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LGBTQ Task Force Hosts Intimate Fort Lauderdale Party
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n an exclusive isle off Las Olas Boulevard, members of the National LGBTQ Task Force gathered to raise money. Speeches from the executive director, development director and policy director were part of the evening. Married couple Marti Smye and Lisa Madden hosted the party at their waterfront home. Smye, an organizational behaviorist who has published books about leadership, spoke to the group. She attested to the Task Force’s effectiveness in advancing LGBTQ rights and matters. “We all would not be here in the form we are,” said Smye. “We are just so lucky.” Smye said her father didn’t change his love when she revealed her same-sex attraction. “My father said I loved you when you were a baby in my arms and I love you now,” Smye recalled. Sunday evening’s cocktail party was another successful haul for the Task Force which produces the annual Winter Party in Miami Beach. Lee Rubin, a Task Force board member, said the Fort Lauderdale event – which featured a raffle of local prize packages -- raised $20,000. Private donations are collected and no government money is taken, said Saurabh
Bajaj, Task Force Development Director. Bajaj said the Task Force is seeking to raise $7 million this year. “It’s easy to fundraise when you are doing great work,” Bajaj told SFGN in a poolside interview. Later, he would join Executive Director Rea Carey and Policy Director Meghan Maury at the microphone to pitch the Task Force’s mission to around 40 invited guests. The theme centered on a new era in Washington, D.C . and challenges presented by the Trump administration. Carey said what is happening now will change America for decades to come. Those changes, Carey said, are taking place at “small cubicles in the federal government.” “They are changing forms,” she said. Maury’s job is to monitor any regulation changes to LGBT rights. Her program, known as FedWatch, is currently engaged with the U.S. Census Bureau to ensure samesex couples are counted and recognized on the 2020 Census survey. Maury, who attended the party with her partner Rebecca Fox, said housing and homelessness were two important issues to The Task Force. She dismissed U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben MEMBER Carson’s comments that poverty is “a mindset.” MEMBER
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“Poverty is pretty complex,” said Maury. “It’s certainly not a mindset. There are people facing systematic discrimination and there are people that need access to good jobs and transportation.” Bajaj, educated on the West Coast of America, said what is happening in Washington, D.C. now is “all fucked up.” He told SFGN Carson’s comments on poverty were “extremely judgmental and rude.” For the Task Force, January is the organization’s time to shine. The annual Creating Change conference returns to the capital city for its 30th anniversary. Protests will undoubtedly be part of the conference agenda and the Task Force is getting pretty good at them, said Carey. “Together we are organizing protests and at the end of the day our community is thriving,” Carey told Sunday’s faithful gathering around the pool. As the sirens of Fort Lauderdale’s boat show blared in the distance, Rubin reminded attendees of the raffle and the Task Force’s tagline -- “Be You.”
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Equality Florida opens office in Wilton Manors Michael d’Oliveira
Office ribbon cutting at the new Equality Florida office in Wilton Manors. Courtesy of Equality Florida.
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lejandro Acosta has worked for Equality Florida out of his home in Fort Lauderdale for a while now. But Acosta, Equality Florida’s HIV project coordinator, is glad to be in his organization’s new office in Wilton Manors. Located at 2302 NE 7 Ave. next to the Italian American Civic League, the ribbon cutting for the new space was held Monday, Nov. 6. Supporters, including the Wilton Manors Commission, packed the office for the grand opening. Mayor Gary Resnick and Commissioner Scott Newton said they were glad to have the LGBT advocacy organization in Wilton Manors. They also said it was good to have another daytime tenant move into the Wilton Drive area to support the restaurants and other businesses there. “Wilton Manors is pretty hot right now,” said Resnick, who read and signed a city proclamation marking the occasion. Ronny Nadiv, director of membership for
the Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, said the new office would provide members of his organization with a greater opportunity to work with Equality Florida and support its efforts. Stratton Pollitzer, deputy director of Equality Florida, said the office was opened because Equality Florida’s South Florida staff is growing and “we really wanted a place where people could interact with us.” He said the hope is that interaction will lead to more volunteers. “We are thrilled to be here,” said Row Iliescu, Equality Florida’s South Florida development director.
