Quote Originally Posted by casscorridor View Post
As far as "gayborhoods," Ferndale is a rather atypical example compared to other American cities, as it is located outside of the city proper. It is also extremely white, and not really that gay, seems to be just a place where white kids from other suburbs move to because they are afraid of the city.
I get a very different impression of Ferndale. It's hardly "extremely white", in fact the schools are overwhelmingly black.

Adults in the city, are rather diverse, both racially and economically. Everything from rednecks to African Americans to young singles of all stripes.

And I don't think someone would move to Ferndale if they were "afraid of the city". They're practically in the city, and many of the Detroit problems are now Ferndale problems. They've had multiple gun incidents in schools, some white flight, some decay, along with gentrification and more positive trends.