San Francisco, USA
Introduction
Well ladies, it’s hard to find a gayer city than San Francisco, so go out and enjoy! San Francisco is known worldwide as a gay and lesbian travel destination and pretty much everywhere you look your dykedar is going to be flashing, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t neighbourhoods more popular with the girls than others. Castro may be known as “boystown”, but perhaps that could be slightly modified to “boistown”. A fair number of lesbians make their home here now, but as it’s a bit of a pricey gaybourhood, the girls in this neck of the woods are often of a more “professional” set.
Queer girls also hang out in the Mission and SoMa, also known as South of Market. Looking for an instant lesbian fix? Head on over to Valencia St, (yes, that Valencia…the one Michelle Tea lured us to through her exceptional dyke novel of the same name) especially between Market and 24th streets… you won’t be disappointed. And if it’s a beautiful day, you might consider a picnic lunch at Dolores Park (Dolores between 18th and 22nd streets), a lovely oasis in the city. Head over to the southwest corner of the park, known as Dolores Beach (not because of sand, but because of sunbathers) as this is a prime spot for lesbians to soak up the rays.
If you plan on hitting the bars while you’re here, organizational skills are of the utmost importance. There are tons of dyke nights out there, but with the most mind-boggling frequencies for a lesbian tourist from out of town, like third Wednesday of the month or second and fourth Saturday…. You get the drift. No matter what though, you're sure to find something that will end up being exactly what you were looking for.
One of the other things I absolutely love about San Francisco is how much cool lesbian stuff there is outside of the bar and club scene. First off, San Francisco is home to the biggest lesbian event on the planet, the San Francisco Dyke March! More than 50,000 women from around the world are on hand for this annual event and it's something every lesbian should experience at least once in a lifetime. Dyke-centric culture is also flourishing here in other ways, from Brava! the only theatre in the U.S. whose aim is to present theatre pieces written by lesbians and women of color to the Diamond Daggers, the local lesbian burlesque troupe to Michelle Tea's free monthly reading series at the San Francisco Public Library. There is tons of stuff out there, so make time to check it out.
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