Is Scotland the World’s Gayest Travel Destination? Yes.

In Out Adventures’ opinion, yes, Scotland is arguably the world’s gayest travel destination. May we present three good (and two silly) reasons why.

Good Reason: Parliament

The LGBT community is well represented in Parliament with 8 out of 56 (15%) of members listed as openly homosexual. Further, 3 of the 5 Scottish political parties have elected openly gay leaders in recent years including Patrick Harvie, Kezia Dugdale and the current leader of the Scottish Conservatives, Ruth Davidson.

Silly Reason: Unicorns

Officialized in the 14th century, the national animal of Scotland is the unicorn. Even the peacock thought it was a queer choice.

Good Reason: Legislation

With so many elected homosexuals it only makes sense gay-friendly legislation is easily passed through parliament. Scotland has legalized civil partnerships, gay adoption and same sex marriage. It’s currently writing a gender law to better recognize nonbinary individuals. Finally, the country’s hate-crime law is hailed as one of the strongest in the world and explicitly protects the rights of the transgender community.

Silly Reason: Kilts.

The country’s signature kilts celebrate tartan AND girthy calves. Like, we don’t wanna stereotype but, like, honestly, like…

Good Reason: General Opinion

In 1999, a general opinion poll showed 48 percent of Scots thought same-sex relationships were ‘always or mostly wrong’. Today, that number has dropped to a mere 18 percent. #progress

While we no longer offer our Scottish Highland Hikes tour, we have plenty of other gay adventures! Check out our Gay Tour Calendar for details.