The neighborhood typically sees thousands of visitors each weekend, on top of its nearly 20,300 residents.Ī sign of Gay City downtown Capitol Hill. I don’t think it affected us until probably a month to three months in, when we realized that we probably will never go back to those places ever again.”Ĭapitol Hill is known for its rainbow crosswalks, gay and lesbian bars, pride parades, and historic LGBTQ businesses.
“Most people in the LGBTQIA+ considered bars a better safe space than most of our own personal residences,” Bradshaw said.
