 Hi guys, Linda here from ITTT, back this week with another live session. How's everybody doing? I hope everybody's doing well. There we go. Great. Well, my name is Linda. If you've seen me before, hi and welcome back. If this is your first time watching, thank you so much for tuning in. It is Pride Month and that's why I chose this topic for today, Tips and Resources for LGBTQIA Plus Teaching English Abroad. So we're going to cover a bunch of different things. There will also be a Q&A session at the end, but as always, feel free to keep your comments coming, your feedback coming throughout the live session, no problem at all. So guys, don't forget to like and subscribe as always. This is a weekly thing that we do. So every week, we are going live at this time, usually it's this time in this day, sometimes it might change. 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So I have a link for you guys here in the comments, I already posted some links and an email address by accident before the live started. So you can also use that. But this is what the link looks like, it ends with FB live minus Linda. This link will get you 30% off any TEFL or TESOL course from ITTT today. All right, very good. What else? What else? Hi, Loretto. How are you doing from Botswana? Nice to see you. Hi. Awesome. Nice. Yeah. Actually, good that you're saying that Loretto, let me know guys. Where are you tuning in from? Where are you watching from today? Where are you at? Let me know. We have Loretto tuning in from Botswana. I am in South Korea. It is 3.30 a.m. Friday morning. So we're heading into the weekend. I'm very excited about that. What about you guys? Where are you watching from today? Where are you tuning in from? Let me know. And then we're going to talk about this topic today. Like I said, tips and resources, and also most importantly, just the best countries, the best countries, the best regions and places for LGBTQIA plus members for teaching English abroad. We're going to talk a little bit about which countries maybe to avoid, how to find information for country-specific information, how to navigate all of that. And I'm going to give you a bunch of information, a bunch of resources and organizations, communities you can reach out to in these specific countries so that you have a positive and safe experience teaching English abroad. That's kind of on the agenda today. I'm very excited about this topic today. All right, cool. Amitabha says, hello, Linda. Good morning. I know the acronym LGBTQ, but what does the acronym IA mean? Oh my God. It is 3.30 a.m. at your place and you are up so early. 10.30, 10.30 a.m. It is, is it 3.30 where you are? It is 10.30 here. Where is it? 3.30. Is it? Maybe somebody else or you misunderstood, but here is 10.30. I always go live at 10.30. That's the earliest I could do pretty much. Manisha, hi, how are you doing? And to answer Amitabha's question, the IA, let's see LGBTQIA, I think it stands, yes, for intersex and asexual, the I and the A. So the acronym kind of keeps getting longer and longer to be more inclusive, to include all kinds of people. That's why we also add the plus, plus, right? For everybody to get included. Yeah. Perfect. Right. All right. Very nice. Manisha, where are you tuning in from? Let us know. And again, 30% off if you want to grab that discount off of any Teflor, T-sol, of course, you can do so scan this QR code here, or I also shared a link in the comments. Looks like this, FB live minus Linda, you can check it out. And then we can have a look at our agenda today. So this is what we're going to talk about today. Like I said, LGBTQIA plus friendly EFL destinations. We're going to talk about, I think it's like the top five. I picked the best five destinations. We're going to talk about why they are good for good queer destinations. How are they friendly for the LGBTQIA plus community? And also, why are they good teaching destinations? So you get the best of both worlds. Then we're also going to talk briefly about which regions maybe we should better avoid that are not so friendly to this community. We're also going to have some queer friendly travel resources for you today. And then just at the end, hopefully all of this will lead to a fun English teaching experience. That's kind of the goal here. That is the goal. As always, feel free to add in your comments, your feedback, your questions. We also have a Q&A, like I said, at the end. I'm also going to probably share this, all of my slides after the live in the comments below this video. So you can click on all the resources as well, because there are a lot of clickable resources. And we can't obviously through the screen, you can click on it watching me. So I'm going to share the PDF of this presentation with you guys in the comments. So you can click on all the resources later. Okay. All right. Manisha is from Sri Lanka. Nice. Very good. What time is it there right now? Isn't it very early as well? Amitava says, I misunderstood or misheard your timing. It is 7.09 a.m. in Kolkata. Yeah. So three and a half, two and a half, three and a half hours? Three and a half hours. Yes. Three and a half hours. Different. Okay. Very nice. Awesome. I also have my coffee here. So I'm going to take a sip. Also, you guys feel free to get a beverage of your choice. We might be here for a little while. We'll see. There is a lot of information to go through today. Not too much. I don't think, but you never know how long it takes. And then the Q&A session is really up to you guys. How long