The 10 Most Gay-Friendly Countri for Gay and LGBT Nomads

Contents:

• THE 10 MOST GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI FOR GAY AND LGBT NOMADS
• BT COUNTRI FOR GAY EXPATS
• 10 BT COUNTRI FOR GAY EXPATS
• MOVG TO LGBT MEXI CY? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• THE WORLD’S BT COUNTRI FOR GAY EXPATS
• AFFORDABLE GAY VATN TOWNS
• IS BELIZE GAY-FRIENDLY?

THE 10 MOST GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI FOR GAY AND LGBT NOMADS

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.

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.

BT COUNTRI FOR GAY EXPATS

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.

10 BT COUNTRI FOR GAY EXPATS

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. 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. Among the dividuals are many LGBT – lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr – travelers whose sexual orientatn or genr inty is often not accepted by the society around them.

Among this openns is one of the most thrivg gay muni on the ntent and a great gay life the pal cy of Bssels, as well as a generally pro-bs and pro-foreigner environment.

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IrelandThough the Irish take their “wearg of the green” tradn serly, they’ve accepted the lors of the LGBT muny long ago and gay nomad expats all over the world will gladly nfirm . Ireland is one of the most well-regard and well-loved untri Europe and offers centiv not only on the entreprenrial si but also for a iendly and welg gay scene. Gay travelers will fd extensive gay clubs, bars, hotels, and other stutns around gay culture Ireland and n also enjoy the numero tax benefs and EU rincy that Ireland and the Irish passport nfer if one choos to seek that route.

Portugal offers certa perks that make more accsible to entreprenrial people rather than s more burecratic neighbors, and s gay rights rerd and gay life major ci like Lisbon and Porto is likewise vibrant. MaltaThis island untry sets goln standards Europe when to LGBT rights, and has tax polici that are very temptg for gay Nomad Capalists, which is why Malta is one of the spots Europe you’ll want to check is a small island natn that is also part of the European Unn and is still off the map for most nomads but has an creasgly vibrant expat muny, cludg a gay scene. The New York Tim lled Buenos Air “South Ameri’s gay pal”, wh the cy beg ranked the world’s fifth the world for gay tourism, or perhaps expats lookg to settle .

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The fact that Montevio is one of the top gay statns is only the cherry on top of the Buenos Air tops the list of gay-iendly ci, Uguay has been ranked as the most gay-iendly untry South Ameri several years a row by Ameris Quarterly. Generally, the two untri are leadg the way South Ameri for makg gay rights and protectns part of the polil discsn and dog so, openg their untry not only to foreign tourists and the wealth of flux of gay travelers but also for nomads lookg to settle there and/or seek cizenship. Oftentim, untri Southeast Asia have an tertg relatnship wh the issue of homosexualy: While certa aspects of the culture are que tradnal and faial, there is often more room for differenc of sexualy as well as genr, which have always been seen as sort of matter of fact.

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And while you’re there, enjoy gay liberti and ever-growg bs has been a bastn of gay life for s as s well-known party-lovg tradns of celebratn and beach life ci like R Janeiro have attracted lns of LGBT nomads and travelers. Both R and Sao Plo are the top 50 LGBT ci list and, spe certa plitns one may experience wh more nservative dividuals or outdated laws, the future-oriented Brazil is generally one that is attractive to a gay Nomad Capalist.

Brazil has had gay marriage sce 2013 and hosts some of the world’s foremost gay pri paras, addn to offerg other opportuni of tert to nomads who are dog bs Lat Ameri or want to work towards Brazilian rincy and cizenship.

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We have wrten before on ci to check out and not ignore if dog bs here and gay and straight travelers alike may choose to take advantage of the opportuni the growg Brazilian urban centers. Though surroundg untri are nservative, Izrael’s pal is by far the most acceptg of LGBT is known for s vibrant gay scene particularly ncentrated the urban area of Tel Aviv and has been rated by some acunts as the world’s bt gay travel statn renowned for s beach and social life (and, by some acunts, attractive people!

South AiSouth Ai is still the only natn on the ntent that legalized same-sex marriage, and ’s the bt place for gay Nomad Capalists to vt and hone their entreprenrial only Ain untry on this list, for now, South Ai also has an tertg relatnship wh the issue of gay rights. While most of the Ain culture is associated wh more tradnal anti-gay sentiments regards to fay or lack of legal protectns, South Ai has stood out as a lear recent years. While the gay scene this untry may be more ncentrated the ma ci of Cape Town and Johannburg, South Ai has done work to change the narrative on LGBT protectns on the ntent and travelers who are dog bs this regn or seek to vt ontier markets might choose to be South Ai as a base.

Three of the ma ci the untry still do make the top 100 LGBT cy list acrdg to NtPick, albe lower than most European are the Least Gay-Friendly Countri for LGBT Nomads? The ncern is real, and parts of the world even not as extreme as the middle of Afghanistan—such as former USSR untri, Central Asia, parts of Southeast Asia, and so on, the issue will be swept unr the g or entirely silenced—and most gay nomads will not fd anythg the way of a gay scene wh bars or clubs.

On the other hand, many Caribbean islands still have anti-gay laws on paper, yet thoands if not lns of gay travelers enjoy that regn every year whout any issue. Even the most pro-gay untri n have the off person wh the off remark or look, and even the most “anti-gay” untri may be filled wh people who would totally surprise you.

As a gay traveler myself, I have enjoyed many experienc meetg eher fellow gay dividuals or simply lovg, acceptg straight people who uld re ls about issu of sexual orientatn or even wholeheartedly unrstand you and would advote for you. One person may face social harassment a untry wh no anti-gay laws on the books, while another person may face unexpected wele a untry whose ctoms are tradnally anti-gay but rarely or never enforced. 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.

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. 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. 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.

The biggt bety pageant for transgenr women, Miss Internatnal Queen, is held here every Air, ArgentaArgenta is a regnal trailblazer when to LGBTQ rights and the first untry Lat Ameri to legalize gay marriage 2010. Buenos Air Gay Pri is one of South Ameri’s biggt and livelit pri events, and Network360, a nference for LGBTQ members of the bs and tourism dtri, tak place wh ernment support every year Augt.

Same-sex marriage has been legal sce 2013, and LGBTQ people enjoy full adoptn rights this, TaiwanAsia isn’t known for beg acceptg of the LGBTQ muny or protectg s rights, but a handful of plac this part of the world are gay-iendly, most notably Taipei.