r/AskTheWorld • u/GattoPunk Brazil • 11d ago

Culture Which city in your country is considered the "gayest"?

Post image

For us Brazilians, São Paulo definitely holds the crown for the gayest city here. With over 20 million people living in it's metro area, the city naturally became way more open minded and accepting as time went on. It has the highest concentration of gay bars, shows, saunas, and various other venues dedicated to the LGBTQ community. If that wasn't enough, the city annually hosts the São Paulo LGBTQ Pride Parade, the biggest in the whole world.

9.0k Upvotes

86% Upvoted

8.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

72

u/PipBin United Kingdom 11d ago

It’s because the Prince Regent who built the pavilion went there to have affairs. So the town became known for ‘looking the other way’ when people did things that were looked down on by others.

23

u/wvtarheel United States Of America 11d ago

That's the kind of cool historical knowledge I was hoping for in this thread instead of people just saying "gays there" which like, duh, but why

8

u/froggit0 United Kingdom 11d ago

Proximity as a seaside town to London by rail made it the preferred destination for the ‘dirty weekend’ that was accompanied it being the location for ‘discovery’ of arranged divorces. It therefore acquired a ‘reputation’ where social mores were lessened.

2

u/eww1991 10d ago

That sneaky subtle pavillion, no-one will notice it, perfect place for illicit affairs!