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PAC, a Super PAC that represents the interests of lesbians, jumped into the race to replace retiring Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen in Florida’s 27th congressional district by endorsing frontrunner, Donna Shalala. Shalala, former Health and Human Services Secretary under former President Bill Clinton is running against openly gay David Richardson, a representative in the Florida House, for the Democratic nomination. Democrats believe the 27th district is one of their best opportunities to pick up a seat in the House. The district is 71 percent Hispanic and went for Hillary Clinton 59 percent to 39 percent in 2016. Meanwhile Richardson recently picked up the support of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida. “David Richardson has been a relentless champion for working families in the Florida Legislature, and we are confident that he will continue to put their interests first when he’s elected to Congress,” DPCF President Susan Smith told Florida Politics. According to the Miami Herald Richardson has targeted Shalala attacking See our news in video Online now!

her liberal bona fides and labeling her as a “double-dealing corporate Democrat.” “What I’m doing is exposing the truth about her record,” Richardson told the Herald. “She has a duty to respond, not to me, but to the voters.” But as the Herald notes Shalala is a cofounder of the women’s political action committee, Emily’s List as well as a “Clintonite.” “This election isn’t just about electing a Democrat, it’s about electing the right Democrat,” Richardson told the Herald. “When voters see the truth they’ll understand there’s a very clear difference between me and Donna Shalala.” Not everyone believes Richardson’s aggressiveness and negativity will work though. “It’s always difficult to attack a woman running for office. Especially these days,” Katy Sorenson, a former Miami-Dade county commissioner, told the Herald. Sorenson backed Richardson before Shalala got into the race. “It’s not the advice I would have given David.” M E M B E R Richardson made history in 2012 when he became the first openly gay person MEMBER

elected to the state legislature. Meanwhile Shalala was once attacked for being a closeted lesbian, which she denied. In 1992 when Bill Clinton appointed her as HHS Secretary, a radical LGBT group, Queer Nation, attempted to out her. According to the Associated Press at the time: “Michael Petrellis, co-founder of Queer Nation, said his only evidence that Shalala is a lesbian is that several other homosexuals have made the claim. He said he wants her to say she is a lesbian to show people that a lesbian can hold such a prestigious position.” The Clinton-Gore transition team vigorously defended Shalala telling the AP the accusations were “not true and it’s irrelevant.” “Donna Shalala was chosen for her position because she is a woman of competence, experience and vision who offers the country a great deal through her service,” a Clinton spokesperson told the AP in 1992. The other candidates in the Democratic primary include Matt Haggman, Michal Hepburn, and Kristen Rosen Gonzalez. The primary takes place August 28.

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Volvo Redesigns London ‘Family Parking’ Signs with LGBT Families Brittany Ferrendi

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wedish car company Volvo and ad agency Grey London unveiled new family parking spot designs to coincide with London Pride this past weekend. The new family parking signs show nontraditional families, including two women with a baby in a stroller, a single man with two children, and an elderly person with a baby. Traditionally, the UK signs showed a heterosexual couple with a baby. “According to the Office of National Statistics, 65% of U.K. families are nontraditional,” Grey London Creative Director Joseph Ernst said in a press release. “But the family iconography we see every day still doesn’t reflect this. To launch Volvo’s ultimate family car, the new V60, we wanted to represent families of all kinds. The Volvo Family Icons are

a celebration of the broad spectrum of diverse families living in the UK today.” Volvo also aired a new commercial July 9 titled “The New Family Model” which interviewed same-sex couples. “We’re a really family-centric car brand,” said Volvo’s U.K. representative Georgina Williams via commercial. “Families have evolved into all different shapes and sizes, and we’re evolving with that with this latest iteration of the V60.”

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Activists Sneak Pride into Russia Brittany Ferrendi

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ix activists made Moscow a little gayer using some creativity. The 2013 propaganda ban stopped distribution of LGBT material to minors. The activists from Spain, The Netherlands, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia joined together using soccer shirts, standing side-by-side in the color of the pride flag to protest Russia’s “homosexual propaganda” ban. “Unfortunately, 40 years later, there are still countries in which homosexuality is persecuted, sometimes even by jail sentences, and in which the rainbow flag is forbidden. Russia is one of these countries,” the activists said through their “The Hidden Flag” project page. “Because of this, we have taken advantage of the fact the country is hosting the World Cup at the same time as Pride Month, to denounce their behaviour and take the rainbow flag to the streets of Russia.” The group took multiple photos throughout the city of Moscow — even posed beside Russian police.

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“Yes, in the plain light of day, in front of the Russian authorities, Russian society and the whole world, we wave the flag with pride.”

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Poll: Around 10 Percent of Britain’s Generation Z Identify as Bisexual

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Lupe Valdez could be the first out lesbian to be governor of a U.S. state if she wins in Texas. The lesbian is running in a November race against Republican incumbent Greg Abbott, according to the Advocate. Valdez had won both the primary and the runoff election to become the Democratic candidate. “Everybody’s telling me this is an uphill

battle,” said Valdez. “My response to that is, when has it not been an uphill battle for me? I’m getting darn good at uphill battles.” Valdez previously served as the sheriff of Dallas County for three consecutive terms starting in 2004. Her campaign includes a pro-public education, proenvironment and pro-immigrant agenda.

A new poll found that 16-to-24-yearolds are the most likely generation to identify as bisexual. Ipsos Mori found that Generation Z was twice as likely as Millenials to identify as bisexual, according to the Daily Mail. Women were also more likely to be bisexual than men. “In particular, this generation of young [adults] has grown up at a time when

gender as a simple binary and fixed identity has been questioned much more widely,” Ipsos Mori researcher Hannah Shrimpton said. “This is new, and will affect wider views of gender, sexuality and much broader aspects of identity.” The polling company asked over 2,250 British adults aged 15 to 75 on their thoughts about LGBT issues.

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An insurance company in Israel denied a mastectomy refund for a transgender man, claiming that gender dysphoria was a mental disorder. Ayalon Insurance said to the unidentified man that they do not cover treatments for “mental disorders or psychological conditions,” according to Haaretz. The man is appealing the company’s choice as discriminatory through the Human Rights

Clinic at Tel Aviv University. “My classification as transgender has nothing to do with mental disorder,” the man said to Haaretz. “This is an unfair and wrong generalization.” The World Health Organization removed gender dysphoria as a mental illness. Sex change surgeries and procedures are covered by subsidized medical services in Israel.

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More than 12,000 people attend El Salvador Pride march Miss Trans El Salvador Tatiana Molina via Facebook

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he main streets of Colonia Escalón in the Salvadoran capital on Saturday were covered in rainbow colors in order to celebrate LGBTI Pride Day and to celebrate pride in being different. This march capped off a series of that highlights the existence of the LGBTI activities that took place within the community and the rights to which framework of the aforementioned it is entitled is, in part, because of the commemoration. Salvadoran LGBTI Federation’s work. The Salvadoran LGBTI Federation, “The federation has definitely government entities and foreign countries’ positioned itself as the LGBTI movement’s consulates in El Salvador political entity,” ASPIDH organized these events Arcoiris Transgender throughout the month of Projects Coordinator Ámbar June. The illumination of the Alfaro told the Washington National Palace (in rainbow Blade. colors), the unveiling of the Members of the LGBTI LGBTI flag at the National community, family Theater, cinema forums, members, friends and the raising of the LGBTI members of the diplomatic flag at ministries and corps who were invited to consulates, the unveiling of take part were among the a commemorative plaque more than 12,000 people on June 28 at the Ministry of who attended the march, Labor and the painting of a which took place without street in front of its building incident. Participants were - Tatiana Molina Miss Trans El Salvador were among the activities joyful as they played music, that took place. carried slogans and danced. The reason behind the “It was very well growth of these events in the capital as organized,” Hugo Alas of the Anglican well as in the country’s interior and the Episcopal Church of El Salvador’s Ministry recognition of such an important day of Sexual Diversity told the Blade.

