List of gay villages

This is a list of gay villages, areas with generally recognized boundaries that unofficially form a social center for LGBTQ people.Lauria, Mickey and Lawrence Knopp 1985. "Toward an Analysis of the Role of Gay Communities in the Urban Renaissance" Urban Geography 6(2): 152-169. They tend to contain a number of gay lodgings, B&Bs, bars, clubs and pubs, restaurants, cafés, and other similar businesses. Some may be gay getaways, such as Provincetown or Guerneville.

Australia Name of suburbCityReferenceBrunswickMelbourneCollingwoodMelbournePrahranMelbourneSt KildaMelbourneSouth YarraMelbourneDarlinghurstSydneyDaylesfordDaylesfordNew FarmBrisbanePaddingtonSydneyPotts PointSydneySurry HillsSydneyAlexandriaSydneyNewtownSydneyMarrickvilleSydneyDulwich HillSydneyMaylandsPerthEast Victoria ParkPerth

Argentina Name of village City Reference Barrio Norte Buenos Aires San Telmo Buenos Aires

Belgium Name of village City Reference Brussels-Capital Region Saint James' Quarter City of Brussels Brazil

Name of village City Reference Farme de Amoedo Street Rio de Janeiro Frei Caneca Street (Shopping center, many bars, saunas, etc.) São Paulo

Canada

Name of village City Reference Jasper Avenue Edmonton Le Village gai Montreal The Village/Le village (Bank Street between Nepean and James Streets) Ottawa Church and Wellesley Toronto Queen Street West/Parkdale "Queer West Village" Toronto Davie Village Vancouver

Chile Name of village City ReferencePueblo de HorcónValparaísoBarrio LastarriaSantiago

Colombia

Name of village City Reference Chapinero Bogotá

France

Name of village City Reference Le Marais Paris

Greece

Name of village City Reference Gazi Athens Mykonos Mykonos

Ireland Name of villageCity or CountyReferenceParliament StreetDublin

Japan Name of village City Reference Shinjuku Ni-chōme Tokyo Dōyamachō Osaka

Mexico Name of village City Reference Zona Rosa Mexico City Zona Romántica Puerto Vallarta

New Zealand

Name of village City Reference Ponsonby Auckland

Papua New Guinea Name of village Reference Hanuabada

Portugal

Name of village City Reference Chiado Lisbon Príncipe Real Lisbon

South Africa Name of suburbCityReferenceDe WaterkantCape Town

South Korea Name of suburbCityReferenceHomo HillSeoul

Spain Name of village City Reference Chueca Madrid Eixample Barcelona Sitges Barcelona Maspalomas Gran Canaria Torremolinos Málaga

Taiwan Name of VillageCity or CountyReferenceXimendingTaipeiZhongshanTaipei

Thailand Name of VillageCity or CountyReferenceBoyztownPattaya

United Kingdom

Name of village City Reference England Hurst Street Birmingham Kemptown Brighton Old Market Bristol Lower Briggate/The Calls Leeds Liverpool gay quarter Liverpool Chigwell - St Helens Merseyside Old Compton Street/Soho London Vauxhall London Camberwell (aka Vauxhall adjacent) London Earl's Court London Canal Street ManchesterGAY.COM: Gay Dating, Personals, News, Local Events and Information Pink Triangle Newcastle upon TyneNewcastle Gay Scene Map | Newcastle Wolstanton Stoke on Trent Northern Ireland Cathedral Quarter Belfast Scotland Broughton Street Edinburgh Merchant City GlasgowMerchant City also hosts the Glasgay! Festival.merchantcityglasgow.com promotes the Merchant City area as of special gay interest as most of Glasgow's gay venues are located there. Wales Charles Street and Churchill Way Cardiff

