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Our bumper gay travel guide to Fort Lauderdale including where to stay, and where to play…read why we LOVE this Florida gay mecca so much! The city has everything to suit all LGBTQ travelers including clothing-optional male-only resorts, gay beaches, many gay events taking place throughout the year, and of course the gay scene of Wilton Manors!

We always love coming here, particularly as it's a day destination. There's always something happening and you're almost always guaranteed gorgeous sunny weather. This is our detailed gay guide to Fort Lauderdale featuring highlights from the gay scene of Wilton Manors, the best gay beaches, events, and gay hotels to stay.

Heads up: We just wanted to let you know that this post contains affiliate links. That means if you book something through one of those links, we'll get a small commission, at no extra cost to you. It helps us keep our blog going — so thank you in advance for your support! One of the best ways to discover the gay scene of Fort Lauderdale is with a local gay guide.

We did the gay party time in south Florida tour and cannot recommend it highly enough! Our guide was Pedro, who took also showed us the local gay beaches and went with us on a kayaking trip.

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Find out more. Fort Lauderdale has evolved so much over the past few decades to become one of the gayest places in the entire country, especially Wilton Manors. Even the community leaders of Wilton Manors are predominantly gay. He was then succeeded by Jim Stork inmaking Wilton Manors the first city in the United States to elect two consecutive openly gay mayors.

More recently, Justin Flippen was the openly gay mayor of Wilton Manors, who sadly died in early from a brain aneurysm. If there's a large gay event happening in the country, you can be sure that Fort Lauderdale will be at the focal point of it, such as the first Pride of the Americaswhich was scheduled to take place right here in Fort Lauderdale in …but sadly had to be postponed due to the global pandemic.

The main gay neighborhood of Fort Lauderdale is based in Wilton Manors, located around 15 minutes drive inland from the beach. Wilton Manors comprises several blocks with many gay bars, clubs, boutique gay shops, cafes, and restaurants. The biggest parties take place on weekends, but there is always a large crowd on every night of the week.

It's a Bohemian block of cafes and colorful gay friendly hangouts. We tried several gay hotels in Fort Lauderdale and list the best ones below. For more, check out our guide to the best guesthouses in Fort Lauderdale as well as our comprehensive guide to Fort Lauderdale's best gay Airbnbs.

Grand Resort is one of the most famous gay hotels in Fort Lauderdalemainly due to its association and sponsorship of the earlier series of Ru Paul's Drag Race — you may have seen THAT photo of Aja completely disrobed by one of the outdoor showers! The Grand Resort also hosts occasional events such as nudey parties and more.

The front part of Grand Resort includes a pool area which has the first lot of rooms surrounding it over two floors. Over in the back of the complex is the second building with another 2 floors of rooms with the outdoor clothing-optional hot tub — an area that gets super busy in the later darker hours of the day! The Spa is a must!