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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

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

Home of Chicken and Waffles

Home of Chicken and Waffles

Jack London District

Asmara Restaurant

Asmara Restaurant

Brenda's Oakland

Brenda's Oakland

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