Gay friendly locations
Have a couple renting our condo in November, are there any gay friendly bars for them to visit in ixtapa or Zihua?
Gay friendly locations
by allen 
, Pacific Northwest, Sunday, July 23, 2017, 00:17 (3249 days ago) @ Canada1
Most all of Zihua is gay friendly. That said, you never know who you will run into in a bar.
Gay friendly locations
I agree. Zihuatanejo is a welcoming town.
Gay friendly locations
I agree. Zihuatanejo is a welcoming town.
Thanks to both of you but they are looking for specifics rather than generalities.
Gay friendly locations
by ZihuaRob 
, Zihuatanejo, México, Sunday, July 23, 2017, 18:12 (3248 days ago) @ Canada1
I agree. Zihuatanejo is a welcoming town.
Thanks to both of you but they are looking for specifics rather than generalities.
There are no gay bars I'm aware of that I could recommend to non-Spanish speaking foreigners. Gay tourists are welcome at any place other tourists are welcome, but there has never really been much of a gay scene in Zihuatanejo, particularly when it comes to gay tourists. Different culture altogether. They'll just have to hang with the rest of us. 
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by midalake , Monday, July 24, 2017, 21:35 (3247 days ago) @ ZihuaRob
I agree. Zihuatanejo is a welcoming town.
Thanks to both of you but they are looking for specifics rather than generalities.
There are no gay bars I'm aware of that I could recommend to non-Spanish speaking foreigners. Gay tourists are welcome at any place other tourists are welcome, but there has never really been much of a gay scene in Zihuatanejo, particularly when it comes to gay tourists. Different culture altogether. They'll just have to hang with the rest of us.
There is one spot. It is called Splash. It is close to Tamales Any. I suggest PV.
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by ZihuaRob , Zihuatanejo, México, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, 12:29 (3246 days ago) @ midalake
There is one spot. It is called Splash. It is close to Tamales Any. I suggest PV.
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The are terrible neighbors who have been torturing their neighbors for years with their excessive noise, for which reason I refuse to recommend that establishment.
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by Talley Ho , Playa la Ropa, Sunday, July 23, 2017, 17:58 (3248 days ago) @ Canada1
Mexico is way different than the US, and presumably Canada in terms of tolerence of different sexuality. In all of our years of travels in Mexico for extended periods, we have found that the people are very tolerant of homosexuality, cross dressing, and all that jazz. They just don't really seem to care much what anyone's sexuality or leanings are. We have always thought the US could learn tolerance by observing how people are treated.
That being said, there are probably gay bars in Zihuatanejo/Ixtapa, but we don't think that a same sex couple is going to have any issues from anyone living in the area.
I'll likely be attacked for this, but that's to be expected, unfortunately.
Gay friendly locations
by Gringo Viejo , Kansas/Zihuatanejo, Sunday, July 23, 2017, 19:23 (3248 days ago) @ Talley Ho
Generally I would agree with what you say with the following observation:
During my early years of visiting here I don't believe I ever heard anyone commenting or indicating other people were gay or lesbian or otherwise.
Then the past few years, since the U.S. passed the anti-discrimination laws and alternate became more accepted into the U.S. mainstream I was amazed the number of people here who came out of the closet or were otherwise "outed"".
Canada1
As a gay man living here in Zihuatanejo I have looked into this extensively. There aren't any gay specific bars that the LGBT community in Canada and the U.S. would recognize as such based on their experiences at home. As others have stated though, my partner and I have been to many of the local bars and restaurants and engaged in light public displays of affection (i.e. holding hands, kissing, dancing together, etc.) and never had a problem. I wouldn't expect your friends to have a problem at any of the bars/restaurants in the tourist areas of Zihuatanejo.
