Posted on 08/12/2006 4:47:13 PM PDT by Dane
When gay culture goes mainstream, what does a gay mecca do?
Provincetown is looking for answers. Once among the handful of places where gays could vacation and be comfortable, the bohemian beach resort is worrying that its core market may dwindle as gay travelers discover new destinations.
As a result, the town is quietly promoting another side of itself. It is trying to reach gay families and straight audiences, playing up historical attractions and plentiful family-oriented activities.
``As gay civil rights advance, Provincetown's exclusivity as a gay destination probably loses on the other end," said Patrick Patrick, president of the Provincetown Chamber of Commerce, who said his group ``has been asking them to do that for years, to push more broad-based marketing."
The town has hired a Boston public relations firm, Focus Communications, to contact travel writers about a rebranded Provincetown, one where the Pilgrims landed before sailing on to Plymouth, where pirates and writers lived, and where pristine beaches and sand dunes add up to spectacular natural beauty.
``Would love to get you out here for a visit or coordinate interviews with experts to help others understand that it is so much more than a gay/lesbian hot spot," said an e-mail recently sent by the agency.
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I guess the snooty Provincetown elites are learning that it can't live as a homosexual mecca alone.
Why bother, we all know what with Global Warming it's going to be underwater soon.
"Provincetown's exclusivity as a gay destination probably loses on the other end"
Why does that make me laugh?
Either I, or the place, have been going through changes.
I went to P-town with the wife one day not long ago when we were staying at her parents place.
I vehemently disagree with the above statement.
I grew up down the South coast from the Cape(Dartmouth, MA). In the 70's it was always refered to "P-Town, That's Queer spelled with a P" by adults when any of us kids where around. I guess our parent wanted to shield us.
Gay Mecca? Maybe the Globe could add an "Ask the Muslim a Question" column.
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