The 25 gayest cities in America

[King Ghidorah]

Did your city make the list?
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1. Salt Lake City, Utah
2. Orlando, Fla.
3. Cambridge, Mass.
4. Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
5. Seattle
6. Ann Arbor, Mich.
7. St. Paul-Minneapolis, Minn.
8. Knoxville, Tenn.
9. Atlanta
10. Grand Rapids, Mich.
11. Little Rock, Ark.
12. Portland, Ore.
13. Austin, Texas
14. Long Beach, Calif.
15. Denver
16. Washington
17. New Orleans
18. San Francisco
19. Pittsburgh
20. Salem, Ore.
21. Madison, Wis.
22. Eugene, Ore.
23. Oakland, Calif.
24. Boston
25. Kansas City, Mo.

I am very surprised so many Florida cities are in the top. For someone who was born and raised in Atlanta, I don't believe there is any way Atlanta is below Orlando.

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

I'm honestly shocked by the results......and that is all I'll say.

[BR329]

Pittsburgh being on the list doesn't surprise me.

[Mr T L Wolf]

I'm shocked Portland, ME isn't on that list.

[Rican]

Austin doesn't surprise me. Thought it would be higher.

[slasher911]

Provincetown is #1.

[Orange]

I'm surprised that San Francisco is that low, given what I've heard - maybe it's all talk? I don't know.

I kinda sorta live somewhat near Denver, so that's kinda cool

[Burst]

I'm legitimately surprised Grand Rapids is on that list (less so at Ann Arbor). I knew the place had gotten a lot gay-friendlier and that apparently Diversions is the place to be, but man, that's a helluva long way since the 80's when one of my professors was beaten half to death for walking out of a gay bar.

Good. I like the GR area and have it at the top of my list of places to settle down in.

Edit: And the thing about San Francisco and New York City is that yeah, they've got a huge gay population but the huge rest of their population sort of balances things out.

[Threadkiller [Classic]]

"We'll give this land a name befitting its beauty. Eugene, Oregon!"

[Lila]

I'm so not surprised by Florida having two top spots.

[THE Baldy Kendrick]

Keep in mind, part of the criteria includes "a city's number of teams entered in the Gay Softball World Series, gay bookstores, openly gay elected officials and semifinalists in the International Mr. Leather Contest, which is held every year in Chicago."

[Bob Schlapowitz]

Cambridge being so high on the list does not surprise me in the least.

[Deleted]

I am laughing that Austin is right above the LBC

[Drillbit Taylor]

Jan 10, 2012 21:14:47 GMT -5 THE Baldy Kendrick said:

Keep in mind, part of the criteria includes "a city's number of teams entered in the Gay Softball World Series, gay bookstores, openly gay elected officials and semifinalists in the International Mr. Leather Contest, which is held every year in Chicago."

That is one of the least scientific crietrias out there.

[Apricots And A Pear Tree]

Two cities from Michigan,neither of them Saugatuck.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

I would have throught St. Louis would have made this list. From my experience, it's gayer than KC by quite a bit.

[bob]

Madison is only 2 hours from where I live

[Urethra Franklin]

For what it's worth, I totally saw Wichita, KS walking out of a gay bar this one time.

[Goldenbane]

Los Angeles isn't on there at all??? I'd figure that'd be number 1.

[triplethreatmark]

Jan 10, 2012 22:49:54 GMT -5 Goldenbane said:

Los Angeles isn't on there at all??? I'd figure that'd be number 1.

LA has a huge gay population. But there are 10+ million people living is LA/Orange counties so they get diluted amongst the larger straight population.