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North Lodge on Oakland is your home away from home. Located on a quiet residential street, this 1904 restored stone house is only 5 minutes from the Biltmore Estate and 5 minutes from downtown Asheville. It offers you six comfortable and bright bedrooms, WiFi...
Club Hairspray attracts eclectic people to an unusual and unique nightlife. Located in the heart of downtown Asheville, NC and open 7 nights a week. Main bar is outrageously designed to take you back to the 1960's with a unique décor mimicked from the original move "Hairspray" directed by John Waters. Entertainment from live DJ's, Karaoke, live bands and variety shows featuring...
Despite the success of many Gay marriage bans on ballots across the United States, the Gay community is more visible and more widely accepted now that at any point in our history. The American public is increasingly seeing Gay couples on the job and at their workplace, in the community, on television, in school and in their churches. Openly Gay and Lesbian artists continue to be successful in film, television, literature and music industries. Openly Gay and Lesbian politicians have been elected to office on federal and state levels. There are even Gay themed television shows that mainstream America eagerly invites into their homes each week. And finally, Madison Avenue has taken notice and realized...
Known as “The Land of the Clouds” since 1876 from a book by the same title, Asheville is quickly becoming touted as a favored spot for both visitors and new residents of the gay and lesbian community. Renowned for its tolerant and diverse attitudes, Asheville has become a gay Mecca of the twenty-first century while maintaining the ambiance of another era. Referred to as the “happiest place in the United States” by author Eric Weiner in his 2008 publication The Geography of Bliss, Asheville is enjoying a resurgence of energy in both professional and leisure opportunities that make it a major contender for gay-friendly cities on the rise.
The accolades that Asheville has received in recent years are proof that the gay world is taking notice of this mountainous hamlet turned progressive Shangri-La, although locals chuckle at this fresh attention to what they already knew. Asheville is not only a city of progression but of integrity and fortitude, with a strong sense of community. This devotion to fellow citizens extends from such far reaching corners as the Asheville Quaker church, which gained recent headlines in its support of gay rights, to the Chamber of Commerce and the promotion of city diversity. Strength in the face of adversity is a quality that all gay men and women must call upon in daily life, and Asheville exemplifies this determined survivor mentality. Being the hardest hit region per capita during the Great Depression after a period of prosperity, Asheville drew itself up by the proverbial bootstraps, refused to admit defeat and paid back the debt over a period of fifty years. The up-side to this period of slow economic recovery was a compilation of Art Deco buildings that were left virtually unaltered…picture a piece of Miami on the Blue Ridge Parkway...
