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Denise Royal his June 27 is the 23rd annual National HIV Testing Day. The 2018 theme is “Doing It My Way, Testing for HIV.” Currently, 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV/AIDS. An estimated 15 percent of people infected don’t know it because they have never been tested. It’s impossible to overstate the importance of being tested. Studies show that if an HIV positive person starts antiretroviral therapy soon after diagnosis, their long-term prognosis improves significantly. People who take medications as prescribed and get and keep an undetectable viral level have effectively no risk of sexually transmitting HIV to an HIV-negative partner. HIV testing is crucial in South Florida. Despite gains in treating HIV over the last two decades, new infections continue to be a challenge. In 2016, Miami topped the list of highest new infection rate per capita of any U.S. city: 47 per 100,000 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). That’s more than twice as many as San Francisco, Los Angeles, or New York City. Fort Lauderdale also made the list
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of top 10 U.S. cities for the rate of new HIV diagnoses. In Florida, more HIV infections progress to AIDS here than in any other state, in part because many HIV positive people who start taking antiretroviral drugs don’t continue with their treatment. National HIV Testing Day is also an opportunity for health care and other community agencies to unite and raise awareness about the impact of HIV testing and early diagnosis of HIV. Walgreens is partnering with the Florida Department of Health in Broward County, Pride Center Equality Park, Care Resource, Latinos Salud, and Broward House to make it easier to get an HIV test with free in-store testing. “A lot of people know where you can be tested, but there might be a stigma,” says Glen Pietrandoni, Senior Director, Patient Care and Advocacy, at Walgreens. “There are people who want to know their HIV status but hesitate to go to the doctor’s office because they may not want to disclose MEMBER certain behaviors. Or they may not want to go to that HIV clinic because they may feel MEMBER
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hen it comes to this year’s Stonewall LGBT community despite public scrutiny, Black & White Ball, almost the annual Compass Leadership Award is everything is themed around 30. annually presented. This year’s award will go Compass, Florida’s largest LGBT to Palm Beach County School Board Member community center, is approaching its 30th Erica Whitfield. anniversary. The date of the celebration is on The annual Michael Brown Faces of the June 30, and the cost to get in is $30. Community Award is also presented to It’s the seventeenth an influential community occurrence of the Ball, however, leader who has “demonstrated “The Stonewall and is also meant to celebrate notable efforts toward Black and almost 50 years of the LGBT promoting pride and a movement’s success. This connectivity within our diverse White Ball... year’s theme will be ‘Glimmer community.” This year’s award sheds light on of Pearls,’ and the partygoers go to Carole Benowitz, who opportunities for will dressed in black and white is the president of the local our community’s chapter of PFLAG, a nonprofit cocktail attire will be able to dance, drink, and participate in organization that advocates for future through a silent auction. and educates people about the fully inclusive Around 1,500 people typically LGBT community. social justice attend from around South VIP tickets that include leadership.” Florida, including local leaders. the Award Reception, Award “The Stonewall Black and Ceremony, and Stonewall - Compass White Ball not only recognizes Ball are $75. The host of this our collective history, but year’s award reception will be it sheds light on opportunities for our Virginia Sinicki, a DJ and radio personality community’s future through fully inclusive with The KVJ Show at 97.9 WRMF. social justice leadership,” Compass’ website Other performances at the Ball will feature states. drag queens Velvet Lenore and Miss Palm Compass has been supported throughout Beach Pride 2018 Rianna Petrone. the years by local leaders that would The VIP Award Reception begins at 7 p.m., later become public officials, state while general admission is at 9 p.m. Tickets senators, county commissioners, state can only be bought online, and the event representatives, and more. To honor these will be held at the Harriet Himmel Theatre people for using their power to help the in West Palm Beach.
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Meet the first class of ‘Outstanding Voices’ to be honored June 28 Damon Scott
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he inaugural class of the 2018 “Business of Pride” awards will be recognized June 28 in Miami. The event will honor 15 “Outstanding Voices” from the community who represent LGBT business leaders, individuals, allies and advocates in the South Florida area. Organizers tout the honorees as ones who are “making a difference in advancing equality in the business world.” The event is a partnership between the South Florida Business Journal, the GFLGLCC - Greater Fort Lauderdale LGBT Chamber and the Miami-Dade Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Celebrity Cruises, headquartered in Miami, is the presenting sponsor. The South Florida Business Journal took online nominations until April 9 and will profile the honorees in a special publication that will be available at the event. In order to be eligible, companies and individuals had to be located in Miami-Dade, Broward or Palm Beach counties. The honorees are Kerensa Butler-Gile, partner and managing director, RSM US LLP;
Darrin P. Gayles, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida; Richard Gray, vice president, LGBTQ Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau; Yosbel Ibarra, shareholder, Greenberg Traurig LLP; Michael Kennis, vice president, Bank of America; Michael “Miik” Martorell, CEO, Planet Printer and president of Pride Fort Lauderdale; Andy McNeill, founder and CEO, American Meetings; Hector Ponte, regional bank president, Wells Fargo; Gary Resnick, mayor, city of Wilton Manors and shareholder, Gray Robinson; Lee Rubin, director of global reference programs and customer engagement, Citrix; Mark Scott, partner, Kaufman Rossin; Cristina Serralta, print and graphic innovator, Amazon Services; Rick Siclari, CEO, Care Resource; Kim Stone, executive vice president, Miami Heat and general manager, American Airlines Arena; and Mark Trowbridge, president and CEO, Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce. The event takes place from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Kimpton EPIC Hotel, located at 270 Biscayne Blvd Way in Miami. There will be cocktails and food prior to the awards presentation.
Organizers tout the honorees as ones who are “making a difference in advancing equality in the business world.”
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‘Jurassic World’ Sequel Has Lesbian Reference Cut From Film
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A scene that would have revealed a character’s sexuality in “Jurassic World: Forgotten Kingdom” was cut for time reasons. Daniella Pineda’s character Zia Rodriguez would have mentioned she was a lesbian in the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The change comes as other movies like “Thor: Ragnarok” and Black Panther have taken out scenes
of LGBT character reveals. “I understood why they cut it — for sake of time. It’s me and Chris Pratt and we are in a military vehicle with all of these mercenaries,” Pineda said to Build. “I look at Chris and am like, ‘Yeah. Square jaw. Good bone structure. Tall. Muscles. I don’t date men, but if I did, it would be you. It would gross me out, but I would do it.’”
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Bisexual Men Have Higher Risk For Heart Disease Than Straight Men
A new study published by New York University found bisexual men are more likely to get heart disease than their straight counterparts. Researchers went over the responses of 7,731 men ages 20 to 59 from a national health survey to see what risk factors for heart disease men of various sexual orientations had, according to a release on the study. Bisexual men were found to be more likely to have negative health factors like mental stress, obesity and high blood pressure. “Poor mental health is a recognized risk factor for the development of heart
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disease,” said the study’s lead author Billy Caceres. “Clinicians should be educated about sexual minority health and should routinely screen bisexual men for mental distress as a risk factor for heart disease. This is particularly important as healthcare organizations increasingly include sexual orientation as part of demographic questionnaires in electronic health records.” The study, which was published in the journal LGBT Health, called for more heart screenings for bisexual men and for more understanding of the different health needs of various sexual identities.
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Cincinnati Transgender Clinic Receives $2 Million Donation
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A couple in the Cincinnati area made a multi-million dollar donation to a local youth transgender health clinic. Jessica and Chris Cicchinelli, the cofounders of the Living With Change Foundation, gave $2 million towards getting more resources for the Cincinnati children’s transgender health clinic, according to WLWT. The Cicchinellis have a transgender daughter who has been treated at the clinic. “The families need the access to this,” Chris said. “They need to be in a safe area.
