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he Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office said it won’t be prosecuting Jussie Smollett, who was previously accused of faking an anti-black, anti-gay hate crime in Chicago in order to leverage higher pay for his role on the Fox show “Empire.” “After reviewing all of the facts and circumstances of the case, including Mr. Smollett’s volunteer service in the community and agreement to forfeit his bond to the City of Chicago, we believe this outcome is a just disposition and appropriate resolution to this case,” prosecutors said in a statement. The judge granted a nolle pros, which means that the case has essentially been dropped and that he will no longer be prosecuted for the alleged crime, according to Fox News. CPD Superintendent Eddie Johnson is “furious,” that he received no notification about the charges being dropped, sources told CBS 2. Johnson will speak after the police graduation takes place. Less than two weeks before, Smollett pled “not guilty” to 16 counts of disorderly conduct
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NBC’s new sitcom “Abby’s,” premiering March 28, features the first bisexual lead played by an out actress. Natalie Morales stars as Abby, a former Marine who opens a bar in her backyard. She came out publicly as queer in 2017, according to the Washington Blade. “The reason I decided to share this with you and with the world is because even though me telling you I’m queer
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might not be a big deal these days, things are still pretty bad out there for people like me...I think it’s important that I tell you that this familiar face you see on your TV is the Q part of LGBTQ, so that if you didn’t know someone who was queer before, you do now,” Morales said, according to E! News. Bisexual characters on TV shows are at an all time high at 8.8 percent, according to a GLAAD report.
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UN: Forcing female athletes to regulate testosterone violates human rights Caster Semenya, a South African intersex Olympic champion, filed an appeal against the International Association of Athletics Federation, for trying to make intersex people control their testosterone levels. The United Nations took a stand on the matter last Thursday, condemning making women athletes regulate testosterone, according to Reuters. The U.N. said the IAAF decision lacked evidence that intersex athletes had a competitive advantage. “There is no published, transparent and reproducible evidence of a clear ... advantage by women athletes born with variations of sex characteristics,” said Morgan Carpenter, co-executive director of Intersex Human Rights Australia, according to Reuters. “Exclusion from women’s competitive sport is discriminatory under such circumstances.”
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport delayed judgement on Semenya’s appeal until April.
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Dex Frier, a senior at Johnson High School in Georgia, said his school wouldn’t let him run for prom king because he’s transgender. Frier’s friend put together a petition to stand with him and lobby the school to make prom more inclusive and on March 23, they succeeded. Frier was named one of two “Royal Knight” seniors at the prom, according to their petition.
“This plan was one of compromise on both sides, and we would like to thank administration, both at the school and county level, for listening and welcoming our concerns—and most importantly, implementing a plan to address them,” Sam Corbett, Frier’s friend who created the petition, said in an update. The Hall County School District’s Superintendent denies anyone was ever removed from prom court.
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In a press conference with President Trump at the White House last Tuesday, Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s proudly homophobic president, said both the U.S. and Brazil are against LGBT people. Bolsonaro visited Trump to show he isn’t “anti-U.S.” like presidents before him, according to a press release. But he also said that both the U.S. and Brazil are on board with ending “gender ideology,” a catch all term for expanding the rights of women and LGBT people, according to Slate. “Brazil and the United States stand side by side in their efforts to share liberties and respect to traditional and family lifestyles, respect to God, our creator, against the gender ideology of the politically correct attitudes, and
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fake news,” Bolsonaro said in the press conference. Bolsonaro has said in the past he would rather have a dead son than a gay one, and his anti-LGBT platform was a selling point in his election.
A new report from Britain’s House of Commons has set protections for LGBT people seeking asylum in the U.K. It says that in some detention centers, they are at risk of the same persecution they’re trying to flee. The report says LGBT people should be recognized as particularly at risk, and shouldn’t be put in detention centers where they could be abused by staff or other detainees. The report comes after staff at one center abused LGBT detainees, which may have caused suicide and selfharm, according to Openly News. “The Government should recognise that LGBTQI people are vulnerable in immigration detention, thereby extending the recognition that it already affords to trans and intersex people,” the report said.
LGBT asylum seekers are often required to prove their sexuality or gender, but struggle to find evidence, and are denied asylum as a result.
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Chinese dating app helps gay men connect with surrogates
Kenyan LGBT organization to be legally recognized as a charity
After Geng Le, a former gay policeman from China, launched a gay dating app called Blued, he questioned what else he could do for the gay community. Le decided to launch a subsequent app called Bluedbaby, to help gay men connect with surrogates in the U.S., according to Bloomberg. “The biggest difference between us and other companies listing is our ideals and beliefs,” Le said, according to Bloomberg. “We want to showcase a Chinese company diligently serving the LGBT community, showing that we do things with value, with philanthropy. That’s what I want to do the most.” Le also plans to expand into pharmaceuticals to market PrEP, an HIV prevention drug, to Chinese gay
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Kenyan court ruled that the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission can be classified as a non-profit. Before now, Kenya used colonial-era laws that criminalize gay sex to prevent LGBT organizations from registering as a charity, according to Reuters. The ruling may help persecuted LGBT people around the country gain greater freedom. “The judges have chosen to stand by the constitution that allows for likeminded persons to meet and organise formally,” Njeri Gateru, NGLHRC’s executive director, said in a statement. “The ruling only brings inclusivity and sets a positive precedent for other rights organisations in Kenya, and around Africa.” The court ruled that LGBT Kenyans
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ikki Fried, Florida’s commissioner of agriculture, announced in a press release the appointment of Nik Harris as the department’s first LGBTQ Consumer Advocate. “Historically, the State of Florida has turned a blind eye to discrimination against our LGBTQ community – but today is a new day in our state,” Fried said in a statement. “We’re building a Department that represents all Floridians, and it’s paramount that LGBTQ Floridians have a voice in defending their safety, economic security, and well-being.” Fried is Florida’s only statewide elected democrat, who was elected this past November. The new position will raise awareness of opportunities within the agriculture industry, and help address discrimination and fraud targeted at the LGBT community. “Commissioner Fried has made history and sent a strong message that Florida is open to all – that every consumer, resident, and visitor should be treated fairly, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity,” said Nadine Smith, executive director of Equality Florida in a statement. While Tony Lima, executive director of SAVE, added, “I am thrilled that we now have an LGBTQ consumer advocate that will look out for our community’s best interests.” Harris has been a licensed Florida attorney since 2004. She has worked at the Florida Department of Transportation for over a decade and most recently served as senior attorney, where she provided legal counsel including negotiation, drafting, and review of contracts, and intergovernmental agreements. Harris has also served as a member of the Diversity & Inclusion Committee of
the Florida Bar Association, and has been involved with the Human Rights Campaign as a member of the Board of Governors, as a chair of the Steering Committee in South Florida, a National Community Engagement co-chair, and a Women & Leadership fellow. Additionally she has been a member of the Dolphin Democrats’ Board of Directors and a LGBTA Democratic Caucus member. For Rand Hoch, president and founder of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council, Fried has already gone above and beyond in her support of the LGBT community. “When we interviewed her during our endorsement process she discussed how she was going to put an emphasis on consumer rights. But this wasn’t even on our map,” Hoch told SFGN. “This is a historic first for Florida, and it’s really exciting.” Hoch said it’s important to have people who are openly LGBT working in government. “People in our community will be more likely to use these services knowing they will be treated with dignity and respect,” he said. Fried recently made headlines when she added sexual orientation and gender identity to her department’s list of workplace protections against discrimination. “We are pledging…that our…Department is committed to an inclusive culture of equality, in which every employee is hired, promoted, and respected on the basis of their merit. This is a common-sense, long-overdue measure that the majority of Fortune 500 companies have implemented, and the majority of Floridians agree with,” she said at the time in a press release. “I encourage my fellow Cabinet officials to enact similar policies within their agencies and throughout our government.”
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LGBT Field Notes: South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg campaigned in South Carolina over the weekend. The small Southern state has traditionally played an early role in the party primaries and Buttigieg was warmly welcomed by Columbia, South Carolina Mayor Steve Benjamin, a fellow Christian. Earlier in the week, during an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe program, Buttigieg said it was time to “reclaim faith as a theme.” “I think the time has come for more of a religious left to emerge in our country, that lets people know that they’re not alone when they look at faith and think that it teaches us to reach out to others, to humble ourselves, to take care of the immigrant, and the prisoner, and frankly, the sex worker,” Buttigieg said. “Literally, Jesus spends his time with sex workers, among others. Lepers. And here we have this totally warped idea of what Christianity ought to be like when it comes into the public sphere that’s mostly about exclusion. Which is the last thing that I imbibe when I take in scripture in church.”
