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Blue Martini Accused of Transgender Discrimination

Michael O’Brien

By A. Sebastian Fortino

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ichael O’Brien, a 40-yearold esthetician student, and fourth generation Fort Lauderdale native went out with his partner to meet friends at Blue Martini in their Galleria Mall location this past week. Michael, describes himself as carrying a mixture of masculine and feminine attributes. This also extends to fashion choices, which he does not follow according to what is deemed gender normative.

“I was wearing men’s clothes,” said O’Brien. “Yet, I was carrying my purse and wearing my sandals. The security guards looked at me funny, and rolled their eyes.”

The sandals were men’s, which revealed a pedicure of clean, neat, red toenails.

O’Brien was told no shorts, and no sandals after 8 p.m. or else no entry.

However, O’Brien watched as women wearing sandals or open-toed shoes were allowed entry into the venue.

“Clearly,” said O’Brien. “They have a basis of gender discrimination in terms of dress code.

Both the doorman and the manager came out to talk to me. They brought up lawyers first,” in an attempt to intimidate him. “To which I countered, the LGBT community has plenty of lawyers!”

Eventually, O’Brien was admitted access to the club. However, they admitted him without an apology and made him feel as if they were, “doing me a favor by letting me in that night,” said O’Brien from his home in Northeast Fort Lauderdale.

Once he entered he expected to see the men all neatly dressed with proper shoes and slacks. However, he found many men in sandals and casual attire. Their position is that the happy hour crowd is often more casual, and while they cannot kick out those that came in earlier they can deny entry to people in the evening when the cress code is – supposedly – more strictly enforced.

Nikki Hatch, a 57-year-old postoperative trans woman typically goes to the Blue Martini’s Boca Raton location to sip a glass of wine and listen to the band.

“I typically go to the Blue Martini in Boca and they are always very nice and welcoming to me,” said Hatch. “Yet, a couple of years ago I was actually asked to leave by one of the waiters. I was sitting by myself when some idiot came up and whispered to me to leave. I asked ‘Why?’ and never got a reply other than ‘You just need to leave.’ I told him that I would leave when I was good and ready.This, of course, was before Broward County passed Gender Protections Ordinance.”

Hatch had another experience with a rude bartender and she complained to the manager, who was very apologetic about the situation.

“Honestly,” said Hatch. “That was really the only two times out of several times going there that I had any problems.”

The LGBT community knows when to fight their battles, and Hatch is honest in admitting the second incident might have just been a case of rude – not gender-specific discrimination.

“I heard of a couple of others,” who present as women in public, “who were asked for their ID and were told their presentation did not match their photo ID, pretty slick,” said Hatch. “Not sure if they are still pulling that stunt.”

Blue Martini Fort Lauderdale directed me to their corporate office.

After defending the official position of Blue Martini in terms of dress code as it related to O’Brien’s case – namely that women are allowed to wear sandals, not a person who expresses themselves across gender lines – and apologizing for any possible blatant discrimination in Hatch’s case, the representatives sharply refused to give me their names.

They then quickly said I was not given permission to quote, which is odd considering they were so eager to defend Blue Martini. Furthermore, they stated that Blue Martini “does not wish to appear in your paper” and that Blue Martini has “no comment.”

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Won’t Enforce Adoption Ban

Frank Martin Gill

By Dana Rudolph Keen News Service

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lorida Governor Charlie Crist (I) and George Sheldon, head of the state’s Department of Children and Families (DCF), said on September 22 that they would no longer enforce the state ban on adoption by gay men and lesbians.

The announcements came Wednesday after a state appeals court upheld a trial court decision that found the ban unconstitutional. The appeals court said that Frank Martin Gill, a gay man, has the right to adopt the two boys he and his partner have raised for almost six years.

But it remains an open question whether the state will appeal the case.

Gill issued a statement Thursday through the ACLU of Florida, which is representing him, saying, “I understand that the Governor would like to hear my views in considering whether to appeal the decision . . . .

After considerable thought and consultation with my attorneys at the ACLU, it is my hope that the State will not appeal and the case will stop here.”

Leslie Cooper, senior attorney with the national ACLU’s LGBT Project, said that if the state decides not to appeal, the state appeals court decision will be binding on trial courts statewide and “will allow lesbians and gay

men who are interested in adopting—no matter where they live in the State—to apply and be evaluated under the same criteria applied to everyone else.”

“This is precisely what our litigation has sought to achieve,” said Cooper.

If the state does appeals, Cooper said, “we’re confident that the Florida Supreme Court will reach the same result as the Third District Court of Appeal.”

The state Department of Children and Families (DCF) opposed Gill in the case but is now giving the decision “a thorough review,” said Communications Director Joe Follick.

“The primary consideration on whether to appeal,” said Follick, “is finding the balance between the value of a final ruling from the Florida Supreme Court versus the impact on the Gill family.” Follick noted that DCF plans to make a decision before its 30-day deadline.

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum issued a statement through his communications director, saying the attorney general’s office would be “discussing” with DCF whether or not to appeal today's ruling.

But DCF Secretary Sheldon said on September 20 that the state would not remove the two boys from Gill’s home even if the state Supreme Court decided to uphold the ban.

And Governor Crist, who is now running for the U.S. Senate, told reporters at a news conference Wednesday that he wanted to meet with Gill before deciding whether to appeal.

As governor, he could order the DCF to do so.

Crist’s position on LGBT issues has shifted recently. On September 12, he announced his support for a range of civil rights for LGBT people, including adoption.

Even if there is no appeal, a hypothetical conflicting decision in another appellate court could limit the Third District’s ruling to just the Third District, not the whole state. continued on page 25

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Pride Center Hosts First ‘In The Know’ Expo

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By Jarrett Terrill

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his Saturday, the Pride Center at Equality Park was host to the first “In the Know” Expo, what we hope will be part of a series of such gatherings. Representatives from IAPAC, the Broward Heath Department, Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, Walgreens Drug Stores, Holy Cross Hospital, AHF Pharmacies and many others came together to bridge the gap between LGBT persons and healthcare knowledge.

Speakers at the expo included Paula Thaqi, Director of the Broward County Health Department; Joan Holloway, Vice President, Global Health Initiatives; Cynthia Peterson, Executive Vice President, Broward County Medical Association and Donn Rubin, Broad Member, Pride Center at Equality Park.

At this expo, you could speak to doctors and healthcare providers, you could be screened for diabetes, HIV, Hepatitis A/B, pregnancy or you could just drop by for the plethora of male and female condoms, vaccines or take part in the needle exchange. The Association of Nurses in Aids Care was available to discuss membership with healthcare professionals and provide a look at their comprehensive journal. The Pride Center provided information about their many community programs, and Covenant House, Broward House and Shadowood II Inc. were on hand to discuss housing issues with those in need as well.

SFGN spoke with representatives from the Florida Department of Health and IAPAC, the International Association of Physicians in Aids Care. According to Joan Holloway and Christopher Gibbs of IAPAC, the expo was the beginning of a larger outreach to minority and at-risk persons nationwide urged on by the Federal Government after the release of the National AIDS Strategy. The mission is to connect people with the knowledge and

services that they need for better health.

The Expo was successful at achieving its mission because there was a wealth of information available at people’s fingertips (everything from depression to anal pap smears) but attendance was sparse at 9:30 AM. There was a lot of hope for future endeavors of this sort expressed along with the need to actively engage the community and get broader attendance. All of the information, services and products were given away free of charge and could substantially put the gay community on the right path toward better health.

