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Contents:

• R JANEIRO AIMS TO BEE WORLD PAL OF GAY TOURISM
• 8 CIDAS GAY IENDLY NO BRASIL
• WHERE IS THE GAY CAPAL OF THE WORLD? TEN FABULO CONTENRS… ?
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS BRAZIL
• BRASIL GAY
• CIDAS GAYS DO BRASIL PRA VISAR – AS 5 MAIS!
• TEL AVIV, A PAL GAY MEDERRâNEA
• MELHOR STOS GAY-IENDLY PARA UMA LUA MEL MARAVILHOSA
• GAY R JANEIRO

R JANEIRO AIMS TO BEE WORLD PAL OF GAY TOURISM

And this is the champagne-soaked lnch party for R's gural diversy week – a celebratn of the cy's cultural and ethnic differenc and an attempt to posn R as the global pal of gay tourism.

"Recent months have seen an avalanche of new lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT)-iendly iativ R: votnal trag urs for transvt, anti-bullyg projects aimed at gay and lbian stunts and new legislatn outlawg discrimatn the cy's Febary the mayor announced the creatn of a special diversy secretariat head by Carlos Tufvson, a gay, multilgual fashn, says Tufvson, is not only "the sexit statn on Earth" but also a place where tolerance is natural.

"Personally I thk that anyone who wants to make money uld open any kd of gay tablishment R bee is a ad cert return, " says Tufvson.

8 CIDAS GAY IENDLY NO BRASIL

"In 2007 Buenos Air stole a march on R, openg what claimed was Lat Ameri's first luxury gay R is a "naturally" LGBT-iendly cy, Tufvson says, makg "ghettoisatn" unnecsary.

"Look, if we are all equal, wh the same rights, I also have to have the right to not want a homosexual employee my pany, " the MP said, before beg forced to make a public retractn by fellow Malafaia, a proment lol evangelist, went a step further last year, erectg 600 advertisg hoardgs around R emblazoned wh the phrase "In fence of the fay and the prervatn of the human race: God ma men and women" activists' irratn at such actns is matched by praise for the ernment's creasgly vol support for gay rights.

"It's really credible that Brazil – a place that they ll a third world untry – is dog somethg that few first world untri have done, " Lea T says back at the lnch of R's diversy week, which has e weeks after the state ernment anised what lled "the largt gay weddg the world" the receptn lol policians and 43 ecstatic newlywed upl celebrated wh a rendn of Frank Satra's Theme om New York, New York. Não bastasse a lda paisagem lorânea que a cida oferece, s 2009, há uma lei que pune discrimação em públi, o que atraiu ada mais sais gays para sa pal.

WHERE IS THE GAY CAPAL OF THE WORLD? TEN FABULO CONTENRS… ?

Salvador Cida que abriga uma das mar Paradas LGBT do Brasil, Salvador tem se tornado um sto da vez mais procurado pelo públi gay.

Nos últimos anos, os órgãos taduais turismo têm senvolvido diversas açõ, por me da pacação psoal para receber gays e lésbis da forma mais rpeosa possível. Recife Consirado pelo Mistér do Turismo um dos melhor stos gay iendly, a cida Recife tem vtido, da vez mais, em treamentos para receber bem ss turistas. Lír do rankg samentos homoafetivos, a cida possui roteiro variado tabelecimentos gay iendly, s fés e rtrant a boat e hotéis.

Equalx, a llaborative knowledge base for the global LGBT movement that maps the legaly of homosexualy, intifi a number of factors cludg eedom to change genr and to adopt – although hasn’t ranked untri or ci orr of bt to x om the Human Rights Campaign looks at municipal servic, law enforcement and the cy learship’s public posn on equaly across the US. Arguably the size of the LGBT populatn urban areas uld reflect the level of iendls, as “many LGBTI folk head to ci om ral areas bee of the promise of a eer, more tolerant life there, ” says André du Plsis, executive director of the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS BRAZIL

San Francis has often been lled the “gay pal of the world” for s culture of tolerance and vibrant even when ci seem progrsive on the surface, the lived experience of members of the LGBT muny n tell a dramatilly different story. “For a certa social strata [sic], Cape Town and Johannburg are gay mecs, but at the same time black lbians livg poor areas there are alg wh vlence and targeted rape, ” says Graeme Reid, director of the LGBT rights programme at Human Rights Watch. “Wh the electn of an openly homophobic print, Jair Bolsonaro, who has famoly said he would rather have a ad son than a gay son, R’s reputatn as a statn cy may falter, and vlence crease, ” Reid says.

