Holiday destinations for gay couples
Best Places for Gay Holidays
Sorry for the radio silence here, but after having returned home to the USA for the holidays, I’ve had a lot of time to consider and to reflect — mostly about the past year and a bit about the future. And in making some of my plans for the next year, I’ve idea a lot about the past year.
Namely the evidence that it’s probably been my gayest year ever. Is that even a thing? Who knows. I don’t care. But I feel like this was an important year for gay rights, and also for my own interest in gay travel.
Gay travel?!
Yeah, that topic again. Tour is travel, yes. But this year I’ve also realized just how many of my own trips and experiences are almost certainly chosen because of my own sexual taste. Where I’ve traveled to isn’t necessarily anything to do with the fact that I’m gay, I guess, but these are the places that I’ve found that are actually great for other gay travelers appreciate myself—either solo or for gay couples.
I never mind I’d be the guy who ended up going to (and actually enjoying!) stereotypically gay destinations, but hey, here I am. Over the past y
The World&#;s 10 Greatest LGBTQ-Friendly Countries For Travellers
Based on our 15 years of experience travelling to over 70 countries.
We’ve experienced affectionate welcomes in conservative countries and pockets of homophobia in liberal lands (admittedly, even Canada and the USA have problem spots). But at the close of the day, as part of the Queer community, where will you have the most playfulness as a traveller? The team has discussed&#;and here’s our list of the world’s top 10 most LGBTQ-friendly countries to reflect on for your next gaycation!
Spain
Since Ancient Rome, the men of Spain own ‘enjoyed’ one another’s organization. Of course there was the homophobic Christian Obscure Ages, but the drop of Dictator Francisco Franco gave us the steady Spain we know today. Same-sex activity became legal in (for a second time, after that whole Fascist moment), and things have continued to progress since then.
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Same sex marriage and adoption hold been legal since , and trans people can ‘self identify’, meaning they can legally change gender without surgery or sterilization. Gay people openly unite the military, and there have been several Gay politicians serving Spain.
Wondering what's the best place for a romantic homosexual honeymoon? We've put together the places we reflect make for a superior gay honeymoon destination based on our first-hand trial as a gay couple.
Every year we are humbled to see more nations legalizing gay marriage. It always excites us because it marks a sort of ‘gold standard' achievement for LGBTQ rights. We have our own queer marriage live tracker, which we update every moment a new country legalizes gay marriage.
The best part about it is that that particular country will inevitably see a raise in LGBTQ tourism, particularly from gay couples (like yours truly) who are searching for a destination to celebrate a extraordinary occasion – like a honeymoon!
From Iceland to Greece, Thailand to Argentina, we've created this article based on our first-hand exposure traveling to each place as a gay couple. We've focused on those destinations that offer more than the usual gay-topless-circuit-party, but also gorgeous landscapes, a wealth of activities, divine hotels to linger , and most importantly, are welcoming to LGBTQ travelers.
Please note this list is entirely subjective, based entirely on our hold experience and our
10 of Europe’s best destinations for LGBTQ+ travellers this Pride season
It’s and my boyfriend and I are hovering nervously at a hotel reception in Woodbridge, Suffolk. We can feeling the frosty contempt of the fiftysomething male at the desk when we ask for a double, not a twin room. After we check in, we’re both tetchy: I’m annoyed at how we’ve been treated, while my partner believes we should just “accept” it, that “it’s just the way it is.”
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Back then, there was petite you could do about such blatant prejudice – at least on a day-to-day basis. Some respite could be found trawling through the listings in Gay Times for gay-owned hotels and B&Bs. But, sadly, travel has prolonged remained an issue for LGBTQ+ people, whether in the UK or abroad, where customs, legality and local cultural norms still need to be considered.
No matter how liberal a country may be, there’s always some anxiety
In the last decade, there hold, of course, been positive changes. But we’re still not there yet. A new survey by commute agency revealed that 71% of British LGBTQ+ tr
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