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The 2nd Annual Fight for Air Climb Fort Lauderdale to benefit the American Lung Association of Florida will take place on Saturday, December 11th 2010 at 8:30 a.m.

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Broward College Celebrates National Coming Out Day In recognition of National Coming Out Day, Broward College Central Campus GSA will present a series of workshops beginning on Tuesday, October 12 called “Do Ask Do Tell”. The student led panels will feature

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The activists said they objected to Luzhkov's recent use of the word "fag," and a court's subsequent ruling that the word could not be deemed offensive.

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Russian gay activist Nikolai Alekseev arrested at rally in Moscow LGBT community leaders including Kim Cohane of Safe Schools of South Florida, Micheal Albetta, President of the GLBT Democratic Caucus and Kara Schickowski of Broward Human Rights Initiative. This lecture series, which runs through October 14 is open to all students, staff, faculty and administration.

For more information, please call 954-201-6577.

Gay Rally Dispersed in Moscow Associated Press – Police dispersed a gay rally Tuesday and detained at least a doz-

en protesters in the Russian capital. The two dozen demonstrators had been protesting the policies of Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, who has called homosexuals "satanic" and thwarted attempts to hold a gay pride rally in the city. Police detained most, if not all, of those participating in Tuesday's rally, which was held without a required permit near city hall.

The activists handcuffed themselves to a monument for the 13th-century Russian prince who founded Moscow, displayed a papier-mache mummy resembling Luzhkov

Sidelines Sports Bar was recently ranked on the LOGO Channel’s travel website, “TripOut Gay Travel” as one of the “Top 12 Things to Do in Fort Lauderdale Right Now”, by John Polly. Mr. Polly ranked Sidelines as the 6th top thing to do while in Fort Lauderdale. His comments read as follows: “Huddle Around a Cocktail … for a fun gay belt, I’d recommend Sidelines Sports Bar. It’s Fort Lauderdale’s bustling and festive gay sports haven. Play pool, watch a game, play darts or tunes on the jukebox, and let the many friendly bartenders get you tipsy. The crowd is a mix of neighborhoodsy folks, real sports fans, gay daddies and twinks, and they’re always happy to meet visitors. Play ball!”

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SFGN BRIEFS Aubry Promoted to Publisher of the Advocate Here Media, the world’s leading gay media company, promoted Jonathon Aubry to Publisher of The Advocate group. In his new capacity, Aubry directs the advertising sales and strategic partnerships across The Advocate’s multiple brand extensions, including the iconic print publication, the award-winning website (www.advocate. com), and the nascent television and online newsmagazine, The Advocate On-Air, as well as the brand’s emerging branded entertainment and mobile platforms.

“Jonathon is a passionate, talented, and creative leader,” said Joe Landry, Senior Vice President and Group Publisher of Advocate parent company Here Media.“His skill set makes him the perfect fit to lead the Advocate brand across all platforms into the future.”

Aubry is a veteran media executive with 12 years of film, television, and publishing experience. His background includes senior marketing, publicity, and business development positions for both the non- and forprofit sectors.

The Advocate is currently available in print and online at Advocate. com, through the new The Advocate On-Air television and online newsmagazine, and via the Advocate imprint published

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Pride University Announces Fall Curriculum Pride University begins its exciting second year at Equality Park. The Fall Quarter will begin the week of October 11 and end the week of December 18. Pride University is dedicated to offering intellectually enriching educational experiences to adults of all ages. The fall quarter offerings include: Conversational Spanish, Introduction to Yoga, Ballroom Dancing; Creative Watercolor; Understanding Your Pet Health, GetFirm Boot Camp, Foundations of Investing, Live Your Strengths and Money Fitness.

According to Paul Hyman, Executive Director of the Pride Center, “We are so proud to offer classes at the Pride Center that enrich the lives of the students and instructors and provide alternative activities for our community.”

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CELEBRATING GAY HISTORY MONTH LBGT Heroes

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n 2006 the Equality Forum (EF) held the first GLBT History Month, to celebrate and honor the many gay men and women in our community who have enriched the world. Historical names such as Michelangelo, Whitman, Christopher Isherwood, Gertrude Stein, and Bayard Rustin are included on this list of Icons.

The list also highlights newer, contemporary individuals such as Rachel Maddow, Rufus Wainwright, Suze Ormon, and Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir.

EF is committed to educating the gay community, and its supporters, friends and allies, about gay heroes by offering complementary videos, biographies, downloadable images and other resources to the community on their website beginning on October 1. By the end of the month all 155 Icons that have been documented since 2006 will be available on the website.

“GLBT History Month teaches us how proud we should be of our community and our moment. History months are an important step for civil rights movements. We are proud to coordinate this national and international project. Each one of these people is a remarkable story in and of itself,” said Malcolm Lazin, Founder and Executive Director of the EF. “Thirty-years-ago if you thought there was going to be something called women’s studies, black studies, you would have thought I was crazy. Now these are standard, as are queer studies classes.”

To celebrate GLBT History Month, the SFGN staff compiled a list of our own personal heroes!

Joey Amato:

Freddie Mercury

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t may be safe to say that nobody had a greater influence on rock music than the late Queen frontman, Freddie Mercury.

True, there were other openly gay/flamboyant rock stars in the 70’s and 80’s, like Elton Cliff Dunn: John and David Bowie, but Mercury, despite his sexual orientation, was ‘cool’. Even the most homophobic, conservative music lovers listened to and idolized Queen and Mercury. lthough Mercury can also be credited for helping the to create the foundation of much of today’s history and rock music. Contemporary artists, such as cultural books Adam Lambert, Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam are rife with along with icons including Liza Minnelli and excellent role George Michael all credit Mercury as one of models, from their greatest musical influences. a modern-age Queen guitarist Brian May recently anworldview, nounced that Sacha Baron Cohen has been Eleanor Rooschosen to play Mercury in a film about the evelt is, for me, singer’s life, scheduled to begin filming in the ultimate 2011. Mercury, who was born in Zanzibar, is example. She repeatedly called one of the greatest singers was rightly fitted with the sobriquet ‘First Lady of the World’ because the entire planet of all time. Even though he died of bronchowas the canvas she worked upon to create a pneumonia brought on by AIDS on November 24, 1991, his influence on LGBT culture more perfect place for all.

This niece of Teddy Roosevelt was a Cold and music lives on.

Warrior in every sense, helping to keep the Democratic Party of the post-WWII era Jarrett Terrill: firmly committed to battling Communism and Totalitarianism in its every guise when others wanted a rapprochement with the Soviet Union. And she cared – not just for the women in her romantic life, or even s far the husband whose legacy we honor while as wincing at his serial philandering, but for heroes are seemingly all of humanity. concerned, The iconic 1970s TV character Archie no list would Bunker probably inadvertently hit it right be complete on the head in describing Eleanor’s activism without the when he reminisced – unhappily – that “She inclusion was always out on the loose. Runnin' around of Bayard with the coloreds. She was the one that Rustin. discovered the coloreds in this country, we Possibly as never knew they was there.” important to

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the Civil Rights movement as his bestfriend, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Bayard Rustin organized the Freedom Rides and the famous March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom where MLK gave his “I have a Dream” speech.

Rustin was a black, gay, socialist Quaker.

