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![1. The men are beautiful.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 825 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![2. Especially the Latino men.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 938 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![3. The tacos are delicious.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1396 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![4. The rent is cheaper \u2014 and buys you more space.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1127 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![5. Los Angeles is more pet- and kid-friendly.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1027 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![6. California is the capital of The Resistance.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 968 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![7. The weather is gorgeous \u2014 and the dress code is relaxed.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1000 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![8. The city is star-studded.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1041 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![9. You could be a star!](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1125 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![10. Los Angeles is a mecca for RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race contestants.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1125 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![11. Artists thrive in L.A.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 771 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![12. Life is cooler with pool parties.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1004 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![13. The mountains and ocean are at your fingertips](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1332 1000'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![14. Palm Springs is cheaper and easier than Fire Island.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1129 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![15. Car culture](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1132 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![16. Gay bar culture.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 999 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![17. It smells better.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1130 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![18. In-N-Out Burger](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 1010 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
![19. Los Angeles LGBT Center.](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' viewBox='0 0 837 750'%3E%3C/svg%3E)
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Go west, young gay man. Here are many reasons why.
When my partner first told me several years ago that he wanted to move to Los Angeles, I gasped. How could we leave all this behind, I exclaimed, gesturing with my JB card at the bed that nearly filled my closet-size room, the bedside table that was really a cooler full of books with a cloth draped over it, and the alley cats screaming in bloody, clawed courtship just outside the barred panes.
We left all that. And it was one of the best decisions of my life. In nearly every measurable way, my quality of life has improved since we filled a car with all of our earthly possessions and journeyed westward, across the great plain of red states, where it was silently agreed that only one of us should walk into a motel lobby to request a room at a time. Lawrence v. Texas was, of course, an important Supreme Court decision that will likely not be overturned, but why take risks in this turbulent political clime, when so many of those sodomy laws are still on the books?
But I digress. Once you find your way to Los Angeles, you’ll realize you’ve left so many of your troubles behind. Life is hard enough for gay men. Why add winter, high rent, Trump Tower, and the fear of falling into the sea, a fate that will no doubt come closer during this presidential administration? Go west, young gay man. Here are many reasons why.
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Daniel Reynolds
Daniel Reynolds is the editor of social media for The Advocate. A native of New Jersey, he writes about entertainment, health, and politics.
Daniel Reynolds is the editor of social media for The Advocate. A native of New Jersey, he writes about entertainment, health, and politics.