Gay-friendly


Gay-friendly or LGBT-friendly are the places, policies, people, or institutions that are open and welcoming to gay people to create an environment that is supportive of gay people and their relationships, respectful of all people, treat all people equally, and are non-judgmental. This is typically a late 20th-century North American term that is the byproduct of both a gradual implementation of gay rights and acceptance of policies supportive of LGBT people in the workplace and in schools, as well as the recognition of gays and lesbians as a distinct consumer group for businesses etc.
The Advocate publishes a list periodically of the gayest cities in America that include cities such as Provincetown, Palm Springs, Wilton Manors, San Diego, Austin, and several others based on facts such as their same sex marriage laws, number of same sex couples, and other qualifiers.
The Spartacus International Gay Guide publishes the Gay Travel Index, a ranking of gay-friendly countries. Points are added to countries for anti-discrimination legislation, equal marriage, partnership and adoption laws, and LGBT marketing. Meanwhile, points are subtracted for anti-LGBT laws, HIV travel restrictions, religious influence, and prosecution, murders, and death sentences to LGBT.
In 2013, the Spartacus Gay Travel Index features a majority of Western European countries in the top 11, plus Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Uruguay. The bottom 5 countries are Iran, the United Arab Emirates, Russia, Jordan and Jamaica.
Spartacus also publishes a Gay Travel Index USA, listing the 50 states plus the District of Columbia with the same criteria as the countries ranking. In 2013, the top 5 regions were from the Northeast, whereas the top 10 also includes California, Illinois, and Oregon. The bottom 10 states are mainly from the Southeast and Mountain states.

Businesses

Many businesses now identify as gay-friendly, allowing for a more diversified employee and customer base. The Human Rights Campaign works to achieve equality for gays, lesbians, and other marginalized minorities, and publishes a list of companies in relation to issues concerning LGBT people. Companies that are noted for gay-friendly work environments include Dell Inc. and Coca-Cola. Companies such as R Family Vacations, Manspray, Volkswagen, Ginch Gonch, Egotour, and numerous others offer niche products and services for gay customers. Others, such as LOT Polish Airlines sends the message of gay-friendliness by offering travel to major gay destinations with a rainbow flag. Studies have shown that LGBT communities tend to favor gay-friendly businesses, even if the cost of a particular product or service is higher.

World

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11032221000000000
11032221000000000
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4922221000000000
4932221-100000000
1782222100000-1000
17822211000000000
17822211000000000
17822211000000000
17831121000000000
17822211000000000
237222110000000-10
23722211-100000000
2372221100000-1000
23721221-100000000
2372221100000-1000
23722111000000000
296312-11000000000
29612221-1000000-10
29622211-10000-1000
29622211-10000-1000
29632210-100000000
2961212100000-10-10
35521101000000000
35521101000000000
3551202100000-1000
35522221-10000-10-20
39421001000000000
3942101100000-1000
41320021-10000-1000
41331011-1-1000-1000
41311011-100000000
41310011-10000-10-20
41330011-10000-1000
4721100100000-1000
472200110000-1-1000
47211020-1000000-10
47220011-10000-1000
47221011-10-100-1000
472100110-10000000
4721001100000-1000
47220011-10000-1000
472210-1100000-1000
5710001100000-1000
57111001-10000-1000
57120011-10000-10-10
57111001-1000000-10
571210-1100-100-1000
57110010-10-100-1000
57120011-10-100-1000
57121001-10-100-1000
5711000100000-1000
571100110-1-1000000
57/112001-10000-10-10
62020001-10-100-1000
62020001-10-100-1000
62020001-10-100-1000
62020001-10-100-1000
6200000100000-1000
6200000100000-1000
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62020001-10000-2000
62030001-20-100-1000
6200000100000-1000
62010001-10000-1000
62030001-20000-2000
6201000100-100-1000
62010001-10000-1000
6201000000000-1000
62020001-1000-1-1000
80-110001-10-100-1000
80-100001-10000-1000
80-100001-10000-1000
80-110001-20000-1000
80-1000010-1000-1000
80-10000000000-1000
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101-300001-20000-2000
101-320001-20-100-10-20
101-300001-1-1000-2000
101-30000100-1-10-1-100
101-300001-10-1-10-1000
101-310000-10-1-10-1000
101-3100010-1-100-10-20
101-300001-20000-2000
101-310001-10-1-10-1-100
101-310001-10-100-10-20
112-40000000-1-10-1-100
112-400001-2-1000-2000
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112-400001-20-100-2000
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112-400001-10000-20-20
112-400001-2-1-100-1000
112-400001-10-1-10-1-100
112-400000-10-1-10-1000
112-400000-10-1-10-1000
112-400000-10-100-1-100
123-500000-10-1-10-1-100
123-500000-20-100-2000
123-500000-1-1-1-10-1000
123-500000-10-1-10-1-100
123-500000-20-100-2000
123-500000-20-1-10-1000
123-500000-10-1-10-2000
123-500000-10-100-10-20
123-500000-10-1-10-1-100
123-500001-1-1-10-1-2000
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123-500000-1-1-1-10-1000
123-500000-10000-20-20
123-500000-20000-2-100
123-500000-20-100-2000
139-600001-2000-1-20-20
139-600000-10-1-10-2-100
139-600000-10-1-10-2-100
139-600001-10-10-1-1-1-20
139-600000-2-1-1-10-1000
139-600000-2-1-1-10-1000
139-600000-20-1-10-2000
139-600000-200-10-2-100
139-600000-20-1-10-2000
139-600000-20-1-10-2000
139-600000-20-1-10-2000
139-600000-10-1-10-2-100
139-600000-2-1-1-10-1000
139-600000-20-1-10-2000
139-600000-20-1-10-1-100
139-600000-20-1-10-1-100
139-600000-10-100-20-20
139-600000-20-1-10-1-100
139-60000000-1-10-2-10-1
158-700000-20-1-10-2-100
158-700000-2-1-100-10-20
158-700000-20-1-10-2-100
158-700000-20-1-10-2-100
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Notes:

United States

RankStateTotalAnti-discrimination legislationLGBT-MarketingEqual Age of ConsentReligious InfluenceAnti-Gay LawsLocals hostile
14211000
14211000
14211000
14211000
43201000
43201000
43201000
43201000
43201000
43201000
43201000
43201000
43201000
43201000
43201000
4321100-1
17220100-1
172101000
17220100-1
17220100-1
1721110-10
17211100-1
231001000
231201-10-1
23110100-1
231001000
2700010-10
2701010-1-1
2701010-1-1
27000100-1
27000100-1
27000100-1
27000100-1
270111-1-1-1
35-10010-1-1
35-10010-1-1
35-10010-1-1
35-1101-1-1-1
35-1101-1-1-1
35-1101-1-1-1
35-10010-1-1
35-1001-10-1
35-10010-1-1
35-10010-1-1
45-2001-1-1-1
45-2001-1-1-1
45-2001-1-1-1
45-2001-20-1
49-3001-2-1-1
49-3001-2-1-1

Notes