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Home to Brooklyn Pride, a high density of same sex households, Prospect Park and plenty of cute shops, it’s worth a day to explore. Park Slope – Head across the water to Brooklyn for what is considered to be one of the best gay areas in New York. Make sure to visit here to learn about the LGBTQ history of New York and like the other areas, visit one of the many gay bars.Įast Village – For the more artsy, theatre types check out what’s going on in the East Village.
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West Village – This is where you will find the aforementioned Stonewall Inn, Christopher Street and where the annual pride parade centres around. Many of the gay places here can be found specifically on 8th Avenue. Head down 9th Avenue for the highest density of gay bars/places.Ĭhelsea – here you will find many gay bars, one of the highest densities of gay couples and the high line which is a lovely walk. Home to plenty of gay bars (including a favourite of ours, Flaming Saddles) and gay owned businesses and none other than Broadway itself. Hells Kitchen – number one (or at least joint number one with Chelsea) is Hells Kitchen. New York City is huge and like many large cities there are certain areas that have become popular with the gay population including: In setting the scene for this gay guide to New York, this is a city that will welcome you with open arms and one that we should all learn more about.
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We highly recommend reading up on Marsha P Johnson or watching the documentary of the same name on Netflix to learn more about this crucial point in time.
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The riots were a series of demonstrations in response to police raids on gay and lesbian bars and in particular kicked off with a raid on the (now iconic) Stonewall Inn in 1969. The Stonewall riots are considered to be one of the most important events leading to today’s gay liberation movements and for many of the rights we now have (albeit there is still a way to go). This is likely to stem from the fact that New York is well known for being the birthplace of the gay rights movement – aka the Stonewall Riots. New York is considered to have one of the most well established, largest, out and proud LGBTQ communities in the world and home to one of the biggest pride celebrations. We found New York to be very gay friendly and it should come as no surprise.