Gay friendly cities

[urbanguy]

Ooh also Gay Relationships are recognized by the state of Hawaii

"Getting married in Hawaii is no different than getting married in Vermont. Weddings are just like "straight" weddings in that there are vows and rings exchanged.

Same gender couples may register with the State as "Reciprocal Beneficiaries."

Rights conveyed include: Inheritance and Survivorship Benefits, Hospital Visitation, Family Leave, Private and Public Employee Health Insurance, Jointly Held Property Rights, and many other benefits.

As in Vermont, these rights may not be recognized outside of the State. However, legal advise and consultation is available here in Hawaii"

Source: http://www.gayhawaiiwedding.com/mauigay1.html

[*Sweetkisses*]

SAN FRANCISCO!!!!! but I love that city

[lokinyc]

From my experience(s): New York, San Francisco, Boston, Atlanta, Chicago, Miami and Los Angeles are the gayest cities in the U.S. I've got boyfriends in them all! (j/k)

[BrandonTO416]

Boystown, or more properly Lakeview, is one of the parts of Chicago that make me like the city. Its certainly one of the best real urban neighborhoods.

[urban addict 20324]

San Francisco (as everyone knows, especially in the Castro District), Seattle, and Oakland (right across the bay from SF. Most gays live around the Piedmont area and there's a gay business district being proposed so Oakland could have it's own Castro District.)

[AriPVD]

Providence is enormously gay friendly. In fact, many power brokers in Providence are gay (Mayor Cicilline, House Majority Leader Gordon Fox, etc, etc)

[waccamatt]

Columbia is very gay friendly. We have a large gay population in the city and a number of heavily gay (25-30%+) neighborhoods. The city and county are also very heavily democratic. (go figure! Here are some Gay Pride Pics from Columbia.

P.S. Our marching band needs more members, if any of you play and you're in the area. We have alot of fun!

[sunshine]

doesnt look like a lot of people is watching the parade

[waccamatt]

doesnt look like a lot of people is watching the parade

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Almost everyone here marches in the Parade instead of spectating.

[BrandonTO416]

Most notable gay tolerant urban centers I am aware of:

San Francisco

West Hollywood/LA

New York

South Beach Miami & Key West

Portland

Seattle

Philadelphia

Boston

DC

Chicago

Minneapolis

New Orleans

St Louis

I'll give Atlanta, Houston, and Dallas an honorable mention due to size, but its suburbs are more anti-gay then anywhere USA. They are a league below the other major cities, and a league above in hype.

[urban addict 20324]

Oooo, didn't know Hollywood had a significant gay-population also.

[DHall]

Houstonians are surely booming with pride.

[Brickell]

Most notable gay tolerant urban centers I am aware of:

South Beach Miami & Key West

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South Beach isn't even that gay anymore. Anyway, as I've said before, gays all over south Florida. From Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Wilton Manors, Miami Shores, Miami Beach, etc. Most of the South Beach scene has moved to the inland along the Upper East side. They're spread out throughout the metro in suburbs and small towns. You're fooling yourself if you think you're getting the whole experience in South Beach. I'm sure the same is true in other places like LA, NY, SF and Chi.

[monsoon]

Oooo, didn't know Hollywood had a significant gay-population also.

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There are anti-gay bigots everywhere, including this forum.

[BigCityAttitude]

There are anti-gay bigots everywhere, including this forum.   

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I haven't seen anything anti-gay on this forum...

How about some smaller cities that are accepting of gays?

[rocket9561]

I haven't seen anything anti-gay on this forum...

How about some smaller cities that are accepting of gays?

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Berea, KY (pop. 10,000 - Metro Lexington) has a very high gay population and a very accepting community centered around the uber-liberal Berea College.

Asheville, NC (pop. 80,000?) is another that comes to mind...and Berea even reminds me of a smaller Asheville..but with perhaps an even better local art and crafts scene.

[monsoon]

I haven't seen anything anti-gay on this forum...

How about some smaller cities that are accepting of gays?

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Of course there are ways of fixing that.

Key West is probably the most accepting small city in the Western Hemisphere.

[waccamatt]

Of course there are ways of fixing that.   

Key West is probably the most accepting small city in the Western Hemisphere.

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Someone told me alot of gay people were leaving Key West and selling the guest houses. Is there any truth to that? Anyone know?

[BrandonTO416]

There are certainly bigots everywhere, but there are certain generalities that are true and trend in certain regions. You find tolerance in higher volumes in certain places, less in others.

