4 Responses to About Us

1. David says:

   May 29, 2015 at 6:33 am

   The fight for equality in Belize was recently highlighted in the NY Times Magazine. The article is a great read if you have not read it yet and the link is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/24/magazine/the-lonely-fight-against-belizes-antigay-laws.html?_r=2

   Our Executive Director, Caleb Orozco, will not directly ask for support but I was hoping that you may consider sharing our current fundraiser in your newsletter, on your website, via social media or through your blog. While funding is needed, our current goal is to apply pressure to the Belizean Court system to deliver their long-delayed verdict so if you feel it inappropriate to post the fundraiser link please consider at least posting the link to the NY Times article.

   The link to the fundraiser is: http://www.gofundme.com/unibam

   Please read the NY Times Article before making a decision. We appreciate any help you can provide to get this story in front of the world.

   David
   United Belize Advocacy Movement
   http://www.unibam.org

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2. adrian says:

   July 9, 2016 at 4:42 pm

   hi, I am planning to travel next month for a week and I am looking places just for gays people. please advise.

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   • bestgaytravel says:

     July 9, 2016 at 8:01 pm

     have you read our site? there are hundreds of places. What is your budget? how far do you want to travel? we are not travel agents. I would advise you to call my travel agent, who is gay. David. 1-800-942-1280. He can make great recommendations!

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3. Stef says:

   April 20, 2017 at 8:51 am

   Dear Editor

   I would like to draw your attention to my recently published book “Living in Italy: the Real Deal” with sixty witty short stories about the adventures of a Dutch gay couple as expats in Italy. It has won a Reader Views Literary Award in Travel writing and is nominated for the Eric Hoffer Award.

   Book summary:
   In 2008 the author emigrated to Italy, bringing husband and dog along, to start Bed & Breakfast Villa I Due Padroni. But a lot of hurdles had to be taken before the first guests could be accommodated. In 2014 Stef reported about his adventures in buying and reconstructing the house, obtaining a tax number and a bank account, registering at the commune and at the national health service, importing their car and a range of other things that lead to a myriad of bureaucratic troubles. These problems were always resolved in a truly Italian fashion, leading to raised Dutch eyebrows and hilarious scenes. As a reader you will encounter a range of characteristic Italians, from sympathetic to villainous, from moving to shameless. Real Italians of flesh and blood, sometimes cliché, sometimes surprisingly original. But always worth encountering.

   Author bio
   Stef Smulders and his husband Nico are two adventurous Dutch men who decided to start a new life in Italy. In 2008 they made the big move with their dog Saar and set up Bed and Breakfast Villa I Due Padroni in the beautiful wine region of the Oltrepò Pavese to the south of Milan. In 2014 Stef published his first collection of amusing short stories (in Dutch) about daily life among the Italians, entitled “Italiaanse Toestanden – Leven en overleven in Italie”. It was so well received that he published a follow-up volume of humorous anecdotes in 2016. The third volume is under preparation, expected to be in press by spring 2017. “Living in Italy: the Real Deal” is the translation into English of the first volume.

   “The book is a comical, often downright hilarious account” – Reader’s Favorite Five Stars Review ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️
   “Smulders storytelling artistry is wildly entertaining.” – Blogcritics and Readerviews five stars review ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

   Goodreads page:
   https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/32572055-living-in-italy

   Have a look at my presentation page as well with fragments and a sneak preview if you like:
   http://italiaanse-toestanden.duepadroni.it/index-UK.html

   Hope to hear from you
   Regards
   Stef Smulders

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