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f you love The Pride Center at Equality case management, healthcare navigation Park so much that you want to live services and other safety net services,” she there, you may soon get the chance to. said. “If there’s an issue for insurance or Almost four years ago, the City of Wilton access to healthcare, there will be someone Manors approached The Pride Center about to help navigate those services.” working on affordable housing for LGBT With some illnesses being ignored due seniors. Today, that project is one step to stigma or fear of discrimination, many closer to reality.

LGBT seniors don’t address health concerns Last week, The Pride Center and Carrfour that could be debilitating.

Supportive Housing announced their joint “We see it in other senior populations. undertaking: The Residences at Equality It’s very easy for one little thing to happen Park — a housing option not just for seniors, that could have been so easy to fix,” Berman but with services and support specifically said. “Sometimes those things that start out for LGBT seniors. as relatively small start spiraling to other The Pride Center’s CEO Robert Boo said problems.” the community has been looking for this Carrfour Supportive Housing is Florida’s option for a long time. largest nonprofit affordable housing “There’s been community dialogue for developer that has been serving Miamiyears talking about the need for senior Dade for 23 years. This is their first venture affordable housing,” Boo said. “People into Broward as well as their first LGBT throughout the county are isolated because senior-specific project. they don’t want to go into any type of assisted The project will have two phases: the living or independent living because they’ll first will include 48 apartments with a have to go back into the closet.” mix of studio, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom This housing project is the first of its kind units. Of those, 34 apartments will be in Florida that is specifically geared toward designed for low-income seniors living with LGBT seniors. Nationally, there is a growing disabling conditions, like physical illnesses trend of affordable housing being built in or disabilities due to complications from conjunction with LGBT community centers. HIV/AIDS. The other 14 units will be lowOther cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, income housing for seniors earning less and Philadelphia are than 60 percent of the also taking on similar area’s median income, projects. around $35,000 a According to the year. According to LGBT+ National Aging the Florida Housing Research Center, 2.7 Finance Corporation, million adults aged 50 rents range from $381 and older identify as for a studio to $979 lesbian, gay, bisexual for a 2-bedroom, or transgender in the depending on the U.S. That number is tenant’s income. expected to nearly Construction is set double by 2060. Among to break ground in - Bruce Williams Senior services cordinator the biggest issues late 2017. The second for the pride center among LGBT seniors is phase, which could limited access to health include as many as 74 and support services. more units, doesn’t have a finalized date yet.

Stephanie Berman, president and CEO Robert Boo said that since there was so of Carrfour Supportive Housing, said The much community support for this project, Residences at Equality Park will offer a The Pride Center transformed their Master multitude of services specifically geared Plan to include affordable senior housing. toward LGBT seniors.

“We were looking at what we needed to “For the disabling conditions, there do in 5, 10, and 20 years. Senior affordable will be on-site supportive services like housing scored the highest,” he said. “The

"It’ll help LGBT seniors to remain engaged and contribute to our wonderful society."

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Residences at Equality Park, coupled with The Pride Center’s ever-growing seniors programming – the largest LGBT seniors program in the nation – will help give these residents a permanent and safe place to live along with the supportive services they need to stay there.”

According to Boo, Carrfour and The Pride Center will share net proceeds for the next 65 years. “We wanted to make sure there was annual income that the center would benefit from for a very long time.”

On the Equality Park campus, The Residences will be built along Dixie Highway. Eventually, the current parking lot will be replaced with housing and within that, structured parking, Boo said. Plus, the setup will put future residents closer to the surrounding amenities, like grocery shopping, doctors’ offices, and other convenient services. The more benefits that seniors have access to, the better.

“Stereotypically, that generation is not as accepting of the LGBT community, so people are staying in their apartments longer than they should,” Boo said. “So if we can provide that safe environment where seniors and allies can cohabitate and they can safely get to amenities and other sister organizations that provide supportive programs, it’s a great opportunity!”

Carrfour will serve as the project’s

developer, operator, and service coordinator.

For The Pride Center’s part, they’ll be able to provide residents with supportive services, like healthcare navigation and coordination, senior support groups, counseling and recreational activities.

The Center’s Senior Services Coordinator Bruce Williams said that during the weekly Coffee and Conversation gatherings, many LGBT seniors are already looking to move in.

“Everyone’s asking, ‘can I get on the list?’

The list isn’t even out yet! They’re ready to move in!” he laughed. “It’s so wonderful, LGBT seniors and seniors in general will have a central area that’s within walking distance of a drug store and a grocery store.

That’s a big thing that everyone across the nation is finally catching on to.”

Williams said it’s not just about affordable housing options, but it gives seniors so much more in terms of overall well-being.

“They’ll have socialization and interactions with different generations and all walks of life,” he said. “It’ll help LGBT seniors to remain engaged and contribute to our wonderful society.”

Aside from The Residences at Equality Park, other developments in phase 1 include a new multi-use center, a new outdoor pavilion and a new boathouse café and picnic area, along with new parking structures.

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ack to school means it’s time for high school seniors to start thinking about prospective college campuses — LGBT students especially need to factor in safe universities. Now the decision is even easier with the list of top 30 LGBT-friendly campuses released by Campus Pride.

Campus Pride Executive Director Shane Windmeyer, in a statement, explained the importance of LGBT safety this year especially.

The list has over 235 colleges and universities with individual profiles based on their LGBTfriendly policies, programs and services.

“Prospective students and their families today expect colleges to be LGBTQ-friendly.

They want to know what LGBTQ programs, services and resources are available on the campus — and which are the ‘Best of the Best,” he said.

The eighth-annual list looks at universities based on their ratings on the Campus Pride Index.

Windmeyer added: “Now more than ever, there are colleges that are recruiting LGBTQ youth — and they are investing in a campus that is fully supportive of LGBTQ students.

This Top 30 list showcases those ‘Top’ campuses leading the way.”

No Florida universities made the top 30 list.

Only six Florida schools are even included in the LGBTQ-Friendly Campus Search. The list excludes Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, University of Florida and others.

In order of highest to lowest ratings, the Florida colleges and universities are: University of Central Florida, University of North Florida, Stetson University, University of Miami, New College of Florida and Seminole State College of Florida.

“The Campus Pride Index is a vital tool for assisting campuses in learning ways to improve their LGBTQ campus life and ultimately shape the educational experience to be more inclusive, welcoming and respectful of LGBTQ and ally people,” the website reads. “Campus Pride commends the campuses participating in the index and their willingness to come out, be visible and actively advocate for improving higher education for LGBTQ people.”

Check out the full list below, and visit CampusPride.org for more information: Cornell University Elon University Harvey Mudd College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Indiana University, Bloomington Ithaca College Macalester College Montclair State University Portland State University Princeton University Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick San Diego State University Southern Oregon University The Pennsylvania State University Tufts University

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University of California Los Angeles University of California, Davis University of California, Santa Barbara University of Illinois at Chicago University of Louisville University of Maine at Machias University of Maryland, College Park University of Massachusetts, Amherst University of Minnesota Twin Cities University of Pennsylvania University of Vermont University of Washington University of Wisconsin – Green Bay University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee Washington State University

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Shame List Outs Anti-LGBT Colleges & Universities John McDonald

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ince last summer’s Obergefell vs.

Hodges Supreme Court decision, the U.S. Department of Education has received several requests for exemptions from Title IX regulations.

Title IX is a portion of America’s education code that establishes “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”

Many of the exemption requests come from small Christian schools in the South. For example, Carson-Newman University of Tennessee has an issue with same-sex marriage.

“Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime. It is God’s unique gift to reveal the union between Christ and His church and to provide for the man and the woman in marriage the framework for intimate companionship, the channel of sexual expression according to biblical standards, and the means of procreation of human race,” writes J. Randall O’Brien, President of Carson-Newman University, in a letter to the Department of Education’s Civil Rights Division dated May 1, 2015.

Other schools have a problem with transgender people. Writes John Jackson, President of William Jessup University of California, “Some individuals may struggle with their gender identity and wish to explore living as a particular gender other than that with which they were biologically created. While we support any individual in their struggle with sexual identity, we do not affirm any decision to identify as a gender other than their biological one, including but not limited to a decision to pursue a medical course of action to physically change one’s biological gender.”

To raise awareness of the colleges and universities who are not LGBT accepting, Campus Pride, a leading national LGBT educational organization, has put together what they call a “Shame List.”

“Ultimately, these campuses are dangerous for vulnerable LGBTQ youth and others,” said Shane Windmeyer, in a news release. “All families and youth deserve to know this information – and so do corporations who do business with these campuses – from those who hire and recruit, vendors who contract food service, sell books, make donations and in any other way provides goods and services to a college or university.”

The Shame List was first published online in December of 2015. The updated list can be found online at CampusPride.org/ShameList

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Transgender North Carolinians Get Restroom-Access Win (AP) A federal judge ruled Friday that two students and an employee must be allowed to use restrooms matching their gender identity at University of North Carolina campuses, and he said they have a strong chance of proving the state’s bathroom-access measure violates federal law, a judicial rebuke that transgender rights advocates hailed as a victory.

U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder temporarily blocked the University of North Carolina from making the three plaintiffs follow the restroom provision of the so-called HB2 law as the larger case makes its way to trial in November. His final decision on the law won’t come until after trial.

Passed in March, HB2 requires transgender people to use restrooms in schools and many public buildings that correspond to the sex on their birth certificates, rather than their gender identity. It also excludes gender identity and sexual orientation from statewide antidiscrimination protections.

The state’s Republican leaders argue the law is needed to protect privacy and safety by keeping men out of women’s restrooms.

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ity Supports LGBT Newspaper After Explosion Destroys Box

(AP) Rainbow flags are being flown in one New England city to support an LGBT publication after one of its newspaper boxes was destroyed in a possible hate crime.

City and community leaders plan to unveil a new box for The Rainbow Times on Sunday after the explosion in Salem, Massachusetts.

The Rainbow Times calls itself New England’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender newspaper.

Investigators say surveillance footage shows about seven people approach the box Tuesday and place explosives inside it. The State Fire Marshal is offering a $5,000 reward for information that helps solve the crime.

Police are investigating it as a hate crime.

The newspaper’s publisher said in a statement that other boxes were recently vandalized but that The Rainbow Times won’t be silenced by ignorance or hatred.

Photo: The Rainbow Times.

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Transgender residents challenging the law say that restroom safety is protected by existing laws, while the North Carolina measure is harmful and discriminatory.

In Friday’s ruling, Schroeder wrote that the challengers “are likely to succeed” in their arguments that HB2 violates Title IX, a federal law prohibiting gender discrimination in educational institutions.

However, he said plaintiffs haven’t shown they are likely to succeed on a claim that the law violates their constitutional equal protection rights, and he reserved judgment on another constitutional claim related to due process.

Rebuffing arguments by the law’s defenders, Schroeder also noted that existing laws already protect people’s privacy in restrooms.

The plaintiffs challenging the law include a student at UNC’s Greensboro campus, an employee at its Chapel Hill campus and a high school student at the state School of the Arts, which is also run by the university system.

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ustice Department Considering Response to Texas Judge’s Order Blocking LGBT Directive

(AP) The Justice Department is considering its options, now that a federal judge in Texas has blocked an Obama administration order concerning transgender students in public schools.

The administration had said schools have to let those students use locker rooms and bathrooms consistent with their chosen gender identity. But a judge has put that order on hold -- saying that a federal education law makes it clear that gender is defined by “biological and anatomical differences” at birth.

Judge Reed O’Connor said his order, which applies nationwide, was not about the policy issues of transgender rights but his conclusion that federal officials simply did not follow the rules.

