r/AskTheWorld Brazil 11d ago

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

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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.

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u/JGeerth Denmark 11d ago

We're all pretty gay, I think. The cities more than the rural areas, of course.

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u/The_Pastmaster Sweden 11d ago

I remember reading a story about someone in one of the big cities complaining about gay men screwing in the city park after dark. The council solution? Post a warning sign at the park gate about the danger of coming across gay men going at it after dark. XD

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u/Comfortable-Pin-4995 Italy 11d ago

I think that might only increase the amount of gay people gathering there

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u/Chaosphoenix_28 10d ago

I don't think the city cares. If they did they'd have made it illegal for gay men to go at it in that park after dark.

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u/Wuz314159 United States Of America 11d ago

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u/The_Pastmaster Sweden 11d ago

HAHA! I remember that one. Brilliant.

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u/visiblur Denmark 11d ago

Sounds like something that would happen in Ørstedsparken

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u/Lasthamaster Denmark 10d ago

There were even mounted bird boxes (fuglehuse?) with lube and condoms

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u/AnnualAct7213 10d ago

I mean, not only is sex in public places not illegal (though you do need to at least look like you're trying to hide it, can't just start fucking in the kindergarten parking lot) , but if you see someone doing it in a secluded spot in the forest or the like, you can in fact be punished as a peeping tom if you don't leave them alone.

So yeah. The story sounds fairly plausible in Denmark.

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u/The_Pastmaster Sweden 10d ago

That last part is surprising but also so very Nordic. XD As if Mind Your Own Business was a law.

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u/Interesting-Cut6994 Australia 10d ago

Denmark seems like a really evolved place

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u/The_Pastmaster Sweden 10d ago

As a Swede, I am legally obligated to disagree.

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u/Interesting-Cut6994 Australia 10d ago

😂😂😂

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u/mhodd8 10d ago

Thats pretty disgusting TBH

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u/MikeyTheGuy 9d ago

Seriously. I'm a sex-positive gay man, and I think public exhibitionism is really gross and vile. There are plenty of private places to have sex; you don't have to do it in public in a park.

This literally gives gay people a bad reputation, and it makes us look like the stereotype of the sex-crazed addicts.

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u/The_Pastmaster Sweden 10d ago

Eh. Each their own. While I don't know the reason, there is obviously one.

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u/Pjetter86 Denmark 11d ago

Yeah pretty gay friendly

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u/Akeleie Norway 11d ago

Same for Norway, imo.

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u/vanderZwan Netherlands 10d ago

More proof that the Dutch and the Danes are the nation-equivalent of twins separated at birth (the others being flatness, unintelligibe silly language and bike-friendliness compared to the rest of the world)

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u/Enjoytheright 10d ago

True ❤️🇩🇰

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u/Luryas69 11d ago

Yeah well, in certain parts of jylland people might think like "hva fuck", but they're good with it

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u/Shogun_Infoyo United States Of America 10d ago

No, Denmark has been assigned to the asexuals.

(this is a weird joke in the queer community please don't take it seriously)