Gay guys party

Taipei had one in October.

At the same time, Fire Island became the place for people who could afford it. In a party situation, when somebody catches a vibe, it becomes infectious.

Younger people are coming out earlier. Sydney has its long-running Mardi Gras There are several parties in Mexico and Brazil.

In 1996, arch-conservative Representative Bob Dornan, a Republican from California, condemned on the floor of Congress a party held at a federally-owned ballroom for the main event of the annual Cherry Party.

No question, the 90s were halcyon days for the circuit. Three years before, Paradise Garage opened several blocks away. As the parties got bigger and more elaborate, the [mainstream] media also inevitably took notice, elevating their critics. That must have had a negative impact, right?

One thing the 2002 documentary When Boys Fly [which followed a group of young gay men attending the Miami White Party] got right was showing someone falling out [passing out from drug use].
The Saint and the Garage went through a wobbly existence.
Dance music was born in LGBTQ communities, but the circuit party is where it truly lived.

A party outside of Tokyo is doing well. One of the early names for AIDS was “The Saint’s Disease,” because by the second season, it had already begun decimating the club’s membership. Because what they’re “studying” is just what goes on in regular gay life. Most of these kinds of studies look at these areas of gay culture—like the bathhouse scene, club scene, the app scene—because they’re supposed hot spots for HIV infection and rampant drug use.

Where is the future of circuit parties?
In Columbus, Ohio, where I was living, Corbett Reynolds, a local nightclub owner, visited Manhattan and Fire Island. There were other factors, too, like escalating real estate in cities like Miami Beach, New York and San Francisco. There’s even been on in Johannesburg.
There’s no question that for gay men, things have gotten better. However, some spaces prioritize LGBTQ+ community members.