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• A GUI TO THE LGBT SCENE MIAMI MIAMI GAY PRI PARA | © PHILLIP PSAR / FLICKR AISHA MOKTADIER 15 MAY 2017 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT MIAMI IS BETIFUL, CULTURALLY DIVERSE, AND OPEN-MD, MAKG A HUGE HUB FOR THE LGBT MUNY. THE CY OFFERS A JUDGEMENT-EE ZONE AND AN AIR OF ACCEPTANCE, BEAMG LOR, MIC, AND LOVE. MIAMI IS ALSO HOME TO SEVERAL GREAT GAY CLUBS AND BARS, A FUN, LIVELY NIGHTLIFE SCENE, POOL PARTI, BNCH, AND FTIVALS THAT CELEBRATE LOVE ALL S FORMS. VIEW ALL TRIPS BEACH 12TH STREET BEACH TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP BALI GREECE CROATIA INDIA SOUTH AI JAPAN MEXI ECUADOR EGYPT SPA MOROC TURKEY ICELAND THAILAND AS YOU WALK ALONG THE BEACH, YOU’LL NOTICE RABOW FLAGS FLUTTERG THE WD NEAR THE 12TH STREET BEACH AND REALIZE YOU’VE H PARADISE. THIS SECTN OF MIAMI BEACH’S LONG STRETCH OF BETIFUL ATLANTIC WATERS AND SOFT WHE SAND DIT SELF TO THE LGBT MUNY, WHERE VISORS N E AND LOUNGE WHOUT FEAR OF BEG JUDGED. BREAK OUT YOUR BT SWIMSU, BRG OUT SOME LD BEER (AND DON’T FET THE SOLO CUPS, NO GLASS ALLOWED ON THE BEACH), AND GET READY TO GET YOUR GLOW ON, BABY. 12 STREET BEACH, 12TH ST AND OCEAN DR, MIAMI BEACH, FL, USA CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP 12TH STREET BEACH RABOW FLAG | © TED EYTAN / FLICKR HLOVER BEACH LOOKG TO GET RID OF YOUR TAN L? HLOVER BEACH, LOTED NORTH OF BAL HARBOUR, HAS A CLOTHG-OPTNAL AREA. IT ALSO BOASTS A GAY SECTN TO THE NORTH OF THE NU SECTN. IF YOU’VE BEEN WORKG ON YOUR SUMMER BOD AND YOU WANT TO SHOW OFF, THIS IS THE PLACE TO GO. BRG ALONG SOME LD BREWSKIS AND A WHOLE LOT OF TANNG OIL; YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE CERTA SENSIVE AREAS DON’T GET BURNED. ALSO, BE PREPARED TO FLIRT. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. HLOVER BEACH, 10800 COLLS AVE, MIAMI BEACH, FL, USA, +1 305 947 3525 NIGHTLIFE TWIST LOOKG FOR A GOOD TIME AND ONE OF THE BT WHISKEY SOURS OF YOUR LIFE? HEAD OVER TO TWIST, WHERE THERE IS NO VER CHARGE TO E AND DANCE AND TALK TO CUTI. NOT ONLY IS THIS CLUB POPP’ AS THE NIGHT GO ON, BUT YOU N RT ASSURED THAT YOU’LL BE ABLE TO DRK QUE A B FOR MUCH CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER MIAMI BEACH CLUB. DRKS ARE ABOUT $8–10, WHEREAS ALHOLIC BEVERAG OM OTHER CLUBS BOAST PRIC OF ABOUT $15–20 PER DRK. YIK! GET READY FOR SOME GREAT MIC AND PANY. TWIST, 1057 WASHGTON AVE, MIAMI BEACH, FL, USA, +1 305 538 9478 AZUR AZUR IS A GAY LAT NIGHTCLUB THAT HAS S WEEKLY “DRAG WARS” PETN ON THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS, WHERE MIAMI’S BT DRAG QUEENS BRG THEIR GAME AND PUT ON ONE HELL OF A SHOW FOR THE CHANCE TO W $200. THE BT PART? YOU’RE WELE TO BE PART OF THE PETN IF YOU THK YOU HAVE WHAT TAK! YOU N ALSO VIS ON SATURDAYS FOR A EE SHOT AND SOME SEXY DANCERS. YOU’LL ALSO WANT TO ORR A MARGARA, AS THE BARTENRS HERE MAKE AN EXCELLENT ONE! AZUR, 2301 SW 32ND AVE, MIAMI, FL, USA, +1 305 443 7657 BGO WH MISS TOTO @ GRAMPS EVERY WEDNDAY NIGHT, GRAMPS, A REALLY OL SPOT WYNWOOD WHERE YOU N HAVE A DRK AND LISTEN TO SOME LIVE MIC, BOASTS BGO WH MISS TOTO, ONE OF MIAMI’S HOTTT DRAG QUEENS. WNERS GET TO TAKE HOME SOME OL PRIZ, SUCH AS GIFT CERTIFIT TO SHOLA, SWEAT RERDS, AND PANTHER COFFEE, AND DRKS/BAR TABS ALSO E AS PRIZ. JT E OVER AND HANG OUT, GRAB A BGO BOARD, AND GET PLAYG AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU N W. EVEN IF YOU DON’T W, MISS TOTO WILL KEEP YOU LGHG AND HAVG A GRAND OLD TIME. GRAMPS, 176 NW 24TH ST, MIAMI, FL, USA, +1 305 699 2669 BNCH PALACE THE