Organizers of Polk Pride, an annual LGBTQ celebration in Lakeland, say they didn't consider canceling this year’s event amid a national backlash.

Lakeland Ledger 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.

Lakeland held Florida's first gay pride event since the shooting in Orlando. Hundreds of people danced and sang while wearing rainbow colors. "We never considered canceling, absolutely not we are ...

The lineup includes Pride for Youth from 6:30 to 9 p.m. on June 11 at the United Women’s Club, 1515 Williamsburg Square, in Lakeland. Beacon Hill Fellowship will host Pride in Faith June 12 at 7 p.m.

Polk Pride culminates with Pride in the Park, a gathering in Lakeland’s Munn Park on June 15, featuring entertainment, vendors and food trucks.

LAKELAND — The bright rainbows popping up in Lakeland over the next week not only unite the diverse lesbian, gay, ... Polk Pride 2019.

Lakeland expects biggest crowd yet for Pride in the Park BY Dalia Dangerfield Polk County PUBLISHED 10:30 PM ET Jun. 04, 2023 PUBLISHED 10:30 PM EDT Jun. 04, 2023 ...

Pride Month was nationally recognized as a celebration for the gay and lesbian community in 1999 by former President Bill Clinton, and later expanded to the LGBTQ+ community.

Polk Pride opens Saturday at 11 a.m. with a kickoff brunch at Union Hall in Lakeland. The series of events, organized by a nonprofit of the same name, continues the tradition of the Polk Gay Pride ...

Beacon Hill Fellowship will host Pride in Faith June 12 at 7 p.m. at 220 W. Beacon Road in Lakeland. Friday Night Pride takes place June 13 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at The Parrot, 1030 E. Main St. in ...

Polk Pride opens Saturday at 11 a.m. with a kickoff brunch at Union Hall in Lakeland. The series of events, organized by a nonprofit of the same name, continues the tradition of the Polk Gay Pride ...