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Paul Edward Palmer: Gay Rights Advocate

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ing South Florida for nearly 10 years.

He was driven to support causes that he felt were deeply important. These most notably included Equality Florida, Pride Center at Equality Park, TERI and GLAAD. Paul was an active member of the Oakland Park Main Street Board and a member-volunteer of Oakland Park Kiwanis.

Paul is survived by his partner, Tony Sandonato, of Fort Lauderdale; his brother, Walter B. Palmer, III, and extended family throughout Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland’s eastern shore.

There will be a celebration of life of Paul Palmer at the home of Paul and Tony on October 24 from 2:00 to 5:00, and a memorial service at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Denton on Saturday, November 6, at 7:00 P.M. Interment will be at Denton Cemetery.

Board (honor society for seniors), played aul Edward Palmer dein the college band, sang in the Evensong parted this life October choir at Bruton Parish, and served on the 20, 2010. Paul was born April 22, 1956 to the late Walter B. Student Advisory Committee, Student Activities Executive Council, and as VicePalmer, Jr., and Genevieve Rugh Chair of the Dorm Council/Interhall. He received an M.A. in History from Tulane Palmer.

University in 1980.

Paul graduated During summers in high school and from North Carocollege, Paul worked for his family’s line High School business, Soil Service, in Denton. After in Denton, Maryland. While in high graduating from Tulane, he worked as a commercial insurance underwriter school, he was a for Aetna Insurance in New Orleans, member of the and then as a commercial insurance band and served agent for Keen, Battle Mead Company as President of in Miami Lakes, Florida, for Repath Ltd the school’s Nain Boca Raton, Florida, and for All Risks tional Honor Society chapter.

Insurance in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

Paul received a B.A. in History from Locally, Paul is most noted for his the College of William and Mary in1978. service on the Board of Governors for He was elected to Phi Alpha Theta the Human Rights Campaign represent(history honorary society) and Mortar

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Prop 8 Challengers Hoping for ‘Maximum Impact’

By Lisa Keen

Boutrous was speaking with reporters during a telephone conference call Monday afternoon, following the legal team’s

he legal team challenging Propo- submission of its brief in the 9th Circuit sition 8 in California has argued appeal in Perry v. Schwarzenegger. Yes on that proponents of the anti-gay 8 attorneys have appealed the decision of measure don’t have legal standing to appeal U.S. District Court Judge Vaughn Walker, who said Proposia federal judge’s rultion 8 violates the ing last August that U.S. Constitution’s the initiative ban“Boutrous said the legal guarantees to equal ning same-sex marteam is not concerned protection and due riage is unconstitu“whatsoever” about process. Walker’s tional. But attorney Ted Boutrous, who speculation that Republican decision has been was a leading player candidates Meg Whitman, for stayed pending the 9th Circuit appeal, on the team headed California governor, and which will be arup by Ted Olson Steve Cooley, for attorney gued in December. and David Boies eargeneral, might attempt to Boutrous said the lier this year, said the 9th Circuit U.S. intervene in the Prop 8 appeal legal team is not concerned “whatsoCourt of Appeals should they be elected and ever” about speculacould rule on the take office early next year.” tion that Republican merits of the case candidates Meg Whiteven if it finds Yes man, for California on 8 attorneys do governor, and Steve Cooley, for attorney gennot having standing.

More frequently, courts decline to rule on eral, might attempt to intervene in the Prop the merits of an appeal if the party that ap- 8 appeal should they be elected and take ofpeals the case lacks standing. But Boutrous fice early next year.

“We’re not afraid of anyone’s arguments suggested that, because of the high-profile nature of this case and because of the like- or their filing of briefs and getting their lihood that Yes on 8 attorneys would ap- views across in this case,” said Boutrous.

“We would like to have the courts rule on peal the standing issue to the U.S. Supreme Court, the 9th Circuit would likely go the merits, in our favor,” said Boutrous. “That would have the maximum impact.” ahead and rule on the merits of the case.

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YEEP Yelps: Teen Group Creating Youth Gay Manifesto

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easoned members of the gay community have accused many gay youths of passively and idly playing with their iPhones, Twitter, and social networking sites instead of participating in grass roots activism. However, here in South Florida, Rodrigo Labbe, president and co-founder of Youth Equality Expansion Program (YEEP) hopes to change that, one protest at a time.

“We came out of the closet for a reason,” the charismatic 22-year-old Broward College political science major told SFGN, adding that “almost all of us were bullied and therefore LGBT youth should be involved in shaping their future.”

“YEEP wants to shake up the ground a little bit. We realize there are a lot of local politicians nearby. Most are friendly to the LGBT community but there are still some issues being dealt with. YEEP wants to make sure they are out in the open, not discussed behind closed doors.”

The group formed, in the beginning of October, has already lent their voice to the repeal of DADT, protested a local Target, challenging their support of conservative political groups, and participated in the last

week’s Wilton Manors vigil honoring gay teenage suicides.

While all the speeches given by LGBT adults were moving, Labbe’s had a power that was arresting: “World you can hear me tonight! I am speaking for everyone that has committed suicide; everyone that has been bullied! It is time to stand behind them and rise up,” he shouted to the crowd.

He reminded onlookers that they “should not leave it up to others to do the work they should be doing.”

YEEP was founded by Labbe and fellow Broward College classmate Nicole Rivera, who both desire to create a space where young people can empower each other; raising publicly important issues. Rivera was inspired to start a grass roots organization after she attended the National Equality March last year.

“I felt that I could do much more than be a vocal supporter for LGBT rights. I felt the spirit of the march and became an activist.

I am also the president of the Gay-Straight Alliance at Broward College,” said Rivera, who also proudly informed SFGN that this is the only grassroots group for LGBT rights in South Florida led by youth. “Young peo-

Spirit Day Vigils on Lincoln Road & Wilton Drive Raising LGBT Teen Suicide Awareness in South Florida

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n Wednesday, October 20 thousands of people around the country donned purple to mourn and reflect on the recent gay suicides that have shocked the nation over the past few months. Spirit Day, as it has been declared, comes from the color purple in the Pride Flag, which represents “spirit.” The color is also appropriate as it was once used in mourning rituals.

In Miami, the somber event took place on the normally lively Lincoln Road, where more than 200 people gathered on the steps of the Miami Community Church. Dignitaries such as Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower, Michael Gongora, the Beach’s first openly gay commissioner, and Police Chief Carlos Noriega addressed the crowd.

“After the dignitaries spoke we marched down Lincoln Road to the plaza in front of the Regal Cinemas. There Pridelines youth sang “We Are the World,” said Victor Diaz-

Rodrigo Labbe and Nicole Rivera

ple need an outlet for activism and that is exactly who we are.”

Both Labbe and Rivera wish to see an end to segregation within the LGBT community, so that the gay community can present a unified front across all genders and identities.

“Integration seems to be on a sliding scale, gay men and women don’t seem to come together often enough,” said Labbe.

“Therefore, YEEP wants to create a pledge of allegiance to the Pride Flag which will be integral to gay-straight alliances across the country, and pride celebrations.” YEEP hopes this will create a sense of solidarity among LGBT youth. This unification is not only for youth.

“We also want to inspire the older generation to remind them that even though they

are out of the closet there are still a lot of issues remaining,” said Labbe.

YEEP is in search of new members who will lend their talents and experience Alenette Opeña is one such person. Currently seeking a master’s in public administration at FIU, she met Rodrigo and Nicole last April and was inspired by their enthusiasm: “This young group has a lot of potential to make a difference in the lives of LGBT people,” Opeña said.

Labbe invited patrons to support him, admitting that “we need seed money, but that is not our main draw. We want to be here for each other.”

If you with to learn more about YEEP please visit, YEEP.us

thew Shepard,” said Febres, who added Herman, Executive Director of Pridethat they did that every year when lines Youth Services. he was in high school. “Then, LGBT organizations also recently, I had to do a project spoke to attendees, such as for my speech class. I decided SAVE Dade, Safe Schools of to do it on gay bashing.”

South Florida, and Nick HaShepard’s savage murder 12 dos of Gay American Heroes. years ago was one of the first The inclusion of the latter cases of anti-gay murder to group in both the Miami and make international headlines.

Wilton Manors events implies Febres’ research on the recent that Spirit Day will honor those suicides by gay youth, and murders that took their own lives as well as that have taken place against LGBT individthose that were victims of violence.

The idea behind the vigil came from Mi- uals, made him decide to broaden the scope ami-Dade College English major Alex Fe- of the vigil.

“I decided to do a vigil to honor anyone bres, who is 18-years-old. Febres has also served as Pridelines Youth Treasurer since that has committed suicide or lost their life because of anti-gay violence,” Febres told June of this year.

“I was planning on having a vigil for Mat- continued on page 34

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13 Races to Worry About November 2

York Times-fivethirtyeight number cruncher was forecasting Republicans would take the majority with 230 seats, leaving Democrats with only 205. Loss of Democratic control in the House means many things: Pro-gay measures have no chance of passage and anti-gay measures do.

Democrats keep next Tuesday and weighs their outcomes to the U.S. Senate reflect how much impact they could have Democrats currently hold 57 of 100 seats on the LGBT community efforts to achieve and need 50 to retain the majority (with equal rights. A cumulative score of 100 Democratic Vice President Joe Biden as Senmeans the political landscape and climate re- ate President). As of last week, the New York main relatively favorable for LGBT civil rights Times-fivethirtyeight number cruncher was concerns. A zero would signal a significantly forecasting Democrats would retain the Senunfavorable change. The current status would ate with 51 or 52 seats, to the Republicans rank a score of 80; but the latest poll predic- 48 or 49. That’s still not a large enough mations signal a drop to 60: jority for Democrats to break filibusters, but Democrats keep the U.S. House at least it cuts off the ability of Republicans to press for passage of anti-gay measures.

Democrats currently hold 255 of the 435 House seats. It takes 218 or more to Democrats keep New hold the majority. As of last week, the New Hampshire House and Senate

And Why They Matter to the Lgbt Community

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or hard-core political junkies in the LGBT community, there’s a lot to worry about in the November 2 voting –and not just because there’s the possibility of Republicans taking over the U.S. House and Senate. A number of races around the country could have significant impact on both the climate and the landscape for LGBT civil rights nationally.