According to O’Connor, the case “presents the difficult issue of balancing the protection of students’ rights and that of personal privacy ... while ensuring that no student is unnecessarily marginalized while attending school.”

The ruling comes as most public schools in Texas begin the new school year today. Texas and 12 other states had challenged the directive as unconstitutional.

An attorney for a gay rights group says the ruling is a continuation of attacks on transgender people. Paul Castillo says it’s “a hard day for transgender students.”

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politics uneau Assembly Passes LGBT NonDiscrimination Ordinance

(AP) The Juneau, Alaska has passed an ordinance that makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

The Juneau Empire reports that on Monday the assembly voted 8-1 to pass the city’s first anti-discrimination ordinance, which will protect residents from discrimination when seeking housing or employment.

Federal and state law prohibit discrimination on the base of race, age, religion and other factors but do not include protections for gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people.

Before the vote public comment was overwhelmingly in support of the measure, though a few people said the ordinance was imposing minority values on the majority.

One Assembly member, Jerry Nankervis, voted against the measure. He said he didn’t disagree with the sentiment, but the implementation. He said he had some issues with small parts of the ordinance.

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illions Raised for Pulse Victims Not Enough to Cover Expenses

(AP) The OneOrlando Fund has raised $23 million and counting for Pulse nightclub shooting victims, but experts say the donations won’t be enough to completely offset medical and other expenses incurred from the mass shooting.

The Orlando Sentinel (http://bit. ly/2bPoo41 ) reports that as generous as the donations have been to aid victims of the June shooting that left 49 dead, it won’t be enough to cover all of their medical bills, long-term care and lost wages. In addition to worrying about their recovery, victims are now concerned by mounting medical bills and normal routine living expenses because many are still in treatment and have not yet been able to return to work.

“There are people who are not able to work, who are in wheelchairs or using walkers, and what they’re going to need financially is something that is always on their mind right now,” Terry DeCarlo, executive director of The Center - the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community center of Central Florida, told the Sentinel. “Every person has to think if I’m out of work, if I’m not getting a paycheck, what am I going to do?”

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Ted Miller, a researcher on the cost of gun violence, said the loss of future earnings for the survivors, including those now disabled, could easily reach $20 million.

He also estimates another $16 million for costs associated with quality of life for the survivors.

Officials of the OneOrlando Fund are still trying to figure out how to breakdown distribution of the $23 million between the families of the deceased and the survivors.

Even then the money will not be distributed until sometime next month.

international

ustralia Plan for Vote on Gay Marriage Hits Stumbling Block

(AP) The government’s plan to hold a popular vote on whether Australia should allow same-sex marriage suffered a setback Monday when a political party announced it would not support the proposed plebiscite.

The Nick Xenophon Team, which supports marriage equality, said its three senators would not support legislation to authorize the plebiscite, which would effectively become a 160 million Australian dollar ($120 million) opinion poll without legal weight.

Even if most Australians voted for samesex marriage, conservative government lawmakers could still block the reform in Parliament, the party said.

Another party that favors gay marriage, the Greens, announced last week that it was also against holding the plebiscite. That leaves the opposition center-left Labor Party as the government’s only hope of getting the Senate to back holding a popular vote on same-sex marriage.

Labor leader Bill Shorten supports marriage equality but has recently stepped

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up his attacks on the plebiscite plan.

But Labor is waiting to see the proposed legislation for the vote before announcing whether its senators would back it.

“The quickest path to resolving this issue would be a vote in the Parliament, and that’s what we will be seeking to do in the coming days and weeks,” Shorten said Monday.

The Nick Xenophon Team and Greens agree with Labor that Parliament should decide without waiting for a non-binding popular vote.

“We should never put questions of human rights to an opinion poll,” Greens leader Richard Di Natale said Friday.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull agreed to hold the plebiscite in a deal with gay marriage opponents within his party. In return, those opponents backed Turnbull in an internal leadership ballot that toppled Prime Minister Tony Abbott a year ago.

Turnbull, a gay marriage advocate, had previously spoken out against such a public vote that could create painful divisions in Australian society.

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ea Arthur Shelter for LGBT Homeless Youth in NYC to Open in Early 2017

(EDGE) In early 2017, homeless LGBT youth in New York City will be thanking late “Golden Girls” star Bea Arthur for being a friend when an 18-bed shelter operated by the Ali Forney Center opens in the East Village.

According to DNAInfo, The Bea Arthur Residence is slated for completion in February of 2017 and is expected to be open for business shortly after completion. The project is named after the beloved actress and gay icon who died in 2009.

Arthur, who had long been a friend of the Ali Forney Center, bequeathed the organization $300,000 in her will. In her later years in 2005, she performed at a benefit for the then struggling LGBT youth service group.

“I’m very, very involved in charities involving youth. These kids at the Ali Forney Center are literally dumped by their families because of the fact that they are lesbian, gay or transgender -- this organization really is saving lives,” Arthur said in an article published prior to her passing.

The building, located at 222 East 13th Street is an existing structure that has been undergoing a gut-renovation since July of 2015. When completed, the site will provide beds, on-site counseling, and case management to the city’s homeless LGBT youth.

The Ali Forney Center is the nation’s largest organization dedicated to homeless LGBT youth, AFC is committed to providing these at-risk people with safe, dignified, nurturing environments where their needs for housing and support can be met, and where they can begin to put their lives back together. AFC is also dedicated to promoting awareness of the plight of homeless LGBT youth in the United States with the goal of generating responses on local and national levels from government funders, foundations, and the LGBT community.

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niversity of Vermont Axes North Carolina Game Over Anti-LGBT Law

(AP) The University of Vermont has canceled its women’s basketball team’s upcoming game in North Carolina over a state law that governs transgender bathroom access.

The Catamounts were scheduled to face the Tar Heels on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill campus on Dec. 28, but announced the cancellation on their athletic website Wednesday night.

UNC team spokesman Mark Kimmel told The Associated Press on Thursday that the Tar Heels were working to find a replacement on the schedule.

UVM athletic director Jeff Schulman said in a statement that the cancellation was a result of concerns over the law, which requires transgender people to use the restrooms in schools and many public buildings that correspond to the sex on their birth certificates, rather than their gender identity.

Schulman said the law discriminates against the transgender community.

“We strive very hard to create an inclusive climate for our students and staff in which they all can feel safe, respected, and valued,” he said

in statement. “It would be hard to fulfill these obligations while competing in a state with this law, which is contrary to our values as an athletic department and university.”

Fellow America East team Albany had cancelled a men’s basketball game against Duke in November.

The NBA has moved the 2017 All-Star Game to New Orleans instead of hosting it in Charlotte, North Carolina, as originally scheduled because of the law.

The Burlington Free Press (http://bfpne. ws/2bPSPGg ) reported that UVM and UNC had agreed to the nonconference game on March 29, less than a week after the law went into effect.

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After Lesbian Couple’s Home is Egged, Mass.

Suburb Shows Support with Pride Flags (EDGE) A lesbian couple who live in Natick. Mass., about 10-miles west of Boston, was devastated after the Pulse gay nightclub massacre in June. To show solidarity for the LGBT community and those impacted by the Orlando attack, Lauri and Cari Ryding put up a Pride flag on their home.

After going away on vacation the women, who had lived in the neighborhood for 23 years, returned home to find their flag stolen and their house had been egged.

The Boston Globe reports neighbors of the couple came together to show support for the women. Children riding bikes delivered Pride flags to several houses in the area on Sunday; about 40 in total.

The flags transformed the neighborhood “into a brilliantly colored declaration of pride and solidarity, displayed on picket fences, garages, doorways, and decks,” the Globe wrote.

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“It just happened so quickly - the whole neighborhood said, ‘Get me a flag. Get me a flag. Get me a flag,’ “ Penni Rochwerger, a neighbor of the Rydings, told the Globe.

“If we can stop whatever hate is out there, I think that’s really important.”

WCVB notes about two-thirds of the neighbored have donned the Pride flags.

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Bisexual Man Denied Asylum after Judge Doubts Bisexuality

(SFGN) Ray Fuller will be deported to Jamaica after an immigration judge denied Fuller’s request for asylum stating that Fuller cannot be bisexual because he married a woman.

Fuller told the immigration court that he had been attacked and stoned by college students, had his face slashed, and had been shot in the back and thee buttocks all due to his sexuality. Fuller said he was kicked out of his home after

one of the violent incidents outted him, NewNowNext reports.

Despite Fuller’s testimony, the judge denied Fuller’s request, citing that Fuller could not be bisexual because he married a woman, and because none of Fuller’s male lovers would testify on his behalf. The case lost on appeal due to Fuller’s inability to “prove” his bisexuality in court. Fuller is expected to be deported within days.

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NYC Rally Addresses Anti-Trans Violence (EDGE) Elected officials and community members gathered in Woodside, Queens, NY Thursday night for a rally in support of a transgender woman who was assaulted with a hammer by a man who made antiLGBT remarks and stole her purse. WABC 7 News reports.

“We will never ever accept or tolerate violence against the trans community in Woodside or anywhere in the city of New York,” said City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer. “We are a diverse, and very, very loving community.”

“One attack against the trans community is an attack against every single one of us, we can never allow an attack on the trans community to go unmet without a furious response,” Van Bramer added.

Jackson Heights Post reports that Public Advocate Letitia James brought up other [incidents] of anti-trans violence including the beating death of Islan Nettles in 2013.

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James pointed to the sobering statistic of 18 murders of transgender persons in the United States this year alone.

“This type of hate has no place in our city, and for the trans community and the LGBT community, and for all marginalized community, we stand together against hate and there are more of us than those who hate,” James said to the gathered crowd. “Hate always, always, always loses, and love always wins,” she added.

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NLGJA Convention Comes to South Beach Hundreds of LGBT journalists from across the country are expected to attend

Dori Zinn

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he year isn’t quite over, but 2016 plus how their reporting was influenced has been one of the most divisive because of it. for the LGBT community, and LGBT Other plenaries include The 2016 journalists are no exception.

Elections On the Air: Unlike Any Other, The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Putting the ‘Move’ in Movement: a.k.a. Life Association (NLGJA) Convention and LGBT After Marriage, and The Michael Triplett Media Summit descends on South Beach Series: Religious Liberty.

Sept. 8-11, and it brings with it hundreds But with more than 30 breakout sessions, of journalists, LGBT and straight. From journalists have their pick of some of the topical sessions like the Orlando shooting most current and topical sessions to attend. and covering HIV/AIDS, there’s a multitude “Our breakout sessions are geared of options for journalists to choose from. towards providing content on a range NLGJA Executive Director Adam Pawlus of topics that represent the diversity of said the breakout sessions represent the the journalism,” Pawlus said. “[There’s] diversity of journalism. The plenaries, topics on sports coverage, covering the though, are big highlights.

LGBTQ community, financial reporting “Our plenaries draw the biggest crowds and personal finance, covering HIV and and we utilized that opportunity to plan AIDS today, career development, personal interesting and important topics, like our branding and an exciting workshop on political panel, the panel on the Orlando drones.” shooting and a panel on religious liberties,” South Florida NLGJA President Jon he said.

Schwenzer will be the moderator on the The Orlando shooting in particular was drone session, These Are the Drones less than three months You’re Looking For: ago, yet the NLGJA Newsgathering Drones.

Convention made it a Schwenzer, who priority to cover it. has been the local “The massacre president for 10 years, at Pulse nightclub is currently a freelancer had a significant who does occasional impact on the LGBTQ media projects since community. It raised he’s semi-retired. His questions about the first start in journalism way journalists cover came when he worked an incident targeting in the WRDU-TV28 the LGBTQ community newsroom covering - Adam Pawlus and the role of LGBT Raleigh/Durham soon NLGJA Executive Director media in covering after graduation in 1971. news,” he said. “The For a time, he was in convention planning committee saw the Los Angeles running the CNN news bureau importance, timeliness and scale of the and before moving to Victoria Park to topic and created a plenary session during retire, Schwenzer was the Director of News the convention.”

