Julian Becker is a freshman at Miami Beach High, who was marching with Pridelines. “They can’t get into these other booths that are 21 and over, and then you’re looking at them sad, like ‘I wish I could go in there,’” she said. Miami’s famed hub of everything Hispanic, Calle Ocho (8th Street) is the historic epicenter of Gay8. Jowharah Sanders, a Pridelines youth engagement coordinator, said the district is meant to provide a safe place for younger participants. Gay8 (Gay Ocho) is a Hispanic/Latino hosted art, live music, fashion, dance, food and cultural street festival in Little Havana, Miami, FL.
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Equality Florida is the largest civil rights organization dedicated to securing full equality for Florida’s lesbian, gay, bisexual. It was hosted by LGBTQ youth support group Pridelines. Wynwood Pride has chosen Equality Florida as its 2022 non-profit beneficiary in support of their fight against the extremely harmful Don’t Say Gay law recently passed by the Florida legislature. New this year was a youth district and safe zone. “Lots of creativity, lots of fun as everybody marches down Ocean Drive celebrating who they are,” he said. He said 83 groups would draw a crowd of more than 135,000 people. This family-friendly event also offers plenty of refreshments and a. Lesbian, gay, bi, and transgender people celebrate. Guests can enjoy live music performances and browse through over a hundred vendors and businesses representing the diversity of LGBT culture. Description: The 6th Annual Miami Beach Gay Pride Parade, along Ocean Drive in Miami Beach, Florida. Paul Thomas is on the board of Miami Beach Gay Pride. Miami Beach Gay Pride combines a beach party, a festival and a parade in honor of the LGBT community and its allies. Ocean Drive was shut down for the duration of the main parade, which ran from Fifth to 15th streets. On Sunday, the event culminated with a parade. Events began last Monday with a rainbow flag-raising ceremony at City Hall. Miami Beach celebrated pride in its 10th annual Gay Pride Festival this past week.