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SAM SMITH QUITS TWITTER —AT LEAST FOR NOW BY ALEXANDER KACALA

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HOLLYWOOD-Sam Smith has put his Twitter account on hold, after a flurry of responses regarding his acceptance speech for his Oscar™ win for Best Song (“Writing’s on the Wall” from the James Bond movie Spectre). Smith tweeted on Wednesday: “I’m logging off for a while. Some Martinis shaken not stirred are deﬁnitely in order.” Accepting the award, Smith said: “I read an article a few months ago by Ian McKellen, and he said that no openly gay man had ever won an Oscar.™ And if this is the case, even if it isn’t the case, I want to dedicate this to the LGBT community all around the world.” Gay Oscar™ winner Dustin Lance Black (2009 Best Original Screenplay winner for the movie Milk) was quick to respond online. “Hey @SamSmithWorld, if you have no idea who I am, it may be time to stop texting my fiance,” referring to British diver Tom Daley. The tweet also included video of Black accepting his Oscar.™ Blindsided, Smith responded: “Second openly gay man to win an Oscar™ or third or fourth or 100th, it wasn’t my point,” Smith

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AND THE OSCAR GOES TOO...! 1. Sir John Gielgud, an openly gay actor, won Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 1981 for his performance in Arthur.

2. The veteran actor Joel Grey, who came out

last year, won the award for Best Supporting Actor for Cabaret in 1973.

3. Spanish director Pedro Almodóvar won for writing Talk to Her in 2002. 4. In 1990, Stephen Sondheim took home an Oscar™ for Best Original Song, “Sooner or Later (I Always Get My Man),” from Dick Tracy. 5. “True Blood” creator Alan Ball, who has said he came out as gay to his mother when he was 33, won an Oscar™ in 2000 for writing American Beauty. 6. Elton John won an Oscar™ for 1994’s Best Original Song, “Can You Feel the Love Tonight,” from The Lion King. 7. Howard Ashman, a gay lyricist who died from AIDS complications in 1991, first won Best Original Song “Under the Sea” from 1989’s The Little Mermaid. Then, he was posthumously honored in the same category in 1991 for the song “Beauty and the Beast” from the film of the same name. 8. After writing “I Need to Wake Up” for the Al Gore documentary An Inconvenient Truth, Melissa Etheridge won Best Original Song in 2007. 9. Bill Condon, an openly gay filmmaker, won an Oscar™ in 1999 for writing the screenplay to Gods and Monsters, which he also directed. 10. John Schlesinger won an Oscar™ in 1970 for directing Midnight Cowboy. tweeted. “My point was to shine some light on the LGBT community who I love so dearly. Apologies for the mix up @DLanceBlack I’ll be sure to check out your ﬁlms now. Belated Congrats on the Oscar™ x.” From Elton John to Melissa Etheridge, we list thirteen times gay people won an Oscar™ prior to the confused Smith.

11. Before coming out, Jodie Foster won two Academy Awards for her work in The Accused and The Silence of the Lambs. 12. Scott Rudin won for producing No Country for Old Men in 2007.

13. Dustin Lance Black received the Academy Award in 2009 for Best Original Screenplay for Milk.

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New study says LGBT residents in Jacksonville feel discrimination

JACKSONVILLE- A study by the University of North Florida shows members of the LGBT community in Jacksonville feel that they are being discriminated against. According to the authors of the study, the results show a need for an expanded Human Rights Ordinance in the city.

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Florida widow in same-sex marriage suit ﬁnally gets beneﬁts from Social Security

FORT MYERS--Arlene Goldberg, the lesbian widow denied her late wife’s Social Security when the state of Florida refused to recognize their New York marriage, will finally begin to receive survivor’s benefits, according to the ACLU. “I’m very happy. I feel like I’m fulfilled, thanks to the ACLU, of course — their hard work and perseverance,” said Goldberg. “This is the beginning for other folks like me. I have friends whose partners died, just like Carol did, and they’re waiting now. Florida doesn’t have its act together in passing the information [to Social Security]. This will pressure them into giving other folks what they deserve.” 

SCHOOL REVERSES RULING ON ANTI-GAY STICKERS

INDIO, CA (AP) - Students who placed anti-gay stickers on their identiﬁcation badges at a Southern California high school have been asked to leave them at home. This is a complete about-face from the school’s earlier ruling that gave students the right to wear the symbols, just as others can sport insignia supporting gay rights, administrators said. Both symbols were allowed as a matter of free speech, as long as they didn’t cause a disruption at Shadow Hills High School. 

UN AMBASSADOR FROM US TAKES 17 OTHER AMBASSADORS TO GAY PLAY NEW YORK-- Over 70 countries have anti-gay laws which is one reason why Samantha Power, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, decided to take 17 U.N. ambassadors to the theater Tuesday night to see the Tony Award-winning play “Fun Home” whose main character is a lesbian with a closeted gay dad. Power, a strong advocate for the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transsexuals, got a standing ovation at the end of the play, led by Tony nominee Beth Malone who thanked her and President Barack Obama for doing “so much for LGBT rights.” 

South Dakota’s Governor Veto’s Anti Transgender Bill

PIERRE, SD (AP) - South Dakota’s governor vetoed a bill Tuesday that would have made it the ﬁrst state in the U.S. to approve a law requiring transgender students to use the bathrooms and locker rooms that match their sex at birth. The American Civil Liberties Union, the Human Rights Campaign and transgender students and adults called the legislation discriminatory. 

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TALLAHASSEE--With overwhelming bipartisan support, today the Florida House passed SB 242, also known as IDEA (“Miami-Dade Infectious Disease Elimination Act”). SB 242 had passed the Senate in a 37-2 vote last week, and Rep. Katie Edwards, House sponsor of companion bill, HB 81, brought the Senate version to the ﬂoor for its successful vote today.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah’s GOPcontrolled Senate rejected a proposal to beef up the state’s hate crimes law and add protections for gay and transgender people on Wednesday. The measure from Republican Sen. Steve Urquhart called for heavier punishments in crimes motivated by factors such as a victim’s race, gender and religion. It failed by six votes in the 29-member Senate. 

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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING...

Random thoughts from social media and beyond this week

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RUBIO ON HIS BIG LOSS ON SUPER TUESDAY “IF I DIDN’T HAVE TO SHARE THE BALLOT WITH TWO OR THREE OTHER PEOPLE, I WOULD HAVE WON.”

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CLINTON ON HER BIG WIN ON SUPER TUESDAY “THIS COUNTRY BELONGS TO ALL OF US….NOT JUST THE PEOPLE WHO LOOK ONE WAY, WORSHIP ONE WAY, OR EVEN THINK ONE WAY.” POLITICO.COM

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SPEAKER OFTHE HOUSE, ON TWITTER PAUL RYAN “HAPPY BIRTHDAY “IF A PERSON WANTS TO @JUSTINBIEBER! BE THE NOMINEE OF THE YOU’RE ALL REPUBLICAN PARTY, THERE GROWN UP, SO CAN BE NO EVASIONS AND START ACTING LIKE NO GAMES. THEY MUST REIT!” JECT ANY GROUP OR CAUSE THAT IS BUILT ON BIGOTRY. THIS PARTY DOES NOT PREY ON PEOPLE’S PREJUDICES.” Politico.com

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LEONARDO DICAPRIO’S “NOT ONLY DID HE FINALLY NAB THAT ELUSIVE GOLD STATUE FOR BEST ACTOR, HIS WIN WENT ON TO BECOME THE MOST TWEETED MOMENT IN OSCAR™ HISTORY, BEATING OUT ELLEN DEGENERES’S FAMED SELFIE FROM TWO YEARS AGO.”

