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• THE BT THGS TO SEE AND DO GAY UGUAY
• UGUAY – MOST GAY IENDLY NATN SOUTH AMERI
• UGUAY NAMED MOST LGBT-IENDLY COUNTRY IN LAT AMERI “UGUAY NTU TO BE A MOL FOR SOCIAL CLN LAT AMERI.” {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 26, 2016/11:30 PMBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 26, 2016 / 11:30 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"UGUAY NAMED MOST LGBT-IENDLY COUNTRY IN LAT AMERI","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-10-27T03:30:59.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-10-27T03:30:59.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"TRAVEL, TERNATNAL","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AMERIS QUARTERLY HAS RELEASED S ANNUAL SOCIAL INCLN INX, RANKG UNTRI LAT AMERI BASED ON HOW WELL THEY SERVE THEIR CIZENS. COMG OUT ON TOP ON LGBT RIGHTS WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UNTRY ALSO EARNED FIRST PLACE OVERALL, THANKS TO STRONG PERFORMANCE ENOMIC GROWTH, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND JOB {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“UGUAY NTU TO BE A MOL FOR SOCIAL CLN LAT AMERI,” SAYS AMERIS QUARTERLY EDOR--CHIEF BRIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“ITS PROGRS RECENT YEARS ON ISSU CLUDG WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AND MARRIAGE EQUALY HAS ADD TO S LONG-STANDG STAT AS A CHAMPN OF EGALARIAN VALU."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOMOSEXUALY HAS BEEN LEGAL UGUAY SCE 1933, AND ANTI-DISCRIMATN LAWS WERE PUT PLACE 2003. ADOPTN BY GAY UPL ME 2009, FOLLOWED BY SAME-SEX MARRIAGE FOUR YEARS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE RECENTLY, A CHANGE ERNMENT GUIL ALLOWS TRANSGENR PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR LEGAL GENR WHOUT UNRGOG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"SIMPLY PUT, THE UNTRY DO A BETTER JOB THAN S PEERS OF PROTECTG PEOPLE REGARDLS OF THEIR GENR, SEXUAL ORIENTATN OR RACE," WR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"UGUAYANS THEMSELV PLACE HUGE IMPORTANCE ON CLN, AND THEIR UNTRY’S POSN THE RANKG IS ALSO BOOSTED BY ROBT ACCS TO HOG, JOB GENERATN AND ENOMIC GROWTH."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS SUMMER, UGUAY HOSTED THE FIRST TERNATNAL LGBT RIGHTS NFERENCE LAT AMERI, WH DUTCH FOREIGN MISTER BERT KOENRS, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UN SAMANTHA POWER AND MORE THAN 200 DIGNARI, ACTIVISTS AND POLICIANS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COMG SEND FOR LGBT-IENDLS WAS ARGENTA, WHICH LEGALIZED MARRIAGE EQUALY 2010—THE FIRST NATN LAT AMERI TO DO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GAYS N SERVE OPENLY THE ARGENTIAN ARY, THE ERNMENT PROHIBS NVERSN THERAPY, AND THE BAN ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD WAS LIFTED LAST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A ERNMENT PROGRAM EVEN HELPS TRANS WOMEN PLAY SOCCER RATHER THAN RORT TO SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT ACTIVISTS ARE QUICK TO ADD THAT THE ACLAS DON'T MEAN LGBT PEOPLE ARE EE OM DISCRIMATN OR VLENCE EHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARGENTIAN TRANS ACTIVISTS MARCELA CHOBAR, COTY OLMOS AND DIANA SAYAN WERE ALL MURRED A SPAN OF TWO MONTHS LAST YEAR. SAYAN WAS TIED TO HER BED AND STABBED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“A LOT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED UNR BOTH UNTRI’ GENR INTY LAWS, BUT TRANS WOMEN STILL NTUE TO SUFFER VLENCE AND ARE VICTIMS OF HATE CRIM,” MARCELA ROMERO OF THE LAT AMERIN AND CARIBBEAN NETWORK OF TRANS PEOPLE TOLD THE WASHGTON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“WE HAVE STILL NOT ACHIEVED THE FULL REGNN OF RIGHTS, SUCH AS ACCS TO HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNI.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MEANWHILE, UNTRI CENTRAL AMERI'S NORTHERN TRIANGLE—EL SALVADOR, NICUARGUA, HONDURAS AND GUATAMALA—RANKED AT THE BOTTOM OF AQ'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FUELED BY RELIG TOLERANCE, DISCRIMATN AND VLENCE AGAST GAY AND TRANSGENR PEOPLE ARE MON ALL FOUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FRANCELA MéNZ RODRíGUEZ, HEAD OF A TRANS ADVOCY GROUP EL SALVADOR, WAS MURRED LAST MAY WHILE VISG A IEND’S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RENE MARTíNEZ, LEAR OF A HONDURAS LGBT RIGHTS GROUP, WAS FOUND STRANGLED TO ATH THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I’VE BEEN IMPRISONED ON MANY OCSNS. I’VE SUFFERED TORTURE AND SEXUAL VLENCE BEE OF MY ACTIVISM, AND I’VE SURVIVED MANY ASSASSATN ATTEMPTS,” REUNTS HONDURAN ACTIVIST DONNY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LACKG DATA OM SEVERAL SOURC, THE STUDY OMTED U.S. AND PANAMA—HAD THEY BEEN CLUD THE UNED STAT WOULD HAVE RANKED FOURTH, AND PANAMA A DISTANT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}VENEZUELA WAS ALSO EXCLUD OM THE X, ACRDG TO REARCHERS, "BEE OF NCERNS OVER QUALY OF ERNMENT DATA."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}VENEZUELAN PRINT NILáS MADURO HAS SPEND THE UNTRY'S NSTUTN AND LAYED A RELL VOTE UNTIL NEXT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR MORE ON TERNATNAL LGBT ISSU, VIS LOGO’S GLOBAL ALLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
• THE PERPLEXG NARRATIVE ABOUT BEG GAY LAT AMERI

