Gayest Cities
From 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.
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1. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
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2. Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
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3. Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME
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4. Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA
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5. Seattle, WA
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6. Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, CA
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7. Austin, TX
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8. Portland, OR
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9. San Diego, CA
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10. Springfield, MA
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11. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
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12. Eugene, OR
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13. Denver-Aurora, CO
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14. Ithaca, NY
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15. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
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16. Columbus, OH
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17. Ann Arbor, MI
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18. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA
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19. Dallas, TX
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