Winter Party holds first event for gay youths
Dozens attended 'One Tribe, One Vibe,' a social mixer designed to provide a safe and supportive environment for gay youths.
BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@MiamiHerald.com
Rey Bermudez, 36, thought it would be a great way to bond with his 16-year-old nephew Reymond: a gay uncle inviting his newly out namesake to a Parrot Jungle Island dance party for gay teens.
Turns out young Reymond Bermudez already knew about the ''One Tribe, One Vibe'' picnic. ''Our school trust counselor handed out fliers,'' the Southwest Senior High junior explained. ``About 15 kids from Southwest are going.''
The Bermudezes and dozens of other youths and adult chaperonswent to Saturday's picnic, the first youth-oriented event held by Winter Party Festival, an annual, weeklong South Beach ''circuit party'' that raises money for local gay groups and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
To read more, click here.
Posted by Suzanne Levinson at 05:07 AM on March 4, 2007 in Current Affairs | Permalink
why is a story about a transsexual on the gay blog? Isn't that stereotyping?
Just a thought.
Posted by: Rachel | March 04, 2007 at 05:45 PM
Okay now I see the 'tag' line that says this blog is for the glbt community. Maybe it's the TITLE of the blog that could be changed?
Posted by: Rachel | March 04, 2007 at 05:46 PM