Tampa to host the NAGAAA Softball World Series
The North American Gay Amateur Athletic Alliance has named Tampa as the spot for the Softball World Series, well in 2018, so you have a few years to get ready for it. The NAGAAA is an international sports organization (that’s right, they play with Canadians!) that got its start back in 1977 as a way to provide opportunity and access for the LGBT community to participate in organized softball competition in a safe environment. The league is currently working with over 13,000 players from 43 cities, including Tampa. So let’s get out there and throw them balls and swing them bats and make sure that in 2018 Tampa gtes to say they won the whole damn thing in their own backyard.
Is St. Pete Pride moving?
Facebook was all asunder after several members of the community started to voice concerns about where and when St. Pete Pride would be holding the annual Pride celebration this coming summer. In the past, the parade route has started in the empty lot across from Georgie’s Alibi and would move through Kenwood and down Central Avenue through the Grand Central District where the festival would be, but with the closing of Georgie’s it has been speculated that the parade and festival may make a move to downtown. Officially nothing has been announced, and no final decisions have been made (St. Pete Pride’s website still shows last year’s route), but that didn’t stop the battle from waging as the fact that the lot across from where Georgie’s once was is not (and never was) owned by Georgie’s came to light. Many came to the defense of St. Pete Pride calling the other side “keyboard warriors” and stressing that everyone should wait and see before getting upset. An announcement should hopefully be coming soon from the St. Pete Pride camp and once we know, you will know.
Tampa Pride crowns their queen
Long live the Queen… at least through 2016. Tampa Pride held its first Pride Pageant (last year Miss Tampa Pride was selected by the board based on merit) to crown the official Miss Tampa Pride 2016 in front of a packed house at Honey Pot Jan. 17. The reigning queen, Miss Esme Russell, crowned Alexis Mateo as Miss Tampa Pride. First runner-up went to Amy DeMilo and second runner-up was Kyla Santi. The seven community selected judges assessed the contestants on talent, evening gown and Q&A (don’t worry, no contestants pulled a Miss South Carolina and such as, as in you know) and with queens as beautiful as those that performed the real winner of the night was anyone with eyes.
