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Florida House Rep. Shevrin Jones Comes Out Dylan Bouscher

Jones is the first gay black man in the Florida House. He represents West Park, Pembroke Pines and Hallandale Beach.

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hevrin Jones is a three-time Florida state House representative and preacher’s son — and now openly gay.

Jones, 34, is now the same age his older brother was when he died last year of a pulmonary embolism. He told the Miami Herald that contributed to his realization that he wanted to start “living my truth just a little bit more.”

He told his brother, who died one year ago on Sunday Sept. 2, he was thankful to not be judged.

“There’s not a second that goes by that I don’t think about him. It’s the love of people and those things that has helped us through all of this.”

Jones, who takes blood thinners for a similar condition his brother experienced, maintains that his family supports him even if they do not support the lifestyle.

“My family has been very loving and just want the best for their child and I don’t want anyone to confuse that with my parents’ support of the lifestyle,” Jones said. “My parents are very conservative Christians, and they have their beliefs and I respect their beliefs, but they love their son.”

Jones’ father delivers sermons at Koinonia Worship Center in Hollywood, where he added that he has not faced bullying or harassment as a result of coming out. But he’s no stranger to judgement and mixed signals either.

“Church is a hospital. Everyone goes there to be helped. It’s unfortunate that the church where everyone goes to be uplifted, that you have those same people who are not loving,” Jones said. “It’s sad, but there’s so much love out there that their miserable lives that they live does not sway or discourage me. I’m more encouraged than anything. Those church members who lack in love and say they follow Christ, they should go study his life a little bit more.”

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Jones lives in Hollywood with his partner, who has quietly been introduced to friends and colleagues. When Jones took office in 2013 he was married to a woman. They divorced in 2015.

He chose to come out by allowing Equality Florida, the largest LGBT rights organization in the state, to include him on its list of openly gay endorsed candidates.

Jones won a seat to the state House in June in his fourth consecutive election without opposition. His district, 101, includes parts of Pembroke Pines, West Park and Hallandale Beach.

“I was fighting for the LGBTQ community before this became public. I will continue to do that and still stand firm. My policies are not going to change, my politics is not going to change. Jones said. “I’m still the same Shev Jones that people knew prior to me being public.”

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In 2012 two openly gay men were elected to the House, David Richardson and Joe Saunders. A third gay man, Carlos GuillermoSmith, was elected in 2016.

Daniel Sohn, town commissioner in Haverhill, applauded Jones’ decision to come out. Sohn, elected earlier this year in the Palm Beach County town, also identifies as LGBT. “Shev has overcome so many personal challenges the last few years,” Sohn said.

“He is more than just an elected colleague, I consider him like a brother. Brothers know things that others don’t. Here’s what I know: living a life committed to service makes you think hard about your life and how you want to live it. Shev has chosen to rise above negative situations and live his own truth.”

John McDonald contributed to this report.

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Lesbian Couple Sues Retirement Home For Barring Them on Religious Grounds Married couple Mary Walsh and Beverly Nance are suing the St. Louis retirement home Friendship Village Sunset Hills for denying their housing applications through religiously-backed policies on marriage.

The two put down $2,000 to get an apartment spot, but were immediately rejected once the home learned that they had been married since 2009. So Walsh and Nance filed a federal lawsuit against the organization for violating the Fair Housing Act and the Missouri Human Rights Act. Their room-sharing policy on marriage “means the union of one man and one woman, as marriage is understood in the Bible,” reported LGBTQ Nation.

“Missouri seniors should not be subjected to the pain and discrimination faced by Mary and Bev,” said ACLU of Missouri Legal Director Tony Rothert.

“Mary and Bev were financially and

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New Dating Show to Focus on Bisexual/ Pansexual People

Shane Jenek, a.k.a. “Courtney Act,” will be the host of “The Bi Life.” Photo via CourtneyAct.com.

Mary Walsh and Beverly Nance.

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otherwise qualified for residency in the Friendship Village community. Their exclusion from this community is the result of discrimination alone,” American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri Legal Director Tony Rothert said.

“The Bi Life,” a dating show featuring bisexual, pansexual, and/or questioning people will air in the U.K. this October.

The show is being hosted by Australian drag queen Shane Jenek, whose stage name is Courtney Act. The number of British people who identify as bisexual has raised 73 percent in the last four years, NBCUniversial International Chief Marketing Officer Lee Raferty said, who calls the new series “pioneering.”

“It’s high time there was a dating show

for the large number of young people today, like me, who are attracted to more than one gender. In 2018 we know that sexuality is fluid and sharing the stories and experiences, the laughter and the lovemaking, of young bi people is so important,” Janek said to PinkNews.

The show was ordered by E! Entertainment and is its first U.K. original, said Hollywood Reporter. It will have 10 episodes, each one an hour long.

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U.S. Education Secretary Stops Investigation of Trans Students’ Bathroom Cases Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has dismissed at least five requests for help from transgender students who are being denied bathroom rights.

President Trump said two years ago that trans people should be able to “use the bathroom that they feel is appropriate.”

However, his administration wiped away the 2016 Obama-era directive that trans students be able to use the bathroom of their choice under Title IX, a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination, said Politico.

LGBT education activist group GLSEN found that 70 percent of trans students avoid using the bathroom at school because they feel unsafe or uncomfortable. This can lead to physical problems like urinary tract infections, or emotional distress from not being able to use the right bathroom.

The Education Department wouldn’t answer questions about the dropped

cases, but said that it’s “committed to defending the civil rights of all students and ensuring all students have an equal opportunity to learn in an environment free from harassment and discrimination.”

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EUROPE Priest Welcomes LGBT Members into the Church at a Vatican World Conference

LGBT advocate Reverend James Martin’s speech at the Vatican-sponsored World Meeting of Families received a standing ovation. The event focused on reversing church stereotypes about gay people.

The community should be loved and listened to like Christ welcomed marginalized communities, he said, instead of being treated “like lepers by the church.” He also argued that the church tends to focus on the sexual morality of the LGBT community, while the same thing is ignored with straight Catholics, according to the Washington Post.

“By not welcoming, by excluding LGBT Catholics, the church is falling short of its call to being God’s family …

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Apologize to them,” Martin said.

Martin has had talks cancelled by organizers in the United States due to conservative groups pushing against his message, but this talk in Dublin, Ireland went through despite petitions that it be called off.

The National Coalition for Proper Human Sexual Rights and Family Values is holding a gay “cure” therapy forum in Ghana. More than 400 people have signed up.

The Coalition’s leader Moses FohAmoaning said that the goal was to create “reformation” through “traditional medicine,” guidance by religious leaders, and help from medical staff. Ghana criminalizes homosexuality with a prison term of up to three years, but Foh-Amoaning wants the program to be mandatory for gay people under a to-bepitched bill called “Who is on the Lord’s Side,” reported Pink News.

Foh-Amoaning and his Coalition have a history of anti-LGBT politics, campaigning against any organization that supports LGBT rights. He said in 2015 that churches

Celebration in Ghana.

would become “houses of God being ruled by evil homosexuals” if the clergy doesn’t begin a “blistering crusade” against the gay community.

Ghanaian President Nana-AkufoAddo said earlier this year that he doesn’t intend on changing the country’s laws on homosexuality, despite his 2017 comment that the legalization was “bound to happen.”

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Hong Kong Woman Sues Government to Enter Civil Partnership With Her Partner

Chile Launches LGBT Workplace Inclusion Survey

A woman in Hong Kong known as Mk is suing the government for its ban on civil partnerships, which is a legally recognized bond similar to marriage between two people of the same sex.

She claims that the ban goes against the Bill of Rights and the city’s Basic Law. The case does not mention same-sex marriage, but will still have an impact on the LGBT community and overall legislation, a city lawmaker believes.

“It is a direct challenge to the whole system. The government has no way to escape from studying all levels of policies [on treating same-sex partners] in the process,” Raymond Chan Chi-cheun, Hong Kong’s only openly gay legislator, said.

But lawyer Michael Vidler, who has litigated most LGBT cases in Hong Kong, thinks that the government and society

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may need more time to gradually accept the community before law-related success is possible.

“If this challenge fails it would set a bad precedent that will take many, many years to overcome,” he said.

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has teamed up with Chilean LGBT activist group Fundación Iguales to create a survey gauging how LGBT-friendly Chilean workplaces are.

The survey looks at nondiscrimination policies, diverse employee resource groups, and pro-LGBT public activities.

The survey is the second of its kind introduced to South America, with Mexico being evaluated last year.

“As we have seen in the U.S. and Mexico, more corporations identify LGBT inclusion as a fundamental value that provides a competitive business edge and greater economic impact,” HRC Foundation’s Workplace Equality Program Director Deena Fidas said.

Many companies agree with this sentiment, including the $38 billion

Fundación Iguales.

business consultant company Deloitte.

“In the same way that companies have tried to strengthen their work environment and the levels of employee satisfaction, implementing LGBTinclusive benchmarks reflects a reality that is relevant for new generations of professionals,” Chile’s Regional Managing Partner Ricardo Briggs said.

