MEET YOUR
GRAND MARSHALS
GRAND MARSHAL:
“REVEREND TJAKOB HERO-SHAW ampa Pride is an incredibly
important opportunity
for community building,”
Reverend Jakob Hero-Shaw, senior
pastor at the Metropolitan Community
Church (MCC) says. “We live in a culture
where it is common to have thousands
of Facebook friends, yet we can be
profoundly lonely.”
Hero-Shaw says that there’s “great
value in taking to the streets and
celebrating who we are created to be,”
noting that being selected as one this
year’s grand marshals is an honor. Aside
from his daily work as MCC’s senior pastor,
he also serves on the church’s worldwide
denominational governing board and
is the coordinator for the Transgender
Religious Roundtable at the Center for
LGBTQ and Gender Studies at the Pacific
School of Religion.
The reverend’s passion is a byproduct
of his drive. Hero-Shaw is a graduate
of the Pacific School of Religion in
California, where he earned a Master of
Divinity degree, Master of Arts degree in
ethics and social theory, and a Graduate
Certificate in Sexuality and Religion.
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Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw
PHOTO BY ALLAN HERO-SHAW.
Jane Castor
PHOTO COURTESY TAMPA PD
Christopher Sean
PHOTO COURTESY OF TAMPA PRIDE
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