A Handy, Color-Coded Map to Gay Europe | OUTTraveler

Pink, in this case, is less-than ideal. When gay travelers think of Europe they often think of inclusive places like Sweden or Switzerland. But the continent's far more complex and not nearly as welcoming as many would like to believe. While some countries embrace their LGBT brethren, others, like Cyprus and Russia, continue to uphold old laws that criminalize same-sex relations or, in Russia's case, pass new laws to limit freedom.