The LGBTQ community is rich with history, with characters, with stories. And, at Island City Stage, it has found a place where a strong and vibrant voice is being given to those stories — ones of love and loss, of struggle and humor, of fear and courage.

The iconic gift store To The Moon is once again the undisputed winner of the Your Choice Awards.

The Pet Project for Pets is a second time winner in the Your Choice Awards for Best Animal Rescue. 

For the second time, Bears of South Florida have been voted by our readers as the Best Group for Bears. They are more than a social group, every year they raise monies for local charities which they distribute in December at their fun filled holiday party.

The Pride Center at Equality Park celebrates its 30th year at the center. They are the local LGBTQ+ heartbeat of the community whose mission is to “provide a welcoming, safe space, inclusive home, that celebrates, nurtures, and empowers the LGBTQ+ communities and our friends and neighbors in South Florida."

Velvet Lenore hails from Fort Pierce, an award-winning female impersonator and drag queen who has been performing in South Florida for several decades. Earning an impressive amount of awards and titles including Classic Miss Fort Lauderdale in 2015 and Miss Palm Beach Pride in 2016, and now winner of the 2024 Your Choice Award by Out South Florida Newspaper & Magazine.