In the 1980s, there were about 200 lesbian bars in the U.S. Maybe you think of Gramps with its drag nights, alluring cocktails, and welcoming environment. Likely, images of Miami Beach, with the hot sand between your toes and sun-scorched gays smiling in bright patterned swimsuits, pop up. When you think of Miami's LGBTQ+ scene, queer women and lesbian spaces rarely come to mind. You were out on Friday or Saturday night at our clubs.'Īmid the cries of children at a mommy-and-me class, the co-owner of Pandora Events, founder of Aqua Girl, and board member of the Aqua Foundation reflects on what South Florida's lesbian scene used to be. There wasn't Facebook or Tinder or Hinge or Her. 'You weren't walking Lincoln Road holding your partner's hand. 'Back in the day, you weren't out,' Alison Burgos says.