This report identifies 13 of the most important outcomes to keep an eye on

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Why We Back LaMarca

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Later, a number of his apologetic supporters claimed, in spite of very restrictive wording of Constitutional Amendment 2, Obama endorsed civil unions. Couple that spin with his administration’s current defense of DADT and one could easily view his performance as

By Andy Eddy a betrayal placing homosexuals tive rhetoric about the and bisexuals on the trail of Gipper, you never hear henever you hear or read tears and disappointment. about Governor Reagan’s news about anti-gay bias it’s It’s time to stop writing efforts to, in cooperation generally expected that the a pass for all office holders with LCR California, defeat left will blame Republicans for just about who carry the (D) next to the Briggs Amendments everything. their name and it time to which, at that time, would Republicans never seem to have received start evaluating candidates have prevented gays from any praise for the Ryan White initiative that on their credentials, records, teaching simply because was enacted by a GOP Congress over and and objectives before being above President Clinton’s proposed budgets of their perceived sexual elected and thereafter once orientation. and budgets ever since. Few ever mention in office. The key to the door Today it’s not uncomG.W. Bush, a Republican President, who GOP’s Chip LaMarca and table of inclusion is not mon for us to listen to pushed a massive AIDS funding effort in banishment of one political group over all the praises and appreciative rhetoric Africa either. another but outreach and educating more relative to President Obama who promised Of course you do hear all about Ronald effectively and willingly without the blanket Regan and how horrid he allegedly was when us “change.” Unfortunately, he’s allowing his demeaning, demonizing, and condemnation Attorney General to defend DADT against initially facing the AIDS crisis, but so too the recent LCR court decision rendering the of all Republicans. were people in the Gay community when When we see credible candidates like anti-gay ban unconstitutional and demanding the epidemic first hit. Bath House owners that it be immediately lifted. This is the same Chip LaMarca, for example, challenging the refused to accept the fact that unprotected Democrat who, while campaigning in Florida’s ethical and fiscal behavior of the Broward sex in their establishments was a link to County Commission and Broward County Black Churches as a Presidential candidate, the spread of the disease and subsequently noted that he believed that “marriage” should School Board we should not be dissuaded by screamed discrimination. hate campaigning rhetoric and distortions. between one man and one woman.

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This bellwether state enacted a marriage equality law just this year and already three bills have been filed seeking repeal in 2011.

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We should focus on the historical conditioning we’ve been dealing with when it comes to County government which has faced far too many allegations and charges of mismanagement and ethical violations.

Recently, there were some really distorted innuendoes leveled against Chip LaMarca which were dishonest and seen as negative campaigning on the part of political hacks and lobbyists who fear the needed “change” once preached by President Obama and those Democrats who rode into and hold office on his coat tails.

Egalitarian activists who are members and friends of Log Cabin Republicans have found this Broward County Commission Candidate, Chip LaMarca, to be a good man, an effective leader, a challenging administrator, and a credible Lighthouse Point Commissioner who never discriminated against minorities based on the issue of sexual orientation, gender and/or heritage as claimed by some.

LaMarca is the type of individual that’s needed to restore fiscal responsibility to Broward County and to enable the adoption of ethical reform without the loopholes that some existing politicians cherish as their escape hatch once they are elected to serve, not rule, the people of this county decade after decade.

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Progress Is at Times, Holding Our Ground

By Michael Emanuel Rajner

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f you lived in South Florida during the Summer of 2007, you will certainly remember the shenanigans with former Fort Lauderdale Mayor James Naugle and conservative right-wing, so called, Christians who preyed on the LGBT-community. In the movie “Speechless: Silencing the Christians (www.silencingchristians.com timer: 20:40) the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church portrayed Mayor Naugle as a hero in what they called “a culture war.” It was a war based on hate and argued why they justify the discrimination of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

Today, I mention this significant moment from yesterday, because as we speak, George Moraitis, a former deacon at this hate-filled church is campaigning to be elected to Florida State House District 91, currently polluted by Ellyn Bogdanoff. According to Moraitis’ campaign website, he serves on the board of directors for Westminster Academy, Coral Ridge’s ground zero where children are brainwashed and indoctrinated into a hate-filled and intolerant culture.

Earlier this year, LaBamba III, the popular Monday night Mexican fiesta destination had permitted anti-equality candidate Moraitis to

Pro-Equality candidate Barbra Stern

prominently display one of his campaign signs in front of the restaurant. Shortly after the August primary, the sign was removed.

Pro-Equality candidate Barbra Stern is also campaigning to win Florida State House District 91. Barbra is a strong advocate for the LGBT-community and as an employment lawyer, despite Florida’s failure to protect LGBT-residents, she educates her clients

that discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity is plain wrong.

Barbra is known to many of us in the LGBTcommunity and extremely accessible. Over the past year, Barbra has become a close and treasured friend. She shares a passion for running directly into battle and fighting for social justice. Whenever an LGBT-issue appeared in the headlines, Barbra calls me

at late hours of the night to vent her disgust with the lack of equality for LGBT-people.

Florida State House District basically runs along the beach to US1 from Fort Lauderdale to Boca Raton.

When it comes to the advancement of equality for LGBT-people, Florida continues to rank low, especially when you consider the ultra-conservative nature of our state legislature. Each election, I’m just horrified. While we have many years to go until we gain more ground in Tallahassee, this year we are presented with real opportunity to block legislation that would rob women of their right to choose, dismantle public education and health departments which provide a critical role in our communities throughout the state.

The first opportunity, is to gain control of Florida’s Executive Branch and elect Alex Sink as Governor, Loranne Ausley as CFO, Dan Gelber as Attorney General and Scott Maddox as Commissioner of Agriculture. All four individuals make up the Cabinet.Their opponents have never been friends of the LGBT-community and as in the case of outgoing Senate President Jeff Atwater, have allowed extremists to silence pro-equality legislators from advocating on behalf of our community.This past spring I had the chance to sit in the Senate Gallery as several Democratic Senators,

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October 27, 2010 • SouthFloridaGayNews.com to pass Amendments 5 (State Legislature) stood and argued against Florida’s discriminaand 6 (Congressional). These amendments tory ban on adoption for LGBT-Floridians.

From the Gallery, I text messaged and worked ensure that “Legislative/Congressional with several of the Senators and in one text to districts or districting plans may not be Senator Chris Smith, I urged him to just let the drawn to favor or disfavor an incumbent or political party. Districts shall not be drawn to conservatives, like Rhonda Storms have it and deny racial or language minorities the equal called out these hateful homophobic racists opportunity to participate in the political for what they really are. As Senator Smith rose, Atwater silenced our champions by cut- process and elect representatives of their choice. Districts must ting off debate, and the be contiguous. Unless Republican leadership “Keep in mind that while otherwise required, dismaneuvered to kill the we would not have contricts must be compact, amendment proposed by Senator Charlie Justice. trol over the legislature, as in equal in population as feasible, and where When you compare Alex Sink can also feasible must make Alex Sink to Rick Scott, line-item veto parts of use of existing city, the choice is very harmful legislation.” county and geographical clear. With Alex in the boundaries.” Simply put, Governor’s office, we these amendments are the first step to end have a chance to veto harmful legislation gerrymandering. and if we also elect State Representative As you vote in the 2010 General Election, Kelly Skidmore to State Senate District 25, a true friend of our community, we can stop keep in mind at times we sometimes need to vote to hold our ground despite the lack of conservatives from being able to override progress.

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Amendment 4 is Bad News for Us

By Wes Blackman, Guest Columnist

dents who want to protect their quality of life.

In reality, residents who are most impacted by plan changes are also the least empowered by n November 2nd, Floridians will Amendment 4. Under this amendment, glimpse into their state’s future. residents living an hour from your Will a glance in the crystal ball after the election show prolonged job losses home will be voting on whether and higher taxes or prevention of an obstacle or not to put gas stations, hospitals, schools, fire stations, to economic recovery? or parks in your backyard.

Amendment 4 was written by special interest lawyers, for special interest lawyers. Ultimately, your voice –and the voice of your neighbors—will be The special interest lawyers behind Amendment 4 continue to spin half-truths designed drowned out in the noise of highpriced, countywide media campaigns. to distract voters from the facts. The fact is Changing the end of the process changes the that, if passed, top economists report that beginning. If every step in the process builds up Amendment 4 will put more than 250,000 Floridians out of work while costing taxpay- to a high-priced media campaign, then the incentive for compromise disappears completely. ers more than $1 billion.

Furthermore, contrary to their assertions, Amendment 4 says to interest groups on both sides of the development debate: Don’t bother Amendment 4 will not give power to resi-

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trying to build consensus. Don’t worry about consulting communities affected by growth. All you need to do is hire a political consultant to sell your position to voters on the other side of town.The result: well-funded special interests on both sides of the development debate gain influence over a process that is governed by 30-second sound-bites. In such a process, the citizens most affected by local plan changes will be out-shouted in countywide media campaigns. And forget trying to gather meaning from a long list of 75 word ballot measures related to comprehensive plan changes!

In 2006, the small Florida town of St. Pete Beach adopted a local version of Amendment 4. Since then, the town has seen higher property taxes, fewer jobs and endless litigation.When the voters of St. Pete Beach tried to improve their town’s failing economy at the ballot box, some of the same special interest lawyers who wrote Amendment 4 took the taxpayers to court. Now, non-

stop lawsuits in St. Pete Beach have paralyzed the town’s economy and cost local taxpayers nearly $1 million.That’s one of the top reasons that every major Editorial Board to weigh into the debate has opposed Amendment 4.

As the Miami Herald wrote earlier this month, under Amendment 4 “plans could stagnate and stop reflecting a community’s evolving profile.”

The strides we’ve made over the past thirty years would never be possible under the direct democracy advocated by Amendment 4. Our community has grown and we now have a voice under our representative democracy. Amendment 4 would silence our voice in our own communities.

While Amendment 4 might be a “stimulus package” for the special interest lawyers who wrote it, top economists, Florida’s Editorial Boards, both candidates for Governor, and an historic coalition of business, labor and civic groups all agree: Amendment 4 would raise our taxes and be a job-killer for Floridians.

VOTE NO on Amendment 4.

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Gold’s Gym Targeted for CEO’s Donations

By Jarrett Terrill, Political Commentary

pales in comparison to a $2 Million donation, it’s worth noting that Donald Trump also his week we add one more Ameri- contributed to American Crossroads.

So what makes American Crossroads can corporation to the list of disappointingly anti-gay companies. anti-gay?

American Crossroads has a deceptive But unlike retail stores or restaurants, this name and logo because it shows red & blue one surprises people: Gold’s Gym. lines working together in harmony, but make “I suppose Robert Rowling sees no conno mistake; they are a completely Republinection at all between the LGBT money that helped make Gold’s Gym so successful,” can PAC. The candidates that they endorse says Susie Madrak on the website Crooks & and contribute to nation-wide are what Liars, “and his financial support for the same the Democrats have taken to describing as “extremists” – but whom are known most people who deny them rights.”

Madrak cites Rowling’s billionaire status as accurately as the “Tea Party” faction.

Donald Trump is worth mentioning here something that stems more from his family’s oil business than it does from keeping people because of his well-known discomfort with the gay media. His associations with anti-gay in shape. In fact, the financial support that beauty contestants, his sparring with Rosie she refers to is a whopping $2 million from O’Donnell and his support for John Mcnot just Rowling’s personal wealth but also corporate accounts and given to Karl Rove’s Cain, who has been the driving force behind American Crossroads PAC. While $50,000 continued on page 20

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SFGN Editorial

October 27, 2010

SFGN is Your Voice for Everyone’s Ideas Norm Kent, Publisher

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newspaper represents the diverse thoughts of an entire community, not just the particular thoughts of its publisher. That we publish a breadth of contrasting opinion does not mean we support the ideas of each writer. It means that everyone has a right to write us with their own views. It means that we come together as a news journal not to censor the rights of any but to secure the rights of all.

