Any gay-friendly countries in the Middle East?

Dear All,

I've been itching to get out of China for a holiday. I've always been
fascinated with the Middle East. Does anyone have any suggestions for
gay-friendly countries/cities/clubs in the Middle East. I'm especially
interested in Turkey.

cheers guys,

Murry Greasley

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I've been itching to get out of China for a holiday. I've always been
fascinated with the Middle East. Does anyone have any suggestions for
gay-friendly countries/cities/clubs in the Middle East.

The whole of the Middle East is known for its gay-friendliness. You'll
be particularly at ease in Iran and Saudi Arabia.

yeadeagisss
wrote:

wrote:

I've been itching to get out of China for a holiday. I've always been
fascinated with the Middle East. Does anyone have any suggestions for
gay-friendly countries/cities/clubs in the Middle East.

The whole of the Middle East is known for its gay-friendliness. You'll
be particularly at ease in Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Irony aside, Israel probably has the best scene of anywhere in that
area. Turkey (from what I hear) is fine in big cities like Istanbul.
Otherwise, if a man is going to the middle east looking for gay sex,
it's probably very easy. If they are looking for any semblance of a gay
scene as they would know it in certain other developed countries...
forget it. I don't know the situation for lesbians- most everywhere
tends to try and pretend they don't exist.

--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www.davidhorne.net
(email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins

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yeadeagisss
wrote:

wrote:

I've been itching to get out of China for a holiday. I've always been
fascinated with the Middle East. Does anyone have any suggestions for
gay-friendly countries/cities/clubs in the Middle East.

The whole of the Middle East is known for its gay-friendliness. You'll
be particularly at ease in Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Irony aside, Israel probably has the best scene of anywhere in that
area. Turkey (from what I hear) is fine in big cities like Istanbul.
Otherwise, if a man is going to the middle east looking for gay sex,
it's probably very easy. If they are looking for any semblance of a gay
scene as they would know it in certain other developed countries...
forget it. I don't know the situation for lesbians- most everywhere
tends to try and pretend they don't exist.


I'm told the main advantage in Turkey is legality, which takes a lot of the
stress away. My sources tell me Jordan and Syria turn mostly a blind eye,
but it helps to know people in the life there.

Cheers,
George W Russell
Bangalore

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:

yeadeagisss
wrote:

wrote:

I've been itching to get out of China for a holiday. I've always been
fascinated with the Middle East. Does anyone have any suggestions for
gay-friendly countries/cities/clubs in the Middle East.

The whole of the Middle East is known for its gay-friendliness. You'll
be particularly at ease in Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Irony aside, Israel probably has the best scene of anywhere in that
area.

Beirut too?

yeadeagisss
wrote:

David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*) wrote:

yeadeagisss
wrote:

wrote:

I've been itching to get out of China for a holiday. I've always been
fascinated with the Middle East. Does anyone have any suggestions for
gay-friendly countries/cities/clubs in the Middle East.

The whole of the Middle East is known for its gay-friendliness. You'll
be particularly at ease in Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Irony aside, Israel probably has the best scene of anywhere in that
area.

Beirut too?

Not any more, from what I hear.

--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www.davidhorne.net
(email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins

grusl wrote:

"David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" wrote in message
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yeadeagisss
wrote:

wrote:

I've been itching to get out of China for a holiday. I've always been
fascinated with the Middle East. Does anyone have any suggestions for
gay-friendly countries/cities/clubs in the Middle East.

The whole of the Middle East is known for its gay-friendliness. You'll
be particularly at ease in Iran and Saudi Arabia.

Irony aside, Israel probably has the best scene of anywhere in that
area. Turkey (from what I hear) is fine in big cities like Istanbul.
Otherwise, if a man is going to the middle east looking for gay sex,
it's probably very easy. If they are looking for any semblance of a gay
scene as they would know it in certain other developed countries...
forget it. I don't know the situation for lesbians- most everywhere
tends to try and pretend they don't exist.


I'm told the main advantage in Turkey is legality, which takes a lot of the
stress away.

Indeed it does.

My sources tell me Jordan and Syria turn mostly a blind eye,
but it helps to know people in the life there.

Most of the countries will turn a blind eye, but that's not the same
thing has having a scene. Countries like Iran will execute you if it's
expedient, because that kind of thing turns some people on there.

People at a gay club in Cairo in the late 90s probably thought that
authorities were turning a blind eye- until they were all arrested.

Only Israel has a scene in any meaningful way, and that's a tiny tiny
little part of the middle east. It was ironic that when an offshoot of
conservative (anti-gay) Anglicans had a conference in Jerusalem
recently, it coincided with gay pride! There's a funny video interview
on the BBC with one of the Anglicans being interviewed with a pride
parade in the background.

--
(*) of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate -www.davidhorne.net
(email address on website) "If people think God is interesting, the
onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about.
Otherwise they should just shut up about it." -Richard Dawkins

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Dear All,

I've been itching to get out of China for a holiday. I've always been
fascinated with the Middle East. Does anyone have any suggestions for
gay-friendly countries/cities/clubs in the Middle East. I'm especially
interested in Turkey.

cheers guys,

Murry Greasley

I'm not gay and not all that aware of what is going on but Muslim
countries aren't gay friendly. And it seems like it would be less so
as countries are more influenced by fundamentalists.

Ask greg morrow the specialist

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Dear All,

I've been itching to get out of China for a holiday. I've always been
fascinated with the Middle East. Does anyone have any suggestions for
gay-friendly countries/cities/clubs in the Middle East. I'm especially
interested in Turkey.

cheers guys,

Murry Greasley