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Mika: ‘If You Ask Me Am I Gay, I Say Yeah’

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British pop singer Mika has confirmed longtime rumors about his sexual orientation. In an interview with Instinct magazine Mika said he’s gay and always has been: “If you ask me am I gay, I say yeah,” the Lebanese-born star, 28, told the magazine.“Are these songs about my relationship with a man? I say yeah. And it’s only through my music that I’ve found the strength to come to terms with my sexuality beyond the context of just my lyrics. This is my real life.” But that wasn’t exactly what Mika had said before when asked about his sexuality. “I’ve never ever labeled myself,” he is quoted by Pink News as having told the publication. “But having said that, I’ve never limited my life. I’ve never limited who I sleep with. …Call me whatever you want. Call me bisexual, if you need a term for me.”

It is pretty common for American Family Association’s mouthpiece Bryan Fisher to get LGBT activists riled up with his inflammatory anti-gay comments, and this is not the exception. Fisher tweeted calling for an “Underground Railroad to deliver innocent children from same-sex households.”

That tweet also linked to an essay written

by Robert Oscar Lopez, who claims that “children of same-sex couples have a tough road ahead of them -- I know, because I have been there.” Fisher then reiterated what his tweets on his radio show, “Focal Point.”

Could be one of the dumbest things ever said about LGBT people?

Matthew Mitcham, one of only two male

athletes competing at the London Olympics to be openly gay, is among the top divers

in the world. In 2008, Mitcham won gold in the 10 meter platform diving competition, receiving the highest single-dive score in the event’s history. Before the 24-year-old Australian attempted to repeat that feat and defend his title as the top diver in the 10 meter category on Aug. 10 and 11 he made a surprising promise if he won: “If I win gold at #London2012 I will dive off 10m naked to celebrate,” he tweeted. Many were rooting for him, and not necessarily diving fans, but Mitcham disappointed and didn’t even make the podium.

Olympic Gymnast Reveals He’s HIV Positive Gay Australian Olympian Ji Wallace has revealed his HIV status in a letter to the Star Observer. According to a letter, Wallace, who won a silver medal at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and is currently in London viewing the events, said he was inspired by U.S. diver Greg Luganis.“I caught a CNN Piers Morgan interview with Greg Louganis here in London. It made me think and think and I couldn’t sleep, so I wrote.” Louganis won four gold and a silver medal at the Olympics in 1976 and 1988, before coming out as both gay and HIV-positive in a 1995 autobiography.

“I felt inspired to write. I too am an Olympic medal winner living with HIV,” Wallace said.

Wallace said he chose this time to come out to raise awareness about the issue.

Donate a Chicken Sandwich to Support Gay Marriage A group of LGBT activists and web designers was inspired by Chick-fil-A’s anti-gay donations and decided to put a hate-free, calorie-free spin on the concept. Hence BurgerRiot.com, a new website that lets users choose from a “Donations Menu.” For example, pick Chick-fil-A’s famous chicken sandwich for $6.99, then upgrade your order with some “Riot Fries” and an ice cream.

Total calorie count? Zero.The orders are just symbolic. All the money will be donated to support LGBT organizations and equal rights.

“We are raising money to support marriage equality by asking people to donate the cost of a burger (or chicken sandwich) from the online (fictitious) restaurant BurgerRiot,” says Wes Ashell, one of the founders of the initiative. “While they’re eating chicken, we’re making a difference!” A friend chicken sandwich that’s actually good for you.

National Marriage Equality Day to Counter Chick-fil-A Day It is estimated that Chick-fil-A raked in more profits than any other day in its history on Wednesday, Aug. 1 during “Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day,” an event spearheaded by conservative politician Mike Huckabee to show support for the company and its head, Dan Cathy. On. Aug. 7, LGBT activists attempted to counter the record sales— many of those profits could be donated to anti-gay groups as it has been the company’s nature in the past—by buying products from pro-gay companies and donating to gay non-profits on what was called “National Marriage Equality Day.” Over 34,000 people confirmed their participation on the event’s Facebook page that day. It’s unclear whether Starbucks sells, the most popular gay-friendly company people showed up to that day, came anywhere close to setting a record.

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Orlando Magic, Amway Linked to Anti-Gay Group Donations

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and Brian Brown thought that no one would uncover the huge Amway contribution which appears to be the largest family donation Doug DeVos, to NOM in its Amway President history,” Karger added. “Only the Catholic Church’s political arm the Knights of Columbus has given more to the ‘Hate Group’ NOM.” Amway responded by saying the owners of the company “believe the highest calling of any individual is to express their own personal beliefs.”

“As private citizens, the DeVos family supports causes and organizations that advocate for policies aligned to their personal beliefs,” an Amway spokesperson said in a statement obtained by Michigan Live. “Both families believe one of the highest callings of any individual is to express their own personal beliefs as a participant in the democratic process.”

The statement also says that Amway’s goal is to support a favorable business environment, adding, “Our employees and distributors come from all walks of life and represent an incredibly diverse set of backgrounds. The Amway opportunity is open to everyone.”

Which one will be the next company to face public scrutiny?

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sergio.candido@sfgn.com he domino effect after Chickfil-A’s anti-gay donations controversy has started. The newest company to be publicly linked to supporting causes against the LGBT community is Amway, the Michiganbased direct selling company.

