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Puerto Rico is host to two annual gay pride festivals and a film festival and US Virginia Island is the only other destination in the region to apply hate crime laws. It is also the home of Ricky Martin the gay Latin-singing sensation.
San Juan is where the gaborhood is concentrated, just off the Condado. Here you will find bars, clubs and beaches including the popular joints; Krash, which has been around for over 20 years, Circo Bar and Condado Inn. The cities of San Juan and Boqueron host their vibrant and colorful pride festivals every June. Puerto Rico is home to The Caribbean National Forest, El Yunque, a 28,000-acre rain-forest home to Puerto Rico’s endangered Green Parrot.
Mosquito Bay is one of the most vibrant presentations of microorganisms, whenever there is movement in the water they light up with a blue-green glow. Your travels will need to be arranged around the lunar calendar to avoid a full moon in order to experience the full light spectacle. Puerto Rico is also the second largest cruise spot in the Western hemisphere and is popular with gay cruises. As part of the US territory the local currency is the dollar and locals are English tolerant.
Discovering new cultures and mingling with different types of people is a fantastic way to travel. It’s also an opportunity for those who are advocates and believers in LGBTQ+ rights to make the world more inclusive and equal.
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Pope Francis has taken a significant step in his efforts to foster a more inclusive environment for LGBTQ+ Catholics within the Roman Catholic Church.
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