you want it to be. I already mentioned this, but don't forget to like and subscribe so you're updated. And then we are just jumping in. Okay. We're going to jump in to today's topic. So we're going to start with, first, I have some facts for you and I'm going to make myself smaller. There's a lot of text on my slides this time, but I think it's just really important to cover all of this. So a lot of people, especially of course, people who are not part of the LGBTQ community might not think about this, right? You worry about the, we worry about things like, you know, do I have the right qualifications? Do I have a degree? Do I have a TEFL certificate? Native, non-native English speaker, those are kind of our factors that we look at when it comes to teaching English abroad, but certainly members of the LGBTQIA plus community, they have also other factors to consider when it comes to choosing a teaching destination, right? So adjusting to living abroad involves dealing with questions about discrimination, safety, coming out and handling public displays of affection, all of these things you have to think about when moving to a different country, right? In general, we can say that LGBTQ rights have improved globally, but of course, with more countries, there are more countries legalizing same-sex marriage and also anti-discrimination laws and all these things, but there is still a lot of progress to be made and it really varies a lot from country to country, which is why I thought it would be a good idea to have this live session today and to look at the queer-friendliest countries for queer teachers. So I think that's just going to be very useful because it really depends, of course, we all know this, the laws vary from country to country and then there are some more open-minded countries and cultures and less open-minded cultures and countries, so we're going to look at that. But yeah, the goal really is to find a place to teach abroad that is accepting and welcoming to the LGBTQ community, so that's very important, and we're going to talk about the friendly places and programs and organizations available that are specifically for great for LGBTQIA plus travelers who want to teach English abroad. You know, in honor of Pride Month this month, I picked this topic out. All right, yeah, 7 a.m. in Sri Lanka for Manisha. Oh, nice, OK. Oh, and it's 3.40 a.m. in Botswana. Oh my gosh. Wow, you're up so early or are you still up? Either way, thank you so much for tuning in. That's very interesting. OK, so let's have a look first at our LGBTQIA plus friendly ESL destination. So which countries are the would I recommend or are not just me, but I've done a lot of research on this. Of course, I'm not the expert today. So if you have better input, let me know. But this is what I've found. I've spoken with members of this community and also from articles and resources from the community. These are the destinations that they have said are friendly and recommend for teaching English abroad. So first off, we're going to start with Spain. OK, Spain, so I have two columns for each country. As you can see, one is why is it a good option for LGBTQIA plus members? And the other column is just for the EFL industry in general. So why is it a good teaching destination? And then the orange color things up here, these are local LGBTQIA plus communities, programs, groups specifically here. This is Madrid or just in general in Spain. So these are all clickable when I'm going to share that later in the comments. You can download this and you can click on all the organizations. So if, for example, you want to go to Spain and you are a member of this community, you know that you can reach out to these organizations and you can become a member, you can get involved, or if you have any issues, you can also contact them and reach out and they can help you. So that's kind of the format of today's live or my slides today. So let's have a look at why Spain is a good option if you are queer and you want to teach English abroad. So Spain is actually considered one of the most LGBTQIA plus friendly countries in Western Europe, same sex marriage and adoption are also legal in Spain. Transgender individuals, they can change their name and their gender legally after receiving medical diagnosis and treatment discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal in employment, which is also great. You have a lot of protection there. And Madrid actually hosts one of the biggest pride parades in Europe and cities like Barcelona. They also have gay friendly districts and LGBTQ plus owned businesses. So Spain is a really good place to go open minded. So and it's also a great teaching destination. So why teaching English in Spain offers opportunities specifically in the big cities like we know Madrid, Barcelona, but also places like Valencia, Sevilla and Bilbao. The requirements for teaching English in Spain typically include a bachelor's degree and a TEFL certificate and ESL teachers can find positions mostly in private academies or also international schools. But we talk about international schools in the past and they usually have stricter law, not law, stricter regulations when it comes to hiring. You need stricter requirements. There we go. Higher requirements, stricter requirements. So a lot of times you actually need to have an official teaching license. Depends on the international school, but that can happen. So most teachers definitely find positions in private language schools and academies in Spain and then