Austin Among Nation's Most LGBTQ-Inclusive Cities

AUSTIN, TX — In observance of Pride Month and ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the Texas capital city has emerged as among the nation's most inclusive cities.

The newly released findings from Yelp are contained in its "Top 20 Most Inclusive Cities" list. Researchers compiled the list as a primer for Yelp users to identify businesses that are especially friendly to the LGBTQ+ community, analysts noted.

Central to the findings was Yelp's business attribute feature found on its app. Through this app feature, users can find business offering gender-neutral restrooms and other tactics of diversity and inclusion. The "open to all" notation on the app speaks to showcased businesses' philosophies of being open to everyone "... "regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion or disability."

Given that reckoning, here's Yelp's top 20 most inclusive cities:

1. San Francisco, California
2. Los Angeles, California
3. Portland, Oregon
4. Seattle, Washington
5. Austin, Texas
6. Washington, D.C.
7. Phoenix, Arizona
8. Denver, Colorado
9. Las Vegas, Nevada
10. New York, New York
11. Tucson, Arizona
12. Miami, Florida
13. Honolulu, Hawaii
14. Boston, Massachusetts
15. Chicago, Illinois
16. Salt Lake City, Utah
17. Charleston, South Carolina
18. Providence, Rhode Island
19. Baltimore, Maryland
20. Tampa, Florida
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Additionally, Yelp is giving away free window decals to business owners wanting to showcase their identities as an "LGBTQ+ Owned Business" on their storefront. Those wishing to receive a decal should click here. Check out the decal here.