On every level he was a political minority and his contributions to freedom and equality for all Americans should be paid our utmost homage. Gay Marriage advocates should also pause to consider the moral fortitude of a man who lived with the same life partner until his death in 1987.

A. Sebastian Fortino:

E.M. Forster

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have read all of E. M. Forster’s novels. He was born in 1879, and after his mother was widowed raised by what one “about the author” section described as an “army of aunts.”

He wrote elegantly, with an economy of words, surely a reaction to a new century in which the florid pens of Victorian authors were no longer fashionable.

His themes are class structure and society, often highlighting the hypocrisy of the upper echelons in their relationships with the poor.

Homosexuality was also one of Forster’s themes. The character of Tibby Schlegel in Howard’s End seems to be that of a closeted, effeminate young man, content in the shadow of his sisters. In Maurice, which was published posthumously but written before WWI, we see a man who gives up class and country to flee to South America with his male lover.

Forster was so dedicated to writing the truth in his work that he virtually gave up his career as a novelist when he could no longer deny his sexuality, and not being able to publish themes about gay life.

All images courtesy of the Equality of Forum and Library of Congress

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• triazolam (Halcion®), midazolam hydrochloride oral • have low potassium in your blood. syrup • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not • pimozide (Orap®) known if KALETRA will harm your unborn baby. Birth • the cholesterol lowering medicines lovastatin control pills or patches may not work as well while (Mevacor®) or simvastatin (Zocor®) you take KALETRA. To prevent pregnancy while taking • sildenafil (Revatio®) only when used for the KALETRA, women who take birth control pills or use treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. (See estrogen patch for birth control should either use a “Medicines that may need changes” and “What are different type of birth control or an extra form of birth the possible side effects of Kaletra?” for information control. Talk to your doctor about how to prevent about the use of sildenafil for erectile problems.) pregnancy while taking KALETRA. • alfuzosin (Uroxatral®) • take KALETRA during pregnancy, talk with your doctor Medicines that you should not take with KALETRA about how you can take part in an antiretroviral since they may make KALETRA not work as well: pregnancy registry. The purpose of the pregnancy • the herbal supplement St. John’s Wort (hypericum registry is to follow the health of you and your baby. perforatum) • are breast-feeding. Do not breast-feed if you are • rifampin (Rimactane®, Rifadin®, Rifater®, or taking KALETRA. You should not breast-feed if you Rifamate®) have HIV-1. If you are a woman who has or will have Medicines that may need changes: a baby while taking KALETRA, talk with your doctor • birth control pills that contain estrogen (“the pill”) or about the best way to feed your baby. If your baby the birth control (contraceptive) patches does not already have HIV-1, there is a chance that • certain anticancer medicines, such as nilotinib HIV-1 can be passed to your baby through your breast (Tasigna®) and dasatinib (Sprycel®) milk.

• certain cholesterol lowering medicines, such as Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, atorvastatin (Lipitor®) or rosuvastatin (Crestor®) including prescription and non-prescription medicines, • certain other antiretroviral medicines, such as vitamins, and herbal supplements. Many medicines efavirenz (Atripla® and Sustiva®), nevirapine interact with KALETRA. Do not start taking a new (Viramune®), amprenavir (Agenerase®) and nelfinavir medicine without telling your doctor or pharmacist. Your (Viracept®) doctor can tell you if it is safe to take KALETRA with • anti-seizure medicines, such as phenytoin (Dilantin®) other medicines. Your doctor may need to change the carbamazepine, (Tegretol®), phenobarbital dose of other medicines while you take KALETRA. • medicines for erectile problems, such as sildenafil (Viagra®), tadalafil (Cialis®), or vardenafil (Levitra®) and lopinavir.

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• Changes in body fat. Changes in body fat in some people who take antiretroviral therapy. These changes may include increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (“buffalo hump”), breast, and around the trunk. Loss of fat from the legs, arms and face may also happen. The cause and long-term health effects of these conditions are not known at this time.

• Increased bleeding for hemophiliacs. Some people with hemophilia have increased bleeding with protease inhibitors including KALETRA. • Increased risk of certain problems when you take medicines used for the treatment of erectile problems such as sildenafil (Viagra®), tadalafil (Cialis®), or vardenafil (Levitra®) with KALETRA: ° low blood pressure. If you get dizzy or faint, you How should I take KALETRA? need to lie down. Tell your doctor if you feel dizzy, or have fainting spells.

• Take KALETRA every day exactly as prescribed by your doctor. ° vision changes. Tell your doctor right away if you have vision changes.

• It is very important to set up a dosing schedule and follow it every day. ° penis erection lasting more than 4 hours. If you are a male and have an erection that lasts longer • Do not change your treatment or stop treatment What are the possible side effects of than 4 hours, get medical help right away to avoid without first talking with your doctor.

KALETRA? permanent damage to your penis. Your doctor can • Swallow KALETRA tablets whole. Do not chew, explain these symptoms to you. break, or crush KALETRA tablets.

KALETRA can cause serious side effects.

• Allergic reactions. Skin rashes, some of them • KALETRA tablets can be taken with or without food. • See “What is the most important information I severe, can occur in people who take KALETRA. Tell • If you are taking both Videx® (didanosine) and should know about KALETRA?” your healthcare provider if you had a rash when you KALETRA: • Liver problems. Liver problems, including death, took another medicine for your HIV infection or if you didanosine can be taken at the same time as can happen in people who take KALETRA. Blood tests ° notice any skin rash when you take KALETRA. KALETRA tablets, without food. in people who take KALETRA may show possible take didanosine either one hour before or two Common side effects of KALETRA include: liver problems. People with liver disease such as ° hours after taking KALETRA oral solution.

• diarrhea Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C who take KALETRA may • Do not miss a dose of KALETRA. This could make the have worsening liver disease. Tell your healthcare • nausea virus harder to treat. If you forget to take KALETRA, provider right away if you have any of these signs and • stomach area (abdominal) pain take the missed dose right away. If it is almost time • feeling weak symptoms of liver problems: for your next dose, do not take the missed dose.

• vomiting ° loss of appetite Instead, follow your regular dosing schedule by • headache yellow skin and whites of eyes (jaundice) ° taking your next dose at its regular time. Do not take • upset stomach dark-colored urine ° more than one dose of KALETRA at one time. pale colored stools, itchy skin These are not all of the possible side effects of ° • If you take more than the prescribed dose of KALETRA. For more information, ask your doctor or ° stomach area (abdominal) pain.

KALETRA, call your local poison control center or • Inflammation of the pancreas (pancreatitis). pharmacist. Tell your doctor about any side effect that emergency room right away.

Some people who take KALETRA get inflammation of bothers you or that does not go away.

• Take KALETRA oral solution with food to help it work the pancreas which may be serious and cause death. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. better.

You have a higher chance of getting pancreatitis if You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA• If KALETRA is being used for your child, tell your you have had it before. Tell your doctor if you have 1088. doctor if your child’s weight changes. nausea, vomiting, or abdominal pain while taking • KALETRA should not be given one time each day in How should I store KALETRA? KALETRA. These may be signs of pancreatitis. children. When giving KALETRA to your child, give • Increases in certain fat (triglycerides and KALETRA tablets: KALETRA exactly as prescribed. cholesterol) levels in your blood. Large increases • Store KALETRA tablets at room temperature, • KALETRA oral solution contains a large amount of of triglycerides and cholesterol can be seen in blood between 59°F to 86°F (15°C to 30°C). alcohol. test results of some people who take KALETRA. • Do not keep KALETRA tablets out of the container The long-term chance of getting complications ° If a young child drinks more than the it comes in for longer than 2 weeks, especially in recommended dose, it could make them sick from such as heart attacks or stroke due to increases in areas where there is a lot of humidity. Keep the too much alcohol. Contact your local poison control triglycerides and cholesterol caused by protease container closed tightly. center or emergency room right away. inhibitors is not known at this time.

