gayborhood
LGBTQ urban cluster
A gayborhood is an urban neighborhood with a high concentration of LGBTQ residents, businesses, and culture.
Cities like San Francisco, New York, and Philadelphia have recognized gayborhoods with rainbow crosswalks and gay-owned shops and bars: We're meeting at a club in the gayborhood.
The term blends "gay" and "neighborhood."
Surrounded distinct territory
- districtBounded administrative area
- CastroProminent Cuban surname
- BoystownNebraska youth care community
- HillcrestGeographic place name
Dupont · gentrification · block · streetscape · storefronts · nightlife · bars · clubs
State of fitting in
- kinshipState of being related
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- chosen familyIntentionally formed kinship network
safe space · network · congregation · collective · camaraderie · connection · support · alliance
Sexual and gender minorities
- queerUnusual or non-normative
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- rainbowRefracted light arc
- visibilityRange of clear sight
acceptance · coming out · authenticity · expression · liberation · affirmation · dignity · self-discovery
enclave
Surrounded distinct territory
- districtBounded administrative area
- CastroProminent Cuban surname
- BoystownNebraska youth care community
Hillcrest · Dupont · gentrification · block · streetscape · storefronts · nightlife · bars · clubs · bookstores
belonging
State of fitting in
- kinshipState of being related
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
chosen family · safe space · network · congregation · collective · camaraderie · connection · support · alliance · friendship
LGBTQ
Sexual and gender minorities
visibility · acceptance · coming out · authenticity · expression · liberation · affirmation · dignity · self-discovery · representation
welcoming
Receiving others warmly
lively · bustling · energetic · thriving · flourishing · diverse · open · accepting · tolerant · friendly
drag
Resistance through fluid
theater · art galleries · bookshops · festivals · parades · nightlife · scene · fashion · creativity · expression
- LGBTQlesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, nonbinary
- LGBTQ spacespride center, Castro, West Hollywood, Boystown, Christopher Street
- Queer Culturedrag culture, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, ballroom scene
- urban districtsbusiness district, historic district, arts district, cultural district, entertainment district
gayborhoodsundown town
Segregated community enforcing nightfall expulsion
gay, gayer, gayest, gayly, gayness, neighborhood, neighbor, neighboring, neighborly