Gay city europe

The Rainbow Europe Map finds that over the past 12 months a new dynamic has appeared to fill in the gaps that exist around LGBTI rights and push standards, giving governments ground to build upon as democracy in Europe faces exceptional challenges.

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This year we observe positive movement on the Rainbow Map and Index, notably:

• Denmark has jumped seven places to achieve second notice in the ranking. The reason for Denmark’s jump is that it is taking the steer in filling in anti-discrimination gaps in current legislation, including the equal treatment law, which covers health, education, employment, goods and services, and the penal code to include sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics as aggravating factors in hate crime.
• More countries are pushing forward for equality by giving due recognition and protection for people’s lived realities. Iceland was awarded points because of its legislative recognition of trans parenthood, among other things, while Germany introdu

  Gay Capital of Europe

  Throughout the entire center of Amsterdam you will find gay businesses and institutions. Gay and transgender visitors perform not have to look for hotels marked with pink or rainbow flags. All hotels, restaurants and bars are very open-minded. The genuine tolerance for homosexuals can be noticed all over the city.

  Whether you want to dance with the beautiful people around you, plan to beverage cocktails all night in a terrific bar, or want to spent a night in a bar with friends: the gay and lesbian scene of Amsterdam is unprecedented.

  Everywhere there's something to see and do in Amsterdam, but most of the gay cafes, bars and stores are in the center of the city, in four popular districts: Amstel, Kerkstraat, Reguliersdwarsstraat, Zeedijk and Warmoesstraat.

  Amstel

  The gay and lesbian scene around the Amstel (including Rembrandtplein and Halvemaansteeg) has a more traditional character. In the Amstel area (between Muntplein and Amstelstraat) you can find tons of 'brown cafes' that retain the traditional Dutch music culture high, including po

  If you had to pick just one continent for gay commute , Europe has to be the number one answer. It has so much to offer including some of the most gay friendly, progressive and welcoming cities and countries in the world. There are many amazing gay destinations in Europe! [no_toc]

  Some countries in Europe, such as Spain and Sweden, go beyond easy acceptance or tolerance.

  They have developed to a point where the LGBTQ community is truly integrated into society, gay couples are not labelled ‘gay couples’; they are just another couple in the street – as it should be.

  There are many well-known gay travel destinations in Europe, from the gay hot spots in Spain such as Madrid, Barcelona and Sitges, to Berlin in Germany, the gay mecca of Mykonos in Greece and our UK home of Manchester.

  But many lesser-known cities and countries in Europe are now following suit to welcome gay travellers into their countries which is a step in the right direction!

  Why is European Gay Tour so easy?

  So why is gay travel in Europe so adj and progressive in the first place? Here are

  10 of Europe’s best destinations for LGBTQ+ travellers this Pride season

  It’s and my boyfriend and I are hovering nervously at a hotel reception in Woodbridge, Suffolk. We can sense the frosty contempt of the fiftysomething male at the desk when we ask for a double, not a twin room. After we check in, we’re both tetchy: I’m annoyed at how we’ve been treated, while my partner believes we should just “accept” it, that “it’s just the way it is.”

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  Back then, there was minuscule you could do about such blatant prejudice – at least on a day-to-day basis. Some respite could be found trawling through the listings in Gay Times for gay-owned hotels and B&Bs. But, sadly, travel has long remained an issue for LGBTQ+ people, whether in the UK or abroad, where customs, legality and local cultural norms still need to be considered.

  No matter how liberal a nation may be, there’s always some anxiety

  In the last decade, there have, of course, been positive changes.