THE BT THGS TO SEE AND DO GAY UGUAY

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UGUAY – MOST GAY IENDLY NATN SOUTH AMERI

Uguay beme the twelfth untry the world to legalize gay marriage and the send Lat Amerin untry, after Argenta. Current statSce Dec 16, 2020Legal From December 16, 2020, the l changed, and now Gay men n donate blood unr the same ndns as the rt of the (1-year ferral)Gay and bisexual men uld donate blood Uguay, provid they hadn't had sex for 12 months. Addnally, same-sex upl have been allowed to jotly adopt sce 2009 and gays, lbians and bisexuals are permted to openly serve the ary.

LGBT Chamber of Commerce Natnal Conference – Each September the Uguayan chamber of merce has their annual nference showsg the bt of gay travel the untry.

UGUAY NAMED MOST LGBT-IENDLY COUNTRY IN LAT AMERI “UGUAY NTU TO BE A MOL FOR SOCIAL CLN LAT AMERI.” {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}NEWSBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 26, 2016/11:30 PMBY DAN AVERYOCTOBER 26, 2016 / 11:30 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"UGUAY NAMED MOST LGBT-IENDLY COUNTRY IN LAT AMERI","DATEPUBLISHED":"2016-10-27T03:30:59.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2016-10-27T03:30:59.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"DAN AVERY","KEYWORDS":"TRAVEL, TERNATNAL","ARTICLESECTN":"NEWS"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AMERIS QUARTERLY HAS RELEASED S ANNUAL SOCIAL INCLN INX, RANKG UNTRI LAT AMERI BASED ON HOW WELL THEY SERVE THEIR CIZENS. COMG OUT ON TOP ON LGBT RIGHTS WAS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE UNTRY ALSO EARNED FIRST PLACE OVERALL, THANKS TO STRONG PERFORMANCE ENOMIC GROWTH, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND JOB {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“UGUAY NTU TO BE A MOL FOR SOCIAL CLN LAT AMERI,” SAYS AMERIS QUARTERLY EDOR--CHIEF BRIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“ITS PROGRS RECENT YEARS ON ISSU CLUDG WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT AND MARRIAGE EQUALY HAS ADD TO S LONG-STANDG STAT AS A CHAMPN OF EGALARIAN VALU."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}HOMOSEXUALY HAS BEEN LEGAL UGUAY SCE 1933, AND ANTI-DISCRIMATN LAWS WERE PUT PLACE 2003. ADOPTN BY GAY UPL ME 2009, FOLLOWED BY SAME-SEX MARRIAGE FOUR YEARS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MORE RECENTLY, A CHANGE ERNMENT GUIL ALLOWS TRANSGENR PEOPLE TO CHANGE THEIR LEGAL GENR WHOUT UNRGOG {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"SIMPLY PUT, THE UNTRY DO A BETTER JOB THAN S PEERS OF PROTECTG PEOPLE REGARDLS OF THEIR GENR, SEXUAL ORIENTATN OR RACE," WR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"UGUAYANS THEMSELV PLACE HUGE IMPORTANCE ON CLN, AND THEIR UNTRY’S POSN THE RANKG IS ALSO BOOSTED BY ROBT ACCS TO HOG, JOB GENERATN AND ENOMIC GROWTH."