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What Allyship Actually Asks of You: Centering, Not Leading

by Tristan Byrnes | Jul 6, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ

We’ve all been there. You show up to a community event, a rally, or even just a particularly intense happy hour, and you are ready. You’ve got the buttons, you’ve done the reading, and your heart is about three sizes too big for your chest. You want to help. You want...

Beyond the Parade Float: How to Actually Show Up (After Pride Weekend)

by Tristan Byrnes | Jun 26, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ

If you’re reading this on Monday morning, there is a statistically significant chance that you are currently 40% glitter, 60% caffeine, and 100% exhausted. St. Pete Pride is a marathon, not a sprint. We’ve danced down Central Ave, we’ve cheered at the parade, and...

Queer & Neurodivergent: Finding Your People at the Intersection

by Tristan Byrnes | Jun 25, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ

Welcome to Day 4 of our St. Pete Pride Week series! If you’ve been following along, we’ve been talking about the heart of this year’s theme: Unity Over Division. We’ve looked at the roots of Pride and how to recharge your battery when the glitter gets a little too...

Solidarity Isn’t Performative: Showing Up for Our Trans Siblings

by Tristan Byrnes | Jun 24, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ

Happy St. Pete Pride week, fam! If you’ve been following along with our series, you know we’ve been talking about the grit, the history, and the glitter that makes our community what it is. But today, I want to take a beat and get a little more serious. As a trans guy...

The Myth of the “Right Way” to Be Queer

by Tristan Byrnes | Jun 23, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ

It’s St. Pete Pride week, and the glitter is starting to settle in the cracks of the sidewalk. We’re in that beautiful, chaotic middle part of the month where the joy is high, but so is the "identity math." You know the kind: the internal (and sometimes...
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