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Pride Center to host Matthew Shepard Foundation Hate Crimes Panel on Thursday Michael d’Oliveira
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atred, bigotry, and discrimination “Every 90 minutes a reported hate “can’t just be left to slowly crime occurs in America — and so do an erode. By itself it does not just estimated 2,700 unreported ones. This “get better. And time is not our friend,” work can’t wait,” Marsden said. said Jason Marsden, executive director Part of that work by the Matthew of the Matthew Shepard Shepard Foundation Foundation. includes local outreach, and “Every 90 Marsden said that during the latest example of that minutes a the Matthew Shepard outreach will be the “Stay Foundation’s 15th Annual reported hate Proud, Be Loud: Panel on Honors Gala in October Crimes” on Thursday, crime occurs Hate of 2016. In that speech, he Nov. 9 from 2 to 4 p.m. at in America also highlighted the deadly The Pride Center, 2040 N. frequency of hate crimes, Dixie Hwy. — and so do which often lead to the The event will include an estimated murder of those targeted. Judy and Dennis Shepard, 2,700 In October of 1998, 21parents of Matthew unreported year old Matthew Shepard Shepherd, who will tell was brutally attacked and their and their son’s story. ones.” tied to a fence outside The panel will include LGBT - Jason Marsden Laramie, Wyoming. Days advocates, law enforcement Executive Director of the Matthew Shepard Foundation later, he died in a hospital personnel, and government in Fort Collins, Colorado. officials. The event will Shepard’s murder became national news, also feature South Florida hate crime led to the formation of the foundation, statistics, the reporting of incidents, how and inspired national hate crimes to stay safe, and how to combat hatred legislation. here.
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unning and praying was the theme of Tuesday morning’s Coffee & Conversation program at Pride Center. Eric Runyan, spokesman for Front Runners & Walkers Fort Lauderdale, informed the senior group his organization was ready to train interested parties for the center’s upcoming 5k rainbow run. Per its website, Front Runners Fort Lauderdale is a group that enjoys running and walking and creates “a positive atmosphere through planned activities where gays and lesbians can be themselves.” The sponsor this week was Congregation Etz Chaim. Located on the Equality Park campus, Congregation Etz Chaim is a synagogue that welcomes gay, straight, fluid, transgender Jews and non-Jews. Rabbi Noah Kitty said the congregation would soon be studying the Musar. The Musar course, the rabbi said, is the “examination and development of your personal character traits.” A meal is also provided. “Food is love, food is friendship and food is how we take care of each other,” said Rabbi Kitty.
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Other notes from the program: Ed Sparan, Operations Manager for The World AIDS Museum, announced tickets remained for Cleve Jones’ Fort Lauderdale appearance. Jones, a San Francisco gay rights activist, is slated to participate in a question and answer program Friday evening at Sunshine Cathedral. Tom Pence, President of A Celebration of Friends, plugged his Saturday morning “Klassic Coffee Klatch” at the Skolnick Center in Pompano Beach. “No one should be alone on Saturday morning,” Pence told the audience. Next week’s sponsor is Premier Smile Center. For more information, contact Bruce Williams, Senior Services Coordinator at 954-463-9005, ext. 109.
quality Florida Institute will present two-time Olympian and four-time gold medalist Greg Louganis with its highest honor, The Voice for Equality Award, at the organization’s gala on Sunday, Nov. 12 in Fort Lauderdale. The Voice for Equality award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated sacrifice, courage and personal commitment to LGBT equality. Recent past recipients include tennis pro Martina Navratilova, marriage activist Jim Obergefell and trans reality TV star Jazz Jennings. “It is especially timely that Greg is our Voice for Equality honoree this year, as Equality Florida recently launched its HIV Advocacy Program, with the goal of reducing HIV stigma through public education,” said Terry Gaw, event co-chair in a statement. “Sports figures are seen as role models, exemplifying what is possible, and their cautionary tales can carry additional significance. Greg has paved the way, inspiring others to live their lives fully and without shame.” The diver has grown up in the public eye. He won his first Olympic medal as a teen in 1976 at the Montreal summer games and was frequently featured on the covers of magazines and in media interviews. But, as he revealed in a recent telephone conversation from his California home, he kept many secrets from his admirers. Louganis came out publicly in 1994 and in 1995 revealed he had tested HIV positive. He had actually tested positive months before the 1988 Seoul Olympics, where he suffered a heavily-publicized, bloody head wound but still went on to win two gold medals. Louganis has shared his story openly in a 1995 autobiography, “Breaking the Surface,” and the 2014 documentary, “Back on Board.” He has become a spokesperson for living authentically, and an advocate for HIVtesting. “When I was diagnosed in ’88, life expectancy was like three years,” he recalled. “…and that was doing good. We’ve come a long way with treatments and understanding, (but) a lot more education has to happen, especially in smaller communities, as well as globally.” Louganis traveled to Russia, a country where gays and lesbians are still persecuted openly, to share this message. He met with
Former Olympic diver Greg Louganis will be honored this weekend by Equality Florida. Photo courtesy of Greg Louganis.
