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 villages

The following is an incomplete list of gay villages around the world. It should be noted that gay villages can vary widely from city to city, and country to country. Furthermore, some large cities develop "satellite" gay villages that are essentially "overflow" areas; in such cases, gays become priced-out of gay villages that have become gentrified and move out to other, more affordable areas that, themselves, become known as gay villages. Occasionally, some cities will have a defined gay village in the heart of an area that has a significant gay population (but would not necessarily be considered a gay village). For example, Davie Village is the heart of Vancouver's gay community, but sits within the greater West End area that has a decently-sized gay population, but is not necessarily predominantly gay.

Related Topics:
Davie Village - Vancouver - West End

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• Argentina
• Buenos Aires: Palermo and San Telmo barrios
• Australia
• Brisbane, Queensland: Fortitude Valley
• Melbourne, Victoria: South Yarra (centred on Commercial Road), Collingwood, St Kilda
• Perth, Western Australia: Northbridge
• Sydney, New South Wales: Oxford Street
• Canberra, ACT: Braddon (Northside), Kingston (Southside)
• Canada
• Montreal, Quebec: Le Village gai
• Ottawa, Ontario: Bank Street (centred around Somerset Avenue)
• Toronto, Ontario: Church and Wellesley
• Vancouver, British Columbia: Davie Village in the West End
• France
• Paris: Le Marais
• Germany
• Berlin: Nollendorfplatz & Motzstraße in the west of Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg in the east of Berlin http://www.berlin-tourist-information.de/english/zielgruppen/e_zg_gay_bezirke.php
• Munich: Gaertnerplatz & Müllerstraße in the Glockenbachviertel.
• India
• Kanpur: Gwaltoli
• Japan
• Tokyo: Shinjuku ni-ch?me
• Philippines
• Manila: Malate
• Singapore: Tanjong Pagar, Bugis Street (historical)
• Thailand
• Bangkok: Silom
• Mexico
• Guadalajara: Zona Rosa
• Mexico City: La Condesa, Zona Rosa, Colonia Roma, Polanco
• Portugal
• Lisbon: Principe Real, Bairro Alto
• South Africa
• Cape Town: De Waterkant, Green Point
• Spain
• Barcelona: El Gaixample
• Madrid: Chueca
• United Kingdom
• Birmingham: Hurst Street
• London: Old Compton Street in Soho
• Manchester: Canal Street
• Glasgow: Virginia Place/Virginia Street, Merchant City, Glasgow
• United States
• Atlanta, Georgia: Midtown, Decatur
• Boston, Massachusetts: South End, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury
• Chicago, Illinois: Boystown, Andersonville, Lakeview
• Columbus, Ohio: The Short North, Victorian Village
• Dallas, Texas: Oak Lawn
• Denver, Colorado: Capitol Hill
• Fort Lauderdale, Florida: Wilton Manors
• Houston, Texas: Montrose
• Kansas City, Missouri: Brookside
• Long Beach. California: Broadway Corridor
• Los Angeles, California: Silver Lake
• Madison, Wisconsin
• Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Walker's Point, East Side, Bay View
• Minneapolis, Minnesota: Loring Park, Uptown
• New Orleans, Louisiana, French Quarter: Faubourg Marigny, Bywater
• New York, New York: Greenwich Village, Chelsea
• Oakland, California: Parkway
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: NW 39th Street Enclave
• Orange County, California: Laguna Beach, Laguna Niguel
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Washington Square West (also known as the Gayborhood) in Center City
• Sacramento, California: Lavender Heights
• Saint Louis, Missouri: Central West End, South Grand, Soulard
• San Diego, California: Hillcrest
• San Francisco, California: The Castro, Polk Street, South of Market, Twin Peaks, Haight Ashbury
• San Jose, California: The Alameda
• Seattle, Washington: Capitol Hill, Fremont
• Washington, DC: Dupont Circle more specifically 17th Street
• West Hollywood, California