Gulfport Pride 2021 – pictures and voices

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Gulfport Pride 2021. By Seán Kinane/WMNF News. 29 May 2021.

On Saturday, the south Pinellas city of Gulfport celebrated LGBTQ Pride with a parade and festival. WMNF interviewed Barbara Banno, one of the organizers of Gulfport Pride. She owns the Gulfport restaurant Stella’s and is president of the Gulfport Merchants’ Chamber.

“Well, Gulfport Pride is not just about the LGBT community, but it’s about embracing love. And Gulfport is about embracing love, no matter who you are. And so, this community is all about Gulfport Pride, and the LGBTQ community. So, it just made sense to really do our first Pride event here.”

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Gulfport Pride 2021. By Seán Kinane/WMNF News. 29 May 2021.

St. Pete Pride, which is huge, is coming up in just a few weeks. Do you think that that takes away from Gulfport Pride?

“No, I don’t I think so.

“You know, I mean, there’s no norm anymore, right? So, after COVID, there’s no normal anymore. So, what normal looks like, versus St. Pete Pride versus our Pride — I just think it’s about embracing and evolving to what today really is like after everybody survived the pandemic. So, you know, this weekend just really made sense.

“And we were able to tie in the flag-raising to it at the LGBT Resource Library (at the Gulfport Public Library). So, it just really made sense. And we did it this weekend. In St Pete, we’re really excited to even be a part of that, participate during that. They have something every weekend just about for everybody in June.”

WMNF’s mission calendar in June focuses on LGBTQ Pride.

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Gulfport Pride 2021. By Seán Kinane/WMNF News. 29 May 2021.
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Gulfport Pride 2021. By Seán Kinane/WMNF News. 29 May 2021.

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