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Activists nmn vlence agast LGBTQ muny St. Vcent, where gay sex is illegal

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CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’

California’s share of adults intifyg as lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr (LGBT) is higher than that the rt of the natn. Our state’s LGBT muny clus a broad range of inti and reflects California’s overall racial and ethnic diversy. * gay communities in california *

Next door you’ll fd ONE Archiv Gallery and Mm, the first mm Southern California dited to gay history that ho a monumental llectn of LGBT historil and cultural materials. In the eveng, stroll Santa Moni Boulevard, a rabow-led stretch of bars and clubs cludg The Abbey, a long-standg gay bar sce 1971 popular for s martis, dancg, celebry sightgs and live mic.

Also on this street is Harvey Milk Plaza, named for the first openly gay person elected to public office California, and marked by a 21-meter rabow flag, a mural of Milk and a plaque memorializg his former Castro Camera store. Afterward, stop to Tw Peaks Tavern, the first gay bar San Francis officially signated wh landmark stat.

CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’

In the 1960s and ’70s, gay and lbian clubs emerged the enclav, and ntue operatg today wh an abundance of gay-owned shops, rtrants, social servic, theater and nightlife.

CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’

Grab a be at The Roxy Der, a sual rtrant known for s gay-iendly service and quirky menu ems like the GLBT sandwich, a riff on a BLT (ban, lettuce, tomato sandwich) ma wh “gay ban.

Wh a rapidly changg landspe wh rpect to LGBT equaly acrossthe Uned Stat, regnal differenc persist the social acceptance oflbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people. Our state has the largt lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr populatn—2.

Slightly over one third (36%) scribe themselv as gay or lbian, and 15% as transgenr. Far more men intify as gay (722, 000) than women as lbian (257, 000). Among LGBT young adults, the vast majory (68%) scribe themselv as bisexual, 27% gay or lbian, and 14% as transgenr; 5% intify as transgenr but not as lbian, gay, or bisexual.

GAYT PLAC IN CALIFORNIA FOR 2020

In ntrast, olr LGBT adults California are more likely to intify as gay or lbian (49%) then eher bisexual (31%) or transgenr.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

Wh the LGBT populatn, gay, lbian, and bisexual adults follow this pattern. Long a popular retirement harbor for gay men, Palm Sprgs will soon wele what’s perhaps the ultimate queer goln-age ticket: a luxury ndomium muny signed for active LGBTQ to break ground January, the $60-ln $70-ln ameny-rich Livg Out plex is the visn of longtime veloper partners Pl Alanis and Loren Ostrow of Los Angel-based KOAR Internatnal. Although that statement might veer to hyperbole, Roberts explaed that Livg Out’s sg is optimal — amid the cy’s boomg gay bar and nightclub scene known for uproar drag shows, largely favored by an agg Palm Sprgs mographic that grew up socializg at bars, not on other ci have seen a cle, Palm Sprgs gay bars are “creasg number and they’re packed, ” Roberts said.

Ined, Livg Out is loted a cy that’s “the top LGBT-iendly place for gay senr travel and retirement, ” acrdg to a 2019 rankg piled by AARP Travel Center and Expedia. Ostrow has also spent ne years on the Natnal Gay & Lbian Task Force endurg associatns wh the LGBT Center, the world’s largt such anizatn, lend the project ser cred, they gay retirement plex are havens for a populatn that n be shunned, disrpected and abed when livg nventnal facili.

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