FIRST AND ONLY GAY BAR AND RTRANT ON OCEAN DRIVE, PALACE IS A GREAT PLACE TO E BY FOR BNCH ON SUNDAY, WHERE YOU N WATCH THE RTRANT’S FABULO DRAG SHOW WHILE MUNCHG ON A CHICKEN AND AVODO BURGER (YUM). THE BNCH MENU BOASTS GRILLED SKIRT STEAK, U PANK WH HONEY DRIZZLE, AND AN ASSORTMENT OF PASTRI A BASKET, AMONG OTHER LIC DISH. GRAB YOUR IENDS AND HEAD OVER FOR A GOOD TIME. REMEMBER, THE BAR AND RTRANT IS OPEN TO EVERYONE. PALACE, 1200 OCEAN DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH, FL, USA, +1 305 531 7234 JO PALACE FOR BNCH AND A DRAG SHOW | © JEN / FLICKR SEñOR FROG’S IF YOU’RE LOOKG FOR SOME MIAMI SPICE, YOU’LL NEED TO HEAD TO SEñOR FROG’S. COME HANG OUT WH SOME OF MIAMI’S BT DRAG QUEENS OM 12–4 PM, WHERE THE FOOD AND SHOW WILL ONLY ST YOU $19.95. ROUND UP A GROUP OF IENDS FOR CKTAILS, TAS, NUT SHRIMP, BURGERS, AND SANDWICH. THERE WILL BE MIC, LGHG, DANCG, AND ALL KDS OF THRILLS. IT’S PRETTY MUCH THE BT WAY TO START YOUR WEEK. SEñOR FROG’S, 1450 COLLS AVE, MIAMI BEACH, FL, USA, +1 305 397 8628 FTIVALS MIAMI BEACH GAY PRI (APRIL) MIAMI BEACH GAY PRI IS ONE HELL OF A PARTY AND THE CY’S MOST FAMO GAY PRI EVENT. THOANDS OF PEOPLE GATHER FOR THIS THREE-DAY FTIVAL FULL OF EVENTS, MIC, PARTI, CLUDG THOSE ON THE BEACH, DAY DRKG, AND LOTS OF LORFUL FLOATS; YOU’LL SEE DRAG QUEENS, DANCERS, AND ALL KDS OF TALENT. ACRDG TO THE PARA’S OFFICIAL SE, “THE MISSN OF MIAMI BEACH GAY PRI IS TO BRG TOGETHER MEMBERS OF THE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR MUNY, THEIR IENDS, ALLI, AND SUPPORTERS CELEBRATN OF THE UNIQUE SPIR AND CULTURE OF THE LGBTQ MUNY.” MIAMI GAY PRI PARA | © PHILLIP PSAR / FLICKR SIZZLE MIAMI (MAY) SIZZLE MIAMI IS AMERI’S TOP URBAN GAY EVENT, AND IS A FIVE-DAY CELEBRATN WH BOTH DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME FTIVI. WHILE MOSTLY TERS TO URBAN MAL, ANYONE N JO ON THE FUN AS LONG AS THEY ARE 21 AND OVER. EVENTS CLU YACHT PARTI, NIGHTCLUB HAPPENGS, AND POOL PARTI! WORLD OUTGAM MIAMI (MAY–JUNE) THE WORLD OUTGAM IS A 10-DAY EVENT THAT SEEKS TO CHALLENGE NOT ONLY YOUR BODY BUT ALSO YOUR HEART AND SOUL; B SPORTS, CULTURE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO S ACTIVI. THE SPORTG EVENT HAS ONE MA LE: TO ALLOW PLAYERS TO PARTICIPATE “WHOUT DISCRIMATN ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATN, GENR INTY, GENR EXPRSN, SEX, PHYSIL OR MENTAL ABILY, MARAL STAT, ETHNICY, LOR, NATNALY, RELIGN OR AGE.” IT’S REALLY A BETIFUL EVENT, PECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO LOVE TO PLAY SPORTS, AND ALSO VOLV EVENTS ART, FILM, AND DANCE, AMONG MANY OTHERS. WHE PARTY WEEK™ (NOVEMBER) THIS MASSIVE EVENT HELPS RAISE MONEY FOR CARE ROURCE OF SOUTH FLORIDA, AN ANIZATN DITED TO HELPG THOSE AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS. IT IS THE OLST AND LARGT DANCE FUNDRAISER FOR HIV/AIDS, ACRDG TO THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE. THE EVENT CLUS CLUB EVENTS, DJS SPNG THE HOTTT MIC THE GLOBE, AND OPEN-AIR DANCE PARTI THAT GO ON FOR HOURS AND HOURS. YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS! 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?
• THE GAY & LBIAN SCENE MIAMI
• MIAMI THEN AND NOW ALWAYS GAY FRIENDLY
• THE BT GAY CLUBS MIAMI FOR A NIGHT OUT WH THE BOYS
• MIAMI GAY EVENT GUI FOR EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK
• WEEKEND WH THE GAY BOYS
• MIAMI GAY BEACH
• HOW LGBTQ+ CULTURE HAS SHAPED MIAMI AND 5 GAY PLAC NOT TO MISS
• GREAT GAY BARS AND RTRANTS TO VIS SOUTH FLORIDA
• MOVG TO LGBT MIAMI, FLORIDA? HOW TO FD YOUR PERFECT GAY NEIGHBORHOOD!

