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Last Monday, was the 46th anniversary of Miss Florida F.I. at the beautiful Pier 66 Hotel and Marina. The night will honored Miss
Florida F.I. 2017, Kalah Mendoza, as well as the anniversary Miss Florida's Cezanne (15), Erika Norell (20), Esme Russell (25), Lakesha Luck (30), Tiffany Arieagus (40) and Emore Dubois (45). As usual, The miss Florida pageant was amazing and in the end the th 4 runner up was Sasha Lords, 3rd runner up April Chanel, 2nd runner up Juliana Rivera, 1st runner up Kylee Hunter and your new Miss Florida FI. Jazell Barbie Royale. Congrats to all involved for this fabulous production!
On Tuesday, also at Pier 66, The GLBX held their Awards Gala and honored: Citrix, The City of Wilton Manors, Ilene Berliner, Steve Rothaus, The Hard Rock Resort &
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Casino, Mark Ketchum from SunServe and The Greater
Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.
On Wednesday, Twist hosted their annual Employee Turnabout with several of the staff not only dressed in drag but also performing. The night was hosted by TP Lords.
On Thursday, Rosie's and NBC6 premiered the official South Florida "Will & Grace" Premier Party that was hosted by Roxanne Vargas and her team.
Also on Thursday, the Pub hosted their annual Employee Turnabout, which was part of their Anniversary Week. Both Alex & Mike played the parts of House Mothers in a Poseish way, and they featured a ball hosted by Sharde Ross with judges Peter Clark, Bartender Babs, Nancy Ross and Candy Cox.
Starting Firday, and going through Sunday, The City of
Oakland Park held their annual Oktoberfest at Jaco Pastori Memorial Park and featured German food and drinks, dancing, and lots of music.
On Saturday night, The Task Force Miami Recognition
Everything you need to plan your week Gala was, once again, held at The Fontainebleau Hotel
and honored Sam Champion & Robin Roberts. The night had Jai Rodriguez hosting and Kimberly Locke performing. The who's who of Miami and beyond were there!
On Sunday morning, Broward House held their 30th Anniversary gala brunch at The Riverside Hotel on Las Olas. Congrats on 30 years of amazing service to the community!
Later that afternoon, the inaugural Hialeah Pride was held at the Hialeah Park and honored Roxanne Vargas & Enrique Santos as their Madrina & Padrino (Godparents) of this year's
festival. There were performances from American Idol's David Hernandez, Adora & Marytrini, Love & Hip Hop's Bobby Lytes and Veronica Vega closed out the festival. The attendance was incredible for a first year event and kudos goes out to Karen, DJ Citizen Jane and their team for an amazing job!
On Sunday evening, was the annual Mr. Ramrod Contest hosted by Bill Hoeppner and directed by David Howell. There were 5 contestants and in the end the new Mr. Ramrod is Elimination Onyx! u THURSDAY OCT 11
Join Stonewall National Museum & Archives on National Coming Out Day for A Taste of History National Coming Out Day fundraiser honoring LGBTQ History Month at the historic Stranahan House Museum from 6-9pm. Guests will enjoy tastings from local restaurants including BSQUARE, Kilwins, New York Grilled Cheese, PinkSub, SideCar Kitchen, and What the Pho?, an open bar, raffles and more. Tickets, which also includes a tour of the Historic Stranahan House Museum, are $50 in advance at stonewall-museum.org or
$60 day of event.
The MDGLCC would like to invite everyone to "Havana Music Hall�, a SOCAM (Support Our Cultural Members) at Actors Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre (280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables). An exciting world premiere, Havana Music Hall reflects the pulse of our community with its irresistible musical beat and heartwarming story centering on Cuban musicians Rolando and Ramona Calderon, and their lives in Cuba from 1958 to the present. Just as their local Havana band is about to get its big break, the Revolution tears apart the only world the duo have ever known. This moving and relevant new musical explores the challenges and joys of one family's 50-year odyssey for survival, presenting a journey which immigrants of all cultures from around the world have traveled for generations. The reception takes place at 7pm followed by the show at 8pm. Admission: $40 for members and $50 for everyone else/future members. RSVP at gaybizmiami.com or 305673-4440. Hotspots.LGBT | 11
u FRIDAY OCT 12 The Pub presents Menergy: Leather, a social and dance party for those into leather and kink, and featuring VJ Marky Mark and demos by NBB (Natural Born Breeders). The night will also be a benefit for Bear Bones Smart Ride team and will feature a 50/50 raffle, a silent auction and demos.
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The Alzheimer's Association is inviting Broward County residents to participate in the Alzheimer's Association Walk to End Alzheimer's. The Walk will take place at Nova Southeastern University, 301 College Ave., Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. This is a family and pet friendly event. Register today. Sign up as a Team Captain, join a team or register to walk as an individual at alz.org/walk.
The Manor in association with Alexey Roude present another one of their famous Zone Parties, this time starring DJ/Producer Maco Da Silva (Los Angeles) in the ballroom. The night will feature circuit productions, star dancers and a massive stage design. In addition it will feature a large VIP area overlooking the hot action with snacks, fruits, seating and a private bathroom. Inside the Ivy Dance Room and Patio, Noche Latina Saturday's features special guests Estephania St. Lords and Angie Ovahness, along with guest DJ Ricardo Torres and sexy Latin Go-Go Papi's. Saturdays at the Manor is from 11pm to 4 am and feature NO COVER before midnight (FL Res) and only $7 for members after midnight and $10 for non-members (18-20 – $12 all night).
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Tony Award-winning actress, singer and performer Idina Menzel who reached superstardom on Broadway with her Tony Award-winning performance as Elphaba in the blockbuster Wicked and in her Tony-nominated role as Maureen in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent, is set to release her upcoming album, idina: live, on October 12. The two-disc album was recorded live on the final nights of her 2017 World Tour. idina:live captures Menzel's power and emotion as a live performer as well as the 12 | Hotspots.LGBT
special relationship she has with her fans. From Rent's “Seasons Of Love” to Wicked's “Defying Gravity” and Frozen's “Let It Go,” this record is a collection of her most iconic songs performed live. Menzel's prolific recording career includes
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last 21 years. On Thursday, October 11 (national Coming SAGE of South Florida proudly Out Day), they feature a special presents: The Florida Grand anniversary “What's The Tea” hosted by Amanda Austin. On Opera Studio Artists Friday, October 12 they feature performing an afternoon of arias from the four operas to be house DJ AJ Reddy with presented in their 2018-2019 Reynaldo on the drums and season at 2pm in the main hall Noche Sucia in the side room of The Pride Center located at with a special anniversary show and contest hosted by 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. The concert is Teresita La Caliente. On free, open to the general public Saturday, October 13, Drag and plenty of free parking will Brunch features cast members be available. Light refreshments Rianna Patrone, Sharde Ross and Kitty Meow with special to be served after the performance. For further guests Missy Meyakie Le Paige information, please call the and Anjila Cavalier, and at night SAGE message line at 954-634- they feature DJ Alex Ramos at GEORGIE'S ALIBI/MONKEY BAR'S 7219 9pm. On Sunday, October 14 ST 21 ANNIVERSARY they have DJ Mike James for T Dance and their Divalicious They will be celebrating their show at 11pm hosted by Daisy 21st anniversary from October with special guests T-Lo Ivy and Carmen Adore with a 10th to 15, and the festivities include: Wednesday, October 10 throwback to 1997 theme. – a special “Duets” show with They will also be giving away Antonio Edwards and LeNore free anniversary T-Shirts every Jaye featuring songs from the day and night! u SUNDAY OCT 14
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multiple cast albums and solo albums: Still I Can't Be Still, Here, I Stand, Barefoot at the Symphony and her latest, 2016's idina., produced by Eric Rosse and Greg Wells. Her 2014 release, Holiday Wishes, a Christmas album produced by Grammy Awardwinner Walter Afanasieff, was met with rave reviews. It debuted at #1 on Billboard's Holiday Albums chart and broke the Top 10 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart. Menzel received the Breakthrough Artist of the Year Award at Billboard's annual Women in Music event and recently completed a worldwide tour that included Asia, the UK and North America. Menzel also sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl XLIX.