“The definitive goal is to make ourselves visible as a community within Salvadoran society.”

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“Everyone involved has done a great job to organize the march in the best way possible.” Attendees were able to appreciate different forms of expression throughout the march, from the participants’ clothes to different messages on posters and slogans. “The definitive goal is to make ourselves visible as a community within Salvadoran society, demand that it guarantees our human rights through a normative framework that ensures them,” Tatiana Molina, a trans activist who is Miss Trans El Salvador, told the Blade. “We sent the message that we exist, we vote and we pay taxes just like the cisgender-heterosexual community.” Members of the capital’s LGBTI community were not the only ones who attended El Salvador Pride. “We have participated in the Pride march as a collective for several years and we do it with the intention of reminding ourselves that we are unique in the eastern part of the country where we work on LGBTI human rights issues, and that is why we invite our peers to join this effort

in defense of human rights,” said Ever Pacheco, director of Colectivo Estrellas del Golfo in La Unión, as he talked about his experience taking part in this event. “The march is not to celebrate colors. If anything, it recognizes organizations with a very small budget that have made big changes in such a short amount of time.” The LGBTI Pride celebrations in El Salvador this year have set, without a doubt, a precedent in the LGBTI community and left everyone who fights for visibility and respect for human rights feeling satisfied. “This march, with this journey, with this united and solid convocation with one voice from the federation brought 12,000 people — free, happy, proud — to a space they have been told does not belong to them,” said Andrea Ayala, executive director of Espacio de Mujeres Lesbianas Salvadoreñas por la Diversidad (ESMULES). “We all went down a street for rich people with pride and love.” This story is courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association.

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Mexico’s President-Elect Cites LGBT Community in Victory Speech Andrés Manuel López Obrador via Facebook

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ndrés Manuel López Obrador on Sunday became Mexico’s first leftist president in decades, winning in a landslide victory with more than 50 percent of the

vote. López Obrador — commonly known by his initials AMLO — has a long history in politics. He was Mexico City’s mayor from 2000 to 2005, and he ran (and lost) in the two previous presidential elections. A member of the Democratic Revolution Party (PRD), López Obrador ran on an anti-corruption platform and a narrative of social change centered around eradicating poverty. His win represents a clear rejection of the status quo and political establishment and a desire for widespread change. Gaby Soberanis, president of Diversidad Guerrero in Acapulco, said she hopes the changes brought about by his election and presidency are “for good,” and that he’s able to combat the country’s systemic “violence” and “insecurity” through “alliances, programs and public policies in favor of the collective.” Current President Enrique Peña Nieto is one of the country’s most unpopular leaders in decades, with an administration characterized by scandal and inadequacy in combating crime and violence. According to the Mexican Interior Ministry, nearly 30,000 people were killed last year in the country, making it the worst year on record for homicides. Peña Nieto was a member of the centrist Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which has ruled Mexico for most of the last century. José Antonio Meade, the PRI candidate in this year’s election, finished in third place behind López Obrador and Ricardo Anaya, a center-right politician. López Obrador has already begun breaking from previous presidents; in his Sunday victory speech, he said, “the state will represent all Mexicans…from all points of view and sexual preferences.” According to Karolyna Pollorena, an LGBT activist in Mexicali, López Obrador is the first president-elect in the country’s history to specifically mention the LGBTI community in his victory speech. She also said López Obrador will have a more diverse cabinet than previous administrations and more progressive representatives across various government sectors.

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“With it [the administration] and the help of the Mexican LGBTTTI+ Coalition, we hope that this new government can help legalize marriage equality in the states where it’s lacking in Mexico and also move forward on issues of legislation that have (stalled) in past governments,” Pollorena said. Despite his remarks in his victory speech, López Obrador did not campaign explicitly as an advocate for LGBT rights or marriage equality, and he dodged questions on the campaign trail regarding such issues. His electoral coalition also includes the Social Encounter Party (PES), which was founded by evangelical Christians and has opposed previous efforts to federally legalize same-sex marriage. Given these factors, Alex Ali Méndez Díaz — a lawyer spearheading same-sex marriage efforts in Mexico — said

LGBTI advocacy will remain principally centered in civil society. “It is up to civil society to continue working to make our voices heard and to defend ourselves against any attempt at invisibilization and/or regression,” Méndez Díaz said. Pollorena echoed Méndez Díaz’s belief that Mexican citizens are the key to progress and should be engaged and active under the new administration, saying “it is now important to invite citizens to get involved and demand that campaign promises be fulfilled when the new administration begins.”

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ompass, the LGBT community center of Stonewall movement. the Palm Beaches, is celebrating 30 years. Throughout the evening, guests were Last week’s Stonewall Ball showcased allowed to bid on items from a silent auction. this milestone, which was held at the Harriet Items from the auction were donated by local Himmel Theater. businesses like CrossFit 1401 from West Palm “Stonewall Ball has become the premiere Beach and Aces High Tattoo in Lake Worth. LGBTQ event in Palm Beach County. Thirty One of the main takeaways from Stonewall is a huge milestone and we feel the growth is the fashion. For the 30th anniversary, and success everyday by witnessing the life partygoers definitely dressed to impress. Some changing and saving services we are able to came decked out in the traditional black and provide. We truly organize the entire LGBTQ white attire, while others came dressed in from our youth program to mature adult sophisticated formal gowns. Whatever the programming,” said Julia Murphy, attire, guests seemed comfortable Chief Development Officer for in their own skin, in addition Compass. “To commemorate 30 to being fully accepted for years of service Compass decided themselves. The crowd was to curate the Stonewall Ball pretty diverse, so the task of DJ based on the 30 year anniversary was tough. tradition of wearing pearls. The Music for the evening was flavor and the ambiance of the handled by popular DJ Legato party was supported by the from Hits 97.3 Miami. He elegant decor from Bruce Sutka effortlessly mixed in dance-floor Design and delicious catering ready jams from Bruno Mars, Bad from The Hilton West Palm Bunny, Lady Gaga, and Whitney Murphy Beach. Guests were treated to Chief- Julia Houston without breaking a Development Officer for Compass hors d’oeuvres like Mushroom sweat. Along with the music, Phyllo Roll with Onion Demi, there was special entertainment Mini Crab Cake with Cilantro from Miss Rianna Petrone-Miss Remoulade, and Churrasco Steak with Endive Palm Beach Pride 2018, Velvet Lenore-Miss and Chimichurri just to name a few.” Palm Beach Pride 2016, and Melissa St. JohnAlthough the Hilton made the food, it was The First Lady of the Palm Beaches. the VIP Awards Reception that took the cake. How do you top your 30th anniversary? This year’s VIP Awards Reception was hosted by In the gay world, you are only as big as your special guest host Virginia Sinicki from the KVJ last performance. So that means next year’s Show. The honorees included Carole Benowitz, extravaganza will be out of this world. President of PFLAG Palm Beach and PFLAG “It was an honor to be given the opportunity State Coordinator, who received the Michael to put together such an extraordinary event,” Brown “Faces of the Community” Award and Murphy said. “We have a 3 person team and Erica Whitfield, District 4 Palm Beach County we work closely together on each of Compass’ School Board Member, who was presented with signature events. Our team includes myself, the Compass Leadership Award. Adrienne Percival and Michael Riordan. This year also saw the introduction of Stonewall grew this year from the support the Marsha P. Johnson award, which was and generosity of our host committee and awarded to Velvet Lenore Miss Palm Beach sponsors.” For more information on how you Pride 2016. Marsha P. Johnson is considered to be a pioneer in the LGBT community. Her can get involved in Compass, visit their audacity and activism paved the way in the website at Compassglcc.com.