A newspaper has an obligation to be the voice of many, not the bullhorn of one. A real newspaper allows you to read things you approve of and get pissed off about the things you don’t. A real newspaper not only reports our achievements and accolades but exposes our warts and wounds. A real newspaper is educative and entertaining, with illuminating profiles and legitimate exposes.

In the past week, we were criticized by covering the ‘GetEQUAL’ protest in Coral Gables against President Obama. “Why give them any attention,” one writer asked? How about because it is as newsworthy to report on a rally protesting the President’s LGBT policies as it is to feature a human rights dinner hosting one of his advisors as a guest speaker?

Angry about the protest? Want to call GetEQUAL GetSTUPID? You are entitled to.

Tell us- online immediately if you want. We may in fact find room to print your letter in our paper, but you can find instant gratification as hundreds have by posting a comment immediately under the story on our website.. We are interactive. We upload new content daily at www.southfloridagaynews. com. You can also register and receive daily email blasts from us there as well.

When you ask how we can publish the rabid remarks of tea party republican or homophobic religious leaders, we answer that it is as important to hear the voices of those who you agree with as those who disagree with you. Surround yourself with yes men only and you get no truths. You get sycophantiasis. If our community is to represent

you, we must be as diverse as the colors in the rainbow, allowing the breadth of our community to find breath in your paper.

We are not here to anoint anyone individually, but to treat everyone equally. We are not here to be the voice of the Dolphin Democrats alone, and we will not shut out the voice of Log Cabin Republicans either.

Everyone gets to be heard, but on this editorial page, we express our opinions.

But we won’t endorse a Rick Scott for governor when an Alex Sink is a candidate.

She deserves your vote. He is a Neanderthal that does not even deserve to be a candidate. His company has been investigated by the Attorney General for consumer fraud longer than he has even lived in the state of Florida. Governor? Please!

Our newspaper does have a conscience, and it will not let us support Governor Crist in the U.S. Senate race, even though as the

circumvent us the way Charley Crist steadfastly has. Similarly, our CEO has a few choice words about the GOP in his op-ed today. So while we admire Chip LaMarca’s credible campaign for County Commission, we stand by Ken Keechl as a distinguished mayor who represents our community and this county well.

SFGN recognizes that it is your credible LGBT newspaper of record for the South Florida community and we have an obligation and duty to you.

The size of our paper, the quality of our content, and the breadth of our advertising speaks for itself. If anything, we owe you an apology, because we can’t fit everything we want into the paper every week that we want to.

As we go to press on this, our Election Day issue, stories are being unfortunately bumped. Very frustrating, Kendrick Meek Alex Sink because though we publish more pages and articles election draws near, Kendrick Meek seems than any other LGBT paper in the Southeastern United States. It is still a business, and not destined to lose.

Pragmatic gays may choose to hold their everything makes the cut. However, SFGN is nose and support Crist as the only chance www.southfloridagaynews.com for a reason. to topple Rubio, but our paper does not What you do not see in print is available on have to be pragmatic. Our goal is idealism, our expansive and growing website.

Let’s face it though. Gay business is becomand we dream. Yes, we dream of a world where our community is treated as part- ing America’s business. From CNN to FOX ners rather than pariahs. We help make that News, the mainstream media is covering gay day happen when we endorse candidates, adoption, gays in the military, gay bullying, who stand by us like Kendrick Meek, not and gay businessmen and women. We are

out everywhere and the same people who avoided us are now courting us. Witness the county’s daily newspaper, once a voice for homophobic voices, now publishing a Pride Guide. The times, they have changed. With the professional success, political activism, and economic clout we have demonstrated, no one is going to tread on our rights anymore. Be proud. You made it happen.

As our paper expands, more and more people are picking up each edition. We know many locations are running out of copies each week. If you need a news rack, or papers, call us. We will be there in no time. We publish weekly but replenish our distribution points daily. We cannot be everything for everyone every day. But we hope you find a home here every Wednesday, knowing that our paper is your home for your voice and our community. We thank you for allowing us to fulfill our vision, and invite you to partner with us in protecting our rights and insuring our independence.

Write to the Editor Please send your letters to: Letters to the Editor, SFGN 2520 N. Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 OR EMAIL: editor@southfloridagaynews.com

Letters, We Got Letters Comment on: ‘No Pride on the Drive’ (10/6) DEAR EDITOR: As residents and owners of Gallery XO on Wilton Drive we are still shaking our heads over the Belle isle homeowners associations requirement that we remove our rainbow flags from the front of our gallery and home.When we decided to open our gallery on Wilton Drive, we knew we would probably receive some resistance for the type of artwork we had to offer, however we never expected to receive that resistance from our own homeowners association.While we strive to live by the rules of the association, we have found no mention of flags in the 148 pages of documents provided to us.We also find it interesting that the president of Belle lsle mentions in his letter to the editor of the SFGN(8/13/2010) that “no flags except American flags are allowed” and then goes on to say the community “encourages residents to participate with community spirit.” While time is not mentioned in any documents provided to us, it seems there is no clear explanation of why the rainbow flags are not allowed.The president goes on to say that they don’t allow rainbow flags because it Comment on: ‘Light the Lights!’ (10/13) DEAR EDITOR: Floridians are fortunate to have available a wide and varied selection of excellent entertainment venues from which to choose that do not include cruelty, injury and death to animals.

I urge you not to include greyhound racing in future entertainment recommendations.

Greyhound racing is cruel and inhumane.At Florida’s dog tracks, thousands of greyhounds live lives of nearly endless confinement in small cages barely large enough for them to stand up or turn around in.While racing, greyhounds suffer and die from broken limbs, broken necks, paralysis and cardiac arrest. Racing greyhounds are short-term investments, valued only as long as they generate a profit.Their post-racing fate falls to adoption group volunteers who rescue, rehabilitate, and adopt as many greyhounds as they can.

Commercial dog racing has experienced catastrophic decline and now represents less than 1% of all wagers placed in the U.S. each year. Please keep in mind that polling has shown the majority of Florida voters wish to see dog racing end.

Dogs play an important role in our lives and deserve to be protected from industries that do them harm. I have personally adopted gentle, beloved greyhounds since 1997, and I am a board member of GREY2K USA, a national non-profit organization that works to end the cruelty of dog racing. For more information, including adoption referrals, please visit www.

GREY2KUSA.org.

Caryn Wood Board of Directors, GREY2K USA

may encourage less inclusive flags to be displayed.

Not only does this bring to question our right to freedom of speech provided in our constitution, its makes us wonder, what are they thinking.

While we are still perplexed by the demand to remove our rainbow flags, the past two weeks have been amazing and the response from the GLBT community, as well as many straight friends has been exciting and energizing. Everyone that has stopped in and shown their support has been overwhelming in favor of the flags and has renewed for us the belief that our community really does care when it comes to their rights and the ability to show their pride.The majority of the people who called and stopped by generally had one response….REALLY?!?!

Who would have thought that in 2010, in one of the gayest cities on the planet, the rainbow flag would be unwelcome.While our rainbow flags will not be on display to avoid anymore problems for our landlord, we will always remember the amazing support we received from everyone in our community and will continue to fight for our right to show our pride!

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AG Won’t Appeal Gay Adoption Ruling

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Tommy LaFashia Maciel Cantelmo, Gallery XO Comment on: ‘Tea Party Republican Speaks Out Against Obama’ (10/13) DEAR EDITOR: Although my politics differ greatly from those of Peter Ryskewecz, I am accepting enough to respect his right to his opinion. In the last paragraph of his attack on President Obama and The Democratic Party in general however, I believe the writer makes a grossly short-sighted statement as to his reasoning for his statement: “In 2008, over one out of three Gay voters voted for John McCain in an otherwise dismal year for the GOP.They must have been on to something”.

What Mr. Ryskewecz fails to acknowledge is that many voters, gay or straight, just could not or would not vote for an African American man to be our President! I can quote from personal experience, that several acquaintances, both gay and straight, made statements to the effect that they just would not accept a black President.

To paraphrase, statements such as,“I am voting ‘white’ “ and “I don’t want ‘black’ in The White House” were commonly given as these people’s mind sets; obviously, what many of these people were “on to,” as Mr. Ryskewecz states, is Racism.

Regrettably, discrimination exists within The Gay Community, just as well as it does within the general population.While I certainly acknowledge the existence a community of Gay Republicans, it is my opinion that to use the statistics of Gay Voters in the 2008 Presidential election as a barometer of the general political leanings of The Gay Community, or to imply a shifting trend in such, is indeed a short-sighted attempt to skew these in favor of the writer’s newfound personal position.

Robert Bono,WPB

Modern family: Anthony Fiorelli and Aaron Lamm with their biological daughter Lily.

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lorida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced Friday (October 22) that he will not challenge a September 22 state appellate court ruling that overturned Florida’s ban on adoption by gay men or lesbians. This means the 33-year-old ban has ended.

Frank Martin Gill, who filed the lawsuit in an effort to secure the adoption of the two boys he and his partner have raised for almost six years, said in a statement from the ACLU of Florida, which argued the case, “We are relieved that this process has finally come to an end, and that we can focus on being a family.”

The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) had said October 12 that neither the agency nor Governor Charlie Crist (I) would appeal the appellate ruling.

McCollum, however, retained the attorney general’s independent right to appeal up to October 22.

The brief statement issued by McCol-

lum’s office Friday said that the constitutionality of the adoption ban “is a divisive matter of great public interest” but that, after reviewing the merits of an independent appeal to the state Supreme Court and considering the decision of its client, DCF, not to appeal, “it is clear that this is not the right case to take to the Supreme Court for its determination.”

McCollum said that, although he would not appeal, he still felt “the final determination should rest with the Florida Supreme Court, not a lower appellate court.”

McCollum has been criticized by LGBT rights groups and others for paying clinical psychologist Dr. George A. Rekers more than $120,000 to testify in the trial court that children do best with a mother and a father. The appeals court upheld the lower court’s finding that Rekers’ opinions “were not valid from a scientific point of view.”

(Rekers was later found traveling with a gay male escort who claimed Rekers himself was gay, although Rekers has denied it.) The Miami Herald reported in June that it had continued on page 32

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Experienced less effect on LDL cholesterol (“bad” cholesterol) — Cholesterol increased an average of 7 mg/dL with ISENTRESS plus Truvada versus 21 mg/dL with Sustiva plus Truvada

Ask your doctor about ISeNTReSS. Not sure where to start? Visit isentress.com/questions

People taking ISENTRESS may still develop infections, including opportunistic infections or other conditions that occur with HIV infection.

Tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions, including if you have any allergies, are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, or are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed. ISENTRESS is not recommended for use during pregnancy. Women with HIV should not breast-feed because their babies could be infected with HIV through their breast milk.

