From gay marriage to transgenr rights, Expati looks at the most LGBTQIA+ iendly untri for those nsirg a reer change abroad.
Contents:
- GAY ASYLUM SEEKERS: APPLITNS AND COUNTRY OF ORIG
- PEOPLE PERCEIVED TO BE GAY ULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR ASYLUM, U.S. URT SAYS
- BT COUNTRI FOR GAY EXPATS
- SIX COUNTRI LEADG GAYS TO SEEK ASYLUM THE U.S.
GAY ASYLUM SEEKERS: APPLITNS AND COUNTRY OF ORIG
* best countries for gay asylum *
Immigratn Equaly provid the Center for Amerin Progrs wh s data on pleted asylum s om 2010 to 2014 to provi sight to where lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr, or LGBT, people seek protectn om, their experienc the asylum procs, and how certa factors affect se out. Eight of the apply the ath penalty for homosexual acts. Wh homophobic laws around the world rangg om anti-propaganda laws to lifelong imprisonment or ath sentenc, the liv of lns of Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer (LGBTQ) people are danger, simply bee of their sexual orientatn and/or genr inty.
PEOPLE PERCEIVED TO BE GAY ULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR ASYLUM, U.S. URT SAYS
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 * best countries for gay asylum *
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. 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. It's listed among Gallup's bt untri for gays and lbians, and Condé Nast Traveler clud Dubl on s list of "Bt Ci the World.
BT COUNTRI FOR GAY EXPATS
A U.S. immigratn board mt ci whether non-U.S. cizens who are perceived to be gay their home untri n qualify for asylum the U.S. regardls of their actual sexual orientatn, a feral appeals urt said on Thursday. * best countries for gay asylum *
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.
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SIX COUNTRI LEADG GAYS TO SEEK ASYLUM THE U.S.
Bt Countri for Gay Expats - nsir the bt untri for gay expats. If you’re lookg to move out of your untry of cizenship, here are some LGBT iendly optns. * best countries for gay asylum *
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.
19, Jeppsson / Bloomberg via Getty ImagSwen at #8 on both Gallup's list of "Top Plac for Gay People to Live" and HSBC's list of bt untri for expats.
Bettmann ArchiveUguay is one of South Ameri's most LGBTQ-iendly untri, and is ranked among Gallup's bt untri the world for gays and lbians. Homosexualy is still a crimal act many untri, and there are a number of plac where LGBTQIA+ rights are erodg. Bis the ual cisns such as reer impact or healthre qualy, gay, lbian, bisexual, tersex, and transgenr dividuals often have to nsir more severe nsequenc.