ABC News reports that Amway president Doug DeVos--whose father also happens to own the Orlando Magic basketball team-has donated $500,000 to ultra conservative religious group the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) through the company’s charitable arm, the Douglas and Maria DeVos Foundation.

NOM is one of the top groups leading the charge against same-sex marriage equality. When Chick-fil-A head Dan Cathy confirmed he was “guilty as charged” for supporting anti-gay causes, the religious group came out on his defense, praising Cathy as a “corporate hero for marriage.”

LGBT advocate Fred Karger, president of Rights Equal Rights foundation, is asking people to boycott the company, Chickfil-A style: He has launched the website BoycottAmway.com, which includes a full list of all Amway affiliates, a Change.org petition and a phone number to call DeVos. “I have been closely tracking NOM for over four years,” Karger told the Raw Story. “NOM always tries to hide the names of its donors and often breaks state election reporting laws in the process. NOM is currently under active investigations for election law violations in Maine and California” “I imagine NOM leaders Maggie Gallagher

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epublican Vice-Presidential candidate Paul Ryan on LGBT issues: His positions and equality quotes in 2012.

OPPOSES EQUALITY GOAL: HATE CRIMES Paul Ryan voted against the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act which was passed by Republican and Democratic members of Congress and signed into law by President Obama on October 28, 2009.

NON DISCRIMINATION AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL Paul Ryan voted for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) when it was last put for a vote in the House in 2007, a time when ENDA did not include coverage for gender identity. He was one of 35 Republicans to vote in favor of it. Note that Mitt Romney opposes ENDA at the federal level.

Ryan’s vote for ENDA was only for employment non-discrimination based on sexual orientation. He has not indicated his support for full non-discrimination in employment, housing, financing, and public accommodations including sexual orientation and gender identity.

MILITARY --- REPEAL DON’T ASK, DON’T TELL* Paul Ryan voted against the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell which was passed by Republican and Democratic members of the House and Senate and signed into law

by President Obama on December 22, 2010.

OPPOSES EQUALITY GOAL: MARRIAGE EQUALITY Like Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan has been a strong opponent of marriage equality and even civil unions. He was very outspoken in his support of the Wisconsin constitutional amendment that defined marriage between a man and a woman and even forbade civil unions.

On Meet The Press (Feb. 19, 2011), he reconfirmed that he supports the Wisconsin Constitutional Amendment that

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defined marriage between one man and one woman. Paul Ryan twice voted in favor of the Federal Marriage Amendment in the House, in 2004 and 2006. He also voted in favor of the Marriage Protection Act of 2004. All of these votes were in opposition to moderate Republicans and Democrats.

FREEDOM OF GENDER There is no public mention of his support or opposition for other transgender-related goals such as birth certificates, driver’s license, etc. As such, he is a member of and supports the Republican Party which has consistently opposed transgender rights.

PROTECTING YOUTH Paul Ryan’s positions on Protecting Youth are unknown. It is known, however, that like Mitt Romney he did not create a video for the It Gets Better project. President Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, members of his administration and thousands of others have create videos in support of LGBT youth

SAME SEX PARENTING RIGHTS Paul Ryan voted in 1999 in favor of banning gay adoptions in the District of Columbia. No other positions of his on same gender parenting rights is known; however, the Republican Party has always opposed same sex adoptions.

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Hope Against LGBT Suicide

Pride Center Holds To Be or Not To Be

By Andrea Dulanto

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ow do we talk about suicide within the LGBT community?

Do we only refer to it when there’s a well-publicized case in the news like Tyler Clementi? Do we only think of suicide within the tragic context of a young LGBT person? The recent death of Brandon Elizares in El Paso, Texas, does remind us that we need to keep working for LGBT rights. There are lives at stake.

Unfortunately, other LGBT age groups outside of youth are also impacted by

Charles R. Dickey, Health Counselor (L) and Andrés Santofimio, CRCS Counselor (R) are from The Pride Center at Equality Park. They are part of the team that has organized the LGBT Suicide Prevention Presentation, To Be or Not To Be.

the issue of suicide. The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention posted an article on their blog in April 2012, discussing how suicide can affect LGBT individuals at different stages of life.

Joseph Jefferson was a 26-year-old African-American gay male from New York, a graduate of Harvey Milk High School, who worked with the Gay Men of African Descent on HIV prevention. Jefferson took his own

life in 2010.

“Though LGBT suicide is frequently portrayed as a wholly youth phenomenon, Joseph was an LGBT activist who had built a life for himself as an adult after getting through what many people assume to be the only tough part of an LGBT person’s life— adolescence,” the blog read.

GBT suicides have also been an increasing concern in the community of Wilton Manors.

In February 2012, the Sun-Sentinel quoted Police Chief Paul O’Connell on the rise in suicides: “When you look at our numbers, they don’t jump out at you. When you compare it to a population of 11,000 to 12,000 people, that’s when you get the real picture of how it impacts a small community.”

The Sun-Sentinel also collected information about Wilton Manors from the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office: “Over the past four years, this city of under 12,000 people has had five more suicides than Weston, which has about 65,000 people, and only one fewer suicide than Miramar, which has 122,000 people…”

On Thursday, August 23, 2012 at 6 p.m., The Pride Center will try to reduce the incidence of suicide with To Be or Not To Be — a presentation on suicide prevention featuring Jackie Rosen, Executive Director of the Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention (FISP) and Howard Cohen, a registered mental health counseling intern in private practice in Wilton Manors.