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ow anti-gay could Chick-fil-A even be teaches boys that homosexuality is wrong these days? Newly-released tax filings and that same-sex marriage is “rage against from 2017 say it’s only gotten worse. Jesus Christ and His values.” The filings show that the Chick-fil-A The Salvation Army has a record of Foundation donated more than $1.8 million side-stepping legal protections for LGBT to three groups with anti-LGBT policies. The Americans. At the time of the donations foundation’s funding comes almost entirely the company had a written policy of only from the chicken restaurant’s treasury, and it complying with local “relevant employment shares leadership with the company. laws.” The organization’s website has since The donations number $1,653,416 to changed to indicate a national policy of nonthe Fellowship of Christian discrimination based on sexual Athletes, $6,000 to the Paul orientation and gender identity. The filings Anderson Youth Home, and Reached for comment $150,000 to the Salvation show that the Tuesday about the tax filings, Army: a slight increase from Chick-fil-A, Inc. said they made Chick-fil-A 2016. a decision in 2017 to no longer Foundation “[America is] inviting God’s donate to the Paul Anderson judgment on our nation when Home moving forward. donated more Youth we shake our fist at him and say “In 2017, a decision was made than $1.8 we know better than you as to by the Chick-fil-A Foundation what constitutes a marriage,” to no longer donate to the million to Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy group after a blog post from three groups 2010 surfaced that does not stated on the Ken Coleman Show in 2012, setting off Chick-fil-A’s commitment with anti-LGBT meet national boycotts that continue to creating a welcoming policies. to this day. environment to all,” the City officials in Chicago, company told ThinkProgress. Boston, and New York City threatened The company continues its contributions to bar Chick-fil-A from doing business in to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes their cities. The Jim Henson Co. withdrew and the Salvation Army. Representatives collaborations with the company. explained that donations to those groups The Fellowship of Christian Athletes is a are for summer sports camps and various religious organization that requires a strict children’s programs, respectively. “sexual purity” policy for its employees that Worth noting is that the company offers no bars any “homosexual acts.” benefits or protections to LGBT employees; Paul Anderson Youth Home, a “Christian landing Chick-fil-A on the Human Rights residential home for troubled youth,” Campaign’s corporate equality index.
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emocratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg, who identifies as gay, has leapt into a surprisingly strong position in the latest poll of Iowa Democratic caucus-goers: Third place.
Right behind former Vice President Joe Biden (in first with 25 percent) and U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (in second with 24 percent). South Bend, Indiana Mayor Buttigieg (pronounced “buddha judge”) came in third with 11 percent, followed by U.S. Sens. Kamala Harris (10 percent) and Elizabeth Warren (nine percent). The news, though based on a relatively small sampling, marks an astonishing milestone for an openly gay candidate for the presidential nomination of one of the two major parties. Only one other openly gay person has ever tried to run for a major party presidential nomination: Fred Karger ran for the Republican nomination in 2012. Karger beat eventual nominee Mitt Romney in one New Hampshire college straw poll, but he never made it onto a nationally televised debate stage and appeared on the primary ballot in only six states. Buttigieg’s bid for the Democratic presidential nomination has fared much better, so far. He’s been the subject of many mainstream media profiles and opinion pieces. On Monday alone, the New York Times said Buttigieg has “generated more buzz” than New York City’s wellknown Mayor Bill de Blasio,” and the Washington Post said he’s drawn “enthusiastic crowds of hundreds” in South Carolina. He’s appeared on numerous nationally broadcast political programs, including a onehour CNN Town Hall on March 10. His performance at that event prompted former President Obama’s chief campaign strategist, David Axelrod, to post on Twitter, “I have rarely seen a candidate make better use of
televised Town Hall than [Buttigieg] is on [CNN]…. Crisp, thoughtful and relatable. He’ll be a little less of a long shot tomorrow.” Fighting for the national stage There’s another nationally televised stage serious candidates want to be on: the Democratic presidential primary debates. The first one is in June; and the party wants to limit the number of candidates on stage to 20, possibly spread over two different nights. To be included on the stage for the debates, a candidate must, in the next three months, achieve support of at least one percent of respondents in at least three national polls approved by the Democratic National Committee. Buttigieg’s gotten two: Fox News’s poll of 403 Democratic primary and caucus voters March 17-20 (margin of error plus-or-minus 5); and CNN’s poll of 456 Democrats and Democraticleaning independents March 14-17 (margin of error plus-orminus 5.7). In both, he got one percent. In the Fox poll, he did as well as Sen. Amy Klobuchar. In the CNN poll, he did as well as Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. (At the top of both heaps was Biden and Sanders.) Though it is not a national poll, a poll by Emerson College of 249 Iowa Democratic caucus-goers between March 21 and 24 found Buttigieg in third place, with 11 percent of their support. (The margin of error was plus-or-minus 6.2 points.) Emerson Poll Director Spencer Kimball called Buttigieg’s third place finish “the biggest surprise” of the poll, noting that “last week we saw him inching up in our national
Buttigieg said on Twitter March 16 that his campaign has received contributions from more than 76,000 individuals.
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Pete Buttigieg. Photo via Pete Buttigieg, Facebook.
poll, and now he’s in double digits in Iowa.” Buttigieg was a zero when Emerson polled caucus-goers in January. More than 200 people have notified the Federal Election Commission of their intention to seek the Democratic nomination. Pollsters cannot survey the public about all 200 candidates, so they have to choose which candidates’ names to include in their surveys and which to leave off. This year, the Democratic National Committee said it would use an additional gauge to determine who reaches the debate stage: those candidates who report getting contributions from 65,000 people from at least 20 different states and with a minimum of 200 donors per state. Buttigieg said on Twitter March 16 that his campaign has received contributions from more than 76,000 individuals. And campaign spokeswoman Lis Smith told CNN the campaign has raised at least $1.6 million since the CNN Town Hall. But the Democratic Party plans for the debates also noted that, if more than 20
candidates meet just one criterion, the DNC will pare down the number to those candidates who meet both criteria. And if there are still too many candidates, the debate slots will go to the qualifiers with the highest polling averages. So, even if Buttigieg gets one percent in a third poll and has 76,000 donors, he could potentially be barred from the stage. But his unusually successful campaign to get the media’s attention thus far could well put him among the highest polling candidates come June. Meanwhile, March 31 is the next deadline for presidential candidates to report to the Federal Elections Commission how much money they have raised for their campaigns. Many media organizations will use those dollar figures to assess how much traction each candidate is getting. The implausibility and the difference To some extent, Buttigieg’s success in getting media attention — and thereby the attention of the public — is due to his being
NEWS analysis gay. He is (apparently) the only openly gay and transitioning veterans into civilian candidate among more than 600 people who life to the power of businesses to grow have filed notice of wanting to run, either as the economy, the war in Afghanistan, and a Republican, a Democrat, other party or whether Congress should regulate Facebook independent candidate. Nowadays, almost and impeach President Trump. (On the everything gay gets attention from the latter, he said he would prefer voters remove mainstream media and, for a candidate who Trump from office.) was virtually unknown three months ago, He neither avoids nor insists on such attention generates more attention. acknowledging his being gay, and makes a But Buttigieg’s success so far seems to be point to introduce his spouse, Chasten, to fueled by his very serious, very intelligent, most audiences, though most moderators and very down-home likeable personality. find a way to broach the subject. When MSNBC Morning Joe And then there is his asked him to “tell us about biography, detailed in “The your faith,” he noted that he’s Shortest Way Home” (W.W. “The idea that Episcopalian, that his church Norton): He is a veteran of the the only way a takes seriously its role in the war in Afghanistan, a Rhodes urban community of South scholar to the University of religious person Bend, and that he thinks Oxford, a business analyst could enter candidates should “have the for a global management politics is through consulting firm, and a option to talk about our faith.” “Don’t get me wrong: popular mayor of South Bend, the prism of the I believe strongly in the Indiana’s fourth largest city. religious right — separation of church and “Why are you in such a state. I think any [candidate] hurry?” asked Fox’s Wallace I just don’t think needs to demonstrate how near the end of his March 17 that makes sense.” interview, which — oddly they will represent people of any faith, people of no faith. — did not once bring up - Pete Buttigieg But I also think the time has Buttigieg’s being gay. “Why Presidential Candidate come to reclaim faith as a not wait a few years, get theme. The idea that the only more experience, build a way a religious person could enter politics is bigger record, get better known, and run for through the prism of the religious right -- I president at, say, the ripe old age of 41?” just don’t think that makes sense.” Buttigieg Buttigieg said he has taken into said he thinks it is time for “more of a consideration both “the moment” in religious left to emerge in our country.” American history, “what is called for” in this At the CNN Town Hall March 10, moment, and “what I bring to the table.” nationally televised from Austin, the first “I see it as a very unusual moment. Look, question out of the chute from the audience it’s unusual for it to be even plausible that was why he thinks he is qualified to run the a 37-year-old Midwestern mayor is giving country when he’s not held elective office at national interviews for a possible candidacy even the state or congressional district level. for president,” said Buttigieg, who has Buttigieg has been asked that many times, announced an exploratory committee, but and his answer is consistent: being a mayor not yet a formal campaign for president. “But of a city of any size is the “best kind of there’s something that’s happening right preparation you can have” and he noted “I now that calls for something completely have more years of government experience different than what we’ve been seeing – under my belt than the president,” “more generationally different, regionally different, years of executive government experience somebody with a different story and a under my belt than the vice president,” and different background.” “more military experience than anybody to walk into that office on Day One since George H.W. Bush.” Buttigieg was the first Democratic candidate to appear on Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace. There, he said, “I’m not like the others,” noting his age (37) and generation, being from the Midwest, and having served in the military. When prompted to say another Democratic candidate was “wrong” about an issue, he said, instead, “I’d do it differently.” In each venue, Buttigieg has moved easily through a wide range of topics, from job security and training, income Pete Buttigieg (center, white) greets townsfolk. supplements, Venezuela’s political unrest, Photo via Pete Buttigieg, Facebook.
