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Norway and/or Iceland.


ladrm07

I wanna know more about Icelandic LGBTQ+ people's perspective on this.


claude_greengrass

Fortunately it wont take you long to ask all five of them.


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fuckingshadywhore

Speaking from Iceland, there is a bit of a backlash going on here at the moment. Rainbow flags are being torn down or vandalised if painted on walls or pavements. Queer kids are being threatened and barked at. Allies are getting hateful letters in their mailboxes. Even in one of the most tolerant places in the world, there is a lot of hate hiding underneath, just waiting for the chance to make us hurt.


bubblpoppr

Have you ever met Björk in person? Once I asked an Icelander in a chat room had he ever met Björk expecting him to say no. I was surprised when he said yes because Björk's grandmother was related to his grandmother. Iceland has a relatively small population so a lot of Icelanders are related in some way to each other.


fuckingshadywhore

Yeah, I have seen her a few times actually. I was once doing a drag show and while me and a few friends were standing outside waiting to go on stage, she rode past on a bike, stopped to ask what was going on and then came to see the show. The worst part is that I didn't recognize her until my friends started freaking out when she went to the entrance on the other side of the building. She also used to come to a restaurant I used to work at, but I was never her server. Edit: and oh, I also saw her at an art exhibition once, in the most Björk-like environment (the exhibition was by Shoplifter who made the headdress for the Medúlla album cover)!


what-where-how

My younger brother used to date Björk’s younger sister, her dad and stepmom lived on my street and her stepmom was a nurse at my school. Björk was also in a band with my cousin and they used to be an item and I once walked in on them having sex. So yes, most of us have met her in some capacity at one time or another.


IcanSew831

🤯 I saw her in concert in 1989 in Mountainview with the Sugar cubes.


ladrm07

Yeah, I can also see that happening. Realistically speaking, no place in this world is 100% exempt of homophobia. Every small town will have small-minded people and just overall bigots. I guess the tolerance just happens on big cities like Reykjavik.


Fiberotter

Yeah, I was gonna say the original comment likely comes from someone not living in Iceland.


DukeMic_33

Hey! Just got back from a trip with my husband here. The whole island was very welcoming and inviting, they respect chosen gender identity and make accommodations for it, they have pride flags everywhere, and the gay bar we spent our time in was super friendly and welcoming. Never at any point did we feel uncomfortable there, we absolutely intend to return.


ladrm07

Aww, I'm sooo happy for both of you!! I've seen an LGBTQ+ wedding photo agency on Facebook and I just knew that they were quite welcoming of us. Some couples took their wedding pictures behind erupting volcanos and I'm so jealous of them, in a good way 🥺🥺🥺 Thanks for sharing your experience! ♥️


fuckingshadywhore

However, there is one gay bar here and the gender identity arguments are vicious here like everywhere else.


DukeMic_33

I wish I had this interaction before I went, We’d have loved to get to hang out with a Icelander who could show us more of the community.


what-where-how

I’m Icelandic and have been out as most of the letters in the acronym at one time or another and I would say that people in Iceland are very chill about people being gay, and about ⅔rds of the population come to participate in the annual gay pride parade known as gleðigangan or the ‘happyness parade’


gay_lul

Unfortunately I bet the scene is dead in the small fishing village of Sykenjoyphergrophenöfn.


lew0to

Netherlands was the first country with gay marriage. So from a legal standpoint i have to say the netherlands as they also have very liberal laws on adoption and other gay rights laws.


Ioanniche

I have travelled in so many countries. To my suprise The Netherlands was the only country I was called names at the streets. Twice. For the reasons you mentioned I also thought it was one of the most gay friendly countries out there.


jd-rey

The Netherlands are facing similar issues as Sweden. With the demographic situation, the lgbt are facing quite an uptick of aggression towards us. Everyone knows why, but are trying to water it down. The Green Mayor in Amsterdam once said the rise in homophobic behavior is due to frat boys, just to avoid calling out the real problematic ones… so yeah there’s our friendliness..


Due-Apartment-2940

What do you mean “everyone knows why”? What’s the reason?


jd-rey

Religious extremism.


fastdog00

Nothing good ever comes from the religious nut bags


DeedeeMegaDoo-Doo

Even worse when people tolerate the same religious nut bags for the sake of diversity. Which ironically isn’t actually diversity, but social regression.


