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UTAH UNLEASHED PART 3 A final look at both the untamed and civilized sides of The Beehive State.

Parents Sue FAMU, Bus for Son’s Hazing Death: “We Don’t Want to Stop the Music - We Just Want to Stop the Hazing.”

By CLIFF DUNN ORLANDO, FL - The parents of a Florida A&M University student killed last year after a hazing incident aboard a chartered bus say that they will sue the school and PHOTO: JOSEPH BROWN - TBO.com

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the bus company for the death of their son, adding that Robert Champion, 26, was subjected to harassment because he was gay.

Chris Chestnut, the attorney for the family of Champion, a drum major with the school’s famous Marching 100 band, told reporters on Jan. 10: "We do anticipate, in the very near future, filing a legal action against the bus company alleging negligence and wrongful death."

Pam Champion says her son "wasn't defined by his sexual orientation. He was just defined as being a child going to school, trying to get an education.”

Champion collapsed on the

bus in Orlando following a November football game that included a halftime performance by the Marching 100, which is considered one of the best marching bands in the nation. The band performed at the 2009 inauguration of President Barack Obama.

Chestnut said that the lawsuit will permit him to subpoena witnesses in an effort to determine who was driving the bus, whether the driver was on the bus at the time of Champion’s fatal beating, and the reasons behind the attack, which is believed to have taken place in front of an estimated 30 witnesses. As of yet, no criminal charges have been filed.

Fabulous Coach Lines of Branford, Florida is the charter company for the bus, which, along with its air conditioning ‘CHAMPION’S CAUSE’ continues on Page 07

Same-Sex Couple “Not Actually Married” In Canada Because of Laws in Florida/UK: International Ex’s Can’t Divorce after Toronto Wedding

By PHOEBE MOSES WINDSOR, ONTARIO - Canadian courts are debating the legal niceties of the nation’s marriage laws as a divorce case involving a Florida woman and her partner from England, who were married in 2005 in Toronto, threatens the very legal basis for Canada’s samesex marriage statutes.

The women sought a Canadian marriage because same-sex unions weren’t legal in either of their countries of origin. Now seeking a divorce, the case threatens to upend the lives of more than 5,000 LGBT people who moved to Canada because of the freedom to marry.

At the heart of the controversy is the couple’s application for divorce, which the government says cannot be granted because the couple wasn’t married to

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begin with. An attorney with Canada’s Department of Justice, Sean Gaudet, said in a documented response to their application: "Neither party had the legal capacity to marry a person of the same sex under the laws of their respective domicile - Florida and the United Kingdom. As a result, their marriage is not legally valid under Canadian law."

In addition to his argument that since the women are not legally married in Florida or England, their marriage is not valid in Canada, either, Gaudet added that under the nation’s federal marriage ‘CANADIAN DIVORCE’ continues on Page 7

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White House Issues Two LGBT- Anti-Trans Activist Girl Scout Related Updates: Spearheads Boycott: HIV Funds Targeted at State and Local Level

No Cookies For You!

By RoRy BARBARossA WASHINGTON, D.C. – The White House issued a document last week entitled “Two Important Developments that Impact the Health and Well-Being of LGBT People.” The document outlined a revision to the FBI’s definition of rape in order to encourage more comprehensive reporting of rape crimes nationwide, including male victims. It also detailed a major grant by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) for highimpact HIV prevention.

Attorney General Eric Holder announced revisions to the Uniform Crime Report’s definition of rape last week. The revised definition includes rapes committed against men, and encompasses a broader range of sexual acts understood to be rape. This revised definition will be used to collect data from local law enforcement about these crimes and will be published in the Uniform Crime Report.

The CDC announced that it has begun awarding almost $339 million to state and local health departments across the United States to fund HIV prevention activities this year. The awards are a component of CDC’s new approach to HIV prevention, designed to better align resources to reflect the geographic burden of the HIV epidemic, and achieve a higher level of impact with every federal HIV prevention dollar spent. H

South Florida Gets Serious About Human Trafficking

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VENTURA COUNTY, CA – A 14-yearold Girl Scout has reportedly joined with parents and Scout alumni to call for a boycott of the widely-popular Girl Scout cookies, claiming the organization is using cookie proceeds to push a radical homosexual agenda at the expense of the Scouts’ safety.

The girl, identified as “Taylor from Ventura County, California,” but whose parents have asked her last name and troop number be withheld, made a YouTube video calling for the boycott after she learned that Girl Scouts U.S.A.

has been admitting boys who claim to be transgender girls into scout troops.

“Transgender Girl Scouts = Boys Who Wish They Were Girls,” the video touts in bold faced type.

The video was released by a Houston-based group made up of Girl Scout volunteers called the “Honest Girl Scouts.”

Sometime after the Washington Post reposted Taylor’s video on their website, Taylor made her YouTube account “private”.

A spokesperson for the Girl Scouts released a statement saying that the Scouts accept all girls in kindergarten through 12th grade as members. “If a child identifies as a girl and the child’s family presents her as a girl, she is welcomed as a Girl Scout,” the statement read.

Spokeswoman Michelle Tompkins reaffirmed that the proceeds from Girl Scout Cookies, as always, ““stay in the local market and are used to fund programs for girls,” in an email to the Washington Post. H

Adriane Reesey, President of the Broward Human Trafficking Coalition, helps the community to recognize, report and prevent human trafficking, slavery and crimes of exploitation.

Organizations Take Aim at Perpetrators

By JARRETT TERRILL The Broward Human Trafficking Coalition (BHTC) hosted a film viewing at The African American Research Library last Monday. The documentary film, “Not My Life” was previewed as part of Human Trafficking Awareness Week.

Adriane Reesey, the President of BHTC facilitated a panel discussion during the film’s intermission which included an impressive array of Justice Department representatives, federal law

enforcement agents, victims’ advocates and social workers. The experts on the panel took turns fielding questions from the audience.

“Not My Life” is a heart-wrenching exposé from CNN about the global sex exploitation industry. One segment of the film shines a light on runaway teens in America’s heartland that are abducted, threatened, blackmailed and forced to work as prostitutes at truck stops and alongside highways. Another

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segment of the film introduces us to the underworld of sex trafficking in India, where hundreds of women and girls can be found locked in small containers and hidden crawlspaces behind restaurants and factories.

This was not the first film showing and panel discussion that the BHTC has conducted but their events are drawing more attention from the community lately.

The horrors of human trafficking have also made a few blips on the radars of some prominent lawmakers in Florida like Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz.

Schultz has long been a consistent advocate for children’s safety in Congress but has recently amplified her concern in a very direct way – by

addressing the actual perpetrators of crimes against children in a YouTube video.

Schultz, along with other Florida legislators and officials like Congresswoman Frederica Wilson and James Loftus of Miami-Dade Police, appear in the “Dear John Campaign” videos. The campaign, which was created by the Children’s Trust and the Women’s Fund of Miami-Dade, is focused on the perpetrators of sex trafficking rather than just the young people who are frequently being exploited against their will or intention.

In the United States, victims of sex trafficking are often jailed on prostitution charges while those who ‘Human Trafficking’ Continues in NEWS on Page 3

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manipulate, abuse and discourage them go free. Both the BHTC and the Dear John Campaign aim to counterbalance this problem in Florida by offering support services to victims and increased apprehension of “johns” (the buyers of prostitution).

“No longer will you be able to manipulate, use and abuse them,” says Schultz

in the video. “They are our children. We are standing up and saying, ‘No, not in my district.’” H Read more: http://BHTC.us http://NotMyLife.org http://Youtube.com/childrenstrust http://WomensFundMiami.org

“NOT IN MY DISTRICT” SAYS DEBBIE WASSERMAN SHULTZ IN REFRENCE TO SEX TRAFFICKING

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Broward House Hosts “Hope’s Heroes” FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Broward House, Broward County’s oldest and largest HIV/AIDS service organizations, hosted its annual “Hope’s Heroes” awards ceremony and luncheon on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Dapur Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale. The event was held to induct the newest class of the honorees, those businesses and individuals who the service organization says “have gone above and beyond in their community to help those living with HIV/AIDS.” Honorees included: John Zieba and Cliff Mulcahy of Rosie’s Bar and Grill; Karen Caroll and Julie Slater of Chic

Optique; Drew Miller and Kevin Murdoch of the GLBX; Marc Silverstone of

Equilibrium Events and “A Toy’s Story;” attorney and publisher Norm Kent; the Leather Men’s Brotherhood; and Hotspots Media Group. H

FAB Concierge Rolls Into South Florida WILTON MANORS, FL – Sidelines Sports Bar has announced its sponsorship of the Fort Lauderdale Invitational Regional Tournament or “F.L.I.R.T.” The annual bowling tournament will bring hundreds of bowlers and their fans from across the country to Fort Lauderdale from Jan. 13 through 15. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the tournament which is sanctioned by the International Gay Bowling Organization (IGBO).

The tournament’s welcome and kickoff party will be hosted by Sidelines on Friday, Jan. 13 beginning at 9 p.m.

Participants can enjoy drink specials, raffles and prizes. In addition, Sidelines’ sponsorship includes the tournament’s “9-Pin-No-Tap” tournament which will be held at Sawgrass Lanes in Tamarac, the competition’s bowling venue.

“We are grateful to have Sidelines’ support again this year and look forward to a fun and competitive tournament”, commented F.L.I.R.T. Co-Director Gabe Him. H

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Homophobic Rant to Become “30 Rock” Episode HOLLYWOOD, CA – Comedian Tracy Morgan’s homophobic rant will become a plotline in an upcoming episode of the NBC comedy “30 Rock.” Morgan caused backlash from LGBT rights groups after he made derogatory, homophobic statements during a standup routine in Nashville last summer. Morgan later issued an apology and the controversy blew over.

Many of the plot lines of “30 Rock” episodes mirror events from the producers’ and actors’ real lives. In the plot, Tina Faye’s character writes Morgan’s apology for their fictional show, in which Morgan says that he’s not a homophobe, just an idiot. The apology causes NBC to be picketed by both LGBT rights groups and idiots. MSNBC’s openly gay news anchor Thomas Roberts will also make a cameo appearance. H

Oprah Gives Platform to ‘Anti-Gay’ Pastor PHOTO: OPRAH.COM

Pat Buchanan Blames Gays for MSNBC “Firing” WASHINGTON, D.C. – MSNBC conservative commentator Pat Buchanan attacked gay rights and civil rights organizations for pressuring network president Phil Griffin to fire him after the release of his latest book, “Suicide of a Superpower.” The work, which has been condemned by human rights groups, includes chapters entitled “The End of White America” and “The Death of Christian America.”

