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LGBTQIA bites Bisexual
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Show About Bisexual Self-Acceptance Coming This Fall “The Bisexual,” which is a show about a woman who identified as a lesbian discovering and coming to terms with the fact that she’s bisexual, will come to Hulu in November. The show was directed by Desiree Akhavan, who directed the Sundance Jury Prize-winning movie “The Miseducation of Cameren Post” about a teen who gets sent to a gay therapy camp and bonds with the other women there, pretending their way to freedom. It’s inspired by her own hated experience of coming out as bisexual. “I came out as [bisexual] from the get-go, but that word always felt uncomfortable. Bisexual sounds gauche and tacky… Disingenuous. Whereas there’s only pride when I say lesbian, there’s only coolness to say queer. Bisexual didn’t feel like it represented me and I wanted to know why, when technically it very much represents who I am,” she said to INTO.
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Desiree Akhavan, director of “The Bisexual.”
The show tackles the LGBT community’s prejudices toward the B, and explores the changes in perspective and lifestyle when identity is “reverse engineer[ed].”
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By Hope Benson Non-Binary
Non-Binary Actor Plays Non-Binary Character For the First Time in American Television Asia Kate Dillon, who plays Taylor Mason on the hit political drama show “Billions,” has received critical acclaim for their role — and they’re the first non-binary actor to play a non-binary character on American television. Playing the role of Taylor actually helped Dillon come to terms with their own non-binary identity when they read the character described as “female nonbinary,” which were two words they had never seen together. “Upon looking both words up I had an aha moment where for the first time it all came together in my mind: I was assigned sex: ‘female’ at birth … But, my gender identity is non-binary; neither man nor woman,” they said on Instagram. This kind of representation through media is important, they argue: “I hope Hollywood at large will consider the responsibility it has … I believe the arts are the best way to help people go
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on a journey of self-discovery toward their own compassion and empathy for humanity and themselves.” Dillon also presented the first nonbinary actor MTV Movie and TV award in 2017, which marked the first time the network abolished gender-specific award categories, Vanity Fair reported.
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Canadian University Sports Organization Passes Trans-Inclusive Policy USports, a Canadian organization in charge of university and varsity athletics, is now allowing transgender people to play on the team that reflects their gender identity. The policy has been in the works for two years, and is upheld as long as the athletes don’t use performance-boosting prohibited substances as ruled by the Canadian Anti-doping Program. Athletes on hormones for transitioning will be able to participate as long as their hormone levels are in line with the Program. “With the history of how policy goes for trans people, I honestly was surprised that it only took two years,” Jacob Roy, a transgender man and former athlete who gave up four sports in college due to the lack of a trans policy, said. An athlete must compete on one gendered team for a whole academic year, even though the transitioning process “isn’t linear,” Roy said. And according to
professor Charlene Weaving in St. Francis Xavier University’s human kinetics department, “normal” hormone levels don’t exist, as they vary from person to person. But she also said that the policy is among the best she’s ever seen for trans athletes, CBC News reported.
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New State Dept. Diplomatic
Visa Policy Sparks Concerns Same-sex partners will no longer receive visas; must be married to be eligible Michael K. Lavers
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new State Department policy that requires partners of foreign mission personnel and employees of international organizations to be married in order to qualify for a diplomatic visa has sparked concern among LGBTI rights advocates.
The United Nations Headquarters in New York. Photo via UNIDO, Flickr.
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The Washington Blade last week obtained a letter from the State Department that states, “consistent with internal Department of State policy changes, partners accompanying officers and employees of international organizations or seeking to join the same must be married in order to be eligible for a derivative G-4 nonimmigrant visa or to seek a change into such status beginning October 1, 2018.” The letter also says the State Department as of Oct. 1 “will only accept the accreditation of spouses of newly arrived officers and employees of international organizations, both same-sex and opposite-sex, as members of the family of the respective international organization.” The letter, which was distributed on July 20, says, “all currently accredited same-sex domestic partners of officers and employees of international organizations serving in the United States who wish to maintain their derivative G-4 nonimmigrant visa status and acceptance of accreditation” should ask their organization “to submit appropriate documentation” to the State Department’s Office of Foreign Missions no later than Dec. 31 that indicates “the couple has legally married.” “After December 31, 2018, unless such individuals are able to obtain separate authorization to remain in the United States through a change of nonimmigrant status with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, they will generally be expected to depart the country within 30 days,” reads the letter. “However, on or after October 1, 2018, partners of officers and employees of international organizations applying for a visa renewal in the United States must be married in order to qualify for a derivative G-4 visa.”
The letter notes the new policy applies to same-sex and opposite-sex partners. It does not specifically say they have to be legally married in the U.S. or in another jurisdiction. “Same-sex spouses of officers and employees of international organizations will be treated the same as opposite-sex spouses when applying for a G-4 visa and for other immigration purposes,” it says. “When notifying OFM of new spouses of officers and employees of international organizations for accreditation, the respective international organization is requested to submit appropriate documentation that the couple is married.” Alfonso Nam, president of UN-GLOBE, a group that advocates on behalf of the U.N.’s LGBTI employees, on Tuesday noted the majority of the world’s countries do not allow same-sex couples to legally marry. “A policy that prioritizes marriages over all other forms of legal unions will have a chilling effect on all couples in the United States under a U.N.-sponsored visa who are in legal unions other than marriage,” he told the Blade. “Whether it is an opposite-sex couple who did not get married for philosophical reasons, or a same-sex couple who did not get married because marriage was not a choice available to them, they would all now have to find a way to get married in order to remain in the United States,” added Nam. GLIFAA, which represents LGBTI Foreign Service members, did not respond to a request for comment. Human Rights Government Affairs Director David Stacy told the Blade “it’s truly disappointing that the State Department is not being as accommodating as possible to foreign diplomats stationed in the United States who are from countries lacking marriage equality.”
NEWS national “These families deserve to be fully not be welcome in the United States,” Nam recognized, and many are from nations who told the Blade. “They would have no choice do recognize domestic partnerships and civil but to either leave the country, or live apart.” unions,” he told the Blade in a statement. “Same-sex spouses from the wrong “The State Department should be taking countries could face enormous constraints to every step possible to ensure these families be able to live together in the United States,” are able to stay together when representing he added. their countries in the United The State Department States.” official reiterated the policy in The Obama administration a follow-up email to the Blade in 2009 implemented a on Tuesday. policy that asked countries to “Starting Oct. 1, 2018, accredit same-sex partners of members of the U.S. Foreign U.S. Foreign Service personnel Service must be married to on a “reciprocal basis” in order enjoy the rights and benefits to receive diplomatic visas. of spouses,” said the official. “Beginning October 1, 2018, “This is based on changes to members of the U.S. Foreign U.S. law recognizing sameService must be married to sex marriages. Therefore, enjoy the rights and benefits of the Department will likewise spouses,” a State Department require that, as a general official told the Blade on matter, officials from Monday. “Parallel to that, other governments and and based on the principle international organizations of reciprocity, under which be married to enjoy the rights our current policy is based, and benefits of spouses for the department will likewise purposes of visa issuance and require that, as a general privileges and immunities.” matter, officials from other “In order for opposite sex - Alfonso Nam governments be married to couples to enjoy the benefits UN-GLOBE PRESIDENT enjoy the rights and benefits and privileges of a diplomatic of spouses for purposes of visa spouse, they must be married,” issuance and privileges and immunities.” added the official. “The same is now true for “We will continue to rely on modified same sex couples.” principles of reciprocity to advocate for The official also told the Blade the “change equality in countries which will not permit in policy is to promote fairness among all same sex marriage or accept our same sex of our diplomats so that all spouses can be spouses as persons forming part of the family recognized as such and receive appropriate of the US officer, with appropriate privileges privileges and immunities for which they are and immunities,” added the official. eligible.” Nam questioned the official’s statement “With this decision, the U.S. State about “principles of reciprocity.” Department is imposing the standard “If the principle of reciprocity is also applied of marriage over all other forms of legal to visas for spouses of U.N. employees, then unions,” said Nam. “This will have a negative same-sex couples working for the U.N. in the impact on same-sex couples working for the United States from countries that that do not U.N. who already face limited choices when recognize their same-sex unions would also it comes to being able to get married.”
“They would have no choice but to either leave the country, or live apart.”
Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association.
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news international
By Hope Benson
Around the World
Exploring LGBT News Events Across the Globe
Africa
ASIA
Lesbian Film Sells Out and Breaks Box Office Records in Kenya
New Law in Tokyo Bans LGBT Discrimination
“Rafiki,” a movie about two women falling in love, was Kenya’s Film and Classification Board in April for “promoting lesbianism” in a country where homosexuality is illegal. But the ban was lifted for a week after the director sued the film board — and it sold out in theatres. In that week it became the secondhighest grossing film in Kenya of all time, and was the top movie during the days it premiered from Sep. 23-29. Because it screened for seven consecutive days, it will now be eligible for Kenya’s entry in the 2019 Oscars for Best Foreign Language film, NowNowNext reported. More than 6,500 Kenyans saw the film, while hundreds were turned away from theatres because all available tickets had been sold. It’s also aired in 20 other
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countries so far, and was the first Kenyan film to ever screen at the international Cannes Film Festival in May. “I am crying. In a french airport. In SUCH Joy! Our constitution is STRONG! Give thanks to freedom of expression!!!! WE DID IT!” Wanuri Kahui, the film’s director, tweeted after discovering the ban had been lifted.
Tokyo Pride in 2012. Credit: U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse
Japanese law, but gay marriage and LGBT protections aren’t nationally recognized. Transgender people are also diagnosed with “Gender Identity Disorder” and are forced to have unnecessary procedures to officially change their gender marking on record. LGBT rights are improving slowly but surely, however. A 2016 guidebook issued by the Education Ministry has a section about how to treat LGBT students, and in 2017 the Ministry updated their national bullying prevention policy to include sections on LGBT students.
Europe
South America
Anti-trans Stickers Appear in Edinburgh
Transgender Brazilian Athlete Runs for Congress
Edinburgh, Scotland has been the recent site of anti-transgender stickers posted in public places, and the Edinburgh University’s Students’ Association has started a campaign to remove them. The stickers are the work of transexclusionary radical feminist (TERF) groups, and have phrases such as “Female is a biological reality. Not a feeling. Not an identity. Not a costume,” and “Women’s sex based rights are not for penises. Get Over It!” on them. These TERF groups have been protesting the government’s current review of the Gender Recognition Act, which allows people to change their legal gender. The new provisions are looking to make the legal process easier by not requiring a medical “gender dysphoria” diagnosis, reported the HR Director.
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“Rafiki.” Photo via YouTube.
In anticipation of the Tokyo 2020 summer Olympics, the city has passed a law banning discrimination against LGBT people. This law is in line with the International Olympic Committee’s 2014 “Olympic Agenda 2020,” which required all future host cities to ban LGBT discrimination. This is in part because of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in Russia, where the government’s anti-gay propaganda laws led to forced evictions and media censorship, reported Human Rights Watch. “The authorities now need to put the policy into action and end anti-LGBT discrimination in schools, workplaces, and the wider society,” Director of Japan at Human Rights Watch Kanae Doi said. Homosexuality is not criminalized by
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Other TERF protest methods include installing anti-trans billboards in major cities and interfering with the London Pride parade, reported PinkNews. “Promotional materials such as these stickers serve to encourage the spread and mainstreaming of harmful ideas. This may encourage further acts of transphobia, including physical violence, but also more insidious forms such as blocking the advancement of trans rights or passing anti-trans legislation,” Elliot Byrom, an officer at Edinburgh University PrideSoc, said.
Tiffany Abreu was the first transgender woman to play in Brazil’s best female volleyball league, and she’s now running for Congress. Her campaign slogan “Why Not?” is directed at those who believe a trans person can’t serve on the highest legislative body. But she’s not alone — 53 other trans candidates are running for state legislatures and Congress this year, which is ten times the amount that ran during the 2014 election. “I don’t want my nieces and nephews, or any young people in Brazil, to go through what I went through. People like me need to occupy spaces in national politics in order to govern in LGBT people’s interests and also to reverse the stigma about trans people,” she said to the BBC. Abreu is running with the ruling
Tiffany Abreu. Photo via Twitter.
conservative Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, where she believes she can make the most difference because they hold the most Congressional seats. If she wins, her first move is to pass a law requiring every police station to have a female police officer trained to deal with violence toward LGBT people and women.
