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Contents:

• LGBT TRAVEL IAS: TOP 12 GAY FRIENDLY CI
• UNR THE ‘GAYDAR’: 10 BT GAYTN DTATNS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU
• 14 GAY-IENDLY CI THAT LGBT TRAVELLERS LOVE

LGBT TRAVEL IAS: TOP 12 GAY FRIENDLY CI

That event cid wh Sydney’s famo Gay and Lbian Mardi Gras, which is one of the largt LGBTIQ+ celebratns on the pla and tak place durg Febary or March of each year.

Mt-vis LGBTIQ+ neighborhood: The heart of gay Sydney is the Darlghurst neighborhood, which is nveniently loted near Sydney’s central bs district and is easily accsible by the cy’s mass trans system. Mt-vis LGBTIQ+ neighborhood: The heart of Berl’s LGBTIQ+ activy is Schöneberg, which has had gay and lbian bars sce the 1920s, makg one of the olst gay boroughs on the pla. Its Gay Hostel is a unique lodgg opportuny that’s only available to LGBTIQ+ people unr the age of 38, creatg a safe space where you’re bound to meet some new iends.

From pri paras and beach retreats to gay cis, ski weeks, and tours, we’re proud to offer getaways to plac that celebrate diversy and embrace acceptance. While plenty of rorts wele diverse travelers, some really roll out the rabow rpets—whether they’re part of a gay-iendly brand; home to an out-and-proud LGBTQ+ staff; or part of a fabulo statn. The brand is a Gold Global Partner of the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA), and has been honored for more than a as one of the HRC’s annually ranked Bt Plac to Work for LGBTQ+ Equaly.

UNR THE ‘GAYDAR’: 10 BT GAYTN DTATNS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU

Here gay upl n spend time their villa’s private pool, cisg through the property’s mangrove forts, bikg to the beach, or meltg to an open-air upl’ massage.

Along wh Grand Palladium’s tramark ntemporary sign and range of on-se rtrants and entertament, gay and lbian guts n enjoy ameni like the Zentropia Spa & Wellns and s fully equipped gym, several pools and Jacuzzis, sports facili, and direct beach accs. South Ai is probably the most gay-iendly untry Ai, and Royal Malewane is a member of IGLTA, assurg your South Ain LGBTQ+ experience is as fortable as n be. CatalogueBerl:New York:Chigo:Montreal:Puerto Vallarta:Mexi Cy:Honolulu:Tokyo:Cancun:Key Wt, Florida:Ibiza, Spa:Tahi:Show MoreDo you know that globally, 77 untri have anti-gay stanc?

Very recently, we saw an entrapment charge Egypt, a Brish tourist sent to jail Moroc, a Swedish gay tourist beg sent to jail Tunisia, and a uple facg harassment Dubai. The cy of the Big Apple is one of those fabulo travel ias that troduce you to the bt ‘gay-vatn’ of your life a cy famed for s ternatnally famo skyscrapers. You will fd them all here Puerto are the plac you should not beach at Banras Bay, Sayula the surfer’s Mec, the daily actn at Playa Los Muertos, The Blue Chairs Rort, the Mantamar beach club, Lido Beach club, the gay village of Yelapa wh boats om Los Muertos Pier and even a gay bar-hoppg tour are a mt-vis.

14 GAY-IENDLY CI THAT LGBT TRAVELLERS LOVE

All you wish for is a stone’s throw om the Lazaro Carnas Street and the gay of our bt travel ias and tips for the gay muny is to vis Mexi Cy, which was an early adapter of equaly for the LGBT muny. Advot Café is for the lbians and gay men lookg for pure fun and excement at the Shangri-La monthly gay events at Age Ha Club have LGBTQ across the globe attendg the event.

The party is ever on at sunbather’s favore of Figueret beach, the gay uple's favore of Port D Torrent, and the S Salas crowd beach-bars beach, and the Cala Conta beach wh breathtakg sunset views. The Piano Bar Tahi is perhaps the one place you should not fet to vis jt for their sheer fun performanc terg to both homosexuals, bisexuals, and heterosexuals too. Whether you’re town for a week or plan to stick around for good, here are 15 ternatnal lol tailor-ma for livg your bt out-and-proud Tourist BureSaba, Dutch CaribbeanThere’s not one sgle gay bar on the island of Saba (that we know of) but LGBTQ+ visors have taken note of the island’s overtly welg spir.

