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Historic Pride Parade On A1A Approved by City Pride Fort Lauderdale continues to expand its 2019 lineup of events

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n Tuesday, Oct. 9, the Fort Lauderdale City Commission approved Pride Fort Lauderdale’s proposal to hold a Pride parade on A1A on Saturday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 p.m.

The parade is part of an expanded schedule of events during the organization’s 2019 festival, Feb. 21 - 24, and will be the first in history to be held on State Route A1A, according to city officials.

“Fort Lauderdale once again rises to the top in recognition of diversity and the important role it plays in enriching the lives of those who live and visit here,” said Mayor Dean Trantalis. “Our city is pleased to host the first ever Pride Parade on Fort Lauderdale beach and we welcome the entire community in helping to make this event a true success.”

The theme for the festival will be “Carnaval” and the parade will be presented in Last year Pride Fort Lauderdale featured the lively style of Carnaval Trans Pride. Photo via Pride Fort Lauderdale, Facebook. season celebrations from the Caribbean and Latin America.

Fort Lauderdale president Miik and Food Festival. Pride Fort Lauderdale will The parade is planned for Martorell. “It’s going to be a host a drag brunch on Saturday, Feb. 23 at the 5:30 p.m., allowing floats and magical evening, as the sun Ritz-Carlton Hotel on Fort Lauderdale Beach. vehicles to incorporate lights sets on our beautiful beach and National radio personality Elvis Duran, during the cooler twilight lights begin to shine along A1A. and his fiancé Alex Carr, will host this new hours of the day. All entries will I’ve been to 50 Pride festivals event, featuring unique dishes created by be encouraged to incorporate around the world and we have celebrity chefs and inspired by top local drag the Carnaval theme. Pride Fort one of the most stunning performers, who will also be performing.

Lauderdale will be hosting free locations for a parade.”

Tickets are available for $125 at SoBeWFF. - Miik Martorell workshops to assist entrants The parade is part of an com/drag.

Pride Fort Lauderdale with float decorating, costumes expanded schedule of events Pride Festival on the Beach returns to president and choreography. planned for 2019, including: Fort Lauderdale Beach Park on Sunday, Organizers are also working with “Pride on the Drive” on Friday, Feb. 22, Feb. 24 from 12 - 8 p.m. The festival will businesses and hotels along the route to when the party moves to Wilton Manors. feature an expanded entertainment linebegin the festivities around 2 p.m. before the Participating bars, nightclubs, restaurants up and special activities for LGBT families official parade step-off. Additional events and businesses will celebrate Pride with and youth, seniors, women and people and performances are planned to follow the special entertainers, promotions and events. in recovery. More Pride Fort Lauderdale parade in Fort Lauderdale Beach Park.

A Pride Drag Brunch is being produced events will be announced in coming weeks.

“We’re grateful to Mayor Dean Trantalis, in partnership with the South Beach Wine our city commissioners and administrators, and most importantly, the local businesses Those who would like more information or are interested in getting and neighborhood association for their involved in volunteering, can contact volunteer@pridefortlauderdale.org. support of Pride Fort Lauderdale,” said Pride

“It’s going to be a magical evening, as the sun sets on our beautiful beach and lights begin to shine along A1A.”

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Lauren Baer, a lesbian who is running to unseat Brian Mast in Florida’s 18th congressional district, will be at Rooster’s in West Palm Beach on October 20 for a meet and greet. The event will take place 6:30 to 8:30 and is being hosted by the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council and Indivisible. If Baer wins her race she would be the first openly LGBT member elected to Congress.

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Couple charged with murder of bisexual son could face death penalty

Anthony Avalos (center). Photo: LA County Sheriff’s Department.

Anthony Avalos, 10, was beaten, locked up and starved before he died after coming out as bisexual. He suffered a brain bleed, cigarette burns, bruises and cuts all over his body.

His mother, Heather Maxine, and her boyfriend Kareem Ernesto Leiva, pleaded not guilty to murder involving the infliction of torture of Anthony on Oct. 3. If they are found guilty, they could face the death penalty, Pink News reported.

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They are also charged with one count of torture and child abuse.

Brandon Nichols, deputy director of Department of Child and Family Services (DFCS) said Anthony, from Lancaster, California, told his mother “he liked boys and girls,” according to CBS Los Angeles.

DFCS has opened 18 investigations into the household since 2013, including 88 allegations of child abuse, sexual abuse, and child neglect, according to Pink News.

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By Cameren Boatner Non-Binary

‘The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ to star non-binary character The Netflix series and “Sabrina the Teenage Witch” spinoff, “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,” will feature a non-binary witch, played by non-binary actor, Lachlan Watson.

Watson’s character Susie Putnam uses they/them pronouns, and they say their character is in the process of finding out who they are, according to Pink News.

“I knew who I thought I was supposed to be. I knew how I thought I was supposed to identify and how I’m supposed to act and how I’m supposed to dress … and I think that may be a bit where Susie is right now, is that they think they know that they’ve landed where they need to be but I think a queer journey is ongoing, a little bit,” Watson told SyFy Wire.

The Netflix series, which airs on Oct. 26, will also feature Sabrina’s warlock cousin Ambrose, who is pansexual.

Lachlan Watson. Photo: IMDb.

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Transgender middle schooler wasn’t allowed to practice active shooter drill

A middle schooler in Virginia was barred from both the boy’s and girl’s locker rooms during an active shooter drill because she’s transgender.

Her teachers told her to sit in the gym until the drill was over because they were unsure of which locker room she should’ve been in, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

A Facebook post from a local LGBTQ advocacy group, Equality Stafford, detailed what happened, and said

concerned parents and teachers would meet to protest at a school board meeting.

“Let me be clear,” the Facebook post read. “During an event that prepares children to survive an attack by actual assailants, she was treated as if she was so much of a danger to peers that she was left exposed and vulnerable.”

Stafford Superintendent, Scott Kizner, will review protocols and procedures to ensure students are treated with respect, a Stafford spokeswoman told AJC.

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Newly out politician to open the Ujima Men’s Collective in Fort Lauderdale Damon Scott

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lorida Representative Shevrin D. Jones is scheduled to be the keynote speaker for a conference this coming weekend in Fort Lauderdale.

Jones, a Democrat, was chosen to open the Ujima Men’s Collective Conference, which runs Oct. 19 through Oct. 21. The three-term state representative acknowledged just this past summer that he is gay. His district (101) includes southeastern Broward County.

The Ujima Men’s Collective (UMC) is the creation of Lorenzo Robertson, who is also the conference coordinator. Robertson said the group has been in existence for almost 20 years, but that conferences have been sporadic throughout that time.

While there have been other conferences and mini-versions of the event in West Palm Beach and Tampa Bay, this is the third time it has been held in Fort Lauderdale.

Robertson said future conferences are now in the planning stages for Miami, Tampa and Orlando.

“The focus of the collective is to empower black, same-gender loving men, and the people who support them,” Robertson said.

The motto of the group, said Robertson, is to “take responsibility for our greater selves.” And fulfilling that motto means “educating black, same-gender loving men to enlighten themselves through conferences, workshops, mentoring and trainings … to make better life choices to live lives that are in the light and not in the shadows,” he said.

The word “ujima” means a “collective work and responsibility,” and a way to build and maintain community – to solve problems

as a group. It is one of the seven principles of Kwanzaa – the week-long celebration that honors African heritage in AfricanAmerican culture. Kwanzaa is observed each year from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1.

Robertson has been the emerging interventions manager at The Pride Center at Equality Park in Wilton Manors for five years. He says the work he does there isn’t officially affiliated with the Ujima group or conference, but that the focus to “empower black same gender loving men” certainly overlaps.

In addition to Jones, Robertson said Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis is expected to deliver opening remarks and greetings on day one. The conference will feature Dr. Cleo Manago and Dr. John W. Hogan as speakers on day two.

The conference presents a lineup of speakers and workshops, a film screening and meet-and-greet activities. There will also be an awards reception, where five people will be recognized in the categories of “leadership, advocacy, relationships, spirituality and health and wellness.”

Robertson said Jones is receiving the award in advocacy.

While the meat of the conference is on Friday and Saturday, there is an opening night event on Thursday at 7 p.m. and a closing brunch on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Robertson expects about 100 people to attend.

The conference takes place at the Westin Fort Lauderdale, located at 400 Corporate Drive.

For more information and to register, go to UjimaMen.net.

Robertson can be reached at 813-391-6710.

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Compass’ White Party Raises $1,500 for Smart Ride Jason Parsley

Photo by Michael Cushman.

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his year’s White Party for Compass, held at Penny’s at the Duke in Lantana, raised $1,500 for the LGBT community center’s Smart Ride team.

“This was my first White Party, and I’ll never forget it. The drag performances were full of energy and flair, and raising money for a good cause like the Smart Ride was an amazing feeling,” said Laura Diaz, a social work student at FAU who is interning with the Compass youth department.

The Smart Ride is an annual two-day 165mile bicycle ride from Miami to Key West that raises money for HIV-related charities.

This year’s event takes place Nov. 15-16.

Last year’s bike ride had to be rescheduled due to Hurricane Irma. It ended up taking place Jan. 19-20 of this year, raising $840,245.

In total the organization has raised $9.3 million.

Visit TheSmartRide.org for more information.

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First Hialeah Pride A Huge Success Jason Parsley

Veronica Vega. Photo credit: Nick Adkins.

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he first ever Hialeah Pride was a resounding success according to organizers, and a second one is already scheduled for next year on Oct. 13 at Historic Hialeah Park. More than 5,000 attended this year.

“The turn out was amazing, the day was full of love, celebration, dancing and everyone was there to just celebrate in unity,” said Karen Larrea, founder of the event. “It turned out exactly as we envisioned.”

Hialeah, a city in Miami-Dade county, is known for having a rich Hispanic heritage.

The city has the highest percentage of Cuban and Cuban-American residents in the U.S. at 73 percent of its population. In addition 96 percent of residents reported speaking Spanish at home. It’s also the sixth largest

city in Florida. And according to the Bay Area Center for Voting Research Hialeah is the fourth most conservative city in the U.S. As for the highlight of the event for Larrea: “When the founders of Hialeah Pride went on stage with the Hialeah Pride committee to speak to the crowd and [looked] out to the thousands of happy faces realizing we did this, the hard work, the dedication, long hours and no sleep was worth it. The dream was a reality.”

The event wasn’t just a party though. Larrea said some of the money raised will be used to grant scholarships to LGBT youth within the city. The money will be granted through an essay contest administered by Safe Schools of South Florida. The amounts will be released at a later event.

Visit Hialeahpride.com for more updates.

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The route planned for the Boobie Bash.

Courtesy of the Front Runners & Walkers of Fort Lauderdale.

Boobie Bash fundraiser is One-Of-A-Kind Denise Royal

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t is easy to lose track of the number of the community. One-hundred percent of all breast cancer fundraisers that happen money raised on Oct. 18 will be donated to the every October. fund and all money stays local.

This year, one stands out.

“We hope lesbians, gay men and their The inaugural Boobie Bash Run/ allies will turn out to support the Lisa Walk/Benefit will raise money Boccard Breast Cancer Fund, for breast cancer screenings have some fun with their for medically underserved friends and meet the Front women in Broward Runners & Walkers County.

Fort Lauderdale,” said This free event will Eric Runyan, Front bring together our Runners & Walkers community for a 1.5President. “We know mile journey which from experience that begins/ends at Rumors people are more likely Bar in Wilton Manors to sustain an exercise - Eric Runyan on Thursday, Oct. 18 at 7 program if they do it President of the Front p.m. No preregistration is with supportive friends Runners & Walkers required. and have fun doing it. Our Presented by Front Runners club welcomes all fitness levels, & Walkers Fort Lauderdale, South walkers and runners. Starting Nov. 14 Florida’s largest Gay & Lesbian social running we are offering our free annual [Couch to 5K and walking group, the Boobie Bash will raise Training Program] for those who’d would like funds for the Broward Health Foundation’s to try out running from a gentle beginning.”

