A city's gay village is a district known for having a large queer residential population and/or a concentration of businesses, nightlife, and services for queer populations.
The term derives from New York City's Greenwich Village, one of the best known and the scene of the Stonewall riots.
Here is a listing of some gay and lesbian villages:
- New York: Greenwich Village, Chelsea
- San Francisco: The Market District, esp. the Castro
- Washington, DC: Dupont Circle
- Los Angeles: West Hollywood, Silver Lake
- Fort Lauderdale: Wilton Manors
- Chicago: Boystown & Andersonville
- Boston: South End
- Toronto: Church and Wellesley
- Montreal: Le Village gai (rue Ste-Catherine, centered on Beaudry metro)
- London: in Soho, centered on Old Compton Street.
- Manchester, England: Canal Street and surrounding streets.
- Paris: Le Marais
- Madrid: Chueca
- Barcelona: El Gaixample, also around Universitat metro
- Mexico City : La Condesa, Zona Rosa
See also The Village People.