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THIS SUMMER, UGUAY HOSTED THE FIRST TERNATNAL LGBT RIGHTS NFERENCE LAT AMERI, WH DUTCH FOREIGN MISTER BERT KOENRS, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE UN SAMANTHA POWER AND MORE THAN 200 DIGNARI, ACTIVISTS AND POLICIANS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}COMG SEND FOR LGBT-IENDLS WAS ARGENTA, WHICH LEGALIZED MARRIAGE EQUALY 2010—THE FIRST NATN LAT AMERI TO DO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}GAYS N SERVE OPENLY THE ARGENTIAN ARY, THE ERNMENT PROHIBS NVERSN THERAPY, AND THE BAN ON GAY MEN DONATG BLOOD WAS LIFTED LAST {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A ERNMENT PROGRAM EVEN HELPS TRANS WOMEN PLAY SOCCER RATHER THAN RORT TO SEX {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BUT ACTIVISTS ARE QUICK TO ADD THAT THE ACLAS DON'T MEAN LGBT PEOPLE ARE EE OM DISCRIMATN OR VLENCE EHER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ARGENTIAN TRANS ACTIVISTS MARCELA CHOBAR, COTY OLMOS AND DIANA SAYAN WERE ALL MURRED A SPAN OF TWO MONTHS LAST YEAR. SAYAN WAS TIED TO HER BED AND STABBED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“A LOT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED UNR BOTH UNTRI’ GENR INTY LAWS, BUT TRANS WOMEN STILL NTUE TO SUFFER VLENCE AND ARE VICTIMS OF HATE CRIM,” MARCELA ROMERO OF THE LAT AMERIN AND CARIBBEAN NETWORK OF TRANS PEOPLE TOLD THE WASHGTON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“WE HAVE STILL NOT ACHIEVED THE FULL REGNN OF RIGHTS, SUCH AS ACCS TO HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNI.”{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MEANWHILE, UNTRI CENTRAL AMERI'S NORTHERN TRIANGLE—EL SALVADOR, NICUARGUA, HONDURAS AND GUATAMALA—RANKED AT THE BOTTOM OF AQ'S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FUELED BY RELIG TOLERANCE, DISCRIMATN AND VLENCE AGAST GAY AND TRANSGENR PEOPLE ARE MON ALL FOUR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FRANCELA MéNZ RODRíGUEZ, HEAD OF A TRANS ADVOCY GROUP EL SALVADOR, WAS MURRED LAST MAY WHILE VISG A IEND’S {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}RENE MARTíNEZ, LEAR OF A HONDURAS LGBT RIGHTS GROUP, WAS FOUND STRANGLED TO ATH THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}“I’VE BEEN IMPRISONED ON MANY OCSNS. I’VE SUFFERED TORTURE AND SEXUAL VLENCE BEE OF MY ACTIVISM, AND I’VE SURVIVED MANY ASSASSATN ATTEMPTS,” REUNTS HONDURAN ACTIVIST DONNY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LACKG DATA OM SEVERAL SOURC, THE STUDY OMTED U.S. AND PANAMA—HAD THEY BEEN CLUD THE UNED STAT WOULD HAVE RANKED FOURTH, AND PANAMA A DISTANT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}VENEZUELA WAS ALSO EXCLUD OM THE X, ACRDG TO REARCHERS, "BEE OF NCERNS OVER QUALY OF ERNMENT DATA."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}VENEZUELAN PRINT NILáS MADURO HAS SPEND THE UNTRY'S NSTUTN AND LAYED A RELL VOTE UNTIL NEXT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR MORE ON TERNATNAL LGBT ISSU, VIS LOGO’S GLOBAL ALLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

