COME As You Are competition
DEADLINE IS 9/4/2022
WELCOME TO COME OUT ST PETE'S 2022-23 ROYAL COURT! WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE YOU AS OUR PERFORMING REPRESENTATIVES SUPPORTING OUR MISSION OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION FOR LGBTQ+ PEOPLE IN TAMPA BAY. OUR MISS, MR, & AMBASSADOR ARE COMMUNITY SERVICE TITLES AND AS SUCH INCLUDE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES BEYOND PERFORMANCE APPEARANCES. OUR GOAL FOR OUR TALENT COMPETITION IS TO PARTNER WITH THE AREA'S OUTSTANDING LGBTQ+ IDENTIFYING PERFORMERS TO REPRESENT COME OUT ST PETE AS WE SUPPORT OUR ROYAL COURT TO BE LEADERS AND ACTIVISTS. DUTIES WILL INCLUDE OUR MONTHLY FUNDRAISERS WHERE YOU WILL BE PERFORMING IN OUR THEMED SHOWS, DOING MEET AND GREETS, AND SELLING 50/50 CHANCE TICKETS AND COME OUT ST PETE MERCHANDISE. COURT IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AT APPOINTED TIMES READY TO FULFILL THEIR FUNDRAISING RESPONSIBILITIES. TITLE HOLDERS WILL ALSO NEED TO BE AVAILABLE FOR PRESS AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS, PHOTO SHOOTS, AND SPONSORED EVENTS FROM DONORS AND AFFILIATES. NATIONAL COMING OUT DAY/MONTH, ST PETE PRIDE, TAMPA PRIDE, EQUALITY FLORIDA GALA, HALLOWEEN ON CENTRAL, STONEWALL RECEPTION, ECT WILL BE SOME EVENTS THAT YOU'LL BE EXPECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. OUR EXPECTATION FOR ROYAL COURT TITLE HOLDERS IS FOR PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AT ALL TIMES, CONSIDERATION FOR FELLOW COURT TALENT, OUR STAFF, AND VOLUNTEERS AND TO PROMOTE APPEARANCES AND COME OUT ST PETE INITIATIVES AND ACTIVITIES IN A POSITIVE MANNER AMOUNG YOUR NETWORK AND SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS. IF AN ISSUE SHOULD ARISE REGARDING YOUR COMMITMENT TO OUR ORGANIZATION, WE WILL EXPECT TITLE HOLDERS TO BRING IT TO LEADERSHIP FOR RESOLUTION IN HOUSE, NO PUBLIC NEGATIVITY WILL BE TOLERATED. WE ALSO ENCOURAGE TITLE HOLDERS TO BE PROACTIVE IN FINDING CAUSES THAT ALIGN WITH OUR MISSION TO SUPPORT, ALL ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF ON YOUR ROYAL COURT TITLE MUST BE APPROVED BY COME OUT ST PETE LEADERSHIP AND COME OUT ST PETE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ASSIGN ANY AND ALL APPEARANCES AND RESPONSIBILITIES JOINTLY OR SEPARATELY AT ANY TIME. CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING SELECTED FOR 2022-23 ROYAL COURT!