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Jack Whitehall in “The Jungle Cruise.” Image via Instagram @jackwhitehall.

est audiences for Disney’s “Jungle Cruise” film shared that the movie, as of now, omits the word “gay” when Jack Whitehall’s character, McGregor, comes out to Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s character. The film, taking place in the 19th century and slated for wide release in 2020, will be Disney’s first action film to feature a major gay character. It is headlined by straightidentifying Whitehall, Johnson, and Emily Blunt. The first gay Disney film supporting character credit goes to “Le Fou,” played by Josh Gad, of the 2017 live-action remake of “Beauty and the Beast.” Rumors of a gay character caused “Beauty and the Beast” to be “shelved in Kuwait and Malaysia, to be given a stricter rating in Russian theaters and to be boycotted by one Alabama drive-in,” USA Today reported. It later turned out the role was so minor it was easy to miss.

The film, taking place in the 19th century and slated for wide release in 2020, will be Disney’s first action film to feature a major gay character.

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In the “Jungle Cruise” coming out scene, McGregor explains to “Frank” that his family tried arranging marriages for him with several women, but he didn’t desire to marry any of them - or any woman, for that matter. McGregor goes on to say that Blunt’s character, his sister Lily, was the only one in his family to accept and support him regardless of the “person” he loves. MEMBER

The scene was well-received by test audiences, but the key omission of a specific gender to describe McGregor sexual preference struck as glaring in the scene’s context, TMZ reported. The film is a period piece, which may inform the character’s reluctance to be more direct about his sexuality, The Advocate noted.

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Kim Davis-backed Romania marriage referendum fails

A referendum on whether to define marriage as between a man and a woman in the Romanian constitution’s definition of family failed in October because of insufficient voter turnout. Less than 21 percent of voters participated in the referendum. Kim Davis, a soon-to-be-former Kentucky county clerk who went to jail in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, is among those who backed the campaign in support of the proposed amendment. Mihnea Florea, program coordinator of MozaiQ, a Romanian LGBTI advocacy group, is among those who welcomed the referendum results.

A protest in Brazil. Photo credit: @kanzrth, via instagram.

Brazil’s incoming president sparks fear in LGBT community

The election of Jair Bolsonaro as Brazil’s president has sparked fear among the country’s LGBTI community. Bolsonaro defeated former São Paulo Mayor Fernando Haddad of former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s Workers’ Party by a 55-45 percent margin in the second round of the country’s presidential election that took place on Oct. 28. Bolsonaro, who has represented Rio de Janeiro in the Brazilian congress for 27 years, will take office on Jan. 1. Bolsonaro has sparked widespread outrage for his comments against the LGBTI community, women, indigenous people, Brazilians of African descent and other underrepresented groups. Bolsonaro has also said he would defend the “true sense of marriage” between a man and a woman once he takes office.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. Photo via the U.S. Embassy in Macedonia.

U.S. remains publicly committed to global LGBTI rights

The U.S. in 2018 continued to publicly support LGBTI rights abroad, even though its domestic record has continued to spark criticism. The State Department this year criticized anti-LGBTI crackdowns in Tanzania. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in June acknowledged Pride month in a statement. Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan is among the U.S. officials who participated in a global LGBTI rights conference that took place in the Vancouver, British Columbia. A new State Department policy that requires partners of foreign mission personnel and employees of international organizations to be married in order to qualify for a diplomatic visa took effect on Oct. 1. Family Research Council President Tony Perkins is among those who took part in a religious freedom conference the State Department held in July.

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Bermuda becomes first non-U.S. jurisdiction to repeal marriage

Bermuda in June became the first jurisdiction in the world outside the U.S. to rescind marriage rights for same-sex couples. John Rankin, the governor of the British island territory, on Feb. 7 signed the Domestic Partnership Act, which allows same-sex couples to enter into domestic partnerships as opposed to get married. The law, which prompted calls to boycott Bermuda’s tourism industry, took effect on June 1. Rankin’s government appealed a Bermuda Supreme Court ruling that found the Domestic Partnership Act unconstitutional. The territory’s top court on Nov. 23 upheld the decision.

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British prime minister apologies for antiLGBTI colonial laws

British Prime Minister Theresa May on April 17 said she “deeply” regrets colonial-era laws criminalizing consensual same-sex relations the U.K. introduced in Commonwealth countries. “I am all too aware that these laws were often put in place by my own country,” she said during a speech at the Commonwealth summit that took place in London. “They were wrong then, and they are wrong now. As the U.K.’s prime minister, I deeply regret both the fact that such laws were introduced and the legacy of discrimination, violence and even death that persists today.” Consensual same-sex sexual relations remain criminalized in a number of the Commonwealth’s 53 countries.

An LGBT protest in Taiwan. Photo credit: Stanford Anthony, via Facebook.

Taiwan marriage referendum fails

A referendum on whether same-sex couples should receive marriage rights in Taiwan failedon Nov. 24. Voters by a 67-33 percent margin rejected a question on whether same-sex couples should receive marriage rights through Taiwan’s civil code. Questions on whether marriage in Taiwan should be defined as between a man and a woman and whether same-sex couples should be able to enter into civil unions or domestic partnerships, as opposed to marriages, passed by margins of 72-28 percent and 61-39 percent respectively. Voters by a 66-34 percent margin rejected a question on whether Taiwan’s Gender Equity Act should include LGBTI-inclusive school curricula. A question on whether the law should not include LGBTI-inclusive school curricula failed by a 67-33 percent. Evan Wolfson, founder of Freedom to Marry, is among those who supported Taiwanese activists before the referendum. The National Organization for Marriage backed marriage opponents. Lawmakers still face a May 2019 deadline to extend marriage rights to same-sex couples under a Taiwan Constitutional Court ruling from two years before.

