15 Reasons why Ventura, CA is LGBT friendly!!!

15 Reasons why Ventura, CA is LGBT friendly!!!
1. Dog beaches that allows for off leash playing
2. Great shopping in the downtown area (mom-pop own businesses)
3. Great dinning (from cheap to high end)
4. Great entertainment (Rubicon Theatre Company http://www.rubicontheatre.org/)
5. Lots of book stores (used and new)
6. Nice caring neighbors
7. Great weather
8. Lots of public ART, as well as Art galleries
9. City life with small-beach town feel
10. City of Ventura development plan to make it an "ART City" (get it while you can, when real estate is still affordable) http://www.ci.ventura.ca.us/
11. Great schools
12. Close to LA and Santa Barbara
13. Clean Ocean air
14. Year-around farmer's market
15. Lots of cultural and art festivals in downtown year around

Ventura, CA next LGBT city!!!

Hi All,

Just thought I share this with LGBT members who are in the market for housing. Ventura, CA is the place to be—the downtown area. It is untouched for the most part and has everything we need in a city. Good schools, good shopping, good dinning, good art and culture, and awesome beaches and amazing weather.

My partner and I moved to Ventura, CA not too long ago and to our amazement all our neighbors welcomed us warm heartedly. This is after living in SF for 7 years. The housing market is still affordable and I would like to see more LGBT who want community and a family to move in and make this town the next big SF or West Hollywood. Or even to have this as a second home for holidays or weekends. There are several LGBT couples and families here already, and it would be wonderful if more moved here to build a stronger community. Ultimately, it would be awesome to have Ventura Pride someday.

In solidarity!