The US Is Now Less Travel-Friendly for LGBTQ+ People Because of Trump

[Behind the Aegis]

The US is often thought of as one of the most progressive countries in the world, but thanks to Donald Trump it’s not a place LGBTQ+ people are lining up to visit. An annual gay travel index has ranked the US is 47th in a list of the friendliest destinations for queer travelers, falling from it’s 2018 ranking of 39.

Berlin-based Spartacus International Gay Guide is a handy resource for LGBTQ+ travelers, and releases the Spartacus Gay Travel Index annually, measuring countries’ queer accessibility through a set of 14 criteria including anti-discrimination legislation, marriage equality, adoption rights, transgender rights, and religious influence.

Spartacus credits America’s drop to “right-wing conservative governments and their initiatives to revoke LGBT rights that have been achieved, as well as the associated increase in homophobic and transphobic violence.” When the US fell from the 34th position in 2018, Spartacus cited Trump’s “attempts to curtail transgender rights in the military” as the main reason for the drop.

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[still_one]

1. no kidding

[CDerekGo]

2. Scared

Now retired, and hoping to travel by Recreational Vehicle all over the United States. While I feel most places will accept me for who I am, there seems to be those few that feel it's up to them to call out someone different. Could get on my soapbox, but we all know what it's like.
I'm just hoping to elect someone more progressive in 2020, and in the meantime, impeach that orange turd illegally occupying 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.