# @tampabaytimes on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CbngZczp6y7
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/8214641-tampabaytimes-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2022-03-27T18:26:35.000+00:00

## Caption

🌈 If just for a day, Alyssa Alexander said it felt like no one was trying to rain on her parade.⁠
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From rainbow and pastel capes to a shirt that said “Free Dad Hugs,” amid a sea of thousands on a sunny Saturday in Ybor, the 21-year-old Tampa resident said it felt like it was impossible not to have a good time at the Tampa Pride festival and parade, where thousands found respite from a political climate surrounding LGBTQ issues that has many of them deeply concerned.⁠
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“It’s good to be here,” Alexander said. “It feels like a safe space.”⁠
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Read more about the celebration and see more photos at the link in our bio.⁠
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✍️ : Divya Kumar / Tampa Bay Times & 📷 : @abaderphoto / Special to the Times

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## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tampa Bay Times | @tampabaytimes | https://gondola.cc/tampabaytimes | Newspaper |
| Arielle Bader | @ArielleBader | https://gondola.cc/ArielleBader | Photographer |

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