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

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• GAYT PLAC IN FLORIDA FOR 2020
• EXPLORE GAY DUNED: LGBTQ FLORIDA TRAVEL GUI
• 12 BT GAY BEACH IN FLORIDA YOU SHOULD VIS
• OUT THE SUN: FLORIDA’S TOP 10 GAY BEACH
• GAY FLORIDA TRAVEL GUI
• FLORIDA'S GAYT {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY LOANN HALNMARCH 26, 2009/4:54 PMBY LOANN HALNMARCH 26, 2009 / 4:54 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"FLORIDA'S GAYT PLAC","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-03-26T20:54:25.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-03-26T20:54:25.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LOANN HALN","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH 663 OF BEACH LG WARM, SWIMMABLE SEAS, BALMY YEAR-ROUND TEMPERATUR, AND AN ECLECTIC MIX OF ATTRACTNS THAT RANG OM HIGH-END SHOPPG TO KSCH-FILLED THEME PARKS, 'S NO WONR THAT FLORIDA MAK VATN-MD HEARTS BEAT FASTER. BUT NOT EVERY STATN THE SUNSHE STATE IS CREATED EQUAL WHEN TO GAY TRAVELERS. IN THIS LIST YOU'LL FD THE MOST WELG ENCLAV – SOME OBV, BUT WH ANGL YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE NSIRED; OTHERS THAT MAY REQUIRE A MAP – TO APPEAL TO EVERY POSSIBLE TYPE OF LGBT TOURIST. FOR PLETE GAY TRIP PLANNG RMATN, GO TO ’S GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FORT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE. WH MORE THAN150 GAY-OWNED BS – CLUDG 28 GAY GUTHO – AND TWO ANNUAL LGBT PRI FTIVALS, THIS ONCE-SLEEPY RORT TOWN KNOWN FOR S HETERO-LAN SPRG BREAK ENZI IS OFFICIALLY THE QUEERT SPOT THE STATE. ADD A GAY-POPULAR STRETCH OF SAND AT SEBASTIAN STREET AND A1A; THE STONEWALL LIBRARY—THE LARGT LGBT LENDG LIBRARY AND ARCHIV THE SOUTHEAST; AND THE VILLAGE OF WILTON MANORS, WHERE THE NCENTRATN OF SAME-SEX HOEHOLDS RANKS AMONG THE TOP FIVE THE UNTRY AND 'S HARD TO IMAGE A PLACE MUCH MORE GAY ANYWHERE. WH THE RECENT BOOM OF GAY-IENDLY LUXURY ACMODATNS ON FORT LRDALE BEACH, CLUDG THE ST. REGIS AND SOON-TO-OPEN W HOTEL, THE PH IS ON TO ADD MORE UPMARKET GAY TRAVELERS TO THE MIX, ERASG MEMORI OF WET T-SHIRT NTTS ONCE AND FOR ALL. GET YOUR BEARGS BY ORRG A EE RABOW PLANNER AT AND MAKG YOUR FIRST STOP WILTON DRIVE, HOME OF THE BRIGHT-YELLOW SHOPP OF WILTON MANORS PLAZA, AKA GROUND ZERO FOR ALL THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: TRAVELERS WHO CRAVE TOTAL GAY IMMERSN, OM BAR TO BEACH, GUTHOE TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PALM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE THE LATE 1800S WHEN OIL MAGNATE HENRY FLAGLER TURNED HIS ATTENTN TO PALM BEACH, THE 14-E-LONG ISLAND HAS BEEN EXTRIBLY LKED WH THE WEALTHY SNOWBIRDS WHO HAVE MA THEIR WTER RETREAT OF CHOICE. THE GAY MUNY HAS PLAYED A VISIBLE ROLE LOL POLICS SCE THE PALM BEACH COUNTY HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL FORMED 1988; TWO YEARS LATER, THE GROUP PAVED THE WAY FOR A FAIR HOG ORDANCE THAT PROTECTED LGB RINTS, THE OLST GAY RIGHTS LAW ON THE BOOKS FLORIDA. SLIP TO PALM BEACH'S TONY HISTORY AT THE 55-ROOM, BEX-ARTS-STYLE WHEHALL FLAGLER MM BEFORE STROLLG WORTH AVENUE, THE EAST AST VERSN OF ROO DRIVE, AND DG AT THE 140-ACRE OCEANONT RORT, THE BREAKERS, BUILT BY FLAGLER 1896. THEN, EXPLORE THE HEART OF THE LOL GAY MUNY WT PALM BEACH, SE OF A FEW GAY BARS AND COMPASS, THE GAY AND LBIAN COMMUNY CENTER OF THE PALM BEACH, WHICH