Lisa Boccard Breast Cancer Fund.

A raffle will be held with a chance to win The Fund provides breast cancer screenings great prizes including a pair of P!NK concert and treatment, if necessary, to women in tickets at the BB&T Center.

“We hope lesbians, gay men and their allies will turn out to support the Lisa Boccard Breast Cancer Fund.”

For more information, visit FrontRunnersFortLauderdale.org.

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By Cameren Boatner

Around the World

Exploring LGBT News Events Across the Globe

ROMANIA

CHINA

Gay marriage ban in Romania fails

Gay chinese teacher hits school with lawsuit

A proposed change in the Romanian constitution that would bar same-sex couples from getting married failed.

The voter turnout was lower than the 30 percent needed on Oct. 7.

The change would’ve redefined marriage as strictly between a man and a woman. Though Romania decriminalized homosexuality in 2001, they still do not allow same-sex marriage, but the amendment would’ve made it even harder to change that in the future.

Over 40 members of the European Parliament wrote to the Romanian Prime Minister, expressing their dismay that the vote was even happening.

“Allowing this referendum to take place adds validity to anti-LGBTI rhetoric and encourages hate speech

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and violence against LGBTI individuals,” they wrote, as reported by CNN. The referendum was held over twodays instead of the usual one, which the parliament members were concerned was an attempt to make sure the 30 percent voter turnout threshold was met.

A kindergarten teacher was fired from a school in Qingdao last month after posting on social media about an LGBT event he attended. The principal fired him because parents might not want a gay man teaching their children, according to Reuters.

The teacher is now suing the school in what could be the first case of its kind in China, according to his lawyer, Ting Xiangqian.

“The main reason we filed this case is not just as a labor dispute but to make the gay community more visible to a wider group of people,” Xiangqian told Reuters.

“To let more people realize that they can easily be victims of discrimination.”

The case will challenge current Chinese labor laws and their protection of minority groups. The laws currently

lack specification about LGBT issues, but broad laws could be used by minorities to protect their rights, Xiangqian said.

ENGLAND

SCOTLAND

Queen’s gay footman quits after being demoted for media coverage

First ever Pride parade takes place in Stornoway, Scotland

Ollie Roberts, 21, was the Queen of England’s first openly gay footman. He was demoted for drawing too much media coverage towards him, and after a couple of days, he quit.

Roberts was the focus of articles in gay publications, which were mostly praising the royal family for its demonstration of equality, according to Daily Beast.

Generally, employees aren’t allowed to talk to the media, and he was allegedly tipping off reporters, so he was demoted because “his profile was becoming too high and he wasn’t there to draw attention to himself,” a royal insider told the Sun. A LGBT rights campaigner told the Daily Beast it’s more likely that the palace doesn’t want to have openly gay employees.

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Ollie Roberts.

“It is consistent with decades of homophobia by the queen’s inner circle,” he said.

Stornoway, a town in Hebrides in Scotland, held its first ever Pride parade on Oct. 6, with around 400 people attending.

“We want to show that it is okay to be different, that LGBT+ people do not have to be afraid to go public with their sexuality.

That there is nothing wrong with being gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and anything in between,” Susanne Erbida, one of the Hebridean Pride organizers, told the Evening Express.

But church leaders in the Western Isles aren’t happy about it. They even made a last-ditch effort to stop the parade from happening, which failed.

Rev. Graeme Craig, Minister of Stornoway Free Church said the event is “sad and shameful,” according to Aberdeen Journals.

Credit: Hebridean Pride.

“The sooner society returns to recognising basic biology and promoting faithful, monogamous, heterosexual marriage, the more content people will be. Following our Maker’s instructions is always the wise thing to do,” he said.

But LGBT individuals still marched proudly through Stornoway, right past protesters, in the historic Pride parade.

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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)  Ellen Baker (PBCHRC)

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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Election Guide 2018 SFGN has decided to reprint the endorsements of the League of Women Voters to help our readers wade through the many amendments on this year’s ballot, some of which are very confusing. For more information, including which groups support and oppose these amendments, visit www.LWVFL.org/amendments.

From the League of Women Voters The League of Women Voters of Florida is non-partisan and does not endorse political candidates, but we do take positions on education, the environment, and voting rights.

These and other issues are reflected in this year’s slate of constitutional amendments, which is why the League’s positions are reflected in the amendment summaries found in this voter guide.

The League’s position is based not only on our existing position on issues but also on whether a proposal belongs in the state Constitution, which should be a framework for government operations. For example, the League does not believe that tax and spending issues belong in the Constitution. Those are decisions the Legislature should make. The Constitution should not be burdened with a litany of amendments that often are driven by politics rather than governance.

There are, however, some issues important enough to merit constitutional status.

Offshore drilling is one example. While the League does not believe that bans on tobacco smoking and vaping should have a home in the Constitution, the protection of Florida’s waters and shorelines from pollution should. Because the Constitution Revision Commission chose to bundle multiple and unrelated issues into single questions, such as a vaping ban with a drilling ban, the League is recommending a yes vote on Amendment 9.

The League does not take lightly the responsibility of supporting or opposing constitutional amendments. Nor should voters. These are complex issues, further complicated by the CRC’s bundling of multiple questions. I urge voters to use this guide and other sources of information to get informed and to vote on Nov. 6.

Patti Brigham President League of Women Voters of Florida

Photo via the League of Women Voters in Broward County, Facebook.

Amendment 1

Amendment 2

Amendment 3

Grants an additional $25,000 homestead exemption for homes valued over $125,000.

Owners of homes worth more than $100,000 would also receive an increase in their exemption.

Makes permanent what currently is a temporary cap of 10 percent on annual property value increases for vacation homes, apartments and commercial property, effectively limiting increases on tax bills.

Requires approval of any new casino gambling through a citizen-initiative constitutional amendment, effectively barring the Legislature from making those gambling decisions by passing laws.

Oppose. The League has a position that “no tax sources or revenue should be specified, limited, exempted, or prohibited in the Constitution.”

Oppose. The League has a position that “no tax sources or revenue should be specified, limited, exempted, or prohibited in the Constitution.”

Support. It restricts casino gambling and allows Florida voters to make any decisions regarding increases of casino gambling, consistent with League position against gambling. This amendment is also supported by No Casinos, Inc. and Disney.

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Amendment 4

Amendment 7

Would restore the eligibility to vote to persons with felony convictions who have completed their sentences.

Creates a supermajority requirement for universities to impose new or increase existing student fees; enshrines in the Constitution guidelines for the State College System; mandates that employers or the state pay a death benefit to first responders and members of the military killed in the line of duty.

Support. The League was one of the sponsors of this initiative. Florida is one of only four states that permanently bars felons from voting after their sentences are completed. This restriction on voting is a vestige of Florida’s post-Civil War Constitution.

Everyone deserves a second chance.

Amendment 5 Requires a two-thirds vote of the Legislature to approve any new or increased taxes or fees, rather than a simple majority.

Oppose. This amendment does not include a provision that would allow for tax increases in times of emergencies (hurricane, floods, recession, etc.) and is an abrogation of the Legislature’s fiduciary responsibility to pass a reasonable budget.

Amendment 6 Vastly expands the scope of victims rights under the state Constitution; increases the mandatory retirement age for judges from 70 to 75; forces courts and judges to interpret laws and rules for themselves rather than rely on interpretations by government agencies.

Oppose. Victims’ rights are already protected in the Constitution, and this amendment would eliminate an existing provision that victims’ rights do not interfere with the constitutional rights of the accused.

Oppose. We oppose a supermajority vote to increase fees or taxes. Family members of the military who die in the line of service are already compensated through the federal government.

Amendment 9 Prohibits oil drilling beneath waters controlled

by Florida; prohibits the use of e-cigarettes, also known as vaping, at indoor workplaces.

Support. Our concern for the environment overrides our concern about putting vaping in the Constitution. We also believe that if this amendment doesn’t pass, it sends a signal to the federal government that Florida does not care about off-shore drilling.

Amendment 10 Requires the Legislature to hold its session in early January on even-numbered years; creates an Office of Domestic Security and Counterterrorism within the Florida Department of Law Enforcement; mandates the existence of a state Department of Veterans’ Affairs; forces all counties to elect a sheriff, tax collector, property appraiser, supervisor of elections and Clerk of Circuit Court.

Oppose. This limits the voters in local communities from deciding on the election of county officers. It adds an unnecessary provision as the Constitution already has the power to set dates during even numbered years. FDLE is already the lead agency in coordinating efforts to prevent terrorism, and the Constitution already has authorized the Legislature to create a Department of Veteran Affairs. This amendment is clearly an effort to restrict the powers of local government.

Amendment 11 Repeals the state’s ability to prohibit noncitizens from buying, owning and selling property; deletes a provision that forces the state to prosecute criminal suspects under the law they were originally charged under, even if the Legislature changes that law; deletes obsolete language having to do with high-speed rail in Florida.

No position. Although we think that removing obsolete language is a good thing, there is a lot of other obsolete language that is not being addressed. Although the first issue regarding the ability of non-citizens to purchase and sell property cannot be enforced, the provision that requires criminal suspects to be prosecuted for an obsolete law should be changed.

Amendment 12 Expands ethics rules for elected officials and government employees, notably by expanding from two to six years the time that many officials would have to wait before they could lobby state government.

No position. Although there is need for lobbying reform, we felt that six years might be onerous, and this amendment does not address the real issue regarding lobbying, which is the impact of money in political campaigns.

Amendment 13 Bans wagering on any type of dog racing, notably greyhounds, as of Dec. 31, 2020, while continuing to allow dog tracks to continue offering other types of gambling, including poker rooms.

Support. This is primarily a gambling issue, and the League has held a consistent position against gambling.

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Vote YES On Amendment 4

The amendment is long overdue. In 1974, Florida lawmakers passed a bill to restore the right to vote.

The state Supreme Court struck it down.

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n the ballot this November, Amendment 4 restores the right to vote to more than 1.5 million people in Florida with a felony conviction. One in ten people in the state are currently and permanently barred from voting because of a criminal record.

If passed, the measure would be a civil rights triumph, particularly for the LGBT community.

Mass incarceration disproportionately harms queer individuals, who are three times more likely to be imprisoned than heterosexual people.

Every day, LGBT people, particularly transgender individuals, are jailed for sex work when they can find no other Mass employment. Queer youth are forced from incarceration home and arrested for sleeping in the street. The sweep is extraordinary. At some disproportionately point in their lives, half of homeless people are incarcerated and 70 percent of lowharms queer income LGBT people are homeless. individuals, who It inordinately impacts queer people of color. One in five black citizens in Florida are three times can’t vote and, like in other states, the state’s disenfranchisement is wrought and more likely to be rooted in Jim Crow-era voter suppression. imprisoned than governor and a clemency board where In 1868, Florida adopted a constitution around 3,000 people had their rights disenfranchising those convicted of heterosexual restored under Gov. Rick Scott in his felonies, with one delegate saying the two terms. Under Gov. Charlie Crist, constitution prevented Florida from being people. who served one term, 155,000 did. “niggerized.” The state also enacted Black Still, today’s political landscape Codes, levying draconian penalties for looks promising for the referendum, which excludes minor crimes like vagrancy and petty theft.

It’s still part and parcel of Florida penal code. Trace those convicted of murder or a sex offense. Two polls drug possession, for example, is a felony in the state. put support at more than 70 percent, with 60 percent of Republicans in favor in one. Its backing is bipartisan, Sleeping on public property is a crime too.

