gayborhood
n.— «“The Castro, and to a lesser extent the West Village, was where you went to express yourself,” said Don F. Reuter, a New York author who is researching a book on the rise and fall of gay neighborhoods, or “gayborhoods.”» —“Gay Enclaves Face Prospect of Being Passé” by Patricia Leigh Brown New York Times Oct. 30, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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