During an interview with conservative host Sean Hannity, Buchanan said that gay rights groups may call themselves civil rights organizations, but they are not all that interested in civil rights. He added that LGBT rights groups have been “after” him for years.

Buchanan said that while he has not received “formal notification” of termination from MSNBC, executives have hinted to him that he will not be returning to the broadcast airwaves. H

NJ Teacher Pink Slipped for Anti-Gay Rant on Facebook CHICAGO, IL – On her new television network, talk show host Oprah Winfrey gave a platform to Pastor Joel Osteen to express his views on homosexuality.

The faith leader appeared on “Oprah’s Next Chapter,” where he voiced his opinion on homosexuality and heaven.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, Osteen when asked whether gay individuals would be accepted into heaven, he replied, “I believe they will, because I believe that you have to have forgiveness for your sins. But, sometimes we look at gay being a bigger sin than being proud or not telling the truth. I don’t think God categorizes sins.”

Oprah pressed to clarify whether Osteen did, in fact, view being gay as a sin. “I believe that homosexuality is shown as a sin in the scripture. I do,” Osteen replied. “It’s a hard thing in a sense, Oprah, because I’m for everybody. I’m not against anybody. I don’t think anybody’s second class.” H

UNION TOWNSHIP, NJ – The Union Township school board has filed tenure charges against Viki Knox, a high school English teacher whose anti-gay remarks on Facebook raised a firestorm over her free speech rights and her role as a public school teacher. According to the Star-Ledger, Knox was placed on paid administrative leave last September PHOTO: CBS2 NEWS

after she posted on Facebook that homosexuality is “a perverted spirit” and a “sin” that “breeds like cancer.”

The board formally filed charges against Knox, a step that begins the lengthy and costly process of terminating her employment. H

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‘CHAMPION’S CAUSE’ Continued from COVER system, was believed to have been left running during Champion’s beating.

It has been alleged that the bus driver was not on the bus at the time of the attack.

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, more commonly known as Florida A&M or FAMU, is the nation's largest historically black university by enrollment.

The school is protected under sovereign immunity, which means that under most circumstances, it is immune from civil suit. Champion’s parents, Robert and Pam Champion, are required by law to file a notice of intent to sue, and must then wait six months to file suit against the university.

"I'm waiting on a solution," Pam Champion told CBS News last week.

"Our goal is not to shut down any school. Our goal is not to stop the music. Our goal is to stop the hazing."

Some Marching 100 members have said that Champion died after he took part in a hazing ritual called "crossing Bus C." CNN reported last week that one band member, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told reporters that the ritual required students to "walk from the front of the bus to the back of the bus backward while the bus is full of other band members, and you

get beaten until you get to the back."

The Orange County Medical Examiner's ruled Champion’s death a homicide, and said that the student "collapsed and died within an hour of a hazing incident during which he suffered multiple blunt trauma blows to his body." An autopsy found "extensive contusions of his chest, arms, shoulder and back," along with "evidence of crushing of areas of subcutaneous fat," the fatty tissue directly below skin.

Champion’s mother says her son "wasn't defined by his sexual orientation. He was just defined as being a child going to school, trying to get an education."

Attorney Chestnut says that the fact that Champion was gay may not have been a primary factor in the hazing death. "This is not a hate crime. This is a hazing crime," he told reporters. "Florida A&M University has a 50-year history, a culture in this band, of hazing."

Pam Champion told reporters last week that her son "loved his music.

He loved the band. He was very serious about how he did and the position he was in."

"Robert Champion was defined by the fact that he followed the rules," and was a vocal critic of hazing practices at FAMU, Chestnut said. H

‘CANADIAN DIVORCE’ Continued from COVER laws, a married couple must reside in Canada for at least one year in order to qualify for a divorce.

During the past six years, thousands of couples from the U.S. and other countries have emigrated to Canada because of the nation’s marriage equality laws. That began with the 2004 court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage in Canada on the grounds that it was discriminatory to deny same-sex couples the right to marry. Canadian lawmakers passed legislation recognition its legality the following year.

In 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party attempted to roll back same-sex marriage through a parliamentary measure to "restore the traditional definition of marriage," but it was defeated by lawmakers. On Jan. 12, Harper said that his administration will not revisit same-sex marriage.

"We have no intention of further reopening this issue," the 51-year-old prime minister said.

Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nicholson echoed Harper’s words, saying, "I want to be very clear that the government has no intention of

Canadian Justice Minister Rob Nichols PHOTO: REUTERS

reopening the debate on the definition of marriage." In a possible effort to sound a conciliatory note, Nicholson added that he will consider "options to clarify the law so that such marriages performed in Canada can be undone in Canada."

When the Superior Court decides the case next month, it has several options, including denying an application to waive the residency requirement for divorce, which would leave the women unable to remarry, or the Department of Justice's argument could spell the end of Canadian weddings for foreign gay couples unable to legally marry in their home countries. H

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“Avatar” as Metaphor My boyfriend and I just got around to watching James Cameron’s film, “Avatar,” last night.

(Yes, I am a couple of years behind – I understand he’s also done something else that featured the Wreck of the Hesperus, or was it the Andrea Doria?).

In the middle of the movie, which we both enjoyed, incidentally, he turned to me and asked, “Are we watching ‘Pocahontas’?”

He might just as easily have said “Fern Gully,” or “Dances with Wolves,” “The Last Samurai,” “Dune,” or—and this reaches way back—“A Man Called Horse.”

Each of these films invokes the archetype of “The White Savior,” a myth which often involves a strapping young (white) thrillseeker who goes off into the back-country seeking profit/fun/a rush/etc., but upon encountering the local primitives, decides to adopt their noble culture and ways as superior to his own. Acclaimed now as the natives’ “Savior,” he proceeds to go all Jihad and leads the primitives against the corrupt members of his own former society.

The beauty of this Hollywood formula is that everybody—my boyfriend among them—knows pretty much what’s going to happen once things get rolling, so you don’t have to over think story, plot, or the like.

I’m not in any way denigrating these films (did I mention I liked all of them, excepting “Fern Gully,” which I never saw), but rather, am illustrating the potency of metaphor.

Here’s another example: I once heard an argument that the actual “sin” being described in the Biblical injunction against homosexuality (“If a man also lie with mankind, as he lies with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination…,” Leviticus, 20:13) was more or less the same injunction against

Dear Editor: Regarding your report covering Broward County’s hate crimes numbers for the last reported year (“Broward County Sheriff on Hate Crimes: ‘We Don’t Want to Be Number One’”), during the Matthew Shepard trial, Chastity Pasley and Kristen Price (the respective girlfriends of killers Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson at the time of the event) testified that Henderson and McKinney both plotted beforehand to rob a gay man. That's what sealed the fates of those murderers even before any hate crime legislation had been enacted. Hate crimes legislation is intended to bring awareness to people and declare that the United States does not tolerate socially-targeted hateful acts. It proves the point that some crimes are perpetrated out of hatred for any given social class and that we, as a society of civilized people find these crimes to be particularly offensive.

Unfortunately, some people don't completely get it. They believe that the point of hate crimes legislation and reporting is to

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gluttony: that the “abomination” that’s being described is making the conspicuous consumption of sex the primary motivator for our physical intimacy, rather than a function or product of it.

In the 1980s and 90s, I remember hearing the whine that television was spelling the death-knell for the American family: the fact that every member had a TV set in his or her

to the Wonders of a Modern Age, especially if they serve to disconnect us from one another.

I’m a grown man, and am long past judging any of the consensual ways that adults express physical love, or affection, or just satisfying an urge sent from their Reptilian Brains. But just as your sister’s phone addiction may have kept her from “enjoying” the opportunity of getting to know the members

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own bedroom, not to mention the kitchen, the study, and the original one in the living room, which was contributing to the alienation of family members from one another. This same argument has also been applied to telephones and, later, to home computers.

Fast forward to the second decade of the 21st century, and I can count on both hands and feet the number of times this week I have seen someone using their cell phone “Grindr” app, or the tell-tale brrring of an Adam4Adam message on someone’s laptop.

Technology is a wonderful thing, and can improve and enrich each of our lives in so many ways that I’m almost embarrassed to have to say it. But there’s a darker, seedier side issue that "extra punishment" for the perpetrators. Obviously, prosecuting attorneys have come to see the classification as a tricky bonus round in the game we call justice. The Broward Sheriff's Office seems to ascribe to that latter definition. I'm sure this belief is popular in Tallahassee as well.

It would be quite convenient for Florida's Republican legislature and the taser-happy cops of North Florida to think of hate crimes reporting as something that's sort of pointless and excessive. I don't mean to imply that BSO doesn’t take hate crimes seriously and is concerned. But at the same time, there is evidence that BSO still might need some improvement in this department when compared to their peers. In a report issued by the Florida Attorney General's office in 2008, only 4 hate crimes were officially reported by the Broward Sheriff's Office. However, 25 hate crimes were reported by city police within Broward County. These numbers may be getting better—maybe—but there is still room for improvement.

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of her family in a more meaningful way, reducing each other to a set of stats on a cell phone’s read-out, or basing our social interactions with other gay men and women on their sexual desirability turns interpersonal relationships into little more than “fetishes,” and furthers the dehumanization of us all. I don’t know if there exists a “Savior” for that. H

Cliff Dunn is the Editor of Florida Agenda. He can be reached at Editor@FloridaAgenda.com.

DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS Correction: In a story in the Jan. 5, 2012 issue (“Two More Say ‘I Do”), the Agenda incorrectly reported that California does not recognize same-sex marriages. The article noted that a federal court decision overturning California’s ban on same-sex marriage was stayed pending appeal, but should have reported that the ruling has been upheld. We regret the error.

Correction: In a story in the Jan. 12, 2012 issue (“Broward County Sheriff on Hate Crimes: ‘We Don’t Want to Be Number One’”), we inadvertently failed to report that hate crimes numbers in Broward County in jurisdictions policed by the Broward Sheriff’s Office dropped by half in 2010, the last year for which reporting numbers are available.

We regret the omission.

