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Old 07-03-2008, 04:24 PM
 
Location: Nor Cal
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Guerneville.
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Old 03-12-2009, 01:34 PM
 
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Smile gay friendly cities in California

I think pretty much anywhere in California is gay friendly, but I would AVOID:

Orange County (except Laguna Beach)
Fresno
Central Valley
Compton
Torrance
Hawthorne
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Old 03-12-2009, 02:15 PM
 
Location: Bella Vista, Ark
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how bout jobs, will you be working or are you retired? what do you mean by not expensive? Like many have suggested, Humbolt county might be a good place to check out.

Nita
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Old 03-12-2009, 09:23 PM
 
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I think pretty much anywhere in California is gay friendly, but I would AVOID:

Orange County (except Laguna Beach)
Fresno
Central Valley
Compton
Torrance
Hawthorne
Fresno is somewhere in the middle politically, not necessarily a place to avoid. It is a very diverse city not just in ethnicity but also on many issues. But it is a midsized city, not a small town.

Fresno has one of the oldest GLBT film festivals in the country, 20 years and growing.
Home :: Fresno Reel Pride

2009 will be the 19th annual Rainbow Pride parade.
http://www.fresnorainbowpride.com/newindexPride.html

A few of the web resources for the area that also link to other GLBT organizations in Fresno.
http://www.fresnorainbowpride.com
Central California Alliance
Fresno Pride - Where Family Is Always Welcome
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Old 03-12-2009, 10:01 PM
 
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No, there are many places in CA that are NOT gay friendly. Pretty much any place that voted down gay marriage and that would include many small towns. Stick to the Coastal counties and stay away from the rest.
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Old 03-13-2009, 06:30 PM
 
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Most of the Coastal counties south of Monterey voted yes on Prop8. So that is not necessarily the best gauge of individual cities or towns. To use that as a measure means people need to look closer down at a city or neighborhood level not just counties.

San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego all went Yes. Only Santa Barbara County voted No and even then it was only a 53% No.
Proposition 8 Map - November 4, 2008, General Election - California Secretary of State
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Old 03-13-2009, 08:19 PM
 
Location: San Jose, CA
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I understand the highest per-capita gay populations are in San Francisco and Oakland. We live in San Jose and don't feel at all unwelcome here.
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Old 03-14-2009, 09:12 AM
 
Location: Bella Vista, Ark
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I understand the highest per-capita gay populations are in San Francisco and Oakland. We live in San Jose and don't feel at all unwelcome here.
I imagine that is true, but I think the OP was asking about inexpensive areas and certainly San Jose isn't inexpensive. Of course we don't know what he considers inexpensive..

Nita
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Old 07-26-2009, 12:37 AM
 
Location: where you sip the tea of the breasts of the spinsters of Utica
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Since you asked for a small town, I'd say Arcata/Eureka/Mckinleyville area, Mt Shasta City, or Chico. All of them are very inexpensive for California and tend not to define people by their sexual lives. Chico has a hot dry climate, Arcata is rainy and cool, Mt Shasta is in between.
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Old 07-26-2009, 05:34 PM
 
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Guerneville is perfect, but if that is too expensive try anywhere else in Sonoma County. Valley and foothill towns- not as GLfriendly by enlarge. You don't like Seattle? Never been there, but looks beautiful and fabulous to me!
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