A battle against an outdated colonial law has finally come to an end, after the court of appeals in Belize unanimously upheld a 2016 ruling that a ban on gay sex is unconditional. Section 53 of the country’s criminal code, which dubbed same-sex…
A gay Canadian man claims that he was denied the chance to have his wedding at a Sheraton hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, because the staff did not want to host a ceremony with two men. Josh Rimer, who happens to be…
Instead of relying on hearsay and anecdotes from other travelers, we took a deep look at LGBTQ+ rights, country by country. We’ve gathered data from a variety of trusted international sources to create a “LGBTQ+ Danger Index” that will help you…
Discrimination costs. That is the takeaway from recent research from the Carribean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) that asserts that archaic anti-LGBTQ+ laws in Jamaica and discrimination against LGBTQ+ people costs the island nation around $11 billion a year. This stat was…
Ever since October 11, 1987, when half a million people marched for LGBTQ rights in Washington, D.C., the fall date has marked the observance of National Coming Out Day in the United States. The annual LGBTQ awareness day celebrates the bravery of…
Planning that dream trip? Be careful what you wish for because sometimes that travel hotspot is a giant “not.” Hostile governments, violence, and overcrowding can turn a dream trip into a travel nightmare. Here are five travel hotspots that should be avoided…
Last week, ManAboutWorld hosted a dynamic #PrideTravel safety Twitter chat and a lot of great information was shared. According to Ed Salvato, MAW’s co-founder, this event started through his working with the U.S. State Department Bureau of Consular Affairs…
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