Officials a Florida cy have nceled a gay pri para and rtricted other pri events to people 21 years and olr anticipatn of Republin Gov. Ron DeSantis signg a bill meant to keep children out of drag shows.
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- ‘WE SAY GAY’: FLORIDA’S LARGT PRI PARA DRAWS HUNDREDS OF THOANDS
- MIAMI BEACH GAY PRI
- FLORIDA GAY PRI PARA NCELED AFTER ANTI-DRAG SHOW LAW PASS
- LGBTQ+ PEOPLE FLOCK TO FLORIDA FOR GAY DAYS FTIVAL
- LGBTQ PEOPLE FLOCK TO FLORIDA FOR DISNEY'S GAY DAYS CELEBRATN
- FLORIDA TOWN NCELS ANNUAL GAY PRI PARA AS DESANTIS SET TO SIGN ANTI-DRAG BAN
- FLORIDA GAY PRI PARA NCELED AFTER ANTI-DRAG SHOW LAW PASS
‘WE SAY GAY’: FLORIDA’S LARGT PRI PARA DRAWS HUNDREDS OF THOANDS
It was St. Petersburg’s first LGBTQ Pri march sce the onslght of the Covid-19 panmic, and jt three months after Florida’s ernor signed what crics ll the “Don’t Say Gay” law. * florida gay parade *
“Florida is excement, ’s sunshe, happs, relaxatn … and all really hot-lookg people, ” said Carrie Wt, Print of the GaYBOR District Coaln Tampa’s Ybor Cy. Year-round, gay tourists om all over the world e to Florida to enjoy everythg om paras to film ftivals to roo events terg to the LGBTQ muny.
While the foc of this ftival is the dozens of documentari and short films chroniclg the liv of gay, lbian, bisexual and transsexual people, some e jt for the fancy soire. What began 1991 as an unofficial weekend where LGBTQ visors show up at Disney World and wear red has blossomed to one of the world’s most popular and well-known weekends for gay and lbian tourist.
“We were voted the number one global statn 2013, which we’re exced about, ” said Chris Alexanr-Manley, Print of Gay Days, Inc. The Tampa Bay Bs Guild, the Bay Area Human Rights Coaln, and the Tampa Bay Gay Men’s Chos e together to host this film ftival, screened at the historic Tampa Theatre.
MIAMI BEACH GAY PRI
Explore our 2023 Global Gay Pri Calendar for the LGBTQ+ muny featurg a listg of 200+ gay pri paras and celebratns around the world. * florida gay parade *
Petersburg’s first LGBTQ Pri march sce the onslght of the Covid-19 panmic, and jt three months after Florida’s ernor signed what crics ll the “Don’t Say Gay” law.
Along wh rabow hats, eye makp, clothg and flags, there were prott signs the sea of Pri revelers, cludg those that said “We say gay” and "Bans off our bodi.
The measure, which crics dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law, prohibs classroom stctn on genr inty and sexual orientatn Florida classrooms for stunts “ krgarten through gra 3 or a manner that is not age appropriate or velopmentally appropriate for stunts acrdance wh state standards.
FLORIDA GAY PRI PARA NCELED AFTER ANTI-DRAG SHOW LAW PASS
LGBTQ people are flockg to Florida this weekend to take part Gay Days, Disney's Pri celebratn. * florida gay parade *
McKeon hosted a booth where he sold water bottl, T-shirts and stickers wh “Jt Say Gay” emblazoned across the ont of each em.
LGBTQ+ PEOPLE FLOCK TO FLORIDA FOR GAY DAYS FTIVAL
In the week until the “Don’t Say Gay” law tak effect — and a moment time that for many queer people has brought a sense of unease about their future — the ever-faiar “pri as prott” rea lored how many celebrated the largt event of s kd Florida, a state that has propelled self to the center of the latt culture war. Dpe the 90-gree heat and humidy that ntued to the early eveng hours and a smatterg of anti-gay protters holdg signs that said “J Lov You” and “How Can I Pray for You, ” patrons stayed for hours after the para, visg vendors and lol bs, and dancg North Strb Park.
LGBTQ PEOPLE FLOCK TO FLORIDA FOR DISNEY'S GAY DAYS CELEBRATN
Petersburg om Tampa, said that neher the protters nor the “Don’t Say Gay” law uld ter her.
FLORIDA TOWN NCELS ANNUAL GAY PRI PARA AS DESANTIS SET TO SIGN ANTI-DRAG BAN
Gay Miami has some of the bt beach the world, so mak sense that the cy's celebratn of LGBTQ life would be held right there, ont of the sea. In 2008, the former Miami Beach Mayor Matti Bower tablished Miami Gay Pri, wh the first event and para transpirg the followg year.
FLORIDA GAY PRI PARA NCELED AFTER ANTI-DRAG SHOW LAW PASS
Between 2009 and 2013, the number of people attendg Miami Gay Pri creased om 18, 000 to 80, 000. For full tails on Miami Beach Gay Pri & Ftival 2023, be sure to check out the official event program. Also clud on this last are a handful of LGBTQ Pri events that take place the Caribbean, cludg Puerto Ri and Curaç FL LGBTQ Pri/Deland Prift – Usually early Febary, but 2024 dat TBAPas County FL LGBTQ Pri Ftival/Land O’ Lak FL Pri/New Port Richey Pri – Usually early Febary, but 2024 dat TBAPri of the Ameris Fort Lrdale/Fort Lrdale LGBTQ Pri – Usually early to mid-Febary, but 2024 dat TBABranton LGBTQ Pri/Manatee Pri – Usually early March, but 2024 dat TBAPri Cape Coral/Fort Myers LGBTQ Pri – Usually early March, but 2024 dat TBAPalm Beach LGBTQ Pri/Lake Worth LGBTQ Pri - Usually late March, but 2024 dat TBATampa LGBTQ Pri – Usually late March but 2024 dat TBAEureka Sprgs Sprg Diversy Weekend/Eureka Sprgs LGBTQ Pri – Usually early April, but 2024 dat TBAVirgia Tech LGBTQ Pri/Blacksburg LGBTQ Pri – Usually early April, but 2024 dat TBAChapel Hill LGBTQ Pri/Carola Pri Week Chapel Hill - April 10-14, 2023Mobile Gay Pri/Southern Alabama Gay Pri – April 15, 2023Tallahassee LGBTQ Pri – April 15, 2023Miami Beach LGBTQ Pri/Miami LGBTQ Pri – April 15-16, 2023Port St.