The 2026 Central Florida WONDER Awards was an absolute vibe. We took over Anthem Orlando to celebrate the incredible individuals and businesses pushing our community forward. From activists to local icons, Central Florida showed up and showed out.

Pride of Tampa featured a full slate of events across Ybor City from March 26-29. Supporters celebrated with local nonprofits and businesses, culminating in an official after-party. The new organization aims to ensure the city continues to host an annual celebration for the LGBTQ+ community.

Half a century of community! 🥂 We’re celebrating 50 years of Clearwater’s Pro Shop Pub in our brand new issue. Don't miss this look back at Florida LGBTQ+ history along with your local news.

Last week's Top 5 stories featured the Tennessee House passing a transgender "watch list" bill and the resilient organizers behind Lake County Pride. We also covered the latest opening updates for Hamburger Mary's, South Carolina's first "hate intimidation" charge, and our "In The Family" issue.

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.

More than 1,700 artists from four countries and 15 states traveled to Central Florida for the 35th annual Orlando Fringe festival. The event celebrated its creators during the closing ceremonies with Patrons Picks and Watermark Out News’ Splash Awards.

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

Fifty years in and they are just getting started. Pro Shop Pub survived five decades of change to become the longest-running LGBTQ+ bar in Florida. See how this Clearwater landmark is evolving for the next generation at shorturl.at/7y8Qd

The 90s called, and we answered. ☎️ We are joining the trend by sharing the covers that defined a decade for us. Take a look back at the moments and faces that shaped our history during the 1990s.

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.

I didn't mean to wake you - Casiomtb (4) Track 1 from 5th casiomtb album: 200m: Ambient Music in a 9v World Volume 1. Recorded live with casiotonemt46 > Halogen #Microcosm. Slightly connected to a book i wrote called Forgotness about a flooded world #casiotone #electronicmusic #darkambient #climate

(also Poker Face being turned into a ballad shouldn't have worked but it did.)

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ICE and CBP will be on Capitol Hill tomorrow selling Trump’s 2027 budget, which allocates billions more to his mass deportation machine. Meanwhile, children are being detained for weeks in deplorable conditions.

"The fact that [Pete Hegseth] has this ability, as a former television reporter, to kind of deliver the message to the president in a way the president not only understands, but that resonates with him, ... that has kept him in his job,"

Großer Zwischenerfolg für @GrueneBundestag, @finanzwende und va für mehr Fairness in unserem Steuersystem: Heute hat das Kabinett der Verlängerung d Aufbewahrungsfristen für Belege rund um #CumCum bei Finanzinstituten zugestimmt. #Bundestag muss noch entscheiden. Wir bleiben dran!

Plane Strikes Truck Near Newark Airport A United Airlines flight arriving from Italy was involved in a shocking incident while approaching Newark Liberty International Airport. #BreakingNews #UnitedAirlines #NewarkAirport #AviationNews #NJTurnpike #PlaneIncident #SouthFloridaMedia

🇷🇸 Student protests in Serbia have escalated into clashes, with demonstrators accusing the government of corruption and demanding the resignation of Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić. Police units and armored vehicles have been deployed in central Belgrade.

How did I miss this 😂 Zohran Mamdani with Henry scarf and reacting to Arsenal win. Sorry if it was already shared. 🔴⚪

I love when I'm recording little yapping clips to edit- and I don't realize UNTIL I'm editing that my mic picks up the sound of my cat in the hallway yowling for attention 💀 How many clips am I going to have to try and edit him out of- #vsky

She Hides in the Corporate Boardrooms but She is a 300 year old Sorceress 📕RAVENA Queen of Elysium by Marlow Stevens. On Amazon and All Good On-Line Book Stores. www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3WQT8PF #Bookstagram #bookstagram #BookReview #BookRec #Booktok

essa lixo humano da solange jogando maternidade na cara da napaula??? pqp #BBB26

Facing Giants: The Enemy Within 🏹💡 Let's explore how self-awareness can tip the scales in your favor. #DavidVsGoliath #SelfReflection #GeneValentino #Leadership #PersonalGrowth #ChangeStartsWithUs 🔗 Visit our website for more info: https://genevalentino.com/

That Chelsea 1 is a great strike and like he said it’s not normally how he hits the ball but that city 1 the way he turns those city defenders inside out is ridiculous he makes them all look stupid and then the finish with his right foot,outstanding👌

Collab with Alaina Schwechler. We talked about what's broken and who's actually willing to fix it. Watch.

It's not just gas prices: Auto loans, repairs and now motor oil are squeezing drivers.

Arne Slot makes 4 changes from the Sunderland side, but make no mistake - he is going strong in the FA Cup. Fabian Huerzler and Brighton are doing the same, making for a fascinating matchup. #lfc #liverpool #Brighton #facup #teamnews

Fall River police are seeking the public's help in locating a man accused of destroying a shooting victim's memorial. https://www.wcvb.com/article/fall-river-police-vandalism-shooting-victims-memorial/71413769 

And now I know what Pan's People was. Isn't social media a miracle?

Absolument subjugué par la proposition, autant visuelle que narrative présentée par @noneuclideangames.bsky.social avec War Fantasy, un titre nous plongeant dans les arcanes des jeux vidéo propagandistes. Suivrez-vous aveuglément les règles ou remettrez vous en question la chaine de commandement ?