The HRC’s efforts reach more than 14.5 million employees, its website reported.

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Manning, 30, a Fort Lauderdale hospitality The physical therapist competed in his agent. “The most beautiful display of support sixth Gay Games this month in Paris. He took and love that I’ve ever seen for a group of home four medals. people.”

“It’s kind of a little reunion, that’s well Manning, whose basketball team captured attended,” Eggman said of the Gay Games. a second place medal under the Los Angeles Although he lives in South Florida, Eggman banner, posted images of the French and was a member of the San Francisco team. rainbow flags with the words: “I’m proud “San Francisco has a very to be me!” strong track and field club,” The Gay Games, a worldwide said Eggman who grew cultural event, began in up in California. “It’s an 1982 in San Francisco. amazingly tight group.”

Originally called the Herb Diamond, a Gay Olympics, the retired businessman Gay Games “serve to in Fort Lauderdale, foster and augment self-respect of likes the Gay Games lesbians and gay men experience as well. His throughout the world husband, John, was a and to engender respect medal winning cyclist - Chris Manning Fort Lauderdale Resident and understanding from in Paris this year. the non-gay world,” reads John, 45, won silver and a purpose statement on the bronze for Ireland. Herb, 90, website of its sanctioning body, the traveled with him to France to see him perform. “The Diamond Rings” as friends Federation of Gay Games.

“I met people from Brazil, Sweden and like to call them, married in 2013.

“It was great,” Herb said of his visit to the Germany,” said Eggman.

Eggman, 57, took home a gold medal in the French capital. “I lived there for two years when I was 19 and singing and dancing at pole vault.

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At the closing ceremonies at Hotel de Ville come home with hardware.”

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Lesbians Who Tech is Coming to New York Again The tech-focused, LGBT women’s organization is holding a more intimate event this time around, catering to managers Jacob Long

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hen Lesbians Who Tech decided to imposed deadline to do so, the firm had host its first ever summit in 2017—just invested more than $4 million in 100 minoritya handful of years after its founding in led companies.

2014—a few tech companies threw in a few “I have said in the past that I do think it’s dollars as sponsors and 800 people showed up. going to be this trendy thing to invest in the Today, those summits draw thousands and black and brown founder. Just as it has been cover the country. for women. It’ll be this trendy thing that does “In that moment, I knew it was something go away,” Hamilton told the People of Color in beyond a happy hour every couple of months,” Tech podcast. “...the way that we counter that founder and San Francisco-based techie is by one knowing it. Be aware. The second is Leanne Pittsford told Brit & Co recently. “We by enabling and catalyzing angel investors and were part of a movement to have more of an VC’s of color today. We can’t wait till it runs out equitable technology industry and society. We because then it’ll be too late.” had to play a role to make sure queer women LWT itself has a similar goal. For example, had a voice.” the organization emphasizes inclusion and In 2014, Pittford got frustrated by a male- diversity, and backs up its own stats. centric deluge of tech events she’d been “We won’t have the summit unless our attending. She decided to be the change she speakers are 50 percent women, 25 percent sought and put together a series of gatherings women of color, and 10 percent gender nonfor lesbians in tech at a local bar, which grew conforming or trans,” Pittsford told Brit & Co. to gatherings at several bars, which grew to According to the event page, the upcoming many, which grew to LWT chapters, which summit comprises 80 percent non-binary and then grew to many chapters. queer women, 20 percent women Lesbians Who Tech now allies, 50 percent women of color. boasts 40,000 members To get an idea of what the and more than 40 chapters summit will look and feel like, LWT worldwide, including one in encourages potential attendees to South Florida. check out past summits.

Next month, Lesbians The 2017 summit in New York, Who Tech is back with a for example, garnered 2,000 first ever leadership summit attendees, its sessions’ tech topics event in New York that including mobile, cybersecurity, directly appeals to mid- and big data, health tech, financial executive level leadership tech, software engineering, From Wednesday, Sept. inclusion, design, space tech, and 12, and through that Friday, science. Its big shot contending the non-binary, LGBT speakers include HuffPost - Leanne Pittsford women and allies group Editor in Chief Lydia Polgreen, Founder of will be bringing its chops National Center for Lesbian Rights Lesbians Who Tech and awareness to New Executive Director Kate Kendall, York City. With its QUEER | and New York Times tech reporter INCLUSIVE | BADASS motto, LWT is planning and staff writer extraordinaire (and Still the three-day event as a “smaller event” than Processing podcast co-host) Jenna Wortham. past summits in the city, in an effort to “focus At LWT’s March 2018 summit in San on a more curated experience for our mid- Francisco, celebrity attendees included level and executive members,” according to Facebook’s Chief Operating Officer Sheryl the event site. As always, the summit will lend Sandberg, FCC Commissioner Mignon much of its content to tech and the trends Clyburn, and Tegan and Sara. shaping it.

Exalting the value of that March LWT As of press time, LWT was still finalizing its summit and others like it, Sandberg talked speakers and program. One speaker, however, about the oft claimed pipeline-issue of LGBT is Arlan Hamilton (according to an LWT tweet). women’s representation in tech, by which Hamilton founded Backstage Capital, a venture some argue there simply aren’t enough recruits capital firm focusing on underrepresentation. attempting to join tech ranks.

In May 2018, a year and a half before its self“... it’s cultural. And the good news is, when

“We had to play a role to make sure queer women had a voice.”

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Lesbians Who Tech in 2017. Photo credit: Lesbians Who Tech, Facebook.

it’s cultural it means we can change it. Lesbians tech, girls tech, women of color tech, black girls code, computer science and engineering Lean In circles,” Sandberg told Recode. “The way to get more women into tech is to get more women into tech. Because for every young girl out there who sees this audience and hears from here, they now can’t see this as an onlymale field.”

According to job placement website Indeed, at least some of that culture is actually seeing some of that change.

As of February 2018, diverse and inclusive postings on the site were: • Up 18 percent compared to 2017 • Up 35 percent compared to 2016 and 2017 “While it is difficult to point to one particular event behind the spurt in employer demand, growing awareness could be responsible for the ascent in postings,” Indeed’s Daniel Culbertson wrote.

To that end, LWT’s September summit ends Friday afternoon with a career fair it calls the largest in-person and virtual career fair.

According to LWT, the involved companies, ranging from Goldman Sachs to Facebook

to Bank of America, intentionally recruit “badass, underrepresented and talented tech professionals with a variety of skills.”

“We especially seek women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, and people who live with a disability,” the fair Eventbrite page reads. The fair is free.

It also includes a mentoring program you can access after registering and signing up with include, a platform claiming to “fight bias in hiring with intention by scaling access to direct referrals for underrepresented candidates.”

According to LWT, many of its mentoring partners will also be actively recruiting at the fair through the group’s database on include.

As of press time, those companies are:

Etsy Two Sigma AppNexus Google Moody’s Oculus/Facebook Nike Goldman Sachs Morgan Stanley T. Rowe Price Allstate Audible

Ernst & Young Workday GitHub Capital One Bloomberg JPMC Verizon Squarespace BlackRock Bank of America GE PricewaterhouseCooper

To find out more or register, check out LesbiansWhoTech.org/newyork2017.

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Cuban YouTubers Document LGBT Life, Issues Michael K. Lavers Washington Blade

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growing number of Cuban internet known by the Spanish acronym UMAP — users are using YouTube to to which gay men and others deemed unfit document LGBTI life and issues on for military service were sent after the 1959 the Communist island. revolution that brought Fidel Castro to Nelson Julio Álvarez Mairata, who lives power as “the Castro gulag.” Álvarez also in Sagua la Grande, a small city on Cuba’s references Mariela Castro, the daughter of north central coast that is located roughly former Cuban President Raúl Castro and three hours east of Havana, launched his niece of Fidel Castro who spearheads LGBTIYouTube channel, Nexy J Show, in 2016. specific issues as director of Cuba’s National Álvarez in a video he uploaded on May Center for Sexual Education (CENESEX), 20 discusses his efforts to quit smoking. and says the Cuban government is talking In a video uploaded on Oct. 6, 2017, he about “accepting homosexuality to clean was wearing a tank top with an American up its image.” flag on it as he criticized “We are certainly totally President Trump and his restricted in various aspects administration’s policies in Cuba,” Álvarez told the towards Cuba.

Washington Blade on Aug. 3 “This president has me during a WhatsApp interview by the balls,” proclaimed from Sagua la Grande. “[But] we Álvarez in the video’s are not censured in any way at caption. “The White this moment.”

House has become a true Jhans Oscar Alonso reality show. It leaves the González, who lives in Havana’s Mexicans alone and it Vedado neighborhood, is now the Cubans’ turn launched his Youtube channel to be the focus of their in February. barbarities.”

