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Publisher Peter Clark
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By Ian Maloney
Associate Publisher Scott Holland
GET YOUR PRIDE ON IN MIAMI BEACH! That's right South Florida folks, it's Miami Beach Gay Pride Weekend and the SoBe gays and gals are ready to let their rainbow flags fly. There are events across Miami Beach all weekend including a VIP reception for the parade marshals and entertainment at W South Beach, two days of festival excitement in Lummus Park, and of course the annual parade down Ocean Drive. Check out our schedule of events to plan your weekend. We also have an interview with Dina Martina who is making her debut in South Florida at the Broward Center next week. Her odd ball style will have you cracking up. This issue of Hotspots! also includes an interview with Susan Sarandon who can be seen every week in “Feud� on FX. She dishes about her role on the show, her sexuality,
and even gets a little political. Imagine that! If you are a movie buff, take a look at our Spring Movie feature. We have a list of 22 movies that will take over the big screen this spring. There are so many great films that will be released; it's hard to narrow it down to decide which ones to see. We round out our content this week with Hot Bodies from trainer Tom Bonanti who shares great workout tips that you can do without having to go to the gym. We also have an interview with South Florida host extraordinaire Marco Perez who will host the Latin Stage at Miami Beach Gay Pride. Don't miss What's Hot South Florida, where Scott Holland shares all the rest of the tea about where to go this weekend to find the hottest events.
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FIRST YEAR: SUCCESS! u Georgie’s Alibi/Monkey Bar celebrated the first anniversary of their Drag Yourself to Brunch Saturdays.
JAZZ LEADS THE WAY
u TransStar Jazz Jennings and her parents
kicked off the Pridefest of the Palm Beaches.
MUSIC OF THE NIGHT uSinger Envee & Rick Leonard
set the mood at the Broken Heel in Gables Wilton Park.
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at the new Southern Nights Fort Lauderdale.
Dragacide Mondays at Village Pub.
u Eric has fun playing with all the boys
u Misty Eyez loves hosting her
BESTIES
uGlitz Glam came back home to SoFL
to kiki with her Bestie Daisy Deadpetals at her Friday night show at Rumors.
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u Georgie’s Alibi/Monkey Bar
celebrated Jennifer McClain’s Cast Party Mondays’ 7th Anniversary.
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u Check out the boys on the Hotspots float
for Tampa Pride. YUM!
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u Charlie and his Crew have fun at Score’s Lab Fridays.
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u West Palm’s Velvet Lenore and her girls were the definite stars of
the 2017 Pridefest of Lake Worth and the Palm Beaches.
What is TRUVADA for PrEP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis)?
TRUVADA is a prescription medicine that can be used for PrEP to help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 infection when used together with safer sex practices. This use is only for adults who are at high risk of getting HIV-1 through sex. This includes HIV-negative men who have sex with men and who are at high risk of getting infected with HIV-1 through sex, and male-female sex partners when one partner has HIV-1 infection and the other does not. Ask your healthcare provider if you have questions about how to prevent getting HIV-1. Always practice safer sex and use condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with body fluids. Never reuse or share needles or other items that have body fluids on them.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
I What is the most important information I should know about TRUVADA for PrEP? Before taking TRUVADA for PrEP to reduce your risk of getting HIV-1 infection: u You must be HIV-negative. You must get tested to make sure that you do not already have HIV-1 infection. Do not take TRUVADA for PrEP to reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 unless you are confirmed to be HIV-negative. u Many HIV-1 tests can miss HIV-1 infection in a person who has recently become infected. If you have flu-like symptoms, you could have recently become infected with HIV-1. Tell your healthcare provider if you had a flu-like illness within the last month before starting TRUVADA for PrEP or at any time while taking TRUVADA for PrEP. Symptoms of new HIV-1 infection include tiredness, fever, joint or muscle aches, headache, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, night sweats, and/or enlarged lymph nodes in the neck or groin. While taking TRUVADA for PrEP to reduce your risk of getting HIV-1 infection: u You must continue using safer sex practices. Just taking TRUVADA for PrEP may not keep you from getting HIV-1. u You must stay HIV-negative to keep taking TRUVADA for PrEP. u To further help reduce your risk of getting HIV-1: • Know your HIV-1 status and the HIV-1 status of your partners. • Get tested for HIV-1 at least every 3 months or when your healthcare provider tells you. • Get tested for other sexually transmitted infections. Other infections make it easier for HIV-1 to infect you.
• Get information and support to help reduce risky sexual behavior. • Have fewer sex partners. • Do not miss any doses of TRUVADA. Missing doses may increase your risk of getting HIV-1 infection. • If you think you were exposed to HIV-1, tell your healthcare provider right away. u If you do become HIV-1 positive, you need more medicine than TRUVADA alone to treat HIV-1. TRUVADA by itself is not a complete treatment for HIV-1. If you have HIV-1 and take only TRUVADA, your HIV-1 may become harder to treat over time. TRUVADA can cause serious side effects: u Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious medical emergency. Symptoms of lactic acidosis include weakness or being more tired than usual, unusual muscle pain, being short of breath or fast breathing, nausea, vomiting, stomach-area pain, cold or blue hands and feet, feeling dizzy or lightheaded, and/or fast or abnormal heartbeats. u Serious liver problems. Your liver may become large and tender, and you may develop fat in your liver. Symptoms of liver problems include your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow, dark “tea-colored” urine, light-colored stools, loss of appetite for several days or longer, nausea, and/or stomach-area pain. u You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or serious liver problems if you are female, very overweight (obese), or have been taking TRUVADA for a long time. In some cases, these serious conditions have led to death. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any symptoms of these conditions. u Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. If you also have HBV and take TRUVADA, your hepatitis may become worse if you stop taking TRUVADA. Do not stop taking TRUVADA without first talking to your healthcare provider. If your healthcare provider tells you to stop taking TRUVADA, they will need to watch you closely for several months to monitor your health. TRUVADA is not approved for the treatment of HBV. I Who should not take TRUVADA for PrEP? Do not take TRUVADA for PrEP if you already have HIV-1 infection or if you do not know your HIV-1 status. If you are HIV-1 positive, you need to take other medicines with TRUVADA to treat HIV-1. TRUVADA by itself is not a complete treatment for HIV-1. If you have HIV-1 and take only TRUVADA, your HIV-1 may become harder to treat over time. Do not take TRUVADA for PrEP if you also take lamivudine (Epivir-HBV) or adefovir (HEPSERA).
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The once-daily prescription medicine that can help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 when used with safer sex practices. • TRUVADA for PrEP is only for adults who are at high risk of getting HIV through sex. • You must be HIV-negative before you start taking TRUVADA for PrEP. Ask your doctor about your risk of getting HIV-1 infection and if TRUVADA for PrEP may be right for you.
I What are the other possible side effects of TRUVADA for PrEP? Serious side effects of TRUVADA may also include: u Kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your healthcare provider may do blood tests to check your kidneys before and during treatment with TRUVADA for PrEP. If you develop kidney problems, your healthcare provider may tell you to stop taking TRUVADA for PrEP. u Bone problems, including bone pain or bones getting soft or thin, may lead to fractures. Your healthcare provider may do tests to check your bones. u Changes in body fat, which can happen in people taking TRUVADA or medicines like TRUVADA. Common side effects in people taking TRUVADA for PrEP are stomach-area (abdomen) pain, headache, and decreased weight. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effects that bother you or do not go away. I What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking TRUVADA for PrEP? u All your health problems. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you have or have had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including hepatitis virus infection. u If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if TRUVADA can harm your unborn baby. If you become pregnant while taking TRUVADA for PrEP, talk to your healthcare provider to decide if you should keep taking TRUVADA for PrEP.
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Pregnancy Registry: A pregnancy registry collects information about your health and the health of your baby. There is a pregnancy registry for women who take medicines to prevent HIV-1 during pregnancy. For more information about the registry and how it works, talk to your healthcare provider. u If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed. The medicines in TRUVADA can pass to your baby in breast milk. If you become HIV-1 positive, HIV-1 can be passed to the baby in breast milk. u All the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. TRUVADA may interact with other medicines. Keep a list of all your medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. u If you take certain other medicines with TRUVADA for PrEP, your healthcare provider may need to check you more often or change your dose. These medicines include ledipasvir with sofosbuvir (HARVONI). You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.FDA.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
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This is only a brief summary of important information about taking TRUVADA for PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) to help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 infection. This does not replace talking to your healthcare provider about your medicine.
MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT TRUVADA FOR PrEP Before starting TRUVADA for PrEP to help reduce your risk of getting HIV-1 infection: • You must be HIV-1 negative. You must get tested to make sure that you do not already have HIV-1 infection. Do not take TRUVADA for PrEP to reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 unless you are confirmed to be HIV-1 negative. • Many HIV-1 tests can miss HIV-1 infection in a person who has recently become infected. Symptoms of new HIV-1 infection include flu-like symptoms, tiredness, fever, joint or muscle aches, headache, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, night sweats, and/or enlarged lymph nodes in the neck or groin. Tell your healthcare provider if you have had a flu-like illness within the last month before starting TRUVADA for PrEP. While taking TRUVADA for PrEP to help reduce your risk of getting HIV-1 infection: • You must continue using safer sex practices. Just taking TRUVADA for PrEP may not keep you from getting HIV-1. • You must stay HIV-1 negative to keep taking TRUVADA for PrEP. • Tell your healthcare provider if you have a flu-like illness while taking TRUVADA for PrEP. • If you think you were exposed to HIV-1, tell your healthcare provider right away. • If you do become HIV-1 positive, you need more medicine than TRUVADA alone to treat HIV-1. If you have HIV-1 and take only TRUVADA, your HIV-1 may become harder to treat over time. • See the “How to Further Reduce Your Risk” section for more information.
TRUVADA may cause serious side effects, including: • Buildup of lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious medical emergency that can lead to death. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms: weakness or being more tired than usual, unusual muscle pain, being short of breath or fast breathing, nausea, vomiting, stomach-area pain, cold or blue hands and feet, feeling dizzy or lightheaded, and/or fast or abnormal heartbeats. • Severe liver problems, which in some cases can lead to death. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any of these symptoms: your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow, dark “tea-colored” urine, light-colored stools, loss of appetite for several days or longer, nausea, and/or stomach-area pain. • Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. If you have HBV and take TRUVADA, your hepatitis may become worse if you stop taking TRUVADA. Do not stop taking TRUVADA without first talking to your healthcare provider, as they will need to check your health regularly for several months. You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems if you are female, very overweight, or have been taking TRUVADA for a long time.