Andrés Santofimio, a counselor with the Pride Center’s Comprehensive Risk Counseling & Services (CRCS) Program, said, “in the last year, the Pride Center has suffered the loss by suicide of two of our volunteers.”

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Santofimio added that “after participating in a suicide prevention town hall in Wilton Manors in April, [the Pride Center] immediately knew we needed to start working on awareness and education on suicide.” They planned the event with Jackie Rosen and Howard Cohen who had presented at the town hall.

Mental health, particularly suicide, is often a stigmatized subject. “[W]e provide a welcoming, safe, inclusive, nurturing home to our community,” Santofimio said. “The Pride Center understands the stigma attached to difficult issues. Last year we had an event about male on male sexual assault in the gay community.

We invited experts from the Wilton Manors’ Police Department, the Sexual Assault Treatment Center (SATC), SunServe and Broward Health. The response from the community was overwhelming. Because of that event, our CRCS program at the Pride Center and the SATC are in the process of launching a support group for male survivors of sexual assault.”

In addition, the Pride Center has built community partnerships with the FISP suicide survivor group and Broward House’s Teen Suicide Prevention program.

“The suicide rates increase as a lack of understanding and acceptance increases,” Rosen said. “A 2009 GLSEN School Climate Survey stated that nearly 90 percent of LGBT youth are harassed or bullied in school, but there can also be a similar environment in the workplace as they get older, or at home if their family does not share the same beliefs of acceptance. Unfortunately, intolerance does not have an age limit.”

Rosen went through some of the items that people can learn from the upcoming event.

“How to be aware of the signs of someone struggling with depression and sadness, even if all the obvious signs aren’t readily present,” she said. “During the presentation we will share how to be a good listener, when to intervene when necessary, what resources are available in the community, and learn about how individuals thinking about suicide pull away from family and friends and some of the actions they may take before making that ultimate decision.”

All are welcome at the presentation.

“One of my personal goals is to bring the straight and gay community together to begin an open dialogue…,” Santofimio said.

“We are tailoring the presentation to the LGBT community, but the information can be valuable to all residents of Broward County and the South Florida community.”

Santofimio added: “It is important for all of us to get informed and learn how to recognize the signs and helpful ways to intervene when someone is at risk of suicide. We never know when we can use this information and save a life. If you’re a friend, a neighbor, a partner, a colleague, a family member or a co-worker of other people, this event is for you.

For more information, go to www.

PrideCenterFlorida.org.

If you go When: Thursday, August 23, 2012, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where: Pride Center at Equality Park 2040 North Dixie Highway Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Boca Raton, FL 33431 How much: Free, dinner and beverages will be served.

RSVP Required, call Andrés Santofimio at 954-830-5103 or email Charles Dickey at cdickey@pridecenterflorida.org.

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‘My Way or the Highway Takes Us Nowhere’ Miami LGBT Inclusion Forum Not Very Inclusive

about. For example, he doesn’t think a preacher or pastor should say things like “In the name of Jesus…” before giving a sermon.

Instead, since most religions have some kind of God, he wants to see everyone say things like “In the name of God…” before continuing.

Hakimian disagreed again.

“Everyone is expressing their beliefs, everyone’s trying to evangelize, everyone’s trying to legislate their beliefs. When it comes to praying in public, tolerance isn’t denying me my freedom of speech,”

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rabbi, an anti-gay pastor, a gay pastor, a transgender activist, an openly gay politician, and a reverend all walk into a synagogue. It starts off like a joke, but it doesn’t proceed like one.

“When someone’s belief causes someone else’s life harm, there’s something wrong with that,” Jamesly Louis, a 21-year-old LGBT youth activist says toward the end of the night, looking at Pastor Jack Hakimian, widely known in South Florida as anti-gay.

“All the hate comes from the Church.”

Louis tries to continue telling the pastor how much the church affected him when he was in high school. It’s part of the discussion that night — a forum on how religion can co-exist with the LGBT community, and vice versa. But Louis gasps. And then he cries.

And he doesn’t stop.

Louis tries to speak through his tears, but it’s for naught, all he can muster is a whimper.

Hakimian acts fast, jumping out of his seat and approaching Louis, taking his hand and cupping it, apologizing on behalf of the pastors who preach hate and oppression.

It isn’t long before North Miami Councilman Scott Galvin, a strong voice advocating against Hakimian in the past months, grabs the microphone and says, to everyone’s applause, “Pastor Jack, it’s your words that brought this young man to tears.

He cries real tears for pain that he has felt.”

It all took place Wednesday, Aug. 8, masterminded by Galvin. In the past few months, Galvin has publicly attacked Hakimian for his anti-gay views, though Hakimian readily denies being anti-gay. On his Facebook page, the pastor lashed back with detailed explanations of his views, and accused Galvin of hate-mongering. The two went at it until Galvin wanted to sit down publicly and discuss anti-gay issues. He reached out to old friend and rabbi Jory Lang of Temple Beth Moshe in North Miami, and the two got down to strategy. They wanted to hold a panel whose diversity would compensate for different viewpoints about anti-gay pastoralism and religion as it relates

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to the LGBT community. For a full list of panelists, see the sidebar.

“When I think of the past of biracial marriages and intra-religious marriages, I know that change comes slowly,” Rev. Durrell Watkins of the Sunshine Cathedral said about when the nation can expect to see equal marriage rights.

