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nother openly LGBT candidate won her primary bid Tuesday night for a seat in Congress, bringing to 12 the number of LGBT candidates for the U.S. House this year.

And U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, the first openly bisexual member of Congress, won 82 percent of the vote in her Democratic primary to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Arizona’s Republican Senator Jeff Flake.

Sinema’s victory, while widely anticipated, has become a pivotal one for the LGBT community and for Democrats. If she wins in November, Sinema will become the first bisexual elected to the U.S. Senate and only the second openly LGBT person to be elected to the Senate. And to win the majority, Democrats must win two seats and retain all their existing seats. Polling indicates that Sinema, a moderate Democrat in a heavily Republican state, is the Democrats’ best shot at winning a new seat in the Senate.

Sinema’s Republican opponent in the general election will be State Senator Martha McSally. McSally stepped up her attacks against Sinema in the days leading up to primary voting, running an ad characterizing Sinema as a left-wing extremist and dredging up a photo of Sinema wearing a “pink tutu” at an antiwar rally.

McSally told the Arizona Republic that Sinema is attempting to pull off an “extreme makeover” from “her Green Party-pink tutu, proud Prada socialist past….” The Republic noted that Sinema’s Congressional opponents in the past also tried to make use of her former association with the Green Party during Ralph Nader’s failed campaign for president in 2000.

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Kyrsten Sinema, the first openly bisexual member of Congress currently running for the U.S. Senate.

Other LGBT candidates on the ballot Tuesday night:

Arizona: Matt Heinz lost his second attempt for a Democratic

nomination for the U.S. House.

Arizona: Daniel Hernandez Jr.

easily won the Democratic nomination in his bid for re-election to the State House. Hernandez was a political intern in 2011 in the office of U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords when a gunman shot her and others at a home district event. Hernandez was credited with saving Giffords’ life when he rushed to her aid during the shooting. Hernandez represents the state house district that covers parts of Pima and Santa Cruz.

Arizona: Andres Cano

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All in for Gillum Equality Florida and PBCHRC come out swinging in governor’s race

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ndrew Gillum is Florida’s first black nominee for governor, and local LGBT groups have lined up behind the young charismatic Bernie Sanders backed progressive.

“During his fifteen years in public office, criminalization statute, I was immediately Andrew Gillum has been successful in impressed with his in-depth knowledge of the ensuring that LGBTQ employees of the City issue. It was a powerful example for Gillum of Tallahassee -- and the LGBTQ citizens to demonstrate his understanding of issues of Tallahassee -- have the same rights, that the LGBTQ community often struggle protections and benefits as their non-LGBTQ to engage candidates and elected officials,” counterparts,” Palm Beach County Human Rajner said. “Having Mayor Gillum elected as Rights Council wrote in an email. “As a City Florida’s next governor would finally give us Commissioner, Gillum led the charge to the champion we have long sought to fight for expand domestic partner benefits for City LGBTQ-equality.” employees. As Mayor, when As soon as Gillum was more than a dozen counties the nominee, Equality were refusing to grant Florida, the state’s largest marriage licenses to sameLGBT rights group, quickly sex couples in Florida, Gillum fell into line, announcing raised his voice in opposition a major effort to boost his to their bigotry. He promptly chances of success including extended an invitation for a statewide fundraising tour couples from around the and “massive campaign.” state to come to Tallahassee According to the email the and get married in his city.” group plans to mobilize 1.3 Despite Gillum’s long shot million pro-equality voters bid for the state’s highest focusing on motivating the office, PBCHRC endorsed nearly 500,000 voters who him in the primary when rarely vote in midterms. the then-candidate was still “Andrew Gillum has been - Michael Rajner polling in single digits. a consistent champion LGBTQ Representative for “Gillum also assured for LGBTQ equality, and the Democratic Party in us that, on his first day as Floridians will see the Broward County Governor, he would issue an stark contrast between his Executive Order prohibiting discrimination record on equality and his opponent who in state employment and contracting based has embraced the anti-LGBTQ rhetoric and on sexual orientation, gender identity and policies of the Trump-Pence administration,” gender expression,” the PBCHRC email said Stratton Pollitzer, chair of the Equality continues.

Florida Action PAC, in a prepared statement.

Michael Rajner, the LGBTQ representative “Mayor Gillum has committed to advancing for the Democratic Party in Broward County, Florida as a leader for LGBTQ equality in the had the chance to speak to Gillum a few South, making the state a welcome place for months ago and was impressed with his everyone to live, work, and visit. He is the knowledge of the issues facing the LGBT equality champion who can energize voters community. and win the Governor’s Mansion.”

“I had a chance to chat with Mayor Here are some other pro-Equality stances Andrew Gillum on Florida’s archaic HIV- of Gillum’s according to PBCHRC:

“Having Mayor Gillum elected as Florida’s next governor would finally give us the champion we have long sought to fight for LGBTQequality.”

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Andrew Gillum. Photo via Facebook.

 Will urge the Florida Legislature to amend the Florida Civil Rights Act and Florida’s Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.  Will issue an Executive Order prohibiting discrimination in state employment and contracting based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.

“He represents the wants and needs of the majority of Floridians. He has fiercely advocated for the LGBTQ community long before it was popular or considered the right thing to do,” said Daniel Sohn, Haverhill Council member. “I hope youll join me to ensure Andrew is the next Governor of Florida.”

Both groups blasted Gillum’s Republican challenger Ron DeSantis.

“In sharp contrast, during his six years in public office, Ron DeSantis has done nothing to improve the lives of LGBTQ Floridians.

In fact, he has yet to speak out in favor of a single one of our issues,” noted PBCHRC. “As a Congressman, [he] opposed marriage equality.

He also supported the First Amendment Defense Act, which, if enacted, would have undermined core civil rights protections for LGBTQ people.”

While Pollitzer added: “DeSantis is out of touch with the values of everyday Floridians, 70% of whom support nondiscrimination protections for the LGBTQ community.”

Equality Florida also noted: “DeSantis ranks dead last on the Human Rights Campaign’s most recent Congressional Scorecard measuring support for LGBTQ equality.”

Lastly PBCHRC had this to say: “The choice for the LGBTQ community could not be more clear. We all must do whatever we can to elect Andrew Gillum as Florida’s next Governor.”

Rajner has a suggestion on how to make that happen.

“To get Andrew Gillum elected as Florida’s governor, we need all hands on deck to volunteer and help make calls and register voters,” he said. “Anyone interested can contact the Broward Democratic Party at 954423-2200 to volunteer to help get out the vote this November.”

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Woman Declared Legally Married to Her Deceased female Partner of 50 Years Utah resident 74-year-old Bonnie Foerster has been declared legally married to Beverly Grossaint, her partner of 50 years who died this May. Foerster met Grossaint in New York in 1968, where Foerster was escaping from an abusive husband who left her with black eyes and broken ribs. Grossaint noticed something was off and doubled back to check on her, and the two hit it off, living together soon after despite public outcry against LGBT couples.

“I was born for her, and she was born for me … I’m numb from happiness. I’m married. I’m a married woman. I’ve waited 50 years,” she said, according to the Salt Lake Tribune.

Lawyer Roger Hoole said that being declared married after the death of one participant is rare, but not unheard of.

The two didn’t get married in 2015 when it was legal because they were afraid their marital status would clash with Foerster’s

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By Hope Benson Non-Binary

Democratic Party Updates its Documents to Recognize Non-Binary Members

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Bonnie Foerster (left) and Beverly Grossaint. Photo via Bonnie Foerster.

Medicaid, which she needed for her various health issues. The date that Foerster can consider her and her wife being married on is still being decided.

The Democratic National Committee (DNC) has changed the language of its charter and rules to reflect members that don’t adhere to the gender binary.

A DNC rule requires that all committees must be divided equally between men and women, which means to make sure this requirement was met, Democrats had to choose a gender to participate.

The revised version says non-binary people no longer have to choose and will count as neither male nor female, while “the remainder of the delegation shall be

equally divided,” according to CNN. “At the root of our diverse party is a commitment to inclusion and opportunity.

By adopting this amendment, the Democratic National Committee is ensuring every Democrat feels welcome and embraced for who they are. This action reaffirms our solidarity with the LGBTQ community and challenges governments, employers, and organizations across the country to do the same,” DNC Chair Tom Perez said.

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Wisconsin Will Cover Transgender State Employees’ Transition Treatments Wisconsin’s Group Insurance Board, which is in charge of the insurance program assigned to the state’s current and former public employees, has voted to cover its transgender employees’ hormone therapy and gender confirmation surgeries in a reversal of current policy.

The decision comes after multiple legal cases were brought against the state, including a lawsuit from two trans women who couldn’t get surgery coverage while employed at the University of Wisconsin (UW) on the basis of discrimination. The trans-related insurance restrictions have been in place since February 2017, despite the previous year’s unanimous Board vote to cover transgender treatments based on the Obama administration’s 2016 ruling against gender identity discrimination.

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By Hope Benson

Around the World

Exploring LGBT News Events Across the Globe

AFRICA

EUROPE 15 Countries Condemn Russia’s Lack of Response to 2017 Homophobic Purge Human rights groups raised a red flag in Chechnya last year when authorities were arresting, torturing and executing gay people, but Russia’s government refused to intervene, leaving 15 members of the Organization for Security and Co‑operation in Europe (OSCE) unhappy.

So 15 members of the OSCE, including the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Germany, signed a statement to trigger the organization’s Vienna Mechanism, which begins a questioning procedure on another member about violating human rights.

Chechen Republic Head Ramzan Kadyrov said that gay people are “not people,” and need to be removed to “purify” the region. The authorities have allowed violence against the LGBT community, and encouraged families to

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commit “honor killings,” the statement reported.

“At the same time, journalists and human rights defenders face threats and reprisals by local Chechen authorities for documenting these and other violations and supporting the survivors,” it also said, reported Pink News.

They’ve given Russia 10 days to respond.

A Nigerian court detained 57 men for having gay sex in a Lagos hotel, and have charged them with conspiracy, unlawful gathering, and belonging to a secret cult.

This isn’t the first time people at hotels in Nigerian states have been accused of and arrested for homosexuality. Six men in were arrested earlier this month in a hotel in Abia, and 42 men were arrested in a hotel in Lagos last year as well.

Depending on the area, the punishment for homosexuality is either up to 14 years in jail or being stoned to death.

All of the men pleaded not guilty, and most said they were just at a party.

“The police just barged in and arrested people … They also accused us of being homosexuals. I am not one, I went there to party. They also accused us of being initiated but no initiation material was

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founded with us or at the venue,” one of the accused said, reported Pink News.

