Organizers of Polk Pride, an annual LGBTQ celebration in Lakeland, say they didn't consider canceling this year’s event amid a national backlash.

Polk Pride opens Saturday at 11 a.m. with a kickoff brunch at Union Hall in Lakeland. The series of events, organized by a nonprofit of the same name, continues the tradition of the Polk Gay Pride ...

Polk Pride culminates with Pride in the Park, a gathering in Lakeland’s Munn Park on June 15, featuring entertainment, vendors and food trucks.

LAKELAND, Fla. — For the month of June, Bay area communities - big and small - are celebrating LGBTQ+ pride. In Lakeland, organizers are preparing for their biggest event yet. Thousands, young ...

A Lakeland church will host its first FamFest ... when it was declared "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month" by proclamation signed by former President Bill Clinton. Polk Pride is celebrating its 10th ...

LAKELAND ― The first FamFest is over ... June has been National Pride Month since 1999, when it was declared "Gay and Lesbian Pride Month" by proclamation signed by former President Bill ...

“Citizens Defending Freedom is calling for peaceful prayer in the face of flamboyant gay pride activists,” reads ... at its events in coordination with Lakeland Police.

A Lakeland native spoke out against the city acting as host for Polk Pride's Pride in the Park event, saying it appears as government endorsement of a "sexual religion." Katherine Scafardini asked ...

An enthusiastic crowd packed into the Rose Dynasty Center on Sunday afternoon to celebrate the opening of Lakeland’s first LGBTQ+ resource and support center. The center at 1253 W. Memorial Blvd ...

LAKELAND, FL — Despite the refusal of the Polk County Commission to issue a proclamation for Pride Month for the first time since 2018, members of Polk Pride say they're proceeding with plans to ...