"For the morng gays": The importance of LGBTQ-owned f as sober, queer spac |

Contents:

• "FOR THE MORNG GAYS": THE IMPORTANCE OF LGBTQ-OWNED F AS SOBER, QUEER SPAC
• ORLANDO GAY CAFE & COFFEE SHOPS
• THE BEST ORLANDO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ORLANDO
• JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU
• THE PULSE INTERIM MEMORIALTHE SE OF THE PULSE IS NOW AN TERIM MEMORIAL AND WILL BEE A PERMANENT NATNAL MM 2022.ONEPULSE FOUNDATNANY VIS THAT SUPPORTS ORLANDO'S QUEER MUNY SHOULD START WH THE PULSE INTERIM MEMORIAL. CREATED TO HONOR THE 49 VICTIMS OF THE 2016 SHOOTG, TRAVELERS N VIS THE TEMPORARY MEMORIAL TO LEARN MORE ABOUT S HISTORY UNTIL THE PERMANENT NATNAL PULSE MEMORIAL AND MM ON THE SE IS PLETED 2022. THE MM WAS SIGNATED A NATNAL MEMORIAL BY CONGRS 2021.MAKE YOUR WAY TO LAKE EOLA PARK TO FAIARIZE YOURSELF WH ORLANDO AND ALL S DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS. THE LAKE, WHICH SPANS 23 ACR, IS A SCENIC STATN WH VIEWS OF DOWNTOWN ORLANDO. IT'S ALSO A WELL-KNOWN LGBTQ+ MEETG POT SCE SS DIRECTLY THE CY'S CENTER.THE ORLANDO CY SOCCER CLUB'S EXPLORIA STADIUM HAS ALSO PARTNERED WH VAR LGBTQ+ ANIZATNS LIKE THE NATNAL PULSE MEMORIAL AND MM TO RAISE MONEY THROUGH DIFFERENT MATCH, WH A PORTN OF THE PROCEEDS GIVEN TO THE PULSE MEMORIAL. GRAB TICKETS TO A GAME TO SPOT THE 49 PERMANENTLY RABOW-LORED SEATS SECTN 12.BT PLAC TO EATTHE GLASS KNIFE, ORLANDOAN ORANGE-CREAM KE AT THE GLASS KNIFECOURTY THE GLASS KNIFEQUEER-OWNED SPAC ORLANDO CLU SOME OF THE BT RTRANTS THE CY. OPENED DOWNTOWN ORLANDO 2020, HäOS WAS CREATED BY RTRATR AND EVENT-SPACE VELOPER BLUE STAR AS AN NOVATIVE ENTERTAMENT AND DG EXPERIENCE WHERE VISORS N FEAST ON MEDERRANEAN-SPIRED FOOD WHILE WATCHG SOME OF THE BT BARET TOWN, LIKE THE LADI & LADYBOYS OF THE PEEK-A-BOO LOUNGE. AFTER HER SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY 2007, CHEF TRA GREGORY-PROPST WAS SPIRED BY HER TAKE MEAL PLAN OF SEVEN B TO CREATE THE MILK DISTRICT'S SE7ENB, AN EXCELLENT PLACE FOR SOUL FOOD BREAKFAST AND BNCH.ORLANDO’S BT BNCH SPOTS CLU THE LAKE IVANHOE AREA’S QUEER-OWNED HAMMERED LAMB; ’S KNOWN FOR HAVG THE BT BLOODY MARY ALL OF ORLANDO. NOT FAR OM HäOS, DOWNTOWN, ORLANDO’S OWN HAMBURGER MARY'S IS A QUIRKY SUNDAY DRAG-SHOW SPOT THAT HOSTS EVENTS LIKE THE FAMO BROADWAY BNCH. A LOL AND VISOR FAVORE THAT OPENED 2019, ISLAND TIME IS AN OUTDOOR RTRANT WHERE PERFORMERS TERACT WH THE NEART PASSERSBY: "THE DRAG SHOWS ON SUNDAY ARE NOT ADVERTISED AS ANYTHG GAY; 'S JT A SHOW WH A DRAG QUEEN,” SAYS LUIS SANTI JR, AN ISLAND TIME PATRON AND THE FOUNR OF THE LOL EOLA PETS. “USUALLY, THE TERPLAYS ARE POSIVE AND HILAR. IT MAK YOU FEEL THAT WE'RE NOT JT SILOS OF THE MUNY; FEELS LIKE A PLACE TO BE AT HOME AND NOT WORRY." FOR SSERT NEARBY, TRY THE GLASS KNIFE OR THE FROZEN COW, AND FOR GOOD TEA HEAD TO POM MOONGKLANG'S POM POM'S TEAHOE & SANDWICHERIA.BT PLAC TO SPEND A NIGHT OUTSAVOY ORLANDO

