Gay in san francisco
First impressions of Castro District and getting to know the LGBT community in San Francisco from the POV of a curious traveller
As a unbent individual from a fairly conservative metropolis like Singapore, I wasn&#;t quite familiar with the LGBT culture.
Hope will never be silent — Harvey Milk
But preparing for our diurnal trip to San Francisco, I heard that there was a full road dedicated to expressing support and movement for LGBT 🏳️ — I knew it was a place I had to check out. After all, there&#;s no better place to learn more about the LGBT culture than a trip down to the famous highway itself!
Did you know that San Francisco is established to be the &#;Gay Capital of the World&#;?
Now famous for its annual Pride festival, queer performances and open gay bars, San Francisco is a city of love and diversity. But how exactly did this approach to be?
My First Impression of Castro District
&#;Wow, this is intense&#; were my first thoughts when alighting from the bus at Castro District in San Francisco.
Pride flags and rainbow symbols decorate
San Francisco is packed with homo goodness
San Francisco. SF or SFO. Never San Fran and definitely not Frisco. The gayest municipality in America, as if you weren’t aware. What you may not grasp is the secret of San Francisco: Everyone is a little gay. Everyone. Most of the town have gotten over the fact that some girls like girls and some boys like boys, sometimes two or three at a time. It’s the live-and-let-live temperament that makes the city so attractive. “Whatever man, it’s cool” should be the urban area motto.
You might be struck by the small size of the city. In its seven miles by seven miles, San Francisco’s residents have etched out more than neighborhoods. While the Castro remains dwelling for the homos, this one neighborhood should not define your experience. The whole city is lousy with men, women, and everything in between. Grant your gaydar or dykedar adjust to the surroundings and follow the beeps and clicks coming from your loins.
It’s a very walkable and bikeable town. Without the car, you’ll find unique little shops and restaurants and relax some obscenely obvious people-w
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Vibrant and eclectic, the Castro/Upper Market neighborhood is an internationally known symbol of gay freedom, a highest tourist destination full of stylish shops and well-liked entertainment spots, and a thriving residential area that thousands of San Franciscans call home.
Its streets are filled with lovingly restored Victorian homes, rainbow identity flags, shops offering one-of-a-kind merchandise, heritage streetcars, lively bars and restaurants, and numerous gay-borhood landmarks including Harvey Milk Plaza, the Castro Theatre, Pink Triangle Park and Memorial, and the large SF Queer woman Gay Bisexual Transgender Group Center.
The Castro District, improved known as The Castro, is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, which is also known as Eureka Valley.
San Francisco&#;s homosexual village is most concentrated in the business district that is located on Castro Street from Market Street to 19th Avenue. It extends down Market Street toward Church and on both sides of the Castro neighborhood from Church Street to Eureka Street. Although the greater gay community was, and is, conc