Costa Rica’s gentrified LGBTQ beach town isn’t welcoming to queer locals.
2022 July 22
Article describing how tourists live in a bubble, and local residents’ reality is very different. Being subjected to violence and abuse.
“The biggest fear any trans woman has is going out and not coming back” says one of the interviewees.
Article in English:
Costa Rica’s Gentrified LGBTQ Beach Town Isn’t Very Welcoming to Queer Locals
Costa Rica’s Manuel Antonio is a queer paradise. It’s a locale where LGBTQ tourists find freedom, acceptance, and joy — privileges that aren’t always shared by Costa Rica’s queer locals.
Elizabeth Lang