some underground LGBT activists in a subway station to avoid surveillance. “It was bizarre, meeting in subway to get the location for event, but they kept telling me ‘they’re listening.’ That’s something that goes back to the Soviet Union days. I was in the Soviet Union competing way back in 1979 and we’d all kind of joke on the team about our rooms being bugged,” recalled Louganis, who noted that Rev. Fred Phelps, a radical anti-gay evangelist, followed him around the country for years after he came out, a similar experience. In addition to appearances like the awards ceremony in South Florida, Louganis keeps himself busy with occasional acting roles (“Sharknado 5,” “Entourage the Movie”), sponsorship deals and a stage musical about his life. He’s also put his highly-publicized financial challenges behind him and finally has time to enjoy his four-year marriage to Johnny Chaillot. Louganis said, “We have so many balls in the air at the moment, but that’s happened in the past, too…you never know what’s going to land or what’s going to take hold. You kind of have to be open to it. I don’t have any predictions or projections. Who knows?”
Greg Louganis will be presented the Voice for Equality Award at the Equality Broward gala on Sunday, Nov. 12 at 5:30 p.m. at Hyatt Regency Pier Sixty-Six, 2301 S.E. 17th St. in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets are $175 at EqFl.org.
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he best of the best of the South Florida LGBT community were honored Thursday, Nov. 2 at the fifth annual Pink Flamingo Awards. The event, hosted by emcee and comedian Julie Goldman, is also a fundraiser for The Hub at the LGBT Visitors Center on Miami Beach and took place at the James L. Knight Center. Roxanne Vargas, host of NBC 6's lifestyle and entertainment show, “6 in the Mix,” won Favorite Media Personality at the Pink Flamingo Awards. Vargas acknowledged NBC 6 colleague Jamie Guirola, a fellow nominee in the same category, and heralded NBC Universal and Telemundo Network for making it "OK for you to come to work as you are, to be who you are at work," which she said is "not the case at all media companies across the board, but that is the case at NBC Universal and Telemundo Network. I'm so thankful to work for them." Vargas also expressed the honor she feels being named the Ally Grand Marshall for the 2018 Miami Beach Gay Pride, which won Favorite Fundraising Event - Weekend or Longer. Vargas' win Thursday was her third Pink Flamingo Award, which she said means more to her than any Emmy nomination. "What's different about this is that this is your voice. That's really all that matters to me," Vargas said. "In our business, it's our job for you to not know where we stand. There's right and there's wrong and there's two sides of every story. It's our job to tell you both sides of the story. But when it comes to the LGBTQwide community, there is no side. That's how I feel personally in my head and in my heart. You are no different than me. I am no different than you. So there really is no side. There is the right side...It's my responsibility and your responsibility to make it an incredible world. And that means doing what's right and that means standing with the people who you love... and who love you back. And I thank you so much for loving me back." Tiffany Fantasia bested Adora, TP Lords, Athena Dion and Tlo Ivy for Favorite Drag Queen. The veteran performer delivered an emotional acceptance speech at the awards show.
"Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me. It is an honor to represent this community," Fantasia said. "This has been a very tough year for me. The closing of Palace was a challenge for me....This community really put its arms around me and said 'we got you.' I am blessed and I am thankful for everything that has happened in my life... No matter what obstacles come my way, no matter who tries to hurt me or tries to bring me down and make me feel lesser than. As my late mother always said, 'you are somebody.' You are a child of God. And nobody will ever stop you from achieving your goals and dreams." Roger Lords, who was nominated for Favorite Bartender, represented his home bar, Score, at the Pink Flamingo Awards. The South Beach venue won for Favorite Dance Club. Lords joined the Score team more than three years ago. "Working at Score Nightclub is like being in a family," Lords said. "I know as a bartender, I'm honored to be recognized by our community as their destination for Favorite Dance Club. I know [owners] Luis and Billy work really hard for us to be the best, and we as bartenders also try to be the best for our bar which is still relevant after 18 years of nightlife entertainment." Nathan Paul Smith of Twist, which won Favorite Nightlife Destination, won Favorite Bartender honors -- besting Lords, as well as fellow Twist bartender Tony Wheeler, Charlie Dominguez of Score and Lubor Ing Zuzin of R House Wynwood, which won Favorite Restaurant/Fine Dining. Smith, who won in this category the first year, delivered a humble acceptance speech. "It's really, really amazing just to get nominated for this. There's so many bartenders in Miami. To be nominated for this is huge," Smith said. "My mom gave me a really, really hard time [for staying in Miami during Hurricane Irma]. But one thing I realized is if Miami was going down, I was going down with it. I love Miami. This award means everything to me. Thank you very much."
