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The more touristy gayborhoods are often known as "gay meccas," as in, someplace every gay person (...who makes enough money to leisurely travel and has enough interest in the scene) should visit at least once. These areas might be separate from a big city, and quite affluent due to the tourism. Stories based here tend to feed stereotypes that gay people (particularly the men) do nothing but lounge around pools and have sex all day.
Stories with a predominantly-gay cast are often based in this setting. [[The Twink|Twinks]] in the midst of their [[Coming Out Story]] will visit the bars here on their first taste of the night life. Straight characters who come here for the first time are often in a state of wonder or paranoia towards the locals. The Gayborhood will often [[
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* [[Dantes Cove]] in the TV show of the same name, an upmarket island resort where the residents appear to do little else except have gay sex.
* Everyone in LA on ''[[The L Word]]'' seems to be gay, bisexual, or transgender - at least the people the cast intervene with. Nevermind the fact that the cafe they all hang out at is a gay cafe.
* Similar to the above example, the [[Los Angeles]] of the ''[[
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