KALETRA oral solution: • Diabetes and high blood sugar (hyperglycemia). ° Talk with your doctor if you take or plan to take • Store KALETRA oral solution in a refrigerator, metronidazole or disulfiram. You can have severe Some people who take protease inhibitors including between 36°F to 46°F (2°C to 8°C). KALETRA oral nausea and vomiting if you take these medicines KALETRA get new or more serious diabetes, or high solution that is kept refrigerated may be used until with KALETRA. blood sugar. Tell your doctor if you notice an increase the expiration date printed on the label. in thirst or urinate often while taking KALETRA. • medicines for tuberculosis (TB), such as rifabutin (Mycobutin®) • inhaled steroid medicines, such as fluticasone propionate (Flonase®) • inhaled medicines such as salmeterol (Serevent®) or salmeterol in combination with fluticasone propionate (Advair®). Your doctor may need to change to a different medicine • medicines for gout, such as colchicine (Colcrys®) • medicines to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), such as bosentan (Tracleer®) or tadalafil (Adcirca®) • pain medicines, such as fentanyl (Duragesic®, IonsysTM, Fentora®) and methadone If you are not sure if you are taking a medicine above, ask your doctor.

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• When your KALETRA supply starts to run low, get more from your doctor or pharmacy. It is important not to run out of KALETRA. The amount of HIV-1 virus in your blood may increase if the medicine is stopped for even a short time. The virus may become resistant to KALETRA and become harder to treat.

• KALETRA can be taken with acid reducing agents used for heartburn or reflux such as omeprazole (Prilosec®) and ranitidine (Zantac®) with no dose adjustment.

• KALETRA should not be administered once daily in combination with carbamazepine (Tegretol® and Epitol®), phenobarbital (Luminal®), or phenytoin (Dilantin®).

Avoid doing things that can spread HIV infection.

KALETRA does not stop you from passing HIV infection to others. Do not share needles, other injection equipment or personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them, like toothbrushes and razor blades. Always practice safer sex by using a latex or polyurethane condom to lower the chance of sexual contact with semen, vaginal secretions, or blood.

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• KALETRA oral solution that is stored at room temperature (less than 77°F or 25°C) should be used within 2 months.

• Keep KALETRA away from high heat.

Throw away any medicine that is out of date or that you no longer need.

Keep KALETRA and all medicines out of the reach of children.

General information about KALETRA KALETRA does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. The long-term effects of KALETRA are not known at this time. People taking KALETRA may still get opportunistic infections or other conditions that happen with HIV-1 infection.

Some of these conditions are pneumonia, herpes virus infections, and Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) infections.

Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Medication Guide. Do not use KALETRA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give KALETRA to other people, even if they have the same condition you have. It may harm them.

This Medication Guide summarizes the most important information about KALETRA. If you would like more information, talk with your doctor. You can ask your pharmacist or doctor for information about KALETRA that is written for health professionals. For more information about KALETRA call 1-800-633-9110 or go to www.KALETRA.com.

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What are the ingredients in KALETRA? Active ingredient: lopinavir and ritonavir Inactive ingredients: KALETRA 200 mg lopinavir and 50 mg ritonavir tablets: copovidone, sorbitan monolaurate, colloidal silicon dioxide, and sodium stearyl fumarate. The film coating contains: hypromellose, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 400, hydroxypropyl cellulose, talc, colloidal silicon dioxide, polyethylene glycol 3350, yellow ferric oxide 172, and polysorbate 80.

KALETRA 100 mg lopinavir and 25 mg ritonavir tablets: copovidone, sorbitan monolaurate, colloidal silicon dioxide, and sodium stearyl fumarate. The film coating contains: polyvinyl alcohol, titanium dioxide, talc, polytheylene glycol 3350, and yellow ferric oxide E172.

KALETRA oral solution: acesulfame potassium, alcohol, artificial cotton candy flavor, citric acid, glycerin, high fructose corn syrup, Magnasweet-110 flavor, menthol, natural and artificial vanilla flavor, peppermint oil, polyoxyl 40 hydrogenated castor oil, povidone, propylene glycol, saccharin sodium, sodium chloride, sodium citrate, and water.

KALETRA oral solution contains 42.4% alcohol (v/v). “See How should I take KALETRA?”.

KALETRA Tablets, 200 mg lopinavir/50 mg ritonavir Manufactured by Abbott Pharmaceuticals PR Ltd., Barceloneta, PR 00617 for Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL 60064, U.S.A. KALETRA Tablets, 100 mg lopinavir/25 mg ritonavir and KALETRA Oral Solution Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL 60064, U.S.A. 2010, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED * The brands listed are trademarks of their respective owners and are not trademarks of Abbott Laboratories.

The makers of these brands are not affiliated with and do not endorse Abbott Laboratories or its products.

This Medication Guide has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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Thousands of Floridians Still on Food Stamps

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By Kathleen Haughney News Service of Florida

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he number of Floridians on food stamps has dipped slightly over the past year, but Department of Children and Families workers are still seeing a load of about 57,000 cases per month.

In September 2009, the caseload stood at 58,646. The number is now at 57,742.

Exactly how many people are represented by that caseload wasn't clear, but in August 2010, there were more than 2.8 million people receiving benefits.

“While some economic indicators are improving, thus far it has been a ‘jobless recovery’ and the unemployment data is not yet showing a decline,” said Jennifer Large, the director of Access Florida, a division of DCF that financial assistance to Florida families. “Once the employment outlook improves, we can expect to see fewer people receiving food assistance benefits.”

Florida's unemployment rate was 11.7 percent in Florida, with some counties even higher. Hendry County in south-central Florida had an August unemployment rate of 20.6 percent, followed by Flagler County at 16.4 percent and Indian River at 16.2 percent.

The state numbers for food stamps have fluctuated slightly over the last 12 months, with the high of 61,096 cases in December 2009 and a low of 56,358 cases in May. National figures aren't available for the increase over the last year, but the number jumped significantly last year and is expected to again. According to the U.S. Department

of Agriculture, the total number of people on food stamps nationwide in September 2008 was about 31.6 million. A year later, the number had jumped to 37.1 million.

Currently, the maximum allotment for a four-person family in the 48 states and Washington D.C. is $688, but that number could change with legislation under consideration in Congress.

In August, the U.S. Senate approved a child nutrition measure that divided members because it is also likely to cut into the money used to fund the food stamp program.

According to the Food Research and Action Center, a nonprofit advocacy group that lobbies on hunger and nutrition issues, the measure could result in a $2 billion reduction to the program. Several groups are lobbying House members to amend the bill so that it does not impact the food stamp program.

For a family of four, that could translate to a cut of about $59 per month, the center said.

The food stamp caseloads also are not expected to largely change over the next few years. State economists estimated that

by Fiscal Year 2014, the caseload could decrease to 54,817.

Large said it is possible that even when some families do go back to work, they may remain on food stamps.

