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Stonewall National Museum Is More Than Its Namesake's Legacy

Stonewall National Museum Is More Than Its Namesake's Legacy

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Long Live the Queens: Support Your Local Drag Show Today

By Laine Doss
May 31, 2023

Drag shows provide entertainment by a group of highly skilled and talented performers who are dedicated to their art form.
Lezchic Grows South Florida's Lesbian Party Scene

By Dinniah Bartholomew
May 31, 2023

Lezchic founder Rae Janae saw the lack of lesbian events in South Florida and decided to start hosting her own.
Here's Your South Florida LGBTQ Event Guide for 2023

By Sean Levisman
May 26, 2023

The celebration of LGBTQ pride and inclusivity goes far beyond the month of June.
"No Pasties": Dress Code for Stonewall Pride Seeks to Skirt Wrath of DeSantis

By Naomi Feinstein
May 26, 2023

The show must go on at Wilton Manors' Stonewall Pride Parade, and drag queens are welcome despite rumors to the contrary.
Lez Moon Is the Monthly Lesbian Event South Florida Needs

By Ashley-Anna Aboreden
May 10, 2023

Lez Moon is an event where "queer people of color in general just have a place to go."
For Its Upcoming Season, Island City Stage Spotlights All Sides of the LGBTQ Community

By David Rolland
Sep 12, 2022

Island City Stage is South Florida's sole LGBTQ-focused theater company.
History Fort Lauderdale Honors the City's Drag Queens in "I Am What I Am"

By Jenna Farhat
Jul 21, 2022

"I Am What I Am" displays an array of vintage drag costumes and ephemera.
"A Lost Cause": Florida Democrats' Futile Attempt to Make the State a Trans Refuge

By Reina Perez
May 31, 2022

Even if Florida were to pass a trans refuge law, it's unclear how welcoming the state would be to trans residents.
CripFag: Robert Andy Coombs Photographs the Intersection of Disability, Queerness, and Sex

By David W. McMillan
Apr 5, 2022

Robert Andy Coombs' disability hasn't stopped him from finding a new way to express his sexuality.
Here's Your South Florida LGBTQ+ Event Guide for 2022

By Jose D. Duran
Apr 1, 2022

Miami Beach Pride is only the beginning of a jam-packed social calendar of queer events across South Florida.
Where Have All South Florida's Lesbian Bars Gone?

By Ashley-Anna Aboreden
Apr 1, 2022

When you think of Miami's LGBTQ+ scene, lesbian spaces rarely come to mind.
Disgraced Surgeon Who Mocked Trans Patients Says He Has Undergone His Own Transformation

By Michael Majchrowicz
Jan 25, 2022

Three years after the Instagram scandal, Dr. Christopher Salgado says he treats transgender patients with renewed sensitivity.
Miami Gardens Police Deadnamed Slain Trans Woman. It Cost Them Crucial Time.

By Michael Majchrowicz
Oct 28, 2021

Miami Gardens police deadnamed murder victim Royal Poetica Starz, a trans woman.
The Tranz Form Invites Viewers to Learn About and Celebrate the Trans Experience

By Chris Malone
May 6, 2020

The Tranz Form is a new YouTube docuseries that aims to highlight and celebrate the lives of trans people of color.
Outshine Film Festival 2019 Lineup Brings Oscar Hopefuls to Fort Lauderdale

By Dale King
Oct 7, 2019

Here’s the lowdown on the Fort Lauderdale edition of the twice-a-year Outshine Film Festival. It begins Thursday, October 10, and runs ten days, featuring 33 award-winning feature flicks and inspiring debuts, plus 18 inventive shorts from 13 countries. The celluloid array opens with the Southeast premiere of Adam and closes Sunday,...
Gay and Here to Stay: Zakar Twins Stage Memoir Send-Up of Mom

By Dale King
Sep 4, 2019

When Michael and Zach Zakar decided six years ago to admit they were gay, the response was mixed. “By the time we were 18, we had come out to all our friends,” says Zach. The response? “OK, cool.” Except for their mom, an uber-Catholic, dedicated homophobe, who bristled at the prospect...
Art After Stonewall at Frost Honors Gay Rights Movement's 50th Anniversary

By Barbara Negron
Aug 27, 2019

It's the 1960s and in a small club called the Stonewall Inn, people gather to drink, dance, and be themselves. Fifty years ago, all hell broke loose as patrons of that Greenwich Village pub clashed with police in what is now considered the modern beginning of the fight for gay...
Rumors Bar & Grill in Wilton Manors Will Close

By Juliana Accioly
Aug 7, 2019

One of Wilton Manors' most beloved destinations, Rumors Bar & Grill, has announced its closing date. After a five-year run, the establishment posted on Facebook that it will shut its doors permanently Sunday, August 18.
At the Stonewall National Museum & Archives, Queer History Is Still Unfolding

By Celia Almeida
Jun 28, 2019

The Fort Lauderdale library and Wilton Manors gallery known as the Stonewall National Museum & Archives began as a collection of queer erotica in a Hollywood basement.
The Museum of Discovery and Science Will Celebrate LGBTQ Families This Saturday

By Christian Portilla
Jun 21, 2019

The Museum of Discovery and Science (MODS) will host its first Family Pride Day, in alignment with Pride Month, Saturday, June 22. The event grew out of the museum's LGBTQ+ Inclusivity Initiative, which MODS implemented last year.