In Iceland, EVERYONE is gay! | Gui to Iceland

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• GAY LIFE ICELAND – WE WELE ANYONE AND EVERYONE!
• IN ICELAND, EVERYONE IS GAY!
• GENR EQUALY ICELANDICELAND IS A PROGRSIVE NORDIC WELFARE STATE. GENR EQUALY LAWS EXIST WH EXTEND MATERNY AND PATERNY LEAVE AND AFFORDABLE CHILDRE THAT PROMOTE SOCIETAL BALANCE.ICELAND PRRIZ EQUALY AND PROMOT PARENTS SHARG THEIR PARENTAL LEAVE. CHILDRE IS SUBSIDIZED BY THE ERNMENT AND AVAILABLE TO ALL CHILDREN OM THE AGE OF ONE. THE ST IS RCED AT THE AGE OF TWO WHEN CHILDREN ATTEND KRGARTEN/PRCHOOL (LEIKSKóLI) AND ARE EE AFTER THE AGE OF SIX WHEN MOST CHILDREN ENTER FIRST GRA (GNNSKóLI). EDUTN IS EE ICELAND, UP TO THE UNIVERSY LEVEL (EXCLUDG REGISTRATN STS). THERE ARE ALSO PRIVATE TNAL OPTNS THAT CHARGE TUN.ACRDG TO THE WORLD ENOMIC FOM, ICELAND HAS BEEN A GLOBAL LEAR  GENR EQUALY SCE 2009. WHILE THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, ICELAND HAS MA TREMENDO STRIS TO LEVEL THE WAGE GAP AND MAKE THE PROCS MORE TRANSPARENT. IN 2018, THE EQUAL PAY CERTIFITN WAS STUTED FOR WAGE TRANSPARENCY UNR THE GENR EQUALY ACT. WORKPLAC WH MORE THAN 25 EMPLOYE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVE THAT THEY PAY THEIR EMPLOYE THE SAME WAGE FOR THE SAME JOB WHOUT DISCRIMATG BASED ON SEX OR FACE PENALTI. THE LAW WILL BE FULLY FORCE 2022. WE BELIEVE THIS LEGISLATN IS UNIQUE WORLDWI, AND A STEP TOWARD FULL EQUALY THE WORKPLACE.GAY RIGHTS
• ICELAND GAY TRAVEL
• ALL ABOUT GAY ICELAND
• GAY REYKJAVIK, ICELAND | THE ESSENTIAL LGBT TRAVEL GUI!
• LATVIA BE 7TH NATN TO BE LED BY AN OPENLY GAY HEAD OF STATE

GAY LIFE ICELAND – WE WELE ANYONE AND EVERYONE!

Hostg weddgs, havg a massive gay pri event of 100, 000 people and passg very aggrsive LGBTQ+ rights. Wh a gay pri Reykjavík spreadg over two weekends, not only is a large pri event, but also marks the achievements of the LGBTQ+ muny. Along wh nng top rated boat tours wh gay tour guis Puerto Vallarta, he also owns a private ATV tour pany as well as openg Mexi’s first gay hostel, Jet’s Gay Hostel.

LGBTQIA+ travellers are those who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual or transgenr (a more clive LGBT ialism), pl queer or qutng, tersex or asexual dividuals, as well as those who intify beyond the monly ed sexualy and genr exprsns. As might be expected a small untry, however, the gay scene is que low-key, even Reykjavik.

IN ICELAND, EVERYONE IS GAY!

There are two explicly gay bars, Kiki and Cur, but all venu Reykjavik are open to people of any persuasn. Check out Gay Iceland, GayIce and the Natnal Queer Organisatn for more rmatn about queer culture Iceland.

GENR EQUALY ICELANDICELAND IS A PROGRSIVE NORDIC WELFARE STATE. GENR EQUALY LAWS EXIST WH EXTEND MATERNY AND PATERNY LEAVE AND AFFORDABLE CHILDRE THAT PROMOTE SOCIETAL BALANCE.ICELAND PRRIZ EQUALY AND PROMOT PARENTS SHARG THEIR PARENTAL LEAVE. CHILDRE IS SUBSIDIZED BY THE ERNMENT AND AVAILABLE TO ALL CHILDREN OM THE AGE OF ONE. THE ST IS RCED AT THE AGE OF TWO WHEN CHILDREN ATTEND KRGARTEN/PRCHOOL (LEIKSKóLI) AND ARE EE AFTER THE AGE OF SIX WHEN MOST CHILDREN ENTER FIRST GRA (GNNSKóLI). EDUTN IS EE ICELAND, UP TO THE UNIVERSY LEVEL (EXCLUDG REGISTRATN STS). THERE ARE ALSO PRIVATE TNAL OPTNS THAT CHARGE TUN.ACRDG TO THE WORLD ENOMIC FOM, ICELAND HAS BEEN A GLOBAL LEAR  GENR EQUALY SCE 2009. WHILE THERE IS STILL ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT, ICELAND HAS MA TREMENDO STRIS TO LEVEL THE WAGE GAP AND MAKE THE PROCS MORE TRANSPARENT. IN 2018, THE EQUAL PAY CERTIFITN WAS STUTED FOR WAGE TRANSPARENCY UNR THE GENR EQUALY ACT. WORKPLAC WH MORE THAN 25 EMPLOYE ARE REQUIRED TO PROVE THAT THEY PAY THEIR EMPLOYE THE SAME WAGE FOR THE SAME JOB WHOUT DISCRIMATG BASED ON SEX OR FACE PENALTI. THE LAW WILL BE FULLY FORCE 2022. WE BELIEVE THIS LEGISLATN IS UNIQUE WORLDWI, AND A STEP TOWARD FULL EQUALY THE WORKPLACE.GAY RIGHTS