Only two other states, Iowa and Kentucky, with conservative Evangelical groups, Democrats and permanently disenfranchise those convicted of the Kochs’ political network behind it. Gubernatorial felonies. It’s the ugliest of politics – of racism and candidate Andrew Gillum is in support while Trumpvindictiveness, for votes counted and culled. A backed Ron DeSantis opposes it.

The amendment is long overdue. In 1974, Florida federal judge recently declared Florida’s process of reenfranchisement unconstitutional, calling it arbitrary lawmakers passed a bill to restore the right to vote. The and discriminatory. An applicant must go before the state Supreme Court effectively struck it down.

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Now it’s up to us, and a win is far from certain. A third poll conducted showed only 40 percent support, with 43 percent undecided, but did not explain what the measure stood for.

To your Republican or Democratic friends, straight and gay, please vote yes on Amendment 4 gives the right to vote to more people than any one measure since women’s suffrage. It’s historic, transformative and common sense. Permanent exclusion from this pillar of civic life serves no one.

Scott Greenberg is the executive director of the Freedom Fund, a non-governmental organization that works to eliminate the mass jailing of people, particularly LGBTQ individuals.

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Facebook Postings Open Up About Aging SFGN’s Senior Edition Was A Hit

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ou gotta laugh. Someone complained last week’s senior edition did not appeal to “young people.” Like they read?

This has been a very weird birthday week. I don’t feel a day older than I did yesterday. I am still young, nearly seven decades young. But wherever I turn, I see my friends reflecting on their lives.

I just don’t have time to look back. I have a paper to put out every week.

Meanwhile, one of our former columnists, Brian McNaught, is spending time posting columns on Facebook about all the old travel photographs he and his husband have stored in their closet, fondly recalling their journeys.

Brian was once an author, but if you read his posts today you realize he has become a prophet. He understands and relishes the importance of the here and now. Every moment is precious. He’s right, especially if you forget to take your pills on time.

My favorite cousin, Nadine Baker, just posted about her 50th high school reunion.

She went to Long Island last week to celebrate it. Cherished memories re-gathered to carry forward. Life is a collection of them.

One of my legal colleagues and best buddies, Alvin Entin, who shares a birthday with me, is on Facebook this week too, writing affectionately about his wife, six kids, and Dwight Eisenhower.

Talk about journeys into yesterday.

Alvin wrote that Republicans are not what they used to be.

Yes, once they were just Neanderthal. Now, they are mean too.

A fellow camper from the 1960’s, now a respected comedienne, Cathy Ladman, just talked about turning 63. But she is still smiling and telling jokes, finding laughter in the living of life. May I dare suggest there is no laughter greater than the ability to laugh at yourself.

You will never cease to be amused.

Speaking of which, last week SFGN’s Senior Edition failed to write about SAGE. That’s like eating scrambled eggs without bacon. Well,

their letter in this week’s paper makes up for that careless breach of common sense by my all too defensive, out of touch, too comfortably married, editor in chief.

SAGE is proof positive that aging can be full of fun, fitness, and forays into the future.

We can walk in the sunshine, not dwell in the shadows. We can still be all we want to be. As long as we have breath, there is beauty to see.

Reality does invade the news daily though, damn it. Just saw that Paul Allen, Microsoft’s founder, has passed away from non-Hodgkin lymphoma at an age younger than me. But wait, you can beat that one, I thought. I did.

Not always, I guess.

What a great and charitable life Allen lived.

What a man of character, who gave his heart and hope to so many. Just like my business partner, visiting his own 92-year-old mother in Italy this week. He’s cherishing the moments he has in distant places while I am bankrupting him here at home.

I also found out this week I have some sort of new skin melanoma that requires a “simple surgical” removal procedure. Yeah, for the doctor who has performed the surgery many times, it may be simple. Tell that to Joan Rivers. But this seems nominal.

Still, someday the story won’t be about someone else. I just don’t want to think about it now. It might get in the way of my relationship with a new intern or a trip to the World Series if the Dodgers can get past Milwaukee this weekend. The Dodgers have not won in 30 years, and I swore off sex until they do again.

I have already dealt with three cardiac procedures this year. I have my own pacemaker and defibrillator. Had them painted Dodger Blue. So this new interruption should be a piece of cake, I tell myself. Entemann’s, I hope.

Then I remember that a captain on the Titanic first told a few passengers all they had done was just stop the ship to pick up some ice. You never know.

May I dare suggest there is no laughter greater than the ability to laugh at yourself. You will never cease to be amused.

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I got a call last night that my older brother was brought to the ER at 10 p.m., without ever considering that the Dodgers had loaded the bases with two outs in the bottom of the ninth at the time, and were down 4-0.

My younger brother, who lives in Denver, texted for an immediate update. I told him the Dodgers had lost.

In the meantime, I called Alexa on Echo and ordered new hurricane windows for my home. Gotta look forward. When you are younger, you don’t think as much about the future. You just live in the present.

In youth, you just get on the surfboard and ride the waves. If they knock you down, you just rise to the surface and do it again. If you bang your head on the board, your brothers and sisters, mom and dad are there for you.

You aren’t worried. You are invincible. Not when you are older.

So here I am on Facebook looking at the stories some of my friends are posting. We seem to be reflecting on what was, not of

what can be. We all need to join that group “Boys with Boats.” Let’s be kids again, and sail the ocean blue.

Maybe you can’t be a shortstop for the NY Yankees anymore, but I bet you there is a croquet tournament at John Knox Village you can win. Who is game?

We have wasted youth on the young, a famous writer once opined. But who really appreciates a hot dancer at the Boardwalk more, someone who is 17 or 70?

We can still celebrate age without celibacy, right? Just need a few heart and cholesterol pills along the way. Didn’t Nelson Rockefeller die doing the happy on his desk?

I am not going to think about death and dying at all. As I push towards that number 70, I am going to think about life and living.

However, when I do pass to that great ballpark in the sky, I want to go peacefully in my sleep, as my grandfather did. Not screaming like the three passengers in his car.

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ne of the items in my bucket list, now that I am (semi)retired, is to write my life’s story. Though this might sound vain, I believe that I have had a life worth writing about; and that I am the best one to write it.

After all, I lived through four of the most eventful decades in South Florida’s LGBT history. I have written about segments of my life in essays that appeared in various anthologies and in publications like this one. I have also been interviewed by eminent historians like James T. Sears and Lillian Faderman.

Forty-five years ago, when I came out as a gay man, LGBT life was deep in the shadows.

In 1973, most lesbians and gay men lived in the closet; we used code words to communicate with one another; and our gathering places were out of the way dives.

Most published accounts of lesbian and gay life were written by “experts” who used their writings to confirm their prejudices. As for bisexual or transgender people, they were hardly recognized or written about. One of the first things that activists did when they came out and created liberationist groups was to tell their own stories, from their own

points of view and free from homophobic or heterosexist prejudice. Some of the best queer writing from the seventies or early eighties consisted of coming out stories that were literary breaths of fresh air after dismal decades of psychiatric case studies.

For newly-out gays like me, works by Dennis Altman, Daniel Curzon, Pete Fisher. John Murphy, Donn Teal, Larry Townsend, Carl Wittman, Allen Young, Jack Nichols and Lige Clarke were more than good reads. They literally showed me the way.

I came of age as part of the first great generation of out and proud gay men. We did not share the gay shame experienced by our ancestors and exemplified by Mart Crowley’s classic play “The Boys in the Band.”

Some of us were active in the newly-formed liberationist organizations while others just wanted to have a good time. We created new ways of living, thinking, playing and loving; and hoped to carry those new ways into our old age.

Unfortunately, our generation was struck down by AIDS; an epidemic that was largely sexually-transmitted and which gave our enemies another arrow in their arsenal of hate. Those of us who were fortunate

I came of age as part of the first great generation of out and proud gay men.

enough to survive this tragic era owe it to our fallen brothers to tell their stories; and to keep their memories alive.

For all those reasons, I believe it is my duty to chronicle my life and times; and hope there are enough people out there willing to read and appreciate my story. Not being confined to my rocking chair (yet), I still have to find a time and place where

I may settle down and tell my tale. In the meantime, chapters of my life will continue to appear in this column and elsewhere. If you who are reading this have your own stories to tell, I greatly encourage you to tell them. Only by doing so are we able to maintain our traditions and transmit them to the next generations of LGBT people.

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

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Wilton Manors Candidates Face Off at Forum

By Sallie James Development, parking, water quality, left the event with a $25 ticket for parking and police were the hot topics at a recent his flashy, propaganda-splashed pickup candidates’ forum that drew a crowd of truck in a 15-minute parking zone.

Corbin said the police chief tapped him more than 120 concerned voters.

Community activists who attended on the back before the forum began and the Oct. 4th event said it was a great said, “Boyd you’ve got to move your truck. opportunity for voters to hear the issues It’s in a 15-minute parking zone.”

Corbin said he didn’t move the vehicle and meet the political newcomers. and got ticketed.

The event was Up for grabs are the organized by the city’s mayor’s seat, a two-year three neighborhood post currently held by associations.

Gary Resnick, 58, and “I think the experience two at-large, four-year for the new kids on the commission seats held by block was very helpful.

D. Scott Newton, 60, and We are used to hearing Justin Flippen, 40. the others speak,” said Incumbents Resnick Don d’Arminio, a 10and Flippen are seeking year city resident, retired to flip-flop their seats and accountant and vice chair Newton is hoping to be reof the city’s Planning elected as commissioner. and Zoning Board. “It Flippen is currently was well-attended and serving as the city’s vice it’s an important tool mayor, an honorary title to help residents make bestowed by the City a decision. For the - Don d'Arminio Commission. He faces new contenders, it’s an City Resident Corbin, 50, an outspoken important opportunity city activist who previously for them to speak their ran for office twice and lost, in his quest for minds and share their vision.”

The event at the Hagen Park mayor.

The four-way race to fill two commission Community Center almost went off without a hitch. Mayoral candidate seats includes incumbent commissioner Boyd Corbin, who’s running against Newton, a longtime Oakland Park business incumbent commissioner Justin Flippen, owner and city resident since 1959; Resnick,

“It was wellattended and it’s an important tool to help residents make a decision.”

Gary Resnick, Paul Rolli, Scott Newton, and Kat Campbell listen to the next question.

Photo credit: J.R. Davis.

the city’s current mayor and an attorney with 20 years on the commission; political newcomer Katharine “Kat” Campbell, 43, a licensed clinical social worker and mother of a young daughter; and Paul Rolli, 67, a city activist and retired IRS director.

Known as the “second gayest city” in the U.S., the upcoming election in this

quirky, upscale bedroom community of nearly 13,000 residents looks to focus on everything from strategic growth and water quality to parking and fiscal responsibility.

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Am I the Westside Curmudgeon?

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Sales & Marketing This past week I have been challenged to enjoy comedy again, to enjoy being humorous, and to remember that it’s ok to laugh out loud.

Earlier in the week I was forced against my will to watch an episode of “Will & Grace.” Being no great fan of TV remakes and revivals of worn TV sitcoms, I found myself laughing and enjoying a moment of fun comedy.

The silly slapstick humor of the character Jack McFarland skyping after having used too much facial numbing cream was just hilarious.

As I laughed more and more, I was reminded of the classic comedy sketches of “I Love Lucy.” This is one of the wonders of television, to make people laugh and escape the seriousness of life for a brief moment.

In the same episode, the new character played by David Schwimmer was introduced as the Westside Curmudgeon. I perked up to possibilities of stealing the label of Westside Curmudgeon for myself and utilizing it as my new “nom de plume.”

Just think of the possibilities.

Fame and recognition as the Westside Curmudgeon of Wilton Manors, writing and bitching about city happenings, elected officials, water quality, and so much more. Belittling someone new each week, mocking lackluster city events, satirizing elected officials, and finding things to complain about throughout our wonderful city.

