The Bay Area in general is an attractive destination for LGBT. I myself, moved to the North Bay 5 years ago from Tulare County California and have stayed since. I know other people wanting to leave the more conservative parts of California like Bakersfield and Fresno and move to SF and surrounding cities.
@@totallynotme6720 Southern gays tend to usually end up in South Florida, Atlanta and New Orleans. Those farther North tend to migrate to a Mid Atlantic State. An observation. I've been around.
That’s kinda similar with what happens with many lgbtq Utahns, since most cities and towns are overall pretty intense Mormon, Salt Lake City is very lgbtq and very Democrat. It’s like a little safe blue spot in an ocean of red for us, that’s why I’m planning on moving there as soon as I can. Then once I can I wanna move out of Utah entirely, preferably to a blue state where my vote will matter.
I grew up in Las Vegas, which is a very gay city. The popular kids I high school where the flamboyant gay guys that love glitter and Starbucks. Then I moved to North Carolina and discovered that this wasn't exactly the norm. Lol
@@fernandoavila7066 cities and Counties are two different things , politically West Hollywood and The city of Los Angeles are two different cities but are all inside Los Angeles County . Again this is " politically " speaking. Overall it's the same thing
@@fernandoavila7066 Bel Air and Malibu are not unincorporated cities in Los Angeles county like West Hollywood, Beverly Hills or Santa Monica. Bel Air and Malibu are neighborhoods of Los Angeles and not cities, that’s why they don’t have a city hall!!! Ignorant!!!
I’m born and raised in Washington DC and i can say that the gay population is just as large as it is in San Francisco. I’ve been all over the world multiple times lol. Atlanta and DC should’ve definitely been on here.
Small correction Nick. That footage about Miami is actually South Beach (which is in Miami Beach) Miami Beach and Miami are two very different places,. Most people confused the two.
I know that you are only including large cities, over a certain population, however, among small towns, my state takes the cake! If you Wikipedia Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.... there’s an entire paragraph about how gay it is. It’s pretty damn laid back and super fun too. I grew up going there with my family and I still visit there every year. I am straight, but the gay community there keeps everything so nice and the vibes are always so chill and positive. It’s really a nice beach and I know that people don’t normally think of Delaware when someone mentions going to the beach, however Delaware has 14 miles of beautiful, clean beaches and 7 miles of it is an undeveloped & natural protected state park area and the rest is dotted with cute little quaint beach towns with nice boardwalks and shops, restaurants and attractions. It’s super nice. And JUST north of Ocean City, MD (which kinda sucks!).
I'd like to know exactly where these statistics came from, what questions exactly were asked and what the answer choices were, how the sampling was done, etc. Lists like this are fun, but usually the science is dubious and tends to confirm the bias of whatever group paid for it. From the gay male side of the question, back when I was better looking, my own experience seemed to indicate that the Kinsey percentages of gays and bisexuals were exceeded in reality - which would indicate that, unless there has been a drastic change over the past several decades, the statistics quoted in this video must be based on some very narrow definitions and some very dubious methodology.
Exactly.......how could Kinsey have discovered that the percentage of LGBT in the U.S. were 10% way back in 1948 and now only 4-6%??......Nah! Something’s WAY off.
@@divinagracia8595 Ha-ha. I USED to be handsome, but now... not so much. Growing old has a rather negative effect on one's looks over time, I'm afraid. But thank you, Divina! I hope that you are doing well, beautiful soul! 💚
I didn't interpret this video as a rigorous scientific report, but rather Nick's casual collection of some random "data," which is to say, I agree. PS: I'm just as handsome today as when I was 22. (No, I'm not.)
I lived in SLC. People never believe me when I tell them it is super progressive. And the reason is exactly what you said. Gay people from rural Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Nevada all move there, as well as many artists, musicians and basically anyone who doesn’t fit in where they grew up.
The real percentage is around 10% most likely. I have seen a lot of gay people deep in the closet and their closet adventures make it seem like there are fewer gay people than there actually is. If you count those openly gay AND those who are still not open about it, it comes to around 10%. Then bisexuals can skew the statistics a bit too. It's easier to lead a straight life if you can find sexual attraction in the opposite sex even if you also find a sexual attraction to those of the same sex.
