Gay map for Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, California · 34.0522, -118.2437 · updated 2026-10-15

8hues is a map-based social community for adult (18+) gay men. In Los Angeles that means a map of who is around right now — message them, host something where you are, or start a video room. Free to use, and no card is needed to join.

Los Angeles on the map

The map opens centred on Los Angeles at 34.0522, -118.2437. The nearest other city with a page here is San Diego, 111 miles away — travel mode moves the map there and costs nothing, so neither one is out of reach from the other.

The other 3 cities in California with a page here: Sacramento, San Francisco, San Diego.

20 public places in and around Los Angeles are listed further down — 3 bars, 3 parks, 3 viewpoints, 2 cafés, 2 clubs, 2 community centres, 2 pubs, a garden, an LGBTQ+ venue and a nature reserve. Among them The New Jalisco Bar, 5 Points and Arroyo Seco Park. They come from OpenStreetMap, and each one opens the map centred on it.

Your location stays yours

Nobody is shown where you actually are — you appear at a fixed random point inside a circle you size yourself, 250 feet to 13 miles wide. You can browse invisibly and block anyone. Full detail in the privacy policy.

What it costs

Nothing to join, and no card is needed. The map, the messages and changing your location are free and unlimited. 8hues Plus is the optional paid tier.

Public places around Los Angeles

• The New Jalisco Bar — LGBTQ+ venue
• Elsanto Nino Community Center — community centre
• Arroyo Seco Park — park
• Ascot Hills Park — nature reserve
• Exposition Park Rose Garden — garden
• 5 Points — viewpoint
• The Edison — bar
• Casey's Irish — pub
• Club Galaxy — club
• Barbara's — café
• J-Town Senior Connection — community centre
• Miles Park — park
• Vista Viewpoint — viewpoint
• Library Bar — bar
• Closed (Was 1739 Pub) — pub
• The Smell — club
• Starbucks — café
• Peace Awareness Labyrinth and Gardens — park
• Point Grandview — viewpoint
• Clifton's Republic — bar

Place data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License.

Nearby cities

• San Diego, CA — 111 mi
• Las Vegas, NV — 228 mi
• San Francisco, CA — 347 mi
• Phoenix, AZ — 357 mi
• Sacramento, CA — 361 mi
• Carson City, NV — 363 mi

Getting started in Los Angeles

• Open the Los Angeles map and allow location, or drop yourself on it by hand.
• Set your privacy radius before anything else — it's in the menu.
• Read the safety guidance. Members are not identity-verified.