A GUI TO THE LGBT SCENE MIAMI MIAMI GAY PRI PARA | © PHILLIP PSAR / FLICKR AISHA MOKTADIER 15 MAY 2017 COPY LK FACEBOOK EMAIL TWTER PTERT MIAMI IS BETIFUL, CULTURALLY DIVERSE, AND OPEN-MD, MAKG A HUGE HUB FOR THE LGBT MUNY. THE CY OFFERS A JUDGEMENT-EE ZONE AND AN AIR OF ACCEPTANCE, BEAMG LOR, MIC, AND LOVE. MIAMI IS ALSO HOME TO SEVERAL GREAT GAY CLUBS AND BARS, A FUN, LIVELY NIGHTLIFE SCENE, POOL PARTI, BNCH, AND FTIVALS THAT CELEBRATE LOVE ALL S FORMS. VIEW ALL TRIPS BEACH 12TH STREET BEACH TAKE A SP TO FD YOUR PERFECT SMALL-GROUP TRIP STATN PASSPORTS READY? YOUR NEXT STATN IS... VIEW TRIP SP BALI GREECE CROATIA INDIA SOUTH AI JAPAN MEXI ECUADOR EGYPT SPA MOROC TURKEY ICELAND THAILAND AS YOU WALK ALONG THE BEACH, YOU’LL NOTICE RABOW FLAGS FLUTTERG THE WD NEAR THE 12TH STREET BEACH AND REALIZE YOU’VE H PARADISE. THIS SECTN OF MIAMI BEACH’S LONG STRETCH OF BETIFUL ATLANTIC WATERS AND SOFT WHE SAND DIT SELF TO THE LGBT MUNY, WHERE VISORS N E AND LOUNGE WHOUT FEAR OF BEG JUDGED. BREAK OUT YOUR BT SWIMSU, BRG OUT SOME LD BEER (AND DON’T FET THE SOLO CUPS, NO GLASS ALLOWED ON THE BEACH), AND GET READY TO GET YOUR GLOW ON, BABY. 12 STREET BEACH, 12TH ST AND OCEAN DR, MIAMI BEACH, FL, USA CARIBBEAN COLOMBIA DISVER COLOMBIA’S CARIBBEAN AST, OM CARTAGENA TO PALOMO VIA JUNGL, RIVERS AND ISLANDS. VIEW TRIP 12TH STREET BEACH RABOW FLAG | © TED EYTAN / FLICKR HLOVER BEACH LOOKG TO GET RID OF YOUR TAN L? HLOVER BEACH, LOTED NORTH OF BAL HARBOUR, HAS A CLOTHG-OPTNAL AREA. IT ALSO BOASTS A GAY SECTN TO THE NORTH OF THE NU SECTN. IF YOU’VE BEEN WORKG ON YOUR SUMMER BOD AND YOU WANT TO SHOW OFF, THIS IS THE PLACE TO GO. BRG ALONG SOME LD BREWSKIS AND A WHOLE LOT OF TANNG OIL; YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE CERTA SENSIVE AREAS DON’T GET BURNED. ALSO, BE PREPARED TO FLIRT. BEE A CULTURE TRIPPER! SIGN UP TO OUR NEWSLETTER TO SAVE UP TO 40% ON OUR UNIQUE TRIPS. SIGN UP SEE PRIVACY POLICY. HLOVER BEACH, 10800 COLLS AVE, MIAMI BEACH, FL, USA, +1 305 947 3525 NIGHTLIFE TWIST LOOKG FOR A GOOD TIME AND ONE OF THE BT WHISKEY SOURS OF YOUR LIFE? HEAD OVER TO TWIST, WHERE THERE IS NO VER CHARGE TO E AND DANCE AND TALK TO CUTI. NOT ONLY IS THIS CLUB POPP’ AS THE NIGHT GO ON, BUT YOU N