Earlier this year, Bermuda made international news by repealing a law that allowed same-sex marriage. The move came as a surprise, both because it represented a step back for LGBTQ rights and because it showed an ugly, less tolerant side of the island’s culture. Still, LGBTQ travelers — particularly those planning a honeymoon — shouldn’t let this news get them down.
Are you in the process of planning an international vacation for 2018? If so, why not plan it around one of the major Pride events around the world? Gay Star News out of the UK has put together very comprehensive list of the major Pride celebrations around the world.
Carnival Corporation, the cruise firm that owns P&O and Cunard, is facing a boycott from LGBT travellers after halting gay weddings on some ships. The company was forced to stop allowing same-sex unions on its ships that are registered in Bermuda. The British Overseas Territory legalised gay weddings in May last year, but the law was repealed last month following a change of government.
he Indonesian parliament is expected to vote in favor of proposed Criminal Code amendments that will criminalize consensual same-sex behavior and sex outside of marriage (extramarital and premarital). This vote will disproportionately impact lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people along with thousands of heterosexual adults in intimate non-marital relationships.
IT LOOKS like any map of the world — but this picture warns of dangers travellers need to beware. The map released by insurance company Travel Insurance Direct identifies countries and territories according to how tolerant — or outright hostile — they are to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people, including visiting Australians.
Why do we need Barbados Pride? Well, walking down the street is a traumatic experience for many LGBTI Barbadians. At first glance, Barbadian LGBTI people appear to have relatively safe, full lives. People often ask us: ‘Why don’t you just live your lives and stop fighting for rights, no one is troubling you?’
From gay-friendly honeymoon destinations to party escapes, tourism has long catered to LGBT travellers. As acceptance grows, so do calls for the industry to broaden its offers, and avoid clichés. All too often travel professionals stuck to stereotypical views of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual guests as hedonistic holidaymakers, says Thomas Boemkes of the consulting agency Diversity Tourism at Berlin’s ITB fair, the world’s largest travel trade show.
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