In fact, there were more gay watering holes in Miami Beach - and certainly in the Miami mainland - than there are today. The legal drinking age was 18, which made things very convenient for a young gay man who was just coming out.Ī gay kid had many places to choose from in 1974, the year I came out. Not only were there far fewer raids than before, but local laws that made it a crime for “known homosexuals” to be served liquor or congregate in a tavern were overturned. As my fictional alter-ego, Joe Martinez, said in one of his adventures, “Miami was a candy store for a young gay guy just out of the closet.” With no AIDS in sight, and most venereal diseases treated with a simple shot, it was “the golden age of gay sexuality.” It was also a golden age for Miami-Dade County’s lesbian and gay bar scene. ![]() Miami in the 1970's was a great time to be young and gay.
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