Petra Doan, Tony LaColla, Bob Cambric – PDF

WHY PLAN FOR QUEER SPACES?
Inspiring Florida’s Future
Tampa2016
Florida Chapter of the American Planning Association
Annual Conference
07 September 2016
WHAT ARE QUEER SPACES?
•  Initially, interior spaces, possibly secretive, where gays,
lesbians, transgendered people could gather, meet,
socialize.
•  The initial spaces not completely safe.
•  Stonewall and Castro exploded and expanded spaces
outwardly.
•  Rise of the Gayborhood.
WHAT ARE QUEER SPACES?
•  Gayborhood:
•  Neighborhood containing homes, clubs, bars, restaurants, and
other places of business and entertainment that cater to
homosexuals. Or
•  Neighborhood with a high concentration of same-sex oriented
individuals.
•  Gayborhoods:
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Boystown, Chicago
Castro, San Francisco
DuPont Circle, Washington, D.C.
Greenwich Village, New York
Wilton Manors
Ybor City, Tampa
The making of a GaYBOR
(Ybor City – Tampa)
•  Urban location with generally recognized
boundaries where a large number of LGBTQ
people live or frequent.
•  Gay bars and gay pubs, nightclubs, shops,
bathhouses, restaurants, and bookstores.
Gay Villages
•  Revitalize neighborhoods – Urban Pioneers
•  Business attraction
•  Marketplace viability
•  Tax revenue
•  Tourism
•  Diversity
•  Social interaction
Impact on City
Ybor City’s Transformation
•  Established in 1886
•  Cigar Heritage
•  Cuban, Spanish, Italian, German and Jewish
•  Decline and Rebirth
History of Ybor City
1970’s- 1980’s
•  Bohemian, LGBTQ, Arts Community
•  Old timers
1990’s
•  Rise and fall of Entertainment District
2000-Present
•  Return of Bohemian, LGBTQ, Arts
Community
LGBTQ Community in Ybor
2000-2005
•  Flirt, The Castle, Orpheum
2006
•  Wrangler’s
2007
•  Gbar, 7@14, MCFilm Fest
•  Creation of GaYBOR District Coalition
•  50 Members in 6 months
Milestones in GaYBOR
The GaYBOR District Coalition is dedicated to forming
a broad-based coalition, representative of the various
interests of LGBTQ owned and LGBTQ friendly
businesses, property owners, and residents for the
purpose of promoting economic growth in the Ybor
City National Landmark Historic District and prosperity
of its members.
Mission of GaYBOR
•  Create a safe and welcoming neighborhood
•  Marketing of Ybor City/GaYBOR
•  LGBTQ visibility and acceptance
•  Create and promote events
•  Support of fellow members
•  Networking
Goals
2008
•  Honey Pot, Ybor Social Club, The Eagle, Copa,
Flavour, Spurs, Streetcar Charlie's, L’Oliviers, Gallery
Live, Ybor Resort & Spa
•  1st GaYBOR Days established for 4th of July Weekend
•  1st Mayoral Proclamation
Milestones of GaYBOR
2008
•  1st LGBTQ group to participate in Knight Parade
•  GaYBOR District Coalition hits 200 members
•  Hillsborough County elects first openly Gay County
Commissioner
Milestones
2009
•  Hamburger Mary’s, Play
•  1st Southern Exposure
•  Pianos in Ybor
•  Holiday Decorating
•  1st LGBTQ Group to participate in St. Patrick's Day
Parade
•  Tampa Police Department LGBTQ Liaison created
•  GaYBOR District Coalition hits 250 members
Milestones
2010
•  Rise, Bradley’s, Metro Wellness & Community Center,
BioScript Pharmacy
•  Participation in National Travel Conferences
•  GaYBOR District Coalition hits 280 members
Milestones
2011
•  Gancho Gay Gasparilla Weekend, Pride on 7th,
Liquid Lounge
•  Donation of Police Bikes to TPD
•  GaYBOR hosts 1st Mayoral Forum of municipal
elections/GaYBOR President runs for City Council
•  GaYBOR gains Ex-Officio seat on YCDC Board of
Directors (CRA Advisory Board)
Milestones
2012
•  Liquid Nightclub
•  RNC in Tampa
Milestones
2013
•  Hillsborough County BOCC acknowledges GaYBOR
District Coalition
•  Participation in St. Patrick’s Day Parade
•  Historic Holiday Spirit and Snow on 7th is created by
GaYBOR members
2014
•  Southern Nights
Milestones
2015
•  Tampa Pride relaunched in Ybor City
•  Mary’s Pub House
•  Ybor City Barbering Company
Milestones
•  National recognition in media and among national
and international travel guides
•  Increased safety for LGBTQ community in Ybor City
through better policing
•  Cooperative marketing to establish LGBTQ area
•  Establishment of Community Center
Accomplishments
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Identifiable gay district
Higher numbers of LGBTQ investing in Ybor City
Bring redevelopment to neighborhood
Increased business in district
Accomplishments
•  Definable space
•  Grow organically
•  Support from local business,
organizations, and residents
•  Support from elected
officials and government
•  Marketing by local tourism
agency
Accomplishments
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Bar industry in decline
Neighborhood becoming more mixed in demographics
Low volume of housing stock
Rents increasing rapidly
Aging LGBTQ residents
Challenges
WHY PLAN FOR QUEER
SPACES?
•  Societal Attitudes:
•  Americans Opposed to Gay Marriage:
•  2001: 57% oppose, 35% support
•  2016: 55% support, 37% oppose
•  42% of LBGT youth say community in which they live is not accepting
of LGBT people.
•  1.6 to 2.8 million homeless youth in America, and 20-40% are estimated
to be LGBT.
•  People shunned from their families of origin begin to build families of
choice.
WHY PLAN FOR QUEER
SPACES?
•  Euclidian zoning is heteronormative, emphasizing singlefamily dwellings and the prevailing concept of traditional
family.
•  Zoning (land development regulations) affects not just the
type and size of uses, but hours of operation, proximity to
other activities, adult entertainment.
HOW DO WE PLAN FOR
QUEER SPACES?
•  Ensure land development regulations are not exclusionary,
prohibitive.
•  Key considerations:
•  Creating safe places.
•  Addressing how something is used versus how the traditional
definition of a use.
•  Not adopting cohabitation ordinances based on traditional definitions
of family.
•  Pursuing restroom standards in Florida Building Code and local
regulations that are not solely based on binary definitions of gender.