New England Gay Weekend Getaways

Contents:

• NEW ENGLAND GAY WEEKEND GETAWAYS - BT WEEKEND TRIPS OM BOSTON
• 4 NEW ENGLAND DTATNS FOR A GAY SUMMER DREAM TRIP
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS NEW ENGLAND
• GAYT PLAC IN NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR 2020
• HISTORIC ROCK RIVER GAY BEACH LAND PURCHASE!
• LGBTQ, GAY AND LBIAN-IENDLY, HOTELS, NS, AND RORTS MASSACHETTS
• BT GAY BEACH DTATNS
• 6 GAY-IENDLY STATNS NEW ENGLAND
• STRAIGHT BARBECUE & GAY BEACH - FLCHER
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS MUNICH

NEW ENGLAND GAY WEEKEND GETAWAYS - BT WEEKEND TRIPS OM BOSTON

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. Northampton has long enjoyed a reputatn as a favore place for lbians to live and vis - 's actually que popular wh gay men, too.

4 NEW ENGLAND DTATNS FOR A GAY SUMMER DREAM TRIP

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.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS NEW ENGLAND

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.

GAYT PLAC IN NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR 2020

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.

HISTORIC ROCK RIVER GAY BEACH LAND PURCHASE!

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.

LGBTQ, GAY AND LBIAN-IENDLY, HOTELS, NS, AND RORTS MASSACHETTS

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. Text 'GAYTRAVEL' to 1-800-GAY-TRAVEL (1-800-429-8728). As savvy gay travelers know, ’s never too early to start planng your summer gaytn.

We’ve got our favor picked out, along wh tails on where to eat, what to do, and which gay-iendly hotels should be on your list. Read our full gay travel gui to Nantucket and see more LGBT travel tips om our iends at 21 Broad.

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BT GAY BEACH DTATNS

An inic gay beach statn sce the 1970s, Fire Island is 5 kilometers off the ast of Long Island, New York, and pris a dozen beachsi muni. Sun-seekers who head to the longtime LGBT muny of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, n expect to mgle on the shor of gay-iendly Poodle Beach wh olr lol rints and vatng cy folks om Philalphia, Pennsylvania (207 kilometers), and Washgton, D.

6 GAY-IENDLY STATNS NEW ENGLAND

This town has a number of fay-iendly plac, such as CAMP Rehoboth, a full-service gay and lbian muny center that aniz summer events for all ag. LGBT-owned bs have thrived here for s, particularly the gay nightlife the Broadway Corridor Alamos Beach, which clus venu like Mhaft, a pub for the jeans and leather crowd, and Paradise, a piano bar and eatery.

STRAIGHT BARBECUE & GAY BEACH - FLCHER

Follow the rabow flags by the lifeguard towers surfsi at the foot of 12th Street to fd the epicenter of gay-iendly Miami Beach, Florida, 4 kilometers off the maland of Miami, Florida. This part of the beach is loud and proud, filled wh gay-iendly rtrants and bars that will tempt you to stay out all night. Parts of New England are surprisgly iendly to gay and lbian culture, while other parts are still eply antipathetic toward the culture.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS MUNICH

As elsewhere the untry, the larger ci tend to be more acmodatg to gay travelers than smaller towns. Boston, of urse, has the regn's largt gay populatn, many ncentrated the South End neighborhood; fact, many lols cred gays and lbians wh transformg Southie om a downtrodn, workg-class 'hood to s current rnatn as home to many of the cy's quirkit antiqu shops, rtrants, and B&Bs.

Provcetown, Massachetts (at the very end of Cape Cod), is whout a doubt the most gay-iendly town New England. Rabow flags fly proudly throughout the town, and 's safe to say this is a mt-vis place for any first-time gay or lbian traveler to the regn.