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• LGBTQ PEOPLE FLOCK TO FLORIDA FOR DISNEY'S GAY DAYS CELEBRATN
• MOVG TO LGBT ORLANDO, FLORIDA? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!
• THE BEST ORLANDO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ORLANDO
• GAY ORLANDO 2023
• A GUI TO THE LGBT SCENE ORLANDO ORLANDO UNED | © KELSEY GLENNON KELSEY GLENNON 26 MAY 2017 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ORLANDO HAS LONG BEEN A STATN KNOWN FOR S SUNSHE. BUT THE SUMMER OF 2016, THE CY BETIFUL EXPERIENCED S DARKT DAY. JUNE 12TH MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF A TRAGIC EVENT THAT ALTERED ORLANDO’S INTY AND FOREVER CHANGED S HISTORY. ON THAT SUMMER NIGHT, A GUNMAN ENTERED A POPULAR GAY CLUB DOWNTOWN ORLANDO AND OPENED FIRE, KILLG 49 AND JURG 68 PEOPLE ENJOYG DANCE AND MIC. SOME VICTIMS WERE GAY, SOME STRAIGHT, SOME LATO—BUT ALL WERE PEOPLE LOVED AND EMBRACED BY THE ORLANDO MUNY. THE ATTACK ON PULSE NIGHTCLUB SHOOK ORLANDO AND WAS MOURNED ALL OVER THE WORLD. IN THE WAKE OF THE TRAGEDY, THE CY OF ORLANDO AND S NIZENS MA CLEAR THAT THE HATE THAT SPIRED THE CRIME WOULD NOT STA S INTY. SCE THAT SUMMER NIGHT, THE CY AND S BS HAVE EMPHASIZED THAT ALL ARE WELE HERE. TODAY, ORLANDO NTU TO WORK TO SUPPORT S LGBT MUNY AND PROVI A PLACE OF SAFETY, ACCEPTANCE, AND LOVE FOR ALL WHO LIVE AND VIS HERE. VIEW ALL TRIPS READ ON TO DISVER HOW TO EXPERIENCE THE MANY FACETS OF ORLANDO’S VIBRANT AND STRONG LGBT MUNY. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP ICELAND TURKEY GREECE THAILAND MEXI JAPAN ECUADOR MOROC SPA SOUTH AI CROATIA INDIA BALI EGYPT ORLANDO STRONG MILLS 50 | © KELSEY GLENNON WHAT TO READ FOR THE LATT CENTRAL FLORIDA LGBT NEWS, PICK UP A PY OF WATERMARK. THE NEWSPAPER CIRCULAT TWICE MONTHLY AND IS OFTEN FOUND ALONGSI ORLANDO WEEKLY, A LIBERAL, GAY-IENDLY PUBLITN. WATERMARK ONLE FEATUR A HANDY LENDAR OF EVENTS IF YOU’RE LOOKG FOR SHOWS, GALLERY OPENGS, TRIVIA NIGHTS, OR THE LIKE. WATERMARK ORLANDO ONLE SCREENSHOT WHERE TO EAT THE MILLS 50 AREA IS HOME TO A NUMBER OF RABOW-PATED EATERI WELG THE LGBT MUNY. IT’S ALSO A FOODIE HOT SPOT AND ATTRACTS CKTAIL NNOISSRS, SO ’S HARD TO GO WRONG EATG ON THIS STRIP. CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP WILL’S PUB | © KELSEY GLENNON HAMBURGER MARY’S FOR A PARTICULARLY FLAMBOYANT DER EXPERIENCE, HEAD TO HAMBURGER MARY’S, ON DOWNTOWN ORLANDO’S HISTORIC CHURCH STREET. HERE YOU N ENJOY LIVE ENTERTAMENT THE FORM OF DRAG QUEENS PERFORMG BARETS AND EDY SHOWS. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. HAMBURGER MARY’S, CHURCH STREET STATN, 110 W CHURCH ST, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 321 319 0600 WHERE TO DRK AND DANCE EMBER GAY BARS AND EDGY NEW CKTAIL TABLISHMENTS ABOUND ORLANDO. THE DOWNTOWN OUTDOOR EATERY AND BAR EMBER TURNS TO AN LGBT FAVORE ON SUNDAY WH SUNDAY SURRENR. EMBER ALSO HOSTED THE “BIG GAY BAR CRAWL” 2016, WHICH CLUD STOPS AT DOWNTOWN ORLANDO’S MOST POPULAR BARS.EMBER, 42 W CENTRAL BLVD, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 849 5200 STONEWALL BAR STONEWALL BAR SS NOT FAR OM THE AMWAY ARENA AND OFFERS AN “DTRIAL CHIC” AMBIANCE WH A NEIGHBORHOOD BAR FEEL. HERE YOU N GRAB BAR EATS AND CKTAILS THEIR MA DANCE HALL, ON THEIR PAT, OR WH A VIEW OF THE ORLANDO SKYLE AT THEIR SKY BAR. STONEWALL HOSTS AN ASSORTMENT OF THEME NIGHTS, CLUDG BGO NIGHTS, RUPL VIEWGS, KARAOKE, AND T-DANC. CHECK OUT THEIR LENDAR OF EVENTS.STONEWALL BAR, 741 W CHURCH ST, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 373 OTHER NOTABLE GAY BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS CLU SAVOY ORLANDO, SOUTHERN NIGHTS, AND THE FULL MOON LOUNGE AT WOODSTOCK.SAVOY, 1913 N ORANGE AVE, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 270 4685SOUTHERN NIGHTS, 375 S BUMBY AVE, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 412 5039FULL MOON LOUNGE AT WOODSTOCK, 500 N ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 613 5018 WHERE TO PLAY ORLANDO’S GAY DAYS JUNE IS A WEEK-LONG CELEBRATN FOR THE LGBT MUNY. BS ALL OVER THE CY PARTICIPATE BY HOSTG SPECIAL ALS, PARTI, AND SHOWS FOR THE G LGBT VISORS WHO TRAVEL TO ORLANDO SPECIFILLY FOR THIS WEEK. PARTICIPANTS THE CELEBRATN ATTEND THE AREA THEME PARKS WEARG RED SHIRTS, A WAY TO SHOW THE SPE OF THE LGBT MUNY. VISORS N ALSO ATTEND AN ENTERTAMENT AND BS EXPO WH HUNDREDS OF LGBT VENDORS OFFERG SERVIC AND PRODUCTS TERED TO THE MUNY. IN OCTOBER, DON’T MISS ORLANDO’S GAY PRI FTIVAL AND PARA HOSTED BY COME OUT WH PRI, INC. CRELLA CASTLE GAY DAYS 2007 | © JERICL T / FLICKR IF YOU’RE A SPORTS FAN, YOU WILL WANT TO TCH AN ORLANDO CY SOCCER GAME, WATCHG THE LNS OR THE PRI (FEMALE TEAM), BUT KEEP MD THAT THE GAM, LOVED BY LOLS AND VISORS ALIKE, OFTEN SELL OUT. THE NEWLY BUILT ORLANDO CY STADIUM PROUDLY SPORTS 49 RABOW LORED SEATS REMEMBRANCE OF THE LIV LOST TO THE PULSE SHOOTG. THE SEATS SIGNIFY THE POWER OF SPORTS TO UNE AND UPLIFT A WHAT TO SEE THE PARLIAMENT HOE IF YOU’RE LOOKG FOR ORLANDO’S QUEENS, THEY’RE PERFORMG AT THE PARLIAMENT HOE, A GAY BAR, CLUB, AND HOTEL. “P-HOE,” AS ORLANDOANS REFER TO , IS HOME TO THE FOOTLIGHT THEATRE, WHICH BRGS LOL AND TERNATNAL DRAG ENTERTAMENT. YOU N FD THE FOOTLIGHT