Ahhh Tabasco!! Such good time spent studying abroad in Siena and then going to Firenze and Rimini on the weekends...I even saw a friend check into Il Classic Club the other day on Facebook.
This was in 2004/5 and I only imagine it's the same or even more progressive.

What may catch you off guard is how friendly (#NoHomo) straight males are with each other. You'll see young teens to old men strolling arm in arm around the piazza as they go about their evening.

In the first week or so I was with the Mom of the host family I was living with and was saying "fidanzato" a few times. She tried to correct me saying "fidanzatA"...I said nooooo. Her eyes light up and said "sei omosessuale??" and then she became more interested in the conversation and my ex in California.