also to note non-EU citizens, they may find it a little bit more challenging to secure teaching jobs in Spain, but it's not impossible. It's not impossible. So if you're not from the EU and you want to teach English in Spain, some employers, they also don't mind and they will go through the visa process with you as well. But it might be a little bit more challenging. You might have to look a little bit deeper and be more patient. Salaries in Spain, they range from 1200 to 2000 euros a month. And sometimes you also get benefits. They vary from institution to institution, from school to school. So sometimes you would get maybe housing allowance, housing assistance. Some of them might even offer free housing if they already have an apartment, typically it would be like a shared apartment with other teachers from the school, something like that. So yeah, that is that about Spain. So Spain overall, Spain is actually one of the top teaching destinations in Europe in general. It's very popular, highly recommended. And I actually should have put this on the slide, but they also have a English teaching program, the NELCAP program, NELCAP program in Spain. I can drop a link in the comments if you're interested. And this is the North American Language and Culture Assistance Program. And I believe, yeah, this is especially for I believe it's Americans. So here you North American, let's see what it says. In the United States, yeah, so this is for US American. You need to be a US citizen and you need to have a bachelor's degree. You need to be a it says be a native like speaker of English, being good physical and mental health, have a clean background check. And you need to be between 18 and 60 years old to apply. And this program basically places you into schools in Spain. So I'm going to share that with you guys so you can have a look. This is a very popular program. And so if you are American, you can apply to teach English in Spain. Via the NELCAP program. That's also very popular. Here we go. This link is for the NELCAP program in Spain. There you go. All right. Good. So this is our first destination. Next up, if you have any questions at any time, feel free. Just comment also if you have taught in one of these destinations before or if you have traveled to one of these destinations before as a queer person, for example, as a member of the LGBTQIA plus community. Let us know what your experience was. Maybe it was different than what it says here. But let me know. Next up, of course, we have to also mention Thailand, Thailand. And again, you see three big programs, communities, institutions that are part of the community so you can reach out and get support there. But why is Thailand a good option when it comes to LGBTQIA? So Thailand is considered one of the most tolerant nations in Southeast Asia. And they have a very thriving LGBTQ plus community. However, the country's laws, they do not currently allow for same-sex marriage. So they do not have that or legal gender change for transgender individuals. However, they do actually have a lot of transgender people in Thailand. And they're very open about it. We've probably all heard about these. There are a lot of documentaries about it, but there's also when you go travel there, they're very open minded about this stuff. So that's very, very good. And then Thailand is also known for hosting one of the largest transgender beauty contests in the world and has LGBTQ plus friendly establishment in pretty much all the cities, major cities and hotels, bars, resorts, but not only entertainment industry. You transgender people in Thailand, they really you can see them everywhere. That's it's really great because I live in South Korea. It's not at all like this in South Korea. And that's why I'm going to tell you right away. South Korea is not on this list for good reason. We're going to talk a little bit about that if you're curious, if you really want to teach English in Korea and you're like, oh, why we can talk about it? But that's why it's so fascinating and because I'm super interested in Asia. So I always applaud any Asian country because normally Asian culture is very conservative, so I applaud any Asian nation who is more forward in this kind of stuff than most countries. So anyways, also to note, lawmakers in Thailand have proposed laws to provide legal protections for same sex couples. And that is really seen as a positive step, of course, forward towards greater rights and protections for the LGBTQ plus community. And then talking about why Thailand is just a good teaching destination in general. Of course, Thailand is one of the most popular places to go in Asia for teaching English abroad. Most teaching positions you will find in Bangkok and Chiang Mai, Phuket, Pattaya, these kinds of places. Requirements, they typically include a bachelor's degree and a TEFL or a TESOL certificate. And then here salaries range from 25,000 to 40,000 Thai baht per month. And I should have put the dollar amount here. So 25,000 Thai baht to USD. Let's have a look. 25,000 is 722 US dollars. So from 722 dollars to about 1,150. So that is the salary range for Thailand. Here you can see it in the local currency, but from 700 to 1,200 that kind of range. Also keep in mind that the cost of living in Thailand is of course much lower compared to other places. So even though maybe the salary might seem lower, it can actually go a long way because the cost of living is lower. Benefits here such as accommodation, assistance and health insurance, they may