What do visitors enjoy most about the Florida Keys & Key West? Discover insightful answers -- including unique architecture, biking around Old Town, and the welcoming LGBT community -- gleaned in a recent “man-by-the-pool” interview.
Every Sunday afternoon, Key West’s La Te Da hosts an event that has become a weekly tradition for visitors and residents who love a good time. It goes by the unlikely name of Tea Dance, and its music and merriment are overseen by beloved local DJ Rude Girl and her cohort Molly Blue.
The finale of the Stoli Key West Cocktail Classic, called North America’s largest annual LGBT bartender competition, features 17 regional bartending champions from the U.S. and Canada plus a rocking lineup of celebrity judges — and it all takes place June 7-11 in Key West.
Key West Pride events, set for June 7-11, are not just about parties and parades, although there is certainly no lack of them. The celebration also offers visitors a chance to experience Key West’s “One Human Family” atmosphere of enthusiastic inclusion and recognition that all people are created equal.
The Key West community remembers the late Gilbert Baker, creator of the original LGBT rainbow flag -- and working alongside him June 15, 2003, during Key West PrideFest, to unfurl a 1.25-mile-long 25th anniversary edition of the iconic flag along the entire length of Duval Street.
What’s even better than sampling an amazing Key West meal prepared by a world-class chef? Sampling dishes prepared by more than 50 of the island’s culinary all-stars at the mouthwatering Taste of Key West.
Strange bedfellows and drag queens in unnervingly high heels race down the streets of Key West in April, highlighting the Florida Keys’ overflowing event lineup for visitors. It's all part of the upcoming antics in continental America's southernmost city.
What's new and exciting in Key West this year? An upscale LGBT dance club that will inspire you to get out and dance. Called the Sidebar, it includes a stunning 12-foot video wall where dance videos are shown nightly.
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Key West is well known for its residents’ welcoming and accepting attitude toward all people -- an attitude that gained formal recognition when local artist JT Thompson conceived the now global “One Human Family” concept.