“Though some who would never have sought help before the recession, may have been eligible previously without knowing it,” she said. “They may return to work and continue to receive benefits, albeit at a lower level, because they are now familiar with the program and the help it can provide.”

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Guest Editorial

September 29, 2010

National Aid for AIDS Lacking

By Jeffrey R. Lewis

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merica’s commitment to helping impoverished Americans still go without tens of thousands of people suf- the drugs that could save their lives.

The result? Skyrocketing hospital costs as fering from HIV/AIDs obtain access to the medications they need to survive these patients, who are much sicker for lack has failed. Instead, the White House, Mem- of proper treatment, end up in emergency bers of Congress, Governors and State Leg- rooms receiving medical care at the highest islators have created a new, life-threatening possible price.

What’s more, for AIDS patients who need a epidemic – functional malaise.

Why is there a problem when we have variety of drugs, the effort to obtain free drugs ADAP (AIDS Drug Assistance Programs) - a from programs run by the pharmaceutical system of federally funded, state-run pro- manufacturers can be overwhelming due to grams to supply low-income, uninsured complicated paperwork processes, different individuals with access to lifesaving HIV/ income-eligibility determinations by each AIDS medications? Many states today manufacturer, lack of a single entry point and other hurdles. face massive budIn other words, get shortfalls and budget crises, commust cut services. bined with bureauAt least 14 state cracy and wrapped ADAP programs in a blanket of have gone so far indifference, have as to institute pamade this problem tient waiting lists. both severe and life Nationally, more threatening. than 3,337 people Abbott, one of 3 pharmas participating in ADAP To bridge this living with HIV/ AIDS now sit on waiting lists for essential gap, the Heinz Family Philanthropies, Abmedications. Both Ohio and Utah have tak- bott, Merck, Tibotec Therapeutics and Welen people out of their programs because of vista created a market-based approach that underscores how philanthropy, business and eligibility restrictions.

The White House and Congress may boast nonprofits can work together to create soluabout the passage of health reform legislation, tions to vexing health problems.

The one-stop solution created through but it fails to protect thousands of Americans suffering from some of the most serious ill- this partnership works quite simply: It elimnesses. This is an affront to the LGBT com- inates all enrollment forms, making enrollment automatic for anyone certified on an munity, and all Americans in need!

Despite more than $800 million set aside ADAP waiting list.

Patients on the waiting lists who need by the federal government to help those diagnosed with HIV/AIDS obtain crucial access to no-cost Abbott, Merck or Tibotec medication, thousands of seriously ill and HIV medications need only request that

their state ADAP program representative contact Welvista. HIV/AIDS meds will be shipped directly to the patient or to a medical provider if so preferred. Program costs are covered by grants provided by all the participants and administered by Welvista.

This market-based solution is a national initiative designed to help patients in any state.

Unfortunately, Abbott, Merck and Tibotec are the only three pharmaceutical manufacturers that produce HIV/AIDS medications currently participating in this program. The entry of all the other pharmaceutical manufacturers would be greatly encouraged and welcomed, but the larger question is why do the other pharmaceutical manufacturers refuse to help?

We are driven by a simple belief that the forces of the marketplace can drive the kind of instrumental change that government cannot or will not accomplish on its own.

The need is great and the time for leadership is now!

Jeffrey Lewis is the President of the Heinz Family Philanthropies and can be reached at jlewis@ heinzoffice.org

Read more about HIV news in SFGN’s nationally acclaimed HIV newspaper, The Spirit, which will be published again on October 6, 2010, as a supplement to our paper.

Letters, We Got Letters Comments On:

The evil that you know (9/14) FROM Michael E. Arth: There is a possible foot in the door.

Due to threatened legal action, the powers-that-be relented just an itsy bitsy tiny bit and agreed to put all the gubernatorial candidates in a Mason-Dixon poll (Sept 20-24). If I make 11%, I’ll be allowed to participate in the statewide, televised debates and this is what the two-party duopoly fears most. My "bitter score to settle with the Democratic Party" is actually non-partisan. Like other progressives, I consider them the lesser of two evils. The Republicans are even worse, and not just in the ideology department. They actually use instant runoff voting in their own internal elections to avoid spoilers, but they realize that if they allowed it for us too, it would threaten the two-party power structure. Both parties would rather lose elections to spoilers than have fair elections. Our electoral system helped create a corporate plutocracy, with the parties being both causes and symptoms. In this particular race, I draw from across the spectrum, so you don’t have to fear me as a spoiler, and even if you do, then as Ralph Nader once said, "You cannot spoil a system that is already rotten." So, if you want to hear a real debate on subjects that the two party candidates don’t want to talk about, then spread the word now so I can meet that 11% threshold.You will never get a better straight-shooting straight ally.Visit my campaign site at http://www. michaelearth.org.

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Economic Outlook

Is the Recession Really Over?

By Joey Amato

or that the economy has returned to operating at normal capacity." Rather, it decided ontrary to what I previously re- that June was when the economy hit botported in SFGN and what the tom, and that it has been slowly but steadily majority of hard working Ameri- growing since then.

"Economic activity is The Five Biggest Downturns since 1947 typically below normal In Percentage of Real Gross Domestic Product in the early stages of an 1953-54 1981-82 1974-75 1957-58 2008-09 expansion, and it some0.0% times remains so well -0.5% into the expansion," said -1.0% the NBER. -1.5% Most economists have -2.0% been saying for months -2.5% that the recession likely -3.0% -2.7% ended in the summer -2.9% -3.5% of 2009.

-3.2% -4.0% However, many sourc-3.7% -4.5% -4.1% Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis es place the risk of a double-dip recession in the can’s feel, the Great Recession ended in June 20%-30% range, while other economists 2009, according to The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). The bureau is the organization which determines when economic downturns begin and end.

However, fears of a double-dip recession have not dissipated, especially as high unemployment and a less than ideal housing market still persist.

Last week, the NBER, which consists of an independent team of economists, released a statement saying economic data now clearly points to the economy turning higher as of last summer.

Even still, the recession that began in December 2007 and lasted 18 months is still the longest and deepest downturn for the U.S. economy since the Great Depression.

The NBER acknowledged the risk of double-dip recession in its statement, but said "The committee decided that any future downturn of the economy would be a new recession and not a continuation of the recession that began in December 2007. The basis for this decision was the length and strength of the recovery to date."

The committee that made the finding said it "did not conclude that economic conditions since that month have been favorable

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Durable Goods Drop, But Outlook Remain Strong

1.0 percent from a previously reported 0.4 percent gain. The decline last month reflected a 40.2 percent plunge in nondefense aircraft orders after a 69.1 percent surge in July.

By Staff Reporters Excluding transportation, orders increased by a more-than-expected 2.0 perccording to a report by CNBC, cent after falling by a revised 2.8 percent new orders for manufactured in July. It was the largest rise since March. goods fell more than expected in August Markets had expected a 1.0 percent rise in to post their largest decline in a year as orders excluding transportation. bookings for aircraft and motor vehicles Durable goods orders are a leadtumbled. However, business spending ing indicator of manufacturing, a sector showed signs of strength.

The Commerce Department said du- which is leading the economy's recovery rable goods orders dropped 1.3 percent from the longest and deepest recession since the Great Depression as businesses after a revised 0.7 percent increase in July. Markets had expected orders to fall replenish inventories.

