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[[File:Stonewall_Inn_5_pride_weekend_2016.jpg|thumb|The [[Stonewall Inn]] is in the gay village of [[Greenwich Village]], Manhattan.<ref name=GayGreenwichVillage1>{{cite web|url=https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/new-york/articles/why-new-york-city-is-a-major-destination-for-lgbt-travelers/|title=Why New York City Is a Major Destination for LGBT Travelers|author=Julia Goicichea|publisher=The Culture Trip|date=August 16, 2017|access-date=July 30, 2019|archive-date=April 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190428024815/https://theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/new-york/articles/why-new-york-city-is-a-major-destination-for-lgbt-travelers/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=GayGreenwichVillage2>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/25/nyregion/stonewall-inn-named-national-monument-a-first-for-gay-rights-movement.html|title=Stonewall Inn Named National Monument, a First for the Gay Rights Movement|author=Eli Rosenberg|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 24, 2016|access-date=July 30, 2019|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412124837/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/25/nyregion/stonewall-inn-named-national-monument-a-first-for-gay-rights-movement.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=GayGreenwichVillage3>{{cite web |url=http://www.nps.gov/diversity/stonewall.htm |title=Workforce Diversity The Stonewall Inn, National Historic Landmark National Register Number: 99000562 |publisher=National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior |access-date=July 30, 2019 |archive-date=March 6, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306222059/http://www.nps.gov/diversity/stonewall.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
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[[File:Barbara Gittings Way, Locust Street, Philadelphia.jpg|thumb|[[Barbara Gittings|Barbara Gittings Way]], Center City, Philadelphia]]
A '''gay village''', also known as a '''gayborhood''' or '''gaybourhood''', is a geographical area with generally recognized boundaries that is inhabited or frequented by many [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexuality|bisexual]], [[transgender]], and [[queer]] ([[LGBTQ]]) people. Gay villages often contain a number of gay-oriented establishments, such as [[gay bars]] and pubs, [[gay nightclub|nightclubs]], [[Gay bathhouse|bathhouse]]s, [[restaurant]]s, [[boutique]]s, and [[bookstore]]s.

Such areas may represent an [[gay friendly|LGBT-friendly]] oasis in an otherwise hostile city or may simply have a high concentration of gay residents and businesses. Some areas are often associated with being "gay" cities or resorts, due to their image and acceptance of the gay community.

Much as other urbanized groups, some LGBT people have managed to utilize their spaces as a way to reflect their cultural values and serve the special needs of individuals in relation to society at large. Today, these neighborhoods can typically be found in the upper-class areas of a given city, like in Manhattan, chosen for aesthetic or historic value, no longer resulting from the sociopolitical ostracization and the constant threat of physical violence from [[homophobia|homophobic]] individuals that originally motivated these communities to live together for their mutual safety.

These neighborhoods are also often found in working-class parts of the city or in the neglected fringe of a downtown area{{snd}} communities which may have been upscale historically but became economically depressed and socially disorganized. In these cases, the establishment of an LGBT community has turned some of these areas into more expensive neighborhoods, a process known as [[gentrification]]{{snd}} a phenomenon in which LGBT people often play a pioneer role.<ref>Castells (1983) p. 160.</ref> This process does not always work out to the benefit of these communities, as they often see [[real estate|property values]] rise so high that they can no longer afford them, as [[high-rise building|high-rise]] condominiums are built and [[Bar (establishment)|bar]]s move out, or the only LGBT establishments that remain are those catering to a more upscale clientele. However, today's manifestations of "queer [[ghetto]]s" bear little resemblance to those of the 1970s.<ref name="GayGreenwichVillage2"/>

==The ''ghetto''==
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The term ''[[ghetto]]'' originally referred to those places in European cities where [[Jews]] were required to live according to local law. During the 20th century, ''ghetto'' came to be used to describe the areas inhabited by a variety of groups that mainstream society deemed outside the norm, including not only Jews but poor people, [[LGBTQ]] people, ethnic minorities, [[hobo]]s, [[prostitute]]s, and [[Bohemianism|bohemian]]s.

These neighborhoods, which often arise from crowded, highly dense, and often deteriorated [[inner city]] districts, are critical sites where members of gender and sexual minorities have traditionally congregated. From one perspective, these spaces are places of marginality created by an often [[homophobia|homophobic]], [[biphobia|biphobic]], and [[transphobia|transphobic]] heterosexual community; from another perspective, they are places of refuge where members of gender and sexual minorities can benefit from the concentration of safe, nondiscriminatory resources and services (just as other minorities do).

In some cities, LGBT people congregate in visibly identified neighborhoods, while in others, they are dispersed in neighborhoods, which have less visibility, because a liberal, affirming [[counterculture]] is present. For example, LGBT residents of Philadelphia developed the city's [[Gayborhood, Philadelphia|Gayborhood]], LGBT people in San Francisco congregate in [[the Castro]] neighborhood, while LGBT people in Seattle concentrate in the city's older bohemian stomping grounds of [[Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA|Capitol Hill]], and those of [[Montreal]] have concentrated in a working-class neighborhood referred to administratively as "[[Centre-Sud]]" but largely known as [[Gay Village, Montreal|"Le Village"]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.unmondeunvillage.com/index.php |title=Bienvenue au Village gai de Montréal ! |publisher=Un monde un village |access-date=2013-09-05 |archive-date=2013-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905213149/http://www.unmondeunvillage.com/index.php |url-status=live }}</ref> These areas, however, have higher concentrations of LGBT residents and businesses that cater to them than do surrounding neighborhoods. Some cities, like [[Austin, Texas]], have not developed a defined gay village despite the city of Austin being home to many LGBT people with developed LGBT-friendly businesses and a counterculture present.<ref name="Huqueriza">{{cite web|url=http://dot429.com/articles/1618-gay-destinations-on-the-rise-off-the-beaten-track|title=Gay destinations on the rise off the beaten track|last=Huqueriza|first=Chris|work=[[dot429]]|access-date=17 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021042514/http://dot429.com/articles/1618-gay-destinations-on-the-rise-off-the-beaten-track|archive-date=21 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Grush">{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2010/01/magazine-ranks-austin-among-top-10-gay-friendly-cities/|title=Magazine Ranks Austin Among Top 10 Gay Friendly Cities|last=Grush|first=Loren|date=January 26, 2010|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|access-date=17 June 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018212349/https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/lifestyle/2010/01/magazine-ranks-austin-among-top-10-gay-friendly-cities/|archive-date=18 October 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
[[File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1983-0121-500, Berlin, Bar "Eldorado".jpg|thumb|Gay bar "[[Eldorado (Berlin)|Eldorado]]" in Berlin-Schöneberg, 1932]]
[[File:Saint Catherine Street, rainbow, Montreal 1.jpg|thumb|[[Gay Village, Montreal|Le Village gai]], in [[Montreal]]]]
The neighbourhood of [[Schöneberg]] in [[Berlin]] was the first gay village in the world, developing in the 1920s.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kwak |first=Chaney |date=2013-06-22 |title=A Berlin neighborhood, still resonating with pride |language=en-US |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/a-berlin-neighborhood-still-resonating-with-pride/2013/06/20/7a1a8cda-d76b-11e2-a016-92547bf094cc_story.html |access-date=2022-12-02 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> Prior to the 1960s and 1970s, specialized LGBT communities did not exist as gay villages in the United States; bars were usually where LGBT [[social network]]s developed, and they were located in certain urban areas where police zoning would implicitly allow so-called "deviant entertainment" under close surveillance.