With the amount of women who have told me they are secretly bi and the amount of "straight" men who have secretly asked to give me a bj, I'm pretty sure 10-15% of the population has a medium to strong attraction to the same sex. 🤷♂️
Let me tell you something very hilarious when I was young I was a go-go dancer in the cage and I dated this guy he was an ironworker and I do my God was he ever built but we we went with our relationship was really platonic we were buddies that's the kind of relationship we had well anyway they open the club across the street from where I worked and it was called Club Center in Atlanta Georgia that was a transvestite act out of every vowels it was a drag Club drag queen club and I had never seen what a drag queen Club was like and he said excuse me he got up and went to the restroom I thought I said there about 10-15 minutes and I asked the waitress which was it he did she see where the Jill and went that I was suing she said oh yes honey he left was so and so and he left me there in that club was they dragged for a drag queen and I was pretty but after I got over the shock of it I was not in love with him thank God I wasn't because that would have been at the kicker because he was he did he had it all he really did except I just wasn't in love with him that was quite an eye-opener for me especially special at that young age I do believe the lights turned on so I'll be a little bit that's what I started really seeing things through a different lens and I took my rose colored glasses off
But you have to understand and realize I'm the one that kept pushing him to take me over there cuz I was curious to see what was going on and the whole time he was not going to he didn't want to go over there because he knew what it was and I didn't I have to laugh about it I did later
Another outstanding video Mr. Johnson!! I always look forward to your videos when they come out!!I must admit Mappy is one smart individual!! Without Mappy your videos would not be as entertaining as they are!! Great work Mr. Johnson and Mappy, thanks again!! MAPPY RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Loved the vid. I moved from FL to CO and so far so good. Ppl are very nice here and they literally doesn't give a crap about who you sleep with, which is awesome.
New Orleans is a "party" town. I've got photos taken during Mardi Gras that I took because I didn't think anybody would believe this was going on in the street and on balconies. LOL. I'm not complaining. It was a blast. I hear Mardi Gras is more "family friendly" now. That's probably why it's dying. That's a shame.
Maybe do one with towns and smaller cities included, there are many municipalities in those categories that are very high %. Provincetown, MA comes to mind.
Very very well-done video. You made it interesting by not doing a countdown from 10 to 1 and by including all sorts of interesting related facts. I’m impressed, since I’m usually very critical of you tube videos!
I’m pretty sure the study he’s using is one on out/open gay people. If he use studies that include those who have sex with the same sex but don’t identify as gay, as well as bisexuals, this video would be drastically different, and I would argue far more accurate.
That 4.1% figure is actually the most accurate. Various different studies over the last 60 years or so have consistently come up with similar figures. That 4.1% actually represents about 10% of the male population and about 2.5% of the female population. Taking into account that females are about 52% of the population, then gay people as a whole represent about 4-5% of the population. The reason that is feels like there is a bigger percentage of 'gays" than 4.1% is that 10% of MEN ARE gay. TEN PERCENT.. That's a lot.
Great video! Nick, your singing is improving. (I hope my standup routine is.) Now, Karen Mappy: What is she? Metrosexual? LGBTQ-M? (M for "Mappy"?) And all along, I thought her motto was, "My strength is of the strength of ten because my heart is pure."
You got that a bit wrong when it comes to the beginning of San Francisco’s lgbt community. It’s started in the 1800’s during the gold rush time; when men from all over the country came to California for the gold rush in 1848 which brought over 300,000 men into the state. Many of the men settled in San Francisco in which it became the start of SF being considered the lgbt 🏳️🌈 capital. There is a general history tour in the Castro District talking about this history of San Francisco.
Straight white girl here. Would love to live in a gay city! They have the best taste, lower crime, great architecture, high funding in the arts! Just all around fun'er and clean'r environments!
I'm surprised Washington DC didn't make the list. As far as the overall percentage of gay folks in the population - I'm sticking with the Kinsey figure of 10%. It would make sense that that millennials are identifying at a rate of 8.2%. As the societal climate improves with each successive generation, the numbers should be trending upward until the Kinsey 10% is reached. We'll see.
What happened in Denver transpired within the last twenty or thirty years. I started noticing in the 90s that the parade kept getting larger and larger.
San Francisco is welcoming to all except for anyone who makes less than 100K a year. I live just an hour North of San Francisco and despite having a progressive point of view, I actually hate San Francisco. I don't know why people are willing to spend so much money to live there when that City sucks so bad. It is impossible to park, traffic sucks although not always, the view of the bay is entirely blocked by Towers upon Towers upon Towers. San Francisco has some nice venues to visit, but I would never live there even if I could afford it. Oh yeah and if you do find parking, a lot of places require you to park in expensive parking garage at charges you like $25 a night. Not even in San Jose which is an even larger City do they have parking garages that cost so much. And one other thing I forgot to mention was that the pedestrians in San Francisco completely abused The Pedestrian right-of-way and they are constantly crossing the street when it isn't even their turn to cross and the car's turn to move. It's so fucking messed up
My question is this: Were these cities ranked the gayest or the most full of LGBTQ folks? Because equating gay with trans, for instance, isn't accurate... though if the data was cities with the highest LGBTQ+ folks, then that's all inclusive. I live in Seattle's gayborhood and was glad to see it on the list.
I’m pretty sure that last scene of a pride parade going by a church was here in Boston. It looks like the back of Trinity Church on Clarenden St. Am I wrong?
Much as I enjoy watching your videos, seems like I always look forward to your singing!🤗What a frustrated singer you are!🤣. But hey, pls don’t despair because for me your singing is like the ‘icing on the cake’! New subscriber here! 🥂🇨🇦
Nick, Mappy, Mrs. Mappy: Love your channel. The last crowd scene in this video was in Boston, Massachusetts. You see architect H. H. Richardson's masterpiece Trinity Church in Copley Square.
