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holiday weekend, many people were outside in the neighborhood and by the time police arrived, hundreds had congregated in the area. Tony said that it is not unusual for the public to be hesitant to come forward during a homicide investigation. He also noted that law enforcement would like to find out if her death was the result of a hate crime. “Like any homicide that occurs in this community, it is our responsibility to investigate these things though,” he said. “However, 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.” Nik Harris, the LGBTQ consumer advocate to Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, spoke at the press conference on behalf of Black’s family and TransInclusive, a local trans rights organization. Harris noted that there have already been at least 25 deaths of trans people in the U.S., compared to 27 for all of 2019 and 25 in 2018. “Bree ‘Nuk’ Black was 27 years young. The average life expectancy of a Black trans woman is 35 years of age,” Harris said. “We are asking anyone with information to please call the Broward Sheriff’s Office with any tips to bring closure to this family, to bring closure to the LGBTQ community. Please call with any tips you have.”

If you have information that could be helpful to the case, call Det. Louis Bonhomme at 954-321-4377. To remain anonymous, you can also contact Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS (8477) or visit browardcrimestoppers.org.

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month after the shooting death of Bree Black, a Black transgender woman from Pompano Beach, authorities have increased the reward to $8,000 for information leading to the arrest of her killer. The Florida Sheriffs Association Criminal Apprehension Assistance Program put forward an additional $5,000 to the original $3,000 offer by Broward Crime Stoppers. The announcement came on the heels of a press conference hosted by the Broward Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, where Sheriff Gregory Tony said that after a month they have very little information on Black’s death. “This incident took place reportedly where a large volume of people were in the community,” he said. “However, [after] weeks spent on this investigation, we have not received any type of information from the community. No calls, no tips, no support in this particular investigation.” Black was shot and killed close to her home the evening of July 3. Due to the

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SWIMMING WHILE BLACK Prominent gay Black woman kicked out of Fort Lauderdale pool for ‘talking to her son’ Denise Royal

Black woman was swimming. The police were called. She was kicked out.

In an all too familiar scenario nowadays that pressed on. She said the white woman is what happened to G Wright Muir, a local Black threatened to call the lifeguard’s boss if he didn’t and LGBT activist on July 19. call the police. “It was surreal to see three police officers According to bodycam footage SFGN obtained walk onto the pool deck,” Wright Muir told from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, it SFGN. “I noticed one rest his hand on his gun, showed a staffer telling the officers he shut down and I announced that we were unarmed. I felt the pool to “defuse the situation.” Bodycam vulnerable. I was concerned for our safety. I was footage shows the officer telling everyone at the frustrated by the unwillingness of the police to pool they had to leave including Wright Muir be fair to me and my son.” and her son. Many of the individuals did not Ironically the incident happened at a park immediately obey the officer’s orders and had to named in honor of a Black man. be told repeatedly to leave. Once known as Sunland Park, it’s now named “Ma’am, will you please get out of the pool,” for longtime City of Fort Lauderdale Parks & the officer told the white woman as he walked Recreation Director Joseph C. Carter. For more up to Wright Muir. Wright Muir then told the than 40 years, Carter worked tirelessly to make officer “she has harassed us the entire morning. parks and programs accessible to black families. Now we all have to get out of the pool. She is still Wright Muir’s name may look familiar — in the pool.” SFGN featured her in last year’s The officer then OUT50, an annual list spotlighting recommended another pool “I WAS PROUD local members of the LGBT Wright Muir could use that was TO HEAR MY community. She’s an attorney, a law open. professor, a writer, and an LGBT “We need her to leave her SON BOLDLY advocate. She is also the founder as well,” Wright Muir told the PERSUADING THE of Thou Art Woman, a creative officer in which he replied, POLICE TO TREAT community for LBT women in the “yeah she’s leaving, I already arts. told her.” US THE SAME But that day at the pool what The white woman then AS THEY WERE seemed to matter most is that attempted to delay leaving by TREATING THE Wright Muir is black. arguing with the officer about She and her son planned to swim her being video recorded. WHITE WOMAN.” laps together at the pool. Once in “Being rendered powerless - G Wright Muir the water, they had a conversation in front of my son was ATTORNEY, about how long they wanted to dehumanizing, and I felt great BLACK LGBT ACTIVIST swim. A lane separated the two. A anguish that my son was white woman was swimming in the also rendered powerless in lane between them. She told Wright Muir and front of me. I was proud to hear my son boldly her son to “stop talking over her lane.” persuading the police to treat us the same as they According to a spokesperson with the Fort were treating the white woman,” Wright Muir Lauderdale Police Department the white woman said. “But I was saddened that we both had to was concerned about COVID-19. witness how her privilege allows her to disobey Wright Muir said she offered to switch lanes the police without consequence while we had to so that she could be next to her son. But the obey because for us it can be a matter of life or woman refused. She then escalated the issue by death.” complaining to the lifeguard. Wright Muir asked Exactly one week after the event, the nonthe lifeguard if talking was prohibited and was profit Diversity in Aquatics held a swim-in told no. at Carter Park pool to bring attention to the According to Wright Muir the other swimmer incident and start the restorative justice process.

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G Wright Muir speaking at the Swim-In For Restorative Justice. Photo credit: Carina Mask.

