Gay & LGBTQ+ friendly cities to visit from Los Angeles

Trips from Los Angeles to the world's most LGBTQ+ friendly cities, each with the neighborhood to stay in and the cheapest round trip we've seen recently.

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San Francisco (SFO)San Francisco's Castro, one of the world's best-known gay neighborhoodsNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
New York (JFK)New York, from the Stonewall Inn in the West Village to Hell's KitchenNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Chicago (ORD)Chicago's Northalsted (Boystown) and AndersonvilleNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Seattle (SEA)Seattle's Capitol Hill, the heart of the city's LGBTQ+ lifeNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Portland (PDX)Portland, one of the most LGBTQ+ welcoming cities in the USNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Austin (AUS)Austin's welcoming Fourth Street and its live-music sceneNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
New Orleans (MSY)New Orleans and the French Quarter's gay barsNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Atlanta (ATL)Atlanta's Midtown, the center of LGBTQ+ life in the SouthNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Washington (DCA)Washington's Dupont Circle and Logan CircleNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Montreal (YUL)Montréal's Village, one of the largest gay villages in North AmericaNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Toronto (YYZ)Toronto's Church-Wellesley VillageNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Vancouver (YVR)Vancouver's Davie VillageNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Mexico City (MEX)Mexico City's Zona Rosa and Roma; marriage equality nationwide since 2022No matching fare savedSearch other dates
Buenos Aires (EZE)Buenos Aires, capital of the first country in Latin America with marriage equality (2010)No matching fare savedSearch other dates
Sao Paulo (GRU)São Paulo, home of the world's largest Pride paradeNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
London (LHR)London's Soho and VauxhallNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Amsterdam (AMS)Amsterdam, in the first country where same-sex couples could marry, in 2001No matching fare savedSearch other dates
Berlin (BER)Berlin's Schöneberg, a gay neighborhood since the 1920sNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Madrid (MAD)Madrid's Chueca and one of Europe's biggest Pride celebrationsNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Barcelona (BCN)Barcelona's Eixample, nicknamed the Gaixample, with Sitges nearbyNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Lisbon (LIS)Lisbon's Príncipe RealNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Paris (CDG)Paris and Le MaraisNo matching fare savedSearch other dates
Copenhagen (CPH)Copenhagen, in the first country to recognize same-sex partnerships, in 1989No matching fare savedSearch other dates
Reykjavik (KEF)Reykjavík, in one of the most LGBTQ+ friendly countries in the worldNo matching fare savedSearch other dates

About these places

Every place here has legal same-sex relationships and an established LGBTQ+ scene. Laws and attitudes can differ outside the main neighborhoods and change over time, so check your government's travel advice before you go.

Facts checked October 7, 2026. Sources: ILGA World legal database

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