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There are several B&Bs here (including gay-owned Napoleon’s Retreat) and a number of sophisticated restaurants, wine bars and even a craft liquor distillery. Lafayette Square – This square surrounds Lafayette Park, and the remarkable French Second Empire homes around the square are said to be one of the largest collection of Victorian-era architecture in the U.S. The Loop – In this neighborhood, named after an old streetcar turnaround, you find 145 boutiques, stores and ethnic neighborhoods! You also find the St Louis Walk Of Fame here, which includes LGBTers Tennessee Williams and Josephine Baker and other famous people that called the Gateway City home. South Grand – An ethnically diverse neighborhood with many Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese and Latin restaurants, Asian import centers and vintage clothing stores along Grand Boulevard, South Grand is home to LGBT favorites like the MoKaBe’s coffee house, Brickyard Tavern and Cheap TRX for shopping. The Grove – this is the center of gay nightlife in St Louis and you find around a dozen gay and gay-friendly bars here, including St Louis most famous gay club, Just John. There are seven neighborhoods that queer travelers should check out in St Louis: St Louis, Missouri, might not be best known as a gay-friendly destination, but let me tell you: St Louis was voted one of Advocate magazine’s top 10 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) friendly cities and is included in the book 50 Fabulous Gay-Friendly Places to Live! Apparently the city has one the largest populations of gays and lesbians in the country – who knew! That’s why I decided to seek out another small town Pride for 2016 and St Louis Pride caught my attention. Which Pride Festivals should I visit? I’d love to hear your suggestions! Some of my favorite Prides I’ve been to were: Chicago, London, Toronto, Berlin, New York (obviously!), and Buenos Aires, but surprisingly, one of the most fun Prides I’ve been to was a small town Pride: Brighton Pride, where I most recently traveled to in 2015. Only a few short days until it’s June, which means: Pride Season is upon us! I love Pride Festivals and have been to over a dozen different Prides all over the world, and I am now planning this year’s Pride season.