PRENTS THE AREA'S ANNUAL PRIFT LAKE WORTH'S WATERSI BRYANT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: THOSE WHO LOVE HIGH SOCIETY, ELEGANT SHOPPG, AND A SUBTLER GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DON'T ASSUME YOU KNOW MIAMI BEE YOU'VE ATTEND THE PEC-PACKED GAY CIRCU EXTRAVAGANZAS THAT ARE WTER PARTY AND WHE PARTY. THERE IS MIAMI BEACH, THE ART-DE-DRENCHED ISLAND THAT ROSE TO GAY FAME AS A PLAYGROUND FOR THE WELL TONED, AND THEN THERE IS THE CY OF MIAMI, ACROSS THE EWAY, WHERE THE HEAT IS STEADILY RISG WH S ARTS SCENE. IN THE 18-BLOCK MIAMI DIGN DISTRICT, FURNURE SHOWROOMS, GALLERI AND BUZZWORTHY RTRANTS, LIKE MICHAEL'S GENUE FOOD AND DRK, LURE LOLS AWAY OM SOUTH BEACH. THE WYNWOOD ARTS DISTRICT, S GNGIER SOUTHERN NEIGHBOR, HAS 40-PL GALLERI THAT THROW OPEN THEIR DOORS FOR A FTIVE ARTS WALK EVERY SEND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH, PL 'S HOME TO A PAIR OF NTEMPORARY ART POWERHO: THE RUBELL FAY COLLECTN AND THE PHOTO-CENTRIC MARGULI COLLECTN AT THE WAREHOE. TO EXPERIENCE THE FN OF SOUTH BEACH AND THE DOWNTOWN ARTS SCENE, VIS DURG DECEMBER'S EVENT-JAMMED ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH, THE SEXY STATI SIBLG OF THE RENOWNED SWISS ART {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: FANS OF BETIFUL PEOPLE, ARTS, AND ARCHECTURE AND AN TERNATNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A STATN THE "REDNECK RIVIERA" MIGHT NOT SEEM LIKE THE FIRST CHOICE FOR QUEER TRAVELERS, BUT THIS LOW-KEY FLORIDA PANHANDLE CY OF ABOUT 53,000 HAS LONG ATTRACTED GAY SOUTHEASTERNERS SEARCH OF A BEACH GETAWAY. POSNED ABOUT 10 OM THE ALABAMA BORR, 'S HOME TO EMERALD CY, A -OLD GAY DANCE CLUB; A 20-BUILDG HISTORIC VILLAGE; AND SUGARY-WHE SANDS THAT CREATE A VIBRANT, ALMOST SURREAL LANDSPE AGAST THE GULF OF MEXI'S BLUE-GREEN WATERS. IF STRENGTH NUMBERS MATTERS, THEN SCHLE A VIS OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, WHEN A MASSIVE GAY PARTY SPEARHEAD BY NEW ORLEANS-BASED PROMOTER JOHNNY CHISHOLM TAK OVER THE BEACH AND DOWNTOWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: UNPRETENT BEACH BUMS SEARCH OF A GEO PATCH OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WALT DISNEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE'S THIS LTLE EVENT THAT HAPPENS HERE JUNE LLED GAY DAYS, WHICH BRGS AN TIMATED 135,000 LGBT FUN SEEKERS TO CENTRAL FLORIDA'S THEME-PARK FILLED HEART, MOST OF THEM WEARG RED A SHOW OF SOLIDARY. ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH, THE MAGIC KGDOM SERV AS GROUND ZERO FOR GAY VISIBILY – A ROLE 'S HELD SCE THE EVENT BEGAN WH AN RMAL GATHERG OF IENDS 1991 – BUT THE SPRAWLG FTIVI ENSURE THAT NEARBY UNIVERSAL STUDS, DOWNTOWN DISNEY'S PERMANENT CIRQUE DU SOLEIL SHOW LA NOUBA, AND WALT DISNEY WORLD'S OTHER PARKS ALSO BRIM OVER WH QUEER CHEER. IF STEAMY SUMMER TEMPERATUR AND THOANDS OF GROWN MEN PRCS HATS AREN'T YOUR CUP OF TEA, HAVE A OL, ADULT-ORIENTED EXPERIENCE BY VISG WDW'S EPT DURG S FALL INTERNATNAL FOOD AND WE FTIVAL. THE PARK'S GLOBAL VILLAGE IS ENHANCED WH BOOTHS SELLG SURPRISGLY LIC SAMPLE-SIZE PORTNS OF THENTIC CUISE OM IRELAND, CHA, SOUTH AI, MOROC, MEXI CY AND MORE, ACPANIED BY BEER AND/OR WE OM THE REGNS. PARTI, NCERTS, DNERS, AND WORKSHOPS (CHEE AND WE PAIRG LSONS, ANYONE?) ACPANY THE SIX-WEEK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: FAI, FANS OF KSCH, AND THOSE WHO LIKE THEIR HOLIDAYS NVENIENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE'S MORE TO ORLANDO THAN MICKEY. SET UP BASE MP DOWNTOWN ORLANDO TO EXPLORE THE TERNNECTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND PARKS OF S URBAN RE: THE LAKE IVANHOE DISTRICT WH S PLENTIFUL ANTIQUE SHOPS; LOVELY 43-ACRE LAKE EOLA PARK; OAK-FILLED LOCH HAVEN PARK, WHICH HO THE ORLANDO MM OF ART, THE MENNELLO MUEM OF AMERIN FOLK ART, AND THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER; AND LAID-BACK COLLEGE PARK, WHERE QUEER BEAT WRER JACK KEROUAC ONCE RENTED TY QUARTERS. THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF GAY BARS TO BE FOUND NEARBY IF YOU NEED A FIX, BUT FOR A LS OBV TAKE, HEAD TO BRICK-LED THORNTON PARK AND ENJOY THE NEIGHBORHOOD MIX OF GAYS AND ARTSY TYP OVER A MEAL AT CHIC HUE OR THE MORE SUAL AND FUNKY DEXTER'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: VATNERS WHO WANT TO DABBLE THEME-PARK FUN BUT HAVE AN ADULT-STYLE PE OM FAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE ARE NO RABOW SIGNPOSTS POTG THE WAY TO EVERGLAS NATNAL PARK. IN FACT, THE ROADS LEADG OM MIAMI TO S MARSHY HEART ARE LIBERALLY DOED WH HETEROSEXUAL TRAPPGS OF THE GOOD OL' BOY VARIETY: SWAMP BUGGY RIS, GRIZZLED FISHERMEN, AND SHOPS SELLG GATOR HEADS. BUT NATURE IS A GREAT EQUALIZER AND FOR GAY OUTDOOR ENTHIASTS, THIS 1.5 LN-ACRE WORLD HERAGE SE (THE LARGT SUBTROPIL WILRNS THE UNED STAT) IS A SWAMPY MEC. RENT A NOE/KAYAK AT THE FLAMGO VISOR CENTER, ACCSIBLE OM THE FLORIDA CY ENTRANCE, AND VANISH TO THE MANGROV AND ISLANDS OF FLORIDA BAY FOR A FEW HOURS OR DAYS. OVERNIGHT BACKUNTRY MPG IS AVAILABLE ON BEACH OR CHICKE, ELEVATED PLATFORMS BUILT TO THE SWAMP. SHARK VALLEY, 38 WT OF DOWNTOWN MIAMI, OFFERS SOME OF THE PARK'S BT WILDLIFE VIEWG. PEDAL S 15-E LOOP TRAIL FOR CLOSE ENUNTERS WH ALLIGATORS, WOOD STORKS, AND GREAT WHE HERONS. THE 65-FOOT OBSERVATN TOWER AT THE HALFWAY MARK PROVIS PANORAMIC VIEWS UP TO 18 ACROSS THE SAWGRASS PRAIRIE. A TWO-HOUR TRAM RI VERS THE SAME GROUND FOR THE LS ATHLETILLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: NATURE LOVERS WHO DON'T RE IF THERE'S ANOTHER GAY PERSON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOLLOW THE FOOTSTEPS OF GAY PLAYWRIGHT TENNSEE WILLIAMS, WHO MA HIS WAY TO FLORIDA'S SOUTHERNMOST CY THE 1940S AND POLISHED A STREETR NAMED DIRE WHILE STAYG AT THE SEVEN-STORY CROWNE PLAZA LA CONCHA ON DUVAL STREET. ARGUMENTS MAY RAGE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE RORT TOWN IS AS OVERTLY GAY AS ONCE WAS, BUT THERE'S NO NYG 'S STILL A SPIRUAL HOME FOR ECLECTIC CREATIVE TYP WHO EMBRACE THE CY'S "ONE HUMAN FAY" MOTTO. THE ANNUAL KEY WT LERARY SEMAR DRAWS PASSNATE BOOK FANS AND OFTEN CLUS TOP GAY WRERS, WHILE THE OVER-THE-TOP, HISTORIC GAY TROLLEY TOUR LIVERS SIGHT TO THE CY'S MOST LORFUL CHARACTERS EVERY SATURDAY MORNG. DPE S TROPIL SETTG, KEY WT IS NOT A BEACH LOVER'S STATN, BUT 'S A GEM FOR SNORKELG, SCUBA DIVG, AND SAILG; H THE WATER ON A WOMEN'S-ONLY DOLPH-WATCHG CISE WH VEN CHARTERS OR TAKE ONE OF THE LEGENDARY SUNSETS ON A GAY SAIL WH BLU {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: GAY UPL, BIBLPHIL, AND AQUATIC SPORTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ST. {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE GULF OF MEXI AND TAMPA BAY ON FLORIDA'S WT AST, ST. PETE IS THE KD OF PRETENSN-EE PLACE WHERE ARTISTS THRIVE. THE CY IS HOME TO THE SALVADOR