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They need to be able to communicate with the doctors. They need to know that the doctors are here for them and that they are not just a number. When they come here, they are going to use their preferred name. They are going to talk to the child and parent and really navigate through this process.” Some of the foundation’s focus points include resources for parents, training and education for schools and workplaces as well as equal opportunities for all people, according to Fox19.
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AHF Tackles Housing Crisis Fort Lauderdale a new focus
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he Fort Lauderdale branch of the AIDS Healthcare Foundation hosted a press conference on Tuesday where they announced bold plans to address the low income housing crisis in the city. Partnering with the Healthy Housing Foundation, the agencies on Tuesday addressed the affordable housing crisis impacting Broward County. Specifically, the group announced plans to break ground on a residential campus for low-income residents in Fort Lauderdale. With numerous local community leaders present, the agencies set out their vision for an innovative housing complex that will provide answers for low-income individuals and families in Broward County. “Too many suffer,” AHF president Michael Weinstein said. “We are going to try to provide solutions.” Kathleen Cannon, chair of the United Way, praised AHF. “It’s a very generous gesture. They are willing to underwrite a very good cause on their own.” Added the legislative affairs director of AHF, Ebonni Bryant, “we think this undertaking Ebonni Bryant
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represents a legitimate attempt to deal with one third of the housing crisis in Broward County.” Michael Kahane, the Southern Bureau Chief of AHF, elaborated: “This will truly shift the trajectory for many of those in need. It is a collaborative and innovative approach that will be an example and set the frame-work for other communities across the U.S. to take on leadership around this issue.” Low cost housing is a hot topic in the LGBT community. When word got out about a possible low cost housing project coming to the Pride Center in Wilton Manors, it led to intense community debate. But on Tuesday, agency representatives were all enthused about the AHF initiative. The Healthy Housing Foundation Fort Lauderdale lowincome and affordable housing residential development campus is the fourth affordable housing residential development launched this year by the Healthy Housing Foundation, a new program of AHF to specifically address housing needs. It is targeted to assist low-income and chronically ill individuals, along with families, focusing on sustainable rental-to-ownership models. According to AHF, current statistics indicate that 789,000 Floridians spend more than half of their income on rent each month. Through the development of local collaborations and
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innovative approaches to combating the affordable housing epidemic plaguing communities across the nation, the Healthy Housing Foundation hopes to demonstrate that citizens who are at extremely low income levels can be helped or placed into clean and safe housing without lengthy delays presently fostered by customary “affordable housing” measures. It is not AHF’s first foray into this arena in South Florida. In 2011, the agency undertook efforts to preserve ADAP-based housing in Miami. Globally, it has been working to address the housing needs of the chronically ill for 30 years. A program similar to the Lauderdale project was also recently launched in Los Angeles as well. AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), is the largest global AIDS organization, and an advertiser in SFGN weekly. It currently provides medical care and/ or services to over 924,000 individuals in 41 countries worldwide in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, the Asia/Pacific Region and Eastern Europe. To learn more about AHF, please visit: www.aidshealth.org.
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George Takei compares ‘zero tolerance’ immigration policy to Japanese internment camps Mariah Cooper Washington Blade
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eorge Takei has compared the “At least during the internment, we separation of migrant families at the remained a family, and I credit that alone for U.S.-Mexico border to his time in keeping the scars of our unjust imprisonment Japanese internment camps during World War from deepening on my soul,” he continued. II. “I cannot for a moment imagine what my Time reports that under the Trump childhood would have been like had I been Administration’s “zero tolerance” immigration thrown into a camp without my parents. That policy nearly 2,000 children were separated this is happening today fills me with both from their parents between April rage and grief: rage toward a and May. The Associated Press failed political leadership who also reports that babies and young appear to have lost even their migrant children are being held in most basic humanity, and a three “tender age” shelters with an profound grief for the families additional shelter set to open in affected.” Houston. Takei concluded the opIn an op-ed for Foreign Policy, ed calling on people to take Takei recalls the frightening time action against the policy. he spent in Japanese internment “Unless we act now, we will camps as a child. The comparison have failed to learn at all from tips in favor of the camps because our past mistakes. Once again, as Takei points out he was not we are flinging ourselves into separated from his family. a world of camps and fences “At least during the internment, and racist imagery — and lies - George Takei when I was just 5 years old, I was just big enough to stick,” Takei not taken from my parents,” the writes. “Star Trek” star writes. “We were not pulled Takei’s essay echoes similar thoughts from screaming from our mothers’ arms. We were former First Lady Laura Bush who penned a not left to change the diapers of younger column for the Washington Post: children by ourselves.” “These images are eerily reminiscent of Takei’s essay recalls being forced to live in a the internment camps for U.S. citizens and horse stall for several weeks and remembers noncitizens of Japanese descent during World a guard pointing guns at his family. However, War II, now considered to have been one of he found strength and solace in his family’s the most shameful episodes in U.S. history.” support.
“At least during the internment, when I was just 5 years old, I was not taken from my parents.”
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US Withdraws from UN Human Rights Council Michael K. Lavers Washington Blade
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he U.S. on Tuesday announced it has withdrawn from the U.N. Human Rights Council. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Nikki Haley told reporters during a press conference at the State Department that Cuba, Venezuela, China, the Democratic Republic of Congo and other countries “with unambiguous and abhorrent human rights records” are members of the council. She also accused the council of having a “chronic bias against” Israel. “America has a proud legacy as a champion of human rights, a proud legacy as the world’s largest provider of humanitarian aid, and a proud legacy of liberating oppressed people and defeating tyranny throughout the world,” said Haley. “While we do not seek to impose the American system on anyone else, we do support the rights of all people to have freedoms bestowed on them by their creator. That is why we are withdrawing from the U.N. Human Rights Council, an organization that is not worthy of its name.” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo also spoke to reporters. “We have no doubt that there was once a noble vision for this council,” he said. “But today, we need to be honest – the Human
Rights Council is a poor defender of human rights.” Pompeo added the council “has become an exercise in shameless hypocrisy — with many of the world’s worst human rights abuses going ignored, and some of the world’s most serious offenders sitting on the council itself.” Council has emerged as LGBTI rights champion The U.N. created the council in 2006. The U.S. joined the council in 2009 after former President Obama took office. The council over the last decade has become an increasingly vocal champion of LGBTI rights. The council in 2011 narrowly approved an LGBTI rights resolution. It adopted a resolution against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in 2014. The council in 2016 approved the creation of the U.N.’s first-ever position to combat anti-LGBTI violence and discrimination. Cuba and Venezuela are among the countries that voted for the resolution. The U.S. last September voted against a council resolution that includes a provision
Cuba is among the countries that are members of the U.N. Human Rights Council. Photo Credit: Michael Key, Washington Blade.
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The Trump administration on June 19, 2018, announced the U.S. has withdrawn from the U.N. Human Rights Council. Photo Credit: sanjitbakshi, Flickr.
condemning the death penalty for those found guilty of committing consensual same-sex sexual acts. An American official told the Washington Blade the U.S. backed language in the resolution “against the discriminatory use of the death penalty based on an individual’s sexual orientation or gender identity, while also requesting changes to make the larger resolution in accordance with U.S. law” that says the death penalty is legal. The Human Rights Campaign and the Council for Global Equality are among the organizations that told Pompeo in a letter they are “deeply disappointed” with the Trump administration’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the council. “This decision is counterproductive to American national security and foreign policy interests and will make it more difficult to advance human rights priorities and aid victims of abuse around the world,” they said. Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer on Tuesday applauded the decision when he spoke at his embassy’s annual Pride reception in D.C. U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.) — who was born in Havana before the 1959 Cuban revolution brought Fidel Castro to power — also praised Haley and Pompeo. Tuesday’s announcement coincides with growing global outrage over the Trump administration’s policy of separating immigrant children from their
parents when they enter the U.S. from Mexico. U.N. experts have sharply criticized the U.S. over its response to Hurricane Maria that devastated Puerto Rico last September. The Trump administration’s overall LGBTI rights record also continues to spark outrage among activists. “Without a history of progress on LGBTIQ human rights at the Human Rights Council we would have no progress to speak of within the U.N. system today,” said OutRight Action International, a global LGBTI advocacy group, in a statement. “Withdrawing from the council sends a message to other countries that [it’s] acceptable to walk away from the system when it doesn’t suit you to be there.” “Imagine, what would happen if all countries walked away from the U.N. because of disagreements,” asked the organization. Haley at the State Department press conference stressed the administration has “used America’s voice and vote to defend human rights at the U.N. every day, and we will continue to do so.” “Even as we end our membership in the Human Rights Council, we will keep trying to strengthen the entire framework of the U.N. engagement on human rights issues, and we will continue to strongly advocate for reform of the Human Rights Council,” she said. “Should it become reformed, we would be happy to rejoin it.”
