Tips For LGBTQ+ Travelers

June is time for Pride and time for travel. The Onion shares tips for helping LGBTQ+ Americans stay safe while traveling this summer.

Use discretion when conversing with strangers on apps who list their job as Secret Police."

Make sure the destination you're heading to isn't somewhere that persecutes LGBTQ+ people, like Dubai or Boston.

Use the restroom that you feel most comfortable having dysentery in.

If a language barrier makes it difficult to tell if a local is also gay, listen for key universal phrases like Laurie Metcalf."

Travelers to Europe should pack a Type-C penis adapter.

Be absolutely certain your Pride flag doesn't resemble the flag of any local insurgent groups before flying it.

It may be safer to tell hoteliers that your partner is your sibling, cousin, or a U.S. marshal escorting you to prison.

Denmark seems fine, if we had to guess.

Use hook-up apps with caution by only agreeing to sex in public places like cafes.

Remember that, unfortunately, many countries still persecute bisexual women in cishet relationships.

If questioned by locals, do not reveal that Ellen DeGeneres is also gay.

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