Queen’s Surf Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii

Filed by Max the Cryptid Reporter

In the 1970s, Queen’s Surf Beach in Waikiki became a popular gathering and organizing space for members of Hawaiʻi’s diverse LGBTQ+ Māhū communities.  It was a place where people could relax and be themselves in a society where sexual and gender diversity were just beginning to be openly discussed.  Unlike most gay beaches of that era, it was highly visible to the public, emblematic of Hawaiʻi’s relatively accepting environment. Activity at the beach began to slow down in the late 1980s due to