{"id":33421,"date":"2025-11-04T22:35:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T22:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/33421\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T22:35:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T22:35:09","slug":"trans-activists-and-comedians-bring-historic-here-to-pee-tour-to-st-pete","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/33421\/","title":{"rendered":"Trans activists and comedians bring historic &#8216;Here to Pee&#8217; tour to St. Pete"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"604\" data-attachment-id=\"346869\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/arts\/trans-activists-and-comedians-bring-historic-here-to-pee-tour-to-st-pete\/attachment\/rqd-headshot-main-nick-holmby-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RQD-Headshot-Main-Nick-Holmby-1.png?fit=924%2C716&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"924,716\" 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;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RQD\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RQD-Headshot-Main-Nick-Holmby-1.png?fit=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cltampa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RQD-Headshot-Main-Nick-Holmby-1.png?fit=780%2C604&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/RQD-Headshot-Main-Nick-Holmby-1.png\" alt=\"A medium shot of a stylish young man with short reddish-brown hair, round glasses, and a long chain earring, looking down and smiling brightly as if dancing. He wears a pink short-sleeved shirt and a black floral tie. His arms are raised, and he has prominent tattoos on both forearms. A soft arc of green light glows on the plain background behind him.\" class=\"wp-image-346869\"  \/>Credit: Nick Holmby<\/p>\n<p>Trans activist and comedian Ren Q. Dawe and his friends are just \u201cHere to Pee,\u201d but they\u2019ll probably make you laugh, cry and feel inspired. <\/p>\n<p>The St. Pete show marks the tour\u2019s 46th state along the way to make history as the first all-trans comedy tour to visit all 50 states. The show is as playful as it is a powerful statement on dignity and human rights. <\/p>\n<p>Proceeds from the gig go to the nonprofit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mytransnetwork.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trans Network<\/a>, which connects and supports the Tampa Bay trans community.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.cltampa.com\/event\/here-to-pee-comedy-tour-20838986\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tickets start at $23.18 for Ren Q. Dawe\u2019s \u2018Here to Pee\u2019 tour coming to St. Petersburg on Sunday, Nov. 9.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"collection-link has-small-font-size\">This article appears in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/collections\/oct-30-nov-5-2025\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Oct. 30 \u2013 Nov. 5, 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tRelated\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSelene San Felice is managing editor of Creative Loafing Tampa Bay. Prior to joining CL in 2025, she started the Axios Tampa Bay newsletter and worked for her hometown paper, The Capital in Annapolis,&#8230;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cltampa.com\/author\/selene\/\" rel=\"author nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMore by Selene San Felice\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Nick Holmby Trans activist and comedian Ren Q. 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