The Top Five Emergg Gay Neighborhoods of Ameri ⋆ Passport Magaze

Contents:

• 100+ GAYBORHOODS, GAY VILLAG, AND GAYTN DTATNS THE USA
• MEET THE NEW GAYBORHOODS OF THE US
• THE TOP TEN GAYBORHOODS NORTH AMERI
• THE TOP FIVE EMERGG GAY NEIGHBORHOODS OF AMERI
• BT GAY NEIGHBORHOODS AMERI
• THE METRO AREAS WH THE LARGT, AND SMALLT, GAY POPULATNS

100+ GAYBORHOODS, GAY VILLAG, AND GAYTN DTATNS THE USA

7 acr of the Wt Village, cludg ty Christopher Park, home to Gee Segal’s strikg “Gay Liberatn” sculptur, and, as of June 1, 2022, the first flagpole on feral land to fly a rabow flag. ” The cy’s downtown Gayborhood (y, that’s really what lols ll ) is home to gay-owned bars, rtrants and shops, cludg Philly AIDS Thrift, the rner store that once hoed famo queer bookstore Gvanni’s Room; you’ll see s historic marker out ont.

There are a few Cap Hill mts for LGBTIQ+ visors, cludg gay-owned Hamburger Mary’s and s zty queens; new--2019, bear-spired Denver Sweet bar; and Blh & Blu, the cy’s lbian-centric ffee and cktail outpost. While the French Quarter has several fun LGBTIQ+ bars and clubs, ’s well worth the walk east, past Frenchmen Street, to reach the Bywater’s classic div, hidn urtyard eateri, vtage shops and the always-worthwhile, gay-owned Country Club (rerve early for smashg weekend drag bnch). As harmful anti-LGBTQIA legislatn ntually pass the US, ’s important now more than ever to protect and support gayborhoods, LGBTQ-owned bs, and statns that go above and beyond for LGBTQ+ travelers and lols.

MEET THE NEW GAYBORHOODS OF THE US

California Tower District, Frno Guerneville The Broadway Corridor, Long Beach Castro District, San Francis Palm Sprgs Lavenr Heights, Sacramento Hillcrt, San Diego San Jose Wt Hollywood, Los Angel Oakland Colorado Capol Hill, Denver River North, Denver Connecticut New Haven Delaware Rehoboth Beach “The New P-Town” Move over P-Town, there’s a new flamg gay beach statn town. Petersburg Wilton Manors, Fort Lrdale Geia Midtown, Atlanta Chhire Bridge Road, Atlanta Ansley Mall, Atlanta Detur Idaho North End, Boise Illois Anrsonville, Chigo Edgewater (Hollywood Beach – gay beach) Northalsted, Chigo (aka “Boystown”) Indiana Beverly Shor Bloomgton Downtown, Indianapolis Herron-Morton Place, Indianapolis Mass Ave Arts District, Indianapolis Kentucky The Highlands, Louisville Lols say Louisville is the gayt cy Kentucky (though Lexgton is a close send). Louisana Fbourg Marigny, New Orleans French Quarter, New Orleans P-Town (aka Pigeon Town/Pensn Town), New Orleans Mae Ogunqu “Mae’s Official Gay Neighborhood” If Mae had an official gay neighborhood, would be Ogunqu.

Maryland Mount Vernon, Baltimore Frerick Massachetts Jamai Pla, Boston South End, Boston Salem Somerville Northampton Provcetown (aka “P-Town”) For s, Provcetown, aka P-Town, has been one of the most popular (if not, THE most popular) gaytn spots the US, and the world. Michigan Douglas Ferndale, Detro Eastown, Grand Rapids Kerrytown, Ann Arbor @urtneytheexplorer Geo, geo, Grand Rapids ⭐️ (AD) Jt 3 hours om Chigo, you’ll fd Grand Rapids, Michigan, an up-and-g queer-iendly cy recently ranked one of the gayt ci Ameri! (For me: art/culture, good food, shops, and ol archecture) #lgbttravel #lgbtqtravel #lbiantravel #grandrapids #ExperienceGR #ExperienceGrandRapids #lgbtqgrandrapids #gaygrandrapids #midwttravel #wlwtravel ♬ home – hello!

THE TOP TEN GAYBORHOODS NORTH AMERI

Louis Nebraska Old Market, Omaha Nevada F Loop, Las Vegas New Hampshire Keene Somersworth New Jersey Asbury Park Atlantic Cy Cape May Collgswood Jersey Cy, Hudson County Maplewood, Essex County Mill Hill (Trenton), Mercer County Ocean Grove, Monmouth County Plafield, Unn County South Orange, Essex County New Mexi Albuquerque Santa Fe New York Chelsea, New York Cy (Manhattan) Christopher Street, Wt Village/Greenwich Village, New York Cy (Manhattan) Hell’s Kchen, New York Cy (Manhattan) Inwood, New York Cy (Manhattan) Washgton Heights, New York Cy (Manhattan) Park Slope, New York Cy (Brooklyn) Jackson Heights, New York Cy (Queens) Allentown, Buffalo Park Avenue, Rochter Hawley-Green Historic District, Syrace Lark Street, Albany Cherry Grove & Fire Island P Wele to “Ameri’s First Gay and Lbian Town.

