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Best us cities for gays

Where in the U.S. can the LGBTQ+ community feel proudest and safest to live?

To mark Celebration Month, LawnStarter ranked &#;s Most LGBTQ-Friendly Cities.

We compared the biggest U.S. cities based on 20 indicators of an ideal LGBTQ city, such as anti-discrimination policies, the share of same-sex households, and LGBTQ support resources. 

We also factored in affordability, LGBTQ-friendly health care access, and Pride-readiness. 

Find out which cities are best for LGBTQ+ folks below. To study how we ranked the cities, see our methodology.

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City Rankings + Infographic

See how each city fared in our ranking:

Top 5 Fasten Up

Check out the slideshow below for highlights on each of our top five cities.

Key Insights

The Gist

The top of our ranking is dominated by liberal strongholds like San Francisco (No. 1), Washington (No. 2), and Denver (No. 4). These cities attend to be the most gradual — at least at the municipal level — so perceive free to say “gay” here. Although generally not the most affordable, our top performers brag strong LGBTQ+ communi

My love of road trips started early. As a teenager growing up in a suburb of Boston, I discovered Jack Kerouac&#;s classic road trip novel On the Road. The book opened a door to queer history and to places where offbeat weirdos like me could find their fit.

I wrote my college thesis on road trips, and driving myself to (and from) a summer semester at UC Berkeley as research. I guess I should have known support then that I would end up writing about travel for a living!

I&#;ve taken two cross-country road trips – one during college, and one when I moved to California.

I&#;ve also taken shorter road trips: Novel York to Florida, Novel York to Atlanta by way of Kentucky (state #44) and Tennessee, and New York to Michigan (state #43).

I spent a month living in a ghost town in Alaska for a writer&#;s retreat, and stayed on for an extra two weeks to explore the state with my boyfriend, who flew out to Juneau to meet me.

Closer to home, I loving taking weekend trips to cities and towns in the Hudson Valley, where I live.

I love the US – even if I don&#;t always like my country&#;s l

Gayest Cities in America

Obergefell v. Hodges is a civil rights case in which the Supreme Court governed that the fundamental right to unite is guaranteed to same-sex couples. Decided on June 26, , Obergefell v. Hodges required all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and US territories to issue marriage licenses to lgbtq+ couples and realize the marriages of same-sex couples on the same terms and conditions as opposite-sex marriages.

LGBTQ-Friendly Cities

While all 50 states are required to recognize gay marriages, some states and cities are more LGBTQ friendly and have higher populations of gay couples. Portland, Oregon, for example, is one of the most LGBTQ-friendly cities in the US. Portland was the first major city to elect an openly gay man as mayor in and mandated most common restrooms to be gender-neutral in Salt Lake City, Utah has two lgbtq+ city councilors, a lesbian mayor and a pride festival of more than 40, participants every year.

Top 10 Cities by LGBTQ Population

The ten gayest cities in America are:

  1. San Francisco, CA
  2. Santa Rosa, CA
  3. Seattle, WA
  4. Boston,

    The 10 LGBTQ-Friendly Cities for Retirement in

     

    For LGBTQ seniors, evidence a welcoming and inclusive retirement community that embraces diversity and fosters a sense of belonging is paramount. Outside of opting for LGBTQ or same-sex attracted retirement communities, LGBTQ seniors will also want to evaluate the culture and setting of the surrounding city. But what makes a city truly LGBTQ-friendly, and how does that intersect with cities famous for their desirability as retirement destinations?  To aid you get started on your search for your ideal retirement community, we’ve compiled our list of ’s best places for LGBTQ retirement and outlined the top factors you’ll want to consider. 

    Merging the Data: Pairing Gay-Friendly Cities & Retirement Hotspots

    Our list of the most LGBTQ-friendly cities for retirees in was created through the analysis of several resources, including The Journal of Consumer Affairs’ list of LGBTQ-friendly cities, Senior Advice’s report on the top LGBTQ-friendly destinations for seniors, and Realtor’s Top 10 Retirement Towns for Collectively, th