Oh no! Can it be that I already am the Westside Curmudgeon!

After some harsh self-evaluation, I decided that I am not quite to the point of being that cantankerous, full of stubborn ideas and opinions. We will leave that distinction to one of our candidates running for municipal office. Keeping optimistic views about the world around us can certainly be a challenge these days.

The House of Saud’s bloodied hands from their possible involvement in the murder of a journalist, the real estate tax schemes that keep billionaires like Donald Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner from paying federal income taxes, the imprisonment of thousands of migrant children in tent camps in a Texas dessert can weigh heavily on one’s sense of justice, fairness, and humorous spirit. However, each of us has a definite choice to make. We can choose to become lost in the downward spiral of Trump-supported pessimism of all that is wrong with the world, or choose to be a beacon of hope, optimism,

and laughter, imparting a smile and some assistance to those in need.

Today, as Trump supporters shout out the all too familiar phase, “Let’s Make America Great Again,” I would like to know how many of them would look to pay their fair share of taxes, or perhaps give up some stock options so that the average worker can be paid a decent wage, or have adequate healthcare, or not have to work two or three jobs just to put food on the table for their children.

Oh no, that is not what we mean by making America great again. We mean making it white, English-speaking, and Christian. Sorry for the confusion, but we didn’t mean all of you foreigners, poor working folk, undocumented minors; just us angry straight white males who can abuse young women in high school and college and think somehow that’s a normal youthful endeavor.

Foolish me.

Here in our Island City we are blessed to have such a strong sense of community. We have vibrant volunteer boards, active community organizations and strong participation in our city government. This is what makes our city a wonderful community in which to live, but we must stay vigilant in keeping out the pessimism and the blame game that seems so prevalent throughout our country. There are rumblings beneath the surface of paying our city workers too much, of having to pay more taxes due to rising cost of city government, of the burden of healthcare costs, of homelessness, of traffic congestion, of water quality and so many more topics. Looking to be engaged, to be part of the process and to offer tough solutions are the qualities that we should seek in ourselves and in those running for office this coming election. An educated choice is yours to make, and hopefully most of you will exercise that right in the coming weeks.

In closing, I end the day celebrating a dear friend’s 60th birthday. Where has the past 20 years gone since we met that wonderful night in Manchester? Looking forward to the next 20 years and more to enjoy our lives together! Happy birthday, dear friend!

Take a moment to smile this coming week, enjoy silly slapstick TV shows, see a comedian do a live show and remember always to just laugh out loud. Laugh out loud without a care of anyone being around to hear you. Laugh out loud so others begin to laugh. Laugh out loud so we can continue to make life just better and happier here.

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Keeping optimistic views about the world around us can certainly be a challenge these days.

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Correction In our October 3 edition of the Wilton Manors Gazette we incorrectly stated Paul Kuta was retiring in a headline. That is incorrect. The story, which is correct, stated Paul Kuta announced at a meeting that Finance Director Bob Mays will retire in March. We regret the error.

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Real Estate

A Property Tax Renaissance A closer look at Amendments 1 and 2

By James Oaksun I know this is an odd title for this week’s episode. It came to me as I was walking my greyhound, Koffee, this morning at 4 a.m., with the moon and stars still visible.

I have received questions from friends and readers on ballot Amendments 1 and 2. As in any campaign, there are arguments on both sides. Soon enough we will know the winners.

Because we have no state personal income tax in Florida, a substantial portion of government funding comes from taxation of property. As a result, instead of the lobbyists being in the halls of Congress hearing Russell Long’s rhyme (from our last column), their Florida “technical adjustments” go into our property taxes.

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conform to the original Ptolemaic system.

So they made adjustments. Then more adjustments... and more and more. By the end, the predictive system looked like an octopus and no one could understand it. And it still didn’t work very well.

Eventually, working independently, Renaissance scientists such as Copernicus and Galileo asked a simple question: What would happen if the core assumption was not that everything revolved around the Earth, but that everything revolved around the Sun? And Voila! (or maybe Copernicus said Tutaj jest; he was Polish). It worked almost perfectly, without adjustment.

Which brings us to Amendments 1 and 2. Much like the Ptolemaic model, over the years politicians and the public made adjustment after adjustment to the system for taxing “homestead” (owner occupied) and “non-homestead” (everything else) property.

Undoubtedly this was done with the best of

intentions. Yet now we have reached a place where, according to the Florida TimesUnion, homestead property in Florida is taxed in the aggregate at 53 percent of assessed value, and non-homestead at 91 percent! (Of course there are variations from the aggregate depending on county.)

Consider what Amendment 1 would do.

(I will discuss Amendment 2 on my blog and on Facebook as the election nears.) In simplified form, people with homesteaded properties valued at more than $125,000 will receive, all other things being equal, a property tax cut of about $300. But all other things won’t be equal. Government revenues statewide will be reduced by nearly $1 billion as a result. So services will have to be cut, and/or the underlying tax rate will be increased. The net effect

will probably be about a wash.

However, this will add another layer of complexity to the system. Perhaps what we should do, instead, is tell the politicians to take a step back, remove all the preferences and exceptions, take a clean sheet of paper, and construct a simple system of sensibility and equity for all property owners in Florida – regardless of homestead status.

In doing so, we can begin a property tax Renaissance. WMG James Oaksun, Florida’s Real Estate Geek(SM), is Broker-Owner of New Realty Concepts in Oakland Park. In addition to having degrees from Dartmouth and Cornell, he is a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (GRI).

BUSINESS

New Vegan Bakery Coming to Wilton Manors …And the cakes are for everyone

By Emily Bloch Sweet tooths of Wilton Manors are and being a part of this extremely diverse about to get more treats in town. And as community,” Chiavari said. “It was an ideal landing spot for us because an added bonus? No animals of the diversity. Being raised are harmed in the making of “We are very in a family that was very open them. excited about and welcoming to all people, This fall, PAC Pastries will open at 2348 Wilton opening our first no matter race, ethnicity, sexuality, political views ...

Drive, between Johnsons store front in that is always something I Fort Lauderdale and Shades Wilton Manors carried with me as I grew up of Past Antiques. The and being a and especially now with my completely vegan bakery is part of this business.” owned by Shelbey Chiavari, Chiavari hopes to have an Oakland Park resident extremely diverse PAC open by late October who started PAC back in 2012. community.” or early November and said The bakery — which is - Shelbey Chiavari customers can expect a known for its doughnut holes owner wide range of sweets, lattes, and cashew butter cups — brunch options, late-night has sweets available across South Florida. But this is Chiavari’s first hours and ready-to-purchase cakes — and don’t worry, her cakes are for everyone. brick and mortar venture.

“I believe in treating people the way “We are very excited about opening our first store front in Wilton Manors you want to be treated, that love is love

and not being an ass!” she said. “We will most certainly have something for everyone and please know, our pastries, desserts and wedding cakes are for everyone. All occasions and for all love.”

Not The Only Vegan In Town This isn’t the first vegan option to join the ranks in Wilton Manors.

Ice cream parlour, Wilton Creamery (2301 Wilton Drive), offers an assortment of vegan-friendly flavors and toppings. New York Grilled Cheese (2207 Wilton Drive) recently hopped on the vegan train with its Village Vegan Melt — a vegan grilled cheese featuring faux mozzarella, “meat”

crumbles and sweet caramelized onions.

The sandwich comes alongside a vegan mushroom bisque. The late-night spot has also added vegan poutine to its menu.

La Mexicana Tapas (2430 NE 13th Avenue) offers a vegan taco with tofu and pineapple and one of the newest offerings on the block, GREEN Kafe (2400 Wilton Drive), opened a few months ago. The cafe offers noodle bowls, juices, sandwiches and spring rolls. WMG PAC Pastries is set to open this fall and is located at 2348 Wilton Drive.

For more information, follow them on Facebook:Facebook.com/pacpastries.

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LookingBack...andForward

By Justin Flippen The grand unveiling of the Greater Fort Lauderdale LGBT Chamber of Commerce in Wilton Manors. Photo via Justin Flippen, Facebook.

It has been an amazing year in the Island City, and as we start a new fiscal year, I am taking a moment to look back as well as forward.

At the end of 2015, the city commission approved and updated the Wilton Manor’s Strategic Plan, which we use as a roadmap for our vision of what our city will look like five years ahead. We have made important progress in achieving the 2020 goals and objectives and I will share some of the specific achievements in the coming months.

For now, let me summarize life in Wilton Manors over the last year.

Crime is down. 2017 crime rates overall in the city were the lowest in over 20 years. While our dedicated police department will continue to bring it down further, it bears sharing that our community is pretty safe, especially in relation to those around us.

Property values are up for the ninth year in a row, and we are in the top ten percentile of cities in Broward County in terms of increases. While we don’t expect

Maintaining the smalltown feel will be our number one priority, with careful economic development a close second.

drastic increases to continue, we do hope to continue with modest growth.

Tax rates are down. This was the tenth consecutive year that your City Commission lowered the millage rate.

Our infrastructure is sound. City staff works long and hard to keep our infrastructure maintained and replaced at regular intervals. While we will be making upgrades in the next few years to our drainage and sewer systems to accommodate rising temperatures and seas, overall our infrastructure is very sound. One of the key goals of the Strategic Plan is to ensure that the city’s properties and infrastructure meet present and future needs, and we are well on our way.

We have a robust leisure services platform, with programs for the young, young at heart, and in between.

Last year we hosted more than 500,000 park visitors.

If you haven’t done our Wilton Manors Self-Guided Ecotour I highly recommend it. I bet you’ll see something at every stop to make you say, “Hmmm.” Our parks are emerald gems placed in and around our urban village.

Looking forward, change is coming to Wilton Manors.

Our city will have a new mayor and at least one new city commissioner beginning this month. The Island City’s main street of Wilton Drive is going to soon be transformed into a narrower, much more pedestrian and bicyclist friendly corridor. This has taken almost a decade of engagement with the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) and other agencies, and almost $4 million in funds from the Broward MPO. Those of you who are on the Drive every day know it can be a speedway, mainly from traffic coming from and going to other places. There have been too many “car vs. pedestrian” accidents, including fatalities, and with all that traffic, few stop to spend time dining and shopping on the Drive, rather than just speeding on it through our city. While it won’t be easy going through the Drive’s

transformation, on the other side of the construction will be a slower paced Main Street with more shade, pedestrians and bicyclists, galleries and restaurants, and an atmosphere that will better encourage business.

Maintaining the small-town feel will be our number one priority, with careful economic development a close second. We will be working hard to encourage the development and building of a hotel in close proximity to our downtown and looking at strategies to grow our “class A” office space and diversify our businesses. We will be incentivizing the use of alternative transportation, like ride sharing and other “last mile” options that encourage residents and visitors to leave their cars at home. We will be strategic about how we revise and update our city code of ordinances, to take a more common-sense approach and encourage and incentivize conservation.

We will be finishing up our Joint Climate Change Action Plan with Oakland Park, completing our community wide greenhouse gas inventory, and implementing ideas to reduce the city’s carbon footprint.

It’s been a year for the books with more growth on the way, and because of where we’ve been and the direction we are heading, I firmly believe “life’s just better here” in Wilton Manors...and hope you do too.

In your service,

Justin S. Flippen, J.D. Wilton Manors Vice Mayor and “The People’s Commissioner” WMG

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Sallie James and Michael d'Oliveira.

Manors, was pleased with the turnout and the positive reaction from those in attendance.

