Out the Sun: Florida’s Top 10 Gay Beach | VISIT FLORIDA

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• CALLG ALL OLD GAY BEARS... - THE WORTHGTON GUT HOE
• OUT THE SUN: FLORIDA’S TOP 10 GAY BEACH
• 2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORSMATTHEW LTERPRINTMATTHEW (HE/HIS/HIM) WAS BORN FORT CAMPBELL KENTUCKY AND RAISED THE TAMPA BAY AREA AND ALSO TENNSEE. HE N NAVIGATE THE BY CY LIFE WHILE STILL GIVG YOU ANY ADVICE ON THE FARM LIFE. MATT JT RECENTLY DISVERED THE TAMPA BAY BEARS AND LOV THE SENSE OF MUNY HAS BROUGHT TO MY LIFE. I’M A REALTOR THAT WORKS THE TAMPA BAY AREA AND SURROUNDG UNTI. HIS GOALS ARE TO BRG NEW IAS TO THE TAMPA BAY BEARS. “NO GREATER REWARD IS GIVEN THEN SERVG YOUR MUNY” SAYS MATT. HE LOV TO TRAVEL AND IS ALWAYS DOWN FOR A NEW ADVENTURE OM A DAY AT THE BEACH TO A CISE DOWN TO THE BAHAMAS. JIMMY GARCIATREASURERJIMMY (HE/HIM/HIS) IS A NATIVE FLORIDIAN, ORIGALLY OM FORT LRDALE BUT HAS LIVED THE TAMPA BAY AREA FOR THE LAST 35 YEARS. PROFSNALLY HE IS A FLORIDA LICENSED REAL ESTATE PROFSNAL WH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE RINTIAL SAL AND A SPECIALIZATN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FOR VTORS. HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE TAMPA BAY BEARS FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS AND VOLUNTEERED TO JO THE BOARD TO OFFER HIS EXPERIENCE TO THE MUNY. JIMMY IS AN EAGLE SUT WH MANY YEARS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE VERG MULTIPLE ANIZATNS. HE NTRIBUT BACK TO THE LGBT MUNY BY DONATG IS TIME TO ANIZATNS LIKE THE TAMPA BAY BEARS AND GASPARILLA ANNUAL GAM MIXED EVENT(GAGME) BOWLG ANIZATN. HE ENJOYS MOST EVERYTHG FLORIDA, OM THE BEACH, PARKS & MPG TO THE MOVI AND DG WH IENDS. NATE CROSBYBOARD MEMBER AT LARGEI HAVE TREMENDO PTH OF EXPERIENCE AS A BOARD MEMBER AT FREDIDANCE PROJECT A NON- PROF DANCE PANY. I HAVE BEEN THE BOARD PRINT AND CURRENTLY I'M THE BOARD TREASURER. IN MY FULL-TIME REER, I HANDLE MEDIL LIGATN, WHICH REQUIR ME TO BE VERY ATTENTIVE TO TAILS, AND ANALYTIL, ALLOWG ME TO SOLVE A WI RANGE OF PLEX ISSU A QUICK, AND DYNAMIC MANOR. ADDNALLY, I OWN AN EVENT PANY LLED NATE CROSBY EVENTS WHICH HAS ALLOWED ME TO GANE FIRST HAND EXPERIENC PRODUCG MANY DIFFERENT LGBT EVENTS. I'M ALSO THE OWNER AND PRODUCER OF THE POLK PRI PAGEANT SYSTEM.MARK MONROEBOARD MEMBER AT LARGEMARK (HE/HIM/HIS) MOVED TO THE TAMPA BAY AREA EARLY 2020 AND IS ORIGALLY OM LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. HE HAS BEEN ACTIVELY VOLVED THE LGBT & BEAR MUNY OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS AND PREVLY HELD A POSN ON THE DERBY CY BEARS BOARD. MARK WORKS IT AS AN INTY AND ACCS MANAGEMENT ANALYST FOR THE WORLD’S LARGT TRANSACTN PROCSG PANY. HE IS AN AVID THEME PARK AND ROLLER ASTER ENTHIAST. HIS OTHER TERTS CLU LIVE MIC, MPG, RS / TOMOTIVE, LATT TECHNOLOGY, AND MARGARAS.KELV SARTA-KELLYSECRETARYMY NAME IS KELV AND I HAVE LIVED THE TAMPA BAY AREA OFF AND ON SCE 2016. I'VE BEEN MARRIED SCE 2018 TO MY HBAND JARROD AND WE MOVED BACK TO THE AREA OM ATLANTA 2020. I LIVED MICHIGAN FOR 20 YEARS, AND I WAS ONE OF THE PRODUCERS OF THE MR. MICHIGAN LEATHER NTT SGATUCK, MI WHICH WAS A FILTER TO THE IML NTT CHIGO. I WAS ALSO THE PRINT OF THE GRAND RAPIDS RIVERMEN LEATHER CLUB GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. WE WERE A SOCIAL LEATHER CLUB THAT HELD VAR BAR NIGHTS ALL OVER THE STATE, AS WELL AS OH AND ILLOIS. WE WOULD HOLD AN ANNUAL EVENT EVERY YEAR, AND THE BAR NIGHTS WERE FUNDRAISERS TO SUPPORT THAT EVENT. WE ALSO WORKED SECURY FOR AN EVENT FOR THE HELLFIRE CLUB OUT OF CHIGO AT THE DUN