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here is no doubt in my mind that Dan Choi is in the government’s crosshairs for extra-harsh treatment as a protester. I say “right on” to his defense attorneys who are trying to make this point. Shame on President Obama for allowing federal authorities to go forward with this latest attack on America’s constitutional right to peaceful protest. Our AfricanAmerican President should know better, considering all the pain and blood of AfricanAmerican protest - sit-ins, marches, being beaten and fire-hosed and even murdered a legacy of black protest that helped get him to the White House. After all, it’s right in the First Amendment about “the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” I call it the “latest attack” because Choi’s trial is riding a monster trend that began as far back as the ’80s and ’90s. This was when post-Reagan conservative legislators began quietly changing state and federal criminal code so they could ramp up the penalties for peaceful protest. Before that, civil disobedience used to be prosecuted as a minor misdemeanor, and veteran activists were proud of their long lists of arrests. But these changes in the law aimed to ensure that the Sixties era of massive protest – especially anti-war protest – would never be repeated. Conservative Democrats went along with Republicans on this. Today, peaceful protest is typically slammed as a serious misdemeanor or a felony charge – preferably a whole stack of charges, along with excessive bail. An activist’s life can be ruined by the first arrest. Make no mistake - protest is going away as an American tool for change. I’ve been writing about this deadly trend for years, and was often baffled by the LGBT public’s lack of interest in the issue. After all, we’ve got as big a stake as anybody in the

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right to “peacefully assemble.” Yet most of us stood by silently while (for instance) the fiery ACT UP activism of the 1980s was gradually smothered by prosecutorial overkill. Now a gay man in uniform is standing in front of those legal bullets and will spend six months in federal prison if convicted. I’m glad to see that more and more LGBT people are finally waking up to this issue. The big point about Dan Choi’s trial is not that he’s gay or protesting DADT. It’s that he is a high-profile protester. So the government aims to make a high-profile example of him, in hopes of discouraging other types of high-profile protest. And that includes any high-profile protest over unemployment, home foreclosures, corporate corruption, GM foods, immigration, mis-use of anti-terrorist legislation against innocent American citizens, the Afghanistan and Iraq wars or any other issue that the government doesn’t want to hear about. The 12 activists who were arrested with Choi have taken another option. They pled guilty and will escape jail time if they are not arrested again in the next four months. This option, too, is part of law-enforcement strategy. Government wants to ensure your future absence from the protester arena in every way possible. Indeed, Americans’ capacity to ignore

government brutality towards protest Editorial ers has gone to some extremes. In 2001, Editor in Chief. . . . . . . . . . . . Jason Parsley jason.parsley@sfgn.com a U.S. Congressman (Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Features Editor. . . . . . . . . . . A. Sebastian Fortino D-Illinois) was beaten by military police sebastian.fortino@sfgn.com during a peaceful protest at the U.S. Navy’s Arts/Entertainment Editor . . . Mary Damiano bombing range in Vieques, Puerto Rico and marysfgn@gmail.com the major media ignored the story. So did SFGNites Editor. . . . . . . . . . . JW Arnold many human-rights organizations. After Business Editor . . . . . . . . . . . Richard Gary wards the Hispanic caucus in Congress Senior Features Correspondents . . . . . . . . . . Tony Adams bravely held a hearing, and heard evidence Jesse Monteagudo about Gutierrez’s beating, and demanded a Correspondents. . . . . . . . . . . Penn Bullock DOJ investigation. But the DOJ did nothing. Ed Donato Donald Cavanaugh The Democratic Party did nothing. Today Jordan Nassar this shocking incident is almost completely Denise Royal forgotten, but its after-effects have shaken Contributing Columnists. . . . Wayne Besen Susan Estrich the country deeply. Brian McNaught If a member of Congress can be publicly Victoria Michaels Leslie Robinson dragged through the prosecutorial dirt this Dana Rudolph way, and if most Americans are capable of Health Columnist. . . . . . . . . . Peter Jackson ignoring this kind of spectacle, what hope Editorial Cartoonists. . . . . . . Steve Sack is there for Dan Choi? Or for anybody else Darryl Smith who dares to hit the street with a sign and Sales Sales Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . John Fugate a grievance? Classifieds/Calendar. . . . . . . . Brian Swinford No matter how “peaceful’ you are, law Palm Beach Marketing . . . . . . Mark Possien enforcement is now equipped to find some National Sales Representative.Rivendell Media todd@rivendellmedia.com flimsy pretext to prosecute you to the Distribution Managers. . . . . . JR Davis, Kenneth Justeen max. And the major media are now welltrained – they jibe at nonviolent protesters and call them “lawbreakers” who should be South Florida Gay News.com is published weekly on Wednesdays. Our paper is a member of the Associated Press. punished. This jibing has gone a long way The views and opinions expressed within this publication, in bylined columns, stories, and letters to the editor are those of the towards making the public unsympathetic writers expressing them. They do not represent the opinions of South Florida Gay News.com, Inc., or the Publisher. They are towards protesters. included to promote free speech and diversity of thought. You should not presume the sexual orientation of individuals At the time I wrote that piece, I was hopebased on their names or pictorial representations in SFGN, and it ful that Obama would make some courawould be careless to do so. For the sake of readable newswriting, the “gay” in SFGN should, when relevant, be interpreted to be inclugeous move to protect the right to protest. word sive of the entire gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered community. All of the material that appears in SFGN, both online at www. But our President is now on record with his southfloridagaynews.com, and in our print edition, including arappalling silence on the Choi trial. In the ab- ticles used in conjunction with our contract with the Associated Press and our columnists, is protected under federal copyright sence of Presidential leadership, the Ameriand intellectual property laws, and is jealously guarded by the newspaper. Thus, nothing published may be reprinted in whole can people need to start paying attention or part without getting written consent from the Publisher of SFGN, at his law office, Kent & Cormican, P.A., 110 Southeast to this dark trend - and to send their own 6th Street, Suite 1970, Fort Lauderdale, Fl 33301. SFGN, as a private corporation, reserves the right to enforce message to Congress and the White House. its own standards regarding the suitability of advertising copy, illustrations and photographs. This key constitutional right should not Copyright©2011 South Florida Gay News.com, Inc. be made “unavailable” to you and me by the threat of harsh punishment. Patricia Nell Warren is an author, activist, and frequent contributor to the Bilerico Project.

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Solmonese to Leave HRC His leadership is marked by big successes and some stinging defeats By Lisa Keen

he Human Rights Campaign announced in a press release Saturday, August 27, that its president, Joe Solmonese, “will not renew his contract,” which expires March 31, 2012. Rebecca Tillet, a co-chair of HRC’s Board of Directors, noted in the release that the board had asked Solmonese to give them six months notice before leaving his position, “and he’s done that.” Solmonese did not respond to this reporter’s request for interview but said, in the HRC press release, “Leading HRC has been an inspiring experience and a complete privilege.” “I could not be more proud of our staff, our volunteer leadership and of the extraordinary progress we’ve made together as a community,” said Solmonese. “HRC has never been stronger and after nearly seven years, this is the right moment for me to move on,” he said.

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Joe Solmonese Solmonese took the helm of the nation’s largest LGBT political organization in 2005, following an 11-month stint by his predecessor, Massachusetts State Senator Cheryl Jacques. Jacques followed a nine-year tenure by Elizabeth Birch. Prior to Birch, the organization was lead by its founder, Steve Endean; its first Executive Director, Vic Basile;

and Basile’s successor, Tim McFeeley. Solmonese hinted he would be exploring “new professional possibilities” and would continue to be involved in such activities as fighting marriage bans and “ensuring President Obama is reelected for a second term.” That latter comment will almost certainly fuel speculation by some that Solmonese is bucking for a position with the Obama White House or re-election campaign. In HRC’s release, Anne Fay, a co-chair of the HRC Foundation Board of Directors, called Solmonese an “outstanding leader” and credited him with putting HRC in “the best place the organization has ever been.” “Not only has our community secured historic victories,” said Fay, “but our membership is larger and more active than at any time in our history, and our financial health is secure even in these difficult economic times.” The release also credited Solmonese with leading HRC at a time when the LGBT civil rights movement has seen many gains in-

cluding repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, passage of hate crimes legislation, and passage of a marriage equality law in New York. Critics, no doubt, will also point out that, with Solmonese at the helm of the largest and most influential LGBT political organization in the country, there has been little to no real movement on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, stinging ballot box losses on marriage equality in California and Maine, and no prospects for building significant Republican Party support for LGBT issues at a time when control of Congress is split between the two major parties. According to the release, HRC’s membership grew from 750,000 to “more than 1,000,000” under Solmonese, who took over the helm of the organization from then Executive Director Elizabeth Birch in 2005. The organization issued the press release a day after lesbian blogger Pam Spaulding (pamshouseblend.com) posted an entry saying that she had learned “from a trusted source in a position to know” that Solmonese would leave in December. The HRC release indicated the organization has formed a search committee to select a new president. The release does not indicate when Solmonese will leave. For the complete article, go to: sfgn.com/solmonese

