Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Tranny Treks : Miami Beach, White Party Weekend

Care Resource's White Party has drawn homos from around the globe to Miami Beach each Thanksgiving weekend for 25 years. What began in 1985 as a fundraiser at Vizcaya, a 16th century Italian Renaissance-styled winter home built in the Gilded Age, has turned into a week-long circuit party occupying much of Miami-Dade. The party at Vizcaya alone has raised $10 million to help those with HIV/AIDS.

With its uniform of skimpy bathing suits, gym-built bods and flashy fashion, Miami is pretty gay year round. But during White Party weekend, it just gets gayier. White Party weekend is a muscle queen scene dominated by guys born in the late-60s and early 70s. It's a deep pocket, Power Gay crowd assembled for a good time with or away from their life partners. The requisite Whittall & Shon tank tops paired with 24-hour drinking and "partying" makes for a loosey-goosey atmosphere of butt-grabbing and heavy flirtation up and down Collins Ave.
The central piece of the weekend, The White Party itself, is a much more staid affair. With an all-white dress code, 6:30pm start-time and tickets beginning at $150, the event is more fundraiser than tina-rave. Guests arrive by chauffeured car or party bus at the long, lushly landscaped drive of the Vizcaya property. The entry process is along the lines of the US Open: general admission, VIP, tickets taken, wristbands dispensed and off the trannies go. Once inside, guests are greeted by the event committee and invited to enjoy the evening at Vizcaya. Amusements include a 200 foot buffet of food from the area's top restaurants, a charity casino, drag performances, live celebrity DJ and stunning views of the 1910 mansion, elaborate gardens and Biscayne Bay. Like a Miami winter, the evening is short: the crowd of 500 plus begins thinning out by 10 with the last guest departing to one of the many after parties by 11:30.




1 comment:

  1. Sounds like a fabulous party. Thanks a lot for sharing these details and photos hair. Anyway, I have been planning fun bridal bash for my best friend at some domestic New York venues and seeking suggestions for fun girls only bash. I wonder if you can suggest some ideas!

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