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hile this past weekend was filled with fireworks and celebrations for the Fourth of July, for a local family, it was the one-year anniversary of their loved one’s murder. Bree “Nuk” Black, a trans woman, was shot and killed near her Pompano Beach home on July 3, 2020. Although throngs of people were in the area taking part in the Independence Day festivities, no one has come forward with any information leading to an arrest. “Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives continue to pursue leads and investigate the murder of Bree Black in hopes of finding the person or persons responsible for Bree’s death,” Carey Codd, senior public information officer for BSO, told SFGN in an email. “The case remains an open and active investigation, and homicide detectives urge anyone with information on this incident to please come forward and share what you know.” A month after her murder, Broward Sheriff Gregory Tony announced that there was an $8,000 reward for information leading to an arrest—$3,000 from Broward Crime Stoppers and $5,000 from the Florida Sheriffs Association Criminal Apprehension Assistance Program. “We can’t lose focus on the fact that in the U.S., the transgender community is targeted and discriminated against and we would like to get to a conclusion to understand whether or not this was a matter of a hate crime,” Tony said in a press conference last year. Last year was the deadliest on record for the transgender community in the United States. According to the Human Rights

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Campaign, at least 44 transgender or gender nonconforming people were murdered in 2020; a large portion of them were Black or Hispanic. This is almost double the number in 2019. Three of them were in Florida — Tony McDade was shot and killed by a police officer in Tallahassee in May 2020, Yunieski Carey Herrera was stabbed to death by her husband in Miami in the middle of Transgender Awareness Week in November 2020, and Black during the Fourth of July weekend. “Bree ‘Nuk’ Black was 27 years young. The average life expectancy of a Black trans

woman is 35 years of age,” said Nik Harris, the LGBTQ consumer advocate to Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried. Tatiana Williams, the co-founder and executive director of TransInclusive, has been in touch with Black’s family as well as law enforcement over the last year. She told SFGN that “unfortunately, the community is not stepping up.” Last year, Williams said that Black’s father has been “threatened due to this ongoing investigation” and that the family is trying to put the painful incident behind them.

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IT’S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE G Lesbian

RUGRATS REBOOT TO FEATURE BETTY DEVILLE AS A LESBIAN MOM The up and coming streaming service, Paramount +, is reviving “Rugrats.” This animated children’s television series originally aired from 1991-2003 on Nickelodeon. Tommy, Angelica, Chuckie, and other fan favorites will return but so will Betty DeVille (mother of Phil and Lil) only this time she will be a lesbian. In the original series, Betty was married to Howard Deville but since then she has come out. Natalie Morales, the voice of the new Betty, told The A.V. Club that “Betty is a single mom with her own business who has twins and still has time to hang out with her friends and her community.” She continued by saying that she in honored to voice this character and believes that it will be influential to young people watching and show them that being a

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lesbian is normal. “If I’d been watching Rugrats and seen Betty casually talking about her ex-girlfriend, I think at least a part of me would have felt like things might be okay in the future,” said Morales.

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TRANSGENDER TEEN’S ARTWORK SELLS FOR $2.26 MILLION

Victor Langlois aka FEWOCiOUS netted $2.16 million at an auction on Christie’s (a digital auction site). His project: “Hello, i’m Victor (FEWOCiOUS) and This Is My Life” included five sections of digital art that each represent a year of Langlois’ life between the ages of 14 and 18. It takes you through his journey of understanding his gender identity and transition process. He began drawing on his iPad because he wasn’t allowed to paint in his room. “I wasn’t allowed to paint in my room, so ninety percent of all my art online is digital. I made it on my iPad,” said Langlois in an interview with Decrypt. Since then, he has successfully established himself in the digital art community. On June 23rd, the day of the auction, the demand for his pieces was so high that Christie’s crashed. Langlois

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took that as a win not only for himself but for trans artists as a whole since they are generally overlooked.

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PRO RUGBY PLAYER JACK DUNNE COMES OUT AS BISEXUAL

Professional Irish rugby player Jack Dunne came out as bisexual. The second row for Leinster Rugby made the announcement during an outreach panel called “Building Allies with Pride.” Dunne admitted to already being out among friends and teammates since his late teens but this is his first time speaking out publicly. “I kind of realized when I was maybe sixteen or so, maybe fifteen or sixteen, but you’re in a school full of teenage boys,” Dunne said on the LGBT Sport Podcast. He admits that he would have come out sooner but decided to stay in the closet due to the comments and attitudes he heard from his classmates. Dunne also spoke of the differences between being gay and bisexual. “When you’re bisexual, it’s almost like a blessing and a curse,” Dunne explained. “You can hide it easier, you can still go out with the lads on Saturday night and do all that stuff, but then at the same time it’s easier to hide it and easier not to be true

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to yourself.” Dunne said that he’s coming out now to be a role model for other young athletes coming to terms with their sexual identities.

