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- 11 GAY-IENDLY SMALL CI BIG RED STAT
- THE GAY-FRIENDLY CI HAVE LOTS TO OFFER LGBTQ BUYERS—INCLUDG AFFORDABLE HOM
11 GAY-IENDLY SMALL CI BIG RED STAT
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. 1 gay-iendly statn for s welg llege-town vibe, s sunny, dry climate and sweepg views of the Blue Mountas.
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 New Hope Lodge is an LGBTQ-owned landmark, but there are plenty of gay-iendly bed-and-breakfasts the area as well.
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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?
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