Tag: WeTwoBoys
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Gay in the Balkans: Pick an Oppressive Religion
Like many countries previously behind the Iron Curtain, a lot of the countries of the former Yugoslavia continue to be very conservative when it comes to sexual minorities. The people of the region are fairly religiously diverse, but it doesn’t really help gay people. Serbs tend to be Eastern Orthodox, Croats are generally Roman Catholic,…
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Top 9 Best Gay Travel Blogs, According to WeTwoBoys
Since beginning my own journeys I’ve become aware of how many fellow travelers there are. There are quite a few gay travel bloggers out there living the nomadic lifestyle full-time and writing all about it, taking beautiful pictures, and making us all insanely jealous (or is that just me? – I haven’t figured out the…
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A Pakistani-Brit Traveled to Pakistan to See Gay Life Up Close
YouTube vlogger Mawaan Rizwan recently returned to his home country of Pakistan with a crew from BBC in tow to see what his life would have been like if he had stayed there. Let’s just say he ended up happy he had left. Though that result was fairly predictable, Mawaan also discovered some things that…
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Gay in Bucharest, Romania
I have a real soft spot for Romania. People often seem baffled as to why I choose to focus so much on Romania. Even a lot of Romanians don’t understand. Well here’s why, people: It’s the foreign country I’ve spent the most time in – several weeks in a city called Cluj-Napoca and a couple…
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Gay in Budapest: Goulash Gay
Budapest is one of my favorite cities and inarguably one of the most beautiful. It’s also a city with a very problematic political environment. The country is currently being run by a far-right government led by Prime Minister Victor Orban. You may have heard some of his controversial opinions and actions toward refugees in the…
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Gay Crossing Only: Gay in Vienna
In Vienna, there are crosswalks meant just for gay people. Some green walk-sign lights have pictures of two boy stick figures holding hands and walking with a heart between them. Others have the same with two girl stick figures. Which leads me to believe that only gay people holding hands with someone they love are…
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Open and Closed: Gay in Prague
I know what you’re thinking. Gay + Prague = Porn. Believe it not, there are gay people in Prague who have not been in porn. Even young twinky ones. Mind blown? Prague has a very healthy gay community. Prague Pride is large and conflict-free. Gay bars don’t have to hide. I saw couples holding hands…