DALI MM, SAID TO NTA THE WORLD'S MOST PREHENSIVE LLECTN OF THE SURREALIST PATER'S WORKS; THE LARGT LGBT PRI FTIVAL THE STATE; AND THE SUBSTANTIAL (AND SEASONAL; FALL THROUGH SPRG) SATURDAY MORNG MARKET WHERE YOU'LL SPY PLENTY OF GAY LOLS BROWSG THROUGH THE GOURMET CHE, ANIC PRODUCE, AND CRAFTS. IN TE GAYS-PAVG-THE-WAY FORM, A RABOW PRENCE IS ALSO BOLSTERG THE REVALIZATN EFFORTS OF DOWNTOWN'S CENTRAL AVENUE BS DISTRICT. SUN WORSHIPPERS LOOKG FOR THEIR QUEER BRETHREN WILL FD THEM AT PASS-A-GRILLE AT THE SLEEPY SOUTHERN END OF ST. PETE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: GAY TRAVELERS WHO WANT PLENTY OF ARTS AND CULTURE TO GO WH THEIR BETIFUL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}YBOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE ARE GAY-APPEALG ATTRACTNS OTHER PARTS OF TAMPA, CLUDG A TOP-NOTCH LGBT FILM FTIVAL HELD DOWNTOWN EVERY OCTOBER, BUT YBOR CY SERV A SPECIAL SHOUT-OUT. THANKS TO THE 90-PL-MEMBER GAYBOR COALN FOUND 2007, THE NATNAL HISTORIC LANDMARK DISTRICT, ORIGALLY TABLISHED AS A CIGAR-MANUFACTURG CENTER THE LATE 1800S, IS UNRGOG A QUEER RENAISSANCE. HANG AT GAY HOTSPOTS LIKE G. BAR OR THE HONEY POT, GRAB A SUAL BE AT STREETR CHARLIE'S, OR CHECK OUT THE LGBT RINT ARTISTS AT GALLERY LIVE AMID THE LAT QUARTER'S BACKDROP OF BRICK BUILDGS AND WROUGHT-IRON BALNI. RABOW-DRAPED MC FILM FTIVAL ACTS AS THE AREA'S FACTO GAY RMATN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: FANS OF HISTORIC ARCHECTURE WHO PREFER THEIR GAY URBAN FIX A LS OVERWHELMG AND ATTU-DRIVEN CY THAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOR MORE ON GREAT PLAC FOR LGBT TRAVEL FLORIDA, CHECK OUT 'S GAY AND LBIAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
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42% (4th hight)More on Crystal River: Data | PhotosSource: Public domaHoeholds: 6, 176Rank Last Year: 6 (Up 1)Gay Hoeholds: 138 (30th hight)% Gay Hoeholds: 3. 01% (5th hight)More on Gulfport: Data | PhotosHoeholds: 2, 434Rank Last Year: 14 (Up 8)Gay Hoeholds: 32 (100th hight)% Gay Hoeholds: 2.

57% (7th hight)More on Bisyne Park: DataHoeholds: 2, 431Rank Last Year: 95 (Up 87)Gay Hoeholds: 31 (102nd hight)% Gay Hoeholds: 2. 45% (10th hight)More on Parker: DataHow do you terme the bt ci for same-sex hoeholds Florida for 2020In orr to rank the gayt ci Florida, we ed the 2014-2018 Amerin Communy Survey om the U. We looked at:Percentage of all hoeholds that are unmarried, same sex partnersWe limed the analysis to non-CDPs that have over 1, 000 ranked each place om 1 to 263 wh the cy ntag the hight percentage of unmarried, same sex partners hoeholds beg the most the end, end up beg the the most gay place wh 17.

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Or skip to the end to see the list of all the plac the state om gayt to You Have It – The Most LGBT Friendly Ci In Florida For 2020If you’re lookg at the number of gay hoeholds Florida, this is an accurate you’re cur enough, here are the least gay plac Florida:ZephyrhillsDebaryMount DoraFor more Florida readg, check out:Richt Ci In FloridaSaft Plac In FloridaWorst Plac To Live In FloridaMost Expensive Plac To Live In FloridaDetailed List Of The Gayt Plac To Live In FloridaRankCyHoeholds% Gay Hoeholds1Wilton Manors6, 62517. You are the right place this article, we will walk you through gay beach Miami, gay beach Fort Lrdale, and gay beach Daytona.

