Gay Summer Dream Trips New England: 4 Amazg LGBT Dtatns

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
• GAYT PLAC IN MASSACHETTS FOR 2020
• 6 GAY-IENDLY STATNS NEW ENGLAND
• 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. 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. 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.

4 NEW ENGLAND DTATNS FOR A GAY SUMMER DREAM TRIP

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. 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.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS 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. 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. Text 'GAYTRAVEL' to 1-800-GAY-TRAVEL (1-800-429-8728).

GAYT PLAC IN NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR 2020

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

GAYT PLAC IN MASSACHETTS FOR 2020

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. 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.

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. A well-signed webse,, is one good place to fd rmatn on gay-owned ns, rtrants, and nightclubs town. Fally, Portland, Mae, has a substantial gay populatn and hosts a gay-pri ftival each summer.

In early 1998, Mae narrowly repealed a statewi gay-rights law that had been passed earlier by the state legislature. This is our sixth time rankg the gayt plac New left for slishow.

6 GAY-IENDLY STATNS NEW ENGLAND

Article ntu the Supreme Court led favor of same-sex marriag, Ameri generally, and the gay muny specifilly, celebrated.

AN AMERIN PARADISE: GAY NEIGHBORHOODS OF NEW ENGLAND

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