Gathering at the FOX Network in New York The Orlando plenary — Tragedy in for both broadcast and cable.

Orlando: Making Sense of the Senseless — Not all sessions are specifically geared will answer some of the biggest questions toward LGBT topics, but do help LGBT some journalists faced when covering the journalists become better reporters, Pulse nightclub shooting this summer. writers, and interviewers. Journalists can How can journalists put emotions aside get an in-depth look at financial strategies to report on the largest mass shooting geared directly to them in the Personal in recent history? A five-person panel Finance for Journalists Bootcamp. A that includes LGBT journalists who were Certified Financial Planner will be on hand reporting from the scene share what it to show how media is changing, which was like to carry the heavy burdens and means journalists’ finances are changing responsibilities they faced in Orlando, with it. Everything from retirement

"Our plenaries draw the biggest crowds and we utilized that opportunity to plan interesting and important topics."

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planning to education funding to debt management will be covered.

There are other professional development sessions, like how writers and editors can get along (Editors Make Everything Better) and the same for TV station journalists (Producers & Reporters: What We Can Learn From Each Other).

Schwenzer’s drone session will have a hands-on operator as attendees can fly the drone right on South Beach to see how journalists can use them in their everyday reporting and how the rules for drones are changing.

But the LGBT-specific sessions are not to be missed. There’s The Writing’s On the Wall: How Transgender Issues Go Beyond the Bathroom Door. The session will go indepth on transgender rights, the ongoing legal battles that trans people face and the constant violence that the transgender community continues to rally against.

There’s also sessions on covering celebrities. When Sports Becomes News will dive into how to cover athletes that announce they’re gay and what to do when coaches or players make public homophobic slurs. Why Celebs Still Need

Us, a Saturday lunch plenary, will talk about the role of journalism and social media. If celebrities can interact with audiences on a multitude of platforms, how can journalists still cover them? This panel features reporters who have the celeb beat talking about what they like and don’t like about covering celebrities and how they get by in the age of tweeting.

Attendees can stop by the Career & Community Expo on Friday, Sept. 9 to get connected with leaders from around the country. Professionals from print, online, broadcast and new media will be featured, both from traditional and independent media outlets. For those looking for work, the expo is the best place to meet employers looking to hire, plus get educational opportunities from NLGJA partners.

Executive Director Adam Pawlus expects around 350 attendees this year, which was similar to last year’s turnout in San Francisco. Schwenzer said the convention goes back to San Fran every five years since that is where NLGJA was founded. Next year’s convention will be in Philadelphia from Sept. 7-10, 2017.

IF YOU GO: The NLGJA Convention and LGBT Media Summit Sept. 8-11, 2016 Ritz-Carlton South Beach Miami 1 Lincoln Rd. Miami Beach, FL 33139 Register online at nlgja.org.

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Pride Center May Pull Out of Wicked Manors Over Security Costs City pitches in; criticized for choosing a party over trans healthcare

Michael d’Oliveira

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he ballooning costs of providing security for Wicked Manors could force the event’s organizers to withdraw.

Robert Boo, CEO of The Pride Center, said the usual cost of $9,000 has tripled to $27,000 because of the attacks in Orlando and France. “This is our new world,” he said. Mayor Gary Resnick agreed, saying that the cost of future events would be more expensive.

“It’s the most dangerous kind of event because you can dress however you want [and hide weapons or explosives],” said Commissioner Tom Green.

The increased in security costs would cut severely into the profits from the event, said Boo. The Pride Center made a profit of $40,300 during Wicked Manors in 2015. Boo said it all went to fund the programs and services offered by The Pride Center.

To help defray the costs, The Pride Center reached out to Wilton Manors officials in the hopes of getting the city to help cover the cost of additional security.

Boo said it wouldn’t make sense for his organization to take on an event of this magnitude by itself because the city benefits from the increase in visitors and exposure that stems from the event. “It’s a win-win.”

Boo said other ways are being explored, including possibly a GoFundMe page. “We’ve got to get it from somewhere.”

On Aug. 23, the commission approved up to $10,000 for public safety. It wasn’t all specifically earmarked for Wicked Manors but commissioners gave City Manager Leigh Ann Henderson the discretion to decide how

much of it would be used to help cover the security costs of the event.

“This is not necessarily going to be a recurring policy,” said Commissioner Justin Flippen.

Resnick said he wanted to use the money as leverage to get The Pride Center to look for more sponsors. Resnick also suggested that the city should look for federal and state grants to help with the cost.

Commissioner Julie Carson said she wanted to give organizers an answer so they could move forward with planning the event.

Business owner Doug Cureton said it was important to have the event “and not give into fear and terror.”

Resident Michael Rajner criticized the commission for giving money to a festival but still not approving money for transgender healthcare. He also criticized the commission for not trying to find a solution during its budget workshops.

Rajner said the city has been a leader on other LGBT issues but failed on this one. “I really would have expected the city to take a little bit of leadership. It’s a shame.”

Carson has brought the issue up before this year’s budget meetings but it was not approved. Her fellow commissioners said they agreed with adding the coverage in principal but could not justify the cost.

The estimated cost for providing transgender healthcare, which would include hormone replacement therapy and gender reassignment surgery, would be $32,500 per year. That would be money spent regardless of whether or not a city employee utilized the coverage.

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lgbt community demonstrates unity as non profits emerge to aid orlando

Here are a few of the good ones...

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n the wee hours of June 12, a gunman entered Pulse nightclub in Orlando and opened fire, killing 49 people and injuring dozens of others. The world immediately went into action, sending prayers, condolences, social media shout outs, blood donations — and cash.

Equality Florida set up a GoFundMe account the very same day and so far has raised more than $7.5 million to support the victims of the shooting, as well as their families and survivors. Since then, the nonprofit has teamed up with other organizations to combine funds. With so many nonprofits (and some scams, see right page) and the city of Orlando helping, it can get confusing with where to donate.

The two main fundraisers are the OneOrlando Fund and the Pulse of Orlando Fund.

“We made clear from the moment it launched that every penny we collected would go to the victims, the survivors, the families of those died,” said Nadine Smith, the CEO of Equality Florida. “Not one penny would cover overhead, there would be no fees from us associated with this.”

In fact, GoFundMe waived its fees for the first time for various groups under the OneOrlando and Pulse or Orlando umbrellas, said Terry DeCarlo, the executive director of The GLBT Center of Central Florida (The Center). He previously worked at Broward House for eight years.

“To say ‘amazing’ is still just putting it lightly,” DeCarlo said of the donations.

“We’re still getting condolence books and banners and stuff daily from people.

It’s very overwhelming and it warms our heart to know that people are still two-and-a-half months later still reeling from this and it’s not been forgotten about and it’s still fresh in everybody’s mind. That’s our worst fear is that people will forget and move on from what happened here in Orlando.”

Smith also emphasized that anyone who was at the nightclub that night, injured or not, is deserving of help.

“There were people who weren’t hit by bullets who are dealing with trauma, who don’t know that they should be applying for some portion of these funds,” she said. “There are people who are convinced they were the lucky ones and therefore they shouldn’t … we really want to make sure that they step forward and register.”

Here is a list of the fundraising efforts for the victims of the Orlando shooting: OneOrlando Fund The largest of all the fundraisers, the initiative is a collection of efforts among Equality Florida, GLBT Community Center of Central Florida, the city of Orlando, and others. The OneOrlando Fund is being managed by the National Center for Victims of Crime and a member of its expert panel, Ken Feinberg, who has been an administrator for fundraising efforts such as the BP oil spill and the Boston Marathon. The group ensures that the money is all handled properly and transparently. In the interest of transparency, Equality Florida also updates a page to update donors on where the money is going.

The deadline for disbursements is Sept. 25, so anyone who has been putting off making a donation is encouraged to do it before that date. The money cannot be released immediately because everyone filing a claim must be vetted to ensure that no scammers are taking advantage of people’s generosity, as well as divvying up the money properly. So far, $23 million has been raised.

Payments are expected to be distributed to survivors and victims’ families on Oct. 1.

Donate or file a claim: OneOrlando.org Mail a check to: OneOrlando PO Box 4990 Orlando, FL 32802-4990

Pulse of Orlando Because funds are not being released to the victims and their families until October, Pulse Orlando was created to help in the interim. The fund was founded

by Aly N. Benitez, an attorney at Benitez Law Group and a friend of the owner of the Pulse nightclub. She is joined by four other board members, who are all volunteers in the effort.

The center is also selling “Love Wins” t-shirts and tote bags — 49 faces to represent the 49 killed that create the shape of a heart. The money raised goes to the Pulse of Orlando. Visit Ripitee.com to purchase.

The fund has raised more than $175,000 and $90,000 has been given to victims who are vetted through an application process to ensue donations are going to the right people. According to a press release, the organization needs $300,000 to meet the needs of victims until the major release of funds in October.

Donate or Apply for Aid: PulseOfOrlando.org

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Mail a check to: Pulse of Orlando, Inc 1223 E. Concord St. Orlando, FL 32803

LGBTQ Alliance’s HealOrlando.org The alliance created an online portal, HealOrlando. org, for a one-stop place where volunteers, donors, and businesses could see how they can help. The nonprofit also works with the Orlando United Assistance Center to provide help for victims and families.

On the site, the alliance encourages the public to donate to OneOrlando and the Pulse of Orlando Funds.

Donate or get updates: HealOrlando.org.

onePULSE Foundation A foundation created by the owners of Pulse nightclub, the donations will be distributed to two causes: helping the victims of the shooting and building a permanent memorial on the site of the club. The National Compassion Fund, an arm of the National Center for Victims of Crime, receive 90 percent of the donations. The other 10 percent will go towards the memorial.

Donate: OnePulseFoundation.org

One Pulse Community Fund Also seeing the need for funds to be released to families immediately, Latino Leadership, Inc. teamed up with the National Association for Latino Community Asset Builders to provide interest-free loans for victims and their families. As the shooting occurred on a Latin dance night, many of the victims and survivors were LGBT Latinos. Latino Leadership says it helps bridge the gap with language and cultural barriers. Also, as a loan program, the group is able to continue providing assistance rather than relying solely on donations from the public.

Donate: Latino-Leadership.org/OnePulse

NEWS pulse

charity or charlatans? scams loom over orlando shootings

... and here are the bad

(AP) The more than 430 fundraisers posted on the GoFundMe website after the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando have exposed weaknesses inherent in these popular do-ityourself charity campaigns: waste, questionable intentions and little oversight.

The fundraisers - an average of more than four for each of the 49 killed and 53 wounded - include travelers asking for cash, a practitioner of ancient healing, a personal safety instructor who sells quick loaders for assault rifles, and even convicted identity impostors.

“There was a deluge,” said Holly Salmons, president of the Better Business Bureau for Central Florida. “It was almost impossible for us or anyone else to be able to vet.”

The crowdfunding sites operate outside traditional charitable circles and often beyond the reach of government regulation.

Appeals can be created in minutes by almost anyone and shared around the world.

The officially sanctioned Equality Florida campaign raised more than $7 million via GoFundMe, but another $1.3 million went to smaller appeals - mostly set up by people with little or no charity experience.

The Associated Press examined 30 campaigns chosen from throughout the lengthy list produced by a GoFundMe search for “Orlando shootings.” Within a month of the June 12 shootings, they had raised more than $265,000.