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have put the risk as high as 40%. One of those is Sung Won Sohn, economics professor at Cal State University Channel Islands. He said the NBER determination that the recession ended more than a year ago does nothing to reduce his fears of another recession looming around the corner.

"The primary reason is we don't have any cylinder powering the economy," he said.

"It's hard to imagine where the strength comes from."

The NBER typically takes a long time to declare the start and end of recessions, wait-

ing for all the economic data to be revised and finalized and making sure that any change in direction of the economy is long-lasting.

It didn't declare that the recession started in December of 2007 until a year later.

In addition to looking at gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the nation's economic health, the NBER also weighs employment, industrial production, income and sales for determining when the economy changes direction. *Sources include CNN Money

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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

By A. Sebastian Fortino

better and better as the years go by and it’s just incredible to work with the survivors.”

The experience is very raw. In addition or the sixth year in a row the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation to the black and white portraits the subhas awarded a grant to the Broward jects write an account of their experiences with breast cancer, and they are positioned County Libraries Division, the ninth largest next to the corresponding photograph. The municipal library system in the country, to stories are the exact words of the writer – create breast cancer awareness programs.

The programs began in the summer and will continue through March 2011.

Susan Buzzi, a photographer based in Tamarac was commissioned by the Libraries Division to take portraits of local breast cancer patients and survivors.

This is the third year she has photographed people with the Komen grant.

“I have photographed over 150 individuals, and collected their stories. This year I documented high risk groups,” said Buzzi. “These include lesbians, African-Americans, Hispanic women, Asians, Caribbean people, and Ashkenazi Jewish women. Men are also considered a high risk group, because breast cancer occurs in men but, it’s very rare, with about one percent of breast cancer diagnosed in men.”

Prior to photographing survivors, Buzzi Susan Buzzi worked primarily with environmental no one edits their stories. photography.Talking to her subjects about Buzzi’s work will be featured in two extheir journey from diagnosis to recovery hibits, both entitled “Stories to Share.” The was initially a very challenging experience. work will be on display as of October 1.

In order to find survivors she worked with One of Buzzi’s subjects, Mary-Jane CunGilda’s Club, contacted doctors, hospitals, ningham, is a singer-songwriter, performer, and other cancer organizations. At first she didn’t know if she could execute the project. choral director and a ten-year breast cancer survivor. As a means of giving back to the “This is not like shooting a wedding, this community she hosts an annual even, the is a serious subject,” Buzzi told SFGN in Mary-Jane Cunningham T-Dance, which will between hanging, matting, and developing her photographs.Yes, developing as in a dark be held this year at the Pride Center at room, the photographer does not use digital Equality Park.

Cunningham beamed when discussing cameras, and only works with Ilford film and papers. “It is really quite an honor, and it gets the success of the event.

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“Over the years we have raised over $90,000 so our goal this year is to exceed the $100,000 figure. The funds will go to the Comprehensive Breast Center at Broward General Medical Center. The money will stay local and go right into the center,” she assures the community. The funds will provide mammograms for those that cannot

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afford a breast exam, have purchased gowns for mammogram screenings, and provided a soothing sound system for the center.

She will also provide some entertainment, and promises an inspirational song for those in attendance.

In addition to “Stories to Share,” the library will also offer a wellness fair.

“Our Susan G. Komen for the Cure Wellness Fair provides valuable information from health organizations in the Broward area,” said Barbara Miller, Programming Manager of the Broward County Library.

“We also have an outstanding collection

of books about breast cancer at the Main Library and our other 36 branch locations.

Our goal is to provide information to all our customers and to answer their questions to the best of our ability about where to obtain additional information about breast cancer.”

Another breast cancer survivor that met with Buzzi was Dr. Nan Van Den Bergh, a professor of social work at Florida International University. She has been an activist since she finished her treatment in 2004.

“I have been working specifically with health disparities for lesbian women and how to provide quality healthcare and work change these disparities,” she told SFGN. “In my story for “Stories to Share,” I focused on making lemonade out of lemons. We have no cure for breast cancer. As a social worker I am interested in eliminating disparities in society,” said Van Den Bergh. “I discovered lesbian women were potentially at a greater risk for breast cancer and researched why this is the case.”

Her findings are simple and direct.

Women, who do not bear children are exposed to more estrogen, and as most lesbian women do not give birth this is a key factor. Breast cancer is fed through estrogen. Lesbian women are also less likely to self-exam, get clinical exams and ultimately mammograms.

“That somewhat evens out with older populations of straight and lesbian women,” added Van Den Bergh. “Yet, the younger women, aged 20 to 50, are not engaging in exams as much as they should, nor getting baseline exams at 40. This has been gauged through nationwide surveys.”

Also national studies show that women continued on page 24

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Calendar Bites Community Market This Weekend The Pride Center at Equality Park offers a monthly community Flea Market on the 1st Saturday of every month. This month it will be on Saturday October 2 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. held at the Equality Park Campus at 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors.

Approximately 100 vendors will be selling a variety of antiques, furniture, collectibles, clothing (used and new), jewelry, plants and flowers, and everything in between. The event will feature live entertainment, fabulous BBQ, and “make it yourself” Italian Ice by the Kona Ice Cream truck.

Admission to the event is free. For more information and vendor booth reservations contact David Yalen at: dyalen@PrideCenterFlorida.org.

sons while gaining an early appreciation for the theater.

The Smart Stage Matinee Series kicks off with a performance of Stone Soup on Wednesday, October 6 at 10 a.m. The timeless Eastern European folk tale teaches the joy of sharing with a 21st century twist as a young boy named Josh is catapulted into a world of singing and dancing soldiers, crazy village people and a woman with mysterious ideas.

Pigeon Party is the newest musical based on the popular books by Mo Willems.

The show features fun, feathers, laughter and excitement as well as original music and lots of audience participation.

For more information, visit ParkerPlayhouse.com.

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A spectacular season kicks off this Saturday at 9 a.m., as tickets for the Kravis Center’s 2010-2011 season Designer go on sale. In Rachel Roy addition to the Appearing musical sensaat Macy’s tion of DreamFamed designer girls – part of Rachel Roy will host the Center’s a fashion event featuring Broadway series her Fall 2010 Collection – West Side at Macy’s in the DadStory, Disney’s eland Mall on Saturday, Beauty & the October 2 at 2:00 p.m.

Beast, Roberta Models will show off Flack, Whoopi the latest styles in Roy’s Goldberg, and diffusion collection.

Frankie Valli Miami’s fashion-forward & the Four can meet the style Seasons will icon and hear about take their turns the inspiration behind Rachel Roy delighting audithe designs. Macy’s is ences through the spring. the exclusive retailer for line. Shoppers will enjoy a vibrant, fashion-filled afternoon with Order tickets and choose your seats at Kravis.org, music and delicious hors d’oeuvres, along or call 1.800.572.8471. with a special gift any Rachel Roy purchase.

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Stone Soup & Pigeon Party The Parker Playhouse kicks off the 20102011 season with Smart Stage Matinee and Family Fun Series performances of Stone Soup and Pigeon Party, which are fun for the whole family. Children will learn valuable les-

Ghost Light Society Hosts Masquerade

On Friday, October 15 beginning at 8:00 p.m., the Ghost Light Society will hold A Night of Masquerade to benefit the young professionals group of the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $100 and are available on the Broward Center website. Cocktail attire and masks are required for entry.

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‘Young Frankenstein, the Musical’: Free Tix for Halloween Pix!

