This year is the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall rts, which gave rise to the gay rights movement. And the are the most LGBTQ-iendly ci.
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- THE 10 GAYEST CI IN AMERI FOR 2020
- THE GAY-FRIENDLY CI HAVE LOTS TO OFFER LGBTQ BUYERS—INCLUDG AFFORDABLE HOM
THE 10 GAYEST CI IN AMERI FOR 2020
* gay places to live *
But jt bee the largt metros may be the most visibly gay-iendly, don’t necsarily mean they’re the bt plac for members of the muny to put down fact, New York Cy, the very birthplace of the gay movement, didn’t even crack ®’s rankg of the top 10 ci for LGBTQ folks. The areas, once dubbed “gay ghettos, ” were often origally more n-down or off-the-radar neighborhoods where was cheap to buy a home or open a bs, and where pneers uld create plac where they were ee to be themselv whout harassment.
“The LGBTQ muny will intify a town or neighborhood, will turn to a safe haven for themselv, ” says David Siroty, spokman for the Natnal Associatn of Gay & Lbian Real Estate Profsnals. We factored numbers of gay bars and Meetup groups per 10, 000 hoeholds, and ma sure that each place on our list has an annual pri para or why didn’t world-famo gay mecs such as New York Cy, Los Angel, or Miami make our list? Although they have high numbers of same-sex upl, they reprented a smaller percentage of those huge ci’ overall what are the most fabuloly gay-iendly plac to live?
Atlanta, GAMedian home list price: $408, 250Condo buildg on Piedmont Avenue Atlanta, GA()Atlanta is known for havg one of the largt gay populatns the South, drawg folks om smaller, ls welg muni who are exced to arrive the “Hollywood of the South. ”The gay muny revolv around the tersectn of Piedmont Avenue NE and 10th Street NE midtown, where the bt bars are loted, cludg nearby Blak, a hoppg neighborhood place that’s been around for the past 30 years. But this vatner and retiree paradise boasts a high percentage of same-sex upl and gay bars, and received a rare perfect sre on the Human Rights Campaign’s year, Mayor Rick Kriseman clared March 31 Transgenr Day of Visibily.
THE GAY-FRIENDLY CI HAVE LOTS TO OFFER LGBTQ BUYERS—INCLUDG AFFORDABLE HOM
There’s also no shortage of quat, gay-owned bed-and-breakfasts, cludg one aptly named GayStPete Hoe, for those who plan to make a weekend out of Petersburg is one of the most affordable ci on our list for home buyers. Denver, COMedian home list price: $499, 900Members of the Colorado Gay Roo Associatn(Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post via Getty Imag)From s gay roo to well-known queer film ftival, the Mile High Cy has long been known as an LGBTQ oasis the heart of Denver’s LGBTQ set is Capol Hill. There are also plenty of high-rise apartment buildgs, as well as more most walk-up cy’s trendy River North Arts District is also popular wh the gay crowd.
The former dtrial hood is now home to Tracks Nightclub, one of the cy’s most popular gay clubs, along wh former wareho and factori transformed to brewpubs, art galleri, and buzzy, new rtrants. Seattle, WAMedian home list price: $695, 900Capol Hill Seattle, WA(SEASTOCK/iStock)Capol Hill is also the moniker of Seattle’s lol gayborhood, a lively place wh rabow-pated crosswalks and plenty of gay-owned bnch spots, bookstor, and sendhand the trendy district isn’t cheap, but there are als to be found. Portland, ORMedian home list price: $489, 900Hawthorne Boulevard Portland, OR(Mark Boster/Los Angel Tim via Getty Imag)Portland don’t have one ma gay hub.