PA Cities Among 'Safest' For LGBTQ+ Pride, Study Says

When protests against LGBTQ+ are on the rise, community members (and allies) may want to look for not only the best place to celebrate during Pride month but also the safest place to live.

An LGBT Pride celebration and Pittsburgh.
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Jillian Pikora

06/12/2023 11:46 a.m.

Two Pennsylvania cities made LawnStarter's "2023's Most LGBTQ-Friendly Cities" list.

The study ranked America's "200 biggest U.S. cities based on 20 indicators of an ideal LGBTQ city, such as anti-discrimination policies, the share of same-sex households, and LGBTQ support resources," the organization said.

Affordability, LGBTQ-friendly healthcare access, and "Pride-readiness," were also factored into the rankings. You can read about the methodology here.

Pittsburgh makes the top ten with the ranking going as follows:

1 San Francisco, CA
2 Washington, DC
3 Seattle, WA
4 Denver, CO
5 Boston, MA
6 Portland, OR
7 New York, NY
8 Pittsburgh, PA
9 Oakland, CA
10 Atlanta, GA

LawnStarter notes that a factor in Pittsburgh's ranking is that it has a high concentration of gay bars and clubs by the water. Philadelphia made the top 50, ranking at 40.

The worst-ranked cities were all in Texas, Florida, and Georgia, according to the study.

You can read the full study here.

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