Icelanrs are gay iendly, the first gay anizatn was found the early 80s, the new generatn was then able to walk very happy and eely through the streets wh this new and h mentaly. Actually there are two big ftivals, the Reykjavik Gay Pri and the Rabow Reykjavik ftival.

It is a six day ftival that tak place  the summertime, people e together to enjoy the gay life, eedom wh all type of events like live ncerts, parti, art galleri, etc.

First timers will see that you read before, Iceland is very gay iendly, there is even a tour operator whose workfield is only for the Lbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgenr clientele, s name is Pk Iceland. The populatn Iceland is not very big, however is maly active and open to the gay scene.

ICELAND GAY TRAVEL

When to tolerance, we stand ont of almost every untry the world, bee beg gay Iceland is accepted both by laws, and om neighbors next door. In Iceland there is no need to clare ourselv as gay, straight, bisexual or transgenred – we are jt who we are. In some untri people need to fight for their rights beg homosexual and therefore ´s a great al for this group of people to say “Hi I´m Eyjó, and I´m gay”, that I n unrstand.

For you rears of Gui to Iceland I´m gog to say this once, I´m gay – and I really thk that is amazg. First of all we elected the first gay natnal lear, prime mister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. For Gay Pri Para the year 2011 he drsed up a drag wavg to all of , 35 thoand Icelanrs participatg the para extravaganza.

ALL ABOUT GAY ICELAND

We have a lot of gay role mols that we are very proud, but we´re even more proud of our supporters.

What are the most LGBTQ iendly untri, and what are the most homophobic untri on earth? It’s a qutn that’s top of md for many gay travelers as they nsir where to go and evaluate the world’s saft and most dangero plac.

GAY REYKJAVIK, ICELAND | THE ESSENTIAL LGBT TRAVEL GUI!

Sourc clu Human Rights Watch, the Gallup World Poll and ILGA (the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Associatn), jt to name a few. A new report ranks the saft untri for LGBTQ travelers, as well as the most homophobic... The Fergsons started trackg the saft and most dangero plac for gay travelers 2019 and have been updatg the story annually sce then.

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

“They were one of the first untri to legalize same-sex marriage, they have nstutnal anti-discrimatn protectns and the majory of Canadians report that is a safe place to live for gay and lbian people. Acrdg to the LGBTQ+ Travel Safety Inx, Bnei is the most dangero untry for gay travelers 2023, followed by Sdia Arabia and Nigeria.

“All three of the untri have the ath penalty on the books for nvicted gay relatnships.

“Neverthels, there are other stat where gay, trans and non-bary people are targets, both legislatively and their day-to-day liv, ” he says. Some of the notable chang sce Fergson started dog this report 2019: 15 new untri have eher legalized gay marriage or allowed same-sex upl to register as civil unns. And the past 12 months alone, Swzerland, Slovenia and Cuba have legalized gay marriage, while Sgapore, Sat Kts & Nevis, Barbados and Antigua & Barbuda crimalized same-sex relatnships.

“For stance, Bolivia gay marriage isn’t ‘legal’ but a handful of upl have been able to register their marriage by petng the urts, ” says Fergson.

Another challenge: While some of the world is tchg up to equal rights for gay and lbian upl, transgenr and non-bary people still have the furtht way to go.

See the entire world rankgs and important safety tips is at the top of the list for gay travel safety. Annually, Iceland sr very high on the worldwi Social Progrs Inx  Inclivens and Acceptance of gays and lbians. Well-known Icelanrs are open about their sexualy, cludg former prime mister (2009 to 2013) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, the world's first openly gay head of ernment morn polics.

The Pri Para is celebrated every Augt, and the midwter Reykjavik Rabow Wter Pri, planned by the gay-iendly travel anizer Pk Iceland, is extremely popular. Bee of Iceland's regnn and acceptance, the untry has bee a popular statn for gay marriage has been legal sce 2010, although prits n personally ci whether they will perform the ceremony—most do. However, the only untri that allow gay adoptn om foreigners are Colombia, Brazil, and The LGBTQ+ muny Iceland is reprented s fight for equaly by Samtök 78 – The Natnal Queer Organizatn of Iceland.

The gay scene and society Iceland is small but active and open, exists mostly the pal Reykjavík but the northern branch Akureyri is gettg stronger each year.