{"id":46468,"date":"2024-06-11T18:25:26","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T22:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=46468"},"modified":"2024-06-11T18:25:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T22:25:32","slug":"polk-pride-celebrates-nine-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2024\/06\/11\/polk-pride-celebrates-nine-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Polk Pride celebrates nine years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polk Pride\u00a0will hold its signature Pride in the Park on June 15 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Munn Park, marking nine years of serving the LGBTQ+ community in and around Polk County.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"236\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Polk-Pride-Logo-WITH-TEXT-HIGH-RES-PNG-e1717626231807.png?resize=400%2C236&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46250\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Organized by the&nbsp;Lakeland Youth Alliance&nbsp;and&nbsp;PFLAG of Polk County,&nbsp;Polk Pride \u201ccreates an inspiring and dedicated culture of support and aspires to be the premier platform for education and entertainment\u201d for the region\u2019s LGBTQ+ community. Their season of festivities also features events before and after Pride in the Park, including a Pride Night with the Lakeland Flying Tigers and Kick-Off Brunch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPolkPrideFL%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02Ecjzyf4ZhYraRDmoMBbkqRH8sUxQMECU7DHRa1LHP1m7HJ6m5E5ChxC7NdfW4SHol&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"683\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPolkPrideFL%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0n4me3qYYm8aUTBUSUnd93PAw7DYzjkkLs95WPwdGGShaUzTRr7V5js2eYsH6Gi79l&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"727\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are excited for the 9th year of Polk Pride and look forward to celebrating with a week-long event lineup including our largest event, Polk Pride in the Park \u2014 the must-do event for the entire family,\u201d Polk Pride President&nbsp;Scott Guira&nbsp;shared ahead of time. \u201cPolk Pride welcomes the entire community to join in celebrating inclusion for every member of the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week\u2019s events include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/874590061090132\/\">Pride for the Youth<\/a>\u00a0on June 12 from 6:30-9 p.m. at the United Women\u2019s Club of Lakeland. Designed for LGBTQ+ youth ages 11-17, this free and chaperoned event lets youth come together to celebrate who they are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1495467067981727\/\">Pride in Faith<\/a>\u00a0will follow June 13, inviting local faith leaders to share their stories and perspectives with the community at Beacon Hill Fellowship beginning at 7 p.m. A\u00a0Friday Night Pride\u00a0will start the weekend off with drinks, dancing, and drag on June 14 from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. at The Parrot with a $5 cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/3495058567473087\/\">Pride in the Park<\/a>\u00a0will subsequently feature vendors, food and LGBTQ+ entertainment. \u201cCome show your support, spread love, and celebrate diversity,\u201d organizers share. Afterward, Pridegoers can enjoy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/1597646111018222\/\">Pride After Dark<\/a>, their 21+ end-of-season event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Individuals can gather at 9 p.m. and this year\u2019s celebration lasts until 1 a.m. The \u201cOver the Rainbow\u201d themed outing will have prizes given out to best-dressed guests. Participants can party with Polk Pride for $20 at the Rec Room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPolkPrideFL%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0ftfsGXQeUYt4Br7aCT4x6qxQUqSUPJA63K7u5XHmNdKU8JE91f1KLdjU61pZDLP2l&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"787\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polk Pride has also shared that a number of Florida cities have showcased their support this year, issuing proclamations for Pride Month. Read more below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about Polk Pride 2024, including this year\u2019s Pride in the Park on June 15, visit&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.polkpridefl.org\/\">PolkPrideFL.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polk Pride\u00a0will hold its signature Pride in the Park on June 15 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Munn Park, marking nine years of serving the LGBTQ+ community in and around&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":46250,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"12","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"wpai_generated_summary":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"dois","default_image_id":71799,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[12,14],"tags":[8771],"class_list":["post-46468","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local","category-news","tag-polk-pride-celebrates-nine-years"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46468","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46468"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46468\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46468"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46468"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46468"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}