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ABOUT TRUVADA FOR PrEP (PRE-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS) TRUVADA is a prescription medicine used with safer sex practices for PrEP to help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 infection in adults at high risk: • HIV-1 negative men who have sex with men and who are at high risk of getting infected with HIV-1 through sex. • Male-female sex partners when one partner has HIV-1 infection and the other does not. To help determine your risk, talk openly with your doctor about your sexual health.
Do NOT take TRUVADA for PrEP if you: • Already have HIV-1 infection or if you do not know your HIV-1 status. • Take lamivudine (Epivir-HBV) or adefovir (HEPSERA).
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF TRUVADA FOR PrEP TRUVADA can cause serious side effects, including: • Those in the “Most Important Information About TRUVADA for PrEP" section. • New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. • Bone problems. • Changes in body fat.
Common side effects in people taking TRUVADA for PrEP include stomach-area (abdomen) pain, headache, and decreased weight. These are not all the possible side effects of TRUVADA. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any new symptoms while taking TRUVADA for PrEP. Your healthcare provider will need to do tests to monitor your health before and during treatment with TRUVADA for PrEP.
BEFORE TAKING TRUVADA FOR PrEP Tell your healthcare provider if you: • Have or have had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including hepatitis infection. • Have any other medical conditions. • Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. • Are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed if you become HIV-1 positive because of the risk of passing HIV-1 to your baby.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take: • Keep a list that includes all prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements, and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist. • Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist about medicines that should not be taken with TRUVADA for PrEP.
HOW TO TAKE TRUVADA FOR PrEP • Take 1 tablet once a day, every day, not just when you think you have been exposed to HIV-1. • Do not miss any doses. Missing doses may increase your risk of getting HIV-1 infection.
• You must practice safer sex by using condoms and you must stay HIV-1 negative.
HOW TO FURTHER REDUCE YOUR RISK • Know your HIV-1 status and the HIV-1 status of your partners. • Get tested for HIV-1 at least every 3 months or when your healthcare provider tells you. • Get tested for other sexually transmitted infections. Other infections make it easier for HIV-1 to infect you.
• Get information and support to help reduce risky sexual behavior. • Have fewer sex partners. • Do not share needles or personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them.
GET MORE INFORMATION • This is only a brief summary of important information • Go to start.truvada.com or call 1-800-GILEAD-5 about TRUVADA for PrEP to reduce the risk of getting • If you need help paying for your medicine, visit HIV-1 infection. Talk to your healthcare provider or start.truvada.com for program information. pharmacist to learn more, including how to prevent HIV-1 infection.
TRUVADA, the TRUVADA Logo, TRUVADA FOR PREP, GILEAD, the GILEAD Logo, and HEPSERA are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc., or its related companies. All other marks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. Version date: April 2016 © 2017 Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved. TVDC0087 03/17
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• Miami Beach Gay Pride returns with events all weekend long. Sunday, April 9, 12-10p.m. Parade, Ross Matthews, Bebe Rexha, Main & Latin Stages, DJs, Drag Queens, etc.
• Tortuga Music Festival takes place April 7-9, includes headliners Kenny Chesney, Luke Bryan, Chris Stapleton, Alan Jackson, Darius Rucker, and Brett Eldredge. For more, call 877-435-9849.
• The crazy and hilarious Dina Martina debuts in Fort Lauderdale at the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center on Tuesday, April 11. Tickets are $26.50, get them at BrowardCenter.org
• The Former “Tonight Show” host, Jay Leno, takes the stage at the Au-Rene at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts on Thursday, April 6 at 8p.m. Tickets are $59 - $129 at BrowardCenter.org
• “Going in Style” hits theaters April 7 and is about three lifelong friends who risk it all on a daring bid to knock off the bank that absconded with their money. Starring Morgan Freeman, Joey King, and Ann-Margret.
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• Palm Beach Opera presents Gilbert and Sullivan's classic tale of mistaken identity, “The Pirates of Penzance” at Kravis Center from Friday, April 7 - Sunday, April 9. Tickets start at $20 at Kravis.org.
• Humane Society of Broward County's Annual Big Dog Men's Invitational Golf Tournament is on Thursday, April 6, 11a.m.-7p.m. at Fort Lauderdale Country Club. Have fun for a cause. HSBroward.org
• The 5th Annual Dania Beach Arts and Seafood Celebration takes place Sat. & Sun. April 8 & 9, 11am to 8p.m. at Frost Park. Admission is free. For more info call Sarah at 954-924-6801.
• Features the 38th Annual Spring Plant Sale on Sat. & Sun., April 8 & 9, 9:30a.m.4:30p.m. at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. For admission prices or other info go to FairchildGarden.org
• Smurfs: The Lost Village hits theaters April 7 where a mysterious map sets them on an exciting race through the Forbidden Forest leading to the discovery of their biggest secret.
DANIA BEACH SPRING GARDEN THE LOST THE PIRATES GOLF VILLAGE OF PENZANCE TOURNAMENT ARTS & SEAFOOD FESTIVAL
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special guest DJ, Barry Huffine and once again all the leather men and their admirers came out. On Sunday, the Pride Factory celebrated their 21st Anniversary, with lots of giveaways all day long. Congrats to Matt, Lori, Rocky and the entire staff on 21 fabulous years. We wish them many more years of success. Later that afternoon we went to Flip Flops Dockside Eatery for their monthly T Dance hosted by Amanda Austin with DJ Robert Lavalle and this month's special u HUNTERS guests Missy Meyakie Lepaige, Shardee Ross and Selena Jimenez. As always, the T dance was standing room only. Later that evening, the GLLN (Gay Lesbian Lawyer Network) held their annual gala at The Venue. The evening was sponsored by Seacoast Bank and Edward Jones and was a benefit for Sunserve & the Humanity Project with their AntiBullying Campaigns.
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“It’s incredibly dangerous and unprecedented that Trump is calling the media ‘the enemy of the people,’ and it’s important for us not to be intimidated by it, and not to back off in any way. I think it’s our responsibility in the media to hold those in power accountable, and that’s what we’ll continue to do.” —Jeff Zucker, president of CNN
“Touring isn’t something I’m good at; applause makes me feel a bit vulnerable. I don’t know if I will ever tour again. The only reason I’ve toured is you… My greatest accomplishment in my career is this tour.” —Grammy-winning singer Adele, currently on a record-breaking tour, speaking to fans in Auckland, New Zealand.
“He should stop saying things that aren’t true, that are distractions from the task at hand…” —Unsuccessful 2016 presidential candidate Jeb Bush, speaking about President Donald Trump, in an interview with South Florida’s WFOR-CBS.
“The answer for why MSNBC’s growth has exploded is because it is the only network that doesn’t cater to Donald Trump. CNN became Trump television during the campaign, and Fox News is the de facto state-run television network of the Trump administration…” —Politics USA, in an article reporting that lesbian host Rachel Maddow now has the #1 watched show on cable news, ousting longtime ratings leader Bill O’Reilly.
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“Marijuana is here and it is popular. We can all agree that someone is going to sell it. And therefore, our industry is the answer. Who do you want selling this product? Do you want transparent, regulated, legally compliant companies that don’t allow anyone under the age of 21 into their store? Who test all their products? Who work with their regulators and work with their state, and pay their taxes? Or do you want drug cartels that don’t test their product and will sell to anyone? Someone is going to sell this. It’s a binary choice: Do you want drug dealers to sell or do you want regulated businesses?” —Neal Levine, board member of the National Cannabis Industry Association and chairman of a new group called the New Federalism Fund (NFF). Hotspots.LGBT | 31
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eek two of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9 starts out with the reveal (or RUveal) of the mysterious 14th contestant, and it is none other than the Cu-Cu bird herself, Cynthia Lee Fontaine. If you are a RuPual fan, you know that Cynthia battled cancer after she filmed her season, and is now in remission. I, for one, am so happy to see her back and in full regalia. For the main challenge this week (Cheerleading) the girls were split up into two teams: The RuPaul Glamazons and the B-52 Bombers- can you guess who the guest judges were? On the runway, the category was “White Party Realness.� In the end, the winner was
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Valentina who killed it as a cheerleader and on the runway as a Latina bride. The queens in the bottom two were: Kimora Blac and Jaymes Mansfield. In the end, Kimora killed the Lip Synch and Jaymes was sent Sashaying away.
At what age did drag become an interest and how did you pick your name? I had always been obsessed with drag since high school. The first queens I loved were Varla Jean Merman and Hedda Lettuce and I decided that's what I wanted to do. I started doing drag with puppets, but eventually decided that I wanted to be the star, and mostly work without
Without revealing anything you may know, who do you want to win? I would like to see Peppermint win because I have been a big fan of her for years. I kind of fanned out when I first saw her.
them now. I picked my drag name from the actress Jayne Mansfield and my birth name.
How many times did you apply to be on RPDR and how did it feel when you found out you got chosen? I applied five times and I got it on the fifth try, and it felt right. I was so excited I screamed on the top of my lungs and I immediately started to sew and create. Is there any additional pressure now that RuPaul has been on for eight seasons and two allstar seasons? When you are filming you don't really think about it, and I am not really the type to think about the negative. All I could think about was how positive this is for the drag community.
Out of drag I am definitely much shyer, and then in drag I turn it on.
Although it was short, tell me about your RuPaul's Drag Race experience? It's a lot like the “Wizard of Oz, “ as you are surprised there is a man behind the curtain. It's gripping, it's hard, and it's a real competition.
I felt, and the judges agreed, that you were stifled and couldn't show your true self. What caused this? I would say I couldn't quite grasp what they were saying about me. Out of drag I am definitely much shyer, and then in drag I turn it on. Are you single/married, etc.? I have been married for four years.