also be provided. So you might get free housing or you might get a housing allowance. All of these things depends on the school. Teaching experience is beneficial, but it's not always required. So not at all. All right. And again, after the live session, I am going to share my slides with you so you can click on all of these resources here if you're interested and you want to learn more. And I highly encourage you to do so. It's very interesting how different countries have different organizations. So it's really good. All right. We talked about Spain. We talked about Thailand. And now my personal favorite because Asia, Taiwan, Taiwan. And actually, Taiwan is considered one of the most progressive regions in Asia for LGBTQ plus rights. It's really amazing because like I said, I've been living in Asia for 10 years since 2012. Yeah, 10 years. And Taiwan is really the most progressive in this region, I can say. And it's fascinating. I love it. I'm all here for it. Same sex marriage has been legal in Taiwan since 2019. And I believe still now, 2023, it is the only country in Asia that has same sex marriage legalized. I need to Google that. But before I put out wrong information, let's see, countries in Asia with same sex marriage. I believe it's only Taiwan, to be honest. Yeah, I think really it's only Taiwan. Yes, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize same sex marriage nationwide on May 24th, 2019. And since then. Nothing else has followed. Oh, in March 2023, the Supreme Court of Nepal ordered the Nepali government to legally recognize a same sex marriage performed overseas and to legislate for same sex marriage. OK, so they just ordered them. But I don't know, it's probably not through. So interesting, definitely interesting. But yeah, Taiwan, as of still right now, Taiwan is the only country in Asia to legalize same sex marriage. And that was in 2019. So just wanted to put that out there. And that's why I really love Taiwan personally. Taiwan is great. So, yeah. Workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity has also been illegal since 20 2007 in Taiwan. And this is not something you you you would think this is something that, of course, that's a given. But even in South Korea, that is not the case. You do not have there in South Korea. Actually, there is no anti discrimination law still today in 2023. So that's why again, South Korea is not on this list. And I'm bashing South Korea. I know South Korea is great, but not when it comes to LGBTQIA plus issues. OK, I just wanted to put that out there. Other than that, I really like South Korea. I love living here. I don't want to say anything negative, but because we're talking about this topic today, that's why the Taiwan Pride Parade also attracts visitors from across Asia to celebrate openly, it's a big event. But of course, challenges remain such as inability for same sex couples to jointly adopt and also the requirement of sex reassignment surgery for legal gender change. So talking about the EFL industry, why is Taiwan a great destination for teaching English abroad? Teaching English in Taiwan offers opportunities in cities like Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung and Tainan. Requirements for teaching English in Taiwan typically include a bachelor's degree and a Teflor T-Soll certificate. And in Taiwan, salaries, they range from 50,000 to 80,000 new Taiwan dollars. And that is between one thousand six hundred and two thousand six hundred US dollars a month. Benefits may also include housing allowance, health insurance and paid vacation time. And most teachers in Taiwan will teach in private language schools, but also a lot of opportunities in public schools as well. All right, good. So we talked about Spain, Thailand, Taiwan and let's see what is next. Next, we have Uruguay. Uruguay actually is known for its safety and has one of the lowest crime rates in South America, so in general. But the country has also protections in place and does not tolerate discrimination against LGBTQ plus the LGBTQ plus community. And also LGBTQ plus rights in Uruguay, they rank among the highest in the world. Same sex marriage has been legal since 2013 there. And in 2016, very interestingly, Uruguay was named the most LGBT friendly country in Latin America, calling the nation a model for social inclusion in Latin America. And in just a second, we're actually going to look at a whole world map for the gay friendliness, queer friendliness in the whole world. And I believe Uruguay is still the most open minded, queer friendly nation in Latin America still today, so a great place to go. In terms of teaching there, most opportunities can be found in cities like Montevideo, Punta del Este and Colonia del Sacramento. I've never heard of the city, Colonia del Sacramento. OK, cool. Requirements, they typically include a bachelor's degree and a TEFL certificate and salaries they range from 800 to 1500 US dollars a month. Benefits may also include health insurance and paid vacation time. Typically in this region, you will not get paid housing, paid airfare, those kinds of things are not really a thing in Latin America. However, Uruguay has a moderate cost of living and a supportive work environment for teachers, so even though the salary might not be that high, you can still live pretty comfortably. And again, with anywhere teaching English abroad, you have the option of tutoring on the side. You can find private tutors. You can also start teaching English online to get some extra income. That's