There’s simply nothing quite like it.’ Florida fun times (Photo: | Instagram) (Photo: | Instagram) ‘This is why I commit, like so many others, to returning. ‘Eighth year attending this important and affirming event where people are welcoming in ways black men of size too seldom experience in some spaces,’ he told GSN.
Tim’m West ( pictured above left) has attended the event every year. A Black Panther-inspired Wakanda party at Big Boy Pride (Photo: | Instagram) ‘Simply nothing quite like it’ ‘Big Boy Pride is about brotherhood, self-love and awareness, relationship building and elevating consciousness in the Big Boy community and the public at-large,’ states a description of the event on its official website. Martha Wash, formerly of the Weather Girls, was just one of several acts to entertain the crowd. Highlights included pool parties, cabaret, fashion show, seminars, a pyjama party and a Black Panther-inspired Wakanda-themed party. The theme? ‘A Deeper Love.’ Big Boy Pride gets the thumbs up from him (Photo: | Instagram) This year’s event ran 12-15 April at the Parliament House resort. The men have continued to welcome big guys from around the US (and beyond). Chilling at Big Boy Pride (Photo: | Instagram)Ĭo-organizers Tony Brown and Jay Torrence arranged the first Big Boy Pride in spring 2011.
Big Boy Pride is the premier hangout for big guys of color each year (Photo: | Instagram)īig Boy Pride is a party weekend aimed at LGBTI men of color and those who admire them. One of the world’s smaller but more specific Pride celebrations came to Orlando, Florida, over the weekend.