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Posted inLGBTQ

Queer Riis Beachgoers Celebrate Community as Demolition of Nearby Hospital Looms

Aug. 29, 2022, 8:32 p.m.Aug. 31, 2022, 2:07 p.m.
With major change to an LGBTQ-favorite park on the horizon, queer beachgoers rejoiced in the annual Ms. Colombia Walk even as they face an un-shore future.
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Demolition of Long-Abandoned Medical Center Could Leave Queer Beachgoers Exposed

May 8, 2022, 11:39 p.m.May 8, 2022, 11:43 p.m.
Those who flock to the sands of Bay 1 on Riis beach — including a historically Black and brown community of trans and queer sunbathers — fear tearing down a long-abandoned medical center that acted as a shield will ruin their “utopia.”

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