By A. Sebastian Fortino

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t might only be the beginning of October but chances are if you’re a gay man or woman you have had your Halloween costume planned out since last November! Therefore, to celebrate the creativity of our community, we are giving away 10 free pairs of tickets for Opening Night of the Broadway hit “Young Frankenstein,” premiering October 6 at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

If you are a fan of Mel Brooks’ campy, 1976 cult classic tale of a young professor who tries to leave his grandfather’s grave-robbing past in the shadows, only to become a man obsessed with returning life to a corpse, the musical version will surely

tickle your funny bone as much as the film.

What’s our criteria for awarding free tickets? Simply be over the age of 18 and email us pictures of you in a previous, or upcoming, Halloween costume.

While we are an LGBT publication, and we like to have a bit of fun, we do ask that the pictures not reveal you in your birthday suit! (Although your hosts might have loved your idea to come to the party as a nudist, we do need something showing a bit more effort…and no, not your abs!)

SFGN will accept entries at our Contests@southfloridagaynew.com through Midnight, October 4. Winners to be notified via email and published in SFGN.

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Taste of Miami spotlights MDGLCC member restaurants who will offer their signature tastings. In addition, guests are encouraged to visit the stylish Grey Goose Vodka Lounge.

Taste of Miami takes place after Explore/ EXPO, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., also at the convention center. Tickets for that event are $45 in advance and $60 at the door.

“Explore/EXPO is a wonderful way for businesses that support the LGBT community to connect one-on-one with consumers who are interested in doing business with LGBT and LGBT-friendly companies,” said Steve Adkins, president of the MDGLCC. “Visitors to Explore/EXPO will have the opportunity to chat with representatives from advocacy groups, entertainment venues, financial services companies, health services, non-profits, real estate companies, retailers and many more.

According to a recent report by Witeck-Combs Communications, there are 180,000 residents of Miami-Dade County who self-identify as part of the LGBT community and represent an estimated $8 billion in annual buyer power.

ore than 300 businesses interested in reaching South Florida’s LGBT community will be participating in the third annual Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce’s (MDGLCC) Explore/EXPO on Saturday, October 23, from noon to 5 p.m. at the Miami Beach Convention Center.

The event, which is free to the public, will coincide with the chamber’s second annual Taste of Miami, a VIP fundraiser to benefit the Chamber For more information on Explore/EXPO or Taste Foundation’s scholarship program for area youth. of Miami, visit Gogaymiamiexplore.com.

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Think Pink Rocks – Benefitting Breast Cancer Research Superstars 50 Cent, Flo Rida, Nelly and Pitbull to Perform

By Joey Amato

Proceeds from the event will benefit Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center in New York City, the Boca Raton Community Hospital Women’s Center for Breast Care, and other breast cancer research charities.

The concert will take place Saturday, October 9 at 7 p.m. at the Count de Hoernle Amphitheater at the Centre for the Arts at Mizner Park in

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hink Pink Rocks is a non-profit organization dedicated to the early detection of breast cancer and awareness of the BRCA gene for breast and ovarian cancer and on October 9, they will hold their third annual charity concert. Think Pink Rocks, in collaboration with SRC Records, will feature performances by multiplatinum recording artists 50 Cent, Flo Rida, Nelly, Pitbull, Asher Roth, Melanie Fiona, Ray J and Shontelle along with DJ Cassidy.

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n September 30, Johnny’s Fort Lauderdale will celebrate their 30th Anniversary with a special guest appearance by superstar Brent Everett.

The event will feature numerous drink specials throughout the evening as well as complimentary hors d’oeuvres.

Furthermore, over 30 of Johnny’s hottest dancers will be in attendance to entertain guests.

When the club opened for the first time it was called Johnny's Village Inn. Manager AJ Cross tells us the current Johnny's location is significantly different in looks than before, however, “it still holds true to the core fundamental ideals it was conceived upon, which was to create a safe place for gay men to be gay.”

“The truest testament to the foundation

of Johnny's is that we still have the same patrons today that we had over 30 years ago,” states current owner Sean David. “Johnny Moses, the creator of the club is still a very close part of the current family and is in awe that the club still remains a well established part of our community,” he states.

When Sean David took over ownership of the club over three years ago, he made a commitment to Moses to “maintain the heart and soul of Johnny's,” while applying more current marketing and operating tactics in order to bring a more current vibe to the location.

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hile fall means sweaters and wool up north, here it means cooler nights to enjoy breezy, less humid evenings, without sweating through your shirt on your way to meet friends. So we asked our favorite watering holes what cocktails and drinks they recommend for Fall.

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The Manor, their Pear Tree Martini is a sophisticated cocktail, made with Grey Goose pear vodka, St. Germain Elderflower Liquor, with a float of sparking wine. The cocktail smacks of sweetness, without being too fruity, and the bubbles make for one sparkling presentation.

Refreshing ➋ Cocktails for Balmy Evenings

Sidelines Sports Bar, says their favorite cocktail for fall isn’t quite a cocktail. They score big with their Sunday Beer Buckets! The 5-beer buckets pair perfectly with Sunday football games! So, one Sunday be sure to take your sports enthusiast self – or the jock you’re trying to impress – down to Sidelines for a few cold ones.

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Matty’s on the Drive, signature cocktail is their Grape Martini, made with Welch’s grape juice. It’s ideal for fall since that’s when – traditionally – grapes are harvested. The deep purple color of the cocktail, and it’s sweetness might make you change up your “usual” at Matty’s!

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Corner Pub, the Klondike Bar, made with Rumple Minze’s peppermint schnapps, cream, vodka, Kahlua, butterscotch Schnapps, & dark creme de cacao. Shannon says it tastes like a Peppermint Patty although everyone calls in a Klondike Bar. Now, I will share a personal favorite of mine, created by the Queen Mum – Princes William and Harry’s late, great-grandmother – for a royal road trip! Take 2 parts DuBonnet – a refreshing wine aperitif, 3 parts gin – I prefer Beefeater or Gordon’s, and shake or stir. Put a lemon wheel on the bottom of a glass, add ice, then pour. The DuBonnet adds a lot of flavor, the gin a little kick, and the bubbles make the cocktail sparkle and shine!

Perfect for a breezy, balmy, poolside evening.

So, cheers to all of our SFGN readers!

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who identify as lesbian have a higher body fat index, and studies show a disparity in diet when compared to straight women. Lesbian women also tend to drink and smoke in higher quantities than heterosexual.

As part of her activism and commitment to what she described as “our cause” she worked to establish Area Resource and Referral Organization for Women: Targeting LBT Women’s Health, also known as ARROW. The group started last October.

“Our whole focus has been outreach to the community, we are at all the pride festivals, we work with Care Resource, and we received another grant from Susan G. Komen to expand our training to all the major providers of low or no cost breast health programs in Broward & Dade,” said Van Den Bergh. “We train health care providers in terms of how to be culturally sensitive when working with lesbian patients.”

Being culturally sensitive is key in treating women who identify as lesbian, to discuss risks like smoking, alcohol consumption and body fat index, which not only facilitates breast cancer but cardiovascular disease, and cervical cancer which can go undetected in the lesbian population as they are less likely to be have a Pap Smear test and an HPV screening.

For more information, please visit Broward.org/library “Stories to Share,” openings, will take place on October 2, from 2 until 5 p.m. at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Boulevard.