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World’s First Openly Gay Prince Helps Create LGBT University Course

Brazil’s ‘Queer Museum’ Reopened

Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil from Gujurat, India is the world’s first openly gay prince on record, and has spearheaded South Asia’s first LGBTcentered university course.

The course, called “Proclivity of Gender: Socio-legal approach to LGBTQ Community,” focuses on the history of LGBT rights movements in India, the resulting legal approaches, and the community’s mental/physical health, reported the Times of India. The course is required for law and liberal studies undergraduates at Karnavati University, and will also be taken by over 60 other students, from high schoolers to Ph.D. scholars.

“Discrimination is so rampant against LGBTQ people in the country that they are denied access to basic

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Russian protest in 2017.

57 Nigerian Men Detained for Gay Sex and Charged with Cult Involvement

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Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil.

facilities including healthcare and the right to property, among several others. Educating students about the LGBTQ community will help sensitize them to the invisible sexual minority … Education will therefore help bridge this gap,” Professor Shrut Brahmbhatt said, who helped settle the course in the university’s curriculum.

An art exhibition in Brazil called the “Queer Museum” was shut down last September after religious backlash, but has reopened this August.

Head of art school Parque Lage, Fabio Szwarcwald resurrected the exhibit by starting a record-breaking crowdfunding page that raised over $327,000 to support the project. The 264 art pieces curated

by Gaudêncio Fidélis are now being presented at the school for free.

“It is a very important moment for Brazilian democracy, a convincing demonstration that the most progressive sectors of society will not accept censorship. We haven’t seen an act of censorship of this size and severity since the dictatorship,” Fidélis said to AFP. Religious protestors claimed that the exhibit showed “zoophilia,” “pedophilia,”

“Queer Museum.”

and “blasphemy,” raising signs that read “God created man in his image; he created a man and a woman” during Fidélis’ opening ceremony speech the second time around. Despite this, the reopened exhibit saw 7,000 visitors on its opening weekend, Brazil Reports said.

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Tough Tuesday!

LGBT Candidates Lose many South Florida Dem Primary Races Chris Persaud

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uesday night delivered many losses for LGBT candidates running for local offices from Palm Beach through Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties. But a few pulled through, including one for Congress and another against a scandal-ridden state lawmaker.

Here’s a recap.

Lauren Baer.

David Richardson.

Jason Pizzo.

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U.S. House District 18:

Married lesbian Lauren Baer, who is part of the family that owns Baer’s Furniture, beat Navy veteran Pam Keith in a Treasure Coast Democratic Congressional Primary, and will face Republican incumbent Brian Mast, who won the seat in 2016 and beat two opponents in his primary contest Tuesday night. With 75 percent of precincts reporting, Maer amassed 60 percent of the vote. The Congressional district, Florida’s 18th, is a swing district spanning Fort Pierce to northern Palm Beach County. Before Mast, the seat was held by Democrat Patrick Murphy.

U.S. House District 27: Florida’s first openly gay state House lawmaker lost in the Democratic primary for this Miami-Dade Congressional seat. State Rep. David Richardson came in second to former Bill Clinton Secretary of Health and Humans Services Donna Shalala. She won 32 percent of the vote to Richardson’s 27 percent with 95 percent of precincts reporting. Three other opponents amassed smaller shares of the vote. Lesbian political group LPAC endorsed Shalala over openly gay Richardson, SFGN reported in July. Florida’s 27th Congressional district, which is currently held by retiring Republican U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, covers Miami Beach, southern Miami, and Kendall. Voters here chose Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump in 2016. Former TV reporter Maria Salazar won this district’s Republican contest with 41 percent of the vote against eight opponents. One of her opponents was Gina Sosa, a businesswoman and member of the Log Cabin Republicans. Sosa won less than 2 percent of the vote.

Florida Senate District 38: With 97 percent of the vote counted in this Democratic primary contest, former prosecutor Jason Pizzo beat scandal-plagued incumbent Daphne Campbell, who lost the endorsement of a local LGBT group and also has called the police on reporters doing their jobs. Pizzo got 54 percent of the vote. He gained the endorsement of South Florida pro-LGBT group SAVE for opposing legislation that allows employers to discriminate against LGBT people. SAVE President Tony Lima called Campbell “awful” on LGBT issues. This State Senate district covers Miami Beach and North Miami. Campbell has twice called the cops on reporters this year, only for officers to find the journalists did nothing wrong. She called police when Rise Miami reporter Richard Robinson filmed her in public, and again on Aug. 9 after Miami Herald reporter Sarah Blaskey asked her questions in public.

Florida House District 92:

Retired policewoman Paulette Armstead, a lesbian, lost to Hawkins-Williams in a four-way Democratic primary in 2016, and lost again Tuesday night. With 96 percent of votes tallied, Hawkins-Williams has 58 percent of the vote to Armstead’s 42 percent. This district covers Deerfield Beach to just northwest of Wilton Manors. SFGN reported last week Hawkins-Williams failed to return calls asking about her alleged anti-LGBT views. Broward County human rights activist Michael Rajner has accused the state lawmaker being anti-LGBT after she was endorsed by the Christian Family Coalition, which he called a hate group.

Florida House District 109: With 98 percent of precincts reporting, openly gay African-American candidate Cedric McMinn trails former state Rep. James Bush, also black, 47 to 53 percent. This district covers northern Miami and Opa-Locka and is 46 percent black, according to state records. If McMinn pulls through in this Democratic primary contest, he would be the first openly gay black candidate voters send to Tallahassee.

Paulette Armstead.

Cedric McMinn.

Broward County School Board At Large, Seat 8: Nineteen-year-old school board

Elijah Manley.

candidate Elijah Manley, who is openly queer, lost in a three-way race where his two opponents, Ryan Petty and Donna Korn, have been accused of making anti-LGBT statements. With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Korn had 50.3 percent of the vote to Petty’s 31 percent and Manley’s 18 percent. If Korn maintains a majority, she won’t have to face Petty in a runoff Nov. 6. Petty, who is Mormon, has tweeted statements like “I’m just glad I’m not a gay, black Mormon” and “You sure do attract a special class of Twitter libtard,” which was directed at another Twitter user, the Sun Sentinel reported. Korn, who is endorsed by the Dolphin Democrats and Equality Florida, was accused of comparing a child having gender identity issues with rape. In a letter published by SFGN, Korn said that she never intended to do that, calling it a reply to the moderator’s biased question.

Key West Mayor:

Teri Johnston.

With all precincts reporting, former Key West City Commissioner Teri Johnston, who is openly gay has 49 percent of the vote in the mayoral race. Since she did not get the majority of votes, she will face off on Nov. 6 against Commissioner Margaret Romero, who got 21 percent of the vote.

Broward County Court Judge, Group 25, an exception: Openly gay judge Robert W. Lee beat opponent Stephen Leslie Lustig with 69 percent of the vote with 70 percent of precincts reporting.

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he Membership Drive Campaign of The Florida community of 500,000 loyal LGBT Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber patrons. of Commerce and is currently taking The estimated LGBT purchasing power place as we compile the information that will in Miami-Dade County is $8 billion. As appear in our “2019 Membership Directory a means of directing that strength, the & Resource Guide.” This book is the most MDGLCC devised an easy way to track important LGBT & Allied community this support. S.O.M.A. stands for Support resource directory available in Our Members Always. It is from this South Florida from which support that our community to plan, purchase and/or thrives and has a voice in select service providers. the policies that shape our The estimated LGBT 15,000 copies of this nation, our state, and book will be printed our local communities. purchasing power in late this year The MDGLCC reflects Miami-Dade County is and distributed the needs and desires monthly to over of the LGBT & Allied $8 billion. As a means of 140 locations in businesses that are directing that strength, the South Florida OUR members. We MDGLCC devised an easy way as well as mailed ask that you refer to the MDGLCC’s to the 2019 S.O.M.A. to track this support. members, elected Membership Directory & officials, and CEO’s of Resource Guide frequently major corporations. The use when making recommendations of this book, as well as telling the to a friend, have a need for a service and/ Chamber members that you are conducting or, looking for that special item for yourself business with them as a direct response to or business. We are strongest when we their support of the MDGLCC, reinforces act as a community so let this book serve their continued investment in the South as an inspiration to S.O.M.A. To our more than 1,200 members (650+ companies), we appreciate your support.

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Trump Immigration Policy

Sparks Concern on Border LGBT migrants choosing to stay in Mexico

Michael K. Lavers

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Washington Blade

he temperature was nearly 100 degrees shortly before 1 a.m. on July 22 when a stripper who was wearing a baseball hat, an unbuttoned black shirt and blue jeans stepped onto the stage at Porky’s Divine, a gay club in the Mexican city of Mexicali, and began to dance.

To the right lies Tijuana, Baja California, and on the left is San Diego, California.

Mexicali, Tijuana and other Mexican border cities and towns have longstanding economic and cultural ties with neighboring communities in the U.S. President Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy has not severed them.

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A California woman and her bachelorette party, several drag queens and strippers were among the hundreds of people who were at the club that is three blocks from the Mexico-U.S. border. Patrons at Taurinos Bar, a gay bar that is a few blocks south of Porky’s Divine, were playing pool and drinking beers as they listened to songs from Ricky Martin and other Latino pop stars. “[The LGBTI community in Mexicali] is very big,” Axxel Rodríguez, the manager of Taurinos Bar, told the Washington Blade from behind the bar.

Mexicali, Tijuana and other Mexican border cities and towns have longstanding economic and cultural ties with neighboring communities in the U.S. President Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy has not severed them.

The Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center in El Centro, Calif., a city in the Imperial Valley which is roughly 12 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border, provides services to upwards of 300 people each month. These include support groups for transgender people that are in English and Spanish and the annual Imperial Valley Pride that takes place in El Centro each October.

Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center CEO Rosa Díaz told the Blade on July 20 during an interview at her office that many students with whom her organization works live in Mexicali but go to school in the Imperial Valley.

Díaz and Rev. Ron Griffen of the El Centro First United Methodist Church, who works closely with the Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center, also noted many people who live in Mexico work in California.

Migrant workers who are permanent residents of California and can work legally

in the U.S. are eligible to receive state Medicaid and other public assistance.

“People in Mexicali or Tijuana work in California and then they go back,” Griffen told the Blade on Monday during a telephone interview from El Centro.

Businesses that advertise immigrationrelated services are a common sight throughout the Imperial Valley.

