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Being Gay in the DR?
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Well let me try and answer this to the best of my knowledge...
Being gay in the DR is just like being gay anywhere else in the world with the exeption that you will be subjected to a lot more prejudice. Are there any laws against being gay? - No. As a matter of fact Leonel came out with some kind of law that protects gay people and trans-gender.
I know all this because I have a gay cousin who is 20 years old in Santiago. Let me just say that it has been very difficult for him. He told my uncle and his mother a few months ago and it has been a living hell for him. My uncle abuses him verbally and emotionally, stopped paying for university and is always asking him to leave the house. If it would not be because of his mother he would have been out a long time ago.
The Dominican Republic is a very MACHO country. They don't tolerate gays as much as people do in other parts of the world.
If you are in the Dominican Republic and are thinking of coming out to your Dominican parents I would advise you to be careful. My cousin is so miserable he attempted to commit suicide over the holly week period in the DR (a few weeks ago).
Good luck. Hope I was able to provide you with some information.
Being gay in the DR is just like being gay anywhere else in the world with the exeption that you will be subjected to a lot more prejudice. Are there any laws against being gay? - No. As a matter of fact Leonel came out with some kind of law that protects gay people and trans-gender.
I know all this because I have a gay cousin who is 20 years old in Santiago. Let me just say that it has been very difficult for him. He told my uncle and his mother a few months ago and it has been a living hell for him. My uncle abuses him verbally and emotionally, stopped paying for university and is always asking him to leave the house. If it would not be because of his mother he would have been out a long time ago.
The Dominican Republic is a very MACHO country. They don't tolerate gays as much as people do in other parts of the world.
If you are in the Dominican Republic and are thinking of coming out to your Dominican parents I would advise you to be careful. My cousin is so miserable he attempted to commit suicide over the holly week period in the DR (a few weeks ago).
Good luck. Hope I was able to provide you with some information.
Thank you for you reply. So you would say there there aren't any Gay clubs or resorts to go to there?
I don't know of any gay specific places. We have a gay board member who can assist you with that. I can also ask my cousin if you'd like but this would be specific to Santiago.
Also, Cabarete seems to attract a lot of gay people. When I'm on vacation I see a lot of them there.
Also, Cabarete seems to attract a lot of gay people. When I'm on vacation I see a lot of them there.
When you say you see a lot them there at Cabarete, are they obvious in the sense that they act very flamboyant? What is Cabarete anyway?
Well straight people have AIDS also Dre Broeders. It depends on how you go about having sex that is the problem. I always urge safe sex in any country.
Cabarete is a tourist destination in the North Coast of the Dominican Republic. It is know for wind surfing and electronic music.
I feel like I am setting myself up by answering the following but here it goes anyway...
When I say I see them I mean that I have seen guys holding hands (guys in the DR do not hold hand unless you are gay). I have also seen a lot of butch women holding the hand of beautiful feminine women so that's a clear indication that they are a lesbian couple. They are just among the straight people and people don't seem to really care. That's what I have noticed while in Cabarete.
I feel like I am setting myself up by answering the following but here it goes anyway...
When I say I see them I mean that I have seen guys holding hands (guys in the DR do not hold hand unless you are gay). I have also seen a lot of butch women holding the hand of beautiful feminine women so that's a clear indication that they are a lesbian couple. They are just among the straight people and people don't seem to really care. That's what I have noticed while in Cabarete.
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Chip00
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Let me set it straight for you about the DR. If you in anyway "promote" you're homosexual tendencies in public be prepared to be publically chastised here, end of story. It is not respected here and highly riduculed. Any time I go to the beach and see people who are as bold as to promote this way of living are I see that they are laughed at, provoked, called names and threatened in public.
Huh?
Hmm, sometimes a comma is helpful in order to convey one's message...
On the subject:
This might help:
Global Gayz...Gay Dominican Republic
m'frog
Hmm, sometimes a comma is helpful in order to convey one's message...
On the subject:
This might help:
Global Gayz...Gay Dominican Republic
m'frog
So the DR is not a good destination vacation spot for Gay people as is a lot of other 3rd world countries especially when machismo is prevalent. But there is another word for machismo, that is stupidity.
But just because your cousin is being treated like he is isn't because he lives in the DR, it happens anywhere in the world.
If you stick around DR1 long enough, you would see machismo at its best - just one or two posters.
By the way, I've read that most homophobic folks are actually hiding something.
That's The Way It Is
BTW, I know of a case where the house of a gay guy was assaulted several times until he moved. Whether that had anything to do with him being gay, I do not know.
One should, however, assume that Dominicans see gays as an easy target...
Stupid?
Well, call it what you like...
m'frog
Well, call it what you like, but rather not try to change the Dominican attitude about homosexuality.
BTW, I know of a case where the house of a gay guy was assaulted several times until he moved. Whether that had anything to do with him being gay, I do not know.
One should, however, assume that Dominicans see gays as an easy target...
Stupid?
Well, call it what you like...
m'frog
You are now getting into somewhat dangerous grounds. Machismo is what it is. You call it stupidity some call it being ignorant bla bla bla. Stick to the topic please.
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Chip00
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What you should realize whether you like it or agree with it or not is that many people in the DR have different values than more "modern" countries. This attitude stems not only from Machismo but also the fact that this is a very Catholic country. For that matter, abortion and the death penalty are shunned as well.
I don't know that you would have to worry about losing life or limb here in the DR unless you did something unthinkable - like making a pass at a Dominican fellow who is not a homosexual - but if you are in any way "open" about your preferences, be prepared for the worst. This is NOT a politically correct country by any way shape or form.
i know of an incident where two dominican jerks decided to rape and rob a woman in a short skirt late at night. turns out to be a guy in drag, they raped him anyway. it seems that the macho attitude dictates that as long as they were doing the inserting they were not the gay ones.......twisted? yes...................
If you're gay and want to flaunt it in the DR, you better have a black belt in martial arts 'cause it's very likely you'll be assaulted. Once, I saw two guys holding hands along the Melacon in POP and EVERYONE stared at them and commented about it. It's not common there. :bunny:
I'm a proud 'homophobic folk' and I hide nothing.
I'm a proud 'homophobic folk' and I hide nothing.
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