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  Urban Dictionary: gayborhood
Rex and his friends met for dinner at an outdoor cafe in the gayborhood, where they rated from 1-to-10 couples of men holding hands.
A place were gay folk reside specifically in Philadelphia, PA running from Chestnut to Lombard Streets between 9th to 13th Streets.
The best head servers are definitely found in the gayborhood.
www.urbandictionary.com /define.php?term=gayborhood   (241 words)

  
 pw: philadelphia weekly online
Both are white, heterosexual homeowners who enjoy living in the Gayborhood although they’ve grown to loathe that Center City community’s round-the-clock prostitution, back-alley sex romps and more serious street crimes.
After 18 years in the Gayborhood, Schorn and her husband are packing up and moving to Spain.
He adds that poor people, such as the Gayborhood’s many subsidized housing residents, are typically excluded from discussions about neighborhood improvement.
www.philadelphiaweekly.com /view.php?id=13592   (913 words)

  
  Philadelphia's friendly face - The Boston Globe
The gayborhood is essentially 15 blocks downtown that may not be exclusively gay-identified but at least have businesses that show their support with rainbow stickers plastered on the front windows.
There is none, and that's the attraction of Philadelphia for gay visitors, especially since November, when the city announced a campaign specifically targeted at gay and lesbian travelers.
Last weekend, with brisk winds skipping across the streets, the gayborhood seemed to be hibernating.
www.boston.com /travel/articles/2004/01/25/philadelphias_friendly_face   (887 words)

  
 Farewell Gayborhood!
Out of Chicago's many neighborhoods, the "Gayborhood" (as the homosexuals often jokingly call it) is remarkably safe.
I later learned where the drugs came from as many of the gym users had bought their drugs from AIDS patients they knew who had been prescribed the testosterone cypionate, Deca-Durabolin, growth hormone, etc. for sound medical reasons but chose to sell them instead out of economic necessity.
The most interesting time in the Gayborhood was the 2000 election when I decided to show "my true colors" around the streets of Lakeview.
www.ucmpage.org /articles/bchapin.html   (2140 words)

  
 Gay News From 365Gay.com
The signs are are permanently affixed with the rainbow flag to designate the area from Chestnut to Pine Streets between 11th and Broad Streets as a gay village.
Philadelphia's "Gayborhood" is a place where GLBT visitors and regional residents can patronize a concentration of gay-friendly businesses, bars, nightclubs, coffee shops and restaurants.
Two years in the planning, the effort to replace existing street signs with the new gay-friendly ones was championed by the members of the Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus with support from the City of Philadelphia, Washington Square Civic Association and Philadelphia City Councilman Frank DiCicco.
www.365gay.com /Newscon07/04/041807philly.htm   (267 words)

  
 U.S. Newswire : Releases : "It's a Gay Old Time in Philly on New Year's Day..."   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
The parade is a true street festival that takes its cues from old Europe; everyone is welcome to celebrate here as folks from all over the region don crazy costumes of sequins, boas, feathers and wigs to celebrate New Year's Day, Philadelphia, life and family.
Everyone-straight and gay, costumed Mummers and their fans-comes to the "Gayborhood" bars to continue the New Year's Day festivities.
Sisters and Woody's are the headquarters for the party, where costumed heterosexual men pound beers with drag queens.
releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=57922   (593 words)

  
 Heads Up Collective Talks About Gentrification in the ‘Gayborhood’ : Indybay
“We’re privileged white men starting gayborhoods all over the country … we’re queers that are constituting the vanguard of gentrification”, and victims of gentrification as well.
Cebastien Rose, a member of the now-defunct Queers and Friends Against Gentrification, discussed the creation of posh “gayborhoods” across the U.S., from Ferndale in Detroit to the Castro in SF.
The idea of creating queer safe space is “a marketing strategy used to target middle and upper class queers,” he says, that excludes working class queers of color.
www.indybay.org /newsitems/2005/07/27/17565141.php   (561 words)

  
 It's a Beautiful Day in the Gayborhood: Philadelphia Recognizes Potential Tourism Boost - Associated Content
Long referred to as the Gayborhood, thirty-six new signs, accompanied by rainbow flags, now line its streets in Philadelphia.
Philly's gayborhood rests in the heart of town from Chestnut Street to Pine Street between South 11th Street and Broad Street.
Alas, no good deed goes unpunished and gayborhood resident Kathleen Vaughan is ready to start trouble.
www.associatedcontent.com /article/219851/its_a_beautiful_day_in_the_gayborhood.html   (503 words)

