Next came São Paulo in Brazil. Although it scored lower on the city safety index, Hidden says a whopping 14% of Brazilian adults identify as queer (other recent studies suggest 11%-15%). The average cost for a date for two is also lower than many of the other cities surveyed, at around $60.56.
When I got to the pool, I did have the "how do you sit in a lounge chair naked without looking or feeling like you're at the gynecologist" conversation with myself. But I soon squared that away by stretching my legs out along the length of the chair and crossing one over the other. I felt strangely comfortable. That feeling of not just calm but contentedness never left me while I was at the resort.