The W Taipei is known as the cy’s gay hub, mostly bee of their Insirs Program, a sort of ncierge service that helps guts keep a fger on the pulse of the cy’s social lendar, LGBTQ+ events sure to vis 228 Peace Memorial Park, loted ont of the Printial Palace. But the epicenter of queer life the cy is Zona Rosa, which was named after the hue of the pk pavers, although lols tend to joke that ’s named after the gay bars that dot the streets. Sce the early 1990s, San Juan has hosted annual gay pri march the cy’s Condado neighborhood, and as the muny has grown (and the terrory has bee more progrsive), there’s now also a send march each summer Boqueró Juan’s Condado and Santurce neighborhoods have long been the meetg pot for LGBTQ+ Puerto Rins and visors, wh a number of bars and clubs servg the muny.

Gay nightclubs like Toxic and SX The Club are always hoppg, while queer-iendly hangouts like Oasis Tapas & Lounge, Tía María's Liquor Store, and La Sombrilla Rosa brg the chill vib. Monuments to the LGBTQ+ rights movement and other opprsed persons stand throughout the cy, cludg the inic Memorial to Homosexuals Persecuted Unr attracts hoards of LGBTQ+ tourists thanks to s credible nightlife scene, which clus drag artists new and tablished (don’t miss the Hoe of Prents), legendary queer techno clubs, and a racy lp of sex clubs, parti, and events such as Folsom Europe and the annual Porn Film Ftival. Montevio Pri has been gettg bigger and bigger every October sce the ‘90s, but you n also spe out the more speedo-clad Punta Pri celebratns each Febary nearby Punta l Este, which is a ltle ls polil and a b more Montevio, there’s not really a “gay neighborhood, ” sce the whole cy is an LGBTQ+ haven.

June’s Pri Ft is rife wh show-stoppg drag performanc, street monstratns, and dance parti, pl appearanc om leadg officials like the first openly gay Taoiseach, Leo Varadkar. It’s always been a loudly and proudly betiful part of Barcelona, wh geo stone fas on ornate buildgs, Gdi mornist archecture everywhere, and avenu of shoppg and ranks high among Europe’s more LGBTQ+ iendly untri, garnerg an 84/100 Equaly Inx Sre via Equalx thanks to marriage equaly, legalized gay adoptn and genr nfirmatn, and bans on discrimatn and censorship.

Check out what’s happeng town by spg out the imprsively prehensive GayIceland Gui, h up the dance floor at Kiki Queer Bar and the surroundg gayborhood (you n’t miss the rabow-strewn exterr), book a tour—or even a weddg—wh Pk Iceland, then wd down at lbian-owned bookstore and ffee shop IDA Zimsen, parked next to the Reykjavik Art Mm. Gay nightlife hubs like Spijker Bar, Cafe Realy, Club NYX, YOLO, and the Church Club are at your service year-round, terg to jt about every mographic and fetish you n image (and some you probably n’t), while laid-back jots like lbian hnts Bar Ba and Saare, the mixed-crowd Queen's Head, and cktail-powered Prik round thgs out. Pay a vis to the Pk Pot, Amsterdam's official LGBTQ+ rmatn ksk stashed bi the Homomonument, a movg nal-si tribute memoratg all those who’ve been persecuted for their sexualy and genr exprsn.

Or, the se of the queer muny, the long-lastg absolute the Kgdom was abolished 2007, homosexualy was fally legalized, and now Nepal is one of the most progrsive untri Asia when to LGBTQI+ rights (the preferred acronym here, wh I reprentg the legally regnized Intersex muny). The Gay Village, centered around Canal Street, is an obv home base for queer visors, wh s clter of LGBTQ-owned and -operated bars, clubs, rtrants, and small bs. Fortunately, the number of plac that punish them for existg is growg smaller, and there are many lotns that embrace gay and queer travelers wh open arms.

The enourmo gay clubs and rabow crosswalks on Castro Street are packed any night of the week wh drag queens and party goers, and the cy boasts some of the world’d largt Pri and Leather events.

While Puerto Vallarta is known as one of the gay pals of Mexi and featur on many lists of bt LGBTQ+ statns, the muny tends to be foced on retired gay men.

There is a clter of gay bars, drag shows, and clubs the Gay Village near the historic Zona Centro that are remiscent of San Francis’s Castro District, which a chance to get a post-dancg snack at the rabow-draped Tas Gay afterwards. However, there are gay bars and thrivg nighlife neighborhoods all over the cy, such as the one around Avenida overlooked as a tourist statn, Guadalajara is signifintly more affordable than the more popular and astal lotns Mexi. While the cy currently only has two official gay bars–both of which ter primarily to gay men–there are many drag shows, lbian bnch, and gay-centered events to be found.

In Vanuver you n fd a rabow pestrian crossg at Davie/Bute Street, enjoy a LGBTQ history walkg tour, celebrate Whistler Pri (one of the biggt LGBTQ+ ski events), as well as Vanuver Pri, the biggt gay pri ftival Wtern Canada.