  
 Philly Pride Presents - The Gayborhood   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Philly's GAYborhood is located in the heart of Center City, just four blocks south of City Hall, and is very convenient to get to using public transportation.
If you are within Philadelphia, SEPTA trains and busses stop close to or in the GAYborhood.
The GAYborhood is easily accessible from all of the area interstates:
www.phillypride.org /gayborhood.html   (222 words)

  
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Very exciting news from the Gayborhood Radio family.
Gayborhood Radio has been on the air since July of 2005.
This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
thegayborhoodradioshow.blogspot.com /2006/01/gayborchanges.html   (127 words)

  
 Cool Running :: BEER
I used to live in Philly's Gayborhood (12th and Pine).
It was the overalls that caused the confusion, however once I got hooked up with a toolbelt, I believe things got straightened out.
Imagine walking around the gayborhood twice a day with a fluffy little shih-tzu.
www.coolrunning.com /forums/Forum4/HTML/008372-3.shtml   (1244 words)

  
 Southern Voice Online
Philadelphia’s Gayborhood is the best place to begin.
Arriving at the airport mid-morning on a Saturday, a quick train ride (most fares, $5.50) to Market Street East station drops passengers off at the edge of the “hood.” The Gayborhood is located in Center City, a mixed use downtown revitalization project which is home to many gay shops, bars, clubs and restaurants.
People walk or jog, take pets for outdoor constitutionals, and drag queens and leather daddies stand on the same street corner with less conspicuous folks.
www.southernvoice.com /print.cfm?content_id=4069   (803 words)

  
 Gayborhood Radio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Gayborhood Radio is one of the original "Loud Mouthed Gay Podcasts!"
This is a Flickr badge showing public photos from Gayborhood Radio.
Yes brothers and sisters I am finally listed on iTunes.
gayborhoodradio.libsyn.com /index.php?post_id=16650   (40 words)

  
 The Gayborhood Gringo
Above: One of the hundreds of women that tried out to become a Dallas Mavericks dancer.
You may remember her from the short lived NBC sitcom Caroline In The City, for which she earned the aforementioned SAG nomination.
Take a listen to one of the tracks off their new album, The Con.
gayborhoodgringo.blogspot.com   (931 words)

  
 Word Spy - gayborhood
Thousands of gay athletes and their friends flooded Boystown every night for 10 days, turning the gayborhood into one non-stop party place.
It was billed as the Mondo Philadelphia Bus Tour, complete with cartoon flyers and the promise of free beer.
Other high points included the Gayborhood in Center City, where the bunting-draped Woody's is the most popular watering hole and Dirty Franks is Mr.
www.wordspy.com /words/gayborhood.asp   (223 words)

  
 Gayborhood Radio - video blogs, vlog, or podcast on Mefeedia
It has been a tremendous experience for me to start podcasting at the begining of all this mess and to meet so many wonderfull people.
Ok, I will have a show out soon that should shed light on my absense and answer some of the fucked up comments I have recieved because I have not done a show.
Gayborhood Radio posted a photo: I got a big ol head, or so my employees say!
www.mefeedia.com /feeds/2338   (1241 words)

  
 Gayborhood Radio's Show Archive | PodShow   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Gayborhood Radio is one of the original "Loud Mouthed Gay Podcasts!"
Gayborhood Radio is going remote with the iRiver this weekend.
Until you have walked in these shoes do not try and minimalize the treatment of the gay community based upon your interpretation of a study.
www.podshow.com /shows/index.php?mode=ext_current&feed_hash=a3967f637f4cf3ce3579200ef528eb57&set=1&page=5   (790 words)

  
 Philadelphia's Gayborhood: An Up-and-Coming Gay Destination :: gophila.com - The Official Visitor Site for Greater ...
The region is the place to learn about what it means to be an American by day and a gay American by night.
Most of the city’s gay and lesbian bars, cafes and clubs are conveniently located in the "gayborhood," located from 10th to Broad Streets and from Chestnut to Pine Streets.
Also not to be missed are Bump, a luxe-lounge and restaurant, and The Mean Bean, a bustling coffee bar with outdoor seating.
www.gophila.com /Go/PressRoom/pressreleases/gay/Philadelphias_Gayborhood_Up_And_Coming_Gay_Destination.aspx   (1316 words)