Americans who cannot afford prescription drugs, dental or eye care in the U.S. frequently travel to Tijuana, Mexicali and Los Algodones, a small Mexican town on the Colorado River that borders Andrade, Calif., to visit pharmacies, dentists and optometrists.

Long lines of traffic were waiting to enter the U.S. at the San Ysidro and Calexico ports of entry throughout the day on July 20 and July 21 respectively.

U.S. Border Patrol has set up a permanent checkpoint on the westbound lanes of Interstate 8 near Pine Valley, Calif., which is roughly 45 minutes east of San Diego. Another permanent Border Patrol checkpoint is located on the eastbound lanes of the same interstate outside of Yuma, Ariz.

A Border Patrol agent at the Pine Valley checkpoint on July 20 asked this reporter whether he was a U.S. citizen before she allowed him to drive through. Another Border Patrol agent a couple of hours later briefly interrogated this reporter after he took pictures through the border fence at Border Field State Park in Imperial Beach, Calif.

LGBTI migrants choosing to stay in Mexico Activists on both sides of the border with

NEWS international whom the Blade spoke to last month said country.

Trump’s immigration policy that includes Rodríguez told the Blade there are trans the separation of migrant children from their sex workers in Mexicali who are from parents has sparked fear among migrants, Honduras, a Central American country in regardless of their sexual orientation and/or which violence and discrimination based gender identity. on gender identity and sexual orientation is Comunidad Cultural de Tijuana LGBTI, commonplace. He also told the Blade there an LGBTI community center in Tijuana are migrants from Haiti and from “all over” that is located a few blocks from the San who gather at a park that is four blocks from Ysidro port of entry, and Espacio Migrante, Taurinos Bar and in other areas of the city’s another Tijuana-based organization, work downtown area. to provide shelter and other resources to Roxana Hernández, a trans Honduran LGBTI migrants in the city. The groups also with HIV who was among the group of 300 offer assistance to members of the LGBTI migrants who arrived in Tijuana in late April, community who have been deported from was taken into custody by U.S. Customs and the U.S. Border Protection on May 9 The Blade has also spoken after she asked for asylum at with an activist in Mexicali the San Ysidro port of entry. who works with LGBTI Hernández was held at the migrants.

Cibola County Correctional Jorge Luis Villa, coordinator Center in New Mexico before of Espacio Migrante’s she died at a local hospital on Proyecto Diversidad Migrante, May 25. said during an interview in U.S. Rep. David Cicilline downtown Tijuana on July (D-R.I.) told the Blade in June 20 that four trans women after he traveled to South between the ages of 16 and Texas there are no policies in 22 and a young gay man place that specifically address were part of a caravan of the needs of LGBTI migrant migrants that arrived in the children who have been city in 2017. Villa also pointed separated from their parents.

- Ron Griffen out a 300-person caravan Villa has developed reverend of migrants that traveled to relationship with officials in Tijuana in late April included the state of Baja California’s 30 people who were LGBTI. government who work with migrants.

Villa said two of the four trans women He said the Mexican federal government’s who arrived in Tijuana in 2017 have asked immigration policy “has been created with the for asylum in the U.S. He told the Blade LGBT community in mind,” but he conceded the two other trans women — siblings “there is much work to be done.” Villa also from Honduras — are currently working in echoed activists in Mexico City with whom Tijuana’s Zona Norte, a neighborhood near the Blade spoke in July who said more LGBTI the Mexico-U.S. border in which sex workers migrants have decided to stay in Mexico frequently work. because of Trump’s immigration policy.

Villa said the gay man who traveled to Cruz added smugglers, known as “coyotes” Tijuana with the four trans women is now in Mexican Spanish, are fighting each other in the Mexican state of Veracruz and trying because fewer migrants are entering the U.S. to normalize his immigration status in the “This man speaks and people stay where

“We have clients that have waited over 20 years to get their court date. They’re kind of scared to death that something’s going to go wrong.”

Espacio Migrante Binational Board Meeting at Comunidad Cultural de Tijuana LGBTI AC on July 15. Photo via Facebook.

Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center’s booth at San Diego Pride in 2018. Photo via Facebook.

they are,” he said, referring to Trump.

Griffen’s church provides legal services to low-income immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers through Justice for Our Neighbors, a United Methodist Church ministry. Díaz works with Binational Health Week, a consortium that promotes improved access to health care for disadvantaged Latinos in the U.S. and Canada, and has referred clients to the Mexican consulate in Calexico, a city in the Imperial Valley that is across the U.S.-Mexico border from Mexicali.

“We have clients that have waited over 20 years to get their court date,” said Griffen.

“They’re kind of scared to death that something’s going to go wrong.”

Imperial Valley LGBT group trains ICE, Border Patrol ICE since 2015 requires personnel to allow trans detainees to identify themselves based on their gender identity on data forms.

This guidance also instructs personnel to consider placing trans detainees in facilities that have experience providing hormone therapy and other trans-specific care and advises against placement in segregated housing units unless it’s a last resort.

Díaz told the Blade she received a call from the Transgender Law Center in late 2014, a few months before the Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center officially became an organization, about a trans woman in ICE custody who was not receiving hormones while in ICE custody and was not being housed with female detainees. Díaz said the trans woman eventually received hormones before her release.

“She was homeless,” she said. “She was on the streets in Calexico, so she feels they let her go because they didn’t want to pay for her hormones.”

The Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center now conducts trainings with ICE and Border Patrol that focus on improving the treatment of LGBTI detainees.

Díaz told the Blade a Border Patrol officer who attended one of these trainings was a trans woman. Díaz also said one of the facilitators of the Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center’s trans support groups is a trans man who works for Border Patrol.

She conceded ICE and Border Patrol weren’t “prepared” to handle the increased number of trans migrants who have entered the U.S. Díaz nevertheless said she feels the organizations are making a “good faith” effort to improve conditions for trans and lesbian, gay, bisexual and intersex migrants in their custody in spite of the criticism they continue to face from advocates.

“As long as they are allowing us to come in there and talk about this and let them know they’re not identifying as the opposite sex to hide, this is who they are and this is why they are running for their safety and for them to implement policies to better care for them, I think that we’re making an impact in that way,” she told the Blade.

Díaz, like Villa in Tijuana, also said immigration was a contentious issue in the U.S. long before Trump took office.

“Immigration has been an issue for years,” said Díaz. “Children being separated from their parents; it’s been an issue for years. We are talking about it now.”

“It’s getting the attention it should have gotten years back,” she added. “Now we have to concentrate on what is the best thing we can do not only for the immigrants, but for our citizens. What can we do to protect our citizens as well as protect those that are coming over here running away from the violence in their countries.”

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NEWS local

Looking for Gay Male Couples This local study could be for you (and you’ll get paid, too)

Damon Scott

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he health care community does its fair share of studies looking at different issues involving wellness and gay men.

Rarer are wellness studies that take gay male couples into consideration.

Those heading up a new venture – “Project 2gether” – say the couple focus makes a lot of practical sense.

“Too often, conversations revolving around health and wellness are focused on the individual, which fails to offer a complete picture for those who currently have any type of relationship, especially with regards to health concerns affecting gay men,” said Joshua J. Caraballo, a research and evaluation coordinator at Latinos Salud in Wilton Manors.

Caraballo said the point of Project 2gether is to try to address that gap, and assist health care organizations to ultimately improve health and relationship programs for gay couples.

Latinos Salud was chosen to be a part of the project by Dr. Jason Mitchell of the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa in Honolulu.

Mitchell is the principal investigator who designed the study. He invited more than a dozen people from his school, Latinos Salud, Nova Southeastern University and Medical University of South Carolina to be involved in Project 2gether. The study is being funded

“Relationship partners play a powerful role in our lives.”

- Jason Mitchell Researcher

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Joshua J. Caraballo (left) and Jason Mitchell.

by the National Institutes of Health.

“Relationship partners play a powerful role in our lives,” Mitchell said. “Public health programs need to recognize these roles and incorporate this into future programs.”

Mitchell said the project was designed to follow same-sex male couples for six months.

It will help researchers better understand how their relationships may or may not change over time, as well as how the use of alcohol, marijuana and other substances may affect – positively and negatively – their relationships and behaviors associated with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) and STIs (sexually transmitted infections).

He said to date, there are few evidencebased health promotion and prevention programs that exist for gay male couples.

“Couples who choose to participate will help us understand what is working well for them and their health, and what areas in which future programs could help assist,” Mitchell said. “In recognition that no two couples are alike, it is important for couples in the Fort Lauderdale and Miami areas to consider participating to help us recognize their strengths, unique needs, and frankly, to have their voice be heard, recognized and contribute to the science that goes into creating programs for them.”

Community connection Part of the reason Latinos Salud was tapped to help out is its reputation as a communitybased organization and its strong ties to the Latino and other gay populations in South Florida.

“We feel that it is very important to be a part of the scientific process, which directly affects the HIV and STD [sexually transmitted disease] interventions being developed by the CDC [Centers for Disease Control] and health departments all over the nation,” Caraballo said. “Helping researchers engage with populations of interest, such as gay Latinos and others disproportionately affected by HIV and STDs, to profoundly improve health outcomes, fits Latinos Salud’s mission.”

How to be involved The first step for any gay couple interested in being a part of the study is to go to the project’s website: project2gether.org.

Once eligibility is determined, both

partners will be asked to attend three appointments to complete an in-person survey over the six-month period. During the appointments, you may also be asked to be tested for HIV and provide a hair sample.

The appointments take place at one of two Latinos Salud locations, either in Wilton Manors or Miami Beach.

Each participant will receive $50 at the end of each appointment. (A total of $150 after full participation.)

Organizers stress that responses are confidential and stored in a passwordprotected, secure web server. Results from any tests will not be shared with anyone outside of the study or to partners, they said.

In addition, responses and data cannot be shared with employers, federal agencies, law enforcement or court subpoenas.

“If you’d like to be a part of a unique and exciting scientific study, and want to assist with making health care better for gay couples, we urge you to check and see if you and your partner are eligible to participate,” Caraballo said.

Full details about study participation and requirements are available online. There is no end date yet. Questions can also be directed to Caraballo at 808-956-7768 or prj2gether@gmail.com.

