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LGBTQ+ travel issues

Sluggish bookings and sponsor pullbacks cloud WorldPride DC 2025

Sluggish bookings and sponsor pullbacks cloud WorldPride DC 2025

With just ten days until WorldPride DC 2025 opens on Saturday, 17 May, hotel room bookings in the downtown core peak at 86.3 percent on 13 May but fall below 50 percent on most festival days, according to CoStar Group data. Organizers had forecast as many as two million

WorldPride DC 2025 may warn trans travelers amid federal policy concerns

WorldPride DC 2025 may warn trans travelers amid federal policy concerns

As WorldPride DC 2025 prepares to welcome millions to the nation’s capital, organizers are weighing a stark warning: that transgender travelers may not be safe in the United States due to federal hostility, reports the Washington Business Journal. Ryan Bos, executive director of the Capital Pride Alliance, told the

X for gender on US passport means no entry to UAE or Saudi Arabia

X for gender on US passport means no entry to UAE or Saudi Arabia

In 2022, the U.S. began allowing an "X" gender marker on passports, but this has caused issues for travelers heading to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, where entry has been denied those with the non-gender-conforming designation. Enilria reports a Delta passenger was unable to check