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
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As of 2022, six untri' legal s specifilly prcribe the ath penalty for the "crime" of homosexualy and another five untri allow for the possibily of the ath penalty.
LGBT and LGBTQ+ have several addnal variatns, cludg LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA+, and 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-spir, lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, qutng, tersex, and asexual, wh the + reprentg pansexual, agenr, genr queer, bigenr, genr variant, and pangenr). Two of the most notable advancements LGBTQI+ rights the US recent s are the legalizatn of gay marriage and the legalizatn of adoptn of children by same-sex upl.
This chart shows the saft and least safe untri for LGBTQ+ travelers acrdg to the Gay Travel Inx 2023. * best countries for lgbt *
Gay marriage legalizatn expand om one state 2004 to all fifty stat 2015 through feral urt lgs, state urt lgs, state legislatn, and direct popular vot. Acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn's annual report State-Sponsored Homophobia, same-sex nduct was crimalized 67 of the Uned Natns' 193 member stat 2020 and was facto illegal two more. 2022's iendlit natn for LGBTQ+ travelers is Canada, the first untry outsi of Europe (and the fourth untry the world) to legalize gay marriage, which did on July 20, 2005.
Another of the world's most gay-iendly untri, Swen has legalized both marriage and adoptn for same-sex upl, stalled anti-discrimatn protectns for both genr inty and sexual orientatn, end nstutnal protectns agast discrimatn, and crimalized vlence agast LGBTQ+ people. Individuals arrted for homosexual nduct are often subjected to addnal mistreatment, om torture and forced anal exams by shady law enforcement officials to oversized sentenc or extend pre-trial rceratn that n last for years. It ranked #4 on Gallup’s 2015 list of “Top Plac for Gay People to Live, " #23 on HSBC’s rankg of bt untri for expats and is known for s lic cuise.
While openly lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr world lears are still a rary, there are a few who are breakg barriers. * best countries for lgbt *
Arnaldur Halldorsson / Bloomberg via Getty ImagIceland, which legalized same-sex marriage back 2010, was recently ranked as the happit untry for gay men. The Nordic island natn was also the first untry the world wh an openly gay head of ernment -- Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, who served as prime mister om 2009-2013.
The island natn, loted the southwt Pacific Ocean, is also known for s betiful ci and NetherlandsCyspe of Photo / UIG via Getty ImagThe Netherlands is nsired the most gay-iendly untry the world, acrdg to Gallup, and was also the first untry the world to legalize same-sex marriage 2000. LGBTQ culture is also very visible the Sndavian untry -- Pri Oslo is one of Norway's largt events, and the cy is also home to one of the world's bt gay AiAerial view of Johannburg, South AiDean Hutton / Bloomberg via Getty ImagIn 2006, South Ai beme the first untry Ai to legalize same-sex marriage -- and there has yet to be a send. Johannburg, s largt cy, is also the untry's gay epicenter: It's home to the annual Jo'Burg Pri event, the Out Ai Internatnal Gay and Lbian Film Ftival and most of the annual Mr.
SpaView of Barcelona, Fte Raga / JTB Photo/UIG via Getty ImagNearly 90 percent of Spa's cizens believe lbian and gay people should be accepted, acrdg to Pew Rearch Center, and Gallup has Spa tied wh the Netherlands as the number one untry for gay people. 19, Jeppsson / Bloomberg via Getty ImagSwen at #8 on both Gallup's list of "Top Plac for Gay People to Live" and HSBC's list of bt untri for expats. 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.