Far from the crowds of Asia and American lies tiny Guam in the western Pacific. Modern and historic, the island – and town of Tumon – is a miniature US state in many ways with its beachfront luxury hotels, glittery shopping malls, K-Mart, hetero strip joints and gay bars. But even these inventions don’t take away from the simple tropical beauty of the land. Jungled hills, countless palm-fringed beach coves and rural Chamorro villages make this a place of quiet beauty. Gay life is barely visible, laid back and comfortable.
Far from the crowds of Asia and America lies the tiny island of Guam in the western Pacific. Modern and historic, the island–and town of Tumon–is a miniature US state in many ways with its beachfront luxury hotels, glittery shopping malls, K-Mart, hetero strip joints and gay bars. But even these inventions don’t take away from the simple tropical beauty of the land. Jungled hills, countless palm-fringed beach coves and rural Chamorro villages make this a place of quiet beauty. Gay life is barely visible, laid back and comfortable. The only spoiler is the US military’s ‘dont ask-don’t tell’ policy.
Name: Guam
Population: 168000
Capital: Hagåtña - Pop. 0
Area: 549 sq. km/ sq. miles
Language: English and Chamorro
Religion: unk
Status of Homosexuality: unk
Telephone Country Code: 1 67
