Provincetown /ˈprɒvɪnsˌtaʊn/ is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States. A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States Census,[3] Provincetown has a summer population as high as 60,000.[4] Often called "P-town" or "P'town",[5] the locale is known for its beaches, harbor, artists, tourist industry, and as a popular vacation destination for the LGBT+ community.
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Provincetown是同性戀大本營？陳兄冇解說；又標題有「Revisited」，故可能有舊帖解釋過，但陳兄未有提供連結。
ReplyDelete是否Provincetown對性別歧視、婚姻等法例特別寬鬆呢？我上網查探，原來不在性別法例，而在歷史下的政治原因：自西方航海年代發現了新大陸美洲之後，1620年有102名受英國迫害的清教徒坐上三桅帆船五月花號（Mayflower）移民到此，登岸就在鱈魚角（Cape Cob）的Provincetown（普羅威斯頓）。這批新移民在航途中自行訂立《五月花號公約》（Mayflower Compact），要在新處之地建立自治政府，以最大的寬容尊重公民的自由權利。
從此，普羅威斯頓成了藝術家、作家、LGBTQ+等各類異見者，和任何不拘一格之人的朝聖地。
網站ptowntourism.com這樣說：
「Provincetown is a community of tolerance. We have 400 years of history welcoming people.
Provincetown has long been connected to a sense of freedom, from the Pilgrims' first landing on its shores to the Town's enduring appeal for gay and lesbian travelers. Over the years, an eclectic mix of fishermen, whalers, artists, writers, Catholic Portuguese immigrants, and members of the LGBTQ+ community have called it home. Today, seasoned visitors and newcomers alike are still drawn to this sandy tip of the cape for its beauty, its color, and its sheer flamboyance.」
https://ptowntourism.com/history-and-legacy/
Provincetown是在麻州Cape Cod最尖端，離波士頓個多小時車程。每年有同性戀節，為同志或家庭渡假勝地，疫情過後，民宿400元一晚，6人租了3晚，都算合理。
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ReplyDelete陳兄的網誌是好讀的，尤其提及當年事，最傷痛或深刻的，是描述當年一位行船的已婚親戚掙了點錢，不屑錦衣夜行反倒中了美人計，錢財盡失抑鬱而終的往事。
要網誌好讀，內容外觀皆重要，一言蔽之即reader-friendly也，順此我冒昧提句，猜陳兄寫網帖是用手機的，站背、文背都給預設為白色，冇問題，但如果用PC閱讀，會發現網站底色耀黃，有點剌眼，看久了易令讀者眼疲。
又，引文常是copy and paste別個網站的資料，將文字格式都一併抄來了，用PC看明顯不協調，頗礙眼。
另外，陳兄嵌入YouTube錄像時慣刪掉預設功能，使聲畫冇法調教大細聲和清濁，要按入全像畫面才能，令讀者有點不便。
如果陳兄有閒，不妨考慮以上三點，畢竟尚有不少讀者還在用PC四圍去。陳兄可有看法？
貴博截圖：
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已是一把年紀，仍不時出網誌，正在偷笑，有朝一日，配額用完，就喺咁先喇！電腦技術有限，睇得幾多就幾多。上次去Provincetown是2019年，今年再去，老人家又少了一位。這裡華人叫Provincetown為基佬鎮，政治不正確，覺得同性戀大本營較中性。
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