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COMEDIAN - KEVIN HART The Philadelphia native brings his Irresponsible Tour to south Florida. He started his stand-up career by exploiting his own foibles and insecurities. He has since gone on to TV and then movie stardom, appearing in such films as “Ride Along” and its sequel, “The Wedding Ringer,” “Get Hard,” “Central Intelligence” and the “Jumanji” remake. Sat, October 13; 7pm; American Airlines Arena (601 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami); Tix start at $41; AAAArena.com CONCERT - ROMEO SANTOS The Latin pop and bachata star is touring in support of his recent “Golden” release with “The Golden Tour”. “Bella y Sensual” featuring Daddy Yankee and Nicky Jam is his current hit single. Thu, October 11; American Airlines Arena (601 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami); Tix start at $46; AAAArena.com COMEDIAN - EDDIE IZZARD In his Believe Me intimate evening of comedy, Eddie recounts the dizzying rise he made from the streets of London to West End theatres, Madison Square Garden, and the Hollywood Bowl. He is described by The New York Times as “one of the most popular comedians in the world, with a razor-sharp wit and absurdist style.” Fri, October 12; 8pm; Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts (1300 Biscayne Blvd. Miami); Tix start at $35; ArshtCenter.org NUDITY - THE NAKED MAGICIANS The world’s naughtiest and funniest magic show strips away the top hats and capes to promise full-frontal illusions. The 31-year old buff bros Mike Tyler and Christopher Wayne, two of Australia’s most famous magicians, went from best friends to partners in prestidigitation in 2014. The show includes coarse language, sexual references and some nudity and is intended for mature audiences. Friday, October 12; 7:30 pm; Coral Springs Center for the Arts (2855 Coral Springs Drive); Tix start at $50; thecentercs.com BOY BAND - 98 DEGREES Formed in 1996, the iconic boy band blended together pop and R&B styles. The group sold more than 10 million records worldwide and scored eight Top 40 singles. The original lineup of Jeff Timmons, Justin Jeffre and brothers Nick and Drew Lachey perform such hits as “The Hardest Thing,” “Because of You” and “Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche).” Fri, October 12; 9pm; Fontainebleau Hotel (4441 Collins Ave. Miami); Tix $65-$99; fontainebleau.com/98degrees Hotspots.LGBT | 25
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SINGER - CHAYANNE The Puerto Rican pop singer brings his Desde El Alma Tour to Miami. He broke through as a late-1980s heartthrob with his passionate balladeering style. Now based right here in Miami, the hitmaker is a multiple Grammy nominee, actor and soundtrack composer while still recording and touring. Sun, October 14; 7pm; American Airlines Arena (601 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami); Tix start at $51; AAAArena.com COMEDIAN - JULIA SCOTTI Julia’s high-octane machine gun delivery, combined with her hilarious, groundbreaking, and thought-provoking views on most everything, has ignited a buzz across the country. Julia was a quarter-finalist and fan favorite on season 11 of America’s Got Talent. Reminding us how to laugh, people of ALL ages and ALL persuasions just can’t get enough of this ‘Crazy Old Lady of comedy.’ Her current CD Hello Boys...I’m Back! is still hot and climbing. Fri & Sat, October 12 and 13: 8pm; Boca Black Box (8221 Glades Road #10, Boca Raton) Tix: $25-$35; bocablackbox.com. MOVIES - BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption - before everything goes to hell. Starring an all-star cast including: Chris Hemsworth, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, and Jeff Bridges. This Mystery/Thriller is 141 minutes, and is rated R TV – THE CONNERS Has a primetime sitcom ever been drenched in so much sadness? This Roseanne spin-off, created to salvage fans’ feelings, iconic characters and the working professionals burnt in Roseanne Barr’s firing, will likely premiere with Roseanne dead, Dan (John Goodman) moping because she’s dead, and presumably more of the same working-class, Midwestern blues stuff as before. There will be an unexpected pregnancy, ABC says, which promises some drama, although nothing producers could ever write could possibly top what happened off-screen. However, I think we will all be watching to see how they killed off Roseanne! Tues, October 16; 8pm; ABC
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CONCERT - LAURYN HILL The former Fugee celebrates the 20th anniversary of her breakthrough solo release, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” The 1998 album is now widely considered a hip-hop essential. Hill has carved out a successful solo career with her socially-conscious music. Opening are De La Soul and Daniel Bambaata Marley. Mon, October 15; 6pm; Bayfront Park Amphitheatre (301 Biscayne Blvd. Miami); Tix: start at $37; bayfrontparkmiami.com
deep inside HOLLYWOOD By Romeo San Vicente
Jim Parsons Makes Room at The Inn
Broadway needs Taylor Mac. Broadway gets Taylor Mac. Andrea Martin, entertainment's longstanding MVP for several decades now, is going back to Broadway, accompanied by Nathan Lane, who is no slouch himself. The pair will star in Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, by Taylor Mac is the creator and star of one of the most buzzed-about American cultural events in recent memory...
Mac. Who is Taylor Mac, you ask, and why is there someone named Gary associated with Titus Andronicus? Well, Taylor Mac is an artist (one who uses "judy," lowercase sic, as a gender pronoun) and one of
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theater's most innovative voices. Mac is the creator and star of one of the most buzzed-about American cultural events in recent memory, A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, the author of the acclaimed play, Hir, and a MacArthur Fellow, speaking of no slouches. Gary is Mac's Broadway debut, and it is what the title suggests, a comic sequel to Titus Andronicus in which Lane and Martin are servants who have to clean up the carnage in the aftermath of war. We hate to jinx by getting too revved up, but this has all the signs – rising creator on a roll meets comedy legends – of being something very special, and we're just going to hand it all the Tony Awards now.
In 1999, The New Yorker published “The Inn Crowd,” an article by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tony Horwitz detailing the controversy surrounding the Inn at Little Washington in Rappahannock County, Virginia. The residents of the area were split over whether or not to be decent human beings and welcome a gay couple and their business, or be stereotypical rednecks and run them out of town. Two decades later, that slice of American life is in the process of becoming a sitcom produced by Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons, Young & Hungry creator David Holden, and producing partner Todd Spiewak. The series is in development at NBC, and though no cast has been officially announced, it's assumed that Parsons will star. We're also assuming that in 2018 the homophobia will be made somewhat more adorable and easily turned to sweetness
PARSONS by the end of about the fifth episode, and we're totally fine with that. Create the world you want to see and all that.
Romeo San Vicente self-created world looks a lot like Folsom Street Fair
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SUBTLE
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EVOLUTIONARIES
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Mask & The Mad Papaparzzi’s Stephen R Lang get ready to show their “Finding Happiness” pieces at The Pride Center.
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Winner of 2018 Julian’s Reverse Quinciniera.
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WINNER!
