#Gayborhood

[copperbadge]

Out of curiosity - you mentioned stuff about Uptown before, but for someone interested in moving to Chicago but also sort of openly queer and not white, are there areas or neighbourhoods that might be better or worse? I've asked friends and they've mentioned Andersonville but that's about all we know of.

I suspect I'm probably not the ideal person to answer this question -- I'm adjacent to the queer community in Chicago but not embedded in it, and it can be pretty variable by age as well, in terms of where people choose to live. Andersonville has traditionally been the lesbian neighborhood, as I understand it, and Halsted/Boys Town is the widely acknowledged gayborhood, but I'm pretty sure there are other queer enclaves that I'm not aware of, and I know I have friends who've had issues with various *ism in the historically gay neighborhoods, which are located on the historically very white north side of the city.

I'm also white, and I've only ever lived on the north side or in the south loop, so I really am very uninformed about geographical racism in Chicago. What I've seen personally hasn't generally been, like, location-based (ie, I've encountered racists as have my friends of color, but it hasn't been because of the neighborhood we were in). I really don't think I can advise you on this, much as I would like to be able to help.

All that said, I'm sure I have queer readers and readers of color and folks like you who are both, so readers, please feel free to advise; remember to do so in comments or reblogs, as I don't repost asks sent in response to other asks. That said, if you don't feel comfortable using your own username when discussing these things but have important information to share, I will accept anonymous asks about this post and I'll reblog in a week or two with any Anon responses I get.

[whilereadingandwalking]

Loved visiting Giovanni’s Room in Philadelphia this week! It was a cozy, queer place and I loved it.

[the-garbanzo-annex-jr]

PHILADELPHIA (TND) — Pro-Palestine protesters interrupted the Philadelphia Pride March on Sunday, according to footage reviewed by The National Desk (TND). Demonstrators stood in front of a drumline advancing toward the city’s "Gayborhood," a neighborhood which features rainbow signs and LGBT-owned businesses. The pro-Palestine protesters held banners opposing the march and denouncing Israel’s actions in its war against Hamas, according to videos on social media. In one video, some Pride marchers can be seen arguing with the pro-Palestine demonstrators, appearing frustrated by their presence. One pro-Palestine protester held a Pride flag overwritten with “No Pride in Genocide” and a red handprint while another banner linked a genocide in Sudan with conflicts in Palestine and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to footage. Another protester held up a sign reading, “Long Live the Intifada.” The demonstrators also recited pro-Palestine chants, shouting, “PPP, KKK, IOF are all the same,” referring to the Ku Klux Klan and Israel Defense Forces. It is unclear what the “PPP” chant referred to.

Paging Queers for Palestine! Queers for Palestine, please report to the front desk.

[idreaminmugiwara]

That time when Oda wrote in a full fledged gayborhood into Impel Down.

[itgetsbetterproject]

New LGBTQ+ Landmark enamel pin, celebrate the gayborhood!

As a nonprofit, we asked ourselves what the best way would be to thank our recurring donors - people who commit to donate to our LGBTQ+ youth programs every month in a show of long-term support.

So our Development team had an idea: they commissioned queer artists Mo McMasters and Alex Tagali to design an exclusive enamel pin series inspired by various LGBTQ+ landmarks around the world! Now when someone signs up to be a recurring donor, they get to snag these cute pins.

If you sign up to "join the journey" during Hispanic Heritage Month from Sep 15 - Oct 15 2023, you'll get the Zona Rosa pin as your first in the series, celebrating Mexico City's most well-known gayborhood!

Here's the link for y'all if you want to grab this one: give.itgetsbetter.org/give/442786

[burningchandelier]

The cig butt ties her look together. She's going to quit tomorrow.

11th street, Gayborhood, Philadelphia, March 4, 2023

[dylanndr]

OUT FRONT Magazine - March 2023 issue

The March issue of OUT FRONT Magazine is all about the Gayborhood, so my comic this month is a Scarry parody featuring the various queer animal archetypes. You can see 'em all on page 6 here:

[bantuotaku]

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[theacecouple]

We hung an ace and a progress flag outside our house and in less than a month it was already working. Gayborhood, here we come!

This works for YouTubers as well lmao

[pitch-and-moan]

Once Upon a Time in West Philly

Loosely based on the classic spaghetti Western, about a neurodivergent lesbian and set in the West Philly neighborhood instead of Sweetwater, which they eventually leave for the Gayborhood.

[bradandchris]

The Labor Day gayborhood pot luck sat just around the corner and everyone rushed the sign up sheet the moment it was posted. Would Brad, Chris, and their neighbor Luke serve up their infamous three piece spicy Himbolaya?

Yes hunties! YES. They wood for all.

[mira-nicodiangelo-grey]

gayborhoods: a geographic area and especially a neighborhood that is inhabited and frequented by LGBTQ+ people and that has many businesses which cater to the LGBTQ+ community

i just found out merriam webster has a time traveler feature that tells you some of the words that were “born” the same year as you. it’s pretty neat yall should do this

[notsogracefullyput]

Went to The Castro in San Francisco a few weeks ago and I’m still thinking about the coolest gay man I’ve ever met. Just working at a general store, black tshirt, salt and pepper hair, kind. I cannot explain it to you.

[sandiegosisters]

GUARD-B-Q IS POSTPONED DUE TO HURRICANE HILARY. STAY SAFE AND STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES! Sunday, August 20, 2023, the San Diego Sisters will be celebrating their 17th anniversary with their Guards hosting the annual Guard-B-Q at The Loft San Diego from noon until 5PM. Join us, shall you?

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[clearlypanickingatthedisco]

Squad deep in the gayborhood tonight

SNEAKIN’

[perfectlytremendousdaze]

Following a Philadelphia road

Traveling down, this road, watching the signs as I go… I’m going for it! After more than six years of openly telling people that I wanted to move to Philadelphia, the universe has aligned once again for me and I have finally chosen to follow the road to Philly. I signed a lease just yesterday and I will be a Philadelphia resident as of September 15th. I have to be honest, I was never really sure…