This entrepreneur experienced homophobia overseas. Now he’s making the world friendlier for LGBTQ+ travelers

Matthieu Jost started Misterb&b, an LGBTQ+ travel-booking platform, after an unsettling encounter abroad. It’s since grown to more than a million users.

About a decade ago, Matthieu Jost was traveling in Spain with his partner. They booked a room in a house; but when they arrived, it became clear that their host was not comfortable with a gay couple.