From gay marriage to transgenr rights, Expati looks at the most LGBTQIA+ iendly untri for those nsirg a reer change abroad.
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GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI / GLBTQ+ FRIENDLY COUNTRI 2023
Bis the ual cisns such as reer impact or healthre qualy, gay, lbian, bisexual, tersex, and transgenr dividuals often have to nsir more severe nsequenc. The Netherlands crimalized homosexualy 1811; the first gay bar opened Amsterdam 1927; and 1987, Amsterdam unveiled the Homomonument, a memorial for gays and lbians killed by the Nazis.
The gay scene extends well beyond Amsterdam, however, wh bars, snas, and cemas several Dutch ci, cludg Rotterdam, The Hague (Den Haag), Amersfoort, Ensche, and Grongen. In 2006, Sg unveiled the untry’s first LGBTQIA+ monument to memorate a 1996 police crackdown on gay men at the beach at night. Valletta don’t immediately sprg to md when you thk of the world’s gay pals, but ty Malta has topped the Europe Rabow Inx for four years a row.
There is also a wi variety of bars, clubs, and gay snas; this is possibly bee of social prsur to nform to tradnal heteronormative mols. Wellgton and Auckland boast the largt number of gay bars and clubs, but LGBTQIA+ rints Tranga, Christchurch, Duned, and Haton are also guaranteed a good night out. The Other Foundatn reported that 51% of rponnts a survey on attus and genr non-nformy felt gay people should have the same human rights; 72% thought same-sex activy was morally wrong.