Greater Miami offers a mix of cultures that can be found no place else. Our Miami gay-friendly environment extends beyond our local businesses to our government officials and policies.

Greater Miami is truly the Gay Riviera. It's where you'll find one of the world's hottest gay destinations, South Beach, which offers an exhilarating cocktail of history, culture and nightlife — and, oh yes, the beaches!

More Helpful Gay Friendly Miami Information:

Miami Boutique Hotels

Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

Download our Gay and Lesbian Brochure (pdf)

Comprehensive pocket-folded map to gay/gay-friendly venues

Dip into Miami After Dark

Miami plays host to these top Gay & Lesbian Annual Events:

MARCH
Winter Party Festival
www.WinterParty.com
Features an extraordinary lineup of celebrity DJ's in a week filled with parties and events culminating with a beach dance party. Proceeds benefit the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force and local Miami-Dade LGBT organizations.

APRIL
Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
www.MGLFF.com
The festival aims to enrich, entertain and educate the public, and encourage a sense of community throughout international and culturally diverse film, video and other media presentations in the Greater Miami area that offer historical and contemporary perspectives on the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered experience.

Miami Beach Gay Pride
www.MiamiBeachGayPride.com
On famous Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, more than 10,000 people will celebrate the Gay Pride Festival - dedicated to engage and raise awareness of Miami's vibrant GLBT community. This annual event brings together civic, community and business leaders.

MAY
Aqua Girl
www.AquaGirl.org
Enjoy women's events in the sun and surf of South Beach with some of the hottest DJ's and recording artists from around the world.

Sizzle Miami
www.SizzleMiami.com
A 5-day smorgasbord of captivating day-time events, and pulsating nightlife taking place during Memoral Day Weekend.

JULY
Miami Beach Bruthaz Conference
www.MiamiBeachBruthaz.com
Annual summer lifestyle event held the third weekend in July on South Beach and focused around a central theme: "Knowledge, Culture, Fashion". Enjoy parties, workshops, networking and comraderie among "bruthaz".

NOVEMBER
White Party Week
www.WhiteParty.org
An unparalleled week of fundraising parties and events culminating with the legendary White Party. More than 15,000 party-goers enjoy six days and nights of nonstop entertainment in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

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