Best place to live if your gay

Majority Worldwide Now Say Their Area Is Good for Gay People

Story Highlights

  • For the first time, majority speak their area is a good place for gay people
  • Gay acceptance highest in European countries, other Western nations
  • Acceptance low in countries in Africa, post-Soviet Eurasia, southeastern Europe

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- For the first moment in Gallup World Poll’s trend dating back to , a majority of people (52%) worldwide speak their city or area is a "good place" for gay or lesbian people to live.

The latest figure, based on surveys in countries and areas in , is more than double the 21% recorded when Gallup first asked this question a decade and a half ago.

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Between and , perceptions of acceptance stretched to include roughly one in three adults globally, ranging from 31% to 38%. This figure increased markedly in (49%) and maintained that level in (50%), with the latest figure marking the first reading in majority territory.

Gallup previously reported that over the decade from to , more than a dozen countries had gone from minorities sayin

Happy Pride Month, one and all! It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and to celebrate, we asked Time Out’s LGBTQ+-identifying writers and editors to tell us all about their favourite noun on the planet. The resulting list covers all four corners of the globe, from the beaches of Brazil to the creative hub of Glasgow’s Southside. These are cities with a vibrant queer community, cities that assist and protect LGBTQ+ citizens and visitors, and cities that are notable hubs for LGBTQ+ life in their respective countries and regions. So, what are the world’s most LGBTQ+-friendly cities? While we couldn’t possibly identify them all, these are some of our favourites.

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Rainbow Map

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These are the main findings for the edition of the rainbow map

The Rainbow Map ranks 49 European countries on their respective legal and policy practices for LGBTI people, from %.

The UK has dropped six places in ILGA-Europe’s Rainbow Map, as Hungary and Georgia also register steep falls following anti-LGBTI legislation. The data highlights how rollbacks on LGBTI human rights are part of a broader erosion of democratic protections across Europe. Read more in our press release.

“Moves in the UK, Hungary, Georgia and beyond signal not just isolated regressions, but a coordinated global backlash aimed at erasing LGBTI rights, cynically framed as the defence of tradition or public stability, but in reality designed to entrench discrimination and suppress dissent.”

  • Katrin Hugendubel, Advocacy Director, ILGA-Europe


Malta has sat on top of the ranking for the last 10 years. 

With 85 points, Belgium jumped to second place after adopting policies tackling hatred based on sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. 

These Gay-Friendly Cities Have Lots to Offer LGBTQ Buyers—Including Affordable Homes

It’s officially Pride Month, and after more than a year in lockdown, it’s time to celebrate! Although some festivities may still be virtual, or a bit more muted than in past years, there are still plenty of reasons—and opportunities—to dust off that rainbow flag and get ready to kiki across the country.

And while you're at it, maybe you can even find a modern place to live. But where?

While big cities enjoy San Francisco and Adj York have been long-renowned for their thriving gay scenes, they’re also notoriously expensive places to get a home. And with home prices rising just about everywhere, it’s more important than ever to find places that are not only gay-friendly but also budget-friendly. That's why the ® data team sought out the nation's most affordable gay meccas.

What we found were mostly smaller cities with thriving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer cultures, and college towns that own strong anti-discriminatory laws. All of them have superb housing stock, plenty of things t