Tobias Packern from Equality Florida, was a bit more enthusiastic, with reservations.

“I sincerely believe that in a period much shorter than 20 years, the state will recognize gay marriage,” he said. “LGBT people are winning the culture race — more and more people are supportive of LGBT. But not enough people vote in favor of LGBT equality.”

Hakimian’s response drew gasps from the crowd.

“I think there is a resurgence of people who are pro-homosexual marriage — President Obama really lit a fire,” he said. “Homosexual marriage will eventually be embraced, but from a theological stance, it’ll be the demise of culture.”

The crowd eventually calmed down, and the conversation turned to whether one can preach against gay marriage and be pro-gay rights at the same time.

“I think that it is possible that someone could say ‘I don’t want to interfere with someone’s rights to live, but don’t ask me to bless it,’” Watkins said. “But when you try to legislate your religion, that’s when things get complicated.”

Councilman Galvin disagreed.

“My strong belief is that you cannot say that you support equality and then set controls on that equality,” he said. “You either accept everybody equally or you don’t.”

Here, Hakimian’s wife Jhael chimed in.

“My only concern with the idea that we can’t set parameters is that it’s a very slippery slope,” she said. “At some point, there have to be boundaries and parameters.”

Lang took over the conversation again and explained his own views, arguing that discourse should veer from what everyone disagrees about to what everyone agrees

representing conservative religion on the panel, didn’t feel particularly included.

“For most, it was a time to vent and focus all their anger towards the real ‘haters’ on us. We knew that would happen before we got there, but God’s love for the GLBT community helped us overcome the anger and negative comments,” he told SFGN. “We don’t take it personally. We just want to talk about truth and what is God’s will from a Christian perspective and the founders’ vision for America from their Christian perspective.”

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Pastor Jack Hakimian, who’s been labeled anti-gay by local media, comforts LGBT youth activist Jamesly Louis during a town hall. Rabbi Jory Lang, at whose Temple Beth Moshe the meeting took place, is standing behind Louis.

Hakimian said in reference to a recent effort to expel his Miami Church from a North Miami high school for his purported preaching of anti-gay and hateful sermons.

The effort failed, Hakimian arguing the whole time that he deserves his freedom of speech.

“Your idea of tolerance, Rabbi, is neutering people,” he said. “To neuter public prayer is to work against the founders, what the nation’s about. It’s not dehumanizing a Jew if I pray in the name of Jesus.”

Joshua Dunkelman from SAVE Dade agreed, somewhat, saying, “Like Jack says, we all come from different backgrounds. We live in the USA. Our founding fathers made a very clear separation between church and state,” he said. “’My way or the highway’ takes us nowhere.”

Not surprisingly, Galvin would later tell SFGN that he felt the forum was a success.

This may be the first time in 40 years, he said, that both sides sat down together.

Hakimian, who was the only one August 8, Temple Beth Moshe was host to an inclusion forum for the LGBT community. The panel is below, as they sat from left to right: Pastor Jack Hakimian — Impact Church Jhael Hakimian — Impact Church Joshua Dunkelman — SAVE Dade Lisa La Monica — Safe Schools South Florida Rev. Durrell Watkins — Sunshine Cathedral

Hakimian also felt that the audience really targeted him and his wife in their commentary. While Lang allowed the audience to ask questions to the panelists, few did — instead, they told the panel (read: Hakimian) what they thought.

“What is ironic is that they were the majority and they still felt a need to be aggressive when surely we came in a peaceful spirit ready to embrace and engage,” he said. “Maybe next time I will get a formal invitation at least five days in advance and not two days before, and there will be more organization and balance on the panel from people of differing views.”

Jory and Galvin both agreed that the forum could have been run better, and both were happy to have at least made it happen. They plan to sit down with the panel, discuss shortcomings, and devise a better forum for next time.

Yes, they both promised, there will be a next time.

The Panel Councilman Scott Galvin — North Miami Tobias Packer — Equality Florida Jamesly Louis — Pridelines Father Patrick O’Neill — Archdiocese Miami

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THE TRANSVESTIGATOR

Gender Dysphoria: New Medical Term For Transgenders

By Victoria Michaels

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ender Identity Disorder is now an e rad i cate d term as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has announced they will be replacing it with the new term “gender dysphoria.”

For decades dender identity disorder (GID) has been the formal diagnosis used by psychologists and physicians to medically describe persons who experience significant gender dysphoria (discontent with the sex they were assigned at birth and/or the gender roles associated with that sex). It was the official term used to describe the symptoms related to transsexualism/transgenderism, as well as less severe manifestations of gender identity issues. DSM will replace this category with Gender Dysphoria, since the old term falsely categorized all transgenders as being mentally ill.

Gender Dysphoria is anxiety, unhappiness, or persistent uncomfortable feelings about your assigned gender (biological sex at birth) which feels different from your own personal, internal gender identity. Simply put, people find that the way they look on the outside doesn’t reflect how they feel inside. They often feel pressured by society to behave or act in a way that is different from what they really want to do which leads to feelings of unhappiness or depression. Some people try to suppress or ignore it and often shy away from seeking professional help. The need for professional help and mental wellness will still remain very important under the new term, emphasized by the high rate of mental health problems related to transgenderism.

Since individuals needs are unique and different, mental health problems still plague the t-community, stemming from a wide range of issues such as suppressing it, not understanding it, or acceptance which can all result in mental depression, anxiety, and even suicide.

