{"id":17280,"date":"2024-02-29T07:04:32","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T07:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spartacus.gayguide.travel\/blog\/?p=17280"},"modified":"2024-02-29T07:08:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T07:08:41","slug":"spartacus-gay-travel-index-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spartacus.gayguide.travel\/blog\/spartacus-gay-travel-index-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"SPARTACUS Gay Travel Index 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

SPARTACUS Gay Travel Index 2024: Record number at the top<\/strong><\/p>\n

The updated SPARTACUS GAY TRAVEL INDEX provides an overview of the situation of
\nlesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBT+) people in a total of 213 countries
\nand regions. In addition to Malta, which already took first place in 2023, Canada, New
\nZealand, Spain and Portugal have now also moved to the top. In a separate ranking of the
\nUnited States of America, New York State maintains first place.<\/strong> <\/p>\n

For the first time in the history of the SPARTACUS GAY TRAVEL INDEX, which has been
\npublished since 2012, five countries are simultaneously at the top of the most LGBT+-friendly
\ntravel destinations. Canada, New Zealand, Spain and Portugal join Malta as the leading
\ndestination from last year. Switzerland and Australia follow immediately behind. Germany follows in
\n8th place – together with countries such as Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Uruguay.<\/p>\n

New category, more countries<\/strong><\/p>\n

The 2024 index has been expanded to include the new category “Censorship” and now also takes
\ninto account laws that regulate the display of rainbow flags or the distribution of books with LGBT+
\ncontent, for example. The index has also been expanded to include eleven more countries:
\nGuinea, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, S\u00e3o Tom\u00e9 and Pr\u00edncipe, South Sudan,
\nTuvalu, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. <\/p>\n

Estonia is the big winner<\/strong><\/p>\n

With the passing of a law in 2023 to legalize marriage equality, Estonia makes a big leap forward
\nand improves from 47th to 32nd place. The Baltic state is the first country in Eastern Europe to
\ngrant same-sex spouses the same rights as the heterosexual population. Thanks to the ban on
\nconversion therapy, Norway is also one of this years winners, improving from 17th to 8th place.<\/p>\n

Relegated and far end: Russia, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iran and Saudi Arabia<\/strong><\/p>\n

The relegated country of the year is Russia, which has once again significantly tightened its
\nlegislation against the LGBT+ population and compares the LGBT+ movement with extremist
\norganizations. While the country was still ranked 177th in the SPARTACUS GAY TRAVEL INDEX
\n2023, it has now been downgraded to 205th place and is therefore only a few places away from
\nthe far end Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iran and Saudi Arabia, which share 210th place.<\/p>\n

Under observation: Thailand, Latin America and the U.S.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The countries under observation for 2024 are Thailand, the U.S. and some Latin American
\ncountries. With a bill to introduce marriage equality, Thailand has the chance to catch up with
\nTaiwan (13th place) in the upcoming index in 2025. Following a ruling by the Inter-American Court
\nof Human Rights in Costa Rica in 2018 on the introduction of marriage equality, which is binding
\nfor 20 countries in the region, countries such as Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Honduras and Panama are
\nunder pressure to implement the ruling. Thanks to the implementation of a law introducing
\nmarriage equality by the Greek parliament in February 2024, Greece’s rise in the index for 2025 is
\nalready considered certain.<\/p>\n

Particular attention is also being paid to the United States, where presidential elections are due to
\ntake place in November and further actions towards the LGBT+ population is to be feared by
\nRepublican win. In a separate index of the U.S., New York State is at the top, followed by
\nCalifornia, Colorado, Nevada and Oregon. At the bottom are the states of Alabama, Mississippi,
\nTennessee, Montana and Oklahoma. In the regular index, the U.S. ranks 41st.<\/p>\n

The entire SPARTACUS Gay Travel Index can be downloaded athttps:\/\/spartacus.gayguide.travel\/gaytravelindex.pdf<\/a>.
\nAn interactive view can be found at https:\/\/spartacus.travel\/blog\/spartacus-gay-travel-index<\/a>.
\nTwo maps offer an illustrative comparison with previous years\u2019 scores.<\/p>\n

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