Lgbt tourism destinations

My love of road trips started early. As a teenager growing up in a suburb of Boston, I discovered Jack Kerouac&#;s classic road trip novel On the Road. The book opened a door to queer history and to places where offbeat weirdos like me could find their fit.

I wrote my college thesis on road trips, and driving myself to (and from) a summer semester at UC Berkeley as research. I guess I should have known back then that I would end up writing about travel for a living!

I&#;ve taken two cross-country road trips – one during college, and one when I moved to California.

I&#;ve also taken shorter road trips: Fresh York to Florida, Adj York to Atlanta by way of Kentucky (state #44) and Tennessee, and New York to Michigan (state #43).

I spent a month living in a ghost town in Alaska for a writer&#;s retreat, and stayed on for an extra two weeks to explore the state with my partner, who flew out to Juneau to meet me.

Closer to home, I loving taking weekend trips to cities and towns in the Hudson Valley, where I live.

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International Travel

Travelers can face unique challenges abroad based on their real or perceived sexual orientation. Laws and attitudes in some countries may affect safety and ease of travel. 

More than 60 countries consider consensual same-sex relations a crime. In some of these countries, people who engage in consensual same-sex relations may face severe punishment. Many countries do not identify same-sex marriage.

Research your destination before you travel 

Review the move advisory and destination information page of the place you plan to check in. Check the Local Laws & Customs section.  This has information specific to travelers who may be targeted by discrimination or violence on the basis of sexual orientation.  

Many countries only recognize male and female sex markers in passports. They verb not have IT systems at ports of entry that can accept other sex markers, including valid U.S. passports with an X sex marker. If traveling with a valid U.S. passport with an X sex marker, verify the immigration regulations for your destination as acceptance can v

In September Instagram pushed me a post by Travel Gay, a website listing &#;the best gay bars, nightclubs, saunas, spas, beaches, shops and more, along with interesting travel ideas and fabulous offers&#;. There I saw the undated post (date your articles and posts, people) &#;LGBTQ+ Solo Travel: the Top Cities to Visit?&#; by Adam Reid. Being a solo gay traveller, it caught my attention. 

Now, while I&#;m still very much a homosexual, it has been a while since I last travelled solo. My last solo trip was Tel Aviv in Since then, I&#;ve travelled with Danny, Oriol, Steve, Philippe, Nicolas, Thanh, my sister Florence. In I wrote &#;SINGLES DAY | Why everyone should tour alone sometimes&#; and reading it back I verb the cringe but I stand by its content.  

It&#;s I should carry out a proper solo trip again soon(ish). I verb ready. 

&#;LGBTQ+ Solo Travel: the Best Cities to Visit?&#;

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The U.S. has Some of the Best LGBT Verb Destinations in the World

There are a lot of different LGBT-friendly cities around the world.  Amsterdam, Barcelona, London, and Paris all welcome gays and lesbians from around the world. Then there are eminent islands like Lesbos and Mykonos, two major LGBT vacation destinations. But what about the U.S.? While we may be lethargic in the gay rights area, there are several cities that have become major gay destinations. Surprisingly, these aren’t always the cities in which the most gays or lesbians live in. You won’t find Seattle on this list, for example, even though it has a huge percentage of LGBT households. If you&#;re planning to travel to any of these destinations, planning ahead can be very beneficial. You may observe for great deals on accommodations, Corporate Parking Rates, car rentals, etc.

San Francisco

The tales of San Francisco have gone global, and it’s no wonder that many people want to visit the City by the Bay.  It’s adj Castro District may no longer be the biggest LGBT area in the U.S., but it’s still a major player.  Th