Great Ci for LGBTQ Folks New England |

Contents:

• DISVER THE 10 BT GAY BEACH NORTH AMERI (AND WHERE TO STAY)
• THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS
• THE 9 BT GAY-FRIENDLY CI THE US
• AFFORDABLE GAY VATN TOWNS
• LONG ISLAND GAY AND LBIAN YOUTH (LIGALY)

DISVER THE 10 BT GAY BEACH NORTH AMERI (AND WHERE TO STAY)

We may earn a missn if you buy through lks on our / 13Expand Your HorizonsDo a quick search onle for "gay-iendly travel, " and you'll fd the ual spects — New York Cy, Chigo, Palm Sprgs, Miami — but there are plenty of smaller ci and towns that are jt as enticg to LGBTQ travelers. Related: Unexpectedly Cool Plac for a Summer Weekend GetawayRoschetzkyIstockPhoto/istockphoto2 / 13Eureka Sprgs, ArkansasPopulatn: about 2, 000This historic Ozark Mounta rort town has been dubbed "the gayt small town Ameri" for s clive, welg spir.

Eureka Sprgs was rporated Valente's Day, so ltle wonr also touts self as a marriage statn or that was the first cy Arkansas to issue marriage licens to gays and lbians. Oval Beach on Lake Michigan is nsired one of the bt the world — and one of the gay-iendlit — earng aclas om Thrillist and Condé Nast. Other attractns clu the gay-owned Guthoe Lost River, which has been an oasis for visors sce opened 1982, and the area's annual Pri Ftival every June.

THE BT CARIBBEAN DTATNS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS

Related: College Towns That Parents Won't Want to LeaveDenisTangneyJr/istockphoto10 / 13Santa Fe, New MexiPopulatn: 84, 683Travel and Leisure rears voted Santa Fe one of the bt ci for gay travel, part for s sizable LGBTQ populatn, s year-round outdoor ameni, and s unique history. " If that's not enough to keep you occupied for a weekend, Hampshire County (where Northampton is loted) go all out to attract gay and lbian visors, and their webse offers a wealth of attractns beyond the town.

Or the experimental Black Mounta College, where gay art ins Robert Rschenberg, John Cage, and Merce Cunngham all studied the 1940s? 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. 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.

THE 9 BT GAY-FRIENDLY CI THE US

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.

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. ” The uprisg, largely led by transgenr women, put the Village, and New York Cy, on the map as a gay mec, and spurred the creatn of LGBT rights groups natnwi.

The list shows that gayborhoods have evolved om plac anchored by servic, bars, and large queer muni — like the Village and Chelsea — to smaller, more diffe enclav throughout the boroughs.

AFFORDABLE GAY VATN TOWNS

Although the servic and bars are ls ncentrated, the existence of newer gayborhoods monstrate the ntued need for LGBTQ safe havens, s for anizg and ristg the stat quo, and plac to socialize and love eely are still need. “Transient parti or monthly celebratns often replace signated gay bars, which are a clg form of nightlife throughout the natn.

In many neighborhoods, New York Cy’s openly gay and lbian elected officials not only reprent their muni, but have been a drivg force makg their muni more welg to LGBTQ dividuals.

LONG ISLAND GAY AND LBIAN YOUTH (LIGALY)

(There are currently five members of Cy Council’s LGBT Cc, four openly gay or lbian state legislators, and gubernatorial ndidate Cynthia Nixon is openly bisexual. Chelsea is home to proment natnal LGBTQ anizatns, like the media watchdog, GLAAD; the Gay, Lbian and Straight Edutn Network (GLSEN); and a Servic & Advocy for GLBT Elrs (SAGE) office.

“It is still one of the largt centers of LGBTQ bars, anizatns, historic s and monuments, like the Stonewall Natnal Monument and the Gay Liberatn sculpture, and remas the disputably appropriate lotn for the NYC Pri March to culmate, ” Kancilia said. The Potters Hoe Church of the Livg God is a gay-iendly hoe of worship, welg those who may not feel wele some lol church.

The ftival was anized by the Third Avenue Bs Improvement District, which held a fundraiser for — lled the “Big Gay Bronx Bnch” — at Charlie’s Bar & Kchen Mott Haven’s hip, historic clock tower buildg. Earlier this year Dtatn Tomorrow announced plans to build an LGBT center Melrose to further provi safe spac for the Bronx LGBT muny and work to end homophobia and transphobia.

Beyond this clter of nightlife optns, the neighborhood is home to the Queens Pri Hoe, the Queens Center for Gay Senrs and the Dari Project, a grassroots group aimed at creasg acceptance of LGBTQ people of Korean scent Korean Amerin muni. Daniel Dromm, the area’s openly gay Cy Councilman, -found the para nearly 30 years ago — ially held at a neighborhood gay bar. “Dpe havg the send largt pri para the cy, LGBTQ muny groups are still workg hard to fight homophobic and transphobic vlence the area, ” Kancilia said.

“Followg two recent attacks on gay and trans dividuals, one that reportedly occurred hours after this year’s pri para and another jt four days later, lol groups quickly mobilized to hold a rally to voice ncerns and promote tolerance.