Alonso in a video he uploaded Álvarez in one of his on May 14 talked about his videos acknowledges the experience participating in - Nelson Julio 2016 massacre at the Pulse the International Day Against Álvarez Mairata nightclub in Orlando, Fla., Homophobia, Transphobia and Youtuber that left 49 people dead Biphobia march that CENESEX and more than 50 others organized in Havana. The clip injured. included videos of the event and interviews His most recent video, which he uploaded with participants and spectators. on Tuesday, discusses a member of the Alonso also talks about Ricky Martin, Cuban National Assembly who reportedly pansexuality and asexuality in other videos came out as gay last month during the that he has uploaded. debate over the country’s new constitution Alonso told the Blade last week in an with an amendment that would extend email that his YouTube channel is “inspired marriage rights to same-sex couples. by my own experience as an LGBT+ person” The Cuban government is currently and “the difficulties with which we are holding meetings that allow members unfortunately forced to live because we of the public to comment on the new belong to a community that suffers so constitution. The National Assembly at much hatred.” the end of the year is expected to finalize “All of my videos have themes that are it before a referendum that is scheduled to specific to the LGBT+ community,” he said. take place in February 2019.

Alonso told the Blade he plans to upload Álvarez in his video includes a picture videos from other LGBTI activists and drag of a poster that refers to a labor camp — queens.

“The White House has become a true reality show... it is now the Cubans’ turn to be the focus of their barbarities.”

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Nelson Julio Álvarez Mairata hosting “The Nexy J Show.” Photo via Youtube.

‘As a YouTuber I have to sacrifice a lot’ The Cuban government in 2014 agreed to expand internet access on the island as part of the agreement it reached with the Obama administration to normalize diplomatic relations between Havana and Washington that ended after the Cuban revolution.

Trump in June 2017 reinstated travel and trade restrictions with Cuba, even though previous reports indicate his company and four of his associates violated the U.S. embargo against the Communist island twice since the late 1990s. Miguel DíazCanel, who, among other things was born

after the revolution and supported an LGBTI cultural center in Santa Clara when he was secretary of the Communist Party in Villa Clara Province, succeeded Raul Castro as Cuba’s president in April.

ETECSA, Cuba’s state-run telecommunications company, on its website notes there are now 725 public WiFi hotspots across the country. ETECSA has also launched a pilot program that allows Cubans to have Internet connections in their homes.

The introduction of 3G technology on the Communist island now allows Cubans to access the Internet anywhere on their smartphones.

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becoming increasingly popular in Havana and across the country.

The Blade in May was able to use Facebook Messenger and FaceTime to call the U.S. from public Wi-Fi hotspots in Havana’s Vedado neighborhood. It has also previously recorded Facebook Live reports from Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Las Tunas and Santa Clara.

The Trump administration earlier this year announced the creation of a task force that is designed to expand internet access in Cuba.

The International Telecommunications Union’s 2017 report notes 43 percent of Cubans now use the internet.

Users who use the internet at public Wi-Fi hotspots purchase cards from ETECSA that cost 1 CUC ($1) an hour. They can also add money to their accounts without purchasing them.

People selling internet cards on the street for 2 CUC ($2) are common sights in Havana, Santa Clara and other cities across the country. Internet access at hotels tends to cost a bit more.

Cuba remains one of the least connected countries in the world, in part, because many Cubans simply cannot afford to access the internet. The State Department’s 2017 human rights report also notes the Cuban government “restricted access to the internet,

and there were credible reports that the government monitored without appropriate legal authority citizens’ and foreigners’ use of email, social media, Internet chat rooms and browsing.”

“The government controlled all internet access, except for limited facilities provided by a few diplomatic missions and a small but increasing number of underground networks,” it says. Álvarez told the Blade that access to the internet in Cuba has improved “a lot” over the last several years, but the bandwidth remains slow.

He said the internet centers that ETECSA operates have a connection that is “a bit better and a bit faster.” Álvarez told the Blade he is now able to use the Internet from his home, but the connection has a “very low bandwidth.”

Alonso said internet access in the country remains “quite bad” and “a privilege to be able to connect” because it remains expensive for many Cubans.

He said he spends a lot of money to go online. Alonso told the Blade he also uploads his videos early in the morning because the connection is better because there are not a lot of people online.

“As a YouTuber I have to sacrifice a lot,” he said.

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owl a strike, get lei’d, win a raffle prize, in his three years with the organization. and help provide food and medicine to Clevenger said he’s brought in more sponsors a person living with chronic illness. and tried to make it more family-friendly now That’s the idea behind the that Poverello has expanded Poverello Center’s “Bowling to treat people with cancer, to Fight Hunger” fundraiser diabetes and kidney and for 28 years running. This year heart conditions after being the center’s longest-running HIV-focused. Radio stations charity event returns Sept. 8 including iHeart Radio and to Sawgrass Lanes for a Luau97.3 are sponsoring this year’s themed bowl-a-thon. event, while Miss Bryan from The goal is to raise $125,000 the DJ Laz Morning Show will to help approximately 3,500 be the emcee. people who live with chronic Clevenger’s decision to illness to afford nutritious make every event a food drive groceries provided by the nonmeans bowlers will receive profit food pantry. In nearly one raffle ticket for every bag - Johnny Wolfe three decades, the annual of food donated by bowl-apoverello program bowl-a-thon has raised $2 thon participants. participant million.

It takes $2 for donors to Kevin Clevenger, an event provide a complete meal for coordinator with Poverello, has more than anyone participating in Poverello’s health and doubled the fundraising goal for the event nutrition program, according to Clevenger.

“You go as a hunger fighter, you throw a ball on any lane any old time you feel like it.”

“I’ve got everything that I need and some of the things that I want,” said Johnny Wolfe, a Poverello worker and program participant who lives with HIV. As a participant, Wolfe is provided about 17-29 meals, or roughly one week’s worth of food, every time he is eligible to pick up food at Poverello. Participants can visit the food pantry to collect groceries once a month and also pay for an approximately $30 voucher to collect twice a month.

The lush produce and fresh bread loaves in the pantry come from neighborhood markets including Lucky’s, Mr. Green’s and Publix. Wolfe also enjoys access to a LiveWell center, which includes a salon outfitted by Dick’s Service Station through donations, acupuncture treatments, massage services, a meditation room and a gym among other amenities.

Wolfe expects Poverello to reach or exceed its $125,000 fundraising goal for this year’s Bowling to Fight Hunger bowl-a-thon.

NEWS local “You go as a hunger fighter, you throw a ball on any lane any old time you feel like it,” Wolfe said.

In its 28 years, the Bowling to Fight Hunger event has outgrown the 22-lane Manor Lanes in Wilton Manors and now fills the 56lane Tamarac alley in Tamarac.

“We usually sell out each year,” Clevenger said.

Peter Quinlan, an employee of Sawgrass Lanes who’s been bowling for 32 years, has worked the event in the past and said he left feeling different than he did after a regular shift at the alley.

“It makes me feel a little better ‘cause I got to see more smiling on faces. People having more fun,” Quinlan said. “Bowling is a way to get people together. It’s fun.”

Quinlan calls bowling “a big family” as he wipes his ball down with a pride flag towel from the 37th Annual International Gay Bowling Organization’s Annual Tournament and Conference.

“It’s important to always help people out.

You never know what someone is going through.”

Professional Bowlers Association players have participated in the bowl-a-thon, which is one of several hosted by Sawgrass Lanes, according to Quinlan. The I.G.B.O. also hosts recurring five-person team fundraisers at Sawgrass Lanes known as the Fort Lauderdale Invitational Regional Tournament, or F.L.I.R.T. Donald Reilly, a Sales Manager at Embassy Suites by Hilton Fort Lauderdale 17th Street, is leading this year’s fundraising effort among

individual bowlers and teams, representing the Greater Fort Lauderdale LGBT Chamber of Commerce, with almost $2,000 raised as of publication time.

“Best organization helping those in need,” Reilly wrote in his Facebook review of the 2017 event. The feeling is mutual, according to Clevenger.

“Their team has been the #1 for the past couple of years and they’re a really great group of people, especially Mr. Reilly. He’s great to work with,” Clevenger said.

Jacob Guevara, the Operations Manager at Sawgrass Lanes, feels the alley makes a difference by hosting such fundraisers.

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Complicated Legacy on LGBT Rights The late senator never evolved on same-sex marriage but stood up to Trump’s transgender military ban Chris Johnson

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en. John McCain, who died Saturday at 81, leaves a legacy of patriotism, service to country — and being a thorn in the side of President Trump — but his legacy on LGBT issues is more complicated.

Throughout his decades in Congress, the Arizona McCain’s fellow congressman from Arizona who Republican took widely different stances on LGBT was closeted at the time, angered LGBT activists for issues — at times mocking them as unimportant, his vote in favor of DOMA. LGBT activists, including at other times embracing equal rights for the LGBT the then-publishers of the Washington Blade, community. McCain would often oppose LGBT rights threatened to out Kolbe over his vote, but Kolbe preto align with his party and for the sake of political empted them by coming out as gay. expediency, although the general direction of the Despite the political risk of coming out at the positions he took as time went on demonstrated time, McCain came to his friend’s aid and said increasing acceptance of LGBT people.

