List of gay villages

This is a list of gay villages, areas with generally recognized boundaries that unofficially form a social center for LGBT people.[1] 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.

The Gayborhood in Philadelphia
Gayvillage in Berlin
The original Rainbow Crossing on Oxford Street Sydney's "gayborhood" of Darlinghurst

Australia

Name of suburbCityReference
BrunswickMelbourne[2]
DarlinghurstSydney[3]
DaylesfordDaylesford[2]
New FarmBrisbane[2]
PaddingtonSydney[3]
Potts PointSydney[3]
Surry HillsSydney[3]
AlexandriaSydney[3]
NewtownSydney[3]
MarrickvilleSydney[3]
Dulwich HillSydney[3]
MaylandsPerth[4]
East Victoria ParkPerth[5]

Argentina

Name of villageCityReference
Barrio NorteBuenos Aires[6]
San TelmoBuenos Aires[6]

Belgium

Name of villageCityReference
Brussels-Capital Region
Saint James' QuarterCity of Brussels[7]

Brazil

Name of villageCityReference
Farme de Amoedo StreetRio de Janeiro[8]
Frei Caneca Street (Shopping center, many bars, saunas, etc.)São Paulo[9]

Canada

Name of villageCityReference
Jasper AvenueEdmonton[10]
Le Village gaiMontreal[11][12][13]
The Village/Le village (Bank Street between Nepean and James Streets)Ottawa[14][15][16]
Church and WellesleyToronto[17][18]
Queen Street West/Parkdale "Queer West Village"Toronto[19]
Davie VillageVancouver[20][21][22]

Chile

Name of villageCityReference
Pueblo de HorcónValparaíso[23]
Barrio LastarriaSantiago[24]

France

Name of villageCityReference
Le MaraisParis[25]

Greece

Name of villageCityReference
GaziAthens[26]
MykonosMykonos[27]

Ireland

Name of villageCity or CountyReference
Parliament StreetDublin[28]

Japan

Name of villageCityReference
Shinjuku Ni-chōmeTokyo[29]
DōyamachōOsaka[30]

Mexico

Name of villageCityReference
Zona RosaMexico City[31]
Zona RománticaPuerto Vallarta[32]

New Zealand

Name of villageCityReference
PonsonbyAuckland[33]

Papua New Guinea

Name of villageReference
Hanuabada[34][35][36]

Portugal

Name of villageCityReference
ChiadoLisbon[37]
Príncipe RealLisbon[38]

Spain

Name of villageCityReference
ChuecaMadrid
EixampleBarcelona
SitgesBarcelona
MaspalomasGran Canaria
TorremolinosMálaga

Taiwan

Name of VillageCity or CountyReference
XimendingTaipei[39]
ZhongshanTaipei[39]

Thailand

Name of VillageCity or CountyReference
BoyztownPattaya[40]

United Kingdom

Name of villageCityReference
England
Hurst StreetBirmingham[41][42]
Kings HeathBirmingham[43]
KemptownBrighton[44][45][46][47]
Old MarketBristol[48]
Lower Briggate/The CallsLeeds[49]
Liverpool gay quarterLiverpoolBerkmoes (2001, p. 575)
Chigwell-[50]
St HelensMerseyside[51]
Old Compton Street/SohoLondon[52] Masters, Fallon & Maric (2008, p. 332)
VauxhallLondonMasters, Fallon & Maric (2008, p. 336)
Earl's CourtLondonMasters, Fallon & Maric (2008, p. 174)
Canal StreetManchester[53][54][55][56]
Pink TriangleNewcastle upon Tyne[57][58][59]
WolstantonStoke on TrentMasters, Fallon & Maric (2008, p. 212)
Northern Ireland
Cathedral QuarterBelfast[60]
Scotland
Broughton StreetEdinburgh[61]
Merchant CityGlasgow[62][63][64][65][66]
Wales
Charles Street and Churchill WayCardiff[67]

