Brunei isn't the only country that enacts harsh punishments for LGBTQ travelers
Yet, as a gay man, there are places he won’t go: Russia, Dubai and, now, Brunei. “If I don’t want to go somewhere, I’m not going to,” Groffman, 34, said. “Travel is such an amazing thing to be able to do. There’s little point to stressing yourself out on a holiday.”
Tomorrow, the country of #Brunei will start stoning gay people to death. We need to do something now. Please boycott these hotels owned by the Sultan of Brunei. Raise your voices now. Spread the word. Rise up. pic.twitter.com/24KJsemPGH Even in countries where homosexuality is legal, discrimination against LGBTQ people may not be illegal, as is the case in some parts of the U.S.
But since launching the feature, Scruff has only added more safety advisories. “We haven’t been able to take as many countries off of it as we may have hoped,” he said. ‘The homophobia and transphobia you find out in the world is different depending on where you are.’ —Ed Salvato, editor-in-chief of travel website ManAboutWorld In the past, LGBTQ travel mainly focused on specific resorts or towns that became LGBTQ Meccas — think Provincetown, Mass., Fire Island, N.Y. or Key West, Fla. — LGBTQ people are now traveling just about everywhere. And that includes places where homosexuality may not be legal or acceptable by the general public.
LGBTQ people need to act wisely when traveling abroad In many places where being LGBTQ is illegal or stigmatized, traveling safely means being hyper-aware at all times. Groffman has traveled to parts of the world where being gay might be risky, including Egypt and Jordan. “When I was in Jordan, I didn’t necessarily feel unsafe or uncomfortable, but I wasn’t necessarily out,” he said. “I would take taxis and they would ask about a wife or a girlfriend, and I wouldn’t come out to them.”
How to stay safe as an LGBTQ traveler Given the popularity of international travel within the LGBTQ community, a number of resources have been developed to keep travelers safe. The U.S. State Department has a guide for LGBTQ travelers with a range of tips. And last year insurance firm AIG developed a travel guide with ManAboutWorld.• Know the local laws. As a foreigner, U.S. citizenship or the laws from home won’t apply overseas.
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