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Vatican Gets with the Times, Uses Term ‘LGBT’ in Potential Historic First Brittany Ferrendi The Vatican finally figured out an appropriate way to address the LGBT community. In a planning document for upcoming meeting The Synod of Bishops, The Vatican used the term “LGBT” for what may be the first time ever in official documents. The 32,000-word text stated although much of the younger generation disagrees with the Church’s stance on same-sex marriage and other hot-button issues, they still “express the desire to remain part of the Church.” It also stated “some LGBT youth … wish to ‘benefit from greater closeness’ and experience greater care from the Church,” according to the National Catholic Reporter, which translated snippets of the documents from its original Italian to English. According to a journalist at the NCR, “Catholic Church has in the past formally referred to gay people as ‘persons with homosexual tendencies.’” More recently, the phrase has been replaced with “homosexuals” and Pope Francis commonly uses the word “gay” in interviews and press conferences. The NCR notes a section of the synod outline called “the body, affectivity and sexuality” has a passage that states: “Sociological studies demonstrate that many young Catholics do not follow the indications of the Church’s sexual moral teachings. … No bishops’ conference offers solutions or recipes, but many are of the point of view that questions of sexuality must be discussed more openly and without prejudice.” Rev. Thomas Rosica, who often serves as English assistant to The Vatican’s press office, agrees this is the first use, but believes “they’re just using the lingo young people use. There’s nothing earth-shattering.” Vatican spokeswoman Paloma Garcia
Ovejero declined comment to The Washington Post about this term usage, saying, “I guess there’s no specific answer [for using the term] … it’s just the result of so many proposals and will be used as a ‘tool’ for discussion.” But not everyone brushed it off. Executive Director of New Ways Ministry Francis DeBarnardo told TWP the use of the term LGBT is important, seeing as The Vatican previously used terms like “homosexual inclinations.” “That said, there is nothing in this new document that indicates a change in church teaching. It simply indicates a new openness to discuss these issues more respectfully. How they actually conduct the synod, and, more importantly, what the final synod document will say, is much more important than these developments,” he added. That’s not all The Vatican has done recently to acknowledge the LGBT community — officials also invited a prominent LGBT rights advocate to a second global meeting, known as the World Meeting of Families in August. American Jesuit Rev. Jim Martin will be the first speaker at a World Meeting to discuss “positive pastoral outreach to LGBT people” at the Vatican-run event, according to the Associated Press. Martin told the AP it was “immensely significant” that he could present on the subject because it showed “that LGBT Catholics and their parents are an important part of our church … The message from the Vatican to LGBT Catholics is this: you belong.” Rosica claimed both these moves are a way for Pope Francis’ church to express “we have to pay attention to this whole LGBT reality, especially for those who have chosen to remain in the church,” as he told TWP.
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US Supreme Court Passes on Arlene’s Flowers Lisa Keen
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he U.S. Supreme Court today vacated a Washington Supreme Court decision that said a florist violated state law when she refused to sell flowers to a same-sex couple for their wedding, claiming that she was exercising her religious beliefs. In doing so, it sent the case back to the state supreme court for “further reconsideration in light of” the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 4 decision in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado. The Alliance Defending Freedom, which the Masterpiece case that prompted the U.S. represented the florist in the Arlene’s Supreme Court to vacate a Colorado state Flowers case, portrayed the announcement decision against a baker who refused service as a step forward for its client. And Lambda to a same-sex couple. The U.S. Supreme Court Legal expressed frustration at the court’s did not address the legal issue of whether a unwillingness to decide the big issue looming First Amendment claim could outweigh an in this case and others: Can anti-discrimination law. a business person claim a Mar predicted the First Amendment right to Washington Supreme Court free exercise of religion to will simply reaffirm its earlier justify violating a state law decision. prohibiting discrimination In its February 2017 decision based on sexual orientation in in Washington v. Arlene’s public accommodations? Flowers, the Washington “Today’s decision is Supreme Court ruled that immensely frustrating and anti-discrimination laws disappointing,” said Jenny serve a “broader societal Pizer of Lambda Legal. “The purpose: eradicating barriers Supreme Court should simply to the equal treatment of all have reaffirmed longstanding citizens in the commercial - Shannon Minter constitutional principles marketplace.” National Center for that freedom of religion is “Were we to carve out a Lesbian Rights not a license to discriminate. patchwork of exceptions Laws requiring businesses for ostensibly justified to be open to all do not conflict with the discrimination, that purpose would be fatally Constitution. It is past time to put to rest undermined,” said the state supreme court. these proliferating attempts to undermine The decision was unanimous. the civil rights of LGBT people in the name of Shannon Minter of the National religion.” Center for Lesbian Rights said the June 25 Ria Tabacco Mar, an ACLU attorney on announcement in Arlene’s Flowers means the Masterpiece case, said the Arlene’s “very little.” Flowers case is “virtually identical” to “All that today’s remand means is that Masterpiece, with one exception. There the Washington Supreme Court will review has been no claim that Washington state the decision in Arlene’s Flowers to be sure officials exhibited any hostility toward the it was not similarly tainted. Since there is businessperson’s expressed religious beliefs no evidence that it was, the Washington against LGBT people. That was one feature of Supreme Court will almost certainly reaffirm
“The important point for LGBT people is that the law continues to protect them.”
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the decision below in favor of the same-sex couple who brought the case.” “The important point for LGBT people is that the law continues to protect them” in Washington State, said Minter, “and even businesses owned by people who would like to deny them certain services based on the owner’s religious beliefs must comply with anti-discrimination laws.” In the Arlene’s Flowers case, two gay men decided to get married in Washington State in 2013 and approached their regular florist to provide decorations. But Arlene’s Flowers balked at their request, saying it was due to the owner’s religious views. Washington State law prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation in public accommodations, and the state courts ruled that the business owner in this case was, despite their religious claims, violating that law. In the Masterpiece decision on June 4, a 7 to 2 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled
only that the record in a case from Colorado showed there had been significant hostility shown by the state civil rights commission for a businessman’s religious views against marriage for same-sex couples. The case involved a baker who refused to sell a cake to a same-sex couple for their wedding reception, claiming his religious beliefs prevented him from doing so. The high court “set aside” the lower court ruling against the baker in Masterpiece and said the greater issues in the case concerning religious beliefs and civil rights laws protecting LGBT people - would have to be “resolved in the future….” With its June 25 announcement, it is clear that the U.S. Supreme Court’s idea of “future” is not the Arlene’s Flowers case, at least not right now. Many predict the case will be back before the Supreme Court as soon as the lower state supreme court reconsiders its ruling.