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take, including prescription medicines like rifampin (a medicine used to treat infections such as tuberculosis), non-prescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements.

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.

For more information about ISENTRESS, please read the Patient Information on the following page.

Need help paying for ISENTRESS? Call 1-866-350-9232 ISENTRESS is a registered trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. Copyright © 2010 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. All rights reserved.

21052250(36)(110)-10/10-ISN-CON Sustiva is a registered trademark of Bristol-Myers Squibb Truvada is a registered trademark of Gilead Sciences, Inc.

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Had a low rate of side effects — The most common side effect of moderate to severe intensity (that interfered with or kept patients from performing daily activities) was trouble sleeping — This side effect occurred more often in patients taking ISENTRESS plus Truvada (4%) versus Sustiva plus Truvada (3%)

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Patient Information ISENTRESS ® (eye sen tris) (raltegravir) Tablets If you fail to take ISENTRESS the way you should, here’s what to do: • If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If you do not remember until it is time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do NOT take two tablets of ISENTRESS at the same time. In other words, do NOT take a double dose.

• If you take too much ISENTRESS, call your doctor or local Poison Control Center.

Be sure to keep a supply of your anti-HIV medicines.

• When your ISENTRESS supply starts to run low, get more from your doctor or pharmacy.

• Do not wait until your medicine runs out to get more.

What are the possible side effects of ISENTRESS? When ISENTRESS has been given with other anti-HIV drugs, side effects included: • nausea • headache • tiredness • weakness • trouble sleeping • stomach pain • dizziness • depression • suicidal thoughts and actions Other side effects include rash, severe skin reactions, feeling anxious, paranoia, low blood platelet count.

A condition called Immune Reconstitution Syndrome can happen in some patients with advanced HIV infection (AIDS) when combination antiretroviral treatment is started. Signs and symptoms of inflammation from opportunistic infections that a person has or had may occur as the medicines work to treat the HIV infection and help to strengthen the immune system. Call your doctor right away if you notice any signs or symptoms of an infection after starting ISENTRESS with other anti-HIV medicines.

Contact your doctor promptly if you experience unexplained muscle pain, tenderness, or weakness while taking ISENTRESS. This is because on rare occasions, muscle problems can be serious and can lead to kidney damage.

Rash occurred more often in patients taking ISENTRESS and darunavir together than with either drug separately, but was generally mild.

Tell your doctor if you have any side effects that bother you.

These are not all the side effects of ISENTRESS. For more information, ask your doctor or pharmacist.

How should I store ISENTRESS? • Store ISENTRESS at room temperature (68 to 77°F).

• Keep ISENTRESS and all medicines out of the reach of children.

General information about the use of ISENTRESS Medicines are sometimes prescribed for conditions that are not mentioned in patient information leaflets.

• Do not use ISENTRESS for a condition for which it was not prescribed.

• Do not give ISENTRESS to other people, even if they have the same symptoms you have. It may harm them.

This leaflet gives you the most important information about ISENTRESS. • If you would like to know more, talk with your doctor.

• You can ask your doctor or pharmacist for additional information about ISENTRESS that is written for health professionals.

• For more information go to www.ISENTRESS.com or call 1-800-622-4477.

What are the ingredients in ISENTRESS? Active ingredient: Each film-coated tablet contains 400 mg of raltegravir.

Inactive ingredients: Microcrystalline cellulose, lactose monohydrate, calcium phosphate dibasic anhydrous, hypromellose 2208, poloxamer 407 (contains 0.01% butylated hydroxytoluene as antioxidant), sodium stearyl fumarate, magnesium stearate. In addition, the film coating contains the following inactive ingredients: polyvinyl alcohol, titanium dioxide, polyethylene glycol 3350, talc, red iron oxide and black iron oxide.

IMPORTANT: Take ISENTRESS exactly as your doctor prescribed and at the right times of day because if you don’t: • The amount of virus (HIV) in your blood may increase if the medicine is stopped for even a short period of time.

• The virus may develop resistance to ISENTRESS and become harder to treat.

• Your medicines may stop working to fight HIV. • The activity of ISENTRESS may be reduced (due to resistance).

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Registered trademark of Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. Copyright © 2010 Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. All rights reserved.

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Read the patient information that comes with ISENTRESS1 before you start taking it and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This leaflet is a summary of the information for patients. Your doctor or pharmacist can give you additional information. This leaflet does not take the place of talking with your doctor about your medical condition or your treatment.

What is ISENTRESS? • ISENTRESS is an anti-HIV (antiretroviral) medicine used for the treatment of HIV. The term HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. It is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). ISENTRESS is used along with other anti-HIV medicines. ISENTRESS will NOT cure HIV infection.

• People taking ISENTRESS may still develop infections, including opportunistic infections or other conditions that happen with HIV infection.

• Stay under the care of your doctor during treatment with ISENTRESS. • The safety and effectiveness of ISENTRESS in children has not been studied.

ISENTRESS must be used with other anti-HIV medicines.

How does ISENTRESS work?

• ISENTRESS blocks an enzyme which the virus (HIV) needs in order to make more virus. The enzyme that ISENTRESS blocks is called HIV integrase.

• When used with other anti-HIV medicines, ISENTRESS may do two things: 1. Reduce the amount of HIV in your blood. This is called your “viral load”.

2. Increase the number of white blood cells called CD4 (T) cells.

• ISENTRESS may not have these effects in all patients.

Does ISENTRESS lower the chance of passing HIV to other people?

No. ISENTRESS does not reduce the chance of passing HIV to others through sexual contact, sharing needles, or being exposed to your blood.

• Continue to practice safer sex.

• Use latex or polyurethane condoms or other barrier methods to lower the chance of sexual contact with any body fluids. This includes semen from a man, vaginal secretions from a woman, or blood.

• Never re-use or share needles.

Ask your doctor if you have any questions about safer sex or how to prevent passing HIV to other people.

What should I tell my doctor before and during treatment with ISENTRESS? Tell your doctor about all of your medical conditions. Include any of the following that applies to you: • You have any allergies.

• You are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

- ISENTRESS is not recommended for use during pregnancy.

ISENTRESS has not been studied in pregnant women. If you take

ISENTRESS while you are pregnant, talk to your doctor about how

you can be included in the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry.

• You are breast-feeding or plan to breast-feed.

- It is recommended that HIV-infected women should not breast-feed their infants. This is because their babies could be infected with HIV through their breast milk.

- Talk with your doctor about the best way to feed your baby.

Tell your doctor about all the medicines you take. Include the following: • prescription medicines, including rifampin (a medicine used to treat some infections such as tuberculosis) • non-prescription medicines • vitamins • herbal supplements Know the medicines you take.

• Keep a list of your medicines. Show the list to your doctor and pharmacist when you get a new medicine.

How should I take ISENTRESS? Take ISENTRESS exactly as your doctor has prescribed. The recommended dose is as follows: • Take only one 400-mg tablet at a time.

• Take it twice a day.

• Take it by mouth.

• Take it with or without food.

Do not change your dose or stop taking ISENTRESS or your other anti-HIV medicines without first talking with your doctor.

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Off the Wall

Between December 2007 and August 2008, Ensign carried on a relationship with one of his female campaign staffers, who happened to be married to an employee in his Senate office. He remains under investigation for allegedly trying to find lobbying work for the

By Pier Angelo Guidugli mistress’s husband.

JIM GIBBONS (R -Nevada) 2006 A Las Vegas cocktail waitress accused Gibbons of sexual assault in a parking garage. wing coalitions for the defense of something Still, he was elected Nevada’s governor, “pure” and “american”, (they have, after all, setting the stage for another sex scandal in a monopoly on “patriotism”), every day of 2009. After filing for divorce, Gibbons came our lives, especially at elections’ time. under fire from his wife who, in court paHere is the roll call of some, not all, dispers, accused him of having extramarital afcredited vocal members, past and present, fairs with a former Playboy magazine model. of the GOnP (Grand Old nasty Party), in no MARK FOLEY (R - Florida) 2006. particular order. Family values? Who are ABC News released salacious and inapthey kidding? propriate virtual messages between Foley and a string of male pages, more of Foley’s HENRY HYDE ( R-Illinois) 1998 former pages- came forward with stories of Chaired the Judiciary Committee to Imthe West Palm Beach congresspeach President Clinton.Turned out man’s unsolicited ‘virtual’ adthat he had a five-year affair with a vances. His record in the House married woman.He referred to it as shows he voted against every a “youthful indiscretion”. He was 45, gay-rights measure. and married, when the “indiscretion” MARK SANFORD (R - Gov. , occurred SC) 2009 NEWT GINGRICH (R-Former In the 1990’s, he called for Bill House Speaker) 1998 Clinton to resign and voted for Called Clinton a misogynist. He three of the four articles of Clintook the occasion of his wife’s hoston’s impeachment. As governor pital stay, while she was recovering of South Carolina in 2009, he adfrom cancer surgery, to talk to her mitted carrying on an affair with about divorce. a woman in Buenos Aires but had DAN BURTON (R- Indiana) 1998 his staff first tell the media he Called Clinton a scumbag. was hiking the Appalachian Trail.

Turned out that the sanctimonious KEVIN GARN (R-Utah) 2010 congressman fathered a child out of A woman went public with a wedlock. story about a nude encounter HELEN CHENOWETH ( R Richard Nixon – at least his was not a sexual scandal; in a hot tub with Garn in 1985, Idaho) 1998 he screwed everyone equally while she was still a teenager.

Condemned Clinton and his “sordid spectacle”. Turned out that she had a sexual relations with a girl, once when she was JIM WEST (R- Mayor- Spokane WA 2005) This is special. Accused of preying on young 14 years old, and again three years later. six-year affair with a married man. boys by abusing his power as a Sheriff and Both times he received 30 days in jail. In BOB BARR (R- Georgia),1999 Boy Scout leader, and of trolling gay chat 1990 he was accused of fondling and propoA fierce critic of President Clinton’s affair rooms to offer male teenagers internships at sitioning a young woman who worked as an with Monica Lewinsky, member of the Prohis mayor’s office. West, who had sponsored Life Caucus, sponsor of the Defense of Mar- elevator operator at the Capitol. legislation banning gays from teaching in riage Act, had several affairs of his own, three LARRY CRAIG (R- US Senate) 2007 schools, was recalled from office and ended Was arrested by an undercover officer marriages (when he sponsored DOMA up in political exile. during a sting operation to investigate miswhich marriage of his was he defending?),to top it all he drove one of his wives to a clinic conduct in a men’s restroom at Minneapolis- DAVID VITTER (R -US Senator -LA) 2009 St. Paul International Airport. Craig sat in the Admitted to the New Orleans bureau of the to get an abortion.

Associated Press he had been a client of the KIRK FORDICE (R- Gov Mississippi) 1999. stall next to the officer and began touching infamous D.C. Madam. The greatest irony: The conservative Mississippi governor and his right foot to the officer’s left foot. Craig Vitter first won a seat in the House of Replater pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disora female companion were the last passenresentatives after it was vacated by Robert derly conduct. He is still a great tap dancer. gers on board a flight from Atlanta in 1999.

