The bt (and worst) US stat for LGBTQ, gay clivens 2022

Contents:

• BT AND WORST STAT FOR LGBTQ FOLKS? DIVI WORSENS AFTER 'DON'T SAY GAY,' REPORT SAYS
• MOVG TO GAY FLORIDA? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON!
• MOVG TO LGBT JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• GAY FORT LRDALE
• GAY FLORIDA

BT AND WORST STAT FOR LGBTQ FOLKS? DIVI WORSENS AFTER 'DON'T SAY GAY,' REPORT SAYS

But where?While big ci like San Francis and New York have been long-renowned for their thrivg gay scen, they’re also notorly expensive plac to buy a home. And wh home pric risg jt about everywhere, ’s more important than ever to fd plac that are not only gay-iendly but also budget-iendly. That’s why the ® data team sought out the natn’s most affordable gay mecs.What we found were mostly smaller ci wh thrivg lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer cultur, and llege towns that have strong anti-discrimatory laws.

Until jt recently, only 23 stat, Washgton, DC, and certa ci legally protected gay upl seekg hog. Department of Hog and Urban Development to expand the terpretatn of fair hog laws to ver sexual orientatn and genr inty.Safety and an acceptg muny are two of the most important nsiratns of gay home buyers, acrdg to a report last month by Freddie Mac and the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, an anizatn of real tate profsnals.“LGBTQ folks want an equable experience,” says Ryan Weyandt, CEO of the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance.

Gay men are more likely to get paid ls than heterosexual men, acrdg to rearch om UCLA’s Williams Instute. And while lbians tend to earn more than heterosexual women, most still earn ls than eher gay or heterosexual men.Another challenge: gentrifitn that’s been gog on for years larger ci pricg people out.

MOVG TO GAY FLORIDA? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON!

Fally, we sorted the list by the median list price of a home May and limed our list to jt one statn per state to ensure geographic diversy.So where are the hottt “gayborhoods”?

Ptsburgh, PAPtsburgh has built a reputatn as a gay-iendly muny sce “Queer as Folk” premiered 2000.(Getty Imag)Median list price May: $299,050 The gay muny Ptsburgh offers an tertwed hometown feel, which is why was chosen as the settg for “Queer as Folk,” the groundbreakg Showtime seri of the early ghts.“‘Queer as Folk’ kd of put Ptsburgh on the gay map,” says Brian Larson, a sal specialist wh Coldwell Banker Real Estate Ptsburgh. There’s also an active theater scene, wh the annual Pri Theater Ftival held summer and the Ptsburgh Internatnal Lbian & Gay Film Ftival the fall.Most of the LGBTQ nightlife is loted the Shadysi neighborhood, a historic and walkable area that also has galleri and rtrants.

Province, RIMedian list price May: $299,950The state pal of Rho Island is home to fewer than 200,000 people, but still has a thrivg gay scene. Ftivi started Saturday at MJ’s Tavern, a gay waterg hole nearby Norfolk.

MOVG TO LGBT JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!

At the end of the month, a Pri Kiki is planned at Ocean Breeze Waterpark.While there’s no signated gayborhood Virgia Beach, the ViBe Creative District is an artsy cultural hub.

GAY FORT LRDALE

Fort Lrdale, FLMedian list price May: $349,950Famoly nsired the gay pal of Florida, Fort Lrdale has one of the hight ncentratns of same-sex upl the untry, along wh s lower-profile neighbor Wilton Manors, our No. Combed, the two ci have more than 200 gay-owned hotels, rtrants, bars, and shops, acrdg to the state’s tourism bure, and more than 1 ln LGBTQ travelers vis every year.In 2019, Fort Lrdale passed a law that protects the cy’s LGBTQ muny om discrimatn employment, hog, and public acmodatns. In 2012, the Broward County school district beme the first the natn to regnize LGBT History Month.Northbeach is the cy’s most gay-iendly neighborhood, and a fully furnished un a rort ndo buildg a block away om the beach is listed at $520,000.5.

The highly ted and progrsive cy is one of the gay-iendlit the Midwt.Bis s arts muny—which clus StageQ, a queer theater group that highlights LGBTQ stori—there’s plenty of outdoor activi to choose om. And 2010, the Advote magaze ranked Bloomgton as the fourth-gayt cy the untry.This llege town has not one, but two annual LGBTQ ftivals: PRIDE Summerft and PRIDE Film Ftival. It also has a rich theater and mic muny, an LGBTQ muny center, and the groundbreakg Ksey Instute for Rearch Sex, Genr, and Reproductn.Unlike some larger ci, there isn’t one primarily gay neighborhood—but that means there’s more room to spread out.

GAY FLORIDA

Atlanta, GARabow fairi at the Pri Para Atlanta(Wikimedia Commons)Median list price May: $450,050Atlanta is the epicenter of the gay South, and members of the LGBTQ muny have flocked there om more nservative towns and stat for s.The cy’s rep as the “Hollywood of the South” has helped brg a more glamoro and artsy vibe as of late, and there’s plenty of gay-iendly bs to choose om. In fact, Atlanta has such a large, active LGBTQ muny that hosts two major pri events, Atlanta Pri and Atlanta Black Pri.The heart of the gay muny, where all the bt bars are loted, is midtown, around the tersectn of Piedmont Avenue and 10th Street. Salem has a small gay scene and only one gay bar, but has a popular Rabow Pri para (moved to September this year) as well as other events throughout the year, cludg the Salem Art Fair and Ftival July, the Salem Film Ftival, and the Salem L Ft.Bon: For those lookg for more excg nightlife, Boston is jt 15 northeast.

At, TXGay bars downtown At’s Warehoe District(Getty Imag)Median list price May: $635,050Another LGBTQ-iendly enclave the South, At is one of the fastt growg ci Ameri, far transcendg s funky llege town roots. It’s a place that seems to have somethg for everyone.At is home to an LGBTQ Chamber of Commerce, an ternatnal drag ftival, and several pri paras, cludg Queerbomb, an anti-rporate alternative to the ma event.There’s no central gay neighborhood here, but many of the gay bars are cltered downtown, the Warehoe District. “It’s very kumbaya terms of live and let live.”The center of Long Beach’s gay scene is loted along Broadway, between downtown and Belmont Shore.