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06/08/2024

St Pete Pride's Youth & Family Day is underway! Drop by for the official guide and read all about it here: https://bit.ly/4e9p16d

06/08/2024

The crowd is building, the startline is set up and Watermark is ready to put the latest issue in your hands. Come to Orlando City Hall for the 8th annual Orlando CommUNITY Rainbow Run and stop by and say hello!

06/08/2024

Watermark is at the St Pete Shuffleboard Club for Shuffle With Pride benefiting PFLAG Safety Harbor!

06/07/2024

The Tampa Bay Rays will play the Baltimore Orioles tomorrow at 4:10 p.m. for their 18th annual Pride Night, recognizing local LGBTQ+ organizations and more.

The Tampa Bay Rays will honor the LGBTQ+ community with their 18th annual Pride Night June 8, facing off against Baltimore Orioles.

06/07/2024

St Pete Pride held its annual Stonewall Reception at The James Museum of Western & Wildlife Art June 6, raising at least $15,000 for the nonprofit’s work. Read more and view our photos here: https://rb.gy/vepqjk

06/07/2024

“No matter your age, your identity, your gender expression, here in Massachusetts you are welcome. We see you, we hear you, we love you, we stand with you, we will always fight for you," Governor Maura Healey said as she raised the flag.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey joined lawmakers and members of the LGBTQ+ community June 5 to mark Pride Month.

06/07/2024

NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade said he specifically launched Translatable last month in Florida because his former state is “a place where many might feel a sense of exclusion."

Dwayne Wade and daughter Zaya have created Translatable, a new online community designed to support transgender children and their families.

06/07/2024

Maia Monet reflects on Karla Sofia Gascon becoming the first trans woman to be presented with a Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival in her latest column.

Read her thoughts in print at https://bit.ly/3pxInxr and in the digital edition of our new issue at https://bit.ly/3RgjK2O.

06/07/2024

The Tampa Bay LGBT Chamber held its Pride in Business luncheon June 6, welcoming hundreds to recognize inclusive leadership from organizations and individuals like BKN Creative and Sheriff Chad Chronister. Read more and view our photos here: https://rb.gy/in8zxm

06/07/2024

Months after Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight, the two sides are set to approve an agreement that could result in the company investing up to $17 billion into its Florida resort and opens the door to a fifth major theme park at Walt Disney World.

Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. (Photo by Jeremy Williams) ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) | Months after Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees agreed to end a protracted legal fight, the […]

06/06/2024

Watermark is at the The James Museum for St Pete Pride's Stonewall Reception! Read more in the official guide here: https://bit.ly/4e9p16d

06/06/2024

Florida's largest LGBTQ+ celebration is back! Pick up the official St Pete Pride Guide in the current issue of Watermark and read the digital version here.

St Pete Pride is celebrating its 22nd season in 2024. Read all about Florida’s largest LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in the official guide!

06/06/2024

Black Theatre Girl Magic's 4th Annual Juneteenth Lunch and Learn Kids Event will happen June 15 and the 4th Annual Facets of Freedom: A Celebration of Juneteenth will take place June 19. Both events will be at Orlando Family Stage.

Black Theatre Girl Magic’s “Facets of Freedom” 2023 event photo by Tyla Talbutt, Viewhouse Productions) ORLANDO | Black Theatre Girl Magic, a q***r-owned, nonprofit organization cultivating a community for Black […]

06/06/2024

Florida’s largest LGBTQ+ celebration, St Pete Pride returns for its 22nd year this month and graces the cover of the latest issue. Also in this issue, read our one-on-one interview with "Drag Race" alum Sasha Colby, learn about Central Florida Community Arts' inclusive youth theatre camps and much more. Read the digital edition here and to support independent journalism and those who support you, be sure to visit our advertisers by clicking their ads.

Rainbow Revolution: St Pete Pride Pride fights for Florida in 22nd year. Rose Dynasty Center makes Polk County history. Hamburger Mary’s moves out of Downtown Orlando

06/06/2024

"Am I OK?" streams on Max starting today.