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Queen Latifah Drops in at Twist MIAMI, FL – The New York Daily News reported that Queen Latifah dropped in at Miami’s Twist nightclub last week, and joined a drag queen onstage. After the performer, who was described as wearing a pink-andgreen camouflage one-piece Spandex outfit, finished her routine, Latifah came out of the wings, clapping and smiling, and bestowed kisses upon the drag queen.

Aqua Foundation for Women Announces Honorees MIAMI, FL – Patricia Ireland and Howard

Simon are to be honored by the Aqua Foundation for Women’s annual Aqua Ally Awards. The awards presentation, which honors those who have supported the women’s community, will be held on Friday, Feb. 10 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Coral Gables.

Howard Simon has been a tireless defender of Civil Rights as Executive Director of the ACLU in Florida, where his office led the charge to overturn the state’s anti-gay adoption legislation> Patricia Ireland, former president of the National Organization for Women (NOW), served as chair of NOW’s lesbian rights task force and went on to become its President, making lesbian rights one of NOW’s top priorities.

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RBC Planning Stonewall Festival 2012 WILTON MANORS, FL – The Rainbow

Business Coalition (RBC) has taken over the duties of planning the 12th annual Stonewall Street Festival and Parade, to be held this June in Wilton Manors.

For the first ten years, the Festival was organized by Pride of Greater Fort Lauderdale (PGFL), a Fort Lauderdale-based non-profit organization.

In 2011, Stonewall was organized by a private promotions company, Wedner and Friends, which is based in Miami.

The RBC was founded in 2011 and has taken on the task of organizing what was once the largest gay pride celebration in South Florida. RBC co-chair Reece Darham said that this year’s parade and festival, now in the planning stages, will be held in June and will include the closing of Wilton Drive.

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Transgender Teenager to Enter Miss England Contest LONDON, ENGLAND – An 18-year old who was born male but has lived as a girl since the age of ten, was asked to enter the Miss England beauty pageant by modeling scouts who had no idea of her background. The aspiring model, Jackie Green, hopes to use the opportunity to speak out about bullying and transgender issues.

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a western “disease” and said that samesex marriage is “immoral.”

Mohammad Javad Larijani made the remarks in Tehran during a visit by Tom Koenigs who chairs the German parliament’s human rights committee.

Larijani told reporters, “The West says that the marriage of homosexuals should be allowed under the human rights charter. However, we think it is sexual immorality and a disease.” H

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Tel Aviv Named World’s Best Gay City TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – Tel Aviv has been named the Best Gay City of 2011 in an international American Airlines competition to select the most popular destinations among LGBT tourists. Tel Aviv received 43 percent of the votes; New York City came in a distant second with 14 percent. The top 10 cities also included Toronto, Sao Paulo, Madrid, London, New Orleans and Mexico City. The voting was held last month on AA’s website.

According to the London Times-Mirror, Green said: “I went to the ‘Britain’s Next Top Model’ show in London and was really surprised when scouts came up to me. Miss England is a prestigious competition. I’d love to win. I’ve as good a chance as anyone.”

Green, from Leeds, England, became the UK’s youngest transsexual after an operation in Thailand on her 16th birthday. Green says that she wanted to switch gender from the age of four. By ten she had long hair and wore a girl’s uniform to school. Her mother took her to a U.S. clinic for hormone treatment to halt her male puberty. Bullying led Green to attempt suicide five times. She says she can never thank her mother enough for saving her life. H

Iran: LGBT are “Diseased”

The competition featured categories including Best Nightlife (won by New York City), Best Pride (San Francisco) and Best Sand & Sun (Sydney).

Tel Aviv, which was marked as a favorite even before the voting concluded, was described during the competition as the gay capital of the Middle East, both exotic and welcoming, with a Mediterranean “c'est la vie” attitude. H

Turkish Court Indicts People Newspaper for Insulting Gays

TEHRAN, IRAN – The Secretary-General of the Iranian High Council for Human Rights has described homosexuality as

ANKARA, TURKEY – Turkey’s High Court of Appeals has ordered the Turkish daily paper Yeni Akit to pay compensation for insulting LGBT people in a headline it printed in 2008, according to a report published by the newspaper Hürriyet.

Yeni Akit was fined after it printed an article entitled “Üskül Prefers Perverts,” which concerned Zafer Üskül, the former head of the Turkish Parliamentary Human Rights Commission. The article ran after Üskül attended an International AntiHomophobia Meeting organized by Turkey’s LGBT community. H

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A gay teen from California has committed suicide just a month after he made an anti-suicide video urging others to "never give up." Eric James Borges made the video in December for the "It Gets Better" campaign, which features inspiring videos targeting LGBT teens to help them get through difficult times.

In the video, Borges, 19, describes his own personal experiences as a gay youth, discussing the bullying he was subjected to from kindergarten through high school. “I know it is hard and I know what it feels like to be rejected and abused for your biological sexual orientation," he offered. "I was physically, mentally, emotionally and verbally assaulted on a day-today basis for my perceived sexual orientation," Borges added. "I was stalked, spit on, ostracized and physically assaulted."

He also described an assault upon himself by students during high school while a teacher was present.

This motivated Borges to leave formal school and finish his high school equivalency.

Borges was also open about his coming out experiences at home, describing it as an "extremist Christian household."

"My mother knew I was gay and performed an exorcism on me in an attempt to cure me," Borges said on the video. "My anxiety, depression, self-loathing and suicidal thoughts spiked. I had nowhere safe to go, either at home or school." He was forced by his parents to leave home at the end of September.

Things seemed to have changed for the teen after he began working for the Trevor project to help bullied gay teens. “I have met and befriended the most incredible and authentic people since I've come out,” Borges noted.

He then offered assurances that reiterated the theme of the anti-suicide campaign: "You will love and be loved and I love you.

You have an entire life, fit to burst with opportunities ahead of you. Don't ever give up and don't ever for one second think that you're not a valuable and beautiful contribution to this world. It gets better."

Distraught friends say that Borges gave no indication in recent days that he was planning to end his own life. "He seemed like the normal old Eric the last time I saw him,” friend James Criss told ABC News. “He was fine. I couldn't tell anything was wrong with him," Criss added. H

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Tonight I Missed Him This Week’s Q-Point from “Cross-Eyed” by AJ CROSS Tonight I missed him. Not a particular “him,” but the presence of a him. It doesn’t happen very often as I am very good at occupying as many of the hours in a day as possible. Tonight, I watched a couple at a diner hold hands, secretly underneath the table, and later saw another couple looking at one another the way only two people in love do, and I missed that feeling. The feeling of someone saying, “I’m yours,” or waking up in the middle of night and having a warm body next to me. Knowing that the only sound in the house will be the voice in my head, instead of his voice saying something that will make me laugh, is not pleasing.

I miss the feeling of a hand on the small of my back leading me into a room, or having the smallest detail of something about me remembered, like telling

the waiter that I want extra dressing on my salad.

I never took for granted the special aspects of being with someone, but I know that many people do. To those people, I say “don’t.” Don’t undervalue the fact that someone has chosen to be with you and share his or her life with you. Don’t take lightly that someone has chosen your lips above all others to kiss every day. Don’t wait until they are gone to tell them that they are missed. Don’t assume that finding what you already have is easy to find. If you think that the person you are with is not perfect, then you are probably right. But then again, neither are you, and they have chosen to be with you despite your imperfections.

So often the attributes that sparked our initial interest in someone become the very things that we seek to change,

because we do not want them to be attractive to anyone else. This is selfish and wrong. Why would you want them to be less than who they are? Why shouldn’t they be witty, outgoing, and fashionable? This is what made you want them in the first place, right?

Remember that they made a conscious decision that you were they person they wanted to be with, and that is what matters.

The people we love should be loved with great dignity, respect, and freedom.

A caged animal is not a happy animal. It does not stay because it wants to, but because it has no choice. Choice is the key to everything. When something is an option, it is very easy to opt out.

I would rather be writing a letter about a person who is here than a column about the person who is not. I am happy about the moment tonight when I missed “him,” because it will make meeting him again all the more special. Now go and kiss “him.” H AJ Cross is a contributing writer and author of his column “CrossEyed”. He can be reached at AJCrossConsulting@gmail.com.

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PASSAGES Boardwalk Bar dance manager and local South Florida entertainment manager Michael Ross died on Thursday Jan., 12.

Ross, whose South Florida roots dated back to working at The Cope Dance Club in the 1970s and 1980s, was well known throughout the numerous LGBT entertainment genres through the decades, working especially closely with many world-class drag entertainers, including former Miss Florida Nikki Adams, who posted on Facebook, “This is a very sad day. Rest in peace, Michael.”

Condolences from across the community’s spectrum were expressed all week, particularly on social media. A celebration of the life of Michael Ross will be held at Boardwalk Bar in Fort Lauderdale on Monday, Jan. 30, starting at 5 p.m.

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THE VOICE OF STYLE FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY

Cinema | Fitness | Nutrition | Travel | Dining | Bar Guide | Recipe | Classifieds

WHAT’S INSIDE? In this week’s Style & Entertainment:

Travel

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WINE TASTING 101 Adam Strong on Being a Great Vino Connoisseur

you the cultured side of “Utah Unleashed” in his final Travel installment about the wonder and beauty of the Beehive State; Tom Bonanti does his best take on a “Drill

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There’s a lot to hosting a wine-tasting party at home, but you can do it with flair and fun if you have the right advice, and you’ll find it in Adam & Ease.

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A “SURPRISE” RECIPE FIT FOR A QUEEN

Andy Kress Shows You How It Works

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FORT LAUDERDALE/WILTON MANORS ALIBI 2266 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors Gayborhood tradition since 1997. Comfortable, inviting atmosphere with indoor video bars, outdoor drinking and dining. Drink specials all week, with mammoth 22-ounce Long Island Iced Teas for $3 on Thursdays ATOMIC/BOOM 2232 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors The bar with two names features a dance club and Gayborhood bar. Drag Bingo on Mondays, karaoke Mondays and Tuesdays, dance music Fridays and Saturdays, and (indoor) Sunday T-Dance.

BILL’S FILLING STATION 2209 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors Videos, pool tables, dart boards, dance floor, happy hour, live shows, Tuesday and Thursday karaoke – and great burgers, to boot. Fun and friendly truck-stop-themed bar.

