The Metropolitan Business Association of Orlando (MBA Orlando) is the LGBT Chamber of Commerce serving the Greater Orlando Metropolitan area, a region that ranks 9th in the nation in number of LGBT-identified residents.

The organization was first formed in 1992 as a way for LGBT business professionals to network and support each other in their business and professional pursuits. In March 2011, MBA Orlando moved into its Chamber of Commerce building in Thornton Park.

Today, the MBA boasts over 200 business organizations and professionals, working together to achieve community solidarity, professional and business success, and advocacy through economics. We accomplish these achievements through monthly networking/social events, community forums, financial and logistical support of local non-profit organizations that serve the LGBT community, and the Come Out With Pride event.   

Orlando's Pride Parade history began with a small rally in 1992 organized by a hesitant group who marched to City Hall in the name of equality for the LGBT community.  In 2005, an inspired group of UCF students and community LGBT leaders in Orlando decided to move the Pride parade and rally to October to align with the National Coming Out Day event on October 11 and to take advantage of the cooler fall days.  Thus, Come Out With Pride was born.

The MBA’s annual Come Out With Pride is now Central Florida's signature LGBT Pride event and is one of the largest Gay Pride events in the country. Each year Come Out with Pride draws over 75,000 people to the shores of Lake Eola and provides a joyful platform for the entire LGBT Community to celebrate our authentic lives.