Best paces for gay americans expat

Donald Trump is president again. What does this mean? Good, in 2023 over 500 bills were proposed that would limit the freedoms and rights of LGBTQ+ people. Trump has also said that from his first day in office he would put into commandment an "executive arrange instructing every federal agency to cease the promotion of sex or gender transition at any age." With a Republican majority Senate and the Dwelling, this doesn't bode well for us LGBTQ+ crowd. Of course, we will have to hang around and see how things pan out, though.

But if you don't want to wait and touch like getting the F out of the USA once and for all, we are here to help you brainstorm. Ever dreamed of waking up in a place where being yourself isn't a political statement? While the USA keeps playing ping-pong with Queer rights, some fabulous destinations around the globe are rolling out the rainbow carpet for gay Americans seeking a fresh start. From Canada's maple-sweet protections to Portugal's sun-soaked acceptance, the world's got options that'll make your conservative uncle's head spin!

I left the Merged States in 2012, and have had no regrets. While I went the long way and en

Vacationer contributor Jon Bailey and his husband Triton Klugh are 2 Dads with Baggage, and they’ve rounded up a list of some of the best places for LGBTQ+ people to retire. 

As the new year begins, it’s always a good time for reflection. My husband Triton and I talk about the things we’d like to do differently, and changes we’d like to create in the coming year. As you get older, the conversation sometimes focuses on the exciting illumination at the end of the tunnel – retirement. We certainly don’t aim for life to halt because there are no plans to sit on a couch all time, napping as we linger for our early wings dinner. In today’s society people are staying active well into their 80s, and we intend to do the same. However, we may plan to do it all from a more exotic location.

Lately, we’ve been thinking a lot about retirement. Perhaps there’s a tiny bit of daydreaming going on, but in reality, we have started researching in earnest. We’ve asked friends, googled until our fingers were cramped, accessed numerous expat message boards, and traveled multiple times to our favorite spots. With so many LGBTQ+-friendly options for retirement, we decided to compile a list of destin

1. Mexico

Of the 65 countries I’ve visited so far, Mexico is my favorite place to be queer. I’ve never spent time in a place where queer culture felt so ingrained in my everyday animation (maybe with the exception of my home country of the UK) and in my personal experience, it seemed to be one of the most gay-friendly countries in the world.

I felt like I could be my proudest, most bold homosexual self while in Mexico, and that's why I’m attractive certain I’ll finish up back there one day.

From a legal perspective, there are strong anti-discrimination laws in place to protect gay residents from abhor crimes, and trans person rights are also pretty progressive. Neutrois gender identity is recognized (gender reassignment surgery isn't required to legally alter gender), gender-affirming look after is legal, and the government chose to ban conversion therapy back in 2023.  

I’ve spent a couple of years living on and off in Mexico and have based myself in a few different cities, so I’m sharing my top three spots:

Mexico City for the Huge Same-sex attracted Pride Parade

Mexico Urban area (CDMX) is house to one of the biggest Parade parades on the planet — an estimated one million people attend, and it’s an

Editor’s note: "Best Places for LGBTQ People to Retire Abroad" is part of an ongoing series on retiring abroad. To observe all the articles in the series, jump to the end of this article.

An irrefutable reality of being a member of the LGBTQ community, at any age, is that you must give more thought than non-LGBTQ people about where to reside. What are the local laws that apply to LGBTQ people regarding workplace and housing discrimination, marriage equality and conversion therapy? What does available widespread polling reveal about acceptance of the LGBTQ community? Even if you’re not married and don’t arrange to be, or even if you no longer work, such laws — or the absence of them — suggest to LGBTQ folks how secure and welcoming the locale will be for them.

The above is true whether you’re LGBTQ and 30 — or a queer retiree. You can’t just spin the globe. If you’re LGBTQ and are considering retiring abroad, it is incumbent on you to do more due diligence than your linear friends and family members would have to execute in the same situation.

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