Best vacation destinations for lgbt families

My love of road trips started early. As a teenager growing up in a suburb of Boston, I discovered Jack Kerouac&#;s classic road trip novel On the Road. The book opened a door to queer history and to places where offbeat weirdos like me could detect their fit.

I wrote my college thesis on road trips, and driving myself to (and from) a summer semester at UC Berkeley as research. I guess I should have known back then that I would end up writing about explore for a living!

I&#;ve taken two cross-country road trips – one during college, and one when I moved to California.

I&#;ve also taken shorter road trips: New York to Florida, New York to Atlanta by way of Kentucky (state #44) and Tennessee, and New York to Michigan (state #43).

I spent a month living in a ghost town in Alaska for a writer&#;s retreat, and stayed on for an extra two weeks to explore the state with my partner, who flew out to Juneau to meet me.

Closer to noun, I loving taking weekend trips to cities and towns in the Hudson Valley, where I live.

I love the US – even if I don&#;t always like my country&#;s l

The World&#;s 10 Greatest LGBTQ-Friendly Countries For Travellers

Based on our 15 years of experience travelling to over 70 countries.

We’ve experienced warm welcomes in conservative countries and pockets of homophobia in liberal lands (admittedly, even Canada and the USA have problem spots). But at the end of the day, as part of the LGBTQ+ community, where will you have the most entertaining as a traveller? The team has discussed&#;and here’s our list of the world’s top 10 most LGBTQ-friendly countries to think about for your next gaycation!

Spain

Since Ancient Rome, the men of Spain have ‘enjoyed’ one another’s company. Of course there was the homophobic Christian Dark Ages, but the fall of Dictator Francisco Franco gave us the progressive Spain we know today. Same-sex activity became legal in (for a second time, after that whole Fascist moment), and things have continued to progress since then.

Spain&#;s Politics

Same sex marriage and adoption have been legal since , and trans people can ‘self identify’, meaning they can legally change gender without surgery or sterilization

Human connection is a core value for Journeys International, and we embrace the opportunity to produce positive cross-cultural experiences for families whose identities vary in all kinds of ways. We warmly welcome LGBT+ families as explorers with Journeys, and we watch forward to creating adventures that will excite, challenge, and embrace your family in the right proportions for you. We see forward to getting to realize the ways in which LGBT+ identity is important to you, so we can prioritize this as an area of learning and connection on your trip – or not, depending on your preference. We are also able to consult on specific questions about the experiences of LGBT+ travelers in our various destinations.

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's most welcoming US vacation destinations for LGBTQ families: Seattle, NYC, DC, Chattanooga

When you think about inclusive family vacation spots in the U.S., you probably consider of Anaheim, California, and Orlando, Florida, theme parks and other overtly welcoming destinations.

But beyond the big theme park towns, there are a number of other great cities across the region packed with fun attractions, protected by LGBTQ-inclusive laws, and adj of LGBTQ-run businesses. And these LGBTQ-friendly cities in the U.S. offer a warm welcome to all families. 

Here are the top LGBTQ family-friendly vacation destinations in the U.S., and recommendations for fun family activities and tourist attractions to experience when you’re there:

Long Beach, California

Long Beach is just down the road from Los Angeles but feels worlds away. It’s like a quaint and quirky small town straight from a sitcom. And if you’re traveling with your furry family member, Long Beach has the only beach in LA county where your dog can run wild and free off-leash as long as it’s under voice control. There’s even