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OS ANGELES (AP) There was no question that Brandon McInerney, who had just turned 14, shot a gay classmate at their middle school, but finding the appropriate degree of punishment proved to be troublesome this week for a jury that was inundated with factors to consider. They heard testimony that McInerney was beaten by his father; was a budding white supremacist who doodled swastikas in his notebook; and a bright student who became unmotivated and couldn’t control his emotions when 15-year-old Larry King made unwanted sexual advances toward him. Most notably in the jury’s inability to reach a unanimous decision on a firstdegree murder charge sought by prosecutors was McInerney’s age at the time of the shooting in February 2008. One juror, who spoke with The Associated Press but declined to be identified, said he and several jurors felt McInerney shouldn’t have been tried as an adult. Some legal observers say while most people approve of stiff penalties for minors who commit violent crimes, they aren’t as inclined to support a lifelong prison sentence if they discover the child was abused or had other problems growing up. “I think it’s about what the just punishment is,’’ said Aaron Kupchik, a sociology professor at the University of Delaware, of the deadlocked jury. “They still look at someone who was barely 14 when he did this. Though he may deserve a harsh punishment, it would be senseless to treat this child if he was as fully blameworthy as an adult.’’ The case drew worldwide attention because of its shocking premise: McInerney, in a fit of homophobic rage, killed King in front of horrified classmates at E.O. Green Junior High School in Oxnard because King stood up for himself and threw taunts back at one of his tormentors. Comic Ellen DeGeneres, who is a lesbian, weighed in on her talk show shortly after the shooting and said gays shouldn’t be treated as secondclass citizens. Jurors were apparently torn over how severe McInerney’s sentence should be. The nine-woman, three-man panel said they took a series of votes, the last one with seven in favor of voluntary manslaughter and

five jurors supporting either first-degree or second-degree murder. A first-degree murder conviction carries a maximum sentence of more than 50 years in prison, while voluntary manslaughter has a 21-year maximum prison term. To find McInerney guilty of voluntary manslaughter, jurors had to find him not guilty of firstand second-degree murder. Defense attorneys do not deny McInerney killed King, but lawyer Scott Wippert said jurors had told him they weren’t convinced by prosecutors’ assertions the killing was a hate crime. Prosecutors said Friday that they planned to ask Ventura County Superior Court Judge Charles Campbell for a new trial during a hearing scheduled for Oct. 5. Over the next month, prosecutors will decide whether to pursue the same set of charges or drop some of them, said James Ellison, the chief assistant district attorney. ``We don’t know at this point if we will modify the charges,’’ Ellison said. “The jury’s inability to reach a verdict in this case will be a factor. We’ll consider everything.’’ An option could be punting the case back to juvenile court if prosecutors are willing to drop the special allegation of lying in wait, which could carry a more severe penalty. If convicted in juvenile court of murder, McInerney would likely be released no later than his 25th birthday. He’s now 17. Prosecutors also could offer McInerney another plea deal. His attorneys have previously passed on an agreement that would have sent McInerney to prison for 25 years to life. Defense lawyer Robyn Bramson said they wouldn’t consider a plea deal that had an indeterminate sentence. “We want a date certain that he can look at a calendar and say, `On this date, I am going to get out,’’’ Bramson said. The district attorney’s office was criticized in a report last month released by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice that showed cases involving youths under the age of 15 are nearly 14 times more likely to be tried in adult court than anywhere else in California. Ellison said his department was looking into the claims made in the report.

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that Arlan highlights is -- Republican politics are not good for the black, working class. But Arlan West is not the only chipped cup at this Tea Party. Michele Bachmann has a sister who will always be there to rain glitter on her anti-gay parades. Helen LaFave – Bachmann’s lesbian stepsister How to crash your – drove all the way from Minneapolis to attend Barack Obama’s inauguration with little sister’s Tea Party… her partner. She described the event as “very inspiring”, “an awakening” and “so meaningful.” None of this jives with BachBy Jarrett Terrill mann’s belief system – an alternate reality ’m not the only Democrat who watches the procession of Republican where Obama is “un-American” and where gays can change their sexuality if they want Presidential candidates with equal amounts of amusement and horror. Dem- to be more like… her husband? Yes, Marcus Bachmann is widely believed ocratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz described the to be a member of the ultra-minority “exrecent crop of Republicans as “all trying to gay” movement. His clinic has refocused attention on what sort of “therapy” the govout-right-wing each other” and said they “are so interchangeable that they might as ernment should be paying for and at what cost to the tax payer - ideas that fly in the well be Legos”. The “Tea Party” has become an amalga- face of Bachmann’s anti-socialist platform. Rick Perry has an mation of fire and free older sister who stands markets… of brimstone to benefit quite a bit and bullying. They seem from the privatization of to believe they can healthcare if the current hybridize the teachings of PPACA or “Obamacare” Jesus with the theories were overturned, as of Ayn Rand to create a does Florida’s Goversort of economic supernor Rick Scott, whose religion. But their ideas Ayn Rand & Jesus: all in the family billions come from the are totally fractured and private healthcare industry. leave them in a constant state of selfRick Scott is probably the most peculiar contradiction. of the Tea Party celebs whose families Jesus was a socialist. Ayn Rand was an atheist believer in the betray their confidence. Instead of his family casting a liberal shadow over his “virtue of selfishness”. endeavors, his mother just can’t just seem Now, we all have that relative or childhood friend who betrays our public image to shut up about what a “good boy” her son is. While I’m sure Esther Scott’s heart at every given opportunity – it seems is in the right place, her head must be to be the human condition. For Ronald somewhere else. Reagan and George W. Bush, it was their What kind of governor needs his mothdaughters who befriended gay folk singer to create campaign videos for him? That ers and never met a drug to which they could “just say no”. For Barack Obama it would be a governor whose approval ratings are certifiably the worst in the United was his aunt – who seemed hell-bent on exposing just how “foreign” a black Presi- States right now. Rick Scott’s “good boy” dent with family in Kenya could seem. For routine speaks like an advertisement for Congressman Allen West (R-FL), that man the Bates Motel - a Hitchcock nightmare in which our state budget is the shower is his brother, Arlan. scene and our workers are Janet Leigh. Poor Allen West has an “evil twin” runWhether they think they’re freeing ning around to whom the free markets their fellow blacks from the “Democratic have not been so kind. Arlan has been Plantation” that Allen West imagines, or unemployed for quite some time and this respectfully honoring their gay husbands by highlights the fact that Florida has the 2nd highest unemployment rate in the nation – feeding them corndogs, these hyper-conan undeniable result of Tea Party leadership. servatives just can’t seem to stay gaffe-free when their friends and family hit the stage. The Democratic talking points that I’ll keep watching, but so far it seems that used to seem preposterous (Republicans Tea Party Republicans are a little less like are anti-woman, anti-worker, anti-union, Harriet Tubman and a little more like Marie anti-social security) are all backed up with Antoinette. plenty of evidence now. The talking point

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Wayne Besen

Let’s Face it – Homophobia is so Gay Why anti-gay straight politicians turn out to be gay By Wayne Besen

his week, we learned that virulently anti-gay Puerto Rican Senator Robert Arango was on a diet. Like any straight man wanting to show off his sculpted new body, he posted pictures of his anus on the gay men’s cruising software Grindr. Last week, a homophobic Indiana lawmaker, Rep. Phillip Hinkle (R), answered a Craig’s List ad for an $80 male prostitute looking for a Sugar Daddy. After he was exposed by the escort, Hinkle said that he isn’t gay and declared, “I don’t know what was going through my mind.” And, of course, we all know about Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) who sought sex in a Minneapolis airport men’s room by tapping his foot. These tawdry tales of deception and deceit are tailor-made for the tabloids. They provide vindication for the LGBT community and punish villains who deserve their fate. However, it is time to look beyond the headlines and have the psychiatric community examine the heads of closet cases that inflict enormous damage on their own people. These disgusting betrayals are much greater than hypocrisy. They represent fullfledged pathology that has devastating consequences for the LGBT community. To protect their “dirty” secret, these scoundrels are inciting persecution and passing discriminatory laws that lead to many forms of suicide: career, social, financial, emotional, spiritual, and actual. Gay couples with limited rights must pay higher taxes and hire expensive lawyers to draw up contracts. These couples must also endure the emotionally devastating prospect of not having hospital visitation rights when emergencies strike. Careers are irreversibly harmed when homosexuals hit glass ceilings or they are fired in states that offer no legal protections. And, we lose young people every day who hear homophobic rhetoric coming from closeted politicians or those influenced by them. Enough is enough. Society needs to stop being squeamish and treating these vulgar events as personal tragedies or sordid anomalies. Such phenomenon are neither episodic nor mere coincidence, but part of a pervasive pattern that strongly suggests that the most rabid homophobes are usually gay. Indeed, solid

research backs up this hypothesis: In 1986, a University of Georgia study by Dr. Henry Adams proved that men who are most outspokenly anti-gay were the ones most likely to be turned on by gay porn. Given the research and empirical evidence, activist and sex columnist Dan Savage is on the money when he asks: “Have we reached a tipping point yet? Shouldn’t homophobic politicians and anti-gay bullies be presumed to be gay until they get caught up in a straight sex scandal?” My opinion is not mere speculation, but comes from my own behavior while living in the closet. During my freshman year in high school, I confronted a fellow student in my debate class with an anti-gay epithet. He looked me in the eyes and presciently replied, “Those who call other people fags are usually the real homosexuals.” A similar situation happened in Puerto Rico when Sen. Arango once gay-baited a

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Puerto Rican Senator Roberto Arango

political opponent and even used a rubber duck to convey that this man was gay (Apparently, the word for duck is an anti-gay slur in Puerto Rico). The difference was that I was 13 and trying to grapple with my sexual orientation and Arango never grew up and progressed to passing anti-gay laws. The teenage homophobia that I employed took two distinct forms. The first was de-

flecting suspicion by laughing at anti-gay jokes. The second was actually telling the jokes to gauge my social group’s reaction, hoping I could find someone who was also a closeted homosexual. The ideal situation for such individuals is to find fellow closet cases that create safe conditions to maintain the heterosexual façade while enjoying the sexual benefits of someone who is open and honest about their sexual orientation. Of course, I’m not suggesting that the majority of people with anti-gay attitudes are actually gay. Most hostility still comes from heterosexuals brought up in families where religion-based bigotry is preached. But, I strongly believe that those who are most visibly animated and unusually motivated by homosexuality probably have a strong desire to enter that arena. If every anti-gay activist and politician came out today it would not end opposition to LGBT equality, but it would take the heart out of this insidious movement. We have to stop laughing (not completely) at these sex scandals and start learning more about the psychological dynamics that drive closet cases into conservative politics and anti-gay activism. It is an underdeveloped field of study that deserves scholarly attention from the top research institutions and universities in America.

