It's huge. Spanning miles and miles.

When you're here, you'll notice a striking thing about this city is that it never ends. City connected to city for miles and miles.

What is known worldwide as Los Angeles is really made up of many, many cities both incorporated and unincorporated.

Many belong to Los Angeles city, some belong to Los Angeles county, and others close by belong to other counties.

All connected there are 20 million people connected with few gaps.

This huge metropolitan area contains the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, Kern, Riverside, and San Bernardino.

Scattered amongst these 20 million people are an estimated 2.5 million gay and lesbian residents.

In the early days of the evolution of the gay scene in Los Angeles, gay bars were located close to residents in small gay areas located in many areas spanning the many counties.

Once special area located right in the center of the city of Los Angeles has recently become the center of all gay activies in the city.

While surrounding areas have struggled to maintain much gay presence, this amazing gay friendly city has flourished, and now offers such a lavish gay experience that is now the centerpoint of all gay activity in the entire area.

With 21 gay bars including many multimillion dollar gay entertainment venues, 69 gay restaurants, and 26 gay shops, Gay West Hollywood is the gay centerpiece of Los Angeles. The fun never ends with 250 Gay Sports teams, 30 gay social groups, and beautiful gay beaches.

Learn more about Gay West Hollywood.

Or, if you're not planning to come
to West Hollywood, learn about
the best Gay Bars in Long Beach and
the best Gay Bars in Los Angeles