“I thought it went over pretty well. I think all the questions prompted some good and reasonably responsive answers from the candidates,” said Nixon, whose association represents nearly 70 homeowners. Candidates spoke about everything from the affordable housing project at the Pride Center, development along Andrews Avenue, the narrowing of Wilton Drive, parking issues and mayor is running for the what will happen to the commission and they property at 26th Street wanted to see what that is and 16th Avenue, all areas about. Kat Campbell is new of key concern, he noted. so maybe they wanted to Jon O’Connor, find out about that. But the vice president of the others are all familiar faces Westside Association - Jon O'Connor in one way or another,” Wilton Manors, said he Vice President of the O’Connor said. was surprised so many Westside Association City activist Paul Kuta residents attended but said the questions were was glad to see it. The Westside Association represents about good but thought the event went on too long. Many attendees had left by the time 250 homeowners.

“It was better attended this year and the nearly two-hour-long event ended.

I am not sure why. Maybe because the WMG

“It was better attended this year and I am not sure why.”

Check out what’s happening

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A peek at the speakers: Photos by J.R. Davis Justin Flippen For Mayor

Boyd Corbin For Mayor

Gary Resnick For City Commissioner

Paul Rolli For City Commissioner

Kat Campbell For City Commissioner

Attn: Trick or Treaters Attention parents of trick or treaters: Williamsburg Landing is offering a safe, alternative to outdoor trick or treating this Halloween. The senior living community is hosting a “Not So Spooky” Halloween event for kids from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 1776 NE 26th Street.

Children are invited to trick or treat and play games in a protected, indoor environment. Trick or treaters will receive safe, individually-wrapped candy and enjoy live entertainment from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The event will include a special guest appearance “from a galaxy far, far away.”

For more information, call Williamsburg Landing at 954-566-1775. WMG

Scott Newton City Commission

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Man Killed in Scooter Accident

By WMG Staff The Broward Sheriff’s Office has identified a man who was killed last week in an October 9th scooter accident in the 100 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard as Michael Rothman, 57, of Fort Lauderdale.

According to the Broward Sheriff’s Office, Rothman was bypassing traffic at 5:20 p.m. that was stopped for a red light on eastbound Oakland Park Boulevard at North Andrews Avenue when the fatal accident occurred.

When the light turned green, the handlebar of Rothman’s 2016 American Electric Superfly scooter struck the flatbed of an eastbound Peterbilt tow truck driven

by Timothy Knight, 35, of Lauderdale Lakes, as Rothman tried passing, the Sheriff’s Office said. Rothman fell to the ground and the truck’s passenger side rear tire rolled over him.

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue transported Rothman to Broward Health Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Knight was not charged. WMG

The accident remains under investigation. Anyone with information about the accident is asked to call Detective Michael Wiley at 954-321-4841.

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Ode To Billy Joe The 1960s pop tune that became an early gay movie David-Elijah Nahmod

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n 1967 the song “Ode To Billie Joe” captured the imagination of the American public. Written and performed by Mississippi native Bobbie Gentry, “Ode To Billie Joe” posed the question: why did Billie Joe McAllister jump off the Tallahatchie Bridge, a real location in rural Mississippi?

“Ode To Billie Joe” offered unusually strong screenwriter Herman Raucher, she told him lyrics for a pop tune. The song is set at the that “Ode To Billie Joe” was based on a truefemale narrator’s dinner table, where the life incident from her hometown, admitting young girl’s family questions why Billie Joe that she had no idea why Billie Joe had killed himself as they engage in mundane jumped off the bridge. This gave Raucher dinner table conversation: “Billie Joe never a great deal of leeway in creating the film’s had a lick of sense, pass the biscuits please…” storyline. What Raucher came up with is a Listeners never do find out why Billie sad, heartfelt reminder of how bad things Joe jumped off the bridge, though Gentry were for LGBT people during the generations does reveal that the narrator which preceded ours. continues to make pilgrimages “Ode To Billy Joe” was to the bridge so she can throw released to theaters on June flowers off of it into the muddy 4, 1976. The film took viewers waters below. back to a sweltering hot “Ode To Billie Joe” stood out Mississippi summer in 1953, as a haunting, almost ghostly where the adorably nerdy Billy Southern Gothic tale of Joe is “courting” Bobbie Lee. madness and death. The song She feigns disinterest, though rose to number 1 on the pop it soon becomes apparent charts and garnered several that she’s falling for her goofy Grammy Awards for Gentry, “gentleman caller.” who was then 25 years old.

Throughout the film, Ten years later “Ode To Raucher drops hints of what Billie Joe” was adapted into is to come. After a night of a film. Robby Benson, then a drunken partying, Billy Joe’s - Billy Joe teen idol, starred as Billy Joe buddies take him to a “house McAllister – the spelling of of ill repute.” His friends the character’s first name was changed to the eagerly dive into the pleasures which the more traditional Billy for the film. Glynnis house offers. Billy Joe, by contrast, not O’Connor, at the time Benson’s girlfriend, only seems disinterested, he appears to be was cast as Bobbie Lee Hartley, the song’s genuinely frightened. unnamed narrator. The couple had previously Eventually the audience finds out what it is co-starred in “Jeremy” (1973), a popular teen that terrifies him. romance of the era.

“Something bad happened, Bobbie Lee,” he When Bobbie Gentry met with said late one night. “Something real bad.”

“Something

bad happened, Bobbie Lee.

Something real bad.”

The distraught Billy Joe admits that he had spent the night with another man. The following morning his dead body is found floating in the river beneath the bridge. Ten years after “Ode To Billie Joe” sold millions of records, Gentry’s audience found out why Billie Joe McAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge: he was ashamed of being gay.

Bobbie Lee kept his secret. As the film draws to a close, she helps to spread a false rumor that she’s pregnant with Billy Joe’s baby--better to be known for the sin of premarital sex than for the gravest sin of all: homosexuality.

“Ode To Billy Joe” was a hit. Produced for $1.1 million, it took in $27 million at the U.S. box office. The film was typical of how gay characters were presented in 1976. Though there was a visibly out community by that time, society’s views on homosexuality had not yet begun to change. If seen at all, gay characters were either the butt of homophobic jokes or self-loathing individuals who could not accept who they were. It would be another decade, with the release of films like “Torch

Song Trilogy” in 1988, that LGBT moviegoers would be able to see positive representations of themselves on the screen.

Robbie Benson gave a superb performance as Billy Joe. He’s quite effective in conveying the anguish and yearning of a young man who’s horrified at the realization of his gay desires.

Glynnis O’Connor steals the movie as Bobbie Lee, a young woman who loses her innocence and, unlike the adults around her, grows as a person when she makes the extraordinary decision to keep Billy Joe’s “horrible” secret. Billy Joe goes to his watery grave a frightened child, but it’s Bobbie Lee who abandons her childhood and becomes a woman. The scene where she leaves town to hide her “shame” is an emotional punch in the gut.

“Ode To Billy Joe” the movie has been somewhat forgotten. It offers a powerful look into the ultra-conservative, often oppressive world of the Deep South, and stands as a worthy companion piece to Bobbie Gentry’s unforgettable and still highly regarded classic.

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Addison Mizner Revisited

Addison Mizner.

Photo via nantucketpreservation.org.

Graham Brunk Last year SFGN became the first publication to write in-depth on the famous architect’s sexuality and make the case that he was gay. Now new information has come to light revealing even more evidence of his homosexuality.

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their “friendship and companionship.” ddison Mizner, Father of South In early 2018 Stephen Perkins and James Florida Architecture, Was Caughman published a new coffee table Likely Gay,” was the headline biography on Mizner titled “Addison Mizner: on SFGN’s front page about a year ago. SFGN the architect whose genius defined Palm had embarked on a project to look into the Beach.” This is the first major publication on background of South Florida architect Addison Mizner to directly shed light on his personal Mizner’s sexuality. life that is well researched with many anecdotes It was difficult research to do. We were and stories regarding Mizner. inspired by the idea that it appeared to be According to Perkin’s and Caughman’s book, common knowledge among Mizner historians early clues to Mizner’s sexuality come from that the famed Palm Beach County building the time he spent in San Francisco where he boom architect was gay but there was virtually was known to associate with a young man no information out in the open to support that named Jack Baird. The two were idea. playful and involved somewhat Little survives of Mizner’s emotionally, an act that did not go personal life and if he left any trace unnoticed by Mizner’s then female of his sexual orientation anywhere companion, Bertha Dolbeer. it would have been professional Dolbeer was a wealthy socialite suicide while he was alive. who appreciated Mizner’s good We were able to uncover a nature but was concerned about handful of details that further his stability and reputation. At implicated his homosexuality such the time Mizner was an apprentice as Caroline Seebohm’s Mizner draftsman. He proposed to Dolbeer biography that described him as since it would have plugged him having “eccentricities” and a very into the social pipeline of society. “flamboyant” personality.

Mizner was optimistic of her Furthermore she wrote, “his response that she wanted to marry mature sexual taste was for very him but wouldn’t do so unless he young men,” “pretty boys with found a better job and made more pretensions,” and that he had “a money. Awaiting her decision series of young boys in tow” during - Caroline Mizner traveled to Europe only his later years. We were also able Seebohm to receive a telegram in 1904 that to make strong connections of Dolbeer had committed suicide.

Mizner to known gay New York Mizner, destroyed emotionally, Architect Stanford White. White moved to New York City where he began was a known mentor to Mizner before he associating with Stanford White. came to Palm Beach and nearly all of the men Fifteen years after Mizner died in 1933, Alva associated with White in the 1910s were also Johnston began collecting information to write known gays according to Aline Saarinen’s a series of biographical articles about Mizner unpublished biography of White. for the New Yorker magazine. She solicited Soon after we ran our story a section many of people in Palm Beach and abroad that appeared on Mizner’s Wikipedia page about knew Mizner well and could give her material. his “homosexuality” that had not been there Johnston had been close to Mizner when he was before. Initially it cited our article as the main alive and saw him as family of her own. Much of source but Wikipedians corralled in updating the material that came out of Palm Beach came the section and soon uncovered many other from a series of letters from Alice DeLamar resources proving Mizner’s sexuality such as the that still survive today in the basement of the 1932 biography on his family where Addison’s old Palm Beach County Courthouse among the brother Wilson was described as loving women Historical Society Archives. sexually, but Addison was said to simply cherish

“His mature sexual taste was for very young men.”

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DeLamar discussed Mizner’s habit of hiring many young well dressed men whom could assimilate into Palm Beach society as companions easily, but lacked the necessary skills to help Mizner build his business.

DeLamar described Mizner’s relationships with these men as “psychologically painful.”

For example, Mizner made a young man named Jack Roy manager of his furniture factory despite his lack of experience with the art of furniture making. Once Jack left, Mizner gave the management job to Jerry Girandolle, along with a new Cadillac. DeLamar went on to describe later of how Mizner was rather attracted to a young painter he used on one of his houses whom was described as a “strikingly handsome fellow.”

Johnston was very protective of Mizner’s reputation and place in history and used this correspondence with DeLamar as a vehicle to understand Mizner’s personality and habits, but refused to publish their content directly due to society’s disdain of homosexuality that still very much existed in the early 1950s when she published her stories.

Alex Waugh was another young man associated with Mizner in Palm Beach. The Orlando Sentinel described Waugh as a “carefully reared English boy,” with ambitions of becoming an interior designer when they interviewed him for a story on Mizner in 1966.

He noted in his own 1976 autobiographical typescript, which also lives at the Palm Beach County Historical Society, that he too corresponded with Johnston and sent her several of what she called “amusing incidents”

and while we don’t know what they were she felt they “quite unprintable.”

Waugh was 26 when he met Mizner in 1922 while Mizner was traveling through Paris. He was very knowledgeable in English decorative art and Mizner quickly hired him after learning he was looking for work. In early editions of The Palm Beach Daily News, in a time where society party guests lists were frequently published, Waugh was listed as often accompanying Mizner to such events. Waugh remarked in his typescript how he felt “all doors were open to him.” And, unlike some of Mizner’s other associated men, he and Waugh worked well together and would continue to do so until Mizner’s death in 1933.