According to its website, the mission of Diversity in Aquatics is to educate, promote, and support swimming and healthy aquatics activities for vulnerable populations. People came out to support that mission and Wright Muir. “We all needed it,” said Thaddeus Gamory, of Diversity in Aquatics. “We needed to do something that did not just put the white woman in her place and angrily tell the police agency and the pool staff about themselves. But in the process, we had to self-empower and selfcare because we couldn’t be done with marching and not necessarily healed ourselves.” That support, coupled with the element of healing, was meaningful to Wright Muir. “I was anxious about going back to that pool just a week after the incident,” she explained. “A part of me honestly didn’t want to ever go back there. But the swim-in created a safe, supportive space for us to return embraced by an entire community. It was such a beautiful feeling to see so many people come out to show their love, concern, and solidarity. The swim-in allowed us to reclaim the water and that space.” The pool was reclaimed from systemic racism and white privilege, according to Gamory. “Implicit bias operates that a black family in a historically black pool in a black neighborhood were told to get out of the pool,” he said. “The police were called in deference to an abusive white woman. The white male staff member quit on the spot after the police showed up. Why did he call the police when you know that that is a traumatic experience for black people, especially a young black man? This is not a police issue.”

Moving forward, Gamory would like to use the restorative justice model to bring all parties to the table, including the offender, who he says is a professor at a local college. “She has an opportunity here,” he explained. “To make amends to the people she offended and what the impact was. She has an opportunity to restore because she’s jacked up right now.” SFGN left messages for the woman but did not hear back. The other part of the restorative justice model involves talking to the police, for the role it played in this instance. “The police feel they didn’t do anything wrong. But they didn’t have enough community consciousness, cultural consciousness, cultural competence to diffuse the situation so that you unnecessarily created something far worse,” Gamory said. “You could have stood for justice and racial equity at this moment instead of being a tool of racism and racial inequity and white privilege. But you didn’t. You just operated as normal. Black people are not given the same equal treatment. We have unfair treatment, unequal treatment, and inequitable treatment when it comes to law enforcement and criminal justice.” Wright Muir agrees. “I would like to see the failures addressed and everyone held accountable,” she said. “I’d also like to see organizations like Diversity in Aquatics get more support so that they can have a broader reach and get more Black people and other people of color in the water and ensure we can all swim and access safe places to swim.”

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WEEKLY TRACKING OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH FLORIDA Sean McShee

CUMULATIVE KNOWN COVID-19 CASES IN THREE SOUTH FLORIDA Cumulative Known COVID-19COUNTIES: Cases in Three South FloridaAUGUST Counties: JULY 29 THROUGH 4 July 29 through August 4

Percent Increase in cumulative COVID-19 cases from 7/29 to 8/4 Palm Beach 8.6%, Broward 11.3%, Miami Dade 10.3%

52,970

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7/30

7/31

Palm Beach

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56,797

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8/2

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58,531

34,550

34,226

33,854

33,274

32,696

32,171

55,411

54,312

124,759

123,644

122,690

121,207

118,462

115,916

113,143

34,929

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8/4

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CUMULATIVE KNOWN COVID-19 DEATHS IN THREE SOUTH FLORIDA COUNTIES: Cumulative Known COVID-19 Deaths Cumulative Known COVID-19 Cases in in Three South Florida Counties: Three South Florida Counties: JULY 29 THROUGH AUGUST 4 July through August July 29 29 through August 4 4

Percent Increase Increase in in cumulative cumulative COVID-19 COVID-19 deaths cases from Percent from7/29 7/29to to8/4 8/4 Palm Beach Beach 8.3%, 8.6%,Broward Broward19.9%, 11.3%,Miami MiamiDade Dade18.5% 10.3% Palm 113,143

79552,970

638 32,171

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1,515

1,455

806 54,312 676

815

55,411

709 33,274

32,696

7/30 7/30

7/31 7/31

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833 56,797 742 33,854

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57,975

745

34,226

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1,694

1,669

1,647

124,759

123,644

122,690

121,207

118,462

115,916

845

58,531

748

34,550

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58,953

765

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JOHN LEWIS INSPIRED FORMER PRESIDENTS John McDonald

t was some good trouble from Troy, Alabama. Former President Barack Obama, eulogizing the late U.S. Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, acknowledged the gay community’s role in this summer’s protests. “We see it outside our windows in big cities and rural towns, in men and women, young and old, straight Americans and LGBTQ Americans, Blacks who long for equal treatment and Whites who can no longer accept freedom for themselves while witnessing the subjection of their fellow Americans,” Obama said. The 44th President said Lewis’ lesson was to be “better, truer versions of ourselves.” Lewis died on July 17 from pancreatic cancer. He was 80. Equality Florida spokesman Brandon Wolf met Lewis at the site of the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando. The meeting between the two activists came not long after the horrific 2016 massacre of 49 people. Wolf wrote about their encounter for Newsweek, revealing “As we made our way back to the car, he grabbed my arm and uttered, ‘we can never stop fighting.’” Lewis was a civil rights leader and disciple of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He assisted in organizing the 1963 March on Washington and was often arrested at demonstrations, hence the references to “good trouble.” Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton joined Obama at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to remember the feisty Lewis, who served 17 terms in Congress. Bush said hate must be answered with love and hope. Clinton described Lewis as someone who always kept walking to reach the “beloved community.” President Trump did not attend the service. He said Lewis was not a friend. Trump is trailing in most general election polls. Democrats gather in the coming weeks to nominate their candidates. Joe Biden, Obama’s vice president, is the party’s presumptive nominee. Biden is expected to announce his vice presidential selection ahead of the Democratic National Convention hosted by Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Aug. 17-20. The Biden campaign

John Lewis in 2006. Photo credit: United States House of Representatives.

