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hat is Pride?” When I first took over as Board President in 2018, I opened this column with those very words. While we each have our own valid feelings and interpretations of what Pride should look like, one truth I’ve come to realize is that Pride endures because it evolves. In our country, and even in Orlando, where we are today is very different from what our community experienced decades ago or even just a few years ago. On October 9, attendees at Lake Eola may notice an event full of change. COVID-19 has been a turbulent roller coaster ride impacting every aspect of our planning, and at times we honestly struggled to move forward. Mask wearing, capacity limits and other protocols will be evident all around — but so will the spirit of togetherness and the power of visibility, illustrating why Pride is such an effective and positive force in society today. Despite the successes, new battles are being fought every day. From health crises and trans rights to workplace and income inequality, our community’s struggles are far from over. Pride is an opportunity for us all to become

educated, take a stand and spring into action. How will Pride grow in the future? I can’t be certain except to say it will no doubt continue to transform and better reflect the diversity of our vast community. The best Pride is one that not only celebrates all of us together (physically or virtually), but more importantly is a celebration of YOU. No person or pandemic can ever take that away.

Yours in Pride,

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Finally we should all give our new Executive Director, Tatiana Quiroga, as well as our incredible production team volunteers an enormous round of applause for making Come Out With Pride possible in 2021 against almost insurmountable odds. For us, bringing this event to you is a labor of love, and I’m eternally grateful to have had the opportunity to share in it along with the countless individuals over the years who have helped steward Pride in the City Beautiful. #KeepDancingOrlando

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WELCOME ALL TO PRIDE

s the newly appointed Come Out With Pride Executive Director, I am overjoyed to be celebrating Pride with you this year in person. It is my absolute pleasure to invite each and every one of you in our community to come celebrate with us. Having to accommodate COVID in 2020, the Board of Directors and I recognize the sanctity of our space and how much our community mourned our inability to gather last year. Therefore, we are thrilled to bring Pride back to life in Orlando. We want you to come and enjoy the space created by us and for us. Feel free to be your authentic self and love who you love. We anticipate this year’s celebration to be spectacular. We recognize that during these uncertain times full of questions and controversies, we must remember we are all part of a larger community. In June of 1969, the LGBTQIA+ movement was conceived from the Stonewall riots. This historic revolt was led by brave black and brown trans women, giving birth to Pride and forever impacting all our lives. With the progression of the LGBTQIA+ movement, Pride has evolved. Now,

we rejoice and celebrate our triumphs, remember those we’ve lost and will never forget, and strive to support our most vulnerable and disenfranchised. We know our LGBTQIA+ community is expansive, including various members who live in assorted intersections. Despite the differences in our life’s paths and journeys, we are stronger together versus apart. Orlando, we have spent the last five years not just rebuilding or repairing our community but reimagining ourselves, creating support and opportunities for those experiencing marginalization where there once was nothing. We rose from the ashes bringing awareness, education and change. We are resilient. We are strong. We are Orlando and we will KEEP DANCING! This is your Pride and I look forward to seeing you on Oct.9th!

TATIANA QUIROGA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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WHEREAS, residents and business leaders in Central Florida saw the need for a Pride festival focused on building unity and cohesiveness within our local community, which, in 2005, led to the creation of Come Out With Pride, Inc. (COWP) — an all-volunteer nonprofit organization inspired to make an impact in Orlando’s LGBTQ+ community; and WHEREAS, since its inception, COWP has grown into a major Pride event, becoming one of the largest Pride festivals in Florida, with an in-person attendance of nearly 185,000; and WHEREAS, COWP is committed to fostering a sense of community, supportive of LGBTQ+ residents and visitors, and encouraging fellowship and support among participating businesses, professionals, individuals and charitable pursuits in the LGBTQ+ and ally communities; and WHEREAS, in 2020, to assist residents affected by the Coronavirus pandemic, COWP raised more than $16,000 for the Central Florida LGBTQ+ Relief Fund; and WHEREAS, in 2020, COWP produced an innovative solution to the pandemic, hosting “Pride in the Streets,” a 17-mile, socially-distanced vehicle procession throughout several Orlando neighborhoods, as well as “Pride in the House,” a fully digital entertainment program; and WHEREAS, through events like COWP, we continue to celebrate our community’s rich and colorful diversity, as well as break down the walls of fear, prejudice and discrimination by sharing a message of understanding, compassion and support. NOW, THEREFORE, I, Jerry L. Demings, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Orange County Mayor, do hereby proclaim Saturday, October 9, 2021, as COME OUT WITH PRIDE ORLANDO DAY in Orange County, Florida, and commend leaders, residents, organizations and businesses for demonstrating the greatest example of compassion, caring and unity this community and the world have ever seen by embracing and celebrating one another. DONE AND ORDERED this 25th day of August, 2021.