Example 1: Chicago. Chicago the city is overwhelmingly open minded and friendly to gay people. The suburbs have its conservative side, but generally speaking they are tolerant too.

Example 2: Atlanta. Atlanta's city has some very gay friendly neighborhoods. You step outside the few communities within 285 that have gay friendly areas, and it gets so horrible and backwards. Pockets of acceptance go around, but they are fewer then any gay Atlantan will seemingly admit.

Anyone don't agree with me? Oh well.

[PghUSA]

Pittsburgh was one of the first big cities in the nation to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation (1990).

[raleightransplant]

Gay-friendly?

Columbus

Asheville

Madison

Chapel Hill/Durham

Portland, OR

These are few I could think of outside Chi, NYC, SF areas.

[SmellyCat]

The city of Charlotte is gay friendly to an extent. The suburbs are very anti-gay though. There is a HUGE gay population in Charlotte. Once you get so many miles away frmo uptown though, you start running into the religious conservatives.

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This is very true. When I moved here, I expected Charlotte to be extremely "religious-right" conservative about everything. But in the downtown, there does seem to be a large gay community. In fact, if the parking garage in my building in any barometer, there are tons of rainbow stickers on cars there.

[BrandonTO416]

Q: What was the first major city in the Midwest to implement a Domestic Partnership Registry for same-sex couples?

A: Saint Louis.

It is also the same city that harbors a number of gay-friendly neighborhoods within its limits, including:

Central West End

Soulard

Lafayette Square

Tower Grove East

Tower Grove South

Delmar Loop

Benton Park

Dogtown

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I think St Louis is one of the most under-appreciated gay friendly cities in the USA. Regardless of reason, its got one of the larger gay pride parades in the US every year, only being beaten by the largest cities like Chicago, New York, SF, etc. And St Louis has the political atmosphere of progressive flavor and more moderate burbs then general.

[DCjedi7]

Washington DC is VERY GAY. probably the Gayest city. Dupont Circle the Center point of the City and the Gayborhood as known as the (fruitloop) because of the Parisian Style Traffic pattern around the park and the fountain in the center.

personally the whole city is a gayborhood! Logan Circle is the next and upcomming place to be seen. yah know can we talk about how gay people fix up abandoned places. and turn them into the hip places..thats whats happening in Washington DC now. the place to be was Georgetown back in the 50's-60's with that being the gayborhood and we kept moving east in the city and it became Dupont and now Logan Circle and now Columbia heights and Adams Morgan, Ledorit Park. I love Washington DC. I wouldnt want to live anywhere else. and I love my gay neigbors as well * <3

Balitmore(MD), is ok they have a gayborhood called Mount Vernon

Rehoboth Beach (Delaware) is the gay vaction spot on the east coast

Provincetown (MA) another gay resort town on the Cape.

Northern VA (NOVA) is another spot theres just no one town for this area. it's the whole area Esp in Arlington.

[socaguy]

There are certainly bigots everywhere, but there are certain generalities that are true and trend in certain regions. You find tolerance in higher volumes in certain places, less in others.

Example 1: Chicago. Chicago the city is overwhelmingly open minded and friendly to gay people. The suburbs have its conservative side, but generally speaking they are tolerant too.

Example 2: Atlanta. Atlanta's city has some very gay friendly neighborhoods. You step outside the few communities within 285 that have gay friendly areas, and it gets so horrible and backwards. Pockets of acceptance go around, but they are fewer then any gay Atlantan will seemingly admit.

Anyone don't agree with me? Oh well.

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Nope, I have to disagree with you Brandon. Now I know you have had some bad experiences in Atlanta, which leads you to bash it every chance you get, but I have to disagree with you on what you have just said. Atlanta is one the gayest cities in the country..no doubt about that. Percentage wise it is what, third or fourth gayest..not to mention Decatur Georgia which is near the top of the list as well. Everywhere you look in the city there are gay people and it is becoming more common way out in the burbs too...just look at all the gay bars popping up out there...I think little Tucker Georgia has several gay bars already, and this one one of the smaller suburban Atlanta cities. Suburban Atlanta is still conservative but it is light years ahead of the rest of Georgia...hell, half of the suburbs are from Florida, California, New York, Ohio, and other places...so how is it so horrible and backwards? The Atlanta suburbs are certainly not as liberal or progressive as Midtown or Buckhead, but they are definately NOT your little po-dunk hillbilly town in Tennesee either.