They can happily give you no-obligation advice and all the information you’ll ever need to know about your new city. However, if you are lucky enough to be considering a move here, we recommend reading our article about moving to LGBT Boston or getting in touch with a local gay realtor. So, please, support them.Īre you relocating? This guide will help travelers discover the queerer side of the city. Thankfully, all is not lost – and some incredible individuals continue to work tirelessly to keep the queer scene in Boston alive. Yes, we are welcome everywhere – but have we lost something in the process? And with such a regressive presidency – can we really let these sacred spaces disappear?
Today in Boston, even saying “gay bar” as a somewhat loose term, as many of the most famous institutions of the scene have closed their doors – and those that persist rely on a more mixed crowd. We asked for inclusion and acceptance, and for the most part, we got it – at the cost of our queer nightlife spaces as singles in Boston has moved online, and married gay couples into the suburbs. Blazing ahead of the nation with legal rights and protections for the LGBT community has had its side effects - and today, the gay scene of Boston is a shell of its former self. Not only this, but Boston is the hometown of the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD).
