# What is the Most "Gay" City in the World? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 20, 2003, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-gay-city-in-the-world/149733 "2003-01-20T03:46:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [January 23, 2003, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-gay-city-in-the-world/149733/61 "2003-01-23T22:31:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Hamish \* > \*\*:eek: I’m with **scott evil** on this. Toronto?! Where even the gays are straight?! > \*\* Don’t you believe everything you read on the internet? > [@](#): > > COME ON OUT AND PLAY IN GAY - FRIENDLY TORONTO. > Toronto is Canada’s largest city and home to the biggest Gay Community - Toronto welcomes gay and lesbian visitors with a full slate of entertaining things to see and do year-round. With over 7,000 restaurants, shopping galore, mega musicals, great festivals and special events and numerous attractions to explore, the only thing you will run out, is time! Don’t forget that your American dollar goes further in Toronto with a $1.50 exchange rate. If you’re looking for the exuberance of one of the world’s largest Pride Festivals or just a relaxing time antique shopping, our friendly and vibrant city of diverse neighbourhoods offer experiences for every interest and budget. > > While Toronto is home to more than 4 million people (the fifth largest city in North America), the gay and lesbian village is nestled in the downtown core, centered around the intersection of Church and Wellesley Streets. The area is packed with cafes, restaurants, gay-oriented shops and a vast array of bars and hot nightspots. Toronto films Showtime’s series Queer as Folk in the village. Fans will recognize bars, doorways and regular landmarks all over the village that masquerades as Pittsburgh! ---
**Author:** ![Hamish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-gay-city-in-the-world/149733/62 "2003-01-24T16:19:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astro \* > \*\*Don’t you believe everything you read on the internet? \*\* Only Cecil’s column 😛 Seriously, though, Toronto’s Church and Wellesley has a few nice things going for it – a nice community centre, and its streets are very, well, pretty. Some nice exterior decorating, especially around Pride-season. It also has a Second Cup where, according to legend, the regular patrons rate men walking past by scribbling scores on a card, like Olympic judges do. A friend went back once and demanded a higher score. But I wouldn’t trade Montreal for it. In addition to the things I mentioned, I also dislike Toronto’s Pride Parade. It’s larger, true, but they put up huge fences so people can’t join the parade. It’s all organizations, no individuals. Toronto’s is only a little larger, but Montreal’s is a lot more relaxed. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2003, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-gay-city-in-the-world/149733/63 "2003-01-24T17:41:42Z")
I rather enjoyed Toronto’s gay scene. I almost moved there instead of San Diego. Esprix ---
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-gay-city-in-the-world/149733/64 "2003-01-26T03:03:32Z")
AAH! why the hell didn’t you? we could have had another gaycanadoper!! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-gay-city-in-the-world/149733/65 "2003-02-12T00:02:30Z")
Obviously “Isle of Man.” I’m sorry, but it’s been bothering me since last month when this thread ended that a joke as old and bad as “Isle of Man” was omitted from it, that I had to bring it back or go insane. ---
**Author:** ![beckwall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@beckwall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckwall)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2003, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-gay-city-in-the-world/149733/66 "2003-02-12T02:00:22Z")
Palm Springs should be included on the list, even though it is not a large city. There are gay and lesbian events, parades, parties and film festivals here year round. It’s just the lifestyle here, nobody makes a big deal about it. Historically, a la “Palm Springs Babylon”, this little town was where the Hollywood crowd came to let it all hang out, back in the 30’s and 40’s. The post about the Subarus made me laugh hysterically. My sister drives a Forester and I drive an Outback. Such nonsense, go figure. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-gay-city-in-the-world/149733.md?page=3)