{"id":270859,"date":"2026-05-14T13:45:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:45:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/270859\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T13:45:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T13:45:49","slug":"galleria-fort-lauderdales-take-pride-2026-reception-to-benefit-history-fort-lauderdale-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/270859\/","title":{"rendered":"Galleria Fort Lauderdale\u2019s \u201cTake PRIDE!\u201d 2026 Reception to Benefit History Fort Lauderdale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Launch PRIDE Month in style at Galleria Fort Lauderdale\u2019s \u201cTake PRIDE!\u201d 2026, a History Fort Lauderdale benefit cocktail reception and exhibition honoring LGBTQ+ community advocates. The special event, hosted by previous \u201cTake PRIDE!\u201d honoree FayWhat?!, will kick off Wilton Manors Stonewall PRIDE Parade & Street Festival activities and pay tribute to some of South Florida\u2019s most impactful LGBTQ+ leaders with surprise performances. The stage presentation will include the first public performance for the newly crowned Mizz OutSFL. Attendees will also receive a sneak preview of the exhibition \u201cComing Out of the Shadows\u201d that will run from May 29 \u2013 June 30 at Galleria Fort Lauderdale (2414 East Sunrise Blvd). This year\u2019s \u201cTake PRIDE!\u201d honorees who have made significant contributions to the South Florida community are: Chris Caputo, commissioner and vice mayor of the City of Wilton Manors; Dennis Dean, executive director of ArtsUnited; Robert Griffin and Durrell Watkins, the bishops of Sunshine Cathedral; Ronnie Larsen of Ronnie Larsen Presents, actor, director, playwright, and producer; Rafael\u00e9 Narv\u00e1ez, co-founder and director of health programs for Latinos Salud; Jason Parsley, owner and publisher of Out South Florida; William C. Schultz, police chief, City of Fort Lauderdale; Nicole Stodard, artistic director of Thinking Cap Theatre; and Tatiana Williams, founder and executive director of TransInclusive Group, Inc. The \u201cTake PRIDE!\u201d 2026 exhibit \u201cComing Out of the Shadows\u201d will feature photos and ephemera that tell the stories of the tumultuous political climate of 1960s pre-Stonewall Fort Lauderdale. The exhibit, a collaboration with Stonewall National Museum, Archives & Library and Florida International University, is curated by Fred Fejes, professor emeritus of multimedia studies at Florida Atlantic University and Julio Capo, Jr., an author and associate professor of history at Florida International University. The exhibition will be free and open to the public during mall hours. \u201cTake PRIDE!\u201d is presented by Galleria Fort Lauderdale with support from The Our Fund Foundation, Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, HotSpots Media Group\/Happening Out Television Network, OUT SFL, Hunters Nightclubs, Gulf Stream Distillery, Ethos Greek Bistro, and GPR | Goodman Public Relations. Tickets for the May 28 \u201cTake PRIDE!\u201d reception are $50 and are available at www.historyfortlauderdale.org. Guests will enjoy light bites and bar service courtesy of Hunters Nightclubs. For more information about Galleria Fort Lauderdale or for a complete list of retailers, call (954) 564-1015 or visit www.galleriamall-fl.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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