9. Denver, Colorado
Percentage of LGBT population: 4.6
Examinee number: 7,348
Denver’s first Parade celebration was held in 1974 in Cheesman Park, in the form of a picnic, as most of them usually started, followed by the first Pride Parade in the following year. Though there is a large gay community in Denver and whole Colorado, gay marriage was only legalized in 2014.

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