In the past 20 years, Chueca evolved from a distressed inner-city neighborhood to a trendy, gay-friendly hotspot. The city also boasts its own gay neighborhood, Chueca, which you enter through a rainbow-striped Metro station. Crowds swell to over two million people and get larger every year. Madrid hosts Europe’s biggest Pride Parade ( Orgullo is Pride in Spanish) where posters proclaim, “Whoever you love, Madrid loves you” (in Spanish and English). Gran Canaria, the largest of Spain’s Canary Islands, is a world-renowned LGBTQ+ travel destination. Madrid and Barcelona appear on many lists of the most gay-friendly cities. A 2013 poll by Pew Research Center showed that 88% of Spanish citizens accept homosexuality, making it the most gay-friendly of 39 countries polled. Same-sex marriage and adoption rights for same-sex couples were legalized in 2005. After suffering years of oppression under the Franco dictatorship, Spain threw its arms wide open to LGBTQ+ citizens, travelers, and expats. While you’ll typically find a warm welcome in any of the countries we suggest for expat living, here’s what our experts on the ground had to say about the countries they live in. We’re often asked about racial/religious tolerance and about how accepting the locals are in various countries toward LGBTQ+ lifestyles.
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