Hi Nick! I was thinking it would be California? Some of the other States that were mentioned I didn't think they would be that highly in numbers. Thanks for sharing! Very interesting!
Interesting how some of the best cities to live in the US are also some of the most gay-friendly (eg Portland, Austin), whereas some of the worst cities to live in are the least gay-friendly (eg Memphis, Birmingham). Coincidence?
🌺Aloha everybody😊 I'm from the Hawaiian Islands where it's very safe to be mahu and in aikane-mahu relationships, marriage, and family life and guaranteed the prejudice would be very low to none at all in Hawaiian society. We are all equal and ohana 🌴🌺🌐🌺🌴💕💯
I personally think all humans are inherently mixed with alien dna and we are all alittle gaylien. The more capable of humans tend to be less stable. So it is a weird myriad of hyper hypo and I think it is misunderstood larger spheres if influence in my opinion. I just think everyone needs to be nicer to each other and more aware. Like as long as you aren't hurting anyone who cares who you love etc.
Grew up near Cleveland OH and Lakewood on the west side is known for 🏳️🌈. There's a prominent Catholic all boy high school over there that has sadly had its share of "backdoor" jokes and the like.
Grew up in Rocky River next to Lakewood. They always joked, if you found a quarter kick it over to River to pick it up! OmG I just saw Jill's comment lol and that was said in 60's and 70's And who wore white socks in Cleveland?
Since I am just catching up on some of your videos, I just watched this once. Since you visit some cities, you should visit Key West during Fantasy Fest (last week in October).
I completely disagree with this stat. Most people are not defined by their sexuality and like to keep it private so wouldn't answer truthfully if asked. I believe most people are bisexual or curious. This doesn't mean they have acted on it but means they have the attraction and thoughts.
Recently? Man back in 2005, after Katrina in New Orleans, Fema got us a place for a few months in Atlanta and I've never seen so many gays around town in my life... More than New Orleans! Must be a lot of down low folks in atl.
Interesting, I have been to them all and they are all great. SLC was still a tad too mormy for me though. I lived in San Francisco for a good portion of my adult life and as a straight woman, I LOVED it.
I didn't spend much time in SF in days gone by... I spent a couple weeks in the Haight circa 1973, and I visited a few times after, but as a straight male, I very much appreciated the straight women of SF.
I lived in San Francisco, 1970-89. Many of the older gay men and women were WWII and Korea War veterans. Currently, living in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood, about as gay as any place. The bar I came out in(1968), Leon's, still thrives.
My grandmother (born 1904) stated that the homosexuals ruined the word gay for her- it's how she felt for years- happy, lighthearted and carefree. Then after the 1960's and early 70's she couldn't say I feel gay today because people would think she was on the hunt for a female lover.
I expected to see Philadelphia on the list. I also expected to see San Francisco drop considerably due to it becoming another silicon mecca and outrageously expensive.
Pittsburgh kind of caught me by surprise being ranked the 2nd least gay city in the country. Maybe not in the surrounding areas but inside the city, they are immensely supportive of LGBT.
It really is 😂 you’ll see a lot of people from other parts of Utah say that Salt Lake City is terrible, majority of them say that because it is a heavily lgbtq populated city and Mormons pretend to be tolerant of lgbtq people but ultimately they are the same as most other sects of Christianity.
Tbh as a trans woman I feel much better living in a small town in America, away from the large popular cities. Believ it or not dating for me is easier too (not that it was ever easy too but anyway lol)
Hey Nick! I have a question about your PSA at the end. Is this a personal story? Another thing: All that music you had was on MTV when it first came to my neighborhood when I was in 8th grade; the first thing I saw on MTV was "Little Red Corvette" and it was at a friend's house because we didn't have that channel (I think MTV came on for those who had Cinemax).
just saw your video...very educational and interesting...I live in Canada and i would be curious if there is a similar video here or if you would be interested in doing one...In Canada a cutoff city population would be about 500,000...so there's a few cities of note...Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver...any notes appreciated
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So San Francisco is #1, huh? What a shock.
no surprises here.
Glad to live here! ❤
2 seconds in the video and I see this comment, thanks for saving me all the time🔥 but tbh we all knew
I always thought it was Seattle.
@@NickJohnson i thought it was Los Angeles
What’s the percent of married “straight” men on Grindr?
Like 10%
zzz more
Lol
I find many every day...a staggering percent of people do not feel safe being honest about their identity with their family and loved ones
I guess it depends on what time it is hahahahahahahaha
SF probably attracts gays from places like the Dakotas, Montana, Wyoming, etc. - where they are frowned upon/shunned/not accepted for who they are.
TheMilpitasguy Dont forget literally the entire south
The Bay Area in general is an attractive destination for LGBT. I myself, moved to the North Bay 5 years ago from Tulare County California and have stayed since. I know other people wanting to leave the more conservative parts of California like Bakersfield and Fresno and move to SF and surrounding cities.