has committed to choosing a woman for vice president. Democrats have blasted Trump for many things, but the President’s recent attempts to undermine elections have raised constitutional concerns. “With Universal Mail-In Voting [not Absentee Voting, which is good], 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history. It will be a great embarrassment to the USA,” he wrote. “Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???” Trump tweeted. “Trust is foundational to our democratic system,” countered Pete Buttigieg, a gay Democrat from South Bend, Indiana, who campaigned for the party’s presidential nomination. “If even the president is working to undermine it, we, the people, will need more ways to build it up.” Buttigieg said America held an election during the Civil War and will do so again, dismissing Trump’s tweet as a distraction. Buttigieg also shared Lewis’s recent letter to the New York Times. In this writing, Lewis hoped for a soul redemption and that historians would write “it was your generation who laid down the heavy burdens of hate at last and that peace finally triumphed over violence, aggression and war.” “America was built by John Lewis,” Obama said in his eulogy. “He as much as anyone brought this country this country a little bit closer to our highest ideals.”

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THE ‘ELLEN SHOW’ UNDER FIRE Former Employees Accuse Execs of Sexual Misconduct Kim Swan

n internal investigation has been launched at the “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” after several top executives were accused of sexual misconduct.

The accusations were first reported by had voluntarily left the show, asked to remain BuzzFeed News. In the story employees who anonymous out of fear of retribution. work behind the scenes describe the office as “a In a statement to BuzzFeed, Leman denied the place where sexual harassment and misconduct charges and “any kind of sexual impropriety.” by top executive producers runs rampant.” “...While my job as head writer is to come up Ex-employees go into explicit detail, with jokes — and, during that process, we can describing one executive producer as being occasionally push the envelope — I’m horrified “handsy with women,” and another soliciting that some of my attempts at humor may have oral sex at a work party. Another ex-employee caused offense,” he said in the statement. “I have said one of them “groomed him over a period of always aimed to treat everyone on the staff with time” and tried to perform oral sex on him one kindness, inclusivity and respect. In my whole night. time on the show, to my knowledge, I’ve never According to BuzzFeed nearly a dozen former had a single HR or inter-personal complaint employees said it was also common for head made about me, and I am devastated beyond writer and executive producer Kevin Leman to belief that this kind of malicious and misleading make sexually explicit comments in the office, article could be published.” like pointing out male colleagues’ bulges in their Executive producer Ed Glavin also had crotches, or ask them questions like, “Are you a allegations levelled against him. Five extop or a bottom?” employees said that he touched them Leman once asked an employee inappropriately by rubbing their if he could give him a hand job or shoulders and back, and placing perform oral sex in a bathroom his hand around their lower waist, at a company party in 2013, BuzzFeed reported. according to BuzzFeed. Another They also said that Glavin “had employee said they saw Leman a reputation for being handsy with grab a production assistant’s women,” especially in the control penis on a separate occasion. room, and managed the team One woman said she saw through fear and intimidation. Leman grope a production One former employee told assistant in a car and kissed his BuzzFeed that Glavin regularly neck in 2017. touched her in the control room. According to BuzzFeed, “You could definitely see employees said that many of the creep factor and the creepy Leman’s targets were lower-level touching. That was out in the - Former Employee and younger employees who felt open for everybody to see. BUZZFEED INTERVIEW they lacked any power to speak Obviously, no one wants that and up. no one wants to be uncomfortably “He’d probably do it in front of 10 people touched by someone … but you didn’t want to and they’d laugh because ‘it’s just Kevin being piss them off or you would be fired, so it was just Kevin,’ but if you’re in a position of power at that culture of fear.” a company, you don’t just get to touch me like BuzzFeed also reported that another former that,” a former employee told BuzzFeed. employee said Glavin would call over producers Thirty-six former employees spoke to and assistants to sit near him when the show BuzzFeed about incidents of harassment, sexual was filming segments they had worked on and misconduct, and assault from top producers like would touch them inappropriately in front of Leman. All of the ex-employees, many of whom nearly 30 other people in the control room.

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Ellen DeGeneres. Photo credit: © Glenn Francis, www.PacificProDigital.com.

“Even though I was being abused [at work] constantly, Ed putting his arm around you in the control room was like the nicest experience you had all day, as messed up as that sounds,” she told BuzzFeed. “But you had been crying last night and now your segment is going well … and then you feel like you got credit for something from the executive producer directly. … That friendly banter accompanied by a friendly hand.” Glavin did not respond to a request for comment by BuzzFeed regarding the allegations. Forty-seven former employees spoke to BuzzFeed about how Glavin led with intimidation and fear on a daily basis. One former employee said when they turned in their notice, Glavin flipped over a table and chair while screaming. Five former employees also said they saw Glavin use a button at his desk to remotely shut his office door “as an intimidation tactic” during reprimands, and that was a “power move more than anything.” According to ex-workers, Glavin used his private shower in his office bathroom, which made them uncomfortable. “You’d be going into his office for an important meeting and the shower door is open and you’re like, that’s a little weird,” a former employee told BuzzFeed. “The shower is right when you walk

in on the right. Before you even see his desk, you see his shower. He’d be openly showering and going into meetings with wet hair.” The Hollywood Reporter states that while neither Ellen DeGeneres nor Warner Brothers will comment on the fate of specific employees, two sources tell THR that Glavin is among those who will be let go. “Once he’s out, it will be like a new day,” says a source to THR, one of two who claim DeGeneres was largely kept shielded from Glavin’s day-today handling of the staff. Others are expected to be out as well. Co-executive producer Jonathan Norman is the one who is accused of grooming an exemployee by taking him to concerts and other work-related perks, and then attempting to perform oral sex on him one night. Three of the employee’s former colleagues on the show corroborated the incident and said they have discussed it in the years since. “We’re young people who were forming our careers and were unfortunately subjected to a toxic work environment as some of our first jobs out of college,” the ex-employee told BuzzFeed. “And some of us were sexually harassed and that’s what was shaping our careers our first year out of school.” Norman said he is “100% categorically denying these allegations” in a statement to