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SPIRITUAL LISTINGS

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Congregation Etz Chaim 2038 N. Dixie Hwy (Pride Center Building B), Wilton Manors 954-564-9232 - etzchaimflorida.org RabbiNoahKitty@etzchaimflorida.org Friday Night Shabbat Service 8pm

Holy Angels Catholic Community 2917 NE 6th Avenue Wilton Manors, FL 33334 954-633-2987 - HolyAngelsFL.net Sunday Mass at 11AM St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 1750 East Oakland Park Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale 954-563-5155 - saintmarksftl.com info@saintmarks.com Sundays: 8:00 a.m - HE Rite I, 10:00 a.m. - HE Rite II St. Nicholas Episcopal Church 1111 E. Sample Road, Pompano Beach (954)942-5887 - stnicholasfl.org office@stnicholasfl.org Service Times: Sundays 8:00AM & 10:30AM (9:30AM only from Memorial Day through Labor Day)

United Church of Christ Fort Lauderdale 2501 NE 30th Street, Ft. Lauderdale (954)563-4271 - uccftl.org revpatrickrogers@gmail.com Service Times: Thursdays 10:30AM (Elliot Hall) & Sundays 10:30AM (Sanctuary)

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FGN introduces to its pages this week a unique section on spirituality and religion.

For years, our community was presented to the mainstream media as hedonistic and self-indulgent. Let’s face it though, we did not always help our cause. Our voices were often heard and seen only in a plethora of bar guides and night club magazines that showcased bare chested men at pool parties holding up alcoholic drinks.

Over the years though, SFGN has illuminated the lives of gay men and women with their clothes on, at work, in the community, as realtors and lawyers, dentists and electricians, artists and entrepreneurs.

Limited only by the boundaries of our imaginations, gays and lesbians have been part of our community in all walks of life.

We are everywhere, some places showcased more than others.

Today, SFGN shares a venue we have been profiled in too infrequently. Our faith and spirituality, our conscience and our character have been too often ignored, not only by the mainstream community, but even here on the pages of SFGN. The truth is more copies of SFGN are picked up every week at the Sunshine Cathedral than at the Alibi.

The fact is we find sanctuary and comfort on Sundays not only in softball games at Mills Pond Park but at spiritual centers we don’t always write about.

When the pages of our time here on Earth are written, we will have been young and old, spanned decades, not just days. Our lives will be marked not just by looking good on the outside, but how we have felt on the inside.

When you can find the harmony within your soul, you will always be able to govern the chaos around it.

You know that in our heart of hearts, our lives go beyond self indulgent parties and hedonistic parades. You know that there is a core and a center that gives you purpose and a foundation. SFGN is proud to publish and share with you a few pages which address that part of our lives too often unwritten, too casually ignored. We will do better going forward.

FAITH & PRIDE spirituality

Shana Tova from Congregation Etz Chaim

5779: A New Year,

A Renewed Commitment Rabbi Noah Kitty

Congregation Etz Chaim

Join Rabbi Noah Kitty and Cantor Jerry Berkowitz, along with community members and friends, to bring in the New Year 5779!

Rosh Hashanah is Sunday September 9th at 8pm and Monday, September 10th at 10am

Yom Kippur (Kol Nidre) is Tuesday September 18th at 8pm Wednesday September 19th services starting at 10am, followed by: Yizkor, Healing and Concluding services

A complete ticket series for all holiday services is $200 per person,

or $60 per individual service per person (afternoon services no ticket req.)

Tickets are available and may be purchased online

Evening services begin at 8pm • Morning services begin at 10am Check our website for information on Yizkor Remembrance book entries; Rosh Hashanah Lunch & Yom Kippur BreakͲTheͲFast; Welcome Book Ad Journal and special membership information…..www.EtzChaimFlorida.org

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The Etz Chaim Choir before last year’s Rosh Hashanah in 5778. Photo via Facebook.

ike many other cultures around the world, Jews have our own calendar that reflects how we measure time, recognize the change in seasons, and designate celebrations and observances.

Now is the time of our High Holiday season and soon we will celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, also known as the New Year and the Day of Atonement. These two holidays begin the annual cycle of celebrations that remind us of our covenantal relationship with God, and connect us to our formative history as a people, and to those essential times that are set aside for personal introspection.

Generally, what we read about the beginnings of human civilization suggests that we have not evolved much beyond our Biblical origins.

The stories in Genesis point to a humanity that was so violent and murderous that God destroyed it in hopes of creating a better human.

That method, which made God responsible for human behavior, proved a failure. And so Torah offered the system of mitzvot (commandments) as a way for us to be responsible for our own refinement and improvement. As a series of 613 positive and negative behaviors and attitudes these laws are meant to help us consciously focus our actions so that our society can become a place in which we care about one another and inspire connection and engagement.

Rabbi Shoshanna Perry reminds us that

in every moment we have a choice: either to act in such a way that we close our eyes to God’s Presence, or to act in such a way that we bring sacredness into our world. Do we return a lost object, or keep it? Do we try to make peace between enemies, or stand back while they destroy each other? Do we turn away from the need of our neighbor, even the need of our neighbor’s animal, or do we offer food, or shelter, or protection?

The truth is that we are not always successful in our pursuit of personal improvement, and that is the reason I am so appreciative of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. The liturgy of both holidays is replete with prayers and songs that acknowledge our failings, and in the face of them demand that we must still encourage, motivate, and strengthen our resolve to do better this year. What grace and compassion we did not achieve last year we will pursue this year, and the next and the next. As we read in another text, “You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it (Pirke Avot 2:21).”

At Congregation Etz Chaim we bring the mitzvot to life when we gather in communal worship, co-sponsor community events with other local organizations, and provide a spiritual home for those who seek renewal and connection. Soon the sun will set on a completed year, and the moon will rise on the promise of a new one. May this New Year be good and sweet for us all.

Congregation Etz Chaim

(services held at Pride Center at Equality Park, B building, rear)

2038 N. Dixie Hwy, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 954Ͳ564Ͳ9232 • www.EtzChaimFlorida.org ͲProudly serving the LGBTQ Community since 1974Ͳ

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Business

City Commissioners Debate Giving Pride Center $200,000 for Senior Housing Project

By Sallie James City commissioners are mulling the Housing Finance Corporation, already idea of allocating $200,000 from Wilton secured by Carrfour.

Carrfour has been building affordable Manors Affordable Housing Trust Fund for a proposed LGBT-friendly affordable housing in Florida since 1993 and currently oversees more than 1,700 housing units in housing project for seniors.

The project, slated to be built at The Miami-Dade County. The proposed project Pride Center at Equality Park, at 2040 at the Pride Center would be its first in N. Dixie Highway, is expected to cost Broward County.

Commissioner Scott Newton said the $15 million. The county will contribute $900,000 towards the project, according complex is a positive thing for Wilton Manors but he needs to Commissioner Julie answers to several Carson. questions.

Wilton Manors “I haven’t really seen currently has $306,265 any plans on this,’’ in its Affordable Housing Newton said. “Do I have Trust Fund. questions? Absolutely.

Carson said she has Do I want to see it move requested a copy of the forward?

Absolutely.

65-year-lease that would It’s conducive to have a be signed by Carrfour project like that there.

Supportive Housing Inc. I just need a few more should the Commission questions answered.” move forward with the Vice Mayor Justin project.

Flipped echoed similar “I encourage my sentiments. colleagues to think about - Robert Boo The Pride Center CEO “I love the fact that this and give direction so it’s LGBT-friendly,” we can hopefully move Flippen said. “I support forward and give funding to help bridge that gap,” Carson said the project in concept. I have the same at the August 28 City Commission questions my colleagues raised with meeting. The Commission has taken no respect to the request for funding: we have never given any amount anywhere near action on the project yet.

The complex will include lowincome housing tax credits from Florida Continued on page 4 

The Pride Center. Photo by Brendon Lies.

“We are committed to being a good neighbor to all those around us.”

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Giddy for Gillum

September 5, 2018 • Volume 5 • Issue 16 2520 N. Dixie Highway • Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Phone: 954-530-4970 Fax: 954-530-7943

By Sal Torre Sitting at last week’s city commission meeting feeling frustrated and tired, the first news on the primary election made me sit up and feel a bit of wonderment.

About two thirds of the way through the meeting, Mayor Gary Resnick announced that the first round of election results were being posted on the Internet. Let me just take a moment to side track and wonder if the mayor and others are routinely surfing the web as they sit upon the dais looking very fastidious maneuvering on their iPads. Perhaps they are shopping online rather than scanning the back-up material to the meeting. That material should be read and studied way before the meeting anyway, since they receive the information four to five days prior. However, I will remain thankful for the good news that the Mayor shared with those present that night.

That good news was that Andrew Gillum was ahead in the early election results in the race for the Democratic primary for governor. Wow, could it be? What happened to the favorite, Gwen Graham, or the wealthy businessman Jeff Green, or Philip Levine?

We all had to endure weeks of expensive campaign ads flooding the airways, campaign signs littering every street corner, and mailboxes overflowing with more and more political flyers based on lies and innuendos. How could it be that Gillum could be in the lead? My long-shot favorite racing past the finish line! I needed to know more.

Not bothering to stay for the commission discussion on the Pride Center’s proposed project that will most likely deplete our Affordable Housing Fund, use a good amount of flex units, and create a challenge for surrounding residents to the already manic daily operations of the center’s campus, I gathered up my belongings and headed out the door. No need to sit around listening to the same old song and dance by Robert Boo and associates labeling anyone who questions their secretive project as just another one of those NIMBY reactionaries when I could go home and find out more about this enormous upset in Florida politics.

Let me just quickly say that the toned down version of the Pride Center’s 48 units of senior supportive housing project is a far cry from the originally proposed two phase construction of over 100 units. Having been reduced, having taken parking concerns into consideration, and having to deal with an overwhelming involvement by the surrounding community, this project has now reached a point that is much more acceptable to many in the community. However, there are still many unanswered questions and concerns that need to be addressed. Our mayor and city commission will have the final say. Election years have strange effects on our elected officials, so it will be interesting to see the final outcome.

Now let’s move on to Gillum. I am still processing his election surprise. This young, progressive, community activist and Mayor of Tallahassee is now the Florida Democratic Party’s nominee for the office of Governor of the State of Florida. I was impressed with him early on in the campaign, listened to him speak at a Dolphin Democrats’ event, and longed for such a person to actually win and serve our great state after eight horrific years of Rick Scott.

Many thought he did not stand a chance. Many thought that Gwen Graham was the favorite due to her family history, or that late comer to the race Jeff Greene was the best choice due to his ability to spend so much of his own money on the campaign. Philip

WMG Publisher • Norm Kent norm.kent@sfgn.com Chief Executive Officer • Pier Angelo Guidugli

Andrew Gillum.

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Levine looked like a good choice to many. These front-runners spent millions on campaign ads, political flyers, and attack ads. The one likely not to be elected, Andrew Gillum, attended community functions, showed up at local events, went to churches, ran on a solid progressive success record, and had the power of youthful volunteers and believers that helped him to victory on Primary night and hopefully on to November’s Election Day. Bravo!

