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SOTO HONORS CENTRAL FLORIDA LEADERS FOR PRIDE MONTH

June 19, 2020

KISSIMMEE, FL - In honor of Pride Month 2020, Rep. Darren Soto (FL-09) held a virtual ceremony recognizing six individuals in Central Florida for their accomplishments. The honorees' biographies were submitted into the Congressional Record and they received Congressional Certificates.

"During Pride Month, we celebrate and honor the progress we've made when it comes to LGBTQ equality. We also take this opportunity to raise awareness of the work that still needs to be done and the issues the LGBTQ community still faces," saidRep. Soto. "In Central Florida, we're blessed to have leaders of the LGBTQ community that have forged incredible progress and continue fighting every day to advance equality. We honor their accomplishments and contributions to our district."

The 2020 Honorees are:

  • Angus L. Bradshaw: the Executive Director of Miracle of Love, Inc., an HIV service organization in Orlando.

  • Ashley Figueroa: an award-winning leader in social services who is the Founder and Executive Director of the Gender Advancement Project (GAP) which focuses on the progression and inclusion of Transgender and Gender Non-Binary individuals in Central Florida. She is a proud Transgender Latina American Woman.

  • Jeremy Thomas Lanier: the president of the Downtown Business Association of Kissimmee, an organization that both of his parents led at one time. He also serves as a board member of various community organizations including Kissimmee Main Street, the Osceola County Historical Society, the Opportunity Center, and the Osceola County LGBTA.

  • Juan Rodriguez: founder of Bliss CARES, a nonprofit organization in Orlando that seeks to save lives by treating and preventing the spread of HIV, Hepatitis and STDs.

  • Kellie Parkin: the Pride Chamber's Chief Executive Officer and a leader of Central Florida's LGBTQ economic equality movement.

  • Tommi Pritchett: the Director of Development and Kissimmee Program Manager for LGBT+ Center Orlando, Incorporated.

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