@@totallynotme6720 Southern gays tend to usually end up in South Florida, Atlanta and New Orleans. Those farther North tend to migrate to a Mid Atlantic State. An observation. I've been around.
Nah, that’s just backwards talk. That Old slogan “You’ve come along way Baby”
That’s kinda similar with what happens with many lgbtq Utahns, since most cities and towns are overall pretty intense Mormon, Salt Lake City is very lgbtq and very Democrat. It’s like a little safe blue spot in an ocean of red for us, that’s why I’m planning on moving there as soon as I can. Then once I can I wanna move out of Utah entirely, preferably to a blue state where my vote will matter.
Im guessing California dominates this
Hah no it’s the Salt Lake City. (I think)
😂😂😂😂
CCLai賴彩珠 wait what.......?
@DEEJMASTER 333 why ew California
@DEEJMASTER 333 ikr, that state is the fuckin worse
I grew up in Las Vegas, which is a very gay city. The popular kids I high school where the flamboyant gay guys that love glitter and Starbucks. Then I moved to North Carolina and discovered that this wasn't exactly the norm. Lol
Why in the WORLD would you move from a fun place like Vegas to a place like N. Carolina?🤮….do people there ask you what ‘church’ you go to? 🤣🤣
@@PETER394100 He might not have had a choice because of his parents.
@@kjdee140 …….yes, that’s true. Up until about the age of 18 you’re kinda’ stuck under your parents roof unless you run away.
The problem with this list is that the gayest area of Los Angeles is West Hollywood which is technically its own city 😂
I know North Hollywood doesn't
It is not its own city. Its LA county. Even bel air our Malibu have to obey by county regulations. Like covid19 shut downs.
Don't Forget San Fernando Valley. Especially ENCINO TARZANA!!!
@@fernandoavila7066 cities and Counties are two different things , politically West Hollywood and The city of Los Angeles are two different cities but are all inside Los Angeles County . Again this is " politically " speaking. Overall it's the same thing
@@fernandoavila7066 Bel Air and Malibu are not unincorporated cities in Los Angeles county like West Hollywood, Beverly Hills or Santa Monica.
Bel Air and Malibu are neighborhoods of Los Angeles and not cities, that’s why they don’t have a city hall!!! Ignorant!!!
How isn’t Atlanta not even mention on this list & not number 1 spot even 🌈🤔
I'm guessing you've never been to San Francisco..
Was never going to be anywhere but San Francisco as number 1 lol
Atlanta is 11
I thought that Atlanta was the southern capitol for gays.
@@Eman1900O exactly 😂 .... a bunch of "DL'S" ... OH oh i just live here *with a lisp*
I’m born and raised in Washington DC and i can say that the gay population is just as large as it is in San Francisco. I’ve been all over the world multiple times lol. Atlanta and DC should’ve definitely been on here.
Seattle?
I agree on DC and Atlanta , yes.
Really? You are handsome 😍
do most dangerous black Friday shopping malls
Not Sure yes!!
Haha why does this have so many likes?? Haha
Malls? What are those? 😂
Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream NY
@@lynnski-ex3zk i live 2 miles from there and its a nightmare there now.
Small correction Nick.
That footage about Miami is actually South Beach (which is in Miami Beach) Miami Beach and Miami are two very different places,. Most people confused the two.
I agree. I thought it was south beach, too
How are you doing handsome man❤️
I know that you are only including large cities, over a certain population, however, among small towns, my state takes the cake! If you Wikipedia Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.... there’s an entire paragraph about how gay it is. It’s pretty damn laid back and super fun too. I grew up going there with my family and I still visit there every year. I am straight, but the gay community there keeps everything so nice and the vibes are always so chill and positive. It’s really a nice beach and I know that people don’t normally think of Delaware when someone mentions going to the beach, however Delaware has 14 miles of beautiful, clean beaches and 7 miles of it is an undeveloped & natural protected state park area and the rest is dotted with cute little quaint beach towns with nice boardwalks and shops, restaurants and attractions. It’s super nice. And JUST north of Ocean City, MD (which kinda sucks!).
Cool thanks!!
I think those numbers are much much higher than they’re letting on lol
Yep
I'd like to know exactly where these statistics came from, what questions exactly were asked and what the answer choices were, how the sampling was done, etc. Lists like this are fun, but usually the science is dubious and tends to confirm the bias of whatever group paid for it. From the gay male side of the question, back when I was better looking, my own experience seemed to indicate that the Kinsey percentages of gays and bisexuals were exceeded in reality - which would indicate that, unless there has been a drastic change over the past several decades, the statistics quoted in this video must be based on some very narrow definitions and some very dubious methodology.
Exactly.......how could Kinsey have discovered that the percentage of LGBT in the U.S. were 10% way back in 1948 and now only 4-6%??......Nah! Something’s WAY off.