Now the hard work begins. President Trump, Ron Desantis and the Florida Republican Party will not take this huge victory sitting down. The attacks and scare tactics have already begun and will only get worse before Election Day. As Desantis puts it, “Let’s not monkey this up,” is just a nice way of saying we don’t want this youthful black male progressive in charge. That’s unfortunate, because many Floridians are tired of the lies, tired of the false campaign promises, tired of the connection with Trump and tired of business as usual. This new wave of discontent, especially among younger voters, is shaking up the political status quo in a way not seen in years. It’s about time.

Andrew Gillum needs our help getting to the governor’s mansion. I have already ordered my Gillum yard sign and donated to his campaign. Please check out his website at Andrew Gillum. com, learn more about this amazing candidate, and become active in this election for our next governor. We need a change. We need proactive new leadership to make life here in Wilton Manors and throughout our state just better here. WMG

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Good Luck Cat Café

Tucked into a thrift store on Wilton Drive, this adoption center has found homes for 121 cats since opening

By Sallie James

Laura Summers.

Need a kitty fix but not ready to adopt?

The trio morphs into a rolling, nipping, Searching for a fur baby but not sure where to 12-legged ball of fur. look? Or maybe you’re a volunteer who needs It’s hard not to laugh. somewhere special to spend time?

The homeless kitties hail from Good Welcome to the Good Luck Cat Cafe, a Karma Pet Rescue and Lady Luck Animal unique pet adoption center tucked in the back Rescue, which place the animals at the of Boomerang’s Thrift Store at 2365 adoption center until they Wilton Drive. The volunteer-run find forever homes. All the “It gets people 501(c)(3) has placed 121 homeless kittens and cats available cats in forever homes since it for adoption have been into the store opened in June 2016 and is on track fostered in private homes and when it to do more of the same. and thoroughly examined gets hectic in “There is a huge overpopulation by a vet. The adoption center here, I get to problem with cats,” said volunteer never has more than 10 cats Laura Summers, a Wilton Manors and kittens at one time. go in there resident who runs the adoption The thrift store is open and get some center and coordinates 30 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondayskitty love.” volunteers who keep the doors Sundays. The Good Luck Cat open. “The problem is that everyone Cafe is open from 10 a.m. to - Matt LaMariana President of the thinks it’s someone else’s job to do 6 p.m. Mondays-Sundays.

Animal Rescue Fund it. If everybody just took care of the Donations keep the place [cat overpopulation] problems in running. their own neighborhood …”

The adoption center has a Facebook page A high-pitched yowl, followed by a hiss and an Instagram account, and volunteers interrupts the peace as two orange tabby hand out information cards at pet events to kittens chase each other across the floor. A get the word out. black kitten with gold eyes peers intently from Matt LaMariana, president of the Animal beneath a chair.

Rescue Fund, which operates the thrift store, Then, POUNCE! is the reason the adoption center exists.

He’s donated more than $500,000 to rescue groups over the years to give homeless animals a second chance, money raised by the thrift store he operates.

LaMariana provides the 18-foot by 18-foot room that houses the Good Luck Cat Cafe so Good Karma and Lady Luck have a venue for adoptions.

“It’s the best thing since sliced bread,” said LaMariana, as a black kitten crawled across his shoulders and nibbled his ear. “It gets people into the store and when it gets hectic in here, I get to go in there and get some kitty love.”

Thrift store shoppers and random animal lovers stop in to cuddle kittens and “ooh” and “aah” over their crazy antics.

Some people come by to de-stress. And others fill out applications to adopt.

Summers is there through it all.

Matt LaMariana.

“This is my thing. I come here every day,”

confessed the AT&T retiree. “It’s a great day when someone comes by and fills out an adoption application.”

The Cafe resembles a cheerful living room, with a comfy couch, a few tables and chairs, a wall of whimsical cat art and a television that plays a DVD of “cat TV” with images of chirping birds.

The volunteers chose a homey decor for the Cafe so potential adopters could picture what their home might be like if they had a cat.

Retired floral designer Tommy Carrigan, of Pompano Beach, visits the Cafe daily to play with the cats, sometimes for hours at a time.

It’s become his home away from home. He loves to dangle cat toys in front of the kittens and watch them swat, claw and roll.

“It’s very calming,” said Carrigan, who discovered the Cafe one day while shopping at

Boomerang’s.

A small refrigerator stocks bottled drinks for purchase but otherwise the place is all about cats. Sometimes visitors learn of the Good Luck Cat Cafe on the Internet and arrive expecting some trendy eatery with lounging cats.

What they get is lounging cats.

Stacie Ferreiro and her husband Nick, both 23, discovered the Cat Cafe while browsing the thrift store one day and stop by regularly now to cuddle kittens.

Both are allergic so they can’t adopt, but they enjoy the kitties for as long as their noses will allow.

“We liked this thrift store and it does not hurt that they have these cats,” Stacie Ferreiro said. “They tell us it’s nice when people come in a love on the cats.”

WMG

WHAT: Good Luck Cat Cafe WHERE: 2365 Wilton Drive (inside Boomerang’s Thrift Store) WHEN: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Sunday through Saturday COST: Free but donations are accepted

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Wilton Manors State Sen. Farmer City Commissioners Debate Giving Pride Easily Wins Dist. 34 Dem. Primary Center $200,000 for Senior Housing Project  Continued from page 1

By Chris Persaud

this to any organization. This would be a major, major grant for us so we need to do our due diligence to make sure it will be a benefit to our community.”

Flippen said he would like to see the audited financial statements for both the Pride Center and Carrfour for the past three years before making a decision.

Pride Center CEO Robert Boo said the project is the culmination of six years of planning.

“We are committed to being a good neighbor to all those around us,” Boo said.

Efforts to reach Boo by phone after the meeting were unsuccessful.

The Carrfour proposal includes 48 affordable senior housing units, of which 34 would be set aside as housing for disabled seniors. All units would be affordable and available to adults age 55 or older.

Democratic state Sen. Gary Farmer easily won his primary battle against former state Rep. Jim Waldman, taking 70 percent of the vote. More than $200,000 was spent on attack ads calling Farmer “sexist” and “obnoxious,” but a poll showed that attack backfired, making Farmer more popular, Florida Politics reported. Outside groups also spent money blasting Farmer for voting against a school safety bill that included gun control measures, but Farmer said he did so because the National Rifle Association supported parts of it, the Sun Sentinel reported earlier this month.

Farmer won the endorsement of LGBT rights organization Equality Florida. Farmer was first elected to the Florida Senate in 2016, where he also beat Waldman. WMG

• The 48-unit, four-story building would be constructed on 5.16 acres on the northwest corner of the property, with parking.

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Execution Ordered for Killer of Wilton Manors Couple

By Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel Peter Avsenew, convicted of killing a Wilton Manors couple days before Christmas 2010 and stealing their car to escape to north Florida, who told a jury in January that he had no regrets and a judge in March that he had killed before and would again, has been sentenced to die.

He is the first defendant in Broward to receive a death sentence since a new law was passed in 2017 requiring juries to be unanimous in finding an execution is warranted.

Broward Circuit Judge Ilona Holmes considered pleas for mercy from a courtappointed attorney who found Avsenew suffered trauma in his childhood — the murder of his sister and his alleged sexual abuse at the hands of his stepfather.

Holmes could have overturned the jury’s January death recommendation, but Avsenew’s crime could be punished only by death, she decided.

It seemed to be the result Avsenew wanted — after his conviction last fall for the murders of Stephen Adams and Kevin Powell, a Wilton

Peter Avsenew.

Photo via BSO.

• Units would include a mix of studio, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments of varying sizes.

• The project would include a club room, a library/computer room, a gym, laundry and an administrative office.

• The main lobby would physically connect with the main Pride Center building.

Manors couple who took him in after he posted a sexually suggestive classified ad on Craigslist.

Adams and Powell had been together for nearly 30 years.

But Avsenew’s comments about them, in his letter to Holmes, were without mercy.

“It is my duty as a white man to cull the weak and timid from existence,” Avsenew, 33, wrote. “Homosexuals are a disease to mankind and must be put down.” WMG

• The development would be managed

by Crossroads Management LLC. Chris Caputo, the new board chair of the Pride Center, urged city officials to support the project.

“I think this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. It is an exciting opportunity that I think is going to open doors to more opportunities like this,” Caputo said.

James Carras, a Fort Lauderdale resident and chairman of the Broward Housing Council, which advises the Broward County Commission on affordable housing issues, also urged the city to support the project.

“This is a great project,” Carras said.

“The challenge is this is not easy to do.”

WMG

The Pride Center property area.

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‘… An Angel Rides in the Whirlwind’

By James Oaksun You may not think this column has anything to do with real estate. But it does.

In the last couple weeks we have had a primary election.

Undoubtedly some are pleased with the results; others, less so.

In addition, we have grieved the passings of two iconic figures in our civic life.

But the situation on the local front and the national stage remains, shall I say, “stormy.”

The title of this column comes from more than two centuries ago. A Virginian statesman named John Page – largely forgotten in our history – wrote them to Thomas Jefferson about two weeks after the Declaration of Independence was signed. You would have to agree, that was a very stormy time in our history.

The outcome of the impending war was far from certain.

Last time I issued a plea for more visionary thought, visionary leadership, from the Realtor community and from the government at large, because the effects of a whirlwind are indeed being felt here in South Florida, right now.

Have we placed too much faith in large and remote institutions? What happens when there is a problem – do you think a clerk (or politician) in an office thousands of miles away will be inclined to treat you better than would a person in your community?

Consider the plight of a real estate purchaser known to me, who was the victim of wire fraud – in part due to the negligence of one of those large, distant impersonal institutions. An institution that, perhaps not surprisingly,

denies any responsibility for the effects of their actions. He is in the whirlwind right now, his hopes and dreams dashed (at least temporarily).

Think also about what happened the last time your health provider prescribed a medication not on a “formulary” designed and approved by nameless, faceless bureaucrats far away – people you do not know and will never meet.

And we have now seen the algal blooms begin to afflict waterfront areas in Fort Lauderdale, as the politicians point fingers and refuse action.

How could we use these situations to catalyze creation of more resilient communities here in South Florida? For starters, we could solve our own insurance problems. More than six million people live between the Keys and Jupiter. Consumerowned health cooperatives could be formed to take care of our own, by our own rules and own means. If we do that successfully, it would make South Florida an ideal place to start and grow the kinds of mid 21st-century businesses that require and attract high skilled and high wage employees. And who want high-value homes in which to live.