Dakota Johnson (L) and Sonoya Mizuno in the MAX film “Am I OK?” (Photo by Emily Knecht/Max) We start — why not? — with a veggie burger. Lucy (Dakota Johnson) […]

06/06/2024

Rick Todd reflects on his 2024 Gay Day at Disney weekend and the importance of supporting all the weekend's events in his latest Publisher's Desk.

I’ve had this song playing in my head for the past two days, “Everything Must Change” by Terri White. Some might say her version is bit on the dramatic side, […]

06/06/2024

The CDC finalized its endorsement of taking doxycycline after unprotected s*x as a way to prevent chlamydia, gonorrhea or syphilis infections.

(Photo by MPCA Photos; from Flickr) NEW YORK (AP) | Some people should consider taking an antibiotic as a morning-after pill to try to prevent certain s*xually transmitted diseases, U.S. […]

06/06/2024

Watermark is at Shanna & Bryan Glazer JCC for the Tampa Bay LGBT Chamber's annual luncheon!

06/06/2024

Rose Dynasty Foundation Inc. and Pineapple Healthcare's Rose Dynasty Center, Polk County's first LGBTQ+ Center, will hold its grand opening this Sunday from 2-5 p.m. in Lakeland.

The Rose Dynasty Foundation will hold the official grand opening for the Rose Dynasty Center June 9, making Polk County history.

06/06/2024

Florida’s largest LGBTQ+ celebration, St Pete Pride returns for its 22nd year this month. In this issue, we highlight all the events the organization has planned to celebrate your Pride including the Pride parade, the Trans March, Sasha Colby and more. Find a print copy near you, which also has the official St Pete Pride guide inserted into it, by going to WatermarkOnline.com/distribution-map.

06/05/2024

Watermark is at The Pride Chamber’s monthly business connect.

06/05/2024

Gulfport Florida PRIDE responded to community concerns June 3 after a vendor wearing and selling pro-Donald Trump merchandise participated in this month’s fourth annual event.

Gulfport Pride responded to community concerns after a vendor wearing and selling pro-Donald Trump merchandise participated in the 2024 event.

06/05/2024

It's the final week to catch "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" at American Stage before it moves to Jannus Live June 13-16. Read all about the production here.

Maybe you’ve been rocking out to “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” since 1998, when the musical opened Off-Broadway, or maybe you discovered the q***r classic through its 2001 film of […]

06/05/2024

Texas State Representative Shawn Thierry, who broke with her party by supporting a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, was ousted in a primary runoff last week. She lost by double-digits to challenger Lauren Ashley Simmons, a union organizer.

A Texas Democratic lawmaker who broke with her party by supporting a ban on gender-affirming care for minors was ousted in a primary runoff.

06/05/2024

Cyndi Lauper's 23-city headlining tour will make just two Florida stops, Amalie Arena in Tampa on Nov. 6 and Hard Rock in Hollywood on Nov. 8.

Cyndi Lauper. (Photo by Ruven Afanador; courtesy The Karpel Group) Cyndi Lauper announced in a press release June 3 her 2024 Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, and she […]

06/05/2024

The Tampa Fringe kicks off tonight! Read all about this year's shows by, for or about the LGBTQ+ community here.

If you’re only happy when it’s Fringe, you’re in luck. Tampa’s indie performing arts festival is back for its eighth year June 5-16 with 111 shows from 28 companies, all […]

06/05/2024

The Tampa Bay Rays will hold their 18th annual Pride Night this weekend, honoring the Suncoast Softball League and distributing special Pride jerseys to the first 12,000 fans.

The Tampa Bay Rays will honor the LGBTQ+ community with their 18th annual Pride Night June 8, facing off against Baltimore Orioles.

06/05/2024

ICYMI: "If you have nothing nice to say, shut up, alright?” LGBTQ+ ally Adele shared from the stage.

British pop megastar and longtime LGBTQ ally Adele reacted to a member of the audience who repeatedly yelled “Pride Sucks” in between songs.