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he Pride Center at Equality Park is “If you look at the disparities among a community center for the entire the communities it can be as simple as community offering everything from a transportation. It can be as simple as not flea market and bingo to couples counseling being educated about benefits.” and transgender education. Different people may qualify for different Now a familiar group is finding a home programs, and AHF specializes in getting on the sprawling campus: AIDS Healthcare people all they’re entitled to. Foundation. “Adherence is key. A lot of people don’t “AHF has always had a longstanding understand what steps to take after [the] partnership with the Pride Center,” AHF’s COVID [crisis] and losing their jobs,” he said. Aaron Cutright said. “We “It’s been scary.” represent similar interests and AHF continued delivering we wanted to pursue this for services through the pandemic, further accessibility.” but now they are getting back The organization already has out with engagement in the an office in Wilton Manors, but community, and a big step was accessibility and parking can be the incredibly successful AIDS a challenge. Those issues along Walk. with the new senior housing “It’s pretty amazing,” he said. on campus and the general “We didn’t know what to expect. reopening of the buildings made We were hoping for the best but Pride Center a logical choice for unsure. It was the first event the a new office. city had allowed to happen.” - Aaron Cutright “We wanted to bring Cutright said they raised $1.9 AHF awareness, keep people in million, and 96 cents of every care, provide medications and dollar goes back to communities resources to the entire community,” he said. and programs. Beyond the money, he People can drop off their prescriptions and was encouraged by the sea of people who pick them up at the other Wilton Manors participated. location or order them in advance and collect “To see the representation in the 800 them at the new location at the Pride Center. people that showed up,” he said. “That alone They’re still getting settled in but eventually showed that as a community we’re still willing will offer case management, testing, to come together and do what’s right and PrEP services, linkage to care, Ryan White move forward in light of everything that’s case management and more. happened.” The key for maintaining health is keeping The new offices are at 2038 N. Dixie people in treatment, and Cutright said every Highway Suite 104, on the backside of the case is different. building past the auditorium.

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THE COUNTRY ACROSS

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MISS NEVADA REPRESENTS TRANS COMMUNITY AT MISS USA 26-year-old Kataluna Enriquez was crowned Miss Nevada, beating 21 other contestants and becoming the first openly transgender woman to represent the state in the Miss USA pageant. Enriquez started competing in pageants in 2015, three years after trans women were officially allowed to compete for Miss Universe and its lower titles. Wearing a sequined, rainbowcolored dress she designed, Enriquez used her platform to advocate for trans rights. Enriquez told KSNB News, “I didn’t have the easiest journey in life. It was a struggle for a moment. I struggled with physical and sexual abuse. I struggled with mental health. I didn’t have much growing up. I didn’t have support. But I’m still able to thrive, and I’m still able

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to survive and become a trailblazer for many.” If Enriquez wins the Miss USA title, she will be the second trans woman to compete for Miss Universe, behind Spain’s Angelica Ponce in 2018.

MINNESOTA TRANS STUDENT WINS 218K LAWSUIT AGAINST SCHOOL The Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose School District has been court-ordered to overhaul its policies regarding transgender student safety and pay 218,500 to Matt Woods, a transgender student who sued after experiencing transphobia at school. While at Buffalo Community Middle School, Woods was isolated from other students and forced to use a single-stall restroom that no other student was required to. He was removed from physical education classes and was eventually hospitalized for mental health treatment due to the discrimination he faced in class. Woods told Gender Justice, “I’m glad there will be new gender affirming policies put into place so that no one else has to go through what I went through, because people should be able to express their gender identity and go to the bathroom

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without being tormented by their teachers and school.” The school district must also ensure that transgender, non-binary, and gender non-conforming students are referred to by proper names and pronouns, have access to restrooms and locker rooms that align with their gender identity, and are allowed to play on teams that affirm their gender identity.

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IOWA SUPREME COURT OVERRULES JURY IN ANTI-GAY DISCRIMINATION CASE The Iowa Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s decision to award 1.5 million dollars to an ex-political appointee who says he was targeted and discriminated against by former Gov. Terry Branstad. In 2019, jurors found that when Branstad cut then-Iowa Workers’ Compensation Commissioner Chris Godfrey’s pay by $40,000, it was a retaliation for refusing to quit after the Governor was re-elected in 2010. Branstad denied knowing that Godfrey was the state’s first openly gay official when he asked him to resign. Godfrey’s attorney, Roxanne Conlin, told the Des Moines Register, “In every civil rights case, the perpetrator denies being motivated by discrimination — we know that’s going to happen; we expect

that to happen. We don’t expect the Supreme Court to rule it didn’t happen when the jury said that it did.” In addition to not having to award Godfrey $1.5 million in emotional distress, the court also ruled that the state no longer had to pay over $3 million in Godfrey’s legal fees over more than ten years of litigation. According to the Register, Justice Christopher McDonald, who wrote the majority opinion, said it wasn’t enough for Godfrey to claim Republicans in general harbored anti-gay bias at the time of the dispute in 2010 and 2011. The court held Godfrey did not present any evidence Branstad knew he was gay when the govenor attempted to oust him from office.

NEW JERSEY HOUSING DEVELOPMENT FOR HOMELESS LGBT YOUTH UNDERWAY Developers broke ground last week in Newark for a permanent housing development that seeks to provide shelter for 11 homeless LGBT individuals who may have a disability. The project is a partnership between the LGBT RAIN Foundation, which houses displaced LGBT youth, and Monarch Housing, a non-profit that specializes in housing marginalized communities. Gov. Phil Murphy told Roi-NJ, “In a stronger and fairer New Jersey, it is irrefutable that identifying LGBTQ residents of New Jersey have rights not only to free self-expression but, also, to a safe space to express those truths. Our LGBTQ youth face unprecedented struggles and are often subject to homelessness due

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to a lack of community or familial support.” Residents will have access to case management, mental health, financial services, and other programs. Developers are aiming to cut the ribbon on the property in 2022.

