St. Petersburg gathered for a night of community and advocacy May 16 as Equality Florida raised more than $750,000 for LGBTQ+ civil rights at its annual gala. The "Rainbow Disco" themed event at the Coliseum honored local leaders. Read more and see our photos at shorturl.at/iVW8c.

The 2026 Rainbow Family Guide is officially here! 🌈✨ Grab your copy on newsstands now for all the best local events and resources. Link in bio to find a location or stay tuned for the digital drop next week! #WatermarkOutNews #RainbowFamily #FamilyFun

This week features more than 100 No Kings protests and Aaron Lewis launching his campaign for Orange County Commission. We look back at the inaugural Pride of Tampa, Pennsylvania's progress on marriage equality and honor the memory of activist Shyyell Diamond Sanchez-McCray.

From festival wrap-ups to upcoming parades, we have the most-read stories of the week. Our top headlines feature updates on Orlando's LGBTQ+ Weekend marking 35 years of magic and St. Petersburg preparing to raise the Pride flag for Shine with Pride 2026.

Get seen in Florida's largest Pride celebration! 🌈 The St Pete Pride Guide hits streets June 4 with 16,000 copies and a digital reach of 100k+ monthly visitors. Don't miss out on an audience that drew 500k+ attendees last June. Contact an account manager by Friday, May 15 to secure your spot!

Last week’s Top 5 stories on WatermarkOutNews.com included the Queer Asian Museum opening and Pulse nightclub site updates. We also tracked the latest from Project Pride, a huge weekend at Venice Pride and the big reveal for the new Hamburger Mary’s in Kissimmee.

Last week’s Top 5 stories featured a significant legal win for PrEP coverage in D.C. and a heartfelt farewell to Tampa’s Andy Johnson. The community also tracked a Supreme Court decision on conversion therapy bans and national political reports.

OIC Inspired celebrated the grand opening of its expanded Orlando facility April 23. Local leaders like Anna V. Eskamani and Carlos Guillermo Smith attended to support the new pharmacy and HiS Health Center. Read more and see our photos at shorturl.at/8olw9.

Orlando Fringe is celebrating 35 years of weird! Sales Director Danny Garcia hit the festival to find out what that means to the community. Check out our latest video to get their unique definitions of the festival spirit & remember to vote for your favorite shows & performers at shorturl.at/SRXkT

Uncover the ultimate spots for arts, dining, nightlife and entertainment across Central Florida. The 2026 Central Florida Living Out Loud guide is officially here to map out your next adventure. Read it now at shorturl.at/fcDc2

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Drone operators from Ukraine’s 105th Volodymyr the Great Border Guard Detachment are dismantling Russian positions north of Chernihiv Oblast, while signaling to Belarus that the same response awaits if it follows Moscow and attacks Ukrainians. #Ukraine

You have to watch Trump’s Fed Chair nominee refuse to answer how he would grade Trump’s self-proclaimed “A+++” economy. @warnock.senate.gov: “Who is it an A+ for? Certainly not the ordinary, working-class Georgians that I am fighting for every single day.”

The Focus is back! @scottlucas.bsky.social joins us to discuss the #IranWar, #UkraineWar, the global #EnergyCrisis, and whether America is now contributing to the instability it once contained. One of our biggest conversations yet. #Geopolitics #Iran #Ukraine #USPolitics

A strong question is not just well-worded. It fits the purpose, the moment, and the audience — then changes what happens next. Here’s how to know whether your questions are actually improving. questionclass.com/how-do-you-k... #questionclass #leadership #communication #criticalthinking #curiosity

Too much flesh. Presumably rated by the same people who banned the cover of Barbarian because of Maria Whitaker but were perfectly fine with an oiled up Wolf in a pair of fur swimming trunks.

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Transportation Secretary Duffy: "It fits any budget to do a road trip." Yeah, suppose that's true-since the taxpayers are paying for his gas bills. Guess he doesn't share the same reality as the rest of us.

Caseoh is a god amongst us all! lol 😂

THIS is America! Recorded in Tampa Bay, in the Latin quarter called Ybor City... home to generations of Cuban and other Latin American immigrants, home of the Cuban sandwich and Tampa's historic cigar factories. Without this multicultural influence, Tampa wouldn't be Tampa! Thank you, John Cena ❤️🇺🇲

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BREAKING: Mississippi man threatens to “clear out the whole restaurant” after his wife smiles at a black customer at Mexico Grill in Tunica. The victim’s brother says the video is now being used to help secure divorce and full custody of her children.

