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Provincetown: Bear Week Extravaganza!

Provincetown is often described at "New England's gay mecca". We're not sure what a gay mecca is, exactly, but we can report that many of the businesses are gay-owned or operated, and many (but not all) of the tourists there are gay. We still saw plenty of families and straight couples--getting overcharged at a fried fish restaurant knows no bounds of sexual orientation--but ultimately, it's simply a beach town where you're likely to see a drag queen/Cher impersonator whizzing down the main drag of Commercial street on a Razor scooter.

We had the added bonus of being in Provincetown for the start of Provincetown Bear Week 2006. (There did seem to be a lot of Ironworkers on the ferry!) Bears are gay men who embrace a more natural look--less waxing and more belly--though the definition of a bear tends to be quite broad (and we kept asking).

Bear Week will continue through the 15th, though events that you've already missed include Woof on the Wharf, the Bear-B-Que, and Leather and Chrome Night. If you arrive this weekend, you may still catch the Underbear Party on Saturday night. It was all a hell of a lot more interesting than being in Vegas during an accountant's convention, that's for sure.

[Image via Kate Sullivan]

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