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Here are the essential hurricane supplies you should keep on hand
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Senior Features Correspondents Jesse Monteagudo • Tony Adams
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(SS) While many grocery stores have generators that allow them to remain open during a power outage, it’s still a good idea to stock up on basic supplies. Here’s a suggested list:
Non-perishable food:
These include canned goods (with hand-operated can opener), ready-made baby formula, not the powder or concentrate; pet food, powdered or evaporated milk, instant coffee, tea. Buy fresh fruit and vegetables just before the storm is expected.
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You will need a gallon per person per day for drinking and sanitation. Food-grade plastic containers that have screw caps, such as 2-liter soda bottles, are best.
Freezer bags for making ice: Fill them
with water and freeze as many as you can a few days before the storm.
Cash:
ATM’s and credit card devices may not be working.
Publisher's Note:
Flashlights: One for each family member, Household cleaning supplies, with extra batteries. Do not store the batteries in the flashlights from year to year.
Tools:
Hammer and nails; ax or hatchet; crowbar; screwdrivers; pliers; a drill (batterypowered) with screwdriver bits and adapters to install bolts; extra fasteners and bolts for shutters; a knife, handsaw. Duct tape and masking tape
First-aid kit: Sterile adhesive bandages in assorted sizes, scissors and tweezers. Bars of soap in their own plastic bags or waterproof containers, moist towelettes, antiseptic spray, hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol, iodine, thermometer, petroleum jelly to relieve itching, aspirin, acetaminophen MEMBER and antacid tablets, ointments for babies teething. MEMBER
Battery-powered radio,
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Toilet paper: Keep it dry in plastic bags. Prescription medicine, enough for a
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Gay Cape Coral Political Candidate allegedly Targeted by Ku Klux Klan Brittany Ferrendi
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public office candidate is allegedly being sent threats by the KKK. Cape Coral resident James Schneider and his husband said they received abusive messages attached to their front door, according to Towleroad. One reads: “We know where you live faggot. We are going to win. Quit now. When you girls least expect it, we will be here for a nice visit.” He told the local NBC news affiliate, “I kind of dropped it. I didn’t know what to do with that. I was spooked by it immediately. It really shakes you to the core.” Schneider reported the incident to the FBI and has installed security cameras outside his home. "I mean literally we were sleeping 25 feet from where they dropped this thing off," he said. " Whether it's real or not whoever did it they shook us up." Another note had the name Emperor Paul Lamonica, an email address, a street address
and a website for Ku Klos Knights, which is the Cape Coral division of the KKK. Schneider is the city’s planning and zoning commissioner. He’s running for a seat on the city council, and has received a number of threats and harsh comments ever since. “I am going to stay in the campaign,” Schneider told NBC. “I almost quit which would’ve meant they won. I think I’m the appropriate candidate for the position.”
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Pulse Nightclub Reopening in New Location Brittany Ferrendi
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ver a year after the massacre that took the lives of 49 people and injured 53 others, the nightclub where it all took place is reopening. Pulse nightclub owner Barbara Poma told WFTV that she is looking for a new site to open her nightclub, to “make sure hate doesn’t win.” “Pulse is going to reopen [in a new place],” she said, “By reopening it, same name, same format that we had, it just proves, you know, that hate will not win. We will not let him win.” Orlando Torres, a survivor of the attack, agreed saying “It’s something to start new memories, as we’ve created many memories here at the old Pulse.” Pulse nightclub faced the worst mass shooting on U.S. soil in recent history on June 12 of last year. Many victims were members of the LGBT and Latinx communities. The site has been closed down ever since the attack, with tributes placed outside the club.
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The city attempted to buy the club and turn it into a public memorial site, but Poma rejected the bid so she could open her own memorial. As for the original Pulse location, there will be a town hall meeting in a few weeks to decide what the memorial will become. “It will be something other than a nightclub,” said Poma. “Whatever structure, space, my hope for it, is eternity.”
Australian Catholic School Lets Trans Students Choose Their Uniforms Brittany Ferrendi
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n Australian Catholic school allowed two transgender students to choose their own school uniforms to match their gender identity. "I saw one of them during the day and they sort of gave me a thumbs up, so things seem to be going okay," Principal Brother John Hilet told Australian publication The Northern Star. "I spoke to the second student before the end of the day and they were very happy with how everything had gone." The Lismore school, Trinity Catholic College, also welcomed the children to change their names on the school register. The option was allowed after the students confided to their principal that they would prefer to wear the male uniform. Hilet told them he was open to allowing it, and discussed the change with Bishop of Lismore Greg Homeming and the Catholic Education Commission. He told ABC News: "[The Bishop’s] response to me was quite clearly that this is an issue of wellbeing for these students. It is an issue of being caring, compassionate and reaching out and doing what we can to assist. I was very happy that confirmed my feelings." Once he got their approval, he let the students know the good news. "I said there may be comments, I can't guarantee there won't be,” he told TNS. “For some people it may be confronting; for other people it'll be quite 'oh well, who cares.’” That being said, he also told the two students to come to him if they encountered any bullying. To all students, he encouraged them to follow “basic Catholic teaching” to treat everyone with respect. Hilet told ABC News he was “very quickly moved by their level of trust, faith and willingness to come forward and speak with me.”
“They were moved at a very deep level and at that point the only response I could think of was to treat them with compassion and reach out and do whatever I could to assist,” he added. “One of the things I said to the students was that it is a fundamental Catholic teaching that all human beings have an innate dignity that doesn’t derive from anything other than the fact we are human and made in the image and likeness of God.” Hilet also wrote a letter to parents of the college informing them of this allowance. The letter stated: “I will address the other students about difference and respect and will point out that it is essential as a Catholic community we offer our full support to these students and that any comments seen as targeting or bullying these students will not be tolerated. I ask that you also support these students in any conversations you might have with your children.” All 60 responses were positive — with one parent concerned about bathroom usage. To solve this concern, the school allows the two transgender students to use unisex bathrooms typically restricted to staff. In the future, Hilet claims the school is looking into gender neutral uniforms and more accessible unisex bathrooms. "Invariably the responses have been incredibly positive, thanking the college for its openness and inclusiveness and overwhelmingly supporting the idea of a gender neutral uniform option," he said. "The one that touched me most was a mother who indicated one of her children left the school about three years ago for the same reason and at the time didn't feel confident in coming to approach me and talk to me about it. And that was sad."
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Finland Will Continue Sterilizing Trans People Brittany Ferrendi
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he cruel and unusual ‘Trans Act’ remains. The Finnish Government has denied changes to reform the Act on Legal Recognition of the Gender of Transsexuals despite recommendations by the UN Human Rights Council. Finnish law currently requires transgender people to be sterilized before legally changing their gender. Amnesty UK’s Campaigner Rebecca Dallison told Gay Star News: “Despite strong international pressure, Finland has decided to reject recommendations from the Universal periodic review in the UN Human Rights Council to reform the Trans Act. Not only has the Finnish Government chosen to turn its back on trans people, but it has also failed to provide any justification for this regressive decision.” GSN also contacted medical student and trans advocate leader Sakris Kupila. “The psychiatric diagnosing process felt like I was handing my dignity, identity, and future over to doctors, nurses and officials that would thoroughly examine me and judge whether
or not my sense of self-was real or not,” they said. “The requirement of sterilization is a violation of bodily integrity.” Kupila ran an Amnesty.org.uk petition that called for changes of trans rights in Finland. The petition closed last Friday with over 16,000 signatures, but Kupila wished it was enough. “I am disappointed of course, but I am so proud you all stood up with me to give a powerful message to the prime minister, Juha Sipilä: that we’re watching, we will not be ignored and we will not stop fighting for trans rights in Finland.” Aside from sterilization, trans people need to provide a medical statement certifying they want to permanently belong to the opposite gender and live in that gender role. GSN reports that trans persons must also be medically diagnosed with “transsexualism” and receive extensive mental health screenings. In April, the European Court of Human Rights ruled forced sterilization was a human rights violation, according to the Windy City Times.
roviding LGBT seniors with affordable housing is a goal that is close to becoming reality for Ernest Olivas, Jr. “The idea of building senior affordable housing and especially on this campus is the fulfillment of a lifetime ambition I have had since I opened my doors five years ago,” Olivas told the crowd at Tuesday morning’s Coffee & Conversation program at the Pride Center. Olivas started Emerald Elite Senior Home Care five years ago. Today it is the lone gay owned and operated fully licensed home health care agency serving Broward County. Emerald Elite specializes in providing male caregivers, home health aides and CNA’s that assist seniors with bathing, dressing, ambulating, medication, care management, light housingkeeping, doctors' visits and companionship. Olivas’ partner John Fox also attended Tuesday morning's program. Fox runs Home Essentials, a thrift store located a couple blocks north of the Pride Center on Dixie Highway.
Ernest Olivas, Jr. (left) with Bruce Williams. Photo credit: John McDonald.
Monitoring Hurricane Irma was a hot topic of discussion. Pride Center CEO Robert Boo said the center would follow the lead of the Broward Schools as to when and if the facility closes. Elsewhere, Nicole Borrero, a producer with PBS television station WPBT2 asked for people to share stories about seniors living in poverty. Representatives for SunServe, Broward Sheriff’s Office and AARP also addressed the group. More than 130 people signed in for this week’s coffee and conversation. Next week’s sponsor is TBA. For more information, contact Bruce Williams, Senior Services Coordinator at 954-463-9005, ext. 109.
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YOU MATTER AND SO DOES YOUR HEALTH
That’s why starting and staying on HIV-1 treatment is so important.
