GAY COLUMBUS…Conservative Ohio city becoming an LGBT hub of the Midwest
The state’s capital and nation’s 16th largest city, Columbus is one of the fastest growing metropolitan areas in the United States and currently has a population of just over one million. Iowa City, Austin, and Asheville have more gays per capita than the biggies. And yes, Columbus, Ohio! These cities where everyday gays live—towns and boroughs with a mix of baby carriages, gay bars, and B&Bs—signal the continuing movement of gay people into mainstream American life.
Mayor Michael Coleman, says he actively promotes Columbus as a gay-friendly market to the rest of the country. He welcomes the LGBT Community in ColumbUS. ” Where the US, means all of us,” he said recently, as 14 LGBT journalists from around the world were invited to Columbus.
Gay Travel.com named Columbus its Most Underrated Gay City and
Gay Cities.com named Columbus as the Up-and-Coming Gay City of 2011.
Columbus has a widespread LGBT population with $7.5 billion in purchasing power that has helped establish the queer community as an integral part of the culture.
In the eighites, gay people ran to big cities. They spruced up all the property, created every art and fashion movement, and taught entire populations how to dance.
They created gayborhoods like WeHo, Chelsea, boystown and South Beach—and pretty much queered all of San Francisco. As more and more gays come out, we are, literally, everywhere, and seem to feel less need to move to the gayborhood.
Located in the center of the state, halfway between Cleveland and Cincinnati, Columbus is within 550 miles of more than half of the U.S. population, making it an easy get away from anywhere in the Midwest!
Find out more here in the coming weeks and check out Outlook Columbus and Experience Columbus
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