Category Archives: Tampa PRIDE

You Just Can Not Make This Up

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We were at World InterPride Conference in Medellin, Colombia. One night the hosts arraigned a night tour of the beautiful City. At the end of the night the fun Drag Queen host asked if the group would like to stop at a Gay Bar. Of course, the answer was YES!  The club was located in the entertainment district. It was an open-air club with very beautiful artworks and packed with fun people. They had us all seated at small cocktail tables before the show. Then to our surprise, the Drag Queen Host was ours from the bus. She asked if there were any Queer Men in the House? YAAAAA Are there any Queen Lesbians in the House? YAAAA Then says “We have 2 senior citizens in the house! YAAAA In Medellin we love old people!!! They then turn the spot light on us. I just leaned over and asked my friend “how do you say B*tch in Spanish?” LMAO All is good. I bet they were wish that when they are our age, they too will be out at a club at 1AM. La Perra (Spanish for B*tch)

We The People National March

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On July 2,2023 across the nation was “We The People National March.”  AHF (AIDS Health Foundation) organized the march. Tampa Pride partnered with AHF in the Florida March that was held in Ft. Lauderdale. In this march where over 55 organizations from across Florida came together for human rights. Congratulations to AHF on the success of this march.  Below are more photos.

Tampa PRIDE Foundation Scholarship 6/29/30

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This week the Tampa Pride Foundation gave out 10 scholarships to students in the Tampa Bay are. Each scholarship was $1,500. The event was hosted at the Hampton Inn and Suites Ybor City. The Tampa Pride Foundation advisory board spent many hours going over the applications. On the Advisory bord were; Carrie West, Howard Grater, Dereck Durum, Kevin Keegan, Mark West, Dr. Shawn Roinson, Jim Burett, Johnny Negron Valentino, Eduardo Negron, Anthony Marinelli, Honorable Kevin Beckner, Gil Sainz, Debbie Ducko, Nicole Taylor Monte, Victoria (Tori) Grasso. The Scholarship Advisory Board are looking forward to more scholarships in 2024.