We can vigorously assert our control over our environment.

And yes, investments will have to be made, whether by borrowing funds, re-configuring existing programs, or increasing revenues. But the benefits of preserving our lifestyle and serving as a guidestar for the nation would far outpace any increase in costs. They would also, in the long run, increase real estate valuations.

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And what of my friend who was the victim of a tragic crime?

Do you suppose he would get better treatment from a bank owned by customers right here, that invests in our community, or from a bureaucrat in a skyscraper as she looks at the Golden Gate?

Sometimes, for many of us, things may seem bleak. Do we have the courage to take action, to seek change in the way our Founders did? We are not sheep who must accept the status quo. Money earned here in our community, that recirculates and stays here, has a multiplier effect and makes our community more resilient and more welcoming to all. We can create our own future, and by doing so make South Florida an even better place to live, a better place to own real estate, and a better place for future generations.

If we act, the Angel will step from the whirlwind, end her ride, and live among us. WMG James Oaksun, Florida’s Real Estate Geek(SM), is Broker-Owner of New Realty Concepts in Oakland Park. In addition to having degrees from Dartmouth and Cornell, he is a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (GRI).

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Guest Column

Lauren Baer Will Prove Lightning Strikes Twice This time it’ll happen in Florida’s House District 18

Tony Plakas

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ou gotta give them hope.’” Isn’t that what Harvey Milk said?

Elaine Noble, a dear friend of mine, chuckled when I told her the news.

Lauren Baer of Palm Beach Gardens won her primary, and proudly accepted the win, with her spouse Emily, smiling at her side, then a kiss.

Lauren Baer, like Noble 44 years ago, is poised to make history if voters send her to Washington in November. She would be the first person to win a seat Congress as someone in a federally recognized same-sex marriage. She would also be the first open lesbian from Florida to have a seat in the Congress.

But she needs our help. On Thursday in West Palm Beach the Human Right’s Campaign will hold its first ever Equality Action Academy training in Florida.

Elaine Noble made history in 1974 as the first openly gay person to win a bid for a seat in the Massachusetts House.

She’s a Floridian now, and was happy to hear history in the making.

“It takes people on the ground, as well as people in high places. It’s not unlike how Murphy won both of his races in that same district.” And she was right, my husband and I saw it firsthand. Voters in District 18 proved Democrat Patrick Murphy could best Allen West by 2,000 votes in the Republicanleaning territory where incumbent West spent $18 million to hold a seat Murphy won with by spending only a quarter as much.

He won again against veteran Carl Domino, this time by 50,000 votes in 2014. Lightning strikes twice in the same place all the time, because it’s where conditions are finest – it’s

fact; it’s science really. In this case political.

When the Human Rights Campaign reached out to hold the Equality Action Academy training, the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council stepped up. PBCHRC is sponsoring the event on Thursday, Sept.

6. Doors open at 5:30 and the training begins at 6 p.m. HRC is using its resources and experienced trainers to educate local citizens and inspire them to become Equality Voters. Their hope is to activate participants and involve them in campaigns, and to meet other Equality Voters who want to do the same.

The City of West Palm Beach, officials and staff, took less than a day to secure a great venue on short notice: the Lake Pavilion – THE premier venue – located at the end of Clematis Street, overlooking the water, just a few miles shy of Lauren Baer’s district. The City’s response was a signal - momentum was mounting and within hours organizations were offering to help. They began spreading word of HRC’s Equality Voter Training to their own supporters. Equality Florida, Compass Community Center, Planned Parenthood, National Organization for Women, the New Leader’s Council, and many others, who are eager to participate in campaigns, as Equality Voters started sending RSVP’s to join the growing coalition. Those are the actions of people who feel a historic win in the air.

Murphy’s legacy, and lasting gift to the voters of his district was better and bigger than him. He activated voters, he motivated volunteers, he found those willing to work, carry signs and make phone calls. They knocked on doors, carried signs re-engaged

Those are the actions of people who feel a historic win in the air.

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Lauren Baer (center) walks with her wife and daughter. Photo via Facebook.

groups who’d stopped really trying, or fought only by voting even though they didn’t really believe they could win.

Lightning strikes twice – in the same place – where the conditions are most probably for lightening to strike again. Volunteers are gathering, and voters are ready for a representative and they’re shedding past assumptions to shape a district boasting the 8th largest city in Florida, Port St. Lucie, also known as the fastest growing. With the help of organizations signing on to lend a hand the voters in District 18 will have the resources to connect to their representatives, and once they do and know how, they’ll finally have a say, and help mold their District’s future, in their own way.

“Values voters” will take the opportunity to get their voters to focus on the family of Baer’s family, no doubt. But with attendance and interest in the training already exceeding expectations, and three days remaining to recruit more, the biggest winners will be in our community here. A community filled with educated voters, motivated volunteers who will learn – and take part in history – while it’s happening. A coalition of voters inspired to send an open lesbian to U.S. Congress.

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Jesse’s Journal Buttons featuring various pride flags. In reading order (left to right): Bisexual flag, pansexual flag, rainbow flag, gender neutral flag, transgender flag, asexual flag.

Photo via The Canadian Centre for Gender + Diversity.

Under Six Flags

Jesse Monteagudo

T

he most famous symbol of LGBT people and LGBT liberation is the rainbow flag. Designed by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker (1951-2017) in 1978, the six colored stripes - red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple - represent our community’s diversity to friend and foe alike.

Baker’s creation became so popular that it superseded the lambda, the labrys, the pink triangle, the equal sign and other symbols. There is hardly a person alive today who does not recognize the rainbow flag and what it stands for. Even Donald Trump took time off from his victory lap at the Republican Convention to hold a rainbow flag (upside down) to show his support for LGBT people. This happened before he became the most homophobic and transphobic president in decades.

The rainbow flag was created to represent all of us, which of course is impossible. The LGBT community is as diverse as humanity itself, and one flag cannot adequately represent our various and sometimes conflicting backgrounds, lives, struggles and interests.

It was not long before various groups began to produce flags of their own.

The most famous of these is the

Transgender Pride Flag, a symbol of trans pride, rights and diversity created by Monica Helms in 1999. According to Helms, “the stripes at the top and bottom are light blue, the traditional color for baby boys. The stripes next to them are pink, the traditional color for baby girls. The stripe in the middle is white, for those who are intersex, transitioning or consider themselves having a neutral or undefined gender. The pattern is such that no matter which way you fly it, it is always correct, signifying us finding correctness in our lives.” Since 1999 the Transgender Pride Flag has been adopted by LGBT or allied governments or communities, which fly the flag at all times or during trans days of pride or remembrance.

Not to be outdone, the Bisexual Pride Flag was designed by Michael Page in 1998 in order to give bisexuals their own symbol. Page’s aim was to increase bi visibility, both within the LGBT community and among society as a whole.

“In designing the Bi Pride Flag, I selected the colors and overlap pattern of the bi angles symbol,” Page said. “The pink color represents sexual attraction to the same sex only [gay and lesbian]. The blue represents

Last year the Philadelphia advertising agency Tierney revised the flag by adding black and brown stripes to represent our racial diversity.

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sexual attraction to the opposite sex only [straight] and the resultant overlap color purple represents sexual attraction to both sexes [bi].”

Some flags represent different lifestyles within and outside the LGBT community.

The Leather Pride Flag was designed by Tony DeBlase in 1989. According to DeBlase, “the flag is composed of nine horizontal stripes of equal width. From the top and from the bottom, the stripes alternate black and royal blue. The central stripe is white.

In the upper left quadrant of the flag is a large red heart. I will leave it to the viewer to interpret the colors and symbols.” Since 1989 the flag was embraced by leather folk of all sexual orientations or gender identities and has become the proud symbol of the kinky community.

The International Bear Brotherhood Flag (also known as the Bear Flag) was designed to represent the bear subculture within the LGBT community. Created by Craig Byrnes in 1995, the colors of the flag - dark brown, orange/rust, golden yellow, tan, white, gray and black - represent the fur colors of various bear species, not human races. The bear flag sports a bear paw print on its upperleft corner, a symbol as significant to bears as the red heart is to the leather/sm/fetish community.

Recently the rainbow flag has been revised to be more representative of all facets of the LGBT community. Last year the Philadelphia advertising agency Tierney revised the flag by adding black and brown stripes to represent our racial diversity. The new flag made its premiere in Philadelphia during that city’s 2017 Pride ceremonies.

Amber Hikes, the director of LGBT Affairs, told Philadelphia Gay News that “this flag instills so much pride in me as a queer black woman. ... When I see the flag, I feel like I see myself.” This year Daniel Quasar proposed a new, progress-focused rainbow flag that puts white, pink, light blue, brown, and black stripes in an arrow on the left side of the flag on top of the six stripe rainbow flag. Quasar took the light blue, pink and white stripes from the trans flag and added the brown and black stripes to represent people of color “as well as those living with AIDS, those no longer living, and the stigma surrounding them.”

This design has since been challenged

by Puerto Rican author and vegan activist Julia Feliz, who re-designed the flag to place the black, brown, light blue, pink and white stripes diagonally over the rainbow. Quasar accepts the challenge: “The more flags, the more discussion, the better.”

Let a thousand flags wave.

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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LGBT Prom ‘Masquerades’ through Wilton Manors

Deon C. Jefferson

Photo via TransInclusive, Facebook.

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n a recent Saturday, the Transinclusive Group Terry kept the line dance music coming as he spinned crowd department, and also put your trauma on the local health care completely shut down Wilton Manors in a big way. favorites like “Wobble” and “The Electric Slide.” There was providers!”

Its second annual all inclusive prom was held at The also a special appearance from transgender actor Marquise She ended her inspiration speech by asking the audience to Venue. If you attended last year and not this year, prepare to Vilson and a special performance from Carson Graham participate in a chant: “It is our duty to win, we must love and be impressed, maybe even a little jealous. of Transinclusive, who performed his single protect each other.”

First off, let’s talk about the decor. One “Paradise.” Other performers for the night were As the night slowly ended, all you could hear was the sound word to describe it would be “heavenly.”

