The International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) manje inekhalenda eliku-inthanethi elihlanganisa amafestivali nemicimbi ye-LGBTQ engaphezu kuka-140 emhlabeni jikelele. Okungenani amazwe angama-30 amelwe ekhalendeni futhi imicimbi engaphezu kuka-25 iqondiswe ngokukhethekile ezingxenyeni ezingamelwenga kahle emphakathini we-LGBTQ okuhlanganisa abantu bemibalabala, abathandana besifazane kanye nemiphakathi eshintsha ubulili.
Ukudlulela ngale kwe-LGBTQ Pride, imikhosi, imibuthano nemicimbi ekhalendeni ihlanganisa izingqikithi ezihlukahlukene, kusukela emculweni, ubuciko, nokudla kuye kwezemidlalo, umdanso, ukumela kanye namahlaya. Nakuba izehlakalo zihlukile, intambo evamile ukugujwa ngaphakathi komphakathi we-LGBTQ.
"Ukuvakashela indawo ngesikhathi sefestiveli noma umcimbi we-LGBTQ kuyindlela enhle yokungagcini nje ngokubona izimpawu zayo nokufunda umlando wayo, kodwa nokuzwa umphakathi wendawo we-LGBTQ," kusho uMongameli/i-CEO ye-IGLTA uJohn Tanzella. “Izindikimba zale micimbi zingahluka, kodwa izwi nobukhona bethu njengomphakathi we-LGBTQ kunamandla uma sihlangana ndawonye. Futhi njengoba eminingi yale micimbi ithembele ekwesekeni izivakashi, sinqume ukushicilela uhlu lomhlaba wonke ukuze sisize abahambi namabhizinisi abasizayo ekutholeni imicimbi ethokozisayo ngaphandle kwedolobha lakubo.”
I-International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association ingumholi womhlaba wonke ekuthuthukiseni uhambo lwe-LGBTQ kanye neLungu Lenxusa eliziqhenya le-United Nations World Tourism Organization. Umgomo we-IGLTA ukuhlinzeka ngolwazi nezisetshenziswa kubahambi be-LGBTQ nokuqhubekisela phambili ezokuvakasha ze-LGBTQ emhlabeni jikelele ngokubonisa umthelela wazo omkhulu wezenhlalo nezomnotho. Ubulungu be-IGLTA buhlanganisa izindawo zokuhlala ezinobungani ze-LGBTQ kanye ne-LGBTQ, izindawo, abahlinzeki besevisi, abasebenzeli bezokuvakasha, abahlinzeki bokuvakasha, imicimbi kanye nemidiya yezokuvakasha emazweni angaphezu kuka-80.