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“Justin Bieber gets a shirtless wax figure at Las Vegas Madame Tussauds for his birthday.”

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Super Tuesday Message: LGBT equality “at stake” BY RICHARD HACK

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With the final results from Super Tuesday primary voting now edged in the history books, it is fast becoming clear that this year’s Presidential election will be a battle to the finish line between Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton and Republican front-runner Donald Trump. Should that prove to be true, it is likely going to be a reality check for LGBT equality with many of our hard-won gains on the line. While initially appearing to be an all-inclusive candidate, Donald Trump, in recent weeks, has recanted much of his support for LGBT equality. In what was something of a shocking U-turn in regard to same-sex marriage, Trump is said to be now reconsidering the subject.

Last summer, Trump issued a blanket statement on the subject of same-sex marriage saying, “Some people have hopes of passing amendments, but it’s not going to happen… Anybody that’s making that an issue is doing it for political reasons. The Supreme Court ruled on it.” A few weeks ago on Fox News, however, Trump seemed to be picking up on a plan extolled by Marco Rubio, who had earlier pledged to appoint ultra conservative judges to the Supreme Court and demand a relook at the issue. On Fox News, Trump said the following regarding samesex marriage: “It has been ruled upon, it has been there. [But] if I’m elected I would be very strong in putting certain judges on the bench that maybe could

change things. “At some point they have to get back down to business, but there’s no question about it, I wish it was done by the state.” Speaking to David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network in mid-February, Trump said that he could be “trusted” to overturn the ruling. It was an interesting side-step by the ever-elastic contender who had been pegged by Log Cabin Republicans as “one of the best, if not the best, pro-gay Republican candidates to ever run for the presidency.” The endorsement was a surprise for Trump who responded, “I have not heard that at all… I think [evangelicals] can trust me on traditional marriage. “Frankly it should have been

state – I was very much in favor of having the court rule that it goes to states, and let the states decide. “It was a shocking decision for you and for me and for a lot of people. I was in favor of letting the states decide and that’s the way it looked like it was going, and then all of a sudden out of nowhere came this very massive decision and they took it away. “I was always in favor of states rights, states deciding – on many issues, not just this.” Following Super Tuesday’s results, the Human Rights Campaign has warned that LGBT rights will be in play for an eventual showdown between the two. HRC President Chad Griffin said: “In the biggest show-

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equality majority, and elect prodown of the campaign so far, the LGBT candidates up and down strong showing from both Hillthe ballot. In 2016, HRC expects ary Clinton and Donald Trump that the pro-equality vote will foreshadows the stakes for be larger, stronger, and more millions of LGBT Americans in energized than at any point in November. history. “As pro-equality voters look According to Brandon Lorenz toward Election Day, the differat the HRC, exit polls show that ences between Hillary Clinton in 2012 at least six million LGB and Donald Trump on LGBT Americans voted in an election equality are enormous. decided by less than five million “Hillary Clinton has presented votes. Today, in key states a clear vision for creating a like Ohio, North Carolina, and better future for LGBT people Florida, the across this population of nation. LGBT adults “Donald is greater Trump has than the averdemonage margin strated that he of victory in would block In the biggest the last three full LGBT showdown of presidential equality as elections. president, the campaign Polling done whether it’s by Greenby appointso far, the berg Quining Supreme strong lan Rosner Court justices for HRC to overturn showing from shows that a nationwide 55% majorboth marriage ity of voters equality or Hillary Clinton are less likely by supporting to support a legislation and candidate for that would Donald Trump president who lead to more opposes allowKim Davisforeshadows ing samelike discrimisex couples nation.” the stakes for to marry. The Human millions of This majorRights ity includes Campaign LGBT Indepenhas officially dents, married endorsed Americans women and Hillary, and in November.” white millenits members nials. All of and supportthese groups ers have made voted Republithousands of can in the last GOTV calls congressional election. into Super Tuesday states in the Clinton’s competitor Bernie last week. Prior to that, HRC Sanders, has not released opened offices and sent staff to specific policies on LGBT South Carolina, Nevada, New issues with the exception of Hampshire and Iowa where a few broad policy points. He it made thousands of voter claims the wave of endorsecontacts in the states on behalf ments for Clinton were “estabof Hillary Clinton. lishment groups rallying aroun With 1.5 million members and the establishment candidate, supporters nationwide, HRC reminding everyone that he is planning an unprecedented supported equal marriage four organizational effort to register years before Clinton.  and mobilize the nation’s pro-

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THE AGENDA INTERVIEW

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BAPTISTE:Who was your inspiration for becoming a gay activist? DRUCKER: My ﬁrst partner, Jerry. Jerry died of full-blown AIDS in 1991, at the age of 31. And I, like many people who were directly impacted by the epidemic in its early stages, had always felt that gays were treated as second-class citizens by the government. Had AIDS been an epidemic that mainly targeted middle-aged white men who played golf, I believe the government’s reaction would have been very different!

IRWIN DRUCKER:

A NEVER ENDING LOVE FOR EQUALITY

Irwin Drucker has an overwhelming passion for the LGBT community that just won’t quit. Since the late 1980s, Drucker has been advocating for equality and gay rights, after ﬁrst compelled to ﬁght for inclusive at his former employer, IBM. Drucker’s journey to advocacy and the work that he does for the betterment of our community is an inspiration to future advocates.

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BAPTISTE: When did you first start advocating for gay rights? DRUCKER: In 1989, when I was employed at IBM. IBM had recently acquired Lotus, which offered same-sex domestic partner benefits to its employees. So the question became did IBM extend that benefit to all its employees, or take it away from the Lotus employees. I had already come out to my co-workers and managers, and was asked to become a member of a small working group that eventually convinced the company leadership to implement worldwide domestic partner benefits at the start of 1997. And I’ve been consistently involved ever since. BAPTISTE: Who are your LGBT heroes? DRUCKER: Well, the easy answer would be Harvey Milk. And he is one of my LGBT heroes. But the heroes I really admire are the ones who stand up and fight in times or places where being out and gay isn’t that easy. And I don’t even know their names. But they are the ones who inspire me to keep doing what I do. The transgender teen in Harlem. The gay boy growing up in rural South Carolina. The lesbian in rural Texas. They are still the victims of social ostracism. Some are disowned by their families and thrown out into the street. Others are bullied every day at school, while principals turn a blind eye. And yet they go on. And they fight. And sometimes they die. They are my heroes! BAPTISTE: What do you think is the next battle for our community after our win for Marriage Equality? DRUCKER: I think the next critical battle will be for Economic Equality. I serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and so I see first hand

how many amazing small and medium sized LGBT-owned businesses there are in America. And yet, most of them are under-represented in terms of participation in the global supply chains of major corporations. In addition, at the micro level, in more than 30 states, it is still completely legal for an employer to fire an employee simply because that employee is LGBT. Or for a landlord to refuse to rent someone an apartment for the same reason. The list goes on and on. Until Title VII of the US Civil Rights Act of 1964 is amended to include LGBT, or until some other comprehensive antidiscrimination law is passed, we will still be fighting for full equality. BAPTISTE: How do you feel about Marriage Equality being wiped from the law if a Republican becomes President? DRUCKER: If such a thing were to happen, I would be outraged. And although we are certainly hearing a lot of rhetoric to that effect by the lunatic fringe (read: the current Republican Presidential contenders), I don’t think it’s likely to happen. All of the recent polls show that greater than 55% of Americans are in support of Marriage Equality at this time. BAPTISTE: Do you believe that a Republican controlled White House and Congress can overturn Marriage Equality? DRUCKER: Unless I’m mistaken, now that the Supreme Court has ruled that marriage equality is a civil right and any law depriving citizens of that right in unconstitutional, I believe that only the Supreme Court can strike it down. And that would require another case being brought before the court, and the Justices deciding that they were wrong in Obergefell v Hodges. I doubt this will happen. Look at Roe v Wade. In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that a woman has a constitutional right to chose with regard to termination of an unwanted pregnancy. There have been many attempts by the right to bring a case forward to the court in an attempt to get a reversal, and none have met with success. And with the recent death of Valdemort (read: Justice Antonin Scalia) I think an effort to overturn Obergefell v Hodges would be extremely difficult. BAPTISTE: How do you respond to the current Florida HIV/AIDS statistics? DRUCKER: I think it’s tragic that the rate

