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International Travel
Travelers can encounter 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 lgbtq+ relations a crime. In some of these countries, people who engage in consensual same-sex relations may face drastic punishment. Many countries accomplish not recognize homosexual marriage.
Research your destination before you travel
Review the travel advisory and destination information page of the place you plan to visit. 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 do 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, check the immigration regulations for your destination as acceptance can vary by country.
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Rainbow Map
2025 rainbow map
These are the main findings for the 2025 edition of the rainbow map
The Rainbow Map ranks 49 European countries on their respective legal and policy practices for LGBTI people, from 0-100%.
The UK has dropped six places in ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Blueprint, as Hungary and Georgia also register steep falls tracking anti-LGBTI legislation. The data highlights how rollbacks on LGBTI human rights are part of a broader erosion of democratic protections across Europe. Read more in our push release.
“Moves in the UK, Hungary, Georgia and beyond signal not just isolated regressions, but a coordinated global backlash aimed at erasing LGBTI rights, cynically framed as the defence of tradition or public stability, but in actual world designed to entrench discrimination and suppress dissent.”
- Katrin Hugendubel, Support Director, ILGA-Europe
Malta has sat on highest of the ranking for the last 10 years.
With 85 points, Belgium jumped to second place after adopting policies tackling hatred based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.
Iceland now comes third place on the ranking with a score of 84.
The three The Human Rights Campaign tracks developments in the legal recognition of same-sex marriage around the world. Working through a worldwide network of HRC global alumni and partners, we lift up the voices of community, national and regional advocates and share tools, resources, and lessons learned to authorize movements for marriage equality. There are currently 38 countries where same-sex marriage is legal: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Uruguay. These countries have legalized marriage equality through both legislation and court decisions. Liechtenstein: On May 16, 2024, Liechtenstein's government passed a bill in favor of marriage equality. The law went into effect January 1, 2025. We only ask of our guests for one thing: to be themselves. When, some years ago, Bellaugello was opened, it was the realisation of a dream: A unique holiday concept for gay guys. A place where there are no disapproving glances, no necessitate to conceal that instinctive gesture, that oft wanted caress. A place to smile and be content where likeminded people can forget about pointing fingers and disapproving whispers. A place where all experience at ease and develop part of a family that is steadily growing. When we succeeded, we had been regular guests for many years. We joint the love for the scent of the fresh Umbrian air, the robust breakfasts made with cherish, the endless summer mornings at the swimming pool, the unexpected small roads that hide an alternative to the beaten way, the golden sunsets from the top of a hill. We want you to come here, discontinue for a bit, chill and listen to what the silence has to say. We want you to be eager to return the moment we say goodbye. We yearn you to return, of course, walk through the gate and pick up the conversation right where we left it. Bellaugello shares its way of experience with more and more people looking for a vision, Around the world, queer people continue to face discrimination, violence, harassment and social stigma. While social movements have marked progress towards acceptance in many countries, in others homosexuality continues to be outlawed and penalised, sometimes with death. According to Statistica Research Department, as of 2024, homosexuality is criminalised in 64 countries globally, with most of these nations situated in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. In 12 of these countries, the death penalty is either enforced or remains a possibility for intimate, consensual same-sex sexual activity. In many cases, the laws only apply to sexual relations between two men, but 38 countries contain amendments that include those between women in their definitions. These penalisations represent abuses of human rights, especially the rights to freedom of expression, the right to develop one's own ego and the right to life. The Wahabbi interpretation of Sharia law in Saudi Arabia maintains that acts of homosexuality should be disciplined in the sa
Marriage Equality Around the World
Current State of Marriage Equality
Countries that Legalized Marriage Equality in 2025
Welcome to Bellaugello
Which countries impose the death penalty on gay people?
Which countries enforce the death penalty for homosexuality?
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