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ASIA

PRO-CHINA OFFICIALS CENSOR TAIWANESE LGBT MOVIE A Hong Kong LGBT film festival removed a Taiwanese documentary from its program in recent days after Hong Kong government officials edited sections of the film. According to Breitbart, those who purchased tickets to “Taiwan Equals Love” will have the fees refunded. “Taiwan Equals Love” is the first documentary to address the topic of same-sex marriage in Taiwan after it was legalized in 2016. Three same-sex couples from the island were interviewed and recorded as they encountered opposition from anti-LGBT communities as politicians tried to enact legislation to legalize gay marriage. “The [Hong Kong] Film Censorship Authority did not authorize the screening of the full documentary [sic],”

“Taiwan Equals Love.” Courtesy of Yan Zhexuan.

a statement released by the Hong Kong cinema stated. “We jointly decided to cancel the screenings of the film, in accordance with our agreed policy not to screen censored films in this program.”

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EUROPE

UNION OF EUROPEAN FOOTBALL ASSOCIATIONS BANS RAINBOW ADS AT TWO QUARTER-FINALS Uefa, the organizer of Euro 2020, has prohibited the use of LGBT rainbow colors in advertising for the quarter-final matches in Russia and Azerbaijan, citing local regulations. According to the BBC, this decision follows their refusal to allow a Munich stadium to be lighted up in rainbow colors for Germany’s match against Hungary earlier in the tournament. “UEFA’s audacity and deceit are boundless,” Germany’s gay and lesbian association told BBC. Uefa has said it “requires its sponsors to ensure that their artwork is compliant with local legislation.” The organizer has previously said it must stay politically neutral. In its statement, Uefa said it “fully supports the display of such messages of

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tolerance and respect for diversity, which were already displayed in all stadiums at all Round of 16 matches and will be displayed by Uefa’s partner Volkswagen at the Uefa Euro 2020 quarter-final matches in Munich and Rome”.

NORTH AMERICA

EAST AFRICA HOSPITALS OFFERING ANTI-GAY COUNSELING Hospitals and clinics across East Africa have given or supplied referrals for controversial “anti-gay” therapies to “alter” people’s sexuality. Being gay is “a trend” in Kenya, according to a counselor at an HIV clinic in Nairobi, stated OpenDemocracy, and some gay men are “lured” into homosexuality by others. She stated that it would take at least five counseling sessions to “alter” same-sex attraction. “Whoever wants to quit homosexuality, we connect them [to external counselors],’’ said a receptionist at an HIV clinic in Kampala, Uganda, to OpenDemocracy. Past counselors, she said, have included Solomon Male, a vocally anti-LGBT evangelical pastor. Survivors of these practices in East Africa experienced long-term

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repercussions on their mental health, family relationships, and overall wellbeing. The majority of the time, it was their own family members who had signed them up for these “treatments.”

CANADA PUTS LGBT CONVERSION THERAPY BILL ON HOLD After an attempt to recall the Senate during the summer to deal with the bill failed late Tuesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s vow to outlaw LGBT conversion therapy has been postponed until at least September. According to Reuters, a proposal by the government’s representative to have extra sessions over the summer to deal with unfinished business, such as the conversion treatment law, was blocked. Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland told reporters on Wednesday that she was disappointed that the Senate failed to pass Bill C-6, which cleared the House of Commons 263 to 63 last week. “Disappointed is too weak a word,” Freeland said. “This is something that would really help Canadians and not doing it really hurts a lot of people.”

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as it a “significant” victory for LGBT people or another sign of “death by a thousand cuts” for LGBT equal rights? Was it an “important win for religious liberty” or a “failure”?

