Gay friendly uruguay
Interesting Cities to See in Uruguay
MONTEVIDEO
This town offers plenty to see and act, particularly around Plaza Independencia in the Old Town famous as Ciudad Vieja and the Rambla beach promenade. The Ciudad Vieja has the famous statue of General Artigas, the national hero, as well as stunning colonial buildings that date support to the 1800s, like Teatro Solis and the iconic Puerta de la Ciudadela. The Ramblas beach promenade is worth checking out as it’s 22km in length and follows the way along the coast, which makes it perfect place to go for a walk and people watch. The Sarandi promenade is the main pedestrian road in the capital, which begins at the Puerta de la Ciudadela and ends at the Rambla promenade on the coast. The Mercado Agricola Montevideo is also a popular tourist see in the metropolis. The famous market in the town is where locals come to purchase fresh produce and meats. It’s also a place to pick up some Uruguayan wine or have some coffee while enjoying more people watching.
COLONIA DEL SACRAMENTO
This city is located in the southwest of Uruguay and is one of the oldest cities in the country. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is made up of
Uruguay – most gay friendly nation in South America
In 2005, the capital Montevideo became one of the few cities in the world to have a homomonument – a rose-colored granite in the shape of a triangle inscribed with the words: “To Honour Diversity is to Honor Life”. It’s tucked in a short-lived plaza in the Old Metropolis of Montevideo (though the plaza is miserable and deserves a good make-over).
Gays in Uruguay – part of the furniture?
In Montevideo, it’s common to see queer couples—men and women—holding hands on the rambla, the 25-km promenade that borders the River Plate. And while older generations may be taking their time to come around to the changes, younger generations are openly supportive of gay peers.
There are just a few gay bars and my experience is that queer men and women don’t maintain to ghettoise. They are very much part of the general fabric of society. Though there is a certain air of “don’t ask, don’t tell”.
A gay emigrant to Uruguay living in Colonia writes: “I live in the Uruguayan equivalent of the Bible belt with my partner of 28 years and thus far have encountered no negative vibes at all. I’ve met with a
Uruguay is positioned as the most gay-friendly country in Latin America
LGBT Tourism refers to the give of destinations and services for communities of sexual and gender diversity (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgenders and others). In the last three years, according to the World Tourism Organization, this sector has had a significant increase, which has not only meant an expand in economic income, but also denotes a significant advance in tolerance and acceptance for diversity.
In that sense, year after year the LGBTQ + Hazard Index makes a ranking of the most dangerous and friendly countries for the public of sexual and gender diversity, evaluating eight relevant factors for the promotion of “gay-friendly tourism”, based -precisely - in legislative advances in tolerance and diversity. The legalization of same-sex marriage, protection of rights in the workplace, protection against discrimination, recognition of adoption, punishment of hate crimes and the Gallup index are added points (if it is a nice place to live) ; while it removes punctuation if there are laws of morality or illegality of relations between people of the same sex.
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(Updated July 2010)
Getting Away
Uruguay is a tiny oceanic region of 3.7 million people wedged between the two South American giants of Brazil and Argentina. When the sun rises on the capital Montevideo, the city glows softly along the waterfront and its European architecture warms in the mild morning gas. The traffic is beam, huge cargo boats loaded with lumber chug out to sea, and the ferries bring vacationing Argentineans (“Portenos”) heading to Punte del Este.
Fifty miles southeast along the coast from Montevideo, Punte del Este is kind of Palm Beach where the adequately healed from Argentina construct their great summer mansions next to the Atlantic. The charge of experience is gentle here: wipe air, frequent sunshine, drawn-out sand-duned beaches and, more importantly to gay and lesbian visitors, a relaxed atmosphere away from the more formal strictures of Buenos Aires.
The ambience here is equal to any first-world seaside resort. It is an international port of call for round-the-world sailing yachts. In the village are casual cafes with rich croissants, an Internet venue, tourist and travel services and a range of eateries from Macdonald’s to haute. Drawn-out walks along