PLAYERS PERFORMG THERE REGULARLY, AND FOR RUPL FANS, THIS IS WHERE GGER MJ GOT HER START, HELPG HER EARN THE MONIKER OF “COMEDY QUEEN OF THE SOUTH.”THE PARLIAMENT HOE,410 N ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 425 ORLANDO FRGEMAY 16-29, 2017 FOR MORE EDGY ENTERTAMENT AND DRAG PERFORMANC, HEAD TO ORLANDO FRGE, A SEASONAL FTIVAL THAT TAK PLACE ORLANDO’S LOCH HAVEN PARK. THEIR PHILOSOPHY IS “100% UNCENSORED, 100% UNJURIED…100% INCLUSIVE.” GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WH THE DIVERSE ORLANDO THEATRE ARTS MUNY AT THIS FUN SUMMER FTIVAL.LOCH HAVEN PARK, 777 E PRCETON ST, ORLANDO, FL, LAKE EOLA PARK ORLANDO’S LOVE FOR S LGBT MUNY IS EVINT BY S RABOW-PATED AMPHHEATER AND S RABOW-ILLUMATED FOUNTA CENTRAL LAKE EOLA. THE PERMANENT MONUMENTS SERVE TO WELE DIVERSY TO THE CY OF ORLANDO, WHETHER THEY ARE VISORS OR RINTS.LAKE EOLA PARK, ORLANDO, FL, PULSE FOR THOSE LOOKG TO PAY RPECTS TO THE VICTIMS OF THE PULSE ATTACK, THE NIGHTCLUB WILL SOON BE AN OFFICIAL MEMORIAL. IF YOU WISH TO NTRIBUTE TO THE NSTCTN OF THE MEMORIAL AND MM AND PROVI ASSISTANCE TO THOSE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE ATTACK, YOU N DONATE TO THE ONEPULSE FOUNDATN.PULSE, 1912 S ORANGE AVE, ORLANDO, FL, FOR MORE RMATN THE LGBT CENTER OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR MORE RMATN ON THE LGBT MUNY ORLANDO, VIS THE LGBT CENTER OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE CENTER HAS BEEN OPERATN FOR OVER 38 YEARS, MAKG ONE OF THE OLST THE NATN. IT PROVIS A SAFE PLACE FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS AND SERVIC TO HELP STRENGTHEN PERSONAL WELL-BEG.THE LGBT CENTER OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, 946 N MILLS AVE, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 228 8272THE ZEBRA COALNTHE ZEBRA COALN IS AN ANIZATN THAT PROVIS A HAVEN FOR GAY YOUTH BETWEEN THE AG OF 13–24. THEIR SERVIC PALIZE ON A WORK OF GROUPS, ALLOWG THEM TO OFFER ASSISTANCE RANGG OM HEALTH TO HOG AND EVEN TN FUNDG FOR LGBTQ YOUTH.THE ZEBRA COALN, 911 N MILLS AVE, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 228 1446 ORLANDO, THE CENTER LGBT | © KELSEY GLENNON VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?
• EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS ORLANDO
• ‘IT’S MY FLORIDA TOO’: PULSE SHOOTG SURVIVOR BRANDON WOLF ON BEG BLACK, GAY AND THE ANTI-RON DESANTIS
• THE BEST ORLANDO GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS ORLANDO
• ORLANDO GAY MAP
• CLUB ORLANDOORLANDOMENUHOTELSBARSDANCE CLUBSSNASSHOPSPULSE INTERIM MEMORIALGAY WEDDGSGAY MAPCLUB ORLANDO

