Oyster's Guide To Gay-Friendly Travel (PHOTOS)

The LGBTQIA community has its own set of travel concerns, so fortunately there are countless organizations that have established guidelines to ensure that traveling gays and lesbians are safe, welcome and happy in their travels.
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Israelis and tourists dance during the annual Gay Pride parade in Tel Aviv's beach, Israel, Friday, June 8, 2012. Colorful floats with scantily dressed revelers drove through the streets as thousands cheered, waved flags and gyrated to loud music. Earlier this year, Tel Aviv was picked by readers of the travel website Gaycities as the top gay destination, ahead of Amsterdam and San Francisco.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
Israelis and tourists dance during the annual Gay Pride parade in Tel Aviv's beach, Israel, Friday, June 8, 2012. Colorful floats with scantily dressed revelers drove through the streets as thousands cheered, waved flags and gyrated to loud music. Earlier this year, Tel Aviv was picked by readers of the travel website Gaycities as the top gay destination, ahead of Amsterdam and San Francisco.(AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

October is LGBT history month in the United States, and Oyster is kicking things off with the introduction of our gay-friendly travel section.

The LGBTQIA community has its own set of travel concerns, so fortunately there are countless organizations that have established guidelines to ensure that traveling gays and lesbians are safe, welcome and happy in their travels.

-- Devon Antonetti, Oyster.com

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