Inter-American court issues landmark LGBTI rights ruling

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Jan. 9 issued a landmark ruling that recognizes same-sex marriage and transgender rights in the Western Hemisphere. The ruling stems from the Costa Rican government’s request for an advisory opinion on whether it has an obligation to extend property rights to same-sex couples and allow trans people to change their name and gender marker on identity documents. The Costa Rican government has said it will comply with the ruling, which has bolstered advocacy efforts throughout the Western Hemisphere. Margarette May Macaulay, president of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, on Dec. 5 reiterated her support of marriage rights for same-sex couples during a hearing on the subject over which she presided in D.C. The Chile Supreme Court on the same day issued a ruling that said marriage for same-sex couples is a human right, but the country’s president, Sebastián Piñera, continues to face criticism from advocates over his opposition.

LGBTI migrants seek refuge in U.S.

The waves of migrants who have left Central America in 2018 include people who are fleeing violence and discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender identity in their homelands. A gay man from Honduras with whom the Blade spoke in Mexico City on July 17 said he fled his homeland earlier this year after a group of gang members raped and killed his friend in front of him. Other LGBTI migrants from Guatemala with whom the Blade spoke in the Mexican city of Tijuana earlier this month said they hope to seek asylum in the U.S. The migrants — many of whom have traveled to the U.S. border in caravans — still hope to enter the U.S., despite President Trump’s “zero-tolerance” immigration policy that has sparked widespread criticism. The death of Roxsana Hernández, a trans Honduran woman with HIV, in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody on May 25 sparked additional outrage among immigrant rights activists and their supporters.

New proposed Cuban constitution includes marriage amendment

Cuban lawmakers on July 22 approved the draft of a new constitution that would extend marriage rights to same-sex couples. A series of public meetings on the proposed constitution took place across the Communist island over the fall. The Cuban National Assembly in the coming weeks is expected to give its final approval to the document. A referendum is scheduled to take place in February. The debate over the proposed constitutional changes is taking place nearly 60 years after gay men were among those sent to work camps after the Cuban revolution brought Fidel Castro to power. His niece, Mariela Castro, over the last decade has spearheaded LGBTI-specific issues in the country. Independent activists with whom the Washington Blade speaks insist they continue to face criticism and even arrest for publicly criticizing Mariela Castro and/or the Cuban government.

India Supreme Court decriminalizes homosexuality

Photo via Qradio - LGBT India, Facebook.

The India Supreme Court on Sept. 6 issued a landmark ruling that decriminalized consensual same-sex sexual relations in the country. The unanimous ruling specifically struck down India’s colonial-era sodomy law known as Section 377. LGBTI rights advocates in India and around the world not only celebrated the decision, but stressed it will bolster efforts to decriminalize homosexuality in other Commonwealth countries. “We rejoice with all sexual, gender and sex minorities communities in India,” said Ruth Baldacchino and Helen Kennedy, co-secretaries general of ILGA, in a statement. “As of today, a shameful part of an enduring colonial legacy is finally history. We hope that this ruling, which was made possible by the tireless work of many human rights advocates, will have an impact also on other countries around the world where our communities continue to live under the shadow of oppressive criminal laws, especially those that share a common legal heritage with India, as far afield as Africa, the Pacific and Caribbean.” A judge on Trinidad and Tobago’s High Court in April struck down the country’s colonial-era sodomy law. The Kenya High Court early next year is expected to issue a ruling in a case that challenges a portion of the country’s penal code that criminalizes consensual same-sex sexual relations. British Prime Minister Theresa May in April said she “deeply” regrets colonial-era sodomy laws the U.K. introduced in Commonwealth countries.

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Convictions

A New Year’s Message from Chairman Norm Live Your Truth, No One Else’s

Norm Kent

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“Ah, but I was so much older then: I’m younger than that now.” - Bob Dylan

ere it is, 2019, and I know you are all waiting for my annual, humble, modest inspirational message. First, as usual, I continue to remain very shy and soft spoken. With this issue, SFGN is as fortunate to begin our 10th year as I am to begin my 70th. Alas, I have been “cardiologically” altered, with pacemakers, defibrillators implanted. As for the chemotherapy and knee therapies, that was so last year. So I have no idea how the hell I am still here, but I was told I should not be celebrating New Year’s Eve with shots of Crown. It’s OK. My medical marijuana card will do fine. The successful journey of SFGN for a decade now is a tribute to the support of our strong and passionate LGBT community. Our lives matter and our voices count. People want to read, see and hear about them. Each week, our mission remains the same. Our purpose is to illuminate and showcase our lives with credible and conscientious journalism. Not since the days of Alexander Hamilton has a free press been under such attack in America. It is an assault led by a president who is a con artist and crook on one hand, and someone who does not understand the U.S. constitution on the other. We may have been closeted and silenced years ago. No more. Whatever was thrown at us we have beaten back. We have a place at the table, and we will never lose the seat. Gay Americans were wrongly and unjustly ostracized as outcasts, disgraced as deviants, and repressed as ‘queers.’ But we are no longer ‘boys in the band.’ We are adults who can drive the bus and push back. Homosexuality was once called the love that ‘dare not speak its name.’ It was wrong then and intolerable now. Come at us with toxic presidents, judicial retards, or impotent congresses, we are not going anywhere. Our love will find a way. It always has and always will. Because of where we were once, we should