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NEWS elections SFGN Staff
Election Guide 2018 SFGN has compiled the endorsements from the three largest LGBT rights groups in South Florida – SAVE, Equality Florida and Palm Beach County Human Rights Council.
STATE RACES
SEAN SHAW (EqFL, PBCHRC, SAVE) Nicole “Nikki” Fried (PBCHRC, SAVE)
Governor Andrew Gillum – EqFL, PBCHRC, SAVE
Attorney General Sean Shaw – EqFL, PBCHRC, SAVE
Amendment 4 YES, Restore the right to vote for people with prior felony convictions – EqFL, PBCHRC, SAVE
Amendment 6 NO, changes to the state’s law regarding the rights of crime victims – SAVE
Chief Financial Officer Jeremy Ring – PBCHRC, SAVE
Florida House of Representatives (Dist. 120) Holly Rashein – SAVE, EqFl
Florida House of Representatives (Dist. 118) Robert Asencio – SAVE, EqFl
Florida House of Representatives (Dist. 116) James Harden – SAVE
Florida House of Representatives (Dist. 115)
Nicole “Nikki” Fried – PBCHRC, SAVE
Jeffrey Solomon – SAVE, EqFl
Florida Senate (Dist. 30)
Florida House of Representatives (Dist. 114)
Florida Senate (Dist. 40) Annette Taddeo
JEREMY RING (PBCHRC, SAVE)
James Bonfiglio – PBCHRC, EqFL
Commissioner of Agriculture
Bobby Powell – PBCHRC, EqFL
ANDREW GILLUM (EqFL, PBCHRC, SAVE)
Florida House of Representatives (Dist. 89)
Florida House of Representatives (Dist. 82) Edward O’Connor – PBCHRC
Florida House of Representatives (Dist. 85) Ellen Baker – PBCHRC
Florida House of Representatives (Dist. 86) Matt Willhite – PBCHRC, EqFL
Florida House of Representatives (Dist. 87) David Silvers – PBCHRC, EqFL
Javier Fernandez – SAVE, EqFl
Florida House of Representatives (Dist. 113) Michael Grieco – SAVE, EqFl
Florida House of Representatives (Dist. 112) Nicholas Duran – SAVE, EqFl
Florida House of Representatives (Dist. 108) Dotie Joseph – SAVE, EqFl
Florida House of Representatives (Dist. 105) Javier Estevev – SAVE
Florida House of Representatives (Dist. 103) Cindy Polo – SAVE
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BROWARD
Judge Group 3
Wilton Manors Mayor
Judge Group 3
Justin Flippen – SAVE, EqFL
Wilton Manors Commission
Kevin Emas – SAVE
Gary Resnick (SAVE)
Ivan Fernandez – SAVE
Judge Group 3
Gary Resnick – SAVE
Norma S. Lindsey – SAVE
Wilton Manors Commission
Judge Group 3
Scott Newton– SAVE, EqFL
JUSTIN FLIPPEN (SAVE, EqFL)
SCOTT NEWTON (SAVE, EqFL)
Robert Luck – SAVE
PALM BEACH
Palm Beach Soil & Water Conservation (Group 1) Michelle Sylvester – PBCHRC
Circuit Court Judge (Group 18) Marybel Reinoso Coleman – PBCHRC
Palm Beach Soil & Water Conservation (Group 5)
Circuit Court Judge (Group 25)
Eva Webb – PBCHRC
Michael McAuliffe – PBCHRC
Board of Supervisors of the Northern PBC Improvement District (Seat 2)
County Commissioner (Dist. 2) MARYBEL REINOSO COLEMAN (PBCHRC) MICHAEL MCAULIFFE (PBCHRC)
Gregg Weiss – PBCHRC, EqFL
Jim Gibbs – PBCHRC
County Commissioner (Dist. 4) Robert S. Weinroth – PBCHRC, EqFL
County Court Judge (Group 4) Ashley Zuckerman – PBCHRC
MIAMI-DADE Judge Group 14 Renee Gordon – SAVE
Judge Group 46 Maria Weeks – SAVE
Judge Group 9 Corey Cawthon – SAVE
Mayor Cutler Bay Javier Giraud – SAVE
Cutler Bay Group 3 Roger Coriat – SAVE
North Bay Village Mayor
North Bay Village Harbor Island Marvin Wilmoth – SAVE
North Bay Village At-Large Julianna Strout – SAVE
Palmetto Bay Mayor Karyn Cunningham – SAVE
Palmetto Bay Group 1 Anthony Gorman – SAVE
Pinecrest Council Seat 4 Katie Abbott – SAVE
Pinecrest Council Seat 4 James Field – SAVE
COREY CAWTHON (SAVE) RENEE GORDON (SAVE) MARIA WEEKS (SAVE)
Brent Latham – SAVE
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NEWS key west
Fantasy Fest Kicks Off Oct. 19 in Key West
More than 100,000 expected to attend annual event
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When: Friday Oct. 19 Where: Bahama Village - Key West Description: Exuberant street party showcasing island arts and crafts, music and food in the heart of Key West’s historic Bahama Village More info: Fantasyfest.com/schedule
When: Friday Oct. 19 Where: 407 Wall St. Key West, FL Description: An interactive event awaits as Key West Burlesque and world-renowned magician Nick Locapo create a live production that’s one part live game, two parts theatrical burlesque performances. More info: Waterfrontplayhouse.org/ news/2018-press-release-2
ore than 100,000 people
are expected to show to this year’s Fantasy Fest in Key West, which kicks off on Oct. 19. The annual event will feature more than 60 parties including costumed marches, street fairs, glamorous balls, as well as the show stopping and world-renowned Fantasy Fest Parade. This year’s Fantasy Fest theme “Oh… The Games We Play” speaks to the young person in all of us. Ever the innovator of expression, this year’s festival will flood the streets of Key West with costumes of America’s favorite game show hosts, board games, or one of the many cosplay characters holding the digital attention of both young and aged. While Fantasy Fest isn’t an official LGBT The Halloween spectacular that takes over event, the LGBT community has long been intertwined in the story of the annual festival Key West each year has continually boosted as a core demographic of patronage; often the local economy, filling hotel rooms, revered as the highlight of the Key West LGBT restaurants and bars with bedazzled on social calendar with its many events and lookers eager to join the party. Fantasy Fest organizers have grown the parties throughout its ten days of celebration. economy of Key West and the Festival goers flock to breadth of the festival year Duval street which remains the epicenter of the LGBT A stone’s throw over the years by investing in diverse events throughout the community and is home to from Duval 10-day festival. Many events popular LGBT night spots and activities are platforms where visitors can enjoy fun street is the for local philanthropic drag shows, happy hours, Bourbon Street fundraising including the karaoke nights and fun themed iconic King & Queen of contests. A stone’s throw from Pub, a staple Fantasy Fest campaign, which Duval street is the Bourbon of the Key West provides financial support to Street Pub, a staple of the Key West LGBT community often LGBT community AIDS help of Monroe County, a non-profit benefiting people touted as the most popular gay often touted living with HIV/AIDS. bar on the island. The creative opportunities What began as a Halloween as the most are endless. This history of meets Mardi Gras inspired popular gay hosting personal expression parade in 1979, Fantasy is one of the many reasons Fest was organized to bring bar on the Fantasy Fest continues to economic life to Key West island. grow as thousands flock to during the slow months of fall. the opportunity to express The festival has emerged over the past decades as a destination for revelers themselves. Fantasy Fest and the many Island events eager to take in the temperate climate and the at times outrageous costumes the world has taking place Oct. 19-28 serve as a thriving calendar of events for the community, come to associate with Fantasy Fest.
Goombay Festival
Madame DuJour’s Magical Game Show & Burlesque Experience
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Zombie Bike Ride When: Sunday Oct. 21 Where: 3501 Roosevelt Blvd Description: Zombie bike ride of four miles that takes a leisurely pace down US1 along the Atlantic with riders adorned in costumes. More info: www.zombiebikeride.com Photo via Fantasy Fest, Facebook.
promising pool parties, parade viewing, street fairs and more. Beyond the thunder of the nightlife, Fantasy Fest has been and continues to be a space for freedom of expression and a safe haven for the LGBT community. For the more adventurous festival goers, the “Little Black Book” calendar hosts more adult themed events such as “Men of LaBare” as seen in the movie “Magic Mike” and the ABC (Anything But Clothes) party hosted by VH1’s Flavor Flave. Each day of the festival hosts a new and titillating excursion into the fantasy world curated for expression and exploration. Mild to wild, this electrifying cultural experience hosts an accepting venue for exploration and community interaction. Whether you come for events like “BART,” the newest event added to Fantasy Fest where bars and art meet for a self-guided tour along the docks at the historic seaport or the risqué nightlife parties; Fantasy Fest 2018 holds surprises and new experiences for even the most seasoned patron when it kicks off on Oct. 19.
For information about Fantasy Fest and the many events taking place this October, visit: www.FantasyFest.com.
Tops or Bottoms When: Monday Oct. 22 Where: Bourbon St Pub Description: Underwear party More info: Bourbonstpub.com/fantasyfest.html
Kinky Carnival When: Monday Oct. 22 Where: 301 Whitehead Street Description: Key West’s original Fantasy Fest Kink Party More info: Jackie@keysrestaurantsgroup.com
36th Annual Headdress Ball When: Thursday Oct. 25 Where: Key West Amphitheatre Description: The premier LGBT event of Fantasy Fest headdress competition More info: Headdressballkeywest.com
Bowties & Birthday Suits When: Friday Oct. 26 Where: Island House Key West 1129 Fleming Street Description: Island House Resort for Men invites all boys for an epic all-male, clothing-optional pool party. More info: Islandhousekeywest.com
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Latinx AIDS Awareness Event Comes to Compass The LGBT community center is holding an educational event Oct. 15 for National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day Cameren Boatner
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ational Latinx AIDS Awareness Day (NLAAD) is coming to Compass in Lake Worth for the first time ever. The center will host a free Latinx AIDS Community Education talk Oct. 15, to bring awareness to the role of HIV testing and prevention for the Hispanic/Latinx community. Compass is the only direct service provider for the LGBT community in Palm Beach County. “Compass provides Community Education events throughout the year. However, this is first time we’ve held one in recognition of National Latinx HIV/AIDS Awareness Day,” Lysette Perez, Compass Health Services Coordinator said. Latinx is the gender neutral alternative to terms like “Latino” or “Latina.” The event, held in the Fiandaca Ballroom, will include dinner for the attendees and a presentation by a nurse who’s worked with patients with HIV before. The presentation will be in Spanish, but there will be bilingual staff present to interpret for English speakers, according to Perez. NLAAD is organized by the Latino Commission on AIDS, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting health advocacy and HIV education. This year’s theme is “Ending HIV is Everyone’s Job.” “The NLAAD 2018 campaign wanted to
be simple, direct and powerful. We hope to present the existing tools that can assist to end the HIV epidemic and ask everyone to do their part,” the Latino Commission on AIDS said. Compass is doing their part by integrating more programs that are representative of their surroundings. “Compass serves a diverse population and works continually to be inclusive of all community members,” Perez said. The event is free and donations are welcome, but Compass asks that guests register on eventbrite before the event.
