# List of gay villages

This is a list of gay villages, areas with generally recognized boundaries that unofficially form a social center for LGBT people. They tend to contain a number of gay lodgings, B&Bs, bars, clubs and pubs, restaurants, cafés, and other similar businesses. Some may be gay getaways, such as Provincetown or Guerneville.

## Australia

| Name of suburb | City |
| Brunswick | Melbourne |
| Collingwood | Melbourne |
| St Kilda | Melbourne |
| Darlinghurst | Sydney |
| Daylesford | Daylesford |
| New Farm | Brisbane |
| Paddington | Sydney |
| Potts Point | Sydney |
| Surry Hills | Sydney |
| Alexandria | Sydney |
| Newtown | Sydney |
| Marrickville | Sydney |
| Dulwich Hill | Sydney |
| Maylands | Perth |
| East Victoria Park | Perth |

## Argentina

| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Barrio Norte | Buenos Aires | |
| San Telmo | Buenos Aires | |

## Belgium

| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Brussels-Capital Region |||
| Saint James' Quarter | City of Brussels | |

## Brazil

| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Farme de Amoedo Street | Rio de Janeiro | |
| Frei Caneca Street (Shopping center, many bars, saunas, etc.) | São Paulo | |

## Canada

| Name of village | City |
| Jasper Avenue | Edmonton |
| Le Village gai | Montreal |
| The Village/Le village (Bank Street between Nepean and James Streets) | Ottawa |
| Church and Wellesley | Toronto |
| Queen Street West/Parkdale "Queer West Village" | Toronto |
| Davie Village | Vancouver |

## Chile

| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Pueblo de Horcón | Valparaíso | |
| Barrio Lastarria | Santiago | |

## France

| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Le Marais | Paris | |

## Greece

| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Gazi | Athens | |
| Mykonos | Mykonos | |

## Ireland

| Name of village | City or County | Reference |
| Parliament Street | Dublin | |

## Japan

| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Shinjuku Ni-chōme | Tokyo | |
| Dōyamachō | Osaka | |

## Mexico

| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Zona Rosa | Mexico City | |
| Zona Romántica | Puerto Vallarta | |

## New Zealand

| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Ponsonby | Auckland | |

## Papua New Guinea

| Name of village | Reference |
| Hanuabada | |

## Portugal

| Name of village | City | Reference |
| Chiado | Lisbon | |
| Príncipe Real | Lisbon | |

## South Africa

| Name of suburb | City | Reference |
| De Waterkant | Cape Town | |

## Spain

| Name of village | City |
| Chueca | Madrid |
| Eixample | Barcelona |
| Sitges | Barcelona |
| Maspalomas | Gran Canaria |
| Torremolinos | Málaga |

## Taiwan

| Name of Village | City or County | Reference |
| Ximending | Taipei | |
| Zhongshan | Taipei | |

## Thailand

| Name of Village | City or County | Reference |
| Boyztown | Pattaya | |

## United Kingdom

| Name of village | City | Reference |
| England |||
| Hurst Street | Birmingham | |
| Kings Heath | Birmingham | |
| Kemptown | Brighton | |
| Old Market | Bristol | |
| Lower Briggate/The Calls | Leeds | |
| Liverpool gay quarter | Liverpool | Berkmoes (2001, p. 575) |
| Chigwell | - | |
| St Helens | Merseyside | |
| Old Compton Street/Soho | London | Masters, Fallon & Maric (2008, p. 332) |
| Vauxhall | London | Masters, Fallon & Maric (2008, p. 336) |
| Camberwell (aka Vauxhall adjacent) | London | |
| Earl's Court | London | Masters, Fallon & Maric (2008, p. 174) |
| Canal Street | Manchester | |
| Pink Triangle | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| Wolstanton | Stoke on Trent | Masters, Fallon & Maric (2008, p. 212) |
| Northern Ireland |||
| Cathedral Quarter | Belfast | |
| Scotland |||
| Broughton Street | Edinburgh | |
| Merchant City | Glasgow | |
| Wales |||
| Charles Street and Churchill Way | Cardiff | |