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Report: 4.5 Percent of Adults Identify as LGBT The LGBT community is also younger and more female than the straight population
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he Williams Institute, an LGBT think tank, released a report estimating 11.3 million adults in the U.S. identify as LGBT, which amounts to about 4.5 percent of the population.
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• 58 percent white; 21 percent Latinx; 12 percent black; 5 percent mixed race; 2 percent Asian; 2 percent Native Americans (including Alaskan, Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders) The report also includes a state by state breakdown. The area with the highest percentage of LGBT individuals is the District Of Columbia with 9.8. The state with the highest percentage is Oregon at 5.6 with North Dakota at the other end of the spectrum at 2.7 percent. Meanwhile in Florida 4.6 percent identify as LGBT with 24 percent of those people having children.
Other Florida statistics include: • 52
percent female, 48 percent male. • Average age of the LGBT population is 35.9 years, average age of the non-LGBT population is 51.3.
• 50 percent white; 30 percent Latinx; 12 percent black; 5 percent mixed race; 3 percent all other races. The report also shows how LGBT people are more likely to be unemployed (11 to 6 percent), uninsured (21 to 15 percent), and food insecure (27 to 21 percent) than their straight counterparts.
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Pride of the Palm Beaches Returns This Weekend Sunday’s parade in downtown Lake Worth is bigger than ever Deon C. Jefferson
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o make room for an unprecedented number of participants, Compass will have to begin its 28th annual Pride parade half an hour earlier than usual.
On March 30 and 31, Compass, the LGBT center of the Palm Beaches, will host Palm Beach Pride at Bryant Park in Lake Worth. The theme for this year is “50 Years of Pride,” which pays homage to the Stonewall uprising that sparked the modern LGBT rights movement. “[With] Compass’ 30th anniversary in 2018 and now 50 years of the LGBT movement this year, we have witnessed an entire community come together and celebrate something that is bigger than we could have ever imagined,” said Compass’ Chief Development Officer Julia Murphy. “It has been a privilege to represent Compass and work with our team and
“To be a spectator in history is one thing. To be a performer in history is truly beautiful and I’m extremely grateful.” - Roger That rapper
community to organize Compass’ 28th annual Pride Festival.” The event rings in 30,000 people annually, according to Compass, and is the oldest running Pride parade in Florida. For the first time during Pride, Compass is partnering with the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County to produce a unique art piece that will serve as the backdrop of Palm Beach Pride’s main stage. The winning entry was submitted by Rolando Chang Barrero, an artist from The Box Gallery in West Palm Beach, with more art sprinkled throughout the park. Pride is not just for adults — families are encouraged to participate. There will be an expanded family area called the “Youth Village” made possible by a collaboration with South Florida Family Pride. There will be a record-breaking 100 vendors present at Pride this year. According to Compass, they sold out of vendor space in February, which has never happened before. Free HIV testing will be available to all, thanks to a partnership with the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. The events kick off noon Saturday, and the parade begins Sunday promptly at 11 a.m. Activities end at 6 p.m. both days. The milelong parade will be filled with local businesses, schools, organizations, nonprofits, elected officials, and feature an appearance from 2019’s Miss Palm Beach Pride, Kataleya Davenport Dupree. The entertainment for both days includes local performers
like Charlotte Shottgun, Elite Drag Kings, Adelaide, Voices of Pride, and fashion innovator and rapper Roger That. “It feels unreal and surreal which is a magical feeling,” Roger That said. “To be a spectator in history is one thing. To be a performer in history is truly beautiful and I’m extremely grateful. I feel honored to be apart of such a historical moment in Compass’ history.” DJ Citizen Jane will be entertaining the dance floor throughout the day while Palm Beach County royalty Melissa St. John and Rae Jean Cox will serve as the main stage’s masters of ceremonies. Sunday’s headliners include rap artist Cazwella, a gay man. He traveled to 15 U.S. cities benefiting the Human Rights Campaign, PFLAG, and The Matthew Shepard Foundation. Dancer Robin S. will also join as Sunday’s headliner. There will also be dogs available for adoption at the park over the weekend. “Pride means so many things to so many people. It means knowing who you are, standing up for others that cannot stand up for themselves, and taking strength in knowing that you are not alone,” said Executive Director of Compass Julie Seaver. “There’s a whole community to support you at Pride and throughout the year here at Compass.” This year’s Palm Beach Pride is made possible by its sponsors like PNC Bank, CAN Community Healthcare, ViiV Healthcare, longtime sponsor Wells Fargo, and more.
Palm Beach Pride is slated for March 30 and 31 at John Bryant Park. Tickets, which are $8 in advance and $10 at the gate, are still on sale. For more information, visit Compass at CompassGLCC.com.
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The Rusty Gordon LGBTA Democratic Caucus of the Palm Beaches at last year’s Palm Beach Pride. Photo via the Rusty Gordon LGBTA Democratic Caucus, Facebook.
Last week, the Rusty Gordon LGBTA Democratic Caucus of the Palm Beaches gathered for its monthly meeting where it discussed its current legislative efforts and future social events. One of the caucus’ main goals was to lobby for two new Florida constitutional amendments. One would provide Medicaid coverage to eligible low-income adults, and another would prohibit owning assault weapons. On top of those, some caucus members also laid out priorities for the March 25 and 26 “lobby days,” which are days dedicated to advocating for even more pieces of legislation in Tallahassee. The caucus is made up of 27 people, all with one goal: to elect more Democratic leaders in Florida. They strive for this by acting as an open resource to Palm Beach County residents by educating, advocating, and supporting LGBT-friendly policies and politicians. Stephen Gaskill, president of the statewide LGBTA Democratic Caucus, spoke at the meeting and informed the chapter that their lobbyists would push for the Florida Competitive Workforce Act, which would protect LGBT citizens from discrimination in public lodging and food establishments. “The business community needs to step up and support this,” Gaskill said. They also plan to support another bill that would prohibit conversion therapy in Florida.
President Kevin Muth expressed his anticipation for this weekend’s Palm Beach Pride, sponsored by Compass, the LGBT center of the Palm Beaches. The organization will have a booth present for both days of the event for attendees to learn more about them. “We have a fountain of great things in our county,” he said. They’ll be handing out rainbow flags and “baby Trump balloons” at Pride, according to caucus Vice President Nicholas Coppola. Muth said he would also be rolling out new social initiatives to boost membership and bring members together. Though they’re still in the planning stage, they include picnics, happy hours, and movie events. “We are a business-oriented caucus,” Muth said. “When you’re not having fun doing what you’re doing, you lose business.” Director of South Florida Water Coalition Ryan Rossi made a guest appearance at the meeting and urged caucus members to contact elected officials and dissuade them from lowering Lake Okeechobee’s water levels. Rossi said there’s “tons of Democratic support” for keeping the lake’s levels as is, but argues that it’s a nonpartisan issue. Gaskill later proposed changing the caucus’ acronym to include a “Q” for queer. (The “A” in LGBTA stands for ally.)
