Gay village

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. They usually contain a number of gay-oriented establishments, such as gay bars or pubs, nightclubs, bathhouses, restaurants, bookstores, and other businesses.

List of gay resort areas

Furthermore, several towns, particularly resorts, are known as primarily gay areas. The resorts differ from gay villages in that gays and lesbians don't necessarily live there all year. For example, Provincetown is only swarmed by gay and lesbian tourist during the summer months and is a fairly ordinary (i.e., not particularly gay) seaside town for the rest of the year. Many such resorts welcome their gay tourists and have many facilities for them. It should be noted that Lesbos, Greece is not a primarily gay resort destination and has not historically welcomed such attention.

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Lesbos - Greece

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• Greece
• Mykonos (one of the Cyclades)
• Spain
• Ibiza Town, Eivissa
• Playa del Inglés, Gran Canaria
• Sitges, Catalonia
• United States
• Cherry Grove, New York and Fire Island Pines, New York (on Fire Island)
• Guerneville, California (and much of the surrounding Russian River area)
• Key West, Florida
• Northampton, Massachusetts
• Palm Springs, California
• Provincetown, Massachusetts
• Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
• Saugatuck, Michigan
• Asbury Park, New Jersey