Well known as a gay statn Key Wt has a very vibrant and lively gay scene and Smathers Beach is believed by many to be one of the bt gay-iendly beach Florida. Not only is Fort Lrdale the home to the Stonewall Natnal Mm & Archiv but you will also fd a pretty great gay beach, Sebastian Street Beach. 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.

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. 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. There’s an unofficial gay meet-up at Guana’s first beach accs pot, reached by a boardwalk that wds down a 40-foot-tall dune system to a priste stretch of seclud sand.

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Pensala Beach cy near the Alabama borr may not seem like the most gay-iendly spot, but ’s been a beach getaway for LGBTQ folks om the South for a long time, particularly for Gay Memorial Day Weekend, which started rmally the 1980s and has grown to a huge gatherg, drawg thoands to late-night circu parti wh well-known profsnal DJs and rmal tent parti on the beach. Only the north part of the 1½-e priste, whe stretch of sand at this gay beach the Miami area is legated for urban nu sunbathers.

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Stonewall Beach, a swath of sand near the Pompano Beach pier, was unoffilly named by lol gay rints on the 51st anniversary of the Stonewall Rts, a seri of spontaneo monstratns followg police raids New York's Greewich Village 1969. In the face of a global ronavis panmic, many gay pri celebratns have moved om jubilant ftivals on the streets to … puter screens.

Supreme Court issued a monumental lg that gay and transgenr people are protected om workplace discrimatn unr the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “Until [the lg], you uld be fired for beg LGBT, ” says Jeff Berger, founr and print of the Natnal Associatn of Gay & Lbian Real Estate Profsnals. Ls than half of LGBTQ adults, 49%, were homeowners, pared wh almost two-thirds, 65%, of LGBTQ folks who do buy hom prrize livg fun, safe muni wh lots of other gay rints where they’re ls likely to be harassed.

“They n have a level of fort [ the plac] bee other people have charted the waters, ” says fd the gayt towns Ameri, the ® team of data analysts looked at five-year U. The list was limed to towns wh at least 1, 700 hoeholds wh a marg of error unr many big ci like San Francis and New York have long been renowned for their thrivg gay culture, they’re jt so big that the number of same-sex upl ma up a smaller percentage of their total populatns.

FLORIDA'S GAYT {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.2 "D BOLD",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NORMAL;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#89308A;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY LOANN HALNMARCH 26, 2009/4:54 PMBY LOANN HALNMARCH 26, 2009 / 4:54 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"FLORIDA'S GAYT PLAC","DATEPUBLISHED":"2009-03-26T20:54:25.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2009-03-26T20:54:25.