O le International LGBTQ + Travel Association (IGLTA) ma le IGLTA Foundation e faʻamanatuina tagata transgender ma tagata lautele, i latou eseese uma, mo a latou sao faʻamalosia i sosaiete i le lalolagi atoa. Matou te taumafai e fa'aumatia le fa'ailoga tagata o lo'o taofia ai le tele o tagata ta'ito'atasi eseese mai le ola fa'aaliali ma le atoatoa e pei o latou tagata moni.

O se vaega o lenei tautinoga, o le IGLTA Foundation ua fausia se vaega faufautua i le lalolagi atoa e fesoasoani i le asosi e fausia ni punaoa sili atu e lagolago ai tagata malaga eseese. O le vaega malosi e aofia ai Jacob Anderson-Minshall, Fa'atonu Sili, Tagata Ta'avale i fafo; Renato Braga, Pule Fa'amatalaga, Amadeus Brasil; Gabrielle Claiborne, Pule Sili, Transformation Journeys Worldwide; tusitala/faufautua Dr. Elijah Nicholas; Alejandra Palma, Pule Faʻapisinisi, Chile, Condor Travel; Rachel Reese, Pule Sili, Global Butterflies; Diane Rodriguez, Fa'avae, LGBT Chamber of Commerce of Ekuatoa; Stevie Tran, Paaga Faavae, Tran Arrowsmith; ma Bella Thanakarn Vongvisitsin, Fa'avae, LGBTIQ+ Turisi Asia.

"Matou te matua nofouta i le le faʻailoaina o femalagaiga, pe o le maketi atoa e le mafai ona aofia ai tagata faimalaga ma tagata malaga eseese poʻo le leai o se vaʻaia i la matou pisinisi pisinisi," o le tala lea. IGLTA Peresetene/CEO John Tanzella. "Matou te manaʻomia le atinaʻeina o punaoa faʻapitoa e fesoasoani ai i tagata tafafao maimoa ia malamalama atili i manaʻoga o tagata faʻatau ma tagata lautele."

"E tele naua mataupu saogalemu ma atugaluga e patino i tagata faimalaga ma tagata femalagaaʻi eseese e manaʻomia le faʻalauteleina o le gauai i le lalolagi atoa, ma matou te manaʻo e faʻamautinoa o le pusa meafaigaluega matou te atiaeina o loʻo logoina e i latou matou te fia tautuaina," o le tala lea a le IGLTA Foundation Board. Taitaifono Theresa Belpulsi.

OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:

"E tele naua mataupu saogalemu ma atugaluga e patino i tagata faimalaga ma tagata femalagaaʻi eseese e manaʻomia le faʻalauteleina o le gauai i le lalolagi atoa, ma matou te manaʻo e faʻamautinoa o le pusa meafaigaluega matou te atiaeina o loʻo logoina e i latou matou te fia tautuaina," o le tala lea a le IGLTA Foundation Board. Taitaifono Theresa Belpulsi.
As part of this commitment, the IGLTA Foundation has formed a global advisory group to help the association create better resources to support gender-diverse travelers.
“We are very aware of underrepresentation in travel, whether it's overall marketing that fails to include transgender and gender-diverse travelers or lack of visibility in our business network,” said IGLTA President/CEO John Tanzella.