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This condemnation of the orthodoxy of New England Puritanism and devotion to protecting individual “liberty of conscience” has left a tangible legacy today and as we said Providence is the gayest state capital we have ever visited – only rivaled by Austin, Texas. On their State House, they even have engraved his commandment: “… to hold forth a Lively Experiment that a most flourishing civil state may stand and be best maintained with full liberty in religious concernments.” This ‘wall of separation’ inspired the founders of the United States, who later incorporated it into the U.S. Rhode Island was a state after all founded Roger Williams, a religious dissenter banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony for his radical advocate of religious toleration and separation of church and state. Not only are there more gay clubs, bars, and bathhouses here than nearby Boston – but there are rainbow flags flown across the city to let you know you are welcome absolutely everywhere you do. When it comes to the local gay scene, well where do we even start. In fact what we loved most was that there is barely a chain restaurant to be found in the downtown, and instead, in their place, you will find independent brewpubs, chic cafes, and vibrant restaurants to investigate. This is a student town, after all, with the famous Brown University on College Hill – any town with this many students has to work to stay hip and relevant, and luckily Providence has done just that. In among all these dream houses, you’ll find an affluence of trendy coffee shops, intimate theatres, innovative restaurants and great places to grab a drink. Best of all – welcoming Providence offers the right blend of local support, community ties, and liveability that keep people here, something you’ll notice almost immediately after arriving as the locals here are extremely proud of their little city.
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Providence is one of those rare destinations in the United States which has a rich urban tapestry of both old and modern, and we had a lot of fun exploring both. We loved roaming its streets of 18th and 19th-century buildings, taking endless photos, and found ourselves mentally picking out paint samples for the stunning villas we planned to buy, do up and live our best gay life (complete with two dogs of course.)Ĭlaiming nearly 1,000 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in the downtown and surrounding neighborhoods, exploring Providence yields a taste of the cities wealthy manufacturing past – though there is also plenty of modern and engaging arts and culture attractions to remind you, this is not a city that time forget. In particular, we were wonderfully surprised by its beautiful outdoor spaces, historical buildings, vibrant street art, and the innovative food propelled forward by the prestigious college of Culinary Arts at Johnson & Wales University. It is utterly fabulous and nothing at all like what we had expected. In fact, we are honestly going to suggest you skip Boston entirely and make Providence the focus of your entire Gay Trip to New England. The ‘islands’ near NYC (Long Island, Rhode Island) often get a bad rep as nothing more than suburban surroundings to the Big Apple, but to skip over them on trips between New York and Boston would be a mistake. And that is before we even talk about the booming food and arts scene…. A dynamic city that embraces love, respect, and joy, we were blown away by this community’s commitment to diversity – including that of its LGBT population. Providence – Rhode Island – is perhaps the gayest state capital we have ever visited.