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From USF Oracle

At the USF Tampa campus, where LGBTQ+ and drag shows were once staples of semester nighttime events, students are beginning to notice a shift in the university’s programming priorities. USF’s Campus Activities Board has hosted many LGBTQ+ themed events in the past — including Pride Night in spring 2024 and spring 2025, as well as a Pride Showcaseand a Jumanji-themed drag show in fall 2025.  Read more at

https://www.usforacle.com/…/usf-tampa-cab-lgbtq…

Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library

First you have to believe you are worth it.

Stonewall National Museum, Archives, & Library

A place to collect, protect and share our community with the world. No place in the Louvre does it state Da Vinci was a gay man, nowhere in the Vatican does it say Michelangelo was a gay man, the Library of Congress doesn’t claim that Rita Mae Brown or Susan Sontag were lesbians. No concert hall tells us Leonard Bernstein was bisexual or theater reminds us that Tennessee Williams was gay.

All those people who came before us and will come after us deserve to be celebrated for who they are and for what they accomplished. That is how we understand history and the body of culture they created.

Support this effort at www.stonewall-museum.org

City of Tampa Earth Fair

FREE trees, compost, educational sessions & more at our first annual Earth Fair! This family-friendly celebration will also feature live music, food trucks & hands-on activities. Join City departments and sustainable community partners as we highlight ways we’re building a healthier, more resilient Tampa.

This Saturday

https://www.facebook.com/events/1427199182323679/1427199205657010

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2026 iPride Cup …. in  Dishing with Mark n Carrie

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2026 iPride Cup

The Suncoast Softball League is proud to be hosting the 2026 iPride Cup on Memorial Day Weekend in Tampa. We are working hard with International Pride Softball to make sure all Division A/B and Legends C/D players have an amazing experience. Team Registration is now live! If your team is not able to participate but you still want to play, we have set up a “free agent” list. Our host hotel is the Tampa Marriott Water Street, right on the Tampa Riverwalk and one block from the Streetcar Station.

Printed Player Programs will be provided to celebrate the inaugural iPride Cup in Tampa. This is a fantastic opportunity to promote your member city tournaments, businesses, sponsors, and teams that will be participating. Contact Ron Frank at producer@suncoastsoftball.org for more information

NO KINGS MARCH TAMPA

https://www.mobilize.us/mobilize/event/906224

America’s First Gay President

America has probably already had a gay president and vice president.

For years in Washington, two of the most powerful men in American politics lived together, wrote affectionate letters to each other, and were widely regarded by their peers as a couple.

Before James Buchanan became the 15th president in 1857, he spent decades in Washington politics as a congressman, senator, diplomat, and secretary of state. During much of that time, he shared a home with Senator William Rufus King of Alabama. Neither man ever married.

Political opponents mocked the pair with nicknames like “Miss Nancy” and “Aunt Fancy.” President Andrew Jackson referred to King as Buchanan’s “better half.” The jokes were public and persistent.

When King left Washington in 1844 to serve as U.S. minister to France, Buchanan wrote him a letter that sounded more like heartbreak than routine friendship.

“I am now solitary and alone,” Buchanan wrote. “I have gone a-wooing to several gentlemen, but have not succeeded with any one of them.”

King went on to become vice president under Franklin Pierce in 1853. Buchanan became president four years later.  Author https://www.facebook.com/BilBrowning

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Tampa Bay Pride Band And Tampa Bay Symphonic Winds

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Vicente Ybor House

So far, in the East Tampa CRA, there have been no new affordable housing construction projects breaking ground with CRA funding. That could change soon. One project that is close to being ready for construction is the Vicente Ybor House at 2914 N. Nebraska. It would replace a car wash with 20 affordable housing units. It’s a good project that still needs approval from the East Tampa CRA Citizens Advisory Committee and City Council sitting as the CRA. East Tampa desperately needs affordable housing and projects such as this one need to be green lighted soon.

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“One Piece”

A teenager film that reminds adults it is ok to be  kids again!!! Season 2 is now on Netflix!

This Sunday @ The Disco Pony Nightclub

The Disco Pony Night Club

Bradley’s on 7th

Utopia Road Bar & Courtyard