Asher & Lyric safety index

[billyhouston]

An article in today's issue of The Times references the Asher and Lyric safety index. Thailand's place, and that of other countries, may be of interest to some. I'm not convinced by the methodology but, for what it's worth:

https://www.asherfergusson.com/lgbtq-travel-safety/

[floridarob]

Good list, good info.....I've been to 71 countries....Thought it was more😳

Thailand, Bali, Brasil, Cuba so many times, need to try a couple of new ones, while I still can.

[BiggusDikkus]

2 hours ago, billyhouston said:

I'm not convinced by the methodology but

Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria or Thailand ... Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria or Thailand ... hmmm ... where do I want take my gay hedonistic self on my next holiday binge?

[vinapu]

I'm surprised how low Barbados is, thought they are more enlightened instead of being in company of usual suspects

[reader]

I wonder if that those who come up with these lists would rethink their ratings if they actually had visited some of these countries.

Basing the ratings on 10 fixed criteria instead of actual experience, they come with weird findings that don't mesh with how gays actually vote with their feet:

Vietnam D

Japan D+

South Korea D+

Thailand C-

Taiwan C

[Tartegogo]

I initially thought it was about “Lyric safety”, like an index that tells you which songs are safe to listen to in front of children 😂 (to help people who don’t speak the language in which the song is) 

https://youtu.be/D3uJHTisUdE

[vinapu]

most of ranking of that type on any subject are based on bit mechanical criteria and I wouldn't worry too much

In some  countries treatment may be different if you are tourist ( and not necessary more lenient ) or local. 

me and my friends often laugh recalling poll by one of leading travel magazines in mid 90-ties about best travel destination in the world. 

who was winner ? not Rio, Venice , Cairo, Bangkok or Bali, no,  it was Palm Springs , California