Pride Town Connect · Community Business Referrals
Community Referral · Business Discovery · Year-Round Visibility

Know a business that should be easier to find?

Tell Pride Town Connect about an LGBTQIA+ friendly business, organization or professional that may belong in our growing national discovery platform. You can refer someone you know — or submit your own business for consideration.

Community RecommendationsThoughtful referrals are welcome year-round
Business Owners WelcomeSubmit your own business for consideration
Curated ReviewSubmission does not guarantee inclusion
Program Update · August 12, 2026
The Summer 2026 referral incentive has concluded.

Moving forward, referrals are part of our community discovery process. We welcome recommendations and review each submission for eligibility, relevance, community benefit, business fit and alignment with Pride Town Connect's purpose. When there is a strong fit, directory inclusion can create value in both directions — helping our community discover welcoming businesses while giving participating businesses another opportunity for visibility, connection and growth.

Why a Referral Matters

Thoughtful discovery helps build a stronger, more useful directory.

Pride Town Connect builds curated collections of LGBTQIA+ friendly businesses, services and resources. Community recommendations help us identify businesses that may strengthen the directory, serve our community well and benefit from meaningful visibility among people actively looking for welcoming businesses and services. Each submission is reviewed for eligibility, relevance, business fit and alignment with our platform standards before directory consideration.

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Help us identify businesses that align with our mission.

A thoughtful recommendation can bring a welcoming business or service provider to our attention for eligibility review, research and directory consideration — creating the possibility of a mutually beneficial connection between the business, Pride Town Connect and the people we serve.

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Strengthen our curated collections.

Our collections are shaped through review, relevance and community need. Referrals can help us identify eligible businesses that complement a category, city or community while also creating an opportunity for those businesses to reach people actively seeking welcoming places, professionals and services.

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Build a directory with purpose.

The strongest directory is one shaped by relevance, care and community knowledge. When the fit is right, Pride Town Connect becomes more useful for people searching by need, location and industry while giving participating businesses another path to visibility, connection and potential growth.

The strongest connections create value in both directions — helping our community discover welcoming businesses while giving aligned businesses opportunities to build visibility, connection and growth.

Two ways to help us discover a business.

You do not need to represent the business to recommend it. And if you are the owner, manager or authorized representative, you are welcome to tell us about your own business directly.

Community Referral

“I know a business you should look at.”

Tell us what the business does, where it is located, who we may contact and why you believe it may align with Pride Town Connect's mission and community.

Business Self-Submission

“I own or represent a business you may want to feature.”

Business owners and representatives may submit their own information for review.

Business Referral Form

Tell us who we should know.

Share as much accurate business information as you have. If you do not know an optional field, leave it blank rather than guessing.

Please share personal experiences only if you are comfortable doing so. Pride Town Connect will conduct its own review and does not treat a referral as formal verification.

Submitting this information does not guarantee a listing or outreach. This self-contained form will open your device's email application with the referral information prepared for Pride Town Connect. Send that email to complete your submission.

For Business Owners

Discover consideration is free. Every submission is reviewed for eligibility and directory fit.

Eligible businesses may be considered for a complimentary Discover listing following review. Discover consideration is separate from paid advertising and is intended to expand useful LGBTQIA+ friendly business discovery while giving eligible businesses another opportunity to build visibility, connect with new audiences and support future growth.

A referral or self-submission does not guarantee publication, approval, a particular category or city placement, permanent inclusion, featured status, search ranking or any advertising benefit.

Businesses that want expanded visibility may separately explore Pride Town Connect's paid LGBTQIA+ advertising, featured placement and partnership options.

Community discovery and business advertising can support one another — but they are not the same thing.
Referral Questions

Before you send a business our way.

A community referral is simply an invitation for Pride Town Connect to take a closer look.

What happened to the referral incentive program?

The Summer 2026 referral incentive concluded August 12, 2026. Referrals now move through our eligibility, alignment and directory-fit review process.

Can I submit my own business?

Yes. Owners, managers and authorized representatives are welcome to submit their business.

Does a referral guarantee a free listing?

No. Pride Town Connect may consider a business for a complimentary Discover listing, but inclusion is discretionary.

Does the business have to buy LGBTQ advertising?

No. Community referrals and Discover consideration are separate from paid LGBTQIA+ advertising.

Does Pride Town Connect certify the business as LGBTQIA+ friendly?

No. A referral or listing is not a formal certification and cannot guarantee every individual customer experience.

Please share business information in good faith and avoid submitting sensitive personal information that is not needed for ordinary business outreach. Pride Town Connect may use referral information to evaluate a business, perform research or contact the business. For additional information about site practices, review our Privacy & Terms page.