This past weekend was the end of the annual Miami Winter Party Festival sponsored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. The Miami events party ran from February 25th to March 2nd. Every year, this Miami Winter Party Festival beach party in Miami welcomes over 10,000 people from all around the world.
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This past weekend was the end of the annual Miami Winter Party Festival sponsored by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. The Miami events party ran from February 25th to March 2nd. Every year, this Miami Winter Party Festival beach party in Miami welcomes over 10,000 people from all around the world.
All proceeds from the Gay Miami events benefit the LGBT community. With volunteers from the Aqua Foundation for Women, Pridelines Youth Services, The Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, SAVE Dade tending bar and Food for Life Network, the Winter Party Festival brings the community together.
If you are interested in learning more about the next one, visit their website at www.winterparty.com. Make sure to reserve Miami Beach vacation rentals in advance because visitors from all over the world travel to Miami.
Gay Miami Beach Travelers, gay-friendly Miami Beach
Miami Beach is undoubtedly one of the nation’s most popular gay vacation destinations. The Miami Beach gay community’s involvement was instrumental in the revival of Miami. Gays and Lesbian feel at home in gay-friendly Miami Beach and are welcomed with open arms. Gay Miami Beach travelers will discover a [...] [...more]
Miami Beach is undoubtedly one of the nation’s most popular gay vacation destinations. The Miami Beach gay community’s involvement was instrumental in the revival of Miami. Gays and Lesbian feel at home in gay-friendly Miami Beach and are welcomed with open arms. Gay Miami Beach travelers will discover a truly gay-friendly Miami Beach with a large selection of gay-friendly Miami Beach restaurants, Miami Beach vacation rentals, bars, gyms and Gay Miami Beach nightclubs. The city of Fort Lauderdale, just 35 minutes North of Miami Beach, is also very gay-friendly and offers plenty of things to do for gay Miami Beach travelers. There are several online resources to help connect gay Miami Beach travelers to the local happenings:
Miami Beach Gay Bowling League – Thursdays 01/15 – 03/19
Contact Diego Perez @ Lucky Strike Lanes to sign up (gbl2009@live.com)
Find annual Gay Miami Beach Events and more information about Miami in our Guide of Miami or Gay Miami Beach Travel Guide.
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Halo Lounge in Miami Beach is set to host a party in honor of the Washington inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama and Vice-President-Elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, January 20th.
Live coverage will go on in this gay Miami lounge all night. The party runs from 8PM to close.
There will be shot specials all night and sounds [...] [...more]
Halo Lounge in Miami Beach is set to host a party in honor of the Washington inauguration of President-Elect Barack Obama and Vice-President-Elect Joe Biden on Tuesday, January 20th.
Live coverage will go on in this gay Miami lounge all night. The party runs from 8PM to close.
There will be shot specials all night and sounds from DJ fra8. If you happen to be in town and staying at any Miami Beach vacation rentals, visit Halo Gay Miami lounge and celebrate with us.
2009 Miami New Years Eve @ Halo – 12.31.2008
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CATS @ the Adrienne Arsht Center – from 12.31.2008 thru 01.4.2009
Wishing to visit Miami? If yes, you can find affordable accommodations with a click of your mouse, including gay Miami Beach hotels and gay-friendly Miami Beach vacation rentals.
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It was great to be young and gay in Miami in the 1970’s. Laws prohibiting “known” gays to be served liquor or hang out in a tavern were overturned and AIDS and other serious diseases were not an issue at the time which allowed gays to feel free and sexually expressive. Plus, at the [...] [...more]
It was great to be young and gay in Miami in the 1970’s. Laws prohibiting “known” gays to be served liquor or hang out in a tavern were overturned and AIDS and other serious diseases were not an issue at the time which allowed gays to feel free and sexually expressive. Plus, at the time, the legal drinking age was 18, which was perfect for the young gays who just came out. Naturally, Miami’s lesbian and gay bar scene was booming.
There were more gay bars in Miami Beach and Miami in 1974 than there are today. A 1975 bar rag, “Where the Action Is” listed 13 Miami bars and 6 Beach bars. This did not include some gay bars in Miami or other spots where gays socialized such as the 21st Street and Virginia Beaches, Danny’s Book Store, Florida Pharmacy, Rio Theater, Bayfront Park, the Club Miami and Regency Baths, Downtown YMCA and the Greyhound Bus Station.
