Polk Pride looks to make its third year the biggest one yet
LAKELAND – Nestled on the I-4 corridor between Orlando and Tampa, many visitors don’t realize that Lakeland has quite an LGBTQ presence in Polk County. “That was never more evident than that first year...
View ArticlePolk Pride celebrates diversity in its fourth year
Lakeland | Local advocates and allies will hold the fourth annual Polk Pride June 13-16 to celebrate LGBTQ diversity and inclusion in Polk County. “If you’ve never been to Polk Pride, you’ve never...
View ArticlePolk Pride cancels 2021 return
ABOVE: Polk Pride 2019. Photo by Dylan Todd. LAKELAND, Fla. | Polk Pride’s return has been cancelled in response to Florida’s rise in COVID-19 cases. Polk Pride 2021 was previously scheduled for Sept....
View ArticleCentral Florida, Tampa Bay GSAs receive support as students head back to school
As a teenager growing up in Tampa Bay in the early 2000s, Sara Grossman had to fight for recognition and inclusion as an LGBTQ youth – under a cloak of caution. Grossman, who would later go on to...
View ArticleAdvocates argue ‘Don’t Say Gay or Trans’ silences LGBTQ youth
With the eyes of the nation on Florida, Republican Governor Ron DeSantis signed the state’s first explicitly anti-LGBTQ bill since 1997 into law on June 1, 2021, the first day of Pride Month. The...
View ArticlePolk Pride returns as county rejects Pride proclamation
Polk Pride in the Park 2019. Photo by Dylan Todd. LAKELAND, Fla. | Polk Pride’s signature Pride in the Park will return June 17 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., celebrating the […] The post Polk Pride returns as...
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