When GaYbor was founded in 2007, several of us had always been calling Ybor City, GaYbor. (Read the historical marker on 7th & 15th in front of the new hotel. Ybor has always been Gay since the 1800’s.) So it was just natural to call our group GaYbor. We even had the name registered so no one else could use it. The then some community leaders thru a “HUGE HISSY FIT” over the name. How dare you try to change our name!!!! We said NO we did not and had always called it “The GaYbor District Collation in Historic Ybor City.” We never tried to change the name, but embraced the diversity of Ybor City. Now fast forward to 2018. The straight community came up with the so very original name of “RaYbor City.” There was no mention of Historic Ybor City. Hummmm….. Many in the LGBTA community notice the similar name. Some laughed, some questioned where was Ybor City going? Maybe, Just Maybe if they had included “in Historic Ybor City” the outcome would have been different. They could have been a group inside Historic Ybor City. Instead of trying to change our community’s name. Just Say N