How are you doing handsome man❤️
@@divinagracia8595 Ha-ha. I USED to be handsome, but now... not so much. Growing old has a rather negative effect on one's looks over time, I'm afraid. But thank you, Divina! I hope that you are doing well, beautiful soul! 💚
I didn't interpret this video as a rigorous scientific report, but rather Nick's casual collection of some random "data," which is to say, I agree.
PS: I'm just as handsome today as when I was 22. (No, I'm not.)
I lived in SLC. People never believe me when I tell them it is super progressive. And the reason is exactly what you said. Gay people from rural Utah, Idaho, Wyoming and Nevada all move there, as well as many artists, musicians and basically anyone who doesn’t fit in where they grew up.
You are right I used to live there Very liberal indeed.
The real percentage is around 10% most likely. I have seen a lot of gay people deep in the closet and their closet adventures make it seem like there are fewer gay people than there actually is. If you count those openly gay AND those who are still not open about it, it comes to around 10%. Then bisexuals can skew the statistics a bit too. It's easier to lead a straight life if you can find sexual attraction in the opposite sex even if you also find a sexual attraction to those of the same sex.
I think the entire LGBTQ+ is easily about 15%
With the amount of women who have told me they are secretly bi and the amount of "straight" men who have secretly asked to give me a bj, I'm pretty sure 10-15% of the population has a medium to strong attraction to the same sex. 🤷♂️
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15% is well within deviant category.
i think that the real number is 15%
Especially as an SF native, I so called it being the 1st.
yeah it was an easy one.
How's the poop sidewalks?
@@drakonidesthevigilant5155 still the same, man.
I promise you that it wasn’t a hard guess you aren’t slick 💀
@Be REAL it’s super expensive
Um had I a dollar for every married man at the gay bar.....
You'd have more cash than Musk and Bezos combined!
Oh Doooooood! For real? Why even get married if one can't be committed?
Let me tell you something very hilarious when I was young I was a go-go dancer in the cage and I dated this guy he was an ironworker and I do my God was he ever built but we we went with our relationship was really platonic we were buddies that's the kind of relationship we had well anyway they open the club across the street from where I worked and it was called Club Center in Atlanta Georgia that was a transvestite act out of every vowels it was a drag Club drag queen club and I had never seen what a drag queen Club was like and he said excuse me he got up and went to the restroom I thought I said there about 10-15 minutes and I asked the waitress which was it he did she see where the Jill and went that I was suing she said oh yes honey he left was so and so and he left me there in that club was they dragged for a drag queen and I was pretty but after I got over the shock of it I was not in love with him thank God I wasn't because that would have been at the kicker because he was he did he had it all he really did except I just wasn't in love with him that was quite an eye-opener for me especially special at that young age I do believe the lights turned on so I'll be a little bit that's what I started really seeing things through a different lens and I took my rose colored glasses off
But you have to understand and realize I'm the one that kept pushing him to take me over there cuz I was curious to see what was going on and the whole time he was not going to he didn't want to go over there because he knew what it was and I didn't I have to laugh about it I did later
@@helenboula3538 Good for you. That's cool that you got over him.
Strange that people can't be straight forward.
Another outstanding video Mr. Johnson!! I always look forward to your videos when they come out!!I must admit Mappy is one smart individual!! Without Mappy your videos would not be as entertaining as they are!! Great work Mr. Johnson and Mappy, thanks again!!
MAPPY RULES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll tell Mappy you said that Bill he will tell me you're right .
Loved the vid. I moved from FL to CO and so far so good. Ppl are very nice here and they literally doesn't give a crap about who you sleep with, which is awesome.
Most people don't until you try to force it down their throats
@@thatgoodpain yeah no more straight kissin' and PDA on streets from now on!
Can’t WAIT to leave Florida in my rear-view mirror and head out West when I retire......boring and backward.
Can't forget some of the smaller cities like Northampton Ma, Provincetown MA at the Cape, and Florida Keys.
Wow I'm from New Orleans, but I've lived in Atlanta. I didn't know that New Orleans would out beat Atlanta when it comes to the South interesting
New Orleans is a "party" town. I've got photos taken during Mardi Gras that I took because I didn't think anybody would believe this was going on in the street and on balconies. LOL. I'm not complaining. It was a blast. I hear Mardi Gras is more "family friendly" now. That's probably why it's dying. That's a shame.
The south is like Frisco bay.....
Maybe do one with towns and smaller cities included, there are many municipalities in those categories that are very high %. Provincetown, MA comes to mind.
Nick Johnson: Top 10 gayest cities
Me : *clicks video*
Also Me: No Homo
“Identifying” as gay and the actual amount of gay men(DL or Discrete) in this world I’m sure are vastly different lol
Totally agree!
Probably closer to 80%.
It’s probably about 10%...
I agree
These percentages are of the people who have came out closet there’s still many in the closet
Very very well-done video. You made it interesting by not doing a countdown from 10 to 1 and by including all sorts of interesting related facts. I’m impressed, since I’m usually very critical of you tube videos!