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WHEREAS,

LGBTQ+ people and allies throughout many cities in the United States and around the world participate annually in parades, festivals, and events collectively called Gay Pride; and

WHEREAS,

the first Gay Pride parade in 1969, known as the March on Stonewall, started as a protest against discrimination and violence against gay individuals in New York City; and

WHEREAS,

Orlando is proud to be home to one of the world’s most vibrant pride events; each year Come Out With Pride fills our downtown streets with love, inclusion, and support for all LGBTQ+ people; and

WHEREAS,

Orlando has a long legacy of compassion and resilience, which was shown by our city’s LGBTQ+ community and so many others following the Pulse tragedy in 2016; and

WHEREAS,

Orlando responded to one hateful act with countless displays of love and unity, and since the tragedy has honored the 49 angels, survivors, and all those impacted with action to build a more equitable city for all residents; and

WHEREAS,

Come Out With Pride allows our city to showcase our commitment to diversity, inclusion, and equity; and

WHEREAS,

through Come Out With Pride, Orlando continues to show that love always wins; NOW, THEREFORE, WE, Buddy Dyer, Mayor of the City of Orlando; and Patty Sheehan, District 4 City Commissioner; do hereby proclaim October 9, 2021, as “Come Out With Pride Day” in the City of Orlando. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we hereunto have set our hands and caused the Seal of the City of Orlando to be affixed this 9th day of October, 2021.

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As Mayor of the City of Orlando, I am proud to welcome you to Come Out With Pride. This is one of my favorite events each year and I am so grateful that it allows our community to unite and celebrate what makes Orlando so special. Even as the pandemic continues to impact us all, I am glad that we are able to safely come together to showcase Orlando’s love, inclusion, vibrancy, and support for our city’s LGBTQ+ community. Come Out With Pride also allows us to reaffirm our community’s dedication to building an Orlando that works for every resident. As we look ahead, our collective commitment to equity, equality, and compassion must be at the forefront of all that we do as a community. That’s just what we did together after the Pulse tragedy, when we united to honor the 49 angels taken, support the survivors, victims’ families, and first responders and show the nation and the world that love is stronger than hate. I believe that we can continue working to build a city where every person feels equally valued, equally protected, and has equitable access to opportunities. Thank you for the role that you play in helping our community achieve this important goal. I hope that you have a wonderful time at this year’s Come Out With Pride festivities. Sincerely,

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fter more than a year in a pandemic that forced Pride to be celebrated socially distanced and virtually in 2020, Come Out With Pride welcomes you back to in-person events in downtown Orlando and at Lake Eola Park. This year’s theme, Unified By Pride, celebrates every member of Orlando’s beautifully diverse LGBTQ community being able to come back together after a hard and trying year. In this guide, we have gathered all the information you need to make sure you don’t miss a single bit of your Pride celebration. In the following pages you’ll find a full list of Pride’s events including the National Trans Visibility March, Zebra Coalition’s annual Drag Race 5K, the return of Watermark’s Movies Out Loud, official after parties and more. You will also find a detailed map of the Pride Festival in Lake Eola Park and the new route for this year’s Most Colorful Parade. We also highlight this year’s parade Grand Marshals, five amazing members of Central Florida’s LGBTQ community who have showcased their talent, passion and authenticity on both a local and national stage. As Equality Florida’s Media Relations Manager, Brandon Wolf is a frequent

presence on MSNBC and CNN advocating for the rights of LGBTQ people across the state. Chelsea Wolfe, a UCF alumna, headed to the Tokyo Olympics this year as a part of Team USA’s BMX Freestyle team and became the first openly trans person to do so. Se7en Bites’ Trina Gregory-Propst took her culinary skills to The Food Network and became the winner of Guy Fieri’s Grocery Games. One Orlando Alliance Board Chair, Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet represented The City Beautiful at this year’s WorldPride in Copenhagen. Entertainer and entrepreneur Blue Star opened downtown Orlando’s hottest new venue, HÄOS on Church, which made headlines as one of the LGBTQ businesses in Orlando worth planning a trip around. All five of these Central Floridians not only showed the world their amazing talent but also represented the LGBTQ community honestly and authentically, never hiding who they are and stood tall unified in their pride for their city and community. We wish you all a happy Pride! Now go out and celebrate who you are honestly, safely and proudly. C O M E O U T W I T H P R I D E 2021 21