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iberty Council, a Christian non-profit organization and designated hate group, has sued Boca Raton and Palm Beach County for their bans on underage conversion therapy. The lawsuit is on the behalf of licensed marriage and family therapists Dr. Robert Otto and Dr. Julie Hamilton, who have both practiced pediatric conversion therapy in the past. The suit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The Palm Beach County Human Rights Council has led the way in banning conversion therapy in municipalities across Palm Beach County. “Every study documented that there is a significant potential for children undergoing conversion therapy to be harmed psychologically,” former Boca Raton Mayor Susan Haynie previously said when her city banned the practice. “While banning conversion therapy does not appear to be a priority action in either Tallahassee or Washington, [D.C.] tonight Boca Raton took another step to protect LGBTQ youth in our city from the harms of conversion therapy.” The backbone of Liberty Council’s argument is that the ban violates their First Amendment rights. Getting rid of this therapy is discriminatory toward their religion, they argue, and strips away the free rights of those who choose to “prioritize their religious and moral values above unwanted same-sex sexual attractions, behaviors, or identities.” “Boca Raton and Palm Beach County have no authority to prohibit a form of counseling simply because they do not like the religious beliefs of a particular client. The ordinances are unconstitutional and cause harm to countless minors in Boca Raton and Palm Beach County. Liberty Counsel will not stand by while an authoritarian council blatantly ignores the First Amendment,” wrote Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Council.
Almost every major medical and psychological association opposes conversion therapy including the American Medical Association and the American Psychiatric Association. According to PBCHRC conversion therapy can cause “shame, guilt, depression, decreased self-esteem, increased self-hatred,” and other negative effects, proving it to be an abuse practice. The APA also released a resolution in late 2009 “which found that the so-called therapy relied entirely on anti-LGBTQ bigotry and a clear distortion of scientific data,” PBCHRC said. This is far from Liberty Council’s first skirmish with lawsuits. The organization, designated by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group, has been involved in multiple cases — both threatened and real — ranging from disapproval of Harry Potter to banning marriage equality and pro-abortion laws. Most recently, they sued Jacksonville last year to nullify their Human Rights Ordinance that included sexual and gender identity as protected categories. They also sued Tampa last year for their ban on conversion therapy. Recent research suggests that conversion therapy does more harm than good. Cornell University combed through 47 peer-reviewed studies on SOCE counseling, and found that only one supported the practice, while 12 found that it is “ineffective and/or harmful, finding links to depression, suicidality, anxiety, social isolation and decreased capacity for intimacy.” The other 34 could not make a claim either way. Many South Florida municipalities, including Broward County, West Palm Beach, Miami, Boynton Beach, Key West, Wilton Manors and more have joined the 11 states and other cities/counties across the country in banning conversion therapy.
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hree well-known LGBTI rights advocates in the Mexican state of Guerrero were killed last week. Authorities on Sunday found the bodies of Rubén Estrada, Roberto Vega and Carlos Uriel López in Taxco, a city between the state capital of Chilpancingo and Mexico City that is popular with tourists. Estrada, 35, was the main organizer of Another local media report indicates Taxco’s annual Pride march and a local gay Estrada, Vega and López had been tortured beauty contest. Vega and López, who was his before they were killed. partner, were also activists. “We are sad, depressed,” Soberanis told Gaby Soberanis, president of Diversidad the Blade. “They were young. They had a Guerrero, an LGBTI advocacy future ahead of them. The group that is based in the entire state’s LGBTI rights resort city of Acapulco, on movement is sad, is in Monday told the Washington mourning.” Blade during a telephone Other activists across interview that Estrada, Vega Mexico also mourned their and López were at a local deaths. nightclub early Sunday “The loss is for a society that morning when a group of men demands equality, freedom tried to extort money from and an end to violence,” said them. Lol Kin Castañeda, a lesbian Soberanis said Estrada, activist who is a member of Vega and López refused to the Mexico City Constituent give them any money. She told Assembly in a tweet that - Lol Kin the Blade the men returned, tagged Guerrero Gov. Héctor forcibly removed them from Astudillo. “We demand Castañeda the nightclub and placed justice.” activist them into a van. Local media reports say Authorities found their the manner in which Estrada, bodies a few hours later on a dirt road near Vega and López were killed indicates they the main highway between Mexico City and were victims of criminal gangs that operate Acapulco. throughout Guerrero. A local newspaper published a picture of “I don’t know if it was a hate crime based one of the murdered activists who appeared on homophobia,” Soberanis told the Blade. to have been shot in the back of the head. The Blade has reached out to the Guerrero
“The loss is for a society that demands equality, freedom and an end to violence.”
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From left: Rubén Estrada, Roberto Vega and Carlos Uriel López were murdered in Taxco, Mexico, on June 17, 2018. An activist in the state of Guerrero with whom the Washington Blade spoke said Estrada, Vega and López were killed after a group of men tried to extort money from them at a local nightclub. Photo courtesy of Gaby Soberanis/Diversidad Guerrero.
Ministry of Public Safety for comment. Violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity remains commonplace throughout Mexico. Drug cartels and criminal gangs that operate throughout Guerrero have made it one of the most violent states in the country. An advisory the State Department issued on March 16 urges U.S. citizens not to travel to Guerrero and the states of Colima, Michoacán, Sinaloa and Tamaulipas “due to crime.” A group of 43 college students known as “normalistas” disappeared in Iguala, a city that is roughly an hour south of Taxco in
Guerrero, on Sept. 26, 2014. Mexican authorities have accused former Iguala Mayor José Luis Abarca and his wife, María de los Ángeles Pineda, of masterminding the kidnapping. The Associated Press reports Abarca allegedly ordered local police officers to turn the students over to members of a local criminal group who killed them. The election to choose the successor to President Enrique Peña Nieto, who cannot run for a second term under the Mexican constitution, will take place on July 1. Violence and corruption are among the top issues for Mexican voters.
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opportunities with him. Thank you for being here.” Jason Jenkins, the senior Vice President 24. of communications and community affairs The recently elected Miami Dade County for the Miami Dolphins followed Lima and Commissioner Eileen Higgins from District briefly summarized the intent of Football 5 also came out to support SAVE. The long Unites Grant and how they want to become time LGBT community ally said, “It’s an more involved in the LGBT community in honor to be here, I was officially sworn in South Florida. on Friday so you can actually Jenkins said, “Our goal it call me commissioner. to educate south Florida, to “I don’t want to Something I never thought make it more united. The I would be in my whole life. Unites program that just be here at the Football I want to be of service to Tony mentioned, our goal is table just for us to to help fund programs in the my community and to my neighbors and what I can tell community that really benefit feel good about you, friends, allies, members and advance social justice. ourselves, not of SAVE – you trusted me to I don’t want to just be here represent you, and without at the table just for us to feel a PR thing - we SAVE I would not be standing good about ourselves, not a PR want to impact here today.” thing - we want to impact the the community.” A plethora of politicians community. [Pride] is not just from both Miami Dade and one month of the year, we’re - Jason Jenkins Broward County came out to here for the long term.” senior Vice President of communications and support SAVE as well. After Jenkins spoke, Dmitry community affairs, Miami Tony Lima, the Executive Logunov and Rene Charlarca dolphins Director of SAVE said, “I have were invited to stand on stage to say this about the Miami to accept a token of friendship Dolphins and Jason Jenksins, we are very and support from Lima. They voiced their fortunate to be grantees for Football Unites appreciation to the LGBT community in Grant, which means that they have given Miami for being so sympathetic. us funds to be able to for us to continue the Logunov and Charlarca were recently groundbreaking prejudice reduction work victims of a gay bashing at Miami Beach’s that we started three years ago in South Pride earlier this year. With their assistance Florida. We’re so thankful to the Dolphins, the Miami Beach Police department were so thankful for our partnership, and I must able to find the four culprits: they are say it’s so special that as of late that Jason currently being charged for aggravated has invited me to do a series of media battery.