Maybe it's time to subscribe jean 😉
I’m pretty sure the study he’s using is one on out/open gay people. If he use studies that include those who have sex with the same sex but don’t identify as gay, as well as bisexuals, this video would be drastically different, and I would argue far more accurate.
That 4.1% figure is actually the most accurate. Various different studies over the last 60 years or so have consistently come up with similar figures. That 4.1% actually represents about 10% of the male population and about 2.5% of the female population. Taking into account that females are about 52% of the population, then gay people as a whole represent about 4-5% of the population. The reason that is feels like there is a bigger percentage of 'gays" than 4.1% is that 10% of MEN ARE gay. TEN PERCENT.. That's a lot.
Gayest towns I’ve seen are Provincetown, Mass on the end of Cape Cod and Ogunquit, Maine.
YEEEEEEES!!!! WE HAVE A WHOLE PRIDE TOWN!!!
I love Massachusetts!!
Great video! Nick, your singing is improving. (I hope my standup routine is.)
Now, Karen Mappy: What is she? Metrosexual? LGBTQ-M? (M for "Mappy"?) And all along, I thought her motto was, "My strength is of the strength of ten because my heart is pure."
her motto is ME. and my singing is up and down depending on my mood frank :)
You got that a bit wrong when it comes to the beginning of San Francisco’s lgbt community. It’s started in the 1800’s during the gold rush time; when men from all over the country came to California for the gold rush in 1848 which brought over 300,000 men into the state. Many of the men settled in San Francisco in which it became the start of SF being considered the lgbt 🏳️🌈 capital.
There is a general history tour in the Castro District talking about this history of San Francisco.
Huh
Nick Johnson you should look up the tour I’m referring to in the Castro District
Straight white girl here. Would love to live in a gay city! They have the best taste, lower crime, great architecture, high funding in the arts! Just all around fun'er and clean'r environments!
Have at it .
Might as well just move to Europe
Why did you mention you are white?
Who cares.
White is beautiful.
I thought for sure that Mappy and family would be out shopping on black Friday!
I thought Nick would be too. 😂
@@sunilscorpy4594 LOL!
nick doesn't shop. nick hates shopping.
@@NickJohnson 😂
Mappy and his peeps are cute.
Thought that Chicago and Atlanta would be high on the list.
Why
Ya definitely Chicago
Why Chicago?
Chicago???
Nahh
I'm born and raised here in Chicago. Boystown, and a few south side and far north side areas have a nice sized community of LGBT folks.
Just remember, those percentages are only the ones who admit to it!
When did this video "come out"?
I came for the info and stayed for the ending music lmao 🤣
Ok!! ❤️❤️
I'm surprised Washington DC didn't make the list.
As far as the overall percentage of gay folks in the population - I'm sticking with the Kinsey figure of 10%. It would make sense that that millennials are identifying at a rate of 8.2%. As the societal climate improves with each successive generation, the numbers should be trending upward until the Kinsey 10% is reached. We'll see.
How are you doing handsome man❤️
What happened in Denver transpired within the last twenty or thirty years. I started noticing in the 90s that the parade kept getting larger and larger.
It's massive now!
There's something about cold bushy areas, lol
I lived in Denver for many years and there’s no way their Pride parade is the third largest?! Chicago’s is like ten times bigger! 🤓😅
denver claims to have the third biggest. sounds odd though you're right. did you go to chicagos?
Chicago is a much larger city.
Try Toronto Canada pride parade they were the first to marry same sex couple.
Any list that doesn't include West Hollywood CA and Wilton Manors FL is flat-out wrong and useless.
such great coverage. thank you so much 💕
Hii
I'm surprised Washington D.C. isn't on this list. Also I thought Atlanta would be on this list too I heard Atlanta was #2 behind San Francisco.
Washington is a dead zone with no street activity of mention. I'm from there
When I was in DC in the 80s it was chockful of gays - lots of them "married" LOL - lots of bars and clubs too.
I'm shocked NYC and Honolulu didn't make it to the list.
NYC has a lot obviously
NYC has a huge population thats y.... their proportion didnt match up but by #'s it is huge
YES! How could you miss NYC...not that there's anything wrong with that.
I was surprised Madison WI did not make the list. But at only 230,000 in population I guess it's not considered big enough for the top 10.
NYC is in the list
You are such a trip! I love your sense of humor and fun. It's what the World needs more of that's for sure
San Francisco is welcoming to all except for anyone who makes less than 100K a year. I live just an hour North of San Francisco and despite having a progressive point of view, I actually hate San Francisco. I don't know why people are willing to spend so much money to live there when that City sucks so bad. It is impossible to park, traffic sucks although not always, the view of the bay is entirely blocked by Towers upon Towers upon Towers.
San Francisco has some nice venues to visit, but I would never live there even if I could afford it. Oh yeah and if you do find parking, a lot of places require you to park in expensive parking garage at charges you like $25 a night. Not even in San Jose which is an even larger City do they have parking garages that cost so much.
