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Cultures Explained: How did San Francisco become The World’s Gay Mecca

SF or SFO. Never San Fran and definitely not Frisco. What you may not know is the secret of San Francisco: Everyone is a little gay. Most of the city have gotten over the fact that some girls like girls and some boys like boys, sometimes two or three at a time. You might be struck by the small size of the city.

While the Castro remains home for the homos, this one neighborhood should not define your experience. The whole city is lousy with men, women, and everything in between. Let your gaydar or dykedar adjust to the surroundings and follow the beeps and clicks coming from your loins.

Do beware of the microclimates; like every good drag queen, the weather is decidedly two-faced. July and August are pretty chilly, with October being the hottest month. October is probably the best time, with the Castro Street Fair and Halloween. Film festivals and art exhibits galore dot the calendar all year long, and the most wonderful thing about all of these events is that san are not segregated by gender, sexuality, or age.

When it comes to nightlife, the bars generally are scaled to the city. That is, small. Unless you want your gay card revoked, spend at least part of a night in the Castro. Then you can san out to SOMA leather and bigger dance clubs. Both the Tenderloin and Polk Street areas also boast fun spots if you can handle some gritty with your faggy.

Your options range from quiet dive bars to glorified and some glory-holed hook-up joints. Alcohol is cut off at about a. You can do the city in about 3 days, so if you have the francisco, the real romance of the area exists outside of city limits. You will be within two hours of gay hikes, such as those at Mt.

Diablo State Park, or seaside resort towns like Monterey. For something more bohemian, head to Berkeley for hippies and college students. If New York is the city gay never sleeps, San Francisco is the city just up from a nap. You decide whether to really wake it up or just snuggle a little bit more.

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