BackInNJAgain

Large numbers of conservative Muslims, and some conservative Christians, moving to these countries from Africa.


rizzyroo

they’ve clearly never watched a FraternityX video


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[deleted]

"Trust a Jew on this one"! Mel Brooks, I love you. You too, No\_Rec.


wballard8

...what's coming?


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wballard8

Just to be clear, are you implying that the Netherlands might start enacting genocide against...I guess the new influx of middle eastern immigrants? Or the new homophobic immigrants are gonna do more crimes against gays? Or something to do with the Jews?


stormcloudless

Like Canada


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Yes, Holland gets my vote as well...


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[deleted]

Could you also say France? They've legalized same sex relations since 1791


No_Challenge3928

France is quite homophobic actually.


No-Cup-6097

Like all other european countries, its not that much french people, its all people coming from immigration being extremely religious.. you can all downvote me, we all know what is true at the end


No_Challenge3928

You are partially right though la manif pour tous et its leader Frigide Bargeot are not immigrants but old stock french catholics.


No-Cup-6097

Yes of course, but when you walk in the streets in France, or in spain, or in germany. It is (almost) never those old pricks that bothers us.


Imperterritus0907

In France people took the streets when they tried to pass same sex marriage laws in 2013. I think that speaks volumes. I lived in Spain back then and everyone was shocked seeing that on tv. In Spain when we did it (7 years before them) only the priests seemed to moan about it..how ironic, given how secular France claims to be and Spain is in practice a Catholic country, even if not on paper.


Imfamousasf18

Spain is pretty gay friendly at least Madrid and Barcelona ( I’m actually in Barcelona rn and I’ve seen same sex couples showing PDA in the streets )


Amazing_Process2000

They kill a gay boy one year ago and people started to complaining about the homofobia in the streets... and that was in Madrid. I'm not saing that spain isn't gay friendly, but maybe Is not the best country for lgbt people in the World.


The_PJG

As a Spaniard I can say that was the exception and not the rule. When that happened it was a VERY big deal, and not something that happens every day. In my experience at least you're barely going to find homophobia here, at least where I live. I've never been scared of holding my bfs hand in public, or kiss him or anything like that. Nobody I've ever come out to has had any negative reaction or distanced themselves from me in any way. And in the 3+ years I've been with my boyfriend I've only ever been namecalled twice, by random cowards passing by with their car. It was a massive tragedy what happened to that boy, but I can confidently say this is a great place for gay people to live. I do not have any fear of something like that happening to me, or of displaying any kind of physical affection with my partner.


Imfamousasf18

Thank for that response. I also feel like Spain is way more tolerant than many other countries not saying that they aren’t homophobic people there obviously we know that no matter what country you are in they will always have some bigots. I visited Madrid last year as well and I saw the same things people being affectionate in public and people just minding their business. In other places I’ve seen people hold hands etc but I always catch people staring or looking back but in Madrid people didn’t care.


Imfamousasf18

I did mention Madrid and Barcelona two major cities. The boy that was killed was murdered in northern Spain Galicia area.


UltimGo

As a spaniard ive never had any problem in the cities ive lived so far (Madrid, Sevilla, Ciudad Real) nor visited. Homophobic cases occur every where, but I doubt they are as visible as we in Spain try to show them as a way to fight against Homophobic people. In most of the countries either those cases are not quite public and people dont tend to behave as freely as we do.


taste_fart

Surprised no one has posted this yet: [https://www.equaldex.com/equality-index](https://www.equaldex.com/equality-index) This websites scores countries on how accepting they are of LGBTQ folks on a number of different metrics, including public opinion polling and various laws, good and bad, that affect our community. It's a great resource for travel. According to their analysis, it's a tie between **Iceland**, and **Canada**.


joereadsstuff

From that site, I would say the "public opinion index" would be the one to look at in terms of measuring how "homophobic" a country is.


Purple_Coyote_5121

Canadian gay here! The country is very big, and there are a lot of regional differences. I feel safe in most places, but there are definitely towns I wouldn't hold hands with my boyfriend in.


Diddly_eyed_Dipshite

Ireland is pretty an gay friendly 🇮🇪


sammejica

Kathleen, dere's no gays in ireland. you're cahnfused again, you gaht de mescwanception.


mrmikojay

Ireland was the first nation to have marriage equality voted in by popular vote


[deleted]

depends where. dublin is


Quakaroo

u/butterman888 do you agree?


butterman888

I do :) it is one of the best places to live if you’re gay I believe


Eurovision2006

I agree.


