There will be entertainment and booths from local LGBT businesses on the beach and a huge parade down A1A.
In 2017, the event’s 40th anniversary, it moved to Fort Lauderdale Beach. But the great coastal cities that we have all heard of - San Francisco, New York, Miami, Los Angeles - all in their unique way offer the European gay traveller a stunning scene and memorable holiday. While you’ll be sure to find LGBTQ beach-goers at any beach in Key West, try specifically Smathers beach, a popular spot for gay sunbathers & Higgs Beach. Florida’s oldest Pride celebration is Pride Fort Lauderdale, which started in 1977. It took the US Supreme Court rather than Congress to legalise same sex marriage US-wide. Often it has been the courts who have taken a lead rather than politicians. While there was always a gay underground, it was only in the late sixties that gay rights started to be promoted seriously following the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York and the election of Harvey Milk in San Francisco as America’s first out gay city politician.Įven if a few states still ban homosexuality in theory, almost everywhere across this huge country you will find gay oases and expressions of Pride – yes even in the more conservative states. In a handful of states anti-gay sex laws remain though are rarely enforced. The town swells with visitors from Spain and beyond. A ten-day extravaganza that includes a parade, balls, costume competitions + parties. A Pride Flag seen during the San Francisco Gay Pride parade on Jin San Francisco, California. Torremolinos Gay Pride is a celebration of gay life on the Spanish Costa del Sol. While the Festival and Pride Parade are the cornerstones of Memphis Pride Fest. Your complete directory to LGBT life in Key West Florida.
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The Land of the Free has some of the largest and best gay friendly destinations in the world even though the laws on homosexuality are mixed across the country. See the Key West Pride website for more information.