Team of now-funct publitn: South Florida Gay News ‘may be gone. But we are not. Stay tuned’

Contents:

• WILTON MANORS: SOUTH FLORIDA’S MOST FAMO GAYBORHOOD
• GREAT GAY BARS AND RTRANTS TO VIS SOUTH FLORIDA
• SOUTH FLORIDA GAY NEWS STAFF LOOK BACK AT LEGACY, HOPE FOR REBIRTH
• GAY MEN'S CHOS OF SOUTH FLORIDAGAY MEN'S CHOS OF SOUTH FLORIDAGAY MEN'S CHOS OF SOUTH FLORIDAGAY MEN'S CHOS OF SOUTH FLORIDAINSPIRG DIENC, OPENG MDS, CHANGG HEARTS, AFFIRMG OUR MON HUMANYCONCERTSAUDNGAY MEN'S CHOS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
• MIAMI GAY DISTRICT: SOUTH BEACH
• TEAM OF NOW-FUNCT PUBLITN: SOUTH FLORIDA GAY NEWS ‘MAY BE GONE. BUT WE ARE NOT. STAY TUNED’
• MOVG TO GAY FLORIDA? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON!
• ‘SOUTH FLORIDA GAY NEWS’ CLOS WEEKS AFTER ATH OF FOUNR NORM KENT
• GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER OF SOUTH FLORIDA

WILTON MANORS: SOUTH FLORIDA’S MOST FAMO GAYBORHOOD

Wilton Manors, South Florida’s famo gayborhood, b a small-town atmosphere wh all the ameni of urban life. Wilton Manors gayborhood Florida has a lot to offer: walkabily, waterways, and wildlife – as the kd that liv the wild, and the kd that is wild.

It’s also “the epicenter of the gay muny South Florida, ” says rint Jason Gonzalez. Acrdg to the 2010 Cens, Wilton Manors is the untry’s “Send Gayt Cy” – at least terms of upl. It began about the time DeRosa first moved there, about the time Geie’s Alibi, the first major gay bar, opened a board-up bank branch up the block om where To The Moon now stands.

There’s The Pk Submare, Gaysha New World Shi Bar, and Out of the Closet, a nonprof, send-hand goods shop beneftg medil re for patients wh HIV/AIDS. The acceptg ambience has led South Florida Gay News to name Wilton Manors “Bt Cy”– twice. “South Florida’s most famo gayborhood b a small-town atmosphere wh all the ameni of urban life, ” wrote the send time, 2013.

GREAT GAY BARS AND RTRANTS TO VIS SOUTH FLORIDA

“It’s difficult to go anywhere Wilton Manors and not assume everyone is gay. I kd of have to check myself every once a while and say, ‘Qu assumg everyone is gay, Jason, ’” says Gonzalez. “There are plac that gays don’t feel fortable, ” says Rick Wootten, a clerk at Out of the Closet.

SOUTH FLORIDA GAY NEWS STAFF LOOK BACK AT LEGACY, HOPE FOR REBIRTH

But there’s more to Wilton Manors gayborhood Florida than food and shops.

GAY MEN'S CHOS OF SOUTH FLORIDAGAY MEN'S CHOS OF SOUTH FLORIDAGAY MEN'S CHOS OF SOUTH FLORIDAGAY MEN'S CHOS OF SOUTH FLORIDAINSPIRG DIENC, OPENG MDS, CHANGG HEARTS, AFFIRMG OUR MON HUMANYCONCERTSAUDNGAY MEN'S CHOS OF SOUTH FLORIDA

This gay-iendly der boasts an extensive selectn of illy named dish such as the ka’monawannalaya fish dip and the Ivana Hooker burger topped wh bl chee and ban, pl bowls, salads, wraps, sandwich, and more.

Self-scribed as Ameri’s most “popular gay sports bar, ” guts n tch the game on one of the many flatscreen TVs si the space while dg on fort food, sippg on ld beverag, or playg bar gam like darts. Partake a daily happy hour, channel your ner Freddie Mercury or Gloria Gaynor on s Monday and Tuday karaoke nights, put your knowledge to the tt on Tuday trivia nights, and get that workout wh dance rd to the wee hours of the night ever Sunday.

This gay-iendly hotel featur a popular bar wh daily events that are open to the public. South Florida Gay News released s last issue on May 25, 2023. When LGBTQ activist and South Florida Gay News founr Norm Kent succumbed to pancreatic ncer April, his team knew they wanted to keep his legacy — and the newspaper — alive.

MIAMI GAY DISTRICT: SOUTH BEACH

Wyse and Parsley published their last issue on May 25 and cid to shut down South Florida Gay News (SFGN).

"There are so many stori out there that need to be vered, and this year, this legislative ssn pecially, ’s jt been an onslght, one after the other, " Parsley says, potg to a rerd number of bills targetg LGBTQ people Florida, cludg the "Don’t Say Gay" expansn bill and legislatn rtrictg e of state funds for trans healthre. Before SFGN, Kent found another lol LGBTQ news outlet 1999, Exprs Gay News. For stance, Tony Lima, former executive director of one of South Florida’s most proment LGBTQ advocy groups, SAVE LGBT, was oted om his posn 2019 after his actns rponse to a hate crime that jured two gay men at Miami Beach Pri the year prr.

TEAM OF NOW-FUNCT PUBLITN: SOUTH FLORIDA GAY NEWS ‘MAY BE GONE. BUT WE ARE NOT. STAY TUNED’

However, the state attorney and vio footage suggted otherwise, acrdg to the SFGN article, "SAVE Gala Stunner: Acced Gay Bashers Celebrated.

MOVG TO GAY FLORIDA? THG TO KNOW BEFORE RELOTG HERE AS AN LGBT PERSON!

Police officials claimed Verdugo was fired bee he had not disclosed that he acted a 15-mute gay porn scene three years before he beme an officer.

Who we areMissn and VisnMissn and VisnThe Gay Men's Chos of South Florida (GMCSF) brgs live mic and entertament to the muny through large-sle, ma-stage ncerts high-profile venu, muny-based engagements, and volunteer projects. Wh more than 170 sgg members, GMCSF is the most proment gay men's chos the southeastern Uned Stat and the untry's top 10 largt nonprof LGBTQ+ chos.

‘SOUTH FLORIDA GAY NEWS’ CLOS WEEKS AFTER ATH OF FOUNR NORM KENT

It is not surprisg that the cy is a meetg pot of jet setters and the ternatnal gay muny. South Beach, often referred to as SoBe, is the ma gay area of Miami and is separated om the rt of the cy, on an island. Along wh a host of gay-iendly venu, Ocean Drive is also graced wh unhibed astal views and art buildgs typil to Florida.

Where Ocean Drive cross wh 12th Street, you’ll fd a popular stretch of gay beach, which is rated wh rabow flags. This is a great place to lap up some vam D and meet other gay travelers.

GAY AND LESBIAN COMMUNITY CENTER OF SOUTH FLORIDA

If you’re lookg for other gay beach Miami, head to Hlover Beach, which is loted to the north of the cy, by Bal Harbour. Hlover Beach is Miami’s only legal clothg-optnal beach, and is popular wh a gay crowd. For more on gay beach Florida, check out our blog post.