NW 39th Street Enclave
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English
The NW 39th Street Enclave, also known as "The Strip," "The Gayborhood," "May-Penn," "39th & Penn" or simply "39th Street" is a prominent lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) district in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The area is located along NW 39th Street in the city's northwest quadrant, one block west of Pennsylvania Avenue.<ref>May-Penn. Google Maps. https://www.google.com/maps/place/May-Penn,+Oklahoma+City,+OK+73112,+USA/@35.5106362,-97.5610677,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87b21a70a30c96ad:0x4f2fd560af550216!8m2!3d35.5103745!4d-97.5538371</ref><ref>Where is the 39th Street Strip? Gay OKC. https://web.archive.org/web/20080515134140/http://www.gayokc.com/visit.htm</ref>
Northwest 39th Street Enclave is home to many of Oklahoma's most popular gay and lesbian bars and nightclubs, in addition to a number of retail stores, eateries, and apartment complexes catering to Oklahoma City's LGBT community.<ref>Oklahoma City Lesbian Buyer's Guide. Oklahoma City Lesbians. https://web.archive.org/web/20080724194700/http://www.okclesbian.com/buyer.aspx</ref> While Oklahoma City's openly gay population is relatively average for a city of its size, the NW 39th Street Enclave is widely regarded as the largest gay and lesbian district in the Great Plains and central regions of the United States, and one of the largest in the South.<ref name=":0">Gay Oklahoma City: Home of the Cowboy. Gay Cities. https://oklahomacity.gaycities.com/</ref>
The NW 39th Street district attracts large numbers of gay and lesbian tourists, particularly on weekends, from elsewhere in Oklahoma and from the surrounding states of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New Mexico, and Texas.<ref name=":0" /> The neighborhood is also a popular stopping point for cross-country LGBT travelers.<ref name=":0" />
References
Template:Reflist Template:Downtown Oklahoma City Template:Oklahoma City Template:American gay villages