Kolbe’s coming out hadn’t “caused much of a ripple” Masen Davis, CEO of Freedom for All Americans, in Arizona. said in a statement McCain’s growing acceptance of “I think Jim Kolbe has the respect and appreciation LGBT rights is consistent with many Americans. of most Arizonans,” McCain said. “I believe if he ran “John McCain’s journey to a more supportive for re-election, he wouldn’t have much difficulty.” place on a number of LGBTQ issues is one that McCain’s prediction proved correct. Kolbe would is familiar to so many be re-elected and go on to Americans,” Davis said. “His serve another six terms in “I love my country, and I take evolution is reflective of the Congress before retiring in growing awareness that each 2007. pride in serving her. But I and every one of us share In an interview Sunday cannot say that I love her more with the same values and the the Arizona-based or as well as Mark Bingham same aspirations, and we all Kronkite News, Kolbe said strive toward building a more having McCain’s support did, or the other heroes on perfect nation.” when coming out as gay was United Flight 93 who gave their important.

An early test for McCain on LGBT issues during his “In fact, before I could even lives to prevent our enemies career in the Senate came tell him, he put up his hand from inflicting an even greater in 1993, when lawmakers and said, ‘Jim, don’t worry injury on our country.” were debating gays in the about it, you’re my friend, military in response to thenyou’re always going to be my - John McCain President Clinton’s call to lift friend, and it’s not going to U.S. Senator the administrative ban on make any difference,’ before their service. As a member of I even got the words out of the Senate Armed Services Committee, McCain was my mouth,” Kolbe said. “And so, he was intensely part of the deliberation that ended with lawmakers loyal to people that he liked, and he was certainly passing the statutory ban on military service that intensely loyal to me.” came to be known as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

Nearly a decade after the DOMA vote, McCain Three years later in 1996, McCain continued took a position aligned with the goals of the LGBT his opposition to LGBT rights when he was one community in 2004 and 2006 when he broke of 84 senators to vote in support of the Defense with his party and opposed the Federal Marriage of Marriage Act, a federal prohibition on the Amendment, a measure pushed by President recognition of same-sex marriage.

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Constitution to prevent the legalization of same-sex marriage.

At a time when support for LGBT rights wasn’t popular and most Americans opposed same-sex marriage, McCain’s position as one of the few Republicans to oppose the Federal Marriage Amendment was distinctive.

Although McCain acknowledged on the Senate floor opponents of the amendment contended it was “purposely divisive, discriminatory and intended to deny some Americans their right to the pursuit of happiness,” the Arizona Republican’s stated reason for opposing the Federal Marriage Amendment was federalism grounds.

“The legal definition of marriage has always been left to the states to decide, in accordance with the prevailing standards of their neighborhoods and communities,” McCain said. “Certainly, that view has prevailed for many years in my party where we adhere to a rather stricter federalism than has always been the case in the prevailing views among our friends in the Democratic Party.”

Consistent with that federalism approach, McCain was a vocal supporter in 2006 of a proposed state constitutional amendment at the ballot in Arizona seeking to prohibit same-sex marriage and even appeared in a campaign calling for its passage.

(Ironically, the Arizona amendment in 2006 was the first anti-gay marriage amendment to fail at the ballot, although voters in the state corrected that by passing a different version of the amendment

““When less than one percent of Americans are volunteering to join the military, we should welcome all those who are willing and able to serve our country. Any member of the military who meets the medical and readiness standards should be allowed to serve — including those who are transgender.”

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in 2008. The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals would eventually strike down the amendment as unconstitutional.)

Unlike other politicians, McCain never evolved on the issue of same-sex marriage and continued to oppose it even after the ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2015 in favor of marriage equality nationwide.

In 2008, McCain embarked on his presidential run and won the nomination to run against Barack Obama for the White House. Seeking to appeal to a nationwide audience, McCain reached out to the LGBT community through an interview with the Washington Blade, making him the first (and still only) Republican presidential nominee to participate in a Q&A with the LGBT media.

In the interview, McCain suggested he could support the Employment NonDiscrimination Act and was open to a review of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Although he reiterated his opposition to the Federal Marriage Amendment, McCain suggested that might change if the courts forced states to recognize same-sex marriage.

President Richard Nixon Greets Former Vietnam Prisoner of War John McCain, Jr. at a Pre-POW Dinner Reception. Photo credit: White House Photo Office Collection.

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Notably, McCain when asked to identify a gay role model chose 9/11 hero Mark Bingham, who helped lead passengers in diverting United Airlines Flight 93 from the terrorists’ intended target of the U.S. Capitol building. McCain delivered the eulogy at Bingham’s funeral and spoke warmly about him during the Blade Q&A. “I love my country, and I take pride in serving her,” McCain said. “But I cannot say that I love her more or as well as Mark Bingham did, or the other heroes on United Flight 93 who gave their lives to prevent our enemies from inflicting an even greater injury on our country.”

McCain was endorsed during his presidential run by Log Cabin Republicans, a distinction Trump failed to achieve eight years later despite having the reputation in 2016 of being the most pro-LGBT Republican nominee in history.

But any growing acceptance of LGBT rights vanished during the first years of the Obama administration when lawmakers debated repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Faced with a

Senator John McCain.

Tea Party challenge to his Senate seat during a Republican primary from radio talk show host J.D. Hayworth, McCain was the biggest opponent of ending the prohibition on gays in the military and fought aggressively against changing the policy.

In one hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, McCain called into question the results of a 2010 Pentagon study calling for repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and the implementation of open service.

“I remain concerned, as I have in the past, and as demonstrated in this study, that the closer we get to service members in combat, the more we encounter concerns about whether ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ should be repealed,” McCain said. “These views should not be considered lightly, especially considering how much combat our forces face.”

When the Senate after an extensive, deliberate process and several failed attempts finally voted to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in December 2010, LGBT right supporters were celebrating, but McCain wasn’t. The Arizona Republican called the occasion a “sad day” on the Senate floor.

As the advancement of LGBT rights continued throughout the Obama administration, McCain had a mixed bag of views and many times remain opposed.

When the inclusion of a bi-national samesex couple was considered as part of immigration reform in 2013, McCain was derisive of the effort and warned that using comprehensive immigration reform as a vehicle for advancing “social issues” would lead to failure for the legislation.

“I think it is a red herring,” McCain said.

“I think then, do we want to guarantee a taxpayer free abortion? I’m telling you now, if you load this up with social issues and things that are controversial, then it will endanger the issue.”

NEWS national But McCain also started exhibiting signs of After President Trump announced via moderating on LGBT issues. In 2013, McCain Twitter last year he’d ban transgender was among the 10 Senate Republicans to people from the U.S. military “in any vote in favor of the Employment Non- capacity,” McCain lambasted him. Although Discrimination Act — although that vote McCain’s objections at the time were about came after public prodding from his wife announcing the policy change via Twitter, Cindy McCain in the form of a postcard to that would change. her husband. The bill passed on a bipartisan When Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) basis in the Senate, but never came up in the introduced legislation last year seeking Republican-controlled House. to halt Trump’s transgender military ban, Gregory Angelo, president of Log Cabin McCain became an original co-sponsor and Republicans, pointed to his organization’s issued a statement in support of transgender endorsement of McCain in 2008 as well as military service. the Arizona Republican’s vote in favor of “When less than one percent of Americans ENDA in a statement recalling the “long and are volunteering to join the military, we should positive history” between the welcome all those who are two. willing and able to serve our “While we “His support for ENDA in country,” McCain said. “Any 2013 opposing employment member of the military disagreed on discrimination against the LGBT who meets the medical many issues, community will go down in and readiness standards history as a legacy vote proving later in his career, should be allowed to serve his evolution in support of — including those who are he became an LGBT Americans followed in transgender.” increasingly vocal the historic footsteps of Barry Chad Griffin, president Goldwater, the United States of the Human Rights advocate for senator whose seat he inherited,” Campaign, referenced LGBTQ service Angelo said.

McCain’s support for Although he voted for transgender service as members.”

ENDA, McCain in an almost evidence of the Arizona - Chad Griffin contradictory vein was a coRepublican’s growing HRC President sponsor of the First Amendment acceptance of LGBT rights Defense Act, a federal “religious at the end of his life. freedom” bill seen to enable anti-LGBT “While we disagreed on many issues, later discrimination. The legislation would have in his career, he became an increasingly undermined LGBT protections, including vocal advocate for LGBTQ service members,” President Obama’s 2014 executive order Griffin said. “In the last few years, Sen. against anti-LGBT workplace discrimination. McCain blocked anti-LGBTQ language in At the same time, McCain came out against the National Defense Authorization Act, proposed “religious freedom” legislation in opposed a ‘license to discriminate’ bill in Arizona. His voice helped get the ball rolling Arizona, denounced the Trump-Pence for a media firestorm that compelled Arizona Administration’s effort to ban transgender Gov. Jan Brewer to veto the legislation. troops and spoke out against the nomination After McCain was diagnosed with brain of the anti-LGBTQ Mark Green to lead the cancer and his life and public service came Army. We join with millions of Americans in to a close, the Arizona Republican ended his mourning his loss, and extend our deepest public service on a note in support of LGBT condolences to Sen. McCain’s wife, Cindy, rights. and his entire family.”

