Puerto vallarta gay boat sink
Many of us in the gay community take COVID very seriously. Maybe it&#;s because we know and respect our history in the continued fight against the spread of HIV and AIDS. Then, of course, there are the other gays who would clearly rather die, than stay at home so we can stop the spread of the coronavirus.
Those gays recently flocked to Puerto Vallarta for Jeffrey Sanker&#;s COVID super-spreader New Year&#;s Eve event – and they were in for a few surprises. First, just a couple of days before the parties were slated to launch, Sanker himself was getting dragged on Twitter and denounced by PVN (Puerto Vallarta News) for throwing the event in the first place during a dangerous pandemic.
In a December 23, at AM., PVN wrote the following
If you are interested in still visiting the COVID Super-spreader New Years Eve Celebration where foreigners come to our community and fling big parties and exit COVID while causing our businesses to close and people lose their jobs, they have changed their mega party to Riviera Nayarit and even offer a agreeable closed bus to transport you there with a lot of people packed together. COVID isn&#;t causing businesses to suffer; it&#;s t
An anonymous Instagram account revealing LGBTQ influencers partying in Mexico has set off what some are calling a 'gay civil war'
An anonymous Instagram account with the handle @gaysovercovid, which now boasts over , followers, has ignited what some are calling a "gay civil war" within the gay online collective. The account has been posting videos, photos, and screenshots of chiseled queer men out partying as the coronavirus pandemic continues to claim lives.
While it was created in July of , it reached its highest peak of notoriety over the weekend when it covered male lover influencers, some of whom were also medical professionals, who had traveled to a large gathering in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
While many internet users celebrated what they saw as poetic justice via online shaming, others online criticized the account for using what they believe are inappropriate tactics.
In July, the account started to call out gay influencers and medical workers who were partying during the pandemic
The account was originally created in July, publically shaming grand groups of gay men that sometimes included medical workers and influencers who were flouting social distancing guidelin
Gay boat cruise capsizes off the coast of Puerto Vallarta
In a typically bizarre end to a bizarre year, and a particularly ironic twist of fate, a group of same-sex attracted New Year&#;s Eve party-goers on a cruise boat in Mexico &#; who were flouting COVID protocols recommending social distancing &#; saw their revelry arrive to a screeching halt as the ship they were on sank off the coast of Puerto Vallarta.
The ship that sank was part of the PV Delice Party Cruise, a gay-oriented cruise package that offers an unseal bar, live DJ, and gogo boys, as skillfully as a clothing-optional secret beach party, to travelers. Admission reportedly ran from $ to $
According to the local police, the boat had 60 passengers aboard and was headed for land when it started sinking, according to Newsweek.
&#;I think the crew just didn&#;t know how to maneuver the catamaran very well, the sea was not very harsh nor was it too windy,&#; Emilio Blanco, a Chicago resident and Puerto Vallarta party-goer, told Out and About PV, a local gay entertainment publication.&#;I saw at least 10 small boats coming to help. I jumped in a secret boat whose owners were graceful enough to forward their captain to assist out. It was
A gay party boat sank in the ocean waters of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico near 5 p.m. local time on New Year's Eve. Video footage shows the boat's passengers existence rescued. Meanwhile, social media commenters have criticized Americans vacationing in the coastal town despite reports of local hospitals being close full capacity with COVID patients.
The boat, which belonged to the gay cruise company PV Delice Party Cruise, reportedly had 60 passengers on board and was headed back to shore when it began to sink.
"I think the crew just didn't understand how to maneuver the catamaran very well, the sea was not very rough nor was it too windy," Chicago visitor Emilio Blanco told Out and About PV, a local gay entertainment publication. "I saw at least 10 small boats coming to help. I jumped in a private boat whose owners were poised enough to send their captain to help out. It was quite a scary situation!"
Video footage of the sinking vessel and rescued passengers appeared on Twitter on January 1.
The PV Delice Party Cruise advertised an open prevent aboard the boat and a clothing-optional secluded beach party, with a dwell DJ and gogo boys and admission running from $ to $
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