always an option as well. All right, let me have some coffee. All right, perfect. I have something in my nose. That's OK. All right, awesome. I hope we're all still cool here and we're here. If anybody joined that didn't watch from the beginning, guys, let me know where you're watching from. Leave a comment. Just say hi and let me know where you're watching from today. I would appreciate that. Thank you. All right, we spoke about Spain, Thailand, Taiwan, Uruguay. And let's see what is next. Another place in Latin America, Colombia. Again, Colombia is also known as one of the most welcoming countries in South America for LGBTQ plus individuals. They also have same sex marriage since 2016. And they also have nationwide anti-discrimination laws to protect the LGBTQ plus community and population. Since 2015, Colombia, transgender individuals in Colombia can also legally change their gender without requiring psychiatric or physical examinations. So that's really great as well. Again, here I have three organizations for LGBTQ plus in Colombia. So later, like I said, I'm going to share these slides in the comments. So you can click on all of these. Of course, you can also take screenshot shots and Google them. But I'm going to share the slides in the comments so you can click on everything and you can check everything out. If you're planning to move to Colombia, these are definitely communities and organizations you can check out and maybe get in touch with. If you're unsure. But yeah, also, Colombia is great for teaching English abroad in general. It is considered one of the emerging EFL markets. And there are a lot of opportunities found in cities like Bogotá, Medellín, Cali and Cartagena, Cartagena. I'm not sure. Sorry. I don't say it. Anyway, these four cities are the biggest in the country and offer the most teaching opportunities in Colombia. Typically required is a bachelor's degree and a TEFL T-SOL certificate, even though without a degree, you can also find positions there. Salaries in Colombia range from seven hundred to one thousand five hundred US dollars a month and benefits may sometimes even include accommodation, return, return, airfare, medical insurance and paid vacation time. Even though accommodation and airfare is more rare, I will say that. Colombia has a moderate cost of living and a high demand for English teachers, especially in recent years, like I said, it is considered to be one of the emerging EFL markets in the world. So Colombia is pretty much booming right now when it comes to EFL teaching. That's why I really wanted to mention it here because it is very LGBTQ plus friendly and also a booming EFL destination. We'd recommend that to anyone in Latin America as a teaching destination. OK, and next up, we have Germany, so very nice. We also have three organizations here, specifically for Germany. And why is it a good option as a member of the LGBTQIA plus community to teach English in Germany? Actually, Germany is considered one of the most gay friendly countries in the world. Same sex marriage and legal adoption have been allowed since 2017. And there are also many openly gay politicians, for example, like the Federal Minister of Health, Gens Spahn. They hold high ranking roles in Germany at the moment as well. Major cities such as Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg, they host pride parades. And LGBT film festivals regularly. And especially Cologne, the city of Cologne is known for its vibrant LGBTQ plus community, and there are numerous festivals and events and sports leagues and business networks and all of these things specifically targeted at the LGBTQ plus community. So really good there. EFL industry in Germany, so teaching English in Germany offers opportunities again in the biggest cities like Berlin, Munich, Hamburg and also Cologne. And requirements typically include a bachelor's degree, a TEFL T-SOL certificate and also native or near native English proficiency. Salaries in Germany range from 2000 to 4000 euros per month, depending on your qualifications and experience. And benefits may include health insurance, paid vacation and accommodation assistance. Opportunities for teaching English in Germany typically exist in international schools, but also language institutes and universities. I actually myself, I was born and raised in Germany. My mom is German, my dad is American. And I went to special foreign language schools and there all of my teachers were English EFL teachers, basically from all places around the world. We also had native Spanish teachers, French teachers, all of that. So there are a lot of foreign language schools in Germany that hire regularly as well. All right. Great. Oh, right. And then more. So these are my top countries. So again, we had Germany, we had Colombia, we had Uruguay, we had Taiwan, Thailand and Spain. So six, the top six countries for teaching English abroad as a LGBTQIA plus member or community member and more countries that are gay friendly, so to speak, for teaching English abroad would be places like Portugal, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Belgium, the Netherlands, Canada, Argentina, Malta and Denmark. So as you can see, a lot of European places. And again, we talked about this in the past. Unfortunately, Europe is also known to be more strict when it comes to hiring English teachers, right? They prefer people from the EU with EU passports, but it's not impossible to still find positions even if you're not an EU citizen. But again, maybe Argentina is a great