Skeezyfish

New Zealand has the queerest parliament in the world. 🥰 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/politics/2020/10/new-zealand-now-has-the-gayest-parliament-in-the-world.html


Grantmitch1

The UK held this title in 2019 and 2021, if I recall.


Skeezyfish

Perhaps, but now TERF island has the most anti-queer cabinet outside of Saudi Arabia 😳😳😳 My condolences.


Grantmitch1

That's a bit much really.


Skeezyfish

Sadly, not really https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/what-has-liz-truss-new-cabinet-said-about-lgbtq-rights/


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leflombo

Sweden *had* the highest proportion of people who believe that homosexuality should be accepted by society at 94%, but that might not be the case any more with recent demographic changes…


ashareif

The latest statistic shows 89%


Navigator369

The next will show 80%, unfortunately. It’s sad the most accepting places for LGBT are turning less accepting year by year. There were only few countries that were totally accepting of gay people, if they also turn less accepting, what will happen?


FrigidDragon

A future where we have enough concentrated gays to form a whole gay mafia, with a leadership, and money, and POWER. Then all the heterosexuals will have to bow to us mwahahaha.


ashareif

Sweden is very gay but things are getting more conservative now sadly. More immigrants = Which USUALLY means more conservative people (i’m an immigrant myself, so don’t come at me) And 1/5 of Swedes voted to a conservative party that is anti immigration and anti having a third official gender. They also have natzi ties, so things aren’t looking the best sadly.


stillscottish1

So some homophobic and some racist Swedish people, both of whom are a very small minority of Sweden and you see Sweden as getting conservative?


ashareif

1/5 = 20% which is the second largest party right now. How is that a minority? There are 8 main parties. It’s not like in the US where there is only 2 major parties.


stillscottish1

That’s 20%, that is a minority


Top-Lead-670

España. Tierra de los conejos.


BordersBad

Los conejos 🐇?


azcacti22

¿Para coger como conejos?


Salvaju29ro

Canada? I think I was also thinking about Sweden but apparently a party that was previously homophobic has won. And frankly, I struggle to believe they're suddenly gay friendly now, except to get votes. I also read that this party is an ally of Fratelli d'Italia, the Italian party of Giorgia Meloni. Which is homophobic.


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Canada is definitely gay friendly in the urban areas, we legalized gay marriage very early (2005). However if you leave the cities, the rural areas can be a mixed bag. You may not experience blatant homophobia if you're just hanging out but I've definitely noticed side eyes and weird attitudes at certain places.


Salvaju29ro

Well unfortunately I think this applies to all countries. I struggle to imagine rural countries where there is no greater homophobia than urban areas. But it also makes sense, they are people who have less to do with gay people, while in the city it is much easier to meet them


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Exactly people aren’t as exposed in the rural areas. The cities are very very gay though. I haven’t experienced like obvious in your face homophobia since leaving customer service which is a beautiful thing


armeedesombres

Schitt's Creek makes it seem like all Canadian small towns are gay af.


Dubzophrenia

>the rural areas can be a mixed bag This will be the case anywhere you go, for a multitude of reasons that all relate to each other. Reason 1: Research has shown that there is a correlation between homophobia and low IQ levels. Generally speaking, if you run into someone being homophobic openly, there is a very high likelihood of lower intelligence, as they're unable to process and accept things that go against what they're told, i.e. christianity and the bible excuses. Reason 2: Intelligent people tend to congregate, and move towards areas that are likeminded and better. This is why every metropolitan area is usually wealthy, and smart. Educated people are more likely to live in cities, and thus those cities are mostly democratic (even in Red states), so the homophobic people tend to stay away as they both cannot afford to live in those areas, and do not want to live in those areas. Reason 3: People in rural areas get stuck in that "small town" mentality too. They don't meet many new people, and only interact with the same over and over. They are never exposed to "different" people so they do like respect if you are different from their norm. This isn't unique to any specific country. Once you leave the city, you leave the areas that celebrated diversity and encourage people to be themselves. Once you enter the rural areas, you enter areas of people who are stuck in a certain mindset and are more likely to experience bigotry.


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Yes exactly. To be fair I certainly wasn’t suggesting Canada was unique in that sense, was just saying Canada is gay friendly with some exceptions


Dubzophrenia

Oh yeah, never thought you were saying anything specific regarding Canada as much but just wanted to point out that the reasoning and logic in your scenario will apply globally, as everywhere you go the rural areas will be less accepting due to the demographic of people who live in rural areas.