Reaction to the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 17 couples cannot be treated as social outcasts or as decision in Fulton v. Philadelphia — allowing a inferior in dignity and worth.’ On the facts of this Catholic foster care agency to refuse to obey a case, however,” said Fulton, “this interest cannot city non-discrimination ordinance — elicited justify denying [Catholic Social Services, or CSS] an unusually wide range of often contradictory an exception for its religious exercise.” assessments. “CSS seeks only an accommodation that One LGBT legal activist called it a “significant will allow it to continue serving the children victory for LGBTQ people;” another called it of Philadelphia in a manner consistent with “troubling.” One conservative commentator its religious beliefs,” wrote Chief Justice John called it a “resounding victory for religious Roberts, “it does not seek to impose those beliefs freedom,” while another lamented Fulton was on anyone else.” a “failure by the high court Joining Roberts in the to definitely end the ongoing opinion were the three more governmental targeting of liberal members of the court — faith-based organizations.” Justices Stephen Breyer, Sonia The Fulton decision did Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan — not deliver a straightforward and two of the court’s newest message as Obergefell v. Hodges conservatives — Justices Brett did in 2015, when the court Kavanaugh and Amy Coney said, “same-sex couples may Barrett. “YOU WOULDN’T now exercise the fundamental The remaining three HAVE A DECISION right to marry in all States.” It conservative justices — did not spell out clearly, as it did Justices Clarence Thomas, SAYING THAT, ‘LOTS in Bostock v. Clayton last year, Samuel Alito, and Neil OF DOCTORS IN that, “An employer who fires an Gorsuch — concurred in the TOWN ARE WILLING individual merely for being gay judgment (that Philadelphia or transgender defies the law.” owed CSS an exception to its TO TREAT BLACK Instead, Fulton carried a non-discrimination policy PEOPLE SO BLACK nuanced message, akin to that protecting LGBT people). But PEOPLE CAN JUST of the Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Alito and Gorsuch wrote their Colorado decision in 2018. In own concurring opinions, GO SOMEWHERE Masterpiece, the court ruled: indicating they would have ELSEWHERE.’” “the laws and the Constitution gone much further in ruling for can, and in some instances CSS. And Thomas joined both. must, protect [LGBT people] in The facts of the Fulton - Jenny Pizer the exercise of their civil rights case are these: The city LAMBDA LEGAL … At the same time, the religious of Philadelphia has a city and philosophical objections to ordinance prohibiting gay marriage are protected views and in some discrimination based on sexual orientation and instances protected forms of expression.” its contracts with outside organizations include In Fulton, itsaid: “We do not doubt that similar language. City officials discovered that [the city’s] interest [in the equal treatment of one of the private agencies to which it refers prospective foster parents] is a weighty one, children in need of foster homes — Catholic for [quoting from Masterpiece] ‘our society has Social Services (CSS) — had a policy of denying come to the recognition that gay persons and gay such placements to same-sex couples. When

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CSS’s contract with the city came up for renewal, the city declined to renew it, saying CSS was in violation of the city ordinance and the contract’s language. CSS sued, saying the city’s refusal to renew its contract violated its First Amendment Free Exercise right. Besides, said CSS, it never violated the law because no same-sex couples had ever come to CSS and, if they had, CSS would have gladly referred them to some other foster care agency. FINDING ESCAPE CLAUSES Writing for the court, Chief Justice John Roberts accepted CSS’s contention that, by certifying a family for potential foster care placements, it was making an “endorsement of their relationships.” “CSS does not object to certifying gay or lesbian individuals as single foster parents or to placing gay and lesbian children,” wrote Roberts, noting that no same-sex couple had ever gone to

CSS seeking to be certified. And he reiterated CSS’s contention that, if a same-sex couple had gone to CSS, the Catholic agency would have directed the couple to an agency that does certify same-sex couples. Jenny Pizer, senior counsel and director of law and policy for Lambda Legal, could not buy into that line of logic. “Think about this in another area of law, like health care,” Pizer said. “If a doctor announces prospectively that they intend to discriminate — that they will treat only people of this one race and not another race — that’s a discrimination problem. And maybe people hear that doctor’s message and don’t go to that doctor. But that doesn’t absolve that medical office. You wouldn’t have a decision saying that, ‘Lots of doctors in town are willing to treat Black people so Black people can just go somewhere elsewhere.’ There has never been that kind of understanding of how civil rights laws are supposed to operate.”

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im Fahy was tragically killed before the parade at this year’s Stonewall Street Festival in Wilton Manors. A celebration of life was held June 30 at The United Church of Christ in Fort Lauderdale. It was total tribute to a man whom many respected, loved, and admired. James “Jim” Fahy, was a true man of the world. The Fahy family emigrated from Galway, Ireland in 1929. Fahy grew up in a Roman Catholic household and the family was tight knit. He is survived by his twin brother and younger sister. Fahy spent twenty years in East Africa mostly Kenya, as a missionary developing community based trade schools, and spent time in Nairobi, the capital of the country, in inner-city impoverished areas establishing schools for unemployed youth. He returned to the states in 1989, Fahy

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earned an MA in counseling from Loyola University. In October, 2017, Fahy retired and moved to Fort Lauderdale, and sang his heart strong with The Fort Lauderdale with the Gay Men’s Chorus. He no doubt left his indelible heart covered in the continents.