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BAPTISTE: What do you see as our weaknesses as a community? DRUCKER: I think our community has two major weaknesses that

BAPTISTE: How do you feel about our up and coming LGBT youth? DRUCKER: That’s actually an interesting question. I have mixed feelings, to be honest. On the plus side, I think it’s great that their generation, in general, doesn’t put labels on people’s sexuality. We all know that human sexuality is a spectrum, and each of us falls somewhere on that spectrum, from exclusively gay or lesbian, to bisexual/pansexual, to exclusively heterosexual. Today’s youth feel much more comfortable about exploring where they fit in, openly and honestly, without the need for labeling themselves. And therefore, they also tend to not be judgmental of their peers and the decisions they make. And I think that’s great. However, on the down side, I think that because they didn’t have to fight for their place in society, the way my peers and I (members of the “Stonewall Generation”) did, they lose sight of the fact things weren’t always as open and easy for us as they are for them. They take their rights for granted, and don’t realize how much we still need to fight for.

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BAPTISTE: What are your feelings on Truvada? DRUCKER: I assume you mean using Truvada as PREP when you ask this question, and I think it’s awesome. I know there are some in the HIV prevention community who think that condoms are the only appropriate choice in prevention, and even call attention to the fact that Truvada doesn’t prevent the spread of other STDs. While that is undeniably true, I don’t think using condoms does either. And here’s why. When was the last time you gave or received oral sex with a condom? All of those other STDs are spread via oral sex and well as anal sex. Therefore, they are still being spread throughout the community. Given that fact, I think people should be free to choose between condoms and PREP without being stigmatized (there’s that word again) by being called a Truvada Whore!!

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BAPTISTE: What do you think we can do as a community to lower our rate of HIV/AIDS infection? DRUCKER: I think the thing we most need to do is to de-stigmatize HIV. I think the reason most people either don’t want to know their status, or chose to not disclose their status, is that there is still a great deal of stigma associated with being HIV positive. Just go on Grindr and the ﬁrst thing you notice are all of the references to people being “clean”. Are HIV positive people dirty? OF COURSE NOT! But that’s the message we are sending when we don’t stand up and be inclusive of our HIV positive brothers and sisters, and not continue to treat them as pariahs.

prevent us from achieving our maximum potential. The ﬁrst is egotism. We have to remember that we are a community and as a community we have to work together as a team. That means that sometimes you have to do something someone else’s way. Unfortunately, there are some who think their way is the only way, and in so doing, either intentionally or unintentionally erect roadblocks to our collective success. They lose sight of the bigger picture in their egotistical desire to do things their way. The second is insularity. Collectively, we are known as the LGBT community … but how many of us, myself included, really actively participate fully with all aspects of our community? And add to that the other racial and cultural differences in a community as rich as ours, and you begin to see that there are lots of threads, but they don’t always weave together. I have to give a big shout out to The Pride Center for doing a great job of creating programs and events that target all of the various elements …. now we have to ﬁgure out how to bring the threads together as one.

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of new infections in Broward and Miami-Dade counties are the two highest in the country. There are a great deal of root causes behind these sad numbers. But the bottom line is that people have to get tested, know their status, share their status with their sex partners openly and honestly, and engage in safer sex practices. Period.

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OSCARS™ ADVOCATE FOR CHANGE

Host Chris Rock had the most obvious gripe, as a black man and an actor. “Well, I am here at the Academy Awards, otherwise known as the White People Choice Awards,” he said to the surprise of no one. Pointing to the lack of nominations for black actors, Rock said, “If they nominated hosts, I wouldn’t even get this job…..Is Hollywood racist? You are damn right HollyBy wood’s racRichard ist. Hollywood Hack is sorority racist. But things are changing.” Of course, not fast enough. Best Actor winner Leonardo diCaprio brought attention to environmental discrimination as he accepted his award for Revenant. “Climate change is real. It is happening right now. It 16

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AS I SEE IT

n many ways, the Oscar™ Awards, that much maligned entanglement of a Hollywood long out of step with the times, proved itself to be more current than ever last Sunday night as the 88th annual Academy Awards show unspooled live on ABC. Nearly every winner had a complaint, and a hoped-for solution to the discrimination they felt touched them personally through their work or art.

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is the most urgent threat facing our entire species and we need to work together and stop procrastinating. Do not take the planet for granted.” No mention of the Republican congress who isn’t convinced that the earth is dying. The LGBT community got its moment to shine when Best Song winner Sam Smith took his time in the spotlight to incorrectly label himself the first openly gay person to win an Oscar™. He was preceded by at least 13 others, but who’s counting? Their wins have not slowed the discrimination gays face around the world on a daily basis, particularly in some areas of the United States. “I want to dedicate this to the LGBT community all around the world. I stand here tonight as a proud gay man. I hope we can stand all together as equals one day.” The applause that greeted his wish suggests that the concept is an easier sell in Hollywood than in other places in this country. Discrimination against women was on stage in the form of Paki-

stani activist Sharmeen ObaidChinoy who won the Oscar™ for the Best Documentary Short. Her film A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness told of the horror of honor killings. She lauded the “brave men” and others who encourage women to study and progress in life. She pledged to continue to speak up even when it placed her life in danger in her homeland. Mark Rylance, who won for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Bridges of Spies, harkened back to the diversity issue that had marred the Academy since nominations were announced last month. “I think African-American actors are in a stronger position now thanks a lot to what Chris Rock has done tonight and what the activists who have been raising the issue around this awards ceremony have said.” Amen. Even the Best Picture winner, Spotlight, was shrouded in the stain of discrimination and controversy. The film followed the true story of the Boston Globe’s investigative reporting of the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandal and its coverup. “This film gave a voice to the survi-

vors,” producer Michael Sugar said, “and the Oscar™ amplifies that voice which we hope will become a choir that will resonate all the way to the Vatican.” Each point well taken; each form of bigotry real; each advocate for change a cog in the movement toward equality for all. The Oscar™ Awards never felt so current, illustrated the need for change more poignantly, or spoke louder to the fact that we are all responsible for the solution.

Richard Hack is the awardwinning author of 26 books, and the Vice President of Content for Multimedia Platforms’ publications.

DR. DURRELL’S SPIRITUAL PRESCRIPTIONS

your religious right to do so, and then say those who resent being condemned are intolerant of your religion! Religion is about how YOU relate to the God of YOUR understanding; it is not about YOU deciding who is unworthy of dignity and respect. Yes, gays will no longer tolerate being bullied. Yes, gays will insist they are fully human and deserve equal rights. Yes, gays will call out homophobia and bigotry no matter how much one insists that such hatefulness is faith-based. No one wants to deny anyone their religious experience; we simply deny that any religious experience is a good enough excuse to oppress the LBGT community. Finally, those who swing religion like a club will say, “We hate the sin but we love the sinner.” I don’t consider being called a sinner terribly loving, but also, that phrase is ridiculously misused. “Hate the sin, not the sinner” or “hate the sin, love the sinner” are derivatives of something Gandhi said. He was referring to the “sin” of colonization. Gandhi, in his non-violent way, was telling people to hate oppression without hating the oppressor. The Religious Right has stolen that phrase to justify their prejudices, cheapening their own religion and dishonoring Gandhi’s intent at the same time. The truth is, fundamentalists don’t wage war on every “sin” but have a couple of hot topics they focus on and when called out on it, then refer to that old, tired, trite, misunderstood sound bite to justify their prejudices. I suppose in response to their hateful, myopic attacks on the LBGT community, we should hate their sin of homophobia without hating the self-righteous perpetrators of that sin, but even without hating them, we must resist their attempts to marginalize us.

