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US Transgender Travel Guide: How to Build a Travel Safety Plan

While itโ€™s always been a good idea to share your travel plans with a trusted person, recent policy changes in the U.S. mean that taking steps to protect your safety isn't just the smart thing to do for LGBTQ travelers. It's necessary. Iโ€™ve been traveling as a gender-nonconforming person for years. I've learned what amount of preparation and planning makes me anxious, and what sets me at ease. Whether youโ€™re traveling within the U.S. or heading abroad, this transgender travel guide will help you understand why a travel safety plan is necessary, know the steps to build one, and do so from a place of confidence rather than fear.
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The Best LGBTQ Travel Appsย 

Iโ€™m a big travel planner. Along with my own personal travel itinerary filled with queer-friendly things to see, I rely on gay travel apps to help me make the most of a destination.ย  Whether Iโ€™m visiting somewhere LGBTQ travel safety is a concern, or just looking to connect to the local queer community, having the right LGBTQ travel apps downloaded on my phone helps me make the most out of any vacation.ย  Want to make your next trip more LGBTQ-friendly? Add these 11 gay travel apps to your device before your next trip!
11 Bespoke Travel Companies That Offer Custom LGBTQ Tours

11 Bespoke Travel Companies That Offer Custom LGBTQ Tours

Are you looking for an LGBT travel agency that can plan a custom trip for your rainbow family? Read on to discover 11 amazing travel agencies and private tour operators catering exclusively to queer travelers. There are a ton of gay travel companies serving the group tour market. Queer women have a handful of options for lesbian tours, too. But there are times when you don't want to take a group tourโ€ฆand you also don't want to do all the work of planning a tour on your own. If you just want to relax in LGBT friendly travel destinations with an itinerary designed to your exact preferences, an LGBT travel agency might be the perfect solution.