Nephew of the Week: Lorne Winbigler, Jr.
This guy is a bundle of fun and energy. Every time we see Lorne, he has a smile on his face and a spring in his walk. When he’s not working hard, he is out with his HOT boyfriend, Bryan.
You Just Can’t Make This Stuff Up! Times and Games Are Changing
Marriage equality is now legal in Florida. Anybody who has every been to a hetero bridal shower knows about all the silly games, like “pin the penis on the doll.” Well, at a lesbian bridal shower, there are the same silly games, but with a twist. At a recent lesbian bridal shower, the name of the game was “Can you guess your wife’s breasts?” They blindfolded one of the girls, then they had six contestants line up. Some of the guys put on bras and they added jewelry to the real wife. To everybody’s delight, she guessed the right person. This got us thinking, “Hmm…what would happen at a shower for two guys?” LOL LOL
Tampa Pride 2015
Tampa Pride is proud to have Tampa International Airport, MAD Theater, PROMO Printing, City Side Lounge, Elliott Wheeler Architects, MCC Tampa, Ella’s Restaurant, TD Bank, Liquid Lounge and Metro Wellness & Community Centers among their recent sponsors for this year’s event.
Tampa Pride is Saturday, March 28. The Tampa Pride Festival starts at 10 a.m. on 8th Avenue between 14th Street and 7th Street, and the Tampa Pride Parade starts at 1 p.m. in historic Ybor City along 7th Avenue from Nuccio Boulevard to 20th Street.
After 13 years of NOT having a gay pride parade in Tampa, the GLBTA community has come together in Tampa for a great day of celebration and pride this year. Please get your company (large or small) and your organizations involved by supporting Tampa Pride 2015. Register your business and/or organization for the Parade and Vendor Festival at tampapride.org.
Pride in Beijing
We were honored to be invited as part of the gay ambassadors’ delegation from the U.S. to China back in 2001. We were invited by the Chinese government to show off their open diversity in China. The gay group delegation members came from Fort Lauderdale, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and us from Tampa.
We came upon this new gay bar that just had opened in the outskirts expansion of Beijing. Our tour guide stayed with us but asked, “Boys in the band, how do you know this place is gay?”
As we ventured out, we experienced the incredible Great Wall of China; we saw the first openly-performed gay play in Beijing; we met the young gay Chinese movie director, Zhang Yuan, who directed the historic, controversial 1996 film, “East Palace, West Palace;” and we witnessed the first gay marriage ceremony in the Forbidden City. Rev. Grant Ford from Fort Lauderdale’s Sunshine Cathedral and others were among the contingent.
Mad Beach Winter Bike Fest
The City of Madeira Beach and SIK Promotions, Inc. present the third in a series of Mad Beach Bike Fests! Madeira Beach revs up for the Winter Bike Fest on Sunday, February 15, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. along Madeira Way. Motorcycle enthusiasts will be showing off their classic, antique, new and customized motorcycles from all eras. Food vendors and others offering bike-related gear will be on hand.
A 10-class bike show judged by Full Throttle Magazine as well as a fund-raising “People’s Choice” trophy will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with registration running from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Register in one class for $10 and increase your chance of winning by registering for additional classes for only $5 each. Bike show awards will be presented at 3:15 p.m.