Half said donations would be used for legitimate-sounding purposes: to cover funeral, medical and other costs. Some campaign organizers were relatives of the dead or wounded. A high school basketball coach raised $15,297 for the family of Akyra Murray, a star player who had just graduated before dying in the attack.

But most campaigns lacked key details, such as exactly what the donations would cover or even who was asking for them.

Only nine of the 30 organizers agreed to interviews.

One man wanted money for travel costs to Orlando to shoot independent news video. He hadn’t raised anything two months later. Another organizer raised just $25 for travel money to hold a community healing ceremony inspired by ancient shamanic rituals. She dropped that plan in favor of sending painted rocks with an inspiring word of support.

Jackson Yauck of Victoria, British Columbia, put up a lighthearted appeal to let the highest donor burn a pair of skimpy gold-colored shorts he wore to gay-pride events. He had created the appeal on Jan. 1 on behalf of other charities and when he tried to switch it to benefit the Orlando victims, GoFundMe froze his account for at least a week, he said. He agreed to transfer the donations to Equality Florida, and GoFundMe let the appeal go forward.

Yauck said he knew all but one of his 11 donors personally and didn’t feel a need to tell them of the switch. “It was just for fun. If you look at the bigger picture, we raised $600 off a pair of underwear,” he said.

Several businesses asked for contributions. One appeal raised $1,375 from 14 donors within two months to keep open a hair salon run by partners killed in the attack. A counseling center raised $150 to subsidize services to victims but closed its campaign when it found grant money elsewhere. GoFundMe helps make refunds when contributions go unused.

Weapons-accessory dealer Craig Berberich, of Bradenton,

Associated Press

Florida, proposed holding public classes on personal safety. He posted a link to his business at the bottom of his appeal. He said he “wasn’t trying to promote my business.” Then he added: “I hope we didn’t give the impression that we were a charity.”

He said he was shutting down his appeal. It remained online over a month later - but with only $100 in donations.

Among his store products: a high-speed loader for assault weapons.

Efe Atalay, of Clermond, Florida, raised $1,145 from 81 donors to buy security wands for nightclub entrances, but didn’t say which clubs and campaign that raised more than $23 million, including the $7 spoke vaguely of lobbying politicians to require such security million from Equality Florida’s GoFundMe campaign.

The donations to the central fund are generally taxmeasures. He didn’t respond to emails sent to his GoFundMe deductible, since they go to registered charities. Donations to address.

Florida charities law generally requires no filings by a crowdfunding site are typically not tax-deductible, unless the organizer is a tax-exempt charity. crowdfunding campaigns meant for particular victims or their The bigger charities - unlike many crowdfunding campaigns families or in support of other established charities. That accounts for the vast majority of appeals. Other states apply a - give timetables for distributing aid, and detail recipients and how decisions are made. Ken Feinberg, administrator for the patchwork of laws.

Yet, crowdfunding campaigns can distribute aid more quickly centralized fund, has already held two town hall meetings with than large bureaucratic funds. And they have less overhead than survivors and family members of the victims.

In one crowdfunding campaign, friends traditional charities, with only 8 percent Guardini Bellefleur and Demetrice Naulings of donations on GoFundMe going to the asked for $25,000 to set up a vaguely website and credit card fees. defined foundation in memory of Eddie Bobby Whithorne, a GoFundMe Justice, a friend of Naulings killed in the spokesman, said the website’s staffers shootings. They said the money would pay were vetting the Orlando campaigns before for Justice’s funeral and victim counseling. releasing funds, and only a small fraction of Six people donated $253. a percent of past appeals involved outright Wilhemina Justice said no one consulted fraud. her about the appeal in her son’s name or GoFundMe froze funds from made arrangements to give her proceeds. entertainment company manager David “To me, it’s fraud,” she said.

Luchsinger’s campaign when donations Florida bars anyone convicted in the past piled up quickly. Luchsinger said he was decade of certain crimes, including identity asked for more details of his plans to - David Luchsinger fraud, from running a charity. Yet, court replace the ruined equipment of one of his Speaking on the process of setting up a GoFundMe records show Bellefleur was convicted in deejays who was working at the club during 2012 of buying $3,570 worth of furniture by the attack. Luchsinger set an initial goal of impersonating the son of an account holder, $5,000, and raised $8,742 in one month.

Asked about the website’s vetting process, he replied, “Was it and Naulings was convicted in 2008 of giving police a false name so strenuous that you couldn’t fake it? No, you could definitely and driving with a suspended license.

“We’ve all done some bad things that we would want to fake it.”

Despite his good intentions, things got mixed up. He didn’t change, but this was my moment to change,” Naulings said.

Naulings acknowledged he never consulted Justice’s mother realize someone else had launched a GoFundMe appeal for his deejay, who got his name removed from the second appeal. Two or helped pay for his funeral, but said, without offering details, his future nonprofit would someday help her. companies eventually replaced the equipment for free, so the Bellefleur did not respond to repeated messages, but in an deejay kept some of the donations to replace his lost salary and online video, rejected the idea the pair wanted the money for shared the rest with other club deejays, Luchsinger said.

Several big funds have joined forces in an official centralized themselves.

"Was it so strenuous that you couldn’t fake it? No, you could definitely fake it."

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Trans Cases Making Their Way Through the Courts Photo: CNN.

Anti-trans folks do not want trans people using the restroom

Lisa Keen

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he legal rights of transgender Carolina, transgender or otherwise.” people continue to dominate Therefore, he said, his injunction LGBT legal news these days, as simply returns to the pre-HB2 scheme several cases make their way toward until the court can rule whether Title the U.S. Supreme Court and stimulate IX’s prohibition on discrimination public discussion. based on “sex” includes “gender Last week, in one of the most identity.” prominent of cases, a federal district Schroeder said the transgender judge issued an order that prevents plaintiffs challenging HB2 “have made the University of North Carolina from a clear showing that they are likely implementing a new state law that bars to succeed on their claim” that the transgender people from using a public bathroom access portion of the HB2 restroom that matches their gender violates Title IX. identity.

Schroeder also noted that existing LGBT legal groups and the U.S. state laws that prohibit people from Department of Justice indecently exposing filed lawsuits against themselves to others or the new law, H.B. 2, peeping into or entering a after it was signed into bathroom designated for law in March. The law someone of the opposite has three parts: Part sex are “straightforward 1, which restricts how and uncontroversial.” transgender people can “For transgender users, access public bathrooms; however, it is not clearly Part 2, which prohibits so,” wrote Schroeder, local non-discrimination and most appear to have laws against sexual been accommodated at orientation or gender educational institutions on identity discrimination a case-by-case basis, “with by public contractors; and educational institutions Part 3, which prohibits generally permitting them local non-discrimination to use bathrooms and other laws against sexual facilities that correspond orientation or gender with their gender identity discrimination in identity….” He noted the public accommodations. state had “not offered any A trial on those evidence whatsoever” to - Thomas Schroeder challenges to the law is set illustrate any problems United states District judge for November, and three with the existing means of transgender plaintiffs at accommodating transgender the University of North persons.

Carolina sought an injunction at that “Rather, on the current record, school to retain the pre-HB2 status quo it appears that some transgender until the court can rule on the overall individuals have been quietly using lawsuit. facilities corresponding with their On August 26, U.S. District Judge gender identity and that, in recent Thomas Schroeder (an appointee of years, State educational institutions President George W. Bush) issued a have been accommodating such preliminary injunction against the students where possible.” enforcement of Part 1 (regarding On Monday, Lambda Legal and other bathroom access). groups challenging HB2 said they would Schroeder noted that “no party ask the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of has indicated that the pre-HB2 legal Appeals to extend that injunction to regime posed a significant privacy apply to all transgender people in North or safety threat to anyone in North Carolina.

"No party has indicated that the pre-HB2 legal regime posed a significant privacy or safety threat to anyone in North Carolina, transgender or otherwise."

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In other transgender litigation • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed yet another lawsuit against a pro-LGBT policy of the Obama administration. On August 23, he filed a complaint with the U.S. District Court for Northern Texas, challenging a new Health and Human Services regulation that interprets the word “sex” to include gender identity. On August 21, in another Paxton-led lawsuit, a federal judge granted a temporary order blocking the Obama administration from taking any action against states that refuse to comply with its guidelines concerning treatment of transgender students in federally funded schools.

• On August 16, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts rejected a request by lawyers for a school district in Virginia to extend the deadline for their petition of appeal.

In that case, Gloucester v. Grimm, the school district seeks to overturn a federal appeals court decision that said the Title IX prohibition of discrimination “on the basis of sex” in schools includes discrimination based on the gender with which a student identifies. In the petition it filed Monday, August 29, the Gloucester School Board said the high court should hear the case to resolve “the current nationwide controversy” over transgender access to bathrooms.

• On August 15, a federal magistrate judge in Chicago heard arguments on preliminary issues in a lawsuit by parents and students at a Cook County high school who want to block a transgender female student from using the girls’ locker room and girls’ restrooms.

The case, Students and Parents for Privacy v. U.S. Department of Education, is awaiting a trial before a federal judge for the Northern District of Illinois. The magistrate will recommend to that judge whether to grant a preliminary injunction to stop the transgender student’s access until after the trial.

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Photo: Facebook.

Upcoming Fundraisers for Orlando Victims

SFGN Staff

One Orlando, a group established to help raise money for the victims of the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in June, will benefit from multiple fundraising events held on the dates below.

Sunday, Sept. 11 Hunter’s in Wilton Manors will host “Open House” a kickoff party from 4 to 6 p.m. Hunter and Patrick Volkert are donating one percent of revenues from that event for every business card dropped into a basket up to 100 percent. There is no cover to get in but donations from attendees are encouraged. Hunters will then host Studio 54 Disco from 6 p.m. to close.

Monday, Sept. 12 Gym Bar in Wilton Manors will host a Monday Night Football Event. Progress Bar in Wilton Manors will host a Fashion Show Extravaganza/ Drag Event and prize for the winner.

Wednesday, Sept. 14 Rumors in Wilton Manors will host “Latin Night.”

Le Boy in Fort Lauderdale will host a theme that will be determined at a later date.

Thursday, Sept. 15 Dine Out for Orlando Day and participating restaurants are pledging a percentage of sales.

Visit dineoutfororlando.com for an up to date list.

Courtyard Cafe will also contribute 20 percent of its revenues raised.

Village Pub will contribute 20 percent of food service revenues.

Friday, Sept. 16 “Full Moon” party at Village Pub in Wilton Manors.

Saturday, Sept. 17 Brunch at Boardwalk in Fort Lauderdale – 50 percent of proceeds will be donated

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Melt Down

Beach Bear’s Craig Jungwirth threatens Pulse-like retaliation against enemies

Photo: Broward Sheriff’s Office.

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raig Jungwirth, the now infamous organizer of Beach Beach Weekend appeared to have a meltdown this past week repeatedly calling one man a “nigger” and threatening to launch a Pulse-like attack over Labor Day Weekend.

“My events are selling out cause you faggots are total patsies. None of you deserve to live,” a man wrote on Facebook with the profile name Craig Jungwirth. “If you losers thought the Pulse nightclub shooting was bad, wait till you see what I’m planning for Labor Day.” Multiple people shared a screenshot of that message to SFGN, however, it could not be independently verified. And even though Craig Jungwirth’s name is attached to this message SFGN could not verify whether it came from Jungwirth since he is known to create multiple fake profiles to promote his Beach Bear Weekend.

Meanwhile another Craig Jungwirth profile launched a racist attack against Gary Thomas of Philadelphia.

“And no cares about you, Gary. You really do need some new material, nigger,” he wrote. “I’m not wasting any more white man time with a nigger.”

