The Gay/Lesbian Index was developed by Gary Gates, a demographer at UCLA, and it displays the proportion of same-sex couples to heterosexual couples in a given metro area compared to the rest of the nation. An index value of 2, for example, means the proportion of gays in an area is twice what it is in the rest of the country.

San Francisco tops the list, not surprisingly, with New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Washington, D.C. also making the top 20. The list reportedly shows that the myth that gays only inhabit “urban enclaves” is largely untrue.

“Gay people live everywhere,” Gates said, “in cities, suburbs, and even in the country—one in seven same-sex couples live in rural areas.”

However, the metrics used in determining the “gayest” cities have drawn fire. “Shouldn’t the gayest cities be the ones that feel the most culturally queer?” asks Gawker’s Richard Lawson. Petaluma, Cal., tops New York City at number two, not because of its gay-friendly culture, but because of sheer numbers. Lawton brings into question the attempt to measure something that’s mostly not measurable—a city’s general sense of “gayness” and “normyness.”

Meanwhile, in fashion news, iconic designer Diane Von Furstenberg revealed that the secret to success—at least for normy gals—is to emulate one of nature’s most potent pussies—the leopard. In an interview commemorating the launch of the Sidewalk Catwalk Exhibit in NYC, la DVF gushed: “There’s something about a woman who feels feline … and it’s kind of nice to feel feline.”

On the longstanding popularity of her “easy access” wrap dress (often in leopard print), the designer added, “It’s a dress that always reflects the beginning of your life. It’s like, ‘Oh, I met my boyfriend,’ ‘Oh, I got my first job,’ ‘Oh, I just got laid.’”