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Attorneys Who Argued Gay Rights Cases Reflect on Kennedy Legacy Chris Johnson Washington Blade

.S. Associate Justice Anthony Kennedy is stepping down from the U.S. Supreme Court after writing four milestone cases in favor of gay rights over the course of his 30 years on the bench. The Washington Blade contacted the attorneys who argued each of those cases — Romer v. Evans in 1996, Lawrence v. Texas in 2003, U.S. v. Windsor in 2013 and Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015 — for their reflections on those decisions and LGBT rights in the aftermath of Kennedy’s retirement.

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gay rights. It’s not surprising, given no precedent, that Justice Kennedy’s opinion did not follow customary equal protection analysis. Romer became the starting point for the gay rights cases that followed. Now that Kennedy has announced his retirement, to what extent is his legacy on LGBT rights in danger? Dubofsky: I’d be surprised if Romer and its progeny are overturned. (Chief Justice Roberts, then an attorney in private practice, helped me prepare for the argument). Protection for religious expression, however, may allow those who provide services for gay weddings to discriminate.

Romer v. Evans — Colorado’s Amendment 2 is unconstitutional because bare animus cannot justify anti-gay measures Lawrence v. Texas — state “I would be Kennedy: “Even if, as the laws criminalizing intimate State contends, homosexuals surprised, however, relations for same-sex couples can find protection in laws and are unconstitutional policies of general application, if the Court were to Kennedy: “Liberty protects Amendment 2 goes well the person from unwarranted overrule Obergefell government intrusions into beyond merely depriving them of special rights. It imposes a a dwelling or other private and authorize broad disability upon those places. In our tradition the persons alone, forbidding them, states to refuse to State is not omnipresent but no others, to seek specific the home. And there are marry more same- in legal protection from injuries other spheres of our lives and caused by discrimination in existence, outside the home, sex couples.” a wide range of public and where the State should not be - Paul Smith private transactions.” a dominant presence. Freedom Lawyer in Lawrence v. Texas Attorney: Jean Dubofsky, extends beyond spatial bounds. first female justice in 1979 Liberty presumes an autonomy appointed to the Colorado Supreme Court of self that includes freedom of thought, and the youngest person ever appointed to belief, expression, and certain intimate the court at 37. She later returned to private conduct. The instant case involves liberty practice and led the legal team against of the person both in its spatial and more Amendment 2. transcendent dimensions.” Attorney: Paul Smith, who argued the What was the significance of Kennedy’s case for Lambda Legal on behalf of John opinion in Romer to the advancement of Geddes Lawrence Jr. and Tyron Garner, now LGBT rights? a faculty member at Georgetown University Dubofsky: When Justice Kennedy asked Law Center the first question in the Romer v Evans argument: Has there ever been a law (he What was the significance of Kennedy’s was referring to Amendment 2 to the opinion in Lawrence to the advancement Colorado Constitution, which prohibited of LGBT rights? any remedies for discrimination on the Smith: Lawrence was central to the basis of sexual orientation) as bad as this? I achievement of further advances for LGBT knew that we had a chance of winning. Until rights. First, it eliminated the sodomy then there was no precedent that supported laws, which were excellent instruments of

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From left, Jean Dubofsky, Paul Smith, Roberta Kaplan and Mary Bonauto (Photo of Dubofsky courtesy of Dubofsky, Washington Blade photos of Smith, Kaplan and Bonauto by Michael Key)

oppression because they made it difficult for people to live as gay men or lesbians out in the open in some states. Second, it eliminated the odious decision in Bowers v. Hardwick, which upheld sodomy laws in 1986 and which undercut almost any constitutional argument that could be made in favor of LGBT civil rights under the Constitution. Finally, the way Justice Kennedy wrote the Lawrence opinion made it a springboard toward legal recognition of same-sex relationships. He made clear that our relationships have the same value and play the same role as different-sex relationships. He also established firmly that the government has no right to make moral judgments condemning individual choices about what kind of relationship or family to form. In our free society, those are choices individuals get to make. As Justice Scalia noted in his dissent in Lawrence, those two moves made it difficult to oppose claims to marriage equality. Our opponents struggled for the next 12 years to explain why same-sex couples could be excluded from marriage, once they could no longer offer up the kind of moral arguments that Lawrence forbade. Now that Kennedy has announced his

retirement, to what extent is his legacy on LGBT rights in danger? Smith: I would anticipate that the new Court will be supportive of claims like that made in Masterpiece Cakeshop for individual private exemptions from state or federal laws banning anti-gay discrimination. I would be surprised, however, if the Court were to overrule Obergefell and authorize states to refuse to marry more same-sex couples. Marriage equality is too ingrained in our national understanding of fairness and justice. But we should be watchful nonetheless. United States v. Windsor, Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which barred federal recognition of same-sex marriage, is unconstitutional Kennedy: “DOMA instructs all federal officials, and indeed all persons with whom same-sex couples interact, including their own children, that their marriage is less worthy than the marriages of others. The federal statute is invalid, for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to disparage and to injure those whom the State, by its marriage laws, sought to protect in personhood and dignity.” Attorney: Roberta Kaplan, who argued the case on behalf of New York widow Edith

NEWS national Windsor, now founding partner at Kaplan & Company LLP. Editor’s Note: The Blade submitted questions to Kaplan on the significance of the Windsor decision in the aftermath of Kennedy’s retirement, but she declined to provide responses before deadline. Obergefell v. Hodges, state laws barring same-sex couples from obtaining marriage licenses and prohibiting recognition of those marriages are unconstitutional Kennedy: “No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners Official portrait of U.S. Supreme Court in these cases demonstrate, marriage Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. embodies a love that may endure even past Photo: CNN Newsource death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of retirement, to what extent is his legacy on marriage. Their plea is that they do respect LGBT rights in danger? Bonauto: Justice Kennedy’s legacy will be it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find a lasting one in part because he modelled its fulfillment for themselves.” Attorney: Mary Bonauto, civil rights what Justice Ginsburg described in 1996 – the story of our Constitution is project director at GLBTQ one of including those who had Advocates & Defenders who “In Romer, formerly been excluded. argued the case on behalf of Every generation may search Ohio widower Jim Obergfell then more boldly for meaning and refuge in the and other plaintiffs in Lawrence, enduring promises of liberty, equality, and due process, and What was the significance Windsor and so he listened to LGBT people of Kennedy’s opinion Obergefell, who had been “outlaw[s]” and in Obergefell to the “outcast[s].” In Romer, then advancement of LGBT rights? Justice Kennedy boldly in Lawrence, Bonauto: Obergefell is saw LGBT people more Windsor and Obergefell, Justice significant on many levels. In practical terms, it says as part of the ‘us’ Kennedy saw LGBT people as part of the “us” in our nation. the constitutional right to in our nation.” The common humanity of marry includes LGBT people’s - Mary Bonauto LGBT people is irreversible. aspirations to marry the person Lawyer in Obergefell v. Justice Kennedy rejected of their choice. There are no Hodges government attempts to impose “skim milk” marriages: The double standards on LGBT same “constellation of benefits” and responsibilities government allocates to people when discrimination was framed up others must be available to married same- as objections to gay people’s conduct, rather than gay people’s status, by correctly seeing sex couples. Ideas of liberty and “central precepts them as the same. I believe the four rulings are solid, and of equality” both animate the ruling. The Court’s reasoning extended beyond the Obergefell even explained why marriage is concrete protections of marriage to talk a fundamental right and established access about the “grave and continuing harm” and to and treatment of marriages as an equality “disrespect and subordination” imposed issue. But this part of his legacy will be tested on LGBT people vis-à-vis others by our exclusion from marriage. That powerful repeatedly, as we already face attempted insight is both a sword and shield to attack service refusals by businesses and new laws and proposals to degrade us, our limits on LGBT peoples’ ability to adopt and foster children. Even as powerful people families and marriages. With “equal dignity in the eyes of the law,” take aim at marriage in both the short Justice Kennedy’s rulings have helped make and long term, one of our community’s meaningful changes in LGBT people’s lives, legacies throughout the time of Justice enabling us to live more openly and moving Kennedy’s career is a commitment to engagement on LGBT and other civic issues, us closer to equal citizenship. and to the political process at every level. Now that Kennedy has announced his

