TAMPA BAY, Fla, Tuesday, May 15, 2018 - Following an extensive nation-wide search, where over 60 résumés were considered, Luke Blankenship has been named as the Executive Director of St Pete Pride, Inc.
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Sarasota Author Receives Independent Publisher Book Award
Bywater Books, a small lesbian press has been awarded an impressive four Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs) for its titles. And their Bronze medal winner is Sarasota resident, novelist Stefani Deoul.
Bywater Books published 14 books in ...
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Not Mom or Dad: Parenting Beyond the Binary
I am a parent. I have a gorgeous 3 month old baby, Hadley Rose, and yes, I change diapers, I give bottles, and I cherish every moment of her snuggly beginning months. What I am not, however, is a “mom” or a “dad” in the way our society assigns roles ...
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St. Pete Pride, Inc. Announces 2018 Grand Marshals
PRESS RELEASE FROM ST. PETE PRIDE:
Last week, St. Pete Pride announced their Grand Marshals for the 16th St Pete Pride Parade, held the Saturday during the June 22-24, 2018 weekend.
Every year St Pete Pride honors individuals and groups making ...
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Gay Former Police Chief, Jane Castor, Enters Tampa Mayoral Race
Yesterday, former Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor announced that she would be running for mayor in Tampa, reports Charlie Frago in the Tampa Bay Times. In 2009, she became Tampa's first woman police chief, and the city's first openly lesbian chief. ...
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How My Wife and I Surrendered to the Realities of Adoption
Written by Karen Izzi
We learned about the opportunity to adopt a newborn from a young couple on February 24th, my father’s birthday of all days. Phyllis and I proceeded with bells on.
We have been on an emotional roller coaster with this young ...
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