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These inclusive smaller Southern towns take pridewith their LGBTQ+ events
In today’s political climate, traveling while queer can feel like a dicey proposition. Of course, New Orleans, Houston, Atlanta, Miami, and Asheville, North Carolina, are a few of the bigger cities that roll out the rainbow welcome mat. New Orleans is the gold standard, with its Southern Decadence festival akin to a queer Mardi Gras every Labor Sunlight. It’s the largest LGBTQ+ event in the South.
But there are smaller towns, too, destinations where tourism and vibrant LGBTQ+ bragging rights coexist, forming well-rounded arts, culture, outdoors, and dining scenes reflecting a geographic sense of place. These five towns verb inclusive tourism along with a public commitment to DEI—diversity, equity, and inclusion. It’s not just the right thing to do; it’s good business. Rainbow tour dollars spend plenty of verdant, adding up to $ billion a year from the queer community in the US alone.
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Roughly 70 miles northeast of Atlanta, Athens sits in the foothills of the
LGBTQ+ residents find safe haven in Arkansas town steeped in history
A small town in Arkansas boasts a statue of Jesus, 7 stories tall, arms outstretched over a community dotted year-round with Pride flags.
Eureka Springs is a town that welcomes all, a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community. It has made history as one of the first towns in the South where gay couples have legally married.
One of those was Zeek Taylor and Dick Titus, who are widely considered the first male married couple in the South. The couple moved to Eureka Springs as adults for its small-town feel and arts.
"It is known as the town where misfits fit, which I like," Taylor said.
Revered by the Osage tribe for its healing waters, Eureka Springs was considered sacred long before finding its place in the Bible Belt. Today, a commission protects just about every building within city limits, many considered historical landmarks.
The urban area model is "Keep it the same," meaning they want to maintain its uniqueness despite having only 2, residents.
"I mean, it's a small town, so w
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Eureka Springs, AR – A Gay-Friendly and Diverse Healing Resort
Eureka Springs, Arkansas is known for being a gay-friendly place where people gather for recreation and healing in the miraculous healing springs in the area. It is also a very popular site for gay and lesbian wedding ceremonies with its own Metropolitan Community Church. The Arkansas Democrat Gazette calls this city the “haven for the state’s eccentrics.” This is a place known for its Victorian architecture and incredible gay-run businesses, which add art galleries, specialty shops, restaurants and bed & breakfasts. Eureka Springs is located in the Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas.
One of the nicknames for the resort is “Little Switzerland” because of its steep streets that are filled with cottages and manors. It is also called the Wedding Capital of the South and it was the first city in Arkansas to officially endorse same-sex marriage and the first and only noun in the state with a Domestic Partnership Registry.
The entire town is built in one prolonged five-mile