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North America (Region)

Detailed LGBTQIA+ country and regional guides with all the information you need when travelling
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Discover North America with Gayther’s interactive travel guides designed for the LGBTQIA+ community (Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender etc.) and its allies planning to travel to the region.

With five detailed country and seventy-one regional guides all highlighting the community’s safety within any given country. The guides also feature a wide range of essential information, such as what type of electrical plugs are used. Discover the best time of year to visit with the interactive weather search facility and translations for common phrases.

Gayther travel guides have all the information you need when planning a trip
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Discover the world as an LGBTQIA+ traveller

  INTERACTIVE MAP

click here  Click on a region to discover more

EXCEPTIONAL AND DIVERSE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY

Learn more about the exceptional and diverse global LGBTQIA+ community. Discover interesting facts, join in the fun with interactive games, learn more about the exceptional pioneers and advocates and take pride in all of the sexualities, gender identities and special groups. Discover all things LGBTQIA+ with Gayther today

  ABOUT NORTH AMERICA

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NORTH AMERICA
(pronounced - nawrth-uh-mer-i-kuh | nɔrθ əˈmɛr ɪ kə)
DEMONYMS:  American, New Worlder, North American

North America is the largest region in the Americas and comprises five countries. The region is 21.8 million square kilometres or 8.5 million square miles, making up 51% of the continent. North America has four official languages, eleven timezones and c.10 million (4.8%) of the LGBTQIA+ population.

LEGAL RECOGNITION
by the number of countries
5 (100%)
High or Very High (LGBTQIA+ Equality)
0 (0%)
Low or Very Low (LGBTQIA+ Equality)

WORLDWIDE PLUG TYPES AND ELECTRICITY INFORMATION

Whenever planning a trip overseas, knowing what types of plugs are used and other electricity information is crucial for making sure you protect your equipment and devices as well as ensuring that you have the right adapters with you. The Gayther Worldwide electricity guides provide three interactive and fun ways to quickly and easily find electricity-related information

  GEOGRAPHY

American, New Worlder, North American
Demonyms & Adjectivals
Northern
Hemispheres
3
OCEANS
(Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean)
21,780,142
square kilometres
Total Area
c.378.9 million
Total Population
c.10 million
LGBTQIA+ Population
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TAKING PRIDE IN YOU

Acceptance and coming to terms with a part of what makes you can be challenging for many people. The Gayther pride in series is about celebrating all things relating to sexualities, gender identities and special groups. Showcasing the exceptional people, interesting facts and ways to connect with those unique communities, all designed to help and promote pride in LGBTQIA+ identities

  LGBTQIA+ POPULATION

EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE MAKING HISTORY

Over the past 50 years, the LGBTQIA+ global community has seen many positive developments, where the rights and protection for community members have greatly improved. The improvements and changes are a direct result of the exceptional individuals who stood up, often at great personal risk, to fight for and promote community rights. Discover more about some of these exceptional individuals today

  List of Countries

Discover the detailed country and regional guides available on Gayther. Learn about the LGBTQIA+ equality status, currencies used, languages spoken, everyday phrases and much more. Search for any given country by name (in alphabetical order). If you want to learn more about any given country, please click on the flag, or the country name, which will open the required content in a new window

  Top Destinations

..your world to discover

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Knowing the local emergency telephone numbers is crucial, whether at home or abroad. The Gayther guide not only provides the various telephone numbers for the emergency services worldwide but also common phrases in the native language
GAYTHER AFFINITY

Gayther Affinity is a private platform for the LGBTQIA+ community and their friends. A space that gives you the freedom to be yourself, helping you communicate with and connect to people similar to yourself from around the world and from all age groups and backgrounds. Get involved with groups discussions, ask questions or quickly search for inclusive business, services, and events near you. Gayther Affinity is committed to safeguarding its users. Through a closed network where user registration is required and enforcing block/report policies and functions to stop online abuse. Signup for your free Affinity account today.

