Lgbtq etc ETC Handbook on the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Travel SegmentEngaging with the LGBTQ market should be about creating a safe and welcoming environment for LGBTQ travellers, and communicating it with understanding and respectThis study has been commissioned with the aim of helping the members of the European Travel Commission (ETC) to understand the characteristics of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) market segment, and in particular the dynamics that influence the demand from this segment from five of Europes major source markets: Brazil, China, Japan, Russia and the United States. As this report will explain, over the past two decades, the global LGBTQ population has become more visible due to a variety of factors.
Lgbtq movement history Gay RightsOne day after that landmark ruling, the Boy Scouts of America lifted its ban against openly gay leaders and employees. And in , it reversed a century-old ban against transgender boys, finally catching up with the Girl Scouts of the USA, which had long been inclusive of LGBTQ leaders and children (the organization had accepted its first transgender Girl Scout in ).