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Study: Children of LGBT Parents Have Fewer Psych Problems Than Opposite-Sex Counterparts Brittany Ferrendi

recently published Italian study found that children of same-sex couples fared better psychologically compared to opposite-sex couples. “Children with same-sex parents fare well both in terms of psychological adjustment and prosocial behavior,” the study published to the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics reported. The study looked at 125 lesbian women who had children through donor sperm, 70 gay men who had a child through a surrogate and 195 opposite-sex couples. “Contrary to our expectations that no differences would be found in the parental dimensions between the family types, gay fathers generally reported themselves as more competent and satisfied in their couple relationship and living in the most cohesive and flexible family environment,” researchers of the study said. “Overall, it would seem that they tend to have associated better outcomes and actually

are not the ones who need additional support in terms of improving children’s outcomes; yet, they are wrongly identified as possibly being worse at parenting.” Heterosexual couples reported more difficulties than same-sex couples — yet all types of couples still fell within normal ranges. The study provided parents with a questionnaire about their ability to parent their children as well as how easy it was for them to adjust to parenthood. The study also analyzed the couples’ children psychologically and socially.

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Stonewall Inn Window Smashed by Teen Brittany Ferrendi

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19-year-old took revenge on the famous Stonewall Inn after getting kicked out Saturday. William Gomez was hanging out with coworkers at the bar but was removed by staff. He returned at 4:25 a.m. with a baseball bat and caused nearly $7,000 worth of damage between the smashed windows and broken neon sign, according to NY Daily News. Police arrested Gomez and charged him with criminal mischief and reckless endangerment, but he was freed Saturday evening after his arraignment. He will not face hate crime charges. According to Gomez’s mother, her son told her a bouncer punched him before he was removed from the bar. “He said that a bodyguard was messing with one of his co-workers and he told him to stop,” she told NY Daily News. “He then

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thought the conversation was over but at one point he was punched in the face.” According to police, this isn’t his first arrest. In 2017 he was charged with assault, in 2015 he was accused of criminal impersonation, and in 2014 he was arrested for robbery. “He’s a quiet boy,” his mother said. “He doesn’t get into trouble.” The Stonewall Inn was repaired right on time to open 2 p.m. Saturday.

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President Donald Trump announced on Monday his decision to nominate Brett Kavanaugh to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Anthony Kennedy’s decision to retire. Credit: CNN.

Trump Nominates Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme Court Activists believe Kennedy’s LGBT rights legacy at risk Lisa Keen

resident Trump on Monday night when she was dean at Harvard Law school, nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court a hired him to teach students there that “the judge who has no known LGBT-related Constitution’s separation of powers protects decisions in his 12 years on the federal appeals individual liberty….” He did not mention court. But LGBT activists feel certain that Judge that Kagan has been a reliable vote for LGBT Brett Kavanaugh will be no Justice Anthony equality, too. Kennedy. And Kavanaugh credited his mother, a judge Rea Carey, head of the LGBTQ Task Force, who had once taught in public high school. He said, “There hasn’t been a nominee for the said she “taught me the importance of equality Supreme Court this extreme since Robert for all Americans.” Bork.” Kavanaugh, 53, did not mention that he also Jenny Pizer of Lambda Legal was more blunt, clerked for Ninth Circuit Judge Alex Kozinski. saying Kavanaugh will “yank the court sharply Kozinski, who resigned last year as allegations to the extreme right.” surfaced that he engaged in Equality California called him sexual misconduct. Kozinski was a “far-right extremist.” also a supporter of equal rights “I do think that Shannon Minter of the for LGBT people. National Center for Lesbian some of the worst President George W. Bush Rights said there is nothing in appointed Kavanaugh to the moments in the Kavanaugh’s record to indicate D.C. Circuit of the U.S. Court Supreme Court’s of Appeals. Prior to that, he “understands the real-world impact of discrimination on Kavanaugh worked in the White history have LGBT people or the importance House as President Bush’s Staff been moments of Secretary and he married the of construing our nation’s laws to enable them to participate fully judicial activism, woman who worked as Bush’s and equally in society.” secretary. In the Bush like the Dred Scott personal But Kavanaugh, speaking White House, Kavanaugh was case,” from prepared remarks in the a key player in choosing U.S. East Room of the White House Supreme Court nominees, most - Brett Kavanaugh Monday night, tried with of whom were very right-wing. Supreme court Nominee whatever he could find to suggest At Kavanaugh’s own he understands. confirmation hearing in 2006, He said he was deeply honored to fill then Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) told Kennedy’s seat. He didn’t mention that Kavanaugh that the issue of same-sex marriage Kennedy had, during his time on the bench, was coming up through the court system. He become a reliable swing vote in favor of equal asked, “Do you have a viewpoint on issues, rights for LGBT people in four landmark cases. say, as marriage and the determination of Kavanaugh noted that Justice Elena Kagan, the definition of that? Is that something that

the court should establish or is it left to the legislative bodies?” Kavanaugh said he was hesitant to discuss the issue, since it might come before him on the D.C. Circuit. “In terms of your general principle about judicial activism,” said Kavanaugh, “I do think that some of the worst moments in the Supreme Court’s history have been moments of judicial activism, like the Dred Scott case, like the Lochner case, where the Court went outside its proper bounds, in my judgment, in interpreting clauses of the Constitution to impose its own policy views and to supplant the proper role of the legislative branch. So I think, in terms of judicial activism, that is something that all judges have to guard against. That is something that the Supreme Court has to guard against. And throughout our history, we have seen that some of the worst moments in the Supreme Court history have been moments of judicial activism where courts have imposed their

own policy preferences.” Rachel B. Tiven, Chief Executive Officer of Lambda Legal, said LGBT people “have good reason to fear that Judge Kavanaugh will abuse his power on the Court to protect the wealthy and the powerful while depriving LGBT Americans of our dignity, demeaning our community, and diminishing our status as equal citizens.” Many political observers are speculating that Trump was drawn to Kavanaugh in no small part because he thinks Kavanaugh would protect him when certain issues come before the Supreme Court. Kavanaugh has written, for instance, that he does not believe a U.S. president can be criminally indicted or subjected to a civil lawsuit while in office. U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), who is on the Senate Judiciary Committee, told the Rachel Maddow Show last night that the Kavanaugh nomination is a “get out of jail free card.” 7.11.2018 •

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Transphobic Social Media Posts Damon Scott

ike Donald Trump, maybe the owners of this business think all publicity is good publicity? It’s unclear yet if publicity was the motivation for a slew of posts this week on social media by Kavasutra Kava Bar, which has multiple locations including Lake Worth, Delray and Fort Lauderdale. The posts have largely been deemed sexist and transphobic and have created an avalanche of ongoing negative publicity. The business offers a variety of kava (tea) drinks. They made an initial post advertising a Monday night event that was described as a “genetic female slam.” “Tonight at 1:00 there will be a genetic female slam. If you are a chick per your DNA, well m’lady, it’s slam time,” the post, since deleted, read. A “slam” appears to be a type of kava drink served like a shot. A later Kavasutra post elaborated: “#slams tonight for chicks only. Chicks means born

with a vagina. You must have ovaries,” read part of the post. Summer Balester, of Davie, was outraged by the posts and decided to spread the word. Balester took screen shots of the postings and placed them on her Facebook page Monday. (Kavasutra had deleted some of its original postings and replies.) By Tuesday afternoon, Balester’s post had been shared across Facebook more than 2,000 times and commented on at least as much.

