The 10 most Gay friendly places to retire in America
 

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Top 10 most LGBT-friendly places to retire in America

An estimated 4.5% of the U.S. adult population, or about 11 million people, identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, according to a May 2018 Gallup report.

Here are the top 10 cities for LGBT people to retire.

1. New Orleans, Louisiana

New Orleans, known for its historic French Quarter, is a “haven” for the LBGT community due to its “abundance of gay inclusiveness,” according to Senior Advice.

The city has a Gay Easter Parade, Southern Decadence (an annual gay festival and parade held around Labor Day each year) and more than a dozen gay bars. It’s also one of the cities in North America with the largest LGBT population (5.1%), according to The Street.


2. West Palm Beach, Florida

West Palm Beach has more than 40 miles of beaches, plenty of shopping — like 40 antique shops on Antique Row in its Arts and Design District — and while relatively small, there is gay nightlife, including popular neighborhood gay bar H.G. Roosters, which has been in business since 1984.

In 2018, West Palm Beach adopted an LGBTQ-inclusive resolution to eliminate bullying at city facilities and in city programs.

3. Tucson, Arizona

With a perfect score on the HRCMEI, Tucscon is one of the “fastest growing retirement destinations in the nation,” according to SeniorAdvice, which also notes it’s an affordable city with warm weather all year, with great food scene, particularly Mexican cuisine.

University of Arizona’s Institute For Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies there is one of the first of its kind, according to SeniorAdvice, and Tuscon was the first Arizona city to pass an anti-discrimination ordinance protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender residents and city workers back in 1999.

4. Toledo, Ohio

Toledo scored 100 on HRCMEI in 2018, climbing from a score of 70 in 2013, showing it’s made great strides to become more gay friendly. Conversion Therapy is banned in Toledo, and there are anti-discrimination protections, according to SeniorAdvice, like equal employment opportunity laws and housing non-discrimination laws.

Toledo is also one of the top 10 U.S. cities where you can buy a house for under $100,000. The city’s overall cost of living is “average” compared to national averages, according to Senior Advice.


5. Alexandria, Virginia

A few miles from Washington D.C., Alexandria, Virginia has abundant outdoor spaces, from parks to nature trails, and it has more than 100 golf courses, according to Senior Advice.

The Alexandria metro area (which includes Washington D.C. and Arlington) has a LGBT population of about 4% and a senior population of 13%, according to Senior Advice, and Alexandria has non-discrimination laws and provides transgender-inclusive health benefits for city employees. There are LGBT organizations that are supportive of gay seniors, like Alexandria Gay and Lesbian Community Organization, The DC Center for the LGBT Community and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Veteran Care.

6. Tempe, Arizona

Tempe is a few miles east of Phoenix and has everything from the mountains to the desert as well as museums, festivals and galleries. Seniors are almost 10% of the city’s population, according to Senior Advice, and there is a LGBT population of about 5% in the state.

The city has scored 100 out of 100 on the HRCMEI for the last five years in a row and Tempe celebrates gay pride with Phoenix Pride every May.

7. Fort Lauderdale, Florida

An hour north of Miami, Fort Lauderdale has 23 miles of beaches, scenic parks and canals, and strings of restaurants and shops run parallel to the beach.

Senior advice calls Fort Lauderdale the “gay capital city” of Florida and says it’s a mecca for the gay locals and visitors alike. There is a small gay nightlife scene, and Senior Advice also singles out Wilton Manor, a community there of nearly 12,000 with a 14% LGBT population, according to the site, and it’s considered Florida’s most famous gay neighborhood.

Broward County enforces local ordinances protecting LGBTQ rights involving housing, employment, services and other discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation, according to Senior Advice, and Fort Lauderdale has many LGBT organizations, including Senior Action in a Gay Environment (SAGE) and Sunserve, an organization that provides life assistance and mental health services to the LGBTQ community.

Fort Lauderdale ranked in the top five best U.S. places to retire overall, according to WalletHub, with an affordability rank of 76 out of 100 (based on cost of living, taxpayer friendliness, retired taxpayer friendliness, tax friendliness of on estate or inheritance tax, annual cost of in-home services and annual cost of adult day health care).

The overall cost of living is “very high” compared to national averages, according to Senior Advice.

8. Austin, Texas

Austin, ranked the No. 1 place to live in America in 2019, is a “big city with a small-town heart,” according to Lonely Planet. It has a lively music scene, plenty of parks and lakes and it’s ranked as one of the best foodie cities in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report. Its annual gay pride festival attracts 25,000 attendees every summer, according to Senior Advice.