Livingston—after Hustler threatened to exThe companion wasn’t his wife, and, unlucky JOHN ENSIGN (R-US Senate) 2009 Called for Bill Clinton’s head in 1998. for Fordice, a Memphis television reporter continued on page 41

G-O-P spells B-A-D Now who’s to judge who’s a sinner and who’s a saint Who’s to say who you can love and who you can’t.. ..the Lord’s too busy tryin’ to keep the world on it’s feet He ain’t got time to give a damn about what goes on between the sheets from “Sordid Lives” – Olivia Newton John

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ave you ever noticed that people whose lives are rife with moral contradictions are generally the first to pass judgment on others? When these individuals are in charge of passing laws instead of just passing judgments, you can’t shrug it off. We have to be angry and alert. Why should our freedoms be regulated by the conscience of others?

Apparently, politicians and preachers think they have taken over God’s mantle.

Alas, it’s a cast of scoundrels hurling platitudes and holy sound bites from their sloughs of hypocrisy. They like to call themselves The Moral Majority. They are neither.

From their self appointed, high and mighty positions, one after the other, Republican politicians will extol the virtues of religion, heterosexual marriage, family values, proudly waiving their opposition to abortion, gay rights, gay marriage, immigration, evolution and any religious belief that is not Christian based. Ironically, the most virulent anti gay lawmakers, and loudest do-gooders, are the ones often caught in, not-so-family-oriented, sexual scandals. They tend to be right wing Republicans, by a long shot.

Democrats are certainly no saints. Many of them have committed adultery and had sexual liaisons , (JFK, LBJ, Bill Clinton, John Edwards, Gary Hart, Eliot Spitzer, even “our own” gay governor Jim McGreevey), but at least they do not constantly tell straights or gays how to behave in the privacy and sanctity of the bedroom, dictate how we should go about our private lives or which congregation to worship at.

Readers might argue that the following list is partial to the Democrats and unfair to the Republicans.; that it is put together with a bias. The point here is to highlight the sanctimonious claptrap we constantly hear from the Republican morality pulpit, through “fair and balanced” media outlets, churches, right

was sitting right behind him and broke the story. After leaving office, Fordice divorced his wife and married the woman —whom he also later divorced.

STEVE JOHNSON (R- Indiana) 1999 While married, the senator admitted to an affair with a 21 year old Statehouse intern.

ROBERT PACKWOOD (R- U.S. Senator) 1995 In 1992 ,The Washington Post published an article airing the grievances of 10 women, mainly former staffers, who said he had made unwanted and aggressive sexual advances starting in 1969.

A Senate inquiry in 1995 found “substantial evidence” Packwood had abused his power, leading to his resignation.

DONALD LUKENS (R- Ohio) 1990 Repeatedly charged with sexual involvement with minors, in 1988, he was jailed for paying a 16-year-old girl $40 to have sex with him and, the next year, he was convicted of having

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Suicide Watch

Survey Says One Out of Six Students Are Bullied

By A. Sebastian Fortino

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survey of more than 500,000 students from more than 1,500 schools discovered that one out of six students suffers from bullying. This is the largest survey of its kind, wherein students filled out anonymous questionnaires over the last two years to gage the status of bullying between grades three through 12.

The study was released on Wednesday, October 20, which coincided with Spirit Day, a vigil honoring LGBT youth who recently took their own lives. The study was released by Clemson University, located in South Carolina.

A whopping 17 percent of students reported being bullied at least two to three times per month. Forty percent of girls and

boys from grades three through 45 percent of boys say they five said their teachers did little have experienced bullying or nothing to reduce bullying, whether it is verbal, physiwhile boys in high school recal or – a new concept in ported that almost 60 percent the Internet age – online, were not assisted. This shows for over a year. that as children get older they “Kids voices are so imfeel more isolated as the bullyportant for us as adults to ing grows worse, and therefore hear,” said a co-author of are less likely to report incithe study Susan Limber, of Raymond Chase dents of abuse. the Institute on Family and Limber hopes the study will educate more Neighborhood Life of Clemson University.

“We think we know what is going on, but communities to subsequently develop stratwhen kids can express their honest opin- egies to understand and prevent bullying.

“For each one of those horrific suicides ions we are caught off guard.”

Many students do not feel there are re- there are so, so many other kids suffering sources that can help them, especially as they in silence with the bullying they experience progress through school. Thirty percent of every day,” said Limber.

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keeping the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy in place all add up to paint Mr. Trump into a “public image corner.”

Sharon Angle, an American Crossroads favorite, has firmly stated that Gays have no inherent civil rights and that LGBT persons should be barred from adopting children. “She would be one of the most conservative members of Congress if elected,” says the Advocate Magazine in an editorial, “She also says she supports clergy endorsing candidates from the pulpit and discussion of religion in school.”

When Sharon Angle was a member of the American Independent Party many years ago, she endorsed newspaper advertisements and literature that referred to gays and lesbians as “perverts” and “sodomites” and blamed all of the world’s disasters on gay people. A vote cast or a donation made to Sharon Angle is likely to become sociopolitical poison between some business leaders and their gay clientele.

Interestingly, another fitness chain has been making donations on a similar scale for many years. The owner of Curves, those fitness centers exclusively designed for women, Gary Heavin, has made multimillion dollar donations to Operation Save America – a radical anti-abortion group known for its loose affiliations with bombers and snipers who claim to be “protecting life” when attacking health care facilities. The leader of these radicals is almost as driven by his homophobia as he is by the pro-life cause. Operation Save America founder, Flip Benham routinely publishes articles on their website that would offend most people who are not right-of-center in their politics. He could also be mistaken for Fred Phelps and the Westboro Baptist Church due to the outlandish signs he carries with him.

“The radical homosexual agenda,” Benham says, “has never been about tolerance and acceptance. It is a blatant attempt to call that which is evil, good and force everyone to chant the same mantra.”

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Fort Lauderdale Fashion Week Launches during Boat Show Featuring Designer Carolina Herrera

By Staff Reporters

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he inaugural Fort Lauderdale Fashion Week (FFW) is a two-day fashion soirée built around luxury, glamour, and the essence of the Fort Lauderdale resort lifestyle.

Fort Lauderdale Fashion Week, presented by Ferrari Maserati-Ft Lauderdale and sponsored by The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, will take place October 29-30 at the W Fort Lauderdale Hotel.

FFW will give locals and boat show attendees the opportunity to view high-end evening wear and resort wear collections. A

VIP Runway Reception showcasing evening wear will be held Friday, October 29 at 8:00 p.m. and will feature headliner Carolina Herrera, Art Institute alumni designers Rosita Hurtado & Eduardo da las Casas, and Orlandobased designer Paul Raymond.

FFW’s Luncheon Runway Event will take place Saturday, October 30 at 1:00pm and will showcasing readyto-wear collections from LF Las Olas and will feature a “Floribbean” style lunch.

Fort Lauderdale Fashion Week intends to become a major creative outlet for the fashion industry, as well as students and alumni of The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit FortLauderdaleFashionWeek.org.

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SFGN HALLOWEEN FEATURE

Celebrating Fright Night in South Florida

By Joey Amato

strip to events hosted by Lincoln Road’s fabulous and diverse venues, the 2010 Halloween ExtravaWicked Weekend 2010 ganza gives locals, tourists, and Wilton Manors Main Street, onlookers a cause to celebrate.

Inc., in conjunction with an Events Daylight on Halloween Sunday Council consisting of represenwill begin with trick or treating tatives from all nine of the bars along Wilton Drive, is delighted to children, who will gather sweets from Lincoln Road storefronts. announce an expanded series of Clowns, magicians, and stilt walkHalloween events this year. ers will line the streets to enterBeginning Thursday, October 28 and running through Sunday, Octo- tain. Little ber 31, the bars along Wilton Drive princesses and will be hosting various events each goblins will roam the Linday under the unified nautical coln Road strip. theme of “FantaSea Island.”

When the sun “We’re anticipating this year to sets on Miami, the road will fill with be larger and better than ever,” thousands of revelers, prepared for said Doug Blevins, President of a whimsical night-long entertainWilton Manors Main Street, Inc. ment event of live music, costume “However, we also want to make parties, great food, shopping and the public aware of some changes, in particular that Wilton Drive will people watching.

With numerous stages across be open to traffic this year. We are the length of Lincoln Road, every working closely with the city and corner of the strip will be filled the bars on the drive to make cerwith the sound of live music. The tain that the events are safe.” legendary costume contest, held on Additional parking with on-site the main stage, will announce the security will be provided at Fort best three costumes of the night, Lauderdale High School, Equality with prizes awarded for creativity.

Park, the city parking lot on Dixie Exciting events lasting over three Highway, the City Hall parking lot and behind the Sun Trust Bank, with days and throughout the nights, For more information on this event, visit Lincolcomplimentary shuttle service to nRoad.org and from the drive.

For more information on this event, visit WiltonManorsMainStreet.org.

Lincoln Road Halloween Extravaganza Lincoln Road will celebrate Halloween with a weekend long celebration beginning on October 29.

This year, Lincoln Road will host a wealth of exciting activities throughout the weekend in anticipation of All Hallow’s Eve. From engaging shows along the historic

16th Annual SAVE Dade Halloween Fundraiser SAVE Dade will commemorate Halloween with its 16th annual Halloween Fundraiser, Hellrotika: Circus of Lost Souls. SAVE Dade hopes to attract over 1,000 attendees from Miami-Dade and Broward and is considered by many as one of the most popular annual equality celebrations in Miami.

Guests will be treated to an im-

mersive, multi-media experience with macabre interactive circus performances, a costume contest, food vendors and the latest dance music played by world class DJs. VIP ticket holders will also enjoy an exclusive area with open bar, included in the ticket price, sponsored by Grey Goose.

As SAVE Dade’s largest fundraising event of the year, all money raised at Hellrotika will fuel SAVE’s efforts in fighting for LGBT equality.

“We hope that this year’s fundraiser will help us reach new audiences and take the SAVE Dade mission to greater heights. Not only have we sponsored a great Halloween party for the last 15 years, but we’ve successfully created an environment of inclusion and acceptance that goes beyond the limits of sexual orientation,” said CJ Ortuño, SAVE Dade’s Executive Director.

The event begins at 8 pm Saturday, October 30 at The Awarehouse in Miami’s trendy Wynwood Arts District. Tickets are available now at hellrotika.com or by phone at 305 751-7283.

The Village of Horrors The City of Fort Lauderdale’s famed War Memorial Auditorium will travel back in time to the years past that are gone but not forgotten. South Florida is rich in the history of gruesome tales of greed, debauchery, mayhem and murder. Now these stories have been revived and told first hand at the Village of Horrors.

Upon entering the event, guests will notice three panic zones scat-

tered throughout the village – proceed with caution as you may just be followed!