How NLAAD got its start National Latinx AIDS Awareness Day was founded in 2003 by the Latino Commission on AIDS and Hispanic Federation. Oct. 15 was chosen because it is the last day of Hispanic Heritage Month, according to NLAAD’s website. The commission provides organizations at the local level with the resources they need to spread awareness of HIV/AIDS in their communities. NLAAD has so far reached 450 partners who organize over 150 events annually. The Latino Commission on AIDS stresses the importance of spreading awareness by the numbers. In 2016 alone, there were over 40,000 new HIV diagnoses in the U.S. Over 25 percent of those cases were in the Hispanic/Latinx community, and they only represent 18 percent of the population. Among that, 85 percent of the cases in Hispanic/Latinx males were from male-to-male sexual contact. While cases in Hispanic/Latinx women decreased, cases in Hispanic/Latinx bisexual or gay males increased, according to the CDC. “We see the impact of stigma, homophobia, and transphobia as major barriers in accessing HIV testing, prevention, treatment and care in our community,” their website says.
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Special Report: Rising STD Rates in America
As STD Rates Hit Record Highs,
Ocular Syphilis Climbs Too Condition can cause vision damage, blindness
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dward Franklin never thought one day he’d be praying for syphilis.
But that’s exactly what he found himself doing one weekend in June after visiting an eye doctor and waiting for his test results to come back. “The eye doctor was confident I had syphilis and that was the cause of my newfound problems with my vision. He stressed that I could go blind if I didn’t take it seriously,” Franklin recalled. “And he also told me that I had better hope it was syphilis since the other possibilities were worse and not easily treatable.” So Franklin prayed. Turns out the eye doctor was correct in his diagnosis. Franklin had Ocular Syphilis. Many people know what syphilis is, but ocular syphilis, is much rarer, and few people have ever heard of it. The CDC released a warning in 2015 after a cluster of such cases had been reported in two major cities, San Francisco and Seattle. Rates of ocular syphilis are climbing – one reason is that all rates of sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise. “As we see the total number of syphilis cases go up we will see a rise in syphilitic eye disease as well,” said Jeffrey D. Klausner, Professor of Medicine and Public Health at UCLA. Klausner has seen a number of patients over the years with ocular syphilis but noted that it’s still rare. Health officials are scrambling as rates of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia have increased for a fourth consecutive year in the U.S. Rates of STDs in South Florida mirror and
sometimes exceed the national numbers. In 2017, about 2.3 million cases of the three STDs were diagnosed. It marks the highest number ever reported. Officials said there’s no reason to think 2018 will buck the trend. Gonorrhea is up 67 percent and primary and secondary syphilis increased more than 75 percent. Chlamydia rates continue to increase as well. Officials want emergency access to federal public health funding, among other strategies, to help immediately stem the tide. Concerning syphilis, there is also an emerging concern in the rise of the ocular variety – one that usually manifests in the later stages of the disease. From red eyes to blindness The CDC said syphilis diagnoses rose from 27,814 cases in 2016 to 30,644 in 2017. Men who engage in sexual activity with men made up 17,736 of those cases. There doesn’t appear to be any data regarding ocular syphilis. Syphilis is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum and the disease can affect the heart, nervous system and other organs if left untreated. Ocular syphilis is an inflammatory eye disease that can cause redness, blurry vision and partial or total vision loss. In a recent study, a team of researchers observed that cases of ocular syphilis in just two-and-a-half years had increased more than eight times compared to the past decade
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within four medical centers in Brazil. Out of 127 patients identified, 87 suffered inflammation in both eyes. Many had suffered complications including retinal detachment. More than half had lost vision to below levels that would be required to drive. Officials say the syphilis infection often goes unnoticed because many of its symptoms, such as sore throat, headache and skin rash, resemble those of other common illnesses. The same goes for ocular syphilis—likely explaining why many patients in the Brazil study often didn’t see a doctor for some months after developing the problem. But when ocular syphilis goes untreated or is treated late, the damage is often already done to internal components inside the eye. The good news is symptoms often can be reversed entirely with early treatment, but the diagnosis isn’t always easy. ‘Crazy’ Ocular syphilis can occur at any stage of the infection and officials say if you’re a patient with syphilis and you’re having eye problems, see an ophthalmologist. Dr. Eduardo Uchiyama of the Retina Group of Florida said he’s one of the few eye doctors
in the state who is trained to readily diagnose ocular syphilis. “In February I diagnosed seven patients with ocular syphilis,” Uchiyama said. “It’s usually about one a month. Crazy.” In Florida primary and secondary rates of syphilis are higher than the national average, about 11.9 people per 100,000. Only Louisiana, Nevada, California, Georgia and New York have higher rates than the Sunshine State. Miami-Dade County ranks No. 5 in the U.S. (19.9 per 100,000) and Broward County ranks No. 19. (15.6 per 100,000). In addition, Uchiyama said when someone has active syphilis the risk of getting HIV goes up two to five times, because of common genital lesions. “When you get syphilis, initially most patients get a lesion and they get diagnosed. Some ignore the lesions and the lesions resolve on their own but syphilis is still there. Over time it causes issues in other organs, the nervous system, the skin, the eye. Most patients have had syphilis for years and don’t know it. They may go to [the] doctor when they have eye problems and the doctor might now realize that’s the cause and test for it,” Uchiyama said. He’s seen cases of ocular syphilis in patients as young as 20 and as old as 80.
Special Report: Rising STD Rates in America Testing, treatment There are different blood tests for syphilis, but doctors usually order the RPR test (rapid plasma reagin) when they want to rule it out. However the test can show negative over time, even if a person is positive. When a postiive test shows up the result is often confirmed with the more specific treponemal test. “Once we see the patient we send a battery of tests to try and figure out why [eye] inflammation is happening,” Uchiyama said. “Then we coordinate the treatment.” Traditional treatment of syphilis includes a series of intramuscular injections of penicillin. For ocular syphilis, it’s more involved. Treatment includes a trip to the hospital, or emergency room, and two weeks of intravenous (IV) penicillin. A special take home IV unit is given to the patient. “It can be expensive. But it’s more expensive to lose vision in both eyes,” Uchiyama said. ‘I was shocked’ Franklin (not his real name) 40, lives in South Florida and works in Broward. Earlier this year he began experiencing “floaters” in one of his eyes and saw an ophthalmologist, which she told him is a normal condition with aging. But she also wanted him to get an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) to rule out anything serious. Franklin never got around to getting the MRI, but about a month later he realized his eyesight in his right eye had seriously deteriorated. “Everything was blurry and I got freaked out so I made a follow up appointment the next day,” he said. The same eye doctor said his right eye had gone from 20/20 vision to 20/80 and now there was a noticeable infection. He was quickly referred to Uchiyama, who diagnosed him with ocular syphilis. “It was shocking to me that I had syphilis,” Dr. Eduardo Uchiyama of the Retina Group of Florida.
Franklin said. “I get tested and screened [for STDs] on a regular basis. I know the normal symptoms and I don’t recall experiencing them,” Franklin said. “I honestly felt that maybe the doctor had simply came to the conclusion because I am gay.” Uchiyama ordered two different syphilis tests for Franklin. “He told me the standard test might come back negative and so ordered both tests,” Franklin said. Uchiyama was correct. The standard RPR test did come back negative. A day later, the confirmatory FTA test, came back positive. Franklin was forced to check into a hospital where the doctors ordered a spinal tap to make sure the infection hadn’t spread to his brain (it hadn’t), and then the penicillin IV was administered. “The doctors in the hospital were surprised to learn that an eye doctor diagnosed me with this,” Franklin said. “I am very grateful to Dr. Uchiyama. He knows his shit.” After four days he was sent home with an IV pump, which he had to use for almost two weeks. “It was quite on ordeal,” Franklin said. “I had to mix the medicine each day and restart the pump.” The doctors initially told Franklin it appeared he may have had the infection for years without knowing it. But later in the hospital the infectious disease specialist, after further evaluating additional tests, revised her conclusion saying it appeared he was in the first stage of syphilis. Dr. Jeffrey D. Klausner said ocular syphilis appears to just be a different manifestation of syphilis. But that’s difficult to say with certainty because “there is very little new money in syphilis research.” Klausner doesn’t know for sure how or why someone might develop eye problems rather than the typical symptoms. “That’s a great question. Someone with
What next? Uchiyama agrees that the rise in syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia is partly because people are no longer afraid of contracting HIV/ AIDS like they once were, and aren’t protecting themselves as much as they once did. Indeed, half of patients diagnosed with syphilis also have HIV and many of them don’t know it, he said. “The reason why we see more cases now is high risk behavior – multiple partners, unprotected sex and people using [the] PrEP [drug] to decrease HIV chances,” Uchiyama said. ocular syphilis probably just caught syphilis He said another factor is the ease of travel the normal way through sex. But we really across the globe and the appeal of South don’t know,” he said. Florida as an international destination. And how do you catch syphilis? Officials also think part of the rise is According to Klausner syphilis is only thinking about STDs through a curative infectious for about 1-2 months in total. In the lens instead of a preventative one. Solutions first stage most people develop a painless sore include encouraging primary care providers for about 2 weeks that is highly infectious. and physicians to talk more about prevention While condoms will protect many people and start very early on with sex education. from catching the infection condoms do not Part of the issue officials cite is less focus work 100 percent of the time because it all at the CDC on STDs because the budget has depends on where the sore develops. For been slashed by a third since the turn of the instance if the sore was in your mouth, it could century. theoretically be passed with deep And the cost to treat kissing or oral sex. Klausner said STDs is not cheap. contact with moist lesions and Locally, the Florida with the mucous membranes Department of Health of genital skin, mouth, vagina in Broward County, for or anus would increase the example, provides a variety chances of transmission. During of testing and treatment the secondary stage someone options, including outreach might develop moist lesions in and education. the mouth, anus or vagina, which Klausner noted there lasts for about four weeks. Those may be some hope on are also highly contagious. the horizon in terms of “I never had the classic prevention in regards to symptoms of syphilis,” Franklin syphilis. Just like PrEP, the said. “And I had never heard of once a day pill to prevent - Dr. Eduardo ocular syphilis.” HIV, ushered in a new era Uchiyama Franklin sees it as a “blind of HIV prevention Klausner eye doctor spot” in STD education. “It said one drug has shown was also terribly expensive. It promise in reducing the probably cost me about $5,000 out-of-pocket rates of syphilis, and chlamydia. Using and I have insurance.” doxycycline, a common antibiotic, after a Franklin considers himself well educated sexual encounter significantly reduced the and informed on STDs compared to the rates of syphilis, and chlamydia, according average person. to the results of a clinical trial detailed in the “And this happened to me,” he said. Lancet, a medical journal. It had no affect on Klausner agrees that education about how gonorrhea. That study was focused on men syphilis is spread, how it shows up, and how who have sex with men, a high-risk group for it is detected and treated, are the keys to STDs. prevention. Few people though really know “It’s been talked about in STD meetings. about syphilis anymore, including in many There have been whole debates on it. cases primary care physicians. Journals have written about it,” Klausner “We learned with HIV that the best way said. “So it’s emerging from under the radar. to educate physicians was a well-informed But there is not a whole lot of awareness community,” Klausner said. “Community yet. It’s definitely something people should leaders and advocates played a critical role.” know about.”
“In February I diagnosed seven patients with ocular syphilis. It’s usually about one a month. Crazy.”