BOARDWALK 1721 N Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale Over 100 of the sexiest men from all over the world. Go-go dancers, cages, billiards, 2-4-1 Happy Hours. Drag emcees and did we mention the Boys?

CORNER PUB 1915 N Andrews Ave., Wilton Manors Friendly atmosphere, unpretentious clientele and staff.

Next to Island City Pizza (so you can get your drink AND your slice on).

CUBBY HOLE 823 N Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale Butch bar and grill with a rockin’ daytime crowd (and a fun nighttime one, too). Fifty cent pool, 2-for-1 drinks all day every day, video games, hot movies on HDTV and DirecTV. Thursdays it’s Bare Bear Chest Night, and every Friday and Saturday the fur flies with Hot Bears on Poles (where their Grizzlies Grind)!

DEPOT CABANA BAR AND GRILL 2935 N Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale Adjacent to the America’s Best Inn and Suites. Pool open daily – No Cover or Day Pass. Great food, daily happy hour, Sunday afternoon T-Dance Poolside. Karaoke and live music.

Open daily at 11:30 a.m.

DUDES 3270 NE 33rd St., Fort Lauderdale Men dancing for men. Hot go-go boys in an upscale atmosphere, piano lounge for more quiet interludes. Steamy shower shows.

JOHNNY’S 1116 W Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale Club, bar, lounge. Male dancers and the men who love (to ogle) them. Sunday amateur strip contest (and karaoke!).

LIPS 1421 E Oakland Park Blvd., Oakland Park The Ultimate in Drag Dining. Dinner and shows six nights a week. Sunday Gospel Brunch with the Sisters of Sequins.

LIVING ROOM 300 SW 1st Ave., Fort Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale Arts & Entertainment District meets South Beach. Friday nights they’re here, they’re queer, and they drink free from 10:30(ish) to Midnight. Only House Music club in town with its own Classical (and classicallychiseled) violinist.

THE MANOR 2345 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors WeHo vibe (think: LA’s The Abbey) in the heart of the Gayborhood. Dine, drink, dance, play, mingle. Theme rooms (salsa and merengue every weekend in the Latin Quarter!).

Live dancing and dining.

BAR GUIDE PJ’S CORNER POCKET 924 N Flagler Dr., Fort Lauderdale Friendly neighborhood interracial bar with drinks specials every night of the week including, “In the Biz Mondays” at 9 p.m. with 2-4-1 drinks and $3 Cosmos and Apple Martinis, “Splash Friday’s” wet underwear contest, and Sunday’s pool tournament, both with a $50 cash prize!

RAMROD 1508 NE 4th Ave., Fort Lauderdale Voted World’s Favorite Leather Bar. Pig Dance first Saturday of the month – South Florida’s Busiest, Craziest Monthly Party (with caged hunks at Midnight on Saturdays – is there a downside to this?).

ROSIE’S BAR & GRILL 2449 Wilton Dr., Wilton Manors Nexus of the A-Gay List. Be Seen in the Scene (without making one). Food, folks, libations, and a killer Sunday Funday.

SCANDALS SALOON 3073 NE 6th Ave., Wilton Manors A line-dancin’, tight blue jeans-wearin’ good time. Country and western music, two-steppin’, three-steppin’, pool tables, and themed events year ‘round. Cowboys and Indians was never this much fun, Pilgrim.

SIDELINES 2031 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors Where Sports come first. Nationally known destination sports bar with TVs streaming NFL, MLB, NBA and college games. Pool tables, dart boards and large indoor (and now smoke-free) facility. Outdoor patio features area for smokers. Mixed crowd of gay men and women (who would have thought?). Featured in Bloomberg Businessweek and recommended by LOGO. STABLE 205 E Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale Levis-and-leather neighborhood bar, where the bears line dance and the cowboys are VERY friendly.

SMARTY PANTS 2400 E Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale Cozy neighborhood bar with daily happy hour, and regular patrons. Show night Thursdays at 9 p.m. Karaoke Friday and Saturday nights, and with matinee on Sunday afternoon.

TORPEDO 2829 W Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale Dance, shoot pool, drink til 4 a.m., 7 nights a week. Doors open at Midnight; dance til Dawn.

VOODOO LOUNGE 111 SW 2nd Ave., Fort Lauderdale Gay and mixed every Sunday, with afternoon T-Dance and drink specials, then the popular Life’s a Drag show with gobs of female impersonators, hot dudes and the chicks who want to change them.

WHISKEY BLUE 401 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale In the W Hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach, downstairs it’s the elegant Whiskey Blue, upstairs the luxe Living Room: hot dance and social settings in a distinctive atmosphere with signature cocktails and upscale patrons. Indoor and outdoor lounges.

MIAMI/MIAMI BEACH BAR 721 721 N Lincoln Lane, Miami Beach Plush, lush and flush, a luxe, sexy décor that includes soft carpeting, comfy couches and a Grown Up Playroom equipped with a flat screen TV for video games, pool table, ceiling-mounted speakers. Enjoy 5 to 10 p.m. happy hours including $6 premium drinks.

MATTY’S ON THE DRIVE 2426 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors Drink specials, billiards, and a chill gayborhood vibe. 75 Cent drinks on Wednesdays. No Drama, No Smoking.

CLUB BOI 777 NE 79 St., Miami With an urban vibe on the weekends, a diverse crowd and a diverse musical format, including Hip Hop, R&B, House, Reggae, Soca, Latin and Old School. Go-go bois and drink specials.

MONKEY BUSINESS 2740 N Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale Cozy neighborhood bar. Karaoke, drag shows, Patio Bar – and open at 9 a.m. daily.

CLUB SUGAR 2301 SW 32nd Ave., Miami Gay Latin scene, with Salsa, Merengue, Reggaeton, Hip Hop and House music always playing.

MONA’S 502 E Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale Cocktail Lounge in the heart of Searstown. Fun customers, fun bartenders and fun proprietor (the Legendary Jerry).

Outside patio. Wednesday karaoke, Thursday Speedball Tournament.

DISCOTEKKA 950 NE 2nd Ave., Miami Hot music, hot scene, hot bartenders, and hot patrons in the hot heart of Downtown Miami.

NAKED GRAPE 2163 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors Relaxing, friendly, hip, unique – the alternative gathering place on Wilton Drive. Wine tastings and events. Tuesday and Wednesday Late Night In the Biz.

MOVA LOUNGE 1625 Michigan Ave., Miami Beach On Miami Beach’s famed Lincoln Road, never a cover. Drink specials all week long, live DJs, high energy music and a fun crowd getting their dance on til late.

PALACE BAR 1200 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach

This bar and restaurant in the heart of South Beach’s Art Deco District. Mouth-watering burgers, boys (and girls!). Weekend cabaret shows Thursday through Sunday.

SCORE 727 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach Dance, drink, party all night on Miami Beach’s Lincoln Road.

Tons of events throughout the year, including fundraisers for Winter Party, White Party, and Miami Beach Gay Pride.

SPACE 34 NE 11th St., Miami Mingle and mix with gays and str8s in the heart of Downtown Miami. Indoor dance floors and outdoor rooftop bar, spectacular light show.

TWIST 1057 Washington Ave., Miami Beach Great music, friendly staff, hot tourists and locals. Never a cover, always a groove. Bungalow Bar = Hot Men. In SoBe’s Art Deco District.

JOHNNY’S MIAMI 62 NE 14th Street, Downtown Miami Club, bar and lounge. Johnny’s Miami boasts the best sound system in town! Plenty of safe, secured parking. Open 5pm to 5am daily. Hot male dancers and daily drink specials.

ORLANDO/CENTRAL FLORIDA HANKS 5026 Edgewater Dr., Orlando, FL Friendly local bar with a cruisy attitude. One of Orlando’s oldest and friendliest Gay bars. Beer and Wine. Pool Tables, Video Games and a Large Patio area.

HAMBURGER MARY’S BAR & GRILL 110 W Church St., Orlando, FL Eat, Drink & Be Mary! Tuesday BINGO with Miss Sammy & Carol Lee, Wednesday Trivia with Doug Bouser and Leigh Shannon’s Cabaret Dinner Show is every Saturday, 7:30 p.m.

PARLIAMENT HOUSE 410 N Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL All gay entertainment complex with 130 newly-remodeled hotel rooms. Cruisy Hotel, Nightclub, Pool Bar, Bear/Leather Bar. NEW PHOENIX 7124 Aloma Ave., Winter Park, FL Winter Park’s ONLY Gay & Lesbian Bar. Been There Forever!

Karaoke every Tuesday and Friday at 9 p.m. Drag shows every Saturday night. Home of the $1 Jello shots.

PULSE 1912 S Orange Ave., Orlando, FL Orlando’s Premier Gay Bar & Nightclub with Ultra Lounge, Jewel Box Dance Floor, and Adonis Dancers. Twisted Tuesdays with $10 All-U-Can Drink, College Wednesdays (18+) and 2-4-1 every Friday for Happy Hour.

SAVOY ORLANDO 1913 N Orange Ave., Orlando, FL “The hottest” gay bar and nightclub in Orlando. The MEN OF SAVOY Dancers from 6 p.m. til 2 a.m. every night in the main bar! Video Bar, Pool Tables.

WYLDE'S 3557 S Orange Ave., Orlando, FL Neighborhood bar South of Downtown Orlando. Jukebox, Video Games, Pool Tables and Dancers.

PARADISE ORLANDO 1300 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL Orlando’s casual Gay & Lesbian bar and nightclub. Patio, Tiki Bar and Pool Tables. Happy Hour 4 til 9 p.m. and drink specials every day til 9 p.m.

BAR CODES (Formerly Bear Bar) 4453 Edgewater Dr., Orlando, FL Friendly Bar, Real Men and Bears... Oh My! Beer and Wine.

Tends to attract the after work Happy Hour crowd.

TAMPA BAY 2606 2606 N Armenia Ave., Tampa, FL Tampa's favorite Levi/leather bar has two floors (dimly lit), with the upstairs being the more cruisy. There's Hog House shop on-premises, and the 2606 is home to the Tampa Leather Club. Monday is Underwear Night, Tuesdays are $1 drinks and on Wednesdays, Longnecks are just $1.50.

AZALEA LOUNGE 1502 N Florida Ave., Tampa, FL Exposed brick, cold beverages and friendly staff are the mainstays of the recently bloomed Florida Avenue flower!

Neighborhood bar, pool tables.

BAXTER'S LOUNGE 1519 S Dale Mabry, Tampa, FL Tampa Happy Hour Tradition. Serving up some of the hottest dancers Wednesday thru Saturday nights at 10PM. FLIRT NIGHTCLUB & SHOWBAR 1909 N 15th St., Tampa, FL (Ybor City)

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Get that hometown feeling. Amazing lazer shows, big headliners and has been around for 6 years.

CITY SIDE 3703 Henderson Blvd., Tampa, FL Tampa Bay’s “Best Happy Hour” til Midnight every night of the week.

GBAR 1401 E 7th Ave., Tampa (Ybor City), FL Dance Club & Video Bar. Open Tuesday through Saturday, 4 p.m. til 3 a.m. No cover before 10 p.m., $5 after with ID. VALENTINES NIGHTCLUB 7522 N Armenia Ave., Tampa, FL Voted #1 Nightclub in Tampa. Open 7 days a week 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. Monday, Latin Night, Tuesdays are Boys Night Out, Wednesdays are Karaoke Night, Thursdays, No Cover Dance Party, Fridays feature Hot Go-Go Girls, Saturdays are Latino Night “Uncut” and Sundays are Hip Hop Night.

Ki Ki Ki III 1908 W Kennedy Blvd., Tampa, FL One of The Oldest Bars (beer and wine). A plain bar without pretention with its share of young regulars.

RAINBOW ROOM 421 S MacDill Ave., Tampa, FL A mix between a neighborhood bar and a community center. Main bar with pool, darts, jukebox. Outdoor Tiki patio has a full volleyball court and live bands. Beer & Wine.

ST. PETERSBURG GEORGIES ALIBI 3100 3rd Ave. North, St. Petersburg, FL One of the most popular gay bars in St. Pete. It’s always busy! Great VJ’s play Top 40 music. Mondays are Drag BINGO and Talent contest, Pool tourney Wednesdays, and the legendary Long Island Iced Tea nights on Thursdays.

Ages 21 and over, never a cover!

FLAMINGO RESORT 4601 34th St. South, St. Petersburg, FL Florida’s “largest, luxury all gay resort.” Non-stop entertainment, great menu, and drinks served poolside at the Cabana.

Weekly events and 2-4-1 Happy Hour daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday Happy Hour ($1 off) 11 a.m to 9 p.m.

GEMINI LOUNGE 2315 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL Gemini Lounge aims to serve a variety of tastes; music, karaoke, Internet access, poetry readings and sports on TV. OAR HOUSE BAR & LIQUOR STORE 4807 22nd Ave. South, St. Petersburg, FL Fun, friendly, laid-back atmosphere where you can get great drinks at cheap prices! Drama free! Happy Hour daily from 2 p.m. til 9 p.m.

HAYMARKET PUB 8308 4th St. North, St. Petersburg, FL More of a Men’s bar. Showing hot videos, beer specials, Saturday Underwear Night, and different events each week.

HIDEAWAY 8302 4th St. North, St. Petersburg, FL The oldest Womyn’s bar in the country. Where music is always the main entree! Coldest selection of beer in town.

DETOUR 2612 Central Ave., St. Petersburg, FL The hottest club in St. Pete. Daily specials, karaoke nights and gogo boys from Rico's Men. Noted for it’s Saturday Drag shows and Karaoke nights. Full liquor bar.

MELBOURNE/COCOA COLD KEG NIGHTCLUB 4060 W New Haven Ave., Melbourne, FL Largest Gay Club in Melbourne Florida and the Premier Gay Bar & Nightclub in Brevard County.

ULTRA LOUNGE 407 Brevard Ave., Cocoa, FL Nestled in Cocoa Village, this bar has a full coffee bar, serving espresso, lattes, cappuccinos as well as draft beers & wine.

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Utah Unleashed Part III: Moab and Salt Lake City

By PAUL RUBIo

Anchored by protected lands that are teeming with extraordinary natural arches and seemingly-otherworldly dimensions of tiered red rock landscapes, Moab (discovermoab.com) has evolved as the gateway to one of Utah’s most impressive and popular parks, the 73,000-acre Arches National Park (nps.gov/arch). Unlike Capitol Reef and Monument Valley, Arches’ accessibility from Salt Lake City and its thriving airport means unleashing your Utah with a helluva lot of other visitors and tourists, who have also traveled from far and wide to witness the 2,000-plus natural sandstone arches, particularly the world-famous Delicate Arch.

From the Visitor’s Center, the heavily trafficked road climbs at a steep grade to the park entrance, ascending through twists and turns to various sightseeing points and hiking trails. These stops are wonderfully mapped out on the National Park’s pamphlet, but those who were savvy as kids in defining cloud shapes will quickly recognize points like “Park Avenue,” a large rock formation that resembles a long block of city skyscrapers. With such an abundance of arches and sights, you have to pick and choose which you’d like to see.

What’s not to miss? First, the Devils Garden Trailhead to Landscape Arch is a three-for-one, also passing through Pine Tree Arch and Tunnel Arch. Fiery Furnace provides a terrific view of jagged and rough rock that resembles volcanic lava. And of course the three-mile trail to Delicate Arch is easily the highlight of any trip to Utah.

Strutting its beauty over a steep precipice, framing the best of Utah’s landscapes within its perimeter, Delicate Arch has rightfully become the icon of Utah, and a beacon for travel to this scintillating red rock country.

Moab In close proximity to Arches National Park, Moab is Utah’s equivalent to Jackson Hole, Wyoming – an upscale but homey town with plenty of places to stay, from the high-end to the mediocre, a variety of choices of food establishments, and booking facilities for all outdoor activities whether in summer or winter. One of the superlative lodge experiences is to be found at Sorrel River Ranch (sorrelriver.com), north and east of Moab along Highway 128, running contiguously to the Colorado River.

Sorrel is a top-notch luxury resort that provides the full throttle “glamping” experience, with swimming pools, rustic-meets-modernluxe cabins, and haute amenities, nestled among picturesque canyon walls along the path of the Colorado River. The Sorrel River Ranch offers horseback riding from its own stables in addition to providing bookings for river rafting, Hummer drive/rides, ATV rental, fishing, hiking, and other outdoor activities.

Salt Lake City No matter what the middle chapters of your “Choose Your Own Adventure/ Utah” look like, your story will nearly always begin and end in the state’s capital, Salt Lake City.

Fear not, SLC is not nearly as scary in person as it seems on TV. In fact, the city surprises with its pockets of big-city sophistication, including the Sugar House gayborhood, with lots of fab real estate, a 24-hour fitness center that comes equipped with plenty of eye candy, and LGBT-friendly restaurants and shops like Diva’s Cupcakes & Coffee, and the 50-year old Finn’s Café.

While residential Sugar House merits a visit for getting your food and drink on, the city’s best accommoda-

tions are to be found downtown.

Kimpton’s Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City (monaco-saltlakecity.com) is hands-down the best place to start and end your Utah sojourn. Ironically located just blocks away from Temple Square and the spires of the LDS Temple and Mormon Tabernacle (the home of its world-renown Choir), the Hotel Monaco SLC embraces the LGBT community with open arms: It hosts the annual LGBT “Red Party” fundraiser, a benefit for the Utah AIDS Foundation (utahaids.org), which turns into the dance party of the year on the Thursday before World AIDS Day. In summer, the Monaco also hosts the annual “Pink Party” to kick off Salt Lake City’s gay pride, which rounded up 35,000 supporters in 2011. And in any season, the hotel celebrates eccentricity and individuality through its gregarious staff and patrons, whimsical and funky guest rooms, and its see-andbe-seen restaurant, Bambara. An über-cool adaptive reuse of the former First Continental Bank, the Hotel Monaco SLC has retained some of the bank’s original elements including the vault, and the circa-early 20th

century gold elevators, while completely re-inventing the interiors. In keeping with the freebie heavy traditions of the Kimpton brand, complimentary WiFi, coffee, and nightly wine hours are an added bonus.

Almost every restaurant and coffee house near the hotel distributes Q Salt Lake, the city’s gay rag. If you want to know what’s up in SLC before heading west, check out their website qsaltlake.com. Most gay nightlife options like Jam, Pure, and Metro will require a 10-15 minute taxi, but it’s well worth it.

Finally, in the spirit of open-mindedness and learning about other cultures, take the time to stroll down a few blocks from the hotel to visit Temple Square, the headquarters of the LDS (Mormon) Church. Here, you’ll be approached by young women on mission, eager to show you around the square and tell you about life in the church and the doctrine of continuing revelation. You’ll be staring at larger-than-life photos of the church’s current president, Thomas S. Monson, whom they consider to be a modern-day “prophet, seer, and revelator,” as you listen to “recordings” of Jesus Christ.

Honestly, it’s fascinating. They might even try to convert you, as they did me. When the girls asked me to join the LDS church, I told them, “Sorry girls, I can’t join. I am gay.” To this they replied: “That’s ok. We can get you help. And it’s okay to be gay. You just can’t practice it.” Luckily for me, I’ve had plenty of practice, much of it in Utah, unleashed. H

To learn more about southern Utah, Monument Valley and Utah in general, visit utahscanyoncountry.com, navajonationparks.org, and utah.travel

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THIS WEEK’S TASTY RECIPE: Gallete des Rois

By JEAN DOHERTY This is a French cake that celebrates the Epiphany: The day when the Three Kings visited the baby Jesus. As part of French tradition, a bean or small china “feve,” or favor, is hidden in the cake. The person who finds the “feve” in his or her slice becomes king or queen for the day. We had this tradition in Ireland for Halloween and the “favor” was a ring.

• 1/4 cup almond paste • 1/4 cup white sugar • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened • 1 egg • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract • 1/4 teaspoon almond extract • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour • 1 pinch salt • 2 packs of frozen puff pastry, thawed • 1 egg, beaten Place the almond paste in a food processor with about half of the sugar, and process until well-blended. Then add the butter and the remaining sugar and process until smooth, then blend in 1 egg, vanilla extract, almond extract, flour and salt. Set aside.

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper, and set aside.

Roll out one sheet of the puff pastry.

Keep the pastry cool, don’t knead or stretch it. Repeat with the second sheet of pastry. Refrigerate both sheets.