Upon next year’s publication of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the psychiatric profession will no longer consider transgender people to have a permanent mental illness. The American Psychiatric Association has altered the next edition of the definitive diagnostic manual of psychiatric disorders, changing how transgender individuals

are classified. The new diagnosis, Gender Dysphoria, implies a temporary condition that can be alleviated medically, rather than considered a permanent mental condition.

Although Gender Dysphoria will no longer be considered a mental illness, treating physicians know that it still can lead to significant distress and have a considerable effect on the mental wellness of each transgender individual. It can still have a profound impact on the way trans-people live their lives, affecting their work, social life, relationships and acceptance from society.

The question whether transgenderism is a disease and/or mental illness has always been hotly debated in both the transgender and medical-psychiatric communities.

One prevalent view, especially in the transgender community, has always been that transgenderism is not a disease at all, but rather a benign normal variant of the human experience akin to left-handedness.

The new term, Gender Dysphoria, comes as a result of years of lobbying the American Psychiatric Association to abolish the “mentally ill” characterization given to all who are transgender. Now individuals will be properly diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria, “a marked incongruence between one’s experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender.” Transgenders and our advocates have disputed for years to alter Gender Identity Disorder, which we see a discriminatory label and degrading term—much like the past classification of homosexuality as a mental illness—and many would like to see transgender experience excised completely from the DSM, with other arrangements made for insurance coverage. The change will also have an impact on legal cases, with courts unable to use a person’s gender identity against them, but also meaning trans people can’t use their ‘disorder’ as a defense.

The question of continued inclusion of gender identity disorder with mental illnesses had expanded in recent years with one opponent, Dr. Darryl Hill, at the forefront insisting that transgenderism was not a mental disorder, but rather that the diagnostic criteria reflecting psychological distress in children that occurs when parents have trouble relating to their child’s gender variance.

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NATIONAL NEWS

Obama Says He Opposes Ban on Gay Boy Scouts, So Does Romney

By Sergio Candido sergio.candido@sfgn.com hite House spokesperson Shin Inouye affirmed yesterday that President Barack Obama is against the national ban on gay boy scouts.

“The President believes the Boy Scouts is a valuable organization that has helped educate and build character in American boys for more than a century. He also opposes discrimination in all forms, and as such opposes this policy that discriminates on basis of sexual orientation,” Shin said in a statement to the Washington Blade.

This is one issue both presidential candidates seem to agree on.

Earlier this year, GLAAD posted video footage from 1994 where now Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney expressed his stance on the issue: “I support the right of the Boy Scouts of America to decide what it wants to do on that issue. I feel that all people should be able to participate

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in the Boy Scouts regardless of their sexual orientation.”

According to an President Obama Associated Press Romney spokeswoman Andrea Saul confirmed that“this remains Romney’s position today.”

For his part, GLAAD President Herndon Graddick expressed his satisfaction at the fact that both political parties agree on the issue.

“The fact that the Presidential candidates of both major American parties have come together to oppose the BSA’s anti-gay policy in the most polarized political climate since Reconstruction speaks volumes about both the moral validity and critical importance of ending the ban. It’s no surprise that the leader of the free world is willing to advocate for a little more freedom within the BSA.” Graddick said.

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LOCAL NEWS

LGBT Discrimination and Bullying Concern Residents Our Fund Announces South Florida Survey Results

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ur Fund, the gay community foundation that was launched 18 months ago, recently released the results of a communitywide survey covering a range of issues from health and harassment to wishes and wealth.

“It wasn’t a scientific research project,” said Our Fund president Anthony Timiraos. “But we feel it’s a great start. It gives us something to look at as we try to assess the issues that should be addressed in our community.”

Our Fund initiated the project and enlisted assistance from a wide range of non-profit organizations and interested individuals in the South Florida counties. In addition to recommending questions to be asked, the local non-profits distributed the invitation to complete the survey through their email broadcasts. Palm cards were printed and distributed at gay and gay-friendly locations inviting participation.

“One of the things we’re seeing,” said Timiraos, who agreed that financial issues are important to Our Fund and its beneficiaries, “is the funders are encouraging agencies to collaborate rather than duplicate services. There’s less money to go around and they want the best return on what they have to donate.

So we felt it was important to get insights from a wide range of nonprofit organizations and people who support them.”

693 individuals completed the online survey between April 1 and June 30, 2012. The majority of respondents were over 50 years old.

70% own their own homes. Almost

70% are in some sort of relationship and more than 72% had incomes over $50,000 a year. 74.2% identified as gay, 16.2% as lesbians, and 9.6% as “other.”

Geographically, the results were heavily weighted toward Broward with 64.9% of the response. Palm Beach had 22% and Miami-Dade 7.1%. Six percent were listed as “other.”

The topics investigated by the survey included discrimination, quality of life, civic involvement and donor trends.

According to the executive summary of the report, the survey showed that health was one of the most important issues identified by the respondents. Particular emphasis was placed on LBT women. LGBT seniors in various stages of aging, and an awareness of issues faced by people with HIV/AIDS were also seen as important areas of focus.

Although few of the respondents were of school age, those who answered the survey felt that discrimination, bullying, and suicide and suicide attempts are major issues with LGBT youth in South Florida.

It is also noted that children of LGBT parents may also experience discrimination and bullying from their peers.

When it came to adults, 21% indicated that they experienced discrimination because of sexual orientation or gender identity during the past five years — most frequently at work and from police and/or law enforcement.

