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Eurovision (this year in Malmö, Sweden) is a big motivator for European and other gay travelers

SVT/EBU The world´s premier song contest - and likened by many to a LGBTQ blockbuster event on the order of the World Cup or U.S. Super Bowl - just completed its spectacular 68th edition with the usual lineup of singing, dancing, special effects, silliness and seriousness, pulling in a TV audience of hundreds of millions plus many thousands of fans who flocked to Sweden´s third city from 90 countries (and I´ll venture to say more than half of them were gay). Plus this year there was a degree…

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3 of Europe's most gay/LGBTQ-welcoming cities

SolStock Welcome once again to Pride month, celebrated in increasing numbers of destinations around the world - although also under pressure in some of them, sadly even including part of the United States, the very country where the celebration of Pride originated. Of course, depending on where you go, travelling while LGBT+ can be a challenge, particularly if you're with a same-sex partner and/or if you are visibly queer. Sadly, there are still many countries where being gay is still…

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LGBTQ+ Danger Index rates countries for both locals and visitors

Just came across a Guardian piece published a few weeks ago with some interesting findings from something called the LGBTQ+ Danger Index, which ranks the world's 150 most-visited countries using eight factors, including legalized same-sex marriage, worker protection and whether, based on Gallup poll findings, it is a good place to live. Sweden comes in first, followed by Canada, Norway, Portugal and Belgium. My adopted country Spain comes in at number 10, but my native country the USA is just…

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  • Bianca Meeuwissen October 6, 2009 at 11:22am
    Hello Dave, quite intens but still quite small and mostly mixed (gay/hetero). Minds are opening more and more. Lots of gays and lesbian to be found under Andorran population in all age and life segments. Last week a new bar was opened: Piaf ! Fantastic venue to meet and greet people. Have a look at www.andorragay.com !
  • Dave Acton October 5, 2009 at 11:13pm
    Very interesting, Bianca -- and welcome, by the way! What kind of gay scene does Andorra have?
  • Bianca Meeuwissen October 5, 2009 at 8:05pm
    Hi there, thanx for inviting me.....please publish us as regional forum: Original Gay Andorra - www.originalandorra.com (Andorra-Pyrenees)
  • Dave Acton August 30, 2009 at 5:15pm
    Interesting item I caught this morning, posted in yesterday's pressofatlanticcity.com. Apparently they've finally caught on in Atlantic City, NJ that we're "among the most lucrative forms of tourism," so suddenly they're launching a humongo GLBT marketing program, bringing Lance Bass and Jai Rodriguez down to host parties (starting with a big "Out in Atlantic City" bash in late September), and yadda yadda.

    Oh well -- whatever it takes, right?

    link: http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/article_51fec322-9...
  • Dave Acton August 29, 2009 at 10:59pm
    Hi, Peter! Thanks for that observation. I wonder why in the world it would then be make the top five on HostelBookers.com -- and apparently not just the top five, but number one! In what way did you find it bad? I'll probably be doing a gay Madrid blog post at some point soonish and it would be helpful to know. Do you like the other Madrid hostel on the list, the Pizarro?

    How are things on the beautiful Costa del Sol these days?

    Cheers....DA
  • Peter August 29, 2009 at 10:39pm
    Gay hostal puerto del Sol is expensive and bad. In my experience a bad choice
  • Dave Acton July 11, 2009 at 4:28pm
    Just happened to come across a list of the top five gay hostels, put out by HostelBookers.com:

    1. Gay Hostel Puerta del Sol, Madrid
    2. El Misti Hostel Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro
    3. Gay Pizarro Hostal, Madrid
    4. Elements Hostel, San Francisco
    5. London Hostel Gay House, London
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