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Religious people do not have to welcome LBGT folk into their congregations (decency would demand that they do so, but no law requires it). Religious people are free to even teach their children to hate LBGT people (again, decency is trampled upon in such a case, but not the constitution). Both freedom of religion and freedom of expression entitle one to be a jerk, but those freedoms do not extend to denying LBGT people full citizenship and full equality. Now, in response to the Queer community demanding full and equal citizenship, the far Right will accuse us of being “intolerant.” What a bizarre argument! If we do not thank them for their intolerance, then we are intolerant of their intolerance, which, they insist, makes us intolerant. That would be, by the way, a prime example of nonsense. You can’t condemn people and say that is

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WHY TYLER OAKLEY WANTS YOU TO VOTE FOR BERNIE SANDERS

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You’ve got to love Bernie Sanders, especially if you are an ad executive. The folks at the New York ad agency, Human, must have taken most of the day off after putting together their 60-second Bernie Sanders promo video. Because Bernie Sanders doesn’t need editing. He just gives it to you, flowing, straight-forward, with that gesticulated energy and raspy-voiced passion. He coined his own slogan: “Together.” All Human had to do was splice in a few cogent images and a bit of a soundtrack. Brilliant. Job extremely well done. Off to the BY bar. LINDA Here’s what PENTZ Sanders says in the ad: “Our job is not to divide. Our job is to bring people together. If we do not allow them to divide us up by race, by sexual orientation, by gender — by not allowing them to divide us up by whether or not we were born in America, or whether we’re immigrants — when we stand together, as white and black and hispanic and gay and straight and woman and man — when we stand together, and demand that this country works for all of us,

rather than the few, we will transform America and that is what this campaign is about; it’s bringing people together.” Now breathe. Sanders was irked that he did not get the endorsement of major, establishment LGBT NGOs like the Human We are not simply defined by our orientation. We need a Rights Campaign, but candidate who will not only stand up for what is right for institutionour community but for our country as a whole.” ally they are not really who he is. v. Beshear, seeking the right to Nor is the celebrity stratosphere Vote for marry in Kentucky, was combined although he has plenty of Hollywith Obergefell v. Hodges in the Bernie Sanders!!! I can wood fans (I was personally thrilled historic and victorious Supreme not stress this enough!” when the still step-in-timing Dick Court decision on marriage equality said Oakley Van Dyke endorsed him.) last June. His LGBT celebrity supporters And their motivations are not include 26-year old YouTube sensaniche-based or exclusively selftion, Tyler Oakley. interested. Now married, they detagram in exhorting the youth vote Sanders appeal to the LGBT clared their respect for the Clintons, to turn out and support Sanders. “If community is basically the same and even recalled attending Bill you believe that the wealthy should appeal that he has for everyone. Clinton’s 1993 inaugural ball. But, pay higher taxes than the lower/ As gay couple Timothy Love and they said, “While we have a deep middle class, if you believe we Larry Ysunza put it in endorsing respect and affection for Secretary should cut military spending, vote Sanders on Facebook: Clinton, we must be honest with for Bernie Sanders. Vote for Bernie “We are not simply defined by ourselves and stand with Bernie Sanders!!! I can not stress this our orientation. We need a candiSanders for President.” enough!” Amen. nn date who will not only stand up for So it’s mainly we the people what is right for our community but who really love Bernie. Especially for our country as a whole.” young people, despite the grandfaLinda Pentz is the Washington corresponLove and Ysunza are textbook therly figure Sanders must cut for dent of the Florida Agenda. She can be Bernie voters. They are not famany of them. contacted at lindapentz@mmplgbt.com. mous, even though their case, Love Oakley minced no words on InsFollow her on Twitter @CapitolAgenda

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Manny Pacquiao BY D’ANNE WITOWSKI

March 03, 2016

Let’s pretend that it’s your job to get punched in the head over and over and over again by muscular men who train for hours every day with the specific goal of hitting you harder. Granted, you also hit these men in the head, but that doesn’t change the fact that getting punched is your job. And you do this for years. It might not surprise the people around you if, after awhile, you started saying really stupid shit. Which leads us to professional boxer and Philippine Senate candidate Manny Pacquiao. Earlier this month during a debate televised by Filipino station TV5, Pacquiao, who is running for Senate, and the other candidates were asked about their views on same-sex marriage, which is illegal in the Philippines. Pacquiao’s answer was clearly the result of being punched in the head too many times. “It’s just common sense,” he said. “Do you see animals mating with the same sex? If you have male-to-male or female-to-female (relationships), then people are worse than animals.” Later he posted a Bible verse about putting gays to death on his Instagram account. Well, not the first time

LGBT people have been compared to animals. And not the first time someone has pointed to non-human species for evidence that being a homo is unnatural. It is not, as Pacquiao claims, “common sense.” What is common, however, is the well-documented instances of animals other than humans getting, as scientists put it, “gay up in this bitch.” Pacquiao might want to add Bruce Bagemihl’s 1999 book “Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity” to his reading list (that is, if he can still read after being used as a human punching bag for years). Bagemihl includes a multitude of examples of same-sex pairings across many species. Pacquiao faced some pretty steep consequences for his “worse than animals” comment. Nike dropped him. He also lost his nuts. Or, more specifically, Wonderful Pistachios quickly distanced themselves from Pacquiao even though he was in a TV ad for them in 2012. He was also punched in the head (figuratively) by actor, pro wrestler and human brick wall Dave Bautista, who called Pacquiao a “fucking idiot.” “My mom happens to be a lesbian so I don’t fucking take that shit,” Bautista told TMZ Sports. “I don’t think it’s

funny ... If anyone called my mother an animal I’d stick my foot in his ass.” Asked if an apology from Pacquiao would help, Bautista said no. “You can’t come back from that, man. There’s no coming back from that.” “I still look up to him as a fighter,” Bautista said. “But as far as his opinions, he can stick that shit up his ass.” Pacquiao did apologize, for what it’s worth. And it’s not worth much. He posted an apology on social media. “Please forgive me for those who I’ve hurt,” he said. “But this does not change my position against same-sex marriage. That’s what I believe. My only mistake is comparing gay people to animals.” Does Pacquiao have a right to his own opinion? Of course he does. But he doesn’t have a right to his own facts. The comparison of gay and lesbian people to animals isn’t just offensive because it’s crude, it’s offensive because the “homosexuality isn’t found in nature, so being gay is just a sick choice” argument is 100 percent bullshit. This idea that people could just as easily choose to be heterosexual if they weren’t so hot for pervert sex has led to so much unnecessary harm for LGBT people. So I’m with Bautista about where Pacquiao can go stick his apology. nn

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In February 2016, Pacquiao, in a video statement posted by TV5, made a comment on the issue of same-sex marriage. He described people in same-sex civil marriages as behaving worse than animals because animals generally do not have same-sex mating. Pacquiao later apologized and stated that while, as a Christian, he is still against same-sex marriage, which is against Biblical teachings, he did not condemn Gay people themselves, saying that he loves them all and is praying for them. Nike ended their longtime partnership with Pacquiao stating his comments against gay people were abhorrent. After being dropped by Nike, Pacquiao uploaded a photograph of himself and his wife onto Instagram, alongside Biblical verses relating to homosexuality, including Leviticus 20:13 which prescribes death as a punishment for male homosexual acts. He deleted the post two hours later.