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empathize and empower those groups so cast aside today. Whether the indecencies occur at our nation’s southern border or in countries far away, we must speak up. Our voices must be heard in solidarity with the oppressed and repressed. We were so positioned not so long ago. No matter your station or status, whether you are 18 or 80, life presents challenges and adversity. With core principles molding your soul, you can meet them personally and professionally. They are sources of opportunity. There is always harmony to be found within the chaos life delivers daily. Keep a smile in your heart and a song on your lips. The things you find intimately most personal are universally most common. Being human is a privilege, not an excuse. If you can laugh at yourself, you will never cease to be amused. We are no longer kids. We grew up, many of us on our own and against our will. It should not matter. Outside of unconditional love and an allowance, there are only two things your parents can really give you anyway, one is roots, the other wings. If your parents or friends don’t like you being gay, that is their problem, not yours. Keep your faith, not theirs. Be true to yourself. It is your head on the pillow alone at night. If you are lucky enough to find a lover, partner or companion, greet that person as enthusiastically as the way your dog greets you when you get home from work. (This explains why my ex still licks me on the cheek every time I see him.) The things you think are intimately most personal are in fact the very matters that are universally most common. Sooner or later, everyone goes for a colonoscopy. Still, don’t share the password on your ATM card. Don’t do anything at night you will regret in the daytime. And don’t do anything in the daytime that will prevent you from sleeping in your own bed at night. Crime, like Lotto, does not pay. But a buck for Fantasy Five is worth it -

because you’re gay, you have fantasies. Risk taking has its rewards, but don’t speed in school zones or join the Bill Cosby School of Dating. Avoid using Super Glue as a lubricant or cooking bacon naked. Be the kind of person your pet thinks you are. I know. You have Fido fooled. If you do screw up, professionally or personally, be glad you live here. America is a land of second chances. Make the most of them. If you want to change the outcome, make better choices first. A stone cast in the water cannot be recalled. It’s the 21st century, but there are no rules against meeting people like it was the 20th. Five years from now, we are all going to find out Grindr causes mononucleosis It’s great to go jogging in a park, but try wearing more than a raincoat when you do. Reach out to old friends, but not for a loan. If you want an investment that lasts, don’t look just to the stock market. Invest in yourself. Believe in reconciliation than revenge. When you hate, it’s like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die. Still, lock your doors just in case. You are only limited by the boundaries of your imagination and innovation, but if you are sky diving wear a parachute. Life is not a dress rehearsal. Dance like no one is watching, sing like no one is listening, but brush your teeth in case someone is. Don’t tell others how to live their lives. Yours is enough of an undertaking. If you can’t go ten minutes without your cell

phone, check into an iPhone Rehab Center by noon tomorrow. Call Alexa, she will find one for you. A walk through the valley of most souls, will barely get your feet wet. But walk anyway. Friends are worth it. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, but don’t go barefoot. There are always stones along the road, but there is no bridge too steep for you to conquer. America gives you a fundamental right to free choice. Whether you want to put a penis, pipe or pizza into your body is your call. It’s your life. But meth is not a necessity. I have a lot more to say, but less is more. Besides, it will all be in my autobiography, titled, “Why Am I Here When There is a Baseball Game on TV?” I don’t know who I am to give you this advice. I am just a kid who grew up playing stickball on the streets of Brooklyn, New York. How I wound up being a radio talk show host for a decade or the publisher of a weekly gay publication is still beyond me. Somewhere inside me there is this little voice that keeps on saying to me mom is at home making meat loaf for dinner and I must get there before dark. Dad should be at home from work anytime soon, right? You mean, it’s not happening? I grew up? Tell me it ain’t so. Damn, I was so much older then. I am so much younger now. If it is really 2019, someone pinch me, and wake me up. Tell, me where did 1959, 1969, 1979, 1989, 1999, and 2009 go?

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Early Morning

On November 24, 2018 SFGN assigned its photographers to capture one day in the life of South Florida’s LGBT community. We also asked our readers to submit their own photos. Too often in the news we read about the famous, the politicians, or the celebrities. Rarely do we hear about the people that actually make up the LGBT community – from the bartenders, waiters and hairdressers to the retirees and drag queens. That’s why this issue celebrates the lives of the everyday LGBT person. These photos are a

reminder that the LGBT community is numerous and diverse. We like to play softball, walk our dogs, raise funds for charities, shop, work, eat and play. These photos show the normality of being LGBT. We are the same. All of us. We do the same thing. We live and enjoy the same lives as our straight counterparts. We all have more in common than we do apart. We are a part of each other.

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Larry Blackburn

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Steven Shires

... And all of you!

Additional photos are available online at SFGN.com/LGBTDay2018.

1 a.m.: Victor and Albert looking at the full moon in Wilton Station. Photo credit: J.R. Davis.

12:01 a.m.: Roger, Yeisa, Felipe, and Carolina in the VIP at Boardwalk. Photo credit: J.R. Davis.

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11:55 a.m.: Proprietors Will Davis and Matt Chambers at “Day by Day” Shoppe on Northwood Road in West Palm Beach. Photo credit: Charlie Fredrickson.

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1:51 p.m.: Arck Have enjoys an afternoon cocktail at the Island House Resort. Photo credit: Larry Blackburn.

12:53 p.m.: Bobby Pauley always has a smile for guests at the Equator All Men Resort. Photo credit: Larry Blackburn.

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2 p.m.: Derek Brinson and Brett Lewis taking a stroll on Lincoln Road in South Beach. Submitted photo.

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1:30 p.m.: Rolando Barrero, curator of BOX Gallery, encourages folks to “Shop Small,” at his gallery on Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach. Photo credit: Charlie Fredrickson

1:09 p.m.: Billy Record slinging drinks poolside at the Equator All Male Resort. Photo credit: Larry Blackburn.

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Sailing through the day... 10:25 a.m. Assortments owner Joe Carr and Jesse Capps provide the finest clothing in Key West. Photo credit: Larry Blackburn.

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3:19 p.m.: Donald Dotzauer maintains his pristine home in Key West. Photo credit: Larry Blackburn.

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Show your ... 3 p.m.: Mark Rippa with Harrison (front left) and Henry at the Push-ups for Pets event hosted by The Pet Project in Wilton Manors. Photo credit: Nicholas Adkins.

