Find your safe space to explore
Discover LGBTQ+-friendly countries, welcoming neighborhoods, and queer-friendly hotels and bars around the world.
Open countries
Where you can be yourself — legally and socially.
Austria
Europe
Marriage equality since 2019 following a constitutional court ruling. Vienna is a cosmopolitan, queer-friendly capital.
Switzerland
Europe
Marriage equality since 2022 following a popular vote. Zurich and Geneva have active, welcoming queer communities.
Luxembourg
Europe
Marriage equality since 2015, with an openly gay prime minister. A small, wealthy, and very progressive country.
Iceland
Europe
Often ranked the most LGBTQ+-friendly country on earth. Marriage equality since 2010 and self-determination since 2012.
Finland
Europe
Marriage equality since 2017 and self-determination gender recognition since 2023. Helsinki is calm and inclusive.
Denmark
Europe
The first country to recognize registered partnerships (1989) and an early adopter of marriage equality (2012).
Friendly places
Neighborhoods, hotels, bars, and venues that welcome you.
Club NYX
Amsterdam, Netherlands
A three-floor queer club on Reguliersdwarsstraat — one of Amsterdam's most popular LGBTQ+ nights.
Reguliersdwarsstraat
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam's main queer street — a canal-side road of bars and cafés in the city center.
Gaixample
Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona's gay district around Eixample — a cluster of bars, clubs, and queer-friendly businesses.