5 Ways Queers Can Protect Themselves Before Traveling Abroad

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Before you go and spend all your money, fly 8+ hours to an exotic place, and experience serious culture shock, be smart, and do a few Google searches, just to make sure you are going to feel comfortable and safe for the duration of your vacation as an LGBT person.

1. [Your Destination] + LGBT

Look for any posts by trip advisor. They have an amazing forums that often speak to what the gay community is like in a city.

2. [Your Destination] + Lonely Planet

Not only can you get a lot of information about the culture, how to not be a culturally incompetant traveler while there, and you can search about the safety of place but clicking the essential information tab. All around great resource. 

3. [Your Destination] + Gay Rights

Always good to know what the standing is politically of your LGBT brothers and sisters in the country you're hoping to visit.

4. [Your Destination] + Gay Friendly

This usually brings up a variety of websites, forums and comment threads, giving you a better picture of what to expect in the cities you choose to visit.

5. [Your Destination] + Gay Bars

Because you're already going to search that when you get there, so why not have an idea of what kinds of outfits to pack ;)