A New Look for ShoutOut

COVID has provided yet another “opportunity” for the Resource Center, a new look for ShoutOut. Fewer words, more pictures and links if you want to read more on a topic. Whattaya think?

Join us LIVE in Gulfport and/or on ZOOM for the sixth annual ReadOut Festival! Readings, workshops and panels will feature well-known and new authors. Complete this SURVEY to share your suggestions.

Whether or not you plan to attend ReadOut, PLEASE complete the ReadOut survey embedded below with your Zip/country code and comments so we may target your interests more specifically. Thanks in advance!

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Emma’s Revolution 
Rooted and Evolution CD release concert
100 Mirror Lake Dr., St. Pete 
Friday, September 9, 2022
7:00 PM  
$25 at the door

Poetry at Tombolo with Gloria Muñoz Presents:
A Reading By Stephanie Burt

Tombolo Books
2153 1st Avenue South
St. Petersburg, FL 33712
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
7:00 PM
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SpeakOut: Intersections of LGBTQ Identity and Literature

 5501 28th Avenue South
Gulfport, FL 33707
Thursday, October 13, 2022
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
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SpeakOut: The Intersection of LGBTQ
Identity and Aging

Thursday, November 3, 2022
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Online Event
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Deb Carson, Becoming Flo

Gulfport Library, co-sponsored with the Circle of Friends
Gulfport Library
5501 28th Avenue South
Gulfport, FL 33707
Sunday, November 27, 2022
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Abraham Isadore Meyrowitz, born in 1903, was a shy, gender-confused artistic Orthodox Jewish boy who escaped his murderously abusive homophobic Russian father by joining the circus and becoming a beloved celebrity clown named Flo.

SpeakOut: The Intersection of LGBTQ
Identity and Faith 

5501 28th Avenue South
Gulfport, FL 33707
Thursday, December 8, 2022
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Kimberly Malhoit is a graphic designer, filmmaker and cinematographer with over 16 years experience designing branding solutions for individuals, events, festivals and non-profit organizations. Her client portfolio includes such clients as BronzeLens Film Festival, African American Film Critics Association, Jennifer Holiday and more.

Kimberly is an award winning filmmaker and director for her first short film, "Hidden Hysteria". She has a passion to tell stories which accurately portray humanity in every variation including race, religion, identity and culture. 

Pete Rintye has spent the last 15 years as a sales executive at Direct Mail Systems in St Petersburg, where he focuses on establishing and maintaining relationships with corporate and non-profit clients.

Currently, Pete is a member of the St Petersburg Chamber of Commerce and part of the Leadership Team of the Nexus Chapter of Business Networking International (BNI), where he has served as Secretary/Treasurer, Vice President, President and on the Membership Committee. He was formerly on the Board of the Alexandria (VA) Performing Arts Society.

Jana is a five-year resident of Gulfport and a twenty-year resident of Florida. Shortly after moving to Florida Jana opened a Fair Trade gallery, Caribbean Artworks, INC. in St Petersburg, FL. It has been some of the most rewarding work experience in her diverse professional career.

Jana’s volunteer activities have included ten years as a volunteer firefighter & hazmat technician, Habitat for Humanity volunteer and a Girl Scout Troop leader among many others. She looks forward to adding her voice and skills to the LGBTQ Resource Center of Gulfport. 

Joining the LGBTQ Resource Center is easy! Simply go to LGBTQ Resource Center | City of Gulfport (mygulfport.us) and complete the JOIN form. ShoutOut is a benefit of membership, along with advance calls for ReadOut and ArtOut submissions.

Want to help organize ReadOut, ArtOut, SpeakOut or other programming? Great! Don’t have that kind of time but want to “do your part”? Behind-the- scenes support is critical to all we do. Click the VOLUNTEER button on our website. There’s a place for your time and talents.

Donations in support of the free programming the Resource Center offers are also gratefully accepted.