Visit SFGN.com/PinkFlamingos2017 for the full list of winners and the rest of this story.
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ore than 800 costumed freaks, geeks, goblins, ghouls and superheroes galore attended the 23rd annual SAVE Halloween Ball: Inferno Friday, Oct. 27 at the Magic City Casino in Coral Gables. SAVE executive director Tony Lima -- who has been involved with the annual fundraiser for the last 10 years, four as the head of the organization -- said the nonprofit pooled more than $75,000 for the LGBT community through ticket sales, which included cover charge, open bar and participation in a costume contest for $1,000 in cash and prizes. Lima said he is happy with this year's turnout and community support, which only fuels the work the organization does both on the political and educational fronts. "SAVE’s Halloween Ball is the oldest and longest running community event in South Florida. It's one of three fundraisers we run
a year, definitely the most beloved by the community," Lima said. "It fuels the hard work we do to fight for LGBTQ rights in South Florida and beyond."
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Celebrating the Best of 2017 Norm Kent
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i, Everyone. Welcome to one of our biggest and most celebratory issues, an annual labor of love where we congratulate in print and online those people, places, and persons that have won the ‘Best Of’ Awards. Now I am on record as having said ever so often, mockingly, ‘I hate this issue.’ No, of course I do not mind congratulating winners who you, our readers, have voted upon. I do mind the frustration that acknowledging one company as a winner suggests others have not won. As a competitor, to be sure, one of my favorite ways to end a game is by winning. And whether I was playing stickball in Brooklyn, New York, growing up in the 1950’s, or publishing a paper in Wilton Manors, in the year, 2017, I want to be all I can be. I want to win. I want SFGN to have the best paper, the best readers, the best graphic design, the best content, the best ads, and the best writers. I hope you have the same aspirations for your life and your business as well. I don’t think it’s good to be greedy, but I don’t think it’s greedy to be good. We should all try to be the best we can be anytime, anywhere. You never know who is secretly staring at you. It could be a future lover or your next employer. Sure, it could also be a turkey, but you don’t want to look like the stuffing. Anyway, there are things that can matter more than winning. How you play the game really matters. When the final scores are totaled, it’s not just the teams and players who win that are appreciated, but the ones that achieved success by playing with class and grace along the way. Win a rat race, and what does that make you, the head rat? “If Athens shall appear great to you,” wrote Pericles, “consider that her honors were won simply by citizens doing their duties
Timothy S. Hart, CPA responsibly each day.” Doing your job well leads to a life well lived. You may not win an award, but you may make a friend, find a customer, discover a path that gives you inner rewards and great success. The rainbow world of gays and lesbians has endured an adversity few have known, but we still have our passion, our flag, and our colors. We have sewn a quilt that acknowledges our past losses while embracing our current accomplishments. We are outcasts no longer. We have become proud centerpieces in our community. We are achievers. Today’s newspaper proves it. We are celebrating people who already are the best. You don’t need to finish in first place. You are an achiever just by being here. Your business and your name in SFGN this week alone, 96 pages strong, now makes you part of the largest LGBT newspaper in America this week. Be proud, you have hit a home run. My job is to figure out how to pay for it next week. In the meantime, enjoy this issue of SFGN. Save it, relish it, and take advantage of the businesses promoted, the people cited, and the hamburgers congratulated. Please don’t forget there are many fine barbers, top realtors, honest lawyers, painless dentists, and culinary delights in dozens of restaurants, peppering South Florida from Duval Street in Key West to Worth Avenue in Palm Beach. I wish there were a budtender or two, but maybe by next year if our legislators get their act together, there will be a few of those named. There are 365 days in a year. Keep a good diary, and come back to us soon with next year’s nominees and tomorrow’s winners. We will be here to write them up, because we win with each new day, by being in the arena, and letting our voice be heard, our community seen, and our accomplishments celebrated.
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WHAT IS GENVOYA®? GENVOYA is a 1-pill, once-a-day prescription medicine used to treat HIV-1 in people 12 years and older who weigh at least 77 pounds. It can either be used in people who are starting HIV-1 treatment and have never taken HIV-1 medicines before, or people who are replacing their current HIV-1 medicines and whose healthcare provider determines they meet certain requirements. These include having an undetectable viral load (less than 50 copies/mL) for 6 months or more on their current HIV-1 treatment. GENVOYA combines 4 medicines into 1 pill taken once a day with food. GENVOYA is a complete HIV-1 treatment and should not be used with other HIV-1 medicines. GENVOYA does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. To control HIV-1 infection and decrease HIV-related illnesses, you must keep taking GENVOYA. Ask your healthcare provider if you have questions about how to reduce the risk of passing HIV-1 to others. Always practice safer sex and use condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with body fluids. Never reuse or share needles or other items that have body fluids on them.