  
 kyw.com - Philly 'Gayborhood' Getting Official Recognition
(CBS 3) PHILADELPHIA The city of Philadelphia is planning to unveil three dozen street signs marking the ‘Gayborhood’ Wednesday.
The 36 signs adorned with the internationally recognized symbol of a rainbow, also known as the ‘Freedom Flag,’ will be placed from Chestnut to Pine Streets between 11th and Broad Streets.
Street signs with the symbol of a rainbow are going up in Philadelphia's 'Gayborhood'.
cbs3.com /topstories/local_story_108104116.html   (174 words)

  
 logannews's blog | Philly Future - Philadelphia Blogs - The News YOU Write
A Center City pizzeria, a 'hot-spot' in the heart of the gayborhood has gone high tech to deal with drugs, and solicitation--by both male and female prostitutes, and to have a safer community...for residents, and visitors alike.
Now, with the aid of high tech surveillance equipment, and a PC a local business owner is able to monitor activities around his establishment near 13th and Chancellor Streets in Center City's "Gayborhood".
Open drug sales, prostitution, agressive pan-handling and other so-called "quality of life crimes" were making life in the neighborhood anything but quality.
www.phillyfuture.org /blog/750   (1250 words)

  
 Equality Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Thousands of people filled Philadelphia's traditional "gayborhood" on Sunday to celebrate Equality Forum's SundayOUT festival.
At 2pm, attendees took a break from the fun to respond to a serious matter -- the anti-gay remarks made by Senator Rick Santorum just a few weeks prior.
After the rally, the sun shone down for the rest of the day, as participants enjoyed live entertainment, music, food and camaraderie.
www.equalityforum.com /2003/gallery/sundayout.cfm   (103 words)

  
 Gayborhood in Nashville? (Germantown: neighborhood, gay , families) - Nashville - Tennessee (TN) - City-Data Forum
Within the last few months our forum was cited in an article in 15 newspaper and in a story on AOL's homepage.
is there any particular area of Nashville proper that is identified as as "gayborhood"?
No, but Germantown has a lot of gay families and are mostly responsible for the gentrification of the very cool neighborhood.....
www.city-data.com /forum/nashville/13773-gayborhood-nashville.html   (180 words)

  
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odeo.com /tag/marshal   (149 words)

  
 There goes the gayborhood: the urban renewal of Asbury Park, N.J., renews the debate: can gay men and lesbians ...
There goes the gayborhood: the urban renewal of Asbury Park, N.J., renews the debate: can gay men and lesbians single-handedly transform bad neighborhoods?
FindArticles > News and Society > Advocate, The > July 6, 2004 > Article
Advocate, The, July 6, 2004 by Fred Kuhr
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2004_July_6/ai_n6151191   (409 words)

  
 Houston Voice Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
Ryan Lee's Krogering has paid off financially, but shopping was definitely a pleasure at Publix.
Every time I stop by any gayborhood grocery after work, the place is fully stocked with guys shopping for dinner — and cruising for dessert.
The Publix my friend and I were walking into that night is only a couple of blocks from my apartment, but I never do my large-scale grocery shopping there.
www.houstonvoice.com /blog/index.cfm?type=blog&start=4/11/06&end=4/23/06   (1181 words)

  
 Gayborhood Radio on PodcastAlley.com -- The place to find Podcasts
Gayborhood Radio on PodcastAlley.com -- The place to find Podcasts
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There are 64 more episodes in this feed.
www.podcastalley.com /podcast_details.php?pod_id=7631   (418 words)

  
 MERCATO
Now wipe that melted milk-chocolate bunny off your face and get out there.
If dinner with the fam has left you less than satisfied, hit up this "Gayborhood" BYOB that wins accolades from critics and lay-foodies alike.
Chef Evan Turney deftly delivers a blend of old-world Italian favorites with contemporary takes on classics such as Diver Scallops over mushroom and English pea risotto.
www.mercatobyob.com /reviews.cfm   (3198 words)

  
 .: New Student Orientation at Penn :. Proseminars
The Gayborhood: A Walking Tour of Queer Philadelphia
Join us for a walking tour of the Gayborhood and explore queer Philadelphia.
Tour highlights include: Giovanni's Room (the world's largest LGBT bookstore), the William Way LGBT Community Center, Millennium, and much, much more.
www.upenn.edu /nso/2005/prosem/culture.html   (1050 words)

  
 2006 Philadelphia International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Just for fun, we've added a series of four retro films outside the Jamaican Jerk Hut (it's the drive-in without the cars).
So, forget the shore and head indoors to our theaters, all conveniently located along the Avenue of the Arts, adjacent to the Gayborhood, once again!
This year we've hired a photographer to capture the daily atmosphere of the festival - the venue, the crowds and the parties!
www.phillyfests.com /Piglff   (1345 words)

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