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Love and Understanding: A Conversation with Cher
Icon talks 'hope' gleaned from the LGBTQ community, 'breadcrumbs' of her legacy and that time she jumped out a window her is so low-key about being Cher that calling her is like calling your mom. “Hi,” she purrs with signature simplicity when I phone her presidential suite. We are speaking matter-of-factly about gay things, political things, Twitter things (“I'm inished with the emojis that we have”). About going to Walgreens and trying to remember why she went to Walgreens. This seems so very … normal? Certainly, Cher is the most multi of multihyphenates – iery human rights activist,
Auto-Tune pioneer, a unicorn, the Phoenix – but no, not at all normal. Not from down here, where we've basked in the long-reigning diva's treasure trove of ilm and music and bedazzled Bob Mackie costumes, and admired her ability to get down, do a ive-minute plank (seriously), and somehow get back up again. That motion is the time-tested motion of Cher's enduring six-decade career. It's where grit meets guts meets glitter. Our Oz, our Wonderland; a safe, shimmering space providing escapist refuge since the 1960s, a span which has seen Sonny (Bono, her
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late ex-husband) and Cher, anthemic rock and gay dance, inventions and reinventions – Cher's mere existence brought us closer to those within our own community, and closer to ourselves. She has three Golden Globes, a Best Actress Oscar (for Moonstruck), a Grammy (for “Believe”) and an Emmy (for Cher: The Farewell Tour), and in December, she'll be the recipient of the prestigious Kennedy Center Honor for her indelible contributions to culture. But Cher's superheroine, Hollywoodroyalty sheen isn't without genuine normalperson realness. Unlike “Believe,” there is nothing arti icially manufactured about Cher's no-nonsense, everywoman, Walgreens-shopper persona. Because even when her sequins glisten like a galaxy of stars
on a lit Vegas stage, when she's loating high above you in majestic-goddess fashion, and when she's still wearing a variation of her “If I Could Turn Back Time” music video one-piece at her current age of 72, Cher does the least pop icon thing a pop icon can do: remind you she's still living in your world. In July, she did her gay-icon due diligence by helicoptering onto the set of Mamma Mia 2! Here We Go Again to play the role she'd been playing in front of the world, most discernibly to generations of baby-gays and grown-up gays: maternal pillar. When I met Cher in 2016 on Halloween at a fundraiser stop for Hillary Clinton in the suburbs of Michigan, I was struck by her Cher-ness, the glitzy legend momentarily eclipsed by her warm, inviting humanness. Armed with a cannon of glittery ABBA bops, Cher has come to our rescue once again with an ode to the Swedish discopop supergroup titled – what else? – Dancing Queen, her 26th album and irst since 2013's Closer to the Truth. In December, The Cher Show, the musical about her life, which she is coproducing, of icially opens on Broadway. And next year, because she just can't help herself, she will embark on a tour appropriately titled Here We Go Again. The night we spoke, Cher was laidback, re lective and full of hearty chuckles as she talked about that Walgreens detour, kissing Silkwood costar Meryl Streep, the wedding dress she'd wear to Trump's impeachment party, the “breadcrumbs” of her legacy, Twitter, the devil, jumping out of a window – and not only her long-standing in luence on the LGBTQ community, but our in luence on her.
Cher, I have a story you probably haven't thought about in some time: its 2016, you're at a Walgreens in Flint, Michigan, on Halloween. You were there campaigning for Hillary and some Walgreens shopper told you they loved your Cher costume. Yes! Oh my god! Wasn't that, like, the weirdest experience at the Walgreens?! You tell me. I wasn't there!
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Right? And in Flint! Well, probably not often. Ha! But you know, the minute I start talking, they pretty much know it's me.
You're hard on yourself when it comes to your music. Are you happy with Dancing Queen? I think I did a good job. Now whether people are gonna like it…
Less studio drama than that time you stormed out on producer Mark Taylor after recording “Believe”? Well... yes. Haha! But I have to tell you something: These songs are not easy. You'd think, “Oh, they're pop-y and Bjö rn (Ulvaeus) and Benny (Andersson) and the girls start to get into them,” and they're not. No more Mr. Nice Guy! They're rough songs. And they're much more intricate than I thought, but I had a great time. Some of them are easier, and some of them have some rough spots.
Are you frequently mistaken for a Cher impersonator? Because, I mean, how often would the real Cher be at a Walgreens?
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Thankfully, Dancing Queen is a slice of gay heaven in hell. Well, look, I wasn't doing it for that, but I'm happy if it can make people happier than they were before they heard it. When were you irst aware that the LGBTQ
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Haha! I needed to go into the Walgreens for something. Or: I had a moment to breathe ... I don't know. I went into Walgreens and I was looking for something, and then the girls who were helping me realized it was me, and then there was a whole kind of hubbub thing and all these little trick-or-treaters came in as I was leaving. So they were all outside and I piled them into the limousine and we were hanging out in there. I mean, I was supposed to be going to a whole bunch of fundraisers – I ended up making them, of course – and I was busy playing with the kids.
You could've easily found enough inspiration in the world's current plight for another album like your 2000 indie album Not Commercial, which was dark. But we don't need that right now! We need ABBA right now! If anything, we need to not be brought down because everything is so terrible. I was just talking to this one boy who came in and he was asking me what did I really think and I said, “Babe, I think the picture's bleak. I think everyone's gotta vote.”
community identi ied you as a gay icon? I don't think I was when I was with Sonny. I think it happened on The Sonny and Cher Show (which ran from 1976-1977), somehow. I don't know – I don't know how that happens. I mean, how does it happen? I have no idea! It's just like, we made a pact and we're a group and that's it.
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But you were seeing more of the LGBTQ community come out at some point? There was a switch? Yeah, there was a change, there was de initely a change. And I think it was when I was not with Sonny anymore, and then somehow it all started to click. But I always had gay friends. I actually almost got arrested at a party with my best friend at school. He was gay but he couldn't let anybody know, and he wanted me to go with him to a party and the party got raided. And we jumped out the bathroom window! It was high. We had to go over the bathtub into the window and jump out.
gay, do not buy Cher records! And I had another friend who had a Cher poster on his wall. I don't remember where he came from – some small town too – and his dad ripped it off the wall and he bought another one, put it inside his closet and said it was a way to really be who he was in spite of who his dad wanted him to be.
When in your life have you felt like the LGBTQ community was on your side when the rest of the world maybe was not? Always. I remember when I was doing (the play) Come Back to the Five and Dime (in 1976) and we had standing room only before And you got away? we got reviewed, and after we got reviewed Yep. nobody came except the community – the community, and little grey-haired old women Do you recall the moment that galvanized who came to matinees. We managed to stay you to stand up as an ally for the LGBTQ open until we could build back up the community? I'm not sure there was a moment; I'm not sure following. Also, the gay community, they just what it was. I just feel that, probably, there was don't leave you, they stay with you; that's one a moment where guys thought I was just one of thing that always keeps you going. you. It's like, there's a moment where you're What does that loyalty mean to you? either part of the group and you're absorbed There's been sometimes where I was just, you into the group and people love you as part of the group, or they don't even know you're alive, know, heartbroken about things, but it always gives you hope when there are people who you know? Gay men are very loyal. think that you're cute and worthwhile and an Look, I have a friend (makeup artist) Kevyn Aucoin – he's dead now – but he told me when artist. It's a great thing to have in your back he was young, he was growing up in some place pocket. in Louisiana and said how horrible it was to have to hide and be frightened, and he said he Your mother once told you when you were loved listening to Cher records. I think that's a a child: “You won't be the prettiest, you dead giveaway! Haha! If you want to hide being won't be the most talented, you won't be
the smartest, but you are special.” What kind of mark did that leave on you? It just left some sort of indelible, interior tattoo. Because I have gone through so much shit in my life. I can't tell you how many times people have written, “She'll be gone by next year.” I remember I got really pissed off at somebody and I went, “I'll be here and you'll be gone.” I don't think I believed it at the time, but I was just angry.
found out Chaz was gay, I didn't go through it that easily; when I found out Chaz was (transitioning) ... except we talked about it a lot, actually. But then Chaz didn't mention it anymore, so I kind of forgot. And what I think is, there's such a fear of losing the child you love, and what will replace that child. I think it's about the fear, mostly. I felt, who will this new person be? Because I know who the person is now, but who will the new person be and how will it work and will I have lost somebody? And then I thought of something else: I thought, my god, if I woke up tomorrow and I was a man, I would be gouging my eyes out. And so I know that if that's what you feel then that must be so painful that it doesn't make any difference what anyone else feels or what anyone else thinks. Chaz is so happy now and we get along better than ever.