3 p.m.: Sean and Philip from Team Smartypants get down at the Push-ups for Pets event hosted by The Pet Project in Wilton Manors. Photo credit: Nicholas Adkins.

3 p.m.: Don Snodgrass and Steve Margolis with Dusty at the Push-ups for Pets event hosted by The Pet Project in Wilton Manors. Photo credit: Nicholas Adkins.

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3 p.m.: Laura Schonbachler with Cortez at the Push-ups for Pets event hosted by The Pet Project in Wilton Manors. Photo credit: Nicholas Adkins.

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6:08 p.m.: George Fernandez and Thomas Greenwood hanging out at Hard Rock Key West. Photo credit: Larry Blackburn.

6:30 p.m.: Life imitates Art! Charlie Fredrickson strikes a pose similar to the life-like guard art piece, at the annual art show at 1608 Gallery in West Palm Beach. Photo credit: Charlie Fredrickson.

9 p.m.: Jesse Monteagudo, Senior SFGN writer, with two of his Senior Boyfriends: Eddie Kunofsky and Ron Farago getting out of the movie, Boy Erased at The Last Picture Cinima, in Tamarac. Submitted Photo.

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9:09 p.m.: Bartenders Marky Mark Blackburn and Chris Moffett at the New Orleans House Garden Bar. Photo credit: Larry Blackburn.

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An Aging Friendly City By Sallie James Getting older can be tough. Driving, assisted living facilities, said Julie Seaver, walking and being able to see clearly at executive director of Compass LGBT night can become daily challenges that Community Center in Lake Worth. “It can be a very scary time and it can make life difficult to navigate. And with a growing population of aging seems a lot of LGBT people are going back into the closet because residents Wilton Manors, it doesn’t feel safe to city officials here are them to come out to their aware that aging in place medical providers or their can be problematic if caregivers,” Seaver said. the right services are “Ensuring that any not available. That’s community is age-friendly why being designated is especially beneficial as an “Age-Friendly to the LGBT population Community” by the who faces particular American Association of challenges in this regard, Retired Persons (AARP) is and the city of Wilton such a source of pride. Manors is proud to be one “The idea of being able of the highest populated to age in place is really - Van Gosselin LGBT communities in the useful. I like that. It fits Local resident and activist nation,” former Mayor in the aspirations the Gary Resnick wrote in a city,” said Wilton Manors February 2018 letter to the AARP. resident and activist Van Gosselin, 73. Resnick said the city would: In a municipality that is known as the “second gayest city in America,” isolation among seniors can be especially • Promote the involvement of over residents in an effort to improve worrisome. Living in a city that is aware of these the city’s age-friendly standing issues as its residents age is important. One challenge is that LGBT seniors • Support its Community Advisory often don’t have children or other Board in its work developing relatives to care for them as they age, and an Action Plan to respond to the they don’t feel comfortable at mainstream needs of seniors

“The idea of being able to age in place is really useful. I like that.”

Wilton Manors was accepted into AARP/WHO network of Age Froendly Communities. Photo via The City of Wilton Manors, Facebook.

• Commit to measuring and reporting Action Plan progress The city joined 22 other Florida municipalities and counties in 2018 to become part of an elite group of localities recognized for their efforts. Other Broward cities that have achieved the “age-friendly” AARP designation include Fort Lauderdale, Hallandale Beach, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines and Pompano Beach. Earlier this year, Wilton Manors commissioners approved plans for a 48-unit

LGBT-friendly affordable housing project for seniors with disabilities. The project will be built at the Pride Center at Equality Park on Dixie Highway at the south entrance to the city. It will connect to an existing LGBT community center. Seaver said they are watching the Wilton Manors project closely. Palm Beach County has no affordable LGBT-friendly housing for seniors. “We are very interested in our brothers and Continued on page 4 

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A New Year and a Look Back

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By Sal Torre This time of year, one would normally expect my regular list of New Year’s resolutions for our city of Wilton Manors. Unfortunately, due to the recent passing of a family member and of a beloved pet, I find myself looking back over the past year, thinking about those we have lost and who are now missing from the plans we are busy making for the new year ahead. Writing an “In Memoriam” article at the end of the year is not my usual style. I look to write about what wonderful possibilities might lie ahead and what resolutions we might choose that will make our community and our city an even better place to call home. The recent events have put me in a somber mood, thinking about those we have lost over the past year. However, I realize that those we have lost herald a new beginning to the next stage of our lives. In our world of black and white, right or left, one way or no way, it is hard for us sometimes to think beyond the dualistic thoughts that separate death and life. Just over a week ago, many celebrated the Winter Solstice. This milestone along the circle of life can teach us much about how we look at death and life. They are not separate, but rather joined together. On the darkest day of the year, we celebrate the return of light. This holiday marks the ending, but also the beginning. So, as we look back at those lost over this past year, we must also look ahead to a better tomorrow blessed by their actions and teachings. Just to mention a few close to many of us here in our Island City, my thoughts wander back to Skip Stadnik, Pompano Bill, times, but through it all, we loved them dearly for being their own Pat Little, Todd Andtighetti, and others. I also will include a dog very special selves. named Bella, since pets usually are some of our closest friends. In memoriam to our local heroes, we must not only look to With some, we had many years to celebrate together, while others celebrate their lives, but also seek to be more like them and to left us way too soon. Thinking of those who left us too soon, learn from their actions. We are a much stronger community we must stop and think about the tragic loss of so many young due to their legacy, and now that legacy must be put into action, lives this past year from the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High bringing new energy and a stronger commitment to making our School. Young lives ready to change the world, Island City better and better. lost to us all, in just a brief tragic moment. Our city faces many challenges ahead. The Out of the But there lies the wonderment of the circle of construction along Wilton Drive will hopefully life and the beauty of the holiday season. Out of darkness, there blossom into a new and thriving city center. the darkness, there is light, the infinite nature of Our Finance Director, Bob Mays, who retires in is light, the energy that as something ends, something new a few weeks, will be hard to replace. Will new infinite nature begins. zoning along Andrews Avenue and Oakland Park Skip Stadnik taught so many here in our Boulevard bring a vital new look to this longof energy that community the joy and strength of community neglected corridor that is so vital to our city’s as something service. He leaves us with a better place we call future? the Island City, and his spirit and energy will serve Many unknowns lie ahead as we begin the new ends, something this community for many years ahead. year. new begins. Pompano Bill is a legend, and his undying Luckily, we have a committed new Mayor, belief in the greatness of our LGBT community Justin Flippen, along with a new face on our here in South Florida is well documented by his pictures and his City Commission, Paul Rolli, and the strength of wisdom and remembered presence snapping pictures with his smile. experience that long-serving public servants Gary Resnick, Tom Pat Little demonstrated the strength and caring of neighbors Green and Julie Carson bring to the dais. Our elected officials are that make us a better community. Todd reminded us all to have backed by the most amazing and committed city staff who work some fun and enjoy life to the fullest. Their memories bring daily to make sure our city is the best it can be. happiness and a smile to my face. Bella was just obnoxious to City volunteers and the many residents who serve on city many, annoying to most, but was dearly loved and adored by a boards, committees, neighborhood associations, and area few. Perhaps she represented how we felt about a few of those support organizations are the topping on the cake that help make who left us this past year. They might have annoyed us at times life here in Wilton Manors just better here. with their quirky ways. They might have seemed obnoxious at Happy New Year Islanders!! WMG

