Our favorite part of the GaYBOR District Coalition Meetings is to learn about what else is going on in our community. At the recent meeting PFLAG talked about “REFUGE Restrooms”. There is now a app/web site that will tell everybody (Especially the Trans Community) where gender neutral or safe restrooms are.
It is interesting when you type in Tampa. Also at the meeting we learned about Francis House up coming “Strike Out For Aids” event. George Petrick talked about filming a new LGBT film in GaYBOR. Alexis Thutrung Nguyen talked about “Assistant Care” for the LGBT Community. It was a very interesting presentation and we hope to hear more soon. http://www.assistinghands.com/gulfcoast/
See you at the next GaYBOR meeting!!!
Meet… Margaret Murray
New Executive Director of the Tampa International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Margaret Murray is a film curator and festival director with more than 15 years experience leading arts organizations to greater visibility and profitability.
She is currently overseeing the 25th Anniversary celebration for the Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, where she is the Executive Director.
From 2006 to 2009, Murray served as Executive Director for One in Ten, producer of the Reel Affirmations Film Festival in Washington, DC. While there, she founded the highly successful Divas Outdoors classic film series and the Glamour, Glitter and Gold Oscars night fundraiser, now in its fifth year.
Murray is the creator of Movies that Move, an award-winning pop-up film series and has curated programs for the Salvador Dali Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, First Night celebrations, and Women Artists Rising.
She currently serves on the boards of Studio 620 and Friends of the Jack Kerouac House. She lives in St. Petersburg, FL where she is completing her M.A. in Arts Administration.
Nationally Known local Celebrity Peter Pan (Randy Constan) lives here in Tampa Bay. Peter has been on all the late night talk shows many times. He is also the star headliner at many Renaissance Festivals. In his busy schedule, Peter Pan is now taking time out to teach adults the guitar.
Just imagine how fun it would be to take classes from Peter Pan!!!!
At Least Florida’s Anti Equality Attorney General Pam Bondi looks OK. Her Hot Running pic thru the streets in her underwear!. There are two other great persons that are candidates running against Bondi for the Florida Attny General top spot. Here is what they have to say about the anti-GLBT Florida same-sex marriage remarks AG Bondi made.
From: Perry Thurston for Attorney General <press@thurstonforflorida.com>
Date: Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 1:51 PM
Subject: Perry Thurston comment on marriage equality lawsuit
To: mcfilmfest@gmail.com
“Ms. Bondi’s defense of the same-sex marriage ban is not about her respect for the will of the people. If it were, she would not have sued to keep medical marijuana off the ballot or defended the gerrymandered legislative maps after the Fair Districts amendments passed. No, it is about her personal ideology. I believe people have the right to marry who they love and that, above all else, it is the responsibility of the Attorney General’s office to protect the rights of Floridians, not deny them.”
Is Your Name Mark/Marc?
There is a new fun group on facebook calling all “The Fabulous Mark’s of Tampa Bay”
There are “Fabulous Mark’s Parties” scheduled coming soon. The only people allowed in will be Mark/Marc’s and friends of Mark! LOL
