Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Community Resources
Pick an area to get all the resources the community provides:
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ANAHEIM
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CONVENTION & VISITORS CENTER
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 Anaheim/Orange County Convention and Visitors Bureau
800 W Katella Ave
Anaheim, CA 92802
855-405-5020
www.AnaheimOC.org
Your Southern California adventure starts here!
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CATALINA ISLAND
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & VISITORS CENTER
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 Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
#1 Green Pier
Avalon, CA 90704
310-510-1520
www.CatalinaChamber.com
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BUENA PARK
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CONVENTION & VISITORS CENTER
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 The California Welcome Center Buena Park
6601 Beach Blvd.
Buena Park, CA 90622
800-541-3953
www.VisitCalifornia.com
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IRVINE
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ADVOCACY
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 AIDS Walk Orange County
17982 Sky Park Circle, Ste. J
Irvine, CA 92614
949-809-5700
www.OCASF.org
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LAGUNA BEACH
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CONVENTION & VISITORS CENTER
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 Visit Laguna Beach
381 Forest Avenue
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
949-497-9229
www.LagunaBeachInfo.com
Laguna Beach is Southern California’s premier coastal destination, located midway between Los Angeles and San Diego.
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LONG BEACH
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ADVOCACY
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The Center Long Beach
 2017 E. 4th Street
Long Beach, CA 90814
(562) 434-4455
www.CenterLB.org
The Center offers a wide variety of services for the LGBT community. We invite you to visit us or contact us if you have questions.
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CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
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 Open Door Ministries
2221 Palo Verde Avenue #2G
Long Beach, CA 90815
562-925-3533
Info@OpenDoorLongBeach.org
www.OpenDoorLongBeach.org
Open Door is an open and affirming church where everyone is welcome. We are Biblically based and Christ-centered and offer our loving hearts and serving hands to all who walk through our open doors.
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 St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church
6201 East Willow Street
Long Beach, CA 90815
562-420-1311
Info@StGregorysChurch.com
www.StGregorysChurch.com
We strive to be a welcoming spiritual home for all ages and a place where each person’s gift of ministry is received and used to the honor and glory of God and to the benefit of His children in this place and community.
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CONVENTION & VISITORS CENTER
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 Long Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
301 E Ocean Blvd., Ste 1900
Long Beach, CA 90802
562-436-3645
800-452-7829
www.VisitLongBeach.com
The Long Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau is the official organization for convention and tourism marketing for the City of Long Beach.
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EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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 Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride
P.O. Box 2050
Long Beach, CA 90801
562-987-9191
www.LongBeachPride.com
To engage in and support bridge building activities that educate, encourage and celebrate LGBT inclusion and pride.
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LOS ANGELES
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ADVOCACY
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 AIDS Project Los Angeles
611 S. Kingley Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90005
213-201-1600
www.APLA.org
AIDS Project Los Angeles is dedicated to: improving the lives of people affected by HIV disease; reducing the incidence of HIV infection; and advocating for fair and effective HIV-related public policy.
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 Gay Asian Pacific Support Network
P.O. Box 691093
Los Angeles, CA 90069
213-368-3488
www.GAPSN.org
GAPSN is a brotherhood of gay and bisexual Asian Pacific Islander (API) men supporting and empowering each other. We create a safe space for all gay and bisexual men through our socials, raps, and political-advocacy work. We come from every Asian Pacific Islander background and represent all ages, careers, and stages of coming out. We are your brothers. We are your family.
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Los Angeles Gay & Lesbian Center
 1625 N. Schrader Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
(323) 993-7400
www.LAGLC.org
The Center provides a broad array of services for the LGBT community. Welcoming nearly a quarter-million ethnically diverse youth and adults each year.
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CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
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 Founders Metropolitan Community Church
4607 Prospect Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-669-3434
Info@MCCLA.org
www.MCCLA.org
We truly believe that God’s love is for all people.
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EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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 Los Angeles Pride
8235 Santa Monica Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90046
323-969-8302
www.LAPride.org
Christopher Street West Association, Inc. is a non-profit service organization within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender community, composed of volunteers committed to the goals of human rights, education, outreach, and better understanding within our community, as well as the non-LGBT community.
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CONVENTION & VISITORS CENTER
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 Downtown Los Angeles Tourism Visitor Information Center
900 Exposition Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90007
213-763-3466
www.DiscoverLosAngeles.com
Stop by for free maps, visitor guides and information to get the most from your visit to Los Angeles.