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young serial killer stalked San Francisco’s gay community in the mid-1970s. He would sketch strangers in bars, strike up conversations, leave with those strangers and then, police say, stab them to death. He became known as “The Doodler.” His last known victim died in the summer of 1975: The victim’s pants were unzipped. His face was eaten by maggots.
(CNN) Police released a sketch of a suspect a few months later. They repeatedly questioned one man. But the Doodler was never caught. Now, more than 40 years later, the San Francisco Police Department says it has a suspect. Three men were assaulted but somehow managed to escape the Doodler’s clutches, the lead inspector on the case at the time told reporters. They gave police descriptions of the Doodler. “We have a suspect in the assault that spawned the sketch,” Inspector Dan Cunningham says. Police at the time were
convinced that assailant was the Doodler, but Cunningham is now working to confirm the details. “I’m still connecting the dots,” he said. “I’m working to see if that assault is actually connected to the murders.” And Cunningham is now looking for the diplomat. In the 1970s, detectives said the Doodler might have butchered as many as 14 people. “I’m looking at five murders,” says Cunningham, who recently took charge of the department’s cold case unit. “But I’d be a fool to say he didn’t do more.” A police artist has updated the sketch: aging the Doodler, drawing him as he
might look now. The updated sketch will be released, says Cunningham, “once I’ve got all my ducks in a row.” If he’s still alive, the Doodler will be in his early 60s. Cunningham will also work with the SFPD crime lab, hoping modern forensic technology might manage to extract a usable DNA sample from evidence gathered at two Doodler crime scenes 43 years ago.
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The Doodler is one of a number of cold cases now creeping back into the spotlight after a suspect in the so-called Golden State Killer case was arrested in April thanks to advances in DNA technology. He’s accused of a string of robberies, rapes and killings committed across California in the 1970s and 1980s. Authorities in Vallejo, California, also hope DNA technology might now lead them to the Zodiac Killer, who killed at least five people in the Bay Area in the late-1960s. Detectives have reportedly sent two letters written by the killer to a crime lab for analysis.
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Police in Simi Valley, California are hopeful that the arrest of a suspect, Joseph James DeAngelo (pictured), in the so-called Golden State Killer case will help authorities solve the murder of a mother and her young son nearly 40 years ago.
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The first of the Doodler’s alleged victims to be found was Gerald Cavanagh, a 50-yearold who had worked in a mattress factory. Cavanagh’s body was in 1974, lying at the water’s edge on Ocean Beach. The coroner states that Cavanagh’s corpse was, “Lying on the sand, in a supine position. ... There were multiple stab wounds. ... There was an apparent defense wound on the left little finger.” Cavanagh had been stabbed 16 times. There are four other corpses on Cunningham’s list. Joseph Stevens, a 27-year-
old drag queen, was the next to die. His body was found by a dog walker in Golden Gate Park early one morning in June 1974. Stevens had been stabbed five times. According to the coroner’s report, “Approximately 10 feet west of the deceased’s feet was a large disturbed area of brush, with a pool of blood. There were drag marks from this point to where the deceased was found, indicating that an altercation had taken place.” Less than two weeks later, another early morning walker found another body on Ocean Beach: Claus Christmann, a 31-yearold German. According to the coroner, “The deceased’s pants were unzipped and open.” The report details multiple stab wounds on Christmann’s neck and shoulders, “In a manner which seemed as though the assailant had attempted to decapitate the deceased.” A police bulletin released regarding those first three killings reads, in part: “Victims one and two have homosexual propensities and due to underclothing and makeup in victim number three’s pocket he also may have the same propensities.” In the summer of 1975 two more bodies were found. Frederick Capin, a registered nurse in his early 30s, was found stabbed to death beside the highway that runs parallel to Ocean Beach. A month later, the fifth and final corpse was found in bushes near the 16th tee of the Lincoln Park Golf Course, a little to the northeast of Ocean Beach. “Deceased had no underpants and his blue pants were unzipped,” wrote the coroner. The dead man was Harald Gullberg, a 67-year-old Swedish sailor.
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Five men had been found dead within 4 miles of each other, all within 18 months. “There was fear among gay men,” says Randy Alfred, news editor at The Sentinel, a gay newspaper.
carrying a butcher knife and a book of sketches when the police nabbed him.” Police questioned the man repeatedly, The Sentinel reported at the time. The paper quoted an unnamed police source as saying the suspect had confessed the killings to a The search for the killer psychiatrist. “He’s having difficulty with his A few months after Gullberg’s death, sexuality,” Gilford told The Chronicle at the the SFPD released the artist’s sketch and a time. description of the suspect. Inspector Rotea Police had a strong suspect, and they had Gilford, the lead investigator on the case, told three still-living witnesses. But those three The Sentinel that the suspect “often sits in men refused to testify. “My feeling is they bars doodling caricatures and cartoons on don’t want to be exposed as homosexuals,” napkins.” Sometimes referred to as the Black Gilford told the UPI wire service. An Doodler, he was described at Associated Press headline read: the time as African-American, “Murder suspect free because between 19 and 22 years old, gays silent.” slender, a little shy of 6 feet, and Iconic gay rights activist frequently wore “a Navy-type and politician Harvey Milk watch cap.” told the AP, “I can understand The Sentinel was one of the their position. I respect the few media outlets covering the pressure society has put on story at the time. The Zodiac them.” Gay sex was illegal in Killer was still big news. And California until January 1976, in 1973 and 1974 the so-called and discrimination in jobs and Zebra Murders plagued the housing was still rife. “There city: A group of black, Muslim was still a long history of men were killing white victims. mistrust between gay men and Some in the gay community the police force,” says Alfred. “I - Randy Alfred wondered if the police were mean, the homicide detective The Sentinel News Editor taking the Doodler killings might have been in the vice seriously. “There was a feeling squad two years ago when he they would have given it a lot more attention busted you.” if the victims had been white society women Many of the officers involved in the from Pacific Heights,” says Alfred. Doodler investigation, and many of the “Baloney,” says Moses, who worked in the witnesses, have died in the 43 years since the SFPD crime lab. “I wouldn’t say any case got Doodler’s last suspected hit. Gilford died in less attention, was forgotten about,” he said. 1998. “That’s just not how the system works.” Cunningham is well aware the clock In January 1976, the San Francisco is ticking to solve this case. “The DNA is Chronicle ran a story about the Doodler going to be important,” he says. “A lot is and two days later a suspect was arrested. going to have to depend on the crime lab.” According to The Sentinel, “The man was
“There was still a long history of mistrust between gay men and the police force.”
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ilton Manors’ businesses and development task force. “I have a pretty good residents are still buzzing about the pulse of the city,” he said. large crowds and overall smooth Berry has owned the Courtyard Café for execution of its June 16 Pride event. 11 years, Rumors Bar & Grill for six and the The city of about 12,000 saw more than Tickin Ribbit gift shop for almost one. All are triple that number come out to its sidewalks located on Wilton Drive. and streets – about 40,000 – for the “Wilton “I attribute a lot of the sales to the excessive Manors Stonewall Pride Parade & Festival” heat that day,” said Berry. “It caused people held largely along Wilton Drive. to drink and eat more. All three locations did City officials thought the event “went better than expected.” He said he employs splendidly.” about 60 between all three businesses. “[I] thought it was the best Stonewall Pride Berry and others gave props to the efforts of the last six that I’ve attended,” said Johnnie of Jeff Sterling and his staff at the Wilton Goodnight, an administrator in Manors Entertainment Group, the city manager’s office. part of a nonprofit partnership Goodnight referenced an that organizes and executes the economic impact analysis of event. last year’s event that the city “Jeff’s done an incredible job commissioned. In 2017 it was and only gets better and better estimated that total event every year he does it,” said Berry. spending reached about $4.1 “I called him the night before million. The number included [Pride] at 9 p.m. about some hotel nights and transportation Porta Potty’s that hadn’t arrived. use on services like Uber and He got dressed and left his house Lyft, among other spending. and next thing I know it was The analysis was not repeated taken care of.” - Johnnie for 2018, but the $4.1 million was Sterling previously told SFGN Goodnight administrator, city estimated on 34,000 visitors. that he thought the event went manager’s office Organizers think about 40,000 very well, even though some came out this year. attendees were upset about a “I do believe it was a larger crowd [this new $5 admission charge to help subsidize the year],” said Wilton Manors business owner cost of logistics and public safety. He said that Nick Berry. “I think we were probably up about overall, however, attendees were happy with 35 percent [in revenue],” he said, noting that it the event. was easily the busiest Pride since at least 2015. And although there was a pedestrian Berry has lived in Wilton Manors for accident about a half a mile from the 30 years and serves on the planning and festivities at about 7 p.m., Sterling said no zoning committee as well as the economic major incidents were reported.
