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Old 10-13-2009, 09:04 AM
 
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First off, I'm not the one wondering lol.

My brother in-law who happens to be gay is wanting to relocate to South Florida, but doesn't want to live too close to Miami. He's heard that Boca is a nice place to live but was wondering if there was much of a gay community there. Does anyone know? Thanks.
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Old 10-13-2009, 09:34 AM
 
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Um, IMO, the gay community in Palm Beach County is more concentrated in Lake Woth (downtown, North to College Park), and West Palm Beach, (downtown, south through the historic neighborhoods).
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Old 10-13-2009, 09:48 AM
 
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No, but if he's worried about acceptance, he will be fine. The gay community is mostly either down in Ft. Lauderdale or in the areas mentioned above though.
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Old 10-13-2009, 03:06 PM
 
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Boca has a large jewish and conservative community...so no, I would not really associate Boca with gay people. More West Palm Beach and Lake Worth.
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Old 10-14-2009, 03:20 AM
 
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Boca has a large jewish and conservative community...so no, I would not really associate Boca with gay people. More West Palm Beach and Lake Worth.
I think that's mainly what he was wondering, he's Jewish and gay.
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Old 10-14-2009, 07:29 AM
 
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Well, Palm Beach County in general has a very large Jewish population. Boca is just the heaviest concentration.... but Jewish people are everywhere in the county (even Riviera Beach.... but on Singer Island, lol).
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Old 10-14-2009, 10:43 AM
 
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Well, Palm Beach County in general has a very large Jewish population. Boca is just the heaviest concentration.... but Jewish people are everywhere in the county (even Riviera Beach.... but on Singer Island, lol).
Are Riviera Beach and Singer Island nice places?
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Old 10-14-2009, 12:15 PM
 
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Are Riviera Beach and Singer Island nice places?
Riviera Beach is not. Singer Island is (though one end of Singer Island empties out to Riviera.... the other end to Palm Beach Gardens).
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Old 10-15-2009, 07:31 AM
 
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I am in Boca and yes it is very Jewish. I am not that familiar with how many gay people there are. What I will say and first there are some nice people but some will judge you regardless. If you don't have a lot of money or are not from a certain area. I don't see a lot of different races etc either. If your brother in law wants to live in Boca I think he will feel safe and probably like the area in terms of shopping/restaurants/going to the beach. I do feel annoyed often times with some of the personalities. I can walk by my neighbor and them not even say hi. I'm Jewish and young though so the young I don't think they like for some reason. I have no clue.He can always drive to more of a night life or if he likes certain clubs that are geared to him.
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Old 10-15-2009, 07:52 AM
 
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Thanks for the replies...I'm coming down there maybe next month & will scope it out for him. It's been far too cold here for the past month, so I could use a vacation anyway.

He lives in a smaller city in Iowa right now, so it's going to be quite a change for him.
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