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Deon C. Jefferson PALM BEACH COUNTY HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL HAS ANNOUNCED THE WINNERS OF THE 2021 DANIEL S. HALL SOCIAL JUSTICE SCHOLARSHIP. EACH OF THE RECIPIENTS WILL RECEIVE A $2,500 SCHOLARSHIP. THE SCHOLARSHIP IS AWARDED ANNUALLY TO COLLEGE-BOUND GRADUATING SENIORS THAT HAVE SHOWN AN INTEREST IN ADVOCACY IN THE LGBT COMMUNITY. “Despite the logistical disruptions Gender & Sexuality Alliance and the Future students endured during the 2020-2021 Farmers of America. They organized a 150school year, Sol Lima, Ekko Greenbaum, page slideshow on the LGBT in schools. and Vanessa Whittle have worked as Lima is also an active member of the passionate advocates for the local LGBTQ Compass Youth Groups as well as being community,” said Jasmine Lewis, chair an inactive member at the Metropolitan of the Scholarship committee. “The Community Church of the Palm Beaches, Foundation is proud to recognize their which is the first openly LGBT Christian work by presenting them with denomination. They plan to the 2021 Daniel S. Hall Social attend Palm Beach State Justice Awards.” College to study biology. Lima PBCHRC is Florida’s oldest, plans to study animals and independent, non-partisan, wants to become a biologist. political organization that Lake Worth resident is committed to ending Greenbaum is another recipient discrimination based on the 2,500. Greenbaum “With a strong of sexual orientation and gender is a recent graduate and education, identity or expression. dance major from Alexander The Social Justice Awards W. Dreyfoos School of the I know the pays homage to local attorney Arts. As a dedicated artist, world will Daniel S. Hall, he has mentored Greenbaum has been chosen be far more several LGBT students, to dance an array of repertoire accessible successfully manages a from George Balanchine’s financial counseling company, Concerto Barocco to Paul — and nearly a devoted father of three, and Taylor’s Esplanade while anything will is PBCHRC’s longest-serving being at Dreyfoos. In addition be achievable.” to dancing, Greenbaum is board member. “This scholarship will allow the historian for the National - Sol Lima me to attain the education Dance Honor Society. In the SENIOR, JUPITER needed to move forward in fall, she will be attending her COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL life, especially with difficulties dream school, the Boston faced as someone in the Conservatory at Berklee, as LGBTQ+ community and on the autism a merit scholar and contemporary dance spectrum,” Lima said. “With a strong major. She will also continue to advocate education, I know the world will be far more for the representation of LGBT artists and accessible — and nearly anything will be dancers, who are often hidden and kept out achievable.” of the spotlight. Lima is a senior at Jupiter Community “Within my career, I hope to make both High School, they are the president of the classical and contemporary dance a safe

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space for every human who has a passion, a place where diversity is honored — no matter color, size, sexual orientation,” Greenbaum said. “This scholarship will help me attend Boston Conservatory, where I will learn about dance through a sociological perspective, allowing me to help reform the dance world and make it a more welcoming art form.” West Palm Beach resident Whittle will be graduating from Royal Palm Beach High School. White actively served as Vice President of the Speech and Debate Team, in addition to being co-president of the Thespian Society. Both of the organizations

are very passionate about spreading the message about the issues that the LGBT experience. Whittle has competed in local, state, and national tournaments in both organizations that highlight the issue of violence both against and within the LGBT community. This summer, Whittle will study political science at the University of Florida. “I will use the money awarded from this scholarship to help ease the financial burden of tuition, competition, and travel expenses during college so that I can continue to explore what I am most passionate about — helping others,” Whittle said.

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Coruña, a city in northwestern Spain’s Galicia region. The Associated Press cites Spanish media that say witnesses told police the group of people who attacked Luiz used anti-gay slurs against him. Authorities have reportedly detained two men and a woman in connection with Ruiz’s murder. Fundación Triángulo, a Spanish LGBTQ rights group, organized a series of protests that took place in Madrid and in other cities throughout the country on Monday. “We woke up on Saturday to the terrible news of the murder of Samuel, a young 24-year-old man from A Coruña, at the hands of a group of people who took his life by beating him while screaming ‘faggot’,” said Fundación Triángulo in a statement. “Terror, anguish, fear. This is what Samuel was able to feel before his death.” Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday described Luiz’s murder as a “savage and depraved act.” The hashtag #JusticiaParaSamuel or #JusticeForSamuel has been trending on social media in Spain and around the world. “Solidarity with Spain from Puerto Rico,” tweeted Pedro Julio Serrano, founder of Puerto Rico Para Tod@s, a Puerto Rican LGBTQ rights group, on Tuesday. “We join the global call (for) justice for Samuel.”

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My Best Gay Self

UNIFORMS FOR THEM Mark A. Turnipseed

arrived at our staff meeting like any other staff meeting. It was a little loud, and hyper masculine, like you might expect in a weight room environment. “Typical personal training staff meeting,” I told myself. I haven’t been a part of every gym, but toxic masculinity seems to be part of the ones I have been involved in. This meeting however, I was thrown off because in front of each seat was a bag with a name on it and inside the bags were clothes. Uniforms. “No shit,” I said to myself. I became a personal trainer so that I could feel free to express myself and for those who know me I like to dance around the gym while lifting and I shop in the women’s section of most athletic stores for my workout clothes. I pulled out my shorts and I was shocked. My heart was literally pulled out of my chest and it began to pound on the floor. There was no way I could wear these shorts and feel like myself. I was thinking about quitting. Everyone had minor fitting problems with the clothes, which is normal. But no one had identity problems with the clothes — at least insofar as it was expressed… except for me. Now if there is one thing that I know I must do in this world in order to maintain my sobriety from heroin, it’s to be open and to be honest and to stand up for myself. So, I did. Even though I believed deep in my heart that I would be fired. But to be fired was honestly better than leaving behind my queer identity and donning shorts that swung loose and hung down to my knees. “I can’t wear these; I need the women’s clothes.” I spoke up and continued, “There is no way I can wear these and feel like myself and the reason people hire me as a personal trainer is because I’m me and express it in my character and attire.” My face grew hot after I said this because I’m only just getting used to standing up for myself and I thought I’d be fired. I was very surprised at what happened next. The meeting went on and I felt I wasn’t heard. Then the meeting ended, and I still felt like I wasn’t heard. Then I went home and contemplated never coming back to the gym. I tried on the clothes and threw them on the floor. I wanted to cry. Why did they want me

