{"id":46810,"date":"2016-08-31T16:56:29","date_gmt":"2016-08-31T21:56:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/?p=46810"},"modified":"2020-12-18T12:18:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T18:18:03","slug":"americas-next-great-gay-meccas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/08\/americas-next-great-gay-meccas\/","title":{"rendered":"America&#8217;s next great gay meccas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As LGBTQ people, we work hard and play harder, but increasingly our urban standard bearers for both pursuits are letting us down. Can anyone afford to live in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/New-York-Hotels.d178293.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New York<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/San-Francisco-Hotels.d178305.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">San Francisco<\/a> anymore? Is there a room available in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Provincetown-Provincetown-Hotels.0-n6063161-0.Travel-Guide-Filter-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">P-town<\/a> in July without booking a year in advance? Even as we become increasingly interwoven into the fabric of hetero suburban society,\u00a0the desire to be in close proximity with same-sex friends, neighbors and, for some, potential hookups hasn&#8217;t gone away. Whether you&#8217;re looking for a new place to live\u2014or just let loose, here are America&#8217;s 9 next great gay meccas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/26-queer-vacations-must-take-die\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Also: 26 LGBT vacations you must take before you die<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/nashville.jpg\" alt=\"nashville\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/nashville.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/nashville-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/nashville-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/nashville-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/nashville-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">Nashville, TN<\/h3>\n<p>If Music City keeps attracting\u00a0young professionals at its current rate, every millennial alive might\u00a0soon be living there. The country music capital is a blue oasis in a sea of red and although gay nightlife fixtures Blue Genes and Vibes recently lost their leases thanks to skyrocketing rents, the small number of gay bars only tells a partial story. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Nashville-Hotels.d178291.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nashville<\/a> LGBT Chamber of Commerce, for example, was just the recipient of the Rising Star Chamber Award thanks to its efforts in making Nashville a more LGBT-affirming city\u00a0and\u00a0out chefs like &#8220;Chopped&#8221; winner Brian Riggenbach\u00a0 and Arnold Mynt are wooing queer and hetero foodies alike with their hip eateries the Mockingbird Diner and Susie Wong&#8217;s House of Yum respectively.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47555\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/los-angeles.jpg\" alt=\"los angeles\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/los-angeles.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/los-angeles-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/los-angeles-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/los-angeles-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/los-angeles-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Downtown Los Angeles<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Who says the era of the gay bar is over? On a weekend\u00a0in downtown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Los-Angeles-Hotels.d178280.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Angeles<\/a> (aka DTLA) you can grab booze and a bite at queer bar Redline, get rowdy at corner rock and roll bar and live performance space Precinct and hand over a few bucks to hot Latin go go dancers at New Jalisco Bar. This was all but nonexistent a decade ago, when Disney Hall was was still the main reason to visit L.A.&#8217;s inner core. But its resurgence is in full swing and queers are leading the revitalization. Every August there&#8217;s DTLA Proud Festival, a weekend of music and live performances led by the likes of Jackie Beat, Big Dipper and others.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47553\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47553\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/pride-st-petersburg-florida.jpg\" alt=\"St. Petersburg Pride\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/pride-st-petersburg-florida.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/pride-st-petersburg-florida-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/pride-st-petersburg-florida-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/pride-st-petersburg-florida-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/pride-st-petersburg-florida-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47553\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St. Petersburg Pride | Flick CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cityofstpete\/18736869974\/\">CityofStPete<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>St. Petersburg, FL<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>A week after a mad gunman claimed the lives of 49 people at LGBT nightclub pulse, the Tampa Bays Rays became the first major league baseball team to respond to the attacks by charging a mere $5 tickets to its next home game at\u00a0Tropicana Field in downtown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/St-Petersburg-Clearwater-Hotels.d178310.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">St. Pete<\/a>\u00a0and donating all the money to the victims&#8217; families. The sold out game included a singing of the NationalAnthem by Una Voce (the Florida Men&#8217;s Chorale), an unveiling of the Pride Flag on the field and a heartfelt tribute to the victims on the large screen. By far a more liberal city than Tampa,\u00a0St. Pete is home to the hip Grand Central District which not only includes a couple gay bars but also the largest Pride Parade in Florida each June.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/salt-lake-city.jpg\" alt=\"salt lake city\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/salt-lake-city.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/salt-lake-city-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/salt-lake-city-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/salt-lake-city-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/salt-lake-city-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\"><strong>Salt Lake City, UT<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Beehive State has been abuzz with queer news of late including the election of openly lesbian Jackie Biscupski to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Salt-Lake-City-Hotels.d178302.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Salt Lake City<\/a> mayor in November 2016. Meanwhile, the city became one of the first in the U.S. to name a street after slain gay rights icon Harvey Milk and bore witness to a tearful apology in June from Republican Lt. Governor Spencer Cox who spoke passionately about his own prejudices toward the LGBT community.