In New York, for example, the congregation of gay men had not been illegal since 1965; however, no openly [[gay bar]] had been granted a license to serve alcohol. The police raid of a private gay club called the [[Stonewall Inn]] on June 27, 1969, led to a series of minor disturbances in the neighborhood of the bar over the course of the subsequent three days and involving more than 1,000 people. The [[Stonewall Rebellion]] managed to change not only the profile of the gay community but the dynamic within the community itself. This, along with several other similar incidents, precipitated the appearance of gay ghettos throughout North America, as spatial organization shifted from bars and street-cruising to specific neighborhoods. This transition "from the bars to the streets, from nightlife to daytime, from 'sexual deviance' to an alternative lifestyle" was the critical moment in the development of the gay community.<ref>Castells, 1983 p.141</ref> On June 24, 2016, the [[Stonewall National Monument]] was named the first [[List of national monuments of the United States|US National Monument]] dedicated to the LGBT-rights movement.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/25/nyregion/stonewall-inn-named-national-monument-a-first-for-gay-rights-movement.html|title=Stonewall Inn Named National Monument, a First for the Gay Rights Movement|first=Eli |last=Rosenberg|newspaper=The New York Times|date=June 24, 2016|access-date=June 24, 2016|archive-date=April 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412124837/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/25/nyregion/stonewall-inn-named-national-monument-a-first-for-gay-rights-movement.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Montreal's [[Gay Village, Montreal|Gay Village]] developed a bilingual French and English identity reflective of the city itself.<ref name=MontrealVillageGai/>

Online communities had developed globally by the early 2000s as a resource connecting gay villagers worldwide to provide information for arts, travel, business, gay counseling, and legal services, aiming to provide safe and gay-friendly environments for members of LGBT communities in general.

==Characteristics==
Gay villages can vary widely from city to city and from country to country. Furthermore, some large cities also develop "satellite" gay villages that are essentially "overflow" areas. In such cases, gay men and lesbians have become priced-out of the main gay village and move to other, more affordable areas, thereby creating an entirely new gay village, also thereby furthering the process of [[gentrification]] by pricing-out long held tenants of these areas. In [[LGBT culture in New York City|New York City]], many gays in the 1990s moved to the [[Chelsea, Manhattan|Chelsea]] neighborhood from the Greenwich Village neighborhood as a less expensive alternative; subsequent to this movement, [[house price]]s in Chelsea have increased dramatically to rival the [[West Village, Manhattan|West Village]] within Greenwich Village itself. Similarly, gentrification is dramatically changing [[Philadelphia's Gayborhood]], and the city's LGBT community is expanding across the city.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/10/19/gayborhood-midtown-village/|title=There Goes the Gayborhood|first=Ernest |last=Owens|newspaper=[[Philadelphia (magazine)|Philadelphia]] magazine|date=October 19, 2019|access-date=October 22, 2019|quote=Rapid social change and Midtown Village development are encroaching on Philadelphia's LGBT mecca. Should we mourn its loss or embrace its evolution?|archive-date=October 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021011417/https://www.phillymag.com/news/2019/10/19/gayborhood-midtown-village/|url-status=live}}</ref> Other examples include, in [[Boston]], gay men moving to the [[South End, Boston#Diversity|South End]] and lesbians migrating to [[Jamaica Plain#Urban renewal|Jamaica Plain]]; while in [[Chicago]], gays have moved to the [[Andersonville, Chicago|Andersonville]] area as an offshoot of the Boystown/[[Lakeview, Chicago|Lakeview]] neighborhood. Some gay villages are not neighborhoods at all, but instead are entirely separate [[municipality|municipalities]] from the city for which they serve as the primary gay enclave, such as [[West Hollywood]] in the [[Los Angeles]] area, and [[Wilton Manors]] in the [[Miami, Florida|Miami]]/[[Fort Lauderdale]] area.
[[File:Rainbow Flag, Lesbians Who Tech, Castro Theater (43090588535).jpg|thumb|upright|[[The Castro]] Neighborhood of [[San Francisco]]]]
These processes are tied to the spatial nature of the [[urban renaissance]] which was occurring at the time. The "first wave" of low-wage gay residences in these urban centers paved the way for other, more affluent gay professionals to move into the neighborhoods; this wealthier group played a significant role in the gentrification of many inner city neighborhoods. The presence of gay men in the real estate industry of San Francisco was a major factor facilitating the urban renaissance of the city in the 1970s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The gay saviors of San Francisco's Victorians |url=https://www.ebar.com/story.php?245424 |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Bay Area Reporter |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Castro {{!}} Castro History |url=https://www.kqed.org/w/hood/castro/castroHistory.html |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=www.kqed.org}}</ref>

