Dishing with Mark n Carrie 1-12-23 Paper Work Updated

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Paper Work Updated

Coming up on 2/3/23 will be our 45th Anniversary. Relationships for LGBT couples is very complicated. The straight world will never understand. We picked 2-3-1980 as our anniversary day. This was the day we moved together to Tampa. We had already been together for 2 years previously, living in Minneapolis, MN.

In the 1980’s we went to an understanding attorney and had what she calls “Life Papers” drawn up. These included our wills, power of attorneys and even who would get our bodies after death. 

In about 2010 we fought for Domestic Partnerships in the City of Tampa. Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn signed it into law. At the signing after wards, Bob gave us the pen and congratulated us.  When we went to get our Domestic Partnership, Mayor Bob was there and used the pen to sign our certificate.

Now we are getting ready for our 45th Anniversary. We both agreed it was time to finish the paper work and get married.  Some people were very excited that we were finally getting married. But wait, we have been in relationship for the past 45 years. To us we have been married for 45 years. We know some people will not understand. To us this was not a marriage but simply updating paper work.  Thank You to everyone for all the kind wishes.

Tru T

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Register now for Gay Games Hong Kong (Nov 3-11 2023)

Ybor City residents fighting controversial proposed parking lot

 Metro Inclusive Health

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Tampa Pride

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Here Comes Gasparilla

Bradley’s on 7th

Southern Nights Ybor City

Dishing with Mark n Carrie 1-4-23

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Tampa Bay Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence

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Moving to Ybor City

The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts is excited to announce that the museum will move to a new location on 7th Avenue in historic Ybor City! The new museum will feature over 3,000 square feet of exhibition space, including a separate Community Gallery. As usual, we will continue in  FMoPA’s tradition of exhibiting important photographic works. FMoPA will be closed during the move beginning on January 19, 2023, until the new space is fully renovated.

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SPENCER HUFF

Gay History

From John Alan Cooke…..  In the 70’s, When the all the Bars, which included Renee’s, The Old Plantation, Margie’s, the Kiki, The El Goya in Ybor City and lots of others closed at 2am and Donna was singing “Last Dance” at the end of the night, , Denny’s on Kennedy Blvd in Tampa, which was open 24 hours was the next stop!

– 110 Seats ! And overflowing completely full and a line out the door and down the block!

The Party Continued on and everyone was In their Glory and Happy…

I miss that time so very much…. Denny’s being a “Family Restaurant” couldn’t stand for all that Joy and Happiness for the Gay & Lesbian Community, so they sold it…. They could not deter Our community and we kept coming back so they torn it all down and made a Parking Lot…. It was truly the End of an Era, we will never see again.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/gaybarchives

Southern Nights Ybor City

Sunday March 19th

Bradley’s on 7th

Ybor City Saturday Market

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From the MC Media Mail Bag….

Event Title:  ReadOut: A Festival of LGBTQ+ Literature.  Readout is an inclusive event celebrating literature written by, for and about the LGBTQ community. Website: https://readout.lgbtqgulfport.org/

Friday, February 17, 2023 @5:00PM – Sunday, February 19, 2023 @6:00PM

Location:  LGBTQ Resource Center/Gulfport, FL 33707

Event Detail:  The sixth annual ReadOut Festival of LGBTQ+ Literature will be held February 17- 19, 2023, live in Gulfport (FL) as well as virtually on Zoom.  Our theme this year is, Literary Queeries – A pitch letter for valuing LGBTQ literature, one presentation at a time! The festival will celebrate published and emerging authors from across LGBTQ+ and allied communities with panels, individual readings and workshops on the theme, Literary Queeries. Presentations may be on-site, live streamed or prerecorded. ReadOut is committed to involving a wide array of voices.

Thank you! Robee Berry Robee.Berry@usaa.com

Metro Inclusive Health

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SUNday FUNday

Dishing with Mark & Carrie Happy New Year from Ybor City !!!

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New Year’s Eve Evets you will not want to miss!!!

In Ybor City there are actually 2 main events in Ybor City. The first is a parade that starts at 5:30pm. Then at Midnight the Celebrations are all over Ybor City. Come out for either one or both. Happy New Year!!!

The Parade

Eclectic Ybor City is the site of this festive celebration featuring the ReliaQuest Bowl New Year’s Eve Parade and a pep rally. The parade will feature floats and marching bands including the two college bands! The Pep Rally features a battle of the bands and cheerleaders from both universities. This free family event is sponsored by our friends at 970 WFLA, Mix 100.7 FM, US103.5 FM, 98Rock, 620WDAE Radio, Ybor City and the City of Tampa. Be there early. The Parade starts at 5:30 p.m. and runs along 7th Avenue.

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Midnight in Ybor City

New Year’s Day

Tampa Pride

MC Film Ybor City

Scanned Document

Before it was Rock Brothers Brewing Company, MC Film Fest, Creatures of Delight, Red Letter One, Susan Johnson Gallery, Blue Funk, West of the Moon, The Library Loft, or many other cultural establishments, the building on 8th Ave and 15th St was King-Greco Hardware Co. Following Dick Greco, Sr.’s lead, we wish a “Merry Christmas” to our friends who celebrate and “Happy Holidays” to our friends who cherish other traditions.

inclusivitea

Visit inclusivitea,  a new iteration of the Metro thrift store at 2235 Central Ave. St Petersburg.

Dishing with Mark n Carrie 12-15-22

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GaYbor Presents 12 Bars of Christmas – Scavenger Hunt Bar Crawl

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Ybor City Saturday Market

Perfect for Last Minutes Holiday Gifts

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The Italian Club

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Holiday Food Drive Ends This Friday

FRIDAY NIGHT

SATURDAY NIGHT

Plan for New Years Eve

Obituary

Frederick “Fred” William Corryn II

Softspoken Fred passed away 11-19-22. Fred was the LGBTAQ+ spokesperson at the Tampa VA Hospital. Thank You for all that you did for the community. You will be very missed. https://www.facebook.com/fred.corryn

You Just Can Not Make This Up

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You Just Can Not Make This Up

There really is a thing called “Minnesota Nice.”  One holiday I flew home to Minnesota to visit my parents. Dad asked me to go furniture shopping with him, to buy a new kitchen table for Mom. We went to a very nice furniture store and picked out a beautiful table set. Then Dad says, we will take this table but no not want all 4 chairs. I only want 3. I’m like Dad really…Why? He said that the table is up against the wall and they never use that chair. Of course, the salesperson knows my Dad. He said that the table comes with 4 chairs and the price is the same for 3 chairs. Then out comes Minnesota nice. Dad tells the salesperson to keep the 4th chair and give it to somebody who needs and extra chair. We took the set home and set it up. Mom liked it a lot, then asked where’s the 4th chair? Dad told her the whole story. Mom gave me the “WHAT???” look. Then just smiled and said “Isn’t that nice.”