Safest countries for gay travelers

Rainbow Map

rainbow map

These are the main findings for the edition of the rainbow map

The Rainbow Map ranks 49 European countries on their respective legal and policy practices for LGBTI people, from %.

The UK has dropped six places in ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Map, as Hungary and Georgia also register steep falls following anti-LGBTI legislation. The numbers highlights how rollbacks on LGBTI human rights are part of a broader erosion of democratic protections across Europe. Read more in our press release.

“Moves in the UK, Hungary, Georgia and beyond signal not just isolated regressions, but a coordinated global backlash aimed at erasing LGBTI rights, cynically framed as the defence of tradition or public stability, but in reality engineered to entrench discrimination and suppress dissent.”
Katrin Hugendubel, Advocacy Director, ILGA-Europe

Malta has sat on top of the ranking for the last 10 years.

With 85 points, Belgium jumped to second place after adopting policies tackling hatred based on sexual orientation, gender persona, and sex characteristics.

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South Africa

Africa’s gay capital, Cape Town, is a hub of all things thriving and fabulous. A delicious concoction of experiences, sights and tastes await you here in South Africa&#;s oldest city.

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Botswana is a country of mystery that will take your breath away while also making you scratch your head due to its unique nuances. With its puzzling Delta flooding in the dry winter months and seemingly endless herds of elephant, this wildlife haven is like no place on earth.

Explore Botswana

Ellen Degeneres and her wife Portia de Rossi shone the limelight on Rwanda as a popula

LGBTQ+ Worldwide Travel Map

CountryCommentAfghanistanAvoid travel. Death penalty or imprisonment is doable for for homosexual activity.AlbaniaWould not suggest PDA, be careful in public. LGBT people are protected from discrimination but same sex unions are not recognised.AlgeriaNo PDA in public, would not propose travel. Homosexuality is illegal and punishable by imprisonment.AngolaWould not present PDA, be careful in universal, although a law is pending to make homosexuality legal. Identical sex union is not recognised.ArgentinaGeneral acceptance. Easier for homosexual women to be gay than it is for men.ArmeniaWould not propose PDA. Social acceptance is minimal: tradition and religion makes homosexuality taboo.AustraliaComplete acceptance in most areas, PDA is ok and lgbtq+ marriage is legal.AustriaSame sex marriage has been legal since , Vienna is more tolerant than the rest of the country.AzerbaijanWould not suggest PDA, LGBT travellers should encounter no problems if they are discreet.BangladeshNo PDA in public, woul

International Travel

Travelers can face singular challenges abroad based on their real or perceived sexual orientation. Laws and attitudes in some countries may affect safety and ease of travel.

More than 60 countries consider consensual same-sex relations a crime. In some of these countries, people who involve in consensual same-sex relations may face severe punishment. Many countries do not identify same-sex marriage.

Research your destination before you travel 

Review the tour advisory and destination facts page of the place you plan to see. Check the Local Laws & Customs section.  This has information specific to travelers who may be targeted by discrimination or violence on the basis of sexual orientation.

Many countries only recognize male and female sex markers in passports. They undertake not have IT systems at ports of entry that can accept other sex markers, including valid U.S. passports with an X sex marker. If traveling with a valid U.S. passport with an X sex marker, inspect the immigration regulations for your destination as acceptance can v