Susan Larson ♀️🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🌈<p>What is the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Future" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Future</span></a> of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/America" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>America</span></a>’s <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Gayborhoods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gayborhoods</span></a>?</p><p>For years, the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a>+ <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/community" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>community</span></a> has carved out <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/safehavens" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>safehavens</span></a> in the form of gayborhoods or <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/gayvillages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gayvillages</span></a>.</p><p>These areas, populated and frequented by the LGBTQ+ community, serve as places where we can <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BeOurselves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BeOurselves</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/living" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>living</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/freely" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freely</span></a> among <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/friends" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>friends</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/lovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>lovers</span></a>, while watching out for one another. </p><p>But in 2024, do we still need them?</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Women" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Women</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transgender</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/LGBTQIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQIA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Society</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Representation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Representation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Culture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Culture</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://taggmagazine.com/gayborhoods/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">taggmagazine.com/gayborhoods/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>