PHOTOS: Tampa Pride celebrates 8th year
ABOVE: Tampa Pride 2022. Photo by Christina Luciana. TAMPA | Tampa Pride returned for its eighth celebration March 26, welcoming supporters to Ybor for a full day of entertainment and activities...
View ArticleSome Tampa Bay Rays players remove LGBTQ logo
ABOVE: The Tampa Bay Rays Pride patch. Photo via the Tampa Bay Rays’ Twitter. ST. PETERSBURG | The Tampa Bay Rays played the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field June 4, losing 3-2 during the team’s...
View ArticleThe plight of the local drag queen
The drag scenes in Central Florida and Tampa Bay are full of talent, but it’s not always easy for performers. Wigs aren’t cheap and drag – especially starting out – isn’t exactly lucrative. That’s the...
View ArticleTampa Pride’s second Pride on the River sets sail
TAMPA | The second annual Pride on the River will be held Sept. 24 from 1-9 p.m. along the Tampa Riverwalk, officially launching Tampa Pride’s 2023 season. Organizers estimate several thousand people...
View ArticleWatermark Issue 29.19: Celebrando Nuestra Communidad
Celebrando Nuestra Communidad- Celebrating LGBTQ Latinx activists for National Hispanic Heritage Month, Pride on the River returns to Tampa, CFL Softball League kicks off 25th season, local news,...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Tampa Pride’s second annual Pride on the River
ABOVE: Pride on the River 2022. Photo by Dylan Todd. TAMPA | Tampa Pride held the second annual Pride on the River at and near Armature Works Sept. 24, officially launching the organization’s 2023...
View ArticleTampa Pride apologizes, secretary resigns for derogatory drag post
Former Tampa Pride Secretary Mark Bias (L) and President Carrie West. (Photo via Tampa Pride’s Facebook page) TAMPA | Tampa Pride apologized early Dec. 5 for a derogatory social media post regarding...
View ArticleTampa Pride vows reform as supporters seek change
ABOVE: Tampa Pride’s planning meeting Dec. 13. Photo by Ryan Williams-Jent. TAMPA | Tampa Pride held its 2023 planning meeting Dec. 13, welcoming more than 50 people to Ybor’s Hampton Inn Hotel &...
View ArticleWatermark Issue 29.26: Year in Review
Year in Review: 2022’s impact on the LGBTQ communities of Central Florida and Tampa Bay, Tampa Pride vows reform 2023 reform, Watermark remembers activist Ted Maines, local news, celebrity interviews,...
View Article2022’s impact on the LGBTQ communities of Central Florida and Tampa Bay
What a year this turned out to be. More so than any recent year, 2022 felt like we were all on a roller coaster – with not only its ups and downs but its barrel rolls, loop de loops and corkscrews. We...
View ArticleTampa staples Mark Bias, Carrie West wed after 4 decades
ABOVE: Mark Bias (L) and Carrie West. Photo via Hillsborough County Clerk/Facebook. TAMPA | Longtime LGBTQ advocates Mark Bias and Carrie West were married Jan. 9 at the Hillsborough County Clerk of...
View ArticleTampa Pride announces 2023 grand marshals
ABOVE: Tampa Pride’s 2023 grand marshals. Photos via Tampa Pride. TAMPA | Tampa Pride has officially announced the grand marshals for their upcoming ninth celebration, scheduled for an Ybor return...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Tampa Pride’s 2023 Grand Marshal Gala
ABOVE: Tampa Pride’s 2023 Grand Marshal Gala. Photo by Ryan Williams-Jent. TAMPA | Tampa Pride welcomed supporters to the Hilton Tampa Downtown March 2 for the organization’s Grand Marshal Gala, […]...
View ArticleMCC Tampa withdraws from Tampa Pride 2023
ABOVE: MCC Tampa congregants including Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw (2nd from R) at Tampa Pride 2018. Photo via MCC Tampa/Facebook. TAMPA | The Metropolitan Community Church of Tampa shared March 9 […] The...
View Article03.16.23 Editor’s Desk
My mother recently flew down from Ohio for a long weekend, the perfect reminder that we live where so many people come to play. She’s a beach bum at heart, […] The post 03.16.23 Editor’s Desk appeared...
View ArticleWatermark Issue 30.06: Nevertheless, Pride Persisted
Nevertheless, Pride Persisted, Tampa Pride vows to ‘Celebrate You’ in 9th year, HHS Assistant Secretary Levine visits The Center Orlando, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor secures second term, local news,...
View ArticleTampa Pride Guide 2023
Tampa Pride is back in 2023 for their ninth season! Read all about it below! The post Tampa Pride Guide 2023 appeared first on Watermark Online.
View ArticleTampa Pride vows to ‘Celebrate You’ in 9th year
(L-R) Angelique Young, Alex Barbosa and Brianna Summers. (Photo by Dylan Todd) When around 100,000 people filled the streets of Ybor for Tampa Pride 2022, it set a regional record. […] The post Tampa...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Tampa Pride ‘Celebrates You’ in 9th year
TAMPA | Tampa Pride returned for its ninth celebration March 25, welcoming supporters to Ybor for a full day of entertainment and activities designed to unite the LGBTQ community. The main event […]...
View ArticleGaYbor District Coalition renews focus in 15th year
GaYbor supporters at Tampa Pride 2023. (Photo via GaYbor/Facebook) TAMPA | The GaYbor District Coalition is celebrating its 15th year with a renewed focus for serving the LGBTQ community in […] The...
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