Gay medellin colombia
Our gay travel guide to Medellin features all the best gay bars, clubs, gay-friendly hotels to stay at, things to do, and more.
Medellin used to be considered the crime capital of Colombia, this is the city where drug lord Pablo Escobar reigned during the 70s and 80s. However, over the past 15 years, it has undergone a huge transition to become one of the safest and most advanced places in the entire country.
Medellin's nickname nowadays is the “City of Eternal Spring” due to its temperate weather. This also makes it ideal for the stunning annual Flower Festival which takes place every August.
Medellin is a very gay-friendly city. The paisas (people of Medellin) are very welcoming and love to face foreigners. Whilst its gay scene is not as big as Bogota's, there are still loads of gay hangouts, largely based in Poblado. What impressed us the most was a public sign we spotted in our hotel, which sets out the various police fines you can get: one of them was for homophobic abuse, which carries a okay of , Colombian pesos ($). T
Despite its sordid history with the drugs cartels, Colombia has undergone a major transformation over the last 20 years. And although Catholicism is still powerful here, Colombian society is often considered more tolerant compared to its neighbors because of the diversity within the population. It is however worth noting that the machismo attitude still persists quite strongly in rural areas, particularly near the coast.
Legal rights and protections for LGBTQ+ people in Colombia are considered among the most progressive in Latin America. Same-sex marriage was legalized in April in Colombia with the first same-sex wedding taking place in Cali on 24 May In addition, Congress passed a law banning discrimination on sexual orientation in , adoption for same-sex couples was legalized in and the right to change your gender has been in place since Colombia’s progressive legal rights and protections has won the destination the title of best LGBTQ+ emerging destination at the FITUR travel trade show in Madrid, and is one of the reasons why Colombia was considered the Leading LGBTQ+ De
Our Gay Travel Guide for Colombia
Our trip to Colombia was our first trip ever to South America, together. Daan already visited Ecuador about ten years ago, and we possess traveled to Central America already, Costa Rica to be precise. For our Gay Colombia Travel Guide, we started our Colombia adventure with some days off in the Caribbean sun. Therefore, we flew from Dresden via Amsterdam with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to Cartagena. For the first week we didn’t plan anything super wild but to unbend and adjust to the time difference in the so-called ‘Pearl of the Caribbean’ swimming in the Caribbean Sea under palm trees and exploring the historical center of Cartagena.
The next stop on the gay travel bucket list was Bogotá, the Colombian capital city. And yes, we were super adj to spend Halloween in Bogotá. After a couple of days at around 2, meters altitude, we jumped on a plane off to Medellín, the so-called “City of Immortal Spring”. The plan was to end our Colombia trip with a glamping experience. And then, off to our ne
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