LGBT culture in New York City New York, geared toward the LGBT community, is located in Hell's Kitchen. Brooklyn is home to a large and growing number of same-sex couples. Same-sex marriages in New York were legalized on June 24, 2011 and were authorized to take place beginning 30 days thereafter. The Park Slope neighborhood spearheaded the popularity of Brooklyn among lesbians, and Prospect Heights has an LGBT residential presence. Numerous neighborhoods have since become home to LGBT communities. Elmhurst and Jackson Heights, Queens, are focal hubs for the transgender community of New York City. Astoria has an emerging LGBT presence. Queens is also becoming a
Gordon Heights, New York Gordon Heights, New York Gordon Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 4,042 at the 2010 census. Gordon Heights is in the Town of Brookhaven. Gordon Heights is located at (40.857498, -72.966437). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.80%, is water. Undeveloped areas surrounding Spring Lake were later developed into a golf course (Spring Lake Golf Club) and a gated housing development (Strathmore on the Green), both with entry only from West Bartlett Road in Middle