RORT SGATUCK, MICHIGAN AND THAT WOULD HELP TO ASSIST SUBSIDIZG OUR ANNUAL LEATHER N. I AM HAPPY AND PROUD TO BE PART OF THE TAMPA BAY BEARS AND LOOK FORWARD TO MEETG NEW PEOPLE ACROSS THE AREA! BEN BIRKNERBOARD MEMBER AT LARGEMY NAME IS BEN BIRKNER. I AM A 58 YEAR OLD SGLE GUY LIVG THE DREAM PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA.I WAS FARM RAISED SOUTHERN ILLOIS, ST LOUIS METRO AREA. I E OM A LARGE CATHOLIC FAY AND KNOW THE VALUE OF HARD WORK AND MUNY.I LIVE PALM HARBOR WH MY BORR COLLIE/STANDARD POODLE MIX DOG ""BOONE"". I WORK DUNED AS AN OFFICE MANAGER OF AN INSURANCE AGENCY.I AM A FATHER OF ONE DGHTER AND GRANDFATHER OF TWO. I'M ALWAYS READY AND WILLG TO SHOW PICTUR OF MY GRANDKIDS, Y, I’M A PROUD PAPA BEAR!I HAVE LIFE LONG PASSN OF VOLUNTEER WORK. I HAVE DONE VOLUNTEER WORK FOR MANY GREAT ANIZATNS. MONROE COUNTY 4-H FERATN SPONSOR AND THE ST. LOUIS GAY MAN’S ROO ARE JT A UPLE THAT I’M PROUD OF.I WAS ALSO A SOUTHERN ILLOIS YOUTH CAMP COUNSELOR AND PART OF THE SOUTHERN ILLOIS BIG BROTHER PROGRAM FOR TWO YOUNG MEN. I LOVE THE FEELG THAT I N MAKE A DIFFERENCE OTHER PEOPL LIV, ’S A GREAT FEELG FOR ME AND ONE THAT I’M PROUD OF!WHILE BEG A MEMBER OF THE GAY ROO OF ST LOUIS CHAPTER, I VOLUNTEERED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT FUND RAISG EVENTS SPONSORED BY THE ROO. I LOVED VOLUNTEERG AS BARN MANAGER AT OUR ST LOUIS ROO'S. I ALWAYS ENJOYED MEETG NEW PEOPLE OM AROUND OUR GREAT USA. I ALSO PETED ROUGH STOCK EVENTS AT SEVERAL GAY ROO'S OVER THE YEARS AND ENJOYED THAT AS WELL.I HAD BEEN VOLVED MCC (METROPOLAN COMMUNY CHURCH'S) AND VOLUNTEERED ON MANY LEVELS. WTER HOMELS SHELTER AND ARTISAN CRAFT FAIRS AS WELL AS BEG A PASTORS SPOE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.I ATTEND AS MANY TBB SOCIAL EVENTS THAT I POSSIBLY N. I HAVE ENJOYED GETTG TO KNOW MANY MEMBERS, AND HOPE TO BE A NTRIBUTG BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE. I TREAT OTHERS THE WAY I LIKE TO BE TREATED. I’M VERY OUTGOG AND IENDLY AND KNOW I’D BE A GREAT BOARD MEMBER. FRANK MAHONEYBOARD MEMBER AT LARGEFRANK (HE/HIS/HIM) WAS BORN BOSTON, MASSACHETTS WHERE HE SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE UNTIL 2014 WHEN HE, HIS HBAND, ROGER, AND DOG BTER MOVED TO RIVERVIEW. HE HAS BEEN PART OF TEAM BEAR, PROVCETOWN SCE THE CLUB FORMED 21 YEARS AGO. HE IS ONE OF 8 MEMBERS THAT ANIZE BEAR WEEK EVERY YEAR. FRANK HAS WORKED AS A FERAL AGENT FOR THE DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURY SCE 9-11. HE WAS ALSO A FIRST RPONR TO THE ORLANDO PULSE SHOOTG AND THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTG. FRANK ENJOYS SPENDG TIME WH THE BEAR BROTHERHOOD AS HE RELAT TO THIS MUNY MORE THAN ANY OTHER. HE LIK TO TRAVEL AND SPEND AS MUCH TIME OUTDOORS AS POSSIBLE HIKG AND KAYAKG. HIS PE IS HOPPG ON MY HARLEY FAT BOY AND CISG TO THE BEACH.JIM WILSONBOARD MEMBER AT LARGEJIM WAS BORN EAST TENNSEE AND HAS LIVED NUMERO AREAS OF THE UNTRY OM NC, GA, TX AND FL. JIM HAS LIVED THE TAMPA BAY AREA SCE 2015. PROFSNALLY, JIM IS A SENR MANAGER FOR A LARGE RETAIL ANIZATN AND HAS EXTENSIVE MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE OM OPERATNS, LOSS PREVENTN AND HUMAN ROURC. JIM IS A FIRST YEAR MEMBER OF THE TAMPA BAY BEARS BUT HAS NUMERO PAST VOLUNTEER POSTS OM RABOW HOME ATLANTA, GASPARILLA ANNUAL GAM MIXED EVENT (GAGME), ST JU’S, TN YOUTH BOWLG TOURNAMENTS. IN JIM’S EE TIME HE ENJOYS SPENDG TIME WH HIS HBAND MAR, BOWLG, NCERTS, SPORTG EVENTS, THEME PARKS AND THE BEACH WH IENDS. SPACE
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CALLG ALL OLD GAY BEARS... - THE WORTHGTON GUT HOE