Tell me something people would be surprised to know about you. That I am actually good….I swear! Also, that I am a really down to earth person. What's ahead for Jaymes Mansfield? I'm going to go right back to doing what I was doing before the show, which is the YouTube world. For more information on James you can got to her website: Jaymesmansfield.com or follow him on social media: Facebook, Twitter and Instagram/ Jaymesmansfield
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arco Perez has become known as the arco Perez has become known as the King of the Go-Go Boys (I would say King of the Go-Go Boys (I would say Queen, but he would kill me) as he Queen, but he would kill me) as he has been organizing, booking and has been organizing, booking and mommying the dancers for many years now. You mommying the dancers for many years now. You can catch him at Score, Twist or Floppy Rooster, can catch him at Score, Twist or Floppy Rooster, and helping many other clubs when they are in and helping many other clubs when they are in need of dancers. I have been friends with Marco need of dancers. I have been friends with Marco for over 18 years and I thought this would be a for over 18 years and I thought this would be a good time to sit down with him, right before he good time to sit down with him, right before he MC's the Latin Stage at Miami Beach Gay Pride. MC's the Latin Stage at Miami Beach Gay Pride.
I heard you started out as a professional I heard you started out as a professional dancer, tell me more about that? dancer, tell me more about that? I started dancing Peruvian dances when I was I started dancing Peruvian dances when I was just a little kid. My grandfather was a musician, so just a little kid. My grandfather was a musician, so I come from an artistic family. For more than 25 I come from an artistic family. For more than 25 years, I have been dedicated to highlighting years, I have been dedicated to highlighting
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Peruvian culture. I was even the Peruvian culture. I was even the irst person irst person to bring a Peruvian Folklore show to Twist to bring a Peruvian Folklore show to Twist and Score to celebrate Peruvian and Score to celebrate Peruvian Independence Day. Independence Day.
What made you move to Miami? What made you move to Miami? I moved to Miami because of I moved to Miami because of discrimination towards the gay community discrimination towards the gay community in Peru. It was always present there, even in Peru. It was always present there, even more for me because I have a straight more for me because I have a straight brother who, when we were younger, just brother who, when we were younger, just couldn't wrap his head around having an couldn't wrap his head around having an identical twin who might think dierently identical twin who might think dierently than he does. After I left Peru, I went to than he does. After I left Peru, I went to Argentina where I inished high school and Argentina where I inished high school and began to work on my own personal issues. I began to work on my own personal issues. I later moved back to Peru for a stint, but then later moved back to Peru for a stint, but then moved to the Dominican Republic in 1999. moved to the Dominican Republic in 1999.
Three years later, in 2001, I decided to move to New Jersey so I could be myself and ind out who I really am. I lived with family for a while but decided to strike it out on my own in Miami, where I knew no one!
How did you get into hosting events? It was really thanks to Joel Stedman at Twist. I already had some experience promoting a few events in Peru, so it was an easy jump to start doing it here. I gave Joel the idea to do a Latin Karaoke night, they were already doing a Karaoke night but there wasn't even ONE song I don't really like to in Spanish on the menu. I asked make plans for the future. him to give it a try and just like I live in the present. that, I became the irst to host Sometimes the Latin Karaoke Mondays which future is uncertain. was a great success. A few years later, we stared “Arrasando” Latin Mondays Where can we see you host on a regular where, together with Nicolas Torres, we would basis? bring some of the biggest names in drag to Bar Thanks to Luis Morera, you can currently catch Five, the Latin room of Twist. Once this stage of me twice a week at Score. On Tuesdays at Planeta my life closed, MOVA called and I did a Latin Macho I perform along with some of the sexiest Night there for a short time and I then segued Go-Go boys in Miami, and we feature special into a gig as a presenter at Score along with a team of dancers. I always say we learn from the invited guests every week. On Fridays, I'm back best, so I followed the footsteps of Jerry, Pussila together with Athena Dion, our MC, for The Lab Fridays at Score. About two months ago, I started and Ricardito La La La. Those three provided a at Floppy Rooster on Sunday as the MC of “Come fundamental base of what I do as the manager P!ng@” night. I also work at Heart, for their of the Go-Go boys. weekly afterhours events. How is it working with the Go-Go Boys? Don't forget to catch Marco as he hosts the Hosting for me is doing what I love. Working Latin Stage at Miami Beach Gay Pride on with the Go-Go boys seems easy but it really is Saturday and Sunday, April 8 and 9. When asked stressful at times. In my opinion, punctuality is very important. I really care about my job and I how it is to work with Marco Perez, Dave Cook, executive director, of MBGP said: “Marco is one of also care about my boys as if they were my the hardest working people in nightlife own family members. I studied elocution and entertainment. He knows every venue and every performance, so being able to do that in the LGBT community is very self-satisfying for me. Latin entertainer and has worked with almost everyone in our Latin Stage line up. He's been instrumental in taking the TD Bank Latin Stage What are your plans for the future? to a new level with additional DJs, more I don't really like to make plans for the performances and bigger production values. future. I live in the present. Sometimes the We're thrilled to have him back for another year future is uncertain. I've got 1000 goals, but it's this year.” better to keep them close to my heart in case they are never realized.
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ALL ABOUT SUSAN
Oscar-winning screen icon talks 'up for grabs' sexual orientation, portraying Bette Davis and whether she regrets not voting for Hillary
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aybe gay people are customarily compelled to thank Susan Sarandon for her longstanding advocacy, because that's how I begin my frank, anything-goes conversation with the 70-year-old multi-hyphenate. After all, no matter where you stand on Sarandon's divisive decision to vote for Green Party candidate Jill Stein in the recent presidential election, we can all agree that the Oscarwinning actress has used her massive screenicon prestige to aid in the advancement of LGBT rights. She's been a staunch supporter through the AIDS crisis and the ight for marriage equality – even in times when vocal Hollywood allies were scarce.
The next step in being a gay icon, apparently, is playing one: Starring alongside fellow acting dynamo Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford, Sarandon portrays beloved
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Hollywood legend and “All About Eve” leading lady Bette Davis in Ryan Murphy's “Feud: Bette and Joan”. Sarandon was fresh off the set of the FX series when she dished on “Feud”, and numerous other aspects of her storied life and career.
Free from “Feud” and any cannedanswer pretense, Sarandon refreshingly freewheeled through revelatory discussions about her “up for grabs” sexual orientation, the gay actor she once romanced, and her impassioned response to critics (“to blame me is not productive”) who challenge her political convictions.
Between “Feud”, your ilm career and your LGBT activism, I'd say you have more than earned your queer cred. (Laughs) Well, I hope so! I mean, I feel like an outsider myself. My people, my
family for all these years have always been my allies and have always been very, very important to me, very dear to me through the AIDS crisis and everything. It's just a natural, very easy extended family for me.
You grew up Catholic in Jackson Heights, a neighborhood in the northwestern end of the borough of Queens in New York City. Would you say LGBT people felt like family then too? Well, not in my high school; I had 500 in my class. This was ages ago. But sure, in college, of course if you're in a theater department or in any of the arts, that's just part of the landscape, so there wasn't any delineation as I became an adult. It was just natural. And, honestly, the people who I made friends with in my early day in New York in the '70s are still my friends. I ind the guys who don't stick with you are the guys that you've had affairs with or marriages… or whatever! (Laughs) It's very rare that those guys – once you're not involved in a relationship, it's hard to maintain those ties. So, really, my friends I've had forever and ever and ever are gay men and women. Are you open regarding your sexuality? Yeah, I'm open. My sexual orientation is up for grabs, I guess you could say. (Laughs) The great thing about “Feud” is having you,
a gay icon, play a gay icon. I can't think of many things gayer than that. (Laughs) Well, I hope the appeal seems to be broader! I'm hoping we reach out across the aisles to heterosexuals also, because what I think the story is about is a really interesting examination of all kinds of things: power and roles and misogyny and aging.
What's the closest you've come to a Bette/Joan-type feud? I think I'm just a little too young to see women as my adversary. I think that changed. I really haven't experienced that. I think women just a little bit older than I am tried to align themselves with power, which were the men, and saw every woman as a threat. With my generation and slightly younger, you might be jealous that someone is getting all the good parts, but it's just a different time – you don't see them as your enemy. So, women are producing more projects, are inding things on their own. I feel very comfortable with all the women that are my competition. How do you explain the gay fascination with Bette Davis and Joan Crawford? Well, I can't speak for Joan – I can only speak for Bette. But, irst of all, being some kind of outsider – she was an intruder at the time, when she was trying to get good parts,
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because she wasn't your classic Hollywood beauty. So, she started off as an outsider, and I think that she had a secret, and in the early days of being gay – and still in some places – that has to be a secret. I think she had a lot of secrets, and you sense that she was trying to do things that were not easily done as a woman and as an artist, and she was a very straight shooter. When we were working on it, our biggest challenge was trying to make it grounded in reality because they're so big. Her gestures, everything – I felt like, “Here goes another meme!” (Laughs) The question was, are we able to make this into something that people are actually moved by? It's very funny, obviously, and interesting.
Do you think audiences might come away with more empathy for Bette as we watch this? I hope so. In watching all of her interviews and TV appearances, and in reading all the books she wrote and that her daughter wrote and other people wrote, she was pretty special in her focus to ind good work that (gave her) some control over her choices at a time when you were given the protection of the studio in exchange for your freedom. Now, of course, if you do episodic TV, you're right back in the same kind of contractual bind. Films have been liberated, but not these seasonal TV shows, because you really don't know what they're going to do with you. You sign away for years at a time, which was exactly what she was ighting against. 54 | Hotspots.LGBT
Shifting to politics, some LGBT people were disappointed in your decision to cast your vote for someone other than the predicted winner, Hillary Clinton. If you would've known that Trump would be elected, and that we'd currently be experiencing such a threat to human rights, which I know are so important to you, would you have voted differently? This is the thing: To have the conversations about “woulda, shoulda, coulda” opens up everything about the primaries and all kinds of things. The important thing right now is that we stop harping on blame because blame, if you really want me to talk about this election – you know, I was not the person who brought Trump into power. The DNC has a lot of… there are already suits all over the country about how that was rigged, the primary. So, to talk about this, for me, is a waste of energy. I think right now we're about to appoint Scott Pruitt, which is the end of the EPA (United States Environmental Protection Agency), and we've got this gal, (Betsy) DeVos. People have to get over what happened, take some personal responsibility for being in a bubble and not paying attention to what was going on in the country, and start applying their anger and their energy to rectifying what's going on. To see more from my conversation with Sarandon, visit HotspotsMagazine.com/HotspotsCentral.
As editor of Q Syndicate, the international LGBT wire service, Chris Azzopardi has interviewed a multitude of superstars, including Meryl Streep, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé. Reach him via his website at www.chris-azzopardi.com and on Twitter (@chrisazzopardi).
