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How do I use this interactive map?

Zoom in and Click any Country to find information on the best travel guides and links, legal advice, Health - medication and clinic locations as well as emergency contacts, safety and security awareness in every country world-wide, as well as a host of other source information, further links and reading.

Can I use this for planning a holiday?

Gay World News acts as a hub for the best guides so you don't have to look through tens of search results to find a decent review and we also look for both reading and video content if available. We recommend also checking specific country alerts for detailed health and security protocols before departing.

How is the LGBTQ+ Risk level determined?

Our 2026 data aggregates legal status, travel advisories, local health security, and real-time news from verified sources to provide a comprehensive security rating for the community.

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About Us

Our mission at Gay World News is simple: to learn how the LGBT community live in every country and territory world-wide and share it with you.

With AI research tools, and for the first time in history, this is possible without a mult-million dollar budget. It's still hard work, and the research has to be verified and written up by a real human, but it's possible and we're doing it.

Because we don't require a massive budget, we have the agency and ability to produce content independently and objectively. We don't have to follow the narratives of corporate or politically motivated donors.

This is really important because our community is being let down by the very organizations of 'truth' that are internationally recognized as supporting the LGBT community. I'm not saying that they don't also do good work, and we support that. But two things can be true at the same time:

In Iran we found internationally respected news agencies whitewashing the reality on forced gender reassignment surgery on gay men, and an NGO lying about the 'reducing of HIV stigma and discrimination' in a country where HIV could lead to an investigation and a death sentence. In Russia we discovered Putin's sinister new legislative framework to arrest gay or any people for 'promoting homosexuality', giving them the choice of death in the gulag or on the frontline in Ukraine. This news has been ignored by NGOs and news agencies alike. Check out those pages for the full story and sources.

After we've completed our initial research, we plan to produce a documentary on why these organizations are failing our community while being paid fortunes to protect it.

We want to alert as many people as possible to the realities of the gay world that we live in and to reach out, we have decided to not just focus on the news, but also create a hub for the fun stuff like travel vlogs and blogs, as well as essential information on emergency medical care, especially for sexual health, and the laws that apply to the LGBT community anywhere in the world.

This is a massive project. If you believe in our mission and would like to contribute - whether by fact-checking your home country, alerting us to important news or even just sharing some travel tips, we would love to have you on board.

Take care

Mark Sutton
GWN

Privacy & Safety

Your Responsibility: While we do our absolute best to verify all information is correct at time of writing, things change quickly and mistakes can be made. As with any media organization, we cannot take responsibility for your actions based on a possible error we have made during our research.

Your Data: We do not track your personal identity. Our search tools and maps are designed for anonymous use.

Contacting Us: If you use our contact form, we only use your email to reply to your inquiry. We never sell your information to third parties or advertisers.

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Last Updated: March 2026