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patients within the network. “It’s an honor for CAN to have one of our employees nominated by the Family Foundation. Alexis is a vital part of our organization working to bring HIV awareness, education and prevention to the South Florida community,” stated Richard E. Carlisle, CAN president and CEO. “I think there’s a united effort among us that we all have one mission and we’re very mission-driven.” The Family Foundation’s 28th Annual AIDS Benefit and Awards Banquet will be held on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Marriott Hotel (Airport), 1201 LeJeune Road, Miami, FL 33126. For more information, please visit www. thefamilyfoundationusa.org or call (305) 978-7100.
ABOUT CAN COMMUNITY HEALTH
CAN Community Health is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to the treatment, care and continual wellness of people living with HIV, hepatitis C and other STDs. The clinics offer the finest medical, dental, psychological and lifestyle counseling to all patients, regardless of their financial situation, insurance status or ability to pay. For more information visit www.cancommunityhealth.org.
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hen the temperatures go up, the prices go down. Now that the snow birds have flown the coop, many area restaurants are offering dining deals to those of us who stay year-round, including several places along Las Olas and on AIA. Check out these venues and listen to the ka-ching! sound while you save big bucks. As a caveat, most of these places require that you show local I.D. for the off-season discounts. The Conrad Fort Lauderdale Beach offers “Clicquot on the Clock.” Bottles of Veuve Clicquot Champagne will be discounted to $50 at 5 p.m. and increase $10 every hour until 8 p.m. The hotel’s restaurant, Terra Mare, wants locals to enjoy its market-fresh and locally sourced appetizers on a gorgeous oceanside terrace. Bottles of wine are 50 percent off all day on Tuesdays and, from 4-7 p.m. daily, select appetizers are available for less than $10 and accompanying drink specials at the bar include $5 beers and $8 wines by the glass, including Prosecco Loredan Gasparini and Ronco Blanchis Rosé. Popular AIA beachfront spot, Casablanca Café doesn’t advertise it, but you can get two meals for the price of one at lunch time.
sunny summer Specials The following Las Olas spots all offer a discount if you mention “Las Olas Locals” (which means a Broward I.D.): American Social gives locals at 15% discount through September, TuesdayFriday before 4 p.m. and after 7 p.m. (in other words, not valid for happy hour) or with any other specials. Boathouse at Riverside offers 20% off food entrees, tax, gratuity, and beverages are NOT included. Minimum $25 purchase required. Not valid with any other offers. At Caffe Europa get a complimentary bottle of Peroni with any pizza purchase. Chima Brazilian Steakhouse knocks ten bucks off the regular dinner price and you can get a complimentary drink or appetizer at the bar. Louie Bossi’s serves up one complimentary glass of house wine with purchase of entrée (limit one per customer). Luigi’s Tuscan Grill offers 20% off all food Sunday-Thursday 5-10 p.m. (not including alcohol) and you must dine-in. Royal Pig Pub presents $10 beer, burger and fries all day on Monday. At SuViche get a free appetizer, pisco sour, or other specialty cocktail of your choice with the purchase $20 or more. Wild Sea Oyster Bar & Grille gives a
A Woman’s Place Is in the Kitchen, Dining Room and Executive Office! With females representing only 7% of executive chefs and restaurant owners in the U.S., Big Time Restaurant Group Executive Chef/Partner Lisabet Summa is teaming up with filmmaker Joanna James, to promote women in Florida’s hospitality industry. The two are hosting a screening of “A Fine Line,” which chronicles the experiences of James’ mother, Valerie James, as a chef/owner for the past 30 years. The film is also supported by the stories of other contemporary female chefs, including: Dominique Crenn, Barbara Lynch, Lidia Bastianich, Cat Cora, and more. A panel discussion, screening, and cocktail party, “SOFLO Femmes in Food & Film,” will take place on Monday, June 25, from 6 to 9 p.m. at The Tower Club in the Region’s Bank Building at 100 SE Third Avenue, 28th Floor, Fort Lauderdale. The event proceeds will provide needed funding for the development and mentoring of organizations that support women in the hospitality industry. The event is sponsored by Big Time Restaurant Group. The evening will include a VIP reception with food and drink from Big Time Restaurant Group, a meet and greet with filmmaker Joanna James, the film screening and a lively Q&A session. Tickets are $75 and can be purchased on eventbrite.com. Proceeds will support the impact campaign to increase women in leadership through mentorship programs, education, inspiring screenings and lobbying for equal rights in the workplace.
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Wawa’s Pride month rainbow bagel.
20% discount on food entrees, a minimum $25 purchase is required. Not valid with any other offers. Subs and Suds retro sandwich shop in Riverside Park/Sailboat Bend offers a summer special on Monday evenings that it calls Memphis Monday. It’s a BBQ pig roast with Memphis-style pulled pork sandwiches with all the fixings for $8; paired beers are $3. Serving starts at 6 p.m. and stops when the food runs out. All local Dairy Queens are featuring “Two for $4 Treat Nights.” For a limited time, after 8 p.m., mix-and-match any two medium sundaes or dipped cones for just $4 at participating locations. I’ll see you at the DQ on Wilton Drive. Restaurants aren’t just luring us in with special discounts and prices, many are offering special dinner parties. Caffe Luna Rosa in Delray is bringing back its popular four-course wine dinners now until the end of November for just $49, plus tax and gratuity. The wine dinners are held every third Tuesday beginning at 7 p.m. and feature four courses (appetizer, salad, a choice of one of two main courses followed by dessert). Each course is accompanied by a glass of wine. Upcoming dinners will be held on June 26, July 24, August 14, September 4 & 25, October 26, and November 6 & 27. Dinner
menus are available at caffelunarosa.com or call 561-274-9404. You’ve heard of “farm to table.” On Tuesday, June 26 at 7:30 p.m., MIA Kitchen & Bar in Delray will host a five-course feast featuring fresh catch from Florida’s top fishing towns. Each course will be paired with creative tipples made with Afrohead Rum and Misunderstood Whiskey. Executive chef Blake Malatesta’s kitchen practices a zero-waste policy and his “dockto-door” program partners with Florida fishermen to source sustainable seafood caught within the last 24 hours. The dinner is $60 per person, plus tax and gratuity. Seating is limited. For more information go to mia.kitchen or call 561.499.2200. Josie’s Ristorante in Boynton Beach has just launched a new 8 for $8 lunch deal, available Monday through Friday. The 8 for $8 lunch deal at Josie’s Ristorante is available for dine in or take out. Call (561) 364-9601 or visit josiesristorante.com. Finally, Wawa stores have a special Pride month offering, a rainbow bagel with cream cheese. It’s on a secret menu. Here’s how to access the secret menu: Visit touch screens at kiosks and press the goose at the bottom left of the screen to reveal the new menu items. Don’t know why it’s gotta be a secret, but there are other non-Pride related items there as well.