United States

Map of Same-Sex Couples in Manhattan
The Stonewall Inn in the gay village of Greenwich Village, Manhattan, is the cradle of the modern gay rights movement.[68][69][70]
Name of villageCity or CountyReference
California
Tower DistrictFresno[71]
GuernevilleSonoma County[72]
The Broadway CorridorLong Beach[73]
Castro DistrictSan Francisco[74]
Laguna BeachOrange County[75]
West HollywoodLos Angeles County[76]
Palm SpringsRiverside County[77]
HillcrestSan Diego[78]
Colorado
Capitol HillDenver[79]
River NorthDenver[80]
Delaware
Rehoboth BeachSussex County[81]
District of Columbia
Dupont CircleWashington, D.C.[82]
Logan CircleWashington, D.C.[82]
Columbia HeightsWashington, D.C.[82]
Florida
Riverside and AvondaleJacksonville[83]
Key WestMonroe County[84]
Lake WorthPalm Beach County[85]
Miami BeachMiami Beach[86][87]
Audubon ParkOrlando[88]
CoytownOrlando[88]
Wilton ManorsBroward County[87]
Ybor CityTampa[89]
Grand CentralSt. Petersburg[90]
Georgia
MidtownAtlanta[91]
Cheshire Bridge Road, and Ansley Mall areaAtlanta[91]
Idaho
North EndBoise[92]
Illinois
AndersonvilleChicago[93]
Edgewater (esp. Hollywood Beach, a.k.a. Osterman Beach)Chicago[93]
UptownChicago[93]
Lake View East (esp. North Halsted Street, a.k.a. Boystown)Chicago[94][93]
Indiana
Beverly ShoresBeverly Shores[95]
Downtown (esp. Mass Ave Cultural Arts District and St. Joseph)Indianapolis[96]
Herron–Morton PlaceIndianapolis[97]
Iowa
East VillageDes Moines[98][99][100][101][102][103]
Kentucky
The HighlandsLouisville[104]
Louisiana
Faubourg MarignyNew Orleans[105]
French QuarterNew Orleans[106][105]
P-Town, also called Pigeon Town / Pension TownNew Orleans[105]
Maine
OgunquitYork County[107]
Maryland
Mount VernonBaltimore[108]
Massachusetts
Jamaica PlainBoston[109]
South EndBoston[110][109]
ProvincetownBarnstable County[111]
Michigan
DouglasDouglas[112]
SaugatuckSaugatuck[112]
FerndaleDetroit[113]
KerrytownAnn Arbor[114]
Minnesota
Downtown DuluthDuluth[115]
Loring ParkMinneapolis[116]
Nordeast Arts DistrictMinneapolis[117][118]
North LoopMinneapolis[119]
Powderhorn ParkMinneapolis[120]
UptownMinneapolis[120]
Pine CityPine County[121][122][123]
Missouri
WestportKansas City[124]
The GroveSt. Louis[125]
Nebraska
Old MarketOmaha[126]
Nevada
Fruit LoopLas Vegas[127]
New Hampshire
SomersworthStrafford County[128]
New Jersey
Asbury ParkMonmouth County[129]
Atlantic CityAtlantic County[129]
Cape MayCape May County[129]
CollingswoodCamden County[130]
EwingMercer County[131]
Jersey CityHudson County[129]
LambertvilleHunterdon County[129]
MaplewoodEssex County[129]
Mill Hill (Trenton)Mercer County[132]
Ocean GroveMonmouth County[129]
PlainfieldUnion County[133]
South OrangeEssex County[129]
New York
ChelseaNew York City (Manhattan)[134]
Christopher Street, West Village/Greenwich VillageNew York City (Manhattan)[134]
Hell's KitchenNew York City (Manhattan)[134]
InwoodNew York City (Manhattan)[135]
Washington HeightsNew York City (Manhattan)[135]
Park SlopeNew York City (Brooklyn)[134]
Jackson HeightsNew York City (Queens)[136]
Cherry GroveSuffolk County[137]
Fire Island PinesSuffolk County[137]
The HamptonsSuffolk County[138]
AllentownBuffalo[139]
Park Avenue (Rochester)Monroe County[140]
Hawley-Green Historic DistrictSyracuse[141]
Lark StreetAlbany[142]
North Carolina
NoDa Arts DistrictCharlotte[143]
Plaza-MidwoodCharlotte[143]
South EndCharlotte[143]
Five PointsRaleigh[144]
WarehouseRaleigh[144]
Ohio
Highland SquareAkron[145]
NorthsideCincinnati[146]
Detroit-ShorewayCleveland[147]
EdgewaterCleveland[147]
LakewoodSuburb of Cleveland[148][better source needed]
ClintonvilleColumbus[149]
The Short NorthColumbus[149]
German VillageColumbus[149]
Oklahoma
N.W. 39th StreetOklahoma City[150]
Oregon
Old TownPortland[151]
Burnside TrianglePortland[151]
Pennsylvania
MidtownHarrisburg[152]
East Passyunk CrossingPhiladelphia[153][154][155]
Washington Square West (a.k.a. The Gayborhood)Philadelphia[156][157]
West Mount AiryPhiladelphia[158]
New HopeBucks County[159]
ShadysidePittsburgh[160]
Mexican War StreetsPittsburgh[160]
United States Territory of Puerto Rico
CondadoSan Juan[161]
Texas
MidtownSan Antonio[162]
GalvestonGalveston County[163][164]
Oak LawnDallas[165]
MontroseHouston[166]
Vermont
BurlingtonBurlington[167]
Washington (state)
Capitol Hill, SeattleSeattle

Sources

  • Berkmoes, Ryan Ver (2001), Britain (4 ed.), Lonely Planet, ISBN 978-1-86450-147-6
  • Masters, Tom; Fallon, Steve; Maric, Vesna (2008), London: city guide (6 ed.), Lonely Planet, ISBN 978-1-74104-712-7

References