NEWS NATIONAL BuzzFeed Thursday night. Another ex-employee who also worked with “I have never had a single complaint against DeGeneres said that she “doesn’t want to know” me in my career. I have never ‘groomed’ about what goes on behind the scenes, and anyone,” he said in the statement. “I have never “nobody wants to rock the boat” because she is done anything to harm another staff member. essentially the show’s brand. Ever. The person I believe you are referring “She knows,” the ex-employee told BuzzFeed. to has ulterior motives for bringing down the “She knows shit goes on, but also she doesn’t show and has been acting with malice towards want to hear it.” the show.” In a letter to staff that was obtained by However some ex-staffers said there couldn’t BuzzFeed, DeGeneres on Thursday apologized, have been complaints because there was no saying that the show was supposed to be a place formal process to file them, of “happiness” where “everyone and that senior-level producers would be treated with respect.” pressured them not to go to HR “Obviously, something at the show’s parent company, changed, and I am disappointed according to BuzzFeed. to learn that this has not been “There was no such thing as the case. And for that, I am sorry. a confidential conversation,” a Anyone who knows me knows it’s former employee said to BuzzFeed. the opposite of what I believe and “There was no clear direction that what I hoped for our show,” she if something happens to you, you wrote in the letter. go to this person, it will remain DeGeneres also wrote she had confidential, and you will not be come to rely on others to stay retaliated against.” on top of the daily operation, A former Warner Brothers according to the letter. employee who worked with “As we’ve grown exponentially, - Ellen DeGeneres the show told BuzzFeed the I’ve not been able to stay on top of LETTER TO BUZZFEED company “turns a blind eye” to everything and relied on others the allegations because the show to do their jobs as they knew I’d “is a cash cow.” want them done. Clearly some didn’t. That will “Warner Brothers has a responsibility not just now change and I’m committed to ensuring this to the people who work on ‘The Ellen Show,’ does not happen again.” but to its viewers and its shareholders to make The show is being investigated by sure people are protected on the job, and that WarnerMedia because of the numerous they’re not harassed, and they’re not working in accounts of workplace problems, according to an environment that is toxic and unhealthy,” the Variety. former employee told BuzzFeed. Executives from Telepictures and Warner Some former workers said they don’t think Bros. Television sent a memo to staffers last week DeGeneres is aware of the scope of what goes saying they have engaged the WarnerMedia’s on behind the scenes because she doesn’t spend employee relations group and a third party firm, enough time in the office or interacting with who will interview current and former staffers the staff, according to BuzzFeed. They also said about their experiences on set, as reported by executive producers “insulate” her from details Variety’s sources. and control the narrative on set. “Everyone acted really differently around her,” one former employee told BuzzFeed. “There’s a show that’s happening behind the show, the show that the executive producers have us all put on for her when she comes to the offices.” But other former employees disagree. They told BuzzFeed there’s no way that DeGeneres hasn’t been exposed to the same stories and behavior, especially when they allegedly involve the executive producers she spends most of her time with. The employees who believe this though did not offer any first-hand knowledge or accounts to BuzzFeed that DeGeneres knew of this any sexual misconduct. “For someone who’s so involved in the show and the creative aspect, and having been in those meetings with her, it’s very hard for me to wrap my head around the fact that she doesn’t hear the same whispers,” one former employee who Kevin Leman, an Executive Producer accused of worked closely with DeGeneres told BuzzFeed. sexual misconduct. Photo via @kevinlemanII, Twitter. “Unless she really is just in this bubble.”

“ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS IT’S THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT I BELIEVE AND WHAT I HOPED FOR OUR SHOW.”

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NEWS KEY WEST

TERI JOHNSTON LEADS KEY WEST THROUGH TURBULENT TIMES THE ISLAND’S FIRST LESBIAN MAYOR IS UP FOR REELECTION AUG. 18 Damon Scott

Teri Johnston attends a recent rainbow crossing ribbon cutting. Photo courtesy of Teri Johnston.

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NEWS KEY WEST

t’s well-known that Key West’s geography and character is considered unique for residents. Those calling it home know its politics are unique, too – as is first-term mayor, Teri Johnston.

Johnston is running for reelection this year. Florida’s primary election is Aug. 18. With more than 50 percent of the vote, she’ll win outright. If not, the top two vote getters will face off in November. The nonpartisan election has drawn two candidates running against Johnston, who is in the second year of a two-year term. Her opponents are Mark Rossi, a Republican business owner and former city commissioner; and Rick Haskins, a vacation rentals broker and also a Republican. Nonpartisan or not, it’s no secret that Johnston is a Democrat and Key West’s first lesbian mayor. She’s also only the second woman to ever hold the post. EARLY YEARS Johnston, 69, was born and raised far from South Florida — in Conrad, Iowa. She describes the upbringing as “solid middle class.” Her father was an alfalfa plant manager. “He did that for many years until he retired and bought the only bar in Conrad,” Johnston said. Her mother died young at 43. Johnston is the second oldest of three sisters. She said being gay in Conrad wasn’t as suffocating as one might imagine. “For a tiny little town of 900 it was really progressive,” she said, “I don’t know why.”

