Pridelines, Miami and South Florida’s oldest LGBTQ+ organization, announced late Friday that it will close its Liberty City Center and relocate to a smaller space in Miami Beach. It is just the latest sign of the problems one of South Florida’s most important LGBTQ non profits has been facing.
In a press release sent out under the name “The Pridelines Team & Board of Directors,” with no specific individual attached, the organization said it will move its headquarters to the Miami Beach LGBT Visitor Center at Old City Hall on Washington Avenue. The statement described the move as a “homecoming” and an effort to “reconnect with our mission.” But the decision marks a dramatic reduction in space and shifts Pridelines from central Miami-Dade County to a more isolated Miami Beach location. Advocates note this will make it harder for LGBTQ youth across the county to access programs and resources. The Liberty City building, after more than a year of operation, will be handed over to a community health partner that plans to transform it into a clinical care facility. Pridelines says it will eventually return to that space to host support, wellness, and development groups, but gave no clear timeline. The change comes amid ongoing financial pressures. While Pridelines highlighted upcoming new programs and partnerships with the Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, the move underscores serious challenges facing the 43-year-old nonprofit. Pridelines’ new Miami Beach headquarters will open from August 18, Monday to Friday, from 10 AM to 6 PM.