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tax dollars are being appropriated for special projects behind closed doors. Every Legislative Session, Florida TaxWatch holds lawmakers accountable by bringing attention to these member projects through the release of our annual Budget Turkey Report. Florida TaxWatch’s “Budget Turkey” label is not a judgment of a project’s worthiness nor does it target specific members, but rather follows a strictly defined set of criteria, as follows: A project that circumvents established review and selection processes, such as a low-priority project funded ahead of high-priority projects; An appropriation that is inserted in the budget during the conference committee process and did not appear in either the Senate or House final budget; or An appropriation from an inappropriate trust fund; a duplicative appropriation; or an appropriation contingent on legislation that did not pass. In the interest of transparency, Florida TaxWatch delivered each lawmaker a letter at the beginning of session explaining these criteria so that they understand what exactly we will be looking for when we craft our list for this Legislative Session. Our goal with this report is to encourage legislators to give every appropriation the scrutiny and deliberation that our hard-working taxpayers deserve. Please visit our website – www.floridataxwatch.org – to sign up for our updates and learn more about what we are doing to make sure lawmakers remember every day to put you and your fellow taxpayers first in their minds and in their decisions. March 03, 2016

While most Floridians are working and going to school this week, elected officials in Tallahassee are considering how to spend an eye-popping $80 billion of your hard-earned tax money. That’s nearly $4,000 for every adult and child in the Sunshine State. Too few Floridians have the time to keep an eye on Tallahassee to make sure lawmakers are making prudent decisions with your money. That’s why Florida TaxWatch – the state’s premier independent government watchdog group – is on the job. It is part of our mission to ensure that your money is invested wisely in schools, transportation and many other areas while protecting the public’s right to know. Lawmakers are finalizing their spending plans for the 2016-17 fiscal year. It seems likely that spending on education will be higher than ever and that other critical investments will be made as well. Lawmakers often add funding for projects in their home district into the budget. Such funding for local projects does have a place in the state budget; however spending with statewide impact should be the priority. When the Legislature decides state money should be used locally, Floridians deserve to have these decisions scrutinized and prioritized. Unfortunately, in the last days of the budget process, the budget is often stuffed with member projects, some that were never discussed or debated in public. Once the stuffed budget reaches the floor to be voted on, lawmakers cannot vote on individual projects or offer amendments, but only vote up or down on the whole budget. These “budget turkeys” skirt the budgeting process, diminishing transparency and accountability. Florida’s hard-working taxpayers have the right to know when their

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PUZZLE

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Improving Your Sex Life with the P-Shot

March 03, 2016

I hope that everyone is starting the new year in good health and that you’re all setting positive goals for the year to come! This is the time of year when we are all thinking of ways to improve our health, our body, and our sex life. Enhanced sexual function is something that many people try to achieve through medication; By but, there is Dr. Ferdinard another way Cabrera to improve your sex life that doesn’t involve taking pills every day. The procedure I’m talking about is called the P-Shot. Like every PRP (platelet-rich plasma) treatment, we use your own blood to enhance blood flow to the penis and create a significant improve-

ment in your sexual function. The process involves using a centrifuge to separate the platelet-rich plasma (PRP) from your blood, treating it with calcium, and injecting it into the penis in 5 different locations. I know what you’re thinking, “that sounds painful!”; but, in fact, the process itself is painless and you will start seeing the results in just a few weeks. Even better than that, the results last between 12 and 18 months. You also don’t have to be concerned about side effects from PRP injections because it is just a refined form of your own blood. There are other procedures that inject silicone. Unfortunately, the cost of those procedures is high and they don’t improve erectile function. Now, you’re probably asking yourself whether or not this is the procedure for you. No matter your age, the proce-

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The Name The Priapus Shot© is named after the Greek God of Fertility, Priapus, who is known to be the protector of the male genitalia.

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Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) is known to contain fast-acting growth factors that heal, rejuvenate and spur cell multiplication.

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Blood is drawn from the arm and put in a centrifuge for PRP seperation.

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What do you like about Miami Beach Gay Pride (MBGP) and what would you like to see implemented in this years MBGP? Miami Beach Gay Pride is gearing up for its 8th annual event and before the largest free weeklong LGBT street festival kicks off we would like to hear from you, the locals, on what you all would like to see new this year.

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“When they started MBGP seven years ago, it brought everybody together and we needed that kind of party,” said Entertainment Coordinator Marco Perez. “I want to see even more of us get together, not only the LGBT community but also kids and the straight community. Most importantly, I want to see people happy. That’s it.”

“Want I like about pride is the fact that the whole community gets together for one giant party and everyone smiles for one entire day. There are no fights, no real problems and we just have the best time,” smiled Alexis Lords, the founder of the House of Lords. “I would like to see more people joining us. A lot of the people from Broward/Fort Lauderdale, I don’t know why they don’t come down. We need to reach out to them more.”

“The fact that we are free, it’s a great opportunity to show yourself and find friends and come together. That is the best part of pride. Everyone is marching with the same feeling,” expressed the dynamic singer, actor and dancer Yukioh. “For 2016, I would like to see new people. New People, New Faces and New Concepts!”

“My favorite part is that it’s free and it’s offered to everyone in the state of Florida and internationally. The diversity of the parade is overwhelming and it just keeps on growing,” remarked Ivette Sierra, a service coordinator. “I would like to see a wider variety of entertainment, clean entertainment that families can enjoy. And bring in a youth play for the children so we can make them a part of this great community.”

“Pride is very enjoyable and I feel really happy that we all get to experience many different things that pride has to offer. I really like it all,” said college student Humberto Calero. “What I would really like to see is a lot of new entertainers and dancers. Also something out there that can show the meaning of gay pride.”

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Thursday March 3, 10 pm to Friday March 4, 5 am SCORE, 1437 WASHINGTON AVENUE, MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139 General Admission: $45 Start your engines early this year! We are bringing you the heat with DJs Alex Acosta and Alain Jackinsky. This is the perfect event for mixing, mingling and meeting (and of course, dancing!) with other Winter Party attendees. Reunite with friends, kindle new connections, and continue the energy going on the dance ﬂoor. Join us on South Beach for a bigger and better Winter Party Festival! When this kind of ﬁre ignites…it’s very hard to put out.

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Winter Party’s PrEP Rally is a fun way to meet and mingle with Festival attendees, grab a drink and learn more about PrEP, the one-a-day pill that is changing the face of HIV prevention. Whether you’re already taking PrEP or just have questions, stop by and enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne, courtesy of Delaplaine. Everyone is welcome at the PrEP Rally!

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Join the celebration at Dream South Beach’s rooftop deck for a lavish and luxuriant Friday early evening event that will set the perfect tone for your Winter Party weekend ahead. DJs Chris Tavi and Seth Cooper provide the beats.

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Grab a cocktail with Chef Rocco Carulli and the team at R House Wynwood before making your way to Upper East Side for ArtScape on Friday, March 4. The new Happy Hour at R House in Wynwood: great food, delicious infused cocktails at fantastic savings! R house is a unique casual ﬁne dining establishment and lounge with an integrated gallery right in the heart of the vibrant MiamiWynwood arts district. For more information, visit rhousewynwood. com or call (305) 576-0201.

