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AND THE GAYT CY EUROPE IS... (DISVER OUR TOP 10 WNERS)
* gay friendly europe ranking *
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.
Acrdg to the latt “Rabow Europe” report - which is published each year by the Internatnal Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans & Intersex Associatn (ILGA) - Malta is the most LGBT-iendly untry on the on the ILGA’s analysis of laws and polici 49 untri - examg everythg om hate crime and hate speech to legal genr regnn - Malta received a sre of 92 out of 100, wh the next most acceptg natn (Denmark) only srg 73. Azerbaijan me at the very bottom of the list, wh a sre of jt two out of homosexualy is not illegal Azerbaijan, gay marriage and gay adoptn are banned, nversn therapy is legal and there are no protectns agast employment or hog discrimatn for LGBT+ people. Homosexualy is also legal Turkey, but has bee more religly nservative recent years, wh legislatn around “offens agast public moraly” sometim ed regards to LGBT+ me surprisgly low at number 33, wh a sre of 24 out of 100, while Hungary - which recently proposed banng material which says “enurag genr change or homosexualy” schools - me at number 30 wh a sre of 29.
Disver Europe's gayt ci cludg Berll, Madrid, Amsterdam, London, Copenhagen, Paris, Manchter, Bssels, Brighton & Barcelona. * gay friendly europe ranking *
”Calum McSwiggan, creator of YouTube channel EatGayLove says: “Checkg whether your very existence is nsired illegal a statn is the realy for LGBT+ people - many s ’s a matter of safety, pecially for trans people and those travellg as part of a same sex uple. 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.
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