Focus on Cleveland+Akron: Cleveland one of top-15 gay cities in United States

The Advocate has tried to come with a list of America's "gayest cities". On this list Cleveland ranks 12th, ahead of places like Miami and Denver, and just behind San Francisco:

Who knew? Cleveland is about to become a major gay stomping ground. After much effort, the city won the bid to host the 2014 Gay Games “We see this as a springboard,” says Sharon Kobayashi, vice president of the tourism group Positively Cleveland. “We hope to make Cleveland a gay destination.” Things are changing quickly here: The city council added protections for transgender people to Cleveland’s antidiscrimination laws in housing and employment, and there’s a country line-dancing group, the Rainbow Wranglers, which meets every Thursday at the Mean Bull.