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Questions Remain on The Pride Center In his Dec. 19 editorial, SFGN Publisher Norm Kent rightfully reminded us of the need to support low cost housing and reminded us against the NIMBY (not in my back yard) sentiments. On the other hand, he cited favorably the Pride Center’s initiative toward low cost housing at Equality Park. Sadly, the two have nothing to do with each other. Nearly two years ago I attended a Pride Center Board meeting and asked to speak about the need for our community to create an assisted living residence for truly aged and needy LGBT residents of Wilton Manors within the Pride Center’s large property at Equality Park. Even after it was clearly exposed that the Pride Center’s project is NOT for LGBT seniors, but rather any low income 55-plus persons, the myth still continues that this is LGBT housing. If you, like me, are well past 55 and vigorous, you know this plan is not what Mr. Kent means when he says “This is an LGBT issue we must own.” I attended the very first public meeting about this plan at City Hall, and immediately expressed my horror that the massive structure will sit right at the curb in front of the Pride Center building – in other words, smack on Dixie Highway at the most dangerous curve in our city. Since many of the proposed residences are reserved for the handicapped, the dangers of location only increase, and the Pride Center’s negligence endangers them as well.

Again and again I have written to the city commissioners about my concerns. I have learned that the Pride Center intends, once this first huge building is erected, to build additional housing on its property. So apparently there is space and there are other locations, but somehow there is a dogged persistence in making the location as detrimental as possible to the residents and to the community. The City keeps insisting it is not a done deal and there will be more hearings, but whenever we residents express our concerns about parking, about sewage, about maintenance, about oversight, the commissioners seem content with the vague assurances given them. It seems to have been a “done deal” since day one. I wonder why. I was overjoyed when the Pride Center first opened on Dixie Highway and I applaud its many, many projects and programs. But sadly, the Pride Center has proved to be a bad neighbor: I can tell you that whenever we local residents have a problem emanating from Equality Park, it ends up with calls and letters to City Hall or to the Police Department before the administration of the Pride Center will comply with simple regulations. I don’t even have to remind you of the serious personnel issues resulting from poor management there. All this is taking place even before the Pride Center attempts to transform Equality Park into a residential complex for which it is has no experience and which will bring a myriad of new problems, which mysteriously do not seem to bother our City leaders at all.

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I wholeheartedly support the mission of the Pride Center, but I cannot see how this project has anything to do with the LGBT community or how, in any way, it benefits our beloved community of Wilton Manors. I respectfully request of Mr. Kent that, as a journalist, to undertake some investigation. For example, when I asked why the vision-blocking building has to sit right on the treacherous bend on Dixie Highway, I was told that the City had insisted upon that particular location, but no one connected with the City claims that decision. I would like to know if it is true that some Board members of The Pride Center resigned this year, and if so, why? In the past, SFGN has written about developers and politicians who have misled the commissioners and the community, so let us all hope for the sake of our town that this ill-conceived plan, once exposed of its negative ramifications, will be replaced with a genuine one, one that we can all support. Jim Sentman

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Wilton Manors City Hall. Photo via The City of Wilton Manors, Facebook.

sisters to the south,” Seaver said. “This is website. The survey asked residents if they not a new concept. Los Angeles, San Diego, were 50 years or older, how long they had Chicago and Philadelphia all have very lived in the city and how they would rate their successful projects in major metropolitan community as a place to live for residents as they grow older. areas.” One question asks how retirees get around Membership in the AARP age-friendly communities group signifies that local to do things like shopping, visiting the doctor officials are making an effort to prepare for and running errands. Another inquires about the importance of safe parks, future demands. According to statistics from the 2010 U.S. accessible transportation, census, 15 percent of Wilton affordable housing, “Anything that Manors residents were 65 employment opportunities suggests that we years or older nearly 10 years and the proximity of quality are conscious ago. The number is expected health care. to be higher today. The survey also inquires of engaging At Mickel Park, the city about marital status, gender the lives of has installed a walk/jog path identity, disability or chronic and exercise equipment that disease, education and residents in the are age-friendly based on employment status. city is a matter their simplicity to use. The According to the AARP’s of pride for us.” equipment was selected with website, their network of the city’s aging population age-friendly communities - Tom Green in mind, said Wilton Manors encourages states, cities, Vice Mayor Vice Mayor Tom Green. towns and rural areas “to “Anything that suggests prepare for the rapid aging that we are conscious of engaging the lives of the U.S. population by paying increased of residents in the city is a matter of pride for attention to the environmental, economic us,” Green said about the AARP age-friendly and social factors that influence the health designation. and well-being of older adults.” To receive the recognition, the city sent out Launched in April 2012, the network an “age-friendly-survey” in early 2018 in the operates under the auspices of the World “Town Crier” newsletter seeking residents’ Health Organization’s Age-Friendly Cities and input. The survey is also available the city’s Communities Program. WMG

