{"id":167702,"date":"2026-02-24T23:52:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T23:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/167702\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T23:52:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T23:52:29","slug":"her-way-celebrates-tampa-bays-black-millennial-sapphics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/167702\/","title":{"rendered":"Her Way celebrates Tampa Bay&#8217;s Black millennial sapphics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"686\" data-attachment-id=\"353029\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/her-way-celebrates-tampa-bays-black-millennial-sapphics\/attachment\/20250829-rst02035-copy-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250829-RST02035-copy-2.jpeg?fit=2048%2C1802&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1802\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7M4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1756520862&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;53.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1000&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Her Way\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250829-RST02035-copy-2.jpeg?fit=300%2C264&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/20250829-RST02035-copy-2.jpeg?fit=780%2C686&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771977148_285_20250829-RST02035-copy-2.jpeg\" alt=\"A pair of partygoers at a Her Way event. Two people pose arm-in-arm at a dimly lit party illuminated by purple club lights. The person on the left wears a white bandana and a blue Edmonton Oilers hockey jersey. The person on the right wears red rectangular sunglasses, a blue Denver Nuggets basketball jersey, and a white pleated skirt. Their blonde locs are styled with colorful hair clips. Other patrons and part of a hookah pipe are visible in the blurred background.\" class=\"wp-image-353029\"  \/>Credit: Courtesy of Her Way<\/p>\n<p>Last year, friends SheShe and P (AKA Studs Don\u2019t Cheat) started the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@LezLipsPodcast\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Lez Lips podcast<\/a> catered towards Black lesbian millennials in Tampa Bay. At Tampa Pride, they put on a women-focused event with DJ Donnie Luv that was so successful, the three immediately decided to work together again. <\/p>\n<p>DJ Donnie Luv named the group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/herwayfl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Her Way<\/a> and the three got to work. Her Way aims to create an inclusive space where queer women and nonbinary people in their late 20s and up can party and flirt without having to sort through a crowd of college students and gay men to find one another, and where Black queer and trans people can feel welcomed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you see Her Way\u2019s name behind it, as a person of color, you\u2019re comfortable here,\u201d DJ Donnie Luv told the Sapphic Sun. <\/p>\n<p>Their latest event is for everyone who wants another shot at finding a Valentine, or just wants to keep celebrating queer love.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/posh.vip\/e\/luv-her-galentines-party-\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets start at $20 for Luv Her Galentine\u2019s R&amp;B Party happening Saturday, Feb. 28 in Tampa.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/altnewsfoundation.org\/cl-tampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pitch in to help make the Tampa Bay Journalism Project a success.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/tampa\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe to Creative Loafing newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAiECLjru3gB6BLYKOKFLfkVZsqFAgKIhAi467t4AegS2CjihS35FWb\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599764?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/CreativeLoafingTampa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cltampabay\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cltampabay\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\u00a0<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/cltampabay.bsky.social\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BlueSky<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recent Stories<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/music-2\/before-st-pete-concert-paul-janeway-talks-st-paul-the-broken-bones-a-lot-of-bands-would-have-probably-broken-up\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771977148_1_St-Paul-Broken-Bones-Matthew-Daniel-Siskin-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Before St. Pete concert, Paul Janeway talks St. Paul &amp; the Broken Bones: \u2018A lot of bands would have probably broken up\u2019\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"353043\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/st-paul-broken-bones-matthew-daniel-siskin\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/St-Paul-Broken-Bones-Matthew-Daniel-Siskin-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"St Paul Broken Bones Matthew-Daniel-Siskin\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;St. Paul &amp; the Broken Bones&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/St-Paul-Broken-Bones-Matthew-Daniel-Siskin-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/St-Paul-Broken-Bones-Matthew-Daniel-Siskin-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C780&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tThe group brings its self-titled album to Jannus Live on Thursday.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/architects-offer-floating-design-lessons-aboard-tampas-pirate-taxi\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771977149_910_Pirate-Taxi-Arcitecture-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Architects offer floating design lessons aboard Tampa\u2019s Pirate Taxi\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"353033\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/architects-offer-floating-design-lessons-aboard-tampas-pirate-taxi\/attachment\/pirate-taxi-arcitecture\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pirate-Taxi-Arcitecture-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;VIAVAL TOURS&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Tampa Bay, Florida. March 02, 2019 . Water taxi sailing in Hillsborough river on lightblue sky cloudy background at downtown area (2)&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1554249600&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Copyright (c) 2019 VIAVAL TOURS\/Shutterstock.  No use without permission.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Pirate Taxi Arcitecture\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pirate-Taxi-Arcitecture-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pirate-Taxi-Arcitecture-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tAs part of AIA Tampa Bay\u2019s Design Week, passengers will learn how the Hillsborough River has literally shaped Tampa.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/gasparilla-festival-of-the-arts-returns-to-tampa-this-weekend\/\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771977149_42_GFA-2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newspack-article-block-landscape-large size-newspack-article-block-landscape-large wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gasparilla Festival of the Arts returns to Tampa this weekend\" data-hero-candidate=\"1\"   data-attachment-id=\"353022\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/gasparilla-festival-of-the-arts-returns-to-tampa-this-weekend\/attachment\/gfa-2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GFA-2-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1707&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-6500&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1740852264&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"GFA-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GFA-2-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GFA-2-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&amp;ssl=1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tDennis Phillips MCs the 56th annual arts show and competition.\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/feb-19-25-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Feb. 19 \u2013 25, 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Courtesy of Her Way Last year, friends SheShe and P (AKA Studs Don\u2019t Cheat) started the Lez&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":167703,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[69796,69798,39996,135,137,136],"class_list":["post-167702","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-her-way","tag-sapphic-events-tampa-bay","tag-sapphic-sun","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167702","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167702"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167702\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167702"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167702"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167702"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}