CLGBT: Daily Loaf, Creative Loafing Tampa

Get out your LGBT Memorial Day weekend calendar

Tiffany Razzano — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:46:00 -0400

If you're looking to make Memorial Day weekend plans, there are plenty of LGBT events in the Tampa Bay area.

On Wednesday, May 22, 4 — 7 p.m., join local elected officials and announced candidates at the Harvey Milk Day Meet and Mingle at The Birchwood Inn, 340 Beach Dr. N.E., St. Petersburg.…

If DOMA goes away, then what?

Sharon Herman — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:23:00 -0400

On a national level, same-sex marriage could soon be recognized by the United States government. This means that federal benefits for married gay couples will be the same as heterosexual married couples.…

"It's Monsoon season, bitches!" The CL interview with RuPaul's Drag Race winner, Jinkx Monsoon

Brian Frederick — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:48:00 -0400

RuPaul's Drag Race has turned American on to plenty of fishy and glamorous drag queens during it's five seasons, but none have stolen more hearts than campy theater queen, Jinkx Monsoon. Jinkx (performed by Jerick Hoffer) went from this year's underdog, all the way to winner, crowned by RuPaul herself.…

The Amazon Trail: Fleeing Flatonia

Lee Lynch — Mon, 20 May 2013 00:50:00 -0400

We fled Flatonia, Texas like it could pursue us.

We’d be back home in the Pacific Northwest in just a few days and, we hoped, bed bug-less.…

Harvey Milk Festival set this weekend

Tiffany Razzano — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:16:00 -0400

This weekend, Sarasota once again celebrates the life of the first openly gay politician with the fourth annual Harvey Milk Festival.

The three-day event espouses the late Milk’s ideals by showcasing emerging musicians and artists who support diversity and reject discrimination, while promoting equality for the LGBT community.…

Get out your LGBT weekend calendar

Tiffany Razzano — Fri, 17 May 2013 05:41:00 -0400

If you're still looking to make weekend plans, there are plenty of LGBT events in the Tampa Bay area.

The Tampa Museum of Art, 120 W. Gasparilla Plaza, hosts its eighth annual Pride & Passion event on Saturday, May 18 starting at 8 p.m. The event features cuisine from Timpano Italian Chophouse, complimentary cocktails and beverages, entertainment and gallery admission.…

Speculation on gay marriage from the perspective of an unmarriageable lesbian

Alicia Deer — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:21:00 -0400

Gay marriage is now legal in 12 states. Rhode Island, Delaware and Minnesota recently hopped the short fence to land on the right side of history.…

The Gaily News: Minnesota approves same-sex marriage

Tiffany Razzano — Tue, 14 May 2013 11:39:00 -0400

Minnesota has become the 12th state to legalize gay marriage, following Delaware and Rhode Island, which also approved marriage equality laws during the past few weeks.

The Minnesota State Senate voted to approve same-sex marriages 37 to 30 on May 13, following approval by the State’s House of Representatives last week.…

The Gaily News: Delaware legalizes gay marriage

Tiffany Razzano — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:22:00 -0400

Delaware is the latest state to endorse gay marriage. A bill legalizing same-sex nuptials passed Tuesday, May 7 following a 12-9 state Senate vote.…

The Amazon Trail: Crossing America without two cats and a dog

Lee Lynch — Thu, 02 May 2013 13:12:00 -0400

3/13/13: And so we set off on our second cross-country drive in two months. My sweetheart set up a navigable home, then flew back to Tampa while I unpacked (very little), spent time with dear friends, and returned to my job in the Pacific Northwest.…

Get out your LGBT weekend planner

Tiffany Razzano — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:44:00 -0400

If you're still looking to make weekend plans, there are plenty of LGBT events in the Tampa Bay area.

Got a rant or a story or a poem?…

Sir, you're in the wrong bathroom

Alicia Deer — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:03:00 -0400

Life is full of important questions: Why am I here? Is global warming real?…

Local poet's journey takes her from victim to survivor

Tiffany Razzano — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:48:00 -0400

Have you ever wondered how much skin is on the human body?