Catching My Breath

Where Did My New York Go? By A. Sebastian Fortino ‘Catching My Breath’ is a personal ref lections column about gay life. Submit your stories to editor@southf loridagaynews.com’

We were especially worried our friend James had an interview at the World Trade Center that morning. He planned to leave very early, commuting in rollerblades the 60 or so blocks from Fordham University’s Lincoln Center Campus to the Towers. Luckily he was several blocks away when he saw the first plane hit. A distant cousin of mine was early for work that day at the World Trade Center, leaving a pregnant widow. However, not only did the attack symbolize the true end of the Clinton Era, but for many it took away the New York we so… loved. A few days later, in a voicemail, Andrew one of my best friends from Philly, told me he graduated from boot camp and expected to be deployed to Afghanistan

ed after being attacked. We feared asking, “How are you,” because we didn’t want to believe someone else lost a boyfriend, wife, sibling or parent in the towers. Fordham lost a few hundred graduates from many a graduating class. My alma mater was in mourning, a Mass held in their honor. I was numb, not scared, until my mother

should we wage war on bin Laden. My childhood was now truly over, my boyhood friend going to war surpassed the symbolic adulthood of college graduation. No longer was New York a shining symbol of the millennium recently welcomed in Times Square. Now it was an urban utopia cracked by war. The first weeks saw New Yorkers friendlier to each other, all wound-

finally reached me. On the phone with her, looking out of a tenth story window, I saw two fighter jets circling Manhattan. I feared another attack, but mom assured me they were American forces protecting the city. For me the situation was already bleak as I was on the job search. The gallery, which hired me after graduation, downsized in mid-summer because the economy was al-

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lthough I graduated in May there was one more class to complete that fall. Rather than commute from 160th and Broadway, where I lived, to 60th and Broadway, where I went to school, I spent the night at my friend Matt’s dorm, on the evening of Monday, September 10, 2001. “I’m almost entirely certain we’d be living very different lives right now, if not for that day,” my friend and fellow editor Paul Hagen recently lamented. There are pictures of us carrying on carelessly that night. A friend was in town from Zurich with her boyfriend, whom had never before been to the U.S. What an introduction to Manhattan! Matt also had an early class. On Tuesday, September, 11, 2001 he shook me awake. When Matt is nervous or excited he laughs rather contagiously. “Wake up,” he shouted. Of course I protested, mornings are not my favorite time of day, but he was very insistent. I couldn’t tell what he said at first, through nervous laughter. Then, it registered, surely a ruse to wake me. “A plane hit the World Trade Center,” was what he was incredibly telling me as he pointed to the TV. I asked for my glasses, Matt put them on my face to not waste time. I looked at the TV and saw that plane burning away, in a scene now burned into my memory these past 10 years. “Oh, Matt, there’s another plane coming to rescue them,” I said. It was New York where every cloud had a glittering, silver lining from Tiffany’s. Recalling the horror of the second collision, coupled with the optimism of being 22, still makes me sick.

ready showing hairline cracks. On September 13, I was scheduled to interview with Sotheby’s, the auction house, which for an Art History major with ambitions to work in appraisals was the crème de la crème of employers. The HR representative laughed at me when I called to confirm my interview. I struggled four years and took any job, all ended up being temporary jobs. I law clerked, was an editorial assistant in science publishing, a personal assistant in people’s homes and remember walking a lot, alone. Yes, to save money, but also to wonder where had “my New York” gone and would it come back, although I already knew the answer. “Mommy,” I remember saying on the phone, knowing it was too soon to say what I intended, “they took away my New York.” The impossibility of finding work caused me, and many others, to return to their hometowns. I thought, when they finally caught Bin Laden in May, my sadness over what he did to my neighbors, country, friends and to me would somehow fade. Yet, his death cannot repair what my generation lost that morning. My friend however returned from war unscathed and named me godfather to his son. He is a boy too young to know about that morning 10 years ago. In that regard he is as innocent as my friends and I were, smiling happily for the camera in a college dorm.

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SFGN Editorial

September 7, 2011

No American will ever forget this century’s day of infamy, September 11, 2001

his week the national and local media will be memorializing the tenth anniversary of the terrible attacks upon our country. In the LGBT community, we of course remember Mark Bingham, the young gay man who was the hero of Flight 93. We salute the gay priest who lost his life with hundreds of firefighters and thousands of citizens when the Twin Towers gave way, reigning destruction and death upon an unsuspecting nation. Months later, we saw how many within the LGBT community, like so many Americans, came together to work with millions to repair and restore the lives of those challenged by the disaster. We were even able to make a social point, that the legal disparity of gay couples compromised their rights in accessing support for their own loved ones. Sadly, we also saw the disgrace of greed corrupt one young gay man, unfortunately right here in South Florida, falsely scam-

ming the American Red Cross and gay rights groups for financial support, illegally acquiring funds after claiming he lost a domestic partner that never existed. That story, of Patric Ian Henn, will air on CNBC Wednesday, September 7, on a show entitled American Greed: 9/11 Frauds. We still live the story of 9/11 everyday, not only in the wars our soldiers continue to fight, but in the emotional landscape at home. We face increased security checks in every public building as well as airports, and alert ourselves to suspicious incidents as possible acts of terror. Our lives were changed that day forever, our psyche of invincibility tempered. We now recognize anyone anywhere at any time and in any place can become the victim of a random act of terror. Now that I am turning 60, I think of the 1960’s. This is not the way I thought life would be when I was a teenager at Woodstock watching Jimi Hendrix. “All we are

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saying,” we sang repeatedly, “is give peace a chance.” We were the flower children trying to end a war in Vietnam. Today, our children are trying to get their iPad to sync with their iPod and iPhone. It’s a different era and a different reality, but the enhancement of social media in Middle Eastern nations will liberalize and modernize socially backwards societies, exposing younger generations to the blessings and burdens of more participatory and democratic governments. The expanding freedoms in those countries will be the greatest shield for Americans in our country. As the world merges together with common aspirations and mutual goals, we will all come to see that we have much more in

common than we do apart. We will reject the false pariahs of hate and discrimination. That identical principle has been the force within the LGBT community as well. We have shown we are entitled to be partners within the circle, rather than outcasts. So too have now millions of citizens living under dictators in the Mideast start to rise against the bonds of injustice which strangled their societies. Our losses on 9/11 were neither black or white, rich or poor, Jew or Gentile. They did not come from red states or blue states. They came from every state in the world and impacted the lives of every country and each of its citizens. This week, as we approach a sad but necessary tenth look back on the tragedy that befell America and shocked the world, ask yourself what you can do today to help make the world a more caring, loving, peaceful place tomorrow. Ask yourself what you can do to create a world that will prevent future generations from having deal with the horrors of hate instead of the harmony of hope. Ask yourself, as President John Fitzgerald Kennedy asked the nation in 1961, not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. And then your life as an LGBT American will have a purpose greater than yourself. You will have served your country, freedom, and the future.

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would be a vacuous and A-listed Chelsea boy with nothing to say. I discovered that Morera guards his privacy, and while he offers you his music, his life is not for sale. No matter how close you get to the DJ booth at The Manor, you will not know the man. Morera tells me about his past with the vivid imagery of a born artist. (That dismissive art teacher was an idiot.) He loved his grandmother who daily packed his Voltron-Thundercats lunch box and eventually moved to a safer town near Jersey City for her grandson’s well-being. When he took advantage of his new proximity to NYC by sneaking—at the age of 13—into Manhattan and hanging out at clubs like The Building, Mars, Red Zone, Disco 2000 and the original Sound Factory on West 27th Street, and coming home at 10 a.m., she somehow knew he Sin Morera, songwriter, producer, rewould survive, and silently endured it. mixer and now an internationally in-deIt would take Morera many years, mand DJ, will be playing at The Manor on many helpful friends, lovers and many Saturday, September 17, where we may hours of therapy to learn how to conget a hint of his new soon-to-be-released nect the dots between his Hispanic single on Nervous records, “Heartbeat.” home and his English schooling, between The song is about a toxic relationship New Jersey and his club life across the and will tell you that Morera’s life has Hudson River, between poverty and not been a simple rags-to-riches story, wealth, between the love of his grandbut rather a fast rollercoaster ride with mother and the absence of his parents more dangerous spirals than seem possi- and his awakening realization that he ble for a 37-year-old who has in his short wanted more from a man than just sex. life transformed his strong doses of love, Morera intends to write his story, he loss, abuse, sorrow, success, romance and says, “Maybe when I am 50. I have been loneliness into poetry and music. able to find myself through other people I first fell victim to his heart-stopping who saw something beautiful in this Peruvian/Dominican good looks and angry little punk kid. They saw me as a penetrating green eyes three years ago diamond in the rough. Even after I fell when friends introduced us. I immediate- apart, they got me back into music.” ly made some wrong assumptions about Morera is referring to the fact that this hot guy whose friends and associwhen Warner signed him, they disates in the music business include Junior patched him to songwriters around the Vasquez, Frankie Knuckles, Shep Petglobe. Alone and cold in Aalborg, Dentibone, Patrick Conseil, Rick Shoemaker, mark, he had a dream that his grandand Christine W, who has danced with mother died. In the studio the next day, Madonna and was discovered at a party he poured that dream into his first hit, on Fire Island. I wrongly guessed he “Watching You.” When Warner decided

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14 year-old Passaic New Jersey Latina single mother of a baby boy she named Carlos Sindrid Morera left her son to be raised by her mother while she went away to find her destiny. The boy’s father would surface occasionally and that always meant trouble. Whenever his mother returned to visit her child, the boy felt only anger at her absence. In school, he was an outsider who was beat up daily, and even his art teacher told him he just wasn’t any good. If this sounds like a Dickensian recipe for a disastrous life, you will be surprised when you jump ahead 20 years to the day the handsome young poet, Sin Morera, escorts his mother to an elegant Manhattan venue for a party thrown by Patrick Conseil, the VP of Creative at Warner Music, to celebrate Sin’s signing with Warner.

