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LGBT travel index puts Sweden, Canada, and Norway at the top

The LGBTQ+ Danger Index lists the 25 safest countries for LGBTQ+ travellers ยป

1. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden
2. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Canada
3. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด Norway
4. ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal
5. ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium
6. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง United Kingdom
7. ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Finland
8. ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France
9. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ Iceland
10. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain
11. ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น Malta
12. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฟ New Zealand
13. ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands
14. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Denmark
15. ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฆ South Africa
16. ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช Ireland
17. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Australia
18. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ Uruguay
19. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ด Colombia
20. ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria
21. ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany
22. ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ Slovenia
23. ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ Luxembourg
24. ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ United States
25. ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡บ Guam

 

Antonia Wilson, writing in the Guardian ยป

Sweden has been named the most LGBT-friendly country in the world for travellers according to new research into gay rights in 150 countries.

The LGBTQ+ Danger Index was created by ranking the 150 most-visited countries using eight factors, including legalised same-sex marriage, worker protection and whether, based on Gallup poll findings, it is a good place to live.

Canada ranked second-safest, followed by Norway, Portugal and Belgium. The UK is sixth safest on the list, but the US does not make the top 20. The researchers, American couple Asher and Lyric Fergusson, who blog about staying safe while travelling, said one reason the US is only at number 24 is because gay rights vary from state to state.

Read the whole article in The Guardian ยป