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Brett Kavanaugh What his appointment means for the LGBT Community
In defending his record, Senator Susan Collins of Maine, portrayed the newest justice as a moderate. But according to his own answers, or lack thereof, he is a right-wing conservative, who will roll back a number LGBT rights. Lisa Keen
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new era in the U.S. Supreme Court’s history began Saturday afternoon, Oct. 6, when the U.S. Senate voted 50 to 48 to confirm the nomination of a federal judge who is expected to provide a fifth and majority vote against equal rights for LGBT people. LGBT legal activists say the replacement couples to marry.” Kennedy led the 5 to 4 of retired Justice Anthony Kennedy with majority in Obergefell v. Hodges in 2015 appeals Judge Brett Kavanaugh will likely which struck down state laws banning turn their focus away from the federal equal marriage rights for same-sex couples. courts to state courts, meaning a significant He also wrote a 7 to 2 decision this year in slowdown in advancements toward equal Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado that gave rights for LGBT nationwide. voice to the importance of treating LGBT But Kavanaugh’s record of supporting people with “dignity and worth.” right-wing conservative positions, coupled Collins said that “Judge Kavanaugh with his expressed hostility to “left-wing described the Obergefell decision… as an opposition groups,” will almost certainly important landmark precedent.” She gave embolden groups like the anti-LGBT Alliance him credit for making mention of the fact Defending Freedom to take more appeals to that Kennedy’s decision said, “The days of the Supreme Court. treating gay and lesbian Americans or gay And Saturday’s vote had collateral and lesbian couples as second-class citizens damage for LGBT groups, too. A longtime who are inferior in dignity and worth are ally of the LGBT community, over in the Supreme Court.’” U.S. Senator Susan Collins But in fact, during his “Kavanaugh... (R-Maine), gave Kavanaugh original confirmation hearing, will be the fifth the last vote he needed to Kavanaugh repeatedly secure the confirmation. In avoided answering direct vote to open the doing so, she acknowledged questions about whether door to rampant the concerns of LGBT people he believes Obergefell was while dismissing them as correctly decided. His quoting discrimination misguided. of Kennedy’s decision did not based on a person’s In a political drama Friday come across as admiration religious or moral but as an attempt to use up afternoon that Collins clearly orchestrated for maximum objections to any the limited time of Senator attention, the senator referred Harris (D-Calif.), other person they Kamala to Kavanaugh’s carefully veiled who was questioning him choose.” remarks about two LGBT about the decision. The most Supreme Court decisions as if Kavanaugh would say was - Rea Carey his remarks were evidence of that Obergefell is “precedent,” Executive Director, National LGBTQ Task Force his support for equal rights for a statement of the obvious. LGBT people. Kavanaugh dodged other She noted that some people she met questions from Democratic senators who with regarding Kavanaugh’s nomination sought to determine his positions and “expressed concerns that Justice Kennedy’s feelings about LGBT people and their legal retirement threatens the right of same sex rights. And when asked whether, as an
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adviser to President George W. Bush, he had expressed an opinion concerning Bush’s support for a constitutional amendment to ban marriage for same-sex couples, Kavanaugh claimed, “I don’t recall.” Fierce anger at Collins LGBT legal and political activists seemed both stunned and furious at Collins’ apologia for Kavanaugh. “Susan Collins’ attempt to clean up Brett Kavanaugh’s image was appalling,” said Rea Carey, executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force. “…Some might have thought Collins’ claims of Kavanaugh’s commitment to uphold marriage equality was unusually wishful thinking, but her intentions to deceive the public became clear the moment she cherry-picked his citation of the Masterpiece Cakeshop case…. Kavanaugh will not be the vanguard for the rights of LGBTQ people, he will be the fifth vote to open the door to rampant
discrimination based on a person’s religious or moral objections to any other person they choose.” Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin issued a statement within minutes of Collins’ announcement, criticizing her decision to “sell us out.” “The harmful consequences of Senator Collins’ decision to support Brett Kavanaugh will last decades,” said Griffin. Shannon Minter, legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights, called Collins’ support of Kavanaugh a “slap in the face to women and all sexual assault survivors” and said he has “little doubt that Kavanaugh will be a consistent vote against liberty and equality for LGBT people.” Minter said LGBT legal activists will likely try to keep LGBT cases out of the Supreme Court “whenever possible.” Jenny Pizer of Lambda Legal said “there’s likely to be an increase in litigation in state courts” now, as there has been in the past. Such was the strategy in the late 1980s
NEWS national after the Supreme Court ruled, in Bowers v. Hardwick, that states could ban and criminalize intimate relations between same-sex couples.
behavior during that time. The FBI report on its investigation was not released to the public, but Republican leaders said it found “no corroboration” for the allegations pressed by a Stanford professor who said she The immediate fallout was sexually assaulted by Kavanaugh when they were both in high school. Kavanaugh Chief Justice John Robert swore Kavanaugh denied all the allegations. into office shortly after the Senate’s Political tensions escalated dramatically vote Saturday afternoon. As he did, and last week when President Trump, at one of for hours into the night, thousands of his political rallies, mocked the Stanford protesters stormed the plaza and doors of professor, suggesting that her allegation the Supreme Court building, was not believable. In front of expressing outrage over the another rally on Saturday night, confirmation. When they Trump praised Kavanaugh and refused to move off the steps derided “radical Democrats” of the court, police arrested and the “angry mob” for them. Although there were opposing the nominee. He some signs in the crowd that urged his supporters to vote referred to “LGBTQ Rights,” in November to increase the most protesters seemed Republican hold on the Senate unusually unified in their and House majorities. focus on opposing Kavanaugh “You don’t give power because of allegations by at to an angry left-wing mob,” least three women that he Trump said. “The Democrats was involved in sexual assault have become too dangerous or misconduct against young and extreme to govern.” - Shannon Minter women during his high While Trump hopes to Legal Director, National school and college days. rally his supporters to preserve Center for Lesbian Rights Under intense pressure or expand Republican control from the public, the of both houses, Democrats and Republican leadership in the Senate opponents of Kavanaugh’s confirmation are announced it would ask President Trump to vowing to elect enough Democrats to both direct the Federal Bureau of Investigation to chambers to give Democrats the majority. look into those allegations. But within days, While winning control of the Senate could reports began emerging that the FBI was provide Democrats significant insurance conducting a very limited investigation and against President Trump naming another ignoring calls and tips from former friends nominee to the Supreme Court, the balance and associates who said they could provide of that court is, for now, a decidedly relevant information about Kavanaugh’s unfriendly one for LGBT people.
“[I have] little doubt that Kavanaugh will be a consistent vote against liberty and equality for LGBT people.”
Demonstrators protest against the confirmation of SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Credit: CNN.
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UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST FORT LAUDERDALE Our Faith is over 2,000 years old but our “thinking” is NOT! Rev. Patrick Rogers
A LITTLE BIT OF FAITH AND
PRIDE ALL ARE WELCOME SFGN is here for you, no matter who — or what — keeps you going. Check out the Spirituality Section each week to stay in touch with your local religious LGBT community. The only requirement? Be yourself.
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he next 3 months are filled with excitement and thanks giving at United Church of Christ Fort Lauderdale. There are special celebrations during the months of October, November and especially December. 64TH ANNIVERSARY - Sunday, October 14, 2018 beginning at the 10:30am, a special celebratory 64th anniversary worship service. The sermon will be delivered by Rev. Patrick Rogers, MDiv. and Special Music Guests include David Dunlap and Wesley Pennington. After worship, the attendees will enjoy a delicious meal in the church’s Elliott Hall. All Are Welcome. FORT LAUDERDALE INTERFAITH SERVICE – Thursday, November 15, 2018 – 7:00pm (the Thursday prior to Thanksgiving) the people of our Fort Lauderdale/Wilton Manors community gather together for the annual Fort Lauderdale Interfaith Service. The Interfaith service is led by a diverse combination of faith leaders from throughout our area. The theme of the event is “Thanks Giving” and includes prayer, song, music, and a focus of thanksgiving in different languages and faiths. Come light a candle under the shelter of the Sukkah. All Are Welcome.
ADVENT – beginning Sunday December 2, 2018 the season of Advent begins. The 4 Sundays of Advent and also Christmas will have the overall theme “The Seasons of Advent – Hope, Peace, Joy and Love” As we travel together during the season of Advent, the Sunday services will feature the church’s Chancel Choir, Soloists, Drama Team, Liturgical Dance, Bell Choir and more. Each of the Advent worship services will offer special orchestral accompaniment. The Advent season will include our “Fill a Christmas Stocking and Be an Angel” annual drive for those in need and there will also be a special “Angel Christmas Tree” where you may sponsor a child who is affected by HIV/AIDS. All Are Welcome.
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CHRISTMAS EVE - Monday, December 24th – 8pm. The beautifully decorated sanctuary will host a spirit filled Celebration of the birth of Jesus. The celebration will include special music, prayers, sermon and candle lighting. You will find a kind, loving, passionate and compassionate spiritual community at United Church of Christ Fort Lauderdale. We embrace and learn from each other. Wherever you are in life’s journey, you are welcome here at a place where we believe that “God is Still Speaking”
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Publisher's Editorial
Convictions
Let Determination, not Depression, Guide your Future Norm Kent
norm.kent@sfgn.com
Photo by Mobilus in Mobili via Flickr.x
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here is no reason to respect the new associate justice to the Supreme Court, the boozing beer man. Whether or not he accosted Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, he is a fraud. Brett Kavanaugh has exposed himself like a pervert wearing a raincoat in the park. He is a right wing judicially intemperate partisan extremist who hates everything liberal. And that’s the way it is. And will be. No sense fooling ourselves. Still, if you are feeling depressed over the civil rights losses we may face in the Supreme Court, don’t be. Life is a circle game, and a pendulum always swings back and forth in multiple directions. The setbacks we are facing will push us backwards today for sure, but it is only to a place we have been before. We overcame them once. We will again. Such is life. The sun tans. It also burns. Water sustains us. It can also drown you. We are tested all the time. Here is the reality. Women are not going back to getting abortions in the middle of the night. Gay men are not going back into the closet. We are going to come back — and take back our lives. We are not going anywhere.
“This too shall pass.”
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We should start by altering the face of city commissions, legislatures, and congresses in our communities. Vote as many people out of office as you can. Usher in a new vitality, vigor, and vision. We are going to need to show once again that the people of the United States are more progressive than the politicians of the United States. If we are going to create a sea of change, and we must, then we have to oust the Orrin Hatches and Mitch McConnells of this world. It may not be immediate, but it will be inevitable. Let’s get started. Some have. A new generation of activists is planting their feet in the soil. March for Our Lives is not a moment. It is a movement. It will grow and gather moss like a rolling stone, trampling those who stand in its way. The most productive part of this new vision is that it won’t tie itself down to any doctrine or political party. It will be driven by principle and passion, not partisanship. But you can’t let up. Pressure is the only path. The significance is that those of the powerful right or left must face challenge and change from all corners. It is happening already. It is why institutional liberal
Democrats have already been defeated by torch has been passed to a new generation of insurgent progressives in Massachusetts and Americans.” Let it be so again in 2018. New York. It’s why the time has passed for Welcome also new voices to city Dianne Feinstein and Nancy Pelosi. commissions and new gavels to county Bob Dylan’s message has been reborn courts. Make sure the persons elected are this year. The times they are a changing. It’s conscientious and credible. We can do why Ted Cruz is being challenged credibly without those who feel a need to parade and in Texas. It’s why Orrin Hatch and Mitch campaign in Ku Klux Klan costumes. McConnell have become vestiges Neither judges nor mayors should of yesterday with no future. own their seats for decades. It The Supreme Court pick only leads to decadence. If was their dying fecal you want to be a true leader, droppings for America then step down and open to remember them by. the door for others. Term You have seen this limit yourself. You don’t social phenomena need a law to do so. unfolding locally When you vote for a too. It is the Andrew candidate next month, Gillums of the world you are planning for your whose time has come. life tomorrow. It’s like No, Bill Nelson should picking a partner. Will you - Norm Kent not have been a senatorial still love them in the morning candidate any longer. Nor after the thrill is gone? should Debbie Wasserman Shultz Democracy, it’s here to stay, but be in the House of Representatives any only if we make it so. As he walked out of longer. My god, these are political jobs, not the constitutional convention in 1787 in lifetime appointments. Give someone else a Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin was asked chance. what kind of government we had created. It was in 1961 that President John F. He replied “A republic, if you can keep it.” Kennedy said in his inaugural address, “the We still have a ways to go.
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and conversation program, HIV prevention health care workers are typically present to plug their programs. Recently, at the 2018 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA), 2014 data was revealed showing people aged 50 and over accounted for almost 50 percent of Americans living with HIV. Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company with offices in Foster City, California. Eric Waters, a Gilead Sciences spokesman, said the HIV community has arrived at a crossroads. “It’s critical to envision the future and develop innovative solutions that can help improve the long-term outlook for those living with HIV,” Waters said. For LGBT seniors in South Florida, life can
be defined by three Hs -- health, housing and happiness. Properly treated, HIV positive individuals are living longer lives and the disease is no longer a death sentence, Deutch said. “But beyond medicine, the next most important thing is community, be it the family you’re born into or the family you choose,” Deutch said. “We’re fortunate to have such a tight-knit and supportive community in the Fort Lauderdale area, offering those living with HIV important resources to treat their conditions and fight social stigmas. And more cities should be encouraged to offer affordable housing options for low-income LGBT seniors.”
