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Darden Rice’s campaign T-shirt makes cameo in documentary portraying a violent, anti-gay Uganda

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St. Pete City Councilmember Darden Rice got an unusual plug on premium cable television. A man is seen briefly wearing her campaign T-shirt from her most recent successful City Council bid. The blue shirt has her name and campaign slogan, “St. Pete Strong” visible for not longer than the blink of an eye. It’s worn by a man who is presumably from Uganda in a teaser for the HBO show VICE. The episode is called “A Prayer for Uganda.” The…

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Bob Buckhorn asks NCAA to move Women’s 2016 Final Four to Tampa

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Tampa is hosting the Women’s Final Four college basketball tournament this weekend, and if Indiana doesn’t get its act together regarding its controversial religious freedom legislation, Mayor Bob Buckhorn is calling on the NCAA to bring the tournament back next year to the Cigar City. “Sports teach us dedication, fair play and teamwork,” Buckhorn wrote in a letter to NCAA President Mark Emmert today. “It teaches us that we should judge others for their talents and who they are, instead of where…

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Study finds LGBT discrimination costs Florida businesses big

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Intolerance and bigotry is expensive business in Florida. That’s according to a report released Wednesday by a coalition of major employers in the state called Equality Means Business. Their report found that discrimination against the LGBT community costs employers more than $362 million a year. The losses are linked to employee turnover and loss of productivity. “We’ve long said that discrimination takes a toll on our economy, and we now know that price tag is more than $362 million a…

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Same-sex bathroom bill moves through first committee stop

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Despite opposition from numerous equality, healthcare and social service groups, a bill making it illegal to use a restroom designated for the opposite sex was voted “favorable” during its first committee stop Wednesday. The Single-Sex Public Facilities bill proposed by South Florida Republican Frank Artiles passed the House Civil Justice Subcommittee 9-4 after countless speakers flooded the meeting. Pegged a pro-privacy, public safety effort aimed at curbing sexual assault in restrooms, members of the subcommittee acknowledged that it does come with some…

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Kendrick Meek tells Watermark his stance on LGBT issues

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With another election year upon us, television campaigns and newspaper ads for politicians running for various positions have flooded our daily lives. While Florida faces many issues important to all residents, Watermark wants to focus on specific LGBT issues. Congressman Kendrick Meek, Democratic candidate for the United States Senate took a few minutes to speak with Watermark to discuss some of the tough issues that are important to our readers. Here are his answers to questions pertinent to Florida’s LGBT…

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***Updated*** Exclusive: Clear Channel rejects gay-themed artwork for billboards promoting St. Pete Pride

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***Update***6:14 p.m.*** St. Pete Pride responds to Clear Channel’s efforts to remedy the situation: Thank you for your response. First off, St. Pete Pride would be happy to continue our relationship with Clear Channel Outdoor Tampa Bay and appreciate your mentioned commitment to promoting Pride in the Bay area. However, we feel that the two ads in question were tasteful representations of our community and our event. Again, I repeat that neither ad included any image that would be seen…

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First-ever North Pinellas Pride on track for June 18 weekend

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For years, the City of Dunedin has welcomed LGBTs into the community. The City gives benefits to the same-sex partners of its employees and it has consistently celebrated broad diversity through festivals and events. Now the area is focusing strictly on the LGBT community with the first-ever North Pinellas Pride June 18-20. “North Pinellas has lost some bars over the years,” says NPP Committee Chair Gregory Brady. “And the community has lessened somewhat, but the County Commission and the City…

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