"FOR THE MORNG GAYS": THE IMPORTANCE OF LGBTQ-OWNED F AS SOBER, QUEER SPAC

We're jt for the morng gays. "When people thk of gay spac or queer spac, they immediately thk of a nightclub or bar — maybe a ltle hole the wall, " he said. Gay bars hold a eply important place the history of LGBTQ rights and visibily the Uned Stat.

For s and s, jt visg a gay bar was a high-risk activy.

ORLANDO GAY CAFE & COFFEE SHOPS

For young members of the LGBTQ muny, gog out to a gay or lbian bar was almost like a re of passage. Growg up as a queer, Black women Louisville, Kentucky, Arielle Clark said that she felt like there were certa "ton" she wanted to meet to feel at home the muny: She wanted to attend Kentucky Pri and meet other LGBTQ people, and then she wanted to get to some kd of gay bar or nightclub bee that's where everyone spent time on the weekends. Look no further than Orlando‘s vibrant gay fe and ffee shop scene.

The shop has been a beloved fixture the gay muny for years. Whether you’re the mood for a quick prso shot or a leisurely bnch wh iends, Orlando‘s gay fe and ffee shops have got you vered.

Past events (36)See allSat, Jun 3, 2023, 10:00 AM EDTPri Cup: Sand Volleyball TournamentThis event has passed2 attenSat, Jun 3, 2023, 10:00 AM EDTPri Cup: Dodgeball TournamentThis event has passed1 atteneSat, Jun 3, 2023, 10:00 AM EDTPri Cup: Pickleball TournamentThis event has passed2 attenMon, May 1, 2023, 7:00 PM EDTLGBTQ+ Sprg Dodgeball LeagueThis event has passed11 atten+6Group lksFd also atFacebook topicsFnsGayLbianGay ProfsnalsLGBT+OutdoorsGay and Lbian FriendsLGBT SocialGay MenLbian Social NetworkgGay SglRecreatnal Sports.

THE BEST ORLANDO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ORLANDO

-based profsnal league to e out as gay. Michael Sam beme the first openly gay player to be drafted when the then-St.

Orlando's Gay Friendly Neighborhoods. VI-MI District The home of GLBCC - "THE CENTER" and a te L-bi-gay shoppg district, wh many fe gay owned and operated shops offerg LBiGay-specific war.

Also great ethnic eateri, LBiGay iendly f, and galleri. The Vi-Mi is loted cy district four, reprented by newly elected missner, Patty Sheehan, who ran as an openly gay ndidate. Funky shops, fun plac to eat, and a revolutn renovatn primarily attributed to forward thkg LBiGay real tate velopers and neighborhood planners.

JAGUARS ASSOCIATE STRENGTH ACH KEV MAXEN OUT AS GAY A FIRST FOR US-BASED PRO LEAGU

Great rtrants, the world famo Club at Firtone (Saturday night is gay night), and an eclectic mix of smaller, alternative clubs, bars, and ffeeho. Most downtown clubs are not exclively l-bi-gay, but have historilly weled a very mixed crowd. 408, you'll fd "Southern Nights, " where Wild Wednday nstut one of Orlando's longt nng weekly gay party dat.

Not necsarily gay, but as iendly as you n get. Be sure to have a cktail at Savoy, a lively neighborhood gay bar where men and women are wele.

