Words to Live By: Community
My entire life is gay. I work in arguably one of the gayest offices in town, my gay friends and I mostly hang out in the locally gay-owned watering holes and I have played on gay softball, bowling,...
View ArticleWords To Live By: Religious Right
Let’s start by clarifying the use of the word right immediately. I’m not referring to the religious right as in the social dictator and presidential doubtful, Mike Huckabee. Or the incoherent speaking...
View ArticleWords To Live By: Change
Change is inevitable. It’s scary. You can’t control it or predict it. We’ve seen a great deal of change over the past several months. In September 2014, Tom Dyer announced that I would take over as...
View Article5.21.15 Editor’s Desk
It’s hard to believe this year marks a quarter century of Gay Day at the Magic Kingdom. You may know it by a different name. What was once simply known as Gay Day, you may now call “Gay Days,” ”One...
View ArticleGay Days kicks off with a party at Artegon Markplace
Gay Days kicked off with a party at the Artegon Marketplace June 2. The kickoff party launched a week full of events for what is now the 25th anniversary of the original Gay Day. The crowd was...
View ArticleEditor’s Desk 6.4.15
A month ago I wrote a Viewpoint column on the vast changes that were happening around our community and within the walls at Watermark. In that issue, we delivered the news that our longtime...
View ArticleOne Magical Weekend’s Red Version 1: Unmasked at Epcot
One Magical Weekend brought the sea of red to Epcot June 6 with Red Version 1: Unmasked. The next level circuit party was kept moving by DJ Paulo.Photos by Rick Claggett. The post One Magical Weekend’s...
View ArticleHamburger Mary’s Gay Days Broadway Brunch
Hamburger Mary’s Broadway Brunch was the first since Ginger Minj took a break away from her home at the famous eatery to go on tour and left The Minx as the sole hostess of the brunch. The Minx did an...
View ArticleEditor’s desk 6.18.15
We are in the eye of the big gay storm know as June here at Watermark Media. It’s fitting that June is the start of the hurricane season and the busiest gay month of the year. No time is wasted either....
View ArticleWORDS TO LIVE BY: Pride
The word “pride” has been everywhere lately. It started this month with Gay Days Weekend/One Magical Weekend, then came the Supreme Court decision declaring same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional, and...
View ArticleWords to Live by: Tops and Bottoms
The release of this issue of Watermark is a milestone for me. It marks the one-year anniversary since I officially became publisher of Watermark Media. The past 12 months have been an interesting ride...
View ArticleWords to live by: History
October is a full month of celebration and awareness. It’s LGBT History Month, Headdress Ball, Come Out With Pride, Tampa Bay Internal Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, National Breast Cancer Awareness...
View ArticleWords to Live by: Aging gracefully
By the time this article publishes, I will be 41. I’ve never been the type to dwell on age, well, not my own age. “I won’t fight aging,” I told myself. I will age gracefully. No plastic surgery, no...
View ArticleWords to Live By: Celebrate
June is busting out all over. It’s the month of my people. I know we aren’t quite there yet, but it is time to prepare. Before this issue leaves the stands, we will be swimsuit deep into pool parties,...
View Article2016 Orlando Fringe Review: The Animatronicans
The Animatronicans Yellow venue, find showtimes Hilarious! Stop reading this review and buy your tickets now before the shows sell out! I’ll wait. The Animatronicans is the latest work from the...
View ArticleROCKET MAN and KALEIDOSCOPE, by Ray Bradbury
ROCKET MAN and KALEIDOSCOPE, by Ray Bradbury Silver Venue, find showtimes David Lee is out of this world. Rocket Man & Kaleidoscope, By Ray Bradbury is a simple concept: one actor, David Lee,...
View ArticleWords To Live By: Passion
I would be remiss if I didn’t start this column out by thanking the Metropolitan Business Association for bestowing upon me the honor of Business Man of the Year. I have a great passion for what we do...
View ArticleWords To Live By: Baskets
We have an Easter tradition in my family. Annually, we search the house for Easter baskets left by Jesus, a rabbit or – most likely – my mother. The Easter basket tradition is one of my favorites, and...
View ArticleWords to Live By: Decisions
Decisions rarely come easy. Sit in the car with my roommate and I while we try to figure out lunch on the weekend, or hang out on our couch while we sift through every movie, unable to decide which one...
View ArticleJake Stevens defines a decade at Watermark
Orlando – February 8 marked the 10-year anniversary for Watermark’s art director, Jake Stevens. Tom Dyer, Watermark’s founder and guiding light, remembers the day he met Stevens. “I’ll never forget...
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