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...
by Tristan Byrnes | Jun 22, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
Hey friends. It’s Tristan. If you’ve stepped outside in St. Pete lately, you can feel it. The humidity is rising, the rainbow crosswalks are getting a fresh coat of paint, and there’s that specific buzz in the air that only comes with June in Florida. St. Pete Pride...
by Tristan Byrnes | Jun 17, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
Welcome back to the second installment of our Intersectionality & Liberation series. If you missed the first one, don’t worry: we’re just getting started. At Byrnes Counseling Group, we talk a lot about the "vibe." We’ve worked hard to create a space...
by Tristan Byrnes | Jun 15, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
It’s June in Florida, which means two things: the humidity is officially at "soup" levels, and Pride flags are popping up everywhere. For many of us in the LGBTQ+ community, seeing those rainbows can feel like a deep exhale. It’s a signal of safety, a nod of...
by Tristan Byrnes | Jun 12, 2026 | Family/friend/ally of LGBTQ
If you are currently reading this while horizontal, surrounded by a light dusting of leftover biodegradable glitter, and feeling like your social battery has been replaced by a AA battery that’s leaking acid, welcome. You’ve made it. You’ve survived the peak of Pride...
