Gay is an novative hometown where the sixth-generatn scendants of the origal settlers host The Cotton Pick' Fair twice a year. Gay's other attractns clu Big Red Oak Plantatn, Vtage Lumber and QC Horse Aren [...]
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- THE JOLT: GEIA’S MOST GAY IENDLY CY ISN’T ATLANTA. OR SAVANNAH.
- WHY THIS GEIA MOUNTA TOWN HAS BEE A GAY-IENDLY HOT SPOT
THE JOLT: GEIA’S MOST GAY IENDLY CY ISN’T ATLANTA. OR SAVANNAH.
From Thrillist:A recent flux of gay rints and bs owners has helped to revive this once-prsed Appalachian loggg town by brgg a spate of gourmet rtrants, boutiqu, and, most importantly, a climate that's welg to one of the hight ncentratns of same-sex hoeholds the state, ty Blue Ridge has s own PFLAG chapter, an Inpennce Day para plete wh a marchg band drag, and a handful of church that buck Bible Belt orthodoxy by embracg fahful of all orientatns and genr inti.
Explore»RELATED: Why this Geia mounta town has bee a gay-iendly hot spotThe surprise is the outsi regnn rather than the fact self.
We noted this wrkle Geia's mographic map several years ago:[A]s a percentage of populatn, Fann and Gilmer unti North Geia have the fourth and fifth hight number of gay upl livg together --- behd only Fulton, DeKalb and Chatham Ridge, should also be noted, is also the hometown of Hoe Speaker David Ralston. The cherry on top for some travelers: s welg gay muny. Explore»RELATED: A weekend Blue RidgeThe cy, home to about 1, 444 rints, has had an flux of LGBT-owned bs open the past few years, and, acrdg to a Williams Instute study, the mounta muny is home to one of the largt populatns of gay upl the surroundg Fann County has the fourth hight ncentratn of same-sex upl, while neighborg Gilmer County has the state's fifth hight, acrdg to the California-based thk tank.
WHY THIS GEIA MOUNTA TOWN HAS BEE A GAY-IENDLY HOT SPOT
It was recently regnized by Thrillist as the most gay-iendly cy Geia. "The list of reasons that gay upl have flocked to this unspectg town North Geia uld get que history, geo mountas and endls list of thgs to do and more might be the start of are few thgs you might not have known about the emergg gay-iendly muny:It's left the loggg the past. And wh such a large LGBT populatn, 's easy to fd gay-owned bs, like the popular downtown hair salon Indulgence Hair Stud, terg to the area's sizable tourist 's perfect for the outdoor Ridge is loted the Chattahoochee Natnal Fort, a stone's throw away om Tennsee and North Carola.
Gay. Gay, Geia, was a quiet farm muny wh an active bs district loted on the ma highway nnectg Atlanta and Columb as faced an uncerta future 1971.
Agrourism had yet to be ed as a word 1972, but has played a signifint role enomic change Gay.