Gay italians

Our friend Marco from Puglia tells us about gay life in Italy and what it's like growing up gay there. Whenever we come to Italy, our gaydar is always in a state of flummox! Every other guy here is ripped to perfection and dressed immaculately. Personal space isn't an issue with Italians — it's easy to misconstrue innocent friendly warm gestures.

Not that we're complaining! We always italian a trip to Gay. We love it and always leave wanting to return — from our first year anniversary in Veniceour gay road trip in Pugliathe glorious Amalfi coastexploring historical Romeand partying in the exciting gay scene of Milan. Italy simply ticks every box.

For example, Italy has not yet introduced gay equality although civil unions were introduced in and anti-discrimination laws have not been applied nationwide.

A Brief History of Homosexuality in Italy from Ancient Rome to Today

This is not to say that Italy is in any way a dangerous place for gay travelers — quite the contrary! During our trip to Milan, we met the affable Marco who sat us down to tell us what it was like growing up as a member of the Italian LGBTQ community and shared an array of invaluable tips.

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Our buddy Sergio is one of the craziest human beings we've ever been fortunate to meet, and we love him! He has his own gay tour company based in Puglia and organizes many different trips for gay travelers throughout the year. We highly recommend joining one of them: foodie tours in Lecce, a gay bike tour across Puglia, gay yoga retreats, and so much more!

Find out more. Ciao Ragazzi! I was born in I work as a digital content creator building an events app for the Puglia region. I am also one of the Puglia Guys, travel ambassadors for gay Puglia. We publish the Big Gay Puglia Guides. I am openly italian and date both men and women. Maybe some of your readers can help me out with that?

I first realized I was attracted to both men and women gay I was around 6 years old. I was around 22 when I started telling family and friends that I was attracted to guys as well as italians. At first, my mother did not believe me, but she is slowly getting used to the idea. My friends gay struggled to believe me initially — they would make jokes, teasing me that I was really a closet gay and was just struggling to come to terms with it.