Canada is known to be friendly and welcoming to all, and this hospitality extends to the LGBTQ+ community. Canada is one of the most gay-friendly countries in the world and a must-visit for all LGBTQ+ travelers In fact, Canada shares first place (with Sweden) in the 2018 Spartacus Gay Travel Index. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and IGLTA also released the second edition of the UNWTO Global Report on LGBT Tourism and it was noted that 86% of Canadian, millennial-aged respondents believe homosexuality should be accepted. Canada was also one of the first countries to officially legalize same-sex marriage nationwide back in 2005, a decade before the United States.