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Contents:
- THE 10 GAYEST CI IN AMERI FOR 2020
- THE 10 GAYEST STAT IN AMERI FOR 2020
- BT AND WORST STAT FOR LGBTQ FOLKS? DIVI WORSENS AFTER 'DON'T SAY GAY,' REPORT SAYS
THE 10 GAYEST CI IN AMERI FOR 2020
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. * gay places to live usa *
But jt bee the largt metros may be the most visibly gay-iendly, don’t necsarily mean they’re the bt plac for members of the muny to put down fact, New York Cy, the very birthplace of the gay movement, didn’t even crack ®’s rankg of the top 10 ci for LGBTQ folks. The areas, once dubbed “gay ghettos, ” were often origally more n-down or off-the-radar neighborhoods where was cheap to buy a home or open a bs, and where pneers uld create plac where they were ee to be themselv whout harassment. We factored numbers of gay bars and Meetup groups per 10, 000 hoeholds, and ma sure that each place on our list has an annual pri para or why didn’t world-famo gay mecs such as New York Cy, Los Angel, or Miami make our list?
Atlanta, GAMedian home list price: $408, 250Condo buildg on Piedmont Avenue Atlanta, GA()Atlanta is known for havg one of the largt gay populatns the South, drawg folks om smaller, ls welg muni who are exced to arrive the “Hollywood of the South. But this vatner and retiree paradise boasts a high percentage of same-sex upl and gay bars, and received a rare perfect sre on the Human Rights Campaign’s year, Mayor Rick Kriseman clared March 31 Transgenr Day of Visibily.
There’s also no shortage of quat, gay-owned bed-and-breakfasts, cludg one aptly named GayStPete Hoe, for those who plan to make a weekend out of Petersburg is one of the most affordable ci on our list for home buyers. Denver, COMedian home list price: $499, 900Members of the Colorado Gay Roo Associatn(Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Imag)From s gay roo to well-known queer film ftival, the Mile High Cy has long been known as an LGBTQ oasis the heart of Denver’s LGBTQ set is Capol Hill. Seattle, WAMedian home list price: $695, 900Capol Hill Seattle, WA(SEASTOCK/iStock)Capol Hill is also the moniker of Seattle’s lol gayborhood, a lively place wh rabow-pated crosswalks and plenty of gay-owned bnch spots, bookstor, and sendhand the trendy district isn’t cheap, but there are als to be found.
THE 10 GAYEST STAT IN AMERI FOR 2020
And the Grove is the place to be once the sun sets for those who like to see and be ma strip of Manchter Avenue is filled wh buzzy gay bars and clubs, like Jt John’s, wh show tun every Sunday followed by a dance party, or Rehab Bar & Grill, the kd of place where everyone tly knows your by strip fell to cle after s heyday the ’50s, but has slowly staged a eback. 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. 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.
BT AND WORST STAT FOR LGBTQ FOLKS? DIVI WORSENS AFTER 'DON'T SAY GAY,' REPORT SAYS
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. 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. 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.
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.