ORLANDO | Hope & Help had a successful event with the AIDS Walk Orlando thanks to all of the people who opened their pockets and donated what they could, and for that they want to say thank you with a celebration.
Hope & Help’s community developmental director Joshua Myers says that the nonprofit will be pushing its annual gala, typically held in September, to next year and instead this October will hold an invite only event called Hope & Help Society.
ORLANDO | The MBA Orlando LGBT Chamber of Commerce is hosting their annual Pride in Business Gala on Aug. 4 at the Hard Rock Live Orlando. Up to 350 LGBT & Allied business, civic and community leaders will be attending to celebrate diversity and inclusion in Central Florida.
This unique event will feature a red carpet entrance, six award categories and a VIP reception. According to the Pride in Business Awards Gala social media, awards will be presented by distinguished community leaders and and business professionals during a full course dinner. The Gala will also include a silent auction where all proceeds will go toward the non-profit Come Out With Pride, who hosts the Orlando Pride Parade every October.
ALSO Gala guest host, David “Scarbie” Mitchell.
SARASOTA – ALSO Youth will celebrate its fourth annual prom/gala, “Over the Rainbow,” on April 1 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Lido Beach Resort in Sarasota.
ALSO Youth director Molly Swift says this year’s highlights will include drag performer David “Scarbie” Mitchell as guest host and an “Over the Rainbow” ukulele performance from some of ALSO’s members.
Equality Florida held the Greater Orlando Gala at the Orlando Museum of Art Nov. 4.
Check out the photos from the event.
Photos by Jake Stevens.
Our annual fundraising gala to benefit LGBT Programing at Metro, including our LGBTQ Youth, SAGE Metro Tampa Bay Elder Programming and various Trans Programs offered in both St. Pete and Tampa on a weekly/ and or Biweekly basis. The funds raised through our gala allow us to continue to expand, adapt and add to our existing programming based on the needs and desires of the community here in Tampa Bay.
“Homecoming Gala”, a nod of celebration of purchasing our St. Pete building location! Think classic 1950’s homecoming dance, poodle skirts, letter jackets, the movie “Grease” as inspiration. The homecoming dance you wished you had! Sure to be a fantastic and fun night! The event kicks off with a special Sponsor’s Reception at 5:30pm for our event sponsors, followed by our gala at 7pm, Music, dancing, delicious food, beverage, entertainment, silent auction, raffle a night jam packed with good times for a great cause!
We have seen a dramatic increase in program participation over the past 4 years and look forward to what the future holds in store as we continue our work with the support of the community!
For more information or for Sposnsorship Opportunities please email JamesK@MetroTampaBay.org
United Nations (AP) – Scottish actor and activist Alan Cumming said he was pleased to be hosting the first LGBT gala ever held at the United Nations, but he also found it a bit silly that it’s taken so long.
“Well I think it’s sort of like a little chink in the armor of bigotry on a worldwide level because it is symbolic that this is happening in this institution and also kind of ridiculous at the same time that this is the first time anything like this has happened at the U.N.,” Cumming told The Associated Press.
For a night filled with red carpet finesse, Hollywood movie stars, and dancing with friends, join ALSO Youth in celebrating the “Stepping Out in Hollywood” gala.
The event will take place on April 2 from 5:30-10:30 p.m. on the eighth floor of Lido Beach Resort in Sarasota.
You know where you are?
You’re in the Jungle Baby, and you’re gonna dance! The new gala-fundraiser for the Center gets a brand new name, Welcome to the Jungle, a Savage Soiree, previously titled Jungle Fever has a new name and will be held on June 17. The event page on Facebook promises a night of dancing (courtesy of DJ Twisted Dee), silent auction, casino and surprise performances. The invite also suggest that costumes are not required but highly suggested, and although a location has yet to be named, we’re already picking out various animal print patterns for the big night.
Zebra Hopes-ta Win-a
The Zebra Coalition is hoping you share their post and hashtag it #WinABellaGala. By doing so, you will increase the chances for the Zebra Coalition to win a $25,000 gala thrown by the beautiful Bella Colina. The venue, popular in the wedding markets and seen in our 2015 LGBT Wedding Guide, looks like it was plucked right out of Tuscany and placed in the beautiful hills of Monteverde, FL – minutes outside from Downtown Orlando. On February 17, The Bella Collina met with the Zebra Coalition as they were in the running for the Win a Bella Gala. Visit the Zebra Coalition’s Facebook page and share and hashtag the post to increase their chances to win.
Equality Florida came out in style for the 10th Annual Tampa Gala at TPepin’s Hospitality Centre Feb. 20.
After a tour around the food stations provided by Puff ‘n Stuff catering and hitting the open bars, guests began to settle in as the live band played through the evening.
Betwixt the rain, the rush-hour traffic and a packed concert next door, the Orlando Sentinel held its first Central Floridian of the Year event on the evening of Jan. 28 at the Pegasus Ballroom within the University of Central Florida’s student union. Hosted by everybody’s favorite “aw, shucks” political columnist Scott Maxwell, and attended by all of the mucky-mucks and the editorial board members that have crossed them at one time or another (plus Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and his entourage … oh, and the amazing philanthropist Harriet Lake, who left the house for the first time in a long time despite her illness), the catered soiree was just about what you would expect it to be. We had the stuffed chicken.
What we didn’t expect, however, was the presence of LGBT tech entrepreneur Carlos Carbonell, who was shortlisted as one of the finalists for the prestigious Sentinel award. We’ve known other winners and nominees in the past, and you’re not allowed to talk about it. What happens in the paper’s mahogany boardroom STAYS in said boardroom.
Tampa Pride has released information on the much anticipated parade and street festival that will invade Ybor City in March 2016.
While information on grand marshals and celebrity entertainment will not be available until after the New Year, they have released the names of the 2016 Pride board members and several events leading up to Tampa Pride March 26, 2016.
Team MAC Cosmetics and Parliament House team up to present When Decades Collide, a World AIDS Day Gala benefiting The GLBT Center.
Attendees enjoyed shows, cocktails, snacks and a raffle Dec. 6 in the Footlight Theatre.
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