RT ASSURED THAT YOU’LL BE ABLE TO DRK QUE A B FOR MUCH CHEAPER THAN ANY OTHER MIAMI BEACH CLUB. DRKS ARE ABOUT $8–10, WHEREAS ALHOLIC BEVERAG OM OTHER CLUBS BOAST PRIC OF ABOUT $15–20 PER DRK. YIK! GET READY FOR SOME GREAT MIC AND PANY. TWIST, 1057 WASHGTON AVE, MIAMI BEACH, FL, USA, +1 305 538 9478 AZUR AZUR IS A GAY LAT NIGHTCLUB THAT HAS S WEEKLY “DRAG WARS” PETN ON THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS, WHERE MIAMI’S BT DRAG QUEENS BRG THEIR GAME AND PUT ON ONE HELL OF A SHOW FOR THE CHANCE TO W $200. THE BT PART? YOU’RE WELE TO BE PART OF THE PETN IF YOU THK YOU HAVE WHAT TAK! YOU N ALSO VIS ON SATURDAYS FOR A EE SHOT AND SOME SEXY DANCERS. YOU’LL ALSO WANT TO ORR A MARGARA, AS THE BARTENRS HERE MAKE AN EXCELLENT ONE! AZUR, 2301 SW 32ND AVE, MIAMI, FL, USA, +1 305 443 7657 BGO WH MISS TOTO @ GRAMPS EVERY WEDNDAY NIGHT, GRAMPS, A REALLY OL SPOT WYNWOOD WHERE YOU N HAVE A DRK AND LISTEN TO SOME LIVE MIC, BOASTS BGO WH MISS TOTO, ONE OF MIAMI’S HOTTT DRAG QUEENS. WNERS GET TO TAKE HOME SOME OL PRIZ, SUCH AS GIFT CERTIFIT TO SHOLA, SWEAT RERDS, AND PANTHER COFFEE, AND DRKS/BAR TABS ALSO E AS PRIZ. JT E OVER AND HANG OUT, GRAB A BGO BOARD, AND GET PLAYG AS YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU N W. EVEN IF YOU DON’T W, MISS TOTO WILL KEEP YOU LGHG AND HAVG A GRAND OLD TIME. GRAMPS, 176 NW 24TH ST, MIAMI, FL, USA, +1 305 699 2669 BNCH PALACE THE FIRST AND ONLY GAY BAR AND RTRANT ON OCEAN DRIVE, PALACE IS A GREAT PLACE TO E BY FOR BNCH ON SUNDAY, WHERE YOU N WATCH THE RTRANT’S FABULO DRAG SHOW WHILE MUNCHG ON A CHICKEN AND AVODO BURGER (YUM). THE BNCH MENU BOASTS GRILLED SKIRT STEAK, U PANK WH HONEY DRIZZLE, AND AN ASSORTMENT OF PASTRI A BASKET, AMONG OTHER LIC DISH. GRAB YOUR IENDS AND HEAD OVER FOR A GOOD TIME. REMEMBER, THE BAR AND RTRANT IS OPEN TO EVERYONE. PALACE, 1200 OCEAN DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH, FL, USA, +1 305 531 7234 JO PALACE FOR BNCH AND A DRAG SHOW | © JEN / FLICKR SEñOR FROG’S IF YOU’RE LOOKG FOR SOME MIAMI SPICE, YOU’LL NEED TO HEAD TO SEñOR FROG’S. COME HANG OUT WH SOME OF MIAMI’S BT DRAG QUEENS OM 12–4 PM, WHERE THE FOOD AND SHOW WILL ONLY ST YOU $19.95. ROUND UP A GROUP OF IENDS FOR CKTAILS, TAS, NUT