Lake County held its first Pride in 2020 - virtually. “And I looked at him and said, ‘Well that would be fine, except for one thing: We are this community.'” “His response was, ‘That’s all fine and good for Orlando, but why don’t you let Orlando just take care of the LGBT issue?'” Foster said. Most city officials were supportive, including the late former Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett.įoster said another city commissioner, though, was not receptive to having an LGBTQ+ celebration in Sanford. The Pulse massacre also pushed Sanford’s LGBTQ community to start a pride parade in their own city, said Michael Foster, the organization’s director. I just really hope that it inspires people to love harder and do better and be kinder.” “I hope that nobody feels that the lives that were lost at Pulse were in vain because they see the progress that we’ve made as a community, as a center, as individuals. “I’m really proud of where we’ve come in five years,” she said. The tragedy was a “turning point” for the Center and the community, Pritchett said. Detail of a banner from the 2017 PrideFest Kissimmee event that hangs at The Center in downtown Kissimmee, on Thursday, May 27, 2021.
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