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A global study says Vancouver is 17th in the world when it comes to being LGBT+ friendly

Dutch housing site Nestpick conducted polls in 80 countries through social media “and other polling tools.”

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“For a city to rank strongly as an LGBT destination, we determined that it must have a vibrant gay dating scene, a lively alternative nightlife, open minded citizens, and low levels of hate crime,” Nestpick said in a press release.

Five main areas were focused on “in order to understand which cities offer the best quality of life for those who identify under the LGBT initials,” Nestpick explained. “More than 2,500 participants from each city were asked to give three lifestyle factorsa rating out of five: the strength of their city’s gay dating scene, the quality of its LGBT nightlife, and the openness of their fellow citizens. A final shortlist of the 100 cities with the best poll results was then created.”