Waugh eventually left Palm Beach to return to his native England. It is unknown whether Waugh himself ever married a woman or really what he did after he left Palm Beach.

Nevertheless as a testimony to he and Mizner’s strong relationship, Waugh remained active in preserving the Mizner legacy throughout much of the rest of the 20th century often appearing at lectures, exhibits, and talks about the architect until his own death which appears to have been in 1982 according to British vital statistics records.

Mizner will always have a legacy in South Florida for jumpstarting the trend of Spanish revival architecture, of which Alex Waugh certainly assisted him with.

We can still say proudly today that Mizner may have a legacy of having been one of the first prominent gay figures in South Florida history.

If you want to read more about Mizner’s story and many of the men he was associated with, I recommend reading Stephen Perkins and James Caughman’s new book “Addison Mizner: the architect whose genius defined Palm Beach.”

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Lesbian Erasure

“Ruth and Naomi” painted by Ary Scheffer.

Part One: Defining Lesbianism Victoria A. Brownworth

esbians exist.

Lesbians, like gay men, have always existed.

If there is a singular lesson to be learned this LGBT history month, it is that lesbians didn’t just appear suddenly in the 20th century, anomalous figures with no antecedents throughout history. Lesbians have lived and loved and had bodice-ripping passionate sex for millennia.

In a brutal irony, the erasing of lesbian sexuality has been done most effectively by female academics who hesitate to define same-sex relationships between women as sexual for reasons that are wholly rooted in male contrivance of female sexuality and the male gaze on it. The theory that women never performed sexual acts together before the 20th century is appallingly smug and not a little homophobic.

Every woman regardless of her orientation knows from a young age that lesbians are a trigger for men. The most common retort when a woman rejects a man’s advances or catcalls is to call her a “dyke” or “lesbo.” It happens every day, everywhere. The terms are meant to be both vulgar and dismissive, like “lezzie,” a diminution and infantilizing of a very real female sexual orientation.

This lesbophobic, misogynist and blatantly ahistorical erasure of lesbian sexuality is similar to the erasure of all autonomous female sexuality: women’s sexual desire has always been viewed, discussed and portrayed within the construct and purview of the male gaze, and as such has never seemed complete without the intrusion of a male into that space of wholly female desire. The trope of a male entering onto the scene of a lesbian sexual coupling just in time to “complete” the sex has been recorded in erotica and pornography since at least the 17th century in the West and far earlier in Asian erotic art.

One of the most notorious depictions of lesbian sexuality occurs in John Cleland’s infamous erotic novel, “Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure,” more commonly known by its smutty name, “Fanny Hill,” published in 1748. (In British slang “Fanny” means vulva, hence Fanny Hill was a cheeky play on mons veneris.)

In Cleland’s novel, Fanny engages in lesbian sex with Phoebe, a bisexual prostitute. Fanny also witnesses--and describes vividly--other lesbian sex scenes. The novel was first banned in the U.S. in 1821 in Boston, and may have been a progenitor for the term “banned in Boston.”

Initially the American colonies had sought to imprison lesbians. The criminalization of same-sex female relationships followed that of English Common Law. How often it was actually enforced is unclear. But in the U.S. alone there were

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laws against lesbianism as early as the 17th century. If there hadn’t been examples of lesbians and lesbian sex, why the laws prohibiting it?

In 1636, John Cotton of the Massachusetts Bay Colony proposed a law prohibiting sex between two women, punishable by death. The law read, “Unnatural filthiness, to be punished with death, whether sodomy, which is carnal fellowship of man with man, or woman with woman, or buggery, which is carnal fellowship of man or woman with beasts or fowls.” There is no record of this law being enacted.

In 1649 in Plymouth Colony, Sarah White Norman and Mary Vincent Hammon were prosecuted for “lewd behavior with each other upon a bed.” The trial documents are the only known record of sex between female English colonists in North America in the 17th century. Hammon, who was the younger of the two, was given a formal admonition, but Norman was convicted. As part of her punishment, she had to allocute publicly to her “unchaste behavior” with Hammon.

In 1655, the Connecticut colony passed a law criminalizing sodomy between women (and men). In 1779, Thomas Jefferson proposed a federal law that included lesbian and gay sex. The law read, “Whosoever shall be guilty of rape, polygamy, or sodomy with man or woman shall be punished, if a man, by castration, if a woman, by cutting thro’ the cartilage of her nose a hole of one half inch diameter at the least.”

Lesbianism has been perceived by many–and Sigmund Freud perpetuated this misperception--as a phase of female sexuality that women grow out of. Schoolgirl crushes and teenage experimentation with lesbian relationships was written about by Freud as a stepping-stone to “true,” “adult” female sexuality: heterosexuality. (Ironically or not, Freud’s daughter, Dr. Anna Freud, was in a lesbian relationship with child psychoanalyst Dr. Dorothy TiffanyBurlingham for more than 50 years.)

Is language the problem? It’s true that the terminology itself is fairly recent. “Homosexual” was first coined in an 1869 pamphlet written by Karl-Maria Kertbeny to decry antisodomy laws in Germany. In 1886, Richard Krafft-Ebing, the noted German psychiatrist, coined the terms “heterosexuality” and “homosexuality” in his work Psychopathia Sexualis.

The term “lesbian” was first seen in poems by men in the 1860s and then more commonly as a medical term for lesbian sex in 1890. The term “Sapphist” occurs earlier, in early 19th century poetry and literature.

The Greek poet, Sappho, whose birthplace of Lesbos spawned the term “lesbianism” and whose name has become synonymous with female homosexuals—Sapphists—was

Initially the American colonies had sought to imprison lesbians.

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born in 630 B.C. The relationship of Ruth and Naomi in the Bible and Talmud, the oft-cited verses in Leviticus as well as St. Paul’s comments on same-sex relationships in Corinthians all signal lesbianism as a real–and definitively sexual–fact.

Sappho’s extant poetry and other writings explore her love for other girls and women and there are depictions in art throughout the centuries from classical Greece to the 19th century pre-Raphaelites of lesbian lovers entwined in each others’ arms, often fully naked.

At the turn of the last century, Toulouse-Lautrec and other French and German post-Impressionists incorporated lesbians into their work as denizens of a Bohemian demimonde. In Paris, Amsterdam and Berlin communities of lesbians were thriving, albeit underground, which by the turn of the 19th into the 20th century would include large enclaves of American women, expatriates whose names are now revived each year at LGBT history month as veritable monoliths in our compendia of writers and artists: Gertrude Stein, Alice B. Toklas, Romaine Brooks, Djuna Barnes, Natalie Barney, Josephine Baker, Renée Vivien, Ida Rubenstein and more.

While these women fled the U.S. and the mores that made it difficult for them to live the openly–some would claim flagrantly–lesbian lives they led in the U.S., there remained hundreds of thousands of lesbians still in America, leading very different lesbian lives–yet not the neutered lives we have been led to believe.

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The Complicated History of

trans people's experiences Albert Cashier.

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Albert Cashier (right) poses with a fellow soldier during the Civil War.

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hile to many it may seem that transgender people are a new and recent phenomenon, trans individuals have always existed.

It can be difficult to definitively and accurately label historical figures as trans, though, because it’s never “obvious” or “clear” that someone is transgender and gender identity and expression varies widely across time and cultures.

To be trans means that one does not identify with their sex assigned at birth. A trans person doesn’t have to undergo any sort of medical intervention to be transgender; they don’t even have to want to go through any medical intervention.

Some trans people experience gender dysphoria and take steps to help eliminate that dysphoria, such as hormone replacement therapy and gender-affirming surgeries. Not all trans people experience gender dysphoria.

There is not one way to be trans or one trans narrative. We are as complex and varied as any other demographic.

That being said, it can be hard to know if a historical figure identified as transgender (a relatively recent word), dressed in the attire of a different sex for specific purposes such as finding work or enlisting as a soldier, or if they played with their gender expression but didn’t necessarily identify as a different sex. We know, though, people throughout cultures and time have played with the gender binary, identified as a different sex, or even underwent medical interventions in order to feel whole in their bodies.

Albert Cashier was an Irish-born American immigrant born around 1843. While some of their early life is shrouded in mystery, we know they were assigned female at birth and it was said they dressed in boy’s clothing to find work. At age 19 in 1862, they enlisted in the 95th Illinois Infantry using the name Albert D.J. Cashier. They served and lived as a male during the Civil War. They were one of about 250 people assigned female at birth who served as men in the Civil War. One of the distinctions of Cashier, though, is that they continued to use the name Albert Cashier and live stealth as a male for the remainder of their life. When Cashier’s mental health declined in their later years, they were moved to Watertown State Hospital for the

They were one of about 250 people assigned female at birth who served as men in the Civil War.

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Insane in 1914. It was there that it was discovered that Cashier’s sex was female when the attendants bathed them. They were made to wear women’s clothing again for the first time in 50 years. The Veterans’ Pension Board investigated Cashier for fraud but former comrades confirmed that Cashier was in fact the person who fought in the war and their payments continued. When they died they were buried in their uniform and the tombstone was inscribed “Albert D. J. Cashier, Co. G, 94 Ill. Inf.” They were given an official Grand Army of the Republic funeral service and buried with full military honors.

At the time of Cashier’s life (1843-1915), hormone replacement therapy and gender-affirming surgeries weren’t an option. It’s possible that Cashier wore male clothing early in their life out of a survival instinct in order to find work - since it was easier and safer to find

work as a male, but because Cashier chose to serve his country as a soldier (a male-only occupation at the time) and then live the rest of his life as a male seems to confirm that he very likely identified as a male and therefore would be classified as a transgender person today.

This is just one instance of someone from history who we would now consider to be transgender. There are many more people throughout history, both those who have accomplished amazing feats and those just living normal lives, who were probably transgender. If you want to do some research on your own consider looking into Joan of Arc, Laurence Michael Dillon, Lucy Hicks Anderson, Sylvia Rivera, Lili Elbe, Harry Allen, and many more.

In the next Trans Talk column, I’ll discuss some of the more recent history of the transgender political movement, from the Compton Cafeteria Riots in 1966 through Stonewall to today.

Atticus Ranck is the Health Programs & Supportive Services Manager for Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown, PA. Previously, he was the Director of Transgender Services at SunServe in Wilton Manors. Atticus is a trans man who advocates for the LGBT community through his work, trainings, presentations, and everyday encounters.

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XES will host its grand opening this Saturday, October 20. The Dixie Highway establishment is just south of Five Points in Wilton Manors.

It appears to be a modern venue with comfortable couches and three outdoor patios for customers to enjoy tapas and drinks.

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Congregation Etz Chaim 2038 N. Dixie Hwy (Pride Center Building B), Wilton Manors 954-564-9232 - etzchaimflorida.org RabbiNoahKitty@etzchaimflorida.org Friday Night Shabbat Service 8pm Holy Angels Catholic Community 2917 NE 6th Avenue Wilton Manors, FL 33334 954-633-2987 - HolyAngelsFL.net Sunday Mass at 11AM St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 1750 East Oakland Park Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale 954-563-5155 - saintmarksftl.com info@saintmarks.com Sundays: 8:00 a.m - HE Rite I, 10:00 a.m. - HE Rite II

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eople join our synagogue for a number of reasons; they want to connect with their local Jewish community, they are looking for a significant other who is community-minded, they enjoy religious services as consumers and / or leaders, they are single and feel less alone as a member, they are a couple and want to increase their social connections, they want to learn more about their history and tradition, they enjoy learning new things through reading, lectures, discussions, films, and theatre events, they enjoy being around like-minded folks, they delight in the intellectual challenge of speaking with someone who does not share every single thought or attitude, they have taken on the obligation of maintaining a Jewish community for the next generation, they have accepted the inheritance of a 6000 year old tradition with its wisdom and stories, they rest in the comfort of a reliable annual cycle of holy days and joy-filled celebrations, they welcome the rules that boundary their life including ideas of how to be a good neighbor or treat laborers or protect animals, they love the music of the holidays and Shabbat, they love the experience of spending time in nature that Sukkot promotes, they love lighting Hanukkah candles during the longest nights of the year, they welcome Spring with Passover seders, they gain spiritual joy from the invitation to begin again during Rosh Hashanah, they anticipate the relief that comes with the forgiveness brought by Yom Kippur, they glow in the connectedness of having a reliable weekly experience of fellowship, encouraging words, and a tasty

nosh with folks who believe that we all are gorgeous flowers in God’s diversity of human expression.

