Best cities to meet gay men

Looking to celebrate Pride Month with someone special? It helps to know which U. LawnStarter took away the guesswork by ranking the biggest U. A number of gay meccas dot the U. It also ties with multiple cities for first place in three out of five anti-discrimination metrics. Where San Francisco needs the most work: hate crimes based on gender and sexual orientation, where it sits at th place.

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While some U. What accounts for their poorer showing? While these cities have more available singles, they tend to rank lower in the Equality Progress category — except for Los Angeles, which sits comfortably in eighth place. Providence clocks in at No. Where these cities shine is in Pride-readiness.

Apart from Philadelphia at No. Its strong position at No. Pretty much every category — except for Pride-readiness — includes at least a few Texas cities. For example, Frisco comes in dead last in Eligible Population, while Laredo manages to avoid being the worst in Equality Progress by one place.

Midland takes the last spot in both Community Support and Safety. We ranked the largest U. Limitations: Washington, D. While the District of Columbia is not a state, either, it is more properly compared to a state than it is to a city. Census Bureau, U. Attitudes and priorities have shifted over the past year.

Many gay men, for example, are now more interested in long-term relationships and value personality over more superficial qualities. So make sure to update your dating playbook and profile before you put yourself out there — and celebrate your pride. Main Photo Credit: Shutterstock.

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