The US Is Now Less Travel-Friendly for LGBTQ+ People Because of Trump
The US is often thought of as one of the most progressive countries in the world, but thanks to Donald Trump its 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 its 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 Americas 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 Trumps attempts to curtail transgender rights in the military as the main reason for the drop.
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