Wtern regns top the list, perhaps the most tailed analysis yet of the mography of gay and lbian Ameri.
Contents:
- TOP 17 GAYT CI AMERI [REPORT 2023]
- THE METRO AREAS WH THE LARGT, AND SMALLT, GAY POPULATNS
- THE GAY-FRIENDLY CI HAVE LOTS TO OFFER LGBTQ BUYERS—INCLUDG AFFORDABLE HOM
- GAY MUNICH
- 11 GAY-IENDLY SMALL CI BIG RED STAT
- GAYT PLAC IN CALIFORNIA FOR 2020
- GAYT PLAC IN MASSACHETTS FOR 2020
TOP 17 GAYT CI AMERI [REPORT 2023]
Based on the portn of their populatn, the are the gayt ci Ameri. * cities with big gay communities *
Although gay culture the cy preces that flow, New York Cy was another signifint btlg metropolis that servicemen crossed through on their return trip om World War II. The ntemporary homosexual rights activism is said to have begun New York, and there’s no doubt that the Stonewall Inn rt 1969 marked a turng pot for gay people worldwi. Although the Hays Co prohibed any reference films and “immoraly rtrictns” performers’ als forced them to rema the dark, gay life Los Angel existed for a very long time before did most other ci the US.
Chigo is host to one of the natn’s most well-known gay neighborhoods, Boystown, although not beg que as tightly nnected wh the gay muny as the prev three ci. Bee San Diego has always had diverse muni, each wh their own inti, Hillcrt has been able to mata s posn as one of the homosexual centers California. In orr to prevent discrimatn agast gay dividuals both the public and private areas, Omaha passed a law that has been place for eight years now.
There’s the Chigo Gay and Lbian Hall of Fame, the Natnal Gay and Lbian Sports Hall of Fame, the Gerber/Hart Library, the Leather Archiv and Mm and the Legacy Walk – the world’s only outdoor queer history mm.
THE METRO AREAS WH THE LARGT, AND SMALLT, GAY POPULATNS
* cities with big gay communities *
A new analysis of Gallup survey data offers the most tailed timat yet about where people who intify as gay, lbian, bisexual or transgenr Gallup analysis fds the largt ncentratns the Wt — and not jt the expected plac like San Francis and Portland, Ore. It seems to be a kd of regnal pal of gay life, attractg people om other parts of Utah and the Mormon the other hand, some of the East Coast plac wh famo gay neighborhoods, cludg New York, Miami and Washgton, have a smaller percentage of their populatn who intify as gay — roughly average for a big metropolan area.
And even the parts of the untry outsi the 50 biggt metropolan areas have a gay populatn (about 3 percent) not so different om some big metropolan areas.
” Wilson/The New York TimSan FrancisHistorians often trace San Francis’s role as a gay refuge part to World War II, when the Navy discharged gay sailors, bee of their sexualy, at Treasure Island San Francis Bay.
THE GAY-FRIENDLY CI HAVE LOTS TO OFFER LGBTQ BUYERS—INCLUDG AFFORDABLE HOM
He is creded wh turng the Castro district of the 1970s to perhaps the untry’s most visible gay neighborhood, a muny and tourist statn that still hums unr a rabow San Francis has ls of a pull, as other parts of the untry have bee ls hostile, the cy is still a statn, cludg for transgenr people. People the ral, nservative part of the state and neighborg stat have flocked to Portland, as have people priced out of the Wt Coast’s other big, gay-iendly ci. Many of them have fought for some of the untry’s fartht-reachg gay rights polici, cludg the recent expansn of Mediid verage for treatment like hormone therapy and unselg for transgenr people.
Still, Jeana Frazzi, executive director of Basic Rights Oregon, says Portland has work to do before n feel like a haven for many transgenr people and gay people of factor behd the data — Portland and elsewhere — may be people’s willgns to tell a pollster that they’re gay, lbian or bisexual. Kathere Taylor for The New York TimBoston and AtIt’s no accint that some of the untry’s most ted metro areas have some of the largt gay populatns.
