From Mixwell to Stonewall Bali: Navigating the LGBTIQ Scene in Bali

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I arrived in Seminyak, southern Bali, on 6 October 2023. It was the right decision to stay only three days in the south. I no longer feel like I fit in with the gay scenes of bars and glamorous friends in Seminyak. It seems like everything about Seminyak’s iconic gay bar, Mixwell, is tiring. It’s the same old, sleazy place I no longer belong to. I’ve been questioning why…