In 2014, Out Traveler voted Dallas' Oak Lawn district as the number one gayborhood in the country and in 2018, Dallas' Oak Lawn neighborhood was honored as the state's first historical marker for the LGBTQ community. This is where Texas' first Gay Pride Parade as well as where the first gay activists in the 1980s occurred. Dallas not only has one of the largest gay populations in the USA, but it is also the hometown of the famous LGBTQ mega-church: The Cathedral of Hope. Did you know that Gay Dallas ranks in the top 10 destinations for LGBTQ summer travel? According to SCRUFF, a gay social networking and dating app, the sprawling metropolis offers the best of the southern charm paired with a modern and forward-thinking attitude.