This is a list of gay villages, urban areas with generally recognized boundaries that unofficially form a social center for LGBT people.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. 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 Guerneville ( , ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the Russian River Valley of Sonoma County, California, United States. The town is historically known for the logging community, formed in the late 1800s. Guerneville ...

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Argentina

Brazil

Canada

Chile

France

Japan

Mexico

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Portugal

Spain

Taiwan

Thailand

United Kingdom

United States

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External links

The Gay & Lesbian Atlas
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