Florida
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Miami queer filmmaker KAREEM TABSCH gets a prestigious ELLIE AWARD to help finance his new doc on the gay-hating ANITA BRYANT
The last estimated LGBTQ population in Florida (in 2020) was almost 900K ….. making it the 4th largest US State for gay men and women. Yet, it seems like we are still fighting for our very existence, even though homosexuality was legalized in 2002 and same-sex marriage since 2015. Only this week, the latest homophobic…
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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…
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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…
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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…