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"LOGO TV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"LOGO TV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT"}},"CREATOR":"LOANN HALN","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WH 663 OF BEACH LG WARM, SWIMMABLE SEAS, BALMY YEAR-ROUND TEMPERATUR, AND AN ECLECTIC MIX OF ATTRACTNS THAT RANG OM HIGH-END SHOPPG TO KSCH-FILLED THEME PARKS, 'S NO WONR THAT FLORIDA MAK VATN-MD HEARTS BEAT FASTER. BUT NOT EVERY STATN THE SUNSHE STATE IS CREATED EQUAL WHEN TO GAY TRAVELERS. IN THIS LIST YOU'LL FD THE MOST WELG ENCLAV – SOME OBV, BUT WH ANGL YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE NSIRED; OTHERS THAT MAY REQUIRE A MAP – TO APPEAL TO EVERY POSSIBLE TYPE OF LGBT TOURIST. FOR PLETE GAY TRIP PLANNG RMATN, GO TO ’S GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FORT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE NUMBERS DON'T LIE. WH MORE THAN150 GAY-OWNED BS – CLUDG 28 GAY GUTHO – AND TWO ANNUAL LGBT PRI FTIVALS, THIS ONCE-SLEEPY RORT TOWN KNOWN FOR S HETERO-LAN SPRG BREAK ENZI IS OFFICIALLY THE QUEERT SPOT THE STATE. ADD A GAY-POPULAR STRETCH OF SAND AT SEBASTIAN STREET AND A1A; THE STONEWALL LIBRARY—THE LARGT LGBT LENDG LIBRARY AND ARCHIV THE SOUTHEAST; AND THE VILLAGE OF WILTON MANORS, WHERE THE NCENTRATN OF SAME-SEX HOEHOLDS RANKS AMONG THE TOP FIVE THE UNTRY AND 'S HARD TO IMAGE A PLACE MUCH MORE GAY ANYWHERE. WH THE RECENT BOOM OF GAY-IENDLY LUXURY ACMODATNS ON FORT LRDALE BEACH, CLUDG THE ST. REGIS AND SOON-TO-OPEN W HOTEL, THE PH IS ON TO ADD MORE UPMARKET GAY TRAVELERS TO THE MIX, ERASG MEMORI OF WET T-SHIRT NTTS ONCE AND FOR ALL. GET YOUR BEARGS BY ORRG A EE RABOW PLANNER AT AND MAKG YOUR FIRST STOP WILTON DRIVE, HOME OF THE BRIGHT-YELLOW SHOPP OF WILTON MANORS PLAZA, AKA GROUND ZERO FOR ALL THIS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: TRAVELERS WHO CRAVE TOTAL GAY IMMERSN, OM BAR TO BEACH, GUTHOE TO {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE PALM {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}SCE THE LATE 1800S WHEN OIL MAGNATE HENRY FLAGLER TURNED HIS ATTENTN TO PALM BEACH, THE 14-E-LONG ISLAND HAS BEEN EXTRIBLY LKED WH THE WEALTHY SNOWBIRDS WHO HAVE MA THEIR WTER RETREAT OF CHOICE. THE GAY MUNY HAS PLAYED A VISIBLE ROLE LOL POLICS SCE THE PALM BEACH COUNTY HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL FORMED 1988; TWO YEARS LATER, THE GROUP PAVED THE WAY FOR A FAIR HOG ORDANCE THAT PROTECTED LGB RINTS, THE OLST GAY RIGHTS LAW ON THE BOOKS FLORIDA. SLIP TO PALM BEACH'S TONY HISTORY AT THE 55-ROOM, BEX-ARTS-STYLE WHEHALL FLAGLER MM BEFORE STROLLG WORTH AVENUE, THE EAST AST VERSN OF ROO DRIVE, AND DG AT THE 140-ACRE OCEANONT RORT, THE BREAKERS, BUILT BY FLAGLER 1896. THEN, EXPLORE THE HEART OF THE LOL GAY MUNY WT PALM BEACH, SE OF A FEW GAY BARS AND COMPASS, THE GAY AND LBIAN COMMUNY CENTER OF THE PALM BEACH, WHICH PRENTS THE AREA'S ANNUAL PRIFT LAKE WORTH'S WATERSI BRYANT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: THOSE WHO LOVE HIGH SOCIETY, ELEGANT SHOPPG, AND A SUBTLER GAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}DON'T ASSUME YOU KNOW MIAMI BEE YOU'VE ATTEND THE PEC-PACKED GAY CIRCU EXTRAVAGANZAS THAT ARE WTER PARTY AND WHE PARTY. THERE IS MIAMI BEACH, THE ART-DE-DRENCHED ISLAND THAT ROSE TO GAY FAME AS A PLAYGROUND FOR THE WELL TONED, AND THEN THERE IS THE CY OF MIAMI, ACROSS THE EWAY, WHERE THE HEAT IS STEADILY RISG WH S ARTS SCENE. IN THE 18-BLOCK MIAMI DIGN DISTRICT, FURNURE SHOWROOMS, GALLERI AND BUZZWORTHY RTRANTS, LIKE MICHAEL'S GENUE FOOD AND DRK, LURE LOLS AWAY OM SOUTH BEACH. THE WYNWOOD ARTS DISTRICT, S GNGIER SOUTHERN NEIGHBOR, HAS 40-PL GALLERI THAT THROW OPEN THEIR DOORS FOR A FTIVE ARTS WALK EVERY SEND SATURDAY OF THE MONTH, PL 'S HOME TO A PAIR OF NTEMPORARY ART POWERHO: THE RUBELL FAY COLLECTN AND THE PHOTO-CENTRIC MARGULI COLLECTN AT THE WAREHOE. TO EXPERIENCE THE FN OF SOUTH BEACH AND THE DOWNTOWN ARTS SCENE, VIS DURG DECEMBER'S EVENT-JAMMED ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH, THE SEXY STATI SIBLG OF THE