Tiana Love, Champagne T. Bordeaux, and Misty of people laughing and enjoying each other’s company as they After guests slayed the red carpet, they Eyes. exited the party. were greeted inside by bright lights Nobody’s prom is complete without the crowing “This prom was outstanding and is needed,” mentioned that flawlessly bounced off each wall, of the royal court. Seeing as this was the second Broward native Tiffany Marrero. “This was my first luxurious feather center pieces, and annual prom, the royal court was expanded. This Transinclusive prom. As a black girl thriving with HIV, I an array of festive colors. At around year, Tyree Bright was crowned prom king while understand the importance and need for representation, much 7:30 p.m. the open bar started. This promo queen was awarded to Freya Rivera. T. Pena, less a safe space to turn up! Great job to the planning committee, gave guests an opportunity to mingle a Wilton Manors resident, made history as the first I’ll be back next year!” and check out each other’s outfits. Last winner of the Supreme category.

Again, Transinclusive has showed the community that all year’s fashion was pretty stellar — it was As you can tell, the prom was a sight to see. But the members of the LGBT community, as well as their allies, can Transinclusive’s first prom so everybody night was not all about gowns and performances. party together in a safe space. The group holds programs all year wanted to make a statement. Well, let’s LaLa Zannell turned the mood from joyous to long, and these would not be made possible without the support just say that this year the bar was raised inspiration. She got on the mic to give words of of its sponsors like AIDS Healthcare Foundation(AHF), Midway even higher. Two of the biggest trends on encouragement. “We all go through things and Specialty Care, Midland Medical, Bona Italian Restaurant, - LaLa Zannell the red carpet were huge ball gowns and we all go through trauma,” said Zannell in a loud Rosie’s, CAN Community Health, and FLUX, just to name a few. long trains. voice. “We have to let trauma go, learn how to put “As you know, building a non-profit takes time,” said Tatiana Food for the event was catered by The Venue and it did not that trauma on each other, put that trauma on the system, put Braxton, CEO and founder of Transinclusive. “We are on year disappoint. Some of the menu items included Fusilli Corti trauma on ‘45,’ put that trauma on your city council members, two, and our supporters value and support the work we ai Carciofi — short corkscrew pasta with Italian artichoke put that trauma on your school board, put trauma on your police continue to provide to the community.” hearts, garlic, parmigiana, and red chili flakes. Attendees were also treated to a Mediterranean station and a southern style station, featuring fried chicken, old fashioned collard greens, TransInclusive is a trans-led organization. Its mission is to advocate and work with community partners and so much more. and stakeholders in efforts to build trust and relationships with all relevant associated entities, in regards to ending discrimination and marginalization surrounding a population that has been disproportionately DJ Terry totally stole the show after the food was served. impacted. If you would like to become a member or to find out more information on Transinclusive Group, Guests were practically forced to the dance floor as the intro visit its website at Transinclusive.org to “The Cupid Shuffle” started blasting from the speakers.

“It is our duty to win, we must love and protect each other.”

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he most effective product in the world is rendered useless if it never makes it out of the box. Juicers, exercise machines, even the latest low-calorie snack you purchased can help us acquire the healthy body we desire. Yet, unless we actually prepare the fruits and veggies, take the laundry off the treadmill, and eat healthy, we’ll see none of the benefits these products can deliver. The same is true with flossing. It works.

But only 2-15% of the population flosses regularly. Perhaps considering a product you’d actually use might do the trick? Have you thought about an oral irrigator?

Here’s a quick quiz. If you answer yes to each of the questions below, you might benefit from an oral irrigator: 1. Is your floss getting dusty?

2. Do you have a lot of space between your teeth? Food, bacteria and plaque all love a great place to hide, and the spaces between your teeth provide plenty of comfort.

3. Is your mouth occupied by dental prosthetics? Bridges, braces, partials … if your mouth is home to one or more of these dental devices, you can benefit from an oral irrigator.

4. Will you use it? This, of course, is the million-dollar question.

Believe it or not, adoption rates for oral irrigators are pretty high. They tend not to sit on the countertop and collect dust.

Anecdotally, using these devices seems to be less cumbersome for most people than flossing – it’s somewhat … fun. So, if you like the idea of massaging your gums each night before bed, don’t like flossing lectures, and have a true desire to avoid dentures, implants and gum disease later in life, you’ll probably find an oral irrigator to be quite useful.

Lastly, keep in mind there is no dismissing the power of regular brushing and flossing. We’re not recommending you give up flossing in favor of an irrigator. In fact, if you were to brush, floss AND irrigate, your efforts at maintaining an inflammation-free zone in your mouth would be medal-worthy. But if you’re not inclined to floss, you might wish to consider an oral irrigator. Like flossing and brushing, they have been proven to help reduce the harmful effects of plaque on teeth and gums. So, the next time you’re in for a cleaning, ask us for our recommendation.

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Bowlicious

1823 E. Commercial, Fort Lauderdale 954-328-2695 eatbowlicious.com The fastest growing trend in fast casual dining is the bowl-based meal, featuring a choice of grains or green for a base, various veggies and a protein. The latest entry into the super bowl competition is the best yet. Thoughtful consideration of the fine details is what sets Bowlicious apart.

Paying attention to the small details, such as using gluten-free soy sauce, having a chef-driven menu featuring locally sourced fresh-pressed juices and organic sodas, as well as well-trained folks working the line makes all the difference.

What sets Bowlicious apart from places with similar concepts? Let’s start from the bottom up. The base, both the regular $7.99 and large $10.99, includes a choice of two. While the mixed greens are your basic blend, the kale-spinach salad gets a pop of brightness from sliced strawberries. The quinoa is enlivened with notes of citrus and champagne and a Peruvian favorite, cilantro basmati rice adds a nice freshness.

Only the sweet potato noodles disappoint, adding neither the spice expected or a nice chewiness. I suspect our batch was a bit undercooked.

Veggie options include several veganfriendly selections such as; crispy pieces of cinnamon roasted sweet potatoes, glazed mushrooms, rosemary garlic broccoli, spicy Asian green beans, balsamic glazed Brussels sprouts and one non-vegan option, Moroccan cauliflower, lightly coated in yogurt before being roasted for a rich, deep flavor. The proteins available are all top notch. Peruvian grilled chicken is by far the star dish, followed closely behind

by Carolina-style pulled pork, grilled sirloin (as good as you’ll get at a steak house) and ahi tuna poke (the last two of which will add a couple of bucks to your tab). Ginger chicken and Szechuan tofu round out the delicious toppers for those looking for a little more kick to their dish.

Sauce selections range from a spicy three pepper blend to sweet ginger or creamy basil-spinach pesto.

There are a few add-ons including beet salad, a yummy pineapple-infused slaw, marinated grape tomatoes and sliced

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A local look at the latest food fad sweeping the country avocado. While they are all delicious, none are really necessary to complete your dish. To accompany your meal there are a few beverage options, all prepared from organic products. There are bottled cold-pressed juices as well as fountaindispensed organic carbonated sodas, made from cane sugar, with the expected flavors (cola, root beer and ginger beer) as well as more exotic offerings (cucumber, coconut and blood orange).

Beehive.

Beehive Kitchen

6312 North Andrews Ave., Fort Lauderdale 954-541-8787 200 East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale 954-607-2836 beehive-kitchen.com Since I last reported on Beehive Kitchen, it has opened a second location in the heart of downtown. The format remains the same; build a bowl, starting with a base of rice, grains or greens (or a combination of any two) adding veggies, a protein and a sauce. The small bowl, priced at $7.95 offers a choice of one veggie and one protein, while the larger bowl, priced at $9.95, offers two veggies and two proteins to the base, with steak and tuna poke adding a couple bucks to the total bill. Beehive gets points for its innovative protein options, including sesame-citrus tofu, almond crusted chicken and numerous gluten-free options.

Diced

4 Locations in Miami area dicedfood.com Diced follows a format similar to Beehive Kitchen and Bowlicious, but also offers the option of having your meal as a wrap.

The base is a choice of a combo of rice and beans or over greens as a salad. The protein options are rather limited (chicken, steak, tuna) and the veggies are fairly plain, meaning not augmented with sauces or spices, which may be an enticement for more finicky eaters. There is only one size option, priced at $7.49 for chicken or tuna, a buck more for steak, quinoa is also a buck extra. A heavy hand with the numerous sauce and cheese options makes it easy to veer away from the healthy aspect of the menu. Diced also offers several smoothie choices.

News You Can Use Recently Restaurant News listed its “Next Gen” of restaurant chains. These are places that are either new entries and/or feature a fast-growing market. If you haven’t seen these brands yet, you will be soon. The top 10 restaurants range from snack providers and fast casual dining to sports bars and mid-level sit-down establishments.

They are: Wetzel’s Pretzels, Firebirds Wood Fired Grill, Golden Chick, Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, Duffy’s Sports Grill (locally based in Palm Beach County), True Food Kitchen, BurgerFi, 54th Street Grill & Bar, Del Frisco’s Grille and Eddie V’s Prime Seafood.

Football season is here, and The Balcony, 1309 E Las Olas Blvd., has specials for the season – so get your pom poms ready! Since nothing goes with football quite like ice-cold beer, they’re offering beer bucket specials (each with five chilled bottles) including; Bud Light Buckets for $16 and either Heineken/Heineken Light or Corona/ Corona Light for $25. Fans will also be able to enjoy wings (8), flatbreads and sliders (3) for $10. The specials are available Saturdays and Sundays from 11:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. Games will be played on the TVs on both levels.

Rather than spending the High Holidays in the kitchen, celebrate Rosh Hashanah dinner and the Yom Kippur breakfast with family and friends and let TooJay’s, with 28 restaurants throughout Florida, do the cooking. Multiple dine-in seatings are offered for Rosh Hashanah, which begins Sunday evening, September 9 (reservations are required). Pick-up orders may be placed in advance for Rosh Hashanah dinner and Yom Kippur breakfast, which is Wednesday evening, September 19. The Rosh Hashanah menu includes baked cod with potato stuffing and emerald sauce; grilled London broil; lean and tender brisket; and herb roasted chicken. All dine-in entrees include a glass of kosher wine, made-from-scratch matzo ball soup, gefilte fish or chopped liver, carrot tsimmes, mini potato pancakes, coffee or tea and a holiday dessert. For the classic Yom Kippur breakfast, TooJay’s offers platters of sliced Nova, smoked whitefish, baked salmon, whitefish salad, bagels and accompaniments. Blintzes and other holiday favorites are also available.

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This touching love story traces the relationship of two men over more than four decades and features a tuneful country music-inspired score performed by a talented cast. Through Sept. 30. Tickets are $35 – 50 at NowAndThenMusical.com.

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concert Singer and LGBT icon K.D. Lang brings her “Ingénue Redux” tour to the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale at 8 p.m. She’ll celebrate the 25th anniversary of her 1993 breakthrough album, along with more recent hits. If “Constant Craving” and “Miss Chatelaine” were a part of the “soundtrack” for your coming out in the 1990s, you won’t want to miss this special concert. Tickets start at $30 at BrowardCenter.org.