You're known to speak your mind. When's the last time your mouth got you into So what you're saying is what I've longed to trouble? I think it was my ingers that got me into hear: You're immortal. trouble last time. I had to delete a couple of Well, no, I'm not saying that. Ha! I'm just things that I tweeted, which now what I do is: If saying I can be really pissy. I'm gonna just go off on a rant, I do it irst, I look at it, I delete it, but I take a picture of it irst and At the Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again then I have it. Then I decide if I really wanna put premiere in July, you and Meryl Streep kissed on the lips. Was that meant to be the it on my Twitter or if I really wanna tweet it – or Silkwood reunion the internet wanted it to if I got it out of my system. I said something that I thought was really funny but obviously the be? Haha! No! We were just thinking it was stupid! people on Trump's side didn't feel it was funny and I got so much shit that I didn't expect. It was so dumb! Meryl came behind me and I didn't know it, and then we turned to each There seems to be a fair amount of other, she looked up at me and she said, “You homophobes who you end up calling out. weren't this tall yesterday!” And we laughed. And we just kissed! I had on my 10-inch heels, Yeah. I mean, I don't know what they are. There's just so much phobia of everybody. and you can see how tall I am next to her and we just thought it was funny. I said, “Kiss me!” You've gotta be the same color, you've gotta like And we just kissed! the same things, you've gotta be the same I have to tell you something: She is funny. She religion. It's like if you're not one of them, is wicked funny! And I don't know that she you're an enemy. gets to show that side all that often, but she's wicked funny and she just will do anything for You're known for your emojis – do you have a lark. She's got a really great serious side, but a go-to? she's got this really hysterical side too. Well, I have a few of them. I have cake when I'm really happy, I have a ghost when I'm really How do you hope your role as the mother happy, and when I'm really, really happy I put of a trans son, Chaz Bono, has in luenced them together. I wish I had something that was other parents of LGBTQ kids? more than the guy who's got the blue head that This is what I think, and this is what I would is screaming. I wish I had somebody with a hope: I would hope that, look, I didn't go scream and his head was coming off the top of through it that easily. Both times. When I his body. I really wish there were better emojis.
I'm I'm inished with the inished with the emojis that we have. emojis that we have.
Am I hearing right: Am I hearing right: You're done with You're done with emojis? emojis? Yeah, stick a fork in Yeah, stick a fork in 'em! I just want there 'em! I just want there to be more. I like the to be more. I like the emoji that's the redemoji that's the redfaced one with all the faced one with all the little signs over his little signs over his mouth, which I mouth, which I always imagine is always imagine is “fuck.” That's what I “fuck.” That's what I put instead of the put instead of the letters because they letters because they just get so angry. But just get so angry. But also, I use the guy also, I use the guy with the zipper with the zipper across his mouth across his mouth because I can't say because I can't say that. I have little fans, that. I have little fans, so I have to stop so I have to stop using that. using that.
gutting the entire government and gutting everything that was meant to preserve our safety and the water and the air and the land and schools and healthcare and all of it.
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When it comes to our current pop landscape – Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, et cetera – who do you think does or doesn't have the staying power that Cher’s Cher’s new new CD “Dancing Queen” is available for purchase you've demonstrated and and her her new new tour “Here We Go Again Tour” hits 4 Florida throughout your cities: cities: Fort Fort Meyers (Jan 17); Fort Lauderdale (Jan 19); entire career? Orlando Orlando (Jan (Jan 21); Jacksonville (Jan 23). To purchase the Gosh, I don't know. It's new new CD CD or or tickets to her tour go to: Cher.com really hard to know until there's more time under their belts, do you know what I mean? There's got to be a little bit You could send out the shit emoji and you You could send out the shit emoji and you more time under their belts to know that. I think know what, Cher, the gays would go wild. know what, Cher, the gays would go wild. they've all done a pretty good job so far, but I Oh, I've done that before! I put a bull and that Oh, I've done that before! I put a bull and that think you've gotta have ... like, I'm 54 years into together for when I think, “Oh, this is such together for when I think, “Oh, this is such this business, so I think we have to wait a minute. bullshit.” bullshit.” I've been thinking a lot about how we What will you be wearing to Trump's What will you be wearing to Trump's interpret an artist's legacy after Aretha impeachment party? impeachment party? passed, and every time an icon passes on. Do Well, I think that we're all a little bit too Well, I think that we're all a little bit too you think about yours and what you hope premature for that, because I don't think that's premature for that, because I don't think that's that will be? gonna happen. But in my dreams I will be gonna happen. But in my dreams I will be You know, I don't really think about it. The only wearing something – oh, I think I'll wear a wearing something – oh, I think I'll wear a provision I've made is: I want all my friends and wedding dress! Haha! I think I'll just wear a wedding dress! Haha! I think I'll just wear a family to go to Paris and have a big party. I'm white wedding dress. And a veil. white wedding dress. And a veil. gonna ly everybody to Paris and have a big party. But no, I don't think about it too much To symbolize? To symbolize? because it's like, thinking about it can't do me Just purity and excitement and something new. Just purity and excitement and something new. any good. It is what it is, and to think about it, A new phase! A new phase! what will that get me? Kind of nothing. Also, what's really great is there's music left behind And we'll all go on a honeymoon after. And we'll all go on a honeymoon after. and there's ilm left behind, you know? I'm Yes, we'll go on one big honeymoon forever Yes, we'll go on one big honeymoon forever gonna leave a trail. I'll leave breadcrumbs. afterwards. I don't see that happening because I afterwards. I don't see that happening because I think that there too many really smart people, in think that there too many really smart people, in As editor of Q Syndicate, the international LGBTQ the devilish kind of way. All those people who are the devilish kind of way. All those people who are wire service, Chris Azzopardi has interviewed a advising him, they're really smart. But they're advising him, they're really smart. But they're multitude of superstars, including Meryl Streep, really from the dark side. I don't mean the actual really from the dark side. I don't mean the actual Mariah Carey and Beyoncé. Reach him via his devil in reality – not that I think that there is a devil in reality – not that I think that there is a website at www.chris-azzopardi.com and on devil in reality – but just a real dark side of devil in reality – but just a real dark side of Twitter (@chrisazzopardi).
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Even for the most organized people in the world, small-space living has its challenges. For one thing, you just don't have as much room to decorate or arrange your belongings. But beyond that, it can be almost impossible to find somewhere to keep the gadgets and appliances that make living easier, or find ones small enough to work in your tiny abode. All hope is not lost though, as more and more companies are coming out with tools that are not only useful but sized perfectly for small spaces. And if you're not sure where to start, we rounded up 10 trusty gadgets that are sure to make living little feel like you're living large.