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What is the most important information I should know about GENVOYA?
GENVOYA may cause serious side effects: • Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. GENVOYA is not approved to treat HBV. If you have both HIV-1 and HBV and stop taking GENVOYA, your HBV may suddenly get worse. Do not stop taking GENVOYA without first talking to your healthcare provider, as they will need to monitor your health.
Kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your healthcare provider should do blood and urine tests to check your kidneys. If you develop new or worse kidney problems, they may tell you to stop taking GENVOYA. • Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious but rare medical emergency that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: weakness or being more tired than usual, unusual muscle pain, being short of breath or fast breathing, stomach pain with nausea and vomiting, cold or blue hands and feet, feel dizzy or lightheaded, or a fast or abnormal heartbeat. • Severe liver problems, which in rare cases can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow, dark “tea-colored” urine, light-colored stools, loss of appetite for several days or longer, nausea, or stomach-area pain. The most common side effect of GENVOYA is nausea. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effects that bother you or don’t go away. •
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Do not take GENVOYA if you take: • Certain prescription medicines for other conditions. It is important to ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist about medicines that should not be taken with GENVOYA. Do not start a new medicine without telling your healthcare provider. • The herbal supplement St. John’s wort. • Any other medicines to treat HIV-1 infection. What are the other possible side effects of GENVOYA?
Serious side effects of GENVOYA may also include: • Changes in your immune system. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new symptoms after you start taking GENVOYA.
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All your health problems. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you have or have had any kidney or liver problems, including hepatitis virus infection. All the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Other medicines may affect how GENVOYA works. Keep a list of all your medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist. Ask your healthcare provider if it is safe to take GENVOYA with all of your other medicines. If you take antacids. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or after you take GENVOYA. If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if GENVOYA can harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant while taking GENVOYA. If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed. HIV-1 can be passed to the baby in breast milk.
You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088. Please see Important Facts about GENVOYA, including important warnings, on the following page.
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IMPORTANT FACTS This is only a brief summary of important information about GENVOYA® and does not replace talking to your healthcare provider about your condition and your treatment.
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POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF GENVOYA
GENVOYA may cause serious side effects, including: • Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. GENVOYA is not approved to treat HBV. If you have both HIV-1 and HBV, your HBV may suddenly get worse if you stop taking GENVOYA. Do not stop taking GENVOYA without first talking to your healthcare provider, as they will need to check your health regularly for several months.
GENVOYA can cause serious side effects, including: • Those in the “Most Important Information About GENVOYA” section. • Changes in your immune system. • New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. • Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious but rare medical emergency that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: weakness or being more tired than usual, unusual muscle pain, being short of breath or fast breathing, stomach pain with nausea and vomiting, cold or blue hands and feet, feel dizzy or lightheaded, or a fast or abnormal heartbeat. • Severe liver problems, which in rare cases can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get these symptoms: skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow, dark “tea-colored” urine, light-colored stools, loss of appetite for several days or longer, nausea, or stomach-area pain. The most common side effect of GENVOYA is nausea. These are not all the possible side effects of GENVOYA. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any new symptoms while taking GENVOYA. Your healthcare provider will need to do tests to monitor your health before and during treatment with GENVOYA.
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for 2017, which included retired teacher Hector Zuazo and husband Robert Medina, who helped build the Lambda Living Foundation -- an affordable housing initiative for LGBTQ seniors -- with Cindy Brown, former director of Miami Beach Botanical Garden and Miami Beach Gay Pride, and Fred Stock, CEO of Jewish Community Services of South Florida, also honorees. Zuazo thanked OUT Miami "for their tremendous help to the LGBT community elders like us." "Bob and I were very involved with Save Schools South Florida for many years, but as we got to our 70s and plus, we decided that our LGBTQ elders needed help with affordable housing and how they were being treated in some of the assisted living facilities," Zuazo said. "So after asking different people what could we do to help our age group, Bob and I met Fred Stock of JCS and together with Cheryl [Lawko] we started knocking on all the LGBT organizations' doors to find out how we could help our LGBTQ elders and put Lambda Living on the Miami map. The reaction has been fantastic." Added Brown, who runs the Lambda Living program: "I want to thank the OUT Miami Foundation and Jaime Bayo for recognizing what JCS does for the LGBT community. JCS is a leader in seeing a need in the community and doing what needs to be done to address that need. And as a result in the near future we're gonna see our vision come to reality. Because of JCS and Lambda Living, all LGBT seniors are now living their life with dignity; the Lambda Living house is fully funded and open; and the conversations and behaviors associated with LGBT loneliness are now eradicated from our community. This is the impact JCS and Lambda Living have, making a difference."
