2+ hour, 3+ min ago  (561+ words) ST. PETERSBURG | LGBTQ+ advocates gathered at'St. Petersburg's former Progressive Pride street mural June 12 to mark 10 years since'Pulse. The ceremony was organized by St Pete Pride,'Justice Over Everything, the'Contigo Fund'and the Democratic Hispanic Caucus of Florida in Pinellas County. The…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (388+ words) The D. C. -based Wanda Alston Foundation, which provides housing and support services for homeless LGBTQ youth, announced earlier this month that it has joined partner organizations to launch a Queer Love Shouldn't Hurt campaign aimed at addressing domestic violence within the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (175+ words) BUSHNELL, Fla. | The first-ever Pride in the Nature Coast festival will be hosted by the LGBTQ+ Democratic Caucus of the Nature Coast Region on June 7. The festival will be at The Crown at Jumper Creek in Bushnell and will bring…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (539+ words) Activists around the world last Sunday marked the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. The IDAHOBi T Advisory Group " which includes 18 LGBTQ and intersex rights organizations around the world " in a press release notes IDAHOBi T events are expected…...

4+ week, 2+ hour ago  (266+ words) ORLANDO |Pulse survivor and national LGBTQ+ advocate Brandon Wolf has rejoined Equality Florida as Senior Director of Communications Strategy. The nonprofit first shared the news May 16 at Equality Florida's St. Pete Gala. They confirmed details May 18, just weeks before the…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (327+ words) Watermark Out News ORLANDO | Four of Central Florida's leading advocacy and philanthropic organizations have announced a joint scholarship ceremony, with awards totaling more than $100, 000. This historic show of solidarity is from The LGBT+ Center Orlando, Central Florida Foundation, The Dru…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1330+ words) MAITLAND, Fla. | The Florida Film Festival runs April 10-19 at Enzian Theater, screening 160 independent and international films from 31 different countries. Among the diverse lineup of films and filmmakers, this year's FFF features 17 LGBTQ+-centric films. They tell a combination of comedic,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (10+ words) Tampa meteorologist, LGBTQ+ advocate Andy Johnson dies at 68watermarkoutnews. com...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (256+ words) A gay man was murdered in Petersburg, Va. , on March 13. Shyyell Diamond Sanchez-Mc Cray, who was also known as Saamel and Mable, was a drag queen who won the Miss Mayflower EOY pageant in 2015. Reports also indicate Sanchez-Mc Cray, 42, was…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (1213+ words) BOGOT, Colombia | LGBTQ Venezuelans who live in Colombia remain uncertain about their homeland's future in the wake of now former-President Nicol's Maduro's ouster. Jos" Guill"n is from M"rida, a city in the Venezuelan Andes that is roughly 150 miles…...