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Pride in Oakland

Come as you are. Oakland embraces the original and the creative. Visitors and residents alike feel free to be themselves here and immerse themselves in our diverse city.

Our inclusive community will make you feel safe to explore as you wish, but here are a few businesses that are owned, or well-respected, by our friends in the LGBTQ+ community to help get your planning started! 

Special Pride Events
 

LGBTQ Flag
Oakland PrideFest

Hear from locals and visitors!
 

Jen Biesty
Celebrity Chef Jen Biesty Dishes on Fave Spots
Biesty is the chef-owner at Shakewell, the Mediterranean tapas restaurant and bar on Oakland’s Lakeshore Avenue. Originally from Brooklyn, Biesty attended culinary school in...
UGC queer @thecurlyvshow
Queer Culture In Oakland
When California’s laid-back and welcoming culture is met with a fierce passion for preserving social justice– you get Oakland: a city consistently ranked as one of...

Showcasing LGBTQ+ Arts
 

Betti Ono
Betti Ono Gallery
Betti Ono Gallery is a progressive gallery focused on uplifting marginalized groups through thought-provoking experimental art. The gallery is black-owned and women-owned and invested...
New Parkway Theater
The New Parkway Theater
A movie theater, performance space, and community venue, The New Parkway Theater shows LGBTQ+ movies that you may not see at your local-mega-plex. 
Diving Swallow Tattoo Sign
Diving Swallow Tattoo
If you want to collaborate on some body art of your own, stop by Diving Swallow Tattoo and General Store. Staffed entirely by women and gender queer artists, they are skilled on working...

Nightlife, Shopping and More
 

Additional Resources
 

Oakland LGBTQ Community Center
where to eat
Shakewell
Shakewell
Grand Lake
Tay Ho Oakland
Tay Ho Oakland
Chinatown
Home of Chicken and Waffles
Home of Chicken and Waffles
Jack London District
Cafe Gabriela
Cafe Gabriela
Old Oakland
Asmara Restaurant
Asmara Restaurant
Temescal
Miss Ollie's
Miss Ollie's
Old Oakland
Super Juiced
Super Juiced
Old Oakland
Brenda's Oakland
Brenda's Oakland
Temescal
Nick's Pizza
Nick's Pizza
North Oakland

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