Tampa Bay entertainer Russell Mania Infiniti dies at 61
Russell Mania Infiniti performs at Pride of Tampa. (Photo by Ryan Williams-Jent) TAMPA BAY | Russell Mania Infiniti, the Lakeland-based entertainer who performed across Tampa Bay and Central Florida,...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Pride of Tampa holds inaugural festival in Ybor
Pride of Tampa board members with current and former elected officials, including Mayor Jane Castor. (Photo by Ryan Williams-Jent) TAMPA | Pride of Tampa welcomed an estimated 5,500 supporters to the...
View ArticlePride of Tampa becomes nonprofit ahead of inaugural festival
TAMPA | Pride of Tampa has officially become a nonprofit ahead of this month’s inaugural celebration, set for March 28 in Ybor. The organization formed not long after Tampa Pride, Inc. announced a...
View ArticleFour dead, 13 injured after car crashes into Bradley’s on 7th
(Screenshot via the Tampa Police Department) TAMPA | Local authorities are investigating a fatal crash into Bradley’s on 7th that left four people dead and 13 others injured early Nov. 8. The Tampa...
View ArticlePFLAG Riverview to present Pride of Tampa in lieu of Tampa Pride
(Photo courtesy Pride of Tampa) TAMPA | PFLAG Riverview will present Pride of Tampa on March 28, 2026, a new celebration formed after Tampa Pride announced a “one-year hiatus.” Billed as “a...
View ArticleLocal LGBTQ+ advocates talk LGBTQ+ icons for Halloween
(All photos courtesy each party or via Watermark Out News files) Halloween season is well underway in Central Florida and Tampa Bay, detailed in our current issue which checks in with “Queens of the...
View ArticleLGBTQ+ advocates hope to shape future of Pride in Tampa
Tampa Pride 2022. (Photo by Dylan Todd) TAMPA | Local advocates have begun talks to produce a Pride celebration in Tampa next year after Tampa Pride announced a “one-year hiatus” last month....
View ArticleWatermark Out News Issue 32.20: Brand New Tour, Rainbow Rebrand
Brand New Tour: ‘The Wiz’ eases on down to Orlando and Tampa Bay. Rainbow Rebrand: Sarasota’s Gulfcoast Pride to debut under Project Pride’s new leadership. Se7enBites unites Orlando with Parking...
View ArticleSt Pete Pride, Winter Pride confirm 2026 celebrations after Tampa Pride’s pause
Come OUT St. Pete’s Progressive Pride flag is unfurled at St Pete Pride 2025 in the Grand Central District, where Winter Pride is also held. (Photo by Ryan Williams-Jent) ST. PETERSBURG | St Pete...
View ArticleTampa Pride announces 2026 hiatus, termination of president
Tampa Pride President Carrie West (R) at Tampa Pride 2023. (Photo by Jamarcus Mosley) TAMPA | Tampa Pride announced a “one-year hiatus” Sept. 19 in a letter addressed to and detailing the termination...
View ArticleBeloved Tampa Bay drag entertainer Jasmine Jimenez dies at 46
Jasmine Jimenez. (Photo via Jimenez’s Facebook) TAMPA | Celebrated entertainer Jasmine Jimenez, also known as Jasmine International, died early Aug. 8 surrounded by loved ones. She was 46. Friends,...
View ArticleTampa Bay Rays win Pride Night, honor MLB trailblazer Billy Bean with new...
The late Billy Bean is honored at the Rays’ Pride Night June 20. (Photo by Ryan Williams-Jent) TAMPA | The Tampa Bay Rays held their annual Pride Night June 20, […] The post Tampa Bay Rays win Pride...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Tampa raises Pride flag above City Hall, honors Pulse
(Photo via City of Tampa/Facebook) TAMPA | Local LGBTQ+ advocates, city officials and other supporters gathered June 12 at City Hall to raise the Pride flag in recognition of Pride […] The post PHOTOS:...
View ArticleLGBTQ+ leaders remember Tampa City Councilmember Gwendolyn Henderson, dead at 60
Councilwoman Gwendolyn Henderson. (Photo via City of Tampa) TAMPA | LGBTQ+ officials are remembering Tampa City Councilmember Gwendolyn Henderson after her sudden death June 10. She was 60 years old....
View ArticleFlorida LGBTQ+ Democrats call on party to drop Hard Rock for Leadership Blue
(Graphic via the Florida Democratic Party’s website) The Florida LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus and its Tampa Bay chapters are calling on the Florida Democratic Party to cancel Leadership Blue 2025, set […]...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Tampa Pride holds 11th celebration
(Photo by Jorge Cordova) TAMPA | Tampa Pride welcomed thousands to Ybor March 29 for its 11th celebration, presenting a “community of unity” for the region’s LGBTQ+ residents, visitors and […] The post...
View ArticleMeet the Marshals: Tampa Pride’s 2025 honorees
(Photos courtesy each grand marshal) Tampa Pride asked the community to nominate representatives for this year’s celebration, set for March 29, nominations which closed in January. The nonprofit...
View ArticleRoyal Representatives: Meet Mr. and Miss Tampa Pride 2025
Mr. Tampa Pride Amari Lavish and Miss Tampa Pride Niomi Onassis Knight. (All photos by Black Rose Photography) The search for Tampa Pride’s 2025 representatives began last year, culminating at […] The...
View ArticleStuart Milk brings his uncle’s hope to Tampa
Harvey Milk Foundation President Stuart Milk. (Photo courtesy HMF) TAMPA | LGBTQ+ advocate Stuart Milk will partner with the Hillsborough County LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus before being recognized as a...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Tampa Pride’s 2025 Grand Marshal Gala
TAMPA | Tampa Pride welcomed supporters to the Hilton Tampa Downtown March 13 for the organization’s Grand Marshal Gala ahead of this month’s forthcoming 11th celebration on March 29. This year’s...
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