Chad Griffin in 2013, speaking in Washington D.C. against DOMA. Photo via Chad Griffin, Facebook.

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Norm Kent

Pontiff Shocker

norm.kent@sfgn.com

Pope wants parents to ‘pray’ for gay children

A 12-year-old boy got a kiss from the Pope and a ride in the Popemobile on March 28.

Photo: Mountain Butorac/CNN.

It was supposed to be a simple news conference on a plane on the way back from a trip to Ireland. But the pope’s off the cuff comments on gays has sent out a worldwide whirlwind of backlash.

Less than 72 hours after Pope Francis told reporters on a plane to Rome that parents should seek “psychiatric help for their gay children,” the Vatican is trying now to row back discussions that the comments were inappropriate and offensive.

It was during a press conference on an airplane while returning from Ireland last weekend that Pope Francis was pointedly asked “what he would say to parents whose children were gay.”

In a story that was reported in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and contributed to by both the Washington Post and the New York Times, the pontiff told journalists: “When it shows itself from childhood, there are so many things you can do through psychiatry, to see how things are. It is something else if it shows itself after 20 years.”

But when the Holy See’s official news website published details of the interaction,

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the line was not included. homosexual tendencies shows a lack of Vatican News reported the pontiff had also fatherhood or motherhood,” he said, adding said he would encourage parents “to pray, to that parents should “not chase” their children not condemn, to dialogue, away. to make room” for their Gay and lesbian advocacy offspring, and that ignoring groups in Italy criticized the the child would be an error. pope’s comments, the New It would be another thing York Times reported. if homosexuality manifested “Talking about psychiatry itself “after 20 years,” he leads Catholic parents to added, leaving open the believe that psychiatry can possibility the pope would cure homosexuality,” said be more amenable to people Fabrizio Marrazzo from the coming out at an older age. support group Gay Hotline, Questioned further by the Ansa news agency more journalists on what reported. he would do if he were the Marazzo added, father of a homosexual “Homosexuality is not a child, the pontiff replied: disease but a natural variant “The first thing I would say of human behavior, and as is, pray. Don’t judge, but talk, such it should be accepted - Pope Francis understand, give the son or and respected.” daughter space.”

Francis’ comments Remaining silent on the issue would be bad came at an awkward time for the pope, parenting, he said. with international news publishing stories “Ignoring a son or daughter with of individuals calling for his resignation,

“The first thing I would say is, pray.

Don’t judge, but talk, understand, give the son or daughter space.”

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intimating that he remained silent and failed to act on a sex scandal that has recently been exposed in the Church.

The startling remarks were published by the conservative Italian newspaper La Verità, quoting Cardinal Raymond Burke — a highranking Vatican conservative and perhaps the most prominent anti-Francis figure.

Cardinal Burke was quoted as saying that “homosexual culture” had found “roots inside the church and can be connected to the drama of abuses perpetrated on adolescents and young adults.”

The problem, he said, was not only among the clergy “but even within the hierarchy, which needs to be purified at the root.” While the cardinal’s views are not mainstream and have been roundly dismissed by researchers and others, it has generated a new discussion of homosexuality within the halls of the Vatican that has rippled to America’s shores.

This past weekend, a caustic letter published by the Vatican’s former top diplomat in the United States, Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, blamed a “homosexual current” in the Vatican hierarchy for sexual abuse.

NEWS international It called for Francis’ resignation, accusing him of covering up for a disgraced cardinal, Theodore McCarrick.

However the Washington Post and NY Times reported that Pope Francis’ backers decried the accusations, calling his letter “another desperate attack from frustrated conservatives still unaccustomed to not getting their way.” The pope has refused to comment on the matter.

Sounding like a politician just indicted on a tax evasion charge, Vatican officials expressed confidence that the accusations were without merit, would be disproved, and the pontiff would be exonerated.

However, at least one senior official interviewed by the Times backed Archbishop Vigano. The Rev. Jean François Lantheaume, the former first counsellor at the apostolic nunciature in Washington, said Archbishop Vigano “tells the whole truth.

I am a witness.”

Meanwhile, even with the new storm of controversy, Pope Francis appears more popular than ever. He has charted his own course in style, words and philosophy and enjoys favorability among 90 percent of Catholics, 74 percent white mainline Protestants, 68 percent of unaffiliated and 60 percent of white Evangelicals.

Francis’ tenure as pope has also been notable by the LGBT community for his adoption of a more conciliatory tone toward LGBT people than that of his predecessors. “But anyone who utters Christian words without putting them into practice hurts oneself and others,” said Pope Francis in 2013.

It was also back in 2013 that the pope won the hearts and minds of the gay community when in July of that year he made the memorable remarks about gay priests during

a spontaneous exchange with the press. He stated, “If they accept the Lord and have goodwill, who am I to judge them?”

Gay priests, he added, “They shouldn’t be marginalized. The tendency [same-sex attraction] is not the problem... they’re our brothers.” The pontiff’s groundbreaking remarks led SFGN to make him, along with Apple CEO, our “Man of the Year” for 2013.

The pope’s seemingly relaxed attitude towards gay men and women led to scores of discussions within the mainstream media, and a cross section of editorial support from the LGBTQ community.

Adding to his popularity and new style, in March of 2015, Pope Francis joined 90 prison inmates for lunch during a visit to Naples, including 10 from the ward which houses those who are gay, transgender, or have HIV/ AIDS. In an online report explaining the relationship the Pope has developed with gays worldwide, the Human Rights Campaign summarized a history of interactions the pontiff has had with the LGBTQ community.

They called the partnership “complicated.”

Others might say conflicted. Either way, it has become newsworthy again this month, following the pontiff’s remarks on his flight back from Ireland this week.

Regarding the pope, the Human Rights Campaign report, available online, concluded, “There is a basic incoherence between the Pope’s words and the Church’s teaching on homosexuality that in reality present serious moral dilemmas for Catholic mothers and fathers of LGBTQ children. At the end, it leaves parents with more questions than answers, and leaves children with continued vulnerability.”

Vatican officials expressed confidence that the accusations were without merit, would be disproved, and the pontiff would be exonerated.

Pope Francis in Prato.

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Publisher's Editorial

Convictions

THE BULLETS OF A FALSE REVENGE STRIKE US ONCE AGAIN Another Semi-Automatic Sunday

Norm Kent

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GAIN.

America cries again, this time from Jacksonville.

Lives shattered, dreams stolen, futures robbed.

Again, we endure another mass shooting and more deaths in a public place designed for party and pleasure, not shelter from a storm of bullets.

Our eyes close, our lips tighten, and we ask, when will the self-inflicted brutality finally come to an end?

How have we become what we have become?

When will the senselessness and slaughter stop?

Will sanity ever be restored again?

Aeschylus once wrote of “the pain we cannot forget” and how it will ultimately bring “wisdom to our souls.”

Where is the wisdom we have lost in living?

Each shooting brings more pain and agonizing memories to the students and parents of Parkland, sending tremors from Columbine to Newtown to Vegas.

It is a summer Sunday, and news crews should be covering sailing regattas, weekend barbecues, charity car washes, and county fairs where kids eat cotton candy, not more slaughter in public places.

Lives taken too young, and more scars on the face of our state and nation, and in homes where the private agonies can’t be shared.

More dreams snuffed out, more lives lost, and more tears flowing too early, too soon, so unnecessarily, so unjustly.

It’s inexplicable. A world of vast beauty and incredible majesty. Technology and industry to make our lives healthier and easier. Opportunities and dreams that can be

realized and fulfilled. Love that can be found and lives that can be cherished.

As human beings who can reason and rise, we have been blessed with so much. How with all the reservoirs of compassion and genius in our country can we not arrest this virus of our own making?

How can our leaders, teachers, and legislators not be working around the clock with one common purpose that is not poisoned by partisan politics and not subject to personal differences, but governed instead by our common humanity?

We as adults have failed, too often, too many times, in too many places. If we thought we had answers, they have not been the correct ones. Whatever we did was not enough. We are where we are today because somewhere we all failed yesterday.

What was it T.S Elliot wrote before he passed, if it was him: “this is not what I meant at all; that is not it at all...”

It’s time to look beyond what we have done and start thinking about what others can do. It is time to hear new voices, engage new paths, open new doors, and walk down roads less traveled. As a poet once wrote, that will make a difference.

It is time to pass the torch to a new generation; to listen to what they have to say; to see if they can find the clues we missed, the answers we have not found.

“March for our Lives” comes to mind, standing up, being counted, criss-crossing the country to be heard, seen, and shake us from apathy to action.

What they have said and what they say is not just for kids. It’s to save our souls. We should pay attention. All of us.

They may be kids in some of your eyes,

If we thought we had answers, they have not been the correct ones.

Whatever we did was not enough.

