I have been proposed a job to Dubai but I am worried about the life in Dubai as a gay living with my partner.
It's not a question of the scene itself but more about the right of two men to live in the same appartment? Is there any risk of being deported (or worse)?
If any of you, readers, are in the same situation (I mean gay couple living together in Dubai), I would be happy to have your contact to get more insights of where we land...before it's too late!
are you married? it is illegal for male and females to live in the same apartment here if they arent married so no doubt its the same for gay couples. i know there are couples here that do live together without being married but im not sure how they go about it.
We have a civil union in France but obviously, I will be quiet about that
I know it's illegal for unmarried male and female but the point of my question is to check if it's illegal for two males (which of course are officialy straight - wink wink...), to share a flat.
If even that is illegal then f...c this stupid country, I will live somewhere else.
If it's not an issue for them, would you mind putting me in contact with them?
We are not the flaming kind of gays so in terms of day-to-day discretion, I don't have any major worries but I would prefer to be 100% sure that life will not be hellish before we decide to make the jump to the sandbox...
They can contact me on my email (my pseudo + gmail).
Ah ah ah ! Well, I am kind of risk adverse now, being forced to move after having settled in paris less than 2 years ago. Ok, I'll move and advise about fashion but only if you promise to bail me out if the religious police sends me into jail
As long as you are discreet there shouldnt be any problem living under the same roof with your partner.
The only tricky question is how will you bring in your partner. because, husbands normally have to sponsor their wives and family. i guess your partner will also have to find a job to live in Dubai.
That's what I thought for the beginning. He is working in PR / Communication / journalism so I don't know if there are many opportunities there. Worst case scenario, I guess he can take an english teacher job. I can't imagine Dubai's job market is worse than the French...
Anyway, thanks to all of you for your - kindda - comforting answers. I'll definitely owe you a beer if we make it
I hate to dampen your spirits here, but the market in dubai is very very bad currently. i had 2 job offers in hand and both have now been called off due to the slump in the market.
my advise - stay put where you are till the recession storm blows over.
Unfortunately, it's not like if I had the choice... My current company is liquidating.
I can tell you than even without the gay issue, moving from Paris, cradle of culture, to a dystopian world of SUVs, vulgar skyscrappers and shopping malls is not thrilling me.
It s not a big deal if u with ur partner ll stay in one apt.. in dxb it s more acceptable than m+w if they re not married.. and let s ur friend trying to find a job being in france.. just to apply, no garrantee that he ll get it without interview but at least he ll know if he is in demand as a proffesional
Not became things will not go the way you want, it’s became stupid country. Ever one can be adjustable to where he will live. Ever country has culture, tradition, and you have to respect that if you want to work there. And never Insult any country because it will not fit for you, people don’t like it.
Well, with all due rerspect to the people of Dubai, I do think (from having been there quite a few times) that this country i sdancing on a volcano (islamism + intensive petrol usage in a time where climate control and oil depletion are the too looming factors + intense consumerisms "culture"). And I keep what I say. I don't like cultural relativism and, as you may have noticed, I don't like political correctness. At the same time, I am very well travelled I think, having been working in the aviation industry (not as an attendant!) for more than 10 years now. I understand cultural differences and I always follow the rules of the country.
But if I think some of these rules / traditions are questionable, I have the right to say that aloud...at least in my country !
You can find anything you want in Dubai! There are so many gay people here you'll feel right at home as long as you keep it discrete
I remember the first year I was here... I was invited to a private boat cruise and it was titled "Be Queerious" which freaked me out a little but then again I was living in U.P Towers where as half the building was for emirates crew
So since this has become a culture column. How do the dubaians feel about mustaches? Is this acceptable? Joey, the pic was great. How goes your survey?
I'm not going to read through them all so sorry if you've heard this already - if you live in the newer 'expat' areas like downtown, any of the gated communities, the marina - the flatsharing rule doesn't really apply. Its mostly to control the Emirati areas like Jumeirah, Satwa etc and to keep the numbers of hot-bedding construction workers down.
But if you are living with your partner, you need to have a two-bedroom apartment. Simple as that. We have quite a few gay friends here and they all live great lives. You will have a ball.
And yes the recession is on its way to Dubai but compared to Europe, we are pretty safe here. You guys will love it!
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