The Cactus Lounge: Up until a couple of years ago, the Cactus Lounge on Biscayne Boulevard was the only South Florida 1974 gay bar still around.
The Nook: Coral Gables’ only gay bar. Here, gentlemen dressed in dark suits and sipped martinis while the sounds of Judy Garland or Barbra Streisand records played from the jukebox.
The Warehouse VIII: Where 1974’s real gay action happened. It was located on S.W. 8th Street and 36th Avenue. The joint had an enormous dance floor, a Levi-leather bar in the back, a cruise bar upstairs and a rooftop area. “The Gay Insider USA” described the Warehouse as a “Huge place; [with a] suspended horse-drawn cart; [and] pool tables. Upstairs is a swinging bar, but not too friendly to outsiders.” The bar closed at 5AM.
El Carol: A “mixed” bar on LeJeune Road, a block South of Calle Ocho.
The Second Landing: A gay bar on the second floor of a building on the S.W. corner of 8th Street and LeJeune. The Second Landing was previously known as Step Mother’s and Bachelor’s West. This late bar was also open till 5AM. It was the spot for young Latinos looking for older men (and vice versa).
Bachelors II: A piano restaurant and a cruise bar on Coral Way between S.W. 28th and 29th Avenues.
The Hamlet: A daytime or early evening gay hangout on Main Highway in Coconut Grove.
The Tony Candlelight Club: A members’ only restaurant and lounge in Coconut Grove. Wealth was a requirement for membership but others can attend as a guest. Later, in 1976, it became the place of the early meetings of the Dade County Coalition for the Humanistic Rights of Gays.
The Rack and Ramrod: (later known as the Double R) were Downtown Miami’s Levi-leather bars.
Mayflower Lounge and Basin Street were two small gay bars on Alton Road.
Keith’s Cruise Room in Hallandale, Tee Jay’s in Hollywood, and Tacky’s and Venture Inn in Fort Lauderdale were a few of Broward’s small gay bars.
Gay rights groups are angry crying “censorship” after RAI, Italian state television, deleted a gay sex scene in a tent and a gay kissing scene from Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain featuring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Activists argue that RAI TV would have kept the scene had it involved a heterosexual couple.
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Gay rights groups are angry crying “censorship” after RAI, Italian state television, deleted a gay sex scene in a tent and a gay kissing scene from Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain featuring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal.
Activists argue that RAI TV would have kept the scene had it involved a heterosexual couple.
After politicians met to discuss the incident, RAI claimed the cut was accidental. Gay rights advocate and former lawmaker, Vladimir Luxuria insists it was not just a mere oversight and that it was intentional censorship.
The 2009 application season for the Point Foundation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender scholarship has officially started.
To be eligible, students be enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs for the 2009-2010 school year.
Other criteria include academic merit, proven leadership skills, involvement in the community and financial need, especially for those who’s financial and social [...] [...more]
The 2009 application season for the Point Foundation’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender scholarship has officially started.
To be eligible, students be enrolled in undergraduate or graduate programs for the 2009-2010 school year.
Other criteria include academic merit, proven leadership skills, involvement in the community and financial need, especially for those who’s financial and social support of their families was revoked as a result of their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
The application deadline is February 9, 2009. The Point Scholarship awards the selected students with $13,200, leadership training and mentoring from professionals who offer expertise and career guidance. The scholars in turn, agree to carry on their academic excellence and give back to the LGBT community through community service. For further information, visit www.pointfoundation.org/apply.html
People magazine and People en Español introduced Ricky Martin’s twin sons, Matteo and Valentino, to the world last week.
Martin talks about caring for the 4-month olds and the amazing feeling brought by fatherhood.
The local Miami Celebrity used the help of a surrogate mother to make his dream come true and explains that he [...] [...more]
People magazine and People en Español introduced Ricky Martin’s twin sons, Matteo and Valentino, to the world last week.
Martin talks about caring for the 4-month olds and the amazing feeling brought by fatherhood.
The local Miami Celebrity used the help of a surrogate mother to make his dream come true and explains that he chose the route because it was “intriguing and faster” than adoption.
The new dad does it all on his own: changes diapers, bathes them, feeds them and puts them to sleep. Congratulations, Ricky!
The Miami Gay Men’s Chorus @ The Colony Theatre – 12.19, 20 & 21.2008
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World Erotic Art Museum Event – “Temptation Party” – 12.27.2008
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South Beach Score’s New Year’s EVE “TIMES SQUARE – SOUTH BEACH PARTY”
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