And one other thing I forgot to mention was that the pedestrians in San Francisco completely abused The Pedestrian right-of-way and they are constantly crossing the street when it isn't even their turn to cross and the car's turn to move. It's so fucking messed up
Sly88Frye it’s the energy. Something about the city draws people. Sort of like why so many people live in NYC.
i hate the cost of living in SF for sure. I have friends who left because of it.
My question is this: Were these cities ranked the gayest or the most full of LGBTQ folks? Because equating gay with trans, for instance, isn't accurate... though if the data was cities with the highest LGBTQ+ folks, then that's all inclusive. I live in Seattle's gayborhood and was glad to see it on the list.
Hello Erica
The video at 11:17 that is supposed to be about San Fran is actually downtown Boston (Trinity Church - you can see the sign right there) ;-)
Very interesting. And fun to watch.=)
I'm sure there's a lot of gay people who don't say they're gay on it surveys.
Michael I would love to be friends with you
I knew Portland would be up there. I lived there throughout the ‘90s, loved it.
You know Portland Oregon??
@@hailemichaelnegesse6770 it was my favorite city, even though my ex still lives there.
progressiveHeart oh yeah? You live Portland Oregon? I live to
I’m pretty sure that last scene of a pride parade going by a church was here in Boston. It looks like the back of Trinity Church on Clarenden St. Am I wrong?
So many people in the closet too 😂 40% of the guys I meet on Grindr have a wife and kids and are sneaking out.
60%
Much as I enjoy watching your videos, seems like I always look forward to your singing!🤗What a frustrated singer you are!🤣. But hey, pls don’t despair because for me your singing is like the ‘icing on the cake’! New subscriber here! 🥂🇨🇦
Belle - who is frustrated? Not me ❤️
People always talk about Atlanta but Atlanta is not on the list
i think people are in the closer there.
I'm surprised too
Atlanta just has the most black gays
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Atlanta should be on that list. I suppose this list is of cities only not metro areas. METRO Atlanta certainly would be either 1 or 2.
Nick, Mappy, Mrs. Mappy: Love your channel. The last crowd scene in this video was in Boston, Massachusetts. You see architect H. H. Richardson's masterpiece Trinity Church in Copley Square.
Hi Kendrah :)
Hi Nick!
I was thinking it would be California?
Some of the other States that were mentioned I didn't think they would be that highly in numbers.
Thanks for sharing! Very interesting!
It's per capita and there's lots of people there :)
Interesting how some of the best cities to live in the US are also some of the most gay-friendly (eg Portland, Austin), whereas some of the worst cities to live in are the least gay-friendly (eg Memphis, Birmingham). Coincidence?
Austin jumped the shark
🌺Aloha everybody😊 I'm from the Hawaiian Islands where it's very safe to be mahu and in aikane-mahu relationships, marriage, and family life and guaranteed the prejudice would be very low to none at all in Hawaiian society. We are all equal and ohana 🌴🌺🌐🌺🌴💕💯
I personally think all humans are inherently mixed with alien dna and we are all alittle gaylien.
The more capable of humans tend to be less stable. So it is a weird myriad of hyper hypo and I think it is misunderstood larger spheres if influence in my opinion.
I just think everyone needs to be nicer to each other and more aware.
Like as long as you aren't hurting anyone who cares who you love etc.
I would love to attend a gay pride parade in one of these cities 🏳️🌈
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Grew up near Cleveland OH and Lakewood on the west side is known for 🏳️🌈. There's a prominent Catholic all boy high school over there that has sadly had its share of "backdoor" jokes and the like.
Well u know what they say, drop a dollar in Lakewood better kick it too cleveland before u pick it up.
@@jhill8036 😂 Im dead
Grew up in Rocky River next to Lakewood. They always joked, if you found a quarter kick it over to River to pick it up!
OmG I just saw Jill's comment lol and that was said in 60's and 70's
And who wore white socks in Cleveland?
Since I am just catching up on some of your videos, I just watched this once. Since you visit some cities, you should visit Key West during Fantasy Fest (last week in October).
I should Tom
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Been waiting for this video
This was cool. Thank you for making this video. 😊
I completely disagree with this stat. Most people are not defined by their sexuality and like to keep it private so wouldn't answer truthfully if asked. I believe most people are bisexual or curious. This doesn't mean they have acted on it but means they have the attraction and thoughts.
No ATL?! ODD. Midtown/Morningside and East Atlanta were mad gay in '08 when i lleft
I believe that San Francisco is still #1., but lots in NYC, and recently, Atlanta.
Recently? Man back in 2005, after Katrina in New Orleans, Fema got us a place for a few months in Atlanta and I've never seen so many gays around town in my life... More than New Orleans! Must be a lot of down low folks in atl.
Interesting, I have been to them all and they are all great. SLC was still a tad too mormy for me though. I lived in San Francisco for a good portion of my adult life and as a straight woman, I LOVED it.
