Albuquerque is a weird half-breed of Americanisms. The population, the largest of all the New Mexico cities, is a mixture of gays and lesbians, Native Americans, Hispanics, professionals and ranch workers, and the culture reflects the people. There is hot nightlife, square-dancing, museums of the... more

Culture

There are eight main museums in Albuquerque, all of which add to the melting pot of culture in the city. From the National Hispanic Cultural Centre to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Centre, the American International Rattlesnake Museum and the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology, pretty much everything of... more

Equality

Gays and lesbians are protected from homophobic discrimination and hate crimes. Civil partnership for gay couples is not yet legal, but gay couples or individuals are permitted to adopt, and lesbians are allowed to undergo artificial insemination. Thanks to the relatively large gay population, ga... more