gayborhood

noun

gay·​bor·​hood ˈgā-bər-ˌhu̇d How to pronounce gayborhood (audio)
plural gayborhoods
: a geographic area and especially a neighborhood that is inhabited and frequented by LGBTQ+ people and that has many businesses which cater to the LGBTQ+ community
Back when people were declaring the death of American cities, LGBTQ+ residents in search of affordable housing gravitated to urban areas, and eventually created gayborhoods—cultural enclaves of community and belonging.Manny Garcia
often capitalized when used to refer to a specific area or neighborhood
The Cauldron's Philadelphia location, in the Gayborhood, will host drag shows, as well.Michael Kline
While many LGBTQ bars in "The Gayborhood," as the LGBTQ community affectionately calls Mount Vernon [in Baltimore, Maryland], have shuttered, this Mount Vernon dive bar will mark its 50th anniversary next year.Stephanie García and John-John Williams IV

Examples of gayborhood in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For decades, the William Way LGBT Community Center has sat at the heart of Philadelphia’s gayborhood, offering art shows, counseling services, vaccine clinics and a slew of other health and housing assistance to residents in need. Tony Romm, Washington Post, 20 July 2023 Construction of 794 destroyed Milwaukee's first 'gayborhood' Much of where the Black Nite stood is underdeveloped. Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 14 June 2023 And then came the rise of the gayborhood, and Nashville opened its first drag bar, The Saloon off Broadway. Daniel Scheffler, SPIN, 1 June 2023 Thirty years ago, this area was Boston’s gayborhood. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2022 Some gay leaders argued that the instinct to live in communities of like-minded people remained a powerful draw and that there would always be some version of a gayborhood, though perhaps not as concentrated and powerful. New York Times, 3 July 2022 Hear these stories and more on Over the Rainbow in the Castro: A tour of San Francisco’s preeminent gayborhood. Tony Bravo, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Apr. 2022 Last year, this city’s Boystown gayborhood faced a racial reckoning after one bar owner tried to ban rap music and others were accused of oppressive dress codes and underpayment of non-White staff. Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2021

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Word History

Etymology

blend of gay entry 1 and neighborhood

First Known Use

1998, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of gayborhood was in 1998

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Cite this Entry

“Gayborhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gayborhood. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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