I always hear the stereotype that San Francisco is almost all gay. Of course I don’t really believe it is all gay. I just want to know if there is any truth to this stereotype.
2006-12-12 08:27:34 · 14 answers · asked by Johnny L 3 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ San Francisco
As a person who has lived in SF my whole life, no. There aren't many. It is difficult for anyone to live in SF because of the high rent prices. Gays historically built a community in the Castro, but it's no longer the Gay capital. It is unlikely that SF has a higher percentage of gays than any other large city.
2006-12-13 12:41:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
there are more gays in the castro part of sf than in other parts of sf; however, there aren't more gays in sf per capita; they are just more comfortable in public in sf b/c they are not harrassed as they are in the midwest and south. b/t 1in 10 and 1 in 7 people is gay throughout the world, throughout history.
the castro became predominantly gay after WWI. all the soldiers were dropped off in SF after the war. from there, soldiers would travel east back home. the gay soldiers decided they would rather stay together and start a friendly community w/ their mates, than travel home and be criticized, harrassed or killed. after about a decade, the gay soldiers had bought out most of the victorian homes in the castro district. since then, many civil rights movements and aids activism movements have started there. today, businesses throughout sf (even places like spring and usbank) support the gay community by displaying a rainbow flag, which shows support of equality for all people, regardless of sexual orientation, religion, race, ethnicity, etc. sf is proud of the castro and touts it as the 2nd most popular tourist attraction. straights and gays from all over the world visit and are welcome.
2006-12-14 14:41:11 · answer #2 · answered by Becky 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
San Francisco is the gay mecca of America. Yes, there are many thousands of gay men and women in San Francisco.
2006-12-13 17:18:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
San Francisco is also called "Gay Bay". There is an enormous population there but no it is not entirely gay.
2006-12-12 08:37:42 · answer #4 · answered by lavachk1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
perhaps you should look san fran up on the internet and word what comes up. i'm confident there are links to gay and lesbian newspapers. good luck ! playstation - ignore about that scripture talking guy, he's only a closet gay himself. Why else ought to he spend all his time in this section?lol
2016-11-30 12:04:51 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
word on the street here in San Francisco is that SF is:
70% gay
15% bi
14% straight
1% abstinent
It's so gay here that male rednecks hold hands walking down the street when they're in SF
2006-12-15 08:27:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Mostly Castro, it can be quite a freak show on a Sat. night; I recommend you see it. It's ok, they're harmless.
There is also a Latino area, the Mission, your Chinatown and downtown where the homeless and crazed run rampant. Oh, and all those straight people.
Like they say, it's a nice place to visit....
2006-12-12 09:02:52 · answer #7 · answered by jeffpsd 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i don't think there are as many gays there as there once were. they are more tolerant of gays than most large cities, but most gay guys i see there are older, retired, very wealthy looking snobs. most families or younger gay guys can't afford to pay $800 for a tiny room in the worst part of the city there.
2006-12-14 11:02:28 · answer #8 · answered by Dylan F 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never been to San Fran, but Atlanta is supposed to be the gay Capitol.
And I've been there, it's pretty taken over by them. (One part of downtown, NUMEROUS streets are dedicated to them. Tons of gay bars.)
2006-12-12 08:35:57 · answer #9 · answered by Skyleigh's Mom :)™ 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are gays like any other city, but only in the predominantly gay Castro district is everyone and their mother gay.
2006-12-12 08:55:50 · answer #10 · answered by a11city 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