Meaning of gayborhood | Babel Free

Definitions

A part of a city that is largely populated by gay people.

Examples

“We held the Gay Shame Awards in Harvey Milk Plaza, at the center of the white-washed gayborhood of the Castro, and bestowed awards in eight categories[…]”

“Each full-color city map features the latest updates on roads, public transit, airports, tourist sights and the city's most happening gayborhood.”

“[…]who learned a lot from their time in the city — but who have decided in the end that they "fit in" better away from the gayborhood.”

“[…]a queer youth homeless shelter in San Francisco's gayborhood, the Castro[…]”

“From the Warhol museum, walk north through the quaint, red-brick Mexican War Streets (Pittsburgh's gayborhood) and head for the Q Mattress Factory[…]”

““Gayborhoods are going away,” Mr. Jones said. “People need to pay attention to this. When people are dispersed, when they no longer live in geographic concentrations, when they no longer inhabit specific precincts, we lose a lot.[…]””

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