Sin At The Manor

By Tony Adams

that the song would be recorded by singer Christina Undhjem, Morera protested. “I didn’t want anyone else doing that song. Finally my lawyer, Fred Davis, who is the son of Clive Davis, convinced me. It went gold in Europe. A few months later my grandmother died and I had a bad time with it. I dropped out of the music business entirely for a few years.” Morera’s ex-lover, a New York City cop who remains his close friend, talked him back into the business by giving him his first set of turntables and suggesting he become a DJ. His friends in the business are glad he is back, and has a strong friendship with his mother. His life is again full of promise but when he gets started on the subject of bad boyfriends, the anger flashes in his eyes and you remind yourself never to cross a passionate poet who knows when he is loved or not. There is much more to Morera’s fascinating story, most of which I am not at liberty to disclose. Waiting 13 years to read it seems unfair. Meanwhile, you will find him in his music. Check him out at The Manor, 2345 Wilton Drive.

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nother Labor Day has come and gone and it will be nearly two months until the next big holiday weekend, but this temporary lull provides an opportunity to check out some of the region’s many neighborhood bars and clubs without the crowds of tourists. Here are a few of our suggestions for a low-key night out over the week ahead: Wednesday, Sept. 7

or an exotic night out, head to Hollywood’s Castle Lounge for Hooka Nights. Located at 322 N. Dixie Highway, Castle Lounge is the perfect destination on I-95 between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Doors open at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8

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n South Beach, the cool boys and girls head to Edison Farrow’s Simple Life Thursdays at the new Buck 15 Lounge, 437 Lincoln Lane. DJ Daisy D. is back in the booth and the same cool New York lounge-y vibe can be found, just a couple blocks from the old location. Friday, Sept. 9

ou get double the fun at Dudes, Fort Lauderdale’s beach bar at 3270 NE 33rd St. Every Friday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., local favorites Tony and Gloria perform, but stick around for some of the hottest dancers in South Florida from 9 p.m. to close. Tonight, drinks are 2-4-1 after midnight.

elebrate Brazilian Independence Day tonight in the intimate Ivy Lounge and patio at The Manor Complex, 2345 Wilton Drive. In addition to DJ Larry Larr, don’t miss Olga Dantelly and Brazilian performances all night long.The party gets started at 10 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11

oday is Mona’s Cocktail Lounge’s first annual Pet Adoption Day. Our fourlegged friends are cherished at Mona’s and the bar is proud to help you find your next furry companion from noon to 5 p.m. Mona’s is located at 502 E. Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. The Ramrod, South Florida’s leather/Levi/ uniform bar, celebrates its 17th anniversary. Don’t miss the balloon drop at midnight with more than $1,000 in cash and prizes, as well as free shots of Jack Honey and Chambord. Ramrod is located at 1508 NE 4th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Monday, Sept. 12

ag Bar, Delray Beach’s only gay bar, features karoke on Mondays with “Frank E-oke” from 8:55 p.m. until 1 a.m. Tag Bar is just one block off Atlantic Ave. in at 25 NE 2nd Ave. in Pineapple Grove. Show up a little early for 2-4-1 drinks from open until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 13

rop your drawers because it’s underwear night at The Stable, 205 E. Oakland Park Blvd. in Oakland Park. If you’re brave enough, you’ll enjoy happy hour prices all night long on cool drinks from your hot bartenders John and Mike.

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By Brian Swinford

Have an event you want to list? If so send me an email at Calendar@sfgn.com. The Brundibár Experience

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Theatre Broward County

International Ballet Festival at the Broward Center

Rising Action Theatre

presents Douglas Carter Beane’s Obie award winning hit comedy, As Bees In Honey Drown, directed by Avi Hoffman. Bees opens Sept 9 and runs through Oct 9. Performances are Fridays, and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sunday evenings at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at www.risingactiontheatre.tix. com or by calling 1-800-595-4849. Group sales or questions: 954 561-2225 Tickets are $35 Dinner and Show Packages are $60 at a choice of Tropics on Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors or Old Heidelberg Restaurant on State Road 84.

K.D. Lang and the Siss Boom Bang

New Times Pairings Vintage 2011

Get ready to sip, sample, and savor culinary delights from the area’s finest restaurants perfectly paired with wines from around the world at New Times’ 4th Annual Food & Wine Pairing event on Sept. 15. General Admission is $45 and $55 at the door. The main event, at 7 p.m., will feature bites from 40 restaurants each complemented with the perfect wine selection, specialty cocktail or craft beer, along with a wide range of live entertainment. Visit NewTimesPairings.com

Arts Ballet Theatre - Harlequinade

Originally made into a ballet in 1900, by Marius Petipa, with music by Riccardo Drigo, Harlequinade follows Harlequin, and his lover, Columbina, as they outwit Columbina’s father, Cassander. Subscribe by Oct. 9, and get 15 percent off of all three magical performances in the Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida’s upcoming season in the Amaturo Theater. Visit BrowardCenter.org

Cloud 9 by Caryl Churchill

At the Boca Raton Campus of Florida Atlantic University on Sept. 23 through Oct. 2 the winner of multiple awards, Cloud 9 had a long run Off-Broadway to rave reviews. It’s a biting, witty, satirical farce set in Victorian Africa and 1980s London. It riotously examines a cornucopia of sexual mores -- from heterosexual adultery to bisexual incest -- in a circus of carnal confusion and topsy-turvy theatrics. The New York Times called it “a non-stop round-robin of sexual liaisons” and “an evening of inspired lunacy” from one of the world’s foremost playwrights. Visit FAUevents.com

João Carlos Martins and the Bachiana Filarmonica

Audiences will experience what legends are made of when João Carlos Martins and his remarkable Bachiana Filarmonica Orchestra bring the music - and the beat - of their native Brazil to the Broward Center’s Au-Rene Theater on Sept. 22 at 8 p.m. The New York Times says, “Maestro Martins has lived a life of renowned, challenge, tenacity and triumph sufficient to fill a lively memoir.” Visit BrowardCenter.org

Ms. Weissberger will speak about her experiences as a young Jewish girl coming of age in 1940’s Czechoslovakia as a prisoner in the Terezin concentration camp, Hitler’s “Model Ghetto.” Ela was chosen to play the role of the cat in Hans Krása’s children’s opera, Brundibár, performed over fifty times by the children of Terezin. Her insightful and poignant presentation will set the stage for Insight through Education, Palm Beach Opera, the Young Singers of the Palm Beaches and the Kravis Center’s performances of Brundibár on Oct. 22. Visit Kravis.org

American Fantasy II

Florida hosts Andrew Koslosky and his Broadway Blockbusters who take the stage in American Fantasy - A Tribute to Hollywood’s Greatest Musicals on Sept. 17 to 18 at the Parker Playhouse. Koslosky’s talent is joined with 18 professional actors who make up Broadway Blockbusters including renowned bassist Clyde Bullard who began his career in Joseph Papp’s Shakespeare Festival touring production of Two Gentlemen of Verona and later in Hair, Chorus Line, Bubbling Brown Sugar and Pippin. Visit BrowardCenter.org

XVI International Ballet Festival of Miami

Come to The XVI International Ballet Festival of Miami on Sept. 16, at the Broward Center when they proudly present “Italian Night” starring two of the most famous Contemporary Ballet companies from Europe. Performing for the first time in Broward are Gabriele Rossi Dance & Balletto Teatro di Torino from Italy. The cutting-edge innovative choreography combined with their dazzling technical prowess and style has made them audience favorites worldwide. Visit BrowardCenert.org

West Palm Beach Mamma Mia!

Mamma Mia! Is the ultimate feel-good show. On the eve of her wedding, a daughter’s quest to discover the identity of her father brings three men from her mother’s past back to the Greek island they last visited 20 years ago. The storytelling magic of ABBA’s timeless songs propels this enchanting tale of love, laughter and friendship to a trip down the aisle you’ll never forget. Relive the fun … again! Sponsored by Carolyn and Richard Sloane, Annual Friends Members Dessert Reception at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 25. Visit Kravis.com

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*Hairspray

Hairspray is Broadway’s hottest musical-comedy phenomenon with so much heart and soul that it also inspired a major motion picture. A joyous tribute to the ‘60’s, this intelligent and hilarious musical has the best Broadway score in recent years. Come to the Actors Playhouse Oct. 12 through Nov. 13 for 1962, and pleasantly plump Baltimore teen Tracy Turnblad has only one desire, to dance on the popular “Corny Collins Show.” Visit Actorsplayhouse.org

*Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol

Throughout a career that has encompassed styles ranging from country to pop to classic torch songs, Lang’s musical journey has been distinguished by one unique component: a truly singular and beautiful voice that makes any song, in any style, truly identifiable as a K.D. Lang performance. Come to the Kravis Center on Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. for this great stand up and sing performance. Visit Kravis.org

Get ready for a holiday treat Dec. 7 through Jan. 1 at the Actors Playhouse. Move over Scrooge, it’s time for Jacob Marley to tell his story! Join Marley and his heroic behind-the-scenes effort to save old Scrooge’s soul - and in the process save his own, in this delightful gem of a show. Filled with laughter and terror, redemption and renewal, this wonderful play is irreverent, funny, and a deeply moving twist on Dickens’ classic, told with warmth and infectious zest. Visit Actorsplayhouse.org