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or older gay men, staying socially many gay seniors, facing an uncertain future active can be difficult. is their biggest concern. “Mature men at one time were A first-ever research study on aging gay ignored. What happens when you get a few seniors published this year by AARP revealed wrinkles; put on a few pounds?” asked Tom “three out of every four LGBT adults over Pence. His solution: throw a party. And that’s age 45 are concerned about having enough how “A Celebration of Friends” was born. support from family and friends as they age.” ACOF’s first event was held in New Orleans Many are also worried about how they will be in 2003. One-hundred men showed up. “We treated in long-term care facilities and want raised $1,000 and gave all the money to an specific LGBT services for older adults. organization called ‘Buzzy’s Boys,’ helping Gay men report being less connected than kids with HIV,” Pence recalled. lesbians on every relationship A couple of years later, Fort type tested, from friends, to “Fort Lauderdale invited ACOF partners, to neighbors. This to bring its annual event to may put gay men at greater risk Lauderdale South Florida, a proposition of isolation and potentially is the city Tom couldn’t refuse. “Fort influences the types of services that a gay Lauderdale is the city that a they will need later in life, a gay person wants to be in as a statistic ACOF members are person mature man.” well-acquainted with. “As you wants to Planning is now underway get older,” notes Tom, “you tend be in as for the organization’s 18th to withdraw. Fort Lauderdale annual event; a Luau-theme does such a good job of bringing a mature titled, “Get Lei’d” next July 18people out.” man.” 21. More than 300 gay seniors The organization also devotes are expected to attend. When much of its time—and almost all - Tom Pence asked to pick out the highlights its money—to important causes founder of a of past events, Pence quickly in the community. ACOF reports celebration of friends recalled his favorites: “Ed Asner giving away more than $210,000 came down 4 or 5 years ago and in charitable contributions to a former Congressman Barney Frank joined us number of organizations including the Pride recently.” Center and the Sunshine Cathedral brown bag ACOF organizes outings on a regular basis, lunch program. The organization’s principal from a weekend trip to Key West to cruising beneficiary has been Tuesday’s Angels, the Caribbean next January. The Saturday which has received more than $140,000 in morning “Klassic Coffee Klatch” attracts 30 donations from ACOF over the years (note: to 60 men two or three times a month. What Tuesday’s Angels recently announced that it began as an easy-going fellowship soon took is dissolving the organization as of November on a more important role. 30, 2018 but will continue financial assistance “Three or four years ago we had three for persons with HIV through Our Fund, a suicides in two months,” Pence said. “What local LGBT foundation). do you do when someone loses a partner? With members ranging in age from their You try and keep them active. That’s how the mid-40’s to mid-90’s, there are many stories Coffee Klatch was started.” Their motto: “No to be told, experiences to be shared and matter what happens Friday night, don’t wake interesting people to meet and get to know. up by yourself on Saturday morning.” For And that’s worth celebrating.
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Senior Health Expo Expected to Hit Record Attendance The Pride Center’s annual event continues to grow Bruce Williams.
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Compass in Lake Worth Select Mondays (Nov. 5; Dec. 3; Jan. 6; Feb. 4; March 4; April 8) 10 a.m. to Noon CompassGLCC.com
A Celebration of Friends Luau Party July 18-21, 2019 Fort Lauderdale Mature gay men’s annual celebration CelebrationOfFriends.org
Coffee and Conversation Building A at the Pride Center in Wilton Manors Every Tuesday 10 a.m. to Noon PrideCenterFlorida.org Coffee, doughnuts, other goodies and lots of great conversation.
Fort Lauderdale Prime Gentlemen Monthly Meeting Pride Center in Wilton Manors Sunday (First of every month) 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. FTLPrimeGentlemen.org Monthly meeting with guest speakers
Palm Beaches Prime Timers Monthly Meeting Compass in Lake Worth Saturday (2nd of the month) 3 p.m. PrimetimersWW.com/ PalmBeaches Monthly general meeting
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n this day and age, we sometimes forget that coming out is still hard to do for many folks – especially older people. To explore this issue SFGN interviewed a gay man, a man not into labels, and a transgender man. All three came out after 50. Joseph L. came out at 55. He had married a woman and had children. Now he has grandchildren. Gasper (not his legal name) came out at 53. Gaspar had married a woman who already had children. Morgan Mayfaire, Executive Director, TransSOCIAL, came out as a transgender man at 56. Before his coming out as a transgender man, Mayfaire had identified as a lesbian. For these three people, their coming out processes ruptured adult lives in which they had already invested heavily. Their Lives Before Coming Out Joseph L. spent most of his adult life in the military as a married man with children. He considers his relationship with his family very important. Gasper had married, but now has no contact with his family, even on birthdays and holidays. He describes his relationship with his former family as amicable, if distant. Gasper said trying not to be gay had exhausted him. Mayfaire now identifies as “a man of trans experience.” He found it easier to come out as a lesbian than a trans man. Mayfaire said that he “had more support from my community when I came out as a lesbian, but no family support. When I came out as trans, I had family support, but not community support.” His two coming out processes had one similarity. “Your friends and family have to make a choice whether they want to stay in your life or not,” he said. In each case all your friends and family may not go with you to this new phase of your life.
The Word Queer Both Joseph L. and Jasper find the term “queer” offensive. Joseph L. objects to all labels. Mayfaire identifies as queer. To him it means “other than,” or “outside of,” the strict cisgender/heterosexual norms. Mayfaire realizes that some LGBT people hear it as hate speech. For him, it's a “modern and inclusive term” that fits his sexuality and gender identity. Integration into the Community Neither Joseph L. nor Jasper feels well integrated into the LGBT communities. Unlike some other gay men over 50, Joseph L. does not feel invisible. Gaspar feels isolated. He said, “I don’t usually hang around with other gay people. I try to get around with other gay men but there seems to be a barrier. I don’t blame them; I blame myself.” Unlike many gay men of his age, Gasper said, “I don’t know if I know anybody” who is living with HIV. Mayfaire works in the trans community. His close circle of friends involves transgender, cisgender, and LGB people. He never feels invisible, but sometimes feels like a “relic.” Issues for People Coming Out Later in Life Joseph L. kept referring to the importance of his family. He feels that gay men who came out after 50 need the acceptance of their children and family. Mayfaire feels two issues are most critical for transgender men who came
out later in life. First, they frequently experience dating problems. Second, they need to learn how to feel comfortable in traditional male spaces. Transgender women also experience problems with dating and being out in the workplace. They find it difficult to reverse changes in appearance caused by testosterone. Mayfaire said, “Facial hair, voice, and bone structure are more easily feminized if the hormones are started at an early age. The earlier you come out, the easier it is to learn to blend in.” Mayfaire emphasized that “A lot of trans people who come out after 50 come from [within] the LGBQ community.” People in the LGB categories may lack knowledge about people in the T category. He continued, “Respect pronouns and chosen names, don’t ask disrespectful questions, and try to educate yourself on how to be a betterally.” HIV Issues Joseph L. and Gasper said that fear of HIV did not delay either of their coming out processes. Mayfaire takes PrEP to prevent HIV infection. He stressed that some providers will not prescribe hormone replacement therapy for someone on PrEP or antiretroviral therapy. Both transgender men and transgender women face this problem.
Regret or the Lack Thereof While Joseph L. sometimes regrets what his delayed coming out cost him, he is comfortable with his timing. Joseph L. said, “Some people really don’t know their sexuality until later in life.” Mayfaire regrets not coming out earlier in life. He stressed, however, that people can only come out successfully when it is safe to do so. He cautioned, “Young people without family support are especially vulnerable. It’s never too late in life to be your authentic self.” Mayfaire expressed a certain envy for transgender people who came out earlier. He feels that “They have endless possibilities that I will never have.” He continued, “Transitioning is never easy but having the ability to start your transition at a young age has many advantages.” LGBT people who came out after 50 share the experience of having a significant prior adult life. For the two cismen, this involved a type of family. For one, family has great importance; for the other, it didn’t. Neither of the two cismen interviewed felt integrated into the gay community. Integration into the community may pose a challenge for those who come out after 50. Mayfaire’s story exemplifies something else. People can experience problems transitioning from one part of the LGBT community to another.
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eniors and early bird dining specials have become a punchline. Joke all you want, the folks taking advantage of these deals, many of whom are not seniors, are laughing all the way to the bank. Restaurants offers special deals during slow periods to lure diners. Often those deals are for offseason specials or for dining on traditionally slow nights and/or times. If taking advantage of an early bird special makes you feel uncomfortable, consider that many of these specials also double as “Happy Hour” deals. Taking advantage of the early bird dining specials also allows you plenty of time to make it to the theater or concert venue for that 8 p.m. show. At Zuckarello’s, the popular Italian spot at 3017 E. Commercial Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, “Sunset Dinners” are available from 4-6 p.m. seven days a week. The dinners, priced between $17.95 and $22.95 offer a starter of soup or salad, entrees such as pasta dishes, lamb shank, chicken Marsala, shrimp scampi or snapper, served with coffee or tea and dessert. Happy hour features drink specials and light bites at the bar, such as fried calamari, eggplant rollatini, Caprese salad, sausage and peppers or meatballs with ricotta cream and pomodoro sauce. Wilton Manors’ The Grille on the Drive, 2000 N. Wilton Dr., has quickly developed a devoted crowd for its “Sunset Specials,” served Monday through Thursday from 4-6 p.m. The draw is as much for the ample portions as it is for the reasonable price, $9.95 (with an additional $3.95 for the soup and salad bar). Stand out options include the meat loaf and lasagna. Happy hour prices are also in effect, with $3 well drinks and half-off call and premium liquors! Sea Watch on the Ocean, 6002 N. Ocean Blvd., in Fort Lauderdale offers a “Dinner at Dusk” special from 5-6 p.m., but only through Dec. 24. The $21.95 meal includes a choice of clam or conch chowder or salad and one of the following entrees; crab tostada, filet mignon, blackened mahi, a 1¼ lb. whole lobster (broiled or steamed), the broiled combination plate (shrimp, scallops and
mahi) or the daily catch, as well as a choice of ice cream or Key lime pie for dessert. Catfish Dewey’s, 4003 N. Andrews Ave., Oakland Park, is known for its all-you-can-eat specials, but the early bird special is also a terrific deal. Served from 4-6 p.m. Monday through Friday, the deal includes a choice of potato, choice of hushpuppies or bread, coleslaw, soft drink and dessert (a half slice key lime pie or chocolate brownie). All entrees are priced between $12 and $15 and include such favorites as; shrimp or catfish (a half-pound serving, your choice of fried, broiled, grilled or blackened), Maryland crab cakes, baby back ribs, fried oysters, chicken or clam strips. At the popular German-American Ambry, 3016 E Commercial Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, early bird specials include soup and salad bar, choice of potato, dessert and coffee or tea as well as specialties such as; sauerbraten, bratwurst, knockwurst, beef rouladen, wiener schnitzel and zuricher geschnetzeltes as well as standards such as prime rib roast pork, trout, steak, shrimp lamb chops, all priced less than $25. Community favorite Peter Pan, 1216 E Oakland Park Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, is open 24 hours and offers late night specials in addition to its early bird options, served from 3-6 p.m. The meals, priced from $10-$12 includes a cup of soup or tossed salad, coffee or tea, and a selection from the dessert tray. Entrée selections include; liver and onions, broiled chicken, spaghetti with meatballs, meatloaf, eggplant Parmigiana, lasagna, Greek combination platter, pork kabob, and broiled flounder, rainbow trout or cod, among others. At Kabibi, 3828 N. University Dr., in Sunrise you can enjoy a 15 percent discount on its Persian cuisine Monday through Friday from 4-7 p.m. I will repeat the notice on its web site, “Please not to combine with other offers.”