Gay and lbian Amerins are not substantially more ted than the rt of the populatn, acrdg to Gary Gat, a -thor of “The Gay and Lbian Atlas, ” who has studied the Gallup data. 7 another aspect of the Mormon culture — the importance of muny and fay — go a long way toward explag the pattern, people Salt Lake Cy many gay people who were raised Mormon (or L. “If wasn’t an accint of birth that you were born San Francis and happened to be queer, I don’t thk there’s the immediate pull that you mt move there anymore, ” said Douglas Ray, who teach queer lerature Birmgham and eded “The Queer South, ” an other large metro areas wh relatively small gay populatns clu Hoton, Memphis, Nashville and Raleigh, N.
GAY MUNICH
)Before this Gallup analysis, the most tailed portra of gay mography was the Cens Bure timat of same-sex upl, cludg an analysis by the Williams Instute at U. Manhattan most likely has a larger percentage of gay and lbian rints than the New York regn as a the data is affected by the feral ernment’s fn of metropolan areas.
Sourc: CenterLk, EdutnWeek, Gay Pri Calendar, GreatNonprofs, Human Rights Campaign, LGBTQ+ Healthre Directory, Meetup, misterb&b, Movement Advancement Project, Natnal LGBT Chamber of Commerce, PFLAG, Psychology Today, Trans Legislatn Tracker, U. Cens Bure, and Yelp Honorable Mentns Bis the ci on our learboard, there are many other “gay mecs” that didn’t rank due to size but bear mentng.
Provcetown, Massachetts: Thanks to s warm Portugue rints, Ptown grew to one of the most popular gay statns, attractg queer beachgoers throughout the year. Eureka Sprgs, Arkansas: Dubbed “The Gayt Small Town Ameri, ” Eureka Sprgs was a hotspot for LGBTQ+ upl lookg to tie the knot — through a domtic partnership — before same-sex marriage beme the law of the land. The cy has a long-standg acceptance of the LGBTQ+ muny, wh the rints here beg one of the first Ameri to elect an openly gay mayor and a pri para that dat back to the 1970s.
11 GAY-IENDLY SMALL CI BIG RED STAT
This progrsive and liberal haven the heart of Texas se wboys, policians, gays, hipsters, artists, and micians all live, work and play here harmony. Fort Lrdale has long been known as ‘Florida’s Gay Capal’ and supports the LGBTQ+ muny wh nsistently progrsive polics and an credibly supportive muny.
GAYT PLAC IN CALIFORNIA FOR 2020
Madison is so gay iendly that fdg out where a gay neighbourhood starts and ends is somewhat impossible, while the number of gay bars to choose om is so extensive that you may jt have to extend your trip to vis them all! Home to jazz, voodoo and Mardi Gras, New Orleans is one of the bt ci the South for gay travellers, wh a vast number of gay bars, clubs, rtrants and acmodatn optns to choose om. Voted Ameri’s #1 Gayt Cy back 2012 by Out Magaze, the cy is a hotspot for LGBTQ+ travellers lookg for a relaxg or adventure-filled long weekend break.
GAYT PLAC IN MASSACHETTS FOR 2020
However, if you n’t vis durg the pri ftival, don’t worry, as the queer love liv on the cy throughout the year the host of credible gay bars and clubs. Therefore, should e as no surprise that S Cy is home to dozens of gay bars and nightclubs, cludg Peppermt Club, si FireSky Rort & Spa and Vista Lounge at AQUA by Wtgate Las Vegas.
Noted for s extensive gay, lbian and transgenr annual events, nightlife, clubs and bars, Boston is a fantastic place to travel to as an LGBTQ+ person.
However, the acceptance of LGBTQ+ people and the fight for equaly far surpass the borrs of Boston as the state of Massachetts as a whole was the first the Uned Stat to legalise same-sex marriag and the first to elect an openly gay reprentative back 1974. Suated the sert outsi of Los Angel, this cy is perfect for LGBTQ+ travellers wh more than 30 gay bars and an extensive range of gay-iendly or gay-owned acmodatn optns. “Until [the lg], you uld be fired for beg LGBT, ” says Jeff Berger, founr and print of the Natnal Associatn of Gay & Lbian Real Estate Profsnals.