By Bridget Mallon
Handheld Fabric Steamer When I first moved to New York City, I naively thought I'd have space to store my much-used iron and ironing board. But after one glimpse of my tiny room with no closets to speak of, I realized it was time to say goodbye. Now, I couldn't be happier with my no-iron lifestyle. My handheld steamer not only blasts out any wrinkle in no time, making my clothes look professionally pressed, but it can also be used to refresh upholstery and remove tough odors. Oh, and its compact size means it fits perfectly into smaller homes and apartments. Conair Turbo ExtremeSteam Fabric Steamer, $59.99; target.com
Hand Vacuum Gone are the days of hulking around an oversized (and likely overpriced) vacuum, thanks to this handy, high-powered handheld version. It's equally equipped to take care of wet and dry spills, and it doesn't use any cords. Thanks to its wall-mount/charging station, it also fits seamlessly onto any free wall, whether in a closet, cabinet or even the kitchen. BLACK+DECKER Wet/Dry Cordless Hand Vacuum, $44.99; amazon.com 50
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USB Bed Lifts Any small-space dweller knows the importance of utilizing every square inch, even under the bed, which is where bed lifts come in. Adding even a few inches of space can drastically change how much you're able to store, and the genius inclusion of power outlets and a USB port eliminates the need for keeping clunky power strips on the floor. Studio 3B 4-Piece USB Bed Lift Set, $29.99; bedbathandbeyond.com
Immersion Hand Blender Blenders and food processors tend to be bulky, and let's be honest, not used all that frequently, so why do we dedicate so much counter or cabinet space to them? Well, thanks to immersion blenders those days are in the past. These sleek gadgets can be used to make smoothies, soups, purees and more, and this version even comes with a whisk attachment, beaker and mini food chopper. Ovente 6 Speed 3-in-1 Immersion Hand Blender, $34.99; amazon.com Personal Blender While immersion blenders are great for people who want to go beyond just smoothies and shakes, if delectable drinks are all you'll be making, a personal blender may be more your speed. The compact size means it will slide easily into any open space on your counter or in a cabinet, and you blend your beverage right in the travel bottle so there's less cleanup. Oster MyBlend 20 oz Personal Blender, $24.94; walmart.com
Compact Humidifier If your small space suffers from a lack of great circulation, or dry air leaves your sinuses feeling worse for wear, it might be time to consider a humidifier. Don't worry about it taking up the entire room, or making a ton of noise though, this smaller version is extra quiet and can be adjusted to your perfect level of moisture. Honeywell Ultrasonic Cool Mist Humidifier, $49.95; honeywellstore.com
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Mini Laundry Machine One of the biggest downfalls of small-space living (in my humble opinion) is that there's rarely enough room for a washer and dryer. And having to spend your free time at a laundromat is just not fun. Enter the Laundry Pod: a portable laundry machine that's eco-friendly, compact and easy to use. It has enough space to wash up to 10 garments at once, uses minimal water and no electricity at all. What could be better? Laundry Pod, $79.99; storebound.com
Mini Bath Scale While keeping a scale at home is definitely not for everyone, people who do rely on them to keep their health on track know they can often take up a considerable amount of space. That's what makes this shrunken-down version so great; it still offers accurate readings, just at a much smaller scale. Taylor Mini Digital Glass Scale, $18.99; shoptaylorusa.com
1.5-Quart Slow Cooker Whip up dips, soups and mini meals in this little slow cooker. Its small size means it can be tucked away easily, and makes it ideal for home cooks who only have one or two mouths to feed. Cooks 1.5 Quart Slow Cooker, $20; jcpenney.com
Handheld Espresso Maker Say goodbye to the days of dedicating half your kitchen counter to that barely functional coffee maker you've had for years. This little gadget lets you churn out one cup of perfect espresso at a time, and is the perfect size to keep tucked in a drawer, or to bring with you on your travels. Minipresso Hand Espresso Maker, $59.95; crateandbarrel.com 52
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Check out these designer-approved ideas that will help you add some fallflair to your home.
Layers of Texture & Faux Fur "As temperatures begin to drop after a long, hot and humid summer, I can't help but anticipate the arrival of fall. I love to mix up a few of the decorative items around my clients' homes, as well as my own, as fall is one of my favorite times. An easy way to create a cozier vibe is by changing out throw pillows, adding textural layers such as faux fur, leather and heavier throw blankets, and bringing in a more saturated color palette in both indoor and outdoor
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spaces. And if you're up for splurging on a few investment pieces, now is a great time to reupholster chairs or small pieces like ottomans for an updated look that can easily transition from season to season," designer Abbe Fenimore explains. Add Warmth With Fall Hues Marie Flanigan says, "warm things up — trade in that cheery summer palette for deep autumnal hues, like umber, mahogany and bronze. Toss in weathered woods, richly textured linens, and vibrant seasonal produce for a pastoral warmth that will captivate your heart and home."
sophisticated look that is also fall-ready," explains Los Angeles based designer, Caitlin Murray, from Black Lacquer Design Fall Scents "Add spicy colored pillows and throws to cozy up for fall. Don't forget scented candles, such as pumpkin or caramel apple, to give your space delicious aroma of autumn," says designer, Amy Conner-Murphy from ACM Design.
Bring the Outside In "Bring the outside charm in. I love adding natural textures such as cotton, leaves and twigs mixed in with gourds and pumpkins for a soft fall feel. The contrast of a rustic urn or galvanized metal tray will highlight your fall foliage. Add in a preserved boxwood or a green berry ball for a pop of color contrast to highlight the warm tones and your fall feel will last all the way through Thanksgiving," explains Lauren, from Lauren Nicole Designs. Textured Pillows & Throws "When I want to cozy up my home for fall I always tend to change out my throws and pillows for chunkier, heavier ones with lots of texture like a chunky knit or faux fur. I also accessorize with 'warmer' feeling trays and accessorize by switching out whites for wood tones," says Lexi from Lexi Grace Designs. Comfy Reading Nook "Fall is a perfect opportunity to build a little nook in your home with a stylish vignette that encourages you to curl up with a good book or grab a warm throw and a hot cup of tea! If you're up for rearranging some furniture, you can pair an armchair with a side table or bookshelf in a corner space to create an instantly cozy nook. To build your vignette, decorate that side table or bookshelf using small objects (candles and incense trays come to mind for a full cozy effect), books, and tabletop lighting. Even if you don't rearrange any furniture, a vignette like this will create a polished and
Get Cozy With Velvet Edyta Czajkowska of EDYTA & CO. explains, "when the weather starts to get colder, swap out your summery linen throw pillows for cozy velvets. They will instantly up the "warm" factor and are great for snuggling up with on your sofa. In my client's party room, we had some custom velvet pillows made in vibrant colors to add a pop."
Accessorize With Seasonal Fruits Stefania Skrabak, principal designer at Art Home Garden says, "bring the season's bounty indoors! I like to use groupings of fresh fruits, like green apples and pears, and clusters of green and white pumpkins and blue hubbard squashes. Mound on a bed of eucalyptus in a rustic wooden bowl and accent with dried hydrangeas from the garden or branches picked up on a walk. Not only are they all beautiful, but you have ingredients for tonight's dinner and healthy snacks for the kiddos to graze on during the day!" Stacked Firewood Kelly Mittleman of Kelly and Co. Design explains, "stacked firewood is always a great touch in a metal bucket or on its own. Blankets and throws change the room instantly. Candles and a jug of fall branches on the table, and of course a pumpkin - anywhere." Hotspots.LGBT | 57
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Fabulous Fall Landscape Design Ideas
Design pros share how to beautify beautify your your fall fall outdoor outdoorspace spaceusing using texture, color and accessories. accessories. By: Lori Johnston Coordinate Furniture With Foliage Coordinate Furniture With Foliage The fall coloration of this Japanese maple The fall coloration of this Japanese maple mimics the hue of the garden bench and pulls it mimics the hue of the garden bench and pulls it forward in the garden, so that the landscape is forward in the garden, so that the landscape is
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experienced in layers. The bench shines against experienced in layers. The bench shines against the subdued background provided by the the subdued background provided by the concrete board paneled screen, says garden concrete board paneled screen, says garden designer Jay Sifford. designer Jay Sifford.
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Consider Color, Shape and Texture Consider Color, Shape and Texture This garden nook created by Sifford Garden This garden nook created by Sifford Garden Design is a study in contrasts. The 'Blue Design is a study in contrasts. The 'Blue Cascade' atlas cedar in the foreground catches Cascade' atlas cedar in the foreground catches the eye before directing it to the billowy the eye before directing it to the billowy Thunderhead pine, a Burke's red pine, a trio of Thunderhead pine, a Burke's red pine, a trio of 'Mr. Bowling Ball' arborvitae, and a stand of 'Mr. Bowling Ball' arborvitae, and a stand of very narrow and sculptural 'Van den Akker' very narrow and sculptural 'Van den Akker' Alaskan cedars. Alaskan cedars.
