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The Ultimate Guide to LGBTQ Travel in Eastern Europe
Though being gay is technically legal in all of the countries we are looking at in this guide, the reality on the ground might produce you question this. The largely conservative populations of Eastern European countries aren’t always open-minded, and many people have never been exposed to queer folx. But this is switching — albeit very adv — and LGBTQ awareness in these countries may just further the produce for equality.
General advice for travel in this region
My personal advice is to be a little more discreet. If being quiet is something you can’t stomach, it might be worth sticking to the most gay friendly places in Eastern Europe on the list. In most major cities, you’re unlikely to have issues sharing a double room with your same-sex partner or friend, but in smaller towns and villages, you may come across issues. Public displays of tenderness between same-sex partners — especially two males — would most likely appeal to unwelcome attention, even in larger cities. And in certain countries — Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Georgia and rural Hungary — LGBTQ travelers should
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It’s 2003 and my boyfriend and I are hovering nervously at a hotel reception in Woodbridge, Suffolk. We can sense the frosty contempt of the fiftysomething male at the desk when we seek for a double, not a twin room. After we check in, we’re both tetchy: I’m annoyed at how we’ve been treated, while my loved one believes we should just “accept” it, that “it’s just the way it is.”
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Back then, there was little you could do about such blatant prejudice – at least on a day-to-day basis. Some respite could be set up trawling through the listings in Same-sex attracted Times for gay-owned hotels and B&Bs. But, sadly, commute has long remained an issue for LGBTQ+ people, whether in the UK or abroad, where customs, legality and local cultural norms still need to be considered.
No matter how liberal a country may be, there’s always some anxiety
In the last decade, there own, of course, been positive changes. But we’re still not there yet. A new survey by travel agency Booking.com revealed that 71% of
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Some countries in Europe, such as Spain and Sweden, go beyond basic acceptance or tolerance.
They have developed to a point where the LGBTQ community is truly integrated into society, gay couples are not labelled ‘gay couples’; they are just another couple in the street – as it should be.
There are many well-known gay travel destinations in Europe, from the gay hot spots in Spain such as Madrid, Barcelona and Sitges, to Berlin in Germany, the gay mecca of Mykonos in Greece and our UK home of Manchester.
But many lesser-known cities and countries in Europe are now monitoring suit to welcome gay travellers into their countries which is a step in the right direction!
Why is European Gay Move so easy?
So why is lgbtq+ travel in Europe so manageable and progressive in the first place? Here are some reassuring facts for context:
- Denmark was the first country in the society to allow same sex pa