Archive for July 1st, 2005

Visitors Bureau spends county funds to acknowledge gays

July 1, 2005

Ronda Storms’ Hillsborough Homophobia parade is continuing to frighten those who make their livings around here from tourists. Remember: gays and lesbians spend huge amounts of money on their travels. Oops. The Tampa Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau has hired a public relations firm to combat possible fallout from county commissioners’ June 15 vote to [...]

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Don’t give up Cope

July 1, 2005

I’d like to respond to some reader comments left on the Rose Ferlita post from yesterday. First, the comments: I think the Hills. Co. Commission really needs Rose Ferlita’s compassion, especially after it’s recent homophobia debaucle. About 15 years ago, when my partner had full-blown AIDS, we used Rose Drugs for his medications. We found [...]

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