Dinner & Live Auction for Kravis

*Next To Normal

The Palm Beach Wine Auction Dinner & Live Auction features a five-course wine dinner paired with selected wines from all over the world. The live wine auction takes place throughout the dinner and some of the world’s most renowned and highly rated wines. This elegant evening appeals not only to the wine connoisseur but also to anyone who enjoys a world class cuisine. On Jan. 25 Palm Beach Wine Auction will benefit the awardwinning education programs at the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Visit PalmBeachWineAuction.org

All My Sons by Arthur Miller

Winner of 3 Tony Awards and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama Next to Normal is an emotional powerhouse of a musical about a family trying to take care of themselves and each other. It is about one woman’s struggle with manic depression and the toll it takes on her family. Next to Normal’s surging score is intense, emotional and ultimately hopeful of how the family comes to terms with their past and faces their future. A truly remarkable, moving and powerful new musical. Jan. 18 to Feb. 12, 2012. Visit Actorsplayhouse.org

Sesame Street Live/Elmo’s Super Hero’s

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On Sept. 29 at 5 p.m. till 6 p.m. Temple Beth Torah is introducing something new on the first day of the Jewish New Year– a free Rosh Hashanah outreach service for interfaith couples and spiritual seekers. This innovative service is ideal for beginners and assumes no knowledge of Jewish tradition. Directed to both Jews and non-Jews, it strives to attract all individuals seeking to learn more about Judaism. Everyone is welcome regardless of their religious affiliation. Visit Tbtonline.org

This morality play about the cost of lying and the price of truth telling, examines a troubled family and a father who placed duty to his family above the lives of others, and now must face the consequences. This play is showing at The Palm Beach DramaWorks Clematis Theater Nov. 12 through Dec. 11. Visit PalmBeachDramaWorks.org Calling all super heroes! Come help Elmo and friends get his super-ness back. In West Palm Beach Elmo and friends will sing, dance, and exercise their way thru important life learning lessons. Come join Sesame Street friends at the Kravis Center on Oct. 15 for a great experience for adults and kids alike. Visit Kravis.org

August: Osage County

In Key West at the Waterfront Playhouse on Dec 20, it’s August in Oklahoma. A father is missing, a mother is in the grip of addiction, a marriage is unraveling and lies are being exposed. You are cordially invited to one bitch of a family reunion. This raucous dark comedy transforms one family gathering into an evening filled with sex, secrets, and really inappropriate behavior. One of the most lauded plays of the decade, August: Osage County is a can’t-miss hilarious and stinging look at the American family. Visit WaterfrontPlayhouse.org

*Temple Beth Torah

*Gourmet on Wheels in Oakland Park

Gourmet on Wheels in Oakland Park will be coming to Oakland Park Main Street on Saturday September 10 from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m. It will be on NE 12th Avenue in Oakland Park. There will be 7 trucks parked along the street, plus there will be a bar fully stocked of course. Bring the whole family or your partner and enjoy gourmet food from mobile kitchens. Visit Miamifoodtrucks.com

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To Submit Listings Email: Brian at Calendar@sfgn.com Fax: 954-530-7943. Please include a brief description, address, phone number, date, time and cost. continued from page 17 *Temple Bat Yam Hosts Open House Shabbat

Temple Bat Yam invites the community to attend an open house Shabbat to learn more about the reform synagogue in East Fort Lauderdale, attend a musical Shabbat service featuring the Temple band, Dor L’Dor, and meet Rabbi David Spey and Cantor Wendy Autenrieth. Coffee and dessert will be served following the service. On Friday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. and enjoy a Wine and cheese reception followed by a 7:30 p.m. service followed by Oneg Shabbat. Visit the temple’s website at TempleBatYam.org, call 954-928-0410 or email: info@templebatyam.org

Cardio Strip & Pole Dancing Class

Every Thursday at The World Fitness Association grab that brass pole and shake that cellulite away. Cardio Strip & Pole Dancing Classes are fun from beginning to end. Wrap your thighs around a stiff pole and sweat those pounds away. The best thing about these classes is that your first one is free. Call 954-564-6743

Butterfly Gardening Workshop

Learn how to start your own butterfly garden, how to identify and attract local butterflies. Workshops are held indoors, at Butterfly World’s Grand Plaza, 3600 W Sample Rd. in Pompano Beach. This workshop is free with paid admission. Only two dates left Sept. 10 or Oct. 8. Call 954-977-4434 or email gardens@butterflyworld.com

LGBT Senior Expo

This year’s LGBT Senior Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22 at The Pride Center, 2040 North Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. The event will provide LGBT Seniors with a comprehensive overview of healthcare services available to benefit the elder LGBT community. The event will feature a Trade Show with various LGBT friendly medical, professional and financial services providers, who are eager to assist our community.

Leather Night

The Clubhouse II is a great spot for bi and gay men. On Tuesdays, there is “Leather Night,” which Clubhouse claims is the largest leather party in town. You get $4 off admission if you’re in leather, and it’s an open bar. Along with Tuesdays and Thursdays, the bar is also complimentary on Fridays and Saturdays. Pay $35 for a six-month membership. For a one-day pass, add $10 to your purchase of a room or locker. Lockers are from $13 to $19. The new Sunday special is $13. Rooms cost $24 and $30 for VIP. Clubhouse II is open 24 hours. Visit ClubHouse2.com

Stitch Wars Strikes Back

Food Trucks in Miami By Brian Swinford

This is a group art exhibition featuring handmade goods inspired by Star Wars. There will be plenty of handmade artwork by Love & A Sandwich, Lana Crooks, and many more. Come to the Bear & Bird Boutique plus Gallery in Lauderhill. Get your Luke Skywalkers and Chewies handmade. Open till Sept. 4. Call 954-748-0181 or visit BearandBird.com

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Beach Boot Camp with The Health Colonel

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ing Miami by storm. The Miami Food Trucks at Tobacco Road will be

Thinking of dropping a few pounds…The Health Colonel is here to help you keep in shape. Come to Fort Lauderdale Beach Monday and Wednesday at 7 p.m., and Saturdays at 8 a.m. Individual classes are $15. Every session incorporates three elements – cardio, strength, and flexibility. As you might expect, the man named The Health Colonel knows a thing or two about fitness. “The real issue,” he says, “has nothing to do with food -- or exercise for that matter. It has everything to do with how you think.” Visit NoMoreCryBabies.com

of every month where

Mack power Lunch

trucks I’ve ever tried is the Slow Food Truck. If you’re looking for a

On Sept. 13 the Mack Power lunch will be taking place at the beautiful Seasons 52 in Fort Lauderdale. This lunch is for the Gay & Straight friendly professionals to come together to network, and enjoy a great meal. Advanced registration online will save you a couple of bucks. Visit MackPlanet.com

you can find the Miami food Trucks at the oldest bar in Miami, Tobacco Road. What can you expect? A themed night with lots of drink specials and of course one of the best recurring food truck events of the month. Start saving your pennies now so you can splurge! One of the best food good pulled pork sandwich this is the spot to stop. When you’re here stop by the Ms. Cheezious for a classic grilled cheese or try a bacon

West Palm Beach

grilled cheese with banana…my favorite! This will be fun for the whole

It’s time for Yoga Among the Orchids at the American Orchid Society, 16700 AOS Lane, Delray Beach. Relax and replenish the flower inside with an hour of breathing exercises, toning, and yoga poses under a canopy of lush orchids. This is orchid headquarters so pick up a few pointers from the pros in between sun salutations. Classes are Wed. at 9 a.m. Cost is $20 and RSVP is suggested. Call 561-404-2011. Visit OrchidWeb.org

Fat Face it’s sooo good. It comes with bacon and cream cheese wrapped

*YOGA Among the Orchids

Paths

Paths is a social/discussion group held at Compass in Lake Worth. This men’s group takes place every Monday from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Paths men’s group will be discussing relationships, coming –out, safer sex issues and more. Visit Compassglcc.com

Jazz on the Palm

Jazz on the Palm - Downtown West Palm Beach Waterfront - Gather with friends and family to enjoy the diverse vibrant sounds of jazz under the stars every 3rd Friday of month at the new Downtown West Palm Beach waterfront concert series. Free and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs. From 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Visit Wpbgo.com/2010/06/jazz-on-the-palm

family. Bring the kids to Nacho Mama’s Mexican Grill and get them a in dough and deep fried. Yum-Yum. This is an event that you are not going to want to miss if you’re in Miami. Sunday on the Waterfront

Sunday on the Waterfront is a free concert series, which takes place the third Sunday of most months in the beautiful downtown West Palm Beach Waterfront area. This family-friendly event is the perfect way to unwind this weekend with good times and great entertainment for all ages with plenty of free kids’ activities. Guests are welcome to bring blankets and chairs and can bring coolers or purchase tasty treats at the concert. Free parking in all city lots and at city meters. 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. May through October. Visit OnTheWaterFront.com

*Sandpipers Networking Event

BrothasSpeak

Yoga

*Coalition of Chambers at Sunlife Stadium

This group is a black gay men’s discussion group that is held at the Compass in West Palm Beach. Every Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. this group will be directed toward issues for and about black men. Visit Compassglcc.com

LIVING BUDDHISM

On the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. Compass in Lake Worth will be holding a discussion group for overcoming obstacles and obtaining happiness. This group is great for getting internal enlightenment. Release your inner stress, and become free. Visit Compassglcc.com

GOOD ORDERLY AA

These meetings take place at Compass, and geared toward recovering alcoholics. Every Tues. and Thurs. at 7 p.m. and on Sat. at 6 p.m. These meetings will help recovering alcoholics cope with the stress of everyday life without the use of alcohol.