WHAT IS DESCOVY®? DESCOVY is a prescription medicine that is used together with other HIV-1 medicines to treat HIV-1 in people 12 years and older. DESCOVY is not for use to help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 infection. DESCOVY combines 2 medicines into 1 pill taken once a day. Because DESCOVY by itself is not a complete treatment for HIV-1, it must be used together with other HIV-1 medicines.
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.
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Bone problems, such as bone pain, softening, or thinning, which may lead to fractures. Your healthcare provider may do tests to check your bones.
DESCOVY does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. To control HIV-1 infection and decrease HIV-related illnesses, you must keep taking DESCOVY. 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.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
What is the most important information I should know about DESCOVY? DESCOVY may cause serious side effects: •
Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. DESCOVY is not approved to treat HBV. If you have both HIV-1 and HBV and stop taking DESCOVY, your HBV may suddenly get worse. Do not stop taking DESCOVY without first talking to your healthcare provider, as they will need to monitor your health.
The most common side effect of DESCOVY is nausea. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effects that bother you or don’t go away. What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking DESCOVY? •
All your health problems. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you have or have had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including hepatitis virus infection.
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All the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Other medicines may affect how DESCOVY 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 DESCOVY with all of your other medicines.
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If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if DESCOVY can harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant while taking DESCOVY.
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If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed. HIV-1 can be passed to the baby in breast milk.
What are the other possible side effects of DESCOVY? Serious side effects of DESCOVY may also include: •
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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 DESCOVY. Kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your healthcare provider should do blood and urine tests to check your kidneys. Your healthcare provider may tell you to stop taking DESCOVY if you develop new or worse kidney problems. 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,
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 DESCOVY, including important warnings, on the following page.
Ask your healthcare provider if an HIV-1 treatment that contains DESCOVY® is right for you.
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This is only a brief summary of important information about DESCOVY and does not replace talking to your healthcare provider about your condition and your treatment. ®
(des-KOH-vee) MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT DESCOVY
POSSIBLE SIDE EFFECTS OF DESCOVY
DESCOVY may cause serious side effects, including: • Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. DESCOVY is not approved to treat HBV. If you have both HIV-1 and HBV, your HBV may suddenly get worse if you stop taking DESCOVY. Do not stop taking DESCOVY without first talking to your healthcare provider, as they will need to check your health regularly for several months.
DESCOVY can cause serious side effects, including: • Those in the “Most Important Information About DESCOVY” 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. • Bone problems. The most common side effect of DESCOVY is nausea. These are not all the possible side effects of DESCOVY. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you have any new symptoms while taking DESCOVY. Your healthcare provider will need to do tests to monitor your health before and during treatment with DESCOVY.
ABOUT DESCOVY • DESCOVY is a prescription medicine that is used together with other HIV-1 medicines to treat HIV-1 in people 12 years of age and older. DESCOVY is not for use to help reduce the risk of getting HIV-1 infection. • DESCOVY does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. Ask your healthcare provider about how to prevent passing HIV-1 to others.
BEFORE TAKING DESCOVY Tell your healthcare provider if you: • Have or had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including hepatitis infection. • Have any other medical condition. • Are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. • Are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed if you have HIV-1 because of the risk of passing HIV-1 to your baby. Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take: • Keep a list that includes all prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements, and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist. • Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist about medicines that should not be taken with DESCOVY.
GET MORE INFORMATION • This is only a brief summary of important information about DESCOVY. Talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist to learn more. • Go to DESCOVY.com or call 1-800-GILEAD-5 • If you need help paying for your medicine, visit DESCOVY.com for program information.
HOW TO TAKE DESCOVY • DESCOVY is a one pill, once a day HIV-1 medicine that is taken with other HIV-1 medicines.
• Take DESCOVY with or without food.
DESCOVY, the DESCOVY Logo, LOVE WHAT’S INSIDE, GILEAD, and the GILEAD Logo are trademarks of Gilead Sciences, Inc., or its related companies. All other marks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners. Version date: April 2017 © 2017 Gilead Sciences, Inc. All rights reserved. DVYC0056 07/17
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Lesbian Houston Mayor responds to Anne Coulter’s Comments on Harvey (SFGN) Former Houston Mayor Annise Parker has responded to comments made by Right-wing pundit and provocateur Anne Coulter on Twitter regarding Hurricane Harvey, the International Business Times reported. “I don't believe Hurricane Harvey is God's punishment for Houston electing a lesbian mayor. But that is more credible than "climate change." Coulter’s comments were in response to an article in Politico with the headline “Harvey is what climate change looks like.” Annise Parker, who is openly gay, served as mayor from 2010 – 2016. She responded to Coulter’s comments “Darn it, I thought no one knew I had a super power over weather.” While Parker took the remarks in stride, others, such as Star Trek icon George Takei and comedian Cameron Esposito were clearer in their reproach:
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who may be endangered by the publication are exempt. “The statutory requirement for publication in name-change cases does not apply to gender marker changes,” Baker wrote. “It was erroneous to create a requirement where none exists.” The judges ruled that name changes can occur without publication if the person seeking the name change has personally experienced discrimination or witnessed attacks that were a result of a person’s transgender status. The plaintiff in the case, a transgender male transitioning from being a female, witnessed a transgender friend beaten because of her gender identity and was denied an internship when his gender identity didn’t match with his Social Security information.
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a bronze medal in the 1500m IAAF World Championships last month. The Telegraph reports that the practice of requiring hyperandrogenic athletes to take the medication was suspended in 2015 after being challenged by Indian sprinter Dutee Chand. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) gave the IAAF two years to present its case as to the impact of high levels of testosterone on performance. The IAAF claims to have new evidence that high testosterone levels could shave around 2.5 seconds of an athlete’s time. -- There is typically less than two seconds between runners in 800m heats. The CAS is expected to rule on the evidence this month.
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The Southern Comfort Trans Conference Returns to Fort Lauderdale Sept. 14 – 16
Downsized for a smaller audience, with a new focus on empowerment Jillian Melero
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he name and location have changed, but the tradition remains the same. The 27th annual Southern Comfort Transgender Conference (formerly Southern Comfort Conference) is coming back to Fort Lauderdale, this time at the Riverside Hotel on Las Olas Blvd., for three days of talks, workshops, group socials, dinners out, and a pool party. Registration packages begin at $75 with group dinners ranging from $45 $65. From 1991 through 2014, Southern Comfort, one the country’s largest conferences for the trans community, was held in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2011, the SCC collaborated with the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) to announce their standards of care for trans and gender nonconforming people. The collaboration resulted in a peak of 1,000 conference guests, but after attendance dwindled board members started wondering if maybe they had exhausted the local market, Alexis Dee, SCTC Board President told SFGN. Dee has been Board President for five years, and involved with
Southern Comfort for 10 years. Although Atlanta had always been a welcoming home, it was thanks to the efforts of Richard Gray, managing director of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitor’s Bureau’s LGBT campaign, who reached out to Dee, that the SCC board made the decision to relocate to Fort Lauderdale in 2015. “They liked our commitment of raising the bar for trans inclusion. Around the same time, I organized a round-table discussion with some national leaders and also met with the research firm Community Marketing & Insights to put a transgender travel study together, because there had never been one,” Gray told the New York Times when the SCC made the switch. The study’s findings helped Gray and the visitor’s bureau put together their strategies for marketing to transgender travelers regarding security, and inclusion. “We found that 62 percent of transgender people travel alone, many because they’re ‘stealth’ — often they have a partner who has no idea they’re transgender. The Southern Comfort Conference is mostly male to female
Lexi Dee (left) and Richard Gray. Photo credit Steven Shires.
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Riverside Hotel on Las Olas. Photo courtesy of SCTC.
and that’s what we’ve looked at. Female to male blend easier; male to female often don’t. By far their biggest concerns were physical and verbal violence and a lack of gender-neutral restrooms. Unlike the gay market, trans travelers are more in line with budget travelers, without a lot of disposable income,” Gray said. While last year’s conference was held at the Bonaventure Resort in Weston, this year’s conference has been downsized, with an expected 300 – 350 guests coming to the Riverside Las Olas. “As much as we loved working with everyone in Weston the location was so big we could barely find each other, this year will be much more intimate. And being right off Las Olas, ‘the Rodeo of Fort Lauderdale’ we hope there will be more for everyone to do outside of the seminars too,” Dee said. Dee said she and Gray had recently visited the Riverside Hotel during sensitivity training with hotel staff, and that she was looking forward to working with them and welcoming guests at this year’s conference. SCTC starts Thursday Sept. 14 with the Transgender Medical Conference, and continues Friday and Saturday with seminars and social events. “The focus of the conference has always been to educate attendees, provide them
with information and connect them to qualified medical service providers,” Dee said. Below are some highlights from the conference. Dr. Dana Bevan, biopsychologist will discuss some of the answers to the question “Why are you and I transgender?” The talk will cite casual observations, misinformation, and review scientific evidence in potential factors such as genetics, epigenetics, early learning, culture, and more. Dr. Bevan has written three books on being transgender and has given talks on transgender science at WPATH, USPATH, and the National Trans Health Conference among others. Dr. David Rosow, Dr. Adam Loyd and Dr. Jennylee Diaz from the University of Miami School of Medicine’s Department of Otolaryngology will discuss medical surgical treatments and voice training for matching gender identity, including speech therapy for modulating pitch, intonation patterns, and resonance. Dr. Sherman Leis, Professor, and Chairman of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine will discuss options for female to male surgeries including facial feminization, breast augmentation, and bottom surgery.
