::: Thumbs ::: Next >> ::: the keys no longer deserve the reputation of being primarily a gay community. keywest was for years a safe "haven", a place to escape and get lost. gays, drug dealers, fugitives all took advantage of this and settled here. drug distribution has gotten sophisticated and big-business like, and the gay lifestyle has pretty much been accepted all over america. so keywest has become a tourist haven, with only some semblance of past behaviors.