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Palm beach datebook Wednesday, March 27 Pride Business Alliance monthly social At the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, 6 – 8 p.m. Sat/sun, March 30-31 2019 Palm Beach Pride Join the LGBTQ community to celebrate Palm Beach Pride on March 30 & 31, 2019, noon to 6 p.m. both days in Bryant Park, downtown Lake Worth. Non-stop entertainment, delicious food, awesome merchants and local businesses and organizations, games & fun for all. Sunday Parade starts at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 31 in downtown Lake Worth along Lucerne & Lake Avenues. Saturday, April 6, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. – midnight Rainbow Ball 2019 Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beaches to Host Annual Rainbow Ball DISCO FUSION at Hilton Palm Beach Airport. Rev. Elder Tony Freeman, Interim Senior Pastor of the Metropolitan Community Church of the Palm Beach Gardens (MCCPB), announced that the largest faith-based community in Palm Beach County dedicated to serving the local LGBT community and its family members and friends, will be hosting its annual Rainbow Ball on Saturday, April 6. This is MCCPB’s largest gala fundraiser, a “fun-filled evening of dancing and dining, entertainment and socializing.” Visit RainbowBallMCCPB. org for more information. Friday, April 5 1920s Theme J’s Birthday Party, Penny’s at the Duke, 902 N Dixie Hwy. Lantana, FL, from 8 p.m. to midnight JacquiOkie. 12-1 a.m. DJ Tim and dancing. There will be food and a photo booth. Come dressed with a Bonnie and Clyde look (1920s) and let’s have some fun! wednesday, April 10 Breaking Down the Shade: HIV Among Youth Compass - 201 North Dixie Highway, Lake Worth Wednesday, April 10 from 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. In Recognition of National Youth HIV/ AIDS Awareness Day... Did you know that youth ages 13 to 24 are currently among the highest new HIV infection rates in the U.S.? Come discuss what it would be like to be a teen living with HIV. Learn about the TRUE facts related to HIV and AIDS as we break down the shade that has formed around this virus since its breakout in the 80s. Register for free at www.breakingshade. eventbrite.com
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The Road to Pride An interview with Velvet Lenore and what it takes to prepare
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here are several performances to look forward to during this year’s Palm Beach Pride. But to prepare for two straight days of dynamic performances, it takes months of focus and swallows dozens of hours.
Though performers’ final productions are extravagant and lush, the preparation is challenging and time-consuming — but worth it, said Palm Beach County drag queen Velvet Lenore, who is mentoring many performers, who she calls her kids. This will be her 20th year performing at Pride. “It gets tough sometimes because my dancers live anywhere from Port St. Lucie to Fort Lauderdale,” Lenore said. “So we do a lot of driving.” The nearly 100-mile drive is all for the sake of costumes. She searches the state to find the right fabric for outfits while her husband, Michael, takes over making different props. Once Lenore hunts down enough for her team, she rounds them up for a pizza party where her kids can create and customize their outfits. The pizza is well deserved, considering the hours of practice the group puts
“It gets tough sometimes because my dancers live anywhere from Port St. Lucie to Fort Lauderdale, so we do a lot of driving.” - Velvet Lenore performer
Velvet Lenore. Photo via Velvet Lenore, Facebook.
in. According to Lenore, their practices typically last six hours — and have happened three or four times per month ever since January. That’s a total of around 72 hours. Kataleya Davenport Dupree, Miss Palm Beach Pride 2019 and longtime friend of Lenore, said, Lenore “does whatever it takes” to make each performance come together smoothly, including this year’s Pride. One step Lenore adds to the preparation process is prayer. She said that this is an essential step, especially when she performs with large groups. “We always make sure we have a second to have a little church before a
performance,” she said. Lenore and her team this year are once again doing a themed performance. The theme: Janet Jackson’s “Made for Now.” “We chose this theme because of the message in the song,” Lenore said. “She is basically saying, ‘I’m made for now, don’t judge me for my past mistakes, this is who I am now.’” Compass, the LGBT center of the Palm Beaches, will be holding its annual Palm Beach Pride on March 30 and 31 at Bryant Park. Look out for other performances from Elite Drag Kings, Dupree, Porter and Sayles, and more. Visit CompassGLCCglcc. com for more information on Palm Beach Pride.
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More Than 200 Attend Equality Florida’s Palm Beach Gala Deon C. Jefferson
Lois Frankel (center left) poses with Chris Rhoades (center right) and other guests. Photo via Chris Rhoades, Facebook.
Equality Florida hosted its sixth annual Palm Beach gala last week at West Palm Beach’s Culture Lab, which pulled in almost 200 attendees. Several Palm Beach County figures, like Riana Petrone, PNC’s Vice President of Business Banking Paul Abad, recent elected officials, and others, attended for a good cause. As for money raised, Chris Rhoades, a member of the organization’s Steering Committee, said, “$18,450 was raised in the room tonight, for a total of $52,695 raised for the gala. If we count the $22,500 in kind donations that’s $75,195 in total.” Equality Florida is the largest civil rights organization dedicated to securing full equality for Florida’s LGBT community. It was formed in 1997 and has helped defeat many pieces of anti-LGBT legislation filed in Tallahassee since its founding. It has fought efforts to overturn local anti-discrimination policies, repeal all safe schools’ policies, expand Florida’s antigay adoption ban, and prohibit domestic
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partnership benefits and protections. Last year’s gala honored Vita Nova, a nonprofit offering resources for homeless youth, and Sandra Saladrigas, co-chair of Equality Florida’s Palm Beach gala. This year, the main honoree was Rep. Lois Frankel, who received the 2019 Voice for Equality reward. Frankel was the chairwoman on the AIDS Task Force at the time when funding for research and treatment was needed. She is a former mayor of West Palm Beach and has served as a member of the LGBT Equality Caucus. As she accepted her award, she spoke about her vision for her grandchild. “I want him to have a life of joy and a life of opportunity,” she said. “I want him to be loved and to love whomever he wants.” This event was sponsored by Compass, Guardians Credit Union, Art Hive Magazine, Big Mama’s House of Sweets, and New York Sound and Visual. This is the fifth year PNC has been the statewide sponsor. Over the years, PNC has donated over a quarter million to Equality Florida. Over cocktails and light hors d’oeuvres, popular Palm Beach DJ Karin Ward provided the soundtrack to the dance floor that kept guests grooving. Ballet Florida also sung at the gala. To complement the art being sold, the gala was arts-themed, decked with Andy Warhol decor. In true Warhol fashion, guests saw huge sunglasses hanging from the ceiling along with images of Liza Minnelli and Warhol’s famous Campbell’s soup cans.
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here is Not a Spot where God is Not,” “The Light of God Surrounds Us,” “God Is,” “I AM a Child of God” and “That’s the Truth!” This is a small sample of some of the universal “spiritual truths” taught by the late The Right Reverend Grant Lynn Ford. Grant was “New Thought” decades before New Thought theology was cool. This Sunday, March 31 we gather to celebrate Grant’s life and ministry. As I write this article, I can hear him say to me, “I was never late, ever! Decades of worship experiences over the years and never late once!” Grant’s humor was the center of his ministry. His humor helped us to reconcile, heal, and especially inspired us over the last few decades to grow and celebrate spiritually, individually and as a community. Today there are options of mainstream churches who embrace and celebrate the LGBTQ community, but Grant was here to provide a spiritual home during the years when there was no other option. I remember when I came out of the closet in 1999 and had not attended a church in over twenty years. It was the hospitality, self-confidence and love expressed by Grant, on my first visit to his church that led me to reconciliation with God. Now I have a master’s degree in theology, but it only took a sample of his teachings and example for me to know that God loves me exactly how “she” created me to be! Grant opened my mind up to think of God in non-traditional ways that had been instilled within me. He taught me not to ever
again put God “in a box” or attempt to limit what God has planned for me. Grant taught me the beauty of questioning traditional thought and interpretation and to think for myself. I will never forget the day that I walked in to Grant’s office (I served as his church’s first ever executive director) and told Grant that I felt a call to pastoral ministry. It wasn’t the reply that I expected. He told me many of the challenges that come along with the call. The Right Reverend Grant Lynn Ford told me about the loss of your “personal” identity and how he went from Grant to “The Right Reverend.” He told me that many times it was lonely as people only got to know him in a pastoral sense. Over the years I got to know the man behind the collar and beyond the pageantry we loved him for so well. Grant was a father, cook, world traveler, avid reader, and he loved to dine at new restaurants and meet new people who would get to know the man behind the lavish vestments and clergy attire. Grant had many passions and when he was connected with one of his joys, whether it was religious or otherwise, his eyes would light up with that spark that we will never forget. As we remember The Right Reverend Grant Lynn Ford this weekend and the legacy as a preacher, teacher and visionary that he has left behind for the world to make it a better place, let us remember and celebrate Grant as a person and a friend who so passionately said “yes” to love. And “That’s the Truth!”