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to be dressed like a gym boy when I’m not, I’m me? I’m a person, I’m they, I’m them, not always a he! The next day I decided to show up for work in my non-uniform clothes and the reaction I got was something worth sharing. My boss came up to me and did not scorn me. Rather he said, “I’m sorry the clothes did not fit you.” Now the significance in this was tremendous. “I’m sorry the clothes did not fit you.” He didn’t say, “I’m sorry YOU didn’t like the clothes, but you have to wear

them.” In saying, “I’m sorry the clothes didn’t fit you” he took my fault out of the equation. It was the manufacture of the clothes fault and now since he approached it this way, there was a solution within reach. As sexual identity becomes more prevalent in the workplace this type of interaction is becoming more common. It’s imperative that we approach people with empathy, and we don’t make it their fault when they don’t fit into our box. I urge you to go forth and use this in your everyday life so each individual is empowered to express their real and true and authentic self.

My Best Gay Self is a column by author, speaker, fitness coach and LGBTQ addiction and wellness advocate, Mark A. Turnipseed. He is also the Owner and CEO of Integrity Endurance, a network of personal trainers with the goal of fighting the opioid crisis through fitness. Visit www.markaturnipseed.com to learn more/contact or to find his book “My Suicide Race: Surviving the trauma of addiction, recovery and coming out.”

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ou may have heard the term “Trauma-Informed Care” lately. It’s not something I had heard until a few years ago. The general concept of TraumaInformed Care (TIC) is about changing our attitude towards people from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What’s happened to you?” I’m not an expert in TIC, but I work within the realm and understand the basic concepts and can apply them to my work. If you work in any sort of service industry like retail or restaurant work, or social services such as a social worker or in case management or as a therapist, or if you happen to interact with people on any sort of regular basis, then you know that people can be hard to work with. People can be angry, resentful, hostile, and stubborn. You know the kind of person I’m talking about — people who don’t want to change even when the change will make their life better. And I get that — change is hard. From my experience, sometimes those individuals who are the most aggressive, the most difficult to work with, have had a lot of traumas in their life. Trauma looks different to different people, but trauma can be defined as any disturbing experience. It could be feeling unwanted as a child, experiencing sexual assault, losing a job, losing a loved one, navigating the healthcare system in the face of discrimination, and many other circumstances. Often, trauma is beyond our control. It’s something that’s happened to us without our consent. I’m talking about trauma in Trans Talk because almost every trans person has trauma related to their identity. I experienced trauma when I first came out to my family as a lesbian because I actually didn’t get to come out — I was outed. That was a traumatic experience for me. I’ve also experienced trauma when I was sexually violated. And I experienced trauma while learning to navigate the world as a man — entering public restrooms, going through the court system to change my name and gender, telling my friends and family who I really was, getting a job as my authentic self — all these things can be traumatic. When people have traumatic experiences, especially

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more than one or even ongoing trauma, it can be really difficult to navigate in the world and to see people who may be trying to help you as helpful. It’s easier to put up a wall and not let people in, rather than do the harder thing and be vulnerable and choose to trust people to do the right thing. Putting up that wall is a means of defense: it’s a person’s way of saying, “I’ve been hurt before and I’m not going to let it happen again.” It can look like anger, stubbornness, or hostility. When interacting with people who have experienced trauma, there are five guiding principles we can use. These five principles are safety (ensuring physical and emotional safety), choice (the individual has choice and control), collaboration (making decisions with the individual and sharing power), trustworthiness (task clarity, consistency, and interpersonal boundaries), and

empowerment (prioritizing empowerment and skill building). I can’t teach you everything about TIC in this short article, but you can learn more from The Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care (ITTIC) at the University of Buffalo. Trans people have trauma. I can almost guarantee that most every person who does not identify as cisgender has had some sort of trauma related to their identity. In a world that is constantly trying to erase our freedom through anti-trans sports bills, and deny us our basic identity and rights through anti-trans bathroom bills, it’s hard to imagine any trans person who hasn’t found life difficult at times. So next time you find us “difficult,” maybe wonder “What’s happened to you?” rather than “What’s wrong with you?” and then prevent retraumatizing that person, as well as helping to stop trauma in the first place.

Atticus Ranck (he/him/his pronouns) works in the Education and Training Program of the AIDS Institute for the New York State Department of Health. Atticus identifies as a trans man and he is married to a trans woman. Together, they are raising two puppies and a cat and happily live in rural upstate NY. Previously, he was the Director of Transgender Services at SunServe in Wilton Manors.

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Instagram. The company has also been featured in BuzzFeed, Teen Vogue, and Refinery 29. Though the attention the business has received is welcome, Harbury is only focused on a few important things: inspiring and encouraging her customers through her products, donating to charities, and remaining sustainable. “I donate a portion of proceeds to a non-profit or charity monthly. These organizations are submitted, voted on and selected by you, our community, on Instagram Stories and via email each month,” she said. As for sustainability, Harbury makes efforts to keep her business as ecofriendly as possible. “I use as many recycled or recyclable packaging products as possible. Biodegradable packing peanuts are a must. Packing paper that can be recycled or reused by you for gifting. Boxes that can go straight in the recycling as well,” she said.