United States

Name of village City or County Reference California Tower District Fresno Guerneville Sonoma County The Broadway Corridor Long Beach Silver Lake Los Angeles Castro District San Francisco Laguna Beach Orange County West Hollywood Los Angeles County Palm Springs Riverside County Hillcrest San Diego Qmunity District San Jose Colorado Capitol Hill Denver River North Denver Delaware Rehoboth Beach Sussex County District of Columbia Dupont Circle Washington, D.C. Logan Circle Washington, D.C. Columbia Heights Washington, D.C. Florida Riverside and Avondale Jacksonville Key West Monroe County Lake Worth Palm Beach County South Florida Gay News, November 18, 2015, p. 44. Miami Beach Miami Beach Audubon Park Orlando Coytown Orlando Wilton Manors Broward County Ybor City Tampa Grand Central St. Petersburg Georgia Midtown Atlanta Cheshire Bridge Road, and Ansley Mall area Atlanta Idaho North End Boise Illinois Andersonville Chicago Edgewater (esp. Hollywood Beach, a.k.a. Osterman Beach) Chicago Uptown Chicago Lake View East (esp. North Halsted Street, a.k.a. Boystown) Chicago Indiana Beverly Shores Beverly ShoresMorrow, James. Images of America, Beverly Shores, A Suburban Dunes Resort. Chicago: Arcadia Publishing, 2001. Downtown (esp. Mass Ave Cultural Arts District and St. Joseph) Indianapolis Herron–Morton Place Indianapolis Kentucky The Highlands Louisville Louisiana Faubourg Marigny New Orleans French Quarter New Orleans P-Town, also called Pigeon Town / Pension Town New Orleans Maine Ogunquit York County Maryland Mount Vernon Baltimore Massachusetts Jamaica Plain Boston South End Boston Provincetown Barnstable County Michigan Douglas Douglas Saugatuck SaugatuckFerndaleDetroitKerrytownAnn Arbor Minnesota Downtown Duluth Duluth Loring Park Minneapolis Nordeast Arts District Minneapolis North Loop Minneapolis Powderhorn Park Minneapolis Uptown Minneapolis Pine City Pine County Missouri Westport Kansas City The Grove St. Louis Nebraska Old Market Omaha Nevada Fruit Loop Las Vegas New Hampshire Somersworth Strafford County New Jersey Asbury Park Monmouth County Atlantic City Atlantic County Cape May Cape May County Collingswood Camden County Ewing Mercer County Jersey City Hudson County Lambertville Hunterdon County Maplewood Essex County Mill Hill (Trenton) Mercer County Ocean Grove Monmouth County Plainfield Union County South Orange Essex County New York Chelsea New York City (Manhattan) Christopher Street, West Village/Greenwich Village New York City (Manhattan) Hell's Kitchen New York City (Manhattan) Inwood New York City (Manhattan) Washington Heights New York City (Manhattan) Park Slope New York City (Brooklyn) Jackson Heights New York City (Queens) Cherry Grove Suffolk County Fire Island Pines Suffolk County The Hamptons Suffolk County Allentown Buffalo Park Avenue (Rochester) Monroe County Hawley-Green Historic District Syracuse Lark Street Albany North Carolina NoDa Arts District Charlotte Plaza-Midwood Charlotte South End Charlotte Village Hearth Durham Five Points Raleigh Warehouse Raleigh Ohio Highland Square Akron Northside Cincinnati Detroit-Shoreway ClevelandEdgewaterCleveland Lakewood Suburb of Cleveland Clintonville Columbus The Short North Columbus German Village Columbus Oklahoma N.W. 39th Street Oklahoma City Oregon Old Town Portland Burnside Triangle Portland Pennsylvania Midtown Harrisburg East Passyunk Crossing Philadelphia Colletta, Jen. Philadelphia Gay News, "Out on The Avenue: East Passyunk sees growth through LGBT businesses, residents ". Accessed 12 October 2009.Remo, Jessica. Philadelphia Magazine "Trends: Go South, Young Homo ". Accessed 12 October 2009.Phillygaycalendar.com, 28 April 2008, "Filling Our QOTA in the 'Gayborhood South ". Accessed 12 October 2009. Washington Square West (a.k.a. The Gayborhood) Philadelphia West Mount Airy Philadelphia New Hope Bucks County Shadyside Pittsburgh Mexican War Streets Pittsburgh United States Territory of Puerto Rico Condado San Juan Texas Midtown San Antonio Galveston Galveston County Oak Lawn Dallas Montrose Houston UtahMarmalade DistrictSalt Lake City Vermont Burlington BurlingtonWashington (state)Capitol Hill, SeattleSeattle

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