THE PULSE INTERIM MEMORIALTHE SE OF THE PULSE IS NOW AN TERIM MEMORIAL AND WILL BEE A PERMANENT NATNAL MM 2022.ONEPULSE FOUNDATNANY VIS THAT SUPPORTS ORLANDO'S QUEER MUNY SHOULD START WH THE PULSE INTERIM MEMORIAL. CREATED TO HONOR THE 49 VICTIMS OF THE 2016 SHOOTG, TRAVELERS N VIS THE TEMPORARY MEMORIAL TO LEARN MORE ABOUT S HISTORY UNTIL THE PERMANENT NATNAL PULSE MEMORIAL AND MM ON THE SE IS PLETED 2022. THE MM WAS SIGNATED A NATNAL MEMORIAL BY CONGRS 2021.MAKE YOUR WAY TO LAKE EOLA PARK TO FAIARIZE YOURSELF WH ORLANDO AND ALL S DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS. THE LAKE, WHICH SPANS 23 ACR, IS A SCENIC STATN WH VIEWS OF DOWNTOWN ORLANDO. IT'S ALSO A WELL-KNOWN LGBTQ+ MEETG POT SCE SS DIRECTLY THE CY'S CENTER.THE ORLANDO CY SOCCER CLUB'S EXPLORIA STADIUM HAS ALSO PARTNERED WH VAR LGBTQ+ ANIZATNS LIKE THE NATNAL PULSE MEMORIAL AND MM TO RAISE MONEY THROUGH DIFFERENT MATCH, WH A PORTN OF THE PROCEEDS GIVEN TO THE PULSE MEMORIAL. GRAB TICKETS TO A GAME TO SPOT THE 49 PERMANENTLY RABOW-LORED SEATS SECTN 12.BT PLAC TO EATTHE GLASS KNIFE, ORLANDOAN ORANGE-CREAM KE AT THE GLASS KNIFECOURTY THE GLASS KNIFEQUEER-OWNED SPAC ORLANDO CLU SOME OF THE BT RTRANTS THE CY. OPENED DOWNTOWN ORLANDO 2020, HäOS WAS CREATED BY RTRATR AND EVENT-SPACE VELOPER BLUE STAR AS AN NOVATIVE ENTERTAMENT AND DG EXPERIENCE WHERE VISORS N FEAST ON MEDERRANEAN-SPIRED FOOD WHILE WATCHG SOME OF THE BT BARET TOWN, LIKE THE LADI & LADYBOYS OF THE PEEK-A-BOO LOUNGE. AFTER HER SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY 2007, CHEF TRA GREGORY-PROPST WAS SPIRED BY HER TAKE MEAL PLAN OF SEVEN B TO CREATE THE MILK DISTRICT'S SE7ENB, AN EXCELLENT PLACE FOR SOUL FOOD BREAKFAST AND BNCH.ORLANDO’S BT BNCH SPOTS CLU THE LAKE IVANHOE AREA’S QUEER-OWNED HAMMERED LAMB; ’S KNOWN FOR HAVG THE BT BLOODY MARY ALL OF ORLANDO. NOT FAR OM HäOS, DOWNTOWN, ORLANDO’S OWN HAMBURGER MARY'S IS A QUIRKY SUNDAY DRAG-SHOW SPOT THAT HOSTS EVENTS LIKE THE FAMO BROADWAY BNCH. A LOL AND VISOR FAVORE THAT OPENED 2019, ISLAND TIME IS AN OUTDOOR RTRANT WHERE PERFORMERS TERACT WH THE NEART PASSERSBY: "THE DRAG SHOWS ON SUNDAY ARE NOT ADVERTISED AS ANYTHG GAY; 'S JT A SHOW WH A DRAG QUEEN,” SAYS LUIS SANTI JR, AN ISLAND TIME PATRON AND THE FOUNR OF THE LOL EOLA PETS. “USUALLY, THE TERPLAYS ARE POSIVE AND HILAR. IT MAK YOU FEEL THAT WE'RE NOT JT SILOS OF THE MUNY; FEELS LIKE A PLACE TO BE AT HOME AND NOT WORRY." FOR SSERT NEARBY, TRY THE GLASS KNIFE OR THE FROZEN COW, AND FOR GOOD TEA HEAD TO POM MOONGKLANG'S POM POM'S TEAHOE & SANDWICHERIA.BT PLAC TO SPEND A NIGHT OUTSAVOY ORLANDO

Gay Days, Inc. A lol and visor favore that opened 2019, Island Time is an outdoor rtrant where performers teract wh the neart passersby: "The drag shows on Sunday are not advertised as anythg gay; 's jt a show wh a drag queen, ” says Luis Santi Jr, an Island Time patron and the founr of the lol Eola Pets.