Miami

*Business Builders Luncheon Coral Gables

Come to Tamiami Park, 7900 SW 40 Street, Miami, every Friday from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. until Sept 27 and enjoy great food served from a mobile stove with the entire family. These trucks have everything you could think of from pulled pork sandwiches to carnival funnel cakes. Call 305-226-8315 Sandpipers Networking Event- Beach Location – Sept. 14, - MDGLCC presents its monthly networking program held on the middle Wednesday of each month. Angler’s Resort Hotel, 660 Washington Ave., Miami Beach, 305-532-3143. 5 p.m. cocktail networking event and business card exchange with drawing for prizes. Cash bar and free hors d’oeuvres limited to 50 persons. Free admission. Please bring a friend. RSVP requested: 305-673-4440 or mdglcc@bellsouth.net

Yoga with Deborah will change your life. Bring a mat and get ready to stretch the stress away every Tuesday at The GLCC in Palm Beach from 6 to 7 p.m. This yoga experience will uplift and transform your life. $6 Entry Fee. You must bring your own mat. Visit Compassglcc.com

Yoga Among the Orchids at the American Orchid Society in Delray Beach

Food Trucks in the Park

Business Builders Luncheon – Coral Gables – Sept. 7 MDGLCC presents its NEW monthly networking program held on the 1st Wednesday of each month at Seasons 52 Restaurant, 321 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables, 305-442-8552. Registration 11:30am with luncheon/networking from noon to 1:00 pm. Cost: MDGLCC members($30), Potential Members ($40, $10 applied to new MDGLCC membership). Includes seated style lunch limited to 25 persons. Street parking or $7 valet. RSVP requested: 305-673-4440 or mdglcc@bellsouth.net

Miami Dolphins “Coalition of Chambers” Experience” – Miami Gardens – Sept. 18 - Join members of the The Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and other Chambers in Miami for a Miami Dolphins “Coalition of Chambers” Experience at Sun Life Stadium (2269 Dan Marino Blvd., Miami Gardens) on Sunday, Sept. 18. Tailgate begins at 2 p.m. – game-time at 4 p.m. Tailgate party includes burgers, hot dogs, chili, cookies, brownies and more! Also included is wine, beer, sodas and water. Price per person is $95 for Upper Level seating and $145 for Lower Level seating. RSVP today at miamidolphins.com/chamber

*Symposium on Aging

“Symposium on Aging” at the Hyatt Regency Miami (400 SE 2nd Avenue, Miami) from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 24 hosted by the Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce in collaboration with Community Partners will hold its 1st “Symposium on Aging” with the objective to educate and explore the needs of the LGBT community. The fee for admission, which includes seated lunch and refreshments throughout the day, is $35 for members of the MDGLCC and $55 for non-members of the MDGLCC. Event is open to the public. RSVP required at GoGaymiami.com

*Business Builders Luncheon Downtown

Business Builders Luncheon – Downtown – Sept. 29 - MDGLCC presents its NEW addition to the monthly networking program held on the last Thursday of each month. City Hall The Restaurant, 2004 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, 305-764-3130. Registration 11:30 a.m. with luncheon/networking from noon to 1:00 pm. Cost: MDGLCC members ($30), Potential Members ($40, $10 applied to new MDGLCC membership). Includes seated style lunch limited to 25 persons. Please bring a friend. RSVP requested: 305-673-4440 or mdglcc@bellsouth.net

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Broward Bars

80’s Baby

Come to Badrutts Place every Tuesday and re-visit the days of bad fashion-sense and egos bigger than baggy pants. Happy hour is on Tuesday nights. European tradition and cuisine, with an 80’s twist, meet for a night that’s a bit more tasteful than acid-washed jeans. DJ Lenym plays 80’s favorites and there’s half off drinks from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Ladies drink complimentary cosmos until 10 p.m. Visit Badrutts-place.com

*Theater Night “Hairspray” Florida Regional Premiere

MDGLCC, in association with the Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce, presents Theatre Night at the Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Mile Theatre (280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables) on Thurs., Oct. 13. There will be a pre-performance reception with wine & hors d’oeuvres in the theater lobby at 7 p.m. $30 Reception and Performance. Hairspray is Broadway’s hottest musical-comedy phenomenon and a joyous tribute to the ‘60’s. The show has won 8 Tony Awards including Best Musical. RSVP Required: mdglcc@bellsouth.net, 305-673-4440

*Business Builders Luncheon –Upper Eastside

Business Builders Luncheon - Upper Eastside – Sept. 22 MDGLCC presents its monthly networking program held on the 2nd to the last Thursday of each month. Soyka’s Restaurant, 55th Street Station , 5556 NE 4th Ct., Miami, 305-7593117. Registration 11:30am with luncheon/networking from noon to 1:00 pm. Cost: MDGLCC members ($30), Potential Members ($40, $10 applied to new MDGLCC membership). Includes seated style lunch limited to 20 persons. Please bring a friend. RSVP requested: 305-673-4440 or mdglcc@ bellsouth.net

*SAVE DADE PRESENTS HELLROTIKA: SEED OF THE BEAST

Hellrotika: Seed of the Beast, SAVE Dade’s 17th Annual Halloween event, to be held Saturday Oct. 29, 8 p.m. at Jungle Island’s Sabal Palm Courtyard. Last year the event brought out 1,200 partygoers, and more are expected to attend this year’s celebration, which is praised as the “premier” Halloween event in South Florida. The VIP experience includes premium open bar and hors d’oeuvres. Tickets are $125 in advance and $150 after Oct. 21 and at the door. Free valet parking. All VIP ticket holders will also receive a special gift bag. Visit Hellrotika.com

321-Slammer

321 W Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33311. Slammer sex club the best place to cruise for the hottest gay men. Thursday’s is leather night, fri-sat night live dj’s. Monday & tuesday -- $9 entry fee

Clubhouse II 39th Annual Key West Poker Run

The 39th Annual Key West Poker Run will feature 10,000 motorcycles riding to Key West from September 15 to 18 - on one of the most scenic and unique roads in North America, the Overseas Highway. Along the way they will collect poker cards. Prizes awarded for the best hand. Any make of motorcycle, car, or truck is welcome. It doesn’t matter what you ride or drive. Call 305-235-4023 or visit KeyWestPokerRun.com

Smithsonian Magazine’s 7th Annual Museum Day

The Custom House Museum and the Key West Lighthouse and Keeper’s Quarters Museum will each participate in the seventh annual Museum Day, presented by Smithsonian magazine. Doors will be open free of charge to Smithsonian magazine readers and Smithsonian.com visitors for an excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in history. Museum Day is Sept. 24. Open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Call 305-294-0012

Bear-Fest in Key West

Calling all Bears and Cubs! Bear-Fest takes place Sept. 22-25. If you go pick up a Weekend Pass ($119), which includes free admission to all of the parties on the official schedule of events. Most of all, it includes Saturday night’s All You Can Eat Buffet dinner at Braza Lena Brazilian Steakhouse, 421 Caroline St. The pass also grants you free day-pass privileges to the Island House Resort for Men for each day. If you do not want to buy the pass, you can pay the door charge that is noted on each event description. Visit KeyWestBearFest.com

2650 E. Oakland Park Blvd , Fort Lauderdale, Florida (954)5666750. A Private Club for Bi/Gay men. Bear and Cub Thursday $4 Off For Bear & Cub. Tuesday Leather Night - $4. off wear any type of leather

The Club Fort Lauderdale

110 Northwest 5th Avenue,Fort Lauderdale, FL ,(954) 5253344 Good. Clean. Fun. 1/2 price rooms...Tuesday Nights and 1/2 price Lockers. Thursdays Nights. Always busy

Georgie’s Alibi

2266 Wilton Drive ,Wilton Manors, FL 33305 ,(954) 5652526. Fort Lauderdale’s Best & Longest Happy Hour. Wednesdays $2 Domestics & $1 Schnapps after 9pm Wednesdays

Atomic Boom

2232 Wilton Drive ,Wilton Manors, FL 33305, (954) 630-3556 Best Sound & Light Show in Broward County. Mondays Porn Bingo with Desiree Dubois. $3 Margaritas, $1 Draft

Bill’s Filling Station

2209 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, (954) 567-5978. Large Bar/ Nightclub, Amazing. Drink Specials in Wilton Manors. Wednesday’s After 9pm $10 Miller Lite Beer Bust

Boardwalk

1721 North Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311. (954) 463-6969. A Cute Little Hangout in Fort Lauderdale Pool-Room/Game Room on One Side and a Bar-Strip Club on the other. Mondays $3 Well & Dom, after 9pm $3 U-Call-It Shots

Corner Pub Bar

1915 North Andrews Ave, Wilton Manors, FL 33311, (954) 5647335. Redefining What a Bar Should Be. Thursday’s Margarita. Madness $4, Monday’s Underwear Night. 2 for 1 until 9:30 pm

Cubby Hole

823 North Federal Highway ,Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 7289001. The Cubby Hole is one of Fort Lauderdale’s Most Unique and Popular Neighborhood Bar for Men. Underwear Wednesday’s. Boxers n’ Briefs get 2 for 1 on Drinks 9pm till Close

The Depot Cabana Bar and Grill

2935 N Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 5377076. Voted the “Friendliest” Gay Bar in Fort Lauderdale. Monday’s $1.99 Drinks and $.50 Wings Open to Close

Johnny’s

1116 West Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312, (954) 522-5931. Monday Dragon with TP Lords, Daisy D. and DJ Rob Sky. No cover, drags/trans drink free 10 p.m. to midnight . Everyone else gets $3 drinks all night!. Finally something fun to do on Monday 18+

Matty’s on the Drive

2426 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 (954) 564-1799. Matty’s is one of the few bars in Wilton Manors that’s just that –a bar. Wild Wednesday’s $.75 Drinks, 13 Drinks for less than $10. 5pm

Mona’s

502 East Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 525-6662. The eclectic décor and a friendly staff makes. Mona’s a great place to have fun in Fort Lauderdale. Thursday’s College Boy’s Night 8pm Enjoy College Boy’s Choice 2 for 1