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Concert He’s a little country and she’s a little bit rock ‘n roll…or is it the other way around? In any case, Donny and Marie, those wholesome musical siblings from Provo, Utah, will be bringing their songs and comic shtick to the Hard Rock Event Center at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood tonight at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $30 at MyHRL.com.
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Sports Let’s play ball! Well, we’ll let the professionals do the real work. But, if you purchase tickets to Pride Night at Marlins Park tonight at 7:10 p.m., a portion of proceeds will benefit local LGBT organizations. The Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida will sing the national anthem and radio host Miss Bryan is throwing out the first pitch. Tickets at MLB.com/Marlins.
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If you experienced an awakening the first time you saw gender-bending British rocker Boy George singing “Karma Chameleon,” then you won’t want to miss an opportunity to relive some of the biggest musical moments of the 1980s. Boy George and Culture Club, the B-52s and the Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey will be performing in concert tonight at 6:30 at the Amp, 1806 N.E. 6th St. in Pompano Beach. Tickets at TheAmpPompano.org.A Great Show! Be there! Photo Credit: AEG Presents.
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Head down to the World AIDS Museum and Educational Center, 1201 N.E. 26th St. in Wilton Manors, for the opening of a thought-provoking new exhibit presented by Art for AIDS Broward County. A variety of works by local artists will be featured. A free opening night reception will be held tonight between 7 and 9 p.m. More info at WorldAIDSMuseum.org.
The packed Pride Month calendar comes to a dramatic conclusion tonight with the Stonewall Balck and White Ball, hosted by the Compass Gay and Lesbian Community Center at the Harriet Himmel Theater, 700 S. Rosemary Ave. in West Palm Beach. More than 1500 people are expected at the party. For more info and tickets, go to CompassGLCC.org.
Just what could happen when a middle-aged gay man is suddenly thrust back into the complicated world of dating? Find out in the world premiere of Michael McKeever’s critically-acclaimed hit comedy, “Mr. Parker,” playing at Island City Stage, 2304 N. Dixie Hwy. in Wilton Manors through July 15. Tickets are $35 at IslandCityStage.org.
Looking for a little religion? Lady Fancy hosts her Gospel Jubilee to the Pub, 2283 Wilton Dr. in Wilton Manors, on Sunday nights beginning at 7 p.m. Lady Fancy and her cast will exorcise evil spirits (only if you wish) while spreading the gospel of great drag in this new weekly event at the popular local bar. More information at ThePubWM.com.
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outh Florida artist Misael Soto likes to make his audiences stop and think. Soto, who identifies closest with the “Q” in the LGBTQ spectrum and prefers the pronouns “they,” “them” and “theirs,” is known for unconventional, experiential installations. The avant garde artist first attracted attention in 2011 with “Watch with Me,” in which Soto set up a small battery-powered television, four chairs and a cooler of drinks on a busy sidewalk and proceeded to watch a movie. Passersby could sit with the artist and engage in a free-flowing conversation inspired by the film, the unusual surroundings and each person’s personality. Those interactions became the “art.” Six years ago, Soto created a giant beach towel that was displayed on public beaches up the Atlantic Coast. In his artist’s statement, Soto said his goal was to encourage others “to occupy and enjoy the towel as I hope to subvert the way beach-goers claim their temporary real estate on the beach. I intend to indict and undermine typically American excess, in an attempt to comment on how we choose to share the wealth (or not).” Just last year, Soto created a week-long installation, “Flood Relief,” in Miami Beach, employing multiple industrial gas-powered water pumps “in a Sisyphean display intended to broaden the scope of local and national conversations on Miami’s rising waters. Typically used to disperse flood waters, these pumps created a continuous flow of water removed from and funneled back into Biscayne Bay. Stripped of their original purpose, essentially becoming fountains, the water pumps were activated daily by three performer operators.” “Flood Relief” got the attention of city leaders in Miami Beach and led to the biggest challenge—and opportunity—of the artist’s career. This spring, Soto was awarded a prestigious residency with ArtCenter/South Florida and a commission from the city of Miami Beach to expand upon that installation and focus further public attention on the environmental challenges ahead. “Together we’re trying to get a sense of what’s going on at every level concerning sea level rise, mitigation and resilience efforts in the city,” Soto explained. “I’m in the research
Artist Misael Soto will create art installations that draw attention to the effects of climate change in South Florida. Photo Credit: Misael Soto.
phase, but eventually pretty soon, maybe around September, I’ll be unveiling a public project and it will be somewhere in south Miami Beach…it will be participatory in a way and will host various performances, art by other artists and also voices from the community. I’m hoping to get the public engaged in a real dialogue.” Soto, who moved from Puerto Rico to Tamarac with his parents while still a toddler, originally envisioned a behind-the-scenes career as an art historian or curator. “I had a personal upheaval around 2010 and realized I could affect change by affecting change within myself and then radiate out in some way. That’s really when I became an artist…engaging with others on a personal level, interrogating how far I can take things. I’m comfortable now creating works in public that have a lot of entry parts and participants— passersby, the accidental viewer, all the way to someone who goes specifically to engage with the work.” Soto is confident the art that results from the residency will force both experts and the lay person to take a fresh look at the issues of climate change and sea level rise across the region. “That’s what artists strive to do,” Soto said. “Present a new perspective.”
To learn more about the residency and Soto’s upcoming installations, go to MisaelSoto.com and ArtCenterSF.org.
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*Bring It! Live
Saturday, June 30 at 8 p.m. at the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave, Fort Lauderdale. Lifetime’s hit series ‘Bring It’ takes the stage in an all-new show following Miss D and her Dancing Dolls. Tickets $47 to $127. Visit BrowardCenter. org or call 954-462-0222.
*The Gospel According to André
June 27 and 28 at the Lake Worth Playhouse, 709 Lake Ave, Lake Worth. This film takes viewers to the roots of fashion icon André Leon Tally growing up in the segregated Jim Crow South to becoming one of the most influential fashion curators of our time. Tickets $6 to $9. Call 561-296-9382.
*The Catcher was a Spy
June 27 and 28 at the Lake Worth Playhouse, 709 Lake Ave, Lake Worth. Partake in this espionage thriller that showcases the real story of Moe Berg, the professional baseball player turned World War II spy. Tickets $6 to $9. Call 561-296-9382.
broward county *Bring It! Live
Saturday, June 30 at 8 p.m. at the Au-Rene Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave, Fort Lauderdale. Lifetime’s hit series ‘Bring It’ takes the stage in an all-new show following Miss D and her Dancing Dolls. Tickets $47 to $127. Visit BrowardCenter.org or call 954462-0222.
Mr. Parker
June 16 to July 15 at the Island City Stage, 2304 N Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors. Suddenly single at 54, Terry Parker is having a midlife crisis and struggling to keep up with the world around him, until he wakes up one morning in bed with a 28-year-old man he met the night before. Tickets $35. Call 954519-2533 or visit islandcitystage.org
United States Navy Band Cruisers 2018 National Tour
Sunday, July 8 at 2 p.m. at Bailey Hall, 3501 Davie Rd, Davie. Free concert showcasing a wide range of music including jazz, rhythm & blues, classic rock and contemporary pop. Call 954-201-6884 to RSVP.
The Big D
June 17 through July 15 at the Foundry at the Abyss Theater, 2308 N Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors. This play explores the complexities of love and commitment in our postmarriage equality society. Tickets $35 to $50. Visit RonnieLarson.com.