Thomas told SFGN he has never met Jungwirth. But this past weekend he accepted a friend request from Jungwirth on Facebook before remembering, who he was. Jungwirth started spamming his page with messages promoting BeachBear Weekend.

“It’s a scam run by him,” Thomas said.

“He’s been creating multiple fake profiles to promote this.”

Thomas said Jungwirth’s verbal assaults do not phase him.

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“I’ve gone through a lot worse in high school. I’ve been called the n-word growing up,” he said. “I feel sad that people go to such a low point and insult them based on their race. It bothers me. Obviously the guy has mental problems and needs help.”

Here’s a sample of one such message he’s using to promote his event.

“Free pass for you to BeachBearWeekend. com and FortLauderdaleBearWeek.com!

But Jeff B. Black is trespassed because he defaulted on his mortgage and he’s vectoring HIV.” SFGN first reported on Craig Jungwirth in January when it revealed Jungwirth’s past legal troubles. From the initial SFGN report: “…the new director had a permanent injunction and restraining order entered against him by a former employer, for conduct alleged to have been ‘threatening, erratic and violent,’ according to court filings.

Additionally, Jungwirth, who was once arrested for stalking, is presently facing misdemeanor charges in Broward County Court for defrauding an innkeeper.. The stalking charge has since been dropped.

However…SFGN learned that separate from that incident, circuit courts from three different states \ have entered restraining orders against Jungwirth for threatening behavior. They include representations that Jungwirth would ‘bankrupt’ his ex-employers, and they would soon be facing ‘heart attacks.’

Additionally, at least four former colleagues from his job in Massachusetts have filed individual petitions for restraining orders against Jungwirth, expressing fear for their personal safety.”

In March SFGN reported that it appeared Jungwirth was running a fraudulent Internet campaign promoting his event. “’What Jungwirth is doing is perpetrating a fraud and theft on unsuspecting people thinking they are going to come to Fort Lauderdale for a great weekend…but the truth is he is tainting our community, acting alone, not part of an organization, and doing it with bullying and threats,’” local resident Jeff Black said last week, in an email.”

That’s the same Jeff Black that Jungwirth is now disparaging in his current promotions.

Black has met with local authorities and he said he was told on Tuesday that threats from Jungwirth are now being forwarded to the FBI. SFGN also previously reported on Jungwirth using fake profile to harass people in the community.

Despite the multiple allegations of fraud the Beach Bear Weekend website is still up and running.

Black said beware of clicking on any links going to the website.

“There is no Beach Bear Weekend, or weeks or events,” he said. “I’m warning people to not follow these links.” Black believes the website will attempt to hack into your computer. “It’s not something to be trifled with.”

Jungwirth’s Facebook profile can no longer be found and he could not be reached for comment as of press time.

Jungwirth’s actions have not only been threatening personally, however. They have also included spurious lawsuits against numerous local nightclubs filed in Orlando.

They are demanding compensation for

purportedly sponsoring the Beach Bear Weekend. One such claim against Hunter’s has already been dismissed by an Orange County jurist. SFGN Publisher Norm Kent’s law office handled the phony claim. “He even bounced the check to the Orlando court,” Kent stated.

Other club owners, such as Nick Berry of the Courtyard, have filed criminal complaints against Jungwirth for petty theft, doing a ‘dine and dash’ from the Courtyard Cafe. He ordered food and did not pay for it, was arrested, pled no contest, and failed to make restitution.

“He is a loose and dangerous cannon,” commented Bob Young, who sold the Beach Bear name to Jungwirth, and is now suing for rescission to get the name back. “He never paid for it,” Young stated, “and even bounced the check to the state to put the corporation in his name.”

Meanwhile, Black is pursuing a restraining order against Jungwirth in Circuit Court, but the case was not heard initially because Jungwirth was not served. It seems the twice evicted Jungwirth wound up giving a selfstorage warehouse as his home address.

A hearing is set for September 30.

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Convictions Harvey Milk’s Legacy Sails to New Horizons

Publisher's Editorial

“My name is Harvey Milk, and I am here to recruit you.”

- Harvey’s most famous words

Norm Kent

norm.kent@sfgn.com

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t was November of 1978 when the first openly gay office holder in California, Harvey Milk, was slain by a disgruntled colleague on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors.

In 2009, a chronicle of his life and death came to the big screen, a mainstream studio film starring a renowned actor, Sean Penn. Rapidly winning critical acclaim, the historically accurate film was riveting and compelling. It still is, and every person defining themselves as members of our community should see it.

The film was playing on HBO last week while I was in San Francisco to attend a ceremony naming a United States Navy Ship after the late Mr. Milk.

Harvey Milk opened the doors yesterday that invite gay men throughout our community today to run and serve openly on city commissions, in the judiciary, or even in law enforcement.

America has appropriately honored Harvey Milk. SFGN featured a city street named after him in, of all places, Salt Lake City, last month. New York City has a high school named after him, and San Francisco, a park. But Milk’s legacy is global.

In the past four weeks, the Lithuanian LGBT community center has been named after Harvey Milk. And if you want

The bullets of a deranged man may have taken away Harvey Milk’s life, but the foundation bearing his name carries on his legacy locally and globally.

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to send them a letter congratulating them, you can mail it with an American postage stamp bearing Harvey’s image.

The significance of a U.S. Navy ship bearing the name of Harvey Milk can’t be overstated. It sends a message into every community in America that being gay is not an obstacle to achievement, but potentially a path to honor. It means that your dedication and determination to serve your country in the military might be met with decorations rather than discharge.

The USNS Harvey Milk will sail across the world as an ambassador for America.

US Navy portrait of then Ens. Harvey Milk.

Hopefully, that ship will land in ports from Qatar to the Ukraine, where gays are still sodomites and criminals, treated with discrimination and military were forced out because of their homosexuality. injustice. Maybe, in some small way, it will speak out that They were disgraced, demeaned, and discharged. The our country represents liberty, diversity, and equality. recognition that this was wrong and that the evil will be The USNS Harvey Milk was named in a ceremony on repaired is worth writing about.

Treasure Island, sitting on the sunlit bay of San Francisco.

The bullets of a deranged man may have taken away It will be built in San Diego. It will sail the world with an Harvey Milk’s life, but the foundation bearing his name American flag on its mast, but it will be one of many colors. carries on his legacy locally and globally. Nearly forty years It will be the rainbow of liberty heralding the rise and may have passed, but we still have legislatures that seek to respect, the decency and dignity of the LGBT community. discriminate against us, from boardrooms to bathrooms.

There was also a major news revelation in the ceremony We still need judges to protect us from unconstitutional announcing the naming of a ship after Harvey Milk. It has laws and lawmakers to ensure equality is real, not artificial. not gotten enough attention from the national press. It has The fight for civil rights equality did not end with an been foolishly underplayed even by the LGBT media. emancipation proclamation or a judicial declaration that Simply, the secretary of the Navy, Ray Maybus, issued an you can marry. It is a struggle you incorporate into your unexpected announcement, declaring that any American soul and carry with you every day, standing up to injustice soldier, anywhere, anytime who has been discharged whenever it confronts you. dishonorably from the military for being gay should Time and again, we have met challenges. We have learned apply for reconsideration of that severance. I wish my to fight back, be proud, and stand up. Harvey Milk paid old friend, Frank Kameny, was around to have heard that the ultimate price. We all owe him a debt we can only pay pronouncement. forward by fighting that same fight in our own lives, every Many Americans who had served honorably in the day and in every way.

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Death of a Gay Spirit Mark Thompson

Jesse Monteagudo

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Other Stories,” Thompson first found a copy ne of the most important LGBT books of the Advocate in 1968, when Thompson published in the 1980s was “Gay Spirit: Myth and Meaning” (St. Martin’s was 14 and the newspaper was but a year old.

Thompson began to write for the Advocate in Press, 1987); and one of the most important 1975 and continued to do so for two decades, LGBT writers of our time was its editor, Mark ending his career there in 1994 when he Thompson.

Thompson, at the time cultural editor edited “Long Road to Freedom: The Advocate History of the Gay and Lesbian Movement” of the Advocate, collected some of his own (St. Martin’s Press). articles and interviews from “The Advocate was that paper with essays by other fortunate to have Mark queer authors, philosophers Thompson’s innate and and spiritual leaders. Published studied spiritualism during the first years of the AIDS at the magazine while epidemic, “Gay Spirit” sought to it was transitioning define and explain the gay spirit, from community what Thompson called “the chronicler to national psychic and creative energies news platform,” Jeff generated by people we now call Yarbrough, the paper’s gay.” former editor in chief, “Gay Spirit: Myth and told advocate.com.

Meaning” also established “Thompson gave voice Thompson as a major LGBT to a part of gay life and writer, editor and photographer, culture that no one else a career that ended when could.”

Thompson died on August 12.

- Mark Thompson In January 2000 the Thompson’s death followed Lambda Book Report that of his husband, the famous named “Gay Spirit: Episcopal priest and activist Myth and Meaning” one of “100 Lesbian Malcolm Boyd (Gay Spirit) by only 18 months.

Mark Thompson, who was 63 when he and Gay Books That Changed Our Lives,” in a list compiled by someone named Jesse died, grew up in California and was a founding Monteagudo. Not one to sit on his laurels, member of the Gay Students Coalition at Thompson followed “Gay Spirit” with an San Francisco State University. According to Thompson’s 2009 memoir, “Advocate Days & equally important anthology about kinky sex

“I believe there is something intrinsically queer about being gay, no matter how much we try to normalize it.”

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and the people who practice it: “Leatherfolk: Radical Sex, People, Politics, and Practice” (Alyson, 1991).

In 1994 Thompson published “Gay Soul: Finding the Heart of Gay Spirit and Nature” (Harper), for which he interviewed and photographed sixteen gay writers, healers, teachers and visionaries (including Malcolm Boyd).

In 1997 Thompson finished his Gay Spirit/ Gay Soul Trilogy with the autobiographical “Gay Body: A Journey Through Shadow to Self” (St. Martin’s Press). Thompson’s last anthology was 2011’s “The Fire In Moonlight: Stories from the Radical Faeries” (White Crane Books/Lethe Press) where, as in “Leatherfolk,” he studied and honored a gay subculture that exists outside the norm.

Though Thompson happily married Boyd when it became legal in California (2013), he opposed LGBT assimilation and conformity: “Going for the promised land of full equality under the law is all fine and well,” Thompson said in an interview that appears in MarkThompsonGaySpirit.com. “But what is going to happen when the last sodomy law is

toppled and homophobia no longer tolerated?

Will we then be free? Free to be what?”

“I believe there is something intrinsically queer about being gay, no matter how much we try to normalize it,” Thompson continued.

“It is that queerness - and what is at the root of it - that presents the big mystery question in our lives. It’s not something we can just check off a list and say, OK we’re all safely out of the closet and now we are done with it. We simply can’t stop being curious about the myths and mysteries of same-sex attraction and love.”

A long-time AIDS survivor, Thompson worked as a clinical psychologist with LGBT youth and people living with HIV and AIDS. In 2007, the Lambda Literary Foundation gave Thompson one of its Pioneer Awards and in 2009 the City of West Hollywood honored Thompson and Boyd with the Rainbow Key Award “for their outstanding contributions to the gay and lesbian community.”

Though Thompson will no doubt get some posthumous kudos, his biggest monument is the series of books that he wrote or edited, books that continue to give us food for thought about the meaning of being gay.

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

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Convictions

Chris Sosa

Trump Fans Told My Mom to Go Fuck Herself

On August 20th, Donald Trump visited Fredericksburg, Virginia. My mother and sister were verbally assaulted.