It’s about 18 square feet, says poet R. MonaLeza. And the human body is constantly shedding and regrowing this skin; it’s constantly changing.…

Lesbian emcee joins other local hip hop artists at The Bends tonight

Tiffany Razzano — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:55:46 -0400

St. Petersburg emcee Figment proves there’s more to lesbian music than girls with acoustic guitars.

Eschewing that stereotype, the hip hop artist and spoken word poet instead picks up a mic and expresses herself through a flow of beats and rhymes.…

U-haul apocalypse

Tiffany Razzano — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 11:57:00 -0400

Like many, my girlfriend keeps her grocery list fastened to her refrigerator door with a magnet.

She updates it regularly, as she runs out of items — almond milk, orange juice, fruits and veggies. But written below her weekly shopping list, on the same sheet of paper, is a separate list, a special one.…

Get out your LGBT weekend planner

Tiffany Razzano — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 10:01:00 -0400

If you're still looking to make weekend plans, there are plenty of LGBT events in the Tampa Bay area.

If literary is your thing, there are two great open mics on Thursday, March 21 - one on each side of the bay.…

Barbarella Tampa shacks up with The Social

Nastasya Trudeaux — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 12:59:00 -0400

If you haven’t heard already, two of the more talked about dance clubs in Ybor City have now integrated their best nights into one location. Barbarella Tampa, formerly on Seventh Avenue, has relocated its popular Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday nights to the Ybor City Social Club, a nightspot that's been a favorite in the GLBT scene and will still maintain its popular Thursday night event.…

Get out your LGBT weekend planner

Tiffany Razzano — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 13:39:00 -0400

If you're still looking to make weekend plans that involve green beer and corned beef, there are plenty of LGBT St. Patty's Day events in the Tampa Bay area.

Ladies, join Girl2Girl Productions for its third “Girls Love Beer” happy hour tonight, Friday, March 15, at Cold Storage Craft Brewery, 4101 N. Florida Ave., Tampa, starting at 7 p.m.…

Documentary about the debate over barebacking in gay porn (video SFW)

Sex and Love editor — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 12:41:00 -0400

Some estimates claim that as many as 60 percent of gay porn performers are HIV positive. Even if a law was passed requiring condoms in porn, production companies would shoot barebacking scenes in other countries, some performers would still choose to put themselves at risk, and consumers would still view such content.…

The Amazon Trail: Crossing America with two cats and a dog (again)

Lee Lynch — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 14:27:00 -0400

12/28/12: The movers, short of help, were here for 10 hours. We are exhausted.…

Talking about gender with a six-year-old

Alicia Deer — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 08:38:00 -0500

When I was six, I called the cops on my mom for putting me in a dress before my first grade Winter Formal. I dialed 9-1-1 from our 1996 landline and hid behind my bed until they came.…

The Gaily News: Four St. Pete police officers improperly access info on former transgender colleague

Tiffany Razzano — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:14:00 -0500

Four St. Petersburg police officers were disciplined last week after improperly accessing personal and confidential information on a former officer who recently made the transition from a female to a male.

After being called to Tyrone Square Mall for a shoplifting incident, the officers began a conversation with a security guard who works for Valor Security Services, which also now employs their former colleague.…

Flamingo Resort’s Gayest Weekend of All Time

Tiffany Razzano — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:41:00 -0500

Comedian Julie Goldman has done it all. Stand-up stints at hole-in-the-walls and well-known venues alike.…

Pink It Up! against breast cancer

Tiffany Razzano — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 11:00:00 -0500

Breast cancer touches everyone’s lives.

One in eight American women will be diagnosed with it in their lifetime, according to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.…

Do you have an Oral Fixation?

Tiffany Razzano — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:33:00 -0500

After an hiatus of several months, the Oral Fixation open mic series, which caters predominantly to LGBTQ writers and performers, makes its comeback tonight at its new home: Ybor City’s R Bar. Doors open at 9 p.m. and performers take the stage starting at 10 p.m.

For a year-and-a-half, Oral Fixation prided itself on establishing a haven for the local LGBTQ creative community.…