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The Advocate is the go-to source for all news related to LGBT travel. Discover the hottest destinations, parties, events, clubs, and hotels around the world that welcome gay tourists and make for great gay travel experiences. Read news from The Advocate's sister outlet, Out Traveler, which sends reporters to national and international locales in order to find the best places to relax, unwind, and explore. Be it museums, safaris, scuba diving, hiking, partying, or sightseeing, The Advocate Travel will guide LGBT readers to their next adventure.
News

Turkish government blocks gay cruise carrying Americans from docking, citing ‘moral standards’

drag performers with rep. melanie stansbury who is speaking
Travel

Dispatches from Route 66: Finding queer hope in New Mexico and Arizona

From Albuquerque’s drag stage to Kingman’s community builders, LGBTQ+ people along the Mother Road are preserving history and creating safety.

tulsa route 66 historical village sign
Travel

Dispatches from Route 66: How queer communities are rebuilding safety along the Mother Road

Along Route 66 in Oklahoma and Texas, Black and LGBTQ+ communities are preserving history, creating safe spaces and caring for one another where institutions fall short.

young people with arms raised in a group with trans flags and mountains and trees
Culture

Inside a hidden summer camp where trans youth in the South thrive

At a tightly guarded camp in the mountains of North Carolina, trans teens find community, structure, and a break from constant scrutiny.

Sultanate of Oman, Muscat, the corniche of Muttrah - stock photo
News

Planning a trip to Oman? You may need an HIV test

More than 20 countries around the world, including Canada and Australia, severely restrict visitors living with HIV.

federal agent at immigration court in new york
National

Lawyers alarmed by immigration judge's 'atrocious' questions for gay asylum seekers

Audio obtained by The Advocate reveals a New Mexico immigration judge pressing an Iranian man about his same-sex relationship.

ice agents wandering around dulles international airport
National

Senior Trump officials seem to have no idea what ICE agents are supposed to be doing at airports

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and border official Tom Homan offered sharply different accounts of what ICE agents would do, even as the administration deploys them.

ice agents wandering ATL airport
National

Trump says ‘no masks’ for ICE agents at U.S. airports

The president said he would "greatly appreciate" if ICE agents don't obscure their identities while assisting TSA agents.

marco rubio with his tongue sticking out
National

State Department visa rule sets stage for ICE scrutiny of transgender immigrants

New visa requirements could create document conflicts that follow gender-nonconforming travelers into immigration enforcement databases.

boy scouts marching with flags
News

Scouting America accuses LGBTQ+ travel agency Queer Scout of trademark infringement

The youth organization filed a federal lawsuit against a gay-owned company that organizes international vacation excursions for LGBTQ+ adults.

vacationers take photos in front of the disney world cinderella castle
News

Gay Days Orlando canceled, citing sponsor losses and mounting pressures on LGBTQ+ gatherings

It was supposed to be the event's 35th anniversary in June.

symphony of the seas
Crime

Nine men busted for drugs while trying to board massive Atlantis gay cruise in Miami

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers were screening bags with trained detection dogs when several suitcases were flagged, authorities said.

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