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Contents:

• NEW ENGLAND GAY WEEKEND GETAWAYS - BT WEEKEND TRIPS OM BOSTON
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS NEW ENGLAND
• 6 GAY-IENDLY STATNS NEW ENGLAND
• GAYT PLAC IN MASSACHETTS FOR 2020
• 4 NEW ENGLAND DTATNS FOR A GAY SUMMER DREAM TRIP
• GAYT PLAC IN NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR 2020
• MOVG TO GAY NEW HAMPSHIRE? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON.
• AN AMERIN PARADISE: GAY NEIGHBORHOODS OF NEW ENGLAND

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. 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

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. 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.

6 GAY-IENDLY STATNS NEW ENGLAND

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.

GAYT PLAC IN MASSACHETTS FOR 2020

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.

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. Parts of New England are surprisgly iendly to gay and lbian culture, while other parts are still eply antipathetic toward the culture.

4 NEW ENGLAND DTATNS FOR A GAY SUMMER DREAM TRIP

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. 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.

Overall, Vermont has tradnally been the most welg of the New England stat to gay travelers; is a specific statn for visors who want to utilize or support the state's law acknowledgg civil unns.

GAYT PLAC IN NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR 2020

For rmatn on Vermont civil unns, vis the state-n webse Ogunqu, on the southern Mae ast, is a hugely popular statn among gay travelers and featur a lively beach and bar scene the summer. Not least bee same-sex marriage is now legally regnized all six New England stat (Rho Island’s State Senate jt voted favor of same-sex marriage legislatn a few days ago) and gay-iendly acmodatns are easy to fd. Renowned as one of the Uned Stat’ leadg gay rort statns, Provcetown boasts lively nightlife, charmg beach and some of the bt whale watchg on the east ast.

The cy offers a number of “TAG-approved” hotels that guarantee gay-iendly employment polici and servic, pl support for the gay muny.

MOVG TO GAY NEW HAMPSHIRE? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON.

The cy is home to a thrivg lbian muny and arts scene, and every May hosts one of the untry’s largt gay pri events – Northampton LGBT Pri March & Rally.

Nearby attractns clu the superb MassMOCA mm of morn art North Adams, while a number of charmg gay-iendly B&Bs n be found the genteel village of Lenox. Once famo as the vatn rort of choice of Bette Davis and other celebri, Ogunqu has been welg gay and lbian visors and their fai for more than 100 years.

AN AMERIN PARADISE: GAY NEIGHBORHOODS OF NEW ENGLAND

The fact that also has excellent shoppg, whale watchg, and sunset lighthoe cis, as well as a strong and vibrant gay scene, mak a great LGBT statn. Same-sex marriag, and the gay and lbian movement is more mastream than the natnal discsn has been brought to the foreont, at the state level, nversatns you know that an timated 0. That means there are a total of 10, 654 gay hoeholds The Bay goal wh this post is to e data and science to terme the gayt ci analyzg 53 ci wh over 1, 000 hoeholds, we’ve termed the are The Gayt Ci Massachetts for 2020.