Enhance With Surprises Enhance With Surprises Architectural accents keep a fall garden from Architectural accents keep a fall garden from becoming predictable, says Jay Sifford, owner of becoming predictable, says Jay Sifford, owner of Sifford Garden Design in Charlotte, N.C. Consider Sifford Garden Design in Charlotte, N.C. Consider old doors, such as antique Chinese doors, for old doors, such as antique Chinese doors, for garden gates, and paint the frame a color that garden gates, and paint the frame a color that will show off specimen plants, such as a will show off specimen plants, such as a 'Tamukeyama' Japanese maple, to their best 'Tamukeyama' Japanese maple, to their best advantage. advantage.
Embrace Intense Hues Embrace Intense Hues The 'Dancing Peacock' maple struts its stuff in The 'Dancing Peacock' maple struts its stuff in mid-autumn. Its intense reddish-orange coloration mid-autumn. Its intense reddish-orange coloration of Acer japonicum ' of Acer japonicum ' Acontifolium' (it also goes by Acontifolium' (it also goes by full moon maple) shows up best against full moon maple) shows up best against complementary colors such as cobalt blue, says Jay complementary colors such as cobalt blue, says Jay Sifford, owner of Sifford Garden Design in Sifford, owner of Sifford Garden Design in Charlotte, N.C. Using ceramic pottery in seasonal Charlotte, N.C. Using ceramic pottery in seasonal displays will allow your garden to shine one last displays will allow your garden to shine one last time before going to sleep for the winter. time before going to sleep for the winter.
Add Movement and Texture Add Movement and Texture 'Northwind' panicum, a former “Perennial of the 'Northwind' panicum, a former “Perennial of the Year,” is the most vertical of the switch grasses. Its Year,” is the most vertical of the switch grasses. Its stature makes it a perfect foil for naturally-shaped stature makes it a perfect foil for naturally-shaped boulders and horizontal hardscape, says garden boulders and horizontal hardscape, says garden designer Jay Sifford. Seed heads appear in early designer Jay Sifford. Seed heads appear in early fall and are spectacular when backlit by sunlight fall and are spectacular when backlit by sunlight
Create Interest Create Interest with Grasses with Grasses To maximize the To maximize the impact of grasses, impact of grasses, plant en masse plant en masse rather than singly, rather than singly, advises garden advises garden designer Jay designer Jay Sifford. Here, Sifford. Here, Hakonecloa macra Hakonecloa macra 'Aureola' makes a 'Aureola' makes a statement as it statement as it forms a living stream, forms a living stream, lowing between two lowing between two boulders in a shade garden. boulders in a shade garden. Let Other Let Other Maples Shine Maples Shine Green-leafed Green-leafed Japanese maples Japanese maples are frequently are frequently overshadowed overshadowed in the in the marketplace by marketplace by their more their more colorful cousins, colorful cousins, says garden says garden designer Jay designer Jay Sifford. The Sifford. The 'Viridis' 'Viridis' Japanese maple, can, however, outshine the Japanese maple, can, however, outshine the rest in autumn, morphing into brilliant rest in autumn, morphing into brilliant hues of orange and yellow. hues of orange and yellow.
Enjoy Fireside Entertaining and Enjoy Fireside Entertaining and Gardening Gardening Make sure your outdoor space is beautiful for Make sure your outdoor space is beautiful for entertaining year-round. Fall is the time to entertaining year-round. Fall is the time to plant plant lowering bulbs, such as daffodils and lowering bulbs, such as daffodils and tulips, as well as perennials, trees and shrubs, tulips, as well as perennials, trees and shrubs, according to the National Association of according to the National Association of Landscape Professionals. The warm soil is Landscape Professionals. The warm soil is great for root development, and plants have great for root development, and plants have several months to establish themselves before several months to establish themselves before the stress of the summer heat. the stress of the summer heat.
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Soft Fall Scenery Ferns are lovely in the fall, says Jan Johnsen, owner of New York-based Johnsen Landscapes & Pools and author of Heaven is a Garden. When ferns turn to burnished gold or light yellow, it looks like a iligree of leaves.
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Mixed Bunch Fallen leaves mixed with hosta, coleus, Rozanne geraniums, heucheras, ferns and long-lasting annual lowers make a glorious tapestry in your fall garden, says Jan Johnsen, a New York-based
Fall in Love With Planters Incorporate cut evergreens, sticks, logs and gourds in containers among plantings of cabbage, kale, pansies and other traditional fall plants to add texture and height to an outdoor
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containers that will last year-round. Garden designer Cameron Watkins of C. Watkins Garden Co. suggests that combinations of holly fern, 'Ascot Rainbow' euphorbia and 'Bella Notte' heuchera are perfect for a shade container.
High-Impact Hues Mums are the standard bearer in fall gardens, says landscape designer Jan Johnsen, author of Heaven is a Garden. Plant them in beds, pots, or mixed with pumpkins, asters, Amaranthus and grasses.
Get a Glow The sweet gum tree's star-shaped leaves turn a mix of colors in the fall, making it a favorite for New York landscape designer Jan Johnsen. Sometimes the same tree can have red, purple, yellow and orange leaves, at the same time.
LGBT History Month celebrates the achievements of 31 lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender Icons. In 1994, Rodney Wilson, a Missouri high school teacher, believed a month should be dedicated to the celebration and teaching of gay and lesbian history, and gathered other teachers and community leaders. They selected October because public schools are in session and existing traditions, such as Coming Out Day (October 11), occur that month. Gay and Lesbian History Month was endorsed by GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the National Education Association and other national organizations. In 2006 Equality Forum assumed responsibility for providing content, promotion and resources for LGBT History Month. The LGBT community is the only community worldwide that is not taught its history at home, in public schools or in religious institutions. LGBT History Month provides role models, builds community and makes the civil rights statement about our extraordinary national and international contributions.
HISTORY MONTH This week we profile Lance Bass, Gilbert Baker and James Beard.
LANCE BASS POP SINGER (BORN: MAY 4, 1979)
Lance Bass is an American singer who rose to fame as a member of the pop group NSYNC, one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. NSYNC produced two Billboard No. 1 albums, “No Strings Attached” (2000) and “Celebrity” (2001), before splitting up. Bass came out as gay in a People magazine cover story in July 2006. Born in Laurel, Mississippi, Bass was raised Southern Baptist. He sang in the church choir and in local and state performance groups. He joined NSYNC at age 16 and toured Europe with the group from 1995 to 1997. RCA Records signed the band in 1998, launching their career in the United States. NSYNC performed five national and international concert tours and sold over 70 million records. “No Strings Attached,” the group's second album, was the fastest-selling record in history with sales of 1.1 million copies on the day of its release. Two of the band's bestperforming singles, the No. 1 hits “It's Gonna Be Me” and “Bye Bye Bye” appear on the album. NSYNC received eight Grammy Award nominations between 2000 and 2003, including the 2001 nomination of “Bye Bye Bye” for Record of the Year. Bass also enjoyed a career in film, television and radio. In 2001 he guest starred on the television drama “7th Heaven.” The same year, he played the lead in the romantic comedy film “On the Line.” In 2005 Bass finished in third
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“The constant fear of people discovering who you really were and the inevitable shame that would fall upon you and your family dictated how you lived your life every day.”
place on the seventh season of the television series “Dancing With the Stars.” From 2012 to 2016, he hosted “Dirty Pop with Lance Bass,” a daily radio show on Sirius XM featuring LGBTrelated topics. In addition to his entertainment endeavors, Bass is a space exploration advocate. From 2003 to 2005, he served as World Space Week's Youth Spokesman, traveling to high schools to encourage students to explore science and spacerelated careers. Since 2004 he has served on the National Space Society's board of governors. In 2014 Bass married Ben Thigpen, a New York City hairstylist, in a ceremony on the E! channel. The broadcast made them the first same-sex couple to wed on an American television network. The Human Rights Campaign honored Bass with its Visibility Award in October 2006. His autobiography, “Out of Sync,” debuted on the New York Times best-seller list upon its release in October 2007. NSYNC received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in April 2018.
