Wilton Manors, also known as “The Island City”, is an internationally-known LGBTQ destination. This Greater Fort Lauderdale city is known as the “Second-Gayest City” in the United States next to Provincetown in Massachusetts, with gay couples per 1, residents. Its epicenter, Wilton Drive, is also home to more than 40 LGBTQ-friendly and LGBTQ-owned businesses. South Florida Gay.