Even though Johnston dated in college, she said she didn’t really come out until a couple years after graduation. “Although everybody that I hung around with were females,” she said chuckling. “At that point I think I was the last to tell my family; they all knew; it was like, duh.” Johnston said she had a very supportive family who would also embrace her eventual partner, Dar Castillo. Castillo was raising two daughters when they met. The couple now has grandchildren. Johnston earned a degree in physical education and a minor in political science from the former John F. Kennedy College in Wahoo, Nebraska, before moving around and eventually landing in Illinois for almost two decades. “I went [to JFK] because it was one of the first programs [to give] women’s athletics scholarships,” she said. Johnston was a three-time All-American softball player. BUSINESS, POLITICS Like many have before her, she eventually spent a few winters in Key West and would permanently relocate in 2001. Johnston’s a longtime co-owner of a home design and construction company with Castillo. She previously worked for Hollister Inc. — a downtown Chicago-based health

care equipment manufacturer — doing human resources, sales and management. Before running for mayor, Johnston spent eight years on the Key West City Commission — two four-year terms. She’s held several Monroe County board positions (planning, workforce housing) and has done nonprofit work, too. On the left of the political spectrum, she said it was interesting to work with colleagues in Republican-leaning Monroe. “But when you cross the county bridge which comes into Key West, it is very different,” Johnston said. Through the pandemic, Johnston has been in favor of buttoning down to make Key West safe and healthy. She said her opponents have been on the “other side of that coin.” Johnston was a force behind a strong mask ordinance and an early informational checkpoint for motorists coming into Key West. It was set up so that only those doing business in the lower keys would be let through, not day-trippers. “We were putting protective measures in place, getting staff trained and getting [personal protective equipment] to open back up slowly,” she said. Johnston said there was heat from the Republican side of the fence to open back up. Key West did that on June 1. She thinks it was too soon. “We had 41 [COVID-19] cases as of June 1, and two months later it was 540,” she said. “We’d like to get our positivity rate way under 10%.” (At press time it was hovering around 13% to 14%.) While there have been fewer than 10 deaths (as of press time), it’s worth noting that Key West is a city of about 26,000 year-round residents. “It’s not all tourists. It’s also within our community. Most of our spike can trace back to the Fourth of July — we didn’t have fireworks and closed the beaches but people had large picnics and family events. We saw a marked spike,” she said.

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environment. But it is changing — the one human family is getting frayed around the edges because of the political environment. We’ve had a couple hate crimes in Key West,” she said. The city, which holds about $11 billion in property values, is also facing issues like sea level rise. But even during the intensely divisive politics of the country and the massive pressures of the pandemic, Johnston is optimistic. “I’ve got three things to focus on: get our community healthy; reboot our economy; and put all of our people back to work,” she said. Johnston said that COVID-19 will transform tourist destinations like Key West. “We’re going to create an economy based on what we’ve been given, but I don’t look at it quite so negatively. We’ve got some smart, creative people here making adjustments. I think we’ll see smaller, more intimate groups and develop areas of Key West that we haven’t been able to. We’ve got incredible things in Key West and we’ll shine a light on those and allow other types of businesses,” she said. At press time, Johnston was preparing to soon take part in Key West’s three- and fiveyear strategic planning sessions. “I ran against 12 people last time,” Johnston said. “I hope I’ve done a good enough job, because this isn’t any time to have a novice.”

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A LOOK AHEAD The campaign trail this time around has been different, with mostly virtual outreach to voters. And even though in Key West a mayor’s sexuality isn’t a huge focus for the average person, Johnston said being the first lesbian in the position is a nice milestone. “I’m very proud of it. We do have a different Teri Johnston (center) during an unveiling of new public health signage. Photo courtesy of Teri Johnston.

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magine the sound and vibration of an old-fashioned electric heater going through your whole body. Imagine gasping for air with every step you take. Imagine rubbing Icy Hot all over your head to soothe a painful headache. Imagine your eyes in a bowl of water while you’re still seeing through them. Imagine collapsing and waking up in the ER only to find out COVID-19 attacked your central nervous system, and the doctor had just saved you from a stroke. If that were the worst of it, it would be bad enough. But that’s not the worst of it. This is the story of one family’s harrowing fight with COVID-19. Full disclosure: I am a gay conservative, someone that often juggles persecution for my sexuality while being true to my values. Such a combination requires a lot of tenacity to earn respect from either group. I admit I voted for Donald Trump in 2016. I admit traveling deep into the conspiracy trap over COVID-19. All the defiant behavior of Trump’s more radical and rowdy cult followers, I participated in it. I was a hard-ass that stood up for my “God-given rights.” In great haste, I began prognosticating the alphabet soup about this “scamdemic.” I believed the virus to be a hoax. I believed the mainstream media and the Democrats were using it to create panic, crash the economy and destroy Trump’s chances at re-election. And so, believing the pandemic to be a hoax, my partner and I hosted family members on Saturday, June 13. On Sunday, June 14, I woke up sick. By Monday, June 15, my partner and my parents were all sick. That same Monday, my in-laws traveled to witness the birth of their first grandchild. They took with them my father-in-law’s mother and one of my partner’s sisters. That night my father-in-law became ill. Then my mother-in-law and their daughter began feeling sick. So they cut their trip short. Two days later, my father-in-law’s mother got sick. The new mommy and daddy got sick, too. We all tested positive for COVID-19. Only the newborn was spared. My father-in-law and I both went to the hospital on June 24. The virus had attacked my central nervous