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Florida Grand Opera opens its 2017-18 season this weekend at the Arsht Center in Miami with Gaetano Donizetti’s musical tour de force, “Lucia di Lammermoor.” An unwitting Scottish girl becomes a pawn in her family’s plot to regain its fortune in this bel canto classic. Today at 2 p.m. Additional performances in Miami on Nov. 11, 14, 17 and 18, and at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 30 and Dec. 2. Tickets at FGO.org.
Head over to Empire Stage, 1140 N. Flagler Drive in Fort Lauderdale, tonight at 7:30 p.m. for a staged reading of Michael Aman’s new play “His Heroine.” The play explores the story of a divorced novelist doing his best to deal with a daughter addicted to heroin. After he learns she has reached out to her ex-girlfriend, he eagerly anticipates she may return home after being missing for months. Tickets are $7 at IslandCityStage.org.
The South Florida Symphony, under the direction of Maestra Sebrina María Alfonso, opens its 20th anniversary season with a toe-tapping pops concert, “Celebrating the Great American Songbook.” Guest artists will perform favorites by Irving Berlin, George Gershwin, Rodgers and Hammerstein and more. Tonight at Spanish River Worship Center in Boca Raton and Thursday, Nov. 16 at the Broward Center. Tickets at SouthFloridaSymphony.org.
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The South Florida Symphony, under the direction of Maestra Sebrina María Alfonso, is celebrating its 20th anniversary season with rousing Masterworks, pleasing Pops, and incredible guest artists. The Martha Graham Dance Company, Siudy Flamenco Dance Theater, Grammy Award Winning cellist Zuill Bailey, violinist Lara St. John and pianist Aldo López-Gavilán are just a few of the world-class performers who will be joining us at concerts in Key West, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and Boca Raton.
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ommy Tune has always stood out in a crowd. The gangly six-foot-six (and a half)-inch-tall kid couldn’t be missed in the line-up of aspiring chorus boys at his first Broadway audition. Fortunately, for adoring fans, he wasn’t. Over the next six decades, the multitalented performer would rack up 10 Tony wins as an actor, choreographer and director, in addition to eight Drama Desk Awards, two Obies, Astaire and George Abbott Awards AND a spot on the Top 10 International Best Dressed List of 1992. At 78, he’s still tapping away, performing around the world. On Nov. 18, South Florida audiences will take a musical journey down Memory Lane in “Tommy Tune Tonight!,” a benefit for the Maltz Jupiter Theatre in Jupiter. Accompanied by a 10-piece orchestra, Tune will dance, sing and tell unforgettable stores from his remarkable career. “I tap dance and hop scotch through my career,” he said in a telephone interview from his Manhattan apartment. “It’s my story.” Audiences can expect lots of Gershwin songs, he promised: “Their songs sit in my throat extremely well, I never have any vocal trouble. And also some Sondheim: “I love his lyrics and melodies. His songs are much more challenging and there’s so much angstification in his music.” He also may have some surprises: “I’m always, always improving my show, rehearsing it, taking out a number and subbing another in.”
The business—and especially Broadway— has changed since he made the trek to New York City so many years ago. “When I arrived in New York, most of the theaters were not air conditioned, if you can believe that. There was no sound, the orchestra was in the pit and they kept it down. You had to plant your feet on the stage and sing out, Louise, you projected,” Tune recalled. Technology has had a big impact on theater, he said. “Today, while it’s much clearer, microphones crackle, people don’t listen in as much. We used to have to sit forward in our seats to hear Gwen Verdon. We were trained differently. Now, everybody has these microphones stuck on their faces.” It’s fair to say that Tune is at least a little nostalgic about his earlier years in theater. “The romance of an earlier time, that’s why I keep going back to the classic, the ‘Great American Songbook’, for the honest and true and unadulterated emotions. The melodies and lyrics are not as sophisticated. A song has a hook and you sing it over and over and over. The sad songs are sadder and the love songs are lovelier,” he said. How does he maintain such a grueling performance and travel schedule? Tune answered matter-of-factly, “Yoga is important. It’s better than a ballet class. I was a trained ballet dancer, but I got so tall, I knew I’d have to change my dream, if I was to have some success. Tap dancing is more like tennis, a lifetime sport. You can play tennis for a long time.”
Tickets for “Tommy Tune Tonight!” on Nov. 18 at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre, 1001 E. Indiantown Rd. in Jupiter, start at $50 at JupiterTheatre.org. Tune will be returning to South Florida with Chita Rivera on Jan. 19 for “Chita & Tune: Just in Time” at the Parker Playhouse in Fort Lauderdale. More information at ParkerPlayhouse.com.
