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How gay friendly is Sosua?
I guess everyone sees what they want to see. While prostitution certainly exists, as it does everywhere, there is much more to Sosua than that.
Aside from the periodic episodes with rain, generally the weather is beautiful, the days are consistently long and invigorating, the sea breeze is refreshing, and the water is warm.
There are a variety of pastimes, including beach going, baseball appreciating, swimming, diving, snorkeling, sailing, fishing, people watching, restaurant going, beer drinking, and to simply enjoy living.
If all one sees in Sosua is the working girls than one's eyes aren't fully open. Sosua is a very interesting place inhabited by some very interesting people. There are things to look out for, as there are everywhere, and there are things you simply don't want to miss.
All in all, Sosua is a great place to live. That doesn't mean it is a perfect place, nor does it mean it is the right place for everyone. Moreover, some people would not be happy anywhere, and for them Sosua is just another place to be unhappy.
Some people love Sosua, some people do not, but the least anyone could say is that Sosua is absolutely unique.
Aside from the periodic episodes with rain, generally the weather is beautiful, the days are consistently long and invigorating, the sea breeze is refreshing, and the water is warm.
There are a variety of pastimes, including beach going, baseball appreciating, swimming, diving, snorkeling, sailing, fishing, people watching, restaurant going, beer drinking, and to simply enjoy living.
If all one sees in Sosua is the working girls than one's eyes aren't fully open. Sosua is a very interesting place inhabited by some very interesting people. There are things to look out for, as there are everywhere, and there are things you simply don't want to miss.
All in all, Sosua is a great place to live. That doesn't mean it is a perfect place, nor does it mean it is the right place for everyone. Moreover, some people would not be happy anywhere, and for them Sosua is just another place to be unhappy.
Some people love Sosua, some people do not, but the least anyone could say is that Sosua is absolutely unique.
No offence intended catcher, I have spent alot of time in the country, and I know Sosua pretty well, lets say not my favorite place, but then again either is Boca Chica. I was being over discriptive as the OP was worried about gays, and weather or not they would "fit in" lol
and yes, Sosua does have all the nice things you mention.
and yes, Sosua does have all the nice things you mention.
No offense taken, cigarjoe.
I just wanted to get my two cents in. I completely understand your point of view, and I have no problem with that. We just disagree on the bottom line. To me it's worth the compromise, at least for now.
I just wanted to get my two cents in. I completely understand your point of view, and I have no problem with that. We just disagree on the bottom line. To me it's worth the compromise, at least for now.
Why oh why do gay people have to ask if a place is "gay friendly"? Surely, you go on holiday, act normally and have a good time.
I never see gay people in Sosua jumping up and down saying "I'm gay, I'm gay" or bringing attention to themselves although there are a few know gay individuals who go amongst their business in a pleasant and orderly way. I am not aware of any bars in the town that cater specially for these people.
J&T
Mack,
You're right. My apologizes.
And that was a big one for me to to miss. It is a wonderful experience.
I'm glad you took the time to correct my mistake.
You're right. My apologizes.
And that was a big one for me to to miss. It is a wonderful experience.
I'm glad you took the time to correct my mistake.
Fernie,
Get rid of the moustache, otherwise you should be okay.
Get rid of the moustache, otherwise you should be okay.
Would I be okay in Sosua, wearing my usual outfit?
"these people" ? gay friendly means people that dont look at you like something on the bottom of your shoe -someone that you wouldnt mind handing your hard earned money to - some people will always be seen as gay no matter how they act - so this is why they ask for gay friendly establishments- its not so long ago that you couldnt book into a double room. Let me know if you have any more questions - there are a lot of people jumping up and down here saying they are heterosexual - so its equal rights now
Thank you catcherintherye. This is exactely what I try to explain my friends back home when they ask me why I want to live in Sosua.
I hope you don't mind if I use your words to tell them.
Have you ever suffered discrimination as a heterosexual? I thought not. They have to ask because some countries are decidedly NOT friendly to gay people. In some countries or in certain locations in some countries they might be spat at, stoned even whipped & apart from those into a touch of SM :cheeky: most people don't like being treated in this way. If j & t are a male & female couple, how would it feel to have a load of people point fingers, snigger, tsk-tsk audibly, call out epithets just because you are walking down the street holding each other's hands? For a holiday, you'd tend to avoid a location like this, wouldn't you? Always try to put yourself in the other guys shoes.
In any event the OP in this thread described herself as a heterocynical female who tended not to notice gay friendliness, so the question was perfectly legit. She was asking on behalf of a couple of gay friends.
Because a lot of the Caribbean has a very poor record of being gay friendly. The Caribbean ranges from Puerto Rico which is extremely gay-friendly, to Cuba where it is grudgingly tolerated but somewhat repressed, to Jamaica, where they can put you in prison. The Cayman Islands, Bahamas, and Trinidad &Tobago also have poor records.
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there are quite a few similar stories from around the Caribbean...so the Dominican Republic has a better record than some.The bahamas and St Kitts have also refused ships whilst Curacao being originally Dutch owned is one of the most liberal
there are quite a few similar stories from around the Caribbean...so the Dominican Republic has a better record than some.The bahamas and St Kitts have also refused ships whilst Curacao being originally Dutch owned is one of the most liberal