Omaha gay life
Gay Omaha
Bordered by the Missouri River and the Platte River, Omaha Nebraska has many beautiful waterfront parks. Boasting the country’s largest urban arts colony, the capital has the nation's largest community playhouse, the third largest children's theater, an opera, a symphony, and a major art museum. Council Bluffs, part of the metropolitan area, is just across the Missouri River in Iowa.
With more than 1million people living within a mile radius, it’s no surprise Omaha has a sizable gay group. It shows its true colors for Heartland Pride Sunlight every June, in Omaha.
Getting here
Omaha’s Eppley Airfield is about 7 miles northwest of the city. Taxis, shuttle buses and the number 16 Metro bus are available to take you downtown. Amtrak trains also cease here.
Getting around
Renting a vehicle is the top way to earn around. The Omaha Metro has buses to get you around on universal transportation for $ The Downtown Transit Center, (two blocks of 16th St between Dodge and Farnam), is the major hub for connections to most
Omaha LGBTQIA+ Pride
Omaha welcomes visitors from the LGBTQIA+ people and offers an inclusive, hospitable environment at all attractions, events, restaurants and hotels. The mayor has an LGBTQ+ advisory committee and the city enforces its anti-discrimination laws.
Omaha actively supports the LGBTQIA+ community through arts, sports and community engagement. Grab your friends and head to Omaha for celebrations fond of the annual Heartland Celebration festivities or the monthly Benson First Friday, which shows its pride year-round. The Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge, aka Bob,
is lit up every June to celebrate Pride Month. In performing arts, BLUEBARN Theatre, Omaha Community Playhouse and Opera Omaha stage productions with LGBTQIA+ actors and themes and cast diverse actors. The city&#x;s visual arts scene&#x;from Scorching Shops Art Center to Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts&#x;presents works from LGBTQIA+ artists. River City Mixed Chorus, one of the nation&#x;s first LGBTQIA+ mixed choirs, presents quarterly concerts, usually hosted at an Omaha Performing Arts (OPA) venue. OPA
Omaha Gay City Guide: Making Your Home in the Heartland
Situated on the banks of the Missouri River, Omaha is a heartland city well-known for its pioneer history, museums, and warm and welcoming spirit. Even better, it is home to a growing and diverse LGBTQ community. If you make your home here in the heartland, chances are, you’ll be glad you did.
A Look at Omaha’s History
Like much of the American West, Omaha sits on a piece of land originally secured by Thomas Jefferson as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Following a treaty with the Omaha tribe, The Nebraska Territory was created as part of the Kansas-Nebraska Execute and the City of Omaha itself was founded in July of In the s and s, it emerged as an industrial hub of the Midwest because it was chosen as a hub for the transcontinental railroad, and it has continued to grow steadily since that time. Today, several major corporations including Kiewit Corporation, Berkshire Hathaway, Union Pacific Corporation, and Joint of Omaha are headquartered in Omaha, among others. Nearly , people call Omaha home, making it the
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