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Asheville, NC May Be the Most LGBT-Friendly City in the U.S.
Ranked the 12th Gayest City in America by The Advocate in 2010, Asheville’s friendliness toward gays has been saluted by the New York Times and recognized by CNN. And, in a state making headlines for its controversial “HB2” ruling that restricts transgender people to use only public bathrooms that correspond to their birth-gender, Asheville has stood up — and stood out — in opposition to legislation many believe is deeply discriminatory.
In April 2016 the city council passed a resolution calling for the repeal of HB2 and reaffirming “…its opposition to discrimination, prejudice, homophobia, and transphobia.”
Reiterating the city’s well-known support of its LGBTQ citizens, Mayor Esther Manheimer wrote earlier in a welcoming letter, “We invite you to celebrate our diversity, openness, and welcoming atmosphere. There is no need for a physical display of rainbow flags everywhere because you will find LGBTQ ‘Welcoming’ businesses and services throughout Asheville.”
The latest U.S. Census figures report that Asheville has 83 percent more gay and lesbian residents than an average American city.
Each October more than 10,000 people attend one of the most colorful Pride celebrations in the country, the Blue Ridge Pride Festival. It’s perhaps the most widely enjoyed party in Asheville, by LGBTQ and straight folks alike.
Buncombe County, where Asheville is located, recently elected its first openly lesbian county commissioner – and her sexuality was not considered an issue. Rev. Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, an ordained minister, stressed that she was not a single-issue candidate.
The city celebrated the first gay wedding in North Carolina after the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage in June 2015. Today it is a major destination for gay weddings, which were celebrated in April 2016 with the LGBTQ Wedding Expo, the first-ever event of its kind in western North Carolina.
“Asheville is different in that there is no ‘gayborhood,’ or a gay mecca,” he said. “It’s all of Asheville. It’s amazing how many people stand up for the community within Asheville itself, from all walks of life, and that makes a big difference here.”
https://livability.com/nc/asheville/where-to-live-now/asheville-nc-may-be-the-most-lgbt-friendly-city-in-the-us/
ThankQ!
>It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble.
>watch the water
>Biblical
Now, do Arkansas
Inside Eureka Springs, the Bible Belt’s LGBTQ oasis
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/29/us/eureka-springs-lgbtq-arkansas-town-cec/index.html
Eureka Springs - Home Of The Passion Play
The Great Passion Play is an hour-and-forty-five minute reenactment of the last week of the life of Jesus Christ.
https://www.visiteurekasprings.com/the-great-passion-play/
==Drag Queens Of The Bible Belt
Behind the scenes at the 44th annual Miss Gay Arkansas pageant.==
For a queen to compete at Miss Gay America, she has to win two preliminary pageants — a local one such as Miss Hot Springs, Arkansas, and either a state (where she’s a resident) or a regional (not every state has a formalized preliminary).
https://www.buzzfeed.com/tylergillespie/drag-queens-of-the-bible-belt
The 5 Best Towns in Arkansas for LGBT Families
Little Rock
Fayetteville
Eureka Springs
Hot Springs
Conway
https://www.movoto.com/guide/ar/the-5-best-towns-in-arkansas-for-lgbt-families/
Anon has made 2 trips to several cities in Ark this summer. Land of my grandpa's lineage. I was shocked to see the level of new ageism, paganism, satanist, homo, perverted businesses that have taken over in several cities.
For keks - sorta.
Anon doesn't have time to sauce it. Ed King's son was/is military (navy seals, I think) snd was involved in taking out the Somali pirates (if anon remembers correctly).
I knew Vance reminded me of somebody.
What if….
Best day to you, anons.