Spirit Day: Why Millions Wear Purple in October
Founded by a Canadian teenager in 2010 and amplified by GLAAD, Spirit Day became the world's largest anti-LGBTQ+ bullying campaign — one purple shirt at a time.
Pride
Miami Beach Pride and neighborhood celebrations: routes, accessibility, costs and volunteers.
National Coming Out Day: The October Tradition, Explained
Founded in 1988 on the first anniversary of a national march, October 11 turned a private decision into a public tradition — and it still works that way.
Why Miami Celebrates Pride Twelve Months a Year, Not Just June
June's national calendar gives Miami one of its quieter pride months — the real season here runs from April festivals to October marches.
Queer Latino Pride in Miami: A Celebration in Two Languages
Miami's LGBTQ+ community is majority Latino — and its pride season reflects that, from bilingual events in Little Havana to a vocabulary all its own.
World AIDS Day in Miami: How December 1 Is Kept Here
South Florida still carries one of the country's heaviest HIV burdens — which makes Miami's World AIDS Day observances less history lesson than ongoing civic work.