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Azealia Banks and Marina Set to Headline Wynwood Pride

Azealia Banks and Marina Set to Headline Wynwood Pride

G.U.N. Inc. Pushes to Establish a Space for Queer Nightlife

G.U.N. Inc. Pushes to Establish a Space for Queer Nightlife

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Instagram Censors New Times Pride Week Cover

By Jess Swanson
Apr 6, 2022

Miami-based photographer Robert Andy Coombs says Instagram repeatedly censors his work, which centers on queer, disabled bodies — often including his own.
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.
The Five Best Drag Brunches in Miami

By Laine Doss
Apr 5, 2022

Nothing beats bottomless mimosas, French toast, and drag queens.
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.
Seven LGBTQ+ Charities to Keep in Mind During Miami Beach Pride

By Jose D. Duran
Apr 1, 2022

With the party atmosphere surrounding most Pride events, it's easy to forget the holiday is observed thanks to a riot. In 1968, tired of the police raids at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village in New York City, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people protested, making way for the modern-day Pride...
For South Florida Lesbians, Queer Spaces Are Few and Far Between

By Ashley-Anna Aboreden
Apr 1, 2022

When you think of Miami's LGBTQ+ scene, lesbian spaces rarely come to mind.
Gay Hialeah Teacher Braces LGBTQ Students for "Don't Say Gay" Bill

By Michael Majchrowicz
Feb 28, 2022

"So much of the trust students place in the adults in their lives would be eroded by something like this."
Genital Inspections, Deadnaming: Transgender Protesters Sue County for Mistreatment in Jail

By Joshua Ceballos
Feb 2, 2022

Three transgender activists say they were humiliated and subjected to genital inspections in jail.
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.
Dreamland New Year's Festival Is the Queer End-of-the-Year Bash You Didn't Know You Wanted

By Jose D. Duran
Dec 29, 2021

Jake Resnicow knows how to throw a party.
Wilton Manors Advocates: Trans Lives Matter Beyond November 20

By Michael Majchrowicz
Dec 3, 2021

The annual Transgender Day of Remembrance came and went, but the real work remains to be done the other 364 days of the year.
Miami Gardens Police Deadnamed Slain Trans Woman, Costing Them Crucial Time

By Michael Majchrowicz
Oct 28, 2021

Miami Gardens police deadnamed murder victim Royal Poetica Starz, a trans woman.
Miss Toto’s Shark Tagging and Drag Collab Raises Thousands for LGBTQ Youth

By Alexandra Martinez
Sep 20, 2021

Miss Toto Drag 'N Tag event brings shark tagging with a dash of drag to benefit LGBTQ+ youth.
Happy Pride, Miami Beach — It's Time to Retire "Love Is Love"

By Michael Majchrowicz
Sep 10, 2021

Reductive rhetoric is not acceptance.
Pioneer Winter Unveils Birds of Paradise at Arsht Center

By Carolina del Busto
Sep 7, 2021

“Birds of Paradise is a powerful piece that celebrates the queer community."
For Walk the Moon's Nicholas Petricca, Miami Beach Pride Performance Is an Important Milestone

By Jesse Scott
Sep 7, 2021

Walk the Moon lead singer Nicholas Petricca talks about his first Pride event as being out.
Everyone Is Included in Miami Beach Pride's Celebrations

By Ashley-Anna Aboreden
Sep 2, 2021

Miami Beach Pride organizes events that reach far beyond the party atmosphere of most Pride activations.
Gay and Bisexual Miami Men Needed for Study Challenging FDA's Blood Ban

By Michael Majchrowicz
Aug 20, 2021

OneBlood is recruiting gay and bisexual men in the Greater Miami area to participate in a study that challenges the FDA's ban on donating blood.
Fabian Basabe Booted From Democratic LGBTQ Caucus Conference

By Michael Majchrowicz
Aug 13, 2021

The former "it" boy and Miami Beach commission candidate was removed from a Florida LGBTQ Democratic Caucus event.
After 30 Years, Shelley Novak Learns When to Leave the Party

By Natalia Galicza
Aug 3, 2021

She’s hairy. Her voice is husky. Her jokes are bold as brass.