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While the Southern Comfort conference has added a variety of social events and group outings to their lineup over the years, like Thursday’s Princess Day outing, and dinner at Lips, and educational or transformational workshops including voice training sessions and hair and make-up tutorials, Dee said this year the SCTC has worked on including seminars focusing on empowerment as well. Those workshops include: Science educator and SCC alumna Michelle Cooper will talk to guests about “Coping with Inability to Transition” for those who cannot or do not physically transition for financial, familial, or health reasons. Michelle identifies as a male to female transsexual, not in transition. In addition to SCTC Michelle is a member of Tri-Ess, Tava, Pink Essence, and the former Southern Belle Society. Markie Anna Parker will share her experience with “Later-in-Life Transitions.” Markie transitioned at the age of 63 with support from her wife of 30 years. Markie served as the Chief of the Investigations Section for California’s Department of Public Health, is a Vietnam veteran and mental health counselor among her many roles. Ashley Brundage, Inclusion Consultant for PNC Bank and Tampa resident will speak on employment, sharing about her own transition, discussing workplace quality, diversity and inclusion. And attorney and activist Debra Soshoux from Korenberg Abramowitz & Feldun, Los Angeles will talk about “Sex, Gender and the Law.”
In addition to the seminars and workshops, the SCTC has announced special guest speakers for the weekend include former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy, Amanda Simpson, National Press Secretary of the Human Rights Campaign, Sarah McBride, and movie producer and motivational speaker of adult film industry fame, Buck Angel. International guests include Lasia Casil founder of LGBT organization ISA Guam and Colombian human rights activist Matilda Gonzalez. Despite the downsizing, Dee said the relationship between SCTC and the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau has been a great one so far, and doesn’t anticipate relocating from the area anytime soon.
Southern Comfort Transgender Conference Thurs. Sept. 14 – Sat. Sept. 16 Riverside Hotel 620 E. Las Olas Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL. 33301 www.SCCFLA.org For information on Fort Lauderdale’s transgender resources including groups, services clinics, gender neutral restrooms and more visit www. Sunny.org/LGBT/transgender
Amanda Simpson, one of the guest speakers. Photo courtesy of SCTC..
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he pope has officially endorsed same- choice and not a fact of nature? This favors sex civil unions for the first time since this mistake.” becoming pontiff. The pope made similar comments last In ‘Politics and Society,’ a book containing October, saying schools are teaching 12 printed conversations between Pope children they can “choose their gender.” Francis and French Sociologist Dominique "This is against nature. It is one thing Wolton, the pope shared his feelings on when someone has this tendency ... and it marriage equality. is another matter to teach this in school,” he “’Marriage between people of the same said. "Today, in schools they are teaching this sex? ‘Marriage’ is a historical word,” he to children — to children! — that everyone said. “‘Always in humanity, and not only can choose their gender.” within the Church, it’s between a man and a There has been no clarification on which woman… we cannot change schools the pope thinks are that. This is the nature of allegedly teaching this to children. “Someone things. This is how they are.” On LGBT issues, the pope’s he said. “Let’s call them ‘civil who has this views have come in a mixed bag. unions.’ Let’s not play with In June of last year, Pope Francis condition, the truth.” said gay people and marginalized who has As an archbishop in communities deserve an apology good will Argentina, Francis opposed from the church. same-sex marriage but “Someone who has this and is compromised on civil condition, who has good will and searching unions, but this is the is searching for God, who are we first official instance since for God, who to judge?” he said. "I think the are we to becoming pope. church must not only apologize “Let’s say things as they ... to a gay person it offended, judge?” are: Marriage is between a but we must apologize to the - Pope Francis man and a woman. This is poor, to women who have been the precise term. Let’s call exploited, to children forced unions between the same-sex ‘civil unions.'” into labor, apologize for having blessed so Also in the book, the pope condemns many weapons" and for having failed to teaching children about gender identity, accompany families who faced divorces or believing it leads children to think their experienced other problems. gender is a choice. Three months later, Pope Francis voiced “It’s true that beyond it there is a gender support for anti-same-sex marriage protests ideology. In books, also, children are learning in Mexico "in favor of family and life, which that they can choose their own sex,” he said. in these times require special pastoral and “Why is sex, being a woman or a man, a cultural attention around the world."
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Hollywood Votes to Rename Confederate Streets “The white man made this country,” one man shouted while waving a Confederate flag
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nder a blazing hot Hollywood, Florida sun, more than 150 peaceful objectors gathered in front of Hollywood City Hall to rally in solidarity to renounce local street signs named after Confederate soldiers on Wednesday. An effort to rename the street names in question, Lee Street, named after Gen. Robert E. Lee, Hood Street, named after
“It’s pretty warped. We don’t have street signs named after Timothy McVeigh. We don’t condone murder.” - Dara Hill
Hollywood Resident
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Gen. John Bell Hood, and Forrest Street, named after Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, also a leader of the Ku Klux Klan had been a part of efforts by activists for many years and gained political and public support even before the tragedy in Charlottesville. On Wednesday, their efforts paid off when the Hollywood City Commission voted 5-1 to rename the streets in question bringing a decades long battle to an end. Peaceful Rally Almost Turns Violent The groups Take Down Slavery Symbols in Hollywood, Black Lives Matter Broward Alliance, Women’s March Broward Chapter, Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), and SEIU Florida were among the activists assembled for the rally before the city commission meeting. Speakers included award winning author, historian and professor, Dr. Tameka Bradley Hobbs, President of ASALH and Florida Representative Shevrin Jones (D- 101) who was accompanied by Florida Senator Lauren Book (D- 32) and Florida State Representative Richard Stark (D-104). While addressing the activists at the rally, Dr. Bradley Hobbs stated, “The message that we are sending is that the past can live on in our history books, but
not in our community landscape.” After the assembled group sang “We Shall Overcome,” State Representative Jones told the crowd, “Black, White, Latino, Jewish, Straight, and Gay, we are here together standing with colleagues. After these signs come down our policies will need to be in line.” After additional speakers addressed the crowd, the rapidly expanding group was asked to move down the sidewalk to a sectioned off area. People walked to the designated area chanting slogans like “Hey hey, ho ho, these racist streets have got to go.” Homemade signs with slogans such as “Racist History Belongs in History Books,” “Hate Has No Place in Hollywood,” “Take Down Hollywood Hate Symbols,” and
“White Woke Women for Racial Justice,” among others, could be seen amid the crowd. Captain of the Miami Dade Women’s March, Carrie Feit, stated “This is a revolution against white supremacy. The Women’s March is honored to take part in the fight and very thankful to fellow social justice groups for granting us the space to do so. When the Women’s March was started, we were outraged that Trump won the election. But the fact is that white supremacy elected Trump. Therefore, the real issue is white supremacy that is at the root of social issues. Some people that didn’t think they were affected by it are just catching on. The core of the fight is with white supremacy.”
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FEATURE Confederate Street Hollywood resident Dara Hill, who is a part of the Take Down Slavery Symbols in Hollywood group, provided background information on the efforts of the group. “When Joseph Young founded Hollywood, the city was segregated. In the neighborhood were people of color resided the street signs were named after thriving black cities and was meant to be dignified and empowering,” Hill said. “Those street names were later renamed for Confederate generals for revisionist history to maintain white supremacy. It’s pretty warped. We don’t have street signs named after Timothy McVeigh. We don’t condone murder.” Hollywood was founded in 1925 and has no historical claim to the confederacy. Hill also stated that she and her group as well as other groups spent years canvassing the neighborhood that would be affected by the street sign name changes. “We received overwhelming support.
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When people ask why aren’t there more people here today from the Liberia neighborhood, it’s because they are working,” Hill said. “Not everyone can take the day off and get paid for it.” The peaceful rally almost turned violent when a white nationalist, Christopher Monzon, lunged toward a group of activists with his Confederate flag. Police officers immediately apprehended and arrested the 22-year-old Hialeah man. He was later charged with aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, and inciting a riot. “The white man made this country,” he was heard yelling earlier. “You’re lucky to be here. Florida is my home, and I will defend it.” Earlier, Monzon protested the rally by waiving his Confederate flag and wearing a shirt with a logo of Florida League of the South, a white supremacist organization labeled as a “racist hate group” by the Southern Poverty Law Center. Throughout the day he hurled racial and anti-Semitic insults at the crowd. After the arrest the rally continued to go on peacefully with no other verbal or physical altercations. The Commission Meeting
“No person of any race should feel obligated to honor an individual who did not recognize their basic human dignity.” - Debbie Wasserman Schultz Congresswoman
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Later in the day, hundreds of people lined up for security clearance to gain access to the Hollywood City Commission Chambers to participate in the hearing on the resolutions to change the Hollywood street names. With 132 people signed up to speak for the hearing, and that many people waiting in the lobby for the item numbers to be called, just as many people waited outside of the building who could not gain access due to over capacity inside of the building. Among those who waited in the Commission Chambers lobby for two hours was Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL- 23), State Representative Shevrin Jones (D- FL-101), and Broward County Property Appraiser Martin Kiar. Close to 6 p.m. people were called into the City Commission Chambers for the items pertaining to the street renaming. Once the Commission Hearing began, Chief Civic Affairs Officer, Lorie MertensBlack gave a presentation that illustrated the street names in question prior to 1926 that ran through the Liberia neighborhood of Hollywood. The presentation showed the evolution of the street names in question prior to 1926 and after 1926 when the street names were changed under Ordinance 76. Among the more than 132 people signed up to speak were various elected officials.
Dr. Tameka Bradley Hobbs, President, Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), South Florida. Photo Credit: Carina Mask.
