0Gayest CitiesFrom the obvious (San Francisco) to the surprising (Columbus), Richard Florida and Gary Gates crunched the numbers to rank the top gay cities in the country.Updated Jul. 14, 2017 5:02PM EDT / Published Jul. 19, 2010 3:52AM EDT Tony Avelar / AP Photo 1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CATony Avelar / AP Photo 2. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CAEric Risberg / AP Photo 3. Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, MEPat Wellenbach / AP Photo 4. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MAElise Amendola / AP Photo 5. Seattle, WAElaine Thompson / AP Photo 6. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CARich Pedroncelli / AP Photo 7. Austin, TXPeter A. Silva / Reuters 8. Portland, ORRick Bowmer / AP Photo 9. San Diego, CADenis Poroy / AP Photo 10. Springfield, MANathan K. Martin / AP Photo 11. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PATina Fineberg / AP Photo 12. Eugene, ORTom Hauck / Getty Images 13. Denver-Aurora, CO David Zalubowski / AP Photo 14. Ithaca, NYAnn Levin / AP Photo 15. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Ken Lambert, Washington Times / Getty Images 16. Columbus, OHJay LaPrete / AP Photo 17. Ann Arbor, MIAl Goldis / AP Photo 18. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Holly Stein / AP Photo 19. Dallas, TXLM Otero / AP Photo 20. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Lynne Sladky / AP Photo
1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CATony Avelar / AP Photo 2. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CAEric Risberg / AP Photo 3. Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, MEPat Wellenbach / AP Photo 4. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MAElise Amendola / AP Photo 5. Seattle, WAElaine Thompson / AP Photo 6. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CARich Pedroncelli / AP Photo 7. Austin, TXPeter A. Silva / Reuters 8. Portland, ORRick Bowmer / AP Photo 9. San Diego, CADenis Poroy / AP Photo 10. Springfield, MANathan K. Martin / AP Photo 11. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PATina Fineberg / AP Photo 12. Eugene, ORTom Hauck / Getty Images 13. Denver-Aurora, CO David Zalubowski / AP Photo 14. Ithaca, NYAnn Levin / AP Photo 15. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Ken Lambert, Washington Times / Getty Images 16. Columbus, OHJay LaPrete / AP Photo 17. Ann Arbor, MIAl Goldis / AP Photo 18. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA Holly Stein / AP Photo 19. Dallas, TXLM Otero / AP Photo 20. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL Lynne Sladky / AP Photo