Bear Naked wel all gay men.

The purpose of the club is to provi opportuni for gay men as. private club for gay men. All members will be able to ve other gay men as guts to parti and sponsor.

This is a private club for gay men. Indulge a much-served vatn at one of Fort Lrdale’s many clothg-optnal gay rort-style hotels and gut ho! Callg all old gay bears...

OUT THE SUN: FLORIDA’S TOP 10 GAY BEACH

Reviewed May 9, 2013 via mobile But serly, TA and other reviewers go on about the sexual heat at this place, which there is, if you're to old gay bears. Our Bear Week Events reprent the Bear muny worldwi and the ci of Fort Lrdale and Wilton Manors are well renowned gay statns, pecially for this particular group.

Our missn is to tablish a world-class bear event that promot Fort Lrdale, The Beach and Wilton Manors, providg for rary wh the bear muny, and benefs to one or more lol gay oriented chari. The party for gay bears, gay men leather, and gay men uniform.

2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORSMATTHEW LTERPRINTMATTHEW (HE/HIS/HIM) WAS BORN FORT CAMPBELL KENTUCKY AND RAISED THE TAMPA BAY AREA AND ALSO TENNSEE. HE N NAVIGATE THE BY CY LIFE WHILE STILL GIVG YOU ANY ADVICE ON THE FARM LIFE. MATT JT RECENTLY DISVERED THE TAMPA BAY BEARS AND LOV THE SENSE OF MUNY HAS BROUGHT TO MY LIFE. I’M A REALTOR THAT WORKS THE TAMPA BAY AREA AND SURROUNDG UNTI. HIS GOALS ARE TO BRG NEW IAS TO THE TAMPA BAY BEARS. “NO GREATER REWARD IS GIVEN THEN SERVG YOUR MUNY” SAYS MATT. HE LOV TO TRAVEL AND IS ALWAYS DOWN FOR A NEW ADVENTURE OM A DAY AT THE BEACH TO A CISE DOWN TO THE BAHAMAS. JIMMY GARCIATREASURERJIMMY (HE/HIM/HIS) IS A NATIVE FLORIDIAN, ORIGALLY OM FORT LRDALE BUT HAS LIVED THE TAMPA BAY AREA FOR THE LAST 35 YEARS. PROFSNALLY HE IS A FLORIDA LICENSED REAL ESTATE PROFSNAL WH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE RINTIAL SAL AND A SPECIALIZATN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT FOR VTORS. HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE TAMPA BAY BEARS FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS AND VOLUNTEERED TO JO THE BOARD TO OFFER HIS EXPERIENCE TO THE MUNY. JIMMY IS AN EAGLE SUT WH MANY YEARS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE VERG MULTIPLE ANIZATNS. HE NTRIBUT BACK TO THE LGBT MUNY BY DONATG IS TIME TO ANIZATNS LIKE THE TAMPA BAY BEARS AND GASPARILLA ANNUAL GAM MIXED EVENT(GAGME) BOWLG ANIZATN. HE ENJOYS MOST EVERYTHG FLORIDA, OM THE BEACH, PARKS & MPG TO THE MOVI AND DG WH IENDS. NATE CROSBYBOARD MEMBER AT LARGEI HAVE TREMENDO PTH OF EXPERIENCE AS A BOARD