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ome people prefer to communicate with words, while others find images more telling. For San Francisco resident Kurt Schwartzmann, 54, and a gay man, drawing has always been a way to share his thoughts with the world. “I’ve always loved to draw,” said Schwartzmann. “My parents — retired educators — encouraged my artistic abilities.” Schwartzmann used his creative talents to launch a 20-year career as a professional pastry chef and baker. While things were good for some time, it all changed in 2006 when CMV retinitis, a complication of AIDS, attacked his left eye. The virus severed the optic nerve and slowly and painlessly, he began to lose his vision. “One day the doorbell rang, I went to answer, and realized that I could not see anything through the peephole with my left eye,” he shared. Life became even more complicated when, in 2008, he lost his housing and found himself living on the streets. “A MUNI operator showed me a great kindness,” Schwartzmann said. “She allowed me to board her bus and sleep when I had nowhere else to turn, even though I had no money to pay the fare.” The display of compassion the MUNI driver showed touched Schwartzmannn, and the memory stayed with him. A few years later, Schwartzmann was back on his feet. With his troubles behind him, he finally had the opportunity to reconnect with his art. Though, it was his mate, Bruce Schwartzmann, who gave him the big nudge. “My partner,” he said, “suggested that I take a printmaking class. When I enquired ‘Why?’ he replied, ‘So you can make our wedding invitations.’” “So,” Schwartzmann continued, “I added printmaking to my artistic repertoire. We got married in 2013.” As Schwartzmann reconnected with his craft, he also realized he needed to talk to someone about his visual impairment and turned to the San Francisco Lighthouse. He said, “I was looking for a therapist that I could relate to, one that could help me with
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situations and language associated with loss of vision.” Although Schwartzmann does not use a white cane, or any other mobility aid for the blind, he found it necessary to cover his blind eye. “I choose to wear a black eye patch,” he explained, “to communicate to the world that I can’t see on my left side.” Schwartzmann clarified that by covering his eye, if he happened to bump someone with the left side of his body, the individual would automatically know the reason for the abrupt collision. However, some reactions to the patch have given him much to talk about. “Sometimes,” he began, “insensitive people call me a pirate. This used to bother me, but now I just answer: ‘I am not a pirate, I am an artist.’” “As for my patch,” he continued, “a friend of mine and I designed it to fit my face. We created it out of plastic mesh and fabric. The ones they sell at drug stores are too big and uncomfortable.” But while his lack of sight with one eye has presented him with some unpleasant social interactions, when it comes to his drawing, Schwartzmann states that it has helped with his technique. “Having 2D vision,” he said, “flattens my perspective of the world and makes it easier to transfer it to a flat piece of paper.” “To me,” he continued, “drawing is like dismantling a composition into its components and reproducing them on my sketchpad to recreate the whole.” On Jan. 10, 2019, the Lighthouse did an art showing of Schwartzmann’s collection of drawings: Yellow Line: A Tribute to SF MUNI Operators. The well-attended event showcased 64 drawings that pay homage to the MUNI driver who offered Schwartzmann a place to sleep that one night in 2008. The Yellow Line collection is simple, yet also complex. It possesses impressionist elements, but with a playful and primitive twist. Schwartzmann’s work is available for purchase on his online store at yellowlineart.ecwid.com, and to reach him you can visit his artist website at www.YellowLineArt.com.
Kurt Schwartzmann.
Belo is a disability advocate, an award-winning journalist, the prizewinning author of Blind: A Memoir and Midday Dreams, and the spokesperson for Guide Dogs for the Blind. Learn more at www. belocipriani.com.
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The Anti Defamation League and Broward College hosted the Gutterman Family Transgender Awareness Event on Thursday, March 14. The event was held to “increase understanding in the community at large as to how people experience gender differently, and how to be allies to the transgender community.,” and featured a number of prominent activists and allies including Jo Ivester, Dana Delgardo, Gina Duncan, Jeanette Jennings and Eli Sage Rosenberg. Carina Mask Gina Duncan.
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The Florida AIDS Walk and Music Festival took place at Fort Lauderdale’s South Beach Park on March 23. The 5K event hosted food trucks, local vendors, tents on the beach and a concert featuring Shaggy, Big Freedia, The Struts, Bianca del Rio, and many more. J.R. Davis
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Unspoken and Untreated Stop Living With Diarrhea
Dr. Elie Schochet
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ven the word sounds dirty. The jump from di- to ghon- is short when our lips pronounce the words. Someone once said of pornography, “I can’t define it but I know it when I see it.” Likewise the word diarrhea brings up all sorts of horrible images. Physicians don’t even feel comfortable talking about it, let alone the people that suffer with it. Here’s my sample encounter: Doctor: any problems or changes with your bowel movements? Patient: No, I’m good. Doctor: Really? Well how many times a day do you use the toilet? Patient: usually 4-5 times in the a.m. with my coffee, then once more just before I leave for work, and then 3-4 times during the day. Usually less if I remember to take my Imodium. More if I don’t behave when I’m out with my friends the night before (rubs his belly), beer and wings not good… Doctor: oh ok, do you ever have trouble getting to the bathroom on time? Patient: sometimes, usually I can put a piece of tissue in my underwear or wear a pad so it’s not a problem. As long as I empty in the am, I can usually get through my day. Reread the above, he said he didn’t have any issues with his bowels. Further questioning suggested he has very severe bowel issues that have affected his quality of life in serious ways. We all have friends like this, and the warning signs are there. They will never meet you for breakfast or brunch, they will never make an appointment before noon. They will have an extra changes of clothes in their cars, they will carry Imodium around everywhere and drink it like water. And let’s not even get into sex… Diarrhea does have a medical definition and it gets into both frequency and consistency. There is no perfect bowel movement. Three times a day to once every three days can be healthy for YOU if you go with that frequency and it doesn’t bother you. But if it affects your social life, affects your medications, affects your sex life, affects your life, then it is a problem.
if it affects your social life, affects your medications, affects your sex life, affects your life, then it is a problem.
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It is estimated that up to 40 percent of people living with HIV have significant chronic diarrhea. For decades providers and patients blamed the meds (poor Norvir). New research has suggested that even in well controlled HIV, T-cells do not recover in the GI tract and there is ongoing inflammation regardless of regimen choices. The first thing to do is to make sure there are no infectious diseases present, so your doctor should perform stool studies and look for E. Coli, C. Diff., Shigella, Salmonella, and CMV to name a few. If you’re over 50 and haven’t had a colonoscopy, you should obtain one. If the bowel movements are accompanied with any blood or pain, you should seek medical attention immediately. But if life is good and you feel good and you just can’t get off the toilet, then there are more options. Diarrhea is not an illness, it’s a symptom of a different problem and it can be elusive to find the cause. So we treat the symptoms to make life better and then we spend some
time looking for the causes. Remember throughout this process to make sure you replace lost fluids. 1. Examine your diet and your medications and keep a diary. We tend to eat the same things over and over again. Identify triggers. Dairy, gluten, shellfish, nuts, spicy foods can all cause sensitivity or allergic reactions leading to diarrhea. Sugar can be an important cause and now fake sugars like Splenda and Stevia found in candies, gums and foods can be very diarrhea inducing. If you do think you have identified a trigger, try removing it for a few weeks and see if there’s any improvement. 2. Start a fiber supplement. Western diets are fiber poor and we all pay for it. Most only consider fiber for constipation, but often, it will be effective for loose stools as well. Fiber powders like Metamucil, Benefiber (storebrand generics are just as effective) work best, acting as an absorbent to suck up the extra liquid and moisture. 3. Start an anti-diarrheal medication. OTC Imodium and prescription Lomotil and the two most commonly used. Proceed with caution because when they work, the constipation can be worse than the diarrhea. Up to 8 a day of each medicine is safe if needed. Start slowly
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with ½ to 1 tab of Imodium and wait a little but, take up to 2 every 2 hours until resolved. Ask your doctor about Lomotil if the Imodium isn’t enough. Bismuth containing products like Pepto-Bismol can help as well 4. If HIV positive, ask your physician about Mytesi (Crofelemer). See disclaimer below: This is the first and only drug approved by the FDA for the treatment of non-infectious HIV associated diarrhea. It works directly on the cells of the gut to stop the flow. All other treatments mentioned above work on the nerves of the gut hence the disabling constipation that can come with Imodium or Lomotil. Mytesi will never make you constipated. It also completely stays in the GI tract without entering the blood stream, kidneys or liver which make it incredibly safe. 5. If all else fails, seek a doctor. While most chronic causes are easily found and reversable, very occasionally diarrhea may be secondary to a severe infection or inflammatory process that may not be picked up without very specific testing. As mentioned above, any blood or pain with the bowel movements should be explored as well. A colorectal surgeon or gastroenterologist can explore and rule out other illnesses such as Irritable bowel syndrome, inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s or Ulcerative colitis, malabsorption or food allergies and intolerances. Most importantly just realize that you’re not alone. There are millions of people dealing with these issues on a daily basis. While not always comfortable to talk about or bring up with your doctor, realize that we’re not mind readers. So, take the first step and ask. Disclaimer: I am a physician
educator for Napo Pharmaceuticals, the makers of Mytesi (Crofelemer). I travel to educate HIV providers around the country about this medication. I am writing this article with bias as a provider who has seen the effects firsthand. Seven years ago, my patients came to me with a new drug Fulzyak, which they swore fixed their diarrhea. I investigated this unique natural drug, harvested from the sap of a tree in the Amazon river basin of Peru, which purported to reduce diarrhea by 7080 percent in long term HIV positive patients. As a colorectal surgeon in one of the largest HIV positive areas in the world, I deal with bowel issues in survivors every day, and like many HIV providers, I was at a loss prior to the introduction of this medication on what to do with my patient when all the regular treatments failed. Fulzyak went off the market but a few years ago Napo picked up the product and relaunched Mytesi. As soon as I heard about that, I called Napo and volunteered to work for them. I wanted the opportunity to spread the gospel about this drug because I have too many friends, survivors all, who just accept chronic diarrhea as a part of living with HIV, and I am here to tell everybody NO! it doesn’t have to be like that anymore. I am not being paid for this article and I did not inform Napo I am writing it. But I can’t write an article about diarrhea in HIV survivors without giving it its due. I ask the reader to do their own research, don’t let me sway you. Ask your provider if Mytesi may be a good idea for you. The good news is that in 2019 very few Americans are dying of AIDS, the bad news is that there are a whole bunch of guys out there stuck in their bathrooms for half the day and they can’t go out and enjoy the life
While not always comfortable to talk about or bring up with your doctor, realize that we’re not mind readers.
