Orlando’s Overheard: Billboards, heroes and Pepe plays ball

Billboard of love

Based on a rumor that a North Carolina “Gays for Trump” group was looking to purchase billboard space near/around Pulse, organizer Michael Vacirca created a GoFundMe account hoping to raise $15,000 to buy the Clear Channel space before the group was able to do so.

Although the pro-Trump group didn’t succeed in buying the ad space, the Billboards for Love group has been able to use nearly $12k raised to buy this space. Bringing back memories of so many businesses like Clear Channel that had “Orlando Strong” rainbow colored ads on their digital billboard soon after the Pulse attack, some of which still remain.

The GoFundMe page promises to distribute any remaining funds to the onePULSE Foundation and Pulse of Orlando fund. The monies raised are being processed through the LGBT Center’s account.

Out’s 100

Orlando’s own were featured as Heroes and Survivors in the magazine OUT’s 100. In the feature, they discuss their day to day. The photos will show survivors, volunteers and local politicians. The portraits of their faces were photographed by Gavin Bond. The Orlando Heroes and Survivors join other featured LGBT influencers, entertainers and allies.

#ShowUpVote

A special event by the Global Citizen group will be held this Thursday, November 3, at Lake Eola, featuring Ani DiFranco and Talib Kweli. The Global Citizen is an international advocacy organization fighting to eradicate extreme poverty and solve of the world’s biggest challenges. According to the Global Citizen, the purpose for this concert is to make a big effort to get out the vote in Orlando, being this is one of the most crucial elections.

Pepe slam dunks!

NBA fans are going to be in store for a little more Magic than they anticipated on November 19th’s game. Fringe Festival favorite Pepe (Rob Ward) from Pepe’s Truth or Dare will present Pepe’s Big Chance – Pregame Improv Show. The pregame entertainment will benefit the Zebra Coalition with a purchased ticket from the link provided on the event’s Facebook page. Promising ridiculous scenes like Grindr Chat, The Blind Makeover and the Lip-synch for Your Life challenge, this is a pre-show that will go down in the history books.

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