place to look at. Yeah. All right. Great. Then some countries, maybe you should better avoid China, Russia, the Middle East and North and Central of Africa. Unfortunately, either they just have very clear laws against homosexuality, transgender, all of these kinds of things. They are not very welcoming, unfortunately. So better to avoid, better to avoid these places. If you are in the LGBTQIA community and you want to teach English abroad, these places are not so great to go. And then let's have a look at some of the LGBTQ travel resources that I really want to share with you guys. Very interesting. So here's a whole table of resources. You can take a screenshot, but again, I'm also going to share that later in the comments so you can click on all of these. But the first one here, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association, I-L-G-A, they actually have this really great map on their website that I think is really, really nice. So this will also really help you if you want to teach English abroad or if you want to travel abroad. Just you can refer to this map and see, you know, which countries are gay friendly and which countries are not. So basically the blue ones are considered gay friendly. Here, protection against discrimination based on sexual orientation is very good. The protection and the red and orange places are not so good. And actually the darker it gets, the more horrible it gets. So the darkest one, they actually have the death penalty for homosexuality. So definitely want to avoid these places. So as you can see, yeah, blue here, blue, blue, blue. I mean, every part of the world has some blue in it, some more than others. So you can refer to this map. Again, this is from the I-L-G-A, the sexual orientation laws in the world map. So very interesting to have a look at if you're like, oh, I really want to teach English in Argentina. So let's have a look. I can't really zoom in here, unfortunately. But where's Argentina? Oh, yeah, right here. So Argentina is actually light blue and light blue means limited or uneven protection. But we actually spoke about where's Uruguay? Oh, here, Uruguay. So that is broad protection. The best one in Latin America is actually Bolivia. There you go. Bolivia, but Bolivia is actually not on our English teaching abroad. Raider that much there. The EFL market is not that big. That's why I did not include that one. But yes, also very good is Ecuador and Ecuador is actually a good teaching destination should that also should be on our list. But yeah, also Mexico, as you can see, is even better than the United States. That's really interesting. So this map is really interesting. If you if you're interested, take a moment and just look at this map, study it. I think that can be really beneficial. The next thing is the IGLTA. So that is the International Gate and Lesbian Travel Association. And they provide a lot of references to finding LGBTQ travel businesses and resources. So for example, this I had a look at their website really cool. So they have a lot of LGBTQ plus travel guides. So here also how to stay safe while traveling. Here we have the trans safety guide, marriage equality guide, HIV travel guide. So this is a really, really great resource as well to look at if you're looking for travel destinations or specifically teaching English abroad destinations. The IGLTA can be a great resource to find out more information about specific destinations. All right. And then, yeah. Oh, I also wanted to share that with you guys. So I'm going to share that, like I said in the comments, but also Matador Network. So this is one of the top travel resources on the entire web. And they also have a lot of great content for gay travelers. Then we have the gay guide net, again, a worldwide gay business directory. So that's really interesting. And then the Out Traveler online magazine is also really, really nice. They provide destination information and feature articles about all sorts of travel related topics, specifically, of course, for gay travelers. So Matador, Matador Network and especially Out Traveler online magazines. This is one magazine specifically for gay travelers. And we also have, again, on Matador Network, they have a whole section about LGBTQ travel. You can check it out here. I'm looking at it right now, but it's just the nine best gay friendly cities in the US, how to celebrate pride all year long. Yeah, here. Oh, the five best resorts for gay ski weekend. Nice. Yeah, so a lot of really interesting articles here. You can check that out in Matador. Here, the six best places in Mexico for a romantic vacation. Nice. I need to look that up. That's really nice. A lot of really good articles. The best honeymoon destinations for gay newlyweds. Nice. So again, take a screenshot or maybe you already know these. I'm also going to share them again in the comments. But yeah, let's open up Q&A today. I hope you found it useful. Of course, I am an ally. I'm not a member of the LGBTQIA plus community, but I really tried my best to research as much as I could also from these resources that I mentioned to really provide you with accurate and the most helpful information possible here from my end. So I hope you found it useful. And anyway, also, I hope anybody else who's interested in teaching English abroad in general also found it interesting to learn about these destinations, destinations and how gay friendly they are and their local discrimination laws. Because again, I said this earlier, but with Korea, we do not have in