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Comments included: “Ovaries make a woman? Gosh, I wish someone had told me that before I had a life saving hysterectomy! I mean, my endometriosis and ovarian cysts would have just kept getting worse. But at least I’d still be a woman!” After one commenter asked (as a reply to Kavasutra’s post) why a business would be concerned with someone’s genitals in the first place, calling it “100% unprofessional and gross,” Kavasutra had yet another response. “The point of ladies night is to get ladies in the door so the men can bang them. If there’s no vagina then they don’t qualify because they don’t benefit the business and the plan,” the post said. Not surprisingly, more outrage followed on social media and across the internet after that post. South Florida media outlets, The controversy is also ironic since their Lake Worth location participated in the Lake Worth PrideFest parade this year.

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including the Sun Sentinel, picked up the story. Detractors began to write negative business reviews on Yelp and Facebook and there is now a thread on Reddit. One negative review on Facebook was posted by Eric Carbone of Fort Lauderdale. “Garbage business run by garbage people. Transphobes aren’t welcome in South Florida. Get out of our community,” the post read. Attempts to contact Kavasutra ownership or management at its Las Olas, Lakewood and Delray locations Tuesday were unsuccessful. The controversy is also ironic since their Lake Worth location participated in the Lake Worth PrideFest parade this year, even going so far as to promote the event on Instagram and Facebook. The chain also has locations in New York City and Denver. The business also made news recently after it posted “God Hates Beer” signs near the Saltwater Brewery in Delray Beach. The Miami New Times picked up that story.

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here are about 1.6 million homeless qualifying or applying for a housing program? youth in the U.S., and they We work closely and have strong relationships disproportionately identify as LGBT. with HOMES, Henderson Housing, Lutheran LGBT homelessness is rooted in the lack Services Florida. Once stably housed, our life of acceptance of these youth, both in and coaches will begin extensive sessions, helping outside their homes. young people learn life skills like doing the Understanding that these statistics laundry, planning a budget, cooking, cleaning are unfathomable and their apartment, taking care of can be improved through their health needs etc. They will compassionate intervention, eventually work on getting the the Our Fund Foundation funds youth in school or training for a the Homeless LGBTQ Youth career. Most of our homeless or Initiative and has improved the at-risk-of-homelessness clients situation facing LGBT homeless stay in services over a year. At youth in South Florida through any given time, we have about a partnership with local agency a dozen young people in some SunServe. stage of homelessness in our The Homeless LGBTQ Youth program - either homeless, Initiative funds a case manager at risk of homelessness, or who keeps LGBT youth safe transitioning out.” through early intervention The annual cost associated and prevention services. The with supporting the Homeless Initiative also provides the LGBTQ Youth Initiative is - Mark Ketcham case manager with a Flex Fund SunServe Executive Director $42,000. Our Fund needs gifts so that immediate purchases to replenish its fund and asks for such as bus fare, tuition, clothing and food - the community’s help. can be made to keep youth off of the streets. “Without Our Fund’s support, we would “For a homeless youth, the first thing not have the resources - both in personnel we’d do is enroll them in our Life Coaching and emergency funds - to help these kids. program, and do an immediate needs It’s important to remember that anyone of us assessment,” said Tori Bertran, Director of could have been in this situation at that early Youth Services at SunServe. “Do they need age,” said SunServe’s Executive Director Mark emergency shelter? Do they need help Ketcham.

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was not writing a column today. I was taking the week off. I was on my way into the office to proof the book. And a fascinating thing just happened. I received the enclosed email, honestly, less than 15 minutes ago, and it is going to piss off my graphic designer, who’s leaving for France tomorrow, to have to lay this out at the last minute. I am sorry, but this is too important. If I got this, so might have you. And you might fall for it. Don’t. Here is the email, which I am turning over to the FBI, Fort Lauderdale and Wilton Manors police. It reads as follows, starting with the warning that the writer knows my “pass word.”

the payment by Bitcoin (if you do not know this, search “how to buy bitcoin” in Google). BTC Address: 1JHwenDp9A98XdjfY kHKyiE3R99Q72K9X4 (It is cAsE sensitive, so copy and paste it) Important: You now have one day to make the payment. (I’ve a specific pixel within this e mail, and now I know that youhave read this email). If I do not get the BitCoins, I will definitely send your video recording to all of your contacts including relatives, coworkers, and so on. Having said that, if I receive the payment, I’ll erase the video immidiately. If you need proof, reply with “Yes!” and I will certainly send out your video recording to your 7 friends. It is a nonnegotiable offer, thus don’t waste my time and yours by replying to this email.

Dear Norman, I do know, that xxxx, is your pass word. You may not know me and you’re probably wondering why you’re getting this mail, correct? Let me tell you, I setup a malware on the adult videos (adult porn) The letter came from a website and there’s more, phony author, at a scam you visited this web site to address, one Patrizio Donia have fun (you know what at rfpaulykkt@outlook. I mean). com. While you were watching Well, here is the thing, videos, your web browser Patrizio. Go fuck yourself. initiated operating as a - Norm Kent I don’t take lightly to RDP (Remote Desktop) SFGN Publisher blackmail, or threats. So having a key logger which now I am prepared to gave me access to your spend thousands of dollars to track your ass screen and webcam. after that, my down, while engaging all the tools of law software gathered all of your contacts enforcement at my disposal, starting with from your Messenger, Facebook, and the federal Internet crimes division of the email. Department of Justice. What exactly did I do? First, for your information, I don’t I created a double-screen video. particularly watch or like porn. I may 1st part displays the video you were represent porn stars, but I have no raincoats viewing (you’ve got a nice taste rofl), and don’t play in the park. and next part displays the recording Second, if I wanted to watch porn, I am of your cam. guessing that after the age of 65, I earned that What should you do? right. Well, I believe, $1900 is a fair price Third, you attempted to scare the wrong tag for our little secret. You will make

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person. I run one of the largest gay papers in the United States, and I am going to use all our tools and resources to make sure no one else falls for your evil, money grabbing scam. I am sorry I don’t have more time to write. I have got to get our paper out, and want to make sure this short column is in it. And I want to alert anyone and everyone who may fall prey to your pernicious crime. So knock your socks off, Patrizio. Send a note to all my friends and living relatives that you think you can blackmail me with your scum sucking scam. Now sit back and watch as I use the tools of the National American Gay Media Association and local journalists’ societies against you. You sweat from your international portal as I use the tools of having been a

criminal defense lawyer for forty years to contact Interpol, the FBI, and other federal enforcement agencies to intercept your vile and vicious scheme. Hopefully, my friends in the local, national and international media will help track your ass down and the next threat you post will come from some distant jail cell in a faraway place where there is no Internet. That by the way, is not a threat. I have lots of time on my hands, watching the World Cup, the All-Star Game, and lots of sporting events this summer, while I heal and get better from a medical issue. Now I have a more noble purpose - going after you. See you soon. You can recognize me by my fedora, but I will also be the prosecuting witness.