Mound the almond filling onto the center of the pastry that is on the baking sheet. Leave about 1 1/2 inch margin at the edges. Wet the margin with a little water so as it’ll stick together. Don’t forget the little favor in the filling! Place the second sheet of pastry on top, and press down the edges to seal. Beat the remaining egg with a fork, and lightly brush onto the top of the galette. Use a knife to make a criss cross pattern in the egg wash, and then prick several small slits in the top to vent steam while baking.

Bake for 30 minutes in the preheated oven until the top is a deep golden brown.

Transfer to a wire rack to cool. Eat it warm… You are the chef! H

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ADAM & EASE Wine Tasting 101

By ADAm sTRoNG get in your mouth. “Supple” describes a wine that is not too tannic. A wine’s “Body” is both the sense of alcohol in the wine and the sense of feeling in the mouth; a “full-bodied” wine should feels “thick,” like cream feels thicker than milk. “Dry” wines lack the perception of being sweet, which is the case with most table wines.

“Smokey” wines, as the name suggests, demonstrate the flavors and smells of different types of smoke.

In a perfect world, each guest will have a glass each for white, red, and sparkling wines. If you don’t have enough glasses to go around, make sure you rinse each one between pours.

Connoisseurs know that it is best to progress from whites to reds, with the lightest selection served first and the darkest last. Starting with the Prosecco, you will move to a Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay,

and up the line to the most full-bodied of your reds. Make sure you take time to sip, savor, and experience each selection.

When it comes to the actual tasting, it’s important to remember the Five S’s of Wine-Tasting: See, Swirl, Smell, Sip, and Savor.

If this is a bona fide wine-tasting, you should have some selections of cheeses to compliment the different vintages. Naturally, when you are dealing with individual tastes, a great deal is subjective, but there are certain combinations that are especially agreeable. For a Sauvignon Blanc, try Feta, Swiss, and even cream cheese.

Chardonnay goes deliciously with Gouda, Gruyere, young Brie, and Provolone.

Riesling and Monterey Jack make a divine combo for tasting, and your full-bodied reds are a perfect pairing with Bleu cheese,

Gorgonzola, strong Cheddar, and Roquefort. Baby Swiss, Pecorino, mild Cheddar, and goat cheese are excellent for sparkling wines.

Other foods that go great with your wine selection are water crackers, which lack an overpowering flavor and make a good way to absorb the extra wine that’s left in your mouth between pours. Strawberries and peaches are an old school compliment to lighter, sweeter wines, and almonds are both tasty and accommodating to other flavors you will be enjoying.

Make sure you take plenty of time and opportunity to discuss the various flavors and vintages you’re experiencing. Part of the charm of a home wine-tasting is sharing your thoughts and experiences as you make your way from bottle to bottle. Since everyone’s tastes—and taste buds—are different, there are no right and wrong answers, and everyone’s opinion matters.

After You & Co. have enjoyed your first goround, it’s time to open those second bottles and The party’s not over yet! Now’s the time to open up those second bottles you’ve put on reserve, and get radey for your next successful wine-tasting party. H

JACKSONVILLE

INCAHOOTS 711 Edison Ave., Jacksonville, FL This club offers good crowds every night. Recently remodeled with three bars and a friendly staff. Everyday is a different special. A fun place anytime. Full Liquor bar. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays except for special events.

KWEST 705 Duval St., Key West, FL Daily Happy Hour from 3 to 8 p.m., and a piano sing-a-long every Wednesday night. Men dancing for men after 10 p.m.

Weekly drink specials and "Wet Jockey" contests on Fridays.

FORT MYERS

THE METRO 2929 Plum St., Jacksonville, FL The Metro Entertainment Complex has been serving the GLBT community for 17 years. Features a total of 7 different venues under one roof to choose from. Lesbo-A-Go-Go, monthly Tea Dances, special quest performers, female impersonators and live musicians.

BOOT RACK SALOON 4751 Lenox Ave., Jacksonville, FL Your Neighborhood Gay Bar - the place for men. Cold beer, music and a warm and cozy atmosphere. Hot men and cheap beer... We all know where that leads!

AJ'S BAR & GRILL 10244 Atlantic Blvd., Jacksonville, FL Annie and Janie invite you to stop by and see some old friends and meet some new ones! Great food, awesome service, delicious mixed drinks and live entertainment.

PARK PLACE LOUNGE 931 King St., Jacksonville, FL A fun and comfortable gay bar that’s accommodating to both gays and non-gays. A great place to watch your favorite game, or enjoy playing Wii while the liquor flows!

THE NORM 2952 Roosevelt Blvd., Jacksonville, FL A neighborhood bar. Everyone is welcome, but remember it is a girls bar! Beer and Wine only.

616 BAR 616 Park St., Jacksonville, FL A warm and friendly atmosphere with a Patio bar. Karaoke on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Thursdays the Jax Bears are here for happy hour. Fridays and Saturdays enjoy the "Beer Blast."

THREE LAYERS CAFE 1602 Walnut St., Jacksonville, FL The name Three Layers comes from their large variety of delicious three layer cakes. An inviting loft style cafe located in Springfield. Enjoy a bistro style lunch or just stop in for your morning coffee.

BO'S CORAL REEF 201 5th Ave. North, Jacksonville Beach, FL There are great shows Thursday through Sunday with the best of female impersonators. Pool tables, video games, and a large outdoor patio. The only gay bar on the beach!

KICKBACKS GASTROPUB 910 King St., Jacksonville, FL This is a top class venue serving over 600 different bottled beers, 84 beers on tap, breakfast, lunch and dinner 20hrs a day 7 days a week!

SALOON ONE 801 Duval St., Key West, FL (Behind 801 Bar) This is the only gay leather bar in Key West. Conveniently located behind 801 Bourbon Bar.

PENSACOLA

LA TE DA 1125 Duval St., Key West, FL An upscale hotel complex with 3 bars, cabaret and restaurant.

THE ROUNDUP 560 E Heinberg St, Pensacola, FL A neighborhood gay men’s bar... Pensacola’s Cowboy Bar. Open 2 p.m. til 3 p.m. daily.

PEARL’S PATIO BAR FOR WOMEN 525 United St., Key West, FL Tropical themed women's bar for gay women and gayfriendly women alike. Patio bar with a full bar featuring drinks like "Cosmopearlitans" and "Pearl's Passion".

CABARET 101 S Jefferson St. #E, Pensacola, FL Not strictly a gay bar, the charming and friendly Cabaret is very much a fixture in Pensacola's GLBT community, drawing a mixed bunch each evening for happy hour, karaoke, videos, comedy shows, live music, and all-around hobnobbing and socializing.

KEY WEST BOURBON STREET PUB 724 Duval St., Key West, FL Opened in October of 1995 and has continued to grow ever since, it is now part of the larger collection of gay action in The Bourbon St. Pub Complex. Hot Go-Go boy dancers and a busy crowd. “Where the boys are!”

801 BOURBON BAR 801 Duval St., Key West, FL Cabaret shows upstairs with nightly performances by famed performers Sushi, Kylie, RV Beaumont, Margo, and others. This legendary establishment has been around for over 30 years, and host Happy Hour specials daily from 11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

AQUA NIGHTCLUB 711 Duval St., Key West, FL Aqua features the "Reality is a Drag" show six days a week, followed by dancing. Monday is karaoke night and don't miss the great happy hour specials from 3 to 8 p.m. daily.

BOBBY’S MONKEY BAR 900 Simonton St., Key West, FL The gay Cheers style neighborhood bar of Key West. Happy Hour from Noon to 7pm, Karaoke on Sunday nights, pool tournaments on Tuesday nights at 7pm. Free Wi-Fi access.

GARDEN OF EDEN 224 Duval St., Key West, FL A Rooftop Bar with the BEST VIEWS in the city & “BEST Long Island Ice Teas made by Melinda!” Gay, straight, fat, or skinny... Doesn’t matter! Clothing optional - gay friendly!

WEST PALM BEACH H G ROOSTERS 823 Belvedere Rd., West Palm Beach, FL Dark bar that attracts a fun party crowd. Camp is in at H.G.'s, where drag shows and bingo nights pack in crowds looking for laughs and fun.

THE LOUNGE 517 Clematis St., West Palm Beach, FL Sushi, tropical views and tasty cocktails are accompanied by acclaimed resident DJ Daisy DeadPetals.

FORT DIX BAR & CLUB 6205 Georgia Ave., West Palm Beach, FL Mostly local crowd looking to mingle and relax. The bar is a bit on the dark and dingy side, but who knows--that could be a plus.

BAR GUIDE

You don’t have to be a sommelier—or even know what one is—to host an entertaining and interesting wine-tasting party in the comfort of your own home. Whether or not you already know what to pour, and how to pair, these tips can make your next—or first!—wine-tasting event a smash. Pull up a grape leaf, here’s what you will need to know: It’s a good idea to limit the number of selections you offer to around six different wines.

With this number, you should include three reds (for instance, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, and Zinfandel), two whites (such as Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, and Pinot Grigio), and a Prosecco. This last is an Italian white wine, usually a Dry or Extra Dry sparkling wine that has become very popular over the last decade as a moderately-priced alternative to Champagne. Assuming a tasting party with you and seven guests—eight persons total—you should purchase two bottles of each selection. This will allow for ten tastings per bottle, at two ounces per tasting, and also leave a bottle of each wine for you and your friends to enjoy later.

Here are a few terms sommeliers use to describe and measure the various qualities found in wines. Learn them before your guests do! “Acidic” describes the tart or sour quality of a particular wine. “Tannic” measures tannins, which create that “puckery” feeling you

OFFICE PUB 3704 Cleveland Ave., Fort Myers, FL Oldest gay bar in South West Florida with a festive attitude.

This bear-friendly Office likes to have fun with underwear parties, drag shows, Wii bowling! Check out their country and western music night on Saturdays.

TUBBY'S 4350 Fowler St., Fort Myers, FL Where men come to compete (in tournaments). "Never a cover... always a smile" Tubby's is a no-frills video bar with a total of 10 TVs and two projection screens available for patrons to use as they wish. Add a six-hour 2-4-1 Happy Hour during the Wii tournaments on the big screen!

THE BOTTOM LINE 3090 Evans Ave., Fort Myers, FL This gay entertainment complex is one of the longest running clubs in southwest Florida at over 20 years, The Bottom Line features 7 bars, pool tables, drag shows and occasional guest appearances by porno stars.

