Here's what mak South Ai one of the most gay-iendly untri the world | Life

Contents:

• HOLIDAYS TO AI: THE BT UNTRI AI FOR GAY TRAVELLERS
• BT-RATED AIN UNTRI THE GAY TRAVEL INX 2023
• TOP 10 GAY AND LBIAN VATNS AI AND THE MIDDLE EAST
• LGBT RIGHTS AI: WILL KENYA BE THE LATT TO PASS ANTI-GAY LAW?
• GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI / GLBTQ+ FRIENDLY COUNTRI 2023
• HERE'S WHAT MAK SOUTH AI ONE OF THE MOST GAY-IENDLY UNTRI THE WORLD

HOLIDAYS TO AI: THE BT UNTRI AI FOR GAY TRAVELLERS

To help LGBTQ+ tourists travel safely, the German portal Spartac has published a new report for lbian, gay, trans, and queer travellers about how gay-iendly a untry is. In the 2021 edn, the rankg pared 202 untri and terrori based on the suatn of lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex and queer people the lotns.

LGBTQ+ and gay travellers n e this rmatn as a guile to prepare for their gaytn and take the x rankg as an ditor for choosg the holiday statn regardg the lol LGBTQ+ rights. The rankg of the Spartac Gay Travel Inx 2020/2021 is based on diverse sourc such as Human Rights Watch, the UN mpaign Free & Equal, and llected rmatn about human rights vlatns of members of the LGBTQ+ muny throughout the past year.

If you're lookg for the bt gay-iendly statns, you've certaly e to the right place! Ai has many gay-iendly untri, and we know exactly where you should go when, where to stay, and all the tips and tricks to make your holiday the bt n be.

BT-RATED AIN UNTRI THE GAY TRAVEL INX 2023

Ellen Degener and her wife Portia Rossi shone the limelight on Rwanda as a popular possibily for gay travellers.

TOP 10 GAY AND LBIAN VATNS AI AND THE MIDDLE EAST

Not only is the top gay-iendly untry on the ntent, but is like multiple untri rolled to one. It's one of the more gay-iendly island statns out there and one of only a handful where homosexualy is legal. As your very own queer Travel Experts, we know all the s and outs of where to go as a gay traveller Ai and have first-hand experience of everythg we plan for you.

We have hand-picked the crème la crème of gay-iendly statns, hotels, and lodg Ai so that your trip will be nothg short of extraordary. Stori > Experienc > Holidays to Ai: The bt untri Ai for gay travellersAs a haze of terratta dt kicked up om unr the wheels of our Jeep safari fally dissipat, we tch sight of a magil savannah sunset foreground by baby giraff and their parents, legs splayed and necks bent at a waterg hole. BOOK WITH US Cape Town, South Ai | Photo: Joshua EarleLGBTQ Travellers AiA big proviso to gay travel Ai is the legal suatn for the LGBTQ+ muny.

LGBT RIGHTS AI: WILL KENYA BE THE LATT TO PASS ANTI-GAY LAW?

Sad to say, over half of all Ain untri homosexualy is still nsired a crimal offence, while, a small mory (Mrania, Nigeria, Somalia and South Sudan) the ath sentence remas place.

Don’t let today’s realy le out holidays to Ai however, as there are still ways to travel the ntent safely as a gay person, whout fear. Twenty-two untri Ai have legalised homosexualy, wh tolerance among lols ntug to grow. Be aware that even untri where homosexualy is legal, some anti-gay sentiment may rema.

Capal cy Cape Town, particular, is a hub of all the actn, known Internatnally as the gay pal of Ai for s openns and tolerance of the LGBTQ+ muny. Alongsi Johannburg, Cape Town has one of the largt LGBTQ populatns South Ai, wh a large selectn of gay bars and gay-iendly acmodatns ncentrated around Green Pot, Sea Pot and the De Waterkant than that, Cape Town is rich culture both old and new, on display across s world-class mms and historic plac.

GAY-FRIENDLY COUNTRI / GLBTQ+ FRIENDLY COUNTRI 2023

Instead of havg an official gay village, Johannburg’s gay rabow lours the entire cy, particularly Melville, Parkhurst and Rosebank, as well as wh smaller gay muni Berea, Bloemfonte, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Stellenbosch. As the gay scene grows, so too do the cy’s sleek vertil skyspe, where new archecture is styled to f wh the smopolan liftyl of Joburgers.

For gay travellers, particular, a Seychell vatn is a top choice owg to the islands’ liberal polici that protect LGBT people followg the crimalisatn of “same-sex acts” 2016. Gay travellers who love dty adventur to the wilrns will love Madagasr, where Morondava’s inic Avenue of the Baobabs lks the island’s beach to s trekkg regns, such as the Anja Communy Rerve or the climbg paradise of Tsgy Bemaraha Strict Nature Rerve.

HERE'S WHAT MAK SOUTH AI ONE OF THE MOST GAY-IENDLY UNTRI THE WORLD

South Ai | Photo: RedcharlieOutsi of the Meda, Marrakech is also mould by s relatnship to Europe, most visible the northwterly neighbourhood of Gueliz where trendy bars and gay venu nvene on Avenue Mohammed V6. Outsi of the Meda, Marrakech is also mould by s relatnship to Europe, most visible the northwterly neighbourhood of Gueliz where trendy bars and gay venu nvene on Avenue Mohammed V.

Today, homosexualy remas outlawed natnwi (and subject to a short jail term) but the realy is that the laws are sporadilly enforced and tourist hubs are given leeway, allowg for a small yet vibrant Marrakech gay scene.

After tourg the markets, mosqu and palac of Marrakech, jump off on excursns to the Atlas Mountas of the bt untri Ai has to offer for gay travellers, Marrakech is bt seen the shoulr seasons (March to May; September to November) when the weather is non too srchg (between 22°C and 32°C) and hotels are affordable. Intrepid gays will be won over by Rwanda’s gged charms as well as s relatively liberal stance on LGBT rights (homosexualy is legal here and the untry is a signatory of the Uned Natn’s nmnatn of vlence towards homosexuals, though discretn is still advisable).