However, the gentrification of gay villages may also serve to reinforce stereotypes of gays, by pushing out gay people who do not conform to the prevailing "gay, white, affluent, professional" image. Such people (including gay people of color, low-income/working-class gays, and "undesirable" groups such as gay prostitutes and [[leather subculture|leathermen]]) are usually forced out of the "village" due to rising rents or constant harassment at the hands of an increased policing presence. Especially in San Francisco's Polk Gulch neighborhood (the first "gay village" in that city), gentrification seems to have had this result.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfbg.com/entry.php?entry_id=4393&catid=&volume_id=254&issue_id=312&volume_num=41&issue_num=48|title=San Francisco Bay Guardian - Looking for a Guardian article?|access-date=14 February 2018}}</ref>

Gay men and women have a reputation for driving the revitalization of previously run-down enclaves. Making these neighborhoods more desirable places to live, businesses and other classes of people move to the area and, accordingly, property values tend to go up. The urban studies theorist [[Richard Florida]] claims that their mere presence lures [[investor]]s and jobs, particularly of the high-technology kind. They are, he says, "the canaries of the creative economy". Cities that have gay villages and are more tolerant towards gays, generally tend to have stronger, more robust, and [[creative economies]], as compared to cities that are less tolerant towards gays. Florida says that cities as such have a stronger [[creative class]], which is integral in bringing in new ideas that stimulate economies.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=The Economist |title=Britain: Village people; The gay economy |id={{ProQuest|224021047}} |volume=378 |issue=8463 |date=February 4, 2006 |page=27}}</ref>

===Consumerization===
[[File:Motzstrassenfest2006.jpg|thumb|The area around Berlin's [[Nollendorfplatz]] and [[Motzstrasse]]]]
The gentrification of once rundown inner-city areas, coupled with the staging of [[pride parade]]s in these areas, has resulted in the increased visibility of gay communities. Parades such as [[Sydney]]'s [[Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras|Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras]] and [[Manchester Pride|Manchester's Pride]] events attract significant investment and create tourist revenue, and cities have acknowledged that the acceptance of lesbian and gay culture has become a sign of urban "sophistication" and that gay-oriented events, such as pride parades and the [[Gay Games]], are potentially lucrative events, attracting thousands of gay tourists and their dollars. The growing recognition of the economic value of the gay community is not only associated with their wealth but also with the role that lesbians and gay men have played (and continue to play) in urban revitalization.

==List of gay villages==
{{Main|List of gay villages}}

=== North America ===
====United States====
Data from the [[2010 United States census]] showed that [[Provincetown, Massachusetts]], had the most gay couples out of any city in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://provincetowntourismoffice.org/Blog.aspx?IID=26 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120713235931/http://provincetowntourismoffice.org/Blog.aspx?IID=26 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-13 |title=Tourism Office of Provincetown, MA |publisher=Provincetowntourismoffice.org |date=2012-01-31 |access-date=2013-09-05 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gawker.com/5833349/the-us-census-declares-the-gayest-city-in-america |title=The U.S. Census Declares the Gayest City in America |publisher=Gawker.com |date=2011-08-22 |access-date=2013-09-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820080218/http://gawker.com/5833349/the-us-census-declares-the-gayest-city-in-america |archive-date=2013-08-20 }}</ref> Provincetown, or Ptown, was also voted "Best Resort Town in 2011" by Gaycities.com.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gaycities.com/best-of-2011/vote.php?page=3 |title=Resort Town Results - Best of GayCities 2011 |publisher=GayCities |access-date=2013-09-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510110211/http://www.gaycities.com/best-of-2011/vote.php?page=3 |archive-date=2012-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The town had far more gay marriages than straight marriages performed since 2003 when Massachusetts legalized same-sex marriage. The town's various businesses sponsor Gay Men's Week, Women's Week, Bear Week, Family Week (for same-sex families), and their version of a gay pride parade, Carnival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ptown.org/Calendar.asp |title=Calendar of Events |publisher=Ptown.org |date=2013-05-16 |access-date=2013-09-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130909002846/http://www.ptown.org/Calendar.asp |archive-date=2013-09-09 }}</ref> Famous gay residents currently include journalist [[Andrew Sullivan]], filmmaker [[John Waters (filmmaker)|John Waters]], and comedian [[Kate Clinton]].

Some cities have a very well-defined gay village in the heart of a larger area that also has a significant gay population. One example of this phenomenon is [[Davie Village]] in the heart of [[Vancouver]]'s gay community. It sits within the greater [[West End, Vancouver|West End]] area, which, though decently populated by gay people, is not necessarily considered a gay village.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holliday |first=Ian |date=2014-08-04 |title=There goes the gayborhood? UBC prof says Davie Street changing, not dying |url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/there-goes-the-gayborhood-ubc-prof-says-davie-street-changing-not-dying-1.1945844 |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=British Columbia |language=en}}</ref>

