A wonderful aspect to a gay holiday to Bangkok is the relative lack of discrimination between gays and the ordinary heterosexual. Unlike in countries such as the USA where gays are considered different, Thai people that are Buddhist followers do not see gays as being any different to others. In fact, Thailand is country that is renowned for active sex life – both straight as well as gay – and so this may be a reason why people’s sexual orientations do not matter much.
Gay travel to Bangkok will provide many interesting opportunities because the country has its own gay oriented culture even though most of the people engaged in gay activities in Thailand are foreigners from the West. This means that if you are seeking some gay action in this country you will normally find yourself doing it with foreigners from the West.
A majority of establishments catering to gay needs in Thailand are commercial by nature. A visit to Thailand for gay activities would be incomplete if you did not sample the go-go bars.
If you are gay and are living or visiting Thailand then you must understand that Thais do not accept or like people to show their affection publicly. In fact, even heterosexuals are not encouraged to kiss or even hold hands in public. This means that if you need to do these things then you should be doing it in public; otherwise you would be offending Thai sensibilities.
There is however a smattering of nude beaches spread across different parts of Thailand where you can be affectionate in public; but, these are the exceptions rather than the rule. Bangkok provides some good accommodations for gays though even so the accommodations they find are not totally meant for gays because ordinary travelers too use such accommodation. Babylon is one of the better places for gays to find accommodation though the rooms are quite Spartan though still stylish and the room rent is affordable and includes use of saunas.
Bangkok has a fair share of accommodation options for gays including the joint known as Babylon which though quite a Spartan place is nevertheless affordable and stylish and quite nice on the whole.
Planning gay travel to Thailand can prove to be a very adventurous experience as there is quite a thriving gay culture here – even if it has mostly been created by Westerners.
