U.K. Prime Mister Rishi Sunak has apologized for the treatment of gay veterans by sayg that a prev ban on LGBTQ+ people servg the U.K. ary was “an appallg failure of the Brish state.”
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- BEG GAY IS ILLEGAL MANY COUNTRI. L.G.B.T.Q. TRAVELERS ARE GOG ANYWAY.
- RISHI SUNAK APOLOGIS TO LGBT VETERANS FOR PAST ARMED FORC GAY BAN
- AS SF MOV TO END TRAVEL BAN, GAY LEGISLATOR STANDS BY STATE POLICY
BEG GAY IS ILLEGAL MANY COUNTRI. L.G.B.T.Q. TRAVELERS ARE GOG ANYWAY.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta barred state-fund travel to Missouri, Nebraska, and Wyomg on Friday, acrdance wh California Assembly Bill 1887, which requir the AG to rtrict state-fund travel to stat supportg or fancg discrimatn agast lbian, gay, bisexual, or transgenr Amerins. AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTBeg Gay Is Illegal Many Countri. In the Maldiv, gay sex may be punished wh lash and up to eight years prison.
“I’m gay and I want to vis the plac, ” said Darren Burn, the founr of Out of Office, an clive luxury travel pany. “And if I want to vis the plac, then there are other gay people who do, too. Married gay men have the most spendg power, wh a median hoehold e that is more than $25, 000 higher than their straight and lbian so, beg out and gettg out n be at odds a world where many plac are hostile — and sometim outright dangero.
RISHI SUNAK APOLOGIS TO LGBT VETERANS FOR PAST ARMED FORC GAY BAN
Uganda notably jt enacted a law llg for life prison for anyone nvicted of havg gay sex, and some s even ath.
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“I wouldn’t say that bee the laws target only homosexual acts, that transgenr people are safe, ” said Mr.
AS SF MOV TO END TRAVEL BAN, GAY LEGISLATOR STANDS BY STATE POLICY
”Pk money a gray ScurfieldMany untri may jt pend on the flux of tourist dollars so much that they’re willg to give tourists — whether straight or gay — special tourism dtry is a top ntributor to Kenya’s gross domtic product and acunts for more than half a ln jobs Moroc. Hospaly also driv the enomy the Maldiv, where three lol men recently received prison sentenc for havg homosexual relatns, while dozens more have been vtigated. ”He said that years ago, when he first started takg gay Amerins abroad, wasn’t unmon for his quiri to suppliers to go unanswered.
“We would love the opportuny to work wh your anizatn to create tailored erari for your LGBTQ+ travelers Tanzania, ” read a recent email he received om a small safari a lonial-era law, Tanzania punish nsensual gay sex wh up to life prison, and April, the ernment shut down thoands of webs and social media acunts lked to gay groups and people. When travelg to Tanzania, for example, clients are advised to practice discretn sce “even heterosexual PDAs are owned upon, ” referrg to public displays of page for Out Adventur’ tour to Egypt, cludg a Nile River cise and snorkelg the Red Sea startg at $5, 495 per traveler, explas that “gay datg apps should be avoid” and disurag clients om tryg to participate the “unrground gay scene” of the larger Egyptian thori have been reported to harass and entrap members of the L. Sharp said, “but we don’t want to put anyone the lol queer muny a suatn where they uld be at risk bee they’re seen wh this group of obv homosexuals.
Anizatns untri where beg gay is illegal, and is currently givg $50 per traveler to Rabow Railroad, a nonprof anizatn that helps L.