Respondents to the survey are also generally involved in civic issues and duties. Ninety seven percent are

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registered, active voters and 89% are likely to vote for candidates based on their attitudes toward the LGBT community.

When it comes to financial issues, 32% of respondents have not made any estate planning arrangements.

“This is a serious problem,” said Timiraos. “We’ve all read and heard about people losing money and property because they didn’t take the necessary steps to protect themselves.”

He noted that 72% of responders have not designated any local nonprofit organization serving the LGBT community in their estate plans while 85% have not designated national organizations.

“A lot of them said they didn’t know about the different agencies and others said they had not donated because they hadn’t been asked, so we have an education issue to work through as well,” Timiraos said.

The complete 24-page report is available on the Our Fund website at www.our-fund.org and will be embedded it this story at www.sfgn. com.

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LOCALFrom NEWS Letter the Editor

Mercedes Madness!

Broward House Raffles Luxury

By SFGN Staff Get it while it’s hot — and support your LGBT community while doing so.

Broward Bares It on Friday, August 17, will be you first chance to take a look at the 2012 Mercedes C250 Sports Sedan (est. value $38,500). If you’re interested in winning it, your next move will be buying a $20 ticket for the raffle. According to Terry DeCarlo, Broward House’s marketing director, some people are already buying multiple tickets to raise their chances of winning.

But to keep the raffle even-keeled, Broward House is capping the tickets at 5,000.

“We want to give people a chance,” DeCarlo said. “When you look at it, chances are pretty good.”

The drawing for the winner will happen when the tickets are sold out, or closer to December, whichever comes first. DeCarlo is toying with the idea of drawing the winner

A 2012 Mercedes C250 Sports Sedan is being given away in a raffle hosted by Broward House.

during World AIDS Day. Nov. 4 is the drawing.

So why a Mercedes? Partly due to the efforts of salesman Howard Glantz, of Mercedes of Fort Lauderdale, who made ends meet on the event. “[They] stepped up and came to us. We’re so thankful,” DeCarlo said. “Had Hummer done it, I would have had a Hummer.”

To get raffle tickets online, go to http://bit.ly/QuGljB. To read more about Broward Bares It, check out our preview on page 32.

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P e r s o n a l I n j u ry • f r e e c o n s u ltat I o n

COLLEGE NEWS/FAU

Welcome (Back) Reception LGBT Center holds event to inform students of resources

By Dylan Bouscher

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lorida Atlantic University students looking for free rainbow sand art bracelets, look no further.

The university’s LGBTQA Resource Center is welcoming new and returning students with a reception next week. The Welcome (Back) Reception is part of the Weeks of Welcome programming, a two week long series of events for new students. The reception will be hosted in the resource center Monday, August 20. The event will also feature free refreshments and music.

The reception is from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the same day fall classes start. It’s also the first event the resource center is hosting in the fall semester.

Emily Calfo, the Emily Calfo, LGBT resource center Resource Center Specialist specialist in charge of it, expects a large turnout.

“I’m expecting about 40 to 50 students, but there could be more than that.” Calfo said.

“Things are definitely different this year.”

There were close to 50 students at last year’s reception. But Calfo thinks the

resource center’s marketing improvements could draw a larger crowd for the second annual reception.

After her opening remarks, Calfo will let attendants decide how the reception plays out.

“It’s really going to be an open house, there won’t be any set program,” Calfo said. “It gives the sophomores, juniors, and seniors coming back an opportunity to talk to new students and sort of take them under their wing.”

And anyone interested in volunteering at the center in the fall should be at the reception.

“This is an opportunity for new students to verbally R.S.V.P. for volunteer training on August 24 and Aug 31,” Calfo said.

The LGBTQA Resource Center opened in March 2011 and celebrated its first anniversary earlier this year. Before the center opened, FAU offered SafeZone Training starting for the LGBT community starting in 1998.

But that wasn’t enough, according to Calfo.

“In January 2011 people realized there was a serious need for an LGBTQA resource center,” Calfo said. “Students needed a place to hangout and study and learn about the community.”

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SFGN Editorial

Pot Injustice Pervades Public Norm Kent, Publisher

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he city of Wilton Manors has decided they will not oppose my law firm’s sign being placed on a Wilton Drive Bus bench.

Society is safe, thank god.

If you missed the controversy last month, Wilton Manors had initially forbidden my bench ad because of the pot leaf in it (see below). If you are “busted,” you are encouraged to call the Criminal Defense Law Center of South Florida, which is the fancy name I have given my law firm.

My law office partner, Russell Cormican, and I, decided to advertise the firm’s new name and logo, and our move to a new office in the Legacy Bank Building. Often, we represent good people charged with criminal acts because of stupid laws, which long ago should have been discarded. None are more glaring than those arrested for the use of marijuana.

Take Elvy Mussika, a Hollywood woman who grew and smoked her own pot in order to counteract glaucoma, which was causing her to lose her eyesight. After 23 operations to remove cataracts, she discovered that the THC in marijuana reduced the intraocular pressure in her eye canals, enabling her to see without surgery.

Faced with a cultivation charge 25 years ago, in 1987, she challenged the State of

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norm.kent@sfgn.com Florida, saying she had a constitutional right to see, and argued her possession and use of marijuana was lawful, based on medical necessity. A jury agreed, 24 years ago today, and we won the case. Now, Mussika is one of many activists who will attend the Seattle Hempfest this weekend. In fact, far away in the northwest corner of the United States, over 150,000 pot warriors will gather at Myrtle Beach State Park in Elliott Bay to demand the legalization of marijuana.