Congresswoman Schultz also spoke to the Commission. “Changing these street names won’t come close to addressing the issues of systemic racism and intolerance that still plagues our society but it is a vital and necessary step in the fight against these repulsive prejudices. At its heart, the question before you today is a question of basic human decency. No parent should have to explain to their child that the street they live on is named after someone who fought for the right to keep people enslaved. No person of any race should feel obligated to honor an individual who did not recognize their basic human dignity.” State Representative Joe Gellar (DFL- 100), followed the Congresswoman with a public statement. “Let’s be clear. This is increasingly important after the recent tragedy in Charlottesville. It’s really underscored the divisions that we face in our country and the need to be on the right side of history.” Representative Gellar went on to say that the street renaming that took place in the late 1920’s was historically related to Jim Crow laws and the Ku Klux Klan
that was on the rise and a power in our national politics at the time. “Nathan Bedford Forrest was not just a civil war general for the Confederacy. This is the man who was the founder of the Ku Klux Klan. This was a murderer and a torturer and someone with no respect for human decency,” Gellar said. “Living on a street named after him is like being asked to live on Hitler street. It’s disgraceful. It’s horrific.” State Senator Lauren Book (D- FL- 32) spoke next and said, “I am going to borrow the words from a man far greater than myself. An abolitionist and a freedom fighter, a former slave, a statesman and an American hero, Frederick Douglass. If there is no struggle, there is no progress. These words echo of so long ago but are incredibly impingent today. Throughout history we’ve seen men and women stand up to the status quo. To fight for what’s right now I believe it’s our time. I’m here today to tell Ben Israel, a Hollywood resident who has been fighting for the removal of these signs for nearly two decades that we are here with them. I am here today to tell resident activist Linda Anderson and Laurie Schecter who paid $6,000 out of their own pockets that we are standing beside them. These Hollywood residents and many of their peers throughout the city, throughout the county, and our great state have been fighting to ensure that our public streets and our public works reflect the spirit of our community.” Continued on page 20 ►
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FEATURE Confederate Street State Representative Shevrin Jones also addressed the Commission. “Today we celebrate unity and what it looks like. We celebrate democracy and what it looks like. And we celebrate power and what power looks like. The power of the people. I want to share what General Mattis told our troops overseas. He told them to hold the line. So that’s what I want to tell you today. To the City Commission and to everyone sitting in this room today, with this opportunity that we have, we gotta hold the line. We gotta hold the line against injustice. We have to hold the line against hatred. To ensure that individuals are treated fairly. But while we are holding the line and working to take monuments of hatred and signs of bigotry down let’s ensure one thing. Let’s ensure that the policies that follow them show the justice that we look like. Ensure equality. Ensure fairness. Ensure a fair education system. Ensure that the criminal justice system is fair for all black, white and individuals. So while we’re working to take signs and monuments down, make sure at the same time when we walk outside of those doors that we don’t walk out of here divided because it’s not us against them. It’s a we thing.”
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After various other elected officials and public statements were heard over the course of several hours, positions ranged from those who cited humanitarian and social justice reasons to rename the three Hollywood street names in question, to those who opposed the renaming of the streets citing personal inconveniences and concerns about possible financial costs involved. Frustrations that a resident vote was not taken and waived by the City Commission were also cited, as well as some people denying that the street names are racially motivated and have any connotations to oppression. Benjamin Israel, an African American Orthodox Jewish man and native New Yorker who moved to Hollywood in the late 1970s and has been fighting to change the street names for decades said during the Commission hearing that the issue was more of a moral matter than a racial matter. Some speakers recounted personal stories, such as a Hollywood resident who stated “I am here this evening because I am a daughter of a Holocaust survivor. I have seen what anger, hatred and ignorance can do. I have seen how people’s lives have been destroyed by it. And I realize that over the last 50 years we have made a lot of strides and a lot of good will but it has to be continued.” While some speakers appeared tense, only a handful of speakers appeared to be verbally confrontational. One Hollywood resident addressed the
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““Today we celebrate unity and what it looks like. We celebrate democracy and what it looks like. And we celebrate power and what power looks like. The power of the people.” - Shevrin Jones
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5 to 1 to rename Forrest, Hood and Lee Streets. Mayor Josh Levy, along with “You have enslaved your own Commissioners Kevin Biederman, Dick hearts and souls with your own Blattner, Debra Case and Linda Sherwood hatred. And you will never truly be voted in favor. Vice Mayor Traci Callari free until you let go of that hatred. voted against and Commissioner Peter Renaming streets and refighting a Hernandez walked out before the vote. A war that happened over 150 years five-vote super-majority was required for it ago isn’t gonna do it. It’s not going to pass. to make the black people any more Hernandez abruptly left the meeting free, it’s not going to give you during the discussion while stating anymore rights, all it’s gonna do is procedure was violated. cause more racism because there The City Commission will set a meeting are people out there who never had next week to identify and discuss what the a racial thought in their life, and new street names will be. The City Engineer now their gonna have to go change will be expected to notify the post office, everything in their life and they’re utility companies, city departments and gonna say oh those…” said the divisions of the new street names. Property speaker taking a long pause. “… owners will need to notify their banks, credit you know what I’m talking about.” card companies, cell phone carriers, medical care providers, insurances, schools, the After fulminating against the City social security office and the Department of Commission with choice words such as Motor Vehicles on their new address. “cowards” and a condemnation against the Reactions to the vote were mixed ranging Democratic Party, the speaker closed off by from joy and relief that history is being slamming his fist on the podium. put into its proper perspective and place Pastor Michael Anderson of New to frustration with those opposed citing Jerusalem Baptist Church concerns of financial in Hollywood challenged burden associated with the “You have the audience on the decision. comments regarding Dr. Tameka Bradley enslaved your “inconvenience” and said Hobbs, President of the own hearts that he if took anyone South Florida Chapter of the in the audience’s family Association for the Study and souls members for one week, of African American Life with your as his people were taken and History stated, "The for hundreds of years, he removal of the street signs own hatred. would return them to their named after Confederate And you will families “fed, loved and generals should be a nonnever truly be issue. These men fought a affirmed.” “I would never do to traitorous war against the free until you anyone what was done United States, and their let go of that to my people,” Pastor names were enshrined on Anderson said. “It’s a moral street signs in 1923 as a way hatred.” compass. The only people to uplift the philosophy of - Hollywood Resident who do not understand white supremacy. It's an that are not human.” outrage that there are black By 10:20 p.m. public statements citizens in Hollywood that have to live on concluded and the City Commission began streets names for these men. I'm glad the their discussion on the resolutions to commission has taken a step in the right change the street names. A little more than direction, but the expense for the change an hour later the City Commission voted shouldn't be visited on the residents."
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lorida is fortunate to have two political conflicts of interest or embracing multiple leaders on opposite extremes of the organizations seeking the same goal. Still, I political spectrum team together as have to admire the fact that two persons of countervailing ideologies and opposite interests advocates for the rescheduling of marijuana. Roger Stone is a seasoned veteran of are willing to come together for a common American political wars, whose career led to a purpose. Joints unite us. I grew up with Al Lowenstein, a Long Island captivating Netflix documentary release earlier this year. A lightning rod on many issues and a congressman in the 1960s as a mentor, and a passionate libertarian, Stone lives locally and most liberal Democrat was he. His best friend helped advise Scott Israel on his campaign for though was an eminently conservative and very scholarly William F. Buckley, who he debated sheriff of Broward County. Still, Stone is more recognized for his frequently on a PBS Show called 'Firing Line.' friendship and allegiance to Richard Nixon, so And when Tip O 'Neil was the Democratic much so that his back bears a tattoo of Nixon's speaker of the House, he and Ronald Reagan face. Stone has come into the public eye more had no problem socializing and sharing dinner recently as an associate and advisor to some guy and drink. It's the way it was. One of the difficulties in today's political named Donald Trump, a New York businessman who became last fall, oh, the President of the world is that no one wants to talk to each other. Morgan, a good old Southern boy you want to United States. Meanwhile, John Morgan, a personal injury have a drink with, does it better than Stone. For lawyer known from one coast of Florida to example, the other night, after His Emperor the the other, singularly launched and virtually Trump pardoned Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Stone went on Twitter to depict a visual underwrote a statewide of a police dog attacking a campaign in 2016 to help pass vagrant beachgoer, shouting a constitutional amendment I have to 'Liberals, eat shit.' That's no allowing for medical marijuana way to build relationships. here in the Sunshine State. admire the Roger, you are making Morgan is a fighter. Defeated fact that two things more difficult daily. I with the initiative in 2014, he persons of just don't think John McCain dug in, dug deeper, and was not will burn in hell because denied last year. countervailing he joined a bipartisan Morgan is a politically ideologies group of legislative leaders connected lawyer, who funded who censured Trump for and befriended, amongst others, and opposite pardoning a racist sheriff Hillary Clinton, a woman also interests are prematurely. close to Stone's heart, with a The Cannabis reform slight difference. Stone, you see, willing to community is aghast at this would like to pierce Clinton's come together marriage of Morgan and heart. He may have even created for a common Stone. Morgan points out for Trumpet the frightening that politics makes strange 'Lock Her Up' mantra. So this purpose. Joints bedfellows. On the other being Florida, it is perfectly unite us. side, drug law reformers natural the two of them would remind us that if you lie team up on the issue specific down with dogs, you get up cause of rescheduling Cannabis. with fleas. "And," said one group in pulling out I support their efforts. The two have formed an association titled the of a conference where Stone was slated to talk, United States Cannabis Association and have "none of us need friends who act like pigs and prudently partnered with a bipartisan coalition call us pigs." So how do you bridge the gap? Or do you even of professionals to advance the cause of rescheduling, creating a distinguished advisory try? First and foremost, I think you come together board. I was asked to serve on it with them but as to speak out on only one targeted and limited the Vice Chair of the National Organization for purpose, and trespass nowhere beyond. In this the Reform of Marijuana Laws, I have to avoid case you simply say a cross section of leaders
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with varying political beliefs, support the rescheduling of federal marijuana laws. Second, you showcase your unity on social media to show that regardless of your political leanings, extremely different though they may be, the Cannabis community cuts a unifying swathe across the country, and is both cross cultural and cross sectional. Young or old, black or white, right or left, Americans love their weed. For a moment, make believe you are in an 18 foot ditch with two guys you utterly hate. Water is filling in. The only way out is if each stands on top of the shoulder of the other. Then the first guy out gets a rope to pull the other up. No one drowns and you all get out. Or you can defiantly refuse to work together and you all die. OK, maybe you think the first guy will get out and leave and watch you drown because a leopard won't change his stripes. True that; the best indicator of future behavior is past behavior. However, life is risky, and you must take chances. I know, you also make choices, and why join a party where the host hates you? This is the conundrum both liberals and conservatives face in this unholy alliance. Frankly, the drug reformers in private associations that don't want to hear from Stone have that right. They can withdraw the invitation. It's not a government agency requiring due process. Stone should be used to it. His own ideological partners at the Conservative Political Action Conference shut him down when he and Peter Thiel tried to represent the gay rights group there a few years ago, GOProud. But there is my point. As a libertarian, some of Stone's views may philosophically align with your own. Personally, he may repulse you. Well, face it, most Republicans do. Me, I don't care if a dozen Nazis march in my neighborhood, as long as 12,000 of my
best friends can drown them out. The first amendment has to stay strong because you are learning this year what happens when Nazis run your government and white supremacists have offices in the White House. Look, if you let this administration choose who had a right to march in Arizona, do you think gays, transgender people or Latinos would be chosen? We represent a majority today that was yesterday a minority. Let no one shut down either. Let diversity and disagreement reign. A democracy can withstand critique and criticism. Roger Stone can be charming, from his eclectic personality to his clothing line. He can also be terrifying. John Morgan is a personal injury lawyer, a profession not particularly thought of with high esteem. Pot has changed him. People appreciate his courage and conviction; that he put his money where his mouth was. He also is a bit controversial, but if you are tired of hiding joints under your car seat, he is the candidate for you. If he becomes governor next year, you can bet the monopolistic, draconian, offensive and repressive regulatory scheme our legislature has set up under the medical marijuana amendment will be struck down. Your medical needs have become his passion. As for Roger Stone, the fashionista, if he can cajole Trump into rescheduling Cannabis while pissing me and every one of my friends off with his criminal and conspiratorial theories about the Bush Crime Family and the Clinton Cartel, he can scream and shout till he is blue in the face. I just want pot to be legal. So do you, so suck it up for now. Who knows, maybe he is a masochist at heart- if he has one. Choose your poison, a strange bedfellow or handcuffs? Guess in the gay community you can have both though....