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Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul Jesse Monteagudo

ay men have long been attracted to strong female figures, especially those in the entertainment field. From Judy Garland and Barbra Streisand to Lady Gaga and Kesha, divas have enjoyed huge gay followings; and gay drag queens continue to honor them by impersonating them. One artist who is curiously missing from most gay diva lists is Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul. Franklin burst upon the music scene in 1967, just as 14-year-old me began my record collection. Coming from six so-so years with Columbia Records, Aretha started out under the guidance of Atlantic Records producer Jerry Wexler. From 1967 to 1969 Franklin could do no wrong, turning out hit songs like “Respect,” “Chain of Fools,” “A Natural Woman” and “Think.” To a queer boy then reaching puberty and realizing his own difference, Aretha Franklin struck a chord with her songs of power and defiance. Along with James Brown, Franklin was the musical personification of the civil rights movement. Aretha also prefigured feminism with her nononsense approach to female-male relationships. Aretha’s musical foremothers, Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington, had man problems and died young. Though Franklin had her own trouble man - namely her no-good first husband, Ted White - she got rid of the lout just as her music was earning her universal R-E-S-P-E-C-T. In 1967 Aretha took “Respect” from Otis Redding, who wrote it as his take on marital problems, and turned it into a universal declaration of pride: for African-Americans, for women, for everyone - even for a 14-year old Cuban

gayboy in Miami. Unlike Tina Turner, whose slim build and curvy legs made her a favorite among straight boys, Aretha Franklin was never a sex symbol. On the other hand, to us gays Aretha’s zaftig figure was never an issue; it only made her more human and more appealing. Luther Vandross, who had his own weight problems, grew up admiring Queen Re, and as a result became a talented singer and composer in his own right. Franklin is no fashion plate, and female impersonators do not win pageants by trying to look like her. This did not prevent a popular seventies South Florida drag act from becoming famous as “Mr. Aretha,” a tribute from one queen to another. In 1969 Franklin’s music took a downturn, and hostile critics declared that her career over. But she recovered in time to enjoy a musical renaissance with songs like “Call Me,” “Don’t Play that Song,” “Spanish Harlem” and “Rock Steady.” Many of her hits were recorded in Miami, where Wexler retired to in 1969. These were the years when I went to college, became a U.S. citizen, and came out. Here again, Aretha Franklin provided the soundtrack of my life. Aretha and I parted company during the disco era. It was not a good time for the Queen of Soul, who made a series of wretched albums for a now-uncaring Atlantic. I only began to buy Aretha records again after 1980, the year that she signed a contract with Clive Davis’s Arista Records. For Arista, Franklin got back on track, recording hits like “Jump To It,” “Get It Right” and “Freeway of Love” and singing duets with Elton John, George

To a queer boy then reaching puberty and realizing his own difference, Aretha Franklin struck a chord with her songs of power and defiance.

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Michael and Luther Vandross: boys who, like this much-less musically talented writer, grew up listening to the Queen. Though Franklin reached her peak in the sixties, she continues to be a force in American music. She has survived weight issues, health issues, fashion disasters, her fear of flying and her dislike for other divas.

In 1987 she became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.. And she continues to provide pleasure and inspiration to millions of fans, myself included. Five decades after “Respect,” she remains the undisputed Queen of Soul.

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

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Readers Respond to “Double Standards — The Pride Center should not be given preferential treatment” Dear Sal, You asked: “How is it then that the Pride Center, with outstanding code issues and an illegal commercial business operating on their campus, can continue moving ahead with their planned partnership with Carrfour and the planned lowincome, supportive housing complex for their campus?” Short answer: You don’t understand Florida Statutes, Wilton Manors Code, or really anything about these issues. But you alas have lots of “opinions” about it. First, the gym is not an illegal business in this zoning district (TOC-E). It is a permitted business in the zoning code for Wilton Manors. “P” means permitted by right. That means they have a legal right to place the business in this location. The Plat Restriction under Broward County Code relates to them paying an impact fee for transportation. The Plat Restriction has nothing to do with whether or not a business is permitted on the property or not. It is an impact fee not a license to do business. It is my understanding that this application is in process and will be approved. Once this issue is resolved, they will then pay their Business Tax Receipt (BTR). A BTR is exactly what it sounds like a BUSINESS TAX. It is not a license as you say under Florida law. Bottom line: The business is legally permitted on this property. They do not need a “license” to operate. It is already legally permitted as outlined in the Wilton Manors code. On the issue of the noise, the City did not follow its own code when measuring the sound when responding to the noise complaint. You can’t just go around citing people when someone thinks something is loud. The City’s code has a method for measuring the sound in decibels by using sound measuring devices. The Code officer did not use the devices per the code requirements and therefore did not follow the proper procedures. In fact, the one being treated unfairly is the Pride Center. Your exaggerations in this Op-Ed and others in the past are quite disturbing. The vitriol you have

against the Pride Center’s mission to help the LGBT community is telling. You use words such as “shyster,” which verges on anti-Semitism, and other loaded language like “low income,” “illegal,” and “carpet bagger.” Your opinions are divisive, unwelcoming, and will not move Wilton Manors forward as an inclusive, welcoming community to all members of the LGBT community.

– Justin

People who live next to trains tracks complaining of loud music? Seriously? This article completely ignores all the good work the Pride Center does. It ignores the good work the low-income housing at the Pride Center would bring. The legitimate Business at the Pride Center should get a license... I should add the good work that business does for its patrons. Nothing but healing and personal growth happens at the Pride Center. For SFGN to constantly beat up the people who organize this great work should be shamed of themselves. All SFGN wants is a salacious headline. Shame on SFGN!

"The most glaring, consistent and troubling failure is selective enforcement of our code."

–Michael

In my 13 years of living in the very center of this town, Code Enforcement has always been the most frustrating, opaque, and in the end, I believe, corrupt part of a city government that otherwise functions fairly well. The most glaring, consistent and troubling failure is selective enforcement of our code. Along the Drive on any given night after 11 p.m. will prove this: to nearly the last one- every business is breaking code. Try finding a Code Enforcement Officer (not WMPD) at that hour. And should you, thru some good grace, karma, or bit of luck (OTHER THAN MONEY/ACCESS TO ATTORNEYS) the word you will hear on the street, is this: no one wants to harm these businesses. Money and power are always seated at the table, no matter where or when. But I know of no place where it is more readily and brazenly apparent.

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Readers React to “Should City Fund the Pride Center’s Affordable Housing Project?” As described by Robert Boo of the Pride Center to CANA members last year, the proposed low-income housing project will pay an upfront fee of around $1 million to the Pride Center. Ongoing fees would also be paid to the Pride Center in the future. Now we learn that Broward County is being asked to contribute $900,000 to the project. And Wilton Manors is being asked to donate $200,000. It is hard to characterize these contributions as investments in affordable housing when the bulk of the money will flow into the treasury of the Pride Center. A few questions: Who gets the other $100,000? Carrfour? Why isn’t the Pride Center offering to reduce its upfront development fee in an amount equal to the $200,000 it is asking the city to contribute? – Brent W. White

It still has the playground; it has a gym; and now it wants to create affordable housing for senior citizens. Can any one organization really have this breadth in the services that it provides? And does Wilton Manors really have so few socialservice agencies that one agency has to do so many things? ….. I just don’t think that it’s possible to do so many things and to do them all well. – Chris Gonza

This City has no established program with procedures for utilization of this housing fund. Broward House, with the client in-take office in Wilton Manors, could certainly utilize these funds for their housing services. If Wilton Manors wants to grant $200,00, almost 2/3 of their affordable housing fund, they should request “bids.” City must then exercise due diligence and provide professional review of each applicant for legal and financial issues. Commissioners may then evaluate and make a legal binding decision. “Shovel Ready” programs should have some sort of priority. To simple meet, discuss, and grant funds to the Pride Center right now is irresponsible. – Raymond Carrier

Three-bedroom apartments as affordable senior housing? If anything is built, shouldn’t it all be studio apartments, and as many as possible to help as many seniors as possible? – Lenny Cohen

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Literature The Stonewall National Museum and Archives presents “Reading Queer: Poetry in a Time of Chaos” at 7 p.m. at its Wilton Manors Gallery, 2157 Wilton Dr. Six poets featured in the new anthology will discuss their vulnerable, sexy, heartbreaking and revolutionary works. Signed copies will also be available for sale. A reception will follow the reading. A $5 donation is suggested. More info at Stonewall-Museum.org.

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Concert Unlike the recent documentary film about Whitney Houston that focused on the diva’s troubles, a musical review featuring South African singer Belinda Davids, “The Greatest Love of All: The Whitney Houston Show,” is all about Houston’s musical gifts. Accompanied by a 6-piece band at the Broward Center tonight at 8 p.m., Davids will perform Houston’s timeless and uplifting hits. Tickets at BrowardCenter.org.

