The most progrsive plac if you’re lbian, gay, bisexual – wh some surprisg rults
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THE GAY-FRIENDLY CI HAVE LOTS TO OFFER LGBTQ BUYERS—INCLUDG AFFORDABLE HOM
This year is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall rts, which gave rise to the gay rights movement. And the are the most LGBTQ-iendly ci. * best place to live if your gay *
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 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 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. Gay men are more likely to get paid ls than heterosexual men, acrdg to rearch om UCLA’s Williams Instute.
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And while lbians tend to earn more than heterosexual women, most still earn ls than eher gay or heterosexual men. 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 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 of the LGBTQ nightlife is loted the Shadysi neighborhood, a historic and walkable area that also has galleri and rtrants.