Zach Stafford, the former edor chief of The Advote, traveled to gay safe havens as he has for so many summers, but the summer of 2020 was different.
Contents:
- DISVER THE COOLT, QUIRKIT, AND PROUST GAYBORHOODS THE U.S.
- GAY ENCLAV FACE PROSPECT OF BEG PASSé
- A BLACK MAN RAN TO GAY ENCLAV TO FEEL SAFE. BUT WAS HE WELE?
- HOW PTOWN GOT SO GAY, GAY, GAY
- MOVG TO LGBT OKLAHOMA CY, OKLAHOMA? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
DISVER THE COOLT, QUIRKIT, AND PROUST GAYBORHOODS THE U.S.
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”The bate arose after the board rejected proposed stctnal material that mentned Milk, a member of the San Francis Board of Supervisors and the first out gay man elected to public office California, who was assassated 1978. ” Conservative school board Print Joseph Komrosky, who lled Milk a “pedophile” and has been publicly fdg wh Newsom over the issue, asked sheriff puti on Tuday to remove a teacher om the meetg after she lled nservative board member Danny Gonzalez a “homophobe.
A BLACK MAN RAN TO GAY ENCLAV TO FEEL SAFE. BUT WAS HE WELE?
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Logan Circle, Washgton, DC | Nile Glass Photography/ShutterstockLogan Circle, Washgton, DC | Nile Glass Photography/ShutterstockAcross the US, ci large and small, gay neighborhoods (gayborhoods) stand rolute as welg havens for travelers om every lor of the rabow. Along wh popular ins like The Castro San Francis or Chelsea New York Cy, which mand a queer pilgrimage and of themselv, you’ll fd all styl of gay neighborhoods elsewhere, om up-and-g Pri muni to the vnted streets of Wt Hollywood.
The are our picks for some of the bt gayborhoods the Marmala District, Salt Lake CyFor a place known for s Mormonism, Salt Lake Cy certaly has one of the cutt and quirkit on-the-rise gayborhoods the US: the Marmala District. More peaceful and rintial than the typil gayborhood, The Marmala exus an almost small-town pastoral charm, where the air is agrant wh u tre, rabow flags flap the breeze, and same-sex upl share humm at queer-owned Laziz rtrant. The Mass Ave Arts District scratch all of those ch, wh s queer-adored venu like the District Theatre for queer shows like The Goln Gays, Metro gay bar for late-night dancg, Zonie’s Closet for drag shows, and Forty Five Degre for shi and cktails.
HOW PTOWN GOT SO GAY, GAY, GAY
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Members of the LGBTQIA+ muny n fd fort jt about anywhere Denver, but one emergg gayborhood worth a vis is River North, or RiNo. Today, though, thgs have taken an extraordary turn, as RiNo is home to queer-n galleri (like artist Tracy Weil’s); street murals clad wh rabows and hearts; Bee Sweet, a trans-iendly hair salon that pric by the hour rather than the genr; and Tracks, one of Denver’s premier gay clubs, which has been spng dis balls and hostg Pri parti long before the neighborhood had a hip nickname.
Wynwood, Miami When to inic—or dare we say stereotypil—gay culture Miami, South Beach tends to take the spotlight for s late-night clubs, neon lights, and ee-flowg vodka sodas. Wynwood began hostg s own pri ftival 2019, providg a more chill gayborhood optn for LGBTQIA+ lols and visors wh live mic, drag performanc, and llaborative programmg wh area bs like art galleri, rtrants, shops, and breweri.
The rt of the year Wynwood, where rabow murals are evergreen and queer artists are well reprented at the famed Wynwood Walls, the neighborhood is home to one of the cy’s most popular drag bnch at the gay-owned R Hoe, as well as the equally popular weekly drag night seri, Double Stubble, at Circle, Washgton, DCHome to the US Supreme Court and the Human Rights Campaign, DC is the epicenter of many major ton for the LGBTQIA+ muny. Check out Number Ne, a swanky gay bar outfted wh leather banquett and dark-wood fixtur, where you n pair Chex Mix wh margaras.
MOVG TO LGBT OKLAHOMA CY, OKLAHOMA? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
Enjoy the bt street parti, ftivals and rnivals Spa celebratg gay and LGBTQ pri this year! * enclave gay event *
Fally, treat yourself to a lash lift at the queer-owned Logan 14 Aveda Salon Spa, which puts particular emphasis on welg and supportg the trans Hollywood, Los Angel County In 1970, Wt Hollywood hosted the first permted gay pri para the world. Riprd is Hoton’s olst gay leather bar while JR’s Bar & Grill keeps sual wh a fy pat, cheap happy hours, and drag shows.
Ptown wasn't always gay, but was pretty wild back the day. So wild, the rints weren't allowed to own land for over 150 years. * enclave gay event *
Fally, Buddy’s is a sprawlg club wh a dance floor and the distctn of beg the first gay bar the untry to serve as a printial votg lotn. Northalsted, Chigo It’s hard to believe that a baseball’s toss om Wrigley Field and Wrigleyville, an area on Chigo’s north si known for straight bro stereotyp, li one of the most vibrant and expansive gayborhoods the natn.