The 10 Best LGBTQ-Friendly Small Towns in the US [View all]

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Across the United States, there are small towns that you might at first think have no hope for a thriving LGBTQ+ scene. But you’d be remiss to overlook the opportunity to explore small town America where you can find vibrant queer communities that offer safe spaces rivaling those in large gay-friendly cities such as New York, San Francisco, and Chicago.

Luckily there are many charming vacation spots where you can escape the noise of the city and still walk down the street holding hands with your partner without worry. The places mentioned here range from top-tier queer destinations that pride themselves on an excellent range of LGBTQ-specific events to small towns that are showing their true colors as up-coming havens for LGBTQ+ travelers. These are the 10 best gay-friendly towns in America.

1. Provincetown, Massachusetts

It’s quaint, like Leave it to Beaver on vacation but edgier, because Theodore’s daddy is probably twirling in leather at the Boatslip Resort’s 5:00 PM Tea Dance, and here, “beaver” carries a much different meaning. This is Provincetown — the US’s gay summer capital on the tip of Cape Cod.

Protected on the Cape’s bayside by miles of bikeable dunes and scrubby forests, Provincetown (or P-town, as it’s commonly known) has long been a safe harbor for queer US travelers seeking refuge. Less than 3,000 people call P-town their year-round home, but in summer, the population can swell to over 60,000.

https://matadornetwork.com/read/lgbtq-friendly-small-towns-usa/

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