BRASIL GAY

”‘Gay Disneyland’Conversely, some untri wh backward and dangero attus to the LGBT muny, such as Iran and Sdi Arabia, discreet but vibrant unrground scen n thrive. This is even the se Rsia, where activists say two people were killed last week and nearly 40 taed, as part of a new homophobic crackdown by police the Chechnya regn.

“Dubl is like gay Disneyland now, and that wasn’t the se 20 or 30 years ago, ” says Prof Andrew Reynolds, founr of the Universy of North Carola’s LGBTQ Reprentatn and Rights Rearch Iniative.

The untry was the first to legalise gay marriage by popular vote, a 2015 referendum wh a y vote of says: “They went to Atralia. And November, Jared Polis beme the first openly gay man to be elected as a US state Poland, one of Europe’s most Catholic and nservative untri, voters the small cy of Slupsk this year elected a gay atheist mayor, Robert Biedron.

CIDAS GAYS DO BRASIL PRA VISAR – AS 5 MAIS!

Jt a few years ago, Biedron was attacked on the streets of his cy bee of his Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunil Pant beme Asia’s first openly gay feral-level elected official 2008, rultg a spate of public scty. LBGTQ travelers have so many credible statns to explore the days, wh gay culture beg mastream and many ci velopg vibrant gay muni. However, there are some ci that really stand out for their excg LGBTQ scen – here are the top 10 ntenrs for the ‘gay pal of the world’… no particular orr!

TEL AVIV, A PAL GAY MEDERRâNEA

And if you want to explore them more on your own, there are some wonrful gay tour pani to help wh that, or you uld always jt embrace solo travel!

MELHOR STOS GAY-IENDLY PARA UMA LUA MEL MARAVILHOSA

Bangkok is often nsired one of the most gay-iendly ci southeast Asia, and has bee one of the top statns for gay travelers om around the world. After an exhilaratg night out, relax at the Chakran Sna or Babylon, two popular men’s hangouts that feature snas, gyms, and rtrants or check to a fabulo gay hotel. Over the past few s, hundreds of bs have opened up that are specifilly targeted toward the gay muny, so no matter what you want to do on your trip, you’ll feel right at home.

Open Cafe is a popular gatherg place before a night out, La Perle is an excellent gay-iendly rtrant, and Le Quetzal is a mt-see hotspot.

Although ’s not specifilly gay-foced, you’ll also want to stroll through the Red Light District, a historilly sex-posive area of town wh plenty of sex shops and fetish attractns. Make sure to check out the Homonument as well, which honors all of the men and women who have been subject to persecutn bee of their sexual orientatn. London is often regard as an credible travel statn for the gay muny bee there is a ltle somethg for everyone to enjoy.

GAY R JANEIRO

There are gay hotspots loted throughout the cy, wh SoHo and Vxhall beg the two biggt gay-iendly neighborhoods – and some very trendy almost gay hostels! London’s food scene is boomg, and there are so many excellent rtrants that also happen to be gay-iendly, wh Balans Soho Society beg one of the most popular. There’s also tons of gay shoppg London, like Gay’s The World, a gay and lbian bookstore, or Prowler, a liftyle store where you n also fd tickets to London’s hottt gay events.

The Queer Berl tour is an excellent troductn to the cy, and is a great way to ci which gay-iendly bars, rtrants, and shops you’ll want to check out for the rt of the tour. Durg the day, the gay beach attract thoands of lols and tourists alike, and at night, there are parti that sometim last until the sun up. Be sure to check out the credible food and style Barcelona as well – the cy is one of the bt plac Europe to enjoy all-out luxury, and also don’t hurt Barcelona hosts some of the biggt gay ftivals on Earth!

San Francis has been the gay center of the Uned Stat for s, as was the first cy to elect an openly gay official Harvey Milk, and was the first US cy to legalize gay marriage as well. There are plenty of notable gay bs SF as well – head to Hot Cookie to pick up hilarly sexual bakery treats or go shoppg at Do Your Mother Know for toys and other goodi.