SHRIMP, BURGERS, AND SANDWICH. THERE WILL BE MIC, LGHG, DANCG, AND ALL KDS OF THRILLS. IT’S PRETTY MUCH THE BT WAY TO START YOUR WEEK. SEñOR FROG’S, 1450 COLLS AVE, MIAMI BEACH, FL, USA, +1 305 397 8628 FTIVALS MIAMI BEACH GAY PRI (APRIL) MIAMI BEACH GAY PRI IS ONE HELL OF A PARTY AND THE CY’S MOST FAMO GAY PRI EVENT. THOANDS OF PEOPLE GATHER FOR THIS THREE-DAY FTIVAL FULL OF EVENTS, MIC, PARTI, CLUDG THOSE ON THE BEACH, DAY DRKG, AND LOTS OF LORFUL FLOATS; YOU’LL SEE DRAG QUEENS, DANCERS, AND ALL KDS OF TALENT. ACRDG TO THE PARA’S OFFICIAL SE, “THE MISSN OF MIAMI BEACH GAY PRI IS TO BRG TOGETHER MEMBERS OF THE LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR MUNY, THEIR IENDS, ALLI, AND SUPPORTERS CELEBRATN OF THE UNIQUE SPIR AND CULTURE OF THE LGBTQ MUNY.” MIAMI GAY PRI PARA | © PHILLIP PSAR / FLICKR SIZZLE MIAMI (MAY) SIZZLE MIAMI IS AMERI’S TOP URBAN GAY EVENT, AND IS A FIVE-DAY CELEBRATN WH BOTH DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME FTIVI. WHILE MOSTLY TERS TO URBAN MAL, ANYONE N JO ON THE FUN AS LONG AS THEY ARE 21 AND OVER. EVENTS CLU YACHT PARTI, NIGHTCLUB HAPPENGS, AND POOL PARTI! WORLD OUTGAM MIAMI (MAY–JUNE) THE WORLD OUTGAM IS A 10-DAY EVENT THAT SEEKS TO CHALLENGE NOT ONLY YOUR BODY BUT ALSO YOUR HEART AND SOUL; B SPORTS, CULTURE, AND HUMAN RIGHTS TO S ACTIVI. THE SPORTG EVENT HAS ONE MA LE: TO ALLOW PLAYERS TO PARTICIPATE “WHOUT DISCRIMATN ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATN, GENR INTY, GENR EXPRSN, SEX, PHYSIL OR MENTAL ABILY, MARAL STAT, ETHNICY, LOR, NATNALY, RELIGN OR AGE.” IT’S REALLY A BETIFUL EVENT, PECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO LOVE TO PLAY SPORTS, AND ALSO VOLV EVENTS ART, FILM, AND DANCE, AMONG MANY OTHERS. WHE PARTY WEEK™ (NOVEMBER) THIS MASSIVE EVENT HELPS RAISE MONEY FOR CARE ROURCE OF SOUTH FLORIDA, AN ANIZATN DITED TO HELPG THOSE AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS. IT IS THE OLST AND LARGT DANCE FUNDRAISER FOR HIV/AIDS, ACRDG TO THE OFFICIAL FACEBOOK PAGE. THE EVENT CLUS CLUB EVENTS, DJS SPNG THE HOTTT MIC THE GLOBE, AND OPEN-AIR DANCE PARTI THAT GO ON FOR HOURS AND HOURS. YOU WON’T WANT TO MISS THIS! 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?