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face the world one day at a time, there's always bound to be victory. As we look forward to whatever 2019 will bring, may we all remember the good times spent together as well as look forward to the many everyday adventures ahead! Don't forget to check out the rest online at SFGN.com/ DayGay2018.

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Seeing In The Dark

The Rise of D Lit in Publishing Belo Cipriani

n a chilly November afternoon in 2008, I tapped my white cane down Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley, CA and entered Pegasus Books. At that time, I had only been blind for a year, and often found a lot of my questions about disability answered by disability stories.

A charismatic woman greeted me, and I explained I was looking for books written by people with disabilities. “You want Crip Lit,” she said, helping me walk to another section of the store. While Crip Lit allowed me to put a name to the genre of books I wanted to read, I quickly noted that it was a term not used by everyone in the disability community. Moreover, it was a label the publishing and arts communities did not want to use. Thus, I began to use D Lit to describe narratives about disability that were written by authors with disabilities. Now, ten years later, I am the founder of Oleb Books — a publisher of D Lit. But whether someone calls it Crip or D Lit, no one can ignore this genre is growing. It is now a literary category of its own, and several organizations are helping to drive it. Deaf and gay writer Raymond Luczak is the founder of Squares and Rebels — a queer and disability press based out of Minneapolis, MN. He shared he started his publishing house because he felt as though it was time for newer disability and queer titles. “I’d noticed that more than a decade had passed since Bob Guter and John R. Killacky’s “Queer Crips: Disabled Gay Men and Their Stories” was published. Wasn’t it time for a new queer disability anthology? Indeed it was,” Luczak said. Luczak went on to publish “QDA: A Queer Disability Anthology,” as well as several other titles, through Squares and Rebels — helping many LGBTQ and disabled writers find an audience. When it comes to the publishing industry at large, Luczak believes disability is not considered chic; he even had a literary agent tell him it does not sell. Still, he believes it is important. “Disability challenges the many ableist assumptions about the world we all live in, and in order for the world to become a better place for everyone, we need more stories

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about disability out there,” he said. Queer and disability advocate Corbett O’Toole co-founded Reclamation Press — a publisher exclusively publishing authors who identify as having at least one disability. Like Luczak, O’Toole recognized there was a need for more disability books. “Although one in five people living in the U.S. have a disability, less than 0.003 percent (one third of one percent) of the 22 million books sold on Amazon are related to disability. There is a huge need for books by disabled people where we can share our ideas in both fiction and non-fiction forms,” O’Toole said. “We know,” continued O’Toole, “that there are many people with disabilities writing extraordinary works. They might be crafting a science fiction world with a genderqueer, autistic lead, such as Troubleshooting by Selene dePackh, or exploring ways to nurture ourselves while doing social justice work, such as Sustaining Spirit by Naomi Ortiz.” Since its launch in 2017, Reclamation Press has published three books with the help of donations, and has a list of projects they are seeking funding for on their site at ReclaPress.com. Dr. Katherine Schneider founded The Schneider Family Book Awards, with the American Librarian Association, to celebrate disability in children’s literature. The award came about as a result of her own experiences growing up as a blind child in the mid 20th century. She said, “In the 1950s, when I was in grade school, the only media mentions of blind people were of Helen Keller, Louis Braille, and the seven blind men who went to see the elephant — other disabilities fared no better. Fifty years later, the situation had improved somewhat. But the stories were often onedimensional, still with an inspirational character with a disability overcoming the

Oleb Books founder and ‘Firsts’ editor Belo Miguel Cipriani. Photo: Oleb Books.

disability as the plot line. Since I established these awards with the American Library Association 15 years ago, the number and quality of books has greatly improved.” Schneider points out that able-bodied writers do not always get disabled characters right. “I think,” she said, “they sometimes graft their new-found knowledge of a disability onto the character, rather than having a character whose identity includes the disability. For example, they make sure the blind child has a talking computer, but don’t have the depth of understanding to know that emojis are sometimes misread, websites are not always accessible, work-arounds have to be found, etc.” In 2009, Laura Perna and Susie Angel launched the disability-writing contest Pen 2 Paper (P2P), as an arts program of the Coalition of Texans with Disabilities. The competition accepts submissions of fiction, memoir and poetry, and has grown into a

global forum for writers with disabilities. Each year, hundreds of writers submit their work for a chance to win a grand prize, which in 2018 was $500. In addition, the contests give writers a chance to share their work with a large group of readers who are looking for disability stories. “People who are able-bodied (ABs),” said Angel, “often think that people with disabilities are suffering through life and they aren’t capable of contributing to society. Through reading stories written about and by people with disabilities, ABs can learn how people with disabilities see themselves, and realize that there aren’t as many differences between the two groups….” Angel believes not every disability story is meant to teach anything or benefit anyone. She said, “Sometimes disability writing has no other purpose than to entertain.” Now, people can use the hashtag #DLit to share their favorite disability books on social media.

Seeing in the Dark is a regular column on the intersection between the LGBT and disability communities. Belo Cipriani is an award-winning author and prize-winning journalist. His new book, “Firsts: Coming of Age Stories by People with Disabilities,” is available through every online retailer. Learn more at BeloCipriani.com and OlebBooks.com.

