Our new Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn said we will have strength thru diversity.  Judging by the oath of office he is holding true to this!!! There were straight & Gay choir/chorus’s performing. The Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church Choir (with a few gay guys we noticed) & the Gay Men’s Chorale chorus group, the Una Voce Rays sang with distinction. Speakers were: USF President Judy Genshaft, Father David Toups – Christ the King Catholic Church, Tampa Police & Tampa Fire Fighters Bagpipe Honor Guard Band, Sergeant Joel Tavera- US Army Purple Heart & Bronze Star recipient, anthem singing Tampa Police Detective – Sonja Wise, Imam Al-Inshirah Abdel Jaleel – United Muslim Association, Chief Judge Manuel Menendez, Jr., Rabbi Richard Bimholz – Congregation Schaaral Zedek, Senior Judge E. L. Salcines, & dynamic, boisterous speaker Pastor T.W. Jenkins – New Hope Missionary Baptist Church.  Also in the audience of 1100+ were yours truly… Mark & Carrie!!! Many elected officials were in the audience to help congratulate the newly elected Tampa City Council and Mayor Bob Buckhorn. Watch our Video for a sampling of the event. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUYvlLZUdLY