FOUNDING BUSINESS & COMMUNITY PARTNER PORTAL

Show our community
they belong here.

Join the local network connecting LGBTQ+ people and allies with businesses, services, and spaces that choose to visibly support Escondido's community.

Founding Partner applications are open nowNo fee to apply

Founding Partners help shape the network before public launch. Esco Pride is developed and operated by OutAt Inc., a California C corporation.

No fee to applyEarly partner applications are free and reviewed individually.
Verified app profileBe discoverable where the community is looking.
Official partner badgeMake your support visible in-person or online.
Local participationOffers, passport check-ins, meetups, and more.

CHOOSE HOW YOU SHOW UP

Three partner types.
One trusted network.

Businesses and organizations may qualify for more than one category.

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PRIDE PARTNER

Show visible support year-round.

For storefronts and service businesses ready to visibly support the community year-round, with optional Pride Month activations.

  • Offer a special, event, product, donation, or meaningful community benefit when it fits your business
  • Receive a verified listing in the app
  • Display the official Pride Partner decal or digital badge
  • Optionally activate Pride Passport check-ins
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WELCOMING PLACE

Provide an affirming physical location.

For locations where LGBTQ+ people and allies can expect respectful treatment and visible support.

  • Maintain a welcoming, nondiscriminatory environment
  • Ensure staff understand what the badge represents
  • Display the Welcoming Place decal
  • Offer reasonable basic assistance when someone needs a public place to pause or seek help

The badge represents a commitment to welcome and assist; it is not a guarantee against every possible incident.

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ONLINE PARTNER

Support the community without a storefront.

For online shops, creators, wellness providers, consultants, artists, and remote services.

  • Receive a verified online profile in the app
  • Display the official digital partner badge
  • Link the badge to your verified Esco Pride profile
  • Optionally offer a year-round or Pride Month promotion or benefit

YOUR BUSINESS IN THE APP

More than a name on a list.

Approved profiles can include your story, current hours, contact information, accessibility details, Pride offers, photos, events, meetup participation, and passport check-ins.

✓ Searchable local profile ✓ Map and category discovery ✓ Pride offer visibility ✓ Community check-in activity
VERIFIED PRIDE PARTNER
OPEN TODAY

Your Business Name

Welcoming local business · Escondido, CA

CURRENT COMMUNITY OFFERYour special, event, or community benefit appears here.

COMMUNITY STANDARDS

The badge has to mean something.

Participation is reviewed and may be paused or removed when a business no longer meets the commitment.

01

Welcome respectfully

Treat customers, employees, guests, and community members with dignity regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

02

Stand behind the badge

Owners, managers, and customer-facing staff should understand what Esco Pride participation represents.

03

Keep details current

Maintain accurate hours, offers, links, accessibility information, and participation status.

04

Address concerns

Work in good faith with Esco Pride if a serious harassment or discrimination concern is reported.

OPTIONAL WAYS TO PARTICIPATE

Give the community a reason to walk through your door.

Businesses can choose the opportunities that fit their space, audience, schedule, and capacity.

🥑

Passport check-ins

Let app members scan a business QR code and collect an Avi stamp.

Pride specials

Offer a discount, product, event, sample, donation, or other meaningful benefit.

🫶

Meetup hosting

Share available dates and capacity for an all-ages or adult community gathering.

📸

Community moments

Submit approved photos, events, and updates for possible in-app features.

HOW APPROVAL WORKS

Simple, clear, and built for trust.

1Apply

Tell us about your business, participation, and community commitment.

2Review

Esco Pride checks fit, accuracy, and agreement with community standards.

3Activate

Approved partners receive badge guidance and app onboarding details.

4Show up

Keep your profile current and participate in the ways that fit your business.

PARTNER APPLICATION

Tell us how your business wants to show up.

This early application opens a prepared email to Esco Pride. Your information is also saved on this device as you work, so you can leave and return without starting over.

1 Business information
2 Partner type

Select every category that applies. At least one is required.

3 Your participation
4 Community commitment

Your draft stays in this browser until you choose to prepare the email. No information is silently submitted. Review the privacy notice.