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- As someone who is part of the LGBT community,
and especially a trans woman,
when I travel to different destinations
safety is an important thing for me.
In the Palm Beaches, I feel very safe
on my day-to-day life, and really enjoy living here.
The Palm Beaches is a great place for LGBT travelers.
It's a very welcoming, open place,
very supportive community.
And the Palm Beaches have a lot to offer,
beautiful outdoor life, nightlife, shopping,
everything, entertainment, culture.
As an LGBT traveler, you have a variety
of places to choose from to stay at.
We have beautiful, chic, high-end hotels.
And then we also have lovely boutique, intimate B&B's.
Eau Palm Beach Resort and Spa is a beautiful property
that is over on the island of Palm Beach.
It's a stunning, very high-end, beautiful resort
that is very LGBT-friendly.
A beautiful establishment is called The Brazilian Court.
And it is a little bit more of an intimate hotel
with a beautiful French restaurant with a high-end feel
in the historic area of Palm Beach.
Another great place for someone to stay at
is Grandview Gardens.
It's in one of our historic neighborhoods.
A lot of our buildings were built in the 1920's
so it has this kind of historic boutiquey feel
that's very intimate with a private entrance.
One of the things we're also known for
in the Palm Beaches is our amazing shopping.
And one of the most beautiful areas
to go shopping is Worth Avenue.
It is the Rodeo Drive of Palm Beach,
all high-end shops, historic buildings
that have intimate villas that you can kind of go down
almost like you're in Italy.
So you can have a day of shopping, then have a bite to eat.
We have many great restaurants.
One of them is Hullabaloo.
It's a really cool farm-to-table restaurant.
They have all these amazing designer cocktails of rockers.
It gets a late night crowd,
so it's very cool, very hip, very fun.
Another place that we love to eat is Howley's.
It is a diner that's been around since like the 50's.
Crowd is very cool, very mixed LGBT.
Everyone's super friendly there, I love them.
Another place that you have to check out is Guanabanas.
It's a beautiful outdoor area
right on the Intracoastal Waterway.
They're known for their delicious coktails,
very, very tasty.
It's a beautiful, authentic,
tropical kind of dining experience.
One of our beautiful areas is our downtown area,
Clematis Street, that has been revitalized
over a decade ago, so it's now a thriving downtown center.
Hang out with your friends, Kiki.
There really isn't anything not to love.
I love living here, it's an amazing community.
I feel very included, I feel very safe.
What more could you want?
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- So many people ask me what it's like to be on top
of a polo pony galloping down the field at 35 mph
with other riders colliding into you
and you hitting a ball that's three inches in diameter.
It's the most exhilarating moment that you can have.
You're riding on this animal that is so magnificent
and so athletic, and you're so privileged
at that moment to be able to do that.
The people who watch and attend our events
are people from across the spectrum of communities.
The LGBTQ community has been a great supporter.
We also have the polo community.
And what's extraordinary about our event is it's held
at the International Polo Club in Palm Beach.
So your settings are beautiful, the animals are beautiful,
and the sport is beautiful.
- Mother, look, I used to be
a model right here. - No!
- For first-time attendees at the Gay Polo League,
it's visually stimulating.
There are a lot of people who purchase tailgates,
and they decorate them, and I always say
it's sort like Burning Man meets Pretty Woman.
I mean, it's just spectacular, visual, and creative.
It's funny, it's whimsical, it's colorful,
it's just great, just great.
You'll see a lot of things.
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