MEMBER AT FREDIDANCE PROJECT A NON- PROF DANCE PANY. I HAVE BEEN THE BOARD PRINT AND CURRENTLY I'M THE BOARD TREASURER. IN MY FULL-TIME REER, I HANDLE MEDIL LIGATN, WHICH REQUIR ME TO BE VERY ATTENTIVE TO TAILS, AND ANALYTIL, ALLOWG ME TO SOLVE A WI RANGE OF PLEX ISSU A QUICK, AND DYNAMIC MANOR. ADDNALLY, I OWN AN EVENT PANY LLED NATE CROSBY EVENTS WHICH HAS ALLOWED ME TO GANE FIRST HAND EXPERIENC PRODUCG MANY DIFFERENT LGBT EVENTS. I'M ALSO THE OWNER AND PRODUCER OF THE POLK PRI PAGEANT SYSTEM.MARK MONROEBOARD MEMBER AT LARGEMARK (HE/HIM/HIS) MOVED TO THE TAMPA BAY AREA EARLY 2020 AND IS ORIGALLY OM LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. HE HAS BEEN ACTIVELY VOLVED THE LGBT & BEAR MUNY OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS AND PREVLY HELD A POSN ON THE DERBY CY BEARS BOARD. MARK WORKS IT AS AN INTY AND ACCS MANAGEMENT ANALYST FOR THE WORLD’S LARGT TRANSACTN PROCSG PANY. HE IS AN AVID THEME PARK AND ROLLER ASTER ENTHIAST. HIS OTHER TERTS CLU LIVE MIC, MPG, RS / TOMOTIVE, LATT TECHNOLOGY, AND MARGARAS.KELV SARTA-KELLYSECRETARYMY NAME IS KELV AND I HAVE LIVED THE TAMPA BAY AREA OFF AND ON SCE 2016. I'VE BEEN MARRIED SCE 2018 TO MY HBAND JARROD AND WE MOVED BACK TO THE AREA OM ATLANTA 2020. I LIVED MICHIGAN FOR 20 YEARS, AND I WAS ONE OF THE PRODUCERS OF THE MR. MICHIGAN LEATHER NTT SGATUCK, MI WHICH WAS A FILTER TO THE IML NTT CHIGO. I WAS ALSO THE PRINT OF THE GRAND RAPIDS RIVERMEN LEATHER CLUB GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. WE WERE A SOCIAL LEATHER CLUB THAT HELD VAR BAR NIGHTS ALL OVER THE STATE, AS WELL AS OH AND ILLOIS. WE WOULD HOLD AN ANNUAL EVENT EVERY YEAR, AND THE BAR NIGHTS WERE FUNDRAISERS TO SUPPORT THAT EVENT. WE ALSO WORKED SECURY FOR AN EVENT FOR THE HELLFIRE CLUB OUT OF CHIGO AT THE DUN RORT SGATUCK, MICHIGAN AND THAT WOULD HELP TO ASSIST SUBSIDIZG OUR ANNUAL LEATHER N. I AM HAPPY AND PROUD TO BE PART OF THE TAMPA BAY BEARS AND LOOK FORWARD TO MEETG NEW PEOPLE ACROSS THE AREA! BEN BIRKNERBOARD MEMBER AT LARGEMY NAME IS BEN BIRKNER. I AM A 58 YEAR OLD SGLE GUY LIVG THE DREAM PALM HARBOR, FLORIDA.I WAS FARM RAISED SOUTHERN ILLOIS, ST LOUIS METRO AREA. I E OM A LARGE CATHOLIC FAY AND KNOW THE VALUE OF HARD WORK AND MUNY.I LIVE PALM HARBOR WH MY BORR COLLIE/STANDARD POODLE MIX DOG ""BOONE"". I WORK DUNED AS AN OFFICE MANAGER OF AN INSURANCE AGENCY.I AM A FATHER OF ONE DGHTER AND GRANDFATHER OF TWO. I'M ALWAYS READY AND WILLG TO SHOW PICTUR OF MY GRANDKIDS, Y, I’M A PROUD PAPA BEAR!I HAVE LIFE LONG PASSN OF VOLUNTEER WORK. I HAVE DONE VOLUNTEER WORK FOR MANY GREAT