Tampa Pride Experienced President Carrie West Credit: Photo by Dave Decker

Tampa Pride Executive Director Carrie West (pictured) is this week’s Café Con Tampa speaker, and he’ll discuss the last decade of impact the organization has made in Ybor City and beyond.

Through the ups and downs of DeSantis and Trump’s administrations, including legislative threats and anti-DEI initiatives, Tampa Pride has kept its spring parade strong. This inquisitive, informed audience also has a chance to ask West about ups and downs within the organization and the local LGBTQ community, as well as future leadership.

Those who can’t afford the $12 fee for breakfast can email bcarlson@tuckerhall.com with the subject line “scholarship” to request free entry, no questions asked. College students and members of the Young Republicans and Young Democrats always get in free.

It’s $12 at the door for Café con Tampa’s discussion, “The Current State of Pride in Tampa & Ybor City” happening Friday, June 27 at The Portico Cafe in Tampa.