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So William Van Arsdale, 70, of Port Orange, Florida, made some marijuana peanut butter cookies recently. He (generously?) offered a sample to his friend, Renee Holloway but failed to tell her about the added secret ingredient. His mischief came to light after Holloway became “woozy” and called the cops. Van Arsdale was arrested and charged. Thanks a lot, Renee!
NOT ACCORDING TO GRINDR... ANY DOUBLE-D BREASTED LESBIANS CARE TO COMMENT?
Televangelist John Hagee, founder of San Antonio’s Cornerstone Megachurch, whose radio and television ministries reportedly reach over 150 million households, is one sick bastard. Spreading his message of hate and intolerance from the pulpit, Hagee told Breitbart News recently lesbians were “the scourge of the earth”. He went on to say, “In his infinite wisdom, God made sure that we are able to tell them apart from the diseased so that we may protect ourselves and our children from them. That’s why most lesbians are as flat as an ironing board.” What???
Despite what you may be led to believe after reading profiles on Scruff or Grindr, the average penis size globally is actually 5.5 inches, according to a study done by Mandatory.com. The Congo region of Africa has the distinction of the average largest penis size of 7.1 inches, followed by Equador (6.9 inches), Ghana (6.8 inches) and Colombia and Venezuela (6.7 inches). Jamaica is the only Caribbean island to rank among the largest, coming in at 6.4 inches.. North Korea has the smallest, 3.9 inches. The U.S. comes in at 5.1 inches, beaten by Canada, Turkey, Ukraine and New Zealand who share a common average size of 5.5 inches.
AP ISSUES NEW “GENDER” GUIDELINES
The Associated Press (AP), the revered organization that for decades has set the rules and standards for writers and journalists, recently updated its entry for references to the word “gender.” The AP’s new entry reads: “Gender ~ Not synonymous with sex. Gender refers to a person’s social identity while sex refers to biological characteristics. Not all people fall under one of two categories for sex or gender, according to leading medical organizations, so avoid references to both, either, or opposite sexes or genders as a way to encompass all people. When needed for clarity or in certain stories about scientific studies, alternatives include men and women, boys and girls, males and females. 56 | Hotspots.LGBT
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THURSDAY APRIL 6 PRIDE LIGHTS THE NIGHT Lincoln Road and Pennsylvania (in front of the H&M) 8 to 9 p.m.
Miami Beach Gay Pride will pay tribute to the victims, families and friends of the PULSE Nightclub shooting by orchestrating “Pride Lights the Night” where buildings throughout the greater Miami area will light up awash in the colors of the Pride rainbow flag. “Pride Lights the Night” will #FlipTheSwitch with local Pulse survivor Mario Perez in a special ceremony at Lincoln Road and Pennsylvania (in front of the H&M) at 8.p.m. A rainbow-colored, 3D animated laser projection that will shoot out from the building over Lincoln Road kicking off the project which will take place after sunsets on April 7, 8 and 9, with all of the buildings participating Saturday night.
FRIDAY APRIL 7 VIP RECEPTION W Hotel South Beach (2201 Collins Ave, Miami Beach) 7:30 to 10:30 p.m.
Join celebrity emcee Elvis Duran and the whole cast of the Y-100 “The Morning Show” to officially kick-off Pride around the beautiful pool deck at W South Beach. The evening will feature a special guest appearance by singer/songwriter Bebe Rexha. Music for the evening will be provided by the one and only DJ Tracy Young. At the VIP Reception, Miami Beach Gay Pride will honor the 2017 Pride Marshals who are: Ross Mathews, Celebrity Grand Marshal, “Uncle” Johnny Pool, Advocate Marshal, and Liebe & Seth Gadinsky, Ally Marshals. Tickets are $80 in advance or $100 at the Door and include cocktails & light bites.
SATURDAY APRIL 8 PRIDE PRESS CONFERENCE Miami Beach Gay Pride Main Stage, Lummus Park 12 to 1 p.m.
Join Host Elvis Duran from Y-100’s “The Morning Show” as he dishes with the Marshals and special Pride guests. Spectator Q&A will also allow people in the audience to ask our special guests questions. Expected to drop by: Ross Mathews, Celebrity Grand Marshal, “Uncle” Johnny Pool, Advocate Marshal, Liebe and Seth Gadinsky, Ally Marshals and Bebe Rexha, Headline Performer. This event is free and open to the public and is a chance for everyone to get the chance to interact with the celebrities who are helping make this an amazing weekend.
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Come out to the festival to enjoy all that Miami Beach Gay Pride has to offer. With a main stage as well as a Latin stage that will be featuring performances all day long, get ready to party SoBe style. Local and International DJs keep the fun going while you enjoy vendors from all walks of life, delicious food, and lots of eye candy. This event is free and open to the public. Cash bars will be available throughout the day. The festival will feature a family friendly area, women’s area, and lots of fun for everyone.
Score Productions & Hilton Wolman present Urge: Love is Love featuring DJ/Producers Abel and Dani Toro. Urge has been one of Miami Beach’s hottest gay dance events for years and it makes its triumphant return as the official Saturday night party for Miami Beach Gay Pride. After you party the day away on the sands of Lummus Park, get ready to dance the night away at one of the best gay spots on the beach. The party won’t stop till 7 a.m.! Advance tickets are available for $45 while they last. Visit UrgeMiami.com for more information.
SUNDAY APRIL 9 PRIDE PARADE BRUNCH VIEWING PARTY AT THE CLEVELANDER Clevelander Hotel (1020 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach) 11:00am to 5:00pm
Enjoy the Parade from the Clevelander with your Emcee TP Lords. Come before the Parade to enjoy a brunch menu, DJ Joseph Anthony, Beer Pong and specialty drinks. The parade will be broadcast live on the main screen and all other TVs from 12-2.
MIAMI BEACH GAY PRIDE PARADE Ocean Drive from 5th - 15th Streets 12 to 2 p.m.
Don’t miss the fun and excitement as the Pride Parade starts at noon. Join everyone as the parade marshals Ross Mathews, Uncle Johnny Pool, and Liebe and Seth Gadinsky are honored while they make their way along Ocean Drive. Get ready for amazing floats, marching bands, and a who’s who of the region’s LGBT friendly politicians who
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will march in solidarity with our community. Grand Stand seating will be available to enjoy the show between 11th and 12th streets on Ocean Drive. Arrive early to get your spot. Streets will be blocked off starting at 11:30 a.m. except for 10th Street. Once the Parade starts at noon, Ocean Drive will be closed and the only way to cross will be at 5th Street or 15th Street. Please no large bags or backpacks.
MIAMI BEACH GAY PRIDE SUNDAY FESTIVAL Lummus Park, Miami Beach (11th to 14th Street on Ocean Dr.) 12 to 10 p.m.
Come out to the festival to enjoy all that Miami Beach Gay Pride has to offer. With a main stage as well as a Latin stage that will be featuring performances all day long, get ready to party SoBe style. The action really heats up after the parade as thousands of people flood Lummus Park for the gay event of the year in Miami Beach. At 2 p.m. host Elvis Duran will join other dignitaries to officially kick off the celebration and open the ceremonies. Local and International DJs keep the fun going while you enjoy vendors from all walks of life, delicious food, and lots of eye candy. The festival will feature a special performance from Bebe Rexha, fireworks, as well as a special tribute to the artist Prince. This event is free and open to the public. Cash bars will be available throughout the day. The festival will feature a family friendly area, women’s area, and lots of fun for everyone.
PALACE’S ANNUAL ROCK THE BLOCK FREE BLOCK PARTY Palace (1200 Ocean Drive) 2:00pm to 11:00pm
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Join the fun at Palace Bar’s Annual Rock the Block Party featuring an opening set by DJ Carlos Rojas followed by DJ Danny Verde! 12th Street will be closed down to traffic and the queens at Palace will take over for one of the bar’s most special events.
HILTON WOLMAN’S SALVATION PRIDE ‘17 Score (1437 Washington Ave, Miami Beach)
The official after party for Miami Beach Gay Pride will once again take place at Score, one of the few remaining gay clubs on Miami Beach. Hilton Wolman’s Salvation Pride will feature music by Isaac Escalante as well as Hansell Leyva, two international DJs who Miami audiences will know well. Tickets available at urgemiami.com
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DJ DEANNE DJ Deanne is a Midwesterner who has made her home in South Florida. It was a pleasure to sit down with her before her gig at Miami Beach Gay Pride where she will spin from 6 p.m. till 10 p.m on Saturday night from the main stage.
When did you realize you wanted to be a DJ? It was in the late 90's or early 2000s when I was living in Indiana and going to college for my second degree. That's about the time I 76 | Hotspots.LGBT
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started going to gay clubs and listening to and acquiring different music. I was working at a small gay bar in Bloomington, Indiana and started practicing on turntables. It turns out that I had a knack for it. I got a few breaks and realized that this was what I wanted to do in life. Where are you from, and what brought you to Florida? I was born in Kentucky, but I spent almost 15 years in Indiana prior to moving to South Florida. Over the years I had been playing at
Twist a couple times a year while I lived in Indiana. Every time I came to Miami something happened to me. I felt more alive and it has always felt like "home" to me. When I made the decision to concentrate only on DJ/Producing four years ago, I knew that South Florida is where I belonged. What was your first residency, and how did that feel? My first big residency was at a club in Indianapolis called Talbott Street. It was the premier gay club in the Midwest (outside of Chicago). Every gay/circuit DJ and other world renowned DJs played there. It was a big room to play in and it felt amazing commanding that dance floor. It was my home for 10 years and I "grew up" as a DJ there. What separates you from other DJs? This is a hard question. I never really try to compare myself to other DJs. But my philosophy as a DJ is to give 110 percent to every performance, to do my homework, to always give the crowd something new, and to have fun. One of my mentors once told me that the key to being a great DJ is programming and I have never forgotten that. I might overthink my set a bit sometimes, but each set is carefully crafted based on what is happening on the dance floor, at the bar, around the perimeter of the room and inside of me at any given time. There is always an upward arching progression until the energy is so intense that the room is bursting at the seams. I live for the 'hands in the air moments" and people having the time of their life :) What are some memorable moments from the DJ booth? I just had one of my favorite while playing to a packed room on the Terrace at Club Space during Winter Party Festival 2017. Every legend in the world has played there and it was pretty crazy being in that booth. Other than DJing, what do you like to do for fun? I like doing adventurous things, I love being in the sun and spending time with my friends and I love traveling and seeing new places.
