Gay Friendly Panama
“Dream Girls” at Gay Club BLG Panama
Panama is known for its parties and who better than to help out with the decorations, glitz and glamour than the gays? All joking aside, after experiencing the normalcy here that gay people are treated with, it’s no wonder why Panama is a gay friendly destination for travel and tourism.
While spending time in the interior, especially during Carnaval, I noticed the large number of gay men who were behind the scenes making all the details of the celebration go off without a hitch. It was awesome.
Because gays here aren’t treated as taboo, their lifestyle appears to seamlessly blend in with the overall environment of Panama. Walking down the street I’ve encountered quite a few nice looking women whose voices don’t quite match up to their appearance. It surprises me in a place where women are still treated like second class citizens, (but where are we not?) that Panama is so gay friendly.
Gay and Lesbian Events can be located here:
www.farraurbana.com
BLG is the most popular Gay bar in the city located at Calle 49 and Calle Uruguay (tel. 265-1624
Just about anywhere a gay tourist might want to go there are friendly accommodations, no need to fear. Here is a list of Popular Hotels that are Gay Friendly:
Panama City:
Los Cuatro Tulipanes
Inn On The Canal
BackPackers Panama
The Balboa Inn (Ancon)
El Valle de Antón:
Anton Valley Hotel
Pedasi:
Casa Margarita Boutique Hotel
Chiriqui:
The Purple House Intn’l Backpackers Hostel
Boquete:
Cabañas B&B Momentum
Bocas del Toro:
Casa Selva del Mar
| Written by Cailey Halloran |
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I’m gay and I’m from Panama.
Gays are not treated very well in Panama, which is a very conservative country, even when considered in the context of latin american countries. Gays are seen as funny dirty characters who like to act like the opposite sex, and who will someday die of AIDS. A man being gay is the equivalent of a woman being a prostitute. And YES, they ARE a taboo subject. Whereas in Colombia most people in urban areas support their current system of civil unions, in Panama openly gay people would ideally remain mostly in places where no person under 18 can see them, because they’re simply too taboo.
Despite this gross expression of conservatism, in Panama women are NOT treated as second class citizens. The last president of Panama was a woman, and one of the current candidates is again a woman.
very very true gabo… I’m a lesbian myself and I’m a panamenian citizen… the BLGT community in panama is still not very much accepted, in the context of culture we are still a very conservatisnist country… therefore theres no such thing as been completely gay and been accepted… of course u can be gay and be happy with it but is yet not very well seen! kisses
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I have lived in Panama for over 2 years and find it to be very gay friendly. I do not hide my lifestyle and have never been discriminated against for being gay. Quite the contrary, people seem very tolerant and do not mind at all. This has been the case both in the city and in small towns. However, very feminine gestures can be seen as negative. But where in the world isn’t this the case? Obviously, in any predominantly catholic society, families may have some difficulty accepting their gay children. My observation is that in Panama the gays themselves are the most homofobic ones and not the straight ones. The gays here have a hard time accepting themselves and many feel ashamed. It’s ironic in a country that seem to have at least 50% of the male gay or bisexual!