7 openly gay lears have served as heads of state. Latvian print Edgars Rkēvičs is the latt

Contents:

• TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021
• 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
• BEG GAY IS ILLEGAL MANY COUNTRI. L.G.B.T.Q. TRAVELERS ARE GOG ANYWAY.
• LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE
• 14 GAY-IENDLY CI THAT LGBT TRAVELLERS LOVE

TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021

And although there have been some improvements over recent years, more than 70 untri still have homophobic laws, acrdg to Equalx. Sce the Fergsons’ study on the most dangero plac for gay travelers 2019, several laws have changed—some for the better (Sudan), and some for the worse (Hungary, Poland).

“It was ranked so poorly largely due to the extreme penalti for simply beg gay, which clu up to 14 years prison and the ath penalty stat unr Sharia law. This Middle Eastern kgdom is another on our list which n implement the ath penalty for nsensual homosexualy unr their terpretatn of Sharia law, ” says Fergson. Unfortunately, imposed punishment for homosexualy is severe and the existence of gay people Malaysia was nied by their tourism mister as recently as March 2019, ” says Fergson.

“The punishments for homosexualy Malawi have earned this Ain untry as the number four worst untry for LGBTQ+ travelers, ” says Fergson.

5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)

In fact, Jamai was lled the most homophobic place on Earth by Time magaze 2006 and LGBTQ+ people are sadly still the victims of homophobic vlence today. “This oil-rich Middle Eastern untry enforc up to three years prison, floggg, and the ath penalty unr Sharia law for any acts of homosexualy. “In Yemen, the punishment for beg gay for both men and women is prison time and 100 lash, wh ath by stong for married men, ” says Fergson.

That said, the LGBTQ+ muny is margalized this untry and there are heavy nsequenc for beg gay, which clu seven years to life prison for any same-sex act, ” says Fergson. “One possible sign of posive chang the untry is that the print recently pardoned a gay uple who were sentenced to a 15-year prison term. In Tanzania, any homosexual acts rult 30 years to life prison, and there has been a recent ernment crackdown on LGBT activy wh the untry.

BEG GAY IS ILLEGAL MANY COUNTRI. L.G.B.T.Q. TRAVELERS ARE GOG ANYWAY.

“Publicly, homosexualy is a taboo topic, so LGBTQ+ travelers choosg to vis Sudan should proceed wh utn and rema discreet wh regards to their sexualy. “In the Paltian terrori of Gaza and the Wt Bank, the anti-LGBTQ+ sentiment is taken very serly, wh homosexual acts rultg up to ten years prison, ” says Fergson.

“Groups advotg for LGBTQ+ rights are threatened by the erng thori Palte, who nsir homosexualy to be ‘a blow to, and vlatn of, the ials and valu of Paltian society. “Iran ma number 15 on the x, due part to s extreme punishments for homosexualy, which clu 100 lash for terurse or the ath penalty, and 31 lash for same-sex acts other than terurse, ” says Fergson. Unfortunately, thgs may soon be gettg even worse for the LGBTQ+ muny, as the Ugandan print has recently been rampg up the anti-gay rhetoric to help w vot an upg electn.

“Same-sex acts rult up to three years prison wh a fe, and posssn of homosexual materials rults up to two years prison wh a fe. The Netherlands also ranked number one the latt Gallup Poll wh 92% of rponnts sayg that the cy or area where they live is a good place for gay and lbian people.

LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE

“Ci like Lisbon and Porto have the bt gay scen the untry and Portugal me send place s bid to host the 2022 Europri which is the biggt event celebratg gay pri Europe. Progrs is beg ma around the world, at least, wh more and more untri legalizg same-sex marriage, passg anti-discrimatn laws or, at the very least, crimalizg homosexualy.

Denmark was the first untry the world to regnize same-sex partnerships ( 1989) and is home to one of the olst gay bars Europe, Centralhjør. In addnal ws for Sndavia, Norway was ranked fifth hight Rabow Europe’s 2020 x, and Swen tied wh Canada and Malta for iendlit LGBTQ travel statn the 2020 Spartac Gay Travel Inx.

14 GAY-IENDLY CI THAT LGBT TRAVELLERS LOVE

Malta also tied wh Canada and Swen for first place the 2020 Spartac Gay Travel Inx, which rat untri on tegori cludg anti-discrimatn legislatn, LGBTQ marketg and murrs of queer people. The Spanish ernment legalized same-sex marriage and gay adoptn 2005, which was relatively early pared to the rt of the world.

The untry was the send most likely (after Spa) to rpond “y” when asked whether homosexualy should be accepted by society a Pew Rearch Center survey of 39 untri. Berl, Germany, is an extremely popular statn for members of the LGBTQ muny due to an abundance of gay bars, clubs, snas, hotels and more. Uguayan law protects cizens om discrimatn on the basis of sexual orientatn or genr inty, and gay nversn therapy is banned there.