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Describe yourself in 3 words? Fun-loving, passionate, driven What does the future hold for you? Things are going really great for me, playing new parties and gigs all the time. I'm hoping to continue to grow my schedule and play around the world. Also, my production is starting to take off and I hope to continue to make tons of new music for others to enjoy. The future looks very bright! Hotspots.LGBT | 77
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by Scott Holland The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is no stranger to drag queens and the LGBT community and next week will be no exception. After years developing a cult following around the globe, comedienne Dina Martina will make her Fort Lauderdale debut on Tuesday, April 11 in one show only at 8 p.m. Tragic singer, horrible dancer and surreal raconteur, the hysterically funny Dina Martina debuted at Seattle's Center on Contemporary Art in 1989, instantly gleaning reviews that dubbed her "magically warped," "utter genius," and "unwittingly hilarious." Since then, she's packed venues in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Toronto and London, and shared the bill with acts ranging from Alan Cumming to Nina Hagen to Margaret Cho. Hailed as: “The most original drag performer working in America today” by Michael Musto of the Village Voice. Recently, Dina Martina's hugely successful shows in New York and Provincetown
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have made ardent fans of the likes of John Waters ("Dina Martina goes way beyond drag into some new kind of twisted art.") and Whoopi Goldberg (“Performance art never looked so good!”) Martina has received nominations for the Alpert Award in Theater and two GLAAD Media Awards for Outstanding Off-Off Broadway Theater. She's received two Seattle Times Footlight Awards and the Stranger's 2012 Genius Award for Theater. Absolutely packed with ludicrous song, horrifying dance, overburdened costumes and sidesplitting video, Dina Martina's shows are impossible to describe - other than that they've become synonymous with jaw-dropping pathos and mindblowing comedy. It was a pleasure to sit down with Martina, just 10 days before her irst time performing a full length show in Fort Lauderdale.
What was the irst live performance you attended? Well I was very fortunate to have grown up in Las Vegas, so I pretty much had the cream of the drawer of Show Business right there at my ingertips. I wasn't born in Vegas but I was breaded there, and my mother took me to see Henny Youngman at Caesar's Palace when I was about six and I was immediately hooked when I heard his trademark "Take my veal - please / Try my wife, she's here all week" bit.
When was the irst time you performed and what was that experience like? Oh gosh, there've been so many irsts for me being in the spotlight. At 17, I was the irst person ever diagnosed with Dutch Elm disease, but I'm currently in remission. I was also the irst fashion model for the Braille edition of Vogue. But the irst time I was ever onstage was when I won the Young Miss Las Vegas Pageant when I was four, and that was a very special experience. I still have the dress I wore that night and I'm hoping to let the seams out and wear it in Ft. Lauderdale. How did you get into Show Business? After I stepped down from a year as Young Miss Las Vegas, my mother got me into doing TV commercials, mostly for baby shampoos and sugary cereals, but I was also the original Johnson's Thumbtacks Girl - yet another irst! Somebody please tell me, how do I do it?
I understand you have a daughter. What's she like? Her name is Phoebe and she really shines. I adopted her right after I put my last pet down. Children just last so much longer, you know? More bang for your buck. I wish I could bring her to Ft. Lauderdale but I already have two carry-ons. It's probably for the best though, because if I ever lost her in an airport I think I'd be sad. I'd also probably get into a lot of trouble, 'cause boy, they really don't like it when you lose the adopted ones.
Do you have any mentors/inspirations? Soupy Sales was a mentor to me. I realize a lot of your readers might be too young to know who Soupy Sales was, so for them, I'll just say he was a lot like Mort Sahl. I met Soupy when I was only six and my mother cocktailed the graveyard shift
Children just last so much longer, you know? More bang for your buck. at Caesar's. She worked from 11 p.m. – 7 a.m. and she didn't want to leave me home all alone, so she had me stand outside in front of the casino all night, selling juice and cotton balls. As for inspirations, Jonathan & Darlene Edwards are favorites, as are Mrs. Miller and Liberace. I love me some Korla Pandit and I've always been in awe of Dora Hall. Sally Struthers springs to mind. Well, she doesn't really spring to mind; she's a little slower than that. She lumbers to mind.
What should the South Florida audiences expect from your full length show? Unfortunate song stylings, pathos-laden stories, hilarious videos and tremendously overburdened costumes. So basically, a lot of iller. I used to do the Chinese splits a lot in my shows, but I don't recover from those quite well as I used to. Plus, it's hard to ind enough men to spot me.
What's ahead for Dina? Well I'm a classically-trained gymnast, so I'll be working on my dismount a lot. And I also plan on watching a fair amount of TV because I think it's really important to support the Arts. I also have a theater group that tours retirement homes, and we're currently revving up a production of Bedpans & Broomsticks.
Dina will be performing on Tuesday, April 11 at the Amaturo Theater at The Broward Center at 8 p.m. Tickets are $26.50 and can be purchased at: BrowardCenter.org Hotspots.LGBT |
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ANGELO ELIA PIZZA, BAR AND TAPAS
4215 N Federal Hwy, Oakland Park Angeloeliapizza.com
ASIA BAY
1111 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale asiabayrestaurants.com 954-848-9900 Elegant riverfront dining with a menu of Japanese and Thai dishes including creative sushi rolls.
BEEFCAKES (at Boardwalk)
609 East Las Olas, Fort Lauderdale 954-727-0307 bigcitylasolas.com In the heart of Las Olas. Great food and people watching.
BONA ITALIAN RESTAURANT
2468 Wilton Dr., Wilton Manors bonaitalianrestaurant.com 954-565-7222 Fresh made Italian food, signature dishes, include Fazzoletti, (pasta purses with fontina cheese, cream sauce, peas/bacon), Chicken Cyriac or a traditional Eggplant Parmigiana.
CAFÉ VICO
1125 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale Cafevicorestaurant.com 954-565-9681 Classy, romantic Northern Italian eatery with an extensive wine list, wine bar & outdoor seating.
CEVICHE BY THE SEA
2823 E. Oakland Park Blvd. CevicheByTheSea.com 954-999-0751 Intimate seafood and Peruvian cuisine. Recommended as a “truly remarkable dining experience.” Dinner reservations recommended. Open for lunch. Happy Hour M-F, 5-7 p.m.
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1721 N. Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale BoardwalkBar.com; 954-463-6969 Open daily from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. Eat late, eat great! The best burgers and chicken wings in town.
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954-561-7300 Relaxed local chain serving pizza, pasta, Italian small plates and wine in a chic, modern space.
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3051 NE 32nd Ave., Ft. Lauderdale FlipFlopsDocksideEatery.com 954-567-1672 Relax on our dock while sipping a specialty cocktail or eating a fresh, made-to-order item from the menu.
2230 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors 954-564-8828 Sip on some of the freshest java, baked goods and more at this intimate, comfortable hangout on Wilton Drive.
1245 N. Federal Hwy. Fort lauderdale JMarksRestaurant.com; 954-390-0770 Elegant, stylish restaurant and bar, with a comfortable patio, serving classic American dishes.
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1421 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Oakland Park, Fladragshow.com; 954-567-0987 A restaraunt/cabaret that “dresses up” to entertain its guests! Fabulous drag and tons of fun.
MAI-KAI & POLYNESIAN SHOW
3599 N. Federal Hwy, Ft. Lauderdale MaiKai.com; 954-563-3272 Dine at a Polynesian Village, complete with tiki torches, a thatch roof and a wooden plank entrance. One of South Florida’s most unique dining and entertainment experiences. We bring Key West to Ft. Lauderdale!
GEORGIE’S ALIBI/MONKEY BAR
2266 Wilton Dr, Wilton Manors AlibiWiltonManors.com; 954-565-2526 Relaxed patio atmosphere with a full menu offering award-winning burgers, wings, hot & cold sandwiches, sliders, flat bread pizzas and fresh fish, shrimp and chicken entrees. Full bar.
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MOJO RESTAURANT
4140 N. Federal Hwy., Ft. Lauderdale MoJoFL.com 954-568-4443 Full service restaurant featuring a boutique wine list, craft cocktails, great food and a friendly, knowledgeable staff. Happy Hour 5-7 p.m. Mon. – Sat., and special nights throughout the week.
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NABU AMERICAN FUSION BUFFET
3485 N. Federal Hwy. Fort Lauderdale 954-568-2208 NabuAmericanFusionBuffet.com This place offers it all: Japanese, American, Italian and Chinese.
NEW YORK GRILLED CHEESE
2376 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale qbarfl.com; 954-565-2299 Live jazz & blues acts perform at this gastropub serving gourmet burgers & Creole-type dishes.
ROSIE’S BAR & GRILL
2449 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors Facebook.com/rosiesbarandgrill 954-563-0123 A Wilton Drive favorite, this place is known for its non-stop party every “Sunday Funday” with live DJs spinning great music. Great burgers, fresh seafood and amazing Sunday Brunch 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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PIOLA
2374 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale piola.it/local-fort-lauderdale/cities/display; 954-990-4801 Italy-based pizzeria chain serving brick-oven pies, pasta & cocktails in hip, fun, informal surroundings.
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2207 Wilton Dr., Wilton Manors NewYorkGrilledCheese.com 954-564-6887 x2 Gourmet grilled cheese melts, craft beer and wine.
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2426 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors RumorsBarWiltonManors.com 954-565-8851 Punch Drunk Brunch returns March 5. Serving fresh, local ingredients in delicious dishes by award-winning Cutthroat Kitchen chef Robyn Almodovar.
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2306 E. Oakland Park Blvd. tacobar.menu; 954-909-4213 Modern, creative decor, eclectic music, upscale gourmet Mexican fare at reasonable prices.
TEE JAY’S SUSHI
2254 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors teejaythaisushi.com; 954-537-7774 Casual locale for Thai & Japanese eats with Asian decorative touches and some traditional low tables.
TROPICS RESTAURANT AND BAR
2000 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors TropicsWM.com; 954-537-6000 A Wilton Drive staple and long-time favorite. Daily specials (Wednesday 8 oz. prime rib is highly recommended!) and live entertainment every night. Outside dining. Lunch served daily Mon.-Sun. 11 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pool, darts and poker. Sunday brunch and karaoke.
