Map: Most gay-friendly neighborhoods of Pittsburgh (McKeesport, Oakland: 2014, living, best)

[ferraris]

Map: Most gay-friendly neighborhoods of Pittsburgh

Every dot represents one household where respondents identified themselves as living with a same-sex partner.

I wish this was explained a little more clearly. Does the American Community Survey differentiate somehow between couples in a relationship and roommates? I really don't understand how the South Side Flats and Oakland don't even register a blip? It would be interesting to see a map showing percentage of gay households.

[I_Like_Spam]

This kind of thing is extremely difficult at best to figure out with a survey, especially in a place like Pittsburgh.

Most Pittsburghers tend to keep these things close to the vest and don't care to discuss private sexual matters with government agents.

[UKyank]

Gaydar

[Geeo]

I believe they took this info from the long form survey from the 2010 census, where people could check the box for "domestic partnership." So it only shows couples as opposed to single people, since the census doesn't ask for individual sexual orientation.

I'm kind of glad that Pittsburgh doesn't have a gay ghetto. They may have been needed back in the old days, but when you go to one that still exists like the Castro or Church Street in Toronto, it's like going into a time warp to the
70s.

[PreservationPioneer]

My street is mostly lesbian couples and yet there are no dots in McKeesport. lol

[youngabe]

Originally Posted by Geeo

I believe they took this info from the long form survey from the 2010 census, where people could check the box for "domestic partnership." So it only shows couples as opposed to single people, since the census doesn't ask for individual sexual orientation.

I'm kind of glad that Pittsburgh doesn't have a gay ghetto. They may have been needed back in the old days, but when you go to one that still exists like the Castro or Church Street in Toronto, it's like going into a time warp to the
70s.

I've always said this. I've always like that Pittsburgh doesn't have one specific gay neighborhood and that's it. The establishments are spread throughout the city which in turn promotes integration.

[jay5835]

Originally Posted by Geeo

I'm kind of glad that Pittsburgh doesn't have a gay ghetto. They may have been needed back in the old days, but when you go to one that still exists like the Castro or Church Street in Toronto, it's like going into a time warp to the '70s.

Originally Posted by youngabe

I've always said this. I've always like that Pittsburgh doesn't have one specific gay neighborhood and that's it. The establishments are spread throughout the city which in turn promotes integration.

You both realize, don't you, that the only reason there's never been a gay "ghetto" here is because there was never a critical mass of gay people? Pittsburgh was a place gay people left, not one they moved to. It's not the mark of superiority you babygays position it as.

[Buckeye Burgher]

Originally Posted by I_Like_Spam

Most Pittsburghers tend to keep these things close to the vest and don't care to discuss private sexual matters with government agents.

Seriously. Who goes around knocking on doors asking "excuse me, are you gay?"

Isn't the whole point that it should not matter?

[PharmGuy]

Fiddely Dee!

[FreightTrainRunning]

Originally Posted by Buckeye Burgher

Seriously. Who goes around knocking on doors asking "excuse me, are you gay?"

Government census workers.