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Polk Pride’s 10-year anniversary event expected to attract thousands to downtown Lakeland

LAKELAND, Fla (WFLA) — This month is the 10-year anniversary of Polk Pride, an event that has grown from a few hundred people to thousands. “Our first year we stood on the stage and we watched as ...
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Countering Polk Pride, Lakeland church holds FamFest in Munn Park

LAKELAND ― The first FamFest is over, and according to its organizers ― "Amen!" Believers' Fellowship Church, led by Pastor Jon Friedt, put on its "FamFest" the evening of June 7. Held in Lakeland's ...
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Lakeland to Celebrate LGBTQ Pride In June — and Faith, Families

On Monday, Mayor Bill Mutz read Lakeland’s traditional proclamation declaring June to be LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Then 34 members of local churches joined the mayor in front of the City Commission dais to ...
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Workshop in Lakeland will offer health and wealth planning for LGBTQ-plus residents

Aging Well with Pride, a health and wealth workshop for the LGBTQ-plus community age 40 and older, will be held June 18 at the Ashley Gibson Barnett Museum of Art in Lakeland. The event, sponsored by ...
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Church hosting inaugural event at Munn Park as alternative to ‘Pride in the Park’

LAKELAND, Fla. (WFLA) – Over the next two Saturdays, Lakeland’s Munn Park will be home to events with live entertainment, food trucks and vendors but the intent behind those events differ. Jonathan ...