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Over the past month we've seen a new generation of emboldened Neo-Nazis and White Supremacists come out of the shadows to express their views. What can we do locally to combat this? And how much should the LGBT community be involved?
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The distressing events that have occurred over the past many months have tested our emotional and spiritual vigor. We find ourselves questioning whose America this is. Some of us are wondering if our country is being stolen out from under us by our humanity’s darkest of forces, determined to set us back decade, or further. Recently, Former Vice President Joe Biden poignantly cautioned “we are living through a battle for the soul of our nation.” What is especially challenging, is that we have a president who has deliberately inflamed the culture war that afflicts America. President Trump has publicly declared a moral equivalency between the malevolence and hatred of the KKK and neo-Nazis with the passions and courage of those who oppose them. Trump has emboldened the most depraved among us with his scornful rhetoric. The times ahead may appear bleak, but we should have faith that the good people of this land will hold this president and his sycophants accountable and that we will rise above our nation’s disunity.”
— Jason King, Associate Director, South Florida Community Engagement & Legislative Affairs for AIDS Healthcare Foundation's southern region
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We need to be very active in opposing fascism and white supremacy, through our donations to organizations of resistance as well as in our own personal lives. Many in our community are direct targets of this hatred, and we all have the potential to be targets at any time. None of us are free, or safe, until all of us are free and safe.”
— Judy Ireland, Assistant organizer for BLAST Women of WPB
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The LGBT Community leads the way to acceptance and equality in so many ways. We MUST be vigilant about ensuring no group suffers the way we do.”
— Meredith L Ockman, community activist and a director of NOW
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Younger LGBT people didn't grow up with the same cultural violence as we. It's essential that they be regularly educated, and encouraged to learn self-defense. Bigots today have as their leader the most powerful man in the world, and they feel free to express their hatred.”
— Brian McNaught, noted columnist, author and LGBT activist
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Closings Highlight High Rents on Wilton Drive Novel Tea closes, Pink Sub soon to follow
By Michael d’Oliveira Todd Bowe said his former business, Novel Tea, was at the “cheap end” of Wilton Drive – the southern portion across the street from city hall. But even that wasn’t cheap enough. Bowe said high rent was one of the reasons he and his partner, Rey Delgado, sold their businesses at the end of July. “For a little mom and pop, it was just another factor in having to move on.” He also cited a slow summer. “Once season ended . . . it seemed like there was a large drop. We didn’t have the locals that we had in the past to fill in summer. We had some local support, but we weren’t able to expand.” It's a story that gets retold over and over up and down the city’s most well-known boulevard, and one of Broward’s most popular dining and drinking destinations. One business owner who asked to have his name withheld, said high rents are definitely big factor in why many businesses close. But he also blamed lack of community support. Most of his business’ revenue comes from outside the city, and he said that Wilton Drive’s reputation as a bar and restaurant designation tends to hurt the retail businesses. “The buzz is about bars. Most Wilton Manors residents do not shop on The Drive. Because of that, people have to close or move away.” The most recent example is Pink Sub, which is moving to Oakland Park. “It just got way too expensive for me, especially on the side of The Drive where I am. I had a great opportunity to take a space in the [Oakland Park] Culinary District [near Oakland Park Boulevard and Dixie Highway] where I don't have to worry about another sub shop or deli moving right next me,” said Dawn Holloway, owner of Pink Sub. “It's been
Former Novel Tea owners Todd Bowe (left) and Rey Delgado. Courtesy of Novel Tea.
an amazing almost 10 years but it's time to move forward with Pink Sub.” But high rents and slow traffic can be overcome, said Santiago Gonzalez, manager at Sensation Tattoo. “I think where a lot of businesses fail is they don’t prepare for summer.” He also cited the nature of some of the “untraditional” businesses, which don’t always catch on. Bubbles & Pearls owner Josie Smith Malave echoed Gonzalez. She said she looked for a space in Oakland Park for her restaurant but found rents there equally as expensive but without the same level of popularity as Wilton Drive. She called her rent “fair” and said that business owners need to give people reasons to come spend their money. “We’ve got to keep our game tight . . . build our reputation in the fall and keep it in the summer.” But it would also help, she added, if business owners and property owners could work together to invest in the city. Asked if there was anything the city could do to address rents, City Manager Leigh Ann Henderson said no. But she did point to the city’s support of the Wilton Drive Lane Elimination Project, which city officials say will benefit businesses, and the instillation of wayfinding signs to make it easier for visitors to find businesses and other points of interest. She also said the city supports Stonewall, Wicked Manors and other events that bring large groups of visitors and potential customers to the city. Henderson said the city’s business permit system is also being continually reviewed for improvements and that the entire system would soon be moved completely online.