Craft and Peddler’s Row will feature eye opening entertainment, exciting exhibitors and gripping artists to fulfill your gasp of fresh air. Next you will run into the vast Midway of chance games and thrilling rides to continue the adrenaline pumping through your veins. As you approach the pinnacle of the Village, the main highlight will include two full production haunted houses that will be sure to drown out your screams and fear.

The Village of Horrors will run from 7 p.m. – midnight until October 31. For ticket information, please visit VillageofHorrors.com.

Haunted Nights at Flamingo Gardens According to legend, the Swamp Witches reside deep in the Everglades, hidden by the thick Mangroves and Cypress.

Seldom are they seen, except when they come forth on All Hallows’ Eve to feed!

Flamingo Gardens will host special haunted nights aptly titled “Lair of the Swamp Witch” on the Friday and Saturday nights before Halloween, October 29 and 30, from 7-9pm.

General Admission is $5 to the West Arboretum of the Garden only. Flamingo Gardens is located at 3750 South Flamingo Road in Davie, FL. For more information visit FlamingoGardens.org or call 954-473-2955.

Jesse’s Journal For a history of Halloween, go to SouthFloridaGayNews. com/jesse

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GLBX Celebrates 2 Year Anniversary

Shires, and Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce president Dan Lindblade.

Together, with the help of the GLBX Board of Directors, the organization has grown to encompass over 160 members including Northwest Savings Bank, MetroMediaWorks and FastPrintz.

By Cliff Dunn A special event committee was created to oversee the celebration as well as all future n Thursday, October 28 the Gay & GLBX events. Members include Joey Amato, Lesbian Business Exchange will host Chris Caputo, Julian Cavazos, Michael Faerber, its 2 year anniversary celebration at the Manor on Wilton Drive from 5:30-8:00 p.m. Victor Flores, Drew Miller, and Geph Scarr.

Admission to the event is free and To commemorate two years of tremendous growth and success, GLBX Chairman includes one drink per guest as well as Julian Cavazos will honor the organization’s passed hors d’oeuvres provided courtesy of the Manor. Entertainment by musicianTeri founders and those who have helped build the council into the leading gay/gay friendly Catlin will follow the event.

For more information on GLBX or to business networking group in South Florida.

RSVP for this event, please visit FTLChamAmongst those receiving recognition include Charlene Bender, Ilene Berliner, Mark ber.com/glbx. The Manor is located at 2345 Budwig, Bruce Johnson, Mark Ketcham, Steven Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors.

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Strike Up the Band!

Lambda Chorale Sings for a Cure

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he Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School Lightning Singers will combine with The South Florida Lambda Chorale to present Sing for the Cure, A Proclamation of Hope, in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. A portion of the proceeds will also benefit Susan B. Komen for the Cure South Florida. The concert will take place on Thursday, October 28, 2010 at 7:30 pm in the Dr. Michael M. Krop Senior High School auditorium, 1410 County Line Road, Miami.

Sing for the Cure, A Proclamation of Hope is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Commissioned by the Dallas Women’s Chorus and the Turtle Creek Chorale, the work’s text is by Pamela Martin but each movement was composed by a different composer. The work follows a woman’s journey with the disease but also provides hope and inspiration. “This is the first time a high school chorus has presented Sing for the Cure, A Proclamation

of Hope,” said Gary Keating who teaches the chorus magnet strand at MKHS and is artistic director for Lambda Chorale.

“I wanted my students and Lambda singers to have a different experience than performing a standard major work such as the Vivaldi Gloria or a mass. This is a powerful text and wonderful music dealing with one of the major issues of our time,” Keating added. Regarding his high school students, Keating is proud of their maturity level regarding topics discussed in the music. “It has certainly been a growing and learning experience for these students.”

Narrating the work is special guest Naomi Parker. Members of both choruses sang for the Susan B. Komen for the Cure Walk, Saturday, Oct. 16, at Bayfront Park, Miami, for an estimated crowd of 20,000.

Students have begun wearing pink ribbons to promote education and awareness to spread the message it isn’t too early to learn about breast cancer and that it affects men as well as women.

Tickets for this one-night concert are $15 at the GLCC South Florida at 2040 No Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors.

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Health News

A Real Halloween Fright Night

Attack of the Bed Bugs

By Healthy Living News

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Traveling? Avoid Unwanted Souvenirs

hey attack by night and then To be sure your hotel is bedbug free, slip into hiding during the day. read online customer reviews or go to They’ve infiltrated upscale hotels, bedbugregistry.com. Upon checking-in, college dorms, movie houses. Just recently inspect the room. Leave luggage in the tub, they forced Nike’s flagship store in Manhat- then carefully examine under the sheets tan to temporarily shut down. Other retail- and mattress. Inspect drawers and furniture ers have been affected including Victoria’s also. If evidence of bugs are found, leave!

If the room seems clean, hang clothes Secret, trendy Abercrombie and Fitch and in the closet and put suitcases on closet even upscale Bloomingdales.

Cash strapped states are seeking help shelves to keep bugs away. Once home, from the Defense Department and EPA put your travel cloths in the dryer for 30 minutes or dry clean. Soak delicates to stop them. Even dogs are being in strong detergent or freeze them. trained to sniff them out. What are Wrap suitcases inside a plastic bag. they? Terrorists? No, they’re bedbugs.

And the nocturnal creepy crawlers are a nationwide problem.

So why the recent infestations and what although they don’t transmit disease killing can you do to purge or protect your home them may require repeated spraying which can risk human health. You’ll need insecagainst them?

Well the CDC notes three likely causes: a ticides labeled for household use with the lack of awareness of bedbugs, lots of inter- active ingredients “pyrethrins.”

Afterward, clean bedding, linens, curtains national travel, and an over-reliance on pesticides that don’t often work. With the Sum- and dry them on the highest dryer setting or dry clean. Soak mer travel season delicates in warm ended and students water with lots of again returning to laundry soap for schools and colleges several hours or the CDC believes freeze them for a the bedbug problem few days (seriously). will likely get worse Vacuum mat­­­tresses before getting better. and box springs So how do you then put them in know you have these a waterproof, zipmost unwelcome visiSize of bedbug compared to a dime pered mattress tors? The oval shaped, rusty-red colored bugs are visible to the naked eye but they hide in the cracks and crevices of your room and come out at night to bite and feed (amazingly, they survive months without feeding). And because their bite is painless, the first sign of infestation is usually the large, itchy welts they leave on skin. Other tell tale signs include bloodstains on bedding from crushed bugs or dark spots from droppings.

Getting rid of bedbugs can be challenging and dangerous. They are resistant to some pesticides so many won’t work. And

cover for a year to trap and kill bedbugs.

Also, wipe away or vacuum the bed frame and nearby furniture and vacuum and steamclean carpets. Dispose of the vacuum bag.

Serious infestations may require multiple visits from professional exterminators. After which, you’ll still have to be diligent, especially when living in multifamily buildings vulnerable to re-infestation from adjoining units. If you rent, your landlord may be required to help you out.

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Ultimate Smile Gives Cash for Candy Buy-Back Benefits Troops Overseas

By Joey Amato

the candy to our troops overseas.

The event is being sponsored by Ultimate Smile and co-sponsors r. J. Heider usually asks are local ad agency, Concept you to open your International Design and mouth for a dental exam, but The UPS Store Downtown this Halloween season he’s Fort Lauderdale. telling patients, friends, family “Visiting your dentist and the general public to put twice a year and brushtheir money where their ing/flossing daily are great mouths are! preventative measures, but During Heider’s 2nd doing away with excess Annual “Great Halloween Dr. J. Heider sweets altogether would Candy Buy-Back”, anyone can really give your teeth a healthy boost,” says bring their excess candy to the Ultimate Dr. Heider.

Smile office will receive $1.00 per pound.

“Kids can still have all of the fun of trickBy leading this “anti-decay” movement, he or-treating, and now their piggy banks will is giving away dollars and glowing electric toothbrushes in exchange for cavity-induc- benefit as well. Plus, these glowing brushes we’re giving out are really cool – they’re like ing candy – all to benefit our troops! light sabers for your mouth,” he states.

Candy will be collected at Ultimate Smile on Tuesday, November 2nd from 3:00 For more information, please visit Ultip.m. until 5:00 p.m. The candy must be unmateSMILEftl.com or call 954-566-5428. opened. Heider and his team will then ship

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Franco reading Howl at a San Francisco coffee house with fellow beats.The second, also Movie: Howl black and white, is Franco replaying incidents Directed and written by Rob Epstein in Ginsberg’s life that help create the poem. and Jeffrey Friedman The third and fourth, both in color, are the obscenity trial itself and a taped interview Franco/Ginsberg granted. Lastly it moves into incredibly inventive animation, where Howl itself is reenacted to another truly unforgettable reading, again by Franco.

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By Steve Fritz five strands are then interwoven through the film, creating an unforn 1956, Allen Ginsberg pubgettable cinematic history lesson. lished a collection entitled If particular credit does have to Howl and Other Poems. Its be given anywhere, it must be to sexuality, open portrayal of modFranco. He gives an underplayed ern society, jazz-inspired rhythm and roots in Rimbaud, Blake and Allen Ginsberg performance as a young Ginsberg. The only time he ups the Walt Whitman created overnight scandal and sensation, effectively kick volume is in the poem’s reading. While the performance is never really in the viewer’s starting the Beat Movement as a literary phenomenon that was later reinforced with face, its frankness about Ginsberg’s origins, his open homosexuality and explanations Jack Kerouac’s On The Road and William and dissection of Howl help show why the Burrough’s Naked Lunch.

It also brought obscenity charges for the poem is one of the true influential works of the 20th Century. book’s publisher, Laurence Ferlinghetti’s Then again, going into hysterics would City Lights Booksellers and Publishers. have done everyone a disservice. Instead, A half-century later, the film, starring James Franco – best remembered as Harry by soft selling it – there’s even a scene of Osborne in the Spider-Man movies – is still Franco making tea while explaining a difficult passage – he manages to make the as relevant as ever. poem all the more clear and understandable Directed and written by Rob Epstein, to those who have never read it.

Oscar winner (The Life & Times of Harvey What’s now amazing to modern sensibiliMilk,The Celluloid Closet) and longtime ties is how the powers that tried to censor creative partner Jeffrey Friedman, Howl is the poem still have managed to win in the a multi-layered tour de force featuring a number of tinsel town’s top talent. Besides long run. They have managed to get Howl off the shelves of many a library. Anyone who’s Franco, performers include a masterfully soft spoken performance by John Hamm as read the poem can see it had more than its share of prophecy that still rings true. Let’s Ferlinghetti’s defense attorney Jake Erlich.

Among the others in this cast of hundreds hope the film manages to help a few more are Mary Louise-Parker and Treat Williams. see how this incredible work was created and why it has since earned its right to be The film itself is made of five different called a modern masterpiece. strands.The first is a black and white of

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The October 22 statement from McCol- adoptive parents about their sexual orilum’s office said, however, “No doubt some- entation, and removed the question from day a more suitable case will give the Su- its forms.

