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Contents:

• THE WORLD’S 30 BT GAY-FRIENDLY TRAVEL DTATNS 2020
• HOTTT GAY STATNS OF 2020
• THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS
• GAY TRAVEL TOURS & TRIPS
• UNR THE ‘GAYDAR’: 10 BT GAYTN DTATNS THAT MIGHT SURPRISE YOU
• 6 OF THE TOP GAY-IENDLY RORTS AROUND THE WORLD
• AFFORDABLE GAY VATN TOWNS
• VACAYA – GAY & LGBT+ CIS & RORT VATNS REIMAGED
• REVEALED: 5 BT STAT IN AMERI FOR GAY TRAVELERS (AND THE 5 WORST)
• TOP LGBT-FRIENDLY PLAC FOR GAY SENR TRAVEL AND RETIREMENT

THE WORLD’S 30 BT GAY-FRIENDLY TRAVEL DTATNS 2020

The Netherlands has long been known as one of the most progrsive and tolerant untri on Earth, and that mak s pal cy of Amsterdam an excellent choice of gay-iendly travel statn.

Though Amsterdam is not as large of a cy as some of s European neighbors, those hopg to experience all of the gay iendls has to offer won’t be disappoted bookg a hotel neighborhoods like Kerkstraat, Amstel, or Reguliersdwarsstraat. When you’re not loungg on the whe-sand beach or olg off the crystal clear turquoise waters for which Aba is so famo, be sure to grab a drk or two at Jimmy’s Place, one of Oranjtad’s most famo gay bars. Ined, the Curao Tourist Board has published on s webse: “Wh exceptnal gay iendly hotels and attractns, [Curao] enurag gay and lbian travelers to vis the island and experience s ‘live and let live’ atmosphere for themselv.

While Dubl’s famo Temple Bar has always been a favore hang out amongst all, there are now entire other streets led wh gay bars, hotels, clubs, and snas.

HOTTT GAY STATNS OF 2020

If you need some nvcg about jt how gay-iendly is the Rabow State, nsir this: Hawaiian kgs once had their employ a number of aikane, or young male ncub.

Elia Beach is pecially popular amongst Mykonos’s gay muny, as is Jackie O’Beach, a by beachsi bar plete wh a pool, hot tubs, daily drag show, and even a private church for weddgs.

THE WORLD'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY BEACH CI AND RORTS

Travelers terted seeg some breathtakg natural scenery will have their pick of erary optns, and wh nearly 100 gay-owned home stays throughout the North and South islands, their pick of plac to stay, too. ” That is, of urse, referrg to San Juan, where travelers will fd the Eros club and the Atlantic Beach Hotel and Bar, which is set on a gay beach and hosts a weekly drag show). R has a lot to offer the LGBTQ traveler, so ’s not surprisg that this vibrant Brazilian cy nsistently ranks as one of the most popular gay-iendly travel statns the world.

Homosexualy has never been illegal Taiwan, a small, but nsely packed island natn which did the unheard of May 2019 when legalized gay marriage—a first for Asia. Drk and be a Mary at the Red Hoe Complex (a buildg hog lots of gay bars), but save time for island attractns like mega-skyscraper Taipei 101, Taroko Natnal Park, Sun Moon Lake, Rabow Village and more. Picture an oceanont weddg gay-iendly Manuel Anton followed by a hot sprgs soak at Arenal Volno, hangg wh humpback whal off the Pacific ast, queer bar hoppg San Jose and, of urse, makg whoopie a honeymoon sue at an e-iendly, luxury tree hoe.

Bee this overlooked harbor town of a half ln people jt 30 mut south of downtown Los Angel has emerged to a full-fledged gay mec—and ’s time you vised. Zip around the cy via electric soter to take sights like Harvey Milk Promena Park, gay bar strip Rabow Row (the cy boasts almost a dozen queer bars/clubs), funky food hall the Hangar and ‘hoods like Belmont Shore and Napl—an island wh an island wh a cy.