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Hollywood Los Angeles Visitors Information Center
6801 Hollywood Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90028
323-467-6412
www.DiscoverLosAngeles.com
Multilingual staffs answer visitors’ travel questions and provide directions, recommendations and public transportation information.
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NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
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ADVOCACY
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 Everyone Is Gay
556 S Fair Oaks Avenue
Suite 101 #490
Pasadena, CA 91105
www.EveryoneIsGay.com
Everyone Is Gay provides advice to LGBTQ youth and works to foster compassionate school environments and communities.
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 My Kid Is Gay
556 S Fair Oaks Avenue
Suite 101 #490
Pasadena, CA 91105
www.MyKidIsGay.com
My Kid Is Gay is an online advice-based resource for families and communities of LGBTQ youth.
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The Trevor Project
 Teen Suicide Hotline
The Trevor project is a national organization focused on crisis and suicide prevention efforts among the LGBTQ youth.
866-4-U-Trevor
(866) 488-7386
www.thetrevorproject.org
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE & VISITORS CENTER
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 National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce®
729 15th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-234-9181
www.NGLCC.org
The NGLCC is the business voice of the LGBT community.
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ONTARIO
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CONVENTION & VISITORS CENTER
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Greater Ontario Convention & Visitors Bureau
2000 E Convention Center Way
Ontario, CA 91764
909-937-3000
www.DiscoverLosAngeles.com
Provides business and travel groups and meeting professionals with an unbiased, comprehensive resource when booking a tour, convention, meeting or event within the cities of Ontartio and Rancho Cucamonga, California, and beyond.
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OXNARD
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CONVENTION & VISITORS CENTER
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The California Welcome Center Oxnard
1000 Town Center Dr.
Oxnard, CA 93036
805-988-0717
www.VisitCalifornia.com
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SANTA ANA
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ADVOCACY
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 The Center Orange County
1605 N. Spurgeon St.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 953-5428
www.thecenteroc.org
For 40 years The Center OC has been advocating on behalf of Orange County LGBT community, working to ensure its well-being through a wide variety of programs and services.
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EVENTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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 Orange County LGBT Pride
Broadway & 4th St.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
714-794-5428
www.PrideOC.com
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SANTA BARBARA
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ADVOCACY
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Pacific Pride Foundation
 126 E. Haley Street, Ste. A-11
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
(805) 963-3636 x 103
www.PrideFoundation.org
Proudly provides services to the HIV/AIDS and LGBT communities of Santa Barbara County. All our programs are free or low cost and offered in English and Spanish through our offices in Santa Barbara & Santa Maria.
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TORRANCE
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ADVOCACY
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South Bay Center
 16610 Crenshaw Blvd.
Torrance, CA 90504
310-328-6550
www.SouthBayCenter.org
This LGBT Community Organization is to provide a focal point for the members of our community in the South Bay for education, social interaction, personal growth, and political power, and to foster public understanding of our community.
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CONVENTION & VISITORS CENTER
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Discover Torrance Visitors Bureau
3400 Torrance Blvd, Ste 100
Torrance, CA 90503
310-802-7777
www.DiscoverLosAngeles.com
The beach city of Torrance is centrally located in LA’s South Bay, just 10 miles south of LAX.
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WEST HOLLYWOOD
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ADVOCACY
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 Gay Peace Officers Association of Southern California
P.O. Box 691183
West Hollywood, CA 90069
www.GPOASC.org
The primary purpose of the GPOA is to provide a safe and supportive forum in which LGBT officers and law enforcement professionals can tackle the many difficult challenges they face in the workplace and at home such as discrimination and coming out.
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CHURCHES AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS
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 St. Ambrose
1281 N Fairfax Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90046
StAmbrosech@aol.com
www.St-Ambrose.com
We warmly welcome all who seek the spiritual life that the Roman Catholic faith and our community have to offer. Our Lord Jesus Christ has given us so much for which we are thankful!
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 St. Victor Catholic Church
1281 N Fairfax Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90046
StAmbrosech@aol.com
www.SaintVictor.org
St. Victor’s parish promotes Christian love, participation, and unity among its diverse members in a media intense area around the celebration and contemplation of the Eucharist.
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CONVENTION & VISITORS CENTER
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 Visit West Hollywood
8687 Melrose Ave, Ste M-38
West Hollywood, CA 90069
www.VisitWestHollywood.com
Official Guide to West Hollywood.
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