Miami is also home to several great gay clubs and bars, a fun, lively nightlife scene, pool parti, bnch, and ftivals that celebrate love all s forms. It also boasts a gay sectn to the north of the nu sectn. Azur Azur is a gay Lat nightclub that has s weekly “Drag Wars” petn on Thursdays and Fridays, where Miami’s bt drag queens brg their game and put on one hell of a show for the chance to w $200.

Bnch Palace The first and only gay bar and rtrant on Ocean Drive, Palace is a great place to e by for bnch on Sunday, where you n watch the rtrant’s fabulo drag show while munchg on a chicken and avodo burger (yum).

Ftivals Miami Beach Gay Pri (April) Miami Beach Gay Pri is one hell of a party and the cy’s most famo gay pri event. Acrdg to the para’s official se, “The missn of Miami Beach Gay Pri is to brg together members of the lbian, gay, bisexual, and transgenr muny, their iends, alli, and supporters celebratn of the unique spir and culture of the LGBTQ muny. ” Sizzle Miami (May) Sizzle Miami is Ameri’s top urban gay event, and is a five-day celebratn wh both daytime and nighttime ftivi.

THE GAY & LBIAN SCENE MIAMI

The bt gay bars by naighborhood. Gay beach Miami.

Five years after the cy’s first LGBTQ+ Pri-related activi 1972, lol anti-gay activist Ana Bryant’s natnal “Save Our Children” mpaign smeared homosexuals as a danger to children. Sadly, the g AIDS epimic would cimate their numbers along wh the rt of Miami’s gay muny.

MIAMI THEN AND NOW ALWAYS GAY FRIENDLY

It was also a vulnerable target for anti-gay extremists. The bt gay bars Miami by neighborhood. Although many LGBTQ+ clubs have shuttered recent years, South Beach is still the place to stay and play if you’re lookg for a gay old time.

THE BT GAY CLUBS MIAMI FOR A NIGHT OUT WH THE BOYS

Palace is nveniently near Miami’s 12th Street Gay Beach, a brilliant spot to soak up some midday booze before baskg the sun. Hotel Gaytherg. The Hotel Gaytherg is the Swiss Army Knife of gay tablishments — do everythg you want to and then some.

It is even home to Art Gaysel — a show featurg over 30 queer artists durg Miami’s annual Art Basel.