The second opening will take place on October 7 at the Main Library, located at 100 South Andrews Avenue, also in Fort Lauderdale. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Wellness Fair will also take place on Thursday, October 7 at the Main Branch.

The Mary-Jane Cunningham T-Dance will be held this year at the Pride Center at Equality Park, on Sunday, October 10, from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m. For more information please contact, Maryjanesings@aol.com The Women in Network event with Nan Van Den Bergh will take place on Wednesday October 6, at 7 pm at the Pride Center at Equality Park. Care Resource will also be there to provide health screening as well as information to women without health insurance to locate and receive breast health screenings. For more information, please email Van Den Bergh at vandenan@fiu.edu

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Florida Won't Enforce Adoption Ban continued from page 3

But a spokesperson for the ACLU of Florida, Brandon Hensler, said he knew of no such cases pending and, “with the weight of the evidence we have on our side, we’re confident that if there were ever two competing appellate decisions, a Supreme Court decision would find the same as the Third District.”

Florida is the only state whose law specifically bans adoptions by all gay men or lesbians. Mississippi bans same-sex couples from adopting, and Arkansas, Michigan, and Utah ban unmarried couples (which, by definition, includes all same-sex couples in the state).

Although the ban will no longer be enforced, there is still another hurdle for same-sex couples in Florida: the question of joint adoptions by a couple or secondparent adoptions by one partner of the other partner’s legal child. Gill, in fact, has a partner (who remained unnamed in court documents). The men felt, however, that they would stand no chance in their case if they sued for a joint adoption.

In a concurring opinion, Third District Court Judge J. Salter pointed out that the

case really involved five people: Gill, the two children, Gill’s partner, and the partner’s biological son.

“The bonds of attachment that have formed over the past six years are not limited to those between the two adopted children and the petitioner;” wrote Salter. “[T]he children have also established strong bonds with Tom Roe (a pseudonym) and his son (and they with the children). . . . The continued use of the legal system to attempt to unwind these relationships is simply inexplicable.”

In his statement, Gill said the state’s ban “has kept me from adopting the two boys who have known me as Papi for the past six years.”

“This deprives them of the emotional security of knowing they are part of a forever family,” said Gill. “The law is also an obstacle to adoption for countless other Florida children who have no family of their own.

“I am eager to adopt my two children and to remove this barrier to adoption for other children as soon as possible. Ending this case now would be the quickest way for that to happen.”

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Crossword Puzzle

2 Gone With the Wind heroine Scarlett 3 Willy the salesman Across 4 Encouraging words 1 Cross-dresser in a Kinks song 5 Garbo’s homeland 5 Purse attachment 6 Cowpoke’s nickname 10 Like a milquetoast 7 Smash into 14 “Hey, sailor!”

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54 Parishioners of 28-Across 43 Tolstoy and Sayer 59 On the calm side 45 Roz portrayer on Frasier 60 “Are you calling me ___?”

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ampus Pride and the Q Research Institute for Higher Education conducted a research study to find out just how accepting college campuses are these days. Students, faculty and staff from approximately 40 colleges around the nation rated their experience as “out individuals.” Responses were collected from all 50 states, with close to 3,000 people participating in the survey.

This is good news, considering only data from 10 states was collected for a similar survey in 2003. What is not such good news is that only 160 campuses nationwide have LGBT affirming organizations. When you learn that many students do not participate in campus life, or are not invited to by their peers because of their gender identity, one can understand why this percentage should increase.

Such surveys are important, as a pleasant campus environment is crucial to the education of the student, and the ability for LGBT faculty and staff to work for an accepting entity. As the survey is 250 pages long, Campus Pride kindly let SFGN sit in on a Webinar they broadcast last week.

Here are some notes from the webinar and report.

• Transfeminine and transmasculine students reported the most harassment as opposed to students whom identify as either male or female.

• While there was no substantial difference between LGBT-identifying white people and people of color in terms of harassment people of color claimed racial identity as basis for harassment, while white people claimed sexuality or gender.

• 34% of students know of other LGBT students who have experienced sexual harassment, while 3% were victims of sexual assault.

• Only 14% of colleges have non-discrimination policies for faculty and staff, and even less offer protection for LGBT students.

• Intimidation in the name of religion often harries the life of LGBT students. A story of a student with a pride rainbow on their backpack among a crowd calling for the execution of gays via burning at the stake was especially chilling.

• 53% of respondents stated they have witnessed the harassment of other students, one can take this to mean calling a student a derogatory term because of their actual or perceived sexuality.

• One-third of LGBT students, faculty and staff have seriously considered leaving their institution because of what they experienced on campus. Many who stay do so in order to “make a difference.” One transfeminine graduate student felt the most accepted by those in her program, while she did not feel comfortable with the campus at large.

• Transfeminine individuals reported the highest rate of harassment, and discrimination on campus. Transmasculine people experienced less harassment if they did not reveal their birth gender.

However, as with anything as personal as sexuality, and gender many people may not participate in a survey which might possibly “out them” to their community, classmates, and peers. We can only hope that the increase of LGBT groups on campus in the past 10 years means further inclusion and acceptance for future generations of Freshman.

For more information, please visit Campuspride.org

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GOP ‘Pledge’ Honors Only ‘Traditional Marriage’

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epublicans in the U.S. House of Representatives revealed their “Pledge to America” Thursday, September 23, and it includes a pledge to “to honor families, traditional marriage, life, and the private and faith-based organizations that form the core of our American values.” That reference to traditional marriage was too much for most LGBT leaders and too little for right-wing conservatives.

The document, unveiled by House Minority Leader John Boehner, is essentially a campaign tool – part of the GOP’s effort to win a majority of seats in the House, where polls show they currently have the better likelihood, compared to the Senate. It is inspired by its predecessor, “Contract with America,” that was issued to help Republicans take back the House in the 1994 elections.

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The difference in this year’s document is the promise to “honor…traditional marriage.” The 1994 Contract had no similar statement.

That statement, said Fred Sainz, a spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, the preeminent LGBT lobby group on Capitol Hill, signals that Republicans “clearly are not going to be supportive of any form of relationship recognition –civil unions, domestic partnerships, or marriage.”

“On the whole,” he said, the Pledge is “very bad for LGBT people.”

“It is the same tired conservative agenda that drove our nation backward, not forward,” said Sainz.

National Stonewall Democrats leader Michael Mitchell agreed.

“For anyone who believed a few weeks ago that the GOP was thawing when it comes to LGBT rights,

especially marriage rights, this document is a great object lesson in the lengths the Republicans will go in order to exclude millions of LGBT Americans from their stated vision of ‘greater liberty and wider opportunity’.”

“This Pledge to America is nothing but recycled talking points about policies that have failed again and again and that fail to recognize the greatness of fair-minded Americans,” said Mitchell.

But R. Clarke Cooper, executive director of Log Cabin Republicans, said the Pledge includes "important pro-equality language.”

“It states, 'We pledge to advance policies that promote greater liberty, wider opportunity, a robust defense, and national economic prosperity’,” noted Cooper. But, he noted, “the Republican party, like the Democratic party, remains on a journey toward completely embracing marriage equality."

“If there is any silver lining in it,” said HRC’s Sainz, “it’s that there’s no mention of a federal marriage amendment. That’s a victory.

There’s no mention of [opposition to] Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell repeal. That’s also a victory.

For the complete article on the GOP "Pledge" go to: SouthFloridaGayNews.com/pledge

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