AdvertisementHow Did Tacoma, Wash., Get To Be America's 'Gayest City'?January 19, 2013NPR StafffacebookEmailTacoma, Wash., tops The Advocate magazine's list of "Gayest Cities in America." It was followed by Springfield, Mass., and Spokane, Wash. Advocate editor Matthew Breen says marriage equality gave the advantage to cities in Washington state this year. (USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory)