{"title":"Gayest Cities in America","shortName":null,"slug":"gayest-cities-in-america","status":"Active","lastUpdated":"2025-05-24","type":"Cities","regionCount":null,"mapMinHeight":290,"mapImageUrl":"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/0iCx2/full.png","fancyMapUrl":null,"imageExtension":".png","mapSource":"datawrapper","excerpt":"Rainiest cities in the U.S. ranked by average number of rainy days per year. Data visualized by DataPandas.","indexable":false,"category":{"name":"Demographics","slug":"demographics"},"regions":[{"name":"San Francisco, CA","identifier":"san-francisco-ca-city"},{"name":"Seattle, WA","identifier":"seattle-wa-city"},{"name":"Atlanta, GA","identifier":"atlanta-ga-city"},{"name":"Minneapolis, MN","identifier":"minneapolis-mn-city"},{"name":"Boston, MA","identifier":"boston-ma-city"},{"name":"Sacramento, CA","identifier":"sacramento-ca-city"},{"name":"Portland, OR","identifier":"portland-or-city"},{"name":"Denver, CO","identifier":"denver-co-city"},{"name":"District of Columbia","identifier":"district-of-columbia-"},{"name":"Orlando, FL","identifier":"orlando-fl-city"},{"name":"Salt Lake City, UT","identifier":"salt-lake-city-ut-city"},{"name":"Dallas, TX","identifier":"dallas-tx-city"}],"content":[{"tocTitle":"Introduction","contentTitle":"Pride Across America's Cities","content":"America's landscape changes as we traverse her breadth. From coast to coast, our beautiful nation is embellished with cities that paint a spectrum of diversity, acceptance, and inclusivity. The spectrum of our cultural palette perhaps shines the brightest when viewed through the prism of our LGBTQ+ community. In the wake of the historical Supreme Court ruling (Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015), every state now recognizes same-sex marriages, thereby taking leaps towards equality. However, the cultural acceptance and size of the LGBTQ+ community differ significantly across American cities. What makes a city 'gay-friendly' isn't just the ability to get married but also the cultural acceptance and size of the local LGBTQ+ community.\nWe have determined the 'gayest' cities based on the highest percentage of self-identified LGBTQ+ individuals.\n- San Francisco stands out as the city with the highest LGBTQ+ population, with 15.4% of its residents identifying as part of this community. A beacon of pride since the Stonewall riots, San Francisco has long been a city that champions diversity, encouraging generations of LGBTQ+ individuals to call it home.\n- The West Coast shines brightly in LGBTQ+ inclusivity, with four of the top seven cities based here, including San Francisco, Seattle, Sacramento, and Portland. The atmosphere of acceptance and freedom has cultivated a nurturing environment for the LGBTQ+ community in these cities.\n- Cities in the heartland, like Minneapolis and Denver, also boast high percentages of LGBTQ+ residents, painting a picture of inclusivity that spans across the nation.\n- A notable mention goes out to Salt Lake City, Utah. It surprisingly boasts a substantial LGBTQ+ population for a city situated in a rather conservative state.","order":1,"faqs":[]}],"metrics":[{"name":"LGBT Percent","shortName":"LGBT %","context":"% of population that identifies as LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or other sexual and gender minorities).","type":"Choropleth","inverted":false,"mapColorScheme":"pink","mapInterpolation":"linear","colorOverwrite":"","summary":"average","measurement":{"id":"recmEHiSLgGFVCmIH","name":"Percentage","symbol":"%","showMap":true,"showText":true},"dataset":[{"id":"rec0M1KIhwCmAqKHC","year":null,"sources":[],"summary":{"label":null,"value":null},"mapLinkUrl":"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/0iCx2/embed.js","mapMinHeight":290,"editorialNote":null,"data":[{"data":15.4,"viewData":"15.4%","regionIndex":0,"regionName":"San Francisco, CA"},{"data":12.9,"viewData":"12.9%","regionIndex":1,"regionName":"Seattle, WA"},{"data":12.8,"viewData":"12.8%","regionIndex":2,"regionName":"Atlanta, GA"},{"data":12.5,"viewData":"12.5%","regionIndex":3,"regionName":"Minneapolis, MN"},{"data":12.3,"viewData":"12.3%","regionIndex":4,"regionName":"Boston, MA"},{"data":9.8,"viewData":"9.8%","regionIndex":5,"regionName":"Sacramento, CA"},{"data":8.8,"viewData":"8.8%","regionIndex":6,"regionName":"Portland, OR"},{"data":8.2,"viewData":"8.2%","regionIndex":7,"regionName":"Denver, CO"},{"data":8.1,"viewData":"8.1%","regionIndex":8,"regionName":"District of Columbia"},{"data":7.7,"viewData":"7.7%","regionIndex":9,"regionName":"Orlando, FL"},{"data":7.6,"viewData":"7.6%","regionIndex":10,"regionName":"Salt Lake City, UT"},{"data":7,"viewData":"7.0%","regionIndex":11,"regionName":"Dallas, TX"}]}]}],"author":null}