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Get out your ruby slippers because the Arsht Center is hosting a special screening of Judy Garland’s 1939 classic, “The Wizard of Oz,” accompanied by live orchestra today at 2 and 8 p.m. We know most card-carrying homosexuals have seen this film more times than they can count, but how often can you sing all your favorites along with Judy AND an orchestra? Expect a rendition of “Over the Rainbow” like you’re never heard before! Tickets start at $35 at ArshtCenter. org. Photo from YouTube.

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Openly gay pop superstar Sam Smith brings his “Thrill of it All” tour to the American Airlines Arena in Miami tonight at 8 p.m. The 26-year-old Briton will sing some of his biggest hits and we hear he’s newly single again, too. Will he pick you out of the crowd at the biggest concert of the month? Country music singer and songwriter Cam opens for Smith at this performance. Tickets start at $31 at Ticketmaster.com.

It’s OK. You can admit that mancrush on hunky—if completely straight— Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The former wrestler-turned-action star hits the big screen again this weekend in “Skyscraper.” Johnson plays a former war hero and hostage negotiator who must scale a 200-story Chinese skyscraper to rescue his family from a team of heavily armed bad guys. Check local listings for theaters and show times.

You never know who is going to show up for Jennifer McClain’s Cast Party at 10 p.m. on Monday nights at Georgie’s Alibi/Monkey Bar in the Shoppes of Wilton Manors. But, one thing you can be sure of, you will be treated to an evening of your favorite show tunes, often featuring special guest artists from the visiting touring shows at local performing arts centers. For more information, go AlibiWiltonManors.com.

Every now and then, you need to take care of yourself. Stop by the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Hwy. in Wilton Manors, at 7:30 p.m. where August Gold and Carol Logen lead “Feed Your Soul/After Dark,” a weekly one-hour Tao Te Ching-inspired group with live music, meditation and stimulating conversation. See how one hour can change your life for the better. For more information, go to AugustGold.net.

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Goodbye Tab Hunter (1931-2018)

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rthur Andrew Kelm, better known as Tab Hunter, has died, 86. Hunter became an iconic heartthrob in 1950s Hollywood and also enjoyed a successful career as a recording artist. Throughout his career Hunter carried a secret. He was a gay man at a time when coming out meant career suicide. He went out on studio manufactured dates with Natalie Wood, causing Hollywood insiders to quip “Natalie would, Tab wouldn’t.” Hunter came out in 2005 with the publication of his autobiography “Tab Hunter Confidential: The Making Of A Movie Star.” In interviews he stated that he wrote the well-received book after he heard that someone else was planning to write a book about him. He said that he didn’t want his story to be told by “some shmuck who doesn’t even know me.” “Tab Hunter Confidential” was turned into an acclaimed documentary in 2015. Hunter rose to prominence with his starring role in the World War II drama “Battle Cry” (1955). “Battle Cry” was one of the year’s most successful films, and Hunter, a contract player at Warner Brothers, went on to star in many more hit films, including the big screen version of the hit Broadway musical “Damn Yankees” (1958). He also co-starred with superstar Wood in a pair of films, “The Burning Hills”

and “The Girl He Left Behind” (both 1956). Hunter’s music career was as successful as his film career. In 1957 he enjoyed a number one hit with the rock and roll song “Young Love,” which sold over a million copies and was certified gold. In 1961, after failing to secure the role of Tony in the classic musical “West Side Story,” Hunter agreed to star in a weekly television series. “The Tab Hunter Show” was only a moderate success and was cancelled after one season. Throughout his career Hunter appeared in dozens of films, and even appeared on Broadway opposite theater legend Tallulah Bankhead in openly gay writer Tennessee Williams’ “The Milk Train Doesn’t Stop Here Anymore.” He remained closeted about his sexuality throughout most of his life. In 1981 Hunter agreed to appear with the outrageous drag queen Divine in gay director John Waters’ “Polyester.” Though many consider this his coming out film, Hunter continued to refuse to discuss his private life. He was reteamed with Divine in the western spoof “Lust In The Dust” (1984). On June 8 Hunter died of a blood clot which caused a heart attack. At the time of his death he had been with his partner Allan Glaser for over thirty years.

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ince 1984, the creative team at Cirque du Soleil has created more than 40 original productions. The acrobats and clowns of the Montreal-based troupe have performed in tents and arenas around the globe, on Broadway and the Las Vegas strip. The whimsical shows have drawn inspiration from ancient myths and modern fantasy and incorporated otherworldly creatures and extreme sports. The newest production, “Crystal,” opening at the BB&T Center in Sunrise on July 18, is another first, introducing the company’s daring acrobatic and aerial stunts with the beauty and athletic thrills of figure skating. One of the many performers to hit the ice is Canadian figure skater Shawn Sawyer. The 33-year-old began skating as a child and fulfilled his dream to represent his country at the 2006 Torino Olympics, finishing in the top 12. He retired from competitive skating and traveled the world with ice shows, but could never have imagined the opportunity to perform with Cirque du Soliel. He elaborated, “I knew I would be a part of skating shows, for sure, but never in a million years could I imagine Cirque du Soleil would approach the element of ice while I was still performing,” Sawyer said in a telephone interview during quick a break in his grueling training schedule. “Now I’m learning different aspects of the acrobatic world and even acting. I’m learning a lot from this journey. I’m becoming more than a figure skater—an all-around athlete and an all-around artist. I’m learning every single day…new tricks, how to take care of my body

better, learning to share such a big stage with other performers.” Sawyer credits his success in this new “arena” to the work ethic and discipline required of competitive skaters. Even when on the road, he must maintain his skills on the ice and off. He already had a reputation as a bit of a daredevil, attempting jumps and flips that were never a part of the compulsory elements. Those abilities—along with his nature love of performing—gave him the edge when Cirque du Soleil directors began casting the show. “Crystal,” the lead character in the production, embarks on an exhilarating tale of self-discovery as she dives into a world of her own imagination. She soars through this surreal world at high speed to become what she was always destined: confident, liberated, and empowered. Sawyer portrays one of the many characters she encounters and helps to reach her elusive destination. “I can relate to that, it’s something I’ve grown up doing, finding my place in life, in society, in relationships. I like that role for myself,” Sawyer said. Sawyer, who is openly gay, is also quick to dispel the perceptions of competitive figure skating as being homophobic, saying the sport has become “much more open about talking about it, which is a good thing. It’s a real thing, it’s reality. For Olympic athletes, at that moment it doesn’t always matter. They’re just proud to be representing their countries (and) themselves. As an athlete is performing, their goal is just to do their best.”

Cirque du Soleil presents “Crystal” at the BB&T Center in Sunrise, Wednesday, July 18 through Sunday, July 29. Tickets start at $43 at CirqueDuSoleil.com/Crystal.

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K.C. and the Sunshine Band return to the Hard Rock Events Center on Friday, July 20 to perform their greatest hits. Photo Credit: Larry Marano.

