How Trans Teens Are Fighting for Safety and Joy: And the New Book That’s Telling Their Stories
By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Caught in a relentless barrage of anti-trans legislation, sensationalized headlines and misinformation,...
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Oct 168 min read
Unpacking Feminine Rage with Mannequin Pussy
By Dakota Parks for Inweekly If the state of the world ever makes you feel like a feral animal backed in a corner baring your teeth, then...
Oct 26 min read
Going Beyond the Screen At Stamped Film Festival
By Dakota Parks for Inweekly For the past 12 years, Stamped Film Festival has been a beacon of LGBTQ+ storytelling in the South, offering...
Aug 18 min read
Join The Club: A Spotlight on Pensacola Book Clubs
By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Making friends as an adult is challenging. Making friends as an adult who prefers the company of a good book...
Apr 1710 min read
New Rhythms, New Rhymes: Spotlight on Local Poets
By Dakota Parks for Inweekly “Poetry is the way we help give name to the nameless so it can be thought … And where that language does not...
Feb 19 min read
Archiving as Resistance: Invisible Histories Expands to the Panhandle
By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Over the centuries, queer history has often dwelled in obscurity—marginalized, overlooked and literally...
Jan 175 min read
Calling All Readers & Shoppers To Odd Colony’s Grown-Up Book Fair
By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Close your eyes for a moment and let the nostalgia of your childhood come rushing back. The school halls...
Dec 13, 20234 min read
Richard McCabe’s ‘Perdido’: Journey Through a Dystopian Paradise
By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Richard McCabe doesn’t just photograph places. He tries to transport you to them, capturing memories,...
Sep 27, 20233 min read
Stamped Film Festival: Where LGBTQ+ Stories Find Their Voice
By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Since its inception in 2012, Stamped Film Festival has become a cultural cornerstone in Pensacola that...
Aug 23, 20236 min read
Lady Fest's Legacy: 10 Years of Music, Diversity and Cookies and Cake
By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Like many iconic staples in the Pensacola music scene, Cookies and Cake was born out of the creative and...
Aug 2, 20236 min read
The Labor of Fun: With “Hotsy-Totsy-Vrooom-O-Rama” creators Joseph Herring and Amy Ruddick
By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Artists and longtime creative collaborators, Joseph Herring and Amy Ruddick, are on a mission to infuse fun...
Jun 22, 20238 min read
The Art of Pride: PensaPride Highlights LGBTQ+ Creativity and Resistance
By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Pride is more than just a celebration. For many, it is a place of refuge, a time to honor the rich history...
May 25, 20239 min read
Resilience and Resistance: Empowering Local Pride
By Dakota Parks for Inweekly While June commemorates the official start of Pride month, the celebrations in Pensacola always begin...
Oct 20, 20227 min read
FemFest Returns
By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Kirstin Norris Gartner juggled baby monitors and a chef’s knife while preparing dinner for her family during...
Sep 29, 20226 min read
Exploring the Synchronicities of “Séance”
By Dakota Parks for Inweekly Whether or not you believe in ghosts, Shannon Taggart is not out to convince you one way or another. For the...
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