Due to concerns such as homosexual which travel to Punta Cana and the Dominican Republic have, to know how gay atmosphere we give you this article with the best places in gay scene in the Dominican Republic.
the Dominican Republic it is mostly Catholic and therefore conservative. For this reason gay scene in the Dominican Republic is not consolidated, although it is true that more and more of the population is opening up and accepting the changes better.
However, i the Dominican RepublicThere are no cases of homophobia, but rather the opposite, that of people is respected. Of those who have traveled with us, no gays have had any problems, such as kissing in the hotel pool, walking hand in hand, etc.
In each city, there is a specific place where gay and lesbian congregations take place, that is, one gay friendly zone. Similar to Madrid’s Chueca, in the Dominican Republic would be the Colonial Zone, located in Santo Domingo. Colonial Zone is ideal for go out in the evening both for gays and straights, a young, bohemian and urban area.
It is 4 gay friendly bars in Santo Domingo: Jaydee’s disco bar, Bar Friends, Amazonia and Disco Cha.
Note: if you’re going out at night, keep that in mind the Dominican Republic Since 2006, drinking is only allowed from Sunday to Thursday until one in the morning, and at weekends until three in the morning.
As in Santo Domingo, the gay community in Santiago is consolidating. More and more tolerance is shown towards gays and lesbians. In the center of the city there are places of interest for gays and also for heterosexuals.
The Monument area is a place in Santiago where on weekends people of all sexualities, mostly young people, come to have fun.
Skrupulo bar: it is the bar most frequented by university students, both straight and gay, who come to this place in the Dominican Republic to enjoy the atmosphere and the music, which is varied.
The nightclub Krash is very famous, which broke the mold by celebrating Miss Krash contests whose participants were transvestites.
If you are gay and want to take a trip to the Dominican Republic, don’t hesitate, there is a lot of tolerance and respect towards the gay community, even if the areas with a gay community are somewhat scarce at the moment.