As we move into 2025, we’re taking a moment to reflect on a year captured in photographs—moments of joy, resistance, celebration, and connection across South Florida’s LGBTQ community.

What these images really document isn’t just events. It’s community.

Yes, we still face hate. Yes, there are wins and losses—politically and at the ballot box. But hate has never been stronger than us, and it never will be. These pages tell that story clearly: a community that is broad, dynamic, resilient, and very much alive.

And the events? We showed up.

South Florida’s LGBTQ calendar never slows down, with something happening nearly every month. Here are just a few of the moments we captured this year: 

• Dancing With the South Florida Stars (January)
 • Rock the Block | Wilton Manors (February)
 • Stonewall National Museum, Archives & Library Gala (March)
 • Miami Beach Pride (April)
 • The Mz OutSFL Pageant (May)
 • Stonewall Pride (June)
 • FlockFest (July)
 • PrideFête (August)
 • Julian’s Reverse Quinceañera (September)
 • Wicked Manors (October)
 • World AIDS Day Concert (November)
 • OutSFL Your Choice Awards (December)

To see these moments as they unfold throughout the year, follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/outsfl and on Instagram @outsfl.

This special issue would not be possible without the extraordinary work of photographers JR Davis and Carina Mask. Together, they have spent decades documenting LGBTQ life in South Florida—week after week, event after event—quietly building an archive of our shared history.

There are only a handful of photographers who consistently show up to preserve our stories. Davis and Mask are two of them.
So while this issue is a celebration of you—our readers, our neighbors, our community—it is also a dedication to Davis and Mask, whose lenses help ensure our joy, our struggles, and our victories are never forgotten.

Check out the photos in our Print Edition.