Tuesday, August 19, 2008  Gay Metropolitans in America.  There's
been this myth circulated that Columbus is one of the highest
gay-populated cities in The United States. I've heard it so many
times at the bar, "Columbus has the highest gay population per
capita in the country! It's the San Fran of The Midwest!" While
it is true that Columbus is a very liberal city with a great and
booming gay population, the numbers don't really support that
"Top 3" number I've heard so many people throw around.
According to research at UCLA -- Law, San Francisco remains the
gay mecca it's generally been heralded. Here is the list of the
largest gay populations in America per capita:  (% of total
population/estimated total GLBT population)   1. San Francisco :
• 8.2% / 256,311   2. Seattle :     • 6.5% / 154,835   3.
Boston:     • 6.2% / 201,344   4. Portland:     • 6.1% / 94,027
5. Tampa     • 5.9% / 119,044   6. Austin     • 5.9% / 61,732
7. Denver     • 5.8% / 99,626   8. Minneapolis     • 5.7% /
130,472   9. Orla