Boystown in Chicago is also a very well-defined gay village situated within the larger Lakeview neighborhood. Lakeview is an affluent neighborhood with a reputation for being a stronghold of liberal and progressive political views. Outside of Boystown, Lakeview is a mixture of both gay and straight citizens and families, but Boystown is the main gay village.<ref name="making-boystown">{{Cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=Jason |last2=Nargis |first2=Steven |title=Making Chicago's Boystown |url=http://interactive.wbez.org/curiouscity/makingboystown |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=interactive.wbez.org}}</ref> Boystown began with a cluster of bars on North Halsted Street and blossomed into an entire district dedicated to LGBT life and culture in the 1980s. According to the founders of Sidetrack, one of these pioneering bars, Boystown was only to grow as much as it did because its residents were politically engaged and actively resisted city efforts to drive them underground. Gay bars in boystown also served as a hub of AIDS related activism.<ref name="making-boystown" />
[[File:Boystown, Lakeview, Chicago, Illinois (28522731417).jpg|thumb|Boystown in [[Chicago, Illinois]]]]
Andersonville is another of Chicago's gay villages. It became known as "Girlstown" in the 1980s and 1990s following an influx of lesbian couples to the area. Residents attribute this initial migration to a well-loved feminist bookstore called Women and Children First moving to Andersonville after being priced out of Boystown. In the mid-2000s, more families and older people started moving into Boystown, and many gay men also made the move to Girlstown. In the last decade, the number of married gay men in Andersonville actually surpassed the number of married lesbians and many of the neighborhood's lesbian-centric business have closed. Still, Andersonville retains its historical significance for the lesbian community and its identity as a haven for LGBT people.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Saying Goodbye To 'Girlstown': Andersonville's Lesbian Population Shrinks |url=https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160822/andersonville/saying-goodbye-girlstown-andersonvilles-lesbian-population-shrinks |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=DNAinfo Chicago |archive-date=2017-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109134736/https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20160822/andersonville/saying-goodbye-girlstown-andersonvilles-lesbian-population-shrinks |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Despite its large gay population and higher concentration of gay venues, the [[South Beach]] area in [[Miami Beach, Florida]], was never exclusively gay, because of its popularity among straight people alike. [[Washington Square West, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania#The Gayborhoood|Philadelphia's traditional gay village]] comprises several downtown blocks and is called "the Gayborhood". The [[LGBT culture in Philadelphia]] has an established presence that includes clubs, bars, and restaurants as well as health facilities for the LGBT community. Philadelphia's "Gayborhood" contains 68 rainbow street sign signs throughout the community.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://hiddencityphila.org/2014/02/the-roots-of-the-gayborhood-the-eve-of-a-milestone/|title = The Roots of the Gayborhood, The Eve of a Milestone|date = 14 February 2014|access-date = 12 June 2014|website = HiddenCityPhila.org|publisher = William Way Center|last = Skiba|first = Bob|archive-date = 9 July 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140709070924/http://hiddencityphila.org/2014/02/the-roots-of-the-gayborhood-the-eve-of-a-milestone/|url-status = live}}</ref> [[Washington, D.C.]]'s Dupont Circle and Logan Circle area are known for its many gay oriented bars, restaurants, and shops. Dupont Circle is also known for its annual High Heel Drag Queen Race.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Levey |first=Robert F. |date=16 June 1977 |title=The gay life at Dupont Circle |newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1977/06/16/the-gay-life-at-dupont-circle/37415132-ce48-4edc-96e6-a80cb072fc13/ |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref> [[The Short North]] in downtown [[Columbus, Ohio]], is primarily known as an art district, but has a strong gay community and a high concentration of gay-oriented clubs and bars. In Boston, the trendy and upscale South End neighborhood has a large population of gay men, and the [[Jamaica Plain, Boston|Jamaica Plain]] and [[Roslindale, Boston|Roslindale]] neighborhoods are home to scores of lesbians, also with vibrant but less trendy downtown areas. Montreal's [[Gay Village, Montreal|Gay Village]] (''Le Village'', in [[French language|French]]) is considered one of North America's largest in population, concentration, and scope.<ref name=MontrealVillageGai>{{cite web |url=http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PES_PUBLICATIONS_FR/PUBLICATIONS/VILLAGE_GAI.PDF |title=Official census of the Gay Village Montreal 2001 |access-date=2013-11-17 |language=fr |archive-date=2013-05-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510191001/http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/PES_PUBLICATIONS_FR/PUBLICATIONS/VILLAGE_GAI.PDF |url-status=live }}</ref>

San Diego has its own gay village called [[Hillcrest, San Diego, California|Hillcrest]], which sits around [[Balboa Park, San Diego|Balboa Park]]. Hillcrest is very close to the downtown area but is able to maintain a small town eclectic feel.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hillcrest |url=https://sandiegohistory.org/journal/2000/october/hillcrest-htm/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=San Diego History Center {{!}} San Diego, CA {{!}} Our City, Our Story |language=en-US}}</ref> While it is considered by most as the gay area of San Diego with its gay bars and dance clubs, the overall population of the area has only gotten more and more diverse with the rise in condominium projects. Having been priced out of owning or renting in the Hillcrest area, the San Diego LGBT community has spread outward for miles into North Park, University Heights and dozens more neighborhoods. These diverse, welcoming areas have slowly continued the gentrifying process.

In [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], areas surrounding [[Loring Park, Minneapolis|Loring Park]], site of the local LGBT pride festival, are regarded as a "gay" neighborhood, though many gay and lesbian people have migrated to more residential neighborhoods such as Bryn Mawr and Whittier.{{Original research inline|date=January 2024}}

In [[Tampa, Florida]], the gay community was traditionally spread out among several neighborhoods. In the early 21st century, the [[Ybor City]] National Historic Landmark District has seen the creation of the [[GaYbor]] District, which is now the center of gay and lesbian life in the Tampa Bay area and home to the majority of gay bars and dance clubs, restaurants, and service organizations. Across [[Tampa Bay]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]], the LGBT community is centered around the [[Grand Central, St. Petersburg, Florida|Grand Central]] neighborhood near downtown.<ref>{{cite web |date=2009-05-29 |title=Flag fracas tells a lot about St. Petersburg's relationship to gay community - Tampa Bay Times |url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/article1005356.ece |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009104646/http://www.tampabay.com/news/politics/article1005356.ece |archive-date=2012-10-09 |access-date=2012-06-10 |publisher=Tampabay.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=June 25, 2009 |title=We've got the top Tampa bars, nightclubs for you -- all 100 |newspaper=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |url=http://www.tampabay.com/features/food/bars/article1013454.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=June 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120604182907/http://www.tampabay.com/features/food/bars/article1013454.ece |archive-date=June 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Warner |first=David |date=2009-06-22 |title=Hail to the Queens: Queenshead bar opens in Grand Central today (video) &#124; Daily Loaf |url=http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/dailyloaf/2009/06/22/hail-to-the-queens-queenshead-bar-opens-in-grand-central-today-video/ |access-date=2012-06-10 |publisher=Blogs.creativeloafing.com}}</ref> In [[Orlando, Florida]], the gay community is centered around the neighborhoods of Thornton Park and Eola Heights.