Gilbert Baker
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RAINBOW FLAG DESIGNER (BORN: JUNE 2, 1951 - D. MARCH 31, 2017)
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ilbert Baker was an American artist and LGBT activist best known for creating the rainbow flag. The flag provided a defining symbol for the LGBT civil rights movement and is considered the first and most widely recognized gay symbol today. Growing up gay in the small rural town of Chanute, Kansas, Baker felt like an outcast. After spending a year in college, he was drafted into the army and served as a medic. He was stationed in San Francisco, where he remained for most of his life. Baker became friends with Harvey Milk, a gay rights leader and among the first openly gay politicians elected to public office. A member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Milk asked Baker to create a symbol for the gay rights movement. Baker flew his first rainbow flag at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade on June 25, 1978, where roughly a quarter of a million marchers participated. Milk was assassinated in November of that year. Following Milk's death, demand for Baker's flag increased dramatically. With the help of volunteers using trash cans of dye, Baker made his first flag in the attic of the Gay Community Center of San Francisco. The original design included eight stripes: pink for sexuality, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for the sun, green for nature, turquoise for magic, blue for peace and purple for the human spirit. Many years and flags later, the self-described “gay Betsy Ross” spent months creating a 30-
“I love going to cities around the world and seeing the rainbow flag.” foot wide, mile-long flag featuring just six colors of the rainbow. Commissioned in 1994 for the 25thanniversary of the Stonewall riots, it was hoisted by thousands of New York City marchers. The Guinness Book of World Records officially declared it the largest flag in the world. In 2003 Baker was the subject of a featurelength documentary, “Rainbow Pride.” He was interviewed for the DVD of the 2008 Academy Award-winning film “Milk,” and he was featured in Dustin Lance Black's 2017 documentary series about LGBT rights, “When We Rise.” In 2015 the Museum of Modern Art listed the rainbow flag as one of the most important symbols globally. It continues to fly at gay marches and events around the world. Baker died at age 65. The New York Times published his obituary.
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HISTORY MONTH
JAMES BEARD
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INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED CHEF (BORN: MAY 5, 1903 - D. JANUARY 21, 1985)
“Food is our common ground, a universal experience.”
ubbed the “Dean of American Cookery” by The New York Times in 1954, James Beard was a prominent American chef, culinary instructor and television personality. He is regarded as the first TV chef. Beard wrote 20 cookbooks and trained countless other acclaimed chefs. Born in Portland, Oregon, Beard was exposed to Pacific Northwest cooking, which included seafood, moose meat and venison. His family made meals using wild berries and freshly caught fish. Chinese culture and the meals prepared by his family's Chinese helper also influenced him, along with the culture and cuisine of France, where he spent his 20s. During the 1950s, Beard was known for bringing French cuisine to the American middle and upper classes. After briefly attending Reed College in Portland, Beard was expelled. He believed it was due to his homosexuality. In 1937 he moved to New York City, and in 1939 he founded a successful catering company, Hors D'oeuvre, Inc., which served the Manhattan elite. In 1940, at age 37, Beard published his first cookbook, “Hors D'oeuvre & Canapé s,” which contained a collection of his catering recipes. In 1942 he garnered acclaim for elevating outdoor
cooking with “Cook It Outdoors.” His bestselling cookbook, “Beard on Beard,” was released in 1973. He also wrote articles and columns for numerous magazines such as Woman's Day and House & Garden. In 1946 Beard began hosting television's first live cooking show, “I Love to Eat,” on NBC. His popularity led to endorsement deals for products such as Omaha Steaks and Adolph's Meat Tenderizer. In 1955 he created the James Beard Cooking School in New York City and Seaside, Oregon. He dedicated more than 30 years of his life to teaching and mentoring chefs at his two schools and to lecturing at women's clubs and other civic groups around the nation. Beard died of heart failure at the age of 81. The James Beard Foundation was established in 1986 to honor his life's work. Since 1991 the prestigious James Beard Awards have annually honored chefs and restaurants. Early recipients included Wolfgang Puck and Rick Bayless. The Foundation's scholarship program has provided more than $4.6 million in financial assistance to students and chefs to help develop and advance their culinary careers.
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reetings fellow "Demons of Hell” who oppose the lifetime appointment of an accused sex offender to the Supreme Court of the United States. Gosh, is it hot in here or is it just Hades? The American Family Association's Bryan Fischer used his Sept. 24 "Focal Point" program to rail against the evil doers standing in the way of Jesus Trump's righteous path. “Satan, if you're going to get to Brett Kavanaugh, you are going to have to go through us, because we are standing firm in the strength and the power of the Lord,” Fischer said. In other words, the women accusing Kavanaugh are agents of the devil. You know, how bitches be lyin' about rich and powerful men because of how rewarding it is for the accusers' personal and professional lives. After all, women love death threats. They love being told to kill themselves. They love having to flee their homes. The love compromising the safety and security of their loved ones. The prize is ruining an innocent man's life. Actually, the only person talking about a prize here is Fischer. “There is a prize here, and that's the placement of Brett Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court,” he said. That is what Satan does not want to see happen. He's using every trick that he has in his arsenal to fight that, to keep that from happening. And every trick is, of course, a woman scorned. No wonder the Equal Rights Amendment never got passed! Equality is the work of Satan.
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“That is [Satan's] holy grail right now, to stop Brett Kavanaugh from being seated on the Supreme Court because Brett Kavanaugh represents such a threat to his agenda: to use the Supreme Court to advance a regressive, backwards, antibiblical, anti-Christian, anti-American point of view,” Fischer continued. “He's had control of the Supreme Court now in every meaningful way since the 1960s, he's not going to let go of that without a fight.” Hmm, I wonder what “regressive, backwards, anti-biblical, antiChristian, anti-American” points of view he's talking about? The right to abortion and the right for same-sex couples to marry come to mind. I have a feeling he isn't talking about Citizens United. Look, I don't believe in Satan, but I do believe that Fischer is crazy enough to believe the things he's saying and that he has followers crazy enough to believe him. But can we just take a moment to reflect on the fact that the United States has an accused, and admitted, sexual assaulter as president who is being treated like a savior by the Christian right? And how President Sex Crimes is now poised to get a second (hi, Clarence Thomas) sex-crimer on the Supreme Court bench? I mean, sure, it might seem like things are falling apart, what with more accusers coming forward to say that Brett Kavanaugh has done more heinous things than just that one-time, free-pass, whoopsy daisy, boys-will-be-boys attempted rape in high school. Sadly, we don't live in a country governed by people who care much
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No wonder the Equal Rights Amendment never got passed! Equality is the work of Satan. about women being assaulted, otherwise we wouldn't have Mitch McConnell vowing to get Kavanaugh's nomination rammed through. If we cared about women we wouldn't constantly be framing these narratives as, “He said, she said, but she's probably lying.” We have woman after woman — and some men, too — coming forward with their stories of assault. The evidence is overwhelming that this is a deeply rooted and widespread problem in America. There's something very broken about how we raise boys and what we allow of men this country. And when those boys and men have wealth and privilege behind them, well, they can do anything. Even grab 'em by the pussy. If we cared about women we'd have done
something about it a long time ago and voted these creeps out, never mind not voting them IN to begin with — remember, millions of people, the majority of white men AND women voters, heard Trump brag about sexual assault and then VOTED FOR HIM ANYWAY. That said, there are SO MANY WOMEN RUNNING right now. And I mean running for office, which is great. Though sadly there are a lot of women running from men, too. But if we elect women who actually care about women — a.k.a. Democrats. Republican women are fired — we might actually get laws enacted that protect women rather than just laws restricting what women can do with their reproductive organs. Do not sit the midterms out. Vote on Nov. 6, even if only to gloat to Bryan Fischer that you were compelled by Satan to do so.
