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The difference between white and black circuit parties is the friendly competition on the dance floor. I was 38. Sydney has its long-running Mardi Gras There are several parties in Mexico and Brazil.

By 1992, the Miami White Party had become famous because celebrities discovered South Beach.

Understanding the ‘Circuit Gay’ Phenomenon: An Urban Dictionary Perspective

Introduction to Circuit Gay

The term “circuit gay” has become a significant part of the lexicon in LGBTQ+ culture, particularly within the context of nightlife, dance clubs, and larger social gatherings.

I believe [Andrew Holleran’s 1978 novel] Dancer from the Dance marked the first time it was named in a book. There were other factors, too, like escalating real estate in cities like Miami Beach, New York and San Francisco.

After Stonewall, we were allowed to have our own clubs without police interference. This evolution has solidified their status as iconic gay circuit parties that bring people together through music and dance.

Laws are on the books protecting us from discrimination on the job on finding a home.

In the bar and club scene, once you hit your late 30s, it’s easy to feel invisible. Once something becomes too visible, the authorities cracked down.

Then, in 1980, the Saint opened in the East Village. Unlike Studio 54, The Saint and Paradise Garage flew under the radar. Most couldn’t sustain themselves.

To figure out the state of the circuit in 2017, THUMP spoke with Mickey Weems, a lecturer at the University of Hawai’i Manoa who has extensively studied circuit parties (alongside religious, anthropological and folklore interests).

How much did drugs have to do with that? You did in those days. The term “circuit” came from it being the “need to know circuit”—not only discos, but “in-in-the-know” places in the gay community that even included barbershops. While traditionally associated with the LGBTQ+ community, circuit parties now welcome individuals of all orientations, fostering a sense of unity and celebration.

With greater visibility comes more scrutiny.

Here in the States, I predict that, because of the current repressive government, the circuit will start to increase in popularity. And young people are establishing “circuit colonies.” We create a gay space on the dance floor of mainstream parties. One thing the 2002 documentary When Boys Fly [which followed a group of young gay men attending the Miami White Party] got right was showing someone falling out [passing out from drug use].

Younger people are coming out earlier.