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‘Call The Comet’ Johnny Marr’s latest rock album is a masterpiece John Bata

t has become increasingly difficult to where we rely on soulless algorithms to dictate find contemporary music, throughout what we may or may not like. I recommend most genres, that truly shakes the soul, is visiting Bandcamp.com or NPR.com and timeless, and makes you want to jump up and explore their sites. and down and cheer. Luckily this year we had “Call The Comet,” This year’s “Call The Comet” by former The Johnny Marr’s brilliant second solo album, Smith’s guitarist and now solo artist, Johnny that from beginning to end is the best album Marr achieved all of those attributes and more. of 2018. However, in 2018 it seems like rock music “Hi Hello” and “Day In And Day Out” feel should be placed on the Endangered Species like a full on Smiths reunion. The Smiths List. disbanded in 1987, but were never forgotten Of course taste in music is subjective, but and are one of the most requested bands that a lot of current offerings in pop music appear people would hope to reform, due to the once to have been created with — the musical in a lifetime collaboration between two of the equivalent of — an Easy Bake most gifted songwriters to live. Oven. The end result is more of a Former Smiths frontman, formulaic product, which lacks Morrissey, a wordsmith and poet Here, Marr true emotion due to excessive who unfortunately has become appears to be just — compression, and other trickery, insufferable in his personal like — giving the listener a quick fix — getting started. is just a mere afterthought by the but feeling like you just binged end of Call the Comet. It is clear With his guitar two number 4’s at McDonalds. that Morrissey needs Marr more Essentially the end result is God status fully than Marr needs Morrissey — music without the music. selfishly will not entertain a intact, he strums who Where’s the beef? Where’s the Smiths reunion. music? Here, Marr appears to be just unique textures Unfortunately a lot of people getting started. With his guitar and layers as pick what they listen to the God status fully intact, he strums way they find a date/hookup well as belts out unique textures and layers as on Grindr or Tinder, quickly as belts out some really nice some really nice well swiping from track to track, melodies. Call The Comet gets not being patient enough or better the further traveling into its melodies. bothered to finish, as opposed depths. Other outstanding tracks to looking for something more include the not to be overlooked meaningful. Thank you. Next. “Spiral Cities” and “My Eternal” which sounds A common response to this argument is that like something off of “First And Last And there is great music out there, (and there is) but Always” by The Sisters Of Mercy you just have to look hard — very very hard. Near the end, “Walk Into The Sea,” trudges Did I mention that you have to look very hard? through Marr’s glistening waves of sound, as Finding quality music shouldn’t be he signals with a forward marching rhythm, as difficult as it is these days. With the eventually succumbing to the repeated phrase, more avante garde, experimental stuff — “And hope breaks on me.” It is as if he is independent darlings in the vein of Blood hypnotically guiding us into a state of hope. Orange or Ariel Pink — the trend seems to be We are living through dark, unbelievably to muddle in a confusing collage of sound, that trying times. But there is hope for the future can be interesting, for about a minute, but in of music and the future of our current broken the end, some of it meanders into nothing too world. Things can only get better from here. substantial, lacking focus, a clear melody or direction. Cuts to music education programs surely haven’t done us any good. It is no secret that the music industry and music in general is not what it used to be. I am John Bata is a local DJ/music producer, writer, artist, photographer. He currently lives in Wilton Manors. not a huge fan of the corporate streaming sites

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ust because we live near the ocean doesn’t mean all of our fish is locally sourced. With advanced technology used in catching and handling fish and faster shipping methods, the fish that’s on your plate was probably in the water less than 24 hours ago no matter where in the world it was sourced — whether those waters are off the coast of South America, Canada or Asia. Florida became famous for its seafood on a regular basis, but our friend was feeling restaurants long before the days of flush, so we went for it. Now I have a dilemma, refrigeration and overnight shipping. The I have a favorite seafood restaurant, I just fact that the industry has changed doesn’t can’t afford to go there often. mean we’ve lost that label. There are Ah well, absence makes the heart dozens of seafood restaurants in grow fonder. the Fort Lauderdale area and We began with crispy they run the gamut from calamari and shrimp, super-casual spots to fine served in a paper cone The diver sea dining. and drizzled with Thai ng scallops are amo When a recent sweet chili sauce. There’s er ev houseguest offered to nothing inventive I’d t es g g bi the treat us to dinner at about this dish, but the ed ag an seen, yet still m our favorite seafood shrimp and calamari . er d n te restaurant I was stymied. n were fried to perfection. ai m re to I realized I don’t have one. The presentation doesn’t So, we decided to check out serve the dish very well. With a place many friends rave about, everything piled in a paper cone, Blue Moon Fish Company (4405 W. the seafood on the bottom gets soggy. Tradewinds Ave., Lauderdale By the Sea, Jumbo lump crab cake is served atop a pool 954-267-9888, BlueMoonFishCO.com). To of tasty sweet corn emulsion. Again, nothing be honest, it’s a little pricey for us to enjoy inventive, but very well prepared. All of the

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appetizers are priced between $15-$25. The diver sea scallops are among the biggest I’d ever seen, yet still managed to remain tender, thanks in part to a hard sear on the outside and medium rare inside. The luscious shellfish is served with a rustic hash of butternut squash, roasted poblano and charred corn, with a swoosh of bacononion jam across the plate adding just the right amount of sweetness. Sesame and nori crusted yellowfin tuna was dressed with a bit of blue crab, and accompanied by an edamame and sweet corn succotash. A warm and comforting roasted carrot-yellow curry perfectly complemented the firm, fresh fish. Sides are not necessary, for each dish has a small accompaniment, but the ones we sampled were so delicious that they are worth ordering. While priced at a hefty $12, they are enough to serve as an entrée or share with a table of four. We almost didn’t order the maple horseradish Brussels sprouts because we thought the horseradish

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ichael Mayo is a columnist for the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel. For many years, Mayo wrote “Mayo on the Side;” an opinion column that dealt with political issues. A couple of years ago Mayo, perhaps foreseeing the election of Donald Trump, ended “Mayo on the Side” and began “The Eat Beat;” a restaurant review column.

