
How South Beach Became a Queer Resort Town — and Then Moved On
The neighborhood's transformation from retirement strip to queer resort capital reshaped Miami's image and economy — and its own queer community in the process.
Drag, ballroom, theater and visual art from LGBTQ+ Miami, covered year-round.

The neighborhood's transformation from retirement strip to queer resort capital reshaped Miami's image and economy — and its own queer community in the process.

Between the region's professional stages and its fringe venues, Miami sustains a queer performance scene year-round — here is how it is organized.

Since 1992, the Palace has staged drag on Ocean Drive's sidewalk — turning a resort strip into a stage and drag into South Beach's public face.

Miami's arts district holds one of the country's densest gallery scenes — and queer artists and themes run through it, if you know where and how to look.

From mid-century bars that survived raids to the superclubs of South Beach, Miami's queer nightlife built the community's public life — and keeps rewriting it.