[[Asbury Park, New Jersey]], and the adjacent town of [[Ocean Grove, New Jersey]], house large gay communities. Many vacationers who visit [[Asbury Park]] are gay, and the city houses [[New Jersey]]'s only gay hotel, [[The Empress Hotel (New Jersey)|The Empress Hotel]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Homepage |url=https://asburyempress.com/ |access-date=July 13, 2021 |website=Asbury Empress}}</ref> [[Collingswood, New Jersey]], a suburb of [[Philadelphia]], also houses a prominent year-round gay community. [[Ogunquit, Maine]], has a gay population of year-round residents and second homeowners.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lodging, Travel and Nightlife in Ogunquit, Maine |url=http://www.gayogunquit.com |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330185732/http://www.gayogunquit.com/ |archive-date=March 30, 2018 |access-date=January 5, 2021 |website=Gay Ogunquit}}</ref>

[[Greater Los Angeles]] includes several gayborhoods, most notably [[West Hollywood, California|West Hollywood]],<ref>{{cite web |title=LGBTQ+ West Hollywood |url=https://www.visitcalifornia.com/experience/lgbtq-west-hollywood/ |website=Visit California |date=June 3, 2015 |access-date=March 5, 2025}}</ref> [[Silver Lake, Los Angeles|Silver Lake]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://la.curbed.com/maps/mapping-los-angeless-groundbreaking-role-in-lgbt-history|title=Mapping Los Angeles's Groundbreaking Role in LGBT History|last=Barragan|first=Bianca|publisher=[[Curbed|Curbed LA]]|date=April 2, 2014|access-date=March 5, 2025}}</ref> [[The Run, Los Angeles|the Run]] in [[Downtown Los Angeles]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.therundtla.com/|title=The Run DTLA|access-date=March 5, 2025}}</ref> and the [[Broadway Corridor, Long Beach, California|Broadway Corridor]] in [[Long Beach, California|Long Beach]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://longbeachize.com/articles/a-holiday-ode-to-the-queer-bars-of-long-beachs-gayborhood-and-every-queer-bar-in-the-world/|work=Longbeachize|title=A holiday ode to the queer bars of Long Beach's Gayborhood—and every queer bar in the world|author=Brian Addison|date=December 7, 2023|access-date=March 5, 2025}}</ref>

====Canada====
[[Church and Wellesley]] is an LGBT-oriented community located in [[Toronto, Canada]]. It is roughly bounded by Gould Street to the south, Yonge Street to the west, Charles Street to the north, and Jarvis Street to the east, with the intersection of Church and Wellesley Streets at the centre of this area. Though some gay- and lesbian-oriented establishments can be found outside of this area, the general boundaries of this village have been defined by the Gay Toronto Tourism Guild.<ref>{{cite web |title=Map of Village |url=http://www.gaytorontotourism.com/mapofvill.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070206152511/http://www.gaytorontotourism.com/mapofvill.htm |archive-date=February 6, 2007 |access-date=April 24, 2021 |website=The Gay Toronto Tourism Guild}}</ref> 

[[Ottawa]] established an LGBT-friendly village along Bank Street in Centretown on November 4, 2011, when the City of Ottawa installed six street signs at the intersections of Bank/Nepean, Bank/Somerset and Bank/James. This is the cap to an historic year and six years of lobbying, where the village installed two public art projects in addition to tripling the number of rainbow flags in the village area. The village in Ottawa features a diverse mix of businesses and organizations, many of which cater to or of specific interest to the LGBT community, and has a high concentration of LGBT persons living and working in the area.<ref>{{Cite news |last=CBC News |date=8 November 2011 |title=Ottawa introduces first "Gay Village" |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-introduces-first-gay-village-1.1078985 |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref>

=== Europe ===
[[File:Chueca metro street sign Madrid.jpg|thumb|The entrance to [[Chueca (Madrid Metro)|Chueca metro station]] in the Plaza de [[Chueca, Madrid|Chueca]] (Chueca square) in [[Madrid]]]]
[[File:Amsterdam little street.JPG|thumb|Warmoesstraat in Amsterdam]]The neighbourhood of [[Le Marais]] in [[Paris]] has experienced a growing gay presence since the 1980s, as evidenced by the existence of a large gay community and of many gay cafés, nightclubs, cabarets and shops, such as one of the largest gay clubs in [[Europe]], Le Depot. These establishments are mainly concentrated in the southwestern portion of the Marais, many on or near the streets Sainte-Croix de la Bretonnerie and Vieille du Temple.

A well-known gay village of [[Sitges]] is one of the richest residential areas within the area of greater [[Barcelona]]. The town hosts several gay events throughout the year, such as Gay Pride and Bears Week. The first monument for the gay community, an inverse triangle, was built in Passeig Maritim street in 2006. Many gay tourists use the gay-friendly accommodation in Sitges during Circuit Festival of Barcelona.

Not all major cities have gay villages, especially those with more progressive histories with LGBT rights. Sweden, for example, legalized same sexual activity in 1944, a full 67 years before ''[[Lawrence v. Texas]]'' decriminalized homosexuality in the US.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Birtles |first=Katie |date=2020-01-04 |title=Sweden has been named the world's most LGBTQ+ friendly country for travellers |url=https://www.trafalgar.com/real-word/sweden-lgbtq-friendly-country/ |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=Real Word |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lawrence v. Texas |url=https://www.oyez.org/cases/2002/02-102 |access-date=1 December 2022 |website=Oyez}}</ref> As a result, there was not the same need for secret gathering places in Swedish cities that shaped many gay villages elsewhere. However, there are areas which were historically known as meeting places for gays, such as [[Södermalm]] in Stockholm, [[Punavuori]] and [[Kallio]] in Helsinki, which remain as somewhat trendy areas for gay people to live in, though they do not have a predominantly gay population.

There are a number of [[gay villages in England]] such as in [[Birmingham Gay Village|Birmingham]], [[The Calls|Leeds]], [[Canal Street (Manchester)|Manchester]] and [[Old Compton Street|London]].