system, and the staff stopped me from having a stroke. My father-in-law’s mother was admitted a day later. On July 1, she died of COVID-19/pneumonia. The chaplain wanted the family to break the news to my father-in-law, and he learned how his mother lay on her deathbed and then drifted off without any family by her side, even though he was in the room next to hers. On the day of her funeral, which was July 14, five more of our family members tested positive for the virus. That evening, my father-in-law was put on a ventilator. You cannot imagine the guilt I feel, knowing that I hosted the gathering that led to so much suffering. You cannot imagine my guilt at having been a denier, carelessly shuffling through this pandemic, making fun of those wearing masks and social distancing. You cannot imagine my guilt at knowing that my actions convinced both our families it was safe when it wasn’t. For those who deny the virus exists or who downplay its severity, let me assure you: The coronavirus is very real and extremely contagious. Before you even know you have it, you’ve passed it along to your friends, family, coworkers and neighbors. And now, husbands, wives and children are being separated. The sick are taking care of the sick while those without symptoms are selfquarantining. I am aware of how my bias could discredit me with some, but trust me, you do not want this virus. And you do not want your loved ones suffering and dying from this because you are taking a “political stand” or protecting the economy over their lives. We are all at the precipice of a common heartache. The next time you’re put out because your favorite spots are closed or because they won’t let you enter without wearing a mask, and you decide to defy them rather than comply because you’re defending your rights and freedoms from being trampled, just remember: Your family and friends may be next. Is that too harsh? Try imagining someone you care

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about on life support. Try being the one to pick the only 10 people allowed to attend a funeral for a loved one. But don’t fret; you’ve got time to ponder, because the mortuary is booked out for at least a week. Now imagine one more thing: That pool party, the mixer or family reunion you’re pushing for resulting in you being cold and alone in a hospital bed, fighting for your life. Imagine the only human contact you feel is a stranger’s rubber glove giving you medication, checking your vitals and changing your diaper. That is exactly what has happened to our family. America, this is not going to go away without sacrifice. Either way, we are going to pay a price. Governments are faced with making difficult decisions, and they cannot appease and satisfy everyone. But to do nothing is to be foolish. To ignore or question the validity of this virus, its contagiousness or the consequences of selfish attitudes is — at this stage — completely stupid. I am calling myself out first, but now this is personal, and I fell on my sword. And I promise you, if we continue being more worried about the disruption to our lives than we are about stopping this virus, not one American will be spared. Not one.

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WHY TRUMP’S ANTI-TRANS MEASURES WILL PROTECT PREJUDICE IN COVID-19 ERA TRUMP’S REVOKING OF HISTORIC OBAMA-ERA PROTECTIONS FOR TRANSGENDER POPULATIONS IS A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF CRUELTY UNDER THE THREAT OF COVID-19 Kay Van Wey

ast month, the Trump administration announced a reversal of a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) administrative rule, erasing protections for transgender patients against discrimination by doctors, hospitals, and health insurance companies. Adding insult to injury, the announcement was made during Pride Month and on the fourth anniversary of the Pulse nightclub shooting, which left 49 victims—including many LGBTQ individuals—dead. Anti-LGBTQ Legal Protections Have Been Attempted Since 2016 Under the Obama administration and Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, civil rights protections in healthcare were established to ban discrimination based on “gender identity.” Healthcare providers and health insurance companies were thus required by law to provide medically appropriate treatment for transgender patients. Additionally, a series of broad Obama-era regulations had loosened the legal concept of gender, recognizing it primarily as a choice and not determined by the sex at birth. Since 2016, the Trump administration’s war on reversing those regulations and its attack on LGBTQ+ civil rights have been blatant. In December 2016, conservative federal judge Reed O’Connor issued a preliminary injunction against Section 1557, to set in motion the ability to once again discriminate against transgender people, and it was reopened in 2018. This same judge was also responsible for reversing rules regarding access to abortion and birth control. Also in 2018, the Department of Health and

Human Services set forth to adopt an explicit and uniform definition of gender under Title IX, as “either male or female, unchangeable, and determined by the genitals that a person is born with,” according to The New York Times. Even at the state level this year, Idaho set forth two anti-trans laws in March, the Department of Justice sought to ban trans girls from high school sports in Connecticut, and criminal penalties for transition care to trans minors were being considered in South Carolina. First proposed in May 2019, Trump’s new law will return to the “government’s interpretation of sex discrimination according to the plain meaning of the word ‘sex’ as male or female and as determined by biology,” according to the HHS press release. Healthcare providers can now turn away anyone they perceive as trans or gay. Hospitals will now be permitted to refuse to respect someone’s gender identity in making room assignments. Insurance companies can now enforce bans on hormone replacement therapy, gender-affirming surgery, and all transition-related medical care. Instilling Fear in Extremely Vulnerable Populations Amid the Threat of COVID-19 These draconian policies and vicious attacks on the LGBTQ+ community have instilled paralyzing fear among transgender patients, particularly because it’s the worst time to have healthcare rights removed. The 1.4 million adults in the U.S. who identify as transgender will now walk into a doctor’s office terrified that they might be treated unfairly, won’t get adequate care, or will be turned away. Or maybe they won’t go at all.

