In 2020, Cuba scored a total of -2 points on the Gay Travel Index, putting it in 56th place for the safest LGBT tourism destination. The one plus point received by the Latin American country was in the category of anti-discriminatory legislation. The nation was deducted one point each in four categories, such as marriage / civil partnership and HIV travel restrictions. In 2018, the amount of newly infected HIV patients among the Cuban population was 161, down from the 298 diagnosed cases one year prior.
* Note from the source:
"Zero points were awarded for conversion processes if a ban only applies in individual parts of the country / states or, for example, if legal action could be successfully taken even without an explicit law."
The Gay Travel Index 2020 measured 17 categories such as anti-discrimination legislation, transgender rights, anti-gay laws, and death penalty in 202 countries or territories. Category scores range from 3 to -5. The general score for each country corresponds to the total points obtained for all categories. The best rated countries in the global ranking that year were Canada, Malta, and Sweden (12 points) while Chechnya got the lowest index score (-20 points).
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Spartacus International Gay Guide. (March 12, 2020). Gay Travel Index in Cuba in 2020, by category [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1174448/cuba-republic-gay-travel-index-score/
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