Sarasota PrideFest 2018

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This was the 29th Annual Sarasota PrideFest with another great turnout. A full sunny day of Vendors showcasing friendly places to visit, shop at  and organizations to get involved in. Music line up had the Cheaterssinging and playing to the people sitting under the big shady oak trees in the park. Budweiser had volunteers pouring beer for the hot October day. Politics was definitely the interest and topics for the day!

 

Tampa Pride was among the vendors supporting community Pride events.

 

Sarasota PrideFest sparked interest in a new Pride event that will be in Venice, Florida for its first Venice Pride event on Saturday, November 3. www.VeniceFlPride.com 

 

Other new communities starting Pride events first timers were Pasco Pride having been held  Oct 6th.

You Just Can Not Make This up

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Sometimes is think we should change this to “Straight Friends Say the Craziest Things!”  We have a good lady friend, Mary, who shared this story with us. In today’s business world there are large conference calls.  Our friend was on one of these calls with about 50 people. The American group was meeting a new office group in Prague, Czech Republic.  A guy introduced himself as Pavel. The American team leader said “Hello Paul”. He replied back “no my name is Pavel.”  After several times going back and forth our friend Mary interrupted and said… His name is NOT Paul it is Pavel. Just like the Big Gay Porn Star Pavel Novotny!!!”  The call went silent. Mary started to receive messages from Prague… OMG Right on Girl, You speak Czech… etc. Then the American group leader said “Mary, How do you know Gay Porn Stars?” Because my Gay friends named their cats after him. One is Pavel and the other Novotny. The conference call broke into laughter.  You Just Can Not make This Up    We bet your all Goggling him right now LMAO

Photos of the Week

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Photos of the Week    

The Reservoir Bar GOT PRIDE


Opening Night
 New Latino Party @ Carne’s



Bradley’s on 7th


Hamburger Mary’s 
 

Hamburger Mary’s Pub House


 
Steam @ The Honey Pot

Tea Cup
Join Tea Cup on the Balcony at Hamburger Mary’s in Ybor City every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 

Ybor Wine Bar
 




 
GaYBOR-Ybor City 
 
 
 
 

  
 

World InterPride AGM Conference

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The World InterPride AGM Conference held in Saskatoon Canada had International LGBT leaders sharing the direction from Prides around the world. The Annual InterPride World Leadership Conference  was  held in Saskatoon Canada. The conference opened by Randy Boissonault, Special Advisor to Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, gave the welcome address to all the conference attendees.. Howard Grater, Tampa Pride’s treasure and myself were delegates representing Tampa Pride..

United States Dept of State Jonathan Lalley was there and spoke about international LGBTA tourists. The information needed in regards prior to getting visas and working with the foverseas U.S. Embassies and Consulates when travelling to the United States.

Conference forums and seminars were led by internal speakers shared large problems to smaller incidents unique to the geographic areas of the world the leaders were from. In common was older & younger generational Pride understandings, Convening Nerd Observations in building a new world, Inclusivity in Pride, practicing the engaging Sexual Health for LGBT community and LGBT online marketing.,

First big item, the month of June 2019 focuses on the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the 1969 Gay Rights “Stonewall Rebellion” in NYC. This is the start of the LGBT movement. A big celebration march will be held the last week of June 2019 in NYC. An expected  2 million LGBT visitors from around the world are anticipated to attend. Tampa Pride will be attending helping lead this historic march.

A resolution for world  human rights violations for LGBT people came up with a mixed review of opinions. Though solidarity of the world LGBTA leaders gave world leaders of an understanding being on the bully pulpit. Some of the delegates thought it was to small of a gesture in securing international safety to countries LGBT citizens and travelling tourists.

Tampa Pride is very proud to point out the already forward positive steps in showcasing our communities diversity, generational gap meetings and events  and our reach out to other cities Pride events from around the world.