But, said Commissioner Scott Newton, business owners also “have to do their part” by providing quality service and products and by making sure they have enough parking. One way to do that, he said, is by making sure employees don’t take up valuable parking spaces that would otherwise be used by customers. If the most convenient parking spaces are left open, customers will be more inclined to patronize businesses. Tim Moffit, president of the Wilton Manors Business Association, said he thinks improved communication between the city and business owners can help lead to a more business-friendly atmosphere. “The businesses need to know that Wilton Manors truly wants to help them to come to and stay in Wilton Manors and conversely Wilton Manors needs to reach out its hand and say to businesses that
they do care and that they're there to help. I've attended the Economic Development Task Force meetings as well as the city commission meetings recently and I see movement in a positive direction. It may appear slow in moving, but I do see a positive trend,” Moffit wrote in an email. “Landlords, on the other hand, need to realize that high rents are killing the small business person. It becomes difficult to attract new businesses let alone keep existing businesses when landlords are charging outrageous rents. Perhaps if there were tax incentives in place for landlords to rent to new businesses that might be a start. Not knowing the logistics of how it all works, I can't say for sure. What I can say is that if something doesn't change, we're apt to see more vacancies along Wilton Drive and surrounding areas and that will not be good for anyone.” WMG
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Summer 2017 is over, schools are back in session, the Fall holidays are fast approaching, and life here in Wilton Manors has just kicked it up a notch. Yes folks, it’s time for my annual warning that Christmas is just around the corner. Think I am crazy? Well, the next few months are jammed packed with activity; and if you think 2017 has been racing by, hold on to your hat because the ride is about to get a lot faster. As our city government, along with local non-profits, schools, and others swing back into action from a slower summer pace, calendars have been filling up fast. After September, we have the Jewish Holidays, then Halloween, Thanksgiving, and right into the Christmas holiday season and the end of the year. Before you know it, we will be singing Old Lang Syne and 2018 will be well on its way. I sound the alarm so that we can take a moment to contemplate those items still on our 2017 ToDo List. Now is the time to get moving on those items and to evaluate what our expectations for the remainder of the year to be. The City of Wilton Manors has been very busy going through their To-Do List. Plans for the narrowing of Wilton Drive are moving ahead. The Andrews Avenue/ Oakland Park Corridor is in the rezoning planning stages. The Wayfinding Signage program will finally be making its impact throughout our city as the final design stages are completed, with installation of signs starting shortly thereafter. The budget for the next fiscal year beginning in October has reached the final approval stage after months of committee review and workshops. Our Police Department moved away from the unpopular 12-hour shifts and strategically created the position of Assistant Police Chief with Commander Blocker rightfully promoted to that position. Our city’s infrastructure continues to be upgraded and properly maintained. Hopefully, our neighboring city starts to invest equally in their aging water and sewage systems. The new Children’s Playground and Splash Pad will soon be a great addition to Mickel Park. Colohatchee Park improvements continue and are well funded in the new budget. Those are some of the highlights of the very busy year here in
Wilton Manors. And the list goes on …. These accomplishments, along with still more to-do items before year’s end, gets done by our very strong and committed city staff, our engaged City Commission, the many involved citizens who serve on city advisory boards and committees, and the many residents who want to see our city continue to shine. So what unfinished business is left on that To-Do List? The big item that continues to be pushed aside is public art. Many talk about it, but our city has still not made a commitment to make it happen. Yes, we have Art Gallery 21 at the Women’s’ Club, the on-going Artwalk, Art in City Hall Project, and other initiatives started by a group of residents actively committed to art-based projects here in Wilton Manors, but our city government needs to step up its involvement. Many cities in Broward County already have thriving art programs brought about by the adoption of public art ordinances. Since 2004, six art installations have gone up in the City of Tamarac, over fifteen pieces added to the City of Coral Springs public collection. Other cities such as Pompano Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Lauderhill, and Coconut Creek have all enacted public art ordinances. These cities have made a real commitment to making the impact of public art on their communities a reality. Wilton Manors needs a public arts ordinance, we need sources of funding, and we need a commitment by our city’s leaders to make it happen. A thriving and supported public arts program will connect so many projects in the works throughout our city, add cultural value, provide economic development, and create a stronger sense of community. So, as we justly look with pride at all the good that is getting done this year here in Wilton Manors and we pause to look at what needs doing during the remaining few months of 2017, now is the time to commit to making public art, with all the benefits to our community, an item finally checked off our To-Do List before another year goes by. Having a public art ordinance in place would truly make life just better here. WMG
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Why we need the Federal Flood Insurance program By James Oaksun Once again it’s that happy time in Washington. Already we hear the cry of “To the Battlements!” from the National Association of Realtors (NAR), and particularly the state associations in Florida and Texas. Yes, my friends, the Federal Flood Insurance program is up for reauthorization. This is a government program that provides subsidies (i.e., reduced insurance rates) for homeowners who live in areas at risk of flooding. Now, we all know that hardly ever happens here, especially not down to Las Olas Isles during a king tide. (That’s a joke, people.) Roughly five million homeowners in the U.S. have flood insurance. Thirty-five percent of the policies are right here in Florida, with a concentration in the zone of coverage of this paper. The next largest chunk is in Texas, which recently had a small issue with a large coastal storm. Now, of course, I am a Realtor and am further on the board of directors of the Florida Association of Realtors (FR). I am a good scout. NAR and FR strongly support reauthorization of the flood insurance program. I believe, at present, that makes sense. For now. But I view my role as a Realtor leader more expansively. As I said recently, I want to be a thought leader – the grain of sand inside the oyster that helps produce the most beautiful pearl. In this column and the next, I will suggest in outline form a longer term framework to consider for this program, beyond
kicking the issue down past the next electoral cycle (the typical approach). As the real estate industry approaches radical change (as I mentioned in my last column) we have an opportunity to lead from the front. We understand (or claim to understand) home ownership and property rights issues better than anyone. The current flood insurance program is well more than $10 billion in debt. I heard the former Florida state director of FEMA say a couple years ago, “If you exclude Katrina and Superstorm Sandy, we are fine.” Well that’s sort of like saying, “If you disregard my terminal cancer, I am in perfect health.” You see, unlike private insurers, the flood insurance program does not have what is called “reinsurance” (basically insurance that insurance companies purchase to cover catastrophic losses). The effective reinsurer of the flood insurance program is the Federal Government (i.e. taxpayers everywhere). Taxpayers in the other 48 states (and more importantly their representatives in Congress) might become increasingly reluctant to want responsibility for what they may (perhaps rightly) see as a parochial issue. Regardless of who or what is the cause, sea levels are rising. We already see the potential impact of that in South Florida. The vast majority of scientists (as opposed to the politicians) believe it will get worse over time, not better. We just had the 25th anniversary of the devastating Hurricane Andrew. A recent study estimated that if a hurricane like Andrew hit Florida today, just a few miles
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to the north of where it made landfall, given the rapid development here over the last 25 years, the damages would be in excess of $200 billion. Yes, for now, we need to extend the program. But we also need to re-envision it. No, we can’t just eliminate it outright and tell millions of people that they are now on their own. People made long term financial decisions on the assumption that the flood insurance subsidy would exist, and for longer than their duration of ownership. It thus, implicitly, becomes an asset of the homeowner, capitalized into the value of their property. And if you believe in the Constitution, the government cannot take property without due process and compensation. Fortunately, there is a solution that will also solve another issue of interest to both the Realtor community, and society. And that will be the subject of my next column. WMG James Oaksun, Broward's Real Estate Geek(SM), is BrokerOwner of New Realty Concepts in Oakland Park. In addition to having degrees from Dartmouth and Cornell, he is a Graduate of the Realtor Institute (GRI).
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Address Our Concerns, Don’t Shrug Them Off as “Fake News” Photo courtesy of The Pride Center.
To the Editor: Equality Park, built by and for the LGBT community, has as its mission to serve that community. To date, this community has heard a lot of praise of how beneficial the proposed “affordable senior residences” of Equality Park will be. Director Robert Boo invariably emphasizes the great charitable and humanity of the project. Various news outlets, referenced by Mr. Boo, gave glowing reviews. From these releases, it appears that the agreement would make Carrefour the developer and administrator of the project, arranging much of the financing, and Equality Park would provide services for the residents. That’s about all we know so far. On closer examination, the numerous “news” items claimed by Mr. Boo appear to be virtually unmodified press releases from Carrefour, a Miami-Dade organization whose original mission is to relieve homelessness in that county - not to serve the LGBT community. Director Robert Boo insists that the project will exclusively provide “affordable housing” for LGBT seniors. Yet statements from Carrefour are ambiguous, if not evasive, about who would qualify to occupy the units and what constitutes affordability. The public has had no hard data about the financing of the project or the conditions imposed on such financing. (Federal and State loans and grants are never given without clearly defined restrictions). No one has explained how the financing will affect the Pride Center at Equality Park. Sal Torre’s recent column has brought some of these issues to the light of day. They need to be addressed, not shrugged off as “fake news” and belittling comments. Mr. Boo as Director of Equality Park needs to do a lot more than mere rehashing of the Carrefour press releases. Our community needs to know a lot more details to truly evaluate the merits of Mr. Boo’s unsubstantiated claims. Let’s begin by making public the proposed contracts and letters of understanding between Equality Park and Carrefour. Van Gosselin
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By Michael d’Oliveira
Stonewall Pride 2017.