MIAMI GAY EVENT GUI FOR EVERY NIGHT OF THE WEEK

Wh two levels, three dance floors, sevens bars, and zero ver, Twist is the Atlantis Cise of gay clubs — once you hop on board, you never have to leave. Although South Beach is by far the biggt gayborhood South Florida, if you’re hangg out Conut Grove, check out Azur Nightclub and Club Aqua — the cy’s only remag gay bathhoe.

Head north to Ltle Hai for Jamboree Lounge, a gay neighborhood dive bar that serv we and beer.

WEEKEND WH THE GAY BOYS

You n choose om a healthy helpg of bars along Wilton Drive (The Manor and Hunter’s both draw big weekend crowds), queer-owned rtrants (head to Rosie’s for burgers or lbian-owned Le Pat for French cuise), and even gay ffee shops (check out Java Boys or Stork’s).

Fort Lrdale famoly ters to a more mature LGBTQ+ muny, and Sebastian Street Beach is the unofficial gay hang where the olr bronzed beti like to sunbathe. If your dream is to drown a sea of teeny speedos, the gay beach at 12th Street is your fantasy e te. Do remember to be rpectful — while there’s a gay sectn, this isn’t a place for hanky panky.

Gay8 Ftival (“Gay Ocho”). Wh over 60, 000 atten, Ltle Havana’s Gay8 Ftival is the largt annual Hispanic LGBTQ+ event the natn.

MIAMI GAY BEACH

Every tumn, Miami Beach hosts the largt gay women’s chary event the untry, Aqua Girl. South Beach’s exclively gay hotel is so queer-tastic had to be listed here twice. As noted before, Hotel Gaytherg offers all the ameni you need and attracts all the thgs you want while on vatn.

This “hetero-iendly” Art De hotel is the send gay lodgg optn South Beach and is jt a few blocks om Miami’s 12th Street beach. Miami-Da Gay & Lbian Chamber of Commerce. Wh a reputatn as beg a welg and fun-filled statn, Miami is a gay mec that attracts over a ln LGBTQ visors each year.

HOW LGBTQ+ CULTURE HAS SHAPED MIAMI AND 5 GAY PLAC NOT TO MISS

Although gay clubs have existed Miami sce the 1930s, wasn’t until the 1970s that LGBTQ culture began to bee more proment. Gay uple walkg along the beach Miami.

South Beach’s gayborhood is the most proment LGBTQ-iendly area of the cy. The Miami Da Gay and Lbian Chamber of Commerce n be found here—as well as s LGBTQ Visor Center—and dozens of welg hotels, clubs, and bs n be found near the famo 12th Street Gay Beach.

Framed by geo, pastel-hued Art De buildgs and sublime views of whe sand beach and aquamare water, South Beach’s gayborhood is loted between 10th and 15th Streets, om Ocean Drive to Washgton Avenue.

GREAT GAY BARS AND RTRANTS TO VIS SOUTH FLORIDA

There are gay-iendly bs throughout South Beach, and the vibe here always feels welg and clive. The optns for gay-iendly partyg are almost endls.

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

A favore lol hangout is the bar at Hotel Gaytherg. The largt gay women’s chary event the untry, Aqua Girl is another five-day celebratn.

Wynwood’s ma thoroughfare is 2nd Avenue, and there are many gay-owned bs here, as well as a super-clive atmosphere. Unlike South Beach, there’s no fed gayborhood Wynwood, though there are plenty of opportuni to celebrate LGBTQ culture and muny. This gay-owned bs is the brachild of chef/owner Roc Calli, whose novative and diverse cuise draws a regular crowd of fans.

Wilton Manors is known as the send gayt cy Ameri (after Provcetown) and a large percentage of the lol populatn intifi as gay, lbian, bisexual, or transgenr. This is one of the biggt LGBTQ muny centers the Uned Stat, and as well as providg a safe space for anyone, offers rmatn, tn, and events to the gay and transgenr muny. Wilton Drive is the ma drag here, and the e-and-a-half-long strip is led wh over 40 LGBTQ-iendly and gay-owned bs.