GETTING FROM A TO B

When travelling, getting around often takes time and planning. The Gayther travel and transport section features thousands of airports, trains, metro stations, ports and many more modes of transport across the globe. Discover our interactive tool, featuring enhanced airport and metro station listings making it even easier to get from A to B

  Climate / Weather

North America’s climate data is based on daily averages over fifteen years. The climate data is comprised of the following data sets:
  • Average temperatures – based on the average daily recorded temperatures (available in degrees Celsius (Metric) and degrees Fahrenheit (Imperial))
  • Low temperatures – based on the average daily lowest recorded temperatures (available in degrees Celsius (Metric) and degrees Fahrenheit (Imperial))
  • High temperatures – based on the average daily highest recorded temperatures (available in degrees Celsius (Metric) and degrees Fahrenheit (Imperial))
  • Average rainfall – based on the average daily recorded rainfall (available in centimetres (Metric) and inches (Imperial)
  • Average wind speed – based on the average daily recorded wind speeds (available in kilometres per hour (Metric) or miles per hour (Imperial)
  • Average snowfall – based on the average daily recorded snowfall (available in centimetres (Metric) and inches (Imperial)

MONTHLY HEATMAP - discover the average temperature

The 12-month heatmap is a rough guide based on monthly average temperatures taken across the entire country. Temperatures within larger countries will likely vary significantly by each region, which is not reflected within the heatmaps
Click on < > to navigate back and forward between the various months

  Travel Inspiration

QUICK LINKS:  January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
Need inspiration and ideas around possible travel destinations at different times in the year? Our easy-to-use guide provides you with the ten top worldwide destinations. Learn more about the monthly average temperature for the highlighted destinations every month of the year.

click here  Click on the flag or name of the highlighted destination for more information

WHAT TIME IS IT IN…

With 24 time zones observed around the world, it can be 5 am in one country and 5 pm at the same time in another part of the world. The Gayther time zone guides provide four fun and interactive ways to find out any time zones and whether daylight savings time is observed for every country around the world. Discover all things time-related today

  Useful Information

  TERMS

(literal translations for popular languages)

English
north america
Spanish
américa del norte
French
amérique du nord
German
nordamerika
Mandarin
北美
Arabic
أمريكا الشمالية
Hebrew
צפון אמריקה
Hindi
उत्तरी अमेरिका
Dutch
noord-amerika
Portuguese
america do norte
Russian
северная америка
Japanese
北米
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Norteamérica (fr) | Nordamerika (de) | Norteamérica (es) | Nordamerica (it) | Noord-Amerika (du) | América do Norte (pt)
5

Unique currencies

5

Unique emergency numbers

120 volts | 60 watts
Average electricity volts and watts
6 plugs

(A, B, C, E, F, K)

80%

Drive on the Right

4

Official languages spoken

11

Time zones used

WHAT LANGUAGES ARE SPOKEN WHERE

It is estimated that there are over seven thousand languages and dialects spoken around the world. When travelling, it is important to find out what languages are spoken where, as well, as key phrases and terms in those languages. The Gayther Worldwide languages guide features all of the main languages spoken around the world, organised by country and region. Discover all things languages today
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: The information displayed on this page is for illustrative purposes only and does not constitute advice. It is essential that before travelling that you independently establish information relating specifically to your requirements and circumstances. Though we endeavour to keep all information across the site updated, we do not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of any information displayed. The languages and terms featured on this page are literal translations and have not been validated or verified. The service is provided free of charge, and by using it, you accept that you are doing so at your own risk. This page may contain external links to third party websites; Gayther provides these links for your convenience and does not endorse, warrant or recommend any particular products or services. By clicking on any external links, you will leave Gayther and be taken to the third-party website, which you do so at your own risk and by accessing the site, you will be required to comply with the external third party’s terms and conditions of use and privacy policies
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DISCOVER THE GAYTHER INTERACTIVE SITEMAP TOOL

Gayther is one of the largest LGBTQIA+ community resources available online. Thousands of helpful pages, tools, and guides are all available for you to use for free. We know Gayther is extensive, so to help, we have created various easy-to-use search facilities, including the Interactive Sitemap Tool
HOW TO USE
  • Click on the icon found in the header or at the top of every page
  • Once you have clicked the icon the full screen menu will appear
  • All you need to do is to click each of the options which best suit your requirements

Please sit back, relax and let us help you find what you are looking for quickly and easily