Community favorite Peter Pan is open 24 hours and offers late night specials in addition to its early bird options.
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Christina Wan’s, 664 N. Federal, Fort Lauderdale offers a “Sunset Special” from 3-6:30 p.m. which includes a choice of soup (egg drop, hot and sour or won ton) brown, white or fried rice, and a spring roll or egg roll. The entrees include your choice of chicken, beef, shrimp, pork or tofu (depending upon entrée selection) in a variety of sauces and preparations and are priced between $13-$16. Louie Bossi’s, 1032 E Las Olas, Fort Lauderdale, doesn’t offer an early bird special, but it does have a “Happy Hour” special. From 4-7 p.m. pizzas served in the bar are half-priced and it’s $2 off all drink prices every day and on Monday, martinis are also half-priced and there are meatball sliders for $2 each! Alibi/Monkey Bar, 2266 Wilton Dr., doesn’t offer an early bird menu either, but its “Taco and Wings Happy Hour” more than makes up for it. In addition to the titular treats, there are beef sliders, onion rings, edamame, chicken tenders and southwestern egg rolls on the menu. Combine that with two-for-one drinks, and a good time is guaranteed. At El Vez, 401 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, the happy hour specials, served from 4-7 p.m., include half-off all frozen blood orange and classic margaritas, draft beer and house wines by the glass. Dining specials include two carnitas or chicken tacos for $6 or chicken quesadillas, burgers, nachos or smoked red snapper tostadas, all priced at less than $10 (some snacks are as low as $4). Oh, did we mention, every seat overlooks the beach and, it’s in the W Hotel? Given the prime location, those prices are crazy! Rick Karlin is SFGN’s food editor. Visit SFGN.com/Food to read his previous reviews. Have a culinary tip to share? Email Rick at RickKarlinFL@gmail.com.
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offee Clatch at Compass is a Palm Beach County social group focusing on mature LGBT people. Held on the first Monday of every month (unless it’s a holiday), Coffee Clatch provides a safe, enjoyable environment for conversation, community projects and much more. The gathering is free and everyone is welcome. “We were inspired by the success of Coffee and Conversation down in Fort Lauderdale," said Adrienne Percival, Compass’ Development Coordinator who also organizes Coffee Clatch. “There’s been a terrific need in Palm Beach County for something with our older adults and the mature population.” The first hour is meant for folks to socialize and be together. Coffee Clatch also features guest speakers. “We have people representing local, cultural arts address the group,” Percival said. The first Coffee Clatch was held in March. The number of attendees increased to 45 at May’s gathering. “The intention is that
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this group will start to create card games, board games, outings to the movies and art galleries,” Percival said. “We are trying to encourage that.” Coffee Clatch is from 10 a.m. to Noon.
Starbucks sponsors the event and provides coffee and pastries. Compass is located at 201 N. Dixie Hwy. Lake Worth, FL 33460. For more information, visit CompassGLCC.com.
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When a reporter once went looking for the mysterious woman he was told, “Honey, the Emma Jones Society is you and me and every other faggot in this town, and nobody here gives a damn who Miss Emma Jones herself is.” Emma Jones turned out to simply be a cover for a regular gay gathering on the beach in Pensacola Florida, starting on the Fourth of July in 1964. The Advocate once described the celebrations as one of the “largest gay organized events in the country.” That’s pretty remarkable considering how conservative the Panhandle of Florida is – even now it’s still known as the “Redneck Riviera.” While today the area has a handful of gay bars, back then, there was nowhere for the gays to go. The police would raid any place they would conjugate. Parks and restrooms were the only place to meet. That is until Ray and Henry Hillyer decided to change that. The couple shared a last name, which was almost unheard of in those days. The radical pair moved to the area in the 1950s. Ray was an artist for the St. Regis Paper Company and Henry worked in the display department at Gayfers Department Store. Despite its name, it had no connection to the LGBT community. In an effort to network more with local gay men who felt they had no social outlet, the couple set up a P.O. Box under the name Emma Jones to receive LGBT-related media
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such as One Magazine. They picked the name because they felt it was average, boring, and wouldn’t draw much attention. And for many years it didn’t. Once a month a New Orleans lady friend would come to the area to check the P.O. Box in the name of Emma Jones and deliver the material to the Hillyer’s house. The Hillyers sought to share this experience with other gays in the area. At first it started off with close friends of the Hillyers but word traveled and it soon became a much larger group. In keeping with the idea of maintaining this safe social outlet for gays in the area the Hillyers began keeping a social registry. By the early 1960s the Hillyers decided it was time for something bigger than a social registry and a P.O. Box so they came up with the idea of throwing a beach bash. They chose the Fourth of July, a pretty radical idea for that time period in an area that was so conservative. Initially, instead of hiding, they chose the most public and crowded place they could for the holiday celebration. And that’s how the first gathering of the “Emma Jones Society” came into being. Over the years these gatherings continued to grow and attract more attendees. While the actual numbers are difficult to determine, it is thought that the events drew the same amount of people, or perhaps even more, than the much more famous Christopher Street Liberation Day celebrations in June that started in 1970 following the Stonewall Riots in 1969. By 1970, over 1,000 people were attending.
For the next few years the gay men would start the day out at the beach and make their way back to the hotel’s ballroom where there would be music, dancing, drag shows, and contests. Photo courtesy of Graham Brunk.
With those kinds of numbers they could no longer be as inconspicuous and decided to move the crowd indoors. From there the event moved to Pensacola’s historic Hotel San Carlos, affectionately known as the Gray Lady of Palafox. The hotel, built in 1910, once a grand jewel of the GiIded Age, was now a shadow of its former self. As a result, the hotel welcomed the gay community especially since they had more expendable
income than straight couples and families that once frequented the establishment. In fact, the hotel had already been noted in many gay guides as a popular place to stay in the Pensacola area. The Miami Herald’s Tropics Magazine even took note, writing of its former glamor, “its bars and men’s rooms were all that remained popular.” The hotel suggested the event be billed as
history month state a convention. With such a platform came the use of a giant ballroom and discounts on rooms. The hotel even opened an additional bar on its top floor to cater to guests. For the next few years the gay men would start the day out at the beach and make their way back to the hotel’s ballroom where there would be music, dancing, drag shows, and contests. One such event was the Red, Hot, and Blue Revue where men would compete as female impersonators. Sometimes women would join in, leaving the audience to guess which entertainers were actually female. Eventually a reporter 200 miles away in New Orleans caught wind of Emma Jones and her annual celebrations. Benton Abbey was intrigued and wanted to meet this mysterious woman. At the time he worked for The Figaro, a New Orleans based newspaper in the 1970s known for its reporting of unconventional news topics, such as homosexuality. In 1971 he attended the annual gathering and found himself standing in the lobby of the Hotel San Carlos and amidst the many gay men around him were signs noting the “Emma Jones Society Convention.” Not knowing what to do next, he stopped someone and asked, “Who is Emma Jones?” The stranger put his hand on Abbey’s cheek and said, “Honey, the Emma Jones Society is you and me and every other faggot in this town, and nobody here gives a damn who Miss Emma Jones herself is.” Abbey was concerned that without Emma his story would fall apart. But he didn’t leave. He stayed to see what else he could come up with. He described the hotel as “faded Floridiana,” referring to how you could once see the marvel of early 20th century architecture the hotel still possessed, mixed with bland second rate Art Deco, as well as furniture and objects he claimed could be obtained in a discount store. The one thing that stood out in Abbey’s mind as he interviewed attendees was that the men who were frolicking around in their underwear, or cross dressing, were bank tellers, writers, record store salesmen, etc. They were people you saw every day. He even noted in his story that if it weren’t for seeing them in this context, these would be the kind of guys who would take your sister home. Abbey noted that for this weekend every business around downtown Pensacola seemed gay: every bar, every restaurant, and every store. When he asked a cashier at one of these businesses what she thought of all this controversial activity, she just looked at him and said, “It’s money honey.” And even though Abbey never did find out who Emma Jones was, he still published his rather brief story in the newspaper detailing the weekend’s events. After that other media outlets started picking up on the convention as well. In 1972 the Pensacola News-Journal took note
Sometimes women would join in, leaving the audience to guess which entertainers were actually female. Photo courtesy of Graham Brunk.
of the annual event’s “Mr. US Gay” contest. Eleven contestants competed for the $100 prize money but the winner, a young New Orleans man, refused to give his name to the paper. But like most good things the Emma Jones Society Convention came to end in 1974 when the last party was held. In a way the informal organization was a victim of its own success. As it became more popular, attendance grew, and as more media outlets wrote about the celebrations, the local backlash grew as well. For a while, as mentioned above, some locals overlooked the “deviants” as long as they brought money to the city. Jerry Watkins III, who has researched the convention in great detail, said of the event
near its end, “The Emma Jones Society parties “We set out to laugh and be merry with [the Hillyers] hosted were written about as a our friends,” the Hillyers told the Tropics gay event on the front page of the paper by reporter. At this point even they remained the 1970s. To be clear, repression was swift anonymous out of fear of repercussions. “It’s and severe when somebody stepped too far a shame people won’t accept that. You’d think out of line. And one of my main arguments in the 1970s, people would let you alone.” is that when a politician or Once the Emma Jones city needed an image boost in Society faded away came a the ‘tough on crime’ or family new era of LGBT visibility in friendly department, LGBTQ the area with the opening of folks proved easy targets.” all year round gay bars. And that’s just what The event certainly fostered happened. long lasting relationships “Emma Jones died in and it was those bonds that the streets of Pensacola on would eventually go on to July 4, 1974. She was 17,” create a similar event in in The Advocate reported. 1981 during Memorial Day Some attendees started weekend – The Pensacola receiving death threats, local Memorial Day Beach Pride. ministers organized against Of course not everyone was the convention, and the city happy. In 1993, Pensacola City - The Advocate council started to work closely Councilman Doug Profitt said with law enforcement to find he felt Pensacola should not ways to curb the annual event be known as a “gay friendly by raiding popular bars catering to gays such destination.” Even so, enough local business as the Yum Yum Tree and the Red Garter. owners came forward expressing their More than 30 people were arrested that final appreciation for the strong positive economic weekend alone and charged with “lewd and impact on the area. This turned out to be lascivious acts.” enough to hush the conservative opposition. The Miami Herald’s Tropic’s Magazine Today the event continues every year also covered the final Emma Jones Society with over 40,000 in town for the festivities. Convention.
“Emma Jones died in the streets of Pensacola on July 4, 1974. She was 17.”
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America’s First Equality Governor
Milton J. Shapp of Pennsylvania First gay rights demonstration held in Harrisburg, protesting anti-gay legislation introduced into the Pennsylvania legislature in 1977 in reaction to Governor Shapp’s executive orders. Photo by Bari Weaver, courtesy of the History Project of the LGBT Center of Central PA, Archives and Special Collections, Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA.
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n April of 1975, a groundbreaking event occurred in the fight for gay and lesbian equal rights. In Pennsylvania, a state not generally known for liberal politics, a courageous and progressive governor, Milton J. Shapp, signed an executive order that banned discrimination in state government. This was the first state in the nation where a governor had taken such action. It would be another four years before another state would take such a bold move.