The state legislature had passed the ban preme Court the opportunity to uphold the in 1977, under pressure from television perconstitutionality of this law.”

Other cases are pending, including one sonality Anita Bryant and her anti-gay “Save that has made headlines -- that of Vanessa Our Children” organization.

The two boys at the center of the case will Alenier, a lesbian who, in January, was allowed to adopt the infant cousin for whom now be legally tied to one—but not both— she was a permanent guardian. The Third of the dads who have raised them. Gill and District court heard arguments in that case his partner, who has not been identified in court documents, felt they would stand no just last month.

A spokesperson for DCF, Joe Follick, said chance if they sued for a joint adoption. the agency has not yet determined whether Whether they will now seek a secondto drop its appeal in the Alenier case. He add- parent adoption making the partner a legal ed that it would consider that the case would parent as well—or if the state would grant be heard by the same appeals court that ruled one—remains an open question.

Gill noted in his statement, however, the ban unconstitutional in the Gill case.

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Spirit Day Vigils

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If Financials Fail to Gain, So Will the Economy

By Joey Amato

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ver the past decade of being interested in the stock market and economy, I have heard many experts talk about how the financials are the catalyst for growth and/or disaster. Think back to Lehman Brothers. When news hit that the once renowned institution was shutting its doors, the entire financial world felt the quake. This was the beginning of the end of life as we once knew it.

Esteemed analyst Dick Bove, recently stated the banks could lose approximately $80 Billion as a result of the mortgage crisis that has not yet reached its peak. “Banks could face losses of over $80 billion from the foreclosure mess,” Bove states. “Not so much from the moratorium on home seizures but from the flood of homeowner and investor lawsuits likely to follow.”

According to Bove, the legal fallout could result in about 10 times the amount that banks

could lose from the foreclosure halt itself.

“Huge amounts of monies have been lost and there are very angry participants at every level of the system seeking to recover the funds that they have lost,” Bove wrote.

Last week, as much of the markets realized gains, financial stock suffered greatly, sometime declining five percent in one session.

To add more salt to the wounds, S&P Equity downgraded Bank of America to “hold” from “strong buy,” saying the bank is not as prepared for the fallout from the foreclosure crisis as JPMorgan Chase. S&P also cut its price target for Bank of America to $14 from $17.

Shares of the institution hit a 52-week low.

Bank of America, the country’s largest mortgage servicer, could be forced to repurchase as much as $74 billion in mortgages, according to one estimate by Branch Hill Capital.

Fears have surfaced about the profitability of U.S. financial institutions. Some feel profit will be wiped out as a result of repurchasing billions in home loans held by in-

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke

vestors in mortgage-backed securities.

“The housing crisis is not over,” Bove said. “It has been extended. If the extension is too long everyone will be harmed. The entity harmed the most will be the homeowner making payments on his/her mortgage.”

Bove states homeowners will be hurt by declining in property values when homes subject to the moratorium come back into the market. The overabundance of supply will cripple prices and send the alreadybeleaguered market into another tailspin, Bove said.

As banking stocks tumbled, the University of Michigan’s preliminary consumer sentiment index was reported as 67.9 in October, less than the 68.5 reading economists were expecting. The reading was 68.2 in September and the weakest since July.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke at a conference sponsored by the Boston Federal Reserve Bank. “There would appear—all else being equal—to be a case for further action,” Bernanke states. “A prolonged period of high unemployment could pose a risk to the recovery’s sustainability and the low level of inflation means the risk of a dangerous downward slide in prices was greater than desirable.”

In sum, if the banks feel the pain, so will the rest of the economy. Hunker down America; we’re not out of the woods yet!

SFGN, who was shocked with the success of the event. “I expected to maybe have 20 people join in the vigil, I never thought we’d get that many.”

In Wilton Manors more than 100 people attended the vigil held in front of Georgie’s Alibi. Mayor Gary Resnick spoke, as well as several other Broward County representatives, political candidates, and LGBT organizers.

“For me the vigil was a powerful way to send a message that we are united as a community and to show love for all LGBT people,” said Scott Hall, co-founder of Gay American Heroes.

Poignantly, he spoke of the closet as a cage of shame and fear. He and others reminded those before them that we have to unite politically. It is time for grass roots action now – more than ever as we fight to serve in the military openly, and the rght to marry our loved ones.

“For me the vigil was a powerful way to send a message that we are united as a community and to show love for all LGBT people.”

– Scott Hall “Until we are given the same rights, freedoms, and protections as every other American we will be united in this fight for respect and dignity,” added Hall.

Hall is invested in his mission against gay suicides and violence against our gay peers.

During the time of his interview he told SFGN that after Wednesday’s event he had learned of two more gay deaths as a result of suicide and victimization.

One has to wonder, how many more murders and suicides are not reported that are related to these issues out of family shame or ignorance.

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SFGN BRIEFS Slater Pleads Guilty – Gets Burglarized Associated Press - The JetBlue flight attendant whose job-quitting meltdown landed him in court avoided jail time in a plea deal Tuesday that requires him to undergo counseling and treatment for a least a year.

Steven Slater spoke politely and calmly as he entered a guilty plea to a charge of second-degree attempted criminal mischief, a felony, and a lesser charge of fourth-degree attempted criminal mischief.

He admitted he pulled the emergency chute Aug. 9 on a JetBlue flight from Pittsburgh after it landed at Kennedy International Airport. Slater went on the public-address system, swore at a passenger who he claimed treated him rudely, grabbed a beer and slid onto the tarmac.

“At the end of the day, I’m a grown-up and I must take responsibility for my actions,” Steven Slater said outside court.

In related news, Jonathan Rochelle, 39, the brother of Slater’s partner, Kenneth Rochelle, was arrested Tuesday on a charge of seconddegree burglary. He is accused of stealing a laptop computer, printer, and microwave

oven October 14 from the home Slater shares with Kenneth Rochelle in Queens.

Police say Jonathan Rochelle, who lives nearby, confessed to the theft, said he had sold the goods, and blamed his addiction to painkillers for the crime, the station reports.

If convicted, he faces up to 15 years in prison.

It Gets Better Reaches Milestone Following the announcement that over 2,000 videos inspired by the It Gets Better Project have reached 10 million video views on ItGetsBetterProject.com and YouTube, the project’s founder, Dan Savage, is sending the organization’s first email to encourage thousands of supporters to join a nationwide suicide prevention and anti-bullying effort by signing a pledge at ItGetsBetterProject.com.

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White House Rejects Gay Nominee The White House has rejected the nomination of Daniel Alter, a New Yorker would have become the first openly gay man to sit on the federal bench, because of comments he made about the Pledge of Allegiance and Christmas that were considered anti-Christian.

According to the Washington Blade, the White House departed from tradition by failing to follow the guidance of the senator from the state where the vacancy existed. Senator Chuck Schumer of New York had recom-

mended Alter to serve as a judge for the U.S. District Court of New York in February.

“But informed sources told the Washington Blade that the White House rejected Alter’s nomination because of remarks he reportedly made regarding a case challenging inclusion of the phrase ‘under God’ in the Pledge of Allegiance,” reports the Blade. “In addition, the White House reportedly objected to remarks that Alter made suggesting that merchants not wish shoppers ‘Merry Christmas’ during the holidays.”

The comments are attributed to Alter in articles in Cybercast News Service and The New Republic.

Gay Prince Gets Life Sentence Gay Saudi prince Saud Abdulaziz bin Nasser al Saud has been sentenced to life in prison for killing his servant Bandar Abdulaziz at a five-star London hotel in February.

A British judge handed down the sentence Wednesday after a jury deliberated for an hour and 35 minutes, according to The Daily Telegraph. Prosecutors said al Saud, 34, was fueled by champagne and cocktails on the

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SFGN BRIEFS night of the murder. His beating of Abdulaziz, 32, was emblematic of an ongoing masterservant relationship in which he exploited his authority, they said.

The jury was told the beating had a “sexual element.”

“You were in a position of authority and trust over him which you exploited ruthlessly,” said Justice Bean, the judge in the case, according to the BBC. “I think the most likely explanation is that you could not care less whether you killed him or not.”

Shanghai Gay Bar to Close?

A gay bar located in an air raid shelter in Shanghai may be closed because of noisy customers whose loud outdoor sex has drawn complaints.

According to Shanghai Daily, the Shanghai Studio bar will be closed soon by its landlord, the Changning District Air Defense Bureau, if complaints persist from nearby residents.

The basement-level air raid shelter was rented to the bar three years ago, and a local security guard alleged that an “advanced infrared surveillance system” had captured two men

having sex outside the bar in a dark corner.

A spokesman for the landlord said that Shanghai Studio has been sent a final warning, although he added that no evidence of illegal business was ever found during surprise spot checks of the establishment. He said that rent money from the bar was used to maintain other air raid shelters in the town.

Shanghai Studio said that sex was banned at the bar, and that more security guards would be sent to patrol outside the bar at night.

Facebook Outs Users

showing that advertisers are more willing to pay to target gay men specifically.

However, according to the report, the text of the ads for some services was completely neutral, but the ads were still targeted exclusively to gay men. Additionally, half of the 66 ads targeted exclusively to gay men did not mention the word “gay” in any of the copy.

“The danger with such ads, unlike the gay bar ad where the target demographic is blatantly obvious, is that the user reading the ad text would have no idea that by clicking it he would reveal to the advertiser both his sexual-preference and a unique identifier (cookie, IP address, or email address if he signs up on the advertiser’s site),” the researchers wrote.

A new study by Microsoft and the Max Planck Institute shows that advertisers on social networking behemoth Facebook target gay men on the site with products and services based on stereotypes.

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both the state House and Senate are in peril November 2, says Rep. Jim Splaine, the openly gay state legislator who authored the marriage bill in the House. Only two of seven Republicans who supported marriage equality were defeated in the primary, but the margins of victory on the marriage equality bill in 2009 were razor thin, and Splaine himself is retiring at the end of this year. If Republicans do take back the majority in the legislature, a repeal bill has a strong chance of succeeding. Polls indicate the results Tuesday are simply unpredictable.

New Hampshire retains Democratic governor Now, imagine the New Hampshire legislature passes a bill to repeal its one-year-old marriage equality law and sends it to the governor’s desk. If incumbent Democrat John Lynch is there, it’s very likely that he’ll veto it. But if Republican challenger John Stephen is there, he’s promised to sign it. Polls give Lynch a good chance of hanging onto the job.

California elects Democratic governor Republican Meg Whitman unabashedly opposes same-sex marriage and voted for Proposition 8. (She favors civil unions.)

