Park Slope, Bushwick, and Williamsburg, in Brooklyn, have plenty of gay or gay-friendly nightlife venues, community centers, and visible LGBTQ locals. It’s not just Manhattan, though, that has its arms open to the LGBTQ community. Harlem and neighborhoods uptown have also seen smaller bars and lounges continue to open in recent years. Above that, Hell’s Kitchen is maybe Manhattan’s gayest neighborhood, and seemingly every week bars and restaurants are opening that cater almost exclusively to an LGBTQ clientele. A bit farther north, Chelsea - home to heavy-hitting art galleries and the High Line - is still a bastion of gay life, with a few bars clustered around Eighth Avenue. Of course, the hub of all things queer-friendly is in the West Village - site of the Stonewall Riots, now home to the Christopher Street Pier, the Stonewall National Monument, the finish line for the nation’s largest LGBTQ Pride parade, several gay and lesbian bars, and a deeply entrenched (but dwindling) gay population. New York City is, in fact, a collection of neighborhoods spread across five boroughs, and you’re likely to find an LGBTQ-friendly watering hole or community in nearly every corner of the city. West Village, Chelsea, and Hell’s Kitchen, New York City But on behalf of the other eleven months of the year, here are five thriving LGBTQ neighborhoods across the U.S.
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It’s a great opportunity to celebrate the diversity and the accomplishments of the LGBTQ community around the world.
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and internationally in the hosting of a wide range of cultural events and marches. This commemoration has expanded across the U.S.
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June was designated as the month of celebration to honor the Stonewall riots of New York City, which occurred in June 1969. The current administration may have chosen not to officially recognize it, but this month is LGBTQ Pride month. A rainbow flag flies in New York's West Village.