Los Angeles has always drawn people who came west to create, begin again, and imagine a different future. Artists, performers, entrepreneurs, immigrants, activists, families, and dreamers have shaped a metropolitan region where identity is constantly being written, challenged, and reimagined.

The LGBTQIA+ history of Los Angeles stretches across film studios, neighborhood bars, publishing offices, community centers, health organizations, stages, beaches, and streets where people gathered to demand visibility and equal treatment. That story belongs not only to Hollywood and West Hollywood, but also to Silver Lake, Long Beach, Downtown Los Angeles, the Westside, the San Fernando Valley, and communities throughout Southern California.

Today, Pride Town Connect helps residents, visitors, families, and allies discover LGBTQIA+ friendly restaurants, hotels, healthcare providers, attorneys, real estate professionals, retailers, creative businesses, nightlife, and community organizations across the Los Angeles metropolitan region.