Dr. Schochet is a colon and rectal surgeon practicing at South Florida Colorectal Institute in Aventura. He has the largest anal cancer prevention program in South Florida and captains the Happy Hiney Florida AIDS walk team, raising over $270,000 for local charities over the last four years.
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part of the Pier Sixty-Six Hotel & Marina, has introduced a revamped Sunday brunch with an unmatched intracoastal waterway view and live entertainment. In addition to having a front-row seat to watch stunning yachts enter in and out of the marina, diners can enjoy dishes such as sautéed Florida Keys pink shrimp with poached eggs, vanilla brioche French toast with a Rice Crispy crust and a jalapeno biscuit egg sandwich. Guests can also celebrate with Pelican Landing’s all-you-can-drink Bloody Mary bar with house-infused vodkas, bubbles and mimosas for $15 per person. Call 954-524-3444 or go to pelicanlanding.com.
In honor of National Empanada Day on Monday, April 8, Colada Cuban Café, 525 N. Federal, in Flagler Village, is offering a buy-one-get-one free empanada deal. Choose your favorites from an assortment of freshly made chicken, beef, vegetarian and Philly cheesesteak empanadas. The special promotion is valid on Monday, April 8 for dine-in or takeout orders. Colada is a family-owned and operated South Florida Cuban coffee house and fast-casual eatery that sticks to its old school roots with a new school twist. It’s known for its delicious iced café con leches, authentic Cuban sandwiches and a selection of fresh pastries. Its mothership store, Miramar Bakery, has been a favorite in Hollywood for more than 35 years. For more information, visit coladahouse.com or call 954-368-4705.
The Fontainebleau, 4441 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach, has announced the launch of a new proprietary chocolate The Las Olas Wine and recipe. The chocolate Food Festival will take incorporates cocoa beans place on Friday, Apr. 5. More More than from the Dominican Republic, than 2,000 attendees will Ecuador and Mexico and 2,000 attendees gather to enjoy the fantastic features an intense cocoa will gather At culinary talents of South taste with woody notes. the Las Olas Florida chefs while raising Fontainebleau Sapphire Noir money for a good cause. Wine and Food is made exclusively for the will sip, sample, and iconic Miami Beach resort. Festival to enjoy Guests enjoy dishes from more A chocolate bar, signature the fantastic than 50 of the area’s finest pralines and petit gateaux are restaurants and more than culinary talents sold in the hotel’s signature coffee and patisserie shop of South Florida 40 wineries, spirits brands, and brews. Tickets for this Chez Bon Bon. At the shop chefs while year’s event, a benefit for The Fontainebleau Sapphire Noir raising money American Lung Association, is available in a 3 oz. dark for a good cause. are $150, which includes chocolate bar for $10, a bon entrance into the festival as bon is $2 and a petit gateau, well as all sips, samples, and with creamy, crunch cake and mousse with entrance into all lounges, among other cocoa nib glaze, is $6. giveaways available throughout the event. Desserts in the hotel’s signature For tickets and more info go to lasolaswff. restaurants, StripSteak, Scarpetta com or call 954-727-0907. and Hakkasan, also use the customized 4140 N Federal in Fort chocolate recipe. Guests will be able Mojo, to experience the exclusive flavor at a Lauderdale, is offering some early week chocolate and wine pairing experience at discounts. Not only will you not have to StripSteak on Mondays and Wednesdays deal with weekend crowds, but you can for $25. For more information, call 800- take advantage of such bargains as Muscle Monday. No, you don’t have to be a gym 548-8886. bunny; you just need to enjoy a bowl of mussels for $6.50, or a margarita for $4.50. 32
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A chef at the 2018 Las Olas Wine and Food Festival prepares a masterpiece as patrons watch from the street. If neither of those appeals to you and you’re ITB (in the restaurant business) you can get 50 percent off your meal. Some restrictions apply (like don’t pretend you’re in the biz, you better have a business card or a pay stub to prove it, and you can only use one discount at a time). They also offer a $6 martini on Tuesdays and happy hour all night long on Wednesdays. Call 954568-4443 or go to mojofl.com for more info.
J Mark’s, 1245 N. Federal in Fort Lauderdale, has long been a favorite in our community and here’s one reason why; we
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theater It’s been nearly 40 years since Dolly Parton, Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda broke box office records with the comedy, “9 to 5.” You can relive the misadventures of corporate secretaries Doralee, Violet and Judy on stage at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale through April 14 when Slow Burn Theatre Co. presents the hit Broadway musical with songs by Parton. Tickets start at $47 at BrowardCenter.org.
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concert The Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida presents “From the Heavenly to the Divine,” tonight and tomorrow, March 30 at the Sunshine Cathedral, 1480 S.W. 9th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. This intriguing program, conducted by artistic director Harold Dioquino, includes Kim André Arnesen’s “Requiem for Solace,” along with beloved Broadway show tunes. Tickets are available at GayMensChorusOfSouthFlorida.org.
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Miami City Ballet concludes its 2018-19 season with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” set to Felix Mendelssohn’s timeless score and reimagined as an unforgettable oceanic spectacle inspired by Miami’s glorious seascape and featuring a fairy tale cast of children and singers, as well as breathtaking dancers. March 29 – 31 at the Arsht Center in Miami, April 5 – 7 at the Kravis Center and April 13 – 14 at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets at MiamiCityBallet.org. Photo Credit: Miami City Ballet.
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Who will take home the crown of Ultimate Miami Drag Queen? The most fierce local drag queens will compete tonight at 9 p.m. at Magic City Casino, 450 N.W. 37th Ave. in Miami, in talent, outrageous signature look and Q&A categories. “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alums Shangela and Miss Vanjie will be your emcees for the evening. If you love drag, you won’t want to miss it! Tickets start at $25 at TheUltimateMiami.com.
It’s the last Sunday of March and that means Lady Fancy will be bringing some old time religion to the Pub, 2283 Wilton Dr. in Wilton Manors. “Lady Fancy’s Gospel Jubilee” kicks off tonight at 7 p.m. with a cast of church ladies and is guaranteed to have audiences on their knees prayin’ to Jesus—or speaking in tongues! Who says you have to go to church on Sunday morning? More info at ThePubWM.com.
Be sure to tune into Bravo tonight for the premiere we’ve all been waiting for, “The Real Housewives of Wilton Manors.” Yes, we’ve been enthralled with the antics of bitchy housewives in Orange County, New York, Beverly Hills and Atlanta, and now South Florida gets a turn to showcase famedriven, shallow gay queens. And, if you believe that, we’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you. Happy April Fool’s Day!
“Dear Evan Hansen,” the 2017 best musical, concludes its two-week run at the Broward Center on Sunday, April 10. Evan Hansen, an isolated teen who struggles to relate to the people around him, is about to get the one wish he’s always desired: to finally fit in. Ben Levi Ross stars in the rock musical from Benj Pasek and Justin Paul (“La La Land,” “Greatest Showman”). Tickets start at $63 at BrowardCenter.org.