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Even before the Mandelson scandal, and the current spectacle of a tiny number of Peers blocking the will of the majority of elected MPs, it was clear the HoL needs urgent reform. Labour promised to do so in their 2024 manifesto. So why won't the govt get to work on this?

【 𝚘𝚏𝚏𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚎 】✦ TYSM FOR WATCHING！Productive debut prep today- I got this silhouette done and even finished my new catcher(?) icon. Had fun after a long 24 hours of tax STRESS. We checked in on my Miis and... I apparently fell in love with K9 (katboy). ˖⁺‧₊˖ 𓆩🌎𓆪 ˖₊‧⁺˖

Most workplaces are full of people "kissing up and kicking down," but Wikipedia found a different way. You start as a stranger and have to prove your reliability to a panel of real humans. Is this the blueprint for a better way to work together?

Have you unlocked my special stickers yet? Each one triggers a powerful effecy but only after 5 coins pass fall past it. The catch: you can only activate ONE at a time! Try it yourself - RACCOIN is on Steam now: https://tinyurl.com/muape3un #raccoin #raccoingame #newgame #arcadegames

New episode of the Gresham College Podcast, featuring Prof of Physic Robin May! 🎙️ We explore his lecture series this year, 'Why Do We Have Emotions?' Emotions govern our lives – but why do they exist in the first place? Watch: gres.hm/physic-podcast Institute of Microbiology and Infection

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📢 ECFR is here in Nuuk, Greenland! Katrine Westgaard argues that Europe now has an important opportunity to strengthen its political and economic ties with Greenland. @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social Keep up to date with ECFR's research on Greenland! 👉 https://bit.ly/4jU1tWl

Meanwhile.....

Ordered Europe, got Russia instead 🥺 Fight before it's too late Saturday protest in Tbilisi, Georgia #GeorgiaProtests

Goddamn, Aziz Ansari took belt to ass last night on Kash Patel. I’m not even kidding when I say this might be the actual tipping point in Trump firing him.

Meta’s been sued…. Again…. Earlier this month, Santa Clara County in California sued Meta for allegedly profiting from ads promoting scams which violates California’s false advertising laws. #Meta #SantaClaraCalifornia #FalseAdvertising #Scam #Lawsuit

Hey friends! Thought I would do a quick office tour! Live demo desk and office area! Hope you like! #craftroom #craftstudio #officearea #shiningbrightarts #craftdemos

Am I the only one with a totally psycho cat?

Después de conmemorar el día del trabajo y no del trabajador, ahora festeja el día del HotDog y no día del completo ni la comida que comen los conecta con la gente

This one is much, much better!

"I'll get absolute pelters for this...I don't feel like Crewe were 4-1 better than us." Tom Gill is our guest on The Review. He believes half-time subs cost Tranmere in yesterday's defeat. Subscribe to listen in full #TRFC

Now they ask, "which is the squirrel?"

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Can we all just be friends??

Secretary Hegseth attacked reporters for covering the deaths of six American service members — because it "made the president look bad."    Today I asked him directly to take it back. He refused.   Secretary Hegseth is a disgrace. He must resign.

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The Nemesis unit revealed their secret Morrigan wing-type drone, targeting trucks on the R-280 highway. This nimble Ukrainian-made UAV hits the Russian rear to cut off supply lines from Mariupol to Crimea.

🌲 “The National Park Service” by Alison Loeb & Sam Guncler transforms public record into sound. As America marks 250 years, this 2025 @WNYC Public Song Project entry is a timely reflection on the public ideals behind National Parks. Contest open! Deadline THIS SUNDAY, May 10! Submit: wnyc.org/psp

Are our actions just a sum of our experiences? #criminaljusticereform #thetaooftalkpodcast #mindful #socioeconomics #discussions

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Shining in the City of Light ✨ @NaomiOsaka | #RolandGarros

Serán decenas de miles los canarios que vean al Papa en las islas. Algunos vendrán, incluso, del extranjero

Our Spring Newsletter features new research on policy uncertainty, low fertility, and the small firm 401(k) gap. Check out these briefs and more! bit.ly/4dL8xlk

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The President Has Lied About Being On Epstein’s Plane And The Unredacted Files Prove That

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