One of the people that should be there with her is Boynton Beach resident Robert Platshorn, 69, the leader of The Silver Tour, fighting to educate senior citizens about the medicinal uses of marijuana — how it is an alternative to traditional therapies, with less residual consequences. In 1987, he was in jail.

Unfortunately, Platshorn served the longest sentence in America for marijuana — over 30 years — but he is still a victim of America’s drug war. Still under federal parole supervision, it seems that the government is now questioning his right to attend festivals promoting the decriminalization of marijuana. He is working for drug law reform. The federal government is insisting on drug war compliance.

Like Elvy Mussika, Platshorn will eventually prevail, because Truth cannot be suppressed or silenced by government agents

acting foolishly. It blows up in their face and Justice eventually emerges. If you want to help fight for Platshorn’s cause, you can go on Facebook and help fund his remarkable video, “Should Grandma Smoke Pot?” You can write to the Parole Commission and tell them to let him travel. And you can read his book, The Black Tuna Diaries.

Unfortunately, the national media does not adequately cover the marijuana activist movement in America. If it did, you would know that over 18 states in America and the District of Columbia have decriminalized marijuana.

You would also know that in each and every place where a decriminalization bill gets on a ballot, it wins — almost everyone today 35 and older has smoked pot, and everyone 16 and older is willing to try it.

And Platshorn is showing how marijuana is medicine for seniors.

In different decades, both Mussika and Platshorn have stood alone fighting battles against injustice and a legal system that has been far too harsh and cruel to marijuana smokers. Though 25 years apart in their dilemmas, they are inextricably woven together by a thread of injustice fostered and furthered even today by the Obama Administration.

In California, medical dispensaries for marijuana users have proliferated by virtue of local ordinances and state laws allowing for the same. Sadly, tragically, and I dare say moronically, the Obama Administration has engaged in an all out war on those dispensaries and lawfully licensed businesses.

Disregarding the people’s will, the U.S. and its Department of Justice have raided

the establishments, seized the inventory of medicines that were going to be provided to patients, and even arrested numerous owners who had in good faith opened businesses according to local laws.

As an activist who has spent 40 years fighting for the decriminalization of marijuana laws, I have found the acts of the Obama Administration unconscionable, unjust and unacceptable. It is flat out the reason why I will not support his re-election, despite his noble and forward record on LGBT civil rights. Gary Johnson, the former governor of New Mexico, is most likely to get my vote even though he has not gotten the national media attention he deserves.

Nationally, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is carrying on a battle originally engaged 40 years ago when its founder, Keith Stroup, first called for an end to prohibition by 1980. Locally, a small group of activists is petitioning the city of Miami Beach to decriminalize pot, but it is a strong and vocal chapter you can also find on Facebook, led by a middle aged mom, Karen Goldstein, who saw her own roommate once unjustifiably arrested for using marijuana while fighting a disabling multiple sclerosis.

When it comes to marijuana, there is injustice on every corner. So that sign on Wilton Drive is where it needs to be, and no city is going to tell me I can’t have it there as long as their cops perpetuate the inequity of the drug war.

The only danger facing a pot smoker sitting on that bench is not from the weed but from a speeding drunk driver who hits him while he’s just sitting there.

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Letter to the Editor

Manors Vet Files Police Complaint, Goes Public With Grievance EDITOR’S NOTE: An angry combat veteran has called for an investigation into alleged police misconduct and sent copies of his grievance to SFGN in the form of a letter, asking that his claim be circulated to the public.

Because it is an open investigation, law enforcement will not be able to respond at this time. SFGN will keep you apprised of the result, and recommends no conclusions be reached prematurely.

July 18, 2012 From: Christopher Lopez To: Chief of Police, Wilton Manors Subj: Complaint of Officer Conduct Dear Chief, I am writing to you today to express my concern and extreme displeasure of Officer Walls’ conduct in dealing with my two nieces, one of which is a minor.

On Monday, July 16, 2012 at approximately 6:00 p.m., my nieces, 17 and 19 years of age, were walking home from Publix on our street, NW 30 Ct., which is connected by a gate. As they were walking, they saw a car approaching, as they walked to the side of the road, the car sped up and tried to run over my 17 year old niece. She had to dive out of the way. The car then pulled in to a driveway two houses down.

My niece walked toward the man that got out of the car and asked him why he tried to run her over.

The man pulled out a gun, loaded the chamber and pointed it at my 17 year old nieces’ head. He yelled, “Do we have a problem!” then waived it toward my 19 year old niece. My nieces proceeded to my Aunt’s house, next door to mine, and called 911 and sent me a text that a gun was pulled on them.

When I arrived on the scene, Officer Walls was talking to my nieces and my aunt. Sergeant Blocker was talking to a witness who saw the whole thing.

We were instructed to go in to our house and wait for Officer Walls to come back and give us a police report.

What follows is what I think is deplorable.

Oakland Park Boulevard was shut down and a number of police officers with assault rifles were outside of our house terrifying our entire neighborhood. After an hour or so, Officer Walls came to the house and said that my nieces needed to identify the man who pulled the gun on them. I expressed my concern that the man and his family would know what house we live in. I also expressed my concern that my niece was a minor in my care and that I would like to be present. I was denied my request.

