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International Travel
Travelers can face unique challenges abroad based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation. Laws and attitudes in some countries may affect safety and ease of travel.
More than 60 countries consider consensual same-sex relations a crime. In some of these countries, people who engage in consensual same-sex relations may tackle severe punishment. Many countries do not recognize same-sex marriage.
Research your destination before you travel
Review the travel advisory and destination information page of the place you plan to visit. Check the Local Laws & Customs section. This has information specific to travelers who may be targeted by discrimination or violence on the basis of sexual orientation.
Many countries only recognize male and female sex markers in passports. They do not have IT systems at ports of entry that can accept other sex markers, including valid U.S. passports with an X sex marker. If traveling with a valid U.S. passport with an X sex marker, check the immigration regulations for your destination as acceptance can v
Public Attitudes Towards Homosexuality and Gay Rights Across Time and Countries
Introduction
Available evidence indicates that the position of gays and lesbians in societies and the legal status of homosexuality have undergone notable changes in recent decades. In some countries, attitudes have become much more supportive of gay and lesbians rights and more accepting of homosexual behavior. For example, in Great Britain, the percent saying that sexual relations between two adults of the same gender were “always wrong” fell from 64% in to 22% in (Park & Rhead ) and in the United States approval of gay marriage climbed from 11% in to 48% in (Smith & Son ). Collective behaviors have also changed. For example, the first gay-pride parades were held in the United States in June These have expanded into mass annual events that attract over a million attendees in a number of countries (Encarnacion ; Johnston , ). The legal status and rights of gays and lesbians have also expanded. For example, in , the Netherlands became the first land to recognize gay marriage and by , 15 coun
Government response to media enquiries relating to Gay Games
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In response to media enquiries relating to the Gay Games to be held in Hong Kong in November this year, a Government spokesman today (August 24) gave the following response:
Hong Kong is an international city, with many local, Mainland or overseas organisations hosting different events in Hong Kong. The organiser must comply with Hong Kong laws and regulations, regardless of where the events are held, including private venues, government venues or public spaces.
The Gay Games is hosted by a community organisation. Many of its events will be held in private venues. The Government has reminded the organiser to observe the laws and regulations in Hong Kong, regardless of whether the events are held in private venues or not. Any event application submitted to the Government, including those involving g
Secret Signals: How Some Men Cruise for Sex
Aug. 28, &#; -- While many Americans may only be vaguely familiar with the idea of "cruising," there is a secret world of sex between men that exists in public places across the country.
The police officer who arrested Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho, in a men's restroom at the Minneapolis airport for allegedly looking to engage in gay sex wrote in his June report that he "recognized a signal used by persons wishing to engage in lewd conduct."
Craig tapped his foot up and down and swiped his hand underneath the bathroom stall in which the undercover cop was sitting, according to the police report.
Those actions led to Craig's arrest by Detective Dave Karsnia and the senator's guilty plea to a disorderly conduct charge. Craig told reporters today that he did nothing inappropriate and said his guilty plea was a mistake.
Public places like men's restrooms, in airports and train stations, truck stops, university libraries and parks, have long been places where gay and bisexual men, particularly th