Gay village

A city's gay village is a district known for having a large Queer residential population and/or a concentration of businesses, nightlife, and services for Queer populations.

The term derives from New York City's Greenwich Village, one of the best known and the scene of the Stonewall Riots.

Here is a listing of some gay and lesbian villages:

• New York: Greenwich Village, Tribeca
• San Francisco: The Market District, esp. Castro Street
• Washington DC: Dupont Circle
• Los Angeles: West Hollywood
• Chicago: Boys Town
• Toronto: Church & Wellesley
• Montreal: Le Village gai (rue Ste-Catherine, centred on Beaudry metro)
• London: Soho
• Paris: Le Marais
• Madrid: Chueca
• Barcelona: El Gaixample, also around Universitat metro

Furthermore, several towns, particularly resorts, are known as primarily gay areas, for example Key West, Florida; Provincetown, Massachusetts; and Sitges, Catalonia, Spain.