#Latest news with #LGBTcommunityTimes22-05-2025Times15 of the safest countries for LGBT travellersThings have come a long way for LGBT people since the 1960s. First came the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1967 in Britain; then the Stonewall uprising in New York City in 1969, which led to the Pride movement and paved the way for equal rights. Many countries have adopted legislation to protect and enshrine the rights of LGBT communities — but those rights earned in most of the western world are by no means universal. Although there are now more than 30 nations where same-sex marriage is legitimised, there remain some 60-odd countries where homosexual acts are illegal — sometimes with the most draconian penalties. But where the rainbow flag has been raised, LGBT travellers can expect a holiday with no more cares about personal
Times22-05-2025Times15 of the safest countries for LGBT travellersThings have come a long way for LGBT people since the 1960s. First came the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1967 in Britain; then the Stonewall uprising in New York City in 1969, which led to the Pride movement and paved the way for equal rights. Many countries have adopted legislation to protect and enshrine the rights of LGBT communities — but those rights earned in most of the western world are by no means universal. Although there are now more than 30 nations where same-sex marriage is legitimised, there remain some 60-odd countries where homosexual acts are illegal — sometimes with the most draconian penalties. But where the rainbow flag has been raised, LGBT travellers can expect a holiday with no more cares about personal
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