VILLAGE PUB & PUB GRUB
2283 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors VillagePubWM.com; 754-200-5244 Delicious burgers, chicken tenders, sandwiches and appetizers. Familiar foods, freshly made. Restaurant and full liquor bar.
THAI SPICE
1514 E. Commercial Blvd., Fort Lauderdale thaispicefla.com; 954-771-4535 Voted the “Best Thai Restaurant in South Florida 2015” by the Sun-Sentinel, this gem dishes up Thai classics and specials on a huge menu that includes Pan-Asian fare & steaks in a soothing space. “This is the type of place locals love so much it will be packed on a weekday. So it’s best if you make a reservation,” the newspaper recommended. “The Pad Thai is their most popular dish, and you can have it with shrimp, lobster, beef, chicken or pork. You can also order those same options of meat a la carte with different sauces and sides.” Happy Hour with half-off appetizers and drinks from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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ZUCKERELLO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT
3017 E. Commercial Blvd. Fort Lauderdale zuckerellos.com; 954-776-4282 Familiar Italian pastas and flavorful mainstays (plus early-bird specials) are offered up in this inviting eatery.
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FILMS MAKING THEIR BIG SCREEN DEBUTS THIS SEASON By Ian Maloney
2017 has already been a banner year for the movies, especially from an LGBT perspective. With the big Oscar win for “Moonlight” and the debacle that surround the presentation of the award for Best Picture, as well as the release of Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” and its “exclusively gay moment” this year has gotten off to a better than average year for queer movie goers. We’ve compiled a list of our favorites �licks that are coming to theatres this Spring.
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Going in Style
A remake from the 1970’s, three bored old dudes decide to rob a bank that has “robbed” them of their life savings. The retirees decide to put their time to good use and come up with a plan to get their money back, and then some. This caper comedy is directed by Zach Braff and will have you in stitches. Featuring: Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Alan Arkin, Ann-Margret, Christopher Lloyd, Matt Dillon, and Joey King.
Smurfs: The Lost Village
If you are of a certain age like I am, there is no way you don’t know who the Smurfs are. This reboot of the franchise from the 80’s �inds Smurfette leading her fellow Smurfs on a journey to �ind other Smurf life outside of their own village. It is sure to be “Smurftacular.” From Director Kelly Asbury. Featuring: Demi Lovato, Mandy Patinkin, Jack McBrayer, Danny Pudi, Rainn Wilson, Michelle Rodriguez, Ariel Winter, Ellie Kemper.
Wonder
This drama is based on the 2012 book of the same name and is the story of a youngster with a facial deformity who just wants to be a normal kid. This is a drama that anyone who grew up feeling like an outsider will be able to relate with, and chances are, if you are reading this you’ve been the outsider before. Featuring: Jacob Tremblay, Julian Roberts, Owen Wilson, Mandy Matinkin.
Mine
This indie �lick won’t open nationally but it should be a favorite come awards season next year. Mine is the story of a US soldier, Mike, whose mission goes bad and ends up stranded in a mine �ield in the desert. Mike ends up struggling to survive as he is forced to stand on top of a mine for two days. Armie Hammer is a dreamboat, so this �ilm piques my interest. Featuring: Armie Hammer, Anabelle Wallis, Tom Cullen, Juliet Aubrey, Geoff Bell and Clint Dyer.
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Gifted
Marc Webb directs an all-star cast in this drama about Frank, a man who is forced to �ight to raise his niece after his sister dies. After realizing that the young girl is an exceptional genius, Frank’s mother �ights for custody so that she can ship the girl off to be studied as a child prodigy. Frank would prefer a more normal life for the girl. Featuring: Chris Evans, Mckenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Jenny Slate, and Octavia Spencer.
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A Quiet Passion
This bio-pic follows the life of American Poet Emily Dickinson from her early years as a schoolgirl to her years as a famously reclusive poet. Staring out lesbian and “Sex and the City’” alum Cynthia Nixon as
adult Emily Dickinson, this is another of our features that should get some attention come awards season. Featuring: Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle, Keith Carradine, Duncan Duff, Jodhi May, and Emma Bell.
Norman:
The Moderate Rise and Tragic Fall of a New York Fixer
Richard Gere stars as Norman, a “�ixer” in New York City who specializes in helping businessmen and politicians “�ix” sticky situations. He gets in a bit over his head and has to �igure out a way to get back on his feet. Featuring: Richard Gere, Lior Ashkenazi, Hank Azaria, Steve Buscemi, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Michael Sheen, and Dan Stevens.
Sandy Wexler
Sandy Wexler is another foray into the movie biz for Net�lix. This �ilm, from Adam Sandler’s Happy Madison Productions stars Sandler as Sandy Wexler, a 1990s Hollywood agent with a not so A-List clientele. The story follows Wexler as he falls in love with his new discovery, a singer he �inds at an amusement park. Featuring: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Hudson, Judd Apatow, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Pauly Shore, Terry Crews, Jane Seymore, Dana Carvey, and Rob Schneider.
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Free Fire
Dreamboat and previously mentioned Armie Hammer gets his second �ilm of the season with Free Fire which casts him with Brie Larson in an action dramedy about an arms deal that goes terribly wrong in 1970s Boston. Larson is part of a gang of criminals who meet in an abandoned warehouse to make a deal that ends up in a shootout and �ight for survival. Featuring: Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Enzo Cilenti, Sam Riley, Michael Smiley, and Cillian Murphy.
The Lost City of Z
Follow real life British explorer Percy Fawcett as he searches through the amazon for the mythical lost city of gold during three separate trips there. The real life Fawcett disappeared in 1925 while on his obsessive search. Smoking hottie Robert Pattinson is sporting a beard that is so bushy it renders him practically unrecognizable from his breakout role as Edward Cullen in the “Twilight” saga. Featuring: Charlie Hunnam, Robert Pattinson, Sienna Miller, and Tom Holland.
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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
This is the sequel to the 2014 Marvel Films sci-�i action-adventure of the same name. Chris Pratt returns as Star Lord/Peter Quill, who leads his band of mis�it heroes through the universe to, among other things, �ind out the truth about his parentage. Featuring: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, and Michael Rooker.
Three Generations
Katherine Heigl plays Tessa Connover, who is barely coping with the end of her marriage when her ex-husband becomes happily engaged to someone else—not only bringing the new girl into the home they once shared but also into the life of their daughter, Lilly. This thriller follows Tessa’s jealousy which soon takes a pathological turn until she will stop at nothing to turn the new girl’s dream into her ultimate nightmare. Featuring: Katherine Heigl, Rosario Dawson, Geoff Stults, Whitney Cummings and Cheryl Ladd.
This �ilm was originally released as “About Ray” when it was shopped around for �ilm festivals. Now that it is getting released, it has been retitled as “Three Generations.” The �ilm follows Ray, a teenage trans man who lives with his mother and grandmother in a New York City apartment. In order to have gender reassignment surgery, Ray’s mother must help him track down his father in order to get parental consent. This is a story of �inding identity, acceptance, and understanding. Featuring: Elle Fanning, Naomi Watts, Tate Donovan, and Susan Sarandon.
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MAY 12
The Circle
Harry Potter alum Emma Watson makes her return to the big screen for the second time this spring after the record breaking hit she had with Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.” After all the hoopla surrounding privacy and the internet over the past couple of weeks, this one will be one to check out. The �ilm follows a young woman into a world where a social media platform/new age cult is able to �ind out everyone’s secrets and she realizes all is not as it seems. Featuring: Emma Watson, Tom Hanks, John Boyega, Karen Gillan, Patton Oswalt, Bill Paxton.
King Arthur:
Legend of the Sword
Everyone loves a story that features a big sword right? Actor Charlie Hunnam gets his second trip to the big screen this season after a role in “The Lost City of Z” as he plays the most famous of all the British kings. The �ilm follows Hunnam’s Arthur as he �inds his famous sword Excalibur and pulls it from the stone. This is Camelot reimagined. Featuring: Charlie Hunnam, Jude Law, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, and Hermione Cor�ield.
Snatched
After her boyfriend dumps her on the eve of their exotic vacation, impetuous dreamer Emily Middleton persuades her ultra-cautious mother, Linda to travel with her to paradise. Polar opposites, Emily and
Linda realize that working through their differences as mother and daughter - in unpredictable, hilarious fashion - is the only way to escape the wildly outrageous jungle adventure they have fallen into. Featuring: Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Joan Cusack, Ike Barinholtz, Wanda Sykes, Christopher Meloni.
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson takes over the role of Head Lifeguard Mitch Buchannon in this revamp of what is perhaps the most famous American TV series of all times. Original stars Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff will make cameo appearances in the film that was filmed right here in South Florida. Keep your eyes peeled for local landmarks. Featuring: Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario, Kelly Rohrbach, and Priyanka Chopra.
xPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell no Tales
Pirate Jack Sparrow is back in what seems to be a never ending cycle of sequels in the Pirates chain. This iteration has Sparrow, played by Johnny Depp on the run from his old enemies and searching for Poseidon’s trident, his only hope to thwart them. Featuring: Johnny Depp, Javier Bardem, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush, Keira Knightley, and Penélope Cruz.
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xIt Comes at Night
This thriller might have your mind in the gutter based on the title, but it’s not exciting in that way. However, it just might have your blood pumping, if you are in the mood for a fright. The film takes place in a desolate home in the woods and follows a father who is trying to protect his wife and son from an unknown presence outside of their house. Featuring: Joel Edgerton, Riley Keough,
Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Griffin Robert Faulkner.
xMegan Leavey
A true story that follows American Marine Corporal Megan Leavey who served two tours in Iraq in 2006 and 2006. Leavey worked for the Marines as a K-9 specialist and she, along with her partner were injured when an IED exploded. While she recovered from her injuries, she fought to bring her four-legged partner home with her. Featuring: Kate Mara, Edie Falco, Common, Bradley Whitford, Ramon Rodriguez, and Geraldine James.