LGBTQ PEOPLE FLOCK TO FLORIDA FOR DISNEY'S GAY DAYS CELEBRATN

The Gay, Lbian, Bisexual, Transgenr Communy Center of Central Florida is the olst center the state of Florida operatn sce 1978.

Gay Days, Inc.

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.

MOVG TO LGBT ORLANDO, FLORIDA? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!

Also great ethnic eateri, LBiGay iendly f, and galleri.

THE BEST ORLANDO GAY CLUBS & BARSGAY CLUBS & BARS ORLANDO

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. 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.

GAY ORLANDO 2023

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.

A GUI TO THE LGBT SCENE ORLANDO ORLANDO UNED | © KELSEY GLENNON KELSEY GLENNON 26 MAY 2017 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT ORLANDO HAS LONG BEEN A STATN KNOWN FOR S SUNSHE. BUT THE SUMMER OF 2016, THE CY BETIFUL EXPERIENCED S DARKT DAY. JUNE 12TH MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF A TRAGIC EVENT THAT ALTERED ORLANDO’S INTY AND FOREVER CHANGED S HISTORY. ON THAT SUMMER NIGHT, A GUNMAN ENTERED A POPULAR GAY CLUB DOWNTOWN ORLANDO AND OPENED FIRE, KILLG 49 AND JURG 68 PEOPLE ENJOYG DANCE AND MIC. SOME VICTIMS WERE GAY, SOME STRAIGHT, SOME LATO—BUT ALL WERE PEOPLE LOVED AND EMBRACED BY THE ORLANDO MUNY. THE ATTACK ON PULSE NIGHTCLUB SHOOK ORLANDO AND WAS MOURNED ALL OVER THE WORLD. IN THE WAKE OF THE TRAGEDY, THE CY OF ORLANDO AND S NIZENS MA CLEAR THAT THE HATE THAT SPIRED THE CRIME WOULD NOT STA S INTY. SCE THAT SUMMER NIGHT, THE CY AND S BS HAVE EMPHASIZED THAT ALL ARE WELE HERE. TODAY, ORLANDO NTU TO WORK TO SUPPORT S LGBT MUNY AND PROVI A PLACE OF SAFETY, ACCEPTANCE, AND LOVE FOR ALL WHO LIVE AND VIS HERE. VIEW ALL TRIPS READ ON TO DISVER HOW TO EXPERIENCE THE MANY FACETS OF ORLANDO’S VIBRANT AND STRONG LGBT MUNY. TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP ICELAND TURKEY GREECE THAILAND MEXI JAPAN ECUADOR MOROC SPA SOUTH AI CROATIA INDIA BALI EGYPT ORLANDO STRONG MILLS 50 | © KELSEY GLENNON WHAT TO READ FOR THE LATT CENTRAL FLORIDA LGBT NEWS, PICK UP A PY OF WATERMARK. THE NEWSPAPER CIRCULAT TWICE MONTHLY AND IS OFTEN FOUND ALONGSI ORLANDO WEEKLY, A LIBERAL, GAY-IENDLY PUBLITN. WATERMARK ONLE FEATUR A HANDY LENDAR OF EVENTS IF YOU’RE LOOKG FOR SHOWS, GALLERY OPENGS, TRIVIA NIGHTS, OR THE LIKE. WATERMARK ORLANDO ONLE SCREENSHOT WHERE TO EAT THE MILLS 50 AREA IS HOME TO A NUMBER OF RABOW-PATED EATERI WELG THE LGBT MUNY. IT’S ALSO A FOODIE HOT SPOT AND ATTRACTS CKTAIL NNOISSRS, SO ’S HARD TO GO WRONG EATG ON THIS STRIP. CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP WILL’S PUB | © KELSEY GLENNON HAMBURGER MARY’S FOR A PARTICULARLY FLAMBOYANT DER EXPERIENCE, HEAD TO HAMBURGER MARY’S, ON DOWNTOWN ORLANDO’S HISTORIC CHURCH STREET. HERE YOU N ENJOY LIVE ENTERTAMENT THE FORM OF DRAG QUEENS PERFORMG BARETS AND EDY SHOWS. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. HAMBURGER MARY’S, CHURCH STREET STATN, 110 W CHURCH ST, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 321 319 0600 WHERE TO DRK AND DANCE EMBER GAY BARS AND EDGY NEW CKTAIL TABLISHMENTS ABOUND ORLANDO. THE DOWNTOWN OUTDOOR EATERY AND BAR EMBER TURNS TO AN LGBT FAVORE ON SUNDAY WH SUNDAY SURRENR. EMBER ALSO HOSTED THE “BIG GAY BAR CRAWL” 2016, WHICH CLUD STOPS AT DOWNTOWN ORLANDO’S MOST POPULAR BARS.EMBER, 42 W CENTRAL BLVD, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 849 5200 STONEWALL BAR STONEWALL BAR SS NOT FAR OM THE AMWAY ARENA AND OFFERS AN “DTRIAL CHIC” AMBIANCE WH A NEIGHBORHOOD BAR FEEL. HERE YOU N GRAB BAR EATS AND CKTAILS THEIR MA DANCE HALL, ON THEIR PAT, OR WH A VIEW OF THE ORLANDO SKYLE AT THEIR SKY BAR. STONEWALL HOSTS AN ASSORTMENT OF THEME NIGHTS, CLUDG BGO NIGHTS, RUPL VIEWGS, KARAOKE, AND T-DANC. CHECK OUT THEIR LENDAR OF EVENTS.STONEWALL BAR, 741 W CHURCH ST, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 373 OTHER NOTABLE GAY BARS AND NIGHTCLUBS CLU SAVOY ORLANDO, SOUTHERN NIGHTS, AND THE FULL MOON LOUNGE AT WOODSTOCK.SAVOY, 1913 N ORANGE AVE, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 270 4685SOUTHERN NIGHTS, 375 S BUMBY AVE, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 412 5039FULL MOON LOUNGE AT WOODSTOCK, 500 N ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 613 5018 WHERE TO PLAY ORLANDO’S GAY DAYS JUNE IS A WEEK-LONG CELEBRATN FOR THE LGBT MUNY. BS ALL OVER THE CY PARTICIPATE BY HOSTG SPECIAL ALS, PARTI, AND SHOWS FOR THE G LGBT VISORS WHO TRAVEL TO ORLANDO SPECIFILLY FOR THIS WEEK. PARTICIPANTS THE CELEBRATN ATTEND THE AREA THEME PARKS WEARG RED SHIRTS, A WAY TO SHOW THE SPE OF THE LGBT MUNY. VISORS N ALSO ATTEND AN ENTERTAMENT AND BS EXPO WH HUNDREDS OF LGBT VENDORS OFFERG SERVIC AND PRODUCTS TERED TO THE MUNY. IN OCTOBER, DON’T MISS ORLANDO’S GAY PRI FTIVAL AND PARA HOSTED BY COME OUT WH PRI, INC. CRELLA CASTLE GAY DAYS 2007 | © JERICL T / FLICKR IF YOU’RE A SPORTS FAN, YOU WILL WANT TO TCH AN ORLANDO CY SOCCER GAME, WATCHG THE LNS OR THE PRI (FEMALE TEAM), BUT KEEP MD THAT THE GAM, LOVED BY LOLS AND VISORS ALIKE, OFTEN SELL OUT. THE NEWLY BUILT ORLANDO CY STADIUM PROUDLY SPORTS 49 RABOW LORED SEATS REMEMBRANCE OF THE LIV LOST TO THE PULSE SHOOTG. THE SEATS SIGNIFY THE POWER OF SPORTS TO UNE AND UPLIFT A WHAT TO SEE THE PARLIAMENT HOE IF YOU’RE LOOKG FOR ORLANDO’S QUEENS, THEY’RE PERFORMG AT THE PARLIAMENT HOE, A GAY BAR, CLUB, AND HOTEL. “P-HOE,” AS ORLANDOANS REFER TO , IS HOME TO THE FOOTLIGHT THEATRE, WHICH BRGS LOL AND TERNATNAL DRAG ENTERTAMENT. YOU