gaycoupleconsideringBsAs
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Hello folks, I have been lurking here off and on over the years, after I spent a month in Bs As back in 2002. I stayed in a little hostel on Viamonte operated by a few Argentinian kids and spent my time trying to learn a little castellano, and living on very little, due to having very little money.
I loved the city and have often thought about going back. Fastforward to today and I have been in a relationship with an American guy (I'm Irish) for about three years, because of the Defence of Marriage Act, I am not able to move to the US and whilst he could move to London, where I live, he is not that fussed on the city, hence we are both considering the idea of a third country and BsAs is an option we are considering.
I suppose the questions I have would be as follows;
How easy is it to be a gay couple in BsAs, I know there is legal protection available and that there is a legal committment to equality but at the same time, that doesn't necessarily guarantee a peaceful existence, are Portenos cosmopolitan enough not to be fazed by a couple of homos living rather pedestrian lives in their midst?
I don't like the idea of the "gay ghetto", but at the same time, the existence of one in someways guarantee a safe space or a sense of having a territory to call your own...whilst I might not use it alot, it would be nice to know it is there....is there such a place in BsAs?
Finally, I hear that starting businesses in BsAs would be a nightmare, if you were interested in opening up a little cafe/bar and could afford to buy the premises and reform it, would that cut out a significant part of the headache that would attend such a venture or would there be plenty of others that would tax you too much to want to do it?
Thanks very much for the time you guys spend reading this. Any insights or responses would be gratefully received.
regards,
Dermot.
I loved the city and have often thought about going back. Fastforward to today and I have been in a relationship with an American guy (I'm Irish) for about three years, because of the Defence of Marriage Act, I am not able to move to the US and whilst he could move to London, where I live, he is not that fussed on the city, hence we are both considering the idea of a third country and BsAs is an option we are considering.
I suppose the questions I have would be as follows;
How easy is it to be a gay couple in BsAs, I know there is legal protection available and that there is a legal committment to equality but at the same time, that doesn't necessarily guarantee a peaceful existence, are Portenos cosmopolitan enough not to be fazed by a couple of homos living rather pedestrian lives in their midst?
I don't like the idea of the "gay ghetto", but at the same time, the existence of one in someways guarantee a safe space or a sense of having a territory to call your own...whilst I might not use it alot, it would be nice to know it is there....is there such a place in BsAs?
Finally, I hear that starting businesses in BsAs would be a nightmare, if you were interested in opening up a little cafe/bar and could afford to buy the premises and reform it, would that cut out a significant part of the headache that would attend such a venture or would there be plenty of others that would tax you too much to want to do it?
Thanks very much for the time you guys spend reading this. Any insights or responses would be gratefully received.
regards,
Dermot.