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The Feud Between The Queen And The Diva: How A Property Dispute Underscores The Relevance Of A South Beach Gay Bar, Justin Karr
The Feud Between The Queen And The Diva: How A Property Dispute Underscores The Relevance Of A South Beach Gay Bar, Justin Karr
Justin Karr
The article recounts how the gay community was instrumental in the economic and cultural revival of South Beach as its known today. But, with the area currently experiencing a decline in gay tourism, the article suggests why the city is keen to observe the cultural and social benefit provided by a robust gay population. The article details the bar’s lobby of the local government for an expansion of its outdoor drag entertainment, despite the protests of the neighboring boutique hotel, which the bar asserts is homophobic intolerance of the shows’ gay theme.
The article discusses the importance that the modern …