N FD THE FOOTLIGHT PLAYERS PERFORMG THERE REGULARLY, AND FOR RUPL FANS, THIS IS WHERE GGER MJ GOT HER START, HELPG HER EARN THE MONIKER OF “COMEDY QUEEN OF THE SOUTH.”THE PARLIAMENT HOE,410 N ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 425 ORLANDO FRGEMAY 16-29, 2017 FOR MORE EDGY ENTERTAMENT AND DRAG PERFORMANC, HEAD TO ORLANDO FRGE, A SEASONAL FTIVAL THAT TAK PLACE ORLANDO’S LOCH HAVEN PARK. THEIR PHILOSOPHY IS “100% UNCENSORED, 100% UNJURIED…100% INCLUSIVE.” GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WH THE DIVERSE ORLANDO THEATRE ARTS MUNY AT THIS FUN SUMMER FTIVAL.LOCH HAVEN PARK, 777 E PRCETON ST, ORLANDO, FL, LAKE EOLA PARK ORLANDO’S LOVE FOR S LGBT MUNY IS EVINT BY S RABOW-PATED AMPHHEATER AND S RABOW-ILLUMATED FOUNTA CENTRAL LAKE EOLA. THE PERMANENT MONUMENTS SERVE TO WELE DIVERSY TO THE CY OF ORLANDO, WHETHER THEY ARE VISORS OR RINTS.LAKE EOLA PARK, ORLANDO, FL, PULSE FOR THOSE LOOKG TO PAY RPECTS TO THE VICTIMS OF THE PULSE ATTACK, THE NIGHTCLUB WILL SOON BE AN OFFICIAL MEMORIAL. IF YOU WISH TO NTRIBUTE TO THE NSTCTN OF THE MEMORIAL AND MM AND PROVI ASSISTANCE TO THOSE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE ATTACK, YOU N DONATE TO THE ONEPULSE FOUNDATN.PULSE, 1912 S ORANGE AVE, ORLANDO, FL, FOR MORE RMATN THE LGBT CENTER OF CENTRAL FLORIDA FOR MORE RMATN ON THE LGBT MUNY ORLANDO, VIS THE LGBT CENTER OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE CENTER HAS BEEN OPERATN FOR OVER 38 YEARS, MAKG ONE OF THE OLST THE NATN. IT PROVIS A SAFE PLACE FOR LGBTQ PEOPLE, AS WELL AS PROGRAMS AND SERVIC TO HELP STRENGTHEN PERSONAL WELL-BEG.THE LGBT CENTER OF CENTRAL FLORIDA, 946 N MILLS AVE, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 228 8272THE ZEBRA COALNTHE ZEBRA COALN IS AN ANIZATN THAT PROVIS A HAVEN FOR GAY YOUTH BETWEEN THE AG OF 13–24. THEIR SERVIC PALIZE ON A WORK OF GROUPS, ALLOWG THEM TO OFFER ASSISTANCE RANGG OM HEALTH TO HOG AND EVEN TN FUNDG FOR LGBTQ YOUTH.THE ZEBRA COALN, 911 N MILLS AVE, ORLANDO, FL, USA, +1 407 228 1446 ORLANDO, THE CENTER LGBT | © KELSEY GLENNON VOLNIC ICELAND EPIC TRIP MEET OUR LOL INSIR HANNA HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A GUIDE? 2 YEARS. WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR JOB? IT'S THE PERSONAL NTACT, THE PERSONAL EXPERIENC. I LOVE MEETG PEOPLE OM ALL OVER THE WORLD... I REALLY LIKE GETTG TO KNOW EVERYONE AND FEELG LIKE I'M TRAVELG WH A GROUP OF IENDS. WHAT DESTINATION IS ON YOUR TRAVEL BUCKET-LIST? I HAVE SO MANY PLAC ON MY LIST, BUT I WOULD REALLY LOBE TO GO TO AI. I NSIR MYSELF AN “ADVENTURE GIRL” AND AI FEELS LIKE THE ULTIMATE ADVENTURE! EVERY CULTURE TRIP SMALL-GROUP ADVENTURE IS LED BY A LOL INSIR JT LIKE HANNA. SEE OUR CULTURE TRIPS KEEN TO EXPLORE THE WORLD?