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Shirley, senior vice president of community health services for Broward Health, has devoted the last 32 years to vulnerable and underserved patients. In 1981 Shirley, then with the Broward County Health Department, saw reports of the first six HIV cases in the county. Along with a group of concerned citizens, she eventually helped to form the South Florida AIDS Network, which is still in existence. The network offers support, help and information, and also distributes condoms and other items necessary for effective prevention. “She was there from the very beginning,” said Hugh Beswick, CEO of the threeyear-old museum in Wilton Manors. “She carries on a family tradition. Her father was a physician in Broward County and
service and commitment are a part of her family’s legacy.” Shirley currently oversees Broward Health’s Community Health Services (CHS) division, including 10 primary care centers, a federally-qualified health center for the homeless, a home health and hospice agency and an urgent care center. According to Beswick, Shirley’s knowledge of AIDS from the epidemic’s beginning through current treatments, as well as an intimate knowledge of the community’s needs, including low-income and underserved populations, makes her one of the strongest advocates and fighters for those who lack access to health care. “Jasmin is someone who commands so much respect from everyone she’s helped,” he said.
“An Evening with Cleve Jones” and presentation of the World AIDS Museum and Educational Center’s Unity in Diversity Award will take place on Friday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. at the Sunshine Cathedral, 1480 S.W. 9th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets are $30 and $45 (including preferred seating and photo with Jones) at WorldAIDSMuseum.org. Cleve Jones will reflect on LGBT history at the Sunshine Cathedral on Nov. 10. Credit: APB Speakers.
Cleve Jones to Speak Friday Last week SFGN spoke with legendary HIV and LGBT rights activist Cleve Jones in advance of his upcoming visit to South Florida. Read the full story at SFGN.com/CleveJones. Here’s a preview: Cleve Jones has devoted a lifetime to LGBT rights. An isolated teen who contemplated suicide, while flipping through a copy of Life magazine, he discovered there were other people like him, in fact, an entire movement and so he moved to San Francisco in his early 20s. It was there that he would find himself in the center of the gay rights movement and some of the most critical moments in LGBT history. Jones found a mentor in activist Harvey Milk, one of the country’s first openly gay elected officials, and was nearby in 1978 when Milk was assassinated in City Hall by a fellow city supervisor. Years later, as the AIDS epidemic struck San Francisco’s vibrant Castro neighborhood, he co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation in 1983 and two years later, conceived the AIDS Memorial Quilt, the world’s largest community art project, memorializing more than 85,000 people killed by the disease. Like many of his friends and neighbors, Jones was infected, but fortunate to gain access to the earliest formulations of antiretroviral medicines, thanks to the efforts of ACT UP and other AIDS activists of the time to expedite clinical trials and approvals. His book, “When We Rise: My Life in the Movement,” was the inspiration for Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black’s critically-acclaimed four-part miniseries broadcast on ABC earlier this year. On Friday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m., Jones will come to South Florida to discuss his experiences as part of the World AIDS Museum and Educational Center’s AIDS History Series at the Sunshine Cathedral in Fort Lauderdale. Visit SFGN.com/CleveJones to read the interview with Jones.
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real estate Fort Lauderdale, Wilton Manors & Oakland Park REMODELED homes:
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spirituality
Tennis Lessons at Hagen Park in Wilton Manors. Individual or group lessons. Call Robert 732-604-0362 for more information.
101 NE 3rd St Fort Lauderdale FL 33301
Brian S. Bedigian, P.A.
RealtorBrian@aol.com www.BrianFTL.com
Your South Florida Specialist for Over 18 Years
Realtor
954.205.5275
transportation therapy
www.stsfrancisandclare.org Baptisms • Weddings • Memorial Services
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$250,000
Taylor & Turner Pest and Termite Control, Inc
Mass Times: Saturday 5:00 PM Sunday 10:30 AM
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Helping Buyers, Sellers, Renters, and Investors for over 18 years in South Florida.
$300,000
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The Parish of Sts. Francis and Clare
Ecumenical Catholic 954.731.8173
Ocean/Intracoastal
3 bedroom/2 bath homes
spirituality
THE BEST SERVICE, THE BEST RESULTS SOMEONE YOU CAN TRUST!
$135,000
RAINBOW RIDES-SAVE MONEY ON YOUR RIDE! - We treat you like family! SPECIALIZING IN AIRPORT RIDES! Need a ride to FLL, MIA, or PBI? (or anywhere else?) I'm a friendly driver with a nice, clean Chevy Malibu. My fixed-rate pricing beat all ride sharing - apps every time. Call or text me to schedule a ride, I'll be there early and I'll text you when I arrive. No 'surge" prices, no hassles. Call or text Nikki at 954-600-3133.