When it comes to the puzzle of how to make the city’s annual Stonewall Parade and Festival bigger and better, a big piece may finally be in place. At the Wilton Manors Commission meeting on Aug. 22, Jeff Sterling, CEO of the Wilton Manors Entertainment Group [WMEG], the organization that worked with the city to put on the event, presented a final report. Sterling said the festival was “in the black” for a third year in a row and that organizers finally had a specific crowd size estimate for the June event, which is held every year on Wilton Drive to commemorate the riots which occurred in June of 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. Sterling said 33,700 people came to the event. “We are the largest gay event in Wilton Manors.” Knowing exactly how many attended, he said, will give WMEG the tool it needs to appeal to larger sponsors and apply for grants. “This was a missing tool. We’re giving them a large value,” said Sterling about possible future sponsors. Along with the number of visitors, Sterling also touted the dollars generated by the event, for both the city and county. Commissioners agreed. Mayor Gary Resnick said that “we can take it into Justin’s boss,” referring to Vice Mayor Justin Flippen who works at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau. The thinking is that the Convention & Visitors Bureau might provide some financial assistance for future Stonewall festivals if the event is proven to be a tourist draw and money-generator for the area. Resnick added that the information could also be used to attract a possible hotel developer. Flippen said the information represents an opportunity to further “brand ourselves.” In an effort to get people out earlier, Sterling said the parade was moved up to an
earlier time. He said it was a controversial decision but one that he thinks contributed to the success of the event. The June heat is a common complaint among festival goers and many have suggested Stonewall be moved to a month with cooler temperatures. But Resnick said he would oppose moving it because the event needs to be held in June as a way to commemorate the anniversary of the riots, and as a way to help business owners get through the summer slowdown. “It is estimated the event has had a cumulative economic impact which exceeds $10 million in Broward County over the past five to seven years. These impacts are particularly meaningful since they occur during the ‘off-season’ in Broward County and so they help sustain local businesses during the slow time of the year,” reads a report by Fishkind & Associates, an economic consulting firm hired to study Stonewall’s impact. The estimate of total event spending by visitors, tourists, and residents who attended is $4.1 million. Of that, $1.2 million has a direct economic impact. “This $1.2 million represents ‘new money’ directly infused and retained in the Broward County economy. Survey data indicates 75% of event attendees were Broward County residents and 25% of attendees are from out of area. Non-Broward attendee origins include predominantly Miami-Dade County, Palm Beach County, and some other areas. While 25% of event goers were from out of area, these non-local visitors account for 34% of direct spending, because of higher per capita spending.” Broward residents spent $109 on average, visitors from surrounding counties and out of the area spent an average of $165. When indirect impacts are taken into account, the total impact to Broward is $2.01 million. WMG
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Woof & Wine Woof & Wine, a free dog-centric event hosted by the Wilton Manors Leisure Services Department, will be held on Thursday, Sept. 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Colohatchee Park, 1975 NE 14 Ave. The event will feature local pet vendors, an opportunity for owners to get the required dog permit to use the city’s dog park, and complimentary wine and appetizers. The cost of the permit is $30 for residents and $60 for non-residents. All dogs must have a current city dog permit with them at all times when in the park. For more information, call 954-390-2130. WMG
K9 rescue fundraiser A bowling tournament fundraiser for S.H.A.R.E. [Shepherd Help And Rescue Effort], the organization’s third annual, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 1:30 to 5 p.m. at Manor Lanes, 1517 NE 26 St., Wilton Manors. The cost is $22 per person. Along with bowling, there will be raffle prizes available, an auction, and food and refreshments for sale. S.H.A.R.E. is an organization that rescues German Shepherds. “Regardless of how they come to S.H.A.R.E, our goal is to find them a loving, safe, permanent home where they will be a beloved family member,” reads the organization’s website – shepherdhelp.org. To purchase a ticket, visit the website.. WMG
Father Bill’s Celebration of Life A celebration of life for Father Bill Collins will be held on Sunday, Sept. 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. at United Church of Christ, 2501 NE 30 St., Fort Lauderdale. Collins, who died in May, is remembered as the founder of the Poverello Center and someone who offered aid and comfort to many of those forgotten by society, including individuals suffering from HIV/AIDS. A community choir will perform at the service. After the service, a pot luck dinner will be held. Anyone who would like to volunteer or contribute to the dinner should email events@poverello.org.. WMG
Music on Main Street Oakland Park’s next Music on Main Street concert will be held on Friday, Sept. 22 from 6 to 10 p.m. at City Hall, 3650 NE 12 Ave. The free event will feature The Otis Cadillac Band, which describes itself as “an 11-piece band that performs Classic R&B, Root Rock N’ Roll and related Blues oriented material. The band performs in a style that emulates the R&B revues of the late 50s and early 60s.” Attendees can bring lawn chairs and blankets. For more information, call 954-630-4251. WMG
Art Gallery 21 kicks off season Art Gallery 21 will begin its 2017-2018 season with the Sixth Annual Island City Juried Art Exhibition. All Broward County artists are invited to participate. The fee is $20 per entry, with a maximum of two entries per artist. All media is accepted, including oil, watercolor, pastel and acrylic painting, mixed media, pen and ink, photography, and collage. Art entries will be accepted from 12 to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. For more information on the rules, visit artgallery21.org. Located in the Woman’s Club of Wilton Manors next to Hagen Park, Art Gallery 21 is a non-profit art gallery established to showcase the work of local artists.. WMG
To help Wilton Drive and Dixie Highway business owners get through the slow sales of summer, the Wilton Manors Business Association [WMBA] has created Shop + Play Wilton. The weeklong event, Sept. 13 through 20, will feature discounts at participating businesses and nightly events. Only customers wearing Shop + Play Wilton wristbands will be able to receive discounts, which will be determined by each business owner. “Our goal for this event is to encourage folks to come out to Wilton Manors during the week-long event to shop, play, and have fun! We wanted to do an event that would show our support to the local business community during a slower time for them to help boost sales and activity along Wilton Drive and Dixie Highway and at the same time showcase what our city has to offer in terms of shopping, dining, entertainment, and nightlife,” wrote WMBA President Tim Moffit in an email. Moffit said there was no list of participating business yet but that it, along with the events, would soon be available on the event’s website – ShopPlayWilton.com. Business owners can sign-up at the website to become a participant. Those who do will receive a
decal they can place in their storefront window to let customers know they are participating. The event is a partnership between WMBA, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, and Hotspots magazine. “The three organizations involved have the Wilton Drive and Dixie Highway businesses in common. We decided on this particular area as a focus since all of us have a vested interest in the businesses that occupy this area. We don't want anyone to feel excluded and since it's our first time doing a collaboration such as this, we are certainly open to the possibility of expanding our coverage should we decide to try this again next year. We had to start somewhere and we all felt this was a good place to start,” wrote Moffit. “We’re excited to come together for a common goal and to show the community that three very diverse organizations can work together for the good of our business community. Together anything is possible.” WMG
In support of the event, the city commission has waived parking fees for the first two nights. On those nights, parking will be free at the city hall lot from 6 to 8 p.m.
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When John Fiore walked into the Hagen Park Community Center on Aug. 23, he said it was “to see what a waste of tax dollars looks like.” Fiore, former mayor of Wilton Manors, made his remarks at an open house for the Wilton Drive Lane Elimination Project. The project’s purpose is to improve pedestrian safety by reducing the number of lanes on Wilton Drive. Instead of two lanes in each direction, the street will only have the median and one lane on each side. The outside lanes will be used for landscaping, wider sidewalks and parking. Fiore, an urban planner for Broward’s Parks and Recreation Division, said he isn’t against improved safety but thinks it could be accomplished for a lot less money and without major changes to the street. “I don’t see the value in this project,” Fiore said. He predicts it will cause traffic jams on Wilton Drive and cause traffic problems for the surrounding neighborhoods when drivers look for alternative routes to avoid those jams. Other attendees also had problems with the project. “It looks horrible . . . like a damn parking lot,” said one man looking at the proposed design. But others, including members of the city commission, view the project more favorably. Father John Joseph Reid sees it as a way to bring about Wilton Drive’s full potential “as a city center…instead of just having a highway with trucks going by.” Some areas of the street will lose parking spaces and some will gain spaces. The plans presented at Hagen Park include more parking spaces in front of Jaycee Park and the Island City Lofts. But, overall, only six additional spaces will be generated. Early proponents of the lane reduction
had hoped for 80 to 100 spaces. Additional crosswalks are also planned for Northeast 9 Avenue and Northeast 11 Avenue. Proponents of the project have said it will be a benefit to business owners because it will create an atmosphere similar to Las Olas Boulevard. Todd Bowe, former co-owner of Novel Tea, located on Wilton Drive, said the wider sidewalks will definitely help business owners because it would give customers a reason to spend more time in front of storefronts. “It would help immensely. We would hold events and people would go outside and there would just be no place for them to be.” Although not in the current plans, Commissioner Tom Green said the city is looking at grants to fund additional trees and landscaping. He’s also hoping the Wilton Drive Improvement District, which is funded through additional taxes levied on Wilton Drive property owners, can use some of its money to eventually pay for improvements. But Humberto Arrieta, project manager for the Florida Department of Transportation, which owns the road and is funding and designing the changes, said that safety is still the main reason for the work being done. He estimates that construction on the $3.2 million project will begin sometime next summer or early fall and will last about 18 months. Josie Smith-Malave, owner of Bubbles & Pearls on Wilton Drive, said she’s worried about the impact construction will have on her business. Arrieta said FDOT will do everything possible to minimize the negative impact construction will have. One example he gave was that the work will be done one block at a time. “We’re doing it section by section.” WMG
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The Arsht Center in Miami celebrates the start of the 2017-18 season in a big way with ArtsLaunch. The day-long event will feature special performances, workshops, lectures, tours, giveaways and contests. There’s even a “Sing Like Gloria (Estefan)” contest to mark the launch of the touring production of hit musical, “On Your Feet.” Top local DJs will spin later in the evening on Thomson Plaza. More information at ArshtCenter.org.
In Palm Beach County, Maplewood Playhouse kicks off its inaugural season with “Glory Days,” Sept. 8 – 10 at the Kelsey Theater, 700 Park Ave. in Lake Park. Kimberly RommelEnright directs this soaring rock musical about four best friends who reunite a year after graduating from high school. Their mission is to hack the sprinkler system and soak the jocks who bullied them. Tickets start at $30 at TheKelseyTheater.com.
If Hurricane Irma has you worried, you can enjoy this perfect storm of comedy and music at Georgie’s Alibi/Monkey Bar in Wilton Manors: Michael Walters performing live as Florida’s Own Dame Edna in the Manchester Room. Walters offer his unique twist on the Aussie dame in three shows at 8, 9 and 10 p.m. Enjoy drink specials, too. Georgie’s Alibi is located in the Shoppes of Wilton Manors. More information at AlibiWiltonManors.com.
“Chrisley Knows Best” is one of our guilty pleasures and a new season of the reality series about the Southern real estate developer and his family debuts tonight on USA Network. Todd Chrisley may not be gay, but he knows how to throw shade like the sassiest diva as he deals with his privileged children. Always a dapper dresser, maybe he’ll give us a peek into his closet this season. Check local listings for channels and show times.
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experience for a performer is that you can be really close to who you are, to be as honest as possible.” Busch plans to sing a wide array of musical songs from Kurt Weill and Stephen Sondheim to Bob Dylan and the Beatles, with plenty of stories peppered throughout. His approach has definitely matured over the years. “When I did cabaret a bit in the early ‘90s, I just felt that my audience wanted to see me be campy and funny and, maybe perhaps, I could get away with one serious song,” he explained “The way it’s developed now, I sing a lot of serious songs. I come to the experience as an actor and a storyteller. It’s been a marvelous journey throwing myself into the drama of the show.” That said, Busch made one promise to the audience: “It’s not all dour and you’re not going to feel like slashing your wrists.” While Busch has been successful and largely created his own roles throughout a long career, he admits life in show business is not always easy, full of ups and downs. Interest in the new cabaret show has “been a wonderful thing to boost your spirit when you’re a veteran performer. I had always dreamed of touring in one of my plays, but it was never economically feasible, so this is the first time I’m truly out on the road.” The OutStage@PBD series continues on Dec. 15 with the world premiere of Terry Teachout’s “Billy and Me,” the story of the fraught relationship between playwrights William Inge and Tennessee Williams. Teachout is the drama critic for the Wall Street Journal.