## United States

| Name of village | City or County |
| California |||
| Tower District | Fresno |
| Guerneville | Sonoma County |
| The Broadway Corridor | Long Beach |
| Silver Lake | Los Angeles |
| Castro District | San Francisco |
| Laguna Beach | Orange County |
| West Hollywood | Los Angeles County |
| Palm Springs | Riverside County |
| Hillcrest | San Diego |
| Colorado |||
| Capitol Hill | Denver |
| River North | Denver |
| Delaware |||
| Rehoboth Beach | Sussex County |
| District of Columbia |||
| Dupont Circle | Washington, D.C. |
| Logan Circle | Washington, D.C. |
| Columbia Heights | Washington, D.C. |
| Florida |||
| Riverside and Avondale | Jacksonville |
| Key West | Monroe County |
| Lake Worth | Palm Beach County |
| Miami Beach | Miami Beach |
| Audubon Park | Orlando |
| Coytown | Orlando |
| Wilton Manors | Broward County |
| Ybor City | Tampa |
| Grand Central | St. Petersburg |
| Georgia |||
| Midtown | Atlanta |
| Cheshire Bridge Road, and Ansley Mall area | Atlanta |
| Idaho |||
| North End | Boise |
| Illinois |||
| Andersonville | Chicago |
| Edgewater (esp. Hollywood Beach, a.k.a. Osterman Beach) | Chicago |
| Uptown | Chicago |
| Lake View East (esp. North Halsted Street, a.k.a. Boystown) | Chicago |
| Indiana |||
| Beverly Shores | Beverly Shores |
| Downtown (esp. Mass Ave Cultural Arts District and St. Joseph) | Indianapolis |
| Herron–Morton Place | Indianapolis |
| Kentucky |||
| The Highlands | Louisville |
| Louisiana |||
| Faubourg Marigny | New Orleans |
| French Quarter | New Orleans |
| P-Town, also called Pigeon Town / Pension Town | New Orleans |
| Maine |||
| Ogunquit | York County |
| Maryland |||
| Mount Vernon | Baltimore |
| Massachusetts |||
| Jamaica Plain | Boston |
| South End | Boston |
| Provincetown | Barnstable County |
| Michigan |||
| Douglas | Douglas |
| Saugatuck | Saugatuck |
| Ferndale | Detroit |
| Kerrytown | Ann Arbor |
| Minnesota |||
| Downtown Duluth | Duluth |
| Loring Park | Minneapolis |
| Nordeast Arts District | Minneapolis |
| North Loop | Minneapolis |
| Powderhorn Park | Minneapolis |
| Uptown | Minneapolis |
| Pine City | Pine County |
| Missouri |||
| Westport | Kansas City |
| The Grove | St. Louis |
| Nebraska |||
| Old Market | Omaha |
| Nevada |||
| Fruit Loop | Las Vegas |
| New Hampshire |||
| Somersworth | Strafford County |
| New Jersey |||
| Asbury Park | Monmouth County |
| Atlantic City | Atlantic County |
| Cape May | Cape May County |
| Collingswood | Camden County |
| Ewing | Mercer County |
| Jersey City | Hudson County |
| Lambertville | Hunterdon County |
| Maplewood | Essex County |
| Mill Hill (Trenton) | Mercer County |
| Ocean Grove | Monmouth County |
| Plainfield | Union County |
| South Orange | Essex County |
| New York |||
| Chelsea | New York City (Manhattan) |
| Christopher Street, West Village/Greenwich Village | New York City (Manhattan) |
| Hell's Kitchen | New York City (Manhattan) |
| Inwood | New York City (Manhattan) |
| Washington Heights | New York City (Manhattan) |
| Park Slope | New York City (Brooklyn) |
| Jackson Heights | New York City (Queens) |
| Cherry Grove | Suffolk County |
| Fire Island Pines | Suffolk County |
| The Hamptons | Suffolk County |
| Allentown | Buffalo |
| Park Avenue (Rochester) | Monroe County |
| Hawley-Green Historic District | Syracuse |
| Lark Street | Albany |
| North Carolina |||
| NoDa Arts District | Charlotte |
| Plaza-Midwood | Charlotte |
| South End | Charlotte |
| Five Points | Raleigh |
| Warehouse | Raleigh |
| Ohio |||
| Highland Square | Akron |
| Northside | Cincinnati |
| Detroit-Shoreway | Cleveland |
| Edgewater | Cleveland |
| Lakewood | Suburb of Cleveland |
| Clintonville | Columbus |
| The Short North | Columbus |
| German Village | Columbus |
| Oklahoma |||
| N.W. 39th Street | Oklahoma City |
| Oregon |||
| Old Town | Portland |
| Burnside Triangle | Portland |
| Pennsylvania |||
| Midtown | Harrisburg |
| East Passyunk Crossing | Philadelphia |
| Washington Square West (a.k.a. The Gayborhood) | Philadelphia |
| West Mount Airy | Philadelphia |
| New Hope | Bucks County |
| Shadyside | Pittsburgh |
| Mexican War Streets | Pittsburgh |
| United States Territory of Puerto Rico |||
| Condado | San Juan |
| Texas |||
| Midtown | San Antonio |
| Galveston | Galveston County |
| Oak Lawn | Dallas |
| Montrose | Houston |
| Utah |||
| Marmalade District | Salt Lake City |
| Vermont |||
| Burlington | Burlington |
| Washington (state) |||
| Capitol Hill, Seattle | Seattle |

## Sources

* Berkmoes, Ryan Ver (2001), Britain (4 ed.), Lonely Planet, ISBN 978-1-86450-147-6
* Masters, Tom; Fallon, Steve; Maric, Vesna (2008), London: city guide (6 ed.), Lonely Planet, ISBN 978-1-74104-712-7