{"id":20409,"date":"2017-06-23T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures?p=20409&preview=true&preview_id=20409"},"modified":"2022-05-05T11:00:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T01:00:59","slug":"lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/","title":{"rendered":"5 LGBTQI-friendly travel destinations you might not have considered"},"content":{"rendered":"

For years, LGBTQI travellers have flocked en masse to the usual suspects of queer-friendly travel destinations. Sydney, Barcelona, San Francisco, Mykonos and Sitges all top the list year after year, and deservedly so \u2013 their beautiful scenery, friendly locals, welcoming businesses and great nightlife generally create a fun, memorable and safe place for your holiday. However, our world exploration shouldn\u2019t have to stop there.<\/p>\n

Here is a list of five alternatives that will help you get out of your comfort zone \u2013 while still feeling those friendly, welcoming vibes.<\/p>\n

Taipei, Taiwan<\/h3>\n

In ground-breaking style, Taiwan\u2019s top judges have recently ruled in favour of marriage equality, making it the first place in Asia to legalise same-sex unions. This exciting news is creating a huge buzz for queer travellers, many of whom are looking to Taiwan as their next Asia holiday destination.<\/p>\n

When it comes to travel in the region, Taiwan<\/strong><\/a> has often been overshadowed by its neighbours, but is starting to get the spotlight it deserves due to its breathtaking coastlines, lush landscapes, sizzling food and the cosmopolitan-meets-heritage charm of its capital \u2013 Taipei. While some parts of the city are more conservative than others, the historic Red House complex in the city\u2019s Wanhua District is packed with queer-friendly shops and restaurants, and in the blocks surrounding the ShiDa Night Market you\u2019ll find lots of lesbian hot spots.<\/p>\n

Montevideo, Uruguay<\/h3>\n
\"The<\/a>

The Montevideo skyline.<\/p><\/div>\n

For many LGBTQ travellers, their first South American trip is inspired by the romance of Buenos Aires or the glorious Ipanema Beach lifestyle of Rio de Janeiro. And then there\u2019s Montevideo. The Uruguayan capital boasts beautiful Art Deco architecture, lovely beaches, and despite its small size, a thriving queer scene. You can even check out a queer tango performance!<\/p>\n

In fact, Uruguay<\/strong> <\/a>is the most progressive nation in South and Central America when it comes to protecting LGBTQ rights. Homosexuality was decriminalised here in 1934, anti-discrimination laws protecting transgender people have been in place since 2003, and marriage equality was implemented in early 2013.<\/p>\n

Tel Aviv, Israel<\/h3>\n

It may be surprising to some, but Tel Aviv is one of the world\u2019s more welcoming cities for LGBTQ people. Perhaps what stands out most about the capital being so queer-friendly is its location \u2013 Israel\u2019s<\/strong> <\/a>LGBTQ rights are the most advanced in the Middle East (although queer women and transgender people in particular still face discrimination in parts of the country).<\/p>\n

\"Tel<\/a>

Rainbow flags fly along Hilton Beach, Tel Aviv.<\/p><\/div>\n

What else is it about Tel Aviv that sees more and more LGBTQI travellers coming each year? It might have something to do with the spectacular annual Gay Pride Parade, Hilton Beach (a popular hang-out spot for gay men), the hip neighbourhoods, the happening lesbian scene, vibrant nightlife or the renowned food scene\u2026the list goes on! In 2016, Tel Aviv held its first transgender beauty contest.<\/p>\n

READ ABOUT ONE TRAVELLER’S EXPERIENCE AT TEL AVIV PRIDE <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Cape Town, South Africa<\/h3>\n

Named in the Guardian newspaper as one of the top ten most gay-friendly cities in the world, Cape Town in South Africa<\/strong><\/a> is a must-see destination. Districts like De Waterkant are thriving with queer-friendly shops, events and bars, all set into the beautiful foothills of the surrounding mountains.<\/p>\n

Africa\u2019s \u2018Rainbow Capital\u2019 offers everything from adventure to nightlife, art to history, and of course, a world-renowned wine district (how romantic!).<\/p>\n

Ljubljana, Slovenia<\/h3>\n

I once went to a trivia night at a pub in London, and was embarrassed when I didn\u2019t the know the answer to the question, \u201cWhat country has love<\/em> <\/em>in its name?\u201d. Well, safe to say I won\u2019t ever forget it, especially now that Slove<\/em>nia<\/strong><\/a> is the most recent country to implement marriage equality. Yay, love!<\/p>\n

\"Ljubljana's<\/a>

Boats float down the Ljubljanica.<\/p><\/div>\n

Relaxed, entertaining and packed with unique culture, capital Ljubljana should be on everyone\u2019s Euro trip list. There\u2019s a host of fun, vibrant and diverse LGBTQ events set to take place this year \u2013 including a Pride Parade (June) and the Ljubljana Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (December), one of Europe\u2019s oldest queer film festivals. Ljubjiana, Shantay, you stay!<\/p>\n

Everyone should feel comfortable when they travel with Intrepid<\/a>,<\/strong> and we know that many of our travellers are part of the LGBTQ community. It\u2019s important for travellers to be aware of the local laws and customs in the destinations they visit, as many countries still discriminate against LGBTQ people. We recommend visiting <\/em>Equaldex<\/em><\/a><\/strong> <\/em>and\/or <\/em>Smartraveller<\/em><\/a> <\/em><\/strong>for up-to-date advice and information.<\/em><\/p>\n