GAY TRAVEL TOURS & TRIPS

In Indianapolis, there’s a bumpg gay scene pl happeng ‘hoods like Founta Square and Mass Ave; cuty and progrsive llege town Bloomgton boasts excellent queer bar the Back Door; and the beach at Indiana Dun Natnal Park are sublime. In se you’re still the dark, Zipole is home to Mexi’s only legal nu beach, a two-kilometer stretch of Pacific Ocean-facg sand that’s led wh shops, rtrants and hotels (many of which are gay owned and operated). The gayt sectns of the beach are near LGBTQ-equented hotels like El Alquimista and Heven, and on the oppose end at Playa l Amor (where there’s plenty of open displays of same-sex amor, wk wk).

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

And not bee gay men will sh to Mykonos summer to tch rays their bikis or that cultured queers will sh to Athens to explore the Acropolis and Parthenon. Which means thoands of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr folks om across the globe will scend upon this sunny port cy for 8 days of revelry and reflectn.

6 OF THE TOP GAY-IENDLY RORTS AROUND THE WORLD

Although urban statns tend to be most popular wh gay travelers bee of their rich cultural offergs, vibrant nightlife districts, and chic shoppg and dg, a number of the world's most gay-popular ci also enjoy picturque settgs on the water. From megaci wh skyscrapers on the ocean to relatively smaller statns on tranquil bays and lak, here's a ndown of the world's 20 bt gay urban beach statns (populatn 150, 000 or greater). Wh outstandg mms, distctive archecture (cludg several treasur by Antoni Gdi) a lively gay nightlife scene centered mostly around the sophistited Eixample district, and an abundance of stylish rtrants and hotels, Barcelona is a terrific statn for urban, yet there's a sweepg and betiful gay beach, Barceloa, jt mut om the cy center.

It's jt a short drive south along the ast to vis some of the Southern Hemisphere's most betiful beach, cludg swank Camp Bay, which li the shadows of the Twelve Apostle mountas, and Clifton, which has a scene-y gay beach. And as 's set on the eastern shore of Zealand Island, on Ørund (a stra that divis the North and Baltic seas), Copenhagen is close to a number of priste, wdswept stretch of sand, cludg such gay hangouts as Bellevue and Ishøj beach.

For many years known primarily as Florida's "sprg break" pal, Fort Lrdale began an amb transformatn to a more sophistited rort statn startg around the early 1990s, which cid wh efforts to urt gay and lbian travelers. Sce that time, more than a dozen gay men's rorts have opened wh a few blocks of the cy's betiful oceanont beach, as have several luxury high-rise hotels. 5 ln rints—prisg the Kowloon Pensula, New Terrori, and Hong Kong Island—is neverthels que forward wh regard to gay and lbian issu when you nsir the regn as a whole.

AFFORDABLE GAY VATN TOWNS

This dramatilly suated cy on the island of Oahu has several gay bars, a great dg scene, and proximy to many notable attractns, om Queen's Surf gay beach to Pearl Harbor. One of the world's leadg gay and lbian statns, Los Angel is much more than a sgle metropolis - rather, 's an entire llectn of both sprawlg and many s scenic neighborhoods and adjacent ci. Here and funky Venice Beach, to the south, you'll fd que a few rtrants, hotels, and bars wh a mixed gay/straight followg, along wh one of the Wt's classic gay dive bars, Roosterfish.

The cy is pecially popular as a gay statn durg Midsumma Ftival, a three-week LGBT arts and cultural ftival held om mid-January through early Febary. The regn has been eclipsed by nearby Fort Lrdale recent year's as the state's top gay statn, but you'll still fd plenty of gays and lbians livg and playg the parts - and visg durg the several big gay circu parti held South Beach each year, om Wter Party to Whe Party to Miami Gay Pri. The largt cy on the famoly swank and sophistited French Riviera, Nice (populatn 350, 000) is not que a gay playground on the same plane as such Euro-queer hot spots as Ibiza and Mykonos, but this stylish cy wh an outstandg variety of tony rtrants and shops do have a growg gay prence (this is also te, by the way, of nearby Cann, which is smaller but also is beg creasgly popular wh gay travelers).