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Eli “trueboy” Clayton (above) and Taylor “spotmeplzzz” Robertson, the two victims who lost their life during the mass shooting in Jacksonville. Images via EA Sports.

but their message is universal, their faith is that justice will come and life will be restored. They see more of the future than the past. We should know they are right.

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Guest Column

The GOP’s War on Adoption Republicans are still trying to keep potential LGBT parents away from children Maxine Chalker

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he United States Congress is planning to place “bigotry ahead of the needs of vulnerable children who need loving families,” according to Human Rights Watch.

Newly-proposed legislation would allow child welfare groups nationwide to actively discriminate in the placement of adoptive children. Alabama State Representative Robert Aderholt’s amendment is designed to make it easier for religiously-affiliated adoption and foster care agencies to deny their services to LGBT prospective adoptive parents, along with single people, divorced people, people from other faiths and anyone else they believe conflicts with their religious beliefs.

Aderholt’s law, proposed as an amendment to the $177 billion spending bill currently being considered by the House, would punish state and local governments who enforce anti-discrimination clauses in the adoption space by withholding 15 percent of their federal funding.

“The amendment is bad for prospective parents and bad for vulnerable children who need homes,” said Ryan Thoreson, a researcher at Human Rights Watch.

“Congress should make it easier, not harder, for children to find loving, qualified homes ready to take them in.”

It’s also the federal version of legislation that at least 10 states have passed of their own accord in recent years. Texas, South Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Alabama, South Carolina, Michigan, Mississippi, Virginia and North Dakota have all passed religious “right of refusal” laws, which allow taxpayer-funded adoption and foster

care agencies to refuse service to LGBT applicants.

Looking at the numbers, it seems obvious that our leaders should be focused on expanding the rights of LGBT families and singles who want to adopt. Already, research from UCLA’s Williams Institute has shown that LGBT people are around six times more likely to provide homes to children in foster care, and four times more likely to become adoptive parents.

At the same time, tens of thousands of children phase out of the foster care system each year having failed to have been matched with adoptive parents. The problem has only been made worse by the growing opioid epidemic, according to a recent letter, signed by 40 Democratic Senators, who have called on the Senate Appropriations Committee to strike the amendment from the funding bill.

Yet only 8 states, along with Washington, D.C., have laws that prohibit discrimination against lesbian, gay and bisexual parents in the adoption space. In short, adoption discrimination is already legal throughout much of the U.S. Thankfully, Aderholt’s amendment to the federal funding package is unlikely to pass into federal law. The Senate’s version of the funding bill doesn’t include a similar provision and, while Aderholt’s language passed through conference votes along party lines, it’s likely that the amendment would be stripped in conference.

Yet only 8 states, along with Washington, D.C., have laws that prohibit discrimination against lesbian, gay and bisexual parents in the adoption space.

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But Aderholt’s proposal is a deeply troubling sign of where the priorities of GOP legislators lie. Effectively, conservatives on

Capitol Hill have turned their backs on the foster care crisis, in favor of open advocacy for discrimination.

Maxine Chalker, MSW / LSW is founder and executive director of Adoptions From The Heart, one of the East Coast’s largest private adoption agencies. A proud supporter of the LGBT community, she has devoted her career to promoting “open” adoption.

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The Catholic Church’s Child Rape Problem Mark Segal

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arning: This is one of the strongest columns I’ve ever written. It’s a subject that LGBT people must take seriously, and nationally since the church has used what they have been institutionally practicing against us for years. While the Catholic religion should be treated with respect, its leadership needs to be called out and in some cases go to jail. There is a suggestion in the column on how the church could begin to redeem itself and a hard finish. It comes after reading the complete 877 page report.

The Church’s child rape problem There is not a more important position that this community has to make a stand on than the Catholic Church’s institutionalizing child rape by their priests, bishops and cardinals. Did you read that? CHILD RAPE! That’s what is in the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s report, along with children tied up and whipped and a kiddy-porn ring of priests.

The real facts: The Attorney General of Pennsylvania just issued a report that estimates 300 priests, bishops and cardinals have in some way been complicit in the rape or sexual assault of over a thousand children, and that’s just in Pennsylvania. Put that together with the same form of scandals in Boston, Arizona, Washington D.C. and other countries over the last few years and the list of victims of little girls and boys being raped and sexually abused goes into the tens of thousands. In the U.S., it all started with the U.S. Council of Bishops attempting to cover this affliction by its “religious leaders” by transferring priests, not calling the police, denying it when they knew it was true, moving records, and at one point, trying to ship those records out of the country so the police could not get their hands on that evidence. And let’s not forget fighting the statute of limitations. That law would allow officials to charge a priest, bishop and yes, even cardinals, with their crimes five or 10 years later, and not allow them to go skipping into a nice retirement.

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It was bishops like Chaput who suggested that LGBT people not be allowed around children, and for that reason (they’ve now changed that explanation) LGBT people should not be allowed to adopt.

A message to His Holiness the Pope: You’ve said you’re on the side of the victims and yet, the victims are saying these are just words that they’ve heard before. So, Your Holiness, I have a suggestion that can put your words into action: Tell your cardinals and archbishops to support the end of “Statute of Limitations” laws so that the child rapists in your church are brought to justice.

If you’re not sure what that means, here’s the point: Those 300 priests and bishops who were named in the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s report might not be charged due to that law, and here’s the kicker — there’s only one organization in the state fighting that: the Catholic Church. Their lobbying arm is the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference. And its largest supporter is the Archbishop of Philadelphia Charles Chuput. Your Holiness, put out a statement asking the

Pennsylvania Catholic Church not to lobby to protect child-abusing priests no matter how long ago it was, and support the abolishment of statute of limitations laws for child rape and abuse.

Now here’s where the LGBT community comes in.

It was bishops like Chaput who suggested that LGBT people not be allowed around children, and for that reason (they’ve now changed that explanation) LGBT people should not be allowed to adopt.

Excuse me, shouldn’t it be, “Don’t trust your children with priests, bishops and cardinals?” Tens of thousands of children beg you not to.

Mark Segal, publisher of Philadelphia Gay News, is the nation’s most-award-winning commentator in LGBT media. His best selling memoir “And Then I Danced, Traveling The Road to LGBT Equality” is a National Lesbian Gay Journalist Book of the Year and available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble.

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can appreciate the finesse of well-prepared French haute cuisine, the complex balancing act of upscale Vietnamese fare, the hearty flavors of provincial Italian, even sturdy, stick to your ribs German cooking, but nothing is as satisfying as holding your meal in your hands. I’m talking classic comfort food; sandwiches. Whether it’s a gooey grilled cheese, healthy caprese, the exotic banh mi, or just some good old fashioned cold cuts and cheese between a couple of slices of rye, there is nothing quite as satisfying.

I could go all blah, blah blah about the Earl of Sandwich and the history of the damn thing, but who the hell cares? Just lead me to the counter and let me order. All of which made me very excited to visit Henry’s Sandwich Station in F.A.T. Village. Its name is a nod to Henry Flagler, responsible for the Florida East Coast Railway (which runs directly behind the property). Its focus is on small batch, artisanal purveyor and in-house smoked and cured meats served on locally

baked bread. The restaurant also features craft-baked pies as well as locally brewed and craft beers.

I stopped by all excited about the prospect of sampling the restaurant’s signature dish

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Henry’s Canadian

‘Wich Craft A delicious deep dive into the art of sandwich making

Montreal-style smoked meat on Zak The Baker Jewish rye, so I didn’t mind the wait in line (it was 12:30) to order my lunch. It just gave me more time to eye some of the delicious pies in the case; apple-crumble, Key lime, guava, chocolate peanut butter and their legendary Krack pie (basically a shoofly pie with a powdered sugar coating). So, 20 minutes later, it’s finally my turn (it took so long because the credit card machine was down and not only did you have to pay cash, but the cashier had to write up your order on a slip of paper and give it to the guy in the kitchen – very old school) and I ordered the signature smoked meat sandwich only to hear the cashier say, “Oh we’re out of that.”

It took all my self-control not to do my best drag queen head roll and snap back, “No bitch, you did not just make me wait in line 20 minutes only to tell me you’re out of what everyone comes to this place for!”

Instead I said, “Oh, I wish you had put up a sign announcing that,” and ordered something else quickly. To soothe my frayed nerves, I treated myself to a slice of pie, too.

My husband was able to put in his order without any issue. This is the kind of place where they give you a number to take to your table so that someone else can wander around with your food for 15 minutes looking for you.

While sitting there waiting for our food I watched a server stick her fingers in three glasses to carry them at once before filling them up. After a few minutes what should arrive but our pie! I know some people believe that life is short, and you should order dessert first, but it’s the first time I’ve ever been

served that way in a restaurant (or to be more precise, sandwich shop). About five minutes later, our sandwiches were delivered by the finger-dipping server (she managed to keep her digits off our food, I watched).