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Unfortunately, even if hospitals don’t end up acting prejudiced, the mere fact that discrimination is now legal will absolutely drive reluctancy in the trans community to seek care or get tested for COVID-19. This is dangerous, considering that transgender populations are at an especially increased risk to contracting COVID-19 due to a variety of factors. In a recent report from UCLA, data from the U.S. Transgender Population Health Survey was used to identify characteristics that may increase vulnerability to COVID-19 for transgender adults. What the report found was quite sobering:

319,800 transgender adults are immunocompromised and have one or more of the following conditions: asthma, diabetes, heart disease, or HIV 217,000 transgender adults are 65 or older 450,400 transgender adults could not go to the doctor last year because they could not afford it 137,600 transgender adults do not have health insurance 667,100 transgender adults live below 200 percent of the poverty line

CONVICTIONS It’s literally a matter of life and death. Under this new legislation, and given deeprooted prejudices that they already face, it’s not far-fetched to say that transgender populations could even be pushed farther down the list for COVID-19 treatment or ventilators. It’s a terrifying ordeal this law has caused. Trans patients are at the mercy of a medical professional’s personal beliefs. UNDOING HISTORIC CIVIL RIGHTS RULINGS MADE UNDER THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION In addition, there is the lingering fear that all the progress the Obama administration made toward transgender rights in healthcare will be completely reversed. Prior to historic reforms in 2015 following the landmark legislation that would allow same-sex couples to marry, the prospects of getting quality healthcare as a transgender adult were slim to none. One of the more renowned cases of a trans male who was denied care was Robert Eads, who died in 1999 when a doctor refused to treat him for ovarian cancer (he recommended Eads see a therapist instead). Then, in 2010, health data was released on the largest-ever study of transgender and gender non-conforming people in the United States. The survey found: Nearly 1 in 5 (19 percent) reported being refused care outright because they were transgender or gender non-conforming. 28 percent of respondents postponed necessary medical care when sick or injured due to discrimination and disrespect. 28 percent of respondents were subjected to harassment in medical settings. 50 percent of the sample reported having to teach their medical providers about transgender care. Over 25 percent of respondents reported misusing drugs or alcohol to cope with the discrimination they faced due to their gender identity or expression. 41 percent of respondents reported attempting suicide, compared to 1.6 percent of the general population.

Guest Column Then, the Obama administration slowly but surely worked toward making several changes to ensure these statistics would not continue, including: July 2010: The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that trans individuals can file housing discrimination lawsuits and that they would now be covered under the Fair Housing Act’s ban on gender discrimination. August 2012: The Department of Health and Human Services announced it would interpret discrimination on the basis of transgender status as a form of sex discrimination. April 2014: The Department of Education announced that transgender students were protected under Title IX’s prohibition of sex discrimination. April 2017: The Department of Justice and the Department of Education informed all U.S. school districts that transgender students should be allowed to use bathrooms consistent with their gender identity, rather than the gender they were assigned at birth. Mara Keisling, executive director of the National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE) called Barack Obama the “best president for transgender rights, and nobody else is in second place,” in an interview for CBS News. WHAT CAN BE DONE MOVING FORWARD? As soon as the law was released, the Human Rights Campaign announced intentions to sue the Trump administration. Even within an hour, LGBT activist group Lambda Legal said it will absolutely challenge this law in court. Other organizations like the Harvard Center for Health Law, the National Women’s Law Center, and the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund are teaming up to fight against the ruling. House Democrats have vehemently expressed their opposition, and according to the Congressional Review Act, it is possible to overturn the ruling as long as it falls within the 60-day legislative deadline. What is absolutely certain? This ruling will not go down without a fight.

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as the pandemic helped you pack on a few pounds? If so, you’re not alone. According to Nabisco, cookie sales have gone up 30% in the past few months. Our kitchens have turned into giant vending machines, dispensing treats as we tend to graze through the day, often eating out of boredom.

“In-home, there is more grazing, more continuous eating, and snacking takes up a much bigger role,” says Dirk Van de Put, the chief executive of Mondelēz International (formerly Kraft Foods). Not only that, even though we’re cooking at home instead of wholesome foods we’re re-creating our favorite fast food treats. That combined with lack of, or restricted, access to gyms and workout classes is a recipe for weight gain. There’s a real danger that when this pandemic is over, we still won’t be able to leave the house because we won’t be able to fit through the door. All right, so I’m exaggerating there, but it still wouldn’t hurt to have some healthy snacks around. Some things are easy; it doesn’t take a degree in nutrition to know that an apple is better for you than Flaming Hot Cheetos. So, keep some fresh fruit on hand the next time you get a sweet craving. I’m particularly fond of watermelon, pineapple and plums. You can still have potato chips and cookies occasionally, just not on a daily basis. Grapes are great for the feeling of filling (and emptying) a bowl of goodies, and they’re healthier than M&Ms. Try some of these recipes the next time you have a craving. Most of them don’t take much time at all to prepare, but that doesn’t really matter, we’ve all got plenty of time now.

ROASTED CHICKPEAS

These are great when you’ve got a craving for something salty and crunchy. INGREDIENTS 1 (15-oz.) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 tbsp. vegetable oil 1/2 tsp. kosher salt 1 tsp. cumin 1 tsp. chili powder 1/2 tsp. cayenne (optional) 1/2 tsp. dried oregano DIRECTIONS Blot rinsed and drained chickpeas on a paper towel to absorb any residual moisture. Spread chickpeas on a baking sheet in an even layer. Place chickpeas in a pre-heated 350º oven until completely dry, 10-12 minutes. Remove chickpeas from oven and toss with oil and seasonings. Return to oven, and bake until golden brown and crispy, about 35 minutes, stirring halfway through. Remove from oven and let cool on baking sheet.

