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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9 MOST GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI IN EUROPE
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Europe has long been viewed as a relatively progrsive part of the world for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer rights. LuxembourgAdolphe Bridge Luxembourg CyNilas Enomou / NurPhoto via Getty Imag fileLuxembourg’s prime mister, Xavier Bettel, is one of only three openly gay heads of ernment the world. In 2019, durg an addrs at the Uned Natns, Bettel lled on world lears to nmn hate speech, sayg, “Homophobia is a personal choice, and we have to fight agast .
Nilas Enomou / NurPhoto via Getty Imag fileA new bridge beg built Belgium’s pal, Bssels, will be named after inic gay rights activist Suzan Daniel, who found the untry’s first LGBTQ associatn, acrdg to The Bssels Tim. Keepg all that md, here are jt some of the most gay-iendly untri Europe where LGBTQ+ travelers n enjoy a safe vis. Portugal was one of the first European untri to approve gay marriage 2010, and the Portugue nstutn bans discrimatn of LGBTQ people.
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An x nducted by the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Associatn found Europe's most LGBTQ+ iendly untri. * gay friendly european countries *
For gay-iendly neighborhoods, check out the Prcipe Real and the Barr Alto areas Lisbon.
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Lisbon also has a very popular and well attend Gay Pri Ftival and para and the ternatnal Queer Lisboa Gay and Lbian Film Ftival every year, too. Belgium was the send European untry to legalize gay marriage and the send to crimalize same-genr relatnships all the way back 1795.
Spa legalized homosexualy 1979 and legalized gay marriage 2005, beg the third natn Europe to do so.
In Madrid, the gay scene is by the Chue area, and MADO, the Madrid Pri celebratn, is one of the biggt Europe. Ibiza, Valencia, Sg, and Benidorm also have gay-iendly areas too.
For LGBT+ travelers, safety and fort are important nsiratns when choosg a statn. The top European statns are nsired the most gay iendly the world. * gay friendly european countries *
It may e as no surprise that France has long supported gay relatnships. Homosexualy was legalized 1791. In 2013, Gay marriage was legalized, and LGBT persons were allowed to serve openly the French armed forc.
Check out the Marais arrondissement for s popular gay scene.
New 2018 rankgs om the ILGA-Europe shows Europe's bt untri for LGBTQ rights and polici a eful Rabow map of Europe's gay-iendly social polici and laws * gay friendly european countries *
The “Gay Street” Rome may be small, but ’s ially loted near the fascatg Colossm. Ireland may seem like a rather nservative untry, but beme the first European natn to legalize gay marriage by a popular vote 2015. A poll done 2019 said the 87 percent of Luxembourgers believed gay, lbian, and transgenr people should have the same rights as heterosexuals.