Consumption Patterns Dept: One-third of the gay population in Vancouver favours gay enclaves, such as Davie Street, and one-third in Toronto prefers to live in areas such as Church and Wellesley. However, the homes of the other 70 per cent of gay male residents are dispersed throughout these cities, according to Globe And Mail. Evidence of these mixed neighbourhoods may assuage concerns about so-called ethnic enclaves: the propensity for new immigrant groups to settle in areas with a high concentration of other newcomers. It too may be a geographic trend that dissipates over time and the “Gaybourhoods” database, created by Environics Analytics, gauges the propensity of residents to be gay and measures their consumption patterns. It found that gay men in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary and Ottawa are not just congregated in certain enclaves, but now live throughout these cities in wide-ranging concentrations. This welcome development, news of which comes during Toronto’s Pride week, signifies a greater social acceptance of gays, and reflects the fact that Canadian cities are increasingly diverse and complex. As
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