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Surprises on list of gayest cities in America

Thu. July 22, 2010

San Francisco - We all know San Francisco is the gayest city in America.

But is Columbus, Ohio really gayer than Miami or Los Angeles?

A demographer at UCLA says that small towns like Portland (Maine and Oregon) and Springfield, Mass. have a far greater "Gay/Lesbian" index than some big cities like New York.



Chicago doesn't make the top 20.

The "Gay/Lesbian" index is based on the proportion of gay and lesbian couples compared to the overall population.

Here's the complete list:

1. San Francisco

2. Santa Rosa-Petaluma

3. Portland, Maine

4. Boston

5. Seattle

6. Sacramento

7. Austin

8. Portland, Oregon

9. San Diego

10. Springfield, Mass.

11. New York

12. Eugene, Oregon

13. Denver



14. Ithaca

15. Washington, D.C.

16. Columbus, Ohio

17. Ann Arbor, Michigan

18. Los Angeles

19. Dallas

20. Miami

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