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t’s been nearly 40 decades since K.C. and the Sunshine Band first began topping the charts with disco hits like “Get Down Tonight,” “Shake Your Booty,” “Boogie Shoes” and “I’m Your Boogie Man.” But did you know that band founder front man Harry Wayne Casey (K.C.) got his start in nearby Hialeah, Florida and has never lived further than 10 miles from his birthplace? In 1973, the Vietnam War was still raging on and young people staged protests across the country. President Richard Nixon was under investigation after the infamous Watergate burglary. Inflation and unemployment were on the rise. People were looking for a distraction and found one in the “dance revolution” started by K.C. “I grew up in a very musical family. My cousins all sang or played instruments. My mother and her sisters used to do local radio commercials. I was kind of well-rounded. Growing up in a gospel church, there was always music in the church. When I was 13 or 14, my sister wanted a piano and I started taking a few lessons. After a while, my teacher told me I knew more than she did. It was her kind way of telling me she didn’t want to teach me anymore,” Casey recalled with a chuckle. Casey was determined to get into the music business. He worked at a local record store, opened boxes at Tone Record Distributors and hung around a local recording studio just hoping to get his big break and record a song. That break eventually came and the rest is history: four Number One records in a row, Grammy awards, People’s Choice awards

and American Music awards and featured performances at every major sporting event in the world, including the Super Bowl, World Series, NBA championships, collegiate bowl games, NASCAR championships, World Cup, Indianapolis 500 and the Kentucky Derby. Not to mention, his songs are a staple for D.J.s at nearly every wedding, confirmation and bar mitzvah party in the world. His favorite song? “That’s a hard question, they all mean something different to me,” he answered. “I’ve always had lots of favorites. Maybe ‘Get Down Tonight,’ my first number one record.” Along the way, he’s been accompanied by the Sunshine Band, a group of pickup musicians he assembled for that first recording session. Musicians have come and gone over the years, but Casey looks forward to every performance singing the upbeat songs that made K.C. and his band a household name. Casey will perform those classics along with the newer songs he’s been working on at the new Hard Rock Events Center at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood on Friday, July 20. He recognizes that today’s stars face different challenges, especially in the era of YouTube: “I’m not sure how it all really works. Sometimes I think there were more opportunities to get your music on the radio back then, but (YouTube) has given people a lot of opportunities and an outlet to express their creativity,” he said. “I’ve been very fortunate, very blessed.”

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*A Summer of Studio Ghibli Films

July 18 and 21 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. Journey into two fantastic films by Hayao Miyazaki: ‘Castle in the Sky’ and ‘Kiki’s Delivery Service.’ Tickets $5. Visit morikami.org.

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 mid-life 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 954-519-2533 or visit islandcitystage.org

*Flashdance — The Musical

July 11 to 22 at the Lake Worth Playhouse, 709 Lake Ave, Lake Worth. Flashdance is an astonishing musical spectacle about the power of holding onto your dreams and love against all odds. Tickets $29 to $75. Visit lakeworthplayhouse.org

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broward county *Shirley Caesar Concert

Sunday, July 15 at 5 p.m. at the Broward Center for Performing Artis, 201 SW Fifth Ave, Fort Lauderdale. Eleven-time Grammywinning gospel singer Shirley Caesar offers a concert honoring local faith leaders. Tickets $39 to $118. Visit BrowardCenter.org or call 954-462-0222.

Aunt Jack

July 19 to August 12 at Empire Stage, 1140 N. Flagler Dr., Fort Lauderdale. This part comedy, part coming of age story follows a multigenerational family of prominent gays as they learn about love, acceptance, identity and sexuality. Tickets $35. Call 954-678-1496.

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

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.

palm beach county * A Summer of Studio Ghibli Films

*Breath

July 12 at 8 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse, 709 Lake Ave, Lake Worth. Two teenage boys, hungry for

discovery, form an unlikely friendship with a mysterious older adventurer who pushes them to take risks that will have a lasting and profound impact on their lives. Tickets $6 to $9. Visit lakeworthplayhouse.org.

*Flashdance — The Musical

miami-dade county Five Women Wearing the Same Dress

July 20 to August 12 at Main Street Players, 6766 Main Street, Miami Lakes. An irreverent and funny look at the intricacies of friendship and the power of similar dressing. Tickets available at MainStreetPlayers.com

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.

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Chamber Chat

Grow your Business with a Good Networking Strategy

Jorge Richa

Marketing & Programming Director; Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (MDGLCC)

he Miami-Dade Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (MDGLCC) is the largest not-for-profit corporation in the county for gay and lesbian businesses. With membership of close to 700 companies and 1,300 individuals, the Chamber’s mission is to promote a unified and thriving, gay and gay-friendly, business and professional community throughout MiamiDade County. Since one of our goals is to promote networking within the existing gay and gay-friendly business and professional community, we incorporate in all of our events components that allow those in attendance to connect, engage and interact with each other with the hope that this translates into business opportunities. Networking is not a science and following these fours tips could be of great benefit and value before you enter a room full of potential clients:

Set Goals

Bring plenty of business cards and set goals of what you want to accomplish. This can be as simple as identify 4 new prospects or meet 12 new people.

Practice your Introduction

Practice your 30-second intro to capture your audience’s attention, present who you are, what you do and the value of your product or services.

Engage your Audience

Target companies & individuals who have a need for your products or services, take the initiative to personally meet them or ask others to assist with introductions.

Follow-up

Organize your contacts using a spreadsheet or Customer Relationship Management system (CRM) sending an e-mail, making a phone call or connecting through social media. We invite you to put these tips into practice attending our next EXPOsure Networking Luncheon entitled “Digital Media Strategies for Brand Growth.” This engaging event will take place on Thursday July 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Hialeah Park Racing & Casino. It will feature a presentation and panel discussion by esteem professionals in the fields of Marketing, Entertainment, Events, Print, Radio, & Entrepreneurship. Panelists will be the Greater Miami Convention Visitors Bureau - Josie Llado (Associate VP, Marketing & Digital Media), Adrienne Arsht Center - Andrew Golberg (VP Marketing), The Miami Herald - Steve Rothaus (Reporter), Velocity Social Media - Ana Veloso (Social Media Consultant), Shiraz Creative - Justin M. Bell (VP of Digital), and Cox Media Group - AJ Punjabi (General Manager).

Event is open to the public and RSVP is required. Admission is $35 (members) and $45 (non members). To RSVP or join the MDGLCC, please visit Gaybizmiami.com or reach us at info@ gaybizmiami.com / 305-673-4440. 7.11.2018 •

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*Karaoke for Conservation

Friday, July 20 at 8 p.m. at John Martin’s Irish Pub and Restaurant, 253 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables. Enjoy food, drinks, singing and prizes at this fundraiser to increase education and conservation for elephants. Visit zoomiami.org

*Summer of Sushi & Stroll

Friday, July 13 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. Take a sunset stroll in the Japanese gardens and enjoy Asianinspired cuisine. Tickets $5 to $7. Visit morikami.org.

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 poetry at its finest — and fiercest. Suggested donation of $5. Refreshments provided courtesy of Barefoot Wine & Bubbly. Visit stonewall-museum.org

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 ‘Nazi Persecution Homosexuals 1933 – 1945’

Thursday, July 19 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Stonewall National Museum, 2157 Wilton Drive. Through reproductions of historic photographs and documents, the exhibition explores the rationale, means and impact of the Nazi regime’s persecution of homosexuals, which left thousands dead and shattered the lives of many more. Suggested donation of $5, refreshments provided. Visit stonewallmuseum.org

‘Paragraph 175’

Thursday, July 26 at 6 p.m. at the Stonewall National Museum, 2157 Wilton Drive. Weimar, Germany was a homosexual Eden in the 1920s: gay and lesbian nightclubs and magazines flourished, the first homosexual rights movement was born...and then the Nazis came to power. Suggested donation of $5, refreshments provided. Visit stonewallmuseum.org.

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*In Motion Art Exhibit Reception

Saturday, July 14 at 6 p.m. at the Claudia Castillo Art Studio, 2215 Wilton Drive. A thought provoking exhibition exploring people’s connection through motion by Evelyn Walg. Exhibit showing through August 10. Visit claudiacastilloartstudio. com.

Reading Queer: Poetry in a Time of Chaos

Voices of Pride

Meets at Compass GLCC, 201 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. Join the Gay Men’s

July 11 - July 17 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. 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.

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palm beach county *Summer of Sushi & Stroll

Friday, July 13 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road, Delray Beach. Take a sunset stroll in the Japanese gardens and enjoy Asian-inspired cuisine. Tickets $5 to $7. Visit morikami.org.

High Gloss 2018: The Art of Fashion and Design

Saturday, July 14 at 7 p.m. opening reception at The Box Gallery, 811 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach. An exhibition of fine art photography, wearable art, and lifestyle accessories. Showing through August 10. Suggested donation of $10. Call 786-5211199.

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.

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Arsht Center Farmers Market

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

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.

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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 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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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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