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. You can follow her on Twitter @MamaDWitkowski.
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ast month they decided to cut your overtime at work and now you're stressed over what you need to trim from your already spartan budget. A couple of days ago you learned that one friend has been diagnosed with cancer and another couple you pal around with is throwing in the towel on their relationship. Every time you check the news you feel frustrated, angry and helpless over what's happening in this country and across the globe. Sometimes it seems that everywhere you turn there is stress, anxiety and toxicity. Remember, you don't have to become a victim to all this negativity. The key to your own happiness and well-being lies within
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you. Here are some effective and creative ways to become a powerhouse of positive energy. Retreat and simplify. Your energy has an inverse relationship to the amount of noise and clutter in your life. Clear your closets and house of obsolete possessions. Disconnect from self-absorbed, so- called friends who drain your energy. Say “No” to unwanted social commitments that swallow up your valuable free time. Schedule some “me” time – read, listen to music, take a walk, swim or bike ride – anything that will refresh and replenish you! Refuse to be controlled by social media. Tune out the frenetic information overload that bombards you from e-mails, texts, tweets, blogs and Facebooking. A lot of this is either nonsensical clatter, outright negativity, or other stuff that really isn't important. If you find the idea of turning off your phone, or shutting down your computer for a few hours unacceptable, then you're just the one who needs to take a break! Stay happily active. Exercise, even just 20 minutes a day, gets those feel good endorphins pumping and clears your mind as you do something clean and invigorating for the body. Enjoy fresh air and Florida sunshine by taking your activities outdoors.
Banish negative energy. Ancient Chinese medicine teaches that the body and mind are vitally linked; energy (chi) regulates a person's physical, mental and spiritual health; and that each of us is composed of opposing, inseparable forces – Yin and Yang – that need to stay balanced. When your chi flows smoothly, your world is a finer place. Stress, noise and negativity cause toxic energy imbalances to mind and body. Balance your chi by trying acupuncture, Yoga, massage or guided meditation. Check out and indulge. You may not be able to afford expensive spa treatments and amenities, but you can try an at home spa approach. Relax with an aromatherapy bath or shower by adding a few drops of lavender to the steamy water. Apply a comforting chilled gel eye mask to your face as you nap. Try rubbing your temples with massage lotion containing a few drops of peppermint essential oil for invigoration. Be creative, be good to yourself!
“Balance your chi by trying acupuncture, Yoga, massage or guided meditation.”
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from The Naked Magicians? I have 2 answers to that question. The funny answer, which is: Magic mike with actual magic. The real answer is they should expect 3 things: When you got together was it the funniest comedy show you always naked or when did will ever see. The most you decide to incorporate the amazing magic show you have ever seen, and to see it being nudity and why? by 2 buff Aussie's that are From the beginning we knew wearing nothing but a top hat we needed some gimmick, something special and original and a smile. and the naked gimmick came Is there anything I haven't about. asked you that want to talk about? How nerve racking was it to Actually yes: America has be naked and are you still contributed largely to the nervous? success of our show, and our irst ever shows in the US The irst time I almost threw up, and Mike was having heart were in Tampa and Fort Lauderdale, so Mike and I palpitations. Naked and speaking in public, are probably have a special place in our hearts for Florida. Also, this is the 2 things people fear the When did you do your irst an inclusive show, and we love most and we put them both Magic trick and what was it? into one bit. However, once we seeing people from every Even though I was young when I did it, it was the most background in our audience. saw David, I didn't start doing exhilarating this ever. We magic until I was 21, and trust immediately knew we had me it was a shitty trick where something special. Now we you put your assistant's head in don't event think twice about it. The Naked Magicians come box with some fake swords. I to Coral Springs Center for thought it was amazing at the What is your favorite trick the Arts on October 12 and time, but it was horrible. and why? the Seminole Theater in It is the inale of our show. You Homestead on October 14 When did you realize Magic have to come see it to (both at 7:30pm). For more would be your career? understand. There is nothing information, or to I was working full time at a funnier or bolder in any magic purchase tickets, go to cookie factory and at about 23, trick on this planet. It is pure nakedmagicians.com and I wasn't happy. I asked unadulterated magic. myself what would be my ultimate job and I said Magic What do you do for fun? and I forced myself to get into it. My favorite things to do is running and going to the When did you meet Mike movies. I love the escapism of Tyler and when did you it, and it's the place I feel the decide to work together? most normal. One of the best I met mike in our hometown of parts of my job is I get to Brisbane. I was at an event explore the world, and local where he was the towns. entertainment. He was the best magician I had ever seen. I What should the Central introduced myself afterwards Florida audiences expect when he swam competitively at the Australian National Championships and Pan Paci ic Games before becoming a professional magician. “Being on stage doing magic without relying on pockets or sleeves does add that extra challenge and ups our game,” Wayne says. It was a pleasure to sit down with Christopher Wayne for this exclusive Hotspots Interview: At what age did you see your irst magician, who was it, and how did it affect you? Despite the nature of our act, my love for magic is innocent and the irst magician I saw was David Copper ield with my grandfather. David Copper ield is still my favorite magician, and he is someone that I got to meet and am so thankful to know.
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By Andreus Quinones
Dear Andreus, My partner and I have been together for 3 years. So, in an effort to take things to the next step, we are planning to move in together. I am not particularly an animal person, mostly because of my allergies to pet dander. He has a dog and a cat. I could deal with them in short spurts, but now he is expecting me to live with them. I know it is wrong of me to ask him to get rid of them, but I cannot handle everyday life fighting my allergies. What do I do? Sincerely, Allergic Dear Allergic, That is indeed a tough one. Obviously, you and your partner love each other a great deal, since you are taking a serious step such as living together. I also understand how difficult dealing with allergies are. I am an animal lover, but am allergic to cats. You certainly cannot ask him to get rid of his dog and cat. If he is like most people I know, and has had them for any length of time, they are most certainly like family to him. The key here is trying to find a middle-ground so that everyone is happy. You could always talk to your doctor or an Allergist, and see if there is an OTC medication or prescription that you could take, that would help alleviate your symptoms. Try that out first, and if it works, then moving in should not be a problem. Make sure that the pets are groomed regularly which should also help, and commence to starting a live-in relationship with your partner and your new babies!! 110 | Hotspots.LGBT
Dear Andreus, I have an amazing boyfriend for two years now. The issue, at least for my friends, is that I am 26 and he is 42. I am getting so tired of getting called a houseboy, or people thinking that I just want him because he is financially established. I really do love him, but my friends tell me that I should be with someone closer to my age, and so should he. I know it shouldn't, but it really bothers me. I don't want to lose my friends because I disagree with them, and I certainly don't wanna lose him. How am I supposed to handle this? Sincerely, TornInTwo Dear TornInTwo, Let me cut right to the chase. If you love him, and he loves you, and you are happy, then age means nothing! No matter who you are with, people are always going to analyze your relationship and think what they want to. You have no control over that. What you do have control over is your happiness, and how much attention you give to the noise. Age has nothing to do with maturity or intelligence. If you spend all of your time worrying about what other people say or think about your relationship, you will miss out on it, and worse, eventually sabotage it. Do you, be with who you want to be with, and be happy. If your friends are really your friends, they will support you no matter what!