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The other major plus that Rehoboth has going for it is the simple fact that it is gay friendly (something that is definitely NOT the case with Virginia Beach) with openly gay stores and venues in the midst of the resort area. While eating lunch we saw numerous same sex couples and one lesbian couple walking down the street holding hands. No one seemed to bat an eye at the phenomenon. In my view, Virginia Beach forfeits a huge amount of revenue by catering almost sxclusively to blue collar heterosexual families who spend less money than LGBT tourists and typically stay for shorter periods. Even if Virginia Beach had a limited area of the resort strip that was gay friendly, the city could take in more money - even if Pat Robertson went off the deep end. Meanwhile, places like Key West and Rehoboth laugh all the way to the bank and receive gay dollars that might otherwise have been spent in Virginia. As I have said many times, bigotry does carry a price with it.
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