Because of our many gay elected officials and neighborhoods.

Photo by quigley_brown (Jim Hamann). The Advocate, a national gay news magazine, has proclaimed our fair District the 8th gayest city in America. However, how they got to naming the gayest cities in America is a little interesting. At least they’re honest that their metrics are not scientific. To determine the gayest cities, The Advocate counted the number of gay.com profiles, listed officiants of gay marriage within a 50 mile radius, elected openly gay…