Barbados rated as worst in Caribbean on the LGBTQ+ Danger Index

[David Paul Appell]

Just came across a Guardian piece published a few weeks ago with some interesting findings from something called the LGBTQ+ Danger Index, which ranks the world's 150 most-visited countries using eight factors, including legalized same-sex marriage, worker protection and whether, based on Gallup poll findings, it is a good place to live. Sweden comes in first, followed by Canada, Norway, Portugal and Belgium. My adopted country Spain comes in at number 10, but my native country the USA is just 27th (graded B- because protections are so uneven across its 50 states). One of various graded F, Barbados came in at 8th worst on the list, which amazed me - even worse than more notorious Jamaica.

A sobering but very much worthwhile read.