From May 31 through June 4,

at various venues in and around

Orlando. With over 150,000 in

attendance, Central Florida parties

like no other place for boys of every

shape and stripe: twinks, studs,

bears, military, leather and biker

daddies, butch and fem lesbians,

pre- and post-op transgender

persons, gay-friendly straights,

teens, tweens, and the young at

heart (and their admirers).

Specific parties/events

include Orlando Wonderland

(markbakerevents.com), Girls in

Wonderland (its counterpart for

gay women, girlsinwonderland.

com), Gay Days (gaydays.com),

Girls at Gay Days (girlsatgaydays.com).

Each event offers a host

hotel with the most indescribable

pool parties and activities that cater

to the individual demographic.

Other events include One Magical

Weekend (onemagicalweekend.com),

and the local scene will roll

out the ready carpet for world class

entertainers including Chaka Khan

and Mya.