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Miami’s fall arts season kicks off today with ArtsLaunch at the Arsht Center. Enjoy 12 hours of interactive workshops, short performances, on-stage dance classes, staged readings and an evening closing concert. In addition to highlighting the center’s upcoming season, dozens of local organizations will also showcase their 2018-19 seasons. ArtsLaunch is free and open to the public. For more information, go to ArshtCenter.org.

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The 10th season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” may be a wrap, but now all your favorite queens are headed to Florida to fight it out live on stage at the Parker Playhouse, 707 N.E. 8th St. in Fort Lauderdale, tonight at 8 p.m. Miss Vanjie, Monique Heart, Dusty Ray Bottoms, Blair St. Clair and The Vixen will all perform, along with hostesses Monet X Change and Miz Cracker. Tickets start at $23.24 at ParkerPlayhouse.com.

The country’s brightest and most beautiful young ladies take the stage at the Miss America pageant tonight on ABC. While there won’t be a swimming suit competition, the glamorous hopefuls will impress audiences and the judges with their style, talent and wit. Carrie Ann Inaba (“Dancing with the Stars”) and Ross Matthews (“RuPaul’s Drag Race”) host. Check local listings for channels and show times.

The gays have been using Grindr, Scruff and other hook-up apps for years. See how the other half—the straights—approach online dating using Tinder, Bumble, MatchUp and a host of other smartphone apps we’ve barely heard of on “Swiped: Hooking Up in the Digital Age,” tonight on HBO. Maybe you’ll learn something. At the least, it will certainly be entertaining.

Check local listings for channels and show times.

Okay, Ryan Murphy’s “American Horror Story: Apocalypse” technically premieres on FX tomorrow night, so let this serve as a warning to set up a reminder on your calendar, phone, computer, whatever. Jessica Lange, Angela Bassett, Sarah Paulson and Kathy Bates are back and rumors promise plenty of hot men, too, including Evan Peters and Cheyenne Jackson. Check local listings for channels and show times.

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LPAC IS REAL STAR OF STAGE DOOR’S ‘LA CAGE’ J.W. Arnold

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he grungy former movie house in Tamarac that Broward Stage Door Theatre called home for more than decades is just a memory, now that the move to the sparkling, two-year-old Lauderhill Performing Arts Center (LPAC) is complete.

Last weekend, Stage Door debuted its first production, “La Cage aux Folles,” the glitzy and tuneful 1983 Tony winner from composer Jerry Herman and writer Harvey Fierstein.

The plot of the musical, an adaptation of a 1973 French play and 1978 film, remains surprisingly fresh and relevant, unlike its heroine, an aging drag diva, and her partner, the owner of a French Riviera cabaret. There’s no need to recap the story to any card-carrying theater queen, but let’s just say the antagonist, a self-aggrandizing “family values” politician, seeks to “Make France Great Again.”

Executive producer Derelle Bunn and her team spared little expense on this debut production, hiring a cast of 21 and pit orchestra of six. (Stage Door more often than not relied on pre-recorded accompaniment tracks in the past.)

But, no matter how many thousands of rhinestones, feathers and sequins sparkle throughout, the real star of the show is the LPAC itself. That six-piece orchestra performs from an actual pit. The very existence of wings and a fly allowed Michael McClain to design a stylish, grandiose set that would have been unthinkable in that cramped movie theater.

And then there are the lights and modern sound system that doesn’t snap, crackle and pop incessantly through the show like a bowl of cereal.

As for the performance, well, the cast could probably have benefitted from another week

of rehearsal. Larry Buzzeo, a seasoned and talented local actor, plods around the stage in his heels, hardly convincing anyone that his Zaza has been performing in drag for decades.

Jamie Michael Parnell (Georges) sports a stunning voice, but is clearly too young for the role and exhibits little chemistry with Buzzeo.

Australian Connor Delves as their “son” Jean-Michelle is also a talented singer, but was painfully stiff throughout the opening weekend matinee.

Then there are the train wrecks that are the Cagelles, performed by four men and two women wearing hideous wigs and even worse make-up. The whole idea is supposed to be that the illusion is so complete, the audience cannot discern the difference: “Look under our frocks: girdles and jocks.” Not in this case.

Hopefully, they will master Danny Durr’s herky jerky choreography before the end of the month-long run.

There are some bright moments, however.

Alexandra Van Hasselt, Jean-Michel’s fiancé Anne, has the voice of a nightingale and danced effortlessly in “With Anne on my Arm.” Buzzeo offered an honest and moving moment in “I Am What I Am” that will not be forgotten soon. Kat Gold is a sassy and “saucy” Jacqueline, the restaurateur who orchestrates the madcap conclusion to the family’s predicament. Kudos also go to Paul Reekie and his band.

“La Cage” is a tough show to pull off for any number of reasons, not the least being its familiarity. Fortunately, Stage Door’s audience of largely condo and retirement community audiences enjoyed the production, despite the obvious shortcomings. If only LPAC could have taken a bow, too.

Broward Stage Door Theatre presents “La Cage aux Folles” through Sept. 23 at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, 3800 N.W. 11th Place (just west of Swap Shop Flea Market) in Lauderhill. Tickets are $48 at StageDoorFL.org.

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Second Annual Alumni Recital — Lynn University

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

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

Free to attend. Visit events.lynn.edu.

*Donna Singer — Jazz

Sunday, September 9 at 7 p.m. at the Arts Garage, 94 NE 2nd Ave, Delray Beach.

Relax and feel the Birdland Breezes as internationally acclaimed vocalist Donna Singer performs the Great American Songbook. Tickets $30 to $40. Visit artsgarage.org.

*Superior Donuts

September 20 to October 21 at 6766 Main Street, Miami Lakes. Enjoy the final show of the 2017-2018 season, a touching and hilarious story of unlikely friendship. Tickets $25 to $30. Visit mainstreetplayers.com

September 5 - september 11 broward county Arts Launch

Saturday, September 8 at the Arsht Center.

This is Miami’s biggest annual event celebrating and kicking off the Arts Season.

Join us for a day of fun and discovery: family activities, mini performances, a community village of more than 100 arts & cultural organizations, chef demonstrations, food,* live bands, DJs and more. Free admission.

Visit arschtcenter.org/artslaunch for details.

La Cage Aux Folles

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

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

Friday Night Sound Waves Music Series

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

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Saturday, September 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Keith

The Lynn Wind Ensemble Concert will be on Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Wold Performing Arts Center. Photo via Lynn University, lynn.edu.

C. And Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center. When the strings are away, the winds will play. This will be an evening of thrilling performances of music for woodwinds, brass and percussion. Tickets $10. Visit events. lynn.edu.

Mark Reese and Friends

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

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

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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 561-2437922 or visit DelrayArts.org.

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

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.

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9/11 Remembrance, Recognition and Celebration

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

Visit ccpompano.org for details.

*Paint A Hibiscus

Friday, September 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Arts and Crafts Social Club, Fort Lauderdale. Attendees will paint these lovely tropical flowers together step-by-step at a BYOB painting class. As always, feel free to bring wine, beer, cocktails, and munchies of your choice! Tickets $35. Visit artsandcraftssocialclub.com

*Tona Ventures Grand Opening Party

Monday, September 8 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 1550 NE 34th Court in Oakland Park. Tona Ventures is hosting a Grand Opening party to showcase their brand new 18 luxury rental townhouse community in the Wilton Manors area - The Grandeur - with refreshments and entertainment.

James Cunningham, Realtor REMAX Experience, will be on hand for model tours and leasing details.

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.

broward county *Paint A Hibiscus

Friday, September 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Arts and Crafts Social Club, Fort Lauderdale. Attendees will paint these lovely tropical flowers together step-bystep at a BYOB painting class. As always, feel free to bring wine, beer, cocktails, and munchies of your choice! Tickets $35. Visit artsandcraftssocialclub.com

2018 Florida Biennial

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

*Tona Ventures Grand Opening Party

Monday, September 8 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

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at 1550 NE 34th Court in Oakland Park. Tona Ventures is hosting a Grand Opening party to showcase their brand new 18 luxury rental townhouse community in the Wilton Manors area - The Grandeur - with refreshments and entertainment. James Cunningham, Realtor REMAX Experience, will be on hand for model tours and leasing details.

GLLN September Luncheon

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

SAGE/Pride Film Series: ‘Eastern Boys’

Tuesday, September 11 at 1:15 p.m. in the main hall of the Pride Center. A film about eastern prostitutes and the man who falls

September 5 - september 11 for one of them. Popcorn and soda will be served, free to attend.

Arts and Crafts Wednesday Happy Hour

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

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

Tickets $20. Visit artsandcraftssocialclub. com

The Colors of This Life Art Gallery

August 11 to September 7 at the Claudia Castillo Art Studio, 2215 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors. A photographic installment showcasing color as experienced in dreams.

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

palm beach county Family Nights with Food Truck Invasion

Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater, 8802 Boynton Beach Blvd, Boynton Beach. The event features rotating

entertainment activities and a large collection of food trucks on site! Admission is free.

The Casey Raines Band

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

Lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. Free admission.

9/11 Remembrance, Recognition and Celebration

Monday, September 10 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center, 50 W Atlantic Blvd, Pompano Beach.

Anight of remembrance, recognition and celebration. The Ceremony will feature guest speakers, musicians and a special performance by the Fort Lauderdale Symphonic Winds 65-piece band. Tickets free but limited. Visit ccpompano.org for details.

Immigration and the First Amendment

Monday, September 17 at 2:30 p.m. at the Live Oak Pavilion, Student Union, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. Maria Hinojosa will

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Ladies Night Out at the Science Center

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

miami-dade county Snorkeling Clinics with Zoo Miami

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

Arsht Center Farmers Market

Mondays from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts,

1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. Purchase fresh food from local farmers, including fruits, vegetables, meats, prepared foods, as well as chefs, live music, and cooking demonstrations. Tickets $45 to $75. Free.

Visit ArshtCenter.org/en/Visit/Dining.

Yoga in the Garden

Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. and Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive in Miami Beach. Hit the mat for an indoor yoga practice overlooking the garden. Tickets $10 Wednesdays, $15 Saturdays. Call 305-6737256 or visit MBGarden.org.

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Wednesdays from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Island House, 1129 Fleming St. in Key West. Relax in the middle of the week with two-forone drinks, free shots, videos and music, giveaways, and naked boys at the pool. Call 305-294-6284 or visit IslandHouseKeyWest. com

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