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new LGBT-themed art museum highlighting the life and works of George Daniell will open in Miami Beach on April 3. The museum, housed in the Wilzig Museum Building and home to the World Erotic Art Museum (WEAM), will feature the full collection of the prominent American photographer and artist. Daniell, whose shots were featured in Time, Life and Esquire magazines, captured the images of many celebrities of the era, including Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Lena Horne and Georgia O’Keefe. Many of his more personal photographs, also on display, demonstrate a homoerotic sensibility to his work. “He was openly gay and brought a clear gay perspective to all of his works. Not only was this unusual in the art world, but his work has been shown in important art institutions throughout the world because he was able to make this gay perspective understandable to every audience,” explained museum director Helmut Schuster. The photographs, paintings and aquarelles in the collection date from 1920 to 1991 and this is the first time the entirety of his collection will be available for public viewing. Schuster said, “It is very unusual to have access to the complete life’s work of an artist. George Daniell [was] not only a photographer, he worked as a painter, did drawings, and photos. He developed his
style in every period and was always ahead of his time. To go through his collection is like traveling through the art history of the whole last century.” The collection was recently unearthed by his estate and reintroduced to the public by the German organization Zentraldepot. “The new George Daniell Museum will be of great interest to both the LGBTQ and the mainstream communities, to see both the glamour and grit of yesteryear, with a strong dose of homoeroticism,” said Schuster. “This is important today because art can be a powerful way to bring understanding and acceptance to the world. Daniell was an early gay activist, in more difficult times than today … with growing right-wing politics all over the world, his work and his message [are] even more relevant.” The museum is the latest phase in the development of the new Wilzig Museum Building, home to WEAM and its unique collection of erotic art since 2005. Two other permanent collections are already on display: Exhibits documenting the lives of Magnus Hirschfeld, presented by Humboldt University Berlin, and Alfred Kinsey, the sex researcher who famously determined that 10 percent of the population was gay or lesbian, curated by the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University. The development team is in final discussions to host two more international museums, which are expected to open in 2020.
The grand opening of the George Daniell Museum in the Wilzig Museum Building, 1205 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach, will be held on Wednesday, April 3 at 6 p.m., in conjunction with Miami Beach Pride, and is open to the public. For more information, go to GeorgeDaniell.org.
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A&E theater Anthony Wolf and Robert Ayala star in the South Florida premiere of Philip Middleton Williams’ “Can’t Live Without You” in Boca Raton. Credit: Philip Middleton Williams.
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iami writer and playwright Philip Middleton Williams is still trying to finish his novel, “Bobby Cramer.” It’s been more than two decades. “Sometimes an old dream, like an old friend, can show up when you need it the most,” Williams explained. That’s exactly what happened with “Bobby Cramer.” In 2001, while visiting the Florida keys with his parents over Christmas vacation, the title character of the novel inspired a new play. “As I was driving, it occurred to me, what would happen if Bobby Cramer walked into the room?” he recalled. By the time, Williams and his parents reached their motel room, he had sketched out the first scene in his head and by the end of the vacation, he would have the story finished. Now, that play is getting a new production by the Playgroup at the Willow Theatre at Sugar Sand Park in Boca Raton. The play centers around Donny Hollenbeck (Anthony Wolff), who thinks he has created the perfect life for himself. He has a lucrative career writing romance novels (under a female nom de plume), a nice girlfriend (Leslie Zivin Kandel), a go-getter realtor with ambitions beyond the next closing, and a beautiful home in Florida. But, when Bobby Cramer (Robert Ayala), a character from a novel he abandoned years ago, pays Donny a visit, he starts to realize his dreams took a wrong turn somewhere. “The story is really about Donny’s struggle with his alter ego. His girlfriend
wants him to settle down and start a family and his agent wants him to keep cranking out books,” said Williams, whose last play, “All Together Now,” was produced last season by the Playgroup. “I do that a lot— borrow characters from my other projects.” While Donny is probably not gay, there are some twists. “He’s attracted to this good-looking guy, Bobby, the yin to his yang. Bobby could be gay, but he’s questioning. Donny had experiences and it’s certainly a convenience to have a girlfriend,” Williams said. After pausing, the writer continued, “I’m still writing the novel. I may never finish it and it may certainly never be published, but that doesn’t matter, the novel is my Bobby Cramer. I may be writing a play or other stories, but I’m always coming back to that novel.” Even though Williams created his characters before the more recent era of pansexuality or omnisexuality, the play also seems to predict many of the attitudes that are predominant with young people today. “In many ways, it’s tough for people to admit they’re gay or straight and this fluidity that people are experiencing is because they’re being labeled, wrapped up in a package,” he said. “We have gay and straight actors and they all bring a sensibility to the study. I have not been to any rehearsals and I stay away because the playwright just sitting there gets in the way. I let (director) Jerry Jensen do his magic. My part is done and now it’s Jerry’s turn.”
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elcome to Queerly Digital, a monthly column for cinema lovers from across the LGBT spectrum. All titles are available on DVD, Blu-Ray, or both. This column will as the months progress, be sure to include titles which honor all LGBT experiences.
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“A Moment In The Reeds.” Photo via mikkomakela.com.
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irector Mikko Makela establishes himself as a major talent with this, his debut film. “A Moment In The Reeds” is a bittersweet, character driven romantic drama about two lonely souls who meet and connect all too briefly. The film was shot in the countryside of Finland, a nation with some of the most progressive LGBT equality laws in the world. As the story opens Leevi (Janne Puustinen) is joining his father, from whom he’s been estranged for several years, at an isolated cabin which they own. Leevi is going to help his dad (Mika Melender) renovate the cabin so that it can be sold. Both are trying to be civil, even as the tension between them boils just beneath the surface--Leevi blames his dad for his late mother having left the family and dad
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is unable to accept the fact that his only child is gay. Tareq (Boodi Kabbani) is a Syrian emigre who is hired to help out with the renovations. When Dad is called away on business, Leevi and Tareq begin talking, sharing their innermost thoughts with each other. It doesn’t take long for the two of them to make love. The scenes between Leevi and Tareq comprise the bulk of the film. As they speak, their eyes connect. Their voices are quiet and there’s no background music. There’s an intimacy to these scenes that’s almost embarrassing--it sometimes feels as though the viewer is eavesdropping on these very private conversations. They talk about the possibility of having a relationship, but the cards are stacked
against them. Leevi has no intention of leaving Paris, where he’s been living, and Tareq is determined to make a life for himself in his adopted country. Tareq expresses concern when his conservative family, whom he has not come out to, tells him that they may be joining him in Finland. “I wanted to make a Queer romance for the Finnish LGBT community,” auteur Makela said in an interview. “I wanted to look at what it’s like to be a minority in Finland. There was a time when a lot of refugees were coming into the country – we battled for the soul of our country to see whether or not we’d be a tolerant society.” Makela noted that the actors were given a great deal of freedom in creating their characters. “We worked from a detailed outline,” he said. “A lot of the dialogue was improvised. I asked the actors to use their own ideas for the scenes, but I gave them the backstory. Boodi Kabbani was able to use his own lived experience--his family does not know about the film. He was trying to represent as many experiences as possible, so he brought in the experiences of his friends as well. He really knows that character.” Kabbani does a masterful job in conveying the whirlwind of emotions that Tareq is feeling. He’s a gay man living a double life. He comes from a society that will not accept him, and, though he loves his family and wants
them to be safe from the wars which ravage their homeland, he’s afraid that if they move to Finland he’ll be forced to retreat back into the closet. Puustinen offers equally fine work as Leevi, a young man who would probably like to repair the relationship between himself and his father. But too much damage has been done. Leevi falls hard for Tareq, and hopes that they can find a way to be together permanently. He is unable to see how impossible this is, especially after his father finds out about what has been going on between them. But for a brief moment, Leevi and Tareq do find a respite from their frustrations. “A Moment In The Reeds” is a lovely film which beautifully illustrates the need people have to connect with each other. The film reminds us that we don’t always need big budgets and CGI to tell a good story. Sometimes it’s enough to just focus the camera on good actors and let them speak well written lines. Hopefully we’ll see more from these actors, and from their director, in the future. Parts of “A Moment In The Reeds” are in Finnish, with English subtitles, though the scenes between Leevi and Tareq are in English, the language which the two characters share. In addition to DVD, “A Moment In The Reeds” is available on You Tube, Amazon Prime and Google Play.
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*Symphonia Concert
April 1 at 7:30 p.m. at the Crest Theatre, Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach. The evening will feature a unique program of dance music introduced with visuals and commentary by Maes-tro Alastair Willis who will take the audience on a dramatic journey through Russian jazz, Argentine tango, and 1920s German musical theater and a stunning performance by Bandoneon soloist Lidia Kaminska. Tickets are $59 to $69. Visit oldschoolsquare.org.
