How SAFE is to be Gay Jamai at Sandals Negril?

Contents:

• THE SURPRISG EXPERIENCE OF BEG GAY AT SANDALS
• SANDALS - ARE GAY UPL REALLY WELE? - GREAT EXUMA FOM
• IS THERE A GAY SANDALS RORT?
• IS SANDALS GAY IENDLY? - JAMAI FOM
• HOW SAFE IS TO BE GAY JAMAI AT SANDALS NEGRIL?
• PHENOMENAL & GAY FRIENDLY - SANDALS MONTEGO BAY
• I WAS WONRG IF THIS IS A GAY IENDLY RORT...
• SANDALS ENDS LONG-TERM BAN ON GAY UPL

THE SURPRISG EXPERIENCE OF BEG GAY AT SANDALS

As a gay man, I was extremely fortable on the property and ma a few iends after noticg my rabow Mickey facemask. Sandals - are gay upl really wele? Hi, i ma a bookg for a short break at the Sandals Emerdald Bay for me and my bf through their web se (which looks awome), only to fd afterwards that they are a upl only rort which ed to discrimate agast gay upl.

I wonr is this "gay upl wele" policy only a fa, and do Sandals really wele gay upl. Re: Sandals - are gay upl really wele?

SANDALS - ARE GAY UPL REALLY WELE? - GREAT EXUMA FOM

LOL -- no they are not at all gay iendly or welg, they only changed their policy unr durs and threat of lawsus the US and Canada. Further the bahamas as a whole are known to be que homophobic.

We have many gay and lbian upl that vis our rorts and e back year after year. Not only are there gay upl, there are often moms and dghters, sisters, brothers, weddg gut sharg one n tell the relatnship, nor judg the relatnship. You'd be surprised at the amount of gay staff you enunter at the rort as well.

Unfotunately howeve, r you will stand out amongst the "typil" honeymooners, and SEB is a small enough rort where everyone will know you as the gay uple. I n tell you om experience of beg on rort wh, and workg wh gay upl who have traveled there, they ARE weled and not ma to feel unfortable. 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.

IS THERE A GAY SANDALS RORT?

Here are some of the top all-clive rorts for gay upl (and gay sgl).

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.

IS SANDALS GAY IENDLY? - JAMAI FOM

One of the bt all-clive rorts for gay upl is the Hyatt Ziva Puerto Vallarta. 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.

HOW SAFE IS TO BE GAY JAMAI AT SANDALS NEGRIL?

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. Israel is easily the most gay-iendly middle eastern untry, and Isrotel Lagoona is the perfect hotel for an Israeli vatn for anyone the LGBTQ+ muny. South Ai is probably the most gay-iendly untry Ai, and Royal Malewane is a member of IGLTA, assurg your South Ain LGBTQ+ experience is as fortable as n be.

PHENOMENAL & GAY FRIENDLY - SANDALS MONTEGO BAY

Sandals is a well-known cha of luxury all-clive rorts the Caribbean, but is there a gay Sandals rort? The short answer is no, there’s no specific gay Sandals rort. It’s also worth mentng that while Sandals may not have a specific gay rort, there are other all-clive rorts the Caribbean that do ter specifilly to the LGBTQ+ muny.

In ncln, while there isn’t a specific gay Sandals rort, the brand as a whole is welg to all guts regardls of their sexual orientatn or genr inty. is sandals gay iendly? Re: is sandals gay iendly?

Jamai as a whole is a pretty homophobic untry..

I WAS WONRG IF THIS IS A GAY IENDLY RORT...

(I do thk they take more kdly to gay women then gay men). Also, I know that Coupl is gay iendly as well.

Jt bee the rorts say they are gay iendly don't mean all the employe are tollerant! If I were givg advice to a gay iend regardg his/her honeymoon, I would tell them to pick another statn.

But as mentned before, keep the pda to a mimum off rort, as Jamai is a very homophobic island. Jamai has been voted as the most homophobic Caribbean untry by many LGTBQ rights group. In the world only Iran appears to be a more homophobic natn.

SANDALS ENDS LONG-TERM BAN ON GAY UPL

If you are able to ncel or swch whout penalty, I would fely nsir - As prevly stated, Jamai n be a very homophobic society - And I would not want to vatn to a place where I uld not be myself and enjoy my love -.

I have seen some signs of changg attus towards the gay muny, but not enough for me to personally feel was worth . Courty Sandals RortsI generally don’t travel where I’m not wanted, preferrg to support LGBTQ+ bs LGBTQ+ affirmg statns, but I’d actually been blissfully unaware of Sandals homophobic past. Perhaps ’s worth potg out that there are zero lbian rorts the Caribbean, or anywhere, and the few gay properti ter to difference between the adults-only (party wh iends) rort Punta Cana and the upl’ (romance) rort Jamai wasn’t obv to me until I experienced : Everythg was tailored for a man and a woman.

A few weeks ago, I wrote about My Surprisg Experience of Beg Gay at Sandals after my trip to St Lucia. I always suggt that any uple (Gay or Straight) get legally married a urthoe at home before they travel for a statn weddg. BBallgirl100, the reactn you go om the Sandals folks is likely more to do wh the fact that gay marriag are not permted the majory of Caribbean untri, cludg the Bahamas.