ANIZATNS. MONROE COUNTY 4-H FERATN SPONSOR AND THE ST. LOUIS GAY MAN’S ROO ARE JT A UPLE THAT I’M PROUD OF.I WAS ALSO A SOUTHERN ILLOIS YOUTH CAMP COUNSELOR AND PART OF THE SOUTHERN ILLOIS BIG BROTHER PROGRAM FOR TWO YOUNG MEN. I LOVE THE FEELG THAT I N MAKE A DIFFERENCE OTHER PEOPL LIV, ’S A GREAT FEELG FOR ME AND ONE THAT I’M PROUD OF!WHILE BEG A MEMBER OF THE GAY ROO OF ST LOUIS CHAPTER, I VOLUNTEERED AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT FUND RAISG EVENTS SPONSORED BY THE ROO. I LOVED VOLUNTEERG AS BARN MANAGER AT OUR ST LOUIS ROO'S. I ALWAYS ENJOYED MEETG NEW PEOPLE OM AROUND OUR GREAT USA. I ALSO PETED ROUGH STOCK EVENTS AT SEVERAL GAY ROO'S OVER THE YEARS AND ENJOYED THAT AS WELL.I HAD BEEN VOLVED MCC (METROPOLAN COMMUNY CHURCH'S) AND VOLUNTEERED ON MANY LEVELS. WTER HOMELS SHELTER AND ARTISAN CRAFT FAIRS AS WELL AS BEG A PASTORS SPOE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.I ATTEND AS MANY TBB SOCIAL EVENTS THAT I POSSIBLY N. I HAVE ENJOYED GETTG TO KNOW MANY MEMBERS, AND HOPE TO BE A NTRIBUTG BOARD MEMBER AT LARGE. I TREAT OTHERS THE WAY I LIKE TO BE TREATED. I’M VERY OUTGOG AND IENDLY AND KNOW I’D BE A GREAT BOARD MEMBER. FRANK MAHONEYBOARD MEMBER AT LARGEFRANK (HE/HIS/HIM) WAS BORN BOSTON, MASSACHETTS WHERE HE SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE UNTIL 2014 WHEN HE, HIS HBAND, ROGER, AND DOG BTER MOVED TO RIVERVIEW. HE HAS BEEN PART OF TEAM BEAR, PROVCETOWN SCE THE CLUB FORMED 21 YEARS AGO. HE IS ONE OF 8 MEMBERS THAT ANIZE BEAR WEEK EVERY YEAR. FRANK HAS WORKED AS A FERAL AGENT FOR THE DEPT. OF HOMELAND SECURY SCE 9-11. HE WAS ALSO A FIRST RPONR TO THE ORLANDO PULSE SHOOTG AND THE LAS VEGAS SHOOTG. FRANK ENJOYS SPENDG TIME WH THE BEAR BROTHERHOOD AS HE RELAT TO THIS MUNY MORE THAN ANY OTHER. HE LIK TO TRAVEL AND SPEND AS MUCH TIME OUTDOORS AS POSSIBLE HIKG AND KAYAKG. HIS PE IS HOPPG ON MY HARLEY FAT BOY AND CISG TO THE BEACH.JIM WILSONBOARD MEMBER AT LARGEJIM WAS BORN EAST TENNSEE AND HAS LIVED NUMERO AREAS OF THE UNTRY OM NC, GA, TX AND FL. JIM HAS LIVED THE TAMPA BAY AREA SCE 2015. PROFSNALLY, JIM IS A SENR MANAGER FOR A LARGE RETAIL ANIZATN AND HAS EXTENSIVE MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE OM OPERATNS, LOSS PREVENTN AND HUMAN ROURC. JIM IS A FIRST YEAR MEMBER OF THE TAMPA BAY BEARS BUT HAS NUMERO PAST VOLUNTEER POSTS OM RABOW HOME ATLANTA, GASPARILLA ANNUAL GAM MIXED EVENT (GAGME), ST JU’S, TN YOUTH BOWLG TOURNAMENTS. IN JIM’S EE TIME HE ENJOYS SPENDG TIME WH HIS HBAND MAR, BOWLG, NCERTS, SPORTG EVENTS, THEME PARKS AND THE BEACH WH IENDS. SPACE