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xRough Night
Think “The Hangover” meets “Bridesmaids. ” A group of ladies get together for a bachelorette party in when things take a turn for the worse and a stripper ends up dead after a bit too much fun with the ladies. Seeing as how they parade the dead body around Vegas, I guess the film is really “The Hangover” meets “Bridesmaids” meets “Weekend at Bernie’s” Featuring: Scarlett Johansson, Kate McKinnon, Zoë Kravitz, Demi Moore, and Colton Haynes
xAll Eyez on Me
1990s Hip Hop gets a little time in the spotlight as the Tupac biopic finally makes it to the big screen. The film profiles the life of one of the most prolific artists Hip Hop has ever seen, the one who gave us “California Love,” and so many other hits. Tupac Shakur was gunned down in 1996 at the age of 25. It’s hard to imagine what kind of guy a middle aged man Shakur would be, but unfortunately, he was gone too soon. Featuring: Demetrius Shipp Jr., Danai Gurira, Kat Graham, Annie Ilonzeh, Dominic L. Santana, Jamal Woolard, and Keith Robinson.
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la república de nicaragua “Es un país completamente liberal el cual le da cobijo a toda raza de creencia y costumbre. Sin embargo el matrimonio de las parejas del mismo sexo no está legalizado...”. con Oscar Ambulo
Nicaragua se encuentra localizada en Centroamérica y es uno de los países de la zona que disfruta de una subida del turismo debido a unas décadas de paz y más estabilización que sus vecinos. Oficialmente conocido como La República de Nicaragua, su capital es Managua, una ciudad de unos 1,5 millones de habitantes. El país se divide en 17 provincias y tiene una población de más de 6 millones de habitantes de 132 | Hotspots.LGBT
acuerdo al censo del año 2016. Nicaragua logro su independencia de España el 14 de septiembre de 1821. Es un país completamente liberal el cual le da cobijo a toda raza de creencia y costumbre. Sin embargo el matrimonio de las parejas del mismo sexo no está legalizado, pero la comunidad LGBT no cesa su lucha por lograr dicha meta desde el año 2008. La comunidad nicaragüense es
única, se distingue por muchas cualidades pero entre ellas está la más importanteel respeto a los derechos humanos ya que es un país completamente democrático y de libre expresión. Cuando visites Nicaragua no puedes dejar de visitar los siguientes cuatro lugares mágicos, llenos de coloridos paisajes y arquitectura particular. El primero es Moyogalpa. Su localidad más importante y puerta de acceso corresponde a Moyogalpa, un pueblo que, sí es pequeño, pero cuenta con una amplia oferta turística con hoteles, restaurantes, bares y otros servicios. Desde el lugar fácilmente se llega a todos los parajes de la isla, entre los cuales figuran los bosques de la Reserva Natural de Charco Verde, el pintoresco pueblo de Altagracia y playas rodeadas de exuberante vegetación y ricas en biodiversidad de aves como Santo Domingo. El Segundo lugar a visitar es la ciudad de Granada. Uno de los más fascinantes lugares turísticos de Nicaragua, Granada es una ciudad de disfrutar caminando entre hermosas arquitecturas coloniales y neoclásicas, la mayoría hoy restauradas y transformadas en restaurantes y hoteles. Sumado al atractivo de sus arquitecturas, Granada encanta con sus entornos naturales, figurando escenarios como el Lago Cocibolca con sus 360 pequeñas islas de origen volcánico y el Parque Nacional Volcán Mombacho, con
exuberantes paisajes tropicales y vistas privilegiadas en altura hacia la ciudad. El tercer lugar impresionante es la maravillosa Catedral de León. Ubicada en la ciudad universitaria de León, la ciudad segunda más grande del país, la Catedral es un lugar que no puedes perder. También conocido como La Basílica Catedral de la Asunción de León, fue declarada Patrimonio de la Humanidad por la UNESCO. En sus alrededores destacan las Ruinas de León Viejo, una de las primeras ciudades coloniales españolas del continente Americano. El cuarto lugar es el imponente Volcán Masaya. Este volcán forma parte de un parque nacional y es clasificada como un volcán activo con su última erupción en el año 2012. Está localizado en Masaya, una ciudad a unos 20 km al sur de la capital de Managua. La ciudad de Masaya es rica en manifestaciones culturales y tradiciones artesanales que cuenta con un centro histórico bastante interesante por su cantidad de antiguas iglesias y algunas construcciones coloniales aun preservadas. También son atractivos su antigua Fortaleza de El Coyotepe en lo alto de una colina y el Malecón de Masaya desde donde se obtienen vistas privilegiadas hacia el Parque Nacional Volcán Masaya. El mayor atractivo de la ciudad lo constituyen sus entornos naturales, entre los cuales destacan tanto El Parque Nacional Volcán Masaya con 134 | Hotspots.LGBT
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su imponente volcán siempre humeante. En tu estadía en Nicaragua no puedes dejar de degustar sus platillos tradicionales en cual han ganado premios internacionales en conferencias gastronómicas alrededor del mundo. Estos platos hacen la gastronomía nicaragüense única. Entre esos platillos se encuentran Gallo Pinto, El Nacatamal, El Vigorón, El Indio Viejo, El Quesillo, El freco de Arroz con Piña, La Chicha de Maíz, Cajeta de Coco y Pio V. Nicaragua is located in Central America and is one of the countries in that area that has enjoyed a spike in tourism due to decades of peace making the country more stable than its neighbors. Officially known as The Republic of
Nicaragua, its capital is Managua, a city of about 1.5 million inhabitants. The country is divided into 17 provinces and has a population of more than six million inhabitants according to the census of 2016. Nicaragua achieved independence from Spain on September 14, 1821. It is a completely liberal country which gives shelter to every race of belief and custom. However, marriage of samesex couples is not legalized, but the LGBT community has not stopped fighting to achieve this goal since 2008. The Nicaraguan community is unique, distinguished by many qualities but among them is the most importantRespect for human rights since it is a completely democratic country and
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tourist places in Nicaragua, Granada is a city to enjoy by walking between beautiful colonial and neoclassical buildings, most of which are now restored and transformed into restaurants and hotels. In addition to the attractiveness of its architecture, Granada enchants with its natural surroundings, including scenarios such as Lake Cocibolca with its 360 small islands of volcanic origin and the Mombacho Volcano National Park, with lush tropical landscapes and privileged views of the city. The third impressive place is the wonderful Cathedral of Leon. Located in the university city of Leon, the second largest city in the country, the Cathedral is a place you can´t miss. Also known as The Basilica Cathedral of the Assumption
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of Leon, it was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. In its surroundings, find the ruins of Leon Viejo or Old Leon, one of the first Spanish colonial cities of the Spanish Main. The fourth place is the imposing Volcano Masaya. This volcano is part of a national park and is classified as an active volcano with its last eruption in 2012. It is located in Masaya, a town about 20 km south of the capital of Managua. The city of Masaya is rich in cultural manifestations and artisanal traditions and has a very interesting historical center because of its number of old churches and colonial buildings, some of which are still preserved. Another great place is the old fortress of El Coyotepe located on the top of a hill, as well as the Malecon of Masaya from where you get privileged of the Volcano Masaya National Park. The main attraction of the city is its natural surroundings, among which is the National Park Masaya Volcano with its imposing volcano that is always smoking. If you visit Nicaragua, you must taste their traditional dishes which have won international awards in gastronomic conferences around the world. These dishes make Nicaraguan gastronomy unique. Among the most popular are Gallo Pinto, El Nacatamal, El Vigorón, El Indio Viejo, El Quesillo, Rice with Pineapple, La Chicha de Maíz, Cajeta de Coco & Pio V.
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New Health and Human Services Secretary is no good for elder LGBTs BY D’ANNE WITKOWSKI Did you know that LGBTQ people get old? If you’re a religious fundamentalist you might not since you believe that all LGBTQ people die of AIDS in their 20s because God hates them. But if you believe that LGBTQ people are,
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well, people, and also believe in the concept of aging, then it will not surprise you that elderly LGBTQ people exist. Granted, we live in a society that, in an attempt to pathologize their sexuality, too
often portray LGBTQ people as if sex is their only governing drive. This argument was a huge part of the fight against marriage equality: same-sex couples can’t be “married” because they’re incapable of being monogamous. We see this in the anti-trans bathroom bills proposed under the guise of protecting women from sexual predators. Gay men were banned from being Boy Scout Leaders because of the fear that they would molest the boys. In other words, the idea that LGBTQ peo-ple are nothing more than walking talking sexual deviants is an idea that persists despite plenty of contrary evidence. At the same time, our society completely desexualizes the elderly. Old people do not have sex. I mean, sure, they do in Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson movies, but that’s about it. And these two competing narratives: gays have all of the sex, olds have none of the sex, renders LGBTQ seniors pretty much invisible; which is why in 2014, the Obama administration began asking questions about LGBTQ seniors on the National Survey of Older Americans Act Par-ticipants (NSOAAP), administered by the Department of Health and Human Services. NSOAAP is a “critically important national survey of older adults that helps the government decide how to spend billions of dollars on senior centers, Meals on Wheels and other essential elder services,” according to the organization Services & Advocacy for GLBT Elders (SAGE). Which is why SAGE and other LGBTQ advocacy groups are alarmed that all of a sudden, on new HHS Secretary Tom Price’s watch, questions related to LGBTQ seniors disappeared from the NSOAAP. LGBTQ rights advocates fear that the removal of the questions is an effort to further marginalize LGBTQ seniors, a group that has been identified as having unique challenges. “Our community fought for years to get our LGBT elders included in this survey so they get their fair share of government-funded elder services,” SAGE declares in an online petition appeal. “We won that fight, and we’re not going back.” David Stacy, head of policy for the Human Rights Campaign, told the Associated Press, “If you deny the problem exists by not having the data, it certainly makes it easier to pursue the policy you prefer without regards to reality.” In other words, it’s more of what we’ve come to expect from the Trump administration: denial and obfuscation. While this change might seem like a minor bureaucratic detail, note that when Price was a U.S. Representative (R-Georgia), he had a score of zero from the Human Rights Campaign. He called the Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling “a sad day for marriage” and voted to enshrine discrimination in the U.S. Constitution. He called the Obama administration’s guidelines to schools to protect trans students “absurd.” So there’s little doubt that collecting information on LGBTQ seniors probably seems absurd to him, too. Besides, the Trump administration wants to cut services to seniors. It’s as if they think they can push the “fruity” ones off the cliff first and nobody will notice. Speak up. Call HHS at 1-877-696-6775 and sign the SAGE petition here: https://actionnetwork. org/letters/trump-administration-erasing-lgbt-elders. D’Anne Witkowski is a poet, writer and comedian living in Michigan with her wife and son. She has been writing about LGBT politics for over a decade. Follow her on Twitter @MamaDWitkowski. Hotspots.LGBT | 141
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DR. RON SCHLOSSBERG..PSY.D LICENSED CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST
Need a professional to talk to?...Since 1999, providing clients a safe, insightful, confidential, environment,to explore thoughts, feelings and decisions. Free initial phone consultation. Individual & couples welcome. In Hallandale 954-270-4226 or AskDocRon@aol.com
u LICENSED MASSAGE MASSAGE/SKIN CARE/WAXING/MANSCAPING
In & out travel to resorts or homes. Private studio located at Hollywood Blvd. & 95. Massage/Facials/ Waxing www.massagemp.com 305-331-1010 Miguel MA0025781
ROOM FOR RENT POMPANO BEACH
$190/week-$750/mo. GWM to share a clean 2 bedroom 2 bath home with solar heated pool/jacuzzi, private backyard in Pompano Beach. 2.2 miles from beach. Quiet neighborhood. Totally furnished, W/D, off-street parking. One small pet allowed, owner has two friendly dogs. Prefer older, long-term tenant. Able to text pics if interested. Immediate occupancy available 754-600-7150 Jerry
u ROOMMATES - FORT LAUDERDALE FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH
Mature GWM looking for same to share beautiful, quiet, ocean view, furnished 2/2 condo near the beach and close to Wilton Manors. Apt. has tile flrs, central air, secured, covered parking. Wifi, blue ray player, HDTV. Water, garbage included. Must be stable. mature. Non smoker. No pets. Amenities incld. community swimming pool, jacuzzi, tennis courts. $1000/m. 1st and security. Call 954-881-0959
u COUNSELING A MIND AT PEACE PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES, RON “DOC” CHAMBERS
(954) 675-2272 1975 East Sunrise Blvd., Suite 626, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida 33304 Serving Adults, Children, Couples and Families. HIV Related Issues Depression - Schizophrenia - Relationship Problems - Anger Management - Same-Sex Domestic Violence - Many Other Mental Health Issues ***Affordable Counseling Fees***
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Full body trims done to perfection, vanilla body scrubs and personalized shaving with warm shaving cream. I am very friendly with a great attitude.
