SAN FRANCISCO GAY SCENE DECLINING

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>San Francisco's tech bros told: quit changing the gayborhood
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Residents of San Francisco’s historically gay Castro district are worried that it’s changing, as speculators come in to flip the few remaining ramshackle old Victorians and the old-timer gay bars shutter.

In a recent small survey,
>77%
of people who have lived in the neighborhood for 10 or more years identified as gay, while only
>55%
of those who moved in the past year did.

“The neighborhood is more
>professional gay
now. Not that it’s less gay, but you gotta have money to move in,” said Hank Cancél, who lives on the corner of 19th and Castro streets, where he keeps a collection of gay erotic dolls in the window.
>“So now it’s Apple gay. Airbnb gay.”

Others worry, though, that as the gay community becomes less concentrated or visible, those who do stand out will feel less safe.

Part of the reason that so many gay bars have closed or turned straight... is that LGBT people have become increasingly comfortable spending time at mainstream bars.