The City is a joint sponsor of the Stonewall Pride Parade and Street Festival that takes place in June in Wilton Manors and attracts approximately 35,000 participants from across the state, country, and globe.

The City regularly partners with LGBT+ organizations and is home to the Pride Center at Equality Park, Broward County’s gay and lesbian community center.

The City of Wilton Manors has embraced its reputation as a destination for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. In 2012, and again in subsequent years, Wilton Manors was named by South Florida Gay News (SFGN) as the Best City in its “Best of Competition” You can read the story here. With a large percentage of the population identifying as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender Wilton Manors has been a progressive place to live, work and play for many years.

The City of Wilton Manors is a place where diversity is not tolerated, but embraced. Inquiries regarding LGBT+ life in Wilton Manors can be directed to the LGBT+ Community Liaison in the City Manager's Office).Īs a result of the 2010 US Census, the City of Wilton Manors was named the “Second gayest City” in the United States.