Friday Night Sound Waves Music Series
Mr. Parker. Photo credit: Facebook
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
palm beach county *The Gospel According to André
June 27 and 28 at the Lake Worth Playhouse, 709 Lake Ave, Lake Worth. This film takes viewers to the roots of fashion icon André Leon Tally growing up in the segregated Jim Crow South to becoming one of the most influential fashion curators of our time. Tickets $6 to $9. Call 561-296-9382.
*The Catcher was a Spy
June 27 and 28 at the Lake Worth Playhouse, 709 Lake Ave, Lake Worth.
Partake in this espionage thriller that showcases the real story of Moe Berg, the professional baseball player turned World War II spy. Tickets $6 to $9. Call 561-2969382.
*Music for the Mind Concert Series
Tuesday, July 17 at 7 pm at the Harriet Himmel Theater at City Place, West Palm Beach. The Kretzer Piano Music Foundation presents a talented group of musicians who will captivate the audience with unique jazz classics from the Great American Songbook. Tickets $5 to $10. Call 866-449-2489.
Cabaret
July 6 to July 22 at the Studio One Theater, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. A raucous musical that comes roaring to life in the infamous Kit Kat Klub where some fo Broadway’s most memorable songs spill onto the stage. Tickets $25. Visit fauevents.com
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.
*Five Women Wearing the Same Dress
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*Reading Queer: Poetry in a Time of Chaos
Thursday, July 12 at 7 p.m. at the Stonewall National Museum in Wilton Manors. A live reading of poetry cultivated from 50 LGBTQ poets who came together in the spirit and solidarity of peter at its finest — and fiercest. Suggested donation of $5. Refreshments provided courtesy of Bare-foot Wine & Bubbly. Visit stonewall-museum.org
*Blacklight Glow Party After Artwalk
Saturday, June 30 from 9 p.m. to midnight at the Arts & Crafts Social Club in Fort Lauderdale. Paint with fluorescent paint under a black light. BYOB: Wine, beer, cocktails and snacks. Tickets $25. Visit artsandcraftssocialclub.com
Stonewall Black and White Ball
Saturday, June 30 at 9 p.m. at the Harriet Himmel Theater in Cityplace, West Palm Beach. Come dressed up in cocktail and costume attire to celebrate 30 years of the Black and White Ball. Tickets $30. Visit compassglcc.com
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 *Reading Queer: Poetry in a Time of Chaos
Thursday, July 12 at 7 p.m. at the Stonewall National Museum in Wilton Manors. A live reading of poetry cultivated from 50 LGBTQ poets who came together in the spirit and solidarity of peter at its finest — and fiercest. Suggested donation of $5. Refreshments provided courtesy of Barefoot Wine & Bubbly. Visit stonewall-museum.org
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Tuesday, July 10 at 1:15 p.m. in the Main Hall of the Pride Center at Equality Park. Follow a lesbian couple’s escape from a nursing home and their journey to Canada to get married. Free of charge — popcorn and sodas will be served.
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under a black light. BYOB: Wine, beer, cocktails and snacks. Tickets $25. Visit artsandcraftssocialclub.com
Lunch With Art
Every Wednesday from 12:15 to 1:15 pm at 41 NE st 33060, Pompano Beach. Indulge your creative side in this free hands-on program. Bring your own lunch or grab a bite to eat at the in-house cafe.
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.
Life Coaching
Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Latinos Salud Clubhouse, 2300 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Get one-on-one life coaching from certified CRCS coaches. For guys living with HIV, their partners, and anyone who identifies as transgender. Free.
June 27-July 4 Call 954-765-6239 or visit LatinosSalud.org.
Lauderdale Bridge Club Lessons and Games
Mondays at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 401 SE 15th St. in Fort Lauderdale. Join the club for bridge lessons and try your hand at some games. Cost $4. Call 610-4016475 or visit MarpleBridgeClub.com.
Care Resource Recovery Group
Mondays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Care Resource, 3160 NW Ninth St. in Oakland Park. A weekly meeting with licensed behavioral clinical counselors on healing one’s entire being in the recovery process. Visit CareResource.org.
Rest Your Mind
Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Kadampa Meditation Center, 241 W Prospect Road Ste. B in Fort Lauderdale. Start your week with relaxing meditation to center yourself. Free. Visit MeditateinFortLauderdale.org.
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July 7, August 4 & 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the STEM Studio, 1209 Main St. #112, Jupiter. Learn about neuroscience and brains from FAU neuroscientists. Register at sfsciencecenter.org/brain-sparks
E4 Life: Green Health & Wellness Expo
July 14 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the STEN Studio, 1209 Main St. #112, Jupiter. Learn more about healthy living, sustainable initiatives, and environmental conservation. Food vendors, workshops, environmentally conscious shopping and more. Call 561-8321988 for more info.
Stonewall Black and White Ball
Saturday, June 30 at 9 p.m. at the Harriet Himmel Theater in Cityplace, West Palm Beach. Come dressed up in cocktail and costume attire to celebrate 30 years of the Black and White Ball. Tickets $30. Visit compassglcc.com
Sober Sisters
Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Lambda North, 18 S. J St. in Lake Worth. A support and discussion group for female recovering alcoholics. Visit LambdaNorth.net.
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Out of the Closet NA Group
Mondays at 7 p.m. at Lambda North, 18 S. J St. in Lake Worth. A support and discussion group for LGBT recovering addicts. Visit LambdaNorth.net.
and older of all levels are invited to a practice led by a certified instructor. Bring your own yoga mat, water, and towel. Free. Call 305358-7550 or visit BayfrontParkMiami.com/ Yoga.html.
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POZCONNECT Support Group for Gay and Bi Men
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.
POZCONNECT Support Group for Spanish Speakers
Mondays 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Pridelines, 6360 NE Fourth Court in Miami. A support group for HIV+ people, in Spanish. Free. Call Eddie at 305-571-9601, ext. 105 or visit Pridelines. org.
Yoga
Tuesdays from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at Jose Marti Park, 362 SW Fourth Ave. in Miami. Yogis 18
Tuesdays from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Pridelines, 6360 NE Fourth Court in Miami. A gay and bi men’s roundtable HIV+ support group. Free. Call Eddie at 305-571-9601, ext. 105 or visit Pridelines.org.
Book Study
Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center, 1273 Coral Way in Miami. Buddhist monk, Gen Kelsang Norbu, will lead classes on learning the foundations of Buddhism. Call 786-529-7137.
key west Comedy Key West
Sundays from 7 p.m. until close at Mangoes, 700 Duval St. Upstairs Ricky Ricardo Room. Boogie the night away with a little help from delicious drinks, great music and free admission.
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OAKLAND PARK 6PLEX - Great Opportunity Listed at $550,000. Michael Tublin United Realty 561 703 5533
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HUSBAND FOR RENT - Is he procrastinating home repairs? He says he will do it tomorrow?? After the football game?? We fit right in - in the house or the yard, small or big jobs: tile, dry wall, paint, plumbing, roof leaks, broken furniture, irrigation, fences, and more! It doesn't cost to hassle us to see the work - so why wait? Neat, clean work for a reasonable price. Call Haim at 954-398-3676, sidnalll@yahoo.com
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COOL POOLS- RELIABLE POOL SERVICE Professional pool service.Covering Wilton Manors, Lighthouse Point, and eastside of Pompano Beach. 15 years experience. Licensed and insured.Free estimates. Call 954-235-0775.
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GREGG'S PAINTING - I paint both interior and exterior. Great rates, free estimates. I am detailed-oriented, friendly, reliable, punctual, and neat. No job too small. Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Call Gregg at 617-306-5694 or 954-870-5972 Email: gmanbenn44@gmail.com
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Victoria Park 1BR/1BA - Renovated, Terrazo Floors, 2 A/C Units, New Kitchen Appliances, Large Walk-in Closet, Shared Washer & Dryer, Safe Area, 5 Unit Building. $1100 per month, Call 305-608-5877
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