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Scottsdale among top 20 gayest cities in America

Jan 10, 2013, 2:04 PM | Updated: 2:04 pm

When the conversation for same-sex marriage crops up, it’s likely some folks in Scottsdale would be more than happy to see it pass in Arizona.

According to The Advocate, Scottsdale is the 16th gayest city in the United States.

Cities were ranked using the number of LGBT officials, corporate quality, shopping, gay rugby, resource groups and marriage quality, among others.

The gayest city in America was Tacoma, Wash., with Springfield, Mass., Spokane, Wash., Washington, D.C. and Seattle rounding out the top five, respectively.

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Scottsdale among top 20 gayest cities in America