Friday March 4, 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm PRIDELINES 6360 NE 4TH CT, MIAMI General Admission: $40 Painters. Crafters. Sculptors. Photographers. Videographers. Designers. Renowned and emerging LGBTQ artists representing every art form will come together under one roof for an exhibition and auction beneﬁtting the National LGBTQ Task Force and many local LGBTQ nonproﬁts. This unique

SPOTLIGHT: KIEHL’S

Saturday March 5, 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm

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Feel the Winter Party Festival Pulse Go Through the Roof. Come celebrate a whole new day. DJs Ivan Gomez and Isaac Escalante take Winter Party to a whole new level . . . literally. Come to Miami’s only rooftop dance ﬂoor and start your night under the stars. Stay with us and watch the sun come up over South Beach with a few thousand of your Winter Party friends. We begin the Winter Party Festival night by showcasing the best of Miami with DJ Deanne downstairs in the Space Basement. Voted 2014’s “Best Dance Club” by Miami New Times, Space is a multi-story, multi-sensory experience designed to take your Winter Party experience to a whole new level.

Each reservation comes with 2 tickets to the Pool Party. Dip into the sounds of DJs Jalil Z. and Ralphi Rosario at the event SouthFlorida.com has crowned “the hottest pool party in the world.” Join 2,000 fellow Winter Party revelers for an afternoon of lounging, dancing, celebration and play. This incredible party is the place to peel off your inhibitions and dive into the sundrenched oasis that is the Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach, Winter Party’s host hotel. Visit the Impulse Group South Florida poolside cabana for a free and conﬁdential HIV test and score some fun and fabulous swag. This is the place to see Miami’s hottest swimsuit show and experience one of Winter Party’s must-attend events . . . all Under One Sun.

UNDER ONE SUN

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Saturday March 5, 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Saturday March 5, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm

SHELBORNE WYNDHAM GRAND SOUTH BEACH / 1801 COLLINS AVENUE, MIAMI BEACH

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Saturday March 5, 10:00 pm to March 6, 7:00 am

FILM: RESTLESS LOVE

Saturday March 5, 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm REGAL CINEMA SOUTH BEACH, 1120 LINCOLN ROAD, MIAMI BEACH RESTLESS LOVE - WORLD PREMIERE Admission: $13 - Available through the Miami International Film Festival website SPECIAL GUESTS ATTENDING: Vera Egito (Director, Restless Love) | Adipe Neto (Unit Production Manager) | Camila Cornelsen (Director of Photography) | Renata Gaspar (Actress) | Thiago Pethit (Actor) | Maria Laura Nogueira and Thais Drassinower (Director, Memory Of The Sea)

SCORE, 1437 WASHINGTON AVENUE, MIAMI BEACH General Admission: $95 Four words: Saturday Night. South Beach. Winter Party’s spectacular dance event is the only place to spend Saturday night. DJs Danny Verde and Abel supply the fuel, the fun and the energy to get you from the dance ﬂoor to the beach on Sunday. DJ Hansell Leyva makes his Winter Party Festival debut downstairs. This is the place to experience South Beach’s legendary nightlife and plug in to the full Winter Party weekend experience.

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Saturday March 5, 10:00 pm to March 6, 3:00 am HUNTERS - 2232 WILTON DRIVE, WILTON MANORS Join DJ Doug Jackson as he harnesses Winter Party’s heat and moves the party to Wilton Manors along with your fellow leather and fetish aﬁcionados. Whip up a frenzy for a spellbinding Saturday night!

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Individual tickets for the Under One Sun Pool Party are now SOLD OUT. To guarantee your entry, gather some friends and purchase a Poolside Cabana! The private cabana comes with 6 VIP tickets, 2 one-liter bottles of Grey Goose Vodka and Snacks for you and your guests. The Winter Party Festival Pool Party cabana packages offer poolside luxury with ﬁrst-class amenities. Your private cabana includes A/C, private restroom with shower, a plasma screen TV and free WiFi service. And this premiere pool party experience is all coordinated by your very own cabana boy (or girl), who attends to your every need. Another way to guarantee entry is to book your room at the Shelborne Wyndham Grand South Beach hotel

Join us for a drink at the Hôtel Gaythering to celebrate their second anniversary on iconic Lincoln Road for this free Happy Hour Winter Party mixer! Enjoy complimentary vodka drinks from 4 pm - 5 pm and complimentary Hiro Sake from 5 pm - 6 pm.

Attendees will also receive a one-day pass to the Hotel Gaythering’s Men’s Self-Spa and a chance to win an additional gift card.

The shopping night you don’t want to miss! As a longtime Winter Party Festival supporter, Kiehl’s is offering guests 20% off all purchases and will donate 35% of the proceeds from all sales to the National LGBTQ Task Force. Join the party and pick up all the necessary Healthy Skin Essentials for the weekend! Meet up with friends, enjoy cocktails by Bacardi and ﬁnd out about the latest skincare innovations! Complimentary facials with appointment. floridaagenda.com

Friday March 4, 10 pm to Saturday March 5, 7 am CLUB SPACE, 34 NE 11TH STREET, MIAMI, FL 33132 General Admission $95

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hard to top. But we did just that: Purchase our VIP Odyssey Table pass and ascend to all new heights. Your package includes 4 VIP tickets, a private VIP party area and one complimentary bottle of Grey Goose vodka. Sunday’s must-attend night extravaganza is at Miami’s newly renovated Icon Nightclub (formerly Mansion). Join DJ Sr. Edu and Sagi Kariv for a Herculean night of dancing gods and heroic beats. Whether you’re looking for Apollo or just in search of South Beach’s most hedonistic bacchanal, this is the party where Cupid will strike.

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Experience a world debut at Winter Party on the beach. Even DJs remember their first time. The Sun. The Sounds. The Sand. This winter, we’re turning up the heat. Be there as Winter Party brings together two of the music world’s superstar DJs for their first event together. #1 Billboard remixer and producer DJ GRIND will join Toy Armada of The Philippines for his first-ever U.S. party. These two international superstars will share the stage with Australia’s DJ Dan Slater, creating a Winter Party experience like nothing you’ve heard before. The hottest artists from three continents. 6,000 of your closest friends from around the world. South Beach’s most legendary event. For more than two decades, Winter Party has brought together everyone, from every corner of the world for an unforgettable celebration of who we are. Join supporters from around the globe for the ultimate Sunday afternoon on Miami Beach. Dance, drink and discover your rhythm while experiencing the country’s hottest city on a custombuilt dance floor by the ocean. Just one rule: Be you. The most exclusive – and most inclusive – party in the world.

WET DAY PARTY

Sunday March 6, 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm HIGHBAR AT THE DREAM SOUTH BEACH, 1111 COLLINS AVENUE, MIAMI BEACH Admission: $10

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The Sexiest Rooftop Party for Women In Miami. Winter Party Festival in Association with icandee Events, presents Wet Day Party - The ofﬁcial Color Me Wet: Orlando 2016 Kick-off Party with East Coast Eden. Music by DJs Vanessa Behrens & Laura D. Hosted by Orchid. Chance to

ACTION! AFTERGLOW

Monday March 7, 5:00 am to 12:00 pm HEART NIGHTCLUB / 50 NE 11TH STREET, MIAMI FL 33132 General Admission: $60

win 2 Tickets to Color Me Wet on March 19th. Rush lines for all presale ticket purchasers. A Portion of the proceeds will beneﬁt the National LGBTQ Task Force

FILM: SUMMERTIME

Sunday March 6, 3:30 pm to 5:30 pm REGAL CINEMA SOUTH BEACH, 1120 LINCOLN ROAD, MIAMI BEACH Admission: $13 - Available through the Miami International Film Festival website

ILLUMINATE

Sunday March 6, 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm PALACE BAR, 1200 OCEAN DRIVE, MIAMI BEACH Head from the beach to the block as Winter Party rolls onto 12th Street, outside Miami’s legendary Palace Bar. The music, the memories and the party all keep moving, making for an unforgettable - and unstoppable - Sunday evening with the Winter Party debut of DJs Sushiman and GSP. Trip the Light

Fantastic as Winter Party illuminates Miami Beach.

