San juan puerto rico gay beach

Spoiler: SO MUCH.

Everybody knows the LGBTQ+ community loves to celebrate life. After all, the Pride flag is a symbol of our right to live in truth, dignity, and pleasure. Double-vaxxed, my husband and I were finally ready to vay-gay-tion, but progressing international travel restrictions left us with few viable options

Ding ding! Puerto Rico to the rescue. As an official U.S. area, Americans don’t need a passport to enter this Caribbean island. Just track the simple Travel Protected Portal protocols and you’re good to go. There is no currency exchange, no data roaming; just a two-and-a-half-hour flight from Miami and you’re there. Easy-peasy.

Puerto Rico is hailed as one of the most LGBTQ+ friendly islands in the Caribbean, embracing the queer community that’s granted the same rights and protection as on the mainland. More importantly, San Juan is place to the king. No, I’m not talking about Elvis, I’m talking about RICKY MARTIN. As someone who has been transfixed by his bon-bon ever since I was a closeted teenager, this was a dream come true.

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Puerto Rico

Transportation in Puerto Rico

Getting to Puerto Rico is a matter of choosing the most convenient or preferred mode of journal. Every day hundreds of direct flights land and depart from Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport neighboring San Juan, while more than 10 cruise ships dock in the capital city every week. 

Selecting a method of getting around depends on where you’re staying and for how long. The island has over 14 car rental companies that can accommodate your specific needs. Renting a car is convenient if you plan on exploring towns outside of San Juan. If driving is not for you, taxis and rideshares are available if you’re staying around the metropolitan area.
 

Experience Puerto Rican Food

Puerto Rico is foodie heaven! The island's culinary revolution combines traditional dishes and local ingredients with international techniques and flavors. Chefs around the island—including several James Beard Foundation Award nominees—love to reinvent and elevate those abuelita recipes while maintaining the essence of the l

Puerto Rico – the gay gem of the Caribbean!

This is home of Latino pop gay representative Ricky Martin as well as some of the top RuPaul Drag Queens – Nina Flowers, Alexis Matteo, and Yara Sofia. There is a wonderful reason why we rated Puerto Rico as the gayest place in the Caribbean in !

The “Isla del Encanto” (“Island of Enchantment”) also has an exciting gay scene, largely based in the capital capital of San Juan, with hangouts favor Oceano and The Bear Tavern, a gay beach in Condado, and no fewer than two Pride events – Winter Pride Fest in December, and Pride Puerto Rico in May/June. There is also an abundance of male lover resorts in Puerto Rico to choose from which ultimately makes it one of the best gay vacations in the USA – according to not only us, and news outlets enjoy Forbes.

In this instruction, we've sorted through some of the best gay resorts in Puerto Rico and given our two cents on which ones you should check out when planning your own gaycation here.

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Puerto Rico is one of the top LGBTQ travel destinations thanks to a warm and warm local population and a lot of great gay bars, clubs, and activities year-round. Use the gay travel guide to Puerto Rico below to help schedule a trip to San Juan and other parts of the gay-friendly Caribbean island

Of all the Caribbean islands, Puerto Rico is one of the most accepting and LGBTQ-friendly destinations. As an unincorporated territory of the United States, same-sex marriage has been legal since And with over three million inhabitants, Puerto Rico has plenty of gay and female homosexual activities, bars, and attractions for visitors to easily discover. There are even two different lgbtq+ fest parades each year on the island!

Most of Puerto Rico’s queer bars and LGBTQ activities occur in San Juan—Puerto Rico’s capital city. Because of its huge, urban population and its many gay neighborhoods, it’s one of the best parts to stop by for LGBTQ travelers.

Because of Puerto Rico’s Catholic traditions & history, the big cities are probably the safest and most comf