'Gayest' Neighborhoods: Most Gay And Lesbian Friendly Zip Codes Ranked By Trulia

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6. It was interesting to see Provincetown, MA on the list......

Two stories about Provincetown. Back in the early '90's I took my then 13 year old niece on vacation throughout New England. The night before our trip to Provincetown, I asked my niece, if her parents had explained to her about gays. She said, yes and when I asked her to explain, she gave me a 13 year old's answer of "they're men who love men and women who love women, like my mom and dad love each other." Good definition, and I wouldn't have to explain to her, why she saw men holding hands and kissing. Which we did see.

My Dad was a Marine Corps recruiter in the '50's his area was all of Cape Cod. He told me he never got a recruit out of Provincetown, everyone who lived there was too "bohemian" to join the Corps.

Sad story my Mom tells about one of Dad's recruits. The young man was 18, his parents were very angry that he enlisted in the Corps, they didn't want to talk to him. They of course would not see him off on the bus that would take him to Parris Island. My Mom and Dad drove him to the bus to see him off. My Mom even packed food for him for the trip.