What's the world's most gay friendly country, city?
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I'm curious of others opinions.
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From what I hear from friends it's Amsterdam, in the Netherlands
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i think is germany, ive heard so many comments about it.
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Some say it's the Nordic countries. Anyone from there who wants to validate that?
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I thought there would be lots of Thailand answers, but all of them have been in Europe so far. Well I still think Thailand
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Iceland. They have a lesbian prime minister and most of the world's strongest man competitors come from there. :love:
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Yeah, I agree with most - Northern European countries. Denmark, Netherlands, Finland, etc.
I wouldn't call Thailand so much gay-friendly as gay-tolerant. It's like America in that regard - you're not going to be persecuted, they have an active gay travel industry (I'm a travel agent by profession), but walking around hand-in-hand for same sex couples can still draw a few unappreciative gazes.
There is gay culture, and its safe, but no one talks about it. Then again, the Thai don't talk about heterosexual liaisons freely either.
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I agree with miggy04 Denmark has and nordic countries has some of the most protection for gay people. All bars can't serve you alcohol unless you buy food and all bars are usually attached to hotels so they're pretty clean and nice. The government did this prevent disease dissemination in the 1980s.
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I don't think Germany is that friendly. Gay marriage is not even legal. Belgium and Holland are more friendly.
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I don't think Germany is that friendly. Gay marriage is not even legal. Belgium and Holland are more friendly.
It depends on where you are in Germany. If you are in Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, or the NRW/Dusseldorf region, you are in one of Germany's gay meccas. Germany in generally isn't very friendly, but if you take the time to try and break through that initial coldness/standoffishness, I think you will find Germans to be very loyal. They just need to warm up to you. If you are exotic, that process happens much more quickly, lol. Germany does not have gay "marriage", but they do have legalized partnerships. I am in the process of ending mine now.
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I've heard Canada (specially Toronto) is very friendly, and also Neatherlands (Amsterdam) and some nordic countries, specially Iceland.
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I was in Cologne (NRW/Dusseldorf region) and it was amazing … also in Barcelona, Spain
But you have idiots everywhere. My friend from Madrid, Spain told me that a couple of gay guys were beaten on the street because they hold each others hands. It is a hate crime and in happened in fucking Spain where gay marriages are legal
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Gay marriage being legal means absolutelly nothing. Here in Rio, Brazil, gay people are beaten and killed everyday and we can't possibly even hold hands in public without being harassed, and still gay marriage is legal. In other places, such as many european countries, tolerance thowards gay people are much higher even without gay marriage - that's the case of Germany and was the case of France and the UK till very recently.
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Los Angeles
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Melbourne Australia
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City of Berlin in Germany
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Yeah, I agree with most - Northern European countries. Denmark, Netherlands, Finland, etc.
I wouldn't call Thailand so much gay-friendly as gay-tolerant. It's like America in that regard - you're not going to be persecuted, they have an active gay travel industry (I'm a travel agent by profession), but walking around hand-in-hand for same sex couples can still draw a few unappreciative gazes.
There is gay culture, and its safe, but no one talks about it. Then again, the Thai don't talk about heterosexual liaisons freely either.
Thais are quite reserve when it comes to conversation about sex. But so far Bangkok is one of the most gay-tolerant and gay-friendly cities in Asia, although many other parts of Thailand do not share the same character. Gays are welcome almost everywhere and the Thai society is becoming more and more open towards homosexuality, but when it comes to equality or other social aspects of homosexuals, I think we still have some way to go.
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Belgium & The Netherlands
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Tel Aviv Israel for the culture the acceptance and the clubs