===Australasia===
====Australia====
[[File:Rainbow Crossing on Campbell Street in Surry Hills (2).jpg|thumb|The original [[DIY rainbow crossing|Rainbow Crossing]] in [[Sydney]]'s [[Surry Hills]] neighbourhood]]
In [[Sydney]], New South Wales, [[Potts Point]] (also known as "Poofs Point") and nearby [[Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales|Elizabeth Bay]] (also known as "Betty Bay") are renowned for having the largest gay population in the city, with many gay run business. The area is known for having the highest density of population in Australia with many [[Art Deco]] apartment blocks. [[Newtown, New South Wales|Newtown]] also has a sizable gay population but it has a more gritty bohemian feel. Darlinghurst is also a historically gay area. Oxford Street in particular is known as the Golden Mile due to its long stretch of LGBT bars and clubs.<ref>{{Cite news |last=McKinnon |first=Scott |title=Big city gaybourhoods: where they come from and why they still matter |language=en |work=The Conversation |url=https://theconversation.com/big-city-gaybourhoods-where-they-come-from-and-why-they-still-matter-93956 |access-date=2022-12-02}}</ref>

In [[Melbourne]], Victoria, city fringe suburbs such as [[Collingwood, Victoria|Collingwood]] and [[South Yarra]] have sizeable gay communities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://queerintheworld.com/gay-melbourne-travel-guide/|title=Gay Melbourne Travel Guide|date=13 April 2018 |access-date=January 17, 2023}}</ref> Big 7 Travel ranked Melbourne as the fourth most LGBT friendly city in the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/news/melbourne-has-been-named-the-fourth-most-lgbtqia-friendly-city-in-the-world-111022|title=Melbourne is the fourth most LGBT+-friendly city in the world|work=[[Time Out (magazine)|Time Out]]|date=November 10, 2022|access-date=January 17, 2023}}</ref>

==== New Zealand ====

[[Hamilton East, New Zealand|Hamilton East]], a suburb of [[Hamilton, New Zealand|Hamilton]], a town situated in the [[North Island]] of [[New Zealand]] is one of the newest gay villages worldwide. There is a small gay population with some gay owned businesses, cafes and is across the river from the Hamilton CBD. The local LGBT pride month is in April each year and celebrates local diversity.

=== Asia ===
====Thailand====
In Pattaya, Thailand, [[Boyztown]] is a hub of gay nightlife and entertainment that is especially popular with European and Chinese tourists.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kenyon |first=Barry |date=2020-10-28 |title=Pattaya Boyztown: end of an era? |url=https://www.pattayamail.com/featured/pattaya-boyztown-end-of-an-era-331380 |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Pattaya Mail |language=en-US}}</ref> Since its peak in the 1990s and early 2000s, rising prices and COVID policies have caused Boyztown to lose some of its business. At the peak of its popularity, Boyztown drew in funding for AIDS-related charity organizations through grand events like the Pattaya Gay Festival.

====Japan====
[[File:Colorful neon street signs in Kabukichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo.jpg|thumb|[[Shinjuku Ni-chōme]], Tokyo]]
Shinjuku Ni-chōme, Tokyo's gay village, boasts the world's highest density of gay and lesbian bars, many of which are very small and highly curated to a particular scene. Some are intended for foreign tourists, while others give priority to regulars and court a certain subset of the local LGBT community, such as butch lesbians or the BDSM community.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Linehan |first=Alice |date=2021-04-01 |title=Discover Ni-chōme, the Japanese neighbourhood with 300 gay and lesbian bars |url=https://gcn.ie/discover-ni-chome-japanese-neighbourhood-300-gay-bars/ |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=GCN |language=en}}</ref> Ni-chōme is also home to Japan's first LGBT center, Pride House Tokyo Legacy. Like Pattaya's Boyztown, Nichō's business suffered during the pandemic, but it is slowly developing its former popularity.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-12-03 |title=Battered but unbowed by coronavirus, Tokyo's gay district forges stronger ties |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-lgbt-idCAKBN28D03I |access-date=2022-12-01}}</ref>

=== South America ===
Bogota, Colombia has a prominent gay village called the Chapinero. The locus of the Chapinero's LGBT culture is one of the most famous gay nightclubs in the world, Theatron, which opened in the 1990s. Before Theatron, the Chapinero had a vibrant drag ball scene that drew crowds from neighboring South American countries.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ordonez |first=Jairo |date=2010-07-01 |title=In Bogota, freedom is in the ghetto |url=https://go.gale.com/ps/i.do?p=AONE&sw=w&issn=15321118&v=2.1&it=r&id=GALE%7CA232889539&sid=googleScholar&linkaccess=abs |journal=The Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide |language=English |volume=17 |issue=4 |pages=18–20}}</ref>

==LGBT populations==
===Top LGBT populations in Brazilian cities===
{{Main|LGBT people in Brazil}}
[[File:Gay Beach-Ipanema-Rio de Janeiro Brazil.jpg|thumb|LGBT part of [[Ipanema]] Beach in [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil]]

In 2009, a survey conducted by the [[University of São Paulo]] in 10 [[List of capitals in Brazil|Brazilian state capitals]] estimated that 7.8% of Brazil's male population was gay and 2.6% was [[bisexual]] (a total of 10.4%), while 4.9% of the female population was estimated to be lesbian and 1.4% bisexual (a total of 6.3%).<ref name="MBSP">{{cite web|title=Mosaic Brazil Sexuality Project |url=http://www.mundomais.com.br/exibemateria2.php?idmateria=334 |publisher=MundoMais |access-date=23 March 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219113510/http://www.mundomais.com.br/exibemateria2.php?idmateria=334 |archive-date=February 19, 2015 }}</ref>

