IN THE PRESS:
Sarasota's Project Pride hosts The Visionary AwardsMonday, July 27th, 2020
"The Visionary Awards were originally planned as a fancy sit-down dinner,” Joshua stated. "Now, we are throwing a virtual award show that will spotlight our guests of honor, and have musical performances and big cash prizes for our live viewers!” |
Project PRIDE SRQ hosts first LGBTQ Parade on SuncoastSaturday, June 13th, 2020
On his birthday, Project PRIDE Co-founder & Exec. Director, Joshua Beadle, celebrates pride. Coming from a town where there wasn’t LGBTQ support, Beadle says it’s his personal mission to bring it to his new home in Sarasota. "The parade on today really represents a new era in Sarasota, one where the gay community is visible and more represented," Beadle said. |
Project Pride celebrates Sarasota’s LGBTQ communityFriday, June 12th, 2020
Co-founded by area advocates Joshua Beadle and Katie McCurry, Project Pride initially planned to host a wide variety of in-person festivities this June. Their plans were restructured in response to COVID-19. The pandemic led Project PRIDE to begin hosting a number of digital experiences, uniting LGBTQ leaders throughout Sarasota to discuss the coronavirus and more. Beadle, Project Pride’s executive director, has interviewed more than 65 guests in recent months. |
Project PRIDE hopes to unite LGBTQ community and allies together across the Suncoast.Friday, June 12th, 2020
Project PRIDE SRQ, co–founder Joshua Beadle says their mission is to bring the LGBTQ community and their allies across the Suncoast together. "The idea really came about because there is a need to celebrate the LGBT community a lot more than what was actually happening in Sarasota," said Beadle. He says Project PRIDE SRQ has events planned out for 2020 to give residents on the Suncoast something to look forward to month after month. This week was supposed to be thier kickoff to Pride Month, but the cornonavirus pandemic forced them to change their approach. |
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New group celebrates Pride Month with socially distanced events in SarasotaWednesday, June 10th, 2020
The organization’s co-founder and executive director is Joshua Beadle, who also operates sarasotaout.com, which promotes and sponsors local LGBTQ events like monthly G2H2 Gay Group Happy Hours. Beadle had planned a week of Pride events, headlined by a Siesta Beach party, when the pandemic struck the U.S. |
Celebrate Pride Month with Project Pride SRQ | Suncoast View
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New Pride group aims to build LGBTQ visibilityMonday, May 11th, 2020
When they launched the new Project Pride SRQ to celebrate the LGBTQ community in the Sarasota area just a few months ago, co-founders Joshua Beadle and Katie McCurry were planning a week of activities in June that included guest speakers, a mini-gala, brunches and more. |
The Suncoast plans to applaud healthcare workers for heroism in fighting coronavirusSaturday, March 28th, 2020
Project PRIDE SRQ Executive Director, Joshua Beadle, says after seeing how New York and England were clapping for the healthcare workers, he thinks the Suncoast should too. It's about stepping outside of your quarantine for a moment to make as much noise as you can: banging pots, singing, clapping, whatever it may be. Beadle says it's their non-profit's effort to do something bigger than their mission; it's about thanking our health-care workers on a global scale. |
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Sarasota unveils ‘welcoming, inclusive’ crosswalkTuesday, February 18, 2020
When asked to clarify if the city’s stance was that the crosswalk was LGBTQ affirming, officials advised “Our stance is that we’re a welcoming, inclusive community." Area advocates celebrated the crosswalk after it was unveiled, including the LGBTQ chorus Diversity: The Voices of Sarasota. The organization echoed the excitement of board member and Sarasota OUT’s Joshua Beadle. |
Sarasota is Coming OUT!Wednesday, June 5, 2019
Beyond the performers, the crowd at Oasis was a true mixture of our LGBTQ community and allies, all coming together for a great time. And it was at Oasis that I met the “gay mayor” of Sarasota, Joshua Beadle. I would later learn the title is unofficial but well-deserved. In 2016, Joshua launched SarasotaOUT.com, to promote Sarasota as a welcoming LGBTQ destination for visitors, businesses and residents alike. He partners with community organizations, local non-profits and the tourism industry to host events throughout the year. According to Joshua: “Sarasota is coming out of the closet.” |
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The Starlite Room Will Get a Makeover and Be Featured on the Food NetworkFriday, March 29, 2019
The Starlite Room has hosted several LGBTQ-centered events in Sarasota. In collaboration with Beadle Media, the second level of the restaurant was home to Elevate, a bar that regularly hosted drag shows and performances. According to Yurckonis, renovations will take place on the first floor, meaning that the second floor will likely continue to host similar events. |
Beaux Arts Ball returns to SarasotaSunday, May 13th, 2018
Following dinner catered by Michael’s on East, things did indeed get a little wild, as guests were entertained by performances by the Fantasy Girls, a drag show coordinated by Josh Beadle and featuring emcee Brianna Summers. |