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randon Wolf was put into the national spotlight five years ago because of tragedy. He was one of the survivors and lost his best friend in the 2016 Pulse shooting. In that pain and loss, Wolf decided that he would advocate for the causes his best friend, Drew Leinonen, was so passionate about. That’s when he helped to launch The Dru Project, a nonprofit group helping to bring resources and funding to local Gay-Straight Alliance clubs in schools. “Safe spaces are critically necessary for LGBT young people and for many that is the GSA at school,” Wolf says. “For a lot of kids church is not safe, home is not safe, the locker room is not safe at school, but a GSA provides them a space where they can be authentically themselves and not have to fear discrimination or violence, where they can explore what it means to be them.” In 2019, civil rights group Equality Florida recognized Wolf’s dedication and passion, bringing him on as its new

media relations manager. Even as the world has struggled with a pandemic, Wolf and Equality Florida have not slowed down fighting for the LGBTQ community. “I’m really proud of the advocates in our community,” Wolf says. “It was incredibly challenging to do the work during these trying times but it is important work. It’s the work of life and death truly for many in our community so we don’t have the option to rest or to stop moving forward.” The pandemic certainly hasn’t slowed Wolf down who, along with his work with Equality Florida and The Dru Project, was recently accepted to the United States Commission on Civil Rights’ Florida Advisory Committee for the next four years and he is also writing a book. “I love this community, I love Orlando and it warms my heart to be able to celebrate with everyone October 9,” he says. C O M E O U T W I T H P R I D E 2021 25

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helsea Wolfe made history this year when she was selected as a reserve rider for Team USA’s BMX Freestyle team at the 2020 Tokyo Games becoming the first out transgender athlete to go to the Olympics. Wolfe — who is from Lake Park, Florida and went to college at the University of Central Florida, graduating in 2016 with a degree in political science — began racing BMX bikes at the age of six and would travel the state with her family in an RV competing. By the time she was 15, her interests shifted into BMX freestyle. Eventually, after multiple successes on the national and international level, Wolfe landed her spot on Team USA. “It’s taking a bit to fully register that after so many years of work we finally have the Team USA BMX freestyle squad for the Olympics, and that after so much work and overcoming so many obstacles that I’ve qualified to represent the United

States as the alternate rider,” Wolfe wrote on her Instagram June 12. “I am positively a different person than when I set off on this journey, I’m so grateful for every experience along the way and I’m so excited and honored to keep working so I’m ready to shred in Tokyo in case I’m needed.” Wolfe took to Instagram again before leaving Tokyo in August. “There’s so much to say that I don’t even know where to start and I doubt I could fit it all into an Instagram post. But just, wow,” she wrote. “I’m so proud of myself and everyone who dedicates themselves to pushing humanity forward, and so grateful for every bit of support along the way ... Thank you again to everyone who has helped me get here and congratulations to everyone on your hard work to show the world what riding a tiny bike is all about.”

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eing named a 2021 Come Out With Pride Grand Marshal caught local entertainer, activist and HÄOS on Church owner off guard at first. As a former board member for COWP, Star was used to giving the honor, not receiving it. My first thought was ‘Wait, I’m supposed to be delivering this information to somebody else, right?’” Anyone who takes a look in downtown Orlando can see just why Pride selected Star this year. After closing her beloved Venue in Ivanhoe Village in 2019, Star started a journey to find what was next for her and the BlueLaLa family. What she found was a brand new HÄOS on historic Church Street. HÄOS was a different kind of venue Star was embarking on. It would still offer the type of entertainment Star was famous for bringing to Orlando but it was also a restaurant, bar and downtown hot 34 C O M E O U T W I T H P R I D E 2 02 1

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rina Gregory-Propst drew national attention this year when she was named champion of Flavortown in celebrity chef Guy Fieri’s Food Network realty competition series “Guy’s Grocery Games.” This season pitted chefs from Fieri’s other show “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” — which Gregory-Propst has appeared on twice. Fieri, the judges and fans of both shows — referred to as Triple D and Triple G — saw in Gregory-Propst something that Orlando has known for years, That girl can cook! Gregory-Propst has owned and operated local eatery Se7en Bites with her wife Va Propst for almost eight years now, but owning a restaurant was not originally in Gregory-Propst’s plans. “When I went for my culinary, pastry and hospitality degree my original goal was to be a private chef,” she says. “I didn’t want to open a restaurant at the time, that was my girlfriend at the time, now wife’s idea.” 38 C O M E O U T W I T H P R I D E 2 02 1

