About GayCities

We're aiming to make GayCities the only place gays and lesbians (and their friends) need to turn to find out where to go, stay and eat in cities around the world.

We started GayCities because it was too hard to find useful, up to date, comprensive information on gay bars, welcoming hotels and B&Bs, good restaurants and fun events when traveling. And the information you can find always seemed to be missing something: what people actually say about the place.

So, in 2005, we began building GayCities with the power of the community as its driving force. We want this to be a place where people share their opinions on the places we list, where people contribute new places and where the site gets better with every new visitor. With your help, GayCities can be the most comprehensive gay city guide with reviews and ratings contributed by people like you.

In 2008, we relaunched the site with the hope of making it easier to find and follow people that share your tastes and interests. Just "become a fan" of someone on the site, and it's easy to follow their latest reviews, events and posts. We also added ways for you to add your photos, become a fan of your favorite destinations and post questions in our discussion forums.

We are a for profit business and we make money by selling advertising on the site. We offer national advertisers and local small businesses with easy ways to share their products and services with the over 150,000 users who visit GayCities each month. We love making both users and advertisers happy, so we have firm privacy and editorial guidelines to make sure that we remain fair and truthful. Advertisers can't buy influence or ask us to remove a user's review or forum post. But we do offer advertisers easy ways to make sure that their voice is heard too.

Who are some of the people responsible for GayCities?

		Scott Gatz, Founder and CEO Scott is an explorer at heart. He loves learning about new places, always picks the hotel away from where all the tourists stay and would prefer to sit in a cafe and soak up local culture rather than rush to do the "tourist checklist". Before founding Gaycities, Scott was the Yahoo! executive responsible for My Yahoo!, Yahoo! Search and numerous new initiatives there. He has 15 years of experience building online products and loves staying a step or two ahead of the latest trends online. See Scott's profile - Become a Fan of Scott
		Chris Bull, Co-Founder and Editorial Director For two decades Chris has traveled the globe, from Havana to Istanbul, covering gay life in all its glorious manifestations. He likes nothing more than hanging out in cafes in a exotic locales interviewing locals about their politics, culture and nightlife. The former editor of PlanetOut.com, Washington Correspondent for The Advocate and the author of seven books and anthologies, he is the recipient of honors from the National Lesbian and Gay Journalist Association and fellowships from the Alicia Patterson Journalism Foundation and the Dart Center for Journalism & Trauma. He lives in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. See Chris's profile - Become a Fan of Chris
		Dan Tracer, Assistant Editor Dan grew up in San Diego but migrated to cooler climes when he moved to San Francisco last year, and quickly snagged a job at GayCities. He loves to explore and discover, seeking out the unpolished gems whenever he travels. Comfortable in the wilderness or a bustling metropolis, Dan can't get enough adventure out of this vast and beautiful world. Though he's just 22, he's already enjoyed time everywhere from Tel Aviv to New York to Bangkok to the Virgin Islands. A contributer to NOVO Magazine, Dan graduated from UCLA's School of Theater, Film, and Television in 2008, and is excited to see where this next chapter in life takes him. See Dan's profile - Become a Fan of Dan
		Troy Espera, Latin Cities Editor Having traveled extensively throughout Latin America and Europe, Troy has written extensively for the Sacramento Bee, Philippine News, GayWired.com, Outword magazine and Jane and Jane magazine. He has studied journalism and Spanish at San Francisco State University and at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. See Troy's profile - Become a Fan of Troy

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