LGBTQ+ employees traveling abroad for work feel less safe. What should companies do?
Despite the safety concerns, only 13 percent of workplaces provide LGBTQ+ specific pre-travel information for trips abroad.
September 17, 2025
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travel safety
Tinder Releases Update to Protect LGBTQ Travelers
The popular dating app added a safety feature that brings up a travel alert when LGBTQ users visit one of the over 70 countries that have criminalized same-sex relations.
July 24, 2019
Airbnb’s latest release is built for the way family travels
Massages, mezcal tastings, and an Otaku Quest with Megan Thee Stallion? Airbnb's latest update is its most ambitious – and most fabulous – yet.
May 16, 2025
Top 15 safest U.S. cities for LGBTQ+ travel
Get ready for a safe and fabulous LGBTQ+ travel experience with misterb&b's Queer Safety Index.
April 17, 2025
Should LGBTQ+ travelers visit places where homosexuality is outlawed? It's complicated
"If you really want to go there, you need to respect the laws and religion of these countries and play the game.”
June 3, 2024
Our favorite 15 destinations from 'Lonely Planet's new LGBTQ+ travel guide
The off-the-beaten-track travel guide introduces its first-ever LGBTQ+ travel guide from queer, neurodivergent travel writer Alicia Valenski.
May 2, 2025
Bill to Add Third Gender Option for Passports Introduced
A California congressman wants the State Department to make traveling easier for those who don't identify as "male" or "female."
February 25, 2020
Why Canada Issued Travel Advisory for Its LGBTQ+ Residents Visiting the U.S.
There are many reasons for LGBTQ+ people to feel unsafe in the United States.
September 1, 2023
Brittney Griner Harassed by Right-Wing Media Host at Dallas Airport
Alex Stein said Griner "hates America" and asked if she had sex with Vladimir Putin in order to be released from Russia.
June 12, 2023
Canada Alerts LGBTQ+ Citizens of Potential Dangers of U.S. Travel
The Canadian government is warning its citizens to read up on anti-LGBTQ+ laws in states they plan to visit.
August 30, 2023
These are the safest countries for LGBTQ+ travelers: report
Proudly – and safely – see the northern lights, sunbathe on the Mediterranean, explore the Alps, and more.
January 6, 2025
WATCH: To State Department, 'We Are All Athletes'
A new video from the U.S. State Department paints a picture of Olympians and Paralympians as different, but equal -- and includes a possible allusion to gay athletes.
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January 31, 2014
Richard Branson Is Ready to Cruise With the Gays
The mogul is launching an LGBTQ-friendly cruise line that will be anything but virginal.
August 6, 2019
Tampa Pride Cancels Event After Ron DeSantis Signs Anti-Drag Law
The Republican governor signed that bill along with three other anti-LGBTQ+ pieces of legislation on Wednesday.
May 19, 2023
I faced hate from every side. Morocco showed me another way to lead
After years of breaking barriers — and enduring xenophobia, Islamophobia, lesbophobia, and more — author Sepi Shyne stepped away from politics to protect my peace. In Marrakesh, I found a softer, more personal form of leadership.
August 20, 2025
This Is What It Feels Like to Be Supported at Work
Two Airbnb employees on how fostering acceptance at their company translated to more understanding in the greater world.
June 25, 2018
TSA's New Trans Words: Still Discriminatory
Calling transgender traveler's bodies 'alarms' is no less problematic than calling them 'anomalies,' and doesn't address the root of the problem, says the executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force.
December 31, 2015
Florida's LGBTQ+ Activists Plan to Fight Back Against DeSantis's ‘Slate of Hate’
Activists say more than 20 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced in the recent legislative session.
May 18, 2023
Message to Trump: Bias-Motivated Travel Bans Are Evil
Asians, LGBTs, and HIV-positive people have been targeted by invidious travel bans; we can't allow Muslims to go through the same experience.
October 4, 2017