I didn't spend much time in SF in days gone by... I spent a couple weeks in the Haight circa 1973, and I visited a few times after, but as a straight male, I very much appreciated the straight women of SF.
Do you have a problem with morman's shannon? Tread carefully as your comment is discriminatory.
@@andrewreiss2811 I sure do. Your "cult" stole my niece Have a great day!.
I'm Australian and I was surprised that Los Angeles CA wasn't top on this list, btw gay is fabulous 🏳️🌈
Gender neutral gingerbread person? Gimme a break.
They had to do it for people kind.
@@itsokaytobeclownpilled2519 lol
There are those who identify as cats, unicorns, so they should be gingerbread entities.
they look good though!
Nick Johnson - I don’t care the gender, creature or whatever, if they taste good, who cares!
I lived in San Francisco, 1970-89. Many of the older gay men and women were WWII and Korea War veterans. Currently, living in Baltimore's Mount Vernon neighborhood, about as gay as any place. The bar I came out in(1968),
Leon's, still thrives.
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My grandmother (born 1904) stated that the homosexuals ruined the word gay for her- it's how she felt for years- happy, lighthearted and carefree. Then after the 1960's and early 70's she couldn't say I feel gay today because people would think she was on the hunt for a female lover.
Patrick I would love to be friends with you dear
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Next video: The most gun cities in America?
What Atlanta, Georgia didn't make the list, wow.
Desmond Williams media hype most transplants
same thing i said
Why Atlanta?
Lesbians are out here in ATL.
Boy George’s song though 😂😂😂
Lol!!!
where do the Numbers came from ?
are there people Walking through the cities and ask everyone If they're gay ? 😂
I expected to see Philadelphia on the list. I also expected to see San Francisco drop considerably due to it becoming another silicon mecca and outrageously expensive.
Thanks for making this informative video! Now I know which cities to avoid going to
Pittsburgh kind of caught me by surprise being ranked the 2nd least gay city in the country. Maybe not in the surrounding areas but inside the city, they are immensely supportive of LGBT.
New Orleans is the only place ive ever lived where i didnt experience homophobia from strangers. It was amazing.
Is it "homophobia" or is it lifestyle disapproval?
I did, from a complete stranger who had no reason to get in my business.
I question your sources if this is purely city limits. Both Atlanta and Minneapolis are in the top 4 in terms of percentage for city population.
This is as a percentage of households and gay population
Really salt lake city, Utah home of the mormons *falls over in complete laughter* that is fucking hilarious
It really is 😂 you’ll see a lot of people from other parts of Utah say that Salt Lake City is terrible, majority of them say that because it is a heavily lgbtq populated city and Mormons pretend to be tolerant of lgbtq people but ultimately they are the same as most other sects of Christianity.
Thank you for that end statement
:)
I'm pretty sure Washington DC, Atlanta, and Chicago should be in the top 10.
Not Chicago
WAIT, WHEN DID A COUNTY OF UTAH BECOME LIBERAL?!? THOUGHT THAT IT WAS THE ONLY ALL CONSERVATIVE STATE
salt lake city is changing!
palm springs ca has waaaaay more gays than any of those cities on this list for sure!
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That technically would be impossible, only because it's a much much smaller city, therefore a smaller population in general.
@@dherrer6294 per capita bozo
Tbh as a trans woman I feel much better living in a small town in America, away from the large popular cities. Believ it or not dating for me is easier too (not that it was ever easy too but anyway lol)
Where do u live in ?
Thanks for the videos Nick.
Momon are for the large part are excepting this lifestyle, because they have alot of them at BYU.
I can't believe, Northampton, and Provincetown both in Massachusetts was not on your list. Say WHAT?
He did say that he was only looking at big cities
I'm bi and moved to San Antonio 3 years ago. I need gay friends to hang out with.
I be ur friend homie 😆.
@@chantlmcclary6419 Great. I'm in San Antonio Texas bro. And you? I want to go outside and enjoy life.
Luis I would love to be friends with you
@@lovemypups3077 How can be ge in touch?
Hey Nick! I have a question about your PSA at the end. Is this a personal story? Another thing: All that music you had was on MTV when it first came to my neighborhood when I was in 8th grade; the first thing I saw on MTV was "Little Red Corvette" and it was at a friend's house because we didn't have that channel (I think MTV came on for those who had Cinemax).
This should be titled..... 10 WORST cities in America
Mean
Imagine being homophobic
You just mad they’re living the best and the richest
Love you for doing this!
I’m surprised ATL & DC are not on this list
Julianne Hough by the way is a country music singer and she's also an actress. Just thought I'd mention it Nick.
yes i realized that. she is pretty.
4:46 A gay would not be caught dead living in flyover states unless they are born there lolol
B.S. Northern MN are littered with f@#$
I loved this narration
just saw your video...very educational and interesting...I live in Canada and i would be curious if there is a similar video here or if you would be interested in doing one...In Canada a cutoff city population would be about 500,000...so there's a few cities of note...Halifax, Quebec City, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver...any notes appreciated
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