MOTE AQUARIUM WINS BEST ATTRACTION FROM SARASOTAOUT.COMWednesday, October 18, 2017
On Oct. 8, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium won best attraction at the first annual Sarasota’s OUT Awards. This celebratory event was hosted by SarasotaOUT.com, whose mission is to empower the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community in Sarasota by providing business listings, events, articles and blogs that will spotlight related people, places and things. |
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Tampa Bay’s Overheard: OUT-standingOctober 4, 2017
“I think Sarasota OUT could be the driving force to help make the LGBT community come together,” Sarasota OUT manager Josh Beadle told Watermark in January. It’s a mission he and his team have accomplished: the community voted for the area’s best of the best in September, and will now come together to celebrate the winners." |
Sarasota Film Festival presents the 2017 LGBTQ film lineupWednesday, March 22, 2017
Josh Beadle, director of Sarasota OUT and Gay Guy Happy Hour, says the event will help raise money for LGBTQ programming. He says he is working vigilantly with Refos to encourage the LGBTQ community to view the films, which will help increase next year’s filming. |
SarasotaOUT.com and G2H2 donate $5310 to The Point FoundationFriday, March 10, 2017
SarasotaOUT.com is proud to be presenting the POINT FOUNDATION a check for $5310 from our 2017 Valentine's Prom! Point Foundation (Point) empowers promising lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) students to achieve their full academic and leadership potential – despite the obstacles often put before them – to make a significant impact on society. |
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Better Together: Sarasota’s LGBTQ community unites for Sarasota OUTThursday, January 12, 2017
People in the Sarasota area looking for LGBT-friendly resources now have a one-stop shop for their needs thanks to Sarasota OUT, Sarasota’s new LGBT directory of events and businesses. “I think Sarasota OUT could be the driving force to help make the LGBT community come together,” Sarasota OUT manager Josh Beadle says. |
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Beadle Media donates total of $2500 to charityMonday, September 22, 2016
Joshua Beadle of Beadle Media volunteered over 100 hours working on the film 'When the Party Ends' for Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Florida. His hours where matched totaling a donation to Planned Parenthood in the amount of $2500 |
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Thursday, April 7, 2016
Special edition of Elevate Friday at Starlite Room for organizer Joshua Beadle's birthday from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. |
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Thursday, April 7, 2016
Joshua Beadle’s monthly Gay Guy Happy Hour (G2H2) — a popular event for gay professionals and supporters to meet, network and hang out — has partnered with Sarasota Film Festival for Thursday’s event at the new Aloft Hotel (pictured is its WXYZ Bar) with special guest Jason Benjamin. |
Sarasota Film Festival celebrates the LGBT communityMonday, April 4th, 2016
To celebrate the festival’s LGBT presence, Sarasota’s monthly “Gay Guy Happy Hour” (G2H2) will feature special guest director/producer Jason Benjamin. Benjamin made his directorial debut with Suited, a documentary about the Brooklyn-based tailoring company Bindle and Keep which serves the LGBTQ community. G2H2 will take place on April 7 from 5:30 to 8:30 at Aloft Sarasota, a new festival sponsor |
SFF hosts Gay Guy Happy HourTuesday, March 1, 2016
The always fun and fabulous Gay Guy Happy Hour (G2H2) monthly event is going to be even more exciting this Thursday when Sarasota Film Festival Producer John Secor gives G2H2 attendees a glimpse of the LGBT films slated for the April 1-10 festival. Secor will also announce some of the special events and personalities planned for the 18th annual festival |
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LGBT Valentine's PromThursday, February 11, 2016
Beadle Media, The Francis and ALSO Youth present an annual dance for everyone who missed out on their own prom because of their sexual orientation, as well as everyone else interested in supporting LGBT issues while having a great time. |
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Joshua Beadle on his new weekly...Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Joshua Beadle knows how to throw a killer party. From house parties to events at hotels, he’s an expert. This week alone, his Beadle Media company launches the 2016 edition of the popular Gay Guy Happy Hour (G2H2) on Thursday with an evening at Sophie’s at Saks Fifth Avenue in The Mall at University Town. |
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Sarasota to ‘Elevate’ LGBT nightlifeWednesday, January 6, 2016
Sarasota – Locals searching for a new LGBT hot spot can elevate their Friday night experience at Starlite in Sarasota. Jan. 8 is the grand opening of Elevate – Friday Nights at Starlite. The night will kick off with a happy hour from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the downstairs lounge, where guests can mingle while enjoying the sounds of show tunes on the piano. |