In the city of [[Rio de Janeiro]], 19.3% of the male population was estimated to be gay or bisexual. Among the female population in the city of [[Manaus]], 10.2% were estimated to be lesbian or bisexual.<ref name="MBSP"/>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right; margin-right:60px"
|+Top Brazilian cities in LGBT population by percentage of residents
|-
!Rank
!City
!Percentage of city population
|-
| 1 || [[Rio de Janeiro]] || 14.30% 
|-
| 2 || [[Fortaleza]] || 9.35% 
|-
| 3 || [[Manaus]] || 8.35% 
|-
| 4 || [[São Paulo]] || 8.20% 
|-
| 5 || [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]] || 8.05% 
|-
| 6 || [[Brasília]] || 7.95% 
|-
| 7 || [[Belo Horizonte]] || 6.85% 
|-
| 8 || [[Curitiba]] || 6.55% 
|-
| 9 || [[Porto Alegre]] || 5.95% 
|-
| 10 || [[Cuiabá]] || 5.65% 
|}

===Top LGBT populations in the US===
An estimated 33 to 50 percent of [[Palm Springs, California]], are gay male or other parts of the [[LGBTQ]] community; this statistic makes them the largest percentage community in the US.{{citation needed|date=August 2018}}

The following charts show a list of the top US cities, states, and metro areas with:

# the highest population of gay residents, and
# the highest percentage of gay residents within city limits. (LGBT population as a percentage of total residents).<ref name=Williams>{{cite web |first=Gary J. |last=Gates |url=http://www.gaydata.org/02_Data_Sources/ds029_ACS/SameSexCouplesandGLBpopACS.pdf |title=Same-sex Couples and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Population: New Estimates from the American Community Survey |publisher=The Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy, UCLA School of Law October |year=2006 |access-date=April 20, 2007 |archive-date=August 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070817223831/http://www.gaydata.org/02_Data_Sources/ds029_ACS/SameSexCouplesandGLBpopACS.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> The numbers given are estimates based on American Community Survey. The [[US Census]] does not ask for [[sexual orientation]] or [[gender identity]].
[[File:LGBT Adult population percentage by US state (2015-2016).svg|thumb|upright=1.7|LGBT adult percentage by US state in 2015-2016{{Legend|#ECE7F2|2-2.9%}} {{Legend|#A6BDDB|3-3.9%}} {{Legend|#3690C0|4-4.9%}} {{Legend|#045A8D|5-9%}}]]
[[File:Cities with the highest percentage of LGBs.svg|thumb|upright=1.7|US cities with the highest percentage of LGBT individuals in 2006]]
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|+Top US cities in LGBT population by number of LGBT residents
|-
! LGBT population rank
! City
! Percentage of city population
! LGBT population
! US population rank
|-
| 1 || [[New York City]] || 4.5% || 377,100 ||1
|-
| 2 || [[Los Angeles]] || 5.6% || 222,488||2
|-
| 3 || [[Chicago]] || 5.7% || 153,843||3
|- 
| 4 || [[San Francisco]] || 15.4% || 134,716||17 
|-
| 5 || [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] || 6.4% || 106,112||5
|-
| 6 || [[Houston]] || 4.4% || 101,772||4
|-
| 7 || [[San Diego]] || 6.8% || 96,220 ||8
|-
| 8 || [[Seattle]] || 12.9% || 95,621|| 18
|-
| 9 || [[Dallas]] || 7.0% || 93,730 ||9
|-
| 10 || [[Boston]] || 12.3% || 84,787 || 24
|-
| 11 || [[Philadelphia]] || 4.2% || 66,444 || 6
|-
| 12 || [[Atlanta]] || 12.8% || 63,698 ||38
|-
| 13 || [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] || 5.8% || 59,682 ||10
|-
| 14 || [[Denver]] || 8.2% || 58,701 || 19
|-
| 15 || [[Washington, D.C.]] || 8.1% || 57,561|| 23
|-
| 16 || [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] || 8.8% || 57,233 ||26
|-
| 17 || [[Minneapolis]] || 12.5% || 53,744 ||46
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|+Top US cities in LGBT population by percentage of total residents
|-
! LGBT percentage rank
! City
! Percentage of city population
! LGBT population
|-
| 1 || [[San Francisco]] || 15.4% || 134,716
|-
| 2 || [[Seattle]] || 12.9% || 95,621 
|-
| 3 || [[Atlanta]] || 12.8% || 63,698  
|-
| 4 || [[Minneapolis]] || 12.5% || 53,744  
|-
| 5 || [[Boston]] || 12.3% || 84,787 
|-
| 6 || [[Sacramento]] || 9.8% || 49,341  
|-
| 7 || [[Portland, Oregon|Portland]] || 8.8% || 57,233 
|-
| 8 || [[Denver]] || 8.2% || 58,701 
|-
| 9 || [[Washington, D.C.]] || 8.1% || 57,561
|-
| 10 || [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] || 7.7% || 21,930 
|-
| 11 || [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]] || 7.6% || 15,210 
|-
| 12 || [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas]] || 7.0% || 93,730 
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|+Top US metropolitan areas in LGBT population by percentage of total residents
|-
! Rank
! Metro area
! Percentage of metro population
! LGBT population
|-
| 1 || [[San Francisco Bay|San Francisco]] || 8.2% || 636,320
|-
| 2 || [[Seattle metropolitan area|Seattle]] || 6.5% || 266,656
|-
| 3 || [[Greater Boston|Boston]] || 6.2% || 306,381
|-
| 4 || [[Portland metropolitan area|Portland]] || 6.1% || 153,284 
|-
| 5 || [[Tampa Bay Area|Tampa]] || 5.9% || 188,495
|-
| 6 || [[Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area|Austin]] || 5.9% || 134,718
|-
| 7 || [[Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Area|Denver]] || 5.8% || 171,901
|-
| 8 || [[Minneapolis–Saint Paul]] || 5.7% || 210,344 
|-
| 9 || [[Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area|Orlando]] || 5.7% || 152,382
|-
| 10 || [[Greater Hartford|Hartford]] || 5.6% || 82,996
|}