Gregory-Propst, who was doing a lot of wholesale desserts for other restaurants, was cooking out of commercial kitchens and Propst encouraged Gregory-Propst to rent her own kitchen space to save money. “So as she is building everything and I’m painting everything, she says I could build you a counter and you could make a few extra things to sell,” Gregory-Propst recalls. “What harm could it be to open a front door and sell a few extra cookies.” Now Se7en Bites is one of the hottest eateries in town and has landed GregoryPropst on TV where her talents have earned her fans from all over. “I love them,” she says. “They love that show, they love everyone on that show, they do a lot of research and know everything about the show so it is crazy in such a good way to have this kind of bond with people that you’ve never met.”

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elipe Sousa-Lazaballet was born in Brazil and came to the U.S. when he was 14 years old. Six months after his arrival, he lost his immigration status. For Sousa-Lazaballet, that’s when life in activism began. “I began my journey as an activist, a person fighting for justice as someone who was impacted by a broken immigration system, and also by homophobia at the same time,” he says I’ve always lived in the intersection of many issues and understood very personally the pain of people of color in the United States.” In 2010, Sousa-Lazaballet was one of four students who walked 1,500 miles from Miami to D.C. to share the stories of immigrant youth. Being an advocate in the undocuqueer movement took him across the country, but the tragedy at Pulse in 2016 brought him to Orlando where he immediately started working. He, along with friends who also had ties to Florida, began raising funds to help launch Contigo Fund. Shortly after that he became the Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Sr. Specialist for the Office of Multicultural Affairs in the City of Orlando. At the start of 2021, Sousa-Lazaballet 42 C O M E O U T W I T H P R I D E 2 02 1

became the board chair for the One Orlando Alliance, a nonprofit coalition of more than 40 LGBTQ organizations unified to transform Central Florida into a more inclusive and safe community for LGBTQ people. “I see the Alliance as a place where we can have the needed conversations that address the issues related to race that have been unaddressed for too many years,” he says. “They are difficult conversations to be had but they are so necessary, more now than ever. And that’s how I see my role, as someone who knows these issues, not only from a place of understanding them but they are a part of my life.” This year also marked another milestone for Sousa-Lazaballet. “This year was when I became a U.S. citizen,” he says. “I have been wanting and dreaming about this moment, and to be recognized by my community as a grand marshal gives me not only hope but makes me feel like other Felipes out there may feel inspired.”

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“The Gay 90’s Musical”

The Starlite Lounge at Savoy Various times Unseen Images Theatre partners with Come Out With Pride to present the first-ever live theater production sanctioned as an official Pride event. “The Gay 90’s Musical” is a hilarious and touching musical revue featuring 18 songs about what it was like to be gay in 1990s America. Director Robert Crane and musical director Aaron Penfield brings a cast of six amazing local talents to Savoy’s Starlite Room. A portion of the proceeds from each performance will go to benefit Come Out With Pride and the LGBT+ Center Orlando. Tickets are available through Eventbrite. The link can be found by going to Savoy’s event page on Facebook. Tickets are $25

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3 Zebra Coalition’s Drag Race 5K

Harbor Park in Baldwin Park Registration will open at 6:45 a.m.; the run will start at 8 a.m. Join Zebra Coalition and hundreds of runners from all over Central Florida for the 4th Annual Drag Race 5K at Harbor Park in Baldwin Park. The 5K race will be in person and virtual

so no matter where you are or what your level of comfort is, you can be a part of the festivities. Get your team together and register for a chance to compete for prizes. This year, Zebra Coalition will be creating a 45-minute podcast that will keep everyone connected during the run and all participants will get an event T-shirt featuring a new character design and medal to help you commemorate this year’s Drag Race 5K. Don’t worry virtual runners, you’ll have the option to either pick up your goodie bag or have it mailed to you. Kick up your heels and come run, celebrate and help raise funds for LGBTQ youth. For ticket link, go to Zebra Coalition’s Facebook page. Registration is $45; Youth registration (under age 25) is $25

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6

“Diznee After Dark: a Les Vixens Big A$$ Burlesque Show”