These are only some of the reasons people have joined Congregation Etz Chaim since our founding in North Miami in 1976. At that time there wasn’t a single mainstream synagogue that even considered welcoming gay and lesbian people, to the point that our first organizational support came from the MCC church community. We had to keep our meetings secret, our printed newsletter delivered in a plain brown wrapper, and avoided using last names so that no one would be accidentally outed.

Since that time we have brought wonderful and encouraging changes. Members and friends turned to us for help and support during the most deadly early years of the AIDS crisis, we succeeded in bringing LGBTQIA Jews into mainstream Jewish community life, we have evolved into a broad-based welcoming community whose members are LGBT, queer, Jewish, not Jewish, agnostic, atheist, questioning, singles, couples, families, non-binary, and straight folks, and we have become a destination for those who are relocating to our area.

Our doors are open to anyone interested in Jewish community and the support that offers, those who hear a call to service based on moral values, those who thrive on learning and text study, and a structure to express and memorialize the many powerful and significant moments in our human life.

Our Friday night Shabbat service begins at 8pm, and you are warmly invited to join us!

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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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aqua fest gets aqualicious On Sept. 29, the Aqua Foundation for Women kicked off its pool party at the National Hotel in Miami Beach. The annual event, part of the five-day Aqua Girl festival, brings together LGBT men and women from around the country to celebrate together in Miami.

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Business SPOtlight

National YoungArts Foundation The PAMM Poplife Social on Sept. 20 was held at the PĂŠrez Art Museum in Miami.

A fabulous fan dance class was followed by the special performance of Lagana Estranja.

Then, on Sept. 28, the Immersive Dance Theater on the YoungArts Campus featured Jay Jackson, who premiered new work from her dance residency exploring non-binary identity and the gradient on which gender exists in contemporary society.

Jay Jackson Immersive Dance Theater at YoungArts.

Photo by Chris Desabota.

Jay Jackson as Laganja Estranja.

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Seoul Food A briefer on Korean cuisine

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an someone please explain to me why so many Korean restaurants are located in Lauderhill? The city has a lower than average population of Asian residents, yet there are a couple of Korean churches in the town and no less than half a dozen Korean restaurants. (Not that I’m complaining.) After moving here from a city with a large Korean population, I had a serious hankering for some of the spicy fare I’ve grown to love.

Korean cuisine, like much Asian fare, beef short ribs, is galbi. Chadolbegi is a dish relies on a combination of meats, veggies made from thinly sliced beef brisket, which and rice for most dishes. Korean fare, like is not marinated. It is so thin that it cooks that of Thailand, is also known for its liberal nearly instantly as soon as it is dropped use of chili peppers and ground chilies. onto a heated pan. Samgyeopsal is made of Gochujang, a fermented bean puree that has thicker strips of unsalted pork belly. red pepper powder, soybean powder and rice Since much of the meat is grilled, many flour added to it to create a spicy paste, is as Korean restaurants have tables equipped ubiquitous on tables in Korea as catsup is in with gas or charcoal grills built into the America. It is used as a seasoning or dipping table. In these “Korean BBQ” places, servers sauce and can be added to most usually bring platters of raw dishes. meat, which the customers Since much of Traditional Korean meals are cook as they chat and dine. always served with numerous Sometimes the server will the meat side dishes (banchan) that also bring a collection of side is grilled, accompany steam-cooked dishes or will invite diners to a short-grain rice.

Kimchi, salad bar to assemble their own many Korean a pickled and fermented banchan platter. restaurants vegetable, is almost always Korean beer is a popular included in the banchan, which accompaniment to meals. have tables is served in small bowls or Soju is a clear spirit which was equipped with segmented platters. originally made from grain, Dried or pickled fish or rice, and is now also gas or charcoal especially vegetables are also common made from sweet potatoes or side dishes for the meals. Jeon grills built into barley. Soju made from grain (or buchimgae) are savory is considered superior; it is the table. pancakes made from various often mixed with fruit drinks to ingredients. Chopped kimchi smooth it out, but be warned, it or seafood is mixed into a wheat flour-based has a high alcohol content and those drinks batter, and then pan fried. This dish tastes sneak up on you. best when it is dipped in a mixture of soy Izziban Sushi & BBQ sauce, vinegar, and gochujang.

7225 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderhill Some of the most popular Korean dishes 954-368-6767 include bibimbap, which consists of stirIzziban.com fried vegetables and a protein (meat or tofu) Izziban is probably the most approachable served atop a large bowl of rice and topped with a fried egg. As you break up the egg and of the Korean BBQ restaurants for those stir the ingredients together, the yolk forms experiencing it for the first time. The staff is a sauce. Bulgogi is equally popular and is quite friendly and willing to take the time to usually made from thinly sliced marinated explain the menu and the various options. beef sirloin or tenderloin. Another popular It’s not cheap, nearly $30 a person for dinner version of this dish, made from marinated and many side dishes are a la carte. But for

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that $30, you can choose from a vast array of meats, including sirloin steak, boneless short ribs and brisket. We had a vegetarian in our crowd and even though he could have made a meal of the endless supply of sushi included with the $30 meal, he was allowed to order a la carte and got kim chee fried rice that was as spicy as he hoped it would be.

Izziban is one of the places that offers a salad bar in lieu of banchan dishes. The salad bar also offers up fresh raw seafood that you can cook on your barbecue. Gas burners in the middle of the table put off very little heat or smoke. At the end of the meal we were all presented with a tiny bottle of a yogurt drink which helped to soothe our palates from the fiery cuisine. It was like having a Dreamsicle shooter for dessert.

If you develop a yen for Korean fare, I’d recommend starting at Izziban, but if you’re looking to branch out, here are some other options.

Minji’s

7151 W. Oakland Park Blvd., Lauderhill 954-572-5088 A hole in the wall popular with local Koreans, so you know the food is good.

Hungry for more? 

Gabose Korean BBQ Restaurant

4991 N. University Dr., Lauderhill 954-572-4800 One of the few Korean BBQ restaurants where you cook over charcoal. You go home smelling like a fire, but the difference in flavor is worth it.

Gabose Pocha

4933 N. University Dr., Lauderhill 954-999-0603 More of an emphasis on shared plates and cocktails here (try the watermelon soju), but the food gets raves, as well.

Korean Manna

4966 N. University Dr., Lauderhill 954-748-6088 The most authentic Korean fare this side of Seoul.

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4954 N. University Dr., Lauderhill 954-530-1394 This place is always open until 2 a.m. (sometimes later). So, when you get that midnight craving for bibimbap, here’s where to head.

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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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theater Slow Burn Theatre Co. opens its season tonight at the Broward Center with Disney’s “Freaky Friday the Musical.” Based on the popular Disney movies, this story of a mom and her teenaged daughter who magically swap bodies for 24 chaotic hours gets a driving rock and pop musical treatment by Tony Awardand Pulitzer Prize-winners Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey. Tickets start at $47 at BrowardCenter.org.

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Miami City Ballet opens its season at the Arsht Center in Miami with Paul Taylor’s “Company B,” featuring the catchy harmonies of the famed ‘40s trio, The Andrews Sisters, with their biggest hit, “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.” The program also includes the mesmerizing Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with choreography by George Balanchine. Also at the Broward Center, Oct. 27-28, and Kravis Center, Nov. 16-18. Tickets at MiamiCityBallet.org.

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Seraphic Fire, South Florida’s Grammy-nominated professional choral ensemble, opens its season this weekend with “Spanish Pilgrimage,” featuring the American Brass Quintet in masterworks by Victoria, Morales and Guerrero.

Performances Thursday in Boca Raton, Friday in Coral Gables, tonight in Fort Lauderdale and Sunday afternoon in Cutler Bay. Tickets and more information at SeraphicFire.org.

It’s a big weekend for season premieres. Palm Beach Dramaworks (PBD), 201 Clematis St. in West Palm Beach, opens Paula Vogel’s “Indecent,” a drama about a particularly nasty episode in LGBT history set in the late 1920s, when the cast of a play featuring a lesbian kiss were charged with indecency.

Vogel’s writing is captivating and PBD productions never disappoint.

Tickets at PalmBeachDramaworks.org.

The plays and musicals that make it to the stage are often the culmination of a very long process—sometimes taking years! Along the way, playwrights and directors conduct workshops and staged readings.

Experience a “work in progress,” Tony Finstrom’s “The Diamond Girl,” starring Jan McArt, at the Lynn University New Play Reading Series tonight at 7 p.m. in Boca Raton. Tickets are $10 at Lynn.edu/events/.

Matt Groening, creator of “The Simpsons” and “Futurama,” is back with a new animated show, “Disenchantment,” this time on Netflix.

A fantasy counterpart to the sci-fi “Futurama,” following a trio of misfits on their adventures throughout a magical realm, “Disenchantment” promises lots of laughs for queer sci-fi and fantasy fans. There are definitely some cosplay opportunities! Watch at Netflix.com.

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Queerly Digital LGBT cinema on DVD/Blu-Ray, a monthly column

David-Elijah Nahmod

Will And Grace:

The Revival Season One

elcome to Queerly Digital, a monthly column for cinema lovers from across the LGBT spectrum. All titles are available on DVD, Blu-Ray, or both. This column will as the months progress, be sure to include titles which honor all LGBT experiences.

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hen we said goodbye to Will Truman and Grace Adler in 2006, the pair had drifted apart and were living separate lives with their respective partners and their children, not exactly a strong premise upon which to base a revival of the series.

So when “Will and Grace” was revived by NBC last year, the somewhat depressing finale to the original series was explained away as a dream. It was lazy writing, but what the hey, it brought back “Will and Grace”— with the original cast intact—and that’s worth rejoicing.

Also on hand are original creators and producers David Kohan and Max Mutchnick. James Burrows, who directed every episode of the series during its initial eight year run, has also returned to call the shots.

The first season of the new “Will and Grace” has just been released on DVD. The story picks up 11 years later, with older characters who are dealing with aging and loss of relationships, including a few deaths. But never fear, “Will and Grace” is still witty and funny as hell. It’s fast paced, features hysterically written lines, and remains true to the series’ rich history.

The revival begins with a screamingly funny bang. In “11 Years Later” Grace (Debra Messing) lands a job redecorating the Oval Office—she got the gig through Karen (Megan Mullally), who happens to be best buds with Melania Trump. The episode takes many laugh inducing jabs at the current president and his administration, most notably when Grace opens a bag of Cheetos chips which she holds up so she can color coordinate the room to the Commander In Chief’s orange colored skin. The episode ends with a close-up of a hat on the president’s desk with the words “Make America Gay Again” sewn on its front.

Supporting and guest characters from the series’ original run are sprinkled throughout the revival’s 16 episode freshman season. In “Grandpa Jack,” the

moving but still funny fourth episode, Jack (Sean Hayes) is reunited with his long estranged biological son Elliot (Michael Angarano). Jack also meets his young grandson Skip (Jet Jurgensmeyer), who is obviously gay.

To Jack’s horror, Skip is sent to a conversion therapy camp—gay actors Jane Lynch and Andrew Rannells offer side-splitting performances as the camp counselors.

But the episode takes a very serious turn when Jack sits down with Skip and tells him that he’s OK just as he is.

