The gay-iendly untri offer opportuni for fun and adventure abroad.
Contents:
- THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS
- 5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
- GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI / GLBTQ+ FRIENDLY COUNTRI 2023
- THE ARE THE 10 MOST GAY-IENDLY UNTRI
- THE WORLD’S 30 BT GAY-FRIENDLY TRAVEL DTATNS 2020
THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS
It’s those latter islands where gay and lbian travelers ually feel more at ease sce lol laws around homosexualy and same-sex marriage match those of their parent untri. But rather than plan vatns to one of the dozen Caribbean islands where homosexualy is crimalized (surprisg, but te), most travelers simply prefer to vatn where they’ll feel fortable.
In the beachont neighborhood of Condado, the Atlantic Beach Hotel and Oasis Lounge are regular gay hotspots, both jt steps away om the low-key gay-beach area. Oranjtad also is home to District 7, an LGBT-centric nightclub, lounge, rtrant, and n (which was once a simpler gay bar lled Jimmy’s Place).
But to wele gay and lbian Caribbean visors, this small island go the extra e by beg an active member of the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA). Floris Sue Hotel Spa and Beach Club Curaçao is the go-to gay hotel Willemstad, where adult guts n enjoy luxury, privacy, and views of the island’s famoly-blue waters.
5 SAFT PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2019 (AND THE MOST DANGERO)
Among Curao’s flirtier spots is MooMba Beach Club, perched on the island’s most gay-iendly beach and servg up cktails, live mic, h seafood, and weekend barbequ. LGBT travelers n take their pick of gay-centric beach to swim, sunbathe, and snorkel, pecially Happy Bay Beach and the clothg-optnal Orient Bay Beach (both on the French si), and Cupey Beach (Dutch si) where nu sunbathg is mon.
Bart’s is among the most gay-iendly Caribbean statns overall—thanks part to s rzy reputatn as a celebry vatn hiaway. The wee island measur jt 10 square , and LGBT travelers n enjoy relaxed attus, even whout any official gay bars or Pri events.
And you n patronize gay-owned bs like lorful Le Pasha boutique and La Canta bar Gtavia; and scy Le Ti baret and tavern Pote Milou. The anizatn’s motto is “the most gay iendly island the Caribbean, ” and based on s long roster of lol hosts and sponsors, ’s clear how clive the statn really is. 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-FRIENDLY COUNTRI / GLBTQ+ FRIENDLY COUNTRI 2023
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.
The Fergsons started trackg the saft and most dangero plac for gay travelers 2019 and have been updatg the story annually sce then. “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.
THE ARE THE 10 MOST GAY-IENDLY UNTRI
Acrdg to the LGBTQ+ Travel Safety Inx, Bnei is the most dangero untry for gay travelers 2023, followed by Sdia Arabia and Nigeria. “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.
THE WORLD’S 30 BT GAY-FRIENDLY TRAVEL DTATNS 2020
“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. 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. Platja la Mar Bella is Barcelona’s premier gay beach (and also happens to be clothg optnal) wh most beachgoers barg all. Mt-vis LGBTIQ+ neighborhood: Tel Aviv don’t have a specific “gayborhood”, but stead, is credibly LGBTIQ-iendly throughout.
In fact, the Boston Globe c Tel Aviv as havg 25% of s populatn intify as gay, lerally makg one of the gayt plac on Earth.