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Contents:

• 25 GAYT CI THE WORLD
• TOP 17 GAYT CI AMERI [REPORT 2023]
• AN LGBT GUI TO VANUVER, CANADA'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY CY
• 20 MOST GAY FRIENDLY CI THE US
• THE GAY-FRIENDLY CI HAVE LOTS TO OFFER LGBTQ BUYERS—INCLUDG AFFORDABLE HOM

25 GAYT CI THE WORLD

In no particular orr, we’ve nsequently built our rankg of the top 10 LGBT iendly ci Canada by evaluatg creria g rmatn provid by Canada’s LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce (CGLCC), Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Gay Pri Calendar meanwhile g and to support the rankgs, who nsired the followg creria: muny support, affordabily, safety, and pri-reads (pri ftivals, gay bars and clubs, LGBT-iendly acmodatns). From histori of progrsive laws to fun and iendly gay villag to popular Pri events, the ci embrace all lours of the rabow and fly that flag high and proud. The search for the most gay-iendly ci naturally lands on Montreal, where queer life is ncentrated around Le Village, events that support the muny are abundant, and clive attus are the norm.

TOP 17 GAYT CI AMERI [REPORT 2023]

Any time of year you n explore LGBTQ2+ revelry at plac like Club Uny (Montreal’s biggt gay club), Cabaret Modo (a r drag club), and Sky Complex (a three-level entertament centre).

AN LGBT GUI TO VANUVER, CANADA'S MOST GAY-FRIENDLY CY

Whether you're lookg at the drag muny, those intifyg as non-bary, trans, or anyone that is not Gay, Bisexual or Lbian, the #Masc4Masc mentaly among gay men or the discrimatn among one another - there are some very clear divisns that need to stop. Montreal's media dtry needs to crease the visibily for our gay, lbian, trans, bi-sexual and non-bary 're on the right track, but we still have a long way to I was young, Montreal held a very special place my heart and the type of liftyle I had always dreamt of.

20 MOST GAY FRIENDLY CI THE US

Toronto is thick wh ol plac to hoist a few cktails all across town, but make sure to spend at least one eveng the Gay Village on Church Street takg the LGBTQ hangouts and eggg on the cy’s superlative drag Anndore HoeThis sophistited boutique hiaway on a quiet si street the center of town is jt a five-mute walk om Toronto’s Gay Village, pl easy walkg distance to the excellent shoppg along Toronto’s Mk Mile and the Yorkville area luxury retailers. Parliament Hill, the Natnal Gallery of Canada, the Canadian War Mm, the Canada Aviatn and Space Mm and the Diefenbunker Mm all need to be on your to-do most romantic and gay-forward spots tend to be the town’s cktail bars; try Riviera on Sparks Street (and stay for dner! Montreal’s Augt Pri is a huge affair, wh a large swath of the Gay Village’s ma street closed to r traffic and jected wh dozens of siwalk pats ontg all the fés and bars.

Ls than half of LGBTQ adults, 49%, were homeowners, pared wh almost two-thirds, 65%, of LGBTQ folks who do buy hom prrize livg fun, safe muni wh lots of other gay rints where they’re ls likely to be harassed. “They n have a level of fort [ the plac] bee other people have charted the waters, ” says fd the gayt towns Ameri, the ® team of data analysts looked at five-year U. The list was limed to towns wh at least 1, 700 hoeholds wh a marg of error unr many big ci like San Francis and New York have long been renowned for their thrivg gay culture, they’re jt so big that the number of same-sex upl ma up a smaller percentage of their total populatns.

Wilton Manors, FLMedian home list price: $449, 000*No, isn’t nearly as renowned as some of the other gay mecs on this list, but don’t let that fool you. Popular extravaganzas clu Bear Week, Womxn of Color Weekend, and the nearly 50-year-old trans celebratn Fantasia will pay arly to live this world-famo gay mec. The five-day ftival each September attracts big-name performers, cludg Lizzo, Katy Perry, and Lady Gaga, as well as thoands of LGBTQ-iendly sert town, two hours east of Los Angel, happens to also be a gay oasis the other 359 days a year.

THE GAY-FRIENDLY CI HAVE LOTS TO OFFER LGBTQ BUYERS—INCLUDG AFFORDABLE HOM

Sheridan rints are still close enough to Denver’s gay bars and pri ftival, which has an timated attendance of more than a half-ln only downsi: There isn’t a ton of listgs the smaller town of Sheridan. While don’t have s own LGBTQ center or annual ftival, the quiet astal town neighbors Rehoboth Beach, DE, which has both—along wh dozens of gay bars and the whole area has bee a top East Coast LGBTQ vatn statn, many folks who want to stay year-round prefer the lmer vibe, natural scenery, and better als hunters n sre this three-bedroom townhome wh a pool and fns center the muny for $394, 900.

Known for s lively mic, bar, and rtrant scene, the town is also typilly home to the Garn State’s annual gay pri about 90 mut om New York Cy, Asbury Park is hoppg durg the summer. Bloomgton, INMedian home list price: $379, 050Most folks are probably more likely to associate Indiana wh s nservative former ernor turned vice print, Mike Pence, than s thrivg gay culture.

The cy also received a perfect, 100-pot sre on the Human Rights Commissn’s Municipal Equaly Inx for five straight progrsive small town has a rich theater and mic muny, an annual pri ft, and LGBTQ+ muny center, and is home to the groundbreakg Ksey Instute for Rearch Sex, Genr, and lookg for a gay-iendly, Midwtern muny n sop up a remoled four-bedroom townhome for jt $117, 000. It turns out Brattleboro, about two hours northwt of Boston, is also a low-key gay mec the heart of ski ultraprogrsive cy is home to an LGBTQ center dited to the ral rints of northern New England, an annual LGBTQ film ftival, and equent men’s gathergs, workshops, and bt part may be the cy’s relatively expensive real tate. The progrsive cy has such a large, active LGBTQ muny that hosts two major pri events: Atlanta Pri and Atlanta Black cy’s reputatn as the “Hollywood of the South” has attracted gay people om other nearby, more nservative towns and stat.