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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 think 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 thought a lot about the past year.
Namely the fact that it’s probably been my gayest year ever. Is that even a thing? Who knows. I don’t care. But I undergo like this was an vital year for gay rights, and also for my own interest in gay travel.
Gay travel?!
Yeah, that topic again. Travel is journey, 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 preference. 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 like myself—either solo or for gay couples.
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Best Gay Vacation Destinations in Europe
While searching for places to go on vacation, many people in the LGBTQ+ community look for sources to investigate their options for safe, welcoming, and exciting destinations; for that reason, we put together some of the best gay vacation destinations in Europe.
Thankfully, much of Europe has long been viewed as a relatively progressive part of the world for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights.
Each year, ILGA-Europe &#; an LGBTQ+ advocacy group &#; releases its annual Rainbow Europe Region Ranking, funded by the European Union, which ranks 49 European Countries from most to least LGBTQ-friendly. However, this ranking includes some indicators, such as how the laws and policies in these 49 countries, affect queer people; the nongovernmental organization uses some indicators, from hate crime and hates speech to legal gender recognition.
Finally, here are 5 of some of Europe&#;s safest countries, according to ILGA-Europe&#;s ranking
Europe&#;s Safest Countries for Gay Travelers:
1. Malta
With a score of 92,
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 sense 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 minuscule 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 long 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 state may be, there’s always some anxiety
In the last decade, there have, of course, been positive changes.
If you are anything like us and love to travel all year round no matter the weather, then these gay winter travel destinations might be for you!
Whether you are simply chasing the sun (see Gran Canaria) or wanting to experience the epitome of a snowy winter wonderland (see New York) then we think this list will have something to suit you.
We have chosen these destinations based on our experience to date and will continue to enlarge the list in the future! Please drop us an email with any suggestions of where we can go next.
Our Top 8 Gay Winter Travel Destinations
In no particular order, here are our favorite gay winter destinations:
8. Reykjavik, Iceland
First up on our list of the best gay winter destinations is Reykjavik in Iceland.
Reykjavik is super welcoming for LGBTQ+ travellers and when we travelled to Reykjavik for Pride, we we thrilled to view how involved the local community was in the celebrations.
Beyond this being a great destination from an LGBTQ perspective, Iceland as a whole is a magical place with many incredible experiences on offer. Head to the famous Bl