The West Village (NYC) has one less lesbian bar.
Was just talking to a friend last night about how skyrocketing property values have meant that young gays can't move into the Castro (or to a lesser extent Provincetown, Boystown, etc.), yet greater social acceptance has meant they don't necessarily feel the need for an enclave.
Posted by Matt Bruce at July 9, 2008 11:53 AMYeah, this was true of the South End when we bought our house in Somerville nearly 10 years ago... but then the skyrocketing values reflected gentrification, and the South End was more dangerous and rundown when it became a gay enclave, so would we even have bought there at the time? It's hard to say. Everyone I know is buying single-family homes in Dorchester, where the first gay bar opened a few years ago.
Posted by: M.S. at July 9, 2008 12:28 PM