Caught the female Orange Tip butterfly being born on camera 📽🦋 #conservation #butterflies

Love it when Bunnings busts out the ethereal dream pop while your looking at new compost bins options

Une aide financière exceptionnelle pour ceux qui ont un chiens ? La désinformation sur la CNAF explose sur les réseaux. Alors, comment une institution publique riposte-t-elle ? réponse de Damien Ranger-Martinez en vidéo.

A safe home shouldn’t be rare. It should be normal. 💜 Comment to show survivors they’re not alone. 📌 Save this. 📲 Share this to raise awareness in your circle. #Community #DomesticViolence #NoorFamilyServices

Tyre Lebanon, a centuries old coastal city of approximately 60.000 inhabitants before being demolished by IDF, is today a ghost town where only the poorest and the weakest are still living under the rubble. The rest of the population was forced to flee and exile.

🇫🇷 Huge thanks to the devs behind the French mods! Thanks to you, I dropped my FOF players straight into a Barkhane-style Sahel op 🌍🪖 Full mission video is out: heat, dust, pickups, and RPGs — it's all there! 🎬 👉 youtu.be/Ypw53rCR1uQ #Armareforger #France #Barkhane #Milsim @armaplatform.com

We're given life's roadmap before understanding it. We accept school lessons as truths but need to learn how to think, not what to think. True wisdom arises by questioning, not having answers. Prioritize unlearning and relearning to cultivate a personal mindset. 🌸🍃

The only thing that would make me check out that sewer line of a social media app would be this…. #DischargePetition

El incendio de un vehículo obliga a desalojar varias viviendas en Mogán, en el sur de Gran Canaria.

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This is what people over profit looks like. Best feeling we USE money to provide. Greetings 🖖🏽 Come on in The waters fine 🌊 www.cyberskullmedia.com Video from www.patreon.com/cw/TheBigPush How do you show 🫶🏽 to the people who support your #art?

Game 1☝️#newyorkforever🏀 #maythe4thbewithyou

Climate litigation cases have more than tripled since 2017. Yet Wells Fargo is completely ignoring this threat. Instead, it dropped its climate goals last year while pouring billions of dollars into fossil fuels. #GreenSky

This approach fosters a positive attitude and propels significant personal development, reflecting a true business motivation. #entrepreneurship mirrortalkpodcast.com/spencer-vann... Thank you! 🧡

(I was going to add a bunch of faces to the rejects pool but that would take forever and I have shit to do)

Woah. Vaughn Grissom hits a go-ahead grand slam in the eighth inning to put the Angels on top in Detroit. Grissom has three hits and six RBIs tonight.

Being on Artemis II must be wild. You’re in a capsule the size of two minivans with three other people, hurtling 25,000 mph toward a giant rock.🌚 Pros: Best view 🌎 in human history. Cons: If someone forgets to flush the new space toilet, there’s nowhere to run. 🚽🚀 #Artemis #SpaceLife #BlueskySpace

On Sunday, 40 people, 1 frog & 1 pup braved cool conditions in Colma to stand up against this brutal regime. Join us! #Resist #StopICE #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood #NoKings #RemoveTheRegime #StandUp #TeslaTakedown #KeithPorter #ReneeGood #AlexPretti #FreeAmerica #Colma #California #Indivisible

The latest update features super fast loading times and a new base layout 🏰 🌟 Wishlist the game on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3386520/... #IndieGameDev #indiedev #game #indiegame #RTS #gamedev

DO YOU WANT ICE TO HAVE $70 Billion AND NO ACCOUNTABILITY? Input Needed Before June 3 Appropriations Markups New Jersey Gov. Sherrill denied access to North Jersey immigration detention center as hunger strike enters fourth day open.substack.com/pub/charles4...

By somalisnaps As Trump walks into the room with Xi Jinping, chaos suddenly erupts The cameras keep rolling as a heated confrontation breaks out behind the scene “Get the f*ck out of here!” could be heard before a physical struggle followed. THE FOOTAGE IS GOING VIRAL ONLINE!

The Israeli flag and the Golani Brigade flag are on the buffer zone. Concurrently, our forces continue to conduct numerous attacks in southern Lebanon.

As your next Congresswoman, I’ll never take a paycheck while our troops and Federal employees go unpaid. Leaders serve first and get paid last. (Ask @degette.house.gov why she is still accepting her paycheck)

ICYMI, Gov. Cox issues executive order on data center development, directing state agencies to now prioritize protection of water resources, Great Salt Lake, utility ratepayers, air quality, wildlife impacts, and transparent public engagement: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

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🇨🇴 Stone Age tribal war erupts in Colombia over land dispute For daily global news videos, please visit Ranked.News/videos

Need a storm chasing romance in your life? If you love the Twister films, you’ll fall hard for Tempest Love!🩶🌪️ #romancebooks #contemporaryromance #romancesuspensebooks #booksky #indieauthors #mustread

I love how happy and excited the cast is to have a REAL reunion! #SouthernHospitality

Ex candidato del partido Republicano y hoy militante del Partido Nacional Libertario, usa casa del Estado como vivienda personal... Vecinos dicen que Luis Cortés Ramírez es violento, y además la vivienda es del Estado y es una de las que se anunciaron para venderse y hacer caja:

Ootd, wimdy edition