It was a stark remr a world where, jt 12 months before, the rabow flag of the LGBT muny cked social media followg the approval of same-sex marriage by the US Supreme Court, that homophobia, transphobia and discrimatn based on one’s sexual orientatn, genr inty and sex characteristics is still very much alive. Homosexualy has been legal Uguay for over 80 years, but ’s really wh the last that the untry has bee a lear for LGBTI rights both wh Lat Ameri and on a global sle. Compare that to 9% for gay men and men who have sex wh men, and 0.

Sophistited, safe, and progrsive, Uguay sc visors wh s sprawlg untrysi, imprsive beach, pulsatg tango clubs, and world-class w—all one of South Ameri’s most open-md, gay-iendly natns. BOOK WITH US Colonia l Sacramento | Photo: Dpkelly07Gay UguayLargely nsired the most LGBT-iendly untry South Ameri, Uguay has an outstandg reputatn among gay travellers for s legislative amework protectg LGBT cizens. Social acceptance for LGBT dividuals and fai is high, and gay travellers to Uguay n rt assured that virtually everywhere the untry is a safe space to be as you are.

THE PERPLEXG NARRATIVE ABOUT BEG GAY LAT AMERI

Montevio is the most gay-popular cy Uguay, boastg a rivetg gay nightlife scene and even one of the world’s few gay monuments—La Plaza la Diversidad to vis UguayBeach bums chasg the sun and sand at Uguay’s top astal rorts should seek out the height of summer, between late December and Febary. Playa Los Pocos is betiful and easy to get to, while Carras and Miramar beach skew more gay. For more on what to see and do, cludg the bt Montevio gay bars (and some of the bt gay clubs Uguay) don’t miss our -pth gay Montevio travel gui.

When to gay Punta l Este, the vibe is thmmg. You’ve got the gay male-only hotel Undari, the qutsential gay-popular beach Playa Chihuahua, and a healthy smatterg of eic disthequ where you n shake your booty all night long. Here is where you’ll fd the untry’s veted hot sprgs, a rejuvenatg way to round out any gay Uguay vatn.

In 2005, the pal Montevio beme one of the few ci the world to have a homomonument – a rose-lored grane the shape of a triangle scribed wh the words: “To Honour Diversy is to Honor Life”. In Montevio, ’s mon to see gay upl—men and women—holdg hands on the rambla, the 25-km promena that borrs the River Plate.

And while olr generatns may be takg their time to e around to the chang, younger generatns are openly supportive of gay are jt a few gay bars and my experience is that gay men and women don’t tend to ghettoise. A gay emigrant to Uguay livg Colonia wr: “I live the Uguayan equivalent of the Bible belt wh my partner of 28 years and th far have enuntered no negative vib at all. … Unlike the US, UK and Ireland, beg gay has never been a crime here so there isn’t the same historil baggage and rentment that you still fd certa plac… an dividual’s sexualy is viewed as a personal matter and is of no ncern to the neighbors (except perhaps for a b of gossip.

In 1934, homosexualy was crimalised.

The same year the age of nsent was lowered to 16 – regardls of who you were havg sex past has seen big chang regardg rights for gays, lbians and transAnti-discrimatn laws are place sce 2003, and gays and lbians are allowed to serve openly the ary and jotly adopt children sce upl have been able to enter to civil unns sce 2008 and sce 2013, to marryTransgenr people have been able to change their genr on official documentatn sce looks like ’s time to plan your vis to the gay-iendlit natn South Ameri!

BeachChihuahua, a nudist beach several wt of glzy Punta l Este has the only hotel exclively for gay men the whole of Uguay. Further readg about gay Uguay EnglishGay MontevioUguay adopts iendly bs certifitn (2018)Uguay sger Ana Prada champns LGBTI rights (2014)A g-out story is told one of Gu’Guay’s 5 Uguayan films you mt see. Many thanks to Rodrigo Borda, of Friendly Maps and half of the first gay uple to register to marry  Uguay, for lettg me pick his bras for this article.