VACAYA – GAY & LGBT+ CIS & RORT VATNS REIMAGED

You'll fd gay bars, snas, and f mostly or Old Town, and along the curvg wateront gg the Mederranean, rabow flags note a gay prence at Co Beach as well as at Castel Plage. S., and Canada, the romantic Mexin Riviera rort of Puerto Vallarta mak for an approachable, relatively affordable, and fectly fun and lively gay getaway om late fall through early sprg ( quiets down here nsirably durg the hot summer months). The gay scene here has grown steadily over the past uple of s, wh the most popular GLBT beach and several welg hotels, rtrants, and bars centered upon the charmg and historic Zona Romanti district.

R Janeiro jtly renowned for s sugary beach, and a party-driven, ftive gay scene that's ncentrated chiefly around trendy Ipanema and the more touristy Copabana areas, both of which ont the ocean and are ial for glazg, joggg, or playg the sun and sea. Ipanema, wh s lonial-style buildgs and tree-led streets, is pecially charmg; you'll fd a number of LGBT-popular f and bars around here, as well as a stunng gay beach jt off Rua Farme Amoedo.

One of the regn's most betiful beach, Fort Doto County Park, has a b of a gay followg, and there's also a great gay beach at Treasure Island, lled Sunset Beach. Petersburg Gay Pri, the largt the state, the area is home to a diverse mix of gay-iendly lodgg choic, om grand hotels to elegant bed-and-breakfasts pl Florida's largt gay rort. The cy's btlg Hillcrt neighborhood is a hub of gay nightlife and retail, and you'll also fd plenty of GLBT-equented bs nearby North Park and Universy Heights.

REVEALED: 5 BT STAT IN AMERI FOR GAY TRAVELERS (AND THE 5 WORST)

Head for the oceanont muni of Pacific Beach and La Jolla, and you'll disver a geo stretch of gold-sand beach, wh the gay-popular Black's Beach among the most spectacular. San Diego also has a rich cultural scene downtown, ol rtrants and slick hotels the Gaslamp Quarter, and outstandg mms and attractns leafy Balboa Park, home to the San Diego Gay Pri ftival each July. Among the top 10 largt ci the Caribbean, sunny and vibrant San Juan (metro populatn 2 ln) has the bt gay scene and most welg attu toward GLBT travelers.

Arguably the gay epicenter of the Southern Hemisphere, scenic Sydney is a major bs and cultural center that jt happens to be flanked by some of the world's most geo beach.

Sydney's gay scene is foced tradnally around Oxford Street, a 20-mute walk om the much-photographed Inner Harbour and Sydney Opera Hoe, but nearby ner suburbs like Newtown, Erskeville, and Glebe have sizable LGBT populatns and many mixed bars and rtrants. Israel's send-largt cy after Jesalem, the Mederranean-ged metropolis of Tel Aviv (populatn 400, 000) is also among the most secular and gay-iendly municipali Israel.

TOP LGBT-FRIENDLY PLAC FOR GAY SENR TRAVEL AND RETIREMENT

It's long had a sizable gay prence, cludg plenty of f, bars, and boutiqu terg to GLBT rints and visors—Shenk Street li at the heart of the cy's gay scene. The weather at the beach, even summer, is often ol and wdy, and the surf n be vlent—even que dangero—pecially around gay-popular Baker Beach, a clothg-optnal patch near Prid Park that affords visors fe views of the Goln Gate Bridge.

San Francis is nohels an outstandg place to live or vis if you want a balance of gay culture and geo astle that's great for joggg, beach hik, and admirg the views. There's the lovely beach at English Bay that's jt steps om the gay-popular bars and rtrants of the cy's Wt End, and Ksilano Beach Park jt across the water. And a ltle farther afield, Wreck Beach at the foot of cliffs near the Universy of Brish Columbia is a favore of gays and lbians (and is clothg-optnal).