Tag: Florida
Queer Life in Florida when Hate replaces Love : a Queerguru Opinion Piece
Queerguru has wintered in Miami Beach for the past 20+ years because as an Brit expat we were always attracted by the climate, the stunning art-deco architecture and the vibrant queer community. (And we should mention the men …..II) Coming from London it was important to us to be able to live in…
My Hollywood Pride : the first Pride of the Year : together we are stronger against our anti-gay Governor
This weekend sees My Hollywood Pride (that’s Hollywood Florida not the star-studded city in California). Its the first Pride anywhere in the world each year, and they have chosen the theme “Pride Starts Here!” It takes an even more important status as the State’s rampantly homophobic Governor has slunk back home after…
Has DeSantis inadvertently ‘outed’ Disney to finally become real LGBTQ+ supporters?
When the first ‘unofficial’ Disney Gay Day was held in Florida in 1991 some 3000 LGBTQ+ peeps wearing red t-shirts turned up. By 1995 the event had grown to 10,000 and Disney had some of their team members outside the front gates giving out white T-shirts to unsuspecting straights who were also dressed in…
Gay Polo ? Who knew…….
We know that ‘the gays‘ are getting everywhere but even we were very surprised there are even Gay Polo Teams these days. And an even bigger shock to find that their HQ is very close to our Winter base in Florida. This horseback ball game, so beloved by the British Royal Family is in…
We Are DAD : a truly inspirational queer documentary from 2005
Looking for an inspirational queer film to kick off the new year we landed on “We Are Dad’ a documentary from 2005 about a couple of gay men who so much more deserve sainthood than Mother Theresa! This is the tale of Steven Lofton and Roger Croteau a pair of Pediatric AIDS nurses who had…
