From gay marriage to transgenr rights, Expati looks at the most LGBTQIA+ iendly untri for those nsirg a reer change abroad.
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- THE GAY-FRIENDLY CI HAVE LOTS TO OFFER LGBTQ BUYERS—INCLUDG AFFORDABLE HOM
- BT AND WORST STAT FOR LGBTQ FOLKS? DIVI WORSENS AFTER 'DON'T SAY GAY,' REPORT SAYS
- TRAVEL SAFETY REPORT: 20 WORST PLAC FOR GAY TRAVELERS IN 2021
- THE 10 MOST GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI FOR GAY AND LGBT NOMADS
THE GAY-FRIENDLY CI HAVE LOTS TO OFFER LGBTQ BUYERS—INCLUDG AFFORDABLE HOM
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Arnaldur Halldorsson / Bloomberg via Getty ImagIceland, which legalized same-sex marriage back 2010, was recently ranked as the happit untry for gay men. The Nordic island natn was also the first untry the world wh an openly gay head of ernment -- Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, who served as prime mister om 2009-2013. The island natn, loted the southwt Pacific Ocean, is also known for s betiful ci and NetherlandsCyspe of Photo / UIG via Getty ImagThe Netherlands is nsired the most gay-iendly untry the world, acrdg to Gallup, and was also the first untry the world to legalize same-sex marriage 2000.
LGBTQ culture is also very visible the Sndavian untry -- Pri Oslo is one of Norway's largt events, and the cy is also home to one of the world's bt gay AiAerial view of Johannburg, South AiDean Hutton / Bloomberg via Getty ImagIn 2006, South Ai beme the first untry Ai to legalize same-sex marriage -- and there has yet to be a send. Johannburg, s largt cy, is also the untry's gay epicenter: It's home to the annual Jo'Burg Pri event, the Out Ai Internatnal Gay and Lbian Film Ftival and most of the annual Mr. SpaView of Barcelona, Fte Raga / JTB Photo/UIG via Getty ImagNearly 90 percent of Spa's cizens believe lbian and gay people should be accepted, acrdg to Pew Rearch Center, and Gallup has Spa tied wh the Netherlands as the number one untry for gay people.
The Netherlands crimalized homosexualy 1811; the first gay bar opened Amsterdam 1927; and 1987, Amsterdam unveiled the Homomonument, a memorial for gays and lbians killed by the Nazis.
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The gay scene extends well beyond Amsterdam, however, wh bars, snas, and cemas several Dutch ci, cludg Rotterdam, The Hague (Den Haag), Amersfoort, Ensche, and Grongen.
Wellgton and Auckland boast the largt number of gay bars and clubs, but LGBTQIA+ rints Tranga, Christchurch, Duned, and Haton are also guaranteed a good night out.
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The Other Foundatn reported that 51% of rponnts a survey on attus and genr non-nformy felt gay people should have the same human rights; 72% thought same-sex activy was morally wrong. Argenta had the most posive attus of all Lat Amerin untri Pew Rearch Center’s 2013 Global Attus Survey, wh 74% of those surveyed sayg homosexualy should be accepted.
That’s why the ® data team sought out the natn’s most affordable gay we found were mostly smaller ci wh thrivg lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer cultur, and llege towns that have strong anti-discrimatory laws. Department of Hog and Urban Development to expand the terpretatn of fair hog laws to ver sexual orientatn and genr and an acceptg muny are two of the most important nsiratns of gay home buyers, acrdg to a report last month by Freddie Mac and the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, an anizatn of real tate profsnals. Fally, we sorted the list by the median list price of a home May and limed our list to jt one statn per state to ensure geographic where are the hottt “gayborhoods”?
(Getty Imag)Median list price May: $299, 050 The gay muny Ptsburgh offers an tertwed hometown feel, which is why was chosen as the settg for “Queer as Folk, ” the groundbreakg Showtime seri of the early ghts. There’s also an active theater scene, wh the annual Pri Theater Ftival held summer and the Ptsburgh Internatnal Lbian & Gay Film Ftival the of the LGBTQ nightlife is loted the Shadysi neighborhood, a historic and walkable area that also has galleri and rtrants. At the end of the month, a Pri Kiki is planned at Ocean Breeze there’s no signated gayborhood Virgia Beach, the ViBe Creative District is an artsy cultural hub.
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Fort Lrdale, FLMedian list price May: $349, 950Famoly nsired the gay pal of Florida, Fort Lrdale has one of the hight ncentratns of same-sex upl the untry, along wh s lower-profile neighbor Wilton Manors, our No.
Combed, the two ci have more than 200 gay-owned hotels, rtrants, bars, and shops, acrdg to the state’s tourism bure, and more than 1 ln LGBTQ travelers vis every 2019, Fort Lrdale passed a law that protects the cy’s LGBTQ muny om discrimatn employment, hog, and public acmodatns. And 2010, the Advote magaze ranked Bloomgton as the fourth-gayt cy the llege town has not one, but two annual LGBTQ ftivals: PRIDE Summerft and PRIDE Film Ftival.