Gay village
Gay and lesbian culture is largely urbanized. A gay village (sometimes called a gay ghetto or gay enclave) is usually an urban geographic location with generally recognized boundaries where a large number of gay and lesbian people, as well as bisexuals and transsexuals live, and usually contains a number of gay bars, clubs and pubs, restaurants and businesses.
Such areas may represent gay-friendly oases in otherwise hostile cities, or may simply have high concentrations of gay residents or businesses.
The term "gay village" derives from New York City's Greenwich Village, one of the best known and the scene of the Stonewall riots.
List of gay villages
- Australia
- Sydney, New South Wales: Oxford Street Darlinghurst
- Melbourne, Victoria: South Yarra (Southside), Collingwood (Northside)
- Brisbane, Queensland: Fortitude Valley
- Perth, Western Australia: Northbridge
- Canada
- France
- Germany
- Japan
- Mexico
- Singapore
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- London: Soho, centered on Old Compton Street
- Manchester: Canal Street
- United States
- Atlanta, Georgia: Midtown, Decatur
- Boston, Massachusetts: South End, Jamaica Plain
- Chicago, Illinois: Boystown, Andersonville, Lakeview
- Columbus, Ohio: The Short North
- Dallas, Texas: Oak Lawn
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Wilton Manors
- Houston, Texas: Montrose
- Los Angeles, California: West Hollywood, Silver Lake, Long Beach, Laguna Beach
- New York, New York: Greenwich Village, Chelsea, Park Slope (Brooklyn)
- Oakland, California: Parkway
- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: NW 39th Street Enclave
- Saint Louis, Missouri: Central West End, South Grand, Soulard
- San Diego, California: Hillcrest
- San Francisco, California: The Castro, Polk Street, South of Market
- San Jose, California, California: The Alameda
- Seattle, Washington: Capitol Hill, Fremont
- Washington, DC: Dupont Circle
List of gay resort areas
Furthermore, several towns, particularly resorts, are known as primarily gay areas. Many such resorts welcome their gay tourists and have many facilities for them, but some do not appreciate the attention (for example, Lesbos, Greece).
- Guerneville, California (and much of the surrounding Russian River area)
- Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
- Key West, Florida
- Saugatuck, Michigan
- Northampton, Massachusetts
- Provincetown, Massachusetts
- Cherry Grove, New York and Fire Island Pines, New York (on Fire Island)
- Mykonos, Greece (one of the Cyclades)
- Sitges, Catalonia, Spain
- Hunmanby, North Yorkshire, England
See also
- The Village People (named after Greenwich Village).