In Best of GayCities 2021, over 50,000 votes were cast for the best LGBTQ-friendly icons and cities.

Emerging Gayborhood Winners Some of these neighborhoods have been around for a while, others are new to the block, but all of them have recently gained more popularity for one reason or another. Which one are you daydreaming about moving to?

Andersonville Chicago

Laid-back 19th-century charm

Marigny New Orleans

Hot jazz and cajun soul

Transgender District San Francisco

World's largest trans population

Decatur Atlanta

"Hollywood" of Atlanta

DTLA Los Angeles

Cutting-edge restaurants and hip bars

Capitol Hill Seattle

Historic gayborhood gaining recent techie popularity

Peckham London

Trendy Southwark arts district

River North Denver

"RiNo"
Hip Rocky Mountain hood

Lake Merritt Oakland

On the "alternative" side of the San Francisco Bay