WE PARTY: GODS OF OLYMPUS Sunday March 6, 10:00 pm to March 7, 5:00 am

ICON NIGHTCLUB / 1235 WASHINGTON AVENUE, MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139 Individual tickets for WE Party: Gods of Olympus are now SOLD OUT. To guarantee your entry, gather some friends and purchase an Odyssey Table or Odyssey Skybox! Each come with your own private area, VIP tickets to the event, and an incredible view of the dance ﬂoor! Odyssey Skybox: WE Party creates multi-sensory, extravagant experiences that are hard to top. But we did just that: Purchase our VIP Odyssey Skybox pass and ascend to all new higher heights. Your package includes 8 VIP tickets, a private VIP party area and two complimentary bottles of Grey Goose vodka. Odyssey Table (SOLD OUT): WE Party creates multi-sensory, extravagant experiences that are

Join Morabito for Winter Party Festival’s ultimate after-hours dance! Come experience ACTION! Afterglow, presented in partnership with Hilton Wolman Events, at the all-new Heart in Downtown Miami. This is the Winter Party Festival Monday morning party for everyone who just can’t let the dancing end. Get there early to see and hear the Winter Party debut of DJ X Gonzalez. Celebrate as the sun rises . . . and as the sun begins to set on Winter Party 2016.

FINALE!

Monday March 7, 9:00 pm to Tuesday March 8, 5:00 am SCORE, 1437 WASHINGTON AVENUE, MIAMI BEACH, FL 33139 General Admission: $60 Arrive early to experience DJ Pablo Lopez before submerging into the sound of tech-house and tribal DJ Marco da Silva. Recording artist Amannda performs live at our Monday night closing party for everyone who just can’t let Winter Party end!  photos: winterparty.com

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AZZOPARDI: Regarding American Horror Story: Can we expect you in future seasons? JACKSON: I hope so. We don’t know yet. I think we’ll all be finding out in the next few months. AZZOPARDI: How aware are you that you’ve made just about every gay man jealous by having your butt touched by Mother Monster? JACKSON: (Laughs) Oh, I knew! I knew as we were shooting it. We got to that scene, and it wasn’t in the script exactly like that. But Gaga is so playful and comfortable with scenes like that and with her body. She was really fun and she put me at ease because I had never done a scene like that. So, we were just kind of playing around and she and I have such a comfort with each other, so between set-ups I laid down for a minute and she just started, you know, rubbing my butt and I’m like, “Ooh!” The director was like, “Oh, great; let’s just do that,” and that became a thing and I thought, ‘Oh, sh*t. I can see the screen caps now.’” Continued on page 42 41

AZZOPARDI: While shooting Love Is Strange with Alfred Molina and John Lithgow, it was said that you informed them on gay vernacular, such as what it means to be a “bear.” As the gay guy on set – maybe sometimes the only one – do you find yourself schooling your straight co-stars on everything gay? JACKSON: Oh, well, I’ve never been the gay actor on set – maybe I’m the only openly gay actor. But yeah, listen, I’m happy to be the go-to

AZZOPARDI: You suggest that you’ve worked with many closeted gay actors, and we talk a lot about the Hollywood closet. Where do you stand on that? JACKSON: It’s a personal thing. I mean, everybody should do their own thing, what is right for them. I hate it when people try to pull people out of the closet – who wants that? It’s not good for them, it’s not good for us; for whatever their own reasons are, they’re not ready. Just leave people to do their own thing on their own time. I fully believe that. I mean, I came out when I wanted to because it was my time, and I hate the whole witch-hunt aspect. Just mind your own business.

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Has Lady Gaga touched your butt lately? It’s a box Cheyenne Jackson can happily check off after his recent run on American Horror Story: Hotel, playing a bisexual fashion designer who, by the grace of Gaga, got felt up by Mother Monster herself. Of course the screen and stage singer-actor’s resume is far more extensive: Jackson has starred in a wide range of projects including 30 Rock, HBO’s Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra, Glee and the 9/11-inspired Flight 93, portraying late gay hero Mike Bingham. Jackson’s latest is Day Out of Days, directed by Zoe Cassavetes, the daughter of filmmaker John Cassavetes and actress Gena Rowlands. In the film, now streaming via Digital HD and VOD, he plays a gay derm lending his expertise to friend Mia (Alexia Landeau) as she tries to survive ageobsessed Hollywood. As an out gay man, Jackson knows the struggle, but he’s stopped caring. In a new interview with Jackson, the actor discusses his “fuck it” attitude at 40 (no more Botox for him), the buttgrab GIF Lady Gaga sent him and his passionate feelings on the Hollywood closet.

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AZZOPARDI: When it comes to roles in general, how many scripts do you end up passing on? JACKSON: I make no bones about it: I’m not in a world where I just get offered all of these movies by any means. I’ve never put a number on it. I would say maybe five to seven offers a year and I’ll do a few. It just depends. Doing a movie, especially an indie movie, you really have to love the subject and you really have to love the writer/director. It’s such a labor of love – and I know it’s an overused phrase – but it is if you’re gonna be putting your blood, sweat and tears into it. And also, I don’t wanna take time away from my husband and my home and my family just to do a little thing.

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AZZOPARDI: You’ve played just about every variation of gay. How do you know if a gay character is right for you? JACKSON: I never pick something based on if it’s gay or not. I just pick something if the character’s right for me. I play a pretty healthy mix, although these days I’ve been playing a lot of bisexuals. I was bisexual on Horror Story and then I just finished a film where I also played bisexual, so I’m in a bi phase right now. Honestly, just the part has to appeal to me. I really do love that there’s such a broad spectrum I’ve played: gay guys who were more straight down the middle, and – though I hate this phrase – “straight acting,” and all the way to Behind the Candelabra where I was just, you know, super cunt-y.

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THURSDAY 3/03 @ 8:00PM Hard Rock Live With album sales of over 70 million spanning a 40-plus-years career, the Moody Blues is one of the most popular British bands of all time. Songs like “Nights in White Satin,” “Tuesday Afternoon,” and “Your Wildest Dreams” have become cultural touchstones in America, utilized in films and TV shows time and again. 8:00 p.m. Hard Rock Live. 5747 Seminole Way. Hollywood. 33314.

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SATURDAY 3/05 @ 8:00PM United Bank Center These adorable Italian youngsters conquered Italy’s TV talent show Ti lascio una canzone and became popular stateside due to their gorgeous “popera” voices. Singers Piero Barone, Ignazio Baschetto, and Gianluca Ginoble have sung operatic pop music with such iconic stars as Barbara Streisand and Laura Pausini. 8:00 p.m. Bank United Center. 1245 Dauer Dr. Coral Gables. 33146.