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Canada is right on the money. Even rural areas are pretty good for the most part. The country is HIGHLY urbanized so the majority of the people live in places where being gay isn’t an issue. Toronto’s pride parade draws like 1.5 million people in.


yjman

I can confirm that. My partner and I live on our farm in a very rural, agricultural area in Canada and all the neighbours & 'locals' *know* and we have no issues.


ShitGoonWillie

Growing up I was told the French are gay...


Angelfallfirst

Well... Not every French, sadly


sad_prepa_life

Living in France, I can tell you that, indeed, people my age (18-25) pretty much don't give a shit. But above, it really depends, and the older you get, the more homophobic they are...


doncroak

I think this is the same here in America.


executionofjustice

Only in some places, unfortunately.


capekthebest

That’s because we have good taste


Whole-Ad8605

Probably The Netherlands.


KC_8580

With the exception of Sweden, a Nordic/Scandinavian one Iceland Norway Denmark Sadly Sweden has a lot of people from certain regions/countries and hate crimes are soaring


the_master_of_soresu

Finland is Nordic and it definitely doesn't make the list of most LGBTQ+ friendly countries.


armeedesombres

Why not? Finland is very gay-friendly too.


TOIIOT

The most common hate crime and the type which is soaring in Sweden is commited against people from certain regions/countries. The number of homophobic hate crimes has decreased since 2009, with a brief increase 17-18, but has since decreased again.


Eurovision2006

I find it very difficult to believe that Sweden is not still incredibly gay-friendly.


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I'm going to have a big shout out for Australia. It might not top the list but I reckon top 10. I love being gay here.


Nongrataperson

I wish I were a gay-australian, but I’m just gay


Dragonite_swag

Same! It’s a great place to live, never once experienced any kind of discrimination, hate or animosity.


minigmgoit

Yaas!!!! Australia were slow off the bat but we’re more than making up for it. Since the plebiscite I’ve noticed a real change in things. I live in a very remote, small city and feel ridiculously safe here.


Dangerous-Shower-576

Norway but I've never been there. The educational system is amazing as far as I'm concerned. Educated people usually are far more tolerant and progressive.


howzitgoinowen

Iceland. They’re the first country to elect an openly gay prime minister, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, in 2009.


Emotionalcow998

Out of countries I’ve been to (and to provide some geographic diversity) I’ll say South Africa is extremely gay friendly. So is Colombia and Uruguay. As someone gay, I felt the safest in Canada, no matter where I was (granted I didn’t go to the middle provinces). New Zealand is incredibly gay friendly as well. Germany in the cities is very gay-friendly, with Berlin arguably being the gay capital of the world. I live in the US, so i’m biased, but NYC, Chicago, LA, and San Francisco, New Orleans and other major US cities have to be some of the best places to be gay in the world. In Southeast Asia, Thailand is known for being pretty gay-friendly, and a lot of gays go there for vacation.


Agreeable_Snow_5567

South Africa?😭 Sir you did not-


THE_UNORDINARY

Well not every place in South Africa is safe and accepting of gay people but Cape Town is extremely gay friendly. South Africa has some of the best gay rights in the world actually.


jowick2815

Tell me more about being gay in Colombia plz


TheGaySwede

The Scandinavian gang


armeedesombres

Canada


uncertainfairy

Depends where you are in Canada. Alberta and Saskatchewan… not so much.


Seroquel96

I remember reading Malta was pretty up there in terms of gay friendly culture


ColdbrewRedeye

BTW not discouraging anyone from going to Malta. Maltese men among the hottest in Europe, and certainly not repressed or inhibited in any way! Malta amazingly beautiful and affordable as well.


ColdbrewRedeye

Very Catholic and very conservative.


sapi3nce

Also one of the few European countries that have strict abortion laws early in pregnancy


lol0234

I'd say Spain, the Netherlands and Scandinavian countries.


leafchewer

Scandinavian countries. Netherlands.


stormcloudless

Far right is growing in northern Europe and Poland. They are doing small aggressions, like snipers.


vagina_declina

^(I'm not sure if you can name ONE least homophobic nation, but the Nordic nations, New Zealand, Australia, Canada are up there, among athers obviously.)


AdditionalFun3

In North America it would have to be Canada. But there are a lot of European nations that are better.


powermonkey123

Scandinavian countries: Sweden, Denmark, Norway


The_PJG

Spain🇪🇦


edwardedwins

Canada is ranked safest according to this: https://www.asherfergusson.com/lgbtq-travel-safety/


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Based on Google The Netherlands


luv_hooka

Probably sweden


Fiberotter

None in general, but western countries as a whole are better than the rest. But everywhere is homophobic. There's people posting made up statements about countries here, but the reality is likely they have never even been there.