'''Population'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+Top US CMSA in LGBT population by percentage of total residents
|-
! Rank !! Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area !! LGBT!! LGBT % population
|-
| 1 || [[Miami]] – [[Miami Beach]] – [[Fort Lauderdale]] || 289,824 || 4.7%
|-
| 2 || [[Atlanta]] – [[Marietta, Georgia]] – [[Sandy Springs, Georgia]] || 294,694 || 4.3%
|-
| 3 || New York City – [[North Jersey]] – [[Long Island]] || 943,306 || 4.0%<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thelgbtqplusmuseum.org/our-vision/ |title=Our Vision |website=The American LGBTQ+ Museum |access-date=July 13, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| 4 || San Francisco – [[Oakland]] – [[San Jose, California]] || 349,560 || 3.6%
|-
| 5 || [[Dallas]] – [[Fort Worth]] – [[Arlington, Texas]] || 284,238 || 3.5%
|-
| 6 || Los Angeles – [[Long Beach, California]] – [[Santa Ana, California]] || 628,668 || 3.4%
|-
| 7 || [[Boston]] – [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]] – [[Quincy, Massachusetts]] || 287,850 || 3.4%
|-
| 8 || [[Chicago–Naperville–Joliet]], Illinois || 309,596 || 3.1%
|-
| 9 || [[Philadelphia]] – [[Camden, New Jersey]] – [[Wilmington, Delaware]] || 200,107 || 2.8%
|-
| 10 || [[Washington Metropolitan Area]] || 238,664 || 2.5%
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|+Top US states in LGBT population by number of LGBT residents
|-
! Rank
! State
! Percentage of state population
! LGBT population
|-
| 1 || [[California]] || 5.2% || 2,055,820
|-
| 2 || [[Texas]] || 3.6% || 1,031,040
|-
| 3 || [[Florida]] || 4.6% || 976,120
|-
| 4 || [[New York (state)|New York]] || 4.2% || 819,420
|-
| 5 || [[Illinois]] || 3.8% || 483,360
|-
| 6 || [[Ohio]] || 4.0% || 467,200
|-
| 7 || [[Pennsylvania]] || 3.5% || 447,650 
|-
| 8 || [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] || 4.3% || 452,360
|-
| 9 || [[Massachusetts]] || 5.7% || 391,761
|-
| 10 || [[Washington (state)|Washington]] || 5.7% || 428,184
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
|+Top US states in LGBT population by percentage of total residents
|-
! rowspan="2" | Rank
! rowspan="2" | State
! colspan="2" | LGBT population
|-
!|% of state population
!|#
|-
| 1 || [[New Hampshire]] || 6.6% || 89,430
|-
| 2 || [[Washington (state)|Washington]] || 5.7% || 428,184
|-
| 3 || [[Massachusetts]] || 5.7% || 391,761
|-
| 4 || [[Maine]] || 5.2% || 69,731
|-
| 5 || [[California]] || 5.2% || 2,055,820
|-
| 6 || [[Colorado]] || 5.1% || 289,935
|-
| 7 || [[Vermont]] || 5.1% || 31,841
|-
| 8 || [[New Mexico]] || 4.9% || 102,753
|-
| 9 || [[Minnesota]] || 4.7% || 263,200
|}
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==See also==
{{Portal|LGBTQ}}
* [[Ethnic enclave]]
* [[Homosocialization]]
* [[Lesbian bar]]
* [[LGBT tourism]]
* [[Gay villages in the UK]]
* [[Gay Street (disambiguation)|Gay Street]]
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==Notes==
{{reflist}}

==References==
* {{cite book |last=Cante |first=Richard C. |title=Gay Men and the Forms of Contemporary US Culture |publisher=Ashgate Publishing |date=March 2008 |location=London |isbn=978-0-7546-7230-2}}
* Castells, Manuel 1983. ''The City and the Grassroots: A Cross-Cultural Theory of Urban Social Movements.'' Berkeley, Los Angeles: University of California Press.
* D'Emilio, John 1992. ''Making Trouble: Essays on Gay History, Politics, and the University.'' New York, London: Routledge.
* Escoffier, Jeffrey 1998. ''American Homo: Community and Perversity.'' Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press.
* Florida, Richard 2002. ''The Rise of the Creative Class: And How It's Transforming Work, Leisure, Community and Everyday Life.'' New York: Perseus Books Group.
* {{Cite journal | doi = 10.1068/d130133 | last1 = Forest | first1 = Benjamin | year = 1995 | title = West Hollywood as Symbol: The Significance of Place in the Construction of a Gay Identity | journal = Environment and Planning D: Society and Space | volume = 13 | issue = 2| pages = 133–157 | bibcode = 1995EnPlD..13..133F | s2cid = 145416819 }}
* Kenney, Moira Rachel 1998. "Remember, Stonewall was a Riot: Understanding Gay and Lesbian Experience in the City" Chapter 5, pp.&nbsp;120–132 in: Leoni Sandercock (ed) ''Making the Invisible Visible.'' Berkeley, Los Angeles, London: University of California Press.
* {{Cite journal | doi = 10.2747/0272-3638.6.2.152 | last1 = Lauria | first1 = Mickey | last2 = Knopp | first2 = Lawrence | year = 1985 | title = Toward an Analysis of the Role of Gay Communities in the Urban Renaissance | journal = Urban Geography | volume = 6 | issue = 2| pages = 152–169 }}
* Levine, Martin P. 1979. "Gay Ghetto" pp.&nbsp;182–204 in: Martin Levine (ed) ''Gay Men: The Sociology of Male Homosexuality.'' New York, Hagerstown, San Francisco, London: Harper & Row.
* Ray, Brian and Damaris Rose 2000. "Cities of the Everyday: Socio-Spatial Perspectives on Gender, Difference, and Diversity" pp.&nbsp;507–512 in: Trudi Bunting and Pierre Filion (eds). ''Canadian Cities in Transition: The Twenty-First Century.'' 2nd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

==External links==
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* [http://www.nycnotkansas.com/ Memoir and history of gay Upper West Side in Manhattan, NYC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216070438/http://www.nycnotkansas.com/ |date=2012-02-16 }}
* [http://www.gothamgazette.com/article/demographics/20010701/5/598/ Counting Gay New York (Gotham Gazette, July 2001)]
* [http://www.nyclgbtsites.org/ NYC LGBT Historical Sites Project]

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