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Measure for Measure Theatre presents Ryan Scott Oliver’s “35mm: A Musical Exhibition,” with photography by Matthew Murphy, Sept. 15 – 23 at the Abyss Theatre, 2304 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. Tickets are $35 ($25 students) at MeasureForMeasureTheatre.com. 9.6.2017 •
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Glory Days
Sept. 8 to 10 at the Kelsey Theater, 700 Park Ave. in Lake Park. A man gathers the courage to come out to his three best friends. Tickets $30 to $40. Call 561-657-6400 or visit MaplewoodPlayhouse.org.
Siempre Flameno’s 12th Annual Festival de Cante Flamenco 2017
Through Sept. 9 at the Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. A celebration of the Spanish artform of flamenco, with singers Morenito de Illora, Joselito Montoya, Robio Bazan and more. Tickets $48. Call 305-9496722 or visit ArshtCenter.org.
Hook Ups Vol. 1
Through Sept. 23 at Andrews Living Arts Studio, 23 NW Fifth St. in Fort Lauderdale. Two characters look at what happens when hooking up with dating apps. Tickets $35. Call 954-826-8790 or visit RonnieLarsen. com.
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Sept. 6 at 8 p.m. at the Broward Center, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. The 19time Grammy Award winner returns to South Florida for an unforgettable performance. Tickets $40 to $150. Call 954-462-0222 or visit BrowardCenter.org.
It Happened One Night
Sept. 8 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Broward Center, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. In a performance in the style of classic old radio, an heiress falls in love with a newspaper reporter who tried to reunite her with her husband. Tickets $25. Call 954-4620222 or visit BrowardCenter.org.
* The Sheba Mason Show with Peter Bisuito
Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. at Empire Stage, 1140 N. Flagler Drive in Wilton Manors. Mason hosts a night of comedy with Bisuito, the world’s only gay bodybuilding muscle-bear comedian. Tickets $25. Call 954-678-1496 or visit ShebaMason.com.
Muscle Bears: The Musical
Through Sept. 24 at Empire Stage, 1140 N. Flagler Drive in Fort Lauderdale. A young cub is about to shave his chest when his Furry God Daddy comes to him and shows him the life of a bear. Tickets $35. Call 954-678-1496 or visit EmpireStage.com
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Sept. 15 at 7 p.m. at Perfect Vodka Amphitheatre, 601-7 Sansburys Way in West Palm Beach. Paisley has been on top of the country music scene since his debut in 1999. Tickets $33 and up. Call 561-795-8883 or visit WestPalmBeachAmphitheatre.com.
Free Friday Concerts
Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts, 51 N. Swinton Ave. in Delray Beach. Enjoy live music from the comfort of your picnic blanket or lawn chair every week, for free! Returns in October. Call 561-243-7922 or visit DelrayArts.org.
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Sept. 6 at 8 p.m. at the Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. Their hit single “Float On” made waves in 2004. Tickets $44.50 and up. Call 305-673-7300 or visit FillmoreMB.com.
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Sept. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the AmericanAirlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. The iconic band travels in support of their 14th album, “Spirit.” Tickets $55.50 to $105. Call 786-777-1000 or visit AAArena.com.
Dave Gahan from Depeche Mode. Photo courtesy Depeche Mode, Facebook.
Outdoor Music Series
Third Thursdays at the Perez Art Museum Miami, 101 W. Flagler St. in Miami. Come out for live music from DJs and musicians by the bay. Drink specials available. Free with museum admission. Call 305-375-3000 or visit PAMM.org.
The Big Show
Fridays and Saturdays at 9 p.m. at Just the Funny Theater, 3119 Coral Way in Miami. A collection of comedy mixing the likes of improvisation and sketches. Tickets $12. Call 305-693-8669 or visit JustTheFunny.com.
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True Colors: In Our Own Words, Video Stories in Queer America
Sept. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Stonewall National Museum - Wilton Manors Gallery, 2157 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. View how LGBT activism has blossomed online, from the “It Gets Better” campaign, coming out, and online personalities. Free, suggested donation $5. Call 954-763-8565 or visit StonewallMuseum.org.
Sushi & Stroll
Sept. 8 from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road in Delray Beach. The summertime fete returns with sushi rolls, drumming by Fushu Daiko, tours, and more. Admission $15. Call 561495-0233 or visit Morikami.org.
The Luminaries
Sept. 17 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Royal Caribbean Headquarters, 1050 Caribbean Way in Miami. A brunch and tea dance hosted by Tiffany Fantasia and honoring MJ Castells, Athena Dion, State Rep. Shevrin Jones, Rebecca Fishman Lipsey, Rick Morgan, Pioneer Winter, and Melba De Leon. Tickets $50 benefiting SAVE. Visit Luminaries.miami.
Broward Support Services Gender Bender Youth Group
Mondays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at SunServe Campus, 1480 SW Ninth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. A group for LGBT youth 13 to 21 to discuss gender, gender expression, binary systems, friendship, family and whatever else comes up! Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com
PFLAG
Tuesdays in Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs and Southwest Ranches. A support group for parents of LGBT youth 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and locations.
SunServe Youth Group
Tuesdays and Thursdays in Fort Lauderdale, Southwest Ranches, Coral Springs and Hollywood. A support group and night of fun for LGBT youth 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and times.
Survivor Support
First and third Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Broward Health Imperial Point Hospital cafeteria, 6401 N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. Find support from counselors and peers who have lost loved ones to suicide. Call the Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention at 954-384-0344 or visit FISPOnline.org.
broward county GLLN Luncheon
Sept. 7 from 11:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at Timpano Chophouse, 450 E. Las Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. Join the Gay and Lesbian Lawyers Network for a luncheon and CLE session on medical marijuana in Florida. Cost $25 members, $30 nonmembers. Visit GLLN.net.
* Boo, White After Labor Day?
Sept. 9 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. Join the center for its monthly Bingo meetup -- $1,000 won in August. Ticket packages $15. Call 954463-9005 or visit PrideCenterFlorida.org.
Newly Diagnosed to HIV?
Sept. 13 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Poverello Center, 2056 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. Donna Sabatino leads an informational session for those recently
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* Bailey Hall Film Series: “Pushing Dead”
Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Broward College Bailey Hall, 3501 Davie Road in Davie. In this “AIDS comedy,” an HIV positive, struggling writer finds himself dropped from his insurance plan for making too much money after he deposits a birthday check. Starring James Roday and Danny Glover. The director and screenwriter, an HIV positive man, will be participating in a post-screening discussion about the film and his work. Tickets $10. All 954-201-6884 or visit BaileyHall.org.
Life Coaching
Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Latinos Salud Clubhouse, 2300 Wilton
September 6 - september 12 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.
Rest Your Mind
Mondays at 6:30 p.m. at Kadampa Meditation Center, 241 W Prospect Road Ste. B in Fort Lauderdale. Start your week with relaxing meditation to center yourself. Free. Visit MeditateinFortLauderdale.org.
Man2Man Discussion
Mondays 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. A weekly informal discussion group among gay men of all backgrounds. Contact John Beuscher at 954-319-4292 or email johnnybushwick@aol.com.
palm beach county * Bill Bone Tropical Triathlon
Sept. 17 at 7 a.m. at Lake Worth Beach, 10 S. Ocean Blvd. in Lake Worth. A sanctioned triathlon with a .25-mile swim, 13-mile bike, and 5k run. Adult tickets $110 and up. Visit LakeWorthEvents.com.
* Fake News and the Modern Presidency
Sept. 19 at 2 p.m. at FAU, 777 Glades Road in Boca Raton. A talk with White House correspondent and CNN contributor, April Ryan, about the current media environment. Tickets $25. Call 561-297-6124 or visit FAUEvents.com.
Transcendence
Meets at Compass GLCC, 201 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. A closed transgender youth support group for teens ages 12 to 19. For more information, email youth@compassglcc.com.
Voices of Pride
Mondays at 7 p.m. 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
Rapid HIV Testing
Wednesdays at MCC of the Palm Beaches, 4857 Northlake Blvd. in Palm Beach Gardens. Find out your status in a safe and private way. Free. Email dropincenter@ mccpalmbeach.org
miami-dade county Arsht Center Farmers Market
Mondays from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Parker and Vann Thomson Plaza for the Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. Purchase fresh food from local farmers, including fruits, vegetables, meats, prepared foods, as well as chefs, live music, and cooking demonstrations. Tickets $45 to $75. Free. Visit ArshtCenter.org/en/Visit/Dining.
Yoga
Tuesdays from 6 to 7:15 p.m. at Jose Marti Park, 362 SW Fourth Ave. in Miami. Yogis 18 and older of all levels are invited to a practice led by a certified instructor. Bring your own yoga mat, water, and towel. Free. Call 305358-7550 or visit BayfrontParkMiami.com/ Yoga.html.
Book Study
Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center, 1273 Coral Way in Miami. Buddhist monk, Gen Kelsang Norbu, will lead classes on learning the foundations of Buddhism. Call 786-529-7137
Yoga in the Garden
Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. and Saturdays at 11:30 a.m. at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive in Miami Beach. Hit the mat for an indoor yoga practice overlooking the garden. Tickets $10 Wednesdays, $15 Saturdays. Call 305-6737256 or visit MBGarden.org.
HIV Support Group
Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at South Beach AIDS Project, 1234 Washington Ave. Ste. 200 in Miami Beach. A support group for those who are HIV positive. Free. Call 305-535-4733, ext. 301 or email support@sobeaids.org.
key west Hot Naked Hump Days
Wednesdays from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Island House, 1129 Fleming St. in Key West. Relax in the middle of the week with two-forone drinks, free shots, videos and music, giveaways, and naked boys at the pool. Call 305-294-6284 or visit IslandHouseKeyWest. com
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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
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