRG ISLANDS
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS VIRG ISLANDS
• GAY ST CROIX
• THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS
• GAYS PARA ON STREETS OF ST CROIX, USVI
• A CHARMG GAY FRIENDLY GETAWAY ON ST... - SAND CASTLE ON THE BEACH
• GAY ST CROIX

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS VIRG ISLANDS

Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Virg Islands.

The Virg Islands, along wh Puerto Ri, are some of the most gay-iendly statns the Caribbean. Islanrs tend to be very relig and nservative, and displays of same-sex affectn, such as hand holdg, are owned Thomas is the most smopolan of the Virg Islands, but is no longer the "gay paradise" was the 1960s and 1970s. Most gay vatners now head for Freriksted, St.

Croix, which has more hotels and other tablishments terg primarily to the gay market, none better than the Sand Castle on the Beach or the Palms at Pelin Cove.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS VIRG ISLANDS

Thomas, the most boistero gay nightlife tak place the Frenchtown sectn of the cy. On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights begng at around 11pm, gay men and women flock to Stereo, Frenchtown Mall, 24-A Honduras, Frenchtown (tel.

I., however, still rema uptight and closeted toward gay visors. Sometim when a gay man wants to let loose, he tak the boat to Charlotte Amalie.

It don't have rabow flags on every bs, but do offer a iendly wele to visors of all sexual orientatns, and is still one of the most gay-iendly plac the Caribbean. You're likely to n to other gay travelers here too. Olympic Rent-a-Car and Judi of Croix are gay-iendly lol r rental pani.

GAY ST CROIX

St Croix Ultimate Bluewater Adventur is a gay-iendly pany. For map lotns and webse lks to the bs below, and more, see our gay Czan listgs pag. Gay men who predomate season, mix easily wh straight upl.

It’s those latter islands where gay and lbian travelers ually feel more at ease sce lol laws around homosexualy and same-sex marriage match those of their parent untri.

THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS

That’s not to say that gay and lbian travelers won’t feel safe or wele ls-progrsive statns. But rather than plan vatns to one of the dozen Caribbean islands where homosexualy is crimalized (surprisg, but te), most travelers simply prefer to vatn where they’ll feel fortable. Here’s a closer look at the most gay-iendly Caribbean statns.

The fourth-largt Caribbean island is a gay-iendly U. In the beachont neighborhood of Condado, the Atlantic Beach Hotel and Oasis Lounge are regular gay hotspots, both jt steps away om the low-key gay-beach area.

GAYS PARA ON STREETS OF ST CROIX, USVI

Among s strip of bars is El Pat Lila, a gay-iendly waterg hole that’s pecially happeng on Friday nights. Oranjtad also is home to District 7, an LGBT-centric nightclub, lounge, rtrant, and n (which was once a simpler gay bar lled Jimmy’s Place). But to wele gay and lbian Caribbean visors, this small island go the extra e by beg an active member of the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA).

Floris Sue Hotel Spa and Beach Club Curaçao is the go-to gay hotel Willemstad, where adult guts n enjoy luxury, privacy, and views of the island’s famoly-blue waters. Among Curao’s flirtier spots is MooMba Beach Club, perched on the island’s most gay-iendly beach and servg up cktails, live mic, h seafood, and weekend barbequ.

A CHARMG GAY FRIENDLY GETAWAY ON ST... - SAND CASTLE ON THE BEACH

Maarten is one Caribbean island that’s doubly gay-iendly. LGBT travelers n take their pick of gay-centric beach to swim, sunbathe, and snorkel, pecially Happy Bay Beach and the clothg-optnal Orient Bay Beach (both on the French si), and Cupey Beach (Dutch si) where nu sunbathg is mon.

GAY ST CROIX

Visors n disver lbian- and gay-owned bs wh handy Gay St Maarten, which offers listgs for the entire island.