“Go fuck yourselves!” men screamed at them as they stood outside peacefully with an anti-racism sign. Obscene gestures and shouts of “Idiots!” and “Go home!” from car windows. The latter was possibly a racist attack on my Latina sister. “Build that wall!” most certainly was.

Let me tell you a little about my mom. She decided while pregnant with me that she wanted to try homeschooling her kids. The public schools were struggling in our area, private school was expensive and mom wanted to do her best to help us be successful. We set up our first classroom in the downstairs playroom. Mom took her spot in front of the class to begin teaching elementary English and math.

She only had a high-school education at the time.

Mom accepted help from other parents and teachers in a cooperative environment to ensure we got the best education. Dad, who earned his college degree when I was seven, administered standardized testing. Our house became a local homeschooling hot-spot for parents who needed help and wanted to make sure their children’s test scores were properly reported to the state so they could get into good colleges.

Today, my sister and I are both college graduates from strong universities. My mother is in college now. She’s earned her paraprofessional counseling certificate and volunteers to help teenagers learn support strategies to assist their at-risk friends. Did I mention that she’s also the full-time caretaker for my grandma, a Costa Rican immigrant whose biological family is almost exclusively in her home country?

This is the woman Donald’s supporters were flipping off and calling names. I wish I could say I’m surprised by the way my family was treated, but I’m not at all.

Donald divides and demonizes categories of Americans while suggesting economic policies that will disadvantage the same hard-working people he’s trying to energize.

Honesty, hospitality and family values mean absolutely nothing to him. I’d know. I now live in New York City, where his reputation for sociopathic behavior is the worst-kept secret in town.

I wish I could say I’m surprised by the way my family was treated, but I’m not at all.

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Ashley Sosa and Becky Sosa

The women in my family were attacked because Donald preys upon the worst impulses of angry people, infusing serious discussions with a bullying racism that has nothing to do with solving any of the problems our country is facing. A persuasive enough voice for hatred can get grown men to take time out of their days to disrespect two women engaged in the politest possible form of advocacy: holding a sign with smiles on their faces, ready to talk with anyone interested in learning more about their views.

What this hostile subset of Americans fail to realize is that Donald has absolutely no answers to improve the country.

He’s a smokescreen. Even Donald’s party affiliation is a fraud. He’s no more a Republican than he was a Democrat or a good businessperson. He claims to be absolutely anything necessary to increase his profile for more media attention to feed his narcissism. He runs companies into the ground, because he’s really just a personal branding expert without an interest in the creation of sustainable jobs.

Thankfully, the majority of Americans roundly reject demagogues who insult both their country and intelligence. The media coverage can make us forget that he’s losing badly. If we keep working hard, we can defeat him in November with a rejection of historic proportions.

People like the brave women in my family are here to let everyone know there’s a better way for our children than the darkness on sale from New York City’s most notorious con artist.

When he goes low, we’ll keep going high.

Chris Sosa is a political commentator and campaign specialist based in New York City.

His work focuses on animal rights, human rights and progressive politics.

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Originator of the phrase “knowledge is power.” Was also a noted lawyer and a member of Parliament.

S. Josephine Baker (1873-1945) – Physician who organized the first child hygiene department under government control in New York City. Her tenure led to the lowest infant death rate in any American or European city during the 1910’s. She was instrumental in identifying “Typhoid Mary.” Baker was a consultant to many child care organizations, and the president of several child health professional societies.

Neil Devine (1939-1994) – American Astrophysicist, major contributor to modern theory of star formation and prediction of meteoroid and space debris environments. During his 25 years at Caltech’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Devine made many fundamental scientific contributions, including defining the radiation belts around Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus, and the dust environment around Halley and other cometary targets. During his tenure at JPL, he often served as a mentor and inspiration to many younger space physicists who benefited from both his scientific incisiveness and quick wit.

Alexander von Humboldt (17691859) – Prussian naturalist, explorer of Central and South America, author of a 23-volume work on his travels, and of the seminal Cosmos, which laid the foundations for modern physical geography and meteorology. Humboldt was a leading European figure of his day, considered second only to Napoleon in influence. A major Pacific current, numerous cities, counties, and other landmarks bear his name.

Sonja Kovalevsky (1850-1891) – Russian mathematician, developed Kovalevsky’s theorem, editor of Acta Mathematica. Showing aptitude in mathematics at an early age, Kovalevsky is an

example of a brilliant woman who encountered barriers solely because of her gender. Women were not allowed to study in Russian universities, and her father considered it improper for her to study abroad.

Kovalevsky went to Germany to study with Karl Weierstrass. For her 1888 work “On the Problem of the Rotation of a Solid Body about a Fixed Point,” she was awarded the famous Prix Bordin of the French Academy of Sciences.

Louise Pearce (1885-1959) – Pathologist at the Rockefeller Institute who helped develop a treatment for African sleeping sickness. She, along with fellow pathologist Wade Hampton Brown, and two chemists, developed tryparsamide. The Rockefeller Institute sent Pearce to the Belgium Congo in 1920 “trusting her vigorous personality to carry out an assignment none too easy for a woman physician and not without its dangers.” For her service, Pearce received the order of the Crown of Belgium, and in 1953, the Royal Order of the Lion.

Pearce also studied syphilis, for which tryparsamide was standard treatment until penicillin replaced it. With Brown, she discovered and developed the Brown-Pearce tumor, systematically studied syphilis in rabbits, explored how a virus might spread cancer, and researched immune reactions to rabbit pox.

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) – Italian artist, scientist, and engineer, researcher of human anatomy, mathematics, and the potential for human flight He conceived of helicopters, tanks, machine guns, submarines, and solar power.

Clyde Wahrhaftig

(1919-1994) – American Geologist and Environmentalist, author of Streetcar to Subduction (a geological tour of San Francisco via bus and streetcar), and recipient of the Geological Society of America’s Kirk Bryan Award for Geomorphology. Wahrhaftig was a versatile geologist who made notable contributions to understanding the coal deposits, geology and glaciers of Alaska and the landforms, surficial deposits and bedrock geology of the Sierra Nevada and the California Coast Ranges.

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Fish n’ chips at the Field Irish Pub

Magically Delicious?

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Is Maguire’s a lucky charm or an Irish curse?

Maguire’s Hill 16 535 N Andrews Ave. Fort Lauderdale 954-764-4453 MaguiresHill16.com

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grew up in a northern city where there’s an Irish pub in just about every neighborhood, so whether you had Irish heritage or not, you grew up with the cuisine of the Emerald Isle. I didn’t realize how much I missed that until I stopped in Maguire’s before the theater with a group of friends.

Maguire’s is everything I remember; sassy waitresses (nothing as trendy as servers for these gals), good comfort food and décor that looks like it’s straight out of the 1980s.

Before you think that sassy waitress comment means, fun sassy, like on a television show, let me stop you right there.

The woman handling our table started out on the wrong foot by making a big deal about how inconvenient it was going to be to do separate checks. She stated, “That’s going to be a problem.”

I looked her square in the eye and said, “I don’t see why.” (that’s practically expected in SoFlo). After that, she warmed up to us.

By the time the meal was well underway, the servers couldn’t have been more attentive or personable. Maybe she finally realized that she had a group of gay men (we tend to be

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better tippers). Serving us also seemed to be a group effort, as many different waitresses brought our dishes to the table. That allowed us to all be served at somewhat the same time, however, it also led to a lot of “auctioning off’ of plates; as in “Who had the chicken curry?”

Many of us started our meal with a cup of soup. The options on the night of our visit was the regular offering of Irish potato soup, a thick, creamy base (any thicker and it would have been mashed potatoes) topped with grated cheddar, bacon and chopped scallions. The daily special, pea soup featured a few chopped vegetables and ham, but was a little lacking in flavor. Both soups ($3.50 cup) could have been a tad warmer. Someone tell those folks they’ve got to stir up the soup in the warmers and ladle from the bottom.

Entrees were hearty and filling, even if some were more successful than others. The lamb stew was delicious and tender with plenty of lamb as well as potatoes, onions and carrots. The gravy of the stew was also rich and flavorful. But, as one of my dining partners noted; “The dish already had potatoes; it didn’t need additional mashed

potatoes on top.” As far as I’m concerned you can never have too many potatoes. But, that’s why he’s a skinny bitch and I’m not.

Chicken curry featured a generous portion of tender chicken breast in a fragrant curry sauce, served over a bed of rice with a side of chutney. The portion was very large considering the $12.95 tab, but it proved to be a little too salty. I got luckier with Tara’s chicken pot pie. I don’t know who Tara is, but she makes a perfect chicken pot pie filling; creamy white sauce, tender veggies and moist pieces of chicken breast. I would have preferred a real crust on the top, instead of the two triangles of (prepackaged, I’m sure) puff pastry. But then again, for $13.95, it was quite a bargain.

We expected the Irish Dip sandwich to be a variation on the French version, but it was actually a run of the mill French dip; served with fries and cole slaw. There’s always one at every table that goes to an ethnic place and orders something that’s not a specialty of that cuisine. In this one, it was the Irish guy in the group. He opted for the Maguire’s Salad; basically, your standard chef’s salad; ham, turkey, cheddar and Swiss cheese on a bed of mixed greens, with hard-boiled egg, cucumber, tomatoes and Bermuda onion.

Wine and beers are reasonably priced.

The Bailey’s chocolate pie had precious little Bailey’s flavor. The crust fell away from it too readily, so the freezer’s damage had been done. Cheesecake, is supposedly homemade, and is available with chocolate or caramel sauce (both out of a jar, no doubt).

Maguire’s offers some comforting stickto-the-ribs fare, but it’s not enough to make you hop up and do a jig.

Some of the other pubs in the area also represent the British Isles. Check them out, drop me a line at SFGNfeatures@gmail.com and let me know your favorites.

Kingshead Pub & Restaurant 2692 N. University Dr. Sunrise 954-572-5933 900 E. Atlantic Pompano Beach 754-222-8671 KingsHeadPubBroward.com Serves up many favorites beyond the expected; including sticky toffee, steak and ale pie, and bangers and mash. Football (or soccer, for you Yanks) games stream live.

The Field Irish Pub 3281 Griffin Rd. Fort Lauderdale 954-964-5979 TheFieldFL.com Live music most nights livens up the place.

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film The 2006 drama, “Boy Culture,” will be screened at Throwback Thursday Flix Night at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors, tonight at 7 p.m. A successful male hustler (Derek Magyar) makes a series of confessions to an enigmatic new client (Patrick Bachau) and his roommates in this award-winning feature from director Q. Allan Brocka. For more information, go to PrideCenterFlorida.org.

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home The Miami Home Design & Remodeling Show opens today and runs through Tuesday, Sept. 6 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Hundreds of vendors will display their products and services at one of the biggest home design shows of the year. In addition to a houseful of decorating and remodeling tips, you might just pick up a handyman (or woman), too.

Single day passes are $7 in advance at HomeShows.net.

This Saturday, Ricky Martin brings his “One World” tour to the Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino and Resort in Hollywood.

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Celebrate the holiday in South Beach.

Start your day with Sabados Gigantes, the infamous Latin drag brunch at the Palace, 1200 Ocean Drive in Miami Beach. Enjoy unlimited mimosas and non-stop drag performances. Two seatings at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Enjoy unlimited margaritas and a delicious Latin-inspired menu for $39.99 per person. For reservations and more information, go to PalaceSouthBeach. com.

Singer, songwriter and actor Tom Goss returns to Fort Lauderdale for one performance only tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Sunshine Cathedral, 1480 SW 9th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale.

In addition to his most popular hits, “Lover,” “Bears” and “Make Believe,” we hear the talented 35-year-old will be performing selections from his new album. Tickets are $15 in advance at SunshineCathedral.org or $20 at the door.