— Tens of thoands of LGBTQ people are flockg to central Florida this weekend to go on theme park ris, mgle wh stumed performers, dance at all-night parti and lounge poolsi at hotels durg Gay Days, a s-long though Gov.

Ron DeSantis and Florida lawmakers have champned a slew of anti-LGBTQ laws — spurrg the most proment gay rights group the U. And other civil rights anizatns to issue warngs the Sunshe State may no longer be safe — Gay Days anizers are still enuragg visors om around the world to e to one of Florida’s largt gay and lbian say a large turnout will send a msage that LGBTQ people are not gog away Florida, which is ntually one of the most popular stat for tourists to vis. If the hoped-for 150, 000 or more visors e to the half-week of pool parti, drag bgo and thrill ris at Orlando’s theme parks and hotels, then “that’s the pot, ” said Joseph Clark, CEO of Gay Days Inc.

”It’s not lost on the anizers that the highlight of the weekend will be a Saturday meetup of LGBTQ visors at the Magic Kgdom at Walt Disney World, where the first Gay Days started as a sgle-day celebratn 1991. Currently, Disney is embroiled a legal fight wh DeSantis over the ernor and Republin lawmakers’ takeover of Disney World’s erng district — after Disney officials publicly opposed legislatn that crics have dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS ORLANDO

“It’s ls a csa and more like, ‘I’m not gog to spend my money where bad thgs are gog on, ’” Hayn Days has survived past challeng, cludg the early years when Disney posted signs at the Magic Kgdom’s entrance warng visors there was a large gatherg of gays and lbians and offerg pass to other parks for guts who might be offend. Over the last three s, though, the theme parks and rorts have thrown down the wele mats as Gay Days has bee a profable bounce between the sprg break and out-of-school summer crowds.

Durg Gay Days the 1990s, hundreds of anti-abortn activists wh Operatn Rcue protted outsi Walt Disney World, and the Southern Baptist Conventn ced the gatherg llg for a boytt of all thgs Disney. Some Christian groups tried to buy air time durg Gay Days the late 1990s to prsure people to renounce their sexual orientatn, but mastream TV statns Orlando rejected the ads. Orlando, the theme park pal of the world, might not scream dream gay lole on first thought – but away om the I-Drive hotel zone, you will actually fd one of the most ronant and LGBT-iendly ci Ameri!

‘IT’S MY FLORIDA TOO’: PULSE SHOOTG SURVIVOR BRANDON WOLF ON BEG BLACK, GAY AND THE ANTI-RON DESANTIS

Y, jt like New York Cy, New Orleans, Miami, and other fabuloly gay US ci, there is also an energized LGBT scene here (if you know where to look), and this is somethg a gay realtor Orlando n help you navigate as you fd your new perfect home here. The legendary Parliament Hoe, Disney Gay Day’s and the annual Come Out Wh Pri events are some of the highlights of movg to LGBT Orlando, but there is also plenty of morn dg, live mic, and other queer events! Add to this the legendary theme parks and affordabily of life here and you will beg to unrstand why Orlando is the number one travel statn the USA and a growg permanent gay populatn.

THE BEST ORLANDO GAY CLUBS & BARSSEE ALL THGS TO DOGAY CLUBS & BARS ORLANDO

If you need a more night-life and travel-foced gui tailg all the LGBT clubs, parti, and more, check out our Gay Orlando Gui! The Bt Gay Neighborhoods In OrlandoColonial TownThornton Park and Lake Eola HeightsEast DowntownPark LakeAnnual LGBT Events In OrlandoLGBTQ+ Communy Organizatns In OrlandoLGBT Owned Bs In OrlandoFal Thoughts On Movg To LGBTQ OrlandoFdg Gay Realtors In Orlando Florida.

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The Bt Gay Neighborhoods In Orlando. Knowg them advance will ensure that you arrive at your new home the most sued gay-iendly area of town. Start wh the top gay and LGBT-iendly Orlando muni to fd your fabuloly perfect new home, each wh s own dividual personaly, welg muny, and ameni you’ll adore.

Now let’s take a look at where the handful of marvelo gay areas Orlando are and talk about the Orlando gayborhood where you might feel most at home! This neighborhood is popular wh Orlando’s gay muny thanks to s nightlife, rtrants, and proximy to the downtown area. If you’re lookg for a gay neighborhood a ltle further om downtown Orlando, this is the muny for you.

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Thankfully, LGBT Orlando plays hosts to a variety of annual events for lbians, transgenr persons, gays, and anyone else who wants to have a good time. Disney Gay Days. The event vers each of Disney’s Parks each day (so a 4 parks 4 days Disney pass is bt) and is one of the bt gay events Orlando ias for both the young, and young at heart!

Piggy-backg somewhat on the succs of Disney Gay Days June, but entirely whout the wholome fun is One Magil Weekend. A three-night circu park cidg wh Gay Days, cludg the biggt DJs. Consistently voted Orlando’s bt annual event, no list of gay events Orlando uld be plete whout .

Ok, is not gay at all – but is utterly fabulo and not to be missed…Serly!

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