RENOWNED SWISS ART {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: FANS OF BETIFUL PEOPLE, ARTS, AND ARCHECTURE AND AN TERNATNAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A STATN THE "REDNECK RIVIERA" MIGHT NOT SEEM LIKE THE FIRST CHOICE FOR QUEER TRAVELERS, BUT THIS LOW-KEY FLORIDA PANHANDLE CY OF ABOUT 53,000 HAS LONG ATTRACTED GAY SOUTHEASTERNERS SEARCH OF A BEACH GETAWAY. POSNED ABOUT 10 OM THE ALABAMA BORR, 'S HOME TO EMERALD CY, A -OLD GAY DANCE CLUB; A 20-BUILDG HISTORIC VILLAGE; AND SUGARY-WHE SANDS THAT CREATE A VIBRANT, ALMOST SURREAL LANDSPE AGAST THE GULF OF MEXI'S BLUE-GREEN WATERS. IF STRENGTH NUMBERS MATTERS, THEN SCHLE A VIS OVER MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND, WHEN A MASSIVE GAY PARTY SPEARHEAD BY NEW ORLEANS-BASED PROMOTER JOHNNY CHISHOLM TAK OVER THE BEACH AND DOWNTOWN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: UNPRETENT BEACH BUMS SEARCH OF A GEO PATCH OF {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}WALT DISNEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE'S THIS LTLE EVENT THAT HAPPENS HERE JUNE LLED GAY DAYS, WHICH BRGS AN TIMATED 135,000 LGBT FUN SEEKERS TO CENTRAL FLORIDA'S THEME-PARK FILLED HEART, MOST OF THEM WEARG RED A SHOW OF SOLIDARY. ON THE FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH, THE MAGIC KGDOM SERV AS GROUND ZERO FOR GAY VISIBILY – A ROLE 'S HELD SCE THE EVENT BEGAN WH AN RMAL GATHERG OF IENDS 1991 – BUT THE SPRAWLG FTIVI ENSURE THAT NEARBY UNIVERSAL STUDS, DOWNTOWN DISNEY'S PERMANENT CIRQUE DU SOLEIL SHOW LA NOUBA, AND WALT DISNEY WORLD'S OTHER PARKS ALSO BRIM OVER WH QUEER CHEER. IF STEAMY SUMMER TEMPERATUR AND THOANDS OF GROWN MEN PRCS HATS AREN'T YOUR CUP OF TEA, HAVE A OL, ADULT-ORIENTED EXPERIENCE BY VISG WDW'S EPT DURG S FALL INTERNATNAL FOOD AND WE FTIVAL. THE PARK'S GLOBAL VILLAGE IS ENHANCED WH BOOTHS SELLG SURPRISGLY LIC SAMPLE-SIZE PORTNS OF THENTIC CUISE OM IRELAND, CHA, SOUTH AI, MOROC, MEXI CY AND MORE, ACPANIED BY BEER AND/OR WE OM THE REGNS. PARTI, NCERTS, DNERS, AND WORKSHOPS (CHEE AND WE PAIRG LSONS, ANYONE?) ACPANY THE SIX-WEEK {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: FAI, FANS OF KSCH, AND THOSE WHO LIKE THEIR HOLIDAYS NVENIENT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE'S MORE TO ORLANDO THAN MICKEY. SET UP BASE MP DOWNTOWN ORLANDO TO EXPLORE THE TERNNECTED NEIGHBORHOODS AND PARKS OF S URBAN RE: THE LAKE IVANHOE DISTRICT WH S PLENTIFUL ANTIQUE SHOPS; LOVELY 43-ACRE LAKE EOLA PARK; OAK-FILLED LOCH HAVEN PARK, WHICH HO THE ORLANDO MM OF ART, THE MENNELLO MUEM OF AMERIN FOLK ART, AND THE ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER; AND LAID-BACK COLLEGE PARK, WHERE QUEER BEAT WRER JACK KEROUAC ONCE RENTED TY QUARTERS. THERE ARE A HANDFUL OF GAY BARS TO BE FOUND NEARBY IF YOU NEED A FIX, BUT FOR A LS OBV TAKE, HEAD TO BRICK-LED THORNTON PARK AND ENJOY THE NEIGHBORHOOD MIX OF GAYS AND ARTSY TYP OVER A MEAL AT CHIC HUE OR THE MORE SUAL AND FUNKY DEXTER'{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: VATNERS WHO WANT TO DABBLE THEME-PARK FUN BUT HAVE AN ADULT-STYLE PE OM FAY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THERE ARE NO RABOW SIGNPOSTS POTG THE WAY TO EVERGLAS NATNAL PARK. IN FACT, THE ROADS LEADG OM MIAMI TO S MARSHY HEART ARE LIBERALLY DOED WH HETEROSEXUAL TRAPPGS OF THE GOOD OL' BOY VARIETY: SWAMP BUGGY RIS, GRIZZLED FISHERMEN, AND SHOPS SELLG GATOR HEADS. BUT NATURE IS A GREAT EQUALIZER AND FOR GAY OUTDOOR ENTHIASTS, THIS 1.5 LN-ACRE WORLD HERAGE SE (THE LARGT SUBTROPIL WILRNS THE UNED STAT) IS A SWAMPY MEC. RENT