See coverage of the Miami Alcohol Ordinance in "An Essay on the History of Lesbian & Gay Rights in Florida" by Allan H. Terl, Nova Law Review, 2000, v.24, pp.793-853
24 Nova L. Rev. 793
1954
Miami, Florida Ordinance 5135 - prohibits liquor licensees from knowingly employing a homosexual person, knowingly selling to, serving, or allowing a homosexual person to consume alcoholic beverages, or knowingly allowing two or more homosexual persons to congregate or remain in his place of business
1966-1968
Inman v. City of Miami, 197 So.2d 50 - courts upheld 1954 ordinance as constitutional
1971
1954 Ordinance declared unconstitutional because it "prohibited the presence and consumption of alcoholic beverages by alleged homosexuals regardless of whether their public behavior was proper and lawful."
1917
Unnatural & Lascivious Acts
1954-1971
Miami Alcohol Ordinance
1956-1965
Johns Committee
1974
Crimes Against Nature repealed
1977
Anita Bryant & Dade County
Ban on Gay Adoption
1991
Florida Hate Crimes Act
Gay Days
1997
Marriage Statute