\u00a0If that weren&#8217;t queer enough, The <em>Salt Lake Tribune<\/em> reported that its metro area has the highest percentage of same-sex couples raising children in the country.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_45568\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-45568\" class=\"size-full wp-image-45568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kehena-beach-big-island-hawaii.jpg\" alt=\"Get cheeky at Kehena Beach\" width=\"800\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kehena-beach-big-island-hawaii.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kehena-beach-big-island-hawaii-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kehena-beach-big-island-hawaii-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kehena-beach-big-island-hawaii-600x308.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/kehena-beach-big-island-hawaii-400x206.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-45568\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Get cheeky at Kehena Beach | Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/elisfanclub\/4676948348\/in\/photolist-88dys8-7iz5za-i827e6-dnmKQU-dnmGJu-jwX7rr-dnmv8L-dnmBsG-dnmyfL-dnmzjS-dnmxrn-dnmJ5m-dnmCKG-dnmuja-dnmE1m-dnmFu7-dnmtcZ-7iCX2N-7iCXnA-7iyYmn-7iz1fg-7iyXH8-7iCT81-7iyXqv-7iCWDy-88dydT-88hzNu-88ep3R-7iyX5B-88eoLB-88enP6-88eor4\">Eli Duke<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\"><strong>Puna, HI<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We wouldn&#8217;t be the first ones to claim the queer-friendliness of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Hawaii-Hotels.d180074.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Island<\/a> paradise nor the first to fall in love with it, but for certain Puna has captured our hearts. This\u00a0crunchy, cool jungle district claims a mixture of artists, hippies, yogis, off-the-grid types and queers\u00a0galore. Several gay B&amp;Bs dot the landscape as does the LGBT-owned and operated Kalani eco-retreat. Although there are no gay bars to speak of, the teensy town of Pahoa boasts a\u00a0mega-inclusive\u00a0vibe and several great restaurants and dive bars. The gay community is a fixture at Kehena Beach, a black sand nude beach (don&#8217;t miss Sundays!), and for adventures further afield there&#8217;s nearby Hilo and Volcanoes National Park.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47554\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/columbus.jpg\" alt=\"columbus\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/columbus.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/columbus-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/columbus-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/columbus-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/columbus-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">Columbus, OH<\/h3>\n<p>It&#8217;s a no brainer that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Columbus-Hotels.d178251.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Columbus<\/a> should make this list. It has all the makings of a great gay city to both visit and live in including a\u00a0slamming good annual Pride Parade, a variety of livable nabes ranging from cute overload (Short North) to scrappy cool (Old Town East) and a cost of living that hasn&#8217;t kicked folks to the curb the way other gay meccas have. The city is big enough to have a bar scene that caters to many types (Slammers for the girls, Union Cafe Bar for the pretty boys and Toolbox Saloon for the rough ones among many others) and is also home to Jeni&#8217;s Ice cream\u2014possibly the world&#8217;s best. Columbus has been a great gay secret for years, but that secret is ready to burst\u00a0out of the closet.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_47552\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47552\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47552\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/asbury-park-new-jersey.jpg\" alt=\"Asbury Park Pride\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/asbury-park-new-jersey.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/asbury-park-new-jersey-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/asbury-park-new-jersey-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/asbury-park-new-jersey-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/asbury-park-new-jersey-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-47552\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Asbury Park Pride | Flickr CC: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/josiahlau\/18523962090\/\">Josiah Lau Photography<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">Asbury Park, NJ<\/h3>\n<p>Is this the funky and affordable alternative to Fire Island queer New Yorkers have been craving? A speedy two-hour jaunt from\u00a0the city\u00a0via rail, this coastal town of 16,000 has been attracting gay settlers as early as the 1950s and for New Yorkers has been gaydar worthy for at least a decade. It may now be time for the rest of us to take note. While the city only has two full-time gay bars including Georgie&#8217;s and Paradise at the gay-oriented <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Asbury-Park-Hotels-The-Empress-Hotel.h1639744.Hotel-Information\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Empress Hotel<\/a>, it packs a big queer punch with a summer crammed full of LGBT-themed events like Jersey Pride Festival, Destination Asbury Park and Asbury Park Bear Weekend. If the calendar continues to fill this fast, this could be the next P-Town.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-47557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/oakland-california.jpg\" alt=\"oakland-california\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/oakland-california.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/oakland-california-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/oakland-california-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/oakland-california-600x401.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/oakland-california-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"padding-left: 165px;\">Oakland, CA<\/h3>\n<p>The queering of the Bay is no longer confined to the famous city that rests upon it. While many LGBT folks (especially young ones) still flock to San Francisco in search of a mythical gay paradise, just as many now flee it in search of cheaper rents and single family homes in which to raise children.\u00a0The queer appeal of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/Oakland-Hotels.d601762.Travel-Guide-Hotels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oakland<\/a> is easy to understand. Hip restaurants, cafes and wineries abound, the Oakland Estuary&#8217;s waterfront is in the middle of a massive redevelopment, the Port of Oakland just elected its first out president (Michael Colbruno), up-and-coming out rapper Kamaiyah hails from here while the oldest gay bar in the U.S.\u2014the White Horse Inn\u2014has been a city fixture since 1933.<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/blogCTA.ORB_Rewards_GetItUseIt_onad_500x150_20150424.jpg\" alt=\"Orbitz Rewards\" width=\"500\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/blogCTA.ORB_Rewards_GetItUseIt_onad_500x150_20150424.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.orbitz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/blogCTA.ORB_Rewards_GetItUseIt_onad_500x150_20150424-300x90.jpg 300w, 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