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March 23 to April 21 at the Wilton Theater Factory Mainstage, 2304 Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors. Imagine sitting with your best friend, drinking beers and watching the Oscars on TV when, all of the sudden one of the winners names you as the bully who tormented him and provoked his best friend into committing suicide. That’s only the first few minutes of the explosive play. For tickets and more information visit IslandCityStage.org.
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March 23 to April 21 at the Wilton Theater Factory Mainstage, 2304 Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors. Imagine sitting with your best friend, drinking beers and watching the Oscars on TV when, all of the sudden one of the winners names you as the bully who tormented him and provoked his best friend into committing suicide. That’s only the first few minutes of the explosive play. For tickets and more information visit IslandCityStage.org.
DaVinci & Michelangelo: The Titans Experience
March 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, 3800 NW 11th Place, Lauderhill. This interactive and multimedia performance will take audiences on an awe-inspiring journey through the Italian Renaissance. Tickets $50. Visit LPACFL.com
Friday Night Sound Waves Music Series
Fridays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Hub, Las Olas Boulevard and A1A in Fort Lauderdale. Enjoy live, outdoor music spanning genres and tributes every Friday evening through November. Free. Visit FridayNightSoundWaves.com
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Derek Hough's live dance tour will be at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, April 10 at 8 p.m. Photo via Derek Hough, Facebook.
Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach. The evening will feature a unique program of dance music introduced with visuals and commentary by Maestro Alastair Willis who will take the audience on a dramatic journey through Russian jazz, Argentine tango, and 1920s German musical theater and a stunning performance by Bandoneon soloist Lidia Kaminska. Tickets are $59 to $69. Visit oldschoolsquare.org.
Derek Hough Live
Wednesday, April 10 at 8 p.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach. This solo live dance tour features brand-new stage production that sends fans on a journey through a fusion of dance and music. Tickets $39. Visit go.kravis.org.
Free Friday Concerts
Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts, 51 N. Swinton Ave. in Delray Beach. Enjoy live music from the comfort of your picnic blanket or lawn chair every week, for free! Returns in October. Call 561-243-7922 or visit DelrayArts.org.
miami-dade county Outdoor Music Series
Third Thursdays at the Perez Art Museum Miami, 101 W. Flagler St. in Miami. Come out for live music from DJs and musicians by the bay. Drink specials available. Free with museum admission. Call 305-375-3000 or visit PAMM.org.
The Big Show
Fridays and Saturdays at 9 p.m. at Just the Funny Theater, 3119 Coral Way in Miami. A collection of comedy mixing the likes of improvisation and sketches. Tickets $12. Call 305-693-8669 or visit JustTheFunny.com.
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*Be the Change
Friday, April 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the Kaye Auditorium on FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road. an evening of conversation and storytelling on how personal empowerment and selfcare can lead to positive social change with Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, Brittany Packnett, Elaine Welteroth, Barb Schmidt and Michelle Maros. Tickets are $35 to $100. Visit FAUEvents. com
*Under Pressure Art Show
April 5 to May 4, Reception Saturday, Aptil 20 at 6 p.m. at the Claudia Castillo Art Studio, 2215 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors. Artist Hugh Williams presents his work. Call 954-274-7047 for details.
*Freestyle Backlight Glow Party
Friday, March 29 from 8 p.m to 10 p.m. at the Arts and Crafts Social Club in Fort Lauderdale. We’ll crank up the music and paint with fluorescent paint under black light! Painting will be FREESTYLE, with no instruction. We will be on hand to help as needed. As always, feel free to bring wine, beer, cocktails
Broward Support Services PFLAG
Tuesdays in Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs and Southwest Ranches. A support group for parents of LGBT youth 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and locations.
SunServe Youth Group
Tuesdays and Thursdays in Fort Lauderdale, Southwest Ranches, Coral Springs and Hollywood. A support group and night of fun for LGBT youth 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and times.
Survivor Support
First and third Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Broward Health Imperial Point Hospital cafeteria, 6401 N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. Find support from counselors and peers who have lost loved ones to suicide. Call the Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention at 954-384-0344 or visit FISPOnline.org.
broward county *Under Pressure Art Show
April 5 to May 4, Reception Saturday, Aptil 20 at 6 p.m. at the Claudia Castillo Art Studio, 2215 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors. Artist Hugh Williams presents his work. Call 954274-7047 for details.
*Freestyle Backlight Glow Party
Friday, March 29 from 8 p.m to 10 p.m. at the Arts and Crafts Social Club in Fort Lauderdale. We’ll crank up the music and paint with fluorescent paint under black light! Painting will be FREESTYLE, with no instruction. We will be on hand to help as needed. As always, feel free to bring wine, beer, cocktails, and munchies of your choice! Tickets $25. Visit artsandcraftssocialclub. com.
*8th Annual GLLN Gala
April 13th from 4 p.m. 7 p.m. at the Flagship
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in Downtown Fort Lauderdale. Proceeds from this year’s gala will go to Latinos Salud and The Pet Project. Guests will have access to an open bar and unlimited hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $100. Visit GLLN.org.
In Search of Stonewall
Wednesday, March 27 at 7 p.m. at the Stonewall National Museum, 2157 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors. This panel discussion will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and the 25th anniversary of The Gay & Lesbian Review, which has published a book on the events of 1969 and their aftermath, a collection of essays from the magazine’s first 25 years. Suggested donation of $5. Visit stonewall-museum.org.
Arts and Crafts Wednesday Happy Hour
Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Arts
and Crafts Social Club in Fort Lauderdale. Enjoy a two-for-one ‘freestyle’ painting session with hands on assistance as needed. Tickets $20. Visit artsandcraftssocialclub. com
Lunch With Art
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Voices of Pride
Meets at Compass GLCC, 201 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. Join the Gay Men’s Chorus as they practice every week. Free. Call 561-533-9699 or visit CompassGLCC. com for rehearsal details.
palm beach county *Be the Change
Friday, April 5 at 5:30 p.m. at the Kaye Auditorium on FAU’s Boca Raton campus, 777 Glades Road. an evening of conversation and storytelling on how personal empowerment and self-care can lead to positive social change with Glennon Doyle, Abby Wambach, Brittany Packnett, Elaine Welteroth, Barb Schmidt and Michelle Maros. Tickets are $35 to $100. Visit FAUEvents.com
Palm Beaches Prime Timers
Second Saturdays at 3 p.m. at Compass GLCC, 201 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. An active fraternal and social organization dedicated to bring together mature gay and bisexual men for friendship, activities, support, and personal growth for the best times of our lives. Free. Call 561- 533-9699 or visit CompassGLCC.com.
Seals and Crofts 2
Wednesday, March 27 at 8 p.m. at the Crest Theater, 51 N. Swinton Avenue, Delray Beach. Experience the music of 70s rock duo Seals & Crofts in a whole new way. Hear the hits Summer Breeze, Diamond Girl, and We May Never Pass This Way Again, artfully reimagined with a reverent nod to the past. Tickets $47 to $57. Visit OldSchoolSquare. com
34th Annual Palm Beach International Boat Show
March 28 to March 31. Attendees will enjoy live music and refreshments at the show’s famous floating cocktail lounges. Guests are invited to come by boat and may tie up to free docks located south of the in-water displays. Tickets $18 to $52. Visit PBboatshow.com.
Coffee Clatch at Compass
First Monday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon at Compass, 201 N. Dixie Hwy, Lake Worth. A social group focusing on the mature LGBT+ community in Palm Beach County, providing a relaxed environment for meeting friends, discussing interesting topics, and engaging in community projects. Free to attend, email joekolb@compassglcc. com fir details.
Hard Bodies: Contemporary Japanese Sculpture
September 29 to March 31 at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. Organized by the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the thirty works by sixteen artists comprise the first-ever comprehensive exhibition of contemporary Japanese lacquer sculpture. They have all been drawn from the Clark Collections at Mia, the only collection in the world to feature this extraordinary new form. Tickets $9 to $15. Visit morikami.org.
miami-dade county *28th Annual Reach for the Stars Gala Auction
April 13th at 6 p.m. at Actor’s Playhouse, 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. Gather with friends to enjoy delicious food with 30 of Coral Gables’ finest restaurants sponsoring the event while supporting the Actor’s Playhouse youth programming and general operations. Tickets are $250 per guest. Visit ActorsPlayhouse.org.
Arsht Center Farmers Market
Mondays from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. Purchase fresh food from local farmers, including fruits, vegetables, meats, prepared foods, as well as chefs, live music, and cooking demonstrations. Tickets $45 to $75. Free. Visit ArshtCenter.org/en/Visit/Dining.
key west Hot Naked Hump Days
Wednesdays from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Island House, 1129 Fleming St. in Key West. Relax in the middle of the week with two-forone drinks, free shots, videos and music, giveaways, and naked boys at the pool. Call 305-294-6284 or visit IslandHouseKeyWest. com
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