VENICE

TOTI: TAVERN ON THE ISLAND IN VENICE 127 Tampa Ave. East, Venice, FL This South Beach inspired gay bar, boasts a dance floor and a game room with pool tables and dart boards. It's clean, the music is mixed and the staff are friendly. A mixed crowd can be found most nights... younger, older (duh, this is Venice), gay and straight. Did you know that in the Caribbean, TOTI is slang for a beloved male appendage?

How apropos.

GAINESVILLE

SPIKES 4130 NW 6th St., Gainesville, FL It is a laid-back kind of place, with friendly bar staff. The crowds vary depending on the night. The bar has a nice open air patio area that is rarely used, but would be nice if it was.

UNIVERSITY CLUB 18 E University Ave., Gainesville, FL This is a fairly average small college town gay bar. It is usually busy and crowded on Thursday nights.

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NO EXCUSES: JUST DO IT...

NOW!

By TOM BONANTI

You could not have made a better New Year’s Resolution than to dedicate more time to achieving a fitter, healthier, more beautiful body. Now that we are nearly finished with January, why are you still making excuses to put off going to the gym?

Perhaps you need to be reminded that besides making you look better, regular exercise can also prevent obesity, heart disease, high cholesterol, hypertension, Alzheimer’s disease, and Type 2 diabetes. In addition to these bonuses, many people who suffer from anxiety and depression have found that regularly working out can significantly elevate their moods and boost their selfesteem.

Here are a few commonly held excuses for not exercising, and why you need to get over yourself and get to the gym today: 1. “I’m too damn busy to exercise.”

Well, that just doesn’t hold water with me. You must make time for those things that matter to you most – your family, job, social life, etc. Your health is just as important as any of these. Schedule your workouts into your daily activities and stick to it! Get up an hour earlier and take a power walk before going to work. Pack a gym bag and stop at the gym on your way home instead of going to “happy hour.” You must make time for those things that are important to you.

Some of the busiest, most successful people I know are also some of the fittest and healthiest as well.

2. “Exercise is boring.”

Maybe you are the one who is boring. Doing the same things every time

you hit the gym will produce diminishing results, and leave you bored and frustrated. Define your goals, change your workouts, and hire a personal trainer to help you come up with a new routine. Try yoga, swimming, or any of the classes offered at your gym or community center. Don’t be lazy or shy. There are a myriad of opportunities to become fit and healthy in sunny South Florida.

3. “I’ll put off exercising until it gets warmer.”

While you procrastinate, you also become fatter and more sedentary, and unhappy with yourself. There’s no time like the present to get up and get moving toward a new healthier lifestyle. Start with one morning power walk or one yoga class after work. You’ll see just how great you feel. And there’s no cure for those winter-time blue moods than stimulating and challenging activities.

4. “I can’t exercise because I have aches and pains and health issues.”

You should never begin a new exercise program before getting a checkup from your doctor or health care professional. Sure, herniated discs, arthritis, high blood pressure, etc., are serious issues, but not impossible to deal with. For the most part, exercise that‘s done right can help you build flexibility at the joints and manage the pain of arthritis better than some traditional treatment programs. Regular training with manageable weights, yoga, stretching classes, and low impact aerobic routines have been shown to decrease pain and increase overall fitness levels.

As the New Year unfolds, don’t get left behind by friends and co-workers who have already embraced the fitness lifestyle. Stop making excuses to yourself. Just get up, get moving and join the fun today. Contact Tom Bonanti at TrainerTomB@aol.com for more inspiration. H

Tom Bonanti, is a certified personal trainer and owner of Pump’n Inc gym at 1271 NE 9th Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Email: TrainerTomB@aol.com Facebook: TrainerTomB. www.pumpnincgym.com

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LETTING YOUR DIET HELP YOU SLEEP BETTER

By ANDY KRESS Rest and the quality of your sleep play a vital role in your all-around health. The impact sleep has in our daily life affects many areas and the people in it. Not only does the body internally react to too little or too much sleep, but the way you react with others in your environment is also impacted. When sleeping, the body’s physical and mental restorations take place, allowing you to feel refreshed and energized upon awakening.

The amount of sleep recommended for optimal performance is 7-9 hours a day.

However, there are many different variables for how much sleep a person really needs. Age plays a huge factor in this total. Babies and young children require nearly twice as much sleep as the average adult. This is due to the amount of growth hormones produced. Childhood growth spurts take energy, which needs to be recharged through sleep. As we age, the nature of sleep changes, with less time spent in the deepest stage of sleep. This is when sleep disorders start to arise.

While much about sleep is still not fully understood, scientists know that the human circadian rhythms are established shortly after birth and are maintained by two internal oscillators that act as your body’s natural clock. Some of the body’s natural chemicals help us stay asleep, it is our diet that plays the most essential role.

Because hunger can tend to disrupt sleep, having a light snack before bed can help promote restful sleep. It’s a delicate balance, however. Having too much food tends to disrupt digestive health and creates discomfort, leading to insomnia.

Alcohol used in small amounts helps to initiate a more restful sleep. Be warned, however, that as alcohol is broken down and metabolized within the body, one’s sleep may become fragmented and less restful. Binge drinking does not incite a deep restful sleep as much as you may think. It actually creates the opposite effect, making the sleep less restful and fragmented during the deep sleep cycles.

Other beverages that you consume can disturb your sleep as well.

Drinks high in caffeine normally have an adverse effect on your rest.

Because the body builds up tolerance to caffeine, this is not true for everyone—particular heavy coffee drinkers. Most people who consume caffeine before bed have trouble sleeping.

Tryptophan, on the other hand, is an essential amino acid that promotes dietary health and is a sleep inducer. It works by raising the levels of serotonin throughout the body, creating a natural sedative in the brain. This is one of the

reasons foods or drinks with tryptophan are used as folklore remedies for restless sleep. A cup of warm milk or some hot caffeine-free tea with a spoonful of honey is guaranteed to help you get a few extra “zzz’s” the all-natural way.

Because carbohydrates help facilitate the body’s ability to allow tryptophan to enter the brain, eating tryptophan-heavy turkey in a sandwich is a sleep-inducing combination. Likewise, herbs and spices are an organic alternative to help induce sleep. Valerian root is one of the most popular choices as a nighttime natural sedative. Most brew this in a un-caffeinated hot tea, along with other ingredients such as chamomile, lemon balm and peppermint.

Many of our poor diet choices before bedtime also affect our sleep. Eating foods high in fat and spice causes sleep disrupting heartburn and indigestion.

Ditto: High fatty foods and sugary caffeinated beverages that have a deleterious effect on the hormones in your body as well. Disrupting these hormones can and will throw off your sleep cycle.

Couple that with the unsightly weight gain and possible obesity that such a diet produces, and you have a lose-lose combination.

A healthy diet is the easiest way to ensure a good night’s sleep. Your body will thank you if you take the time to make healthy choices before you lay your head to rest. H

Andy Kress is a nationally certified fitness trainer and nutritional counselor. he can be reached at 954-7893930 or bia email at andyfitnesstraner@gmail.com

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SNOW WHITE TRASH The world premiere of “Snow White Trash” runs January 7 through January 28, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. at Empire Stage, 1140 N. Flagler Drive.

Don't miss this hilariously naughty romp. After escaping death at the hands of the Evil Queen, Snow White arrives in a strange land surrounded by “the Dwarfs” -- a sexy redneck family who have secretly arranged Snow’s marriage to the incredibly hunky (and very gay) Prince. Will Prince convince himself that he likes girls long enough to marry Snow and inherit the kingdom? Will Snow White’s new friends be able to save her from the Evil Queen? How will Snow White react to mullets, leather, porn and “Magnum P.I.”? Tickets: $25. Purchase tickets online at www.infinite-abyss.com or call 954-678-1496.

JERSEY BOYS 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers, The Four Season: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how four blue-collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history, January 11 through 29 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. For tickets call 954-6267814.

WINTER HEAT FLORIDA 2012 “Feel the Heat,” Presidents’ Day Weekend, February 16-20, 2012. This year’s host hotel is the Bahia Mar Resort. (Events and venues subject to change).

Thursday, February 16 - 10 p.m. – 2 a.m., “The Big Chill,” George's Alibi, 2266 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors.

Come kick it with Ft. Lauderdale’s grown and sexy crowd and enjoy $3 Long Island Iced Teas.

- 2 a.m. – 4 a.m., “The Cold Front,” Torpedo Bar, 2829 W. Broward Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale.

Heat things up on the dance floor while the deejay spins the hottest Hip-Hop and R&B hits.

Friday, February 17 - 5 p.m. – 11 p.m., “The Ice Breaker,” Grand Mariner Lounge at The Bahia Mar Hotel.

Mix and mingle at the Welcome Reception with the men of Winter Heat 2012.

- 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., Winter Heat Film Festival, Seafarer Room at The Bahia Mar Hotel.

Check out original films from up and coming film makers.

- 10 p.m. – 4 a.m., “The Fire Storm,” Green Room, 100 SW 3 Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale.

Winter has never been this hot! Join the sexiest men in South Florida at the coolest spot in town.

Saturday, February 18 - 9 a.m. - 10 a.m., “Sweat on the Beach,” Fort Lauderdale Beach Start the day off right with aerobics on the beach.

- 3 p.m. – Sunset, “Heat Waves” Fort

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Fort Lauderdale Lauderdale Beach Chill out on the beach and have some fun in the sun.

- 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., Winter Heat Film Festival, Seafarer Room at The Bahia Mar Hotel Check out original films from up and coming film makers.

- 8 p.m. to Midnight, “Winter Games,” Grand Mariner Lounge at The Bahia Mar Hotel Got skills? Put them to the test at the old-school game night.

- 10 p.m. – 4 a.m., “Body Heat,” Voodoo Lounge, 111 SW 2 Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale Feel the heat all night as DJ Angel X rocks the house.

Sunday, February 19 - 9 a.m. - 10 a.m., “Sweat on the Beach,” Fort Lauderdale Beach Start the day off right with aerobics on the beach.

- 1 p.m. – 3 p.m., “Holy Heat,” Lips Fort Lauderdale Experience the ultimate in drag dining.

This gospel brunch is sure to lift your spirits and the ultimate Mimosas will definitely warm your soul.