FETA DIP

Serve with cucumber slices, carrot sticks, red pepper slices and any other veggie you like. INGREDIENTS 1 lb. feta 1 cup Greek yogurt 1 oz. (8-oz.) block light cream cheese, softened

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1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil Juice and zest of 1 lemon Kosher salt crushed red pepper flakes 1/2 cup chopped cucumber DIRECTIONS In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat feta cheese, Greek yogurt, cream cheese, oil, and lemon juice and zest until fluffy and combined. Season with salt and red pepper flakes to taste. Stir in chopped cucumber. Transfer dip to a serving bowl, drizzle with a little extra olive oil.

FAUX-TATO CHIPS

Bet you can’t eat just one! INGREDIENTS 1 large daikon radish (may substitute 1 dozen large red radishes) 1 tbsp. vegetable oil 1/2 tsp. garlic powder Kosher salt Freshly ground black pepper DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 225°. Using a mandolin, thinly slice radish and place in a large bowl. Add vegetable oil and garlic powder and season with salt and pepper, toss to coat. Spread in an even layer on large baking sheets. Be sure none of the radishes are overlapping.

Bake until chips are crisp and slightly golden, (about 1-1 1/4 hours). Let cool five minutes before serving. Can also be cooked in small batches in an air-fryer set at 350°. Cook for six-seven minutes, shaking the basket halfway through, until chips are golden and crispy.

Roasted Chickpeas. Photo courtesy of Rick Karlin.

PISTACHIO OAT SQUARES

It’s like granola and a cookie all in one! INGREDIENTS 1 cup raw shelled pistachios 1 cup rolled oats 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 1/4 cup honey, more for drizzling on top 2 tablespoons olive oil 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes (optional) melted dark chocolate (optional) additional handful of chopped pistachios for the topping DIRECTIONS Preheat the oven to 350º and line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper. In a food processor with the metal blade attached, process the

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The South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble is one of the LGBT arts organizations working with Our Fund Foundation to address the challenges created by the pandemic. Credit: South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble.

Nicole Stodard, artistic director of Thinking Cap Theatre, added, “In spite of all kinds of adversity, theater as an art form has endured for 3,000 years because it nurtures our need for shared experiences and feeds our love of active storytelling. We need theater now, more than ever, both in the midst and in the aftermath of the pandemic, to lift us up and unite us, and when theaters reopen, South Florida’s actors, playwrights and backstage artists will have the creative cure our community so needs.” Victor Gimenez, executive director of OUTshine Film Festival, said virtual performances and productions many organizations are relying on now can’t substitute for shared, live experiences. “There’s nothing quite like attending a longawaited movie premiere or an independent screening with like-minded film enthusiasts … This inherently changes when watching from home alone. We can’t wait to resume film festivals which tell so many powerful stories the LGBTQ community relates to and has come to rely on.” Jobin is optimistic about the initiative: “This is part of why Our Fund is so important — bringing agencies and stakeholders to the table and working together in a beneficial manner” to advance South Florida’s vibrant and diverse LGBT community during this challenging time.

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oetic Stage, the regional theater company in residence at the Arsht Center in Miami, made history on Monday night, snagging 12 Carbonell Awards for achievement in South Florida theater. The company’s production of the Stephen Sondheim musical “Sweeney Todd” nearly swept the musicals categories: Stuart Meltzer, best director; Jeni Hacker, best actress; Aloysius Gigl, best actor; Terry Hardcastle, best supporting actor; and Paul Tine, best musical director. Zoetic also captured technical awards for both play and musical categories: Rebecca Montero, best lighting, and Marina Pareja, best costumes. Meltzer picked up a second trophy for directing Zoetic’s “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” also the best play; Matt Corey, best sound design for “Every Brilliant Thing;” and best ensemble cast for “The Wolves.” Like Meltzer, Hacker was a double winner winning best actress for a play for portraying the Mormon mother of a gay son who explores her son’s sexuality by creating a Grindr account. “Grindr Mom,” from prolific local gay playwright Ronnie Larsen, was also named best new work, edging out his own “An Intimate Evening with John Wayne Gacy.” Larsen has already successfully reopened the Foundry at Wilton Theater Factory in Wilton Manors, touting enhanced safety and social distancing measures. Broward County was also represented by the relatively new New City Players, a company that will be in residence at Fort Lauderdale’s ArtServe when their live performances resume. Timothy Mark Davis took best actor in a play as a young man coping with autism in “Falling,” and Rita Cole was the best supporting actress for “A Raisin in the Sun.” Palm Beach Dramaworks in West Palm Beach came into the evening with a whopping 29 nominations, but only won three: Amy Miller Brennan, best supporting actress in a musical, “The Spitfire Grill;” Anne Mundell, best scenic design, “A Streetcar Named Desire;” and David Kwiat, best supporting actor in a play, “Ordinary People.” The company was also the winner of the Bill Von

Ronnie Larsen’s “Grindr Mom” took the Carbonell Award for best new work this week. Actress Jeni Hacker also won Best Actress in a play for her portrayal in the premiere. Credit: Ronnie Larsen.

Maurer Award, presented by the Carbonell board of directors. The Wick Theatre in Boca Raton, known for big productions of musicals, landed the best choreography Carbonell for Justin M. Lewis, “Hot Shoe Shuffle.” In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the awards ceremony, referred to in the community as “theater prom,” was streamed live on YouTube. Producers Fantel Music pivoted earlier this year, opening with a stunning prerecorded video featuring dozens of local performers and creatives expressing what theater means to them as most venues remain shuttered. The “In Memoriam” segment saluted Broadway composer Jerry Herman and GableStage producing artistic director Joe Adler among the local luminaries who passed away this year, and three talented local high school graduates awarded scholarships presented impressive acceptance speeches.

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