Monkey Business

2740 North Andrews Ave, Wilton Manors, FL 33311, (954) 514-7819. The Monkey Business Bar is a Small Outdoor Bar Among The Shops Just off Marina Blvd. No Frills But Comfortable and a Great Place to Stop and Meet Good People. Happy Hour 8 am to 9 pm

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The Incredible Dog Show

See canines perform Frisbee tricks, dog diving, run through an obstacle course, weave through poles and leap, jump and bark for the audience. Show features professional dog actors that have appeared in movies such as “Water for Elephants” and “Life is Ruff.” The show begins September 28 at Bicentennial Park. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 3:30 p.m. Saturdays; Noon, 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. Sundays through Oct. 24. Call 1-787-331-0696 or visit TheIncredibleDogs.com

Ability Explosion Blast-Off

The Ability is kicking off the 2nd annual Ability Explosion on Oct. 19, a 5-day series of events helping to create awareness and improve the lives of people living with disabilities. The Blast Off Party will be held in the Banyan Room at the beautiful Miami Beach Botanical Gardens. The festivities include a performance by acclaimed singer/songwriter/actress, Maryel Epps. Also in attendance will be Mayor of Miami Beach, Matti Herrera Bower. All proceeds benefit Access Now/Ability Explosion and will help people living with disabilities. Visit AbilityExplosion.org

Miami to Key West Ride

This coming Nov. 18 and 19 will be the Miami-Key West Ride for Charity. Every year, the SMART Ride donates 100 percent of donations to benefiting agencies. Not only that, you decide which agencies receive the funds you’ve raised. Visit TheSmartRide.org

Key West Women-Fest

September 6 - 11, 2011 - GAY/LESBIAN - Women fest Key West - Lesbians and friends converge on Key West for a week of activities, including late night dancing, pool parties, comedy shows, sunset sails, competitive bull riding, and lots of music. Call 305-294-4603 for more information.

USS Spruance Arrives in Key West

The US Navy’s newest destroyer arrives in Key West Sept. 23, in preparation for the official commissioning the following week. Visit the Key West Truman Annex waterfront at the end of Southard Street to get a view of the ship docked at the Mole Pier. KeyWestTravelGuide.com

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2039 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, (954) 563-5631. A Casual, Hip, Fun Experience and if You Have a Taste for Deliciously Unique Wines, You Need to Make This Your Next Stop! Happy Hour All Night on Thursday

New Moon

2440 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, (954) 563-7660 Your neighborhood Gay and Lesbian bar in the heart of Fort Lauderdale and just minutes from Ft. Lauderdale Beach. Wednesday All the fun, half the price 2-4-1 All Day, All Night

PJ’s Corner Pocket

924 North Flagler Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 533-0257. One of The Most Diverse Bars in Fort Lauderdale. $2 Drinks Every Wednesday, Spades Every Thursday

Ramrod

1508 NE 4th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 763-8219 South Florida’s Leading Levi, Leather and Uniform Bar/Club. Every night is Bear Night. Bear Happy. Hour Every Thursday. Caged Hunks Sat Night

Rosie’s Bar and Grill

2449 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, (954) 567-1320 Wilton Manor’s Best Burger in Town. Try the Fat Elvis. Happy Hour 5pm to 9pm

Scandals Country Western Bar

Oakland Park, FL 3334, (954) 567-2432. Scandals Gay and Lesbian Country Western. Dance Bar in Wilton Manors. Tuesdays Pool League, and Free Dance Lessons

Sidelines Sports Bar

Johnny’s Miami

By Brian Swinford

If you’re looking for a night out Johnny’s Bar Miami is the spot to go. With sexy hot men running around and a fully stocked bar you might spend your inheritance. But it’s so worth it. I would go on Tuesday’s because there is no cover and $5 drinks. So you can get hammered and play with the help. Who doesn’t love to do that every now and then? Monday’s are Drag On with TP Lords and Dj Rob Sky. Drag Queens and Transgender people drink free 10 p.m. to

2031 Wilton Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305, (954) 563-8001 Sidelines Sports Bar and Billiards is a unique, friendly, And accepting place to relax with a cold beer, great drinks and Martinis. Happy Hour M-F 4pm to 2am

midnight and everyone else gets $3 drinks all night. Or come and cause some “Kaos”

Smarty Pants

3038 North Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306, (954) 561-1724. Great Local Hangout in Fort Lauderdale with Great Drink Specials. Saturday’s Free Breakfast to Order – 8 am

at Johnny’s on Friday. Thursday Sept. 8 is Latin night with no cover. This party is

Torpedo

going to rock from beginning to end with

2829 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312, (954) 587-2500. Your Dance Destination Till Dawn. Open Late for You To Devour The Night. Open 7 nights a week till 4 am

a $1,000 sexy underwear contest at 1 am. So if you want hot men and great drink specials come to Johnny’s in Miami.

Key West 801 Bourbon Bar The Manor

2345 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, (954) 626-0082. Food, Service, Atmosphere, Value, Drinks Makes The Manor the One Stop Shop for Good Times. Happy Hour 3pm- 9pm $5 Tapas until 7pm

The Stable

205 East Oakland Park Blvd., Oakland Park, FL 33334, (954) 565-4506 A neighborhood bar with a different theme every night, from drag shows and bingos, to bears and underwears.

VooDoo Lounge

(Sunday only), 111 Southwest 2nd Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301, (954) 522-0733. Voodoo Lounge is in Fort Lauderdale Florida is now Gay on Saturday nights. The club also hosts Noche Latina, an event for South Florida’s Latino community

Miami Miami 62 NE 14 Street Downtown Miami Florida (305)640-8749 No Cover 7 nights a week. The hottest men in the universe strip shows nightly from 6 p.m. Sexy from Wall to Wall. Saturday SEPT 3 in Miami. FIRE & ICE at the SPOT…The Hottest POP, Hip Hop and Latin alongside the COLDEST Electro and House Beats. all on Miami’s Best Sound System.

Score

727 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139,(305)561-5521. Score is located in the heart of South Beach, In the thriving and infamous promenade, Lincoln Road. Bigger Saturday’s Sexy Male Dolls

Twist

1057 Washington Ave, Miami Beach , Florida , 33139, (305)538-9478 Never a Cover…Always a Groove. Resident star DJ Mika spins tribal. Every Saturday TWIST is full of the hottest men in Miami. Muscle boy dancers taking it off in the Bungalow Bar.

Club Sugar

2301 SW 32nd Ave, Miami, Florida, 33145,(305)443-7657. All the Sweetness you’ll need in one Club. Every Thursday Drag Wars with TP Lords. $5 House Drinks & $4 Domestic Beers all night

Discotekka

950 NE 2nd Ave, Downtown Miami, Florida 33132,(305)3509084 One of the Best Night Clubs In Miami. Every Saturday The Hottest DJ’s from the Top Performers. Drink Special Every Saturday

Club Space

34 NE 11th St ,Miami ,Florida, 33132,(305)350-1956 Space Miami Voted Best U.S Club IDMA 2011. The go-to venue for any nightlife enthusiast in the nation,The club is proudly marching on into its second decade of operation.

Kwest

705 Duval St. , Key West, Florida,(305)292-8500 Key West All-Male Strip Club. Daily Happy Hour from 3-8pm, And a piano sing-a-long every Wednesday night.

Club Aqua

711 Duval St.,Key West, Florida,(305)294-0555 Monday’s Dueling Bartenders. Your Bartender’s sing, shake, and stir their way through happy hour 5:30pm-8:30pm

Pearl’s Patio Bar

525 United Street, Key West, FL(305)293-9805 ext. 156 Pearl’s Patio is a great place to enjoy a drink and relax. Happy Hour – every weekday from 5:00 to 7:00 pm Friday’s are Extended Happy Hour 5pm-9pm

Virgilio’s

Johnny’s

Meditarranean Style

801 Duval St. , Key West, Florida,(305)294-4737. Cabaret shows upstairs with nightly performances by famed performers Sushi, Kylie, RV Beaumont, Margo, and others. Happy Hour specials daily from 11am - 8pm.

524 Duval St, Key West ,Florida, (305)296-8118 Classic Cocktails, Italian Cuisine ,Live Music. $5 Martini Mondays, Late night dancing in Their Garden Bar Setting.

West Palm Beach The Lounge

517 Clematis St, West Palm Beach, FL 33401. (561) 655-9747. The most unpretentious South Beach styled lounge in West Palm Beach. Great Drink Deals Tues-Thurs 9pm-3am

The Cottage

522 Lucerne Ave, Lake Worth, Fl, 33414. (561)586-0080 Great Service, Great Food, Full Stocked Bar, Great Professional Tea-Dance every Sunday

Fort Dix

6205 Georgia Ave, West Palm Beach, Florida 33405 Directions, (561)533-5355. Mostly local crowd looking to mingle and relax. Place rocks with a Fabulous DJ on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sunday T-Dance.

The Mad Hatter

1532 North Dixie Hwy ,Lake Worth, FL 33460. (561) 547-8860. Cheap drinks, friendly bartenders, and free pool SundayThursday. Stop by and relax at this no-attitude haunt.

Tag Bar

25 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33483 954-801-3247. Delray Beach’s only Gay Bar. Mon - Sun: 4 p.m. - 2 a.m. Awesome Drink Specials

H.G. Rooster

823 BELVEDERE ROAD, WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA 33405, (561)-832-9119. H.G. Roosters is West Palms oldest gay club. Sunday’s Complimentary BBQ 5pm, Hot Male Dancers 6pm, Karaoke 11pm

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Heard it on...

Madonna…Remember Her?

