This is a list of gay villages, areas with generally recognized boundaries that unofficially form a social center for LGBTQ people. They tend to contain a number of gay lodgings, B&Bs, bars, clubs and pubs, restaurants, cafés, and other similar businesses. Some may be gay getaways, such as Provincetown or Guerneville.
Australia
Argentina
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Chile
Colombia
France
Greece
Ireland
Japan
Mexico
New Zealand
Papua New Guinea
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Taiwan
Thailand
United Kingdom
United States
See also Gay Street
Sources
References
External links The Gay & Lesbian Atlas (Urban Institute Press) epodunk.com NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project



![List of gay villages: The first temporary Rainbow Crossing in Australia on Oxford Street in Sydney's "gayborhood" of Darlinghurst. It was first installed in February 2013 for the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras and then removed in April 2013.[1][2][3]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Rainbow_Crossing%2C_II_%288512917134%29.jpg/1280px-Rainbow_Crossing%2C_II_%288512917134%29.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)

![List of gay villages: The Stonewall Inn is in the gay village of Greenwich Village, Manhattan. [78][79][80]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ce/Stonewall_Inn_5_pride_weekend_2016.jpg/1280px-Stonewall_Inn_5_pride_weekend_2016.jpg?utm_source=en.wikipedia.org&utm_campaign=parser&utm_content=thumbnail)
