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This is a list of gay villages, urban areas that unofficially form a social center for LGBT people.[1]
Argentina
Name of village | City |
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Barrio Norte | Buenos Aires |
San Telmo | Buenos Aires[2] |
Australia
Brazil
Name of village | City |
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Farme de Amoedo Street | Rio de Janeiro[3] |
Frei Caneca Street (Shopping center, many bars, saunas, etc.) | São Paulo[4] |
Jardins (mainly in the area of Alameda Itu, and Al. Franca, bars and gay-friendly restaurants) | São Paulo |
Canada
Name of village | City |
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Le Village gai | Montreal[5][6][7] |
Osborne Village | Winnipeg[8] |
The Village/Le village (Bank Street between Nepean and James Streets) | Ottawa[9][10][11] |
Church and Wellesley | Toronto[12][13] |
Queen Street West/Parkdale "Queer West Village" | Toronto[14] |
Cabbagetown | Toronto[15] |
Davie Village | Vancouver[16][17][18] |
Commercial Drive | Vancouver[18] |
Colombia
Name of village | City |
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Chapinero | Bogotá |
France
Name of village | City |
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Le Marais | Paris |
Beaubourg/Les Halles | Paris |
Saint Pierre | Bordeaux |
Le Vieux-Lille | Lille |
Germany
Name of village | City |
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Motzstraße / Nollendorfplatz | Berlin |
Hohe Pforte | Cologne |
Nordend | Frankfurt |
Lange Reihe, St. Georg, Hamburg | Hamburg |
Glockenbachviertel | Munich |
Greece
Name of village | City |
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Gazi | Athens |
Mykonos | Mykonos |
Italy
Name of village | City |
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Torre del Lago | Viareggio (Tuscany) |
Japan
Name of village | City |
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Doyama | Osaka |
Shinjuku ni-chōme | Tokyo |
Shinbashi (Mainly San-chome) | Tokyo |
Mexico
Name of village | City |
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Zona Rosa | Mexico City |
Zona Romantica | Puerto Vallarta |
New Zealand
Name of village | City |
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Karangahape Road | Auckland |
Ponsonby | Auckland |
Grey Lynn (Lesbian) | Auckland |
The Philippines
Name of village | City |
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Malate | Manila |
Timog | Quezon City |
Portugal
Name of village | City |
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Bairro Alto | Lisbon |
Chiado | Lisbon |
Príncipe Real | Lisbon[19] |
South Africa
South Korea
Name of village | City |
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Jongro | Seoul |
Itaewon | Seoul |
Spain
Name of village | City |
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Chueca | Madrid |
Lavapiés | Madrid |
Malasaña | Madrid |
Gaixample | Barcelona |
Sitges | Sitges (Barcelona) |
Barrio del Carmen | Valencia |
Ruzafa | Valencia |
Alameda | Sevilla |
Barrio del Arenal | Sevilla |
Alfalfa | Sevilla |
Plaza Nueva | Alicante |
Plaza de San Andrés | Badajoz |
Old Town | Benidorm |
Muelle de la Marzana | Bilbao |
Elvira | Granada |
Calle de la Virgen | Ibiza |
Plaza de Ferray | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria |
Playa del Inglés | Maspalomas (Gran Canaria) |
Barrio de La Merced | Málaga |
Barrio de Santa Eulalia | Murcia |
Gomila | Palma de Mallorca |
Avenida del Generalísimo | Puerto de la Cruz (Tenerife) |
Old town north east - Entremuros | Santiago de Compostela |
Salto del Caballo | Toledo |
La Nogalera | Torremolinos (Málaga) |
Areal | Vigo |
Puerta del Carmen | Zaragoza |
United Kingdom
Sources
- Berkmoes, Ryan Ver (2001), Britain (4 ed.), Lonely Planet, ISBN 9781864501476
- Masters, Tom; Fallon, Steve; Maric, Vesna (2008), London: city guide (6 ed.), Lonely Planet, ISBN 9781741047127
United States
Cities without gay villages
Cities that have an openly gay society but where gay culture is not concentrated in one specific area. Gay bars will often be found near other bars. These urban areas are known for tolerance and high rates of political activism of the GLBT community.
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References
- ^ Lauria, Mickey and Lawrence Knopp 1985. “Toward an Analysis of the Role of Gay Communities in the Urban Renaissance” Urban Geography 6(2): 152-169.
- ^ [1]
- ^ The Gay Street of Rio de Janeiro is the Rua Frame de Amoedo
- ^ The Gay Street of São Paulo is the Rua Frei Caneca
- ^ Un monde, un village (Société de Développement Commercial du Village)
- ^ Aires Libres (Sainte-Catherine Street for pedestrians
- ^ MONTREAL GAY VILLAGE _ GO Montreal _ Discover Areas _ Gay Village
- ^ [2]
- ^ Mayor offers olive branch to city's gay community
- ^ Capital Xtra - What about the gaybourhood?
