![]() Tampa Gay and Lesbian Film Fest, Tampa, October 4-12 ![]() Space Coast Pride 2019, Melbourne, September 28 The influence was so large that the gatherings continued until 1974, despite Florida’s Panhandle being historically conservative.įrom flashy and lit parties in Florida’s gay capital, Fort Lauderdale, to indie film festival shindigs in the Tampa Bay area, there’s something (or someplace) for everyone during Pride month. In the 1960s, a reporter went searching for a Florida LGBTQ leader named Emma Jones but the name turned out to be a cover for a regular gay gathering on the beach in Pensacola.įor years, gay men would begin the Emma Jones Society Convention at the beach and head to a hotel ballroom for music, dancing, and drag shows such as Red, Hot, and Blue Revue, where men would compete as female impersonators. In fact, Florida’s Panhandle once hosted the largest LGBT gatherings in the country, according to South Florida Gay News. June is National Pride Month, and Florida boasts plenty of can’t-miss celebrations.
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