No matter how steamy the weather might be, Jonette Bacchus-Yates ventures to Munn Park each year for Pride in the Park, the centerpiece of the weeklong Polk Pride commemoration. Bacchus-Yates and her ...
LAKELAND, Fla (WFLA) — This month is the 10-year anniversary of Polk Pride, an event that has grown from a few hundred people to thousands. “Our first year we stood on the stage and we watched as ...
LAKELAND, Fla. — Pride celebrations continue into Saturday evening in Polk County with "Pride After Dark." The county's biggest pride celebration of the year wrapped up Saturday afternoon. Event ...
Florida’s move toward further restricting drag performances prompted one city to cancel an LGBTQ gathering, but the annual Polk Pride series of events is still scheduled to occur next month in ...
On Monday, Mayor Bill Mutz read Lakeland’s traditional proclamation declaring June to be LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Then 34 members of local churches joined the mayor in front of the City Commission dais to ...
A Lakeland native spoke out against the city acting as host for Polk Pride's Pride in the Park event, saying it appears as government endorsement of a "sexual religion." Katherine Scafardini asked ...
LAKELAND, Fla. — For the month of June, Bay area communities - big and small - are celebrating LGBTQ+ pride. In Lakeland, organizers are preparing for their biggest event yet. Thousands, young and old ...
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A proclamation that for five years passed without any controversy or discussion was rejected after three commissioners said the commission had no place proclaiming support ...
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