A NOE/KAYAK AT THE FLAMGO VISOR CENTER, ACCSIBLE OM THE FLORIDA CY ENTRANCE, AND VANISH TO THE MANGROV AND ISLANDS OF FLORIDA BAY FOR A FEW HOURS OR DAYS. OVERNIGHT BACKUNTRY MPG IS AVAILABLE ON BEACH OR CHICKE, ELEVATED PLATFORMS BUILT TO THE SWAMP. SHARK VALLEY, 38 WT OF DOWNTOWN MIAMI, OFFERS SOME OF THE PARK'S BT WILDLIFE VIEWG. PEDAL S 15-E LOOP TRAIL FOR CLOSE ENUNTERS WH ALLIGATORS, WOOD STORKS, AND GREAT WHE HERONS. THE 65-FOOT OBSERVATN TOWER AT THE HALFWAY MARK PROVIS PANORAMIC VIEWS UP TO 18 ACROSS THE SAWGRASS PRAIRIE. A TWO-HOUR TRAM RI VERS THE SAME GROUND FOR THE LS ATHLETILLY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}BT FOR: NATURE LOVERS WHO DON'T RE IF THERE'S ANOTHER GAY PERSON {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}KEY {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#354A4E;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}FOLLOW THE FOOTSTEPS OF GAY PLAYWRIGHT TENNSEE WILLIAMS, WHO MA HIS WAY TO FLORIDA'S SOUTHERNMOST CY THE 1940S AND POLISHED A STREETR NAMED DIRE WHILE STAYG AT THE SEVEN-STORY CROWNE PLAZA LA CONCHA ON DUVAL STREET. ARGUMENTS MAY RAGE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THE RORT TOWN IS AS OVERTLY GAY AS ONCE WAS, BUT THERE'S NO NYG 'S STILL A SPIRUAL HOME FOR ECLECTIC CREATIVE TYP WHO EMBRACE THE CY'S "ONE HUMAN FAY" MOTTO. THE ANNUAL KEY WT LERARY SEMAR DRAWS PASSNATE BOOK FANS AND OFTEN CLUS TOP GAY WRERS, WHILE THE OVER-THE-TOP, HISTORIC GAY TROLLEY TOUR LIVERS SIGHT TO THE CY'S MOST LORFUL CHARACTERS EVERY SATURDAY MORNG. 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THE CY IS HOME TO THE SALVADOR DALI MM, SAID TO NTA THE WORLD'S MOST PREHENSIVE LLECTN OF THE SURREALIST PATER'S WORKS; THE LARGT LGBT PRI FTIVAL THE STATE; AND THE SUBSTANTIAL (AND SEASONAL; FALL THROUGH SPRG) SATURDAY MORNG MARKET WHERE YOU'LL SPY PLENTY OF GAY LOLS BROWSG THROUGH THE GOURMET CHE, ANIC PRODUCE, AND CRAFTS. IN TE GAYS-PAVG-THE-WAY FORM, A RABOW PRENCE IS ALSO BOLSTERG THE REVALIZATN EFFORTS OF DOWNTOWN'S CENTRAL AVENUE BS DISTRICT. SUN WORSHIPPERS LOOKG FOR THEIR QUEER BRETHREN WILL FD THEM AT PASS-A-GRILLE AT THE SLEEPY SOUTHERN END OF ST. 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Wilton Manors, FLMedian home list price: $449, 000*No, isn’t nearly as renowned as some of the other gay mecs on this list, but don’t let that fool you. Popular extravaganzas clu Bear Week, Womxn of Color Weekend, and the nearly 50-year-old trans celebratn Fantasia will pay arly to live this world-famo gay mec. The five-day ftival each September attracts big-name performers, cludg Lizzo, Katy Perry, and Lady Gaga, as well as thoands of LGBTQ-iendly sert town, two hours east of Los Angel, happens to also be a gay oasis the other 359 days a year.

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While don’t have s own LGBTQ center or annual ftival, the quiet astal town neighbors Rehoboth Beach, DE, which has both—along wh dozens of gay bars and the whole area has bee a top East Coast LGBTQ vatn statn, many folks who want to stay year-round prefer the lmer vibe, natural scenery, and better als hunters n sre this three-bedroom townhome wh a pool and fns center the muny for $394, 900. Known for s lively mic, bar, and rtrant scene, the town is also typilly home to the Garn State’s annual gay pri about 90 mut om New York Cy, Asbury Park is hoppg durg the summer. Bloomgton, INMedian home list price: $379, 050Most folks are probably more likely to associate Indiana wh s nservative former ernor turned vice print, Mike Pence, than s thrivg gay culture.