AZZOPARDI: You know, there’s actually a GIF out there. JACKSON: I know. She sent it to me that night. (Laughs)

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FRIDAY 3/04 @ 8:00PM Katz Theatre Mel Brooks’ ingenious re-imagining of the Frankenstein legend lampoons the entire horror genre. Young Dr. Frankenstein attempts to complete his grandfather’s masterwork of bringing a corpse to life. Unfortunately, his oddly shaped helper Igor, lab assistant Inga, and fiancé Elizabeth keep getting in the way. When he finally succeeds in bringing the monster to life, horrific and hilarious complications ensue. 8:00 p.m. Katz Theater of the Performing Arts. 17195 Sheridan St. Pembroke Pines. 333317

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FRIDAY 3/04 @ 7:30PM BB&T Center In some ways a glorified circus, in other ways a slickly produced artistic endeavor all its own, Cirque du Soleil has been entrancing audiences since 1980. The widely popular entertainment company didn’t receive any real widespread publicity until the mid-1990s, though, when it expanded from one to nineteen shows performing in over 271 cities. Tonight’s production, beginning its South Florida tour, is called Toruk—The First Flight and is a visual interpretation of James Cameron’s groundbreaking film Avatar. 7:30 p.m. BB&T Center. 2555 NW 136th Ave. Sunrise. 33323.

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AZZOPARDI: Who was guiding who during that sex scene? JACKSON: It was definitely a give and take. I was nervous going into it because I had never really done nudity onscreen, but she’s just great. I echo what everyone else says about working with her: She’s a total pro.

SMASH MOUTH

SATURDAY 3/05 @ 8:00PM Casino At Dania Beach The late 1990s brought us Smash Mouth’s radiofriendly alternative rock when the garage band rose to prominence with ubiquitous songs like “Walkin’ on the Sun” and “All Star”—mega-hits that not only ruled the airwaves but were also featured in films like Shrek and Rat Race. Along with their original music, Smash Mouth is also known for performing covers of popular songs like “I’m a Believer,” “Why Can’t We Be Friends?” and “Don’t You (Forget About Me).” 8:00 p.m. Casino at Dania Beach. 301 E. Dania Beach Blvd. Dania Beach. 33004.

STEVE MILLER BAND

SUNDAY 3/06 @ 7:00PM Hard Rock Live American rock never sounded so good as when the Steve Miller Band owned the radio airwaves in the mid-1970s with a collection of hits that included “Joker,” “Take the Money and Run,” and the psychedelic “Fly Like an Eagle.” Miller’s trademark blues-rock sound stands among the best American music ever created. 7:00 p.m. Hard Rock Live. 5747 Seminole Way. Hollywood. 33314.

AZZOPARDI: I was surprised to hear that you hadn’t done a sex scene up until that point. JACKSON: I mean, I’ve done kissing scenes and I’ve done post sex scenes and pre sex scenes, but nah. I’m definitely not shy about it. I’m totally into it. And since Horror Story, I’ve already done a film where I have sex with a woman and then I have sex with a man. So, I’m hitting it. AZZOPARDI: What’s the film? JACKSON: It’s called Hello Again. Michael John LaChiusa – it’s based on his musical. Really great cast: Rumer Willis, Audra McDonald, Martha Plimpton and Tyler Blackburn. AZZOPARDI: What’s next for you? JACKSON: I have a couple of things in the works. Right now I’m in New York doing The Secret Garden at Lincoln Center and I have a couple of other things lined up, but can’t talk about them because they’re not signed on the dotted line. And I’m actually recording (a new album) in March in New Continued on page 44

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York. I don’t know if I wanna talk about what’s on it yet, but it’s definitely some covers and new stuff – stuff I’ve kind of been touring with the last few years, but I don’t wanna say some of the names just yet. AZZOPARDI: Like Mia in Day Out of Days, you’re also 40. Have your experiences in Hollywood been similar or different from Mia’s? And in what ways? JACKSON: Yeah, definitely different, because I’m a man. It’s a different thing for women. Aging in Hollywood, as we all know, can be brutal, especially if you’re a woman. It’s a subject that people have talked about before and even made art about, but I like this particular story that Zoe’s telling just because it’s from one woman’s perspective, and I thought it was pretty great. Personally, I like getting older, and as a man, I like what’s happening to my face. Yeah, sometimes it’s hard to see more wrinkles and grey hair, which I’m totally getting, but it’s way easier for men – way easier. I’ve been thinking about this since doing this movie, when you do see the occasional actress who doesn’t do anything to her face, like Kate Winslet – I saw something recently, and we’re the exact same age – and she has some wrinkles and she looks gorgeous and I loooove it. Oh my god do I love it. It’s so beautiful.

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AZZOPARDI: While we’re on the topics of ageism and sexism, I recall your nude leak. I wonder if there’s a gender disparity when this sort of thing happens like it did to you a few years ago, when a video surfaced. Do you think there’s a difference in the way the public reacts to a male celebrity’s leak – in this case yours – versus a woman’s? JACKSON: I’m not gonna speak to that at all. AZZOPARDI: Fair. Let’s move on. As a gay man, what kind of effect has sexuality had on your career?

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JACKSON: That’s a good question, but there’s really no way to know what would have happened. I have been out my whole career. I came out during my very first big job in All Shook Up (in 2005) on Broadway. It was in the New York Times, and I just decided to get it out of the way so it wasn’t a thing. What effect has it had? I have no idea. Do I think I have missed out on things because I am gay? Maybe. Probably. But there’s no way to prove it. And if that’s really how something would go down, I wouldn’t want that (project) anyway. But things are definitely changing, and it’s funny that you say “as a gay man” because I find pressure on gay men, especially in our society, to look young. It’s almost like it is for women now. I see all these guys at the gym and everybody’s – well, not everybody, but a lot of guys – have a lot of stuff going on with their face.

SUNDAY 3/07 @ 8:00PM Kravis Center Ukraine’s Kiril Karabits conducts the Russian National Orchestra on an exploration of Russia’s many musical treats. American violinist phenom Stefan Jackiw will support the orchestra as they perform Borodin’s “In the Steppes of Central Asia,” Prokofiev’s “Violin Concerto No. 2 in G Minor,” and Stravinsky’s “The Firebird.” 8:00 p.m. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. 701 Okeechobee Blvd.

AMAZING ANIMALS: BUILT TO SURVIVE

TUESDAY 3/08 @ 10:00AM Zoo Miami Zoo Miami specializes in humanely bringing knowledge about the animal kingdom to South Floridian residents through its unique exhibits. Amazing Animals: Built to Survive is the newest traveling exhibit featured in Dr. Wilde’s World. Come find out how a giraffe’s hear pumps blood up its long neck or how a cheetah runs from 0-60 mph in only three seconds. 10:00 a.m. Zoo Miami. 12400 SW 152nd St. Miami. 33177.

AZZOPARDI: Do you feel like you’ve been pressured to look a certain way? JACKSON: Of course I feel the pressure – and I succumbed to it. I’m not against saying I used to do Botox and fillers for about three years. I got really into it. AZZOPARDI: Why did you decide to stop? JACKSON: I looked crazy. I didn’t look like me. I think especially on men, Botox and filler doesn’t make you look younger – I think it makes you look like you have Botox and fillers. It changed the shape of my eyes. I didn’t have any wrinkles on my forehead, and it was crazy. And then I started to obsess about every little thing. Then three years ago I was like, “Fuck it. I’m just gonna let my face do what it’s gonna do,” and I’m so happy I did. Chris Azzopardi is the editor of Q Syndicate, the international LGBT wire service. He once made Jane Fonda cry. Reach him via his website at www.chris-azzopardi.com and on Twitter (@ chrisazzopardi).

ITZHAK PERLMAN

WEDNESDAY 3/09 @ 8:00PM Adrienne Arsht Center World renowned violinist Itzhak Perlman has been performing the beloved high-pitched instrument for more than fifty years. Israeli-American Perlman showcases some of the greatest violin solos around today, a skill he debuted to American audiences on The Ed Sullivan Show in 1958. Since then, he has performed at many important venues and functions, including Carnegie Hall, the 2009 inauguration ceremony for Barack Obama, and even once for Queen Elizabeth II. 8:00 p.m. Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts. 1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami. 33132.

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