From gay marriage to transgenr rights, Expati looks at the most LGBTQIA+ iendly untri for those nsirg a reer change abroad.
Contents:
- THE 10 MOST GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI FOR GAY AND LGBT NOMADS
- GAY RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD: THE BT AND WORST UNTRI FOR EQUALY
- GLOBALLY, SUPPORT FOR GAY RIGHTS IS GROWG
THE 10 MOST GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI FOR GAY AND LGBT NOMADS
Lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) rights n vary om untry to untry. Below is a list of untri who have ma the greatt stris when to protectg the rights of LGBT people. * best countries for gay rights *
Some untri are acceptg, even gay-iendly, and have strong LGBTQ+ protectns such as safeguards that prerve dividuals' rights to marriage and employment. Bee of this breadth, termg each untry's level of LGBTQI+ support requir the parison of many ditors, rangg om whether gay marriage is legal to whether LGBTQI+ dividuals are accepted by the general populatn or subjected to discrimatn and possible vigilante vlence. As of 2022, six untri' legal s specifilly prcribe the ath penalty for the "crime" of homosexualy and another five untri allow for the possibily of the ath penalty.
LGBT and LGBTQ+ have several addnal variatns, cludg LGBTQ, LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA+, and 2SLGBTQIA+ (Two-spir, lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, qutng, tersex, and asexual, wh the + reprentg pansexual, agenr, genr queer, bigenr, genr variant, and pangenr).
GAY RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD: THE BT AND WORST UNTRI FOR EQUALY
Equalx is a llaborative knowledge base for the LGBTQ+ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr) movement, visualizg LGBTQ+ rights through maps, timel, and data. * best countries for gay rights *
Two of the most notable advancements LGBTQI+ rights the US recent s are the legalizatn of gay marriage and the legalizatn of adoptn of children by same-sex upl. Gay marriage legalizatn expand om one state 2004 to all fifty stat 2015 through feral urt lgs, state urt lgs, state legislatn, and direct popular vot. Acrdg to the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn's annual report State-Sponsored Homophobia, same-sex nduct was crimalized 67 of the Uned Natns' 193 member stat 2020 and was facto illegal two more.
In other untri, homosexualy is technilly legal, but promotn of "nontradnal sexual relatns", whether by anizatns or dividuals, is illegal.
Moreover, another five untri have laws which are ls specific the outlawg and sentencg of homosexualy, but which leave the ath penalty available.
GLOBALLY, SUPPORT FOR GAY RIGHTS IS GROWG
Here are the top 10 untri for gay (LGBT) travelers who want to go where they’re treated bt for great cultural and legal protectns for gay nomads. * best countries for gay rights *
2022's iendlit natn for LGBTQ+ travelers is Canada, the first untry outsi of Europe (and the fourth untry the world) to legalize gay marriage, which did on July 20, 2005. Another of the world's most gay-iendly untri, Swen has legalized both marriage and adoptn for same-sex upl, stalled anti-discrimatn protectns for both genr inty and sexual orientatn, end nstutnal protectns agast discrimatn, and crimalized vlence agast LGBTQ+ people. Individuals arrted for homosexual nduct are often subjected to addnal mistreatment, om torture and forced anal exams by shady law enforcement officials to oversized sentenc or extend pre-trial rceratn that n last for years.
Equalx's Equaly Inx is a ratg om 0 to 100 (wh 100 beg the most equal) to help visualize the legal rights and public attus towards LGBTQ+ (lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, qutng, tersex... The LGBT legal x measur the current legal stat of 13 different issu rangg om the legal stat of homosexualy, same-sex marriage, transgenr rights, LGBT discrimatn protectns, LGBT censorship laws, and more. Each topic is assigned a "total possible sre" and a "sre" is assigned based the stat of the law g a ratg sle that rang om 0% to 100% (for example, if homosexualy is legal, would would receive a sre of 100, but if 's illegal, would receve a sre of 0.
It ranked #4 on Gallup’s 2015 list of “Top Plac for Gay People to Live, " #23 on HSBC’s rankg of bt untri for expats and is known for s lic cuise.
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Gallup ranked Denmark among the “Top Plac for Gay People to Live” the world, and Copenhagen, s pal, was listed among the top ci for expats.
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.
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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.