Pack your beach bag and head to the welg seasi towns for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) travelers.
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- NEW ENGLAND GAY WEEKEND GETAWAYS - BT WEEKEND TRIPS OM BOSTON
- TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS NEW ENGLAND
- 4 NEW ENGLAND DTATNS FOR A GAY SUMMER DREAM TRIP
- 6 GAY-IENDLY STATNS NEW ENGLAND
NEW ENGLAND GAY WEEKEND GETAWAYS - BT WEEKEND TRIPS OM BOSTON
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Polilly progrsive Boston is not only the pal of the first state that legalized gay marriage, 's also wh a three-hour drive of untls gay-iendly rorts and vatn statns, om the soarg mountatops of Vermont and New Hampshire to the charmg astal hamlets of and Rho Island - and don't fet other ol getaways elsewhere Massachetts, om the Cape to the Berkshir.
Here are some great statns that make a perfect gay-iendly retreat om Boston. But the rt of the Cape is que charmg and pletely gay-iendly, as are the two famo islands accsed by ferry or plane om the Cape, Nantucket and Martha's Veyard. A center of tn, the arts, and progrsive polics central-wtern Massachetts, btlg and relatively affordable Northampton anchors the leafy Pneer Valley, which extends om Connecticut to the state's tri-borr wh Vermont and New Hampshire and tak a seri of lovely towns (Greenfield, Deerfield, Amherst) and one hardscrabble cy wh some excellent mms and a b of gay nightlife, Sprgfield.
TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS NEW ENGLAND
Here's a gui to tips for gay and lbian travelers New England - everythg you need to know. * gay friendly new england *
Northampton has long enjoyed a reputatn as a favore place for lbians to live and vis - 's actually que popular wh gay men, too. 65, 000), Portland, are two distct statns, but they're both exceedgly gay-iendly and easily reached om Boston (and each other). Ltle Ogunqu is a sled-down, mellower alternative to Provcetown, wh que a few gay-owned B&Bs, rtrants, and bars, as well as a betiful beachont.
Jt 35 north, Portland has a stellar food scene for a cy self, and a charmg Old Port district wh several notable galleri and boutiqu, and the gay-popular historic Wt End. Portland is also the se of the Southern Mae Gay Pri Ftival each June.
The gay scene here is low-keyed, wh no nightlife to speak of, but this is a charmg and welg cy wh several fe B&Bs.
4 NEW ENGLAND DTATNS FOR A GAY SUMMER DREAM TRIP
highlights New England statns that are perfect for a LGBT trip this summer. Nantucket, Provcetown, Newport, Stowe—each has s own charm! Which one will be your next gaytn? * gay friendly new england *
Province is an important center of tn (home to Brown Universy, Rho Island School of Dign, and Johnson & Wal Universy among others), and this part acunts for the sizable, and visible, gay populatn.
A b ls button-down than Boston, Province also has a small but edgy gay nightlife scene.
Although s at the allurgly remote tip of Cape Cod, the world-famo gay rort town of Provcetown is relatively easy to reach om Boston, eher by r year-round or via high-speed ferry om sprg through fall. This historic fishg village (the Pilgrims stopped here 1620) veloped a Bohemian followg as a lony of artists and theater buffs toward the end of the 19th century and has been a favore statn among lbians and gays ever sce.
6 GAY-IENDLY STATNS NEW ENGLAND
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The beach of nearby Cape Cod Natnal Seashore are among the least spoiled the Northeast, and lively Commercial Street abounds wh galleri, gay bars, fe rtrants, and gay-owned gut ho. The town is also an ial one for planng a gay weddg.
This largely ral, environmentally nsc state was the first the untry to pass gay civil unn legislatn (full gay marriage rights has sce followed), and GLBT travelers will enunter warm hospaly throughout the regn. Read the full Boston Gay Cy Gui here.