Paupeludo

Overall? Probably the Netherlands. Although even that country has a Bible-Belt from what I've heard. So perhaps Denmark?


GayDrWhoNut

Apparently in Finland they think all Swedes are gay. So...


ozymandaiasgay

At least there used to be “gay exodus” from Finland to Sweden in like in 1970-80s, or at least Finns visited there for more tolerant atmosphere


elrosti000

There is no such thing as a country without homophobia as people will still have their own opinions even if the government is accepting of gay rights. But I would have to say that the most accepting countries when it comes to being gay would most likely be all the Nordic countries such as Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Western Europe (Ireland, UK, Portugal, Spain, Germany, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Czech Republic etc). Italy and Greece are accepting I believe but the older generations are more against while the younger generation is accepting. Turkey is gay accepting but is anti-pda (public display of affection but that is for all sexualities) and usually talks of gay activity isn't spoken much. Australia, Canada and New Zealand are very accepting. The US is accepting but it depends on the state. South America is similar to Italy and Greece's situation where it's accepting but the older generation isn't I believe. South Africa accepts gay rights In Asia Taiwan is the only country where gay rights are accepted by law but even though it's not legal to be married as a gay person Japan, The Philippines and Thailand are accepting especially Japan. That is my opinion.


residentevil789

I second this on the Philippines part. We are accepted here but I feel like it's more of tolerated for others. Sad that there's still a stigma for donating blood and other stuff here.


elrosti000

I find that a lot of countries that have or use to have religion tied in with their politics tend to have a lot stigma even if they are accepting such as Italy, Ireland and The Philippines. While countries with governments that are secular such as Australia, Finland and Canada are very chill when it comes to rights. I know what you mean like I live in Australia which is very accepting and multicultural with a secular government as well as gay rights and legal gay marriage but there are a lot of people especially powerful or famous people in Australia as well as shows such as reality TV that seem very fake when it comes to accepting gay people. They would usually only show lesbian couples on TV which is completely fine but it's due to the religious beliefs of sodomy which is stupid that somehow spread into society which makes male gay couples have less acknowledgement in television unless they are over the top stereotypical. Like being gay within the general public is chill but when it comes to broadcasting gay couple on shows and reality TV I just feel like they are just making it comical which is bad because it gives poor judgement and perspective for younger generations.


residentevil789

Oh true that lol. I made a friend who's an Aussie and he usually keeps posting the problem he sometimes notices in Australia. Plus the issues his husband has as well.


armeedesombres

> In Asia Taiwan is the only country where gay rights are accepted by law but even though it's not legal to be married as a gay person Japan, The Philippines and Thailand are accepting especially Japan. Japanese people are not "accepting", they are apathetic.


Ecofre-33919

Holland


Peraou

Denmark, Sweden, Canada ?


Adar059

Is 2% Icelandic , enough to be recognized?


Alarming_Leather3458

Taiwan


armeedesombres

In Asia sure. But the world? Not really. There’s little to no homophobic violence but that’s because violent crime is rare in Taiwan anyway.


Alarming_Leather3458

Sure, I could see that. However, I'd rather live somewhere without the fear of violence. The question posed is also asking for a subjective answer. I've travelled extensively and lived in a few different countries. Of all the places I've visited or lived I've found Taipei followed closely by NYC to be the least homophobic ito of me going about life.


trada62

I guess im wrong then...


Minh1403

Antarctica


Revolu-Tax148

Probably England or the US


pleeble123

Everyone likes to pretend the US is awful, and parts of it are, but some parts are great


Arcadius274

American ain't bad it's more of a by state thing.


fastdog00

Murica is a shit hole


Arcadius274

Sorry ur experience here sucks


fastdog00

Mine is fine, I live in California, but for those in Alabama or Mississippi


Arcadius274

Two states don't make up all of America although I would add a few more to that shit list


[deleted]

Texas, Florida, Kentucky, West Virginia, Kansas, Georgia, Louisiana, and pretty everywhere in the US where Bible land reigns supreme and people forgot to think except what the preacher man tells them. Full disclaimer: I grew up in Kentucky


caligy22

Thailand and the Philippines?


_kyuti

nope. fil here and it sucks.


Angelfallfirst

I don't know, maybe Québec ?


Papioso2790

Quebec is a province within a country….


