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Safest travel destinations for LGBTQ tourism worldwide in 2025 (index score)

Characteristic	Index score*
Canada	13
Iceland	13
Malta	13
Portugal	13
Spain	13
New Zealand	12
Germany	12
Switzerland	11
Australia	11
Uruguay	11
Norway	11

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February 2025

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Survey time period

February 2, 2025

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*Note from the source:
"The index consists of 18 categories at present, ranging from gay marriage to death penalty for homosexuals (...) It has a negative impact on the rating of a country, if human rights are not observed nor guaranteed or even worse, violated." The best rated countries that year achieved 13 points while the worst index score was -23. By category, the highest score obtained was 3 points while the lowest score was -5.

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Five countries achieved 13 points in the 2025 Gay Travel Index: one of them is on the American continent and the other four are in Europe. With 12 points, New Zealand and Germany followed in the ranking.

LGBTQ rights in Canada

Back in 2005, Canada was the fourth country worldwide to legalize same-sex marriage. The North American nation is in the vanguard of LGBTQ rights and has passed multiple laws assuring equality for this group, such as allowing adoption by same-sex couples, protecting transgender rights, and banning conversion therapy. Meanwhile, its land neighbor, the United States, had the share of the population that identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender increased steadily between 2012 and 2021.

Acceptance around the globe

According to a survey conducted in 2021 in 27 countries, opinions on the rights of same-sex couples varied greatly around the world. Western European and American nations were particularly supportive of marriage or, failing that, some form of legal recognition for homosexual couples.