It was an amazing place." says Michael Luongo, a novelist and a gay travel writer whose recent works include Gay Travels in the Muslim World and Between the Palms (a collection of gay travel erotica he edited). When I first visited Buenos Aires, everybody was flirtatious easy to pick up. "Latin America, as a whole, is a place to meet somebody if you are interested in sex.
Long ago established as prime getaways simply for their weather alone, they also have the advantage of beautiful men and the likelihood of a memorable sexual experience. That good attitude is in play throughout much of Latin America and some of the Caribbean. Elsewhere around the world, cultural acceptance of sex and the celebration of sexuality equates to some very hot nights. If you really want truly memorable sex, it's often necessary to leave the continental U.S. In doing so, you'll strike a blow for the cause of making others aware that the 65-plus billion dollar gay tourism industry is about more than monogamous couples snuggling. Well, we here at Edge still believe that there's no shame in the pursuit of happiness so fly your sex freak flag high, ya' big perv - and consider these destinations for the single gay man on the prowl for more meaningful vacation keepsakes than a T-shirt or poorly made curio.
Citing the carnal nature of its topic, they were reluctant to associate their so-respectable-we're-practically-heterosexual industry with travel for the express purpose of sex but change that charged word to the phrase "romance for couples" and they became positively chatty. This blemish on our community (along with the ridiculous stereotype of gays as promiscuous!) may be why several "mainstream" gay travel organizations declined to participate in this article.
Some travel for adventure some for enlightenment and others.to get laid - and good for them! LGBTs, armed with the twin temptations of unused vacation days and disposable income, deserve to spend some time this summer in an unfamiliar place doing things that nobody back home need ever know about.īut if it's a good time out of town and between the sheets you're looking for, don't bother Googling "gay sex tourism." There, you'll only find references to those who travel to have sex with the underaged.