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BT-RATED UNTRI THE GAY TRAVEL INX 2023
* lgbt safe travel index *
Crimalizatn of Hate-Based Vlence (0 to +50 Pots) — Is anti-LGBTQ+, hate-based, or homophobia-spired vlence nsired a hate crime this untry? Gallup World Poll (0 to +100 pots) — In the Gallup poll, dividuals were asked, “Is the cy or area where you live a good place or not a good place to live for gay and lbian people?” The percentag reprented and ed our metrics clu those who said “good place” for that untry.
We gave this factor a negative double weightg bee the fact that homosexualy is illegal and n receive the ath sentence means that the laws of the untri are extremely unfavorable for LGBTQ+ people. While gay marriage is still banned, Japan is makg progrs toward the acceptance of same-sex marriage, and gay upl n now register a domtic partnership as of November 2022.
Sgapore, Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Sat Kts and Nevis crimalized homosexualy 2022. The most homophobic untri (where homosexualy is illegal) are also often severe human rights vlators, ually penalizg male/male sexualy and/or trans women most harshly.
5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
Unfortunately, some untri where ’s illegal to be gay or trans also happen to be popular vatn spots. For stance, ’s illegal to be gay Jamai; the “buggery law,” which is leftover om the lonial era, allows for a sentence of up to 10 years prison, cludg hard labor. Jamai was lled “the most homophobic place on Earth” by Time magaze 2006.
In a 2013 survey of 71 LGBTQ+ people nducted by Human Rights Watch, more than half said they had been victims of homophobic vlence. Those lookg for trans- and gay-travel-safe untri should rensir popular vatn statns like Malaysia, Sdi Arabia, Moroc, Myanmar, and Egypt as well as some of the more popular beach the Caribbean, like Sat Lucia and Barbados.