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ART BASEL IS HERE 20 YEARS LATER, STILL PRICEY, GAY AND OH SO WOKE, MIAMI! YAY! | OPN
In 2022, Florida beme an epicenter of anti-LGBTQ+ hate legislatn, wh Governor Ron DeSantis and his Republin alli famoly passg a “Don’t Say Gay” law, virtually erasg LGBTQ+ inti throughout the state’s K-12 tnal system.
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Referencg the “Don’t Say Gay” law, parza stck a personal note: “I knew that I was gay when I was the first gra. Here are some highlights om Wednday Gay NightThere is ually one big gay-iendly party durg Art Basel and this year’s was held by Loewe, the Spanish fashn brand, which took over Twist, a sprawlg gay club South Beach. Ocsn: Loewe and Gayletter, a queer culture magaze, celebrated a new book of patgs by Florian Room: Twist is a maze of seven ternnected bars, some featurg drag shows, dance floors and shirtls male go-go dancers who offer lap Attendance: Jonathan Anrson, the creative director of Loewe; Ricky Mart; the actor Josh O’Connor; the actor Ansel Elgort; the actrs Hari Nef; the drag queen Gigi Goo; the gallerist Lus Zwirner; and Tom Jackson and Abi Benez of Ksler for The New York TimThe Mood: “Today is my birthday and my mother jt flew , ” Ms.