Southern Nights Orlando Cocktail hour at 6 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m.; show starts at 8 p.m. Bippity-Boppity-Be our guest as the Les Vixens take you on an adventure into Diznee After Dark! The full-scale burlesque production will feature your favorite Vixens, bringing all your Diznee fantasies to life with glitter and glam at

the Southern Nights Orlando. Come early for cocktail hour. Tickets are $20

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7

Orlando Gay Chorus

The Lake Eola Bandshell, Orlando. $TBD

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8 Movies Out Loud, presented by Watermark

CMX Cinemas Plaza Cafe in Downtown Orlando Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; film starts at 7:30 p.m. Watermark’s Movies Out Loud is back as an official Come Out With Pride event. Join hosts Jeff Jones and Sabrina Ambra as they roast the cult classic “Showgirls” with hilarious commentary as the film plays on the big screen. A portion of proceeds with be donated to Come Out With Pride. Tickets are $12 in advance; $15 at the door

Pride Shabbat

Orlando City Hall 6:30 p.m. The Orlando Jewish Federation in collaboration with the City of Orlando Office of Multicultural Affairs.

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EVENTS CONT. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9

Orlando’s Pride Festival

Lake Eola Park 12-10 p.m. The Come Out With Pride festival kicks off at noon and features two stages, a sponsor walk, the Pride Marketplace and more. To manage crowd levels, all attendees will need to request a free RSVP in advance via Come Out With Pride’s website. People who are immunocompromised, experiencing COVID-19 symptoms or do not wish to participate in person will still be able to experience Pride through live online broadcasts from the event. The festival concludes with fireworks over Lake Eola. You and your friends can enjoy the fireworks show from a private viewing area near Lake Eola’s Red Chinese Ting pagoda starting at 8 p.m. with complementary dessert. Cost is $10 per person. Upgrade your Pride celebration with a VIP experience ranging in price from $95 to $155. Various levels will provide you with access to festival exclusives, private air-conditioned areas, catered food, open premium bar, dedicated VIP restrooms and more. A VIP experience can be purchased by going to the Come Out With Pride website. This event is free to attend

National Trans Visibility March

Lake Eola Park Rally starts at 1 p.m.; March starts at 2 p.m. The National Trans Visibility March, in its third year of

advancing the rights of transgender and nonbinary individuals, marks its return to an on-the-ground march in Orlando, making it the first march to take place outside of Washington, D.C. The march is in collaboration with the One Orlando Alliance who serves as the local host organization and The Gender Advancement Project who will serve as local leaders for the march. Ahead of the march, the NTVM will hold a rally broadcasting live at 1 p.m. from Orlando, Atlanta, Chicago, New York and Sacramento leading up to the 2 p.m. march in Orlando, which will also be broadcast live for those who cannot be in attendance. This event is free to attend

The Most Colorful Parade

Lake Eola Park Parade starts at 4 p.m. About 150 groups will parade the streets of downtown Orlando for The Most Colorful Parade sponsored by Winn Dixie. The new parade route begins on Orange Ave. and travels south to E. Central Blvd. and up Summerlin Blvd. The parade will be headlined by this year’s grand marshals: Equality Florida’s Brandon Wolf, BMX Olympian Chelsea Wolfe, Se7en Bites owner Trina Gregory-Propst, HÄOS on Church owner Blue Star and One Orlando Alliance Board President Felipe Sousa-Lazaballet. This event is free to attend

Official After Party, hosted by AMOR

41 West Church Street 7 p.m.-2:30 a.m. Come Out With Pride’s After Party on Church Street. Four clubs, four different vibes, one entrance. Club 1 will have Dj Brianna Lee playing House Beats. Club 2 will have Dj Jonex playing Latin Beats. Club 3 will have Dj Flawless playing Hip Hop Beats. Club 4 will have Dj Scott Robert playing Top 40 and Dance with an 11 p.m. showtime, hosted by Bearonce Bear and a $100 cash prize for the best leather look. Drink specials, food vendors, hookah, dancers and VIP bottle service available. Free admission for 21 and over before 10 p.m., then only $10; $15 all night for 18-20

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10

Official COWP Brunch

Dr. Phillips Center’s Frontyard Festival 12 p.m. Wind down with the Dr. Phillips Center’s official Pride brunch at their Frontyard Festival featuring a DJ and live entertainment. Pods for up to six people available. TBD

Pride Night with Orlando Magic

Amway Arena, 6:00 p.m. Orlando Magic takes on the San Antonio Spurs in a pre-season match up. When purchasing tickets via Pride Special Link, a portion of proceed will benefit COWP. TBD C O M E O U T W I T H P R I D E 2021 51

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