The Gayborhood), Philalphia Wt Mount Airy, Philalphia New Hope, Bucks County Shadysi, Ptsburgh Mexin War Streets, Ptsburgh Puerto Ri Condado, San Juan Puerto Ri is one of the most acceptg travel statns the Caribbean for los gays and ranked one of the bt plac to travel for lbians. Salt Lake Cy was the first cy Utah to pass anti-discrimatn ordanc based on sexual orientatn, had an openly lbian mayor and has a street named after the famo gay rights activist Harvey Milk. Soclogist Am Ghaziani suggts that LGBTQ urban are foregog the ia of a sgular gayborhood exchange for what he refers to as cultural archipelagos: queer pockets throughout a cy’s landspe that reflect a diverse exprsn of sexuali and liftyl.

Halstead Street has been the central ve nng through Chigo’s OG gayborhood, Boystown, for 50-pl years, but Clark Street, the mercial artery the heart of nearby Anrsonville, is emergg as the new ontier for LGBTQ rints.

THE TOP FIVE EMERGG GAY NEIGHBORHOODS OF AMERI

After an attempt by police to arrt patrons 1959, an army of drag queens, trans women, lbians, and gay men fought back what’s believed to be the first LGBT uprisg the Uned Stat. The Castro San Francis is the crowng jewel of the US’s gayborhoods, but as the cy ntu gentrifyg wh the onslght of the tech dtry, many lament the loss of the neighborhood’s queer inty. There’s only one gay waterg hole of which to speak — Port Bar, which opened 2016 — and while a brand-new LGBTQ Comuny Center opened 2017, there isn’t much else the vicy directly related to queer life.

Buckhead, home to Woof’s, Atlanta’s only gay sports bar, is a popular statn close to queer waterg hol around Ansley Mall (Osr’s Bar, Mixx, and Felix’s Atlanta are jt a few worthy of note). Sure, the area is home to JR’s and a handful of other popular gay bars, but as rents have bee too expensive for all but the wealthy, many queer rints are head eastward and takg the gay tablishments wh them. Both gay tablishments mix wh a ser cuise scene (check out Le Diplomate for lic French lici), world-class performance venu (see what’s playg at Stud Theater), and classic Victorian archecture that rivals what you’ll fd the old ‘hood.

The recently opened 3 Dollar Bill, a queer event and performance space, attracts an eclectic crowd wh parti thrown by people like nightlife legend Sanne Bartsch, pop-mic prce Ty Sunrland, and the hedonistic homos behd Bt. Ls than half of LGBTQ adults, 49%, were homeowners, pared wh almost two-thirds, 65%, of LGBTQ folks who do buy hom prrize livg fun, safe muni wh lots of other gay rints where they’re ls likely to be harassed.

BT GAY NEIGHBORHOODS AMERI

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THE METRO AREAS WH THE LARGT, AND SMALLT, GAY POPULATNS

The list was limed to towns wh at least 1, 700 hoeholds wh a marg of error unr many big ci like San Francis and New York have long been renowned for their thrivg gay culture, they’re jt so big that the number of same-sex upl ma up a smaller percentage of their total populatns. The five-day ftival each September attracts big-name performers, cludg Lizzo, Katy Perry, and Lady Gaga, as well as thoands of LGBTQ-iendly sert town, two hours east of Los Angel, happens to also be a gay oasis the other 359 days a year.

Sheridan rints are still close enough to Denver’s gay bars and pri ftival, which has an timated attendance of more than a half-ln only downsi: There isn’t a ton of listgs the smaller town of Sheridan.

While don’t have s own LGBTQ center or annual ftival, the quiet astal town neighbors Rehoboth Beach, DE, which has both—along wh dozens of gay bars and the whole area has bee a top East Coast LGBTQ vatn statn, many folks who want to stay year-round prefer the lmer vibe, natural scenery, and better als hunters n sre this three-bedroom townhome wh a pool and fns center the muny for $394, 900. Known for s lively mic, bar, and rtrant scene, the town is also typilly home to the Garn State’s annual gay pri about 90 mut om New York Cy, Asbury Park is hoppg durg the summer. Bloomgton, INMedian home list price: $379, 050Most folks are probably more likely to associate Indiana wh s nservative former ernor turned vice print, Mike Pence, than s thrivg gay culture.