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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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Mister BandB adding new types of gay travel guides

Vice News profiles a multiplatform brand which seeks to aid black travelers with new kinds of travel guides, tours, and resources, especially to African-diaspora destinations. Have a look, and check out more info at this link: https://www.vice.com/en/article/4avzn9/how-black-and-abroad-and-misterbandb-are-creating-new-types-of-travel-guides.

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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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How should travelers/travel industry respond to Brunei's barbarism against gays?

Many voices in the civilized world have been speaking out in horrified outrage at Brunei's new edict decreeing death by stoning for gay sex, and numerous individuals and institutions joining a boycott. Should travelers and the travel industry/media join as well by not traveling to, working with, or covering Brunei, nor other entities associated with it such as the nine luxury hotels in the West owned by its sultan, such as London's Dorchester, the Plaza Athénée in Paris, and the Beverly Hills…

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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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