FULL BODY SHAVING
I provide an exceptional full body grooming service. I use clippers, razor or both for a custom length shave with hot towels on a massage table. Call for appointment 10 AM -7 PM. Dennis 954-763-2955 http://fullbodyshaving.com
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Waxing, trimming, shaving and body scrubs at its best. Very friendly and relaxing experience. Visit me today. For appointment please call 954-649-9905. WWW.BRAZILLIANTOUCH.COM
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u AIR CONDITIONING *** EXPERT AIR ADVICE *** ** AIR CONDITIONING REPAIRS **
Cooling is what we do best. FPL rebates, insured, CACO 36862. FREE estimates on replacements. $95 tune up, Call 954-764-1990
AFFORDABLE AIR CONDITIONING REPAIRS
Fast repair service, A&H AC 954-392-1301. Lic. CAC057837, replacement units with financing options if needed. Over 30 years serving our community. Evenings and weekends too.
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u HAIR REMOVAL LET ME SHAVE YOU
Body shaving and trimming in the comfort of your own home. Friendly, no attitude, Broward only. $50.00 per session 9AM-9PM, call Michael at 754-222-6623
MANSCAPING SPECIALIST
Areas that you can’t take care of yourself. Trimming and shaving. Expert Brazilian shaving. $50/Hour. Wilton Manors. Jason 954-551-7094.
24 Hour Emergency Service • Honest & Reliable Service • Preventive Maintenance & Service • Complete System Upgrades • High Efficiency Upgrades We Accept all Major Credit Cards 100% Financing Available. Call Matt @ 954-982-3978 Fully Insured & Licensed “Hotspots” Yearly Tune-up Special $75.00
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Mark’s List Directory CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING
Repairs, installations, indoor air quality. Residential/ Commercial. Proudly serving the tri-county area. Quality and experience. Free service calls for all A/C makes and models. Lic/Ins CMC1249558 Call 954-274-8287 for your free estimate. **10% off your first repair**
u APPLIANCE REPAIR APPLIANCE REPAIRS / SMALL APPLIANCE DROP OFF
From Roper to Viking we got you covered! LG, Samsung no problem. Small appliance shop rate just $39, fix it don’t throw it away. Call All Bright Repair @ 954-765-6272 it’s fixed or it’s free!
u CLEANING SERVICES
AFFORDABLE CLEANING. CALL 954-822-7857
Quality cleaning in everything we do, better prices and better results in your cleaning experience. 1 Bed $40., 2 Bed $50., 3 Bed $60. Call for an appointment today.
***CLEAN IT RITE*** THE BEST CLEANING FOR YOUR BUCK!
1BD $60, 2BD $70, 3BD $80. Excellent rates and references. 10 years in the business. Serving Broward, North Miami and South Palm Beach. Also pet sitting and window cleaning avail. Call Manny at 954-560-4443
BRAZILIAN HOME AND OFFICE CLEANING
Let the Brazilian Man do it. Your Home or Office Cleaning. In business since 1998. 1BD/$50 and Up, 2BD/$60 and Up. Weekly, bi-weekly. Free quote available. Call or Text 954-861-7617
u ELECTRICAL
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Mark’s List Directory HARRY’S ELECTRIC - RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL
Additions, renovations, service upgrades, breaker panels, FPL undergrounds, code violations, A/C wiring, ceiling fans, recessed, security & landscaping, lighting, pools, pumps, Jacuzzis, water heaters, FREE PHONE ESTIMATES 954-522-3357 Lic & Ins. www.harryelectrician.com
RTS ELECTRIC - 24 HOUR SERVICE
Quality work at a reasonable price. Licensed & Insured #98-CME-1807-X. Contact 954-257-9509. Also, all size generator service and installation.
u COMPUTERS FLORIDA TECH SUPPORT
On-Site & Remote Support. Located in Wilton Manors. Windows (XP, Vista, 7 & 8) & Mac (OS X). Security, virus, & spyware removal, repairs & upgrades, wired & wireless networking - gay owned www.FLTechSupport.com 954-453-9574
**OPTIMA** COMPUTER REPAIR 954-817-3883
IN-HOME SERVICE. Proudly serving our community for over 12 years. *Get the BEST performance, protection & value from your computer investment. *A+ Hardware & OS certified. *Friendly, professional, RELIABLE service. Reasonable rates. Call: Mike 954-817-3883
HELPMEERIC.COM ! TECH SUPPORT
Your Personal Tech Assistant. BEST RATES in the tri-county area. Specializing in Android & iPhones. PC/Mac-Training, Installation, Cleanup & Repairs. Friendly, In-Home Srvc. Call/Txt 954-903-4383.
THE COMPUTER GUY
In-home discreet service by nice, reliable gay guy with over 30 of years experience. Help with computers, cell phones, tablets, TVs and WiFi? Got a virus? Computer sluggish? Want your own website? Adult content on your computer that requires discretion? Need help accessing gay social sites such as Silver Daddy? Want a special photo to load onto website? A+ Certified. Call 954-295-2220
u HANDY MAN RICKY’S HANDYMAN SERVICES
*25 years Residential Construction Experience *Free estimates *No job too small *Prompt Service *Expert Carpentry *All Plumbing Repairs *Ceiling Fan & Light Fixture Installation *Rotted Fascia & Door Jamb Repair * Wood Fence Repairs - and Much more. CALL RICKY 954-240-2611
u LANDSCAPING LAWN MOWING & LANDSCAPING SERVICE INTEGRITY LANDSCAPE SERVICE 10 YEARS IN BUSINESS LIC. & INS.
Full Service- Everything from Landscaping Design and Installation to Maintenance. We do it all-weeding, large and small lawns. Tree trimming class B certification lic. CCB1308. Member of the Better Business Bureau. WHATEVER YOU NEED WE DO IT! Just call JOHN 954-763-3340, cell 954-812-5434.
u LAWN MAINTENANCE IRRIGATION SYSTEM REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE
19 yrs. experience, excellent work, referrals upon request. Call Roberto at 954-383-8980
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ROOFING, CARPENTRY, TILE, PAINT. HONEST AND ON TIME! 954-274-9378
u MOVING | STORAGE A LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY MOVERS HAS GUYS WITH DOLLIES READY TO MOVE YOU!
For FREE price quote Call US @954-566-1270 or visit us At WWW.WORLDSBESTMOVERS. COM Ask about our FREE wardrobe service.
PLANNING A MOVE?
At Cousins USA Moving & Storage, we want you to smile when you think of moving day, and we want you to tell a friend how pleasant your moving experience has been. For more info on about how we can make moving day a good day. Call toll-free at 954-792-6650, ask for Carlos. www.cousinsusa. com info@cousinsusa.com
RED BOX MOVING COMPANY OWNER IN TRUCK ON EVERY MOVE
Call Norbert directly. Affordable, Reliably and Careful. Insured & Licensed MV#567 www. RedBoxMoving.com (954)305-9176
u TREE SERVICE TREES WITH LEAVES, INC. -YOUR PERSONAL PROFESSIONAL TREE SERVICE.
Tree pruning - Palm Trimming - Tree Removal Stump Grinding - Storm Preparation and Cleanup Serving East Broward Ft. Laud. to Boca Raton - Call George 954-444-7710 or 954-783-0395 Insured. Lic.-CCB-206 Hotspots.LGBT | 153
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u PAINTERS
PIANO OR VOICE LESSONS
Professional gay male musician offering lessons for all ages and levels in your home or my studio. Broadway, pop, classically trained. Lets have fun! Jonathan 646-418-4043 jcorn29@hotmail.com
u TAX PREPARATION HAROLD J BLOTCHER, EA
Tax Preparation and Resolution for Individuals and Small Business. Help With Same Sex Marriage Issues and IRS Issues. Call 781-363-5519 or 561-429-3592 or visit our website at www.haroldjblotchertaxes.com
u PLUMBING ALL COUNTY PLUMBING CONTRACTORS INC
Licensed since 1989. Specializing in tankless/tank water heaters. Guaranteed lowest prices in Broward county. Complete plumbing service and installation. Expert bathroom and kitchen. Free estimates. 24/7 Lic# CFC039956. Call Bill @ 954-445-6016.
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