The Gay Communy of Sg acunts for up to 30% of s populatn durg the high season, when events like the Gay Pri Para are held the cy.
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OVER 100 YEARS THE GAY HISTORY OF SG
My Documentary scrib how a small Mederranean fishg village of some 3,500 people 1900 has now bee the Gay Mec of the Mederranean and n ser... * the gay history of sitges *
My Documentary scrib how a small Mederranean fishg village of some 3, 500 people 1900 has now bee the Gay Mec of the Mederranean and n serve as an example for other ls tolerant untri of harmon LGBT tegratn, although this was not always the se. Acrdg to the Merriam-Webster dictnary, one of the fns for the world “Gay” is: happy and exced; cheerful and lively. Loted 35km south of Barcelona, Sg is probably the most popular gay statn Spa.
The gay muny of Sg meets the straight muny and every sexual orientatn blends . Gay men and women om all over the world e to Sg to enjoy their holidays whout the pretent looks of discrimatn they get other plac. The gay attractivens of Sg starts back the 80’s when the first gay club of Spa was opened.
THE GAY COMMUNY OF SG
Now a day, the number of gay-iendly tablishments has grown to several, and among hotels, bars and clubs, the gay muny is warmly weled Sg.
Although that is nsired the gay beach, all beach are tolerant and gay-iendly. There are two nudist beach Sg: Playa las Balms and Playa l Muerto, the latter beg exclively gay. The most popular one beg the Gay Pri Para, which tak place every year.
The para is ee for everyone to attend, and the after parti the gay village are also ee of charge. Bis Carnival, other relig holidays are also celebrated wh a gay twist, such as Easter (40 days after Carnival) and Corp Christi. In the gay culture, a Bear is a large, hairy man that shows an image of masculy.
A GAY HISTORY OF SG ON FILM
There are no gay exclive hotels Sg, so would be tertg to rent an apartment wh iends. The most popular lotn is nearby the gay beach, Playa la Bassa Rodona.
The perfect state of harmony and fort om the lol muny is what attracts the gay populatn. Brian Butler talks to Brandon Jon about his unique film about the history of the gay Spanish Mec of Sg.
“About 7 years ago I started to rearch the gay origs of Sg om members of the LGBT muni here, ” he said. He has pieced together a fascatg sight to how a sleepy fishg village jt south of Barcelona, wh an origal populatn 1900 of 3, 500 has now grown to a btlg ternatnally well rpected gay rort.
SG GAY GUI
“In the dark days of Fran’s dictatorship Sg beme an almost secret haven for gays who felt safe here although they still had to behave discreetly”, he adds. Apart om a dark perd the late 1990s when homophobic monstratns left a lol barman a a, Sg has triumphed as a liberated, tolerant and diverse muny.
The theory is that until recently most gay visors were jt that – visors for a few days or weeks.
But wh a notable number of gay people buyg properti and payg tax, was evable social actn groups would be formed, as Brandon did 2011 as -founr of Gay Sg Lk. And Sg has always managed to avoid beg a gay ghetto, the film tells , and the newly formed associatns are mted to tegratn wh the wir muny, while supportg events like World Aids Day. And the film mak clear that ’s always been easier to be gay Sg than elsewhere Catalunya.