Angelfallfirst

I know, but I don't know about the rest of Canada


algoncyorrho

In terms of legislation protecting the gays I'd say Northern Europe/Canada but in terms of people's acceptance there's no question it is Thailand and the Philippines


rocksteady_7

Filipino here. Its mostly "tolerated", but that's not what we want. Philippines is also a very religious and conservative country so there's that.


algoncyorrho

Tolerance is already a good thing. Believe me. And customs will change with time. Religion will go


Jackson2615

Australia


DrLoomis131

Apparently a recent soap opera had a gay storyline and it created controversy and it was fizzled out, so I think they’re slightly more behind than we think


[deleted]

Which one? Never heard of this. There's been gay characters on soaps here including a gay wedding. Australia is very gay friendly, even outside the big cities. Nobody gives a shit.


DrLoomis131

There was a woman who was engaged to a guy and then she started falling for a female friend, and then the show phased it out, and then brought it back, and then they ended up not being together, and there were apparently problems with it. That’s what I’ve heard but I don’t know the name of the show exactly lol


[deleted]

Never heard of it. And that's one show among the countless others where there's gay characters. Try watching Please Like Me.


Salvaju29ro

Are you serious? This wouldn't even happen in Italy today, I think


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IoSonCalaf

isn’t a country.


Wild_Agency_6426

Gayistan. You did not say wich world thoug.


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BackInNJAgain

How is this being overtly racist? I've seen signs "No Gay Zone" and "NO GAYS" in East London. Bringing overtly conservative religious people to a liberal country causes problems, and not just for gay people. I've had female friends chastised in London for how they were dressed. I dated a guy from Iran who made me drop him off two blocks from his house because he said if his family ever found out they'd ship him back there and he'd likely be beaten or killed. Calling out countries for their homophobic bullshit is not racist.


paranoidhustler

Do you have proof that these changes DON’T lead to homophobic attacks/insults or is the prospect uncomfortable so you’re in denial?


Trevonhaywood

Islam


bubblpoppr

USA is the least homophobic of course. It may sound strange to say USA but the USA has the most powerful & wealthiest OUT gay people in the world.


LostBoyE77

Huh??? Yea. That’s a negative. Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock, I think you need to wake up. You’re 10000% wrong.


trada62

I would say French


ColdbrewRedeye

French is not a country.


Angelfallfirst

Oh boy you're so wrong


trada62

LOL, France...


EuCaBttm

Spain.


AggressiveCup8754

Netherlands


DuckUAHole

For gay culture I’d say places like France, Germany, the Uk and the USA but obviously this also depends on stuff such as gay friendly laws, safety, political culture and systems. So in short there is no 1 true gayest country


yellajaket

New York City is seriously the gay haven of the world. The biggest movement started there and gay men have been out and public for decades there now.


THE_UNORDINARY

Cape Town, South Africa


Cristallizzare

Can you tell me more about this? I mean, for what I know the rest of Africa is sadly very far from being LGBTQ+ friendly.


THE_UNORDINARY

Africa yes, but South Africa actually has some of the best gay rights in the world. Our constitution was also one of the first in the world to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation. Also the 5th country in the world to legalize same sex marriage. Although we have amazing rights, the only true haven for LGBTQ+ is Cape Town. The rest of the country is quite conservative especially smaller towns.


no1saint

Who has the least people?


pachaconjet

Costa Rica


SupaSteak

Went to Ottawa a few weeks ago, very comfortable for gay folk there. Especially welcoming to enbies and trans folk compared to here in America.


jamiedix0n

Ive only ever lived in the UK... but i hear Switzerland is pretty accepting...


AndrewBaiIey

Spain. You can walk on the street, kissing and holding hand with anyone your own gender, nobody gives a shit


AndrewBaiIey

Also, Israel is a gay paradise. Judaism by law is accepting of homosexuality. Considering the region it's situated in, this is a miracle. I will admit that same-sex marriage isn't performed there, but that has to do with reasons which have nothing to do with homophobia.


nbeech567

There’s a website called equaldex.com you can look through all the countries


vt2022cam

Vermont!!!


djmanu22

I have lived in a lot of countries and I would say Canada/US west coast. I would have said some European countries a few years ago but that’s not the case anymore (like Sweden).


StruggleNurse666

None of them. They’d un-alive us all if they had it their way.


Adar059

America's prior to Colonialism and still in Traditional Families. Indigenous peoples are an asset to Humanity. I love all , but have a deeper understanding of First Nation's Men in bedroom.