Since I couldn’t get the sandwich I wanted, I opted for the Italian cured meat sandwich, described on the menu as “Olympia Provisions’ capicola, salami cotto, sweetheart ham, mortadella, provolone, tomato, giardinera relish, lettuce, Henry’s sub sauce, semolina baguette.” That’s what I ordered, what I got was a mushy Cuban roll with enough shredded lettuce and sliced tomatoes to make a small salad (which I did by scrapping it off my sandwich). That would have been all right if it hadn’t all been drowned in the sub sauce (which I suspect is just creamy Italian dressing). Even after scraping it off, all I could taste was the sub sauce. My husband ordered the French onion soup grilled cheese, which featured “caved aged gruyere, caramelized

onions and San Fransisco (sic description copied from their website) sourdough.” It was quite nice though not quite as filled with cheese and caramelized onions as one might expect for a $9 naked sandwich.

My mother always said, “Never leave without saying something nice.”

The pies were delicious. As I mentioned before, the Krack Pie is like a shoo-fly pie, which is to say, it’s like a pecan pie without the pecans. Krack Pie deserves its name because of its cost (nearly $6.50 a slice) and after one bite of my husband’s portion, I wanted one of my own, even though I had a perfectly acceptable apple crumble in front of me (well, truth be told, the crust on that one was a little tough).

The visit wasn’t a total loss, we did get to taste Krack Pie and after observing one of the servers we came up with a new category of Florida resident, “hipster-cracker.”

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Schumer has banned cellphones and recording devices in the arena, so be prepared for some uncensored humor from everyone. We wouldn’t have it any other way. Tickets start at $102 at MyHRL.com.

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Broward Stage Door Theatre opens its season with the beloved musical “La Cage aux Folles” in its new home, the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, 3800 N.W. 11th Place in Lauderhill.

Sing along with Jerry Herman’s familiar songs, like “I Am What I Am,” “Look Over There” and “The Best of Times.” Local actor Larry Buzzeo stars as the gender-bending diva Zaza.

Through Sept. 23. Tickets are $48 at StageDoorFL.org.

Stop by the Stonewall National Museum and Archives Wilton Manors Gallery, 2157 Wilton Dr., and check out the powerful exhibit, “Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals 1933-1945,” presented in partnership with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Learn about the thousands of European gays who suffered at the hands of the Nazis through Oct. 14. Suggested donation $5. More information at Stonewall-Museum.org.

Isn’t it ironic that on Labor Day, the holiday dedicated to the workers who keep our economy chugging along, that so many of our friends will be working today? If you’re one of the lucky ones who get a day off, why not head down to Wilton Manors after that relaxing poolside barbecue?

The many gay bars and clubs along the drive will welcome you with happy hour drink specials, special entertainment and much more.

So, you think you’ve got talent? Find out in front of the live audience at the Boca Black Box Center for the Arts, 8221 Glades Rd. in Boca Raton.

The theater is hosting an “all-arts” open mic night and the call is out for comedians, spoken word artists, poets, jugglers, magicians, musicians and more. Contact to emcee Gary Goodman, Gary@GaryGoodman, to reserve your spot. Tickets are $10 at BocaBlackBox.com.

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ennis Manning was just a teen when he first began to learn the guitar. The talented musician was soon playing the folk songs sung at mass in the Catholic school in his small Pennsylvania hometown, along with the popular music of Bob Dylan, John Denver and Peter, Paul and Mary.

Just a few years later, he finished his first song, “Simple Words,” a ballad performed at his sister’s wedding — “I just wrote it down,” Manning recalled — and he’s been composing ever since.

Nearly four decades later, many of Manning’s favorite tunes will be featured in a new musical, “Now & Then,” receiving its world premiere next week in Wilton Manors.

Manning happened to be in the audience last spring at one of local theater producer and playwright Ronnie Larsen’s shows when the topic of Manning’s music came up in a conversation before the curtain.

“I had never considered writing a musical before,” said Larsen, creator of the Off Broadway hit, “Making Porn,” and producer of an LGBT play series at the Abyss Stage and Foundry Studio. “I can barely sing in the shower, but I just knew right then that I wanted to hear Dennis’ music.”

Manning had long imagined a career in music, but like many aspiring musicians, made ends meet with consulting and management contracts in between recording sessions and meetings with record label executives.

“I had to get jobs. I worked in restaurants and eventually got a master’s degree in training,” he explained, noting he and his husband moved to South Florida 11 years ago, “and then all of a sudden you’re in your fifties and meet Ronnie Larsen, who wants to hear your music.”

The two spent hours together over several weeks going through Manning’s songs. Fifty songs were narrowed down to 25 and then 20 before they realized there might be the makings of a musical.

“Ronnie kept asking about the stories behind the songs,” said Manning, who admitted most were inspired by his own life and 27-year relationship with his husband.

“Then, one night in July, he came back with the script for ‘Now & Then.’”

Larsen conceived a love story, tracing the

Composer Dennis Manning will perform his own compositions in the world premiere of “Now & Then” at the Abyss Theatre.

Photo courtesy of Dennis Manning.

relationship of two men—one a musician— over 40 years.

“It’s not the story of Dennis Manning,” the composer insisted. “Who would want to see that? I’m not that interesting, but if you know me, you might recognize some of the stories.”

Larsen added, “Dennis draws on those shared experiences that nearly every couple encounter over the course of a long relationship, whether they’re straight or gay or whatever. It’s a real love story.”

Manning warned, “These aren’t your typical Broadway show tunes, not Rodgers and Hammerstein or Sondheim, but if you look at theater today, ‘Hamilton’ isn’t either,” noting the emphasis on acoustic guitar popinfluenced rhythms throughout.

For Manning, who also stars in the cast of six, the biggest thrill is finally hearing his music performed by others: “Each time, I hear new things. It’s humbling to hear them [sung by someone else]. I’ve lived with some of the songs for so long, it’s such a gift to hear them from a new perspective.”

“Now & Then” by Dennis Manning and Ronnie Larsen will receive its world premiere Sept.

6 – 30 at the Foundry at the Abyss Theatre, 1140 N. Dixie Hwy. in Wilton Manors. Tickets are $35 – 50 at NowAndThenMusical.com.

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or a generation of LGBT people, K.D. Lang’s 1993 critically-acclaimed, Grammywinning album, “Ingénue,” offered an introspective and ultimately uplifting escape from homophobia, discrimination and the stilldevasting AIDS epidemic.

Hits like “Constant Craving” and “Miss Chatelaine” could be heard on radio stations by day and high-energy remixes fueled the action at gay nightclubs well into the wee hours of the night. The singer was already a hero to the LGBT community after she publicly came out in the Advocate in 1992, but this album made her a legend.

Now, 25 years later, Lang is back on the road with her “Ingénue Redux” tour, sharing that iconic sound with the very fans who remember it best. She’ll perform the album in its entirety on Friday, Sept. 7 at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale.

SFGN caught up with Lang in between concerts to talk about the tour, her career and more: Did you ever imagine that “Ingénue” would become an iconic album?

I didn’t have any idea. It was just a very personal, honest and vulnerable record. I think that at the time it really resonated with people because in the early 90s and late 80s, AIDS and the HIV crisis was in full swing, Queer Nation was outing people, it was a tumultuous time… it really resonated and became a symbolic record and still gives me a sense of pride and motivation in this era.

“Ingenue” was a commercial breakthrough at the time, but musically, the album seemed to run counter to the trends in the industry.

There is one thing I’ve always tried to do, which is not rely on a trend or try to be modern.

I just try to do my own thing. Nirvana, Madonna, Bjork were out, and [my music] was the opposite of what was happening, but I was just focusing on making my own music.

You’ve also written hit songs for other artists. Do you approach these songs differently than you would for songs you plan to record? What’s going through your mind?

Usually the fear of God is running through my mind! I don’t feel like I’m particularly prolific, I’m just thankful the creative juices are flowing.

Singer k.d. lang brings her “Ingénue Redux” tour to Fort Lauderdale on Friday, Sept. 7. Photo via Facebook.

I always try to be honest and write in a way that can be authentic to any relationship, to myself, to a higher spiritual power, or your dog.

When you look back at your career, what has been the secret to your longevity?

I just worked very hard. I was super tenacious and kept working. It was always more about the journey for me. I’ve slowed down in the last few years, but that’s okay.

You risked your career and came out in a very public way. While times certainly have changed, what advice would you offer young LGBT people, especially aspiring performers?

I don’t think the message is different from anyone I would address: having a loving solid relationship with yourself and allowing that to reflect in every relationship you have with anyone else, and maintaining a healthier place for yourself.

What is one thing about k.d. lang that our readers might be surprised to learn about you? Do you have a hobby or guilty pleasure?

There are no secrets left. [laughs] People know everything about me.

K.D. Lang performs her album “Ingénue” and more at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, Sept. 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $30 at BrowardCenter.org.

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Arts Launch

Saturday, September 8 at the Arsht Center. This is Miami’s biggest annual event celebrating and kicking off the Arts Season. Join us for a day of fun and discovery: family activities, mini performances, a community village of more than 100 arts & cultural organizations, chef demonstrations, food*, live bands, DJs and more. Free admission.