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In Pennsylvania, activist groups had sprung up throughout the state. Gay activist Mark Segal had been active in the Gay Liberation Front in New York (GLF-NY), and gained notoriety as founder of the Gay Raiders, famous for their “zaps.” As Segal’s visibility and reputation grew, he soon brought his urgent feelings of activism back home to Philadelphia, wanting to make an impact politically. Segal knew that he had to do something out of the box, so in 1974 he sent a letter to the governor of Pennsylvania, Milton J. Shapp, and requested a meeting. “Up until that point,” Segal said in an interview, “no governor anywhere in the nation had met with gay activists. There was not one elected official anywhere that had mentioned gay, lesbian, or homosexual. If anything, if they saw a gay person coming towards them, they would have run the other way.” Governor Shapp had a reputation for being progressive. His businesslike approach to government, strong sensitivity to the plight of the disadvantaged, along with the overriding conviction that government must serve as an advocate for all people, made him enormously popular. He was an individual on whom one could take a chance — and that is exactly what Segal did. To Segal’s surprise, he received a letter and followup phone call stating that the governor would be glad to meet with him during a visit to Norristown. At the meeting, Shapp put Segal completely at ease listening to his story. Instead of asking Segal what he could do for him, he asked Segal what he could do for his cause. Segal went for the brass ring, saying, “Governor, gay men and lesbians are discriminated against in almost every part of the state government.” Shapp then asked, “How can we change that?” Segal replied, “Create a commission
to explore these problems and find solutions.” The governor immediately responded: “Let me consider the options and get back to you.” After the conversation, the governor turned to his assistant and asked that the doors be opened to allow the press corps to enter. He wanted the meeting on record. Questions were asked of the governor — too many to answer. Shapp said to the press: “We had a good meeting,” adding, “It’s a start.” Photographs were taken of the governor and Segal. Those were the first photographs of any governor in the United States meeting with a gay activist, and the following morning they were in every newspaper in the state. Governor Shapp’s decision to meet with Segal was a groundbreaking event. What happened next was even more important. In late 1974, Shapp convened a task force to study issues of importance to the gay community. Chaired by Terry Dellmuth, Shapp’s Special Assistant for Human Services, and Barry D. Kohn of the Community Advocate Unit in the Department of Justice, the task force was made up of gay activists throughout the Commonwealth. One of the first requests the gay and lesbian activists made was to ban discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. Governor Shapp was powerless to do that on behalf of the entire Commonwealth without the state legislature passing legislation. He knew that would be an impossible fight. As governor, however, he did have administrative control over policies in state government. On April 23, 1975, Governor Shapp made history, by issuing the following landmark executive order: “In furtherance of my commitment to provide
With the single stroke of a pen, Governor Shapp signed the first antidiscrimination order for sexual minorities in the nation.
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Milton J. Shapp.
leadership in the effort to obtain equal rights for all persons in Pennsylvania, I am committing this administration to work towards ending discrimination against persons solely because of their affectional or sexual preference. Terry Dellmuth, my Special Assistant for Human Services, and Barry Kohn, Directory, Community Advocate Unit, Pennsylvania Department of Justice, are hereby assigned to review and monitor this effort. They will work with state agencies and private groups to further define the problem and make recommendations for further action. State departments and agencies are instructed to fully cooperate within the effort to end this type of discrimination.” With the single stroke of a pen, Governor Shapp signed the first anti-discrimination order for sexual minorities in the nation. No other state or governor had taken such a bold move for gay and lesbian equal rights. On February 12, 1976, Governor Shapp formalized the task force by issuing another executive order creating the Pennsylvania Council for Sexual Minorities. He ordered each department to appoint a top official to be member of the council along with 18 gay and lesbian activists that he would appoint. The council immediately started working with the 27 state agencies providing speakers and hosting educational seminars on employee education and hiring practices. The council also issued a policy based on sexual orientation preventing discrimination in hiring, employment, housing, credit, or any related matters to the 27 state agencies. The council and the governor quickly encountered opposition. State Sen. Thomas M. Nolan (D), Majority Whip Leader, immediately began introducing legislation to revoke Shapp’s executive order. This failed to pass. He continued introducing legislation that would forbid the hiring of people known to be gay for jobs interacting with children, specifically education. Nolan introduced Senate Bill 83, which would have denied employment as a policeman, prison guard or in juvenile or mental institutions to anyone convicted of admitting to deviant sexual intercourse as defined by state law. The law passed both houses of the state legislature, but was vetoed by the governor. The bill was aimed at homosexuals, but could have easily applied to heterosexuals. It also would not have withstood a constitutional challenge if the bill had been passed, since it was in clear violation
of the equal protection under laws guaranteed by the 14th amendment. Not long after the council was created, Ethel D. Allen, the first African-American elected to the Philadelphia City Council, made a special request of the governor, to issue a proclamation in support for gay pride week in June 1976. The governor did so, and the reaction was swift and vociferous. The state legislature immediately issued a rebuke to his proclamation. A resolution was offered in Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives that put lawmakers on record as oppose to Shapp’s proclamation because it was “contrary to the morality and laws of the Commonwealth.” Many people found it easier to accept the notion that the governor supported civil rights, but not that he would support gay pride. They saw it as proselytizing or a level of approval that was not appropriate for a governor. Governor Shapp was outspoken on the issue of gay and lesbian equal rights. The struggle and fight for LGBT rights has had many valiant and courageous leaders. Governor Shapp was one of the first political leaders who took a stand, stood by his beliefs, and enacted change that advanced gay rights. He helped pave the way for other individuals and politicians to follow. Governor Shapp is one of the heroes of the LGBT fight for equality.
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event Celebrate National Coming Out Day with the World AIDS Museum tonight at 5:30 p.m. at ArtServe, 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. The winners of the Art of Community Project H.O.P.E., sponsored by the Community Foundation of Broward, will be announced, as well as news about the museum’s future. Admission is free and the public is invited. For more information, go to WorldAIDSMuseum.org.
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How often do you get to see a new musical before it hits Broadway? Probably not often, we’re guessing. Head down to Actors Playhouse, 280 Miracle Mile in Coral Gables, this weekend to see “Havana Music Hall.” This world premiere musical tells the story of two Cuban musicians and their family’s 50-year saga with a pulsing mambo beat and snappy dance moves. Tickets are $40 at ActorsPlayhouse.org.
SAGE of South Florida, the local nonprofit organization serving LGBT seniors, presents the studio artists of Florida Grand Opera in concert today at 2 p.m. in the main hall of the Pride Center at Equality Park, 2040 N. Dixie Hwy. in Wilton Manors. The singers will perform arias from the upcoming season. The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, call the SAGE message line, 954-634-7219.
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post investigative reporter Bob Woodward (“All the President’s Men”) comes to the Coral Springs Center for the Arts, 2855 Coral Springs Dr. in—you guessed it—Coral Springs, tonight at 7 p.m. to discuss, “Fear: Trump in the White House,” his latest book about the frightening inner machinations of the Trump administration. Tickets start at $41.87 at TheCenterCS.com.
Tune in to ABC tonight to find out what life is like without Roseanne on “The Connors.” As you’ll recall, the controversial comedian and actress got fired after taking to social media—allegedly under the influence of sleeping pills—and lobbing some racially charged tweets. It’s OK, we didn’t think she was all that funny in the highly publicized reboot anyway. Check local listings for channels and show times.
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Lesbian Playwright Reflects on LGBT History in
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alm Beach Dramaworks opens its While the indictment was the result of 2018-19 season with “Indecent,” Paula numerous complaints alleging that the Vogel’s critically-acclaimed play about play was anti-Semitic, it became clear in a forgotten chapter in LGBT history that the subsequent trial that the prosecutor literally played out on the was most outraged by the stage a century ago. depiction of a heartfelt The drama with music “It was my first lesbian relationship that led created by Vogel and to the first kiss between two year in grad longtime collaborator women on a Broadway stage. Rebecca Taichman, resurrects “I actually first read the school and one playwright Sholem Asch and play when I was 22 years old,” of my professors recalled Vogel in a phone the shocking journey of his groundbreaking 1907 work, interview. “It was my first suggested I read “God of Vengeance.” year in grad school and one Even though his play had of my professors suggested I this play and been performed around read this play and I thought I thought he’s the world in both Yiddish he’s giving me a hint. I found and English, Vogel’s work out-of-print copy giving me a hint.” aandyellowed, focuses on the firestorm that I didn’t even leave the erupted two weeks after “God library. I read it right there in - Paula Vogel of Vengeance” opened on the stacks.” Broadway 17 years later. On “God of Vengeance” is March 6, 1923, the cast and producer were about an Orthodox Jew named Yekel who indicted for “unlawfully advertising, giving, runs a brothel in the basement of his home. presenting, and participating in an obscene, Yekel believes that if he can find a righteous indecent, immoral, and impure drama or husband for his innocent daughter Rifkele, play.” and has a Torah scroll created as a gift to
Palm Beach Dramaworks prepares their set for "Indecent." Photo via Palm Beach Dramaworks, Facebook.
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Award-winning playwright Paula Vogel addresses a forgotten chapter in LGBT history in her latest drama, opening Oct. 19 at Palm Beach Dramaworks. Photo Credit: PaulaVogelPlaywright.com.
the couple, he can earn respect and make amends with God. But, he is unaware that Rifkele has fallen in love with Manke, one of his prostitutes. Asch’s compassionate, understanding approach to same-sex love particularly inspired Vogel. “Indecent” incorporates some of Asch’s dialogue from “God of Vengeance,” including its most memorable section, a love scene between Rifkele and Manke. “I know [Asch] was heterosexual, but it remains, to this day, the most beautiful love scene I’ve ever encountered. That stayed with me for a long time,” Vogel said. Although “Indecent” ends in the middle of the twentieth century with Asch’s departure from his adopted homeland, the issues raised in the play reverberate resoundingly in 2018, including the subjugation of women, antiSemitism, antipathy toward immigrants, assimilation, antagonism toward gays, religious hypocrisy, and the role of art and artists in troubled times. “The play couldn’t be more timely…the way America is turning its back on immigration and treating immigrants as not being human
is happening in the background of this play…I could see us drifting into a divided country and the hate speech today, but this was all happening in the 1920s,” she pointed out. Vogel paused a moment before adding, “Immigration is an LGBT issue. Censorship is an LGBT issue. We are one step away from seeing all the advances we’ve made eradicated.” She noted that Jews were not the only population who were persecuted by the fascists almost a century ago in Europe and this country could easily ignore history and head down the same path. “I always think about a younger audience when I write because I’ve been a teacher. We didn’t invent gayness and lesbianism, this has been a part of the human condition for a long, long time. I was born in 1951, the holocaust was in my bones and now we’re seeing it denied. It’s a historical fact,” Vogel argued. “I want this play to have an impact so that it will be in their bodies, their bones, and they will see a need for participation as citizens, making alliances inside our communities.”
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he OUTshine Film Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary season in Fort Lauderdale this month with more than 50 LGBTQ films, including 34 features and 17 shorts, panel discussions with filmmakers and talent and nightly parties throughout the eight-day festival. “Ten years is a milestone anniversary and we’re very excited to be part of the cultural landscape in Fort Lauderdale. We’ve been growing steadily every year and have extended the film festival by an additional day to be able to bring in more award-winning films and accommodate more attendees,” said Victor Gimenez, executive director. Here are five films worth checking out during the festival’s first weekend:
“Studio 54” Thursday, Oct. 18, 7 p.m. Savor Cinema
“Man Made” Sunday, Oct. 21, 2:45 p.m. The Classic Gateway Theatre
Studio 54 was the epicenter of ‘70s hedonism—a place that redefined what a nightclub could be, but also the symbol of an entire era. Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell came out of nowhere to preside over a new kind of New York society. With unprecedented access to Schrager, director Matt Tyrnauer tells the whole unvarnished story for the first time.
Four transgender men (who, like the documentary’s director, T. Cooper, were born and raised female) follow a variety of life paths before stepping onto the stage at Trans FitCon, the only all-transgender bodybuilding competition in the world. The film speaks to the ways in which we all choose to define and reshape ourselves, both figuratively and literally.
SFGN: While the whole story is fascinating and I wished I could have experienced the club in its heyday, I found myself constantly reminded of Mike Myers’ uncanny portrayal of Rubell in the wistful 1998 feature “54.” “Consequences” Friday, Oct. 19, 9:15 p.m. The Classic Gateway Theatre After being sent to a youth correctional facility, 17-year-old Andrej (Matej Zemljič) meets Željko (Timon Sturbej), the informal leader of a group of inmates. Soon Željko starts exploiting Andrej in return for keeping his homosexuality a secret thus causing Andrej’s sense of responsibility and moral integrity to be put to the test. SFGN: Had this film not been made in Slovenia, it could have been quickly relegated to cheesy B-movie status. Think “Reform School Boys” meets “The Breakfast Club,” but Zemljič offers a surprisingly nuanced performance as young gay man struggling with his sexuality.