- 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., Winter Heat Film Festival, Seafarer Room at The Bahia Mar Hotel Check out original films from up and coming film makers.

- 3 p.m. – Sunset, “Winter Waterland” Pool Party, Exit 66 at Pier 66 Resort, Ft. Lauderdale Dive into the hottest pool party ever.

Live music, food, drinks and an amazing fashion show will bring a whole new meaning to lounging by the pool.

- 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., “Sparks,” Grand Mariner Lounge at The Bahia Mar Hotel Experience speed dating South Floridastyle. You’ve never experienced a love and relationship session quite like this.

Get ready!

- 10 p.m. – 4 a.m., “The Meltdown,” Living Room, 300 SW 1 Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale The grand finale party is going down tonight.

Monday, February 20 - 3 p.m. – 8 p.m., “The Block is Hot,” Americas Back Yard, 100 SW 3 Avenue, Ft. Lauderdale A day party like no other takes place at Fort Lauderdale’s most unique outdoor entertainment venue.

For more information, visit winterheatflorida.com. H­

Hollywood GREGG ALLMAN Lead Singer of the Allman Brothers Band Greg Allman performs at Hard Rock Live Hollywood (1 Seminole Way in Hollywood) on January 18. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $46, $64 and $79. For more information, call 954-797-5531. H­

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Miami CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA The Cleveland Orchestra will be performing at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Boulevard, on Jan. 27 and 28, both nights at 8 p.m. Acclaimed pianist Yefim Bronfman joins Music Director Franz Weiser-Möst in Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in Opening Concerts Jan. 27 and 28.

Franz Welser-Möst will lead the orchestra in two concerts.

Repertoire for The Cleveland Orchestra’s performances on Jan. 28 and 29 includes Sean Shepherd’s Wanderlust, Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 6, and Johannes Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 2, with pianist Yefim Bronfmanas soloist.

Tickets range from $20 to $172 and are available by calling 305-949-6722, or visiting www.clevelandorchestramiami.com.

Central Florida FREE FRIDAYS AT THE MORSE Visitors to the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, 445 N Park Avenue in Winter Park is offering free admission to the galleries from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Fridays through April. There will also be free live music on the second Friday of the month through the holiday season. For more information, visit www.morsemuseum.org. H

GOLDEN RETRIEVER RESCUE OF MID-FLORIDA Rescue can take many forms, from a single individual trying to make a difference by saving one dog to a group of people working together for the common goal of saving many animals.

GRRMF concentrates on Golden Retrievers. GRRMF is comprised solely of volunteers and is self-supporting, relying on fund raising and donations to support all rescue efforts including veterinary care. 100% of all donations are used for the rescue effort. GRRMF, Inc. is recognized by and affiliated with The Golden Retriever Club of America, Inc. For more information, contact the Intake Coordinator at 407-332-2840. H

BACK DOOR BUMBY Revolution Nightclub (375 S Bumby Ave in Downtown Orlando) along with GRINDR and MyFlexRadio presents: “Back Door Bumby: Enter Through the Back” every 3rd Thursday of the month. This is Orlando's premiere college night. No cover when you show your GRINDR or MyFlexRadio App. No cover ‘til 11 p.m. for those 21+ (18+ welcome) and no cover ‘til midnight with college or theme park ID. Free drinks 11 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Drinks specials throughout the night. Performances by Shantell D’Marco and Macaviti. DJ Joanie on the decks in the disco area and VJ J.B. Burgos in the Hydrate Video Bar. H

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Tampa GASPARILLA WEEKEND - FLORIDA’S MARDI GRAS January 27 through 29, tickets available at www.GANCHOTAMPA.com or at Urban Body (SoHo - 711 S. Howard Avenue. Tampa); MC Film Fest (Ybor - 1901 North 15th Street); Hamburger Mary's (Ybor - 1600 E. 7th Avenue).

MAIN EVENTS: - “Havok” with DJ Abel at Amphitheater Ybor, Friday, January 27, 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., $30 in advance, $35 at the door.

- “Urban Body” at Gasparilla Headquarters Party at Urban Body, Saturday, January 28, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Free.

- “Gancho” with DJ Ralphi Rosario at Ritz Ybor, Saturday, January 28, 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., $45 in advance, $55 at the door.

- “Mutiny” Afterhours with DJ

Power Infiniti and DJ Scorpio following Gancho, 2:30 a.m. to 8 a.m., 5718 E. Adamo Dr., $20 at the door.

- “Unleashed” with DJ Oren Nizri at Rise Sundays, Sunday, January 29, 10 p.m. to 3 a.m., $3 at the door.

- Hamburger Mary’s Balcony PrePary each night from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free.

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Bay Area COSMOPOLITAN

Miami Beach WINTER PARTY It may be called the Winter Party but that doesn’t mean you’re in for a chilly time. Dance your heart out at five full days of jam packed parties.

From club nights to mixers to beach parties, Winter Party is a veritable thrill ride of sight and sound. A multitude of eye candy is a safe assumption, as are thousands of groggy travelers once the music stops. February

Cosmopolitan, a Square One Creative Event, will be held at The Ritz Ybor, 1503 E 7th Ave. in Tampa on Friday and Saturday, November 18 and 19.

The largest and most popular, awardwinning art event in Tampa: Square One’s 4th annual fall 2011 Creative and Performing Arts Showcase expands to two nights and will revolve around an international world theme. Friday, November 18 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.--Over 75 local artists on display with ten other participating venues. Saturday, November 19 – The Main Event with over 75 local artists on display and live performances from VYB Dance Company, Jeremy Gloff, The JamesLange Theory, On Carlton Row and more with a debut fashion show by Ricky Lindsay. From 7 p.m. to midnight. Proceeds of this event to help benefit Pediatric Cancer Fund (PCF).

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GANCHO WEEKEND TAMPA 2012 January 27 through 29, 2012 in the Ybor City Historic District. Main events include “Havoc” with DJ Abel at the Amphitheater Ybor on Friday, January 27, 10 p.m. to 3 a.m.

“Gancho” with DJ Ralphi Rosario at the Ritz Ybor on Saturday, January 28 from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. “Unleashed with DJ Oren Nizri at Rise, Sunday, January 29 from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. and “Urban Body” Gasparilla Headquarters Party at Urban Body, Saturday, January 28 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. For tickets, hotels and info visit: www.ganchotampa.com.

THE SUNDAY BBQ Ybor Resort and Spa, 1512 8th Ave. (15th Street) in Ybor City. Every Sunday at 5 p.m. Lots of hot flavorful guys here lining up for some buns, wieners and other tasty items. Come on down and put some sun on those buns in our open-air tropical Asian-themed patio with Jacuzzi. Remember: what happens at the resort, stays at the resort. H

THE NEARLYWED GAME Every Thursday night from 8 to 11:55 p.m. at Hamburger Mary’s (1600 7th Avenue in Ybor City). With host Michael Dixon. You won't want to miss all the fun and laughs as couples who think they know each other find out if they really do. Come watch, or get in on the fun. If you want to be a contestant, call (813) 241-MARY. Reservations are highly recommended! H

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Great location at 7th and Wilton Drive by the Shoppes of Wilton Manors! Tile floors, A/C, Screened Pool, Laundry on premise, off-street parking, ceiling fans! $625/mo. F/S UTILITIES INCLUDED! Call (954)563-4442 WILTON MANORS WATER VIEW APT. - Nicely Finished 2/1 apartment with private patio, water view, tile floors throughout, newer appliances and W/D in unit. Don't miss out!!

Asking $1000. Call Alex, Re/Max Preferred (954)683-4880 FANTASTIC 3/2 - FT LAUDERDALE - features renovated kitchen and baths, den, wood floors, new roof and CAC. Laundry room with W/D. Call today! Asking $1600. Call Alex, Re/Max Preferred (954)683-4880.

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Tile floors, ceiling fan, tropical secluded pool & patio area. 1 mile to beach & Wilton Dr. Within Hopper transportation to Wilton Dr. Onsite laundry available. Private off-street parking. Unfurnished. No smoking/pet negotiable. For one quiet person only/no drama.

Electric, WiFi, Direct TV, water included. $750/mo. Reduced rent considered in exchange for light yardwork (954)636-9298 SOUTH MIDDLE RIVER - EFFICIENCY - This lovely garden apartment is coming available and ready for occupancy Dec 15th. It features a pool, laundry facilities, parking area and is part of a gay compound with roaming peacocks and friendly neighbors. Your rent includes internet, water and electricity.

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PERFECT RELOCATION RENTALS FROM $295/WEEK With 4 Week Minimum through December. Beautiful Studio, 1 & 2 BR Apts. Turn-key, fully furnished & equipped, clothing optional pool, laundry, parking. Close to Gay & Nude Beaches. Pets Welcome. Incl. utilities, cable, tel., Wi-Fi Internet. 954-927-0090 or visit www.LibertySuites.com

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SPIRITUALITY THE PARISH OF STS. FRANCIS & CLARE 101 NE 3rd Street - just North of Broward Blvd. and E of Andrews Ave. Mass Times: Sat @ 5 PM; Sun @ 10:30 AM; Wed @ 7 PM. Where we welcome and appreciate diversity - a progressive community in the Catholic tradition. (954)731-8173; www.stsfrancisandclare.org DIGNITY FT LAUDERDALE - Roman Catholic Mass every Sunday 7 PM at Holy Angels CC 2917 NE 6th Ave, Wilton Manors. Monthly socials and more. There is always room at our table. Dignityftl@bellsouth.net.

WE ARE HERE FOR YOU‌ DIVINE MERCY CHAPEL - The American New Catholic Church 2749 N.E. 10th Ave., Wilton Manors, FL, 33334 (954)567-1930 Sunday Mass 10:30AM, Friday Holy Hour 7:00PM www.newdivinemercy.org CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRITSONG Welcomes you to come and worship with us every Sunday at 10 am and every Wednesday night at 8 pm. We meet at the SpiritSong Worship Center at 2040B North Dixie Highway Suite 3 in Wilton Manors (Building B on Equality Park Campus, behind the Pride Center). God loves you just the way He made you. Come discover His purpose for you. For more info: (954) 418-8372, info@cohss.com, www.cohss.org.

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ROYAL PARK - Near Wilton Manors 1BR/1.5BA, $825-$900/mo.

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