From gay Florida party statns such as Miami, Key Wt and Fort Lrdale to mellow, seclud spots St.

Pete Beach and Sarasota, here are some of bt gay beach Florida. The most popular gay beach Miami is mostly a hangout for men, but you’ll also fd lbians and straights soakg up the sun wh lols.

GAY TAMPA

It’s across the street om the Palace Rtrant & Bar, a gay hangout that has been welg sunbathers for the past 25 years. Bt time to vis: In March, when the Wter Party, the biggt gay beach party North Ameri, tak place.

At 2½ long, Smathers is big pared to other beach on this ty island of Key Wt, one of the natn’s top statns for gay travelers.

GAY ORLANDO

Info: Gay Key Wt Visor Center.

The most popular gay beach  Fort Lrdale is across the street om the Rz-Carlton and wh blocks of some of the cy’s gay rorts and gutho. One of the wt ast’s premiere gay beach, bohemian Sunset Beach is on the southern tip of St. Bt tim to vis: In October for the Tampa Bay Internatnal Gay and Lbian Film Ftival, or June for St.

Info: Tampa Bay Internatnal Gay and Lbian Films Ftival, St.

Bt tim to vis: In October for the Tampa Bay Internatnal Gay and Lbian Film Ftival, ; June for St.

Smathers Beach Key Wt, one of the natn’s top statns for gay travelers. Pete Beach, the breathtakg, stic North Beach area of this unty park has a northern expanse near the end of the island where gays and lbians ngregate. The quiet northern reach of this whe sand key is popular wh gay sunbathers Sarasota.