All images c\/o Shutterstock.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For years, LGBTQ travellers have flocked to the usual suspects of queer-friendly destinations: Barcelona, San Francisco, Sydney. But our world exploration shouldn’t have to stop there. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15951,"featured_media":20660,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1313],"tags":[110,1268,2859,177,104,705,253,1204],"class_list":["post-20409","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guides","tag-israel","tag-lgbtqi","tag-queer-travel","tag-slovenia","tag-south-africa","tag-taiwan","tag-travel","tag-uruguay","ipf_region-israel","ipf_region-slovenia","ipf_region-south-africa","ipf_region-taiwan","ipf_region-uruguay"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n5 LGBTQ-friendly travel destinations you might not have considered I Intrepid Travel Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Western cities like Amsterdam, Toronto, Sydney and London are known for being queer-friendly. But where else in the world openly welcomes LGBT travellers?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"5 LGBTQ-friendly travel destinations you might not have considered I Intrepid Travel Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Western cities like Amsterdam, Toronto, Sydney and London are known for being queer-friendly. But where else in the world openly welcomes LGBT travellers?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Good Times by Intrepid\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/intrepidtravel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-06-23T01:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-05-05T01:00:59+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_656964661.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"450\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Robert Bockholt\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@Intrepid_Travel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Intrepid_Travel\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Robert Bockholt\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/\",\"name\":\"5 LGBTQ-friendly travel destinations you might not have considered I Intrepid Travel Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_656964661.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-23T01:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-05-05T01:00:59+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/#\/schema\/person\/7bf04afaeadbf40f0463e39c25fabc97\"},\"description\":\"Western cities like Amsterdam, Toronto, Sydney and London are known for being queer-friendly. But where else in the world openly welcomes LGBT travellers?\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_656964661.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_656964661.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":450,\"caption\":\"LGBTQ-friendly travel destinations\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"5 LGBTQI-friendly travel destinations you might not have considered\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/\",\"name\":\"The Good Times by Intrepid\",\"description\":\"adventure news\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/#\/schema\/person\/7bf04afaeadbf40f0463e39c25fabc97\",\"name\":\"Robert Bockholt\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d439d6cef0f3d1844828353295a1e95b9811ed5333fe86780ec56ec4238deb24?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d439d6cef0f3d1844828353295a1e95b9811ed5333fe86780ec56ec4238deb24?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Robert Bockholt\"},\"description\":\"I am part of the amazing Product Team at Intrepid HQ. I\u2019ve lived on three continents and travelled to six. I once accidentally interrupted the filming of 'Sex and the City 2' while in Marrakech \u2013 I\u2019m truly sorry I couldn\u2019t have interrupted it more to stop filming completely, what a terrible movie. Blame SJP for that one\u2026\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/author\/robert-bockholt\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"5 LGBTQ-friendly travel destinations you might not have considered I Intrepid Travel Blog","description":"Western cities like Amsterdam, Toronto, Sydney and London are known for being queer-friendly. But where else in the world openly welcomes LGBT travellers?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"5 LGBTQ-friendly travel destinations you might not have considered I Intrepid Travel Blog","og_description":"Western cities like Amsterdam, Toronto, Sydney and London are known for being queer-friendly. But where else in the world openly welcomes LGBT travellers?","og_url":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/","og_site_name":"The Good Times by Intrepid","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/intrepidtravel\/","article_published_time":"2017-06-23T01:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-05-05T01:00:59+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":450,"url":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_656964661.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Robert Bockholt","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@Intrepid_Travel","twitter_site":"@Intrepid_Travel","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Robert Bockholt","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/","url":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/","name":"5 LGBTQ-friendly travel destinations you might not have considered I Intrepid Travel Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_656964661.jpg","datePublished":"2017-06-23T01:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2022-05-05T01:00:59+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/#\/schema\/person\/7bf04afaeadbf40f0463e39c25fabc97"},"description":"Western cities like Amsterdam, Toronto, Sydney and London are known for being queer-friendly. But where else in the world openly welcomes LGBT travellers?","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_656964661.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_656964661.jpg","width":800,"height":450,"caption":"LGBTQ-friendly travel destinations"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/lgbtq-friendly-travel-destinations\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"5 LGBTQI-friendly travel destinations you might not have considered"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/","name":"The Good Times by Intrepid","description":"adventure news","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/#\/schema\/person\/7bf04afaeadbf40f0463e39c25fabc97","name":"Robert Bockholt","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d439d6cef0f3d1844828353295a1e95b9811ed5333fe86780ec56ec4238deb24?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d439d6cef0f3d1844828353295a1e95b9811ed5333fe86780ec56ec4238deb24?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Robert Bockholt"},"description":"I am part of the amazing Product Team at Intrepid HQ. I\u2019ve lived on three continents and travelled to six. I once accidentally interrupted the filming of 'Sex and the City 2' while in Marrakech \u2013 I\u2019m truly sorry I couldn\u2019t have interrupted it more to stop filming completely, what a terrible movie. Blame SJP for that one\u2026","url":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/author\/robert-bockholt\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/shutterstock_656964661.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4OQMK-5jb","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20409","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15951"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20409"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20409\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51696,"href":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20409\/revisions\/51696"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20409"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20409"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20409"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}