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ORLANDO, Fla. – Come Out With Pride<\/a> is this Saturday in downtown Orlando.<\/p>\n Organizers said they are not letting the current political climate get in the way of the celebration.<\/p>\n What we know:<\/p>\n Come Out With Pride is scheduled for this Saturday in downtown Orlando, offering a day of celebration with a parade, live performances, and family-friendly programming.\u00a0<\/p>\n Despite political headwinds and recent controversies\u2014particularly the state-mandated removal of a rainbow crosswalk near Pulse Nightclub\u2014organizers are determined to carry on. The event includes heightened security measures in coordination with local law enforcement and private security.<\/p>\n What we don’t know:<\/p>\n The community\u2019s long-term response to the Pulse crosswalk removal also continues to evolve. Additionally, the broader impact of Tampa Pride\u2019s cancellation on other Florida LGBTQ+ events is still unfolding.<\/p>\n The backstory:<\/p>\n The Pulse Nightclub site holds deep emotional and cultural significance for the LGBTQ+ community after the 2016 mass shooting.\u00a0<\/p>\n A rainbow crosswalk near the site was recently removed under a state directive banning politically symbolic pavement markings.\u00a0<\/p>\n CLICK TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX LOCAL APP<\/a><\/p>\n That decision drew criticism and added emotional weight to this year\u2019s Come Out With Pride, reinforcing it as more than a celebration\u2014it’s a statement of resilience.<\/p>\n Big picture view:<\/p>\n Florida has seen increasing political pressure and legislation affecting LGBTQ+ rights and visibility.\u00a0<\/p>\n SIGN-UP FOR FOX 35’S BREAKING NEWS, DAILY NEWS NEWSLETTERS<\/a><\/p>\n While Tampa Pride canceled its event this year in response, Orlando organizers are pushing back by emphasizing visibility and unity. The continued success of Come Out With Pride underscores Central Florida\u2019s importance as a hub for LGBTQ+ community pride and advocacy, even amid shifting state-level policies.<\/p>\n What they’re saying:<\/p>\n Come Out With Pride is set to take place in downtown Orlando with added security precautions and high community engagement.<\/p>\n “We are not going anywhere and that the largest event in Orlando and in Orange County and Central Florida continues and will continue to be an LGBTQ-plus one,” said Tatiana Quiroga, Executive Director of Come Out With Pride. “We\u2019re working very closely with OPD in Orange County. We have to hire private security and off-duty police officers. We barricade the entire park. We have metal detectors.”<\/p>\n What To Know :<\/p>\n Come Out With Pride is Saturday, Oct. 18 at Lake Eola Park in downtown Orlando.<\/p>\n 12 p.m. \u2014 Festival starts<\/p>\n 4 p.m. \u2014 Parade kicks off<\/p>\n 9:30 p.m. \u2014 Fireworks finale.<\/p>\n More information can be found on the Come Out With Pride website<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Source: This story was written based on information shared by Come Out With Pride organizers.<\/p>\n Orange County News<\/a>Orlando News<\/a>LGBTQ<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ORLANDO, Fla. – Come Out With Pride is this Saturday in downtown Orlando. Organizers said they are not…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7764,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[47,1432,115,1335,139,141,140,628],"class_list":{"0":"post-7763","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-orlando","8":"tag-fl","9":"tag-lgbtq","10":"tag-news","11":"tag-orange-county","12":"tag-orlando","13":"tag-orlando-headlines","14":"tag-orlando-news","15":"tag-us"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7763","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=7763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}