Korea an anti-discrimination law and people have been fighting for this for years and years and years. And this is not only for members of the LGBTQIA plus community, but also as a foreigner living teaching English abroad in South Korea. You also want to have an anti-discrimination law to avoid being discriminated against just based on the fact that you're a foreigner. So it's not only an anti-discrimination law is not only, of course, something that the LGBTQIA plus community is fighting for, but also as a foreign national living in a different country and anti-discrimination law also benefits you from that standpoint as well. So just wanted to point that out. But anyway, let's have a Q&A. Do you have any questions? Also, it doesn't have to be anything about today's topic. Can be about anything Tefal TESOL related. So let's open up the floor and give you the mic. Leave a comment, any questions, any concerns, any feedback, like I said, if you have traveled to one of these places before and you have experiences, let me know. Very curious. Also, again, we do have a 30% off link that I want to share with you again. I shared it in the beginning, but I know some people are leaving and coming in out of this live, so I just want to put that in here again, a 30% discount code off of any Tefal or TESOL course. So what you can do is you can scan this QR code or you can also just copy and paste this link. It ends with FB live minus Linda. And there you go. So, all right. And then let me know, guys, what are your questions? Ask me your questions. There we go. Ask me your questions. Maybe just a quick recap for anybody who's too tuned in late, but our recommended destinations, LGBTQIA plus friendly EFL destinations are Spain, Thailand, Taiwan, Uruguay, Columbia and Germany. Those are our recommended and here are more countries that are also very good in terms of rights for members of the LGBTQIA community. So just a quick recap here. And then again, Q&A. Feel free to ask me your questions or if you're all happy and set. I'm also all happy and set and we can say goodbye. But I want to give everybody the opportunity to ask questions. And again, it doesn't have to be related to today's topic. It can be anything about Tefal, TESOL, our courses about ITTT, about other teaching destinations. Let me know. Because of course, like we said, a lot of very popular teaching destinations like Japan, Korea, China were not on the list today, right? They were not on the list today. And I touched on a little bit about why that is. But yeah, let's see. Well, guys, if there are no questions, I'm also not. Oh, Daniel. Hi, Daniel. Greetings from Mexico City. Thank you, Daniel. We just had a look. I don't know if you saw the map. I don't know when you tuned in, but we just looked at the map here. And Mexico is like the best look. Constitutional protection. All the dark blue ones are the best countries in terms of sexual orientation laws in the world. So maybe, Daniel, could you give us some input about, you know, what about Mexico and how gay friendly LGBTQIA plus friendly do you think Mexico is? Because from this map, right, it looks like it's it's pretty good. I have never been to Mexico, so I can't really speak on that. But maybe, Daniel, if you have some input for us, I would really appreciate that. Ah, Daniel says, yeah, I saw that. That's another reason why you should visit us. Yeah, that's another reason why Mexico is a great place to teach English abroad or just visit for traveling. Absolutely. So that's really, really interesting. Very, very, very interesting. Yeah, because there are not that many really dark blue countries here. If you if you could see it's really small, right? Oh, my God, it's even smaller now, right? My apologies. But yeah, it's very interesting. Very interesting. Great. All right. Well, if there are no more questions coming through, maybe we can say goodbye. And again, I will be back again next week. So there will be a new live session. And like I said before, we do have some recommendations for topics coming through. So I'm going to work through that list. I just really wanted to have this topic today because I think it's very important to talk about Daniel says, as long as I know, people have been fighting for the LGBTQ community rights for the past few years. OK, so there's in Mexico, there's a lot of change and progress in the last few years. It's interesting. Yeah. That's great. Very good. OK, thank you, Daniel. All right. Oh, Loretta says, thanks for another exciting and informative session. Thank you, Loretta. I appreciate that. Thank you so much. Thank you so much for everybody who stay. I mean, many of you guys stayed up until the end. I really appreciate that Loretta was watching the whole session at 3 30 a.m. I still can't believe that. Go to bed, Loretta. You need some sleep. Daniel, thank you so much for your input about Mexico and gay rights and the gay friendliness in Mexico. Appreciate that. Manisha, thank you for staying on. Manisha from Sri Lanka, Amitava, of course, from Kalkata, India. Thank you so much. All you guys, these are very regular faces here. I thank you so much for coming back week after week. It's so interesting and so so nice to see you all. And then I'm going to say goodbye and I hope you join me again next week. I'll be back same place, same time. So I hope to see you there with another topic. Thank you guys so much. Stay safe, stay happy, stay healthy, and I'll see you again next time. Thank you so much. Have a great weekend. I'm out. Bye.