To support this LGBT-owned small business, visit www.feministgoods.com or check out the company’s Instagram, @feministgoodsco.

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DELRAY OF SUNSHINE Rick Karlin

DELRAY BEACH MARKET 33 SE 3rd Ave., Delray Beach 561-562-7000 delraybeachmarket.com

We had friends visiting Delray from up north, so we used that as an opportunity to haul our keisters out of the house and check out the recently opened Delray Beach Market, one of the new upscale food courts in the area. Parking is plentiful and fairly cheap, with validation (even cheaper if you park on the next block south where it’s free!). The cavernous building does its best to appear less imposing and cozier, all while housing a couple of dozen food outlets. If you want to be out of the fray, take your trays of food to the mezzanine level dining room, but even on the main floor, we were able to find a table, albeit with a few screaming toddlers nearby (the parents laughed each time the kid screeched like a banshee. Glad they thought it was cute.) We managed to ignore (and outstay them) and hung out chatting for a couple of hours. I’ve been trying to do keto and thought I’d have a hard time sticking to my plan but found many options. Cellar & Pantry offered a cheese and charcuterie platter, Ferdos’ Grill had kabobs and salads, Incredibowl offered salads, and build your own bowls with the option of cauliflower rice in place of a starch and Surry Company Smoke House offered some delicious looking smoked meats. Surry had so many choices that I couldn’t decide, and since they didn’t

have a sampler platter I moved on to another vendor. I ended up going with Tiffin Box, which takes the Chipotle concept to Indian fare. I opted for cauliflower “rice” topped with shredded lamb and sauteed vegetables. My only complaint is that it didn’t taste like Indian food at all. There were no spices, no heat. I could just have easily been dining on the equally bland Chipotle! Everyone else in our group opted for plates from Tanuki, which offers poke and Chinese steamed buns (baos) filled with chicken or roast pork. The cuts on the fish in the poke bowls of all the diners could have been a bit more precise, but it was fresh and otherwise tasty. We were going to grab a bloody Mary from Central Bar, but the only option was a 32 oz. mug, which seemed a bit excessive. After lunch, they all visited Bona Bona, a joyful creation of chef Nick Di Bona, featuring small batches of a hybrid of Italian gelato and American-style ice cream. The menu features cups, cones, sundaes, and shakes, topped with a torched swirl of its signature meringue. I snuck one taste of my hubby’s vanilla ice cream studded with pieces of animal crackers- delish. Delray Beach Market is run by Menin, a developer, and manager of commercial real estate properties and Clique Hospitality with operations in Las Vegas and San Diego.

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Inside the Delray Beach Market. Photo via DelrayBeachMarket.com.

Meanwhile, if you’re up in the Delray area, you may want to check out some of these other nearby spots that have just opened or are about to open. Warren

is an “American bistro with a world flair.” It will feature more than 1,000 bottles of hard-to-find scotch and bourbon. 15084 Lyons Road, Delray Beach; WarrenDelray.com.

Mystic Lobster Rolls

brings a branch of the New Jersey eatery to the area. Featuring its well-known lobster bisque and lobster mac-n-cheese. 771 E Palmetto Park Road, Boca Raton; mysticlobsterrolls.com.

P.F. Chang’s is opening the chain’s only “to go” location in Palm Beach County.

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Sabor Latino

Meanwhile, will offer a celebration of pan-Latin American dishes in the same mall at 1880 N. Congress Avenue, saborlatinorestaurants.com.

Proper Ice Cream

, Boca Raton hopes to bring a “foodie” experience to the dessert crowd with scratch-made ice cream. Among the flavor offerings are blueberry muffin, caramelized fig, and chocolate-covered honeycomb. Plantbased options include Golden milk, peanut butter, and deep chocolate cookies and cream. 5560 N. Military Trail, Unit 312, propericecream.com.

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Rick Karlin is SFGN’s food editor. Visit SFGN.com/Food to read his previous reviews. Have a culinary tip to share? Email Rick at RickKarlinFL@gmail.com.

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PRIDE NETWORK LUNCHEON Take a look at the Greater Fort Lauderdale LGBT Chamber of Commerce Pride Networking Luncheon on Tuesday, June 22. The event, which was sponsored by Broward Health Imperial Point, was held for GFLGLCC members to network with each other while enjoying a three-course plated lunch at Thasos restaurant. Pictured here is Edward Jones-James Senior (left) with Richard Gray, the Senior Vice President for the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB). Photo credit: J.R. Davis. To see more, visit SFGN on Facebook.

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A&E APPOINTMENTS “Cirque Alcatraz,” running July 8 – 18 in West Palm Beach, takes audiences into the infamous cells of the San Francisco Bay prison. Courtesy photo.

ARTSBEAT LOCK ME UP AND THROW AWAY THE KEY J.W. Arnold WELCOME TO ALCATRAZ. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR STAY. The European circus troupe Cirque Italia debuts its new production “Cirque Alcatraz” under its signature orange-striped big top tent at 1111 Congress Ave. in West Palm Beach, July 8 – 18. The adults-only “R rated” production will transport audiences to the infamous prison in San Francisco Bay and presents the story of one man’s nightmare: a wrongful conviction and subsequent confinement after being sentenced to life. Founded in 2012, Cirque Italia has received international accolades for their unique ability to fuse traditional circus acts with new and unexpected mediums, resulting in unique cirque experiences. Due to the adult themes, simulated violence and suggestive situations, children will under the age of 18 will not be admitted without an adult. The production also complies with CDC and local health restrictions, including limited seating capacity, social distancing and masks while inside the tent. Tickets start at $10 at CirqueItalia.com.