I don’t blame him. No matter how bad the restaurant is, it cannot be as depressing as the political situation is today. A column about restaurants is always fun to read, especially when it is written by a writer as talented as Mike Mayo (or Rick Karlin). I used to write book reviews; and I can tell you that no matter how bad the book was I always managed to find something interesting or inspirational about my topic, which is more than I can say about my political columns. 2018 ended the way it began: with a lying narcissist in the White House, doing his best to destroy everything that we hold dear, at home or abroad. How can we criticize other countries for their political choices when we ourselves elected a man who is totally unfit to hold the most powerful office in the world? Though Donald Trump’s misgovernment inspired a “Blue Wave” that carried the Democratic Party to control of the House of Representatives, his base remains strong here in Florida where Ron Desantis, a Trump devotee, was elected governor. We also lost a few fine people who we admired, including John McCain and Stephen Hawking. Readers of this column know of my affection for Aretha Franklin,

the “Queen of Soul.” Her passing was a sad event, though it was gratifying to see the love that she inspired in so many people, and her music survives to entertain and inspire us. For me the saddest event of 2018 was the passing of my Mother, ten days before Christmas at the age of 88. Like my late partner, Michael Greenspan, my Mom suffered from dementia; in her case Alzheimer’s disease. Delia Monteagudo was not a celebrity like Franklin, Burt Reynolds or George H. W. Bush. Like most people, she will only be remembered by those who loved her. But I think that she did a lot, considering her limitations and the world she lived in. She and my father, who died in 1991, sacrificed a lot when they took their two children and left Cuba in search of freedom. Though Dad and I never reconciled; I grew close to my Mom during the 27 years of her widowhood. Like many people, Mom believed that death was not THE END but the door to a new plane of existence where she would be reunited with her departed loved ones like my Dad and her own parents. Though I am not so sure, I truly hope that she was right.

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All in all, 2018 has ended and good riddance. We hope that 2019 will be a better year, if only because one branch of Congress will no longer be controlled by Trump acolytes. But life goes on; and as a wise man (Pitbull) once said, any day one spends above ground (or not turned to ashes) is a good day. Though I still have my down days, I try to

remain upbeat by staying busy, reading good books, and enjoying all that South Florida has to offer (as long as climate change does not destroy it) while in the company of my friends and loved ones. And I will continue to write this column, doing my best to celebrate good and inspiring people, places and things in this often frustrating world of ours.

Jesse Monteagudo is a freelance writer and journalist. He has been an active member of South Florida's LGBT community for more than four decades and has served in various community organizations.

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Lady Bunny, the queen of America’s queens for 20 years, returns to the Pub, 2283 Wilton Dr. in Wilton Manors, for two performances on Friday, Jan. 4 at 9:30 p.m. and tonight at 9 p.m. Her filthy mouth offers scowling, spiky comedy laced with political jabs and honeyed with Southern-fried gregariousness. Don’t miss this opportunity to see this drag icon live in South Florida. More information at ThePubWM.com.

After the busy holiday season, it might feel good to stay home tonight. Tune in to these premieres: We know he’s not into guys, but “The Bachelor” goes on the hunt on ABC. On NBC, “America’s Got Talent: The Champions” pits the best acts from the past 10 seasons against each other. And then, there’s the one the gays will certainly watch, “Antiques Roadshow.” Check local listings for channels and show times.

The amazing story of Emilio and Gloria Estefan comes to life on the stage in “On Your Feet,” opening tonight and running through Sunday, Jan. 13 at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. This touring production of the Broadway hit musical takes audiences behind the music and inside the real story of this recordmaking and groundbreaking musical couple from Miami. Tickets at Kravis. org.

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Unbeknownst to her, Reiter’s actor friend shared the script with several Hollywood producers and they obviously liked what they read. Knowing that a lawsuit would be costly and likely take years, Reiter let the matter go until she recently shared her play with Empire Stage producer David Gordon. In recognition of the sitcom’s devoted gay following, he suggested she “gay it up” by casting male actors in drag and rewriting a few scenes. Reiter enlisted the help of playwright Ronnie Larsen (“Making Porn”), whose sexually-explicit plays are popular with gay men. Larsen reworked a card game scene that would become the centerpiece of his latest play, “3 Card Stud,” produced this fall at the Wilton Theater Factory. “It’s almost like my story was stolen twice,” Reiter said jokingly of her friend Larsen. The most consequential decision Reiter made for this production was to change the play’s name and use the characters’ TV names. “The worst-case scenario is (the network) sues me and I finally get my day in court,” she defiantly declared. Reiter doesn’t care about the money, she just enjoys creating entertaining theater. “I get to do what I love most every day,” the former teacher said. “That’s what really matters.”

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Doubling the number of therapists on staff will mean that we can accommodate more clients overall, too. We know that our community faces higher rates of social isolation, trauma, and suicides than the general public, and we are determined to treat as many people as we can, to help them live their very best lives. This includes youth in crisis, those struggling with substance abuse, or seeking help in their relationships, or with gender dysphoria, or anything else at all that is holding you back from being your healthiest self. If you are a licensed or prelicensure mental health professional who is fluent in Spanish looking for a new opportunity doing rewarding work in a fun environment, please contact us at compass@compassglcc.com with your resume and cover letter, or follow this link to the job posting on our website. If you are in need of mental health services, please contact us at 561-533-9699 and ask for Jacque Jamason. We hope to find the right candidate and have them seeing clients by March of 2019.

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