MA: Springfield Ranks High as a Gay Friendly City

Nobody ranks Springfield along with San Francisco, New York City or Northampton as one of America's gayest cities, right? Wrong. Actually, Springfield rates higher than those gay-friendly Meccas in a new survey published by The Advocate, a monthly magazine that chronicles gay culture.

In a top 15 of gay-embracing communities, Springfield finished in 13th position, between San Diego, Calif., and Asheville, N.C. The top three, in descending order, were: Iowa City, Iowa; Burlington, Vt.; and Atlanta, Ga.

The findings comes as a surprise to gays and just about everyone else in Springfield, better known as the birthplace of basketball and hometown of Smith & Wesson firearms, than as an oasis of gay culture.

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