“Grandpa Jack” is not the only episode which takes itself seriously. “Rosie’s Quinceanera” sees Karen dealing with the death of Rosie, her beloved housekeeper. The episode also establishes the earlier death of Grace’s mom, Bobbi Adler. A few episodes later Grace’s dad and Will’s mom become engaged on the same day that Jack becomes engaged to his new boyfriend.

Of course, Karen’s arch-nemesis Beverley Leslie (the incomparable Leslie Jordan) is around, still a screaming queen, forever insisting that he’s not a “homosexual” and that Benji is his “business associate.”

The relationship between best friends Will and Grace remains intact. Both are as dysfunctional as ever, never finding lasting love, but always finding great love and comfort through each other.

“Will and Grace” is indeed back, as funny, as fresh, and as timely as it first was. It was brilliant when it began in 1998, and it remains brilliant now. The show is especially refreshing in this age of Trump and his virulently anti-LGBT policies—both Will and especially Jack are shamelessly and unabashedly gay, taking great pride in who they are.

They’re surrounded by people who casually accept them without question. “Will and Grace” is a portrait of the America we’d all like to live in.

If you haven’t seen “Will and Grace, The Revival” during its recent run on NBC then by all means watch it on disc. And be on the lookout for the upcoming seasons two and three—NBC is very much behind this series.

“Will and Grace” is still witty and funny as hell. It’s fast paced, features hysterically written lines, and remains true to the series’ rich history.

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A&E theater Christopher Dreeson stars as Tennessee Williams in “Confessions of a Nightengale,” opening Oct. 25 at Empire Stage.

Photo Credit: Jeffrey Bruce.

Tennessee Williams Speaks in New Play at Empire Stage J.W. Arnold

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harlotte Chandler and Ray Strickland’s play “Confessions of a Nightingale” is a different kind of one-man show, warns director Jeffrey Bruce.

“It’s like sitting there and listening to Tennessee Williams,” Bruce said. “It’s 50 pages—90 minutes—of dialogue and every word was taken from his writings and interviews. He is literally speaking to the audience. There are ups and downs, the laughter, the tears. It’s very funny, too.”

Bruce was introduced to the play by actor Christopher Dreeson, who asked him to stage a performance in Fort Lauderdale at Empire Stage. The director admitted that he would have loved to tackle the role himself.

“I read it and absolutely flipped,” Bruce recalled.

Bruce had directed Dreeson before, in a production of “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying,” and knew the actor was perfect for the role, even if he might not be an obvious choice to portray Williams.

“Chris doesn’t really resemble Tennessee Williams, so we didn’t strive for an impersonation. Instead, we work from within—the appetizer rather than the main course—digging into [Williams’] emotions and motivation,” Bruce explained.

Before rehearsals began in earnest, Dreeson was “off book” and the entire show was staged in just two days. Bruce called

Dreeson a “master technician” who allowed him to attempt innovative staging choices.

Throughout the performance, Dreeson’s Williams breaks the fourth wall and addresses and even converses with the audience, again using the writer’s own words.

“It’s going to be more of a salon, where wonderful people go to share ideas and views,” Bruce said. “Audiences are going to be thrilled for 90 minutes meeting and talking with Tennessee Williams.”

“Confessions” is not strictly a gay play, but offers Empire Stage’s predominately LGBT audiences a sobering look at the life of a prominent gay man in the 1940s and ‘50s and “the box he had to live in,” Bruce said, noting the play gave him a new appreciation for the writer.

“I learned that he was a gentleman to the Nth degree. He had more charm than anyone I’ve ever listened to. He was a lot more introspective and was able to do something that is hard to do, which is to be objective about a subjective situation. He never complained really. He had a challenging relationship with his sister who had a lobotomy, awful parents, his childhood,” said Bruce.

“I already knew each [of his plays] had some autobiographical substance to it, but that was fascinating and audiences are going to love it,” Bruce concluded.

Christopher Dreeson stars as Tennessee Williams in “Confessions of a Nightingale,” Oct. 25 – Nov. 11 at Empire Stage, 1140 N. Flagler Dr. in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets are $30 at EmpireStage.com.

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Five Films to See

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ast week, SFGN took a look at five films from the festival’s first weekend. Here, we offer minireviews of five more films worth seeing, all during the second weekend of the OUTshine Film Festival: “Girl” Thursday, Oct. 25, 7 p.m.

Savor Cinema East Coast Premiere Fifteen-year-old Lara’s goal is clear: to become a professional ballerina. Supported by her father, Lara (Victor Polster) attends a prestigious dance school. But, the frustrations and impatience of adolescence intensify as she gradually faces the daunting challenges classical ballet imposes on the body of a girl born in a boy’s body.

SFGN: It’s refreshing to see a story about a trans youth with supportive parents.

Belgian director Lukas Dhont effectively and compassionately conveys the inner turmoil experienced by many trans people, but within the context of those formative adolescent years.

“Mapplethorpe” Friday, Oct. 26, 7 p.m.

Savor Cinema Perhaps the most controversial photographer in American history, Robert Mapplethorpe celebrated a range of subjects— from flowers to S&M—in his striking images.

He electrified the contemporary art world and

Outstanding documentaries this year include “Man Made,” about four trans men daring to compete in a bodybuilding competition.

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“Girl,” an uplifting story about a trans teen is one of the films featured during the second weekend of the OUTshine Film Festival, Oct. 18 – 28 in Fort Lauderdale. Photo Credit: Netflix.

immortalized a generation ravaged by AIDS. Matt Smith (“The Crown,” “Doctor Who”) stars.

SFGN: Matt Smith is arguably one of the finest dramatic actors on screens today and he once again completely assumes a role, this time the gay photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. There have been documentaries, but it’s fascinating to see Mapplethorpe’s life portrayed in a biopic.

“Transmilitary” Saturday, Oct. 27, 12:30 p.m.

Classic Gateway Theatre “Transmilitary” chronicles the lives of four patriots defending their country’s freedom while fighting for their own. They put their careers on the line by coming out as transgender to top brass officials in the Pentagon in hopes of attaining the equal right to serve.

SFGN: There are so many excellent

documentaries in this year’s festival. The first weekend featured “Man Made,” about four trans men daring to compete in a bodybuilding competition. Here we meet determined men willing to die for their country.

“Tenn” Saturday, Oct. 27, 9:30 p.m.

Classic Gateway Theatre East Coast Premiere In this period drama, Tom (Tennessee) Williams (Jacob Loeb), an aspiring writer in his 20s, lives with a negligent father. He attempts to maintain peace in the family while also dealing with his depressed and antisocial sister. Struggling against the societal pressures and expectations of him, Tennessee is determined to find his voice as a playwright.

SFGN: James Franco is a brilliant writer, director and actor, but so often his work seems either flighty or overly conceptual.

Yes, we’re talking about “The Disaster Artist” and his ill-conceived dramatic documentary “Interior. Leather Bar.” This film is different.

“Boy Erased” Sunday, Oct. 28, 6 p.m.

Savor Cinema “Boy Erased” tells the story of Jared (Lucas Hedges), the teenage son of a Baptist pastor in a small town, who is outed to his parents (Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe). Jared is faced with an ultimatum to attend gay conversion therapy or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family.

SFGN: This painful drama is headed to wider release across the country in just a few weeks, but an LGBT film festival seems like the ideal setting for this searing reminder that our brothers and sisters still face abhorrent treatment in our own country.

The OUTshine Film Festival runs Oct. 18 – 28 in Fort Lauderdale. For a complete schedule and tickets, go to OutShineFilm.com. Visit SFGN.com/OUTshine2018 for some reviews of other select films at this year’s film fest.

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* Lynn Philharmonia No. 2

October 27-28 at the Keith C. And Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University in Boca Raton. A world premiere by the winner of the 2018 Lynn Composition Competition, Saint-Saens: Symphony No. 3, Organ Symphony and special violinist Carole Cole. Tickets $35 to $50. Visit events.lynn.edu

Freaky Friday

October 18 to November 4 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Avenue, Fort Lauderdale. 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.

*A Park in Our House

October 26 - 28 at Florida Atlantic University Studio Two, 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton. In this beautiful, lyrical play by Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright Nilo Cruz, a Cuban family struggles under the difficult conditions of Castro’s Cuba in 1970. Tickets $5. Visit fauevents.com

October 17 - October 23 broward county 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

Friday Night Sound Waves Music Series

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

palm beach county * The Roaring Twenties

Sunday, November 4 at 4 p.m. at the Count and Countess de Hoernle International Center / Amarnick Goldstein Concert Hall at Lynn University in Boca Raton. Indulge in the deliciously diverse music of the 1920’s from around the globe. Tickets $10. Visit events.lynn.edu.

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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, heart-breaking, and uplifting. Visit lakeworthplayhouse.org

Dina El Wedidi On Tour

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 El Wedidi channels the heritage and contemporary identity of Cairo. A sophisticated innovator with a charismatic stage presence, El Wedidi’s rich repertoire ranges from jazz to folk to underground rock and has established her as a global cultural force. Tickets $32, one drink included. Visit kravis.org.

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 hip-hop 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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The Big Show

Fridays and Saturdays at 9 p.m. at Just the Funny Theater, 3119 Coral Way in Miami.

A collection of comedy mixing the likes of improvisation and sketches. Tickets $12. Call 305-693-8669 or visit JustTheFunny.com.

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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 folkdancing, 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.

* Bohemian Rhapsody Cocktail Party & VIP Screening

Thursday, November 1 at 6 p.m at the Museum of Discovery and Science, 401 SW Second Street, Fort Lauderdale. Enjoy hors d’oeuvres and cocktails followed by a complimentary screening of the film Bohemian Rhapsody.

Tickets $45. Visit mods.org/bohemianrhhapsody-vip.

Tuesdays in Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs and Southwest Ranches.

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

SunServe Youth Group

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

Survivor Support

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

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broward county *13th Annual Taste of the Island

Monday, November 5 at 6 p.m. at the Richardson Historic Park and Nature Preserve, 1937 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors.

This culinary event in Wilton Manors will feature more than 30 restaurants, breweries and eateries from south Florida’s tri-county region. Tickets $35. Visit bit.ly/ TasteoftheIsland18.

A Taste of History

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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Remember to React Art Exhibit

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

October 17 - October 23 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.

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Voices of Pride

Viva La Vida Altar Exhibition

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

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

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.

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November 3-4 at the Keith C. And Elaine Johnson Wold Performing Arts Center at Lynn University in Boca Raton. 15 Broadway

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. Free to attend. Visit lakewortharts.com.

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

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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.

They have all been drawn from the Clark Collections at Mia, the only collection in the world to feature this extraordinary new form.

Tickets $9 to $15. Visit morikami.org.

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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.

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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.

POZCONNECT Support Group for Spanish Speakers

Mondays 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Pridelines, 6360 NE Fourth Court in Miami. A support group for HIV+ people, in Spanish. Free. Call Eddie at 305-571-9601, ext. 105 or visit Pridelines. org.

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Thursday and Friday at 8:30 pm at the Bottlecap’s Blue Room, 1128 Simonton Street, Key West. Come enjoy drinks and jokes at the weekly comedy nights!

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On Monday, the Vital Statistics Bureau of the Florida Department of Health in Manatee County confirmed the death of Brandon Jason Chrisan, 21, in a telephone call with the South Florida Gay News.

The bureau would not release a cause of death. Chrisan died on Sept. 28.

A celebration of life ceremony was held for Chrisan on Saturday at Toale Brothers Funeral Home in Bradenton.

Chrisan performed in adult gay films under the stage name Kyle Dean. He had several run-ins with law enforcement and was released from jail last year and ordered to participate in a drug intervention program.

Born in Texas, Chrisan grew up in Florida and according to his obituary loved playing football and training his body.

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