- ^ The Village official Web site
- ^ Toronto Pronto - Map of the Village
- ^ Tourism Toronto
- ^ [3]
- ^ http://www.glbtevents.com/travel/toronto.html#things
- ^ Vancouver's West End The Gay Village
- ^ Travel: Edmonton, Canada
- ^ a b vancouver.htm
- ^ http://www.feelinglisbon.pt/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=19&lang=en
- ^ gaybrum.com
- ^ BBC - Birmingham - Your Community
- ^ Gay Brighton and Hove, Gay Village, Gay Guide
- ^ Brighton venue issues apology over homophobic performer- from Pink News- all the latest gay news from the gay community - Pink News
- ^ GAY.COM: Gay Dating, Personals, News, Local Events and Information
- ^ Else, David (2007), England (4 ed.), Lonely Planet, p. 219, ISBN 9781741045673
- ^ [4] -->]
- ^ Leeds Gay Scene
- ^ Soho London - Local information for Soho London, Soho Restaurants and Bars
- ^ Gay Manchester and Manchester Gay Village
- ^ GAY.COM: Gay Dating, Personals, News, Local Events and Information
- ^ Picard, David; Robinson, Mike (2006), Festivals, tourism and social change: remaking worlds, Channel View Publications, p. 244, ISBN 9781845410476
- ^ Taylor, Ian R.; Evans, Karen; Fraser, Penny (1996), A tale of two cities: global change, local feeling and everyday life in the North of England : a study in Manchester and Sheffield, Routledge, p. 180, ISBN 9780415138284
- ^ Newcastle Gay
- ^ Scene Map | Newcastle
- ^ Chatterton, Paul; Hollands, Robert (2003), Urban nightscapes: youth cultures, pleasure spaces and corporate power, Routledge, p. 167, ISBN 9780415283458
- ^ Davenport, Fionn; Beech, Charlotte; Downs, Tom; Hannigan, Des (2006), Ireland (7 ed.), Lonely Planet, p. 580, ISBN 9781740599689
- ^ Shelby, Barry (2008), Frommer's Edinburgh & Glasgow (3 ed.), Frommer's, p. 55, ISBN 9780470371848
- ^ Murphy, Alan; Ford, Rebecca (2002), Footprint Glasgow Handbook: The Travel Guide, Footprint Travel Guides, p. 19, ISBN 9781903471241,
There are plenty of pubs, clubs and cafes to choose from, many of them downtown at the gay village in the Merchant City.
- ^ Susan Flockhart (7 March 1999), Glasgow's queer streets, Sunday Herald - Glasgow (UK),
What gives Glasgow the edge is the quality of its gay venues and the fact that many of them are owned by one man, an entrepreneur with a mission to develop the gay village concept in Glasgow - who happens to be straight.
- ^ King of the city, The Caterer, 26 July 2001,
With Delmonicas and now Café Latte and the Polo Lounge next door, King has given Glasgow its first gay village.
- ^ Merchant City also hosts the Glasgay! Festival.
- ^ merchantcityglasgow.com promotes the Merchant City area as of special gay interest as most of Glasgow's gay venues are located there.
- ^ "Get in the pink and party", The Independent, 17 August 1997, ISBN 1155579143
- ^ Will the last gay bar in Laguna Beach please turn out the lights? - Los Angeles Times
- ^ Which way, WeHo? - Los Angeles Times
- ^ - Palm Spring Pride Festival
- ^ [5]
- ^ [6]
- ^ Navigaytion - Gay Vacations - Lesbian Vacations - Gay and lesbian travel community, featuring articles and destination info related to gay & lesbian destinations worldwide. ()
- ^ The Gay Ghetto Top 10 for 2008 - GayRealEstateUSA
- ^ Colletta, Jen. Philadelphia Gay News, "Out on The Avenue: East Passyunk sees growth through LGBT businesses, residents". Accessed 12 October 2009.
- ^ Remo, Jessica. Philadelphia Magazine "Trends: Go South, Young Homo". Accessed 12 October 2009.
- ^ Phillygaycalendar.com, 28 April 2008, "Filling Our QOTA in the 'Gayborhood South". Accessed 12 October 2009.
- ^ QSanAntonio.com - On the Town
- ^ [7]
- ^ [8]
- ^ Features
- ^ Tel Aviv | Bars, Cafés & Nightlife | Gay & Lesbian | AA Destination Guide
- ^ O que é que o Chiado tem?
- ^ O que é que o Chiado tem?
- ^ Gay LangKwaiFong in Taipei
- ^ G x Bear Village
- ^ Where you are at the Bear Village
- ^ Here Comes the Gayborhood!
^ a b Gay Toronto's Queer West Village visitor information | wrong link is now: http://www.queerwest.org/queerwestvillage.php Madeira Island- Caniço Baixo
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