West Hollywood, California is a village.
A gay village ( also known as a gay neighborhood , gay enclave , gayvenue , gay ghetto , gaytto , gay district , gay mecca or gayborhood ) is a geographical area with generally recognized boundaries , inhabited or frequented by a large number of lesbian , gay , bisexual , and transgender ( LGBT ) people . Among the most famous gay villages are New York City 's Greenwich Village , Chelsea , and Hell 's Kitchen neighborhoods ; Boston 's South End and Provincetown , Massachusetts ; Philadelphia 's Washington Square West ; Washington D.C. 's Dupont Circle ; London 's Soho , Birmingham 's Gay Village , and Manchester 's Canal Street , all in England ; Los Angeles County 's West Hollywood ; as well as Barcelona Province 's Sitges , Toronto 's Church and Wellesley neighborhood , San Francisco 's Castro , Madrid 's Chueca , Berlin 's Schöneberg , Le Marais in Paris , Green Point in Cape Town and Melville in Johannesburg , South Africa . West Hollywood, California . It is considered one of the most prominent gay villages in the United States .