Democrat Jerry Brown, the state’s attorney general, supports same-sex marriage and has refused to defend California’s samesex marriage ban – Proposition 8—in the landmark lawsuit now before the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals. Whitman has criticized Brown for his position, and some speculate she could –if elected—intervene to enhance the appeal against federal Judge Vaughn Walker’s ruling that the measure is unconstitutional. The team challenging Proposition 8 says it is not concerned about that and, truth be told, the 9th Circuit will have heard the appeal long before the next governor takes office. But the position of the next governor could have some influence if and when the full 9th Circuit and/or the U.S. Supreme Court hear the case. And, legal scholar Erwin Chemerinsky notes that, if the 9th Circuit should dismiss the appeal for lack of standing by the current appellants, Whitman “could make a motion in federal court to have the judgment set aside.” Polls call this a toss-up with Brown having a slight edge.

California elects Democratic attorney general Republican Steve Cooley has also criticized Attorney General Brown for refusing to

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defend Proposition 8 in court. If elected, he, Cicilline wins U.S. House seat too, could ask to have a 9th Circuit decision for Rhode Island’s 1st set aside, should it rule that proponents of David Cicilline, the openly gay mayor of Proposition 8 lack standing. He could also Providence, Rhode Island, is given a 91 percent play a pivotal role in the approval of a future chance of winning the four-way race to repreinitiative should No on 8 activists need to sent Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District. overturn the anti-gay marriage law by ballot For the LGBT community, it would mean a measure. Cooley says he would fourth openly gay member of Congress. go to bat for Proposition 8; Pougnet wins U.S. House seat his Democratic opponent, for California’s 45th San Francisco district attorSteve Pougnet, the openly gay mayor of Palm ney Kamala Harris, says that, Springs, California, is given less than a three because Proposition 8 percent chance of has been declared ununseating incumbent constitutional, the at“if [Barney] Frank slips much Republican U.S. Rep. torney general should Mary Bono Mack. But below 68% this year, political not appeal it. Cooley Pougnet has raised pundits and potential has a slight lead in the significant money and challengers will almost latest polls. interest in his first run for Congress and Iowa retains certainly smell blood...”

Mack’s popularity has three justices been waning since One of the smallest 2002. This race may not put a fifth openly races in the country is getting big attention: gay member in Congress, but it could serve the re-election campaigns of three Iowa as an important practice run down the road Supreme Court justices. All three were on when the political pendulum swings against the seven-member bench that unanimously Republicans. ruled in 2009 that the state constitution requires gay couples be treated the same as Frank re-elected with 65 straight couples when it comes to marriage percent or more licensing. Justices in Iowa are appointed by Barney Frank is the Congress’ most veteran the governor but must stand for “retention” openly gay member –both in seniority, expeat the end of their first year and the end of rience, and age. He’s now 70. Massachusetts each eight-year term. Groups unhappy with politicos who hope to take over his reign in the 2009 ruling have turned the retention Massachusetts’ 4th Congressional district are election for Chief Justice Marsha Ternus and already starting to stage their practice runs.

Justices David Baker and Michael Streit into That includes Republican Sean Bielat, whose a referendum on same-sex marriage. Those campaign slogan –“Retire Barney”—seeks groups including the anti-gay American Family to capitalize on the notion that Frank is old Association, the Family Research Council, enough to retire. The polls don’t give him and the National Organization for Marriage much of a chance to “retire” Frank this year (NOM). The Des Moines Register reported --the New York Times-fivethirtyeight number last week that NOM has spent $200,000 cruncher says Frank’s prospects for re-elecin television ads to oppose the justices’ tion are at 96 percent. But it forecasts Frank retention. Meanwhile, another coalition –a will win only about 56 percent of the vote, bipartisan one—has been formed to support and that’s down dramatically from previous the justices’ retention. It is headed up by re-election runs in the mid-terms, when he’s Republican former Governor Robert Ray and won re-election with 99 and 98 percent. In Democratic former Iowa First Lady Christie the presidential election years, Frank won Vilsack. As of October 4, reports the Register, with 78 percent in 2004 and 68 percent in the contests are a toss-up, with 44 percent 2008. So, if Frank slips much below 68 perof 550 likely voters saying they’ll vote for cent this year, political pundits and potential retention, 40 percent against, and 16 percent challengers will almost certainly smell blood saying they’ll retain “some.” The margin of er- in the water, whether it’s there or not. ror is plus or minus 4.2 percent. The Register Maine elects Democratic quoted a Vanderbilt University law professor governor as saying “It is virtually unheard of for a judge Equality Maine, the state LGBT civil rights to lose a retention race.” group, says Tea Party Republican candidate

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Paul LePage would not only veto a marriage equality bill if one came to his desk, but “supports gutting the Maine Human Rights Act,” which prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Democratic candidate Libby Mitchell is the polar opposite: According to Maine Public Radio, she would “restore the gay marriage law that was repealed by Maine voters last fall.” Independent candidate Eliot Cutler supports same-sex marriage, too. But guess who’s at the top of the latest poll? LePage.

According to the Portland Press Herald on October 22, a poll of 600 registered voters has LePage at 32 percent, Mitchell at 20 percent, and Cutler at 19. Twenty-one percent are undecided and the rest are promised to minor party candidates.

New York elects Democratic governor Tea Party Republican Carl Paladino has turned this race into an interesting one. He is opposed to equal marriage rights for gay couples, doesn’t want his children to think being gay is “an equally valid and successful option” to being straight, and called gay pride parades “disgusting.” But the New York Daily News reported last week that he used to collect rent from gay clubs in Buffalo, his campaign says that’s proof he doesn’t discriminate against gays, and he apologized “for any comment that may have offended the gay and lesbian community or their family members.” As of October 22, Democrat Andrew Cuomo has a 23-point lead over Paladino.

And Cuomo would make a much different governor for LGBT New Yorkers. To put it in his own words, “I want to be the governor who signs the law that makes equality a reality in the state of New York.” Polls indicate an easy Democratic win.

Minnesota elects Democratic governor LGBT interest in this race really began to escalate after the Target and Best Buy discount chains donated big money to a group called MN Forward, and MN Forward ran ads in support of Republican candidate Ted Emmer.

Emmer’s website makes clear he opposes equal rights to marriage for gay couples and he led an effort in the state legislature to adopt a constitutional amendment to ban them. By contrast, Democrat Mark Dayton supports equal rights for LGBT people and his website includes a prominent and thorough discussion of that support. Polls indicate Dayton will be the likely winner.

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us back,” the student tells the assembly.

Even more important, Black’s visit results in the school starting its first GayStraight Alliance.

“This day changed North High,” said Cheryl Darling, Principal’s Secretary.

“When I first heard about this Homecoming Project, I had no idea it would be so revelatory,” said Black. “I had no idea I would see such great change.”

Since its inception, The Homecoming Project has brought a diverse n the midst of a namix of gay adults, including tional wave of anti-gay former GLAAD president bullying and violence, Neil Giuliano, author Eric a powerful short video Marcus, and media stratepremiering this week reveals gist Cathy Renna, back to how one person can change their high schools. a school – and the lives of Live Out Loud’s executive hundreds of gay and straight director Leo Preziosi, Jr. said youth – in just one day.

The Homecoming Project Academy Award-winning provides gay adults and screenwriter Lance Black schools with a powerful tool (“Milk”) is one of the many Lance Black to create positive change in gay leaders participating in the lives of both gay and straight youth.

The Homecoming Project, Live Out Loud’s “These recent tragedies are a wake-up grassroots initiative that brings successful gay adults back to their high schools to share their call for the LGBT community that we each stories, lessons, and hope with today’s students. must make the time to play an active role in the lives of today’s youth,” said Preziosi. “We George I would do this in an insert must share our stories, offer support and Black’s extraordinary visit to North Salinas High School in California’s conserva- encouragement and remind them of their tive Central Valley is captured in a new short extraordinary potential. “ The Homecoming Project builds on the video premiering online at Liveoutloud.info. mission of LIVE OUT LOUD, a ten-year old, Speaking in a gym packed with more non-profit organization that connects LGBT than 1000 students, Black speaks openly of youth with role models and leaders in the his conservative upbringing, the despair of LGBT community. Last year, Live Out Loud being closeted, and his hope for happiness hosted more than 80 panels, workshops, and beyond high school. lectures in schools, colleges, and youth centers His moving speech prompts cheering ovations, tears throughout the audience, and throughout the New York tri-state area. one student revealing that he had just come out to his parents.

For more information, visit “We can’t hate people that don’t love us.

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Off the Wall signed. He had allegedly used a phone service to arrange a sexual liaison with another man. pose Livingston’s own adulterous affairs.

ROBERT LIVINGSTON (R-Speaker Elect) Schrock was a staunch conservative and leading opponent of gay rights.

1998 He was one of the loudest critics of President Clinton’s indiscretions in the lead ROY ASHBURN (R-California State Senator) 2010 up to the impeachment, which is why his The divorced father of four was arrested for fellow Republicans were shocked when he admitted he had “strayed” from his marriage. drunk driving in a state-owned vehicle with a Republicans had hoped Livingston would make a lower-profile speaker than scandalprone Newt Gingrich, but he resigned the post after admitting up to his own adulterous affairs.

RICHARD CURTIS (R-WA) 2007 A firm opponent of gay rights, he became entangled in a gay sex scandal when a man he slept with at a GOP retreat allegedly tried to blackmail him. Curtis resigned defending his heterosexuality.

MARK SOUDER (R-Indiana) 2010 The family values conservative admitted to an extramarital affair with a staffer. Souder resigned his seat so that his “mistake would not be used as a political football.”

ROD JETTON (R -House Leader, MO 2009 Accused of felony assault for an S&M session gone wrong, in which he allegedly beat and strangled a woman to the point of unconsciousness. He is the son of a Baptist minister and a staunch conservative. Jetton is also facing an investigation into allegations that bribes from a strip-club owner caused him to slow legislation of a 2005 bill regarding adult entertainment.

JERRY THOMAS (R-US Senate LA) 2003 He was busted in a sting operation at a local adult video and bookstore for lewd behavior while engaging in what police called “sexual activity” with another man. He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor and got six months probation and a $350 fine. His 24 years in elected office ended in February 2003 when he announced he wouldn’t run again so he could spend time with his family.

VITO FOSSELLA (R- Staten Island) 2009 Married, to one woman, he admitted to an affair with a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel and being the father of their 3-year-old.

But did not want to ask or tell about it.

BOB ALLEN (R-Florida) 2007 Remember this one? He sponsored legislation to crack down on public sex right here in Florida, but in 2007 he was caught offering to pay an undercover cop $20 to perform oral sex on him in a park. Do tell!

ED SCHROCK (R - Nebraska) 2004 His political career came to a halt when a gay activist outed him and he abruptly recontinued from page 19

‘companion’ after leaving a gay nightclub in Sacramento. Known to be gay beforehand, Ashburn had nevertheless voted against every gay-rights measure in California since taking office.

He finally came out on a local radio show this March, expressing his regrets, and said he will not run again for public office.We will miss him so badly!

NIKKI HALEY, a state legislator from South Carolina and Republican candidate for governor, is denying allegations by a conservative blogger (Will Folks) that the two of them had an affair.

Readers, here then is your slate and cornucopia of GOP leaders- the party that offers you a problem for every solution.Vote accordingly.

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