TOP GAY BEACH TOWNS
Summer has arrived and now every weekend is a mad dash to the beach for millions of city-dwellers. This week FunMaps took some time to highlight our top gay beach towns. Whether you plan to party, barbeque, bike, swim or sunbathe, these beach getaways have staying power with the glbt community.
If you live in a city like Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles, San Diego or Miami Beach you’re already at the beach. For those of us who live in the Northeast or Midwest, the beach is more elusive. Beach getaways are usually a bit of a trek, but well worth it. Provincetown, at the very tip of Cape Cod is a favorite of New Englanders. New Yorkers often flee to the Hamptons on the remote, easternmost end of Long Island. Another favorite is Fire Island, a thin barrier island free of cars only accessible by ferry. Rehoboth Beach in Delaware is a nearby getaway from Washington D.C. and also draws New Yorkers and Philadelphians. We can’t exclude the Jersey Shore now made famous by MTV and the likes of Snooki and “The Situation.” Atlantic City and Asbury Park pull the biggest crowds from New York and Philly. Asbury Park has a great deal of gay-owned businesses and is turning the Jersey Shore into a gay hotspot. In the Midwest, Michigan’s Saugatuck/Douglas area is home to the Dunes Resort, the midwest’s largest gay and lesbian resort. Lake Michigan has beaches, so even though it’s not the ocean, it’s still the beach.
Top Summer Resorts In Pictures
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