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Pulse Ribbon Prject

Orlando’s Pulse Ribbon Project founder: I’ll make a million ribbons

Ben Johansen, the founder of the Pulse Ribbon project in Orlando, is refocusing his efforts and promising to make a million rainbow ribbons before he decides his next moves. Johansen, a costume maker and business owner, was inspired to start making rainbow ribbons the day of the shooting, June 12, 2016, when 49 people were …

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Valentine's Day

Love Thrives in Gulfport

Gulfport city council member Paul Ray has some advice on where to find the man of your dreams if you are single this Valentine’s Day. Shop at Walmart. A transgender friend who worked at Walmart introduced Paul to his husband, Wesley Ray, at a store in Gainesville, Florida in 1999.  Paul had stopped into Walmart …

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Florida Southern College

Historic Architecture at Florida Southern College is a Little-Known Lakeland Treasure

Even if you aren’t a big fan of architecture and don’t know much about Frank Lloyd Wright, checking out the unique campus buildings at Florida Southern College in Lakeland is cool, and quite an education. Wright, widely considered the most famous American architect in history, designed a dozen structures of the campus starting in 1938. …

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Gulfport Holiday

Home for the Holidays: Gulfport Dons Its Gayest Apparel

The holiday season isn’t always the “gayest”time of year for LGBTQ people. Although our society is seemingly coming around to be more accepting of LGBTQ people, many still face family hurdles during the holidays. Unfortunately, there are still several churches openly opposed to those with sexual orientations or gender identities that oppose the religious norms. …

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Tampa

Follow the Birds & Fly South for the Winter: Consider Owning a Winter Home in Tampa

For the vast majority of the country, the winter months equal cold, snowy mornings and high heating bills. If you’ve ever lived through this season, you know that after the beauty of the first snow fall, the appeal of winter dwindles quickly, and you hope spring arrives as soon as possible. For those of you …

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holiday

Holiday Fantasy vs Holiday Reality: LGBTQ-Focused Strategies for Coping with Holiday Stress

Do you look forward to the holiday season as a time of “comfort and joy”, when you join with your partner, family, and friends to harmoniously celebrate all of the ways in which you are grateful and love one another? Or is your holiday season a little more stressful and chaotic – perhaps even overwhelming? …

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