MIAMI CINEMA SHOWCASES FRENCH ART FILMS Coral Gables Art Cinema, 260 Aragon Ave. in Coral Gables, was among 12 arthouse theaters recently awarded grants from UniFrance, the French international film promotion agency. The grant was established to enable U.S. independent cinemas and distributors affected by the pandemic to showcase French films. With the support of the UniFrance grant, the theater will offer two new releases: François Ozon’s “Summer of ‘85,” a sexy, nostalgic reverie of first love and its consequences, will open July 16. The bittersweet teen romance was adapted by Ozon from Aidan Chambers’ groundbreaking LGBT young adult novel “Dance on My Grave” and has been a fan favorite at queer film festivals. “Slalom” will open July 30. The riveting #MeToo drama by debut filmmaker Charlène Favier explores the relationship between Lyz, a teenage ski prodigy, and her predatory instructor, played by Jérémie Renier. In a breakthrough role, Noée Abita stars as the 15-year-old student who has been accepted to an elite ski club and quickly realizes she will have to endure more than the physical and emotional pressure of her training. For showtimes and tickets, go to GablesCinema.com.

WHO SAYS PRIDE MONTH HAD TO END? The Broward Center and its partner, the renovated and rebranded “Parker” (Playhouse) in downtown Fort Lauderdale, have always showcased plenty of LGBT-themed programming. Both venues announced several upcoming queer performances as they ramp operations back up following long pandemic shutdowns. At the Broward Center: Randy Rainbow, “The Pink Glasses Tour,” August 29; “An Evening with Antoni” (Porowski) from Netflix’s “Queer Eye,” September 11; and Nurse Blake, “The PTO Comedy Tour,” September 25. Also, Bianca Del Rio, “Unsanitized,” October 18; Village People 40th Anniversary Tour, December 11; and “The Life and Music of George Michael,” February 6, 2022; “Alan Cummings is Not Acting His Age,” April 1, 2022; and Todrick Hall, “The Femuline Tour,” April 13; all in Wells Hall at the Parker. For tickets and more information, go to BrowardCenter.org and ParkerPlayhouse.com.

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RESILIENT CHORUS WILL SING AGAIN AFTER TRAGEDY J.W. Arnold

he Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus (FTLGMC) had just resumed rehearsals in June before a freak accident left the 35-year-old ensemble’s future in question. On Saturday, June 19 as the chorus stepped off for the annual Stonewall Pride parade in Wilton Manors, a member driving an accompanying vehicle got his foot caught between the accelerator and brake pedals. The truck plowed through the assembled crowd at high speed and a chorus member, James Fahy, 75, was killed. Even after the tragedy was revealed to be an accident, members of the chorus and the community were still reeling in shock. “Every day is getting better,” said FTLGMC founder and artistic director Dr. Gary Keating, who added that the outpouring of support from other LGBT choruses both locally and from around the globe have helped to ease the pain. Michael Tate, board chair of GALA Choruses, an international organization, took to Facebook: “Our hearts are broken at the loss of life experienced by the Fort Lauderdale chorus family, especially on such a joyous Pride Saturday. On behalf of the GALA Choruses board and staff, I want to offer my deepest condolences to the entire FTLGMC family. We reside in support, love, and community with you during this unbelievably difficult time.” Members of the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida and Miami Gay Men’s Chorus also bolstered FTLGMC’s numbers at the celebration of life service for Fahy held on Wednesday, June 30, singing Greg Gilpin’s “Why We Sing,” a selection from a larger work performed by the groups for the 50th

The Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus, pictured below at a 2018 event (with James Fahy on the far left), will sing again after the tragic accident at the Stonewall Pride parade in June. Courtesy photo.

anniversary of Stonewall in 2019. “Years ago, when I started the chorus, in the first three years we lost 31 members of the chorus to HIV and AIDS,” Keating recalled. “We didn’t have another chorus to lean on and we had to hold it together, so it was really nice for my guys to have those men to lean on.” The FTLGMC’s history has made it resilient, Keating pointed out, and the members intend to sing on – stronger than ever. “Never, not once, not once,” did the chorus consider folding in the weeks since the accident, Keating said. “The minute I had to sit down and think about this and the incredible amount of support that came pouring in, they told me to come back to the music. We will heal.” This week, FTLGMC once again resumed rehearsals and plans to perform a previously scheduled concert on September 18. The concert will be dedicated to Fahy and Keating promised a program that would be “uplifting… but I had planned that anyways,” hoping to signal to pandemic-weary audiences that arts would rebound. Keating will premiere new a cappella arrangements of “Wind Beneath My Wings” and Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” as well as bring back a chorus favorite, selections from the Broadway musical “Kinky Boots.” “We have a reason to come back together,” Keating said. Days after the accident, Chorus member Tom Cusack summed up the feelings of many in the chorus, “We want to come back and sing to show we can overcome anything and honor Jim by singing again. He will always be in our memory. We can’t stop.”

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