Sarasota – Discover Gay FloridaWednesday, August 5, 2015
Ivory Lounge (1413 Main St.), normally a straight venue, offers a gay night every Thursday called “Cream Thursdays,” organized by local promoter Joshua Beadle. Cream Thursdays offers dancing, high-energy music and performances by female impersonators. |
More Prom and a Clown at the BarThursday, February 12, 2015
Joshua Beadle, who always demonstrates how to have a good time at his events, was decked out in gold sequin dress, blond wig, and impressive stilettos, flanked by his pals, the handsomely hairy Hunter Jackson and the dynamic duo of Zara Barrie and Eduardo Anaya. |
Factory Girl: Ratchet BallThursday, March 6, 2014
Last Thursday, I had the ultimate pleasure of attending the exclusive "Ratchet Ball" at the controversially fabulous "Cream Thursday," at Ivory Lounge. Now, if you're a socially conservative heterosexual over the age of 35, you might be asking yourself, what in sweet lady Jane's name DOES "ratchet" mean? |
Factory Girl: Entitled QueensWednesday, February 5, 2014
Factory Girl quickly dialed up two of her favorite Entitled Queens (who is better to gossip with than an Entitled Queen?), Eduardo Anaya and Joshua Beadle. She called for an urgent kiki. |
Overheard in Tampa Bay: Mark your calendars for Tampa Pride!Thursday, July 31, 2014
The Ivory Lounge is at 1413 Main Street in Sarasota. Cream Thursday is organized by Sarasota man-about-town Josh Beadle, who is always planning the next big celebration. Visit Cream Thursdays on Facebook for more details. |
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Ivory Lounge ‘grand opening’Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Then on Sunday, Joshua Beadle, the promoter behind such popular events as G2H2 Sarasota (Gay Guy Happy Hour) launches a new weekly happy hour from 5 to 10 p.m. called Sunday Service. |
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FCK SRQ: Sarasota's in-your-face philanthropistsMonday, June 16, 2014
The exact reactions vary, but the sentiment is usually the same — "How dare you?" "Who do you think you are?" "What's your problem with Sarasota?" These are hardly the reactions most business owners want to hear from customers, but for Lauren Perchitti and Joshua Beadle, founders of the new clothing line, For Charity and Karma in SRQ, they welcome the reactions; it gives them a chance to explain themselves. |
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Despite drag complaints, Ivory Lounge will remain open in SarasotaThursday, January 16, 2014
For Sarasota resident Joshua Beadle, who works Cream Thursdays at the bar, the city attorney’s decision is a huge win for the lounge, which he supports and where he holds several events each week. “Today the city made a clear statement about the future of Ivory Lounge,” he wrote in a letter to Watermark. “All motivations used by the residents against Ivory Lounge; sound, vibrations, adult entertainment, cabaret, striptease, illegal operation and an immature crowd, have all been discarded by the city as none of it is true. We are a nightclub and we operate as one!” |
What Are We Thankful For?Tuesday, November 19, 2013
I’m thankful for so many things. I’m thankful for the life God gave me, and the talent he blessed me with. I moved from Pennsylvania four years ago, and I moved down here to Florida knowing only one person. In that time, I’ve started my own graphic design business and had the pleasure of working with some outstanding companies. ALandCHUCK.travel, Sawmill Campground, Hotspots Magazine, |
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Isn't it romantic: Drag Queen Jell-O wrestling on Valentine's DayWednesday, February 13, 2013
Cream Thursdays — the weekly gay night at Ivory Lounge — is celebrating Valentine’s Day with a special night full of romance, cocktails, mood lighting and drag queens wrestling in a vat of Jell-O. Lady Liemont, Trixie Champagne and host Arica Love will fight for the, uhm, let’s say “honor” of being the creme de la Cream when it comes to glamorous grappling. There’s no cover and there will be free drinks from 10-11 p.m. |
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Sarasota's LGBT nightlife is heating upWednesday, July 18, 2012
“When I moved here two years ago, I found nothing but Barrel 87, and Arica and I said to each other, ‘We need a place where we can go to dress up and wear our cute shoes,’” Beadle says with a laugh. “So we helped create it." |
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Good to be gay in Sarasota: GLBT events blossom throughout the weekWednesday, January 4, 2012
Sarasota has never been gayer. There is more GLBT-focused stuff going on in the area than ever before, and it is truly refreshing and reassuring considering how many people consider Sarasota one big heteronormative bubble. |
The Scenestress: Getting her reality onWednesday, October 5, 2011
In what surely sounds like the beginnings of a new reality show, G2H2 — Gay Guys Happy Hour, debuts at Ivory Lounge (1413 Main St.) tonight (10/6) beginning at 5:30 p.m. The official line is "Sarasota just got scene," meaning this event aims to draw all the classy, sophisticated gays for cocktails and, well ... I'll leave it at that. |