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Good list overall... but I'm surprised you left out Hillcrest in San Diego. It definitely beats out a place like Silverlake. I also think you have Capitol Hill underrated and Oaklawn overrated. Dallas does have a pretty good scene especially with clubs and such but it's pretty spread out. To me the walkability factor is big.
?? They're all on one street next to each other. I'm sure there's a bunch of others off that strip, but Oak Lawn's Cedar Springs is pretty concentrated and walkable.
I also scratched my head at the thought of Midtown being anywhere near the best.... spread out and gay bars in strip malls in the center of the city seem odd for "best".
For me Boystown takes the cake for US cities. It's the most cohesive gayborhood with a very diverse offering. Plus Pride and Market days go up and down Halstead.
West Village as the gay neighborhood in New York?! No one would consider West Village a gayborhood anymore.
For New York the debate would be whether Chelsea or Hell's Kitchen is the gayborhood. The most gay night life is in Hell's Kitchen and as a personal anecdote my gay friends who have moved to Manhattan purposely picked there.
West Village as the gay neighborhood in New York?! No one would consider West Village a gayborhood anymore.
For New York the debate would be whether Chelsea or Hell's Kitchen is the gayborhood. The most gay night life is in Hell's Kitchen and as a personal anecdote my gay friends who have moved to Manhattan purposely picked there.
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*not all of these neighborhoods are predominantly gay, but are still widely considered the heart of the city's gay community
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As long as Christopher Street is Christopher Street, The West Village will be the heart of gay NY.
I've never been to Hell's Kitchen or Boystown, but I plan on going this summer with a few friends. I dont know why but I really love these type of neighborhoods, they are so eclectic and the architecture is amazing (mixture of old and new designs). I have been to Oak Lawn, Gayborhood, Chelsea (NYC), DuPointe, Atlanta (the whole city IMO) & Castro, but my favorite (since I am a Texan) is Montrose.
Good list overall... but I'm surprised you left out Hillcrest in San Diego. It definitely beats out a place like Silverlake. I also think you have Capitol Hill underrated and Oaklawn overrated. Dallas does have a pretty good scene especially with clubs and such but it's pretty spread out. To me the walkability factor is big.
"The Strip" is said to have the highest concentration of gay owned businesses in the U.S.
Whether that's fact or not, i'm not sure, but it is pretty darn densely developed. Off of the strip, yes it's a bit more sprinkled throughout the general Oak Lawn area (it's still within a small amount of square miles) and that's not counting the businesses in other neighborhoods as well (Deep Ellum, Knox-Henderson, etc.).
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