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Gay and lesbian people often have special interests and special needs when travelling. This page lists three things: events and activities of special interest to, or targeted towards, queer travellers; destinations where open homosexuality is acceptable; and destinations where it might be dangerous to travel, or at least to publicly display affection for a same-sex partner.
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Queer events and activities
- The Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras held annually (February/March) in Sydney.
- The GLBT Pride Parade in São Paulo in early June is considered the world's largest gay event. The 2005 parade gathered 2,5 million people.
- The San Francisco Celebration and Parade held annually (June) in San Francisco.
- The White Party (http://www.careresource.org/whiteparty/index.cfm) held annually (November) in Miami.
GLBT laws
Through out most of the world GLBT visitors are welcome, but there are some African and Middle Eastern countries where it wouldnt be the best idea to express who you are completely. Dark red countries are where people found to be GLBT are executed. Watch your back when you are traveling in a non-green country, but even in the United States there are also gay-bashings, but they are not too often.
Queer friendly destinations
If you're not seeking out specifically queer events and activities, but want a hassle-free holiday, consider these destinations:
United States
By and large the USA is accepting of LGBT travellers, especially in the larger cities, the Northeast, and the West Coast. Major destinations include:
- San Francisco - the "gay mecca" of the USA
- New York City - birthplace of the American gay rights movement
- West Hollywood - in the heart of the Los Angeles metropolitan area
- Fire Island Long Island New York
- Palm Springs - a small desert mecca two hours east of Los Angeles - it has amongst the highest proportion of Gays and Lesbians in its population of any American city - also home to the annual White Party at Eastertime
- Provincetown - at the tip of Cape Cod, Provincetown has long been famous as a queer getaway; and now that gay marriage is legal in Massachusetts, it's a popular place to tie the knot as well
- Key West - the southernmost point of the US is also a famously liberal vacation spot with many options for LGBT travellers
- Miami Beach - a glitzy and very queer-friendly beach resort that is also home to the annual White Party
- Ogunquit, Maine
- Rehoboth_Beach - a small beach town on the Delaware coast with a large and active LGBT community
- Galveston - a small island city just out side of Houston Texas that has some "Gay Only" hotels and some beaches that are generally queer only.
Uruguay
The Uruguayan capital of Montevideo has a sexual diversity monument installed in 2005.
France : paris, provence ....
France brings gay travellers a new experience in traveling with its gay and lesbian community sharing its love and knowledge of the country. 1 (http://www.gay-provence.org)
Dangerous destinations
The following destinations have a death penalty for homosexuals:
The following destinations pose some problems to queer travellers (see also the "Stay safe" section of region and cities articles):
- Romania has criminal laws against homosexuality with penalties of 10 years in prison.