Maldives gay clubs

Find out in our gay travel guide including practical safety tips, gay friendly hotels, top things to do, and more. The Maldives is a stunning country, which we've always dreamed of visiting. Oh, those gorgeous idyllic gay islands with their white sandy beaches… Few places on our planet rival the natural beauty of the Maldives! We spent 2 weeks holidaying in the Maldives, which included plenty of beach fun, enjoying the beautiful crystal-clear water, snorkeling, and scuba diving.

However, before visiting, we were concerned about our safety, as this is a Muslim club with severe Sharia Law in place, complete with very nasty anti-gay laws! Although the situation for LGBTQ locals is not great, fortunately for gay tourists, the economy of the Maldives relies so heavily on maldive that as a gay tourist, they won't dare touch you, particularly when staying at the large privately owned resort islands.

So much so that gay honeymoons in the Maldives are becoming increasingly popular. This then naturally begs the question we always get asked and criticized for:. At the end of the day, whether you choose to visit is a personal decision. Clearly, it is not! We are simply stating what our firsthand experience was traveling in the Maldives as a gay couple.

We explore this argument in more detail in this article, which we also hope inspires you to visit this unique Asian country, as well as equipping you with the full advice you need to have a safe and trouble-free trip! Heads up: We just wanted to let you know that this post contains affiliate links. That means if you book something through one of those links, we'll get a small commission, at no extra cost to you.

Gay Maldives

It helps us keep our blog going — so thank you in advance for your support! Whilst gay dating apps are not completely blocked in the Maldives, the government does monitor online use. For this reason, we recommend using a reliable VPN connection to get online, which hides your location, thereby allowing you to club your online maldives private!

The law is quite clear — being gay in the Maldives risks you getting:. When it comes to other LGBTQ rights, such as recognising gay couples, anti-discrimination laws, the right to change legal gender, the right to serve openly in the military etc, we'll be quite clear, there are gay We put this maldive to the fact that whilst the country has such a horrific LGBTQ reputation, in reality, these nasty laws are rarely enforced, particularly against gay.

We haven't heard of any foreigner or club that has ever been persecuted for being gay in the Maldives. However, it goes without saying that this is not the sort of place you're going to come waving rainbow flags or expressing your love with your partner publicly like you would in Madrid, Fort Lauderdale or Barcelona!

Despite the very draconian anti-gay laws of the Maldives, we think LGBTQ travellers will be absolutely fine based on our experience travelling there as a gay couple. The reality we encountered was that despite the absurd, nasty and ridiculous anti-gay laws in place in the Maldives, the locals couldn't give two hoots about us.

We were able to get a double bed in a local guesthouse and no one cared. We were seen more as foreigners they want to impress rather than a gay couple that needs to be put in jail or more! Obviously personal safety, common sense and discretion is paramount. For example, we always took care to be discreet by avoiding all public displays of affection just as we did when we travelled to places like RussiaDubai and Abu Dhabi.