Visit arschtcenter.org/ artslaunch for details.

The Weepies in Concert

Saturday, September 1 at 8 p.m at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Steve Tannen and Deb Talan will bring their beautiful harmonies and songwriting to Fort Lauderdale. Tickets are $37.50 to $75. Visit BrowardCenter. org.

Lynn Wind Ensemble

Saturday, September 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Keith C. And Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center. When the strings are away, the winds will play.

This will be an evening of thrilling performances of music for woodwinds, brass and percussion. Tickets $10. Visit events.lynn.edu.

August 29 - September 5 broward county La Cage Aux Folles

August 31 to September 23 at the Stage Door Theater, 3800 NW 11th Place, Lauderhill.

Nightclub and drag show owner Georges is presented with the challenge of acting the part when meeting his son’s finances ultraconservative parents. When he fails to take on the role of masculine uncle, he takes more creative measures to meet the family. Tickets $48. Visit LPACFL.com or call 954-777-2055.

Friday Night Sound Waves Music Series

Fridays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Hub, Las Olas Boulevard and A1A in Fort Lauderdale. Enjoy live, outdoor music spanning genres and tributes every Friday evening through November.

Free. Visit FridayNightSoundWaves.com

palm beach county Lynn Wind Ensemble

Saturday, September 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Keith C. And Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center. When the strings are away, the winds will play. This will be an evening of thrilling performances of music for woodwinds, brass and percussion. Tickets $10. Visit events.lynn. edu.

Mark Reese and Friends

Sunday, September 9 at 4 p.m. at the Keith C. And Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center. The first half of this exciting concert

The Weepies in Concert will be on Saturday, September 1 at 8 p.m at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Photo via Facebook.

will feature many of our own brass faculty members along with special guest artist Charles Lazarus, trumpeter of the Minnesota Orchestra, performing solo works with pianist Lisa Leonard. All will join together in the second half to showcase the power and beauty of brass chamber music. Tickets $20. Visit events.lynn. edu

Second Annual Alumni Recital — Lynn University

Thursday, September 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Amarnick-Goldstein Concert Hall. Come hear

favorite performers who have gone out into the world of music and achieved success. This year American trumpeter Peter Pirotte ’12 is joined by Brazilian pianist Carina Inoue ’14, ’16 in a show-stopping program spanning three centuries of brass-keyboard repertoire. Free to attend. Visit events.lynn.edu.

Free Friday Concerts

Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts, 51 N. Swinton Ave. in Delray Beach.

Enjoy live music from the comfort of your picnic blanket or lawn chair every week, for free! Returns in October. Call 561-243-7922 or visit DelrayArts.org.

miami-dade county Outdoor Music Series

Third Thursdays at the Perez Art Museum Miami, 101 W. Flagler St. in Miami. Come out for live music from DJs and musicians by the bay. Drink specials available. Free with museum admission. Call 305-375-3000 or visit PAMM.org.

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Fridays and Saturdays at 9 p.m. at Just the Funny Theater, 3119 Coral Way in Miami. A collection of comedy mixing the likes of improvisation and sketches. Tickets $12. Call 305-693-8669 or visit JustTheFunny.com.

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* Deadbeats Tour 2018

Sunday, September 2 at 3 p.m. at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater, 8802 Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach. AEG Live Presents: Deadbeats Tour 2018 featuring Zeds Dead, Borgore B2B Snails, Gammer, Wooli, and Slumberjack. Tickets $35 in advance, $60 day of show. Visit axs.com for tickets.

* Family Nights with Food Truck Invasion

Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater, 8802 Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach. The event features rotating entertainment activities and a large collection of food trucks on site!

Admission is free.

*GLLN September Luncheon

Thursday, September 6 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Timpano Chophouse, 450 E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale. The Honorable Dean J. Trantalis, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale, recently elected as Fort Lauderdale’s first openly gay mayor will be speaking. $30 for members and $35 for non-members.

august 29 september 5 Broward Support Services PFLAG

Tuesdays in Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs and Southwest Ranches.

A support group for parents of LGBT youth 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and locations.

SunServe Youth Group

Tuesdays and Thursdays in Fort Lauderdale, Southwest Ranches, Coral Springs and Hollywood. A support group and night of fun for LGBT youth 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and times.

Survivor Support

First and third Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Broward Health Imperial Point Hospital cafeteria, 6401 N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. Find support from counselors and peers who have lost loved ones to suicide. Call the Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention at 954-384-0344 or visit FISPOnline.org.

broward county *2018 Florida Biennial

Friday, September 14 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Art and Culture Center, 1650 Harrison Street, Hollywood. The 2018 Florida Biennial focuses on exploring multicultural identities and relational aesthetics. The exhibition features 64 works by 30 artists. Tickets $10 for non-members. Exhibit open until October 21. Visit artandculturecenter.org for info.

*GLLN September Luncheon

Thursday, September 6 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the Timpano Chophouse, 450 E Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale. The Honorable Dean J. Trantalis, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale, recently elected as Fort Lauderdale’s first openly gay mayor will be speaking. $30 for members and $35 for non-members.

The Frank Art Gallery — Hustle

September 6 through October 27 at the Drank Art Gallery, 6451 N Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale. a collection of work exploring the pop-sensibilities of South Florida’s urban

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art with an emphasis on process, labor and work. Free admission. Visit thefrankgallery. com

SAGE/Pride Film Series: ‘Eastern Boys’

Tuesday, September 11th at 1:15 p.m. in the main hall of the Pride Center. A film about eastern prostitutes and the man who falls for one of them. Popcorn and soda will be served, free to attend.

Arts and Crafts Wednesday Happy Hour

Wednesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Arts and Crafts Social Club in Fort Lauderdale.

Enjoy a two-for-one freestyle painting session with hands on assistance as needed.

Tickets $20. Visit artsandcraftssocialclub. com

The Colors of This Life Art Gallery

August 11 to September 7 at the Claudia Castillo Art Studio, 2215 Wilton Drive,

August 29 - September 5 Wilton Manors. A photographic installment showcasing color as experienced in dreams.

Opening reception Saturday, August 18 at 6 p.m. Visit claudiacastillaARTstudio.com

Lunch With Art

Every Wednesday from 12:15 to 1:15 pm at 41 NE st 33060, Pompano Beach. Indulge your creative side in this free hands-on program.

Bring your own lunch or grab a bite to eat at the in-house cafe.

Voices of Pride

Meets at Compass GLCC, 201 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. Join the Gay Men’s Chorus as they practice every week. Free.

Call 561-533-9699 or visit CompassGLCC. com for rehearsal details.

palm beach county * Deadbeats Tour 2018

Sunday, September 2 at 3 p.m. at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater, 8802 Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach. AEG Live Presents: Deadbeats Tour 2018 featuring Zeds Dead, Borgore B2B Snails, Gammer, Wooli, and Slumberjack. Tickets $35 in advance, $60 day of show. Visit axs.com for tickets.

* Family Nights with Food Truck Invasion

Arsht Center Farmers Market

Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater, 8802 Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach. The event features rotating entertainment activities and a large collection of Food Trucks on site! Admission is free.

Immigration and the First Amendment

Monday, September 17 at 2:30 p.m. at the Live Oak Pavilion, Student Union, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Maria Hinojosa will present a lecture titled “Immigration and the First Amendment: The United States and the Hispanic/LatinX Experience.” Free admission. Visit FAU.edu for more info.

* The Casey Raines Band

Ladies Night Out at the Science Center

Book Study

Saturday, September 15 at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater, 8802 Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach. Performing some of the greatest country and southern rock hits!

Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. Free admission.

* 9/11 Remembrance, Recognition and Celebration

Monday, September 10 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, 50 W Atlantic Blvd, Pompano Beach. A night of remembrance, recognition and celebration. The Ceremony will feature guest speakers, musicians and a special performance by the Fort Lauderdale Symphonic Winds 65-piece band. Tickets free but limited. Visit ccpompano.org for details.

Friday, September 21 at the South Florida Science Center, 4801 Dreher Trail North, West Palm Beach. Drink, mix, mingle and explore the Science Center after hours at this 21+ event. Tickets $15 to $30. Visit SFScienceCenter.org/Ladies-Night-Out

miami-dade county * Snorkeling Clinics with Zoo Miami

September 8 and 22 from 2 p.m, to 3:30 p.m. at Crandon Park, North Beach. Learn how to snorkel in this innovative nature play program designed you to connect you and your family with the places our wildlife call home. Tickets $5. Visit zoomiami.org to register.

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.

Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center, 1273 Coral Way in Miami. Buddhist monk, Gen Kelsang Norbu, will lead classes on learning the foundations of Buddhism. Call 786-529-7137.

key west Taco Brunch and All Day Happy Hour

Every Sunday (opening at 8 a.m.) at Mellow Cafe and Gastropub, 1605 N. Roosevelt Blvd, Key West. Spend the day drinking and downing tacos at this all-day happy hour, each week on Sunday!

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