William D. Turner taylorandturner@yahoo.com 2520 North Dixie Hwy Wilton Manors, FL 33305
954.630.2627
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electrician HARRY’S ELECTRIC RESIDENTIAL & COMMERCIAL - Additions, renovations, service upgrades, breaker panels,FPL undergrounds, code violations, A/C wiring, ceiling fans, recessed, security & landscaping, lighting, pools, pumps, Jacuzzis, water heaters, FREE PHONE ESTIMATES 954-522-3357 Lic & Ins. www. harryelectrician.com
employment wanted
SPECIAL HIRE NEEDED - Looking for strong males (must be able to hold up fall risk gentlemen, dementia, Parkinson's, stage 4 cancer, etc.) for LGBT seniors, must be gay-friendly, many have live-in senior partners (must enjoy the company of gay people and comfortable in gay settings, restaurants, etc.) Call 954-629-1377 and leave a message ONLY, include your contact info, name, and level of experience in senior care or your willingness to devote your time to senior care. Faxes welcome at 754-301-5802
handyman
HUSBAND FOR RENT - Is he procrastinating home repairs? He says he will do it tomorrow?? After the football game?? We fit right in - in the house or the yard, small or big jobs: tile, dry wall, paint, plumbing, roof leaks, broken furniture, irrigation, fences, and more! It doesn't cost to hassle us to see the work - so why wait? Neat, clean work for a reasonable price. Call Haim at 954-398-3676, sidnalll@yahoo.com
music lessons VOICE LESSONS & MUSIC THEATRE COACHING - Over 30 years experience. Students have performed on (and off) Broadway, in National & International tours, recorded solo albums & placed in prestigious competitions. www.kreutzmusic.com 617-967-0575
painting
GREGG'S PAINTING - I paint both interior and exterior. Great rates, free estimates. I am detailed-oriented, friendly, reliable, punctual, and neat. No job too small. Broward and Palm Beach Counties. Call Gregg at 617-306-5694 or 954-870-5972 Email: gmanbenn44@gmail.com
piano WANT TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE PIANO? Learn from an experienced teacher. All levels and ages welcome. Learn to play classical, popular, jazz, or show tunes. Visit www.edwinchad.com or call 954-826-9555 for more information.
pool service COOL POOLS- RELIABLE POOL SERVICE Professional pool service.Covering Wilton Manors, Lighthouse Point, and eastside of Pompano Beach. 15 years experience. Licensed and insured.Free estimates. Call 954-235-0775.
professional services Business Consulting - Nearly 20 years of recruiting experience. Consultation includes one-on-one session, job hunting tips and tricks, social media review. Email Jason@TheDriveRecruiting.com Mid-December to Mid-April - Provide daily personal care for one disabled man in wheelchair and his partner. Prepare healthy meals, light housekeeping, laundry, and shopping. Full-time live in optional. Must be a non-Smoker and have a valid driver’s license and clean record. References are needed as well. Apply by sending a letter telling us about yourself and past experiences @ domestic.paul@yahoo.com
www.sfgn.guide real estate new construction United Realty Group - Builder in Wilton Manors, Fort Lauderdale Beach, Coconut Creek, Lauderdale Lakes and Hollywood. Starting in the 200's, 2 & 3 Bedrooms, 1 & 2 Garages available with building incentives. Call for details Michael 561-703-5533 or email mkltub@aol.com for more info.
rentals wilton manors
MIKE THE RENTAL GUY - NE Lauderdale/Wilton Manors/Oakland Park-1/1 from $1090, 2/1 from $1140. Victoria Park-2/1=$1290.00 cable included. Credit & Income Requirements-Pets okay with restrictions Call for Details Mike 561- 703-5533 or miketherentalguy@ aol.com
rentals fort lauderdale MIDDLE RIVER TERRACE 2/1 $1,300/MO reduced Live very close to Wilton Manors and The Drive. Tudor Manor Complex. Very tropical. Pets OK. First/Last/Sec & Association approval. Contact Mike Trottier, Realtor 954-627-1222 ext 1 www.mikesREteam.com iHome Florida Real Estate
rentals oakland park OAKLAND PARK 1BD/1BT $850/MONTH - One bedroom apartment in Oakland Park, recently updated bath. Well maintained. Large walk in closet. Tiles floors through out. Impact windows. Privacy fence and off street parking. $50 application fee. Background Checks, No Smoking. No Pets. $850/month call 954-818-9012
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