100+ Gayborhoods, Gay Villag, and Gaytn Dtatns the USA - Courtney The Explorer

Contents:

• GAY UNED STAT TRAVEL GUI
• GAY AND LESBIAN HOTELS IN UNED STAT
• 100+ GAYBORHOODS, GAY VILLAG, AND GAYTN DTATNS THE USA
• THE DOROTHY MOTEL
• FD GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS UNED STAT OF AMERI
• GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS NEW YORK
• AFFORDABLE GAY VATN TOWNS
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS NEW YORK

GAY UNED STAT TRAVEL GUI

In stat where same-sex civil unns have been prevly regnized, there is a vibrant gay scene cludg Rho Island, New Jersey, Illois, and California. Popular gay statns are found more on the east and wt asts for Fort Lrdale, New York, San Francis, Seattle, Washgton DC, Las Vegas, Key Wt and Los Angel – certaly a few to nsir all appealg to a different type of vatn pe.

GAY AND LESBIAN HOTELS IN UNED STAT

The USA has a by gay lendar, pecially for gay pri ftivals between April and September, New York is a lorful and ternatnal affair June.

For lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr travelers, a welg place to stay is perhaps the sgle-most important element of planng a trip.

100+ GAYBORHOODS, GAY VILLAG, AND GAYTN DTATNS THE USA

This roster foc on gay and lbian-owned properti, hotels wh out team members, major LGBT statns and hotel brands that exprsly support the LGBT muny. In 2019, NYC will mark a half century sce the Stonewall uprisg—the six-day-long rt that galvanized the gay civil-rights movement. But for those who wish only to perch prime gay neighborhoods, aim for Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Hell’s Kchen, the East Village; Brooklyn’s Williamsburg, Bhwick or Park Slope; or Queens’s Jackson Heights.

Its first gay bar opened 1908 (although didn’t stay open for long, the precent was set), s first lbian anizatn started 1955, and Life Magaze lled the “gay pal of Ameri” back 1964. But travelers lookg to immerse themselv the cy’s go-to “gayborhoods” should aim for lodgg The Castro, Missn Dolor, Tenrlo, SOMA or Bernal Heights.

One of Ameri’s olst ci is probably s gayt, servg as New England’s ultimate LGBT statn sce the first women nkeepers met for a clambake on the beach back the early 1980s. The French Quarter remas one of Ameri’s most all-welg, anythg-go neighborhoods, wh adjacent areas like the Marigny and Bywater emergg as easygog gay and lbian hubs. LGBT travelers flock to the sert oasis of Palm Sprgs for huge annual events like the Dah (that would be the annual Dah Shore Weekend, arguably the world’s biggt lbian event) as well as for s year-round gay appeal.

THE DOROTHY MOTEL

For a dose of vtage character the Wt End, book at The Burrard, a 1956 motor hotel that’s renovated wh 21st century ameni and sassy flair to tempt gay globetrotters.

Among the tree-led streets of Polan ris the W Mexi Cy, where you n enjoy the brand’s morn dér as well as s gay-iendly atmosphere and hoe team. The Chterfield is Mayfair, near the Royal Parks, Trafalgar Square and btlg Soho, where lots of London gay nightlife (and day life) hums.

FD GAY FRIENDLY HOTELS UNED STAT OF AMERI

The cy’s origal Axel Eixample is a slick boutique acmodatn the heart of the gay scene, while s TWO Hotel Barcelona by Axel jt is a few blocks over.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS NEW YORK

Fillg out a bed historic duplex and eight-story tower is this 23-room, gay-centric hotel wh an timate cktail bar and urtyard, origal artwork and 24-hour room service. Simple, elegant and affordable are key words for this Berl n, loted two blocks om the Schwul (German for gay) Mm the cy’s central LGBT neighborhood of Nollendorfplatz.

South Ai was among the world’s first natns to adopt marriage equaly back 2005, and Cape Town remas a lightful (and affordable) statn for gay travelers. One of s top hotels, the inic pk Mount Nelson, occupi a historic tate that’s been elegantly mornized by Belmond—a longtime member of the Internatnal Gay and Lbian Travel Associatn IGLTA and a proud supporter of the LGBT muny worldwi.

AFFORDABLE GAY VATN TOWNS

Occupyg a nverted film-pany headquarters, this boutique acmodatn is parked among Surry Hills’ enclave of gay bars and entertament venu Sydney.

We know that no such list is ever que plete bee of variabl such as changg ownership, “gayborhood” migratn and bee every traveler’s opn is different. To fd more most, queer-iendly lodgg, the Internatnal Gay & Lbian Travel Associatn (IGLTA), Purple Roofs, Patroc, World Rabow Hotels, TAG Approved Acmodatns, Damron and LGBTQ-travel blogs and guis are terrific rourc. Have chili at the lol favore Ben’s Chili Bowl, and while you’re town make sure to grab a drk at the gay sports bar Nelly’s or dance all night at the queer women’s party, The Coven.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS NEW YORK

One of the thgs that mak the Uned Stat so unique as a statns for LGBTQ+ travelers is the number of gayborhoods and LGBTQ+ vatn towns across the untry. The statns have their own place the LGBTQ+ history books as some of the few welg and affirmg areas for LGBTQ+ people through the ’70s, ’80s and ’90s, and all of them are still home to thrivg gay culture, nightlife and activi today. Meg and her wife Ldsay n the number one lbian travel blog, Meg’s LGBTQ+ subject matter expertise has been featured The New York Tim, Condé Nast Traveler, Cosmopolan>, Go magaze, >Out Traveler, Gay Star News, Buzzfeed, Matador Network, Ele Daily, Korea Observer, and India's The Qut.

I’ve piled a list of the well-known and not-so-well-known US gayborhoods, US gay villag, and *extra* queer-iendly US towns and ci that are ALL worth visg.

As harmful anti-LGBTQIA legislatn ntually pass the US, ’s important now more than ever to protect and support gayborhoods, LGBTQ-owned bs, and statns that go above and beyond for LGBTQ+ travelers and lols. Around 3 years ago, while teachg South Korea, I me out to myself  my journal, a seri of ltle not I wrote over and over “I thk I’m gay.