It’s Labor Day! You’ve worked hard— or just worked it—all year and this is the day just for you. Sleep in, maybe grab some brunch and then enjoy an afternoon by the pool. Later, fire up the barbecue and cook out with friends. You can bet the bars on Wilton Drive will be hopping, too. Take in a game at Gym Bar or a cabaret show

by Dame Edna at Georgie’s Alibi/ Monkey Bar in the Shoppes of Wilton Manors.

Season 5 of the award-winning internet comedy/mystery series, “Where the Bears Are,” premieres on YouTube on September 1. This hilarious LGBT mash-up of “The Golden Girls” and “Murder She Wrote” features guest performances by Chaz Bono and Perez Hilton. Follow the guys to Palm Springs where, you guessed it, they discover murder and intrigue. For more information, go to WhereTheBearsAre.tv.

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LGBT-Diverse Netflix Show ‘Sense8’ Has Season 2 Release Date Brittany Ferrendi

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Netflix original that stars a trans pansexual woman, a closeted gay man and more is finally returning for its second season.

“Sense8,” is an American science fiction drama about eight strangers from around the world brought together through a mental and emotional connection that allows them to communicate and share their knowledge and skills telepathically. It is estimated to premiere in December 2016, according to GamenGuide.

Among the eight individuals, known as sensates, is Nomi Marks. Played by Jamie Clayton, Nomi is a social justice hacktivist and trans woman living in San Francisco with her girlfriend, Amanita.

Fans seem to love Nomi and her girlfriend.

“Sense8 is actually the greatest show on Netflix and Nomi and Amanita are fucking goals,” wrote user @jskladd on Twitter.

Lana Wachowski, co-creator and writer, used her own experiences as a trans woman to create Nomi.

“It has some very intense, autobiographical scenes, and that was very difficult and surreal,” she told Chicago Magazine.

One of Clayton’s biggest reasons for playing Nomi was to work with Wachowski as a trans character. “There’s more opportunity that’s being presented, especially really recently, for trans characters on television, but I thought, ‘Shit, when am I going to get to play one that’s actually written by someone who’s trans,’” she told Collider in an interview.

Wachowski did not return to write for season two after undergoing her gender transition and wanted to take time off, cocreator, writer and executive producer J. Michael Straczynski told Awards Daily in an interview.

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Returning with Nomi is Lito Rodriguez (played by Miguel Ángel Silvestre), a famous actor in Mexico City who is also in the closet with his boyfriend, Hernando.

Lito and Nomi share a moment of connection during the initial season, discussing their struggles of self-discovery and coming out of the closet.

“Nomi & Lito sharing their stories of growing up gay/trans is making me cry (sweat emoji),” wrote user @emilycpower on Twitter.

The cast of Sense8 made a statement back in May during the Sao Paulo Pride in Brazil.

Their message? Spread pride and love.

Throughout the event — which had over an estimated 2 million people in attendance — the cast was caught on camera celebrating pride and locking lips.

According to NewNowNext, actors Max Riemelt (who plays main character Wolfgang Bogdanow), Silvestre, Clayton and Brian J. Smith (Will Gorski) were seen all making out together on a float.

The biggest reason to watch the show is diversity, according to Clayton.

“I can’t think of any show, or anything, that touches the amount of diversity that we have,” she told Collider. “It’s nine cities in eight countries. There’s ethnic diversity, gender diversity, sexual diversity, and everything. … Everybody just is, and we’re all human. And then, we show up to help one another, and we don’t even have to ask.

There are no questions asked. We just help.”

Season two was renewed in August of last year and is set to premiere with a Christmas special later this year. The full season is scheduled to air in 2017, according to ScreenCrush and confirmed by Clayton on Twitter.

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Martin Bangs Hard Rock Live John McDonald

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icky Martin, the Latino heartthrob and award-winning singer, thrilled fans Saturday evening at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood.

“He’s so out there, flamboyant and fabulous,” said Steve Wetzler, a Fort Lauderdale realtor.

Wetzler attended a fundraiser for the Stonewall National Museum & Archives inside the casino prior to Martin’s show.

In between cocktails at the L Bar, Wetzler told SFGN Martin is a true talent.

“He has such great moves and great energy,” Wetzler said.

One hundred invited guests attended the Stonewall fundraiser and some, like Mindy Figueroa, left with prizes. Figueroa won two tickets to Martin’s concert, which included “meet and greet” access.

“I’m going to see my idol,” said Figueroa, a marketing executive.

Figueroa brought her wife, Amilda, to the Stonewall fundraiser. As the owner of a Latin small business, Figueroa said she was glad to support Martin.

“He represents us very well,” Figueroa said. “He has charisma, personality and as a showman he plays well with his audience.”

Martin appeared in a number of different costumes during the show from suit and tie in the opening number to a sleeveless black tee shirt, revealing his pumped biceps. He sang songs in Spanish

and English and asked the crowd to “be yourself and do not judge.”

Latin boy band CNCO opened the show and performed exclusively in Spanish. A native of Puerto Rico, Martin launched his career as a member of the boy band Menudo. He came out as gay in 2010, stating “I am proud to say I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.”

At the Stonewall fundraiser, Hard Rock Vice President Susan Renneisen announced Martin had donated a pair of black leather pants to the museum’s national archives. Martin wore the pants during his 2000 “She Bangs” Tour.

“We know he had a tiny butt by how they fit on this mannequin,” remarked Renneisen.

Jay Silverman, a Fort Lauderdale realtor, attended the fundraiser and said Martin’s ability to continue a successful career after coming out is “a testament to how far things have come.”

“His music is part of the life,” Silverman said.

A near capacity crowd filled Hard Rock Live for Martin’s show which featured shirtless buff backup dancers, a vibrant horn section and several sultry solo ballads from Martin. The 44-yearold father of two delivered a romantic rendition of “Tal Vez” in addition to his chart topping and hard charging “Living La Vida Loca.”

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American Roots of Jamaican Music: The Legacy

Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Eugene Grey takes the audience on a tour of music in Jamaica from the 1940s to now. Tickets $40.

Call 954-462-0222 or visit BrowardCenter.org.

Maroon 5

Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the AmericanAirlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. The pop rock band’s hits from their latest album, “V,” and old favorites. Tickets $47 and up. Call 800-745-3000 or visit AAArena.com.

Miranda Lambert, Kip Moore, and Brothers Osborne

Sept. 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Perfect Vodka Amphitheater, 6017 Sansburys Way in West Palm Beach. Lambert stops in West Palm Beach on her “Keeper of the Flame” tour with Kip Moore and Brothers Osborne. Tickets $59 and up. Call 561-795-8883 or visit WestPalmBeachAmphitheatre. com.

broward county * Donovan: The Sunshine Superman 50th Anniversary Tour

Sept. 8, 8 p.m. at Parker Playhouse, 707 NE Eighth St. in Fort Lauderdale. In honor of 50 years in music, Donovan performs his hits like “Mellow Yellow,” “Season of the Witch,” “Sunshine Superman,” and more.

Tickets $33 and up. Call 954-462-0222 or visit ParkerPlayhouse.com.

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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 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 Drake and Future

Aug. 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the AmericanAirlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. The rapper’s latest album “Views” has produced a number of summer hits, including “Controlla,” “Too Good,” and “One Dance.”

Tickets $45 to $175.50. Call 800-745-3000 or visit AAArena.com.

American Roots of Jamaican Music: The Legacy Sept. 4 at 7 p.m. at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale.

PAMM 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 305-3753000 or visit PAMM.org.

The Big Show

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.

* Siempre Flamenco’s XI Festival De Cante Flamenco

Sept. 2 to 4 at the Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. The festival returns for an 11th year, bringing the Spanish art of flamenco to South Florida.

Tickets $48. Call 305-949-6722 or visit ArshtCenter.org.

* Julieta Venegas

Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. at the Fillmore Miami Beach, 1300 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. The Mexican singer-songwriter is a Latin Grammy Award winner; hits include “Me Voy,” “Limon y Sal,” and “Eres Para Mi.” Tickets $43.50 to $73.50. Call 305-6737300 or visit FillmoreMB.com.

* The Legend of the Pink Elephant

Sept. 9 to 24 at the Miami Theater Center, 9806 NE Second Ave. in Miami Shores. In this theatrical circus of a show, a young elephant goes on a journey and discovers how diverse the world is. Tickets $15 to $25.

Call 305-751-9550 or visit MTCMiami.org.

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A&E best of 2016

Time To VotE

SFGN’s Best Of Finalists Have Been Chosen Staff Report SFGN’s annual Best Of contest is back in full swing taking votes online right now in dozens of categories. Last month you chose the finalists. Now it’s time to vote for the winners. Visit SFGN.com/ BestOf2016 and make your voice heard in the community.

The Voting ends September 31.

Winners will be announced in November.

Below are some of the categories: Best Restaurant; Best Pizza; Best Burger; Best Take Out; Best Dessert; Best Restaurant to Take a Date; Best Place to Pick up Guys/Girls; Best Drag Show; Best Drag Queen; Best Bar; Best Nightclub; Best Coffee Shop; Best Guest House; Best Happy Hour; Best Business Group; Best Place to Workout; Best City to Live; Best Theater; Best Beach; Best Place to Shop; Best Non-Profit; and Best LGBT Event of the Year.

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Man Fills Lube Bottle with Acid at Sex Club Britanny Ferrendi A 62-year-old unnamed man has been charged with inserting hydrochloric acid into a lubricant dispenser at a Sydney gay and bisexual sex club on Saturday.

The club, Aarows, states that it is “Sydney’s premier health, recreation & social center where safe sex is permitted regardless of gender.”

According to police, the items within the clubrooms have sensor alarms due to similar tampering in the past. The alarm on the lube dispenser triggered his arrest.

“Police will allege an alarm sounded and security detained the man before police from Rosehill Local Area Command attended,” according to The Sydney Morning Herald.

He was charged with administering poison intending to harm, entering a building with intent to commit an indictable offense and a number of other charges.

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Top Picks

Boy Culture

Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. at the Pride Center Building B, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. A throwback Thursday movie night with “Boy Culture,” where an escort shares his relationships with his two roommates and clients. Free.

Call 954-463-9005, ext. 306, 308, 309, email kikiproject@pridecenterflorida. org, or visit PrideCenterFlorida.org.

Silent Disco Hydrochloric acid is clear, colorless and highly corrosive. It can cause irreversible damage to the body through contact, such as burning of the skin or eyes. There are no reported injuries as of the time of this publication.

First Thursdays from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at The Fieldhouse at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave. in Delray Beach. Put on your wireless headphones and jam out to the beats from competing DJs trying to get as much of the crowd to tune into their station. Tickets $15. Call 561-2437922 or visit OldSchoolSquare.org.

9/11 Day of Service

Nite Life Law If you drink, don’t drive. If you drive, don’t drink. If you do both, call us.

Sept. 10 at 8 a.m. at Tropical Park, 7900 SW 40th St. in Miami. Commemorate the heroes and victims of 9/11 with a day of service at the park, including planting, mulching, and beautification projects. Call 305-961-2781 or visit IAmInvolved.org.

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954.763.1900

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Aug. 31 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. The Department of Health and ArtServe unveil a mural by Georgeta Fondos to promote HIV/AIDS awareness. Free. RSVP

by Aug. 26 to Theresa Schieber theresa. schieber@ecomediacbs.com.

* Gay and Lesbian Lawyers Network CLE Luncheon

Sept. 1 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Timpano Chophouse, 450 E. Las Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. Darcy Beeman of Edward Jones discusses social security planning. Cost $25 members, $30 nonmembers. Email tom@ runyanlawfirm.com or visit GLLN.org.