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SFGN: Even lesbian, gay and bisexual people can struggle to understand the challenges of our transgender brothers and sisters. Each of these men overcome their individual obstacles with resolve and, most importantly, heart, to meet on that stage and express themselves. “Tucked” Sunday, Oct. 21, 5 p.m. Savor Cinema When veteran drag queen Jackie Collins (Derren Nesbitt) receives a diagnosis with six weeks to live, all he wants to do is perform his act and behave as if all is normal. But between a surprising new friendship with a rising young queen and unfinished business with his estranged daughter, he may just experience the most eventful month of his life. SFGN: I’ve never met a professional drag performer quite like Jackie—yes, he’s “straight”—but I would imagine Fort
“Man Made,” a documentary about transgender bodybuilders, is one of the featured films in the OUTshine Film Festival, opening Oct. 18 in Fort Lauderdale. Photo Credit: Roadside Entertainment. Lauderdale’s older audiences will be able to relate to the character’s impending mortality and the stark choices he must suddenly confront.
labels like “tragically self-destructive” and “tormented.” Nephew Robert Clift and Hillary Demmon examine the flawed narratives that have come to define Monty’s legacy.
“Making Montgomery Clift” Sunday, Oct. 21, 7:15 p.m. Savor Cinema
SFGN: While Clift’s story is certainly not unique to Hollywood, what made this documentary compelling was the seeming obsession of filmmaker Robert Clift (who never met his uncle)—and his father, Monty’s older brother—to shape or even recast the public’s perceptions of the actor who died in 1966.
Montgomery Clift was one of the most influential actors in the history of cinema, bucking traditions on and off screen, but countless biographies have reduced him to
The OUTshine Film Festival runs Oct. 18 – 28 in Fort Lauderdale. For a complete schedule and tickets, go to OutShineFilm.com.
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October 18 to November 4 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale. Slow Burn Theatre Company opens its season at the Broward Center with a southeast regional premiere. Disney’s Freaky Friday is a comedic musical based on the novel by Mary Rodgers and the Disney films that follows a mother and daughter who magically swap bodies for 24 chaotic hours. Tickets $47 to $60. Visit BrowardCenter.org.
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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October 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Mashall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse. With her powerful, nuanced voice and authentic style, Egyptian singer and composer Dina Elwedidi channels
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October 12 and 13 at Main Street Players, 6766 Main Street, Miami Lakes. This specially designed one hour production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will have audiences everywhere falling in love with the joy, magic, and heart of one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies! Tickets $20. Visit mainstreetplayers.com
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
October 12 to November 4 at the Lauderhill Performing Arts Center, 3800 NW 11th Place, Lauderhill. Based on the 1988 film of the same name, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels centers around two competing con men, living on the French Riviera. At first, the suave and experienced Lawrence Jameson takes the rookie con man, Freddy, under his wing. But soon Freddy is successful enough that he tries to compete directly with Lawrence. The competition comes to a peak when they agree that the first con man to extract $50,000 from the female heiress, Christine Colgate, wins and the other must leave town forever. Visit LPACFL.com
* Church and State
October 18 - 28 at the Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave, Lake Worth. Three days before his bid for reelection, in the wake of a school shooting in his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina, a Republican U.S. senator makes an off-the-cuff comment to a blogger that gets leaked on “the Twitter,” calling into question the senator’s stance on guns and God. As his devoutly Christian wife and liberal Jewish campaign manager try to contain the damage, this look at how religion influences politics and how politics has become a religion is simultaneously funny, heartbreaking, and uplifting. Visit lakeworthplayhouse.org
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* Sankofa Danzafro — The City of Others
October 27 to 28 at the Marshall E. Rinker, Sr. Playhouse at the Kravis Center. Sankofa
Danzafro hails from Colombia, the country with the second largest Afrodescent population found in Latin America. The company’s The City of Others is a work showcasing powerful Afro-Colombian and Afro-contemporary dance and hiphop with live drumming and singing. This charismatic dance troupe examines diversity and the social issues affecting minority communities. Guests will receive a ticket voucher for one complimentary beverage. Tickets $32. Visit kravis.org.
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Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts, 51 N. Swinton Ave. in Delray Beach. Enjoy live music from the comfort of your picnic blanket or lawn chair every week, for free! Returns in October. Call 561-243-7922 or visit DelrayArts.org.
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October 12 and 13 at Main Street Players, 6766 Main Street, Miami Lakes. This specially designed one hour production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will have audiences everywhere falling in love with the joy, magic, and heart of one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies! Tickets $20. Visit mainstreetplayers.com
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Fridays and Saturdays at 9 p.m. at Just the Funny Theater, 3119 Coral Way in Miami. A collection of comedy mixing the likes of improvisation and sketches. Tickets $12. Call 305-693-8669 or visit JustThe-Funny.com.
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Friday, October 12 at 7 p.m. at the American Museum of the Cuban Diaspora. Bacardi Open Bar, hors d’oeuvres, live music & performances, MARYTRINI to receive UC|CU’s LEGENDS HONORS Award, items from her private collection. Tickets $80. Visit www.unitycoalition. org.
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.
Bob Woodward: The State of the American Presidency
Monday, October 15 at 7 p.m. at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts, 2855 Coral Springs Drive. Bob Woodward, the legendary Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, associate editor of The Washington Post, and author of FEAR: Trump in the White House, the explosive Number One best seller that is rocking the national media, will be making his exclusive South Florida appearance. Visit theCenterCs.com
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.
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Tuesdays and Thursdays in Fort Lauderdale, Southwest Ranches, Coral Springs and Hollywood. A support group and night of fun for LGBT youth 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and times.
Survivor Support
First and third Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Broward Health Imperial Point Hospital cafeteria, 6401 N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. Find support from counselors and peers who have lost loved ones to suicide. Call the Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention at 954-384-0344 or visit FISPOnline.org.
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Thursday, October 11 at the Stonewall National Museum, 1300 East Sunrise Blvd. Join Stonewall National Museum & Archives at the Historic Stranahan House Museum for a one-of-a-kind event on National Coming Out Day during LGBTQ History Month at the historic Stranahan House. Guests will enjoy tastings from local restaurants including Kilwins, New York Grilled Cheese, SideCar Kitchen, open bar, raffles and more! Tickets $50, visit stonewall-museum.org.
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September 9 to November 18 at the NSU Art Museum, One East Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale. Representing various periods and developments in the history of art, Remember to React also traces the collection’s growth from its origins to today. Sections of the exhibition will change over the course of the year with installations of other core holdings,
to reveal the nuances of the interrelated and reactive narratives among the works in the Museum’s unique collection.
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
Lunch With Art
Every Wednesday from 12:15 to 1:15 pm at 41 NE st 33060, Pompano Beach. Indulge your creative side in this free hands-on program. Bring your own lunch or grab a bite to eat at the in-house cafe.
Voices of Pride
Meets at Compass GLCC, 201 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. Join the Gay Men’s
October 10 - October 16 Chorus as they practice every week. Free. Call 561-533-9699 or visit CompassGLCC. com for rehearsal details.
Life Coaching
Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Latinos Salud Clubhouse, 2300 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Get one-on-one life coaching from certified CRCS coaches. For guys living with HIV, their partners, and anyone who identifies as transgender. Free. Call 954-765-6239 or visit LatinosSalud.org.
Lauderdale Bridge Club Lessons and Games
Mondays at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 401 SE 15th St. in Fort Lauderdale. Join the club for bridge lessons and try your hand at some games. Cost $4. Call 610-4016475 or visit MarpleBridgeClub.com.
palm beach county * Viva La Vida Altar Exhibition
Opening reception Saturday, October 20 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Lake Worth CRA, 1121 Lucerne Avenue, Lake Worth. Exhibition runs to November 9. Celebrate Dia De Los Muertos with this celebratory art exhibit.
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* Jerry Seinfeld
October 26 at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. at the Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall at the Kravis Center. America’s premier comedian, Jerry Seinfeld has been hailed for his uncanny ability to joke about the little things in life that relate to audiences everywhere. Tickets start at $76. Visit kravis.org.
Lantern Festival
Saturday, October 20 from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Morikami Museum, 4000 Morikami Park Rd, Delray Beach. Join us for Japanese folk-dancing, drumming, our Ennichi street fair and iconic lantern floating ceremony in a fall festival in the spirit of Obon – Japan’s summer homage to ancestors who return for a brief visit to the living. Tickets $15. Visit morikami.org.
Hard Bodies: Contemporary Japanese Sculpture
September 29 to March 31 at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens. Organized by the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the thirty works by sixteen artists comprise the first-ever comprehensive exhibition of contemporary Japanese lacquer sculpture.
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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.
miami-dade county Golf for Art
Saturday, October 20 at 7 a.m. at the Hollywood Beach Golf Club, 1600 Johnson Street. Enjoy continental breakfast, complimentary drinks, meet 2018 PGA Tour Canada player Tyler McCumber and 10-time PGA Tour winner Mark McCumber, and play golf to benefit the Art and Culture Center. Tickets $150.00. Visit artandculture.org.
Bob Woodward: The State of the American Presidency
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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.
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piano WANT TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE PIANO? Learn from an experienced teacher. All levels and ages welcome. Learn to play classical, popular, jazz, or show tunes. Visit www.edwinchad.com or call 954-826-9555 for more information.
pool service
COOL POOLS- RELIABLE POOL SERVICE Professional pool service.Covering Wilton Manors, Lighthouse Point, and eastside of Pompano Beach. 15 years experience. Licensed and insured.Free estimates. Call 954-235-0775.
palm aire real estate sales PALM AIRE - New Construction • 3 bed from $300’s, call for details. Mike 561-703-5533
personals SWM 53 - good appearance. Seeks healthy mature top. Enjoys coffee and conversation. Not into the bar scene. Call or text Jeff 305-781-2122...Broward County
pompano rental For Lease - 2/1 apt. triplex E Pompano Bch. 1mile from beach. Your very own private screened pool/ patio with fenced tropical flowering yard. Eat in kitchen, granite counters, new stainless steel appli. washer/ dryer, 2 parking. 2200 mo. 754-366-4923
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rentals fort lauderdale Victoria Park 1BR/1BA - Renovated, Terrazo Floors, 2 A/C Units, New Kitchen Appliances, Large Walk-in Closet, Shared Washer & Dryer, Safe Area, 5 Unit Building. $1100 per month, Call 305-608-5877
senior roommate wanted
Roommate - Elderly gay man seeks trustworthy, serious minded roommate. Two bedroom home located in Boca Raton. Must have car, extremely low rent. Ages 65+ preferred. Contact Gary – 561-451-0205
roommate wanted oakland park
2 bedroom / 1 bath - $700. Utilities included. First & last month, and background check required. 754-3043827. coachinftl@aol.com
employment wanted SPECIAL HIRE NEEDED - Earn $45,000 per year. Experienced, self-motivated professional salesman needed. Work competitively in a highly flexible and relaxed LGBT-friendly environment. Fax resume to 954-530-7943.
employment positions wanted Caregiver AVAILABLE - Serving our gay community for over 10 years. Respectful and caring. Excellent letters of recommendation. Antonio 954-599-3265
handyman HUSBAND FOR RENT - Is he procrastinating home repairs? He says he will do it tomorrow?? After the football game?? We fit right in - in the house or the yard, small or big jobs: tile, dry wall, paint, plumbing, roof leaks, broken furniture, irrigation, fences, and more! It doesn't cost to hassle us to see the work - so why wait? Neat, clean work for a reasonable price. Call Haim at 954-398-3676, sidnalll@yahoo.com
men’s health/fitness Penis Enlargement - Gain 1 to 3 inches permanently & safely. Resolve ED. Licensed medical vacuum pumps, surgical & supplements. For free brochures/consultation call: Dr. Joel Kaplan 888-978HUGE (4843). www.getbiggernow.com
office space ALL INCLUSIVE OFFICE - 2201 Wilton Drive address and mailbox, parking space, shared conference room, high speed internet, furnished. Monthly or Annual Lease available. Text 954.801.5850.
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