While the 53 year-old diva’s vocal popularity might be waning she keeps herself busy. According to Britain’s Daily Mail, she was spotted in Cannes with her 24 year-old boyfriend, dancer Brahim Zaibat and her children who…really aren’t that much younger than Madonna’s mate. They have been together since last fall, and seem happy. She’s also been sending out screeners of her latest film project “W.E.” and…shockingly reviews have been positive. Britons will love the film until they…learn who directed it. The story follows the life and sacrifices of American divorcee Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII who gave up an empire to marry her in 1936. Despite the deluxe life of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor it does not eclipse the essence of the story drawn perhaps from Madonna’s experiences. Namely, great wealth doesn’t mean anything unless there is someone with whom to share the trappings. The film premiered at the Ven-

Cast of Dancing with the Stars

ice Film Festival on Sept. 1, expect a review when available stateside. Image from AllAboutMadonna.com

Chaz Bono Two-Steps into Your Living Room

Chaz Bono will be a contestant on Dancing With the Stars. It’s the first time Bono will join a reality cast, and marks the highest-profile transgender individual to appear on such a show in the United States. “His documentary, Becoming Chaz, was a great chance for viewers to meet the man behind the headlines,” said Hernon Graddick, Senior Director of Programs at GLAAD. “Appearing on such a high profile show will allow millions of Americans to get to know him in a new light.” Of course…DWTS is already taking heat from conservatives who don’t want

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to let Bono take the lead. Cher and Lacey Schwimmer, Bono’s proposed dance partner, have been twittering and press releasing in support of Bono. We just hope Bono won’t…go from reality show novice to reality show slut, which is a far less polite way of saying “fixture.” Reality show fixture Carson Kressley also joins the 13th season, which will premiere on Monday, Sept. 19. We’re also looking forward to Ricki Lake’s time doing the cha-cha on the show, after all gay legend Divine taught her how to walk in high-heels.

Another Republican Sex Scandal

If you’re closeted, married, and serve in politics on a platform at least partially built on anti-gay sentiments…don’t solicit gay sex in some kind of electronic manner! Eventually you’ll be caught. Anthony

Weiner taught us don’t go sexting if you’re a heterosexual in office – a realheterosexual that is! Roberto Arango, Republican Senator from Puerto Rico, is a pretend-heterosexual recently caught with his…grinder exposed on Grindr. The nude pics documented recent weight loss, he claimed, but did not explain why those images ended up on the gay hook-up site. Prior to this he was known as being anti-gay and anti-gay adoption. Rather than incur scandal he graciously handed in his letter of resignation. On second thought…if you’re a pretend-heterosexual politician with an anti-gay agenda do, by all means, show us your policies!

Play Money

Ah, Italy! The cuisine, the art, the culture, the…unending stream of crazy politicians. Luca Sellari, mayor of the tiny village of Filettino, only 60 miles from Rome, began producing his own currency to fight austerity measures adopted in Italy. He also wishes to form his own independent state for the village of 600 people under the leadership of a monarch. Guess who wants to be king? “It’s everyone’s dream to be a prince,” he told the New York Times. Talk about queeny! Sellari hopes Filettino will emulate the tiny republic of San Marino, a sovereign nation surrounded by Italy. His way of thinking might seem askew but San Marino is the world’s oldest state and constitutional republic. Also…they have no national debt, quite a surprise.

Mombian

Back-to-School Preparations By Dana Rudolph

urricane Irene raged up the East Coast this past weekend, sending people scrambling to the stores for bottled water and canned tuna. Of course, hurricanes weren’t the only thing I prepared for this week. Back-to-school time is here, so I’ve been buying pencils and erasers alongside the flashlight batteries. And because I am an LGBT parent, I’ve also been thinking about the “emergency supplies” we should have as we navigate the sometimesstormy weather of our educational system, in case our children encounter anti-LGBT prejudice, bullying, or simply exclusion. Some of the most exciting new schoolrelated resources this year are about sports, long an area where homophobia and transphobia have reigned. A 2008 study by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) found that some students BMW d / / with LGBT parents were told they should

not do sports, or had their athletic abilities questioned, because they had LGBT parents. And GLSEN’s 2009 National School Climate Survey found that over a third of LGBT students avoided locker rooms, making them the most feared place in the school for these students. But GLSEN in May launched Changing the Game: The GLSEN Sports Project, backed by a coalition of athletes, journalists, and sports figures. It features “Game Plan” resources for athletes, athletic administrators, coaches and parents, inspirational videos about people making a difference, and the Team Respect Challenge pledge “for teams to commit to treat all teammates with respect.” The San Diego Padres in July became the first professional team to sign it. (sports. glsen.org) Athlete Ally, launched in January, offers P individuals an online pledge to reduce homophobia in sports. Founded by Hudson Taylor, a straight, three-time NCAA Division I All-American wrester, now a Division I wrestling coach at Columbia University, the site also includes a weekly “Ally’s Playbook” video with suggestions for how nonLGBT athletes can help reduce homophobia. Hudson is also seeking high school and college students to be “Athlete Ally Ambassadors” to promote the pledge and participate in future initiatives. (athleteally.org) And the Sports Project at the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR), launched in 2001, has long been a powerhouse of advocacy and education. It also offers legal assistance for LGBT athletes and coaches. (nclrights.org. Go to Issues & Cases: Sports) Sports aside, there are also a number of

THE REGULARS

more general resources to help make schools materials for starting or sustaining a GSA, as well as the guide “Beyond the Binary: safe for students from all types of families. For parents with children in elementary Making Schools Safe for Transgender school, the Human Rights Campaign’s An Youth,” a joint project with NCLR and the Introduction to Welcoming Schools guide Transgender Law Center. (gsanetwork.org) NCLR has additional safe-schools inforis perhaps the best single resource. It aims to help elementary school administrators, mation, including samples of anti-harassteachers, parents and guardians address ment policies and memos to school boards. family diversity, gender stereotyping and (nclrights.org. Go to Issues & Cases: Youth) The American Library Association’s Rainbullying, and includes a bibliography of bow List offers LGBT-inclubooks on all kinds of sive children’s and young families, LGBT and not. (welcomingschools.org) as in a storm, often our adult books chosen by a The Family Equality best resources are our committee of librarians for Council’s “Back to School neighbors and friends. quality as well as content. (rainbowlist.wordpress.com) Tool” is a useful short Groundspark’s series of guide for LGBT parents on how to make our children’s schools safer LGBT-inclusive diversity-education films inand more inclusive. The organization also clude That’s a Family, for elementary school offers “Opening Doors,” a short but helpful students, about different family structures; booklet with tips for educators and others. Let’s Get Real, for middle schoolers, about It discusses the kind of prejudice children name-calling and bullying; It’s STILL Eleof LGBT families may face, how educators mentary, for and about educators discussing can support them, and how they can answer gay issues in schools; and Straightlaced, for questions other children may have about teens, about the pressure of gender stereothem. (familyequality.org Go to Resources: types. Curriculum guides make the films easy to incorporate into diversity and anti-bullyPublications.) Many resources aimed at older students ing programs. The films are also available for focus on LGBT youth, but most also have individual screening online: $4.99 for 90 days applicability to children of LGBT parents, of on-demand viewing. (groundspark.org) Of course, as in a storm, often our best whatever the children’s sexual orientation resources are our neighbors and friends. or gender identity: GLSEN has extensive safe-schools ma- When it comes to LGBT issues in schools, terials for both educators and students, this could include other LGBT parents and including information on its educator train- parents of LGBT children but also famiing program and starting gay-straight alli- lies who may have similar concerns about exclusion and/or harassment because of ances. (glsen.org) PFLAG’s Safe Schools for All: Cultivat- their family structure, race, ethnicity, reliing Respect program has similar materials gion, or other reasons. It could also include (in both English and Spanish) for making “traditional” families who know that LGBT schools safer, reducing bullying, and pro- families are as much a part of communities viding comprehensive health education. across the United States as anyone else They also offer a certification program for and that we’ll even share a few cans of tuna PFLAG members who want to assist with during the next hurricane. staff training and policy creation in local schools. (pflag.org, Go to Education & Pro- Dana Rudolph is the founder and publisher grams: Safe Schools for All) of Mombian (www.mombian.com), a blog and The Gay-Straight Alliance Network has resource directory for LGBT parents.

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Q: What tips do you have for building big pecs? A: The pectoralis major, also called the pectorals or pecs, is the main muscle in the chest whose primary job is to bring the arms together in front of the rib cage. To build a bigger chest you will need to engage in a variety of exercises from different angles to stimulate this large muscle. Push-ups, bench presses and flyes should be at the top of your list. Use free weights, especially dumbbells, and cables instead of machines, which often restrict your range of motion and will not effectively recruit supporting muscles. Heavy weight is key to stimulating the muscle fibers and gaining size in your chest.You can lift more with barbell bench presses, so go heavy and lift in the lower rep range; go relatively lighter with dumbbells. For safety, always train with a buddy or invest in a personal trainer.

Freshen up your workout and make your pushups a bit more challenging with this terrific exercise which works a number of muscle groups including the chest and arms. 1) Flip a Bosu ball over so the flat portion is facing upward and the half-ball side is on the floor. 2) Position your hands on either side of the top, as pictured. 3) Tighten your abs and glutes and lower your body uniformly until you are just a couple inches away from touching the surface of the ball. Return to the starting position. Do 3 to 4 sets of 10 to 12.

To build the upper chest, I favor an incline bench press using a barbell. For variation, try a reverse grip or use dumbbells. Use a wide grip to hit the outer areas of the pectorals; conversely, try a close grip to work the centerline of the chest. Tip: Varying the angle of the bench for incline or decline exercises can have a significant impact on muscle stimulation. To target the lower chest line, decline bench presses and decline flyes are great exercises. When selecting equipment, remember that cables can increase your range of motion, allowing you cross the centerline with resistance during a chest flye. This increased motion will help target the center of the chest, while dumbbells can be effective at working the outer chest as they provide maximum resistance due to gravity at the open position or when the arms are out to the sides.

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