* Cabaret du Jour: Lucky to Be Me Starring David Meulemans

Sept. 4 at 2 p.m. at The Tennis Club, 600 Tennis Club Drive in Fort Lauderdale.

Broward Support Services Gender Bender Youth Group

Mondays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at SunServe Campus, 1480 SW Ninth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. A group for LGBT youth 13 to 21 to discuss gender, gender expression, binary systems, friendship, family and whatever else comes up!

Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com

PFLAG

Tuesdays in Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs and Southwest Ranches. A support group for parents of LGBT youth 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and locations.

SunServe Youth Group

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

Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and times.

Survivor Support

First and third Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Broward Health Imperial Point Hospital cafeteria, 6401 N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. Find support from counselors and peers who have lost loved ones to suicide. Call the Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention at 954384-0344 or visit FISPOnline.org.

Tickets $15 residents, $20 nonresidents.

Two drink minimum. Call Ken Harrison 954547-2819, kenh7748@yahoo.com, or visit KenHarrisonPhotography.com

Secret Dressing: Subliminal Messages in Male Clothing Catalogs

Through Sept. 18 at the Stonewall National Museum — Wilton Manors Gallery, 2157 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. An exhibit exploring the underlying messages in men’s advertising that shows the presence of gay influence on style. Free. Call 954-763-8565 or visit Stonewall-Museum.org.

Belief + Doubt

Through Jan. 22, 2017 at the NSU Art Museum, One E. Las Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. Contemporary art from more than 60 artists in the collection of Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz. Closed Mondays. Call 954-525-5500 or visit NSUArtMuseum.org.

sept 1 to sept 7 Life Coaching

Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Latinos Salud Clubhouse, 2300 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Get one-on-one life coaching from certified CRCS coaches.

For guys living with HIV, their partners, and anyone who identifies as transgender. Free.

Call 954-765-6239 or visit LatinosSalud.org.

Transgender Advisory Group Meeting

First Mondays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at various locations. The Florida Department of Health in Broward County meeting of the Transgender Advisory Group which is part of the Broward County HIV Prevention Planning Council. Call 954-467-4700, ext. 4991 or visit browardgreaterthan.org/ broward-county-hiv-prevention-planningcouncil-bchppc/

palm beach county Feminine Mystique Art Show

Through Aug. 31 at Compass GLCC, 201 N Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. An exhibit honoring the Women’s Health Conference. Free. Call 561-533-9699 or visit CompassGLCC.com.

* Florida: Flora and Fauna The River of Grass and Beyond

Sept. 9 to Oct. 2 at The Box Gallery, 811 Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach. An exhibit celebrating the unique flora and fauna of our state. Call 786-521-1199 or visit TheBoxGallery.info.

Speak Their Names

Through Sept. 6 at the Flamingo Clay Studio, 216 South F St. in Lake Worth. An exhibition of healing art, honoring the lives of those who have been killed by violence. Free. Visit FlamingoClayStudio.org.

Bisexual Support Group

Tuesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Compass GLCC, 201 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth.

Share your thoughts with other members of the bisexual community, discuss issues, and address concerns in a safe environment.

Email marissa@compassglcc.com or visit CompassGLCC.com.

Yoga Among the Orchids

Wednesdays at 9 a.m. at the American Orchid Society, 16700 AOS Lane in Delray Beach. Practice your yoga in the presence of beautiful, calming orchids. $20 a class. Call 561-404-2011 or visit OrchidWeb.org.

Overeaters Anonymous

Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Compass GLCC, 201 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth.

A safe place to discuss their eating habits and goals. Free. Call 561-533-9699 or visit CompassGLCC.com

Art After Dark

Thursdays from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave. in West Palm beach. Enjoy a special look at the museum’s exhibits with docent-led tours, curators’ conversations, art workshops, and demonstrations. Free. Call 561-832-5196 or visit Norton.org.

miami-dade county Ethiopia Now!

Through Nov. 15 at the Miami Center for Architecture & Design, 100 NE First Ave. in Miami. An exhibit of contemporary architecture by 19 designers from the past decade. Call 305-448-7488 or visit miamicad. org.

Rainbow Circle

Mondays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the University of Miami Flipse Building #302, 5665 Ponce

de Leon Drive in Coral Gables. An open discussion about coming out, relationships, peer pressure, bullying, depression and more. Free. Visit Pridelines.org.

HIV Support Group

Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at South Beach AIDS Project, 1234 Washington Ave. Ste. 200 in Miami Beach. A support group for those who are HIV positive. Free. Call 305-535-4733, ext. 301 or email support@sobeaids.org.

Miami Log Cabin Republicans Fourth Wednesdays at 7:15 p.m. at Larios, 7705 W. Flagler St. in Miami. with other like-minded people and from speakers in the community.

LogCabin.org/chapter/florida-miami.

Casa Meet hear Visit

key west * Womenfest Key West

Sept. 7 to 11 throughout Key West. Celebrate the end of summer with parties, shows, flag football, cruises, bike rides, and more. Visit Womenfest.com.

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health MASTER HYPNOTHERAPIST AND LIFE COACH

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cleaning EMERALD IRISH CLEANING Established for 30 years. 3 hours of cleaning for $60.00. Use time as you wish. English speaking *hand scrubbed floors* Cleaning supplies included.

Service guaranteed 954-524-3161

handyman Miami/Broward/Palm Beach Paint/Caulk/Remove Grout/Yard Work Fix Drips & Switches/Debris removal Assembles Furniture & Appliances Repair or Fix Call "Avrom" Keith 786-227-9981

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Dr. Tory Sullivan 2500 N Federal Hwy #301, Fort Lauderdale, FL 954.533.1520 Torysullivanmd.com American Pain Experts 6333 N. Federal Hwy, Ste. 250, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 954-678-1074 Americanpainexperts.com

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investments American Tax & Insurance 2929 E Comm. Blvd, 8th Floor Penthouse D, Fort Lauderdale, FL

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legal

Law office of george castrataro 707 NE 3rd Ave #300, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 954.573.1444 Lawgc.com Law office of Robin bodiford 2550 N Federal Hwy #20, Fort Lauderdale, FL 954.630.2707 Lawrobin.com

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law office of Selzer & Weiss 1515 NE 25th St, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 954.567.4444 Selzerandweiss.com law office of Shawn Newman 710 NE 26th St, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 954.563.9160 Shawnnewman.com

professional services

Barton & Miller Cleaners 2600 N. Dixie Hwy Wilton Manors, FL 33305 954-566-4314 Kalis-McIntee Funeral & Cremation Center

2505 N. Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 954-566-7621 Kalismcintee.com

Pre-Arrangement Discounts For All Our LGBT Friends

Income Tax Preparation

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Boutique Wine Shop & Wine Bar The Ultimate Wine Tasting Experience Wed., Thurs., Fri., Sat., at 8:00 p.m.

ONLY $15 PER PERSON! 954-630-8020 1408 N.E. 26th St. Wilton Manors, FL 33334

real estate

Daoud’s Fine Jewelers 2473 E Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 954.928.2437 Daouds.com

spirituality The Parish of Sts. Francis and Clare Where we welcome and appreciate diversity.

101 NE 3rd St Fort Lauderdale FL 33301

Ecumenical Catholic 954.731.8173

www.stsfrancisandclare.org

Doug Turner, Enrolled Agent Best Books and Taxes 2201 Wilton Drive bestbooksandtaxes.com

Baptisms • Weddings • Memorial Services

Integrity Palm Beach

954-565-1041

INTEGRITY is an official organization of the Episcopal Church that brings together single and partnered LGBTQ women and men and their allies for fellowship, advocacy, education and socializing.

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Area Agency on Aging Director of Communications re. LGBT Elders

When: The second Saturday of each month, 7:30 p.m. program or presenter, immediately following 6:00 p.m. Communion Service and 6:45 potluck supper provided by attendees Where: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church 100 North Palmway • Lake Worth, FL 33460 FOR INFORMATION:

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J. Mark’s 1245 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 (954) 390-0770 Jmarksrestaurant.com

Ernie's B-B-Q 1843 S Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316 954-523-8636

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WANT TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE PIANO? Learn from an experienced teacher. All levels and ages welcome. Learn to play classical, popular, jazz, or show tunes. Visit www.edwinchad. com or call 954-826-9555 for more information.

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electrician HARRY’S ELECTRIC RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL - Additions, renovations, service upgrades, breaker panels,FPL undergrounds, code violations, A/C wiring, ceiling fans, recessed, security & landscaping, lighting, pools, pumps, Jacuzzis, water heaters, FREE PHONE ESTIMATES 954-522-3357 Lic & Ins. www. harryelectrician.com

sfgn.com for sale EVENING GOWNS SALE IDEAL FOR DRAG - I am downsizing my clothes/theatre costumes collection. I have costumed several of Curtain Call Playhouse Productions and also worked with the Miami Gay Men’s Chorus, New Theatre of Miami.

(1) 40+ evening gowns, sizes 4-24: $10, $20, $30 (2) More expensive evening gowns and specialty costumes. (3) Feather boas: $5, $10, $30, and Furs: $20, $30. (4) Hats: $10, and evening bags: $5. 5. Earrings, bracelets and rings: $5. My studio is located on W. Oakland Park Blvd. between Andrews Ave. and Powerline Rd. Dates: Friday, August 26 thru Monday, August 29. Hours: 12pm to 7pm, (one-hour appointments)Limit 3 people per appointment due to small space. Call 954-616-9879 for appointment and directions. CASH ONLY Chuck.

handyman

HUSBAND FOR RENT - Is he procrastinating home repairs? He says he will do it tomorrow?? After the football game?? We fit right in - in the house or the yard, small or big jobs: tile, dry wall, paint, plumbing, roof leaks, broken furniture, irrigation, fences, and more!It doesn't cost to hassle us to see the work - so why wait? Neat, clean work for a reasonable price.

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AFFORDABLE AWESOME MASSAGE BY JIM Offering Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports and LomiLomi Massage for Men; in a very comfortable, relaxed and Private Massage Studio, NOW conveniently located in Wilton Manors on NE 26th Street, with plenty of free parking. Same Day appointments are welcome; please call Jim, 954-600-5843 email: info@ massagebyjim.com or visit my website for testimonials, rates and more. GREAT OPENING SPECIAL NOW AVAILABLE! www.massagebyjim.com Licensed and Certified MM22293 MASSAGE BY DENNIS - $50 per 90 min-Out calls higher. Swedish, Deep Tissue, All clients and Body types welcome, Reflexology and Feet. Couples Discounts. Delray Beach. 22 years experience.

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GREGG'S PAINTING - I paint both interior and exterior. Great rates, free estimates. I am detailedoriented, friendly, reliable, punctual, and neat. No job too small. Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Call Gregg at 617-306-5694 or 954-870-5972 E-Mail: gmanbenn44@gmail.com

pool service COOL POOLS- RELIABLE POOL SERVICE Professional pool service.Covering Wilton Manors, Lighthouse Point, and eastside of Pompano Beach.

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rentals fort lauderdale 1/2 BLOCK FROM WILTON MANOR AREA Spacious 1/1 4 blocks to shops and restaurants, tiled, walk in closet, updated/bright. Looking for older mature QUIET person! Safe area. No PETS. Parking for 1 car. F/L/S $950 Call 954-934-8360

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HOME TO SHARE-WALK TO WILTON DRIVE Prof. GWM seeks roommate in 2/2,friendly, quiet, and neat, home with pool. Furnished room, private bath, all utilities, cable TV, high speed internet, W/D, C/AC, full house and pool privileges. Off street parking. No Drugs. Outside smoker O.K. Only $850/month, Min 6 mo. lease. Credit/ Background check required. No pets. Owner has cat. First and Last 954-873-5321

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