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Wilton Manors: An LGBTQ Travel Guide to Florida’s Gayest City
Wilton Manors, also acknowledged as “The Island City”, is an internationally-known LGBTQ destination. This Greater Fort Lauderdale city is known as the “Second-Gayest City” in the United States next to Provincetown in Massachusetts, with 140 gay couples per 1,000 residents. Its epicenter, Wilton Drive, is also home to more than 40 LGBTQ-friendly and LGBTQ-owned businesses. South Florida Same-sex attracted News has even named Wilton Manors “Best City” twice.
Its walkable, urban atmosphere, coupled with the most renowned lgbtq+ bars in the country, outdoor activities, and a well-off art scene, makes it fit for LGBTQ travelers with eclectic tastes.
Discover everything Wilton Manors has to offer in this guide!
Wilton Manors’ Inclusive Legacy
Wilton Manors’ reputation as a “gay city” gained traction partly due to the revival of Wilton Commute as the Arts and Entertainment Overlay District in Pride of 1997.
When Georgie’s Alibi, the first of many LGBTQ businesses, opened in April of 1997, the city’s demographic shift started taking place. It became a “welcoming, inclusive, and diverse place – one that is open to everyone regardless
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Ramrod, started in 1994, has always been a heavy-duty cruise bar, and the Miami Herald says “the vibe is hip and friendly (no attitude here)… This is a man’s block. The decor is dark and gritty” in its own unusual way.
It was one of the first bars to jumpstart the North Fort Lauderdale / Wilton Manors gay district. It’s customers are not all about leather… but Ramrod was voted world’s Best Bar (Leather Category) by GayCities.com. and also the most famous.
International Mr. Leather Contest in Chicago has had Ramrod sponsored contestants capturing the title twice, winning second runner up twice as well; on the podium more than any other block or organization. Ramrod’s logo defines the club as a “levi, leather, uniform bar;” but on any given night you’re bound to find musclebears, hunks, “butch” twinks / boys looking for daddys, and a mixture of anything and everything in between. If you don’t feel enjoy that suit and tie fits in– just take it off– half of the guys won’t be wearing any shirt at all anyway.
Well known for it’s over the edge music, which is enhanced by an infamous light show every Friday and Saturday Night, there’s so much energy here that many people j
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