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LEGACY COUPLES

Celebrating LGBTQ+ Love

Miami Beach Prides Legacy Couples program, established during the first Pride in 2009, recognizes same-sex couples who have been in committed relationships of 10 years or longer. 

While all of us who are openly a part of the LGBTQ+ community are living and writing the history of our movement, its oftentimes the hidden stories of our queer elders who were at the forefront of the fight for equality and fairness who paved the way for our community to live as freely as we do today. 

We currently have 114 couples in our program spanning Baby Boomers, Generation Jones, Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z.

LEGACY COUPLE REGISTRATION 

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OUR LEGACY COUPLES

RUBY

40 YEARS & ABOVE 

Rafael Gomez & David Sendelbach | Frank Fiorentino & Bill Pease | Richard Firsten & Bruce Fontaine | Richard McVay & William Kelly | James Thompson & Tim Coleman | Keith Ridler & Greg Randall | Lynne Smothers & Malika Thomas | Marsha & Johanne Goffman | Joseph Oroza & James Consolantis | Bob Johnson & Layne Tidwell | Eric Eimstad & Michael Hornyak | Cindy Binder & Cheryl Lockwood | Ken Demsey & Greg Crosby | Sheldon Savitz & Stephen Simon | Arlon Anderson & Hugh Stuckey | Jane Kreinberg & Trish Stypka | Jon Vincent Karl Pinalla & Roy William Bailey | Wanda Irizzary & Albany Vergara | Kathleen & Sarah Scott | Michael Schultz & Todd Schroeder

PEARL

30 YEARS & ABOVE

Irma Diaz & Rachel Lauzurique | Kathleen & Sarah Scott | Dennis Edwards & Mark Steinberg | Mark Young & Jerad Kelley | Jack Nieman & Rick Reder | George Franceschini & Henry Rodriguez | Juan & Ken Ahonen-Jover | Alex Knowlton & Frank Vecchio | Chris Limardo & Kathi Gibson | Jason Kent & Tim Hyde | Juan Barros & Paul Willis | Glenn Sykes & Dirk Allen | Joy & Jennifer Kross | Natalie & Miriam Pantaleon-Pagan | Jessica Davis & Laura Cadorette | Vicki Brail & Jeanne Covert | Rick Karlin & Gregg Shapiro | Oscar Llorente & Gerard Nadeau | Dania Alonso & Maria Gacet | Dawn Morris & Tracy Ledwell Fran Levey & Alice Miller | Bruce Bonn & Steven Russell | Clark & Dennis

EMERALD

20 YEARS & ABOVE 

Mark Yates & Boris Dorfman | Joshua Head & Doug Bedell | Richard Duckardt & Virgil Romagosa  | Veronica & Helen Donato | Vicente Albarracin & Otto Carreño | Julio Jesus Sanchez & Antonio Gonzalez Sanchez | Christopher & Paul McKinstry | Sandra & Denise Newson | Anthony & Jefrey Erickson-Pogorzelski | Daniel & Terry Stull-Rockwell | Michael Lopez & Jeff Faulkner | Mario Casal & Oscar Simmonds | Bruce Horwich & Ben Lyman | Reniel Diaz & Michael Glidden | Carlo Mercuri & Dustin Pesnell | Raymond Whitted & Armando Roig | Jason Hagopian & Rick Fenstermacher | Greg Walton & Marcos Andreos | Michael Rodriguez & Jonathan Saenz | Kathy Bonny Redding & Rachel Redding | Reginald Powell & Patrick Madden | Nilda Diaz & Ivette Sierr | Todd & Jeff Delmay | Melinda Smith & Gloria Tangarife | Art Wiley & Mark Perez  | Richard & Jeffrey Ledesma | Randy Bullard & Eduardo Hepp | Javier Sanchez & Danny Escobedo | Carolina Cuadros & Maria Fernanda Ospina | Kathlyn & Vikke Brooks | Bruce Boulanger & Carlos Rivero | Don Perkins & Wil Niebles | Peter Morales & Joel Stedman | Anne Blume & Annie Clausen | Craig & Raymond | Ivette & Nilda | Bobby & Brandon | Cesar & Hugh | Jessica &  Tee

SAPPHIRE

10 YEARS & ABOVE

David Castillo & Pepe Mar | Thomas Welly & Sean Cline | Roger Roa & Christopher Brown | Melody Chin Quee & Coralia Diaz | Hector Zuazo & Bob Medina | Gabriel J Paez & Raymond Guell | Darron Smith & Luis Garces | Scott Shepro & David Bent | Gino Campodónico & Joseph Quiñones | Jay Thomas & Oscar Quesada | Crystal Hover & Ann Johansson | Nuria Montero & Stephanie Rodriguez | Cynthia & Crystal Savage | Derrick Higgins & Xavier Osorio | Sean Michael & Corey Colee-Addington | Jorge Zambrano & Hector Castaneda | Gloria Andino & Diana Vega | Vanderson Santana & Timothy Kern | Daniela Alzate & Carolina Salazar | Gloria Jimenez & Laila Perez | Tim Taylor & David Towery | Dominic & Nick Spence | Rubin Sanchez & Anibal Irizarry | Peter Ortega & Hansel Tookes | Andrea Askowitz & Victoria Azpurua | Jennifer Parrado & Laura Steckler | Stephanie Rivero & Sydney Aguirre | Jenilee & Elaine Acevedo-Medina | Dave Holmes & Ben Wise | Bahbak Shariat-Madar & Carlos Cruz | Astrid Garcia & Michelle Vasco | Ivan Aviles & Luis Estrada

 

RAINBOW

IN MEMORIAM

Greg Martin (in memoriam) & Paul Wilson | Charles Buckwalter (in memoriam) & Vincent Lombardi | Doug Lombardi (in memoriam) & Bob Kunst | Joe-Tom Easley (in memoriam) & Peter Freiberg | Leslie Cohen (in memoriam) & Beth Suskin | Alan Denning (in memoriam) & Chris Gutierrez

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON BECOMING A LEGACY COUPLE WITH MIAMI BEACH PRIDE EMAIL: 

 legacy@miamibeachpride.com 

THE LEGACY COUPLES PROJECT:
400+ YEARS OF LGBTQ LOVE

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ONE CHANCE.

ONE HEART.

ONE WORLD.

ONE LOVE.

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