Austin is an “oasis” for LGBT seniors who account for just over 5% of the city’s population, according to Senior Advice. And there are organizations for LGBT seniors like Austin Prime Timers, a group for gay senior locals, and Austin LGBT Coalition on Aging, a group helping to improve the future of LGBT older adults.

The city scored a perfect score on the HRCMEI, and the Austin City Council formed the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Quality of Life Advisory Commission in 2017.

9. Dayton, Ohio

Dayton has more than 300 miles of paved trails and an abundance of parks for outdoor enthusiasts. It’s also home to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, which has a collection of vintage aircrafts, and other great sites like Dayton International Peace Museum and Carillon Historical Park, bringing attention to the city’s rich history.

Dayton has a ban on conversion therapy, has a perfect score on the HRCMEI and there is a non-discrimination ordinance on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in private employment, housing and public accommodations, according to Senior Advice.

There are organizations that cater to the LGBT senior community, like Rainbow Elder Care of Greater Dayton and Senior Resource Connection, which helps seniors “maintain independence and dignity.”

The cost of living in Dayton, Ohio, is low compared to similar Ohio cities, according to Senior Advice, and 9% lower than the national average, according to PayScale. The median home value in Dayton, Ohio is $66,500, making it one of the top 10 U.S. cities you can buy a home for under $100,000.

10. Tampa, Florida

Sunny Tampa is close to other popular beach towns like Clearwater and St. Petersburg (15 minutes by car), it has a thriving restaurant scene and cultural experiences, like the Tampa Theatre (built in 1926), Ybor, which is the center of the city’s Latin community, a National Historic Landmark District and Busch Gardens theme park.

It also has a perfect score on the HRCMEI, and Tampa offers many LGBT events, like Tampa Bay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, Tampa LGBT Meetup Groups and Tampa Pride that’s held June 21 to 23 in nearby St. Petersburg. In April, Jane Castor was elected Tampa’s first openly gay mayor.

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I thought Ptown would be on the list but it’s probably too small to be counted. Winter is quiet there and there isn’t much to do for fun.

My bff moved to NOLA from Shreveport and is very happy there. He and his husband have found the atmosphere and culture are accepting and the fear of bashing is smaller.

What is Ptown?

This is a great list, even in general, of affordable places for retired people to live :thumbsup

Are you even American. Fucking Provincetown. Retard.

It's in Massachusetts Dumbass.

Provincetown. Tip of the Cape and it’s beautiful there. Gay town has population of ten thousand in winter but sixty thousand in summer.

Sounds like a lovely beautiful place I've never been to the Northeast even though my ancestors from Britain were settled there in the early 1700's

Sounds like fire island

When I lived on Beacon Hill,I was below a very close friend and his boyfriend. They introduced me to the Boston area and I spent a few weeks each summer with them in Provincetown. It was culture shock to me to see people so open.

We went to a nude beach though I was in shorts and t-shirt. It boggled my mind how many fat people were naked. I could never do that but gave props to the people that did go nude.

We slept on the beach but people partied all night. We went in the winter and it was a ghost town. Residents are working or at home and not shopping or doing much else. Restaurants charged half the price and a few were crowded but most were serving just a dozen or so people.

It’s really a beautiful place but the summer traffic is horrendous. You’re two hours plus from Boston and supermarkets and gas stations are high-priced in winter due to slow sales and high delivery prices. (When my folks had a place on Martha’s Vineyard, gas was about a buck here but two bucks there due to transportation costs. We’d always get gas before going and bring food and home goods. I still remember NuForm skim milk being $1.49 here but $3.39 there. People in huge houses could afford that and it was normal to them. Friends brought groceries from the mainland with them).

I learned a lot about people and those with money who thought they were better than others. I didn’t understand why people thought they were better because of money. I asked a doctor who was over for dinner why someone thinks they’re better because they have a Jaguar or Mercedes. We had Fords and all drove us around so why is theirs better? He told me that he was expected to drive a fancy car because he was wealthy enough but he drove a Chevrolet Nova because he liked the way it drove and looked.

Wow, the memories that this brought up ... Anyway, you should consider a trip out here. Sightseeing in small Cape Cod towns is fun and if you stay halfway down the Cape, you’re an hour from Boston or Providence gay life. An hour from Ptown, too, Straight people can stay in other places and rates are cheap if you go off-season.

No, I don’t work for Massachusetts Tourism!

I should take a screenshot of how much of this conversation I see; but that was fucking hilarious.

It sounds like a beautiful place I need to visit sometime :thumbsup

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Does anyone on GFY live in any of these Gay friendly American cities? What's your experience?

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