Palm Springs ranks second place and has one of the highest concentrations of LGBTQ+ residents in the USA, with it being estimated that as many as a third of residents are gay and the city also electing the country’s first-ever all-gay city council in 2018. The city scores particularly highly for its safety and abundance of accommodation.
The research also reveals the world’s most LGBTQ-friendly destinations:
| ອັນດັບ | ຄວາມຮູ້ສຶກ | ຕ້ານຄະແນນການ ຈຳ ແນກ | ຈໍານວນເຫດການ LGBT | ຄະແນນດັດຊະນີຄວາມປອດໄພ | ບາແລະສະໂມສອນທີ່ມີລາຍຊື່ໃນ Tripadvisor ຕໍ່ 100,000 ຄົນ | ຈຳ ນວນໂຮງແຮມຕໍ່ 100,000 ຄົນ | ລາຄາໂຮງແຮມສະເລ່ຍຕໍ່ຄືນ (ທ້າຍອາທິດ) ($) | LGBTQ+ ຄະແນນ /10 |
| 1 | Lisbon, Portugal | 100 | 3 | 71.59 | 52 | 1,948 | $147 | 7.35 |
| 2 | Porto, Portugal | 100 | 2 | 64.25 | 31 | 2,503 | $131 | 6.98 |
| 3 | Cologne, ເຢຍລະມັນ | 79 | 23 | 55.55 | 10 | 137 | $106 | 5.91 |
| 4 | Brighton, ອັງກິດ | 94 | 2 | 62.32 | 41 | 526 | $138 | 5.84 |
| 5 | Puerto Vallarta, ເມັກຊິໂກ | 67 | 2 | 64.63 | 28 | 2,229 | $172 | 5.77 |
Across all of the factors, it was Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, that came out as the best destination for LGBTQ+ travelers. Lisbon is a beautiful Mediterranean city with lots of gay bars and clubs dotted through its hilly streets, specifically in the Bairro Alto and Principe Real areas. The city scored so highly due to Portugal’s perfect 100 out of 100 rating when it comes to anti-discrimination laws.
