Stop Hiding. Start Traveling On Your Terms.
Queer people spend around $100 billion annually on travel, and are twice as likely as the general population to hold a passport. In short, we love to travel!
Despite our lavish spending, queer travelers are often underserved.
We are either overlooked when it comes to travel guides, or are encouraged to stick to a handful of “safe” destinations.
This conventional wisdom doesn’t build confidence or validate our identities.
Nor does it teach us how to advocate for ourselves as travelers or plan off-the-beaten-path adventures to new places.
And, with the advent of anti-LGBTQ+ policies across the United States and elsewhere, travel has become more fraught than ever for queer and trans folks.
Queer Travel Should Build Confidence, Not Fear
Weaving personal experience with data and interviews, (Out) On the Road empowers LGBTQ+ travelers to face their fears, expand their comfort zones, find community, and thrive on the road.
(Out) On the Road blends personal insights with practical strategies – the kind of information I wish I had when I first started traveling. You’ll find:
- My best tips from decades of queer travel + 8 years as an LGBTQ+ travel writer
- Interviews and stories with a broad range of queer and trans travelers
- Reflection questions to help you figure out what you want
- Action steps to make your next trip easier and more joyful
- Advice for US and international travel
(Out) On the Road helps readers step beyond their comfort zones, plan transformative adventures, and travel with increased confidence, joy, and personal power.
Praise for (Out) On the Road
“(Out) On the Road feels like permission. Permission to take up space, to want more from travel, to refuse narratives that ask queer people to make ourselves smaller. Part guide and part declaration of belonging, Lindsey Danis offers a deeply human alternative to safety only thinking that is instead grounded in joy, dignity, and lived experience.”
– Arden Joy, founder of Girls Who Travel
“In (Out) On The Road, Lindsey Danis expertly weaves together personal anecdotes, real-world data, and hands-on tips to create a book that does far more than explain how queer travel is different. With thoughtfulness and nuance, they challenge even the most well-meaning advice about how to move through the world, encouraging travelers to build systems that work for them—while simultaneously making a compelling case for how those same systems, at a larger scale, could help create a more equitable world for all. Written for queer travelers craving tips that speak to their experiences—and a must-read for friends and family who want to be better allies and travel industry insiders.”
– Beth Santos, author of Wander Women, founder and CEO of Wanderful
“Lindsey Danis understands that queer travel is not just about where we go, but how we claim space once we arrive. Part handbook, part reflection, and part call to action, (Out) On the Road offers context, courage, and clarity to LGBTQ+ travelers who want more than a rainbow sticker in a hotel window.”
– Bil Browning, LGBTQ+ journalist
“Lindsey Danis gives LGBTQ+ readers practical and confidence-building tips to travel authentically. Recognizing the real legal and safety challenges we face, (Out) On the Road provides timely cultural connection, clarity, and harm-reduction safety tips for LGBTQ+ travel. As a queer/nonbinary/polyamorous/leather queer I know how both scary and empowering travel can be. Travel isn’t always safe, but this book shows readers it’s worth it to get out there and queerly explore!”
– Sassafras Patterdale – author of Lost Boi, Roving Pack, A Little Queermas Carol, and Kicked Out
“Whether you’re a queer traveler looking forward to a wider array of representation, an ally interested in learning more about the lived experiences of LGBTQ+ travelers, or a marketer trying to better understand a growing demographic, Lindsey Danis’ (Out) On the Road: The Radical Joy of Queer Travel offers both valuable insights and personal stories to bring them to life.”
– Roni Weiss – Executive Director, Travel Unity
“Lindsey Danis offers a smarter way to travel while queer, moving beyond ‘gay-friendly’ lists and the false sense of safety they promise.”
– Asher Fergusson, LGBTQ+ travel safety researcher at AsherFergusson.com
“Lindsey Danis offers a new generation of LGBTQ+ and ally travelers and their families a roadmap to navigate beyond safety to taking the plunge to explore the world and connect with our rainbow community in (Out) on the Road. Much like recent books for solo women travelers stepping out on their own for the first time, Danis gives tools to navigate everything from difficult situations to finding community and how to plan for, tips and tricks, and fund those wanderlust dreams.”
– Heather Cassell, founder and editor of GirlsThatRoam.com and LGBTQ+ travel writer, and founder and lead tour guide of GoRoamTours.com in San Francisco
Order Now for Special Bonuses
The book releases on May 5, 2026.
But if you order before then, you can claim exclusive bonuses — and the more copies you grab, the more you unlock.
Here’s how it works:
📦 1 copy → Stickers Snag a set of queer travel joy stickers, just for pre-ordering.
📦📦 2 copies → Stickers + Discord + Your Dream Itinerary Get into my exclusive Queer Travel Discord community plus one full itinerary from my personal travels. You choose from: Iceland South Coast, Marseille, Montreal, Tokyo, Puerto Rico, O’ahu, or New Orleans.
📦📦📦📦📦 5 copies → Everything above + a Live Workshop with Me Join a 90-minute virtual travel workshop (you vote on the topic: No-Stress Points & Miles, Plan Your Bucket List Trip, or Queer Solo Travel – Beyond Safety). Perfect for gifting copies to friends, family, your book club — anyone in your life who loves to travel.
📦×10 → Everything above + I Plan Your Vacation Yes, really. Order 10 copies and I will personally plan a weekend trip anywhere in the US, customized to your interests and travel style. And because I am a travel maximalist, you can probably stretch the planned trip to 5 days. This one is so wild I had to cap the quantity, so if it appeals, don’t delay.