Officer Walls took my minor niece first. When my niece made a 100% positive identification, Officer Walls proceeded to ask her numerous times if she was sure that she would like to press charges. When my niece said yes, again, Officer Walls said, “Are you sure? You know he’s a 60 year old man who served our country.” My niece said she was sure and was brought back to the house after 10 minutes of this line of coercion.

My 19 year old niece was next. Again, after a positive identification, the same line of questioning began. This included statements like, “If you press charges you could send this poor old man to prison for the rest of his life. If you press charges, you and your cousin will be taken down to the police station and put in an interrogation room and questioned all night.” After these statements made to my 19 year old niece, she decided she didn’t want to press charges because she didn’t want to be the one to

ruin someone’s life.

My minor niece was then taken back outside, my request to accompany denied again by Officer Walls. This time Officer Walls had run a background check and found out my minor niece had a record in California. This is when my niece started to get scared because Officer Walls let her know that this old man didn’t have a record. The reason he tried to run her over and then pulled a loaded gun at her was because he thought she was a boy. Scared and intimidated, she now decided not to press charges.

This is when I stepped in and expressed my extreme displeasure to Sergeant Blocker. I let him know that I also am a veteran of our U.S. Armed forces and that two of my many medals were behind him in a shadow box for my duty in Sarajevo, Bosnia.

He and I stepped outside and he told me that both of my nieces had decided not to press charges and the man who threatened their lives would be staying at home, four houses east of mine and my family’s home, with no more than a slap on the wrist. The gun he threatened their lives with was in their custody, but he has many more firearms in his possession. It was at that moment that I stepped in as a parent.

My 19 year old niece was brought out to talk to Sergeant Blocker, Officer Walls and myself. With both officers standing in front of her, intimidating as two police officers can be, she said she was not coerced into not pressing charges. When my minor niece was brought out, she said that what officer Walls said to her had everything to do with her changing her mind to not press charges. She said she would like to press charges because now that she was informed that he had many more guns and would be staying at home. Officer Walls said in an upset voice, “so now we’re arresting him again?”

The officers left without any way to reach them for any questions. No police report. No advice for what we had to do, just that we would be contacted for them to come give a statement. Later that evening, the perpetrators car pulled in front of my house and stopped for approximately 10 seconds before speeding down to his house. When I called Sergeant Blocker about this, he brushed me off and said there was nothing that he could do. I expressed my displeasure with the way everything was handled especially the questing my minor niece without me being present. He said, “We don’t have to have an adult present when questioning a witness in a criminal investigation, whether the minor is 17 or 15.” He said we had no right to protection unless I paid for the police to sit in my driveway.

So I am unclear how a person becomes a witness after being run down in a moving vehicle and a loaded gun pointed at her head. I thought she was a victim.

I also don’t understand how one citizen has more rights to protection than the next. I don’t feel safe in my home or on my street. Please advise.

Respectfully, Christopher Lopez.

Wilton Manors, FL 33311

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INTERNATIONAL

Pendants, Deserts, and LGBT Activism

By Gideon Grudo

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di Beher is a man of the world — from the Middle East to the Americas, his LGBT activism has taken him around the block.

Most recently, Behr connected Judy Shepard with an Israeli organization looking for a second keynoter.

Shepard knows Behr from events past in New York, where the artist has displayed his work.

“Udi’s the sweetest, kindest man. Very committed to the cause,” she told SFGN. “I enjoy him very much.”

When Behr connected her with the Aguda, Israel’s oldest and largest LGBT rights organization, Shepard was a bit perplexed.

“How in the world do they know? Why would they want

Udi Behr’s pendant shows support for both the repeal of DADT and marriage equality.

me in something so special in Israel?” she said she thought.

“I was thrilled.”

So she went and spoke on July 31 alongside Ayala Katz, the Israeli mother of Nir, who was killed during the 2009 shooting at Tel Aviv’s Israeli GLBT Association. The keynote jumpstarted an effort from Aguda to begin a database of hate crimes and LGBT violence statistics in Israel, where such information isn’t currently being kept. Aguda contacted Behr because they knew he had a relationship with Shepard.

So who is this guy Udi Behr and how did his connection result in Shepard’s 8,000 -mile trip to the Middle East?

He founded and runs www.loveandpride.com, an online jewelry shopping site.

Three LGBT hopefuls in the upcoming elections received $850 each on Sunday, June 27 from loveandpride.com.

The donation was part of a seventh anniversary celebration for LoveandPride, but it also came weeks after the company’s partnership with Marriage Equality USA (MEUSA) and the unveiling of a new line of pendants supporting equal marriage rights.

The donations went to Sean Patrick Maloney, running for the House from New York, Jared Polis, running for the House from Colorado where he’s an incumbent, and Tammy Baldwin, running for the Senate where her potential victory will make her the first openly gay American to serve as senator.

The $39 pendant is composed of two dog tags, one bearing

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the MEUSA logo and the other left blank for optional engraving. It was all designed by Behr.

“Here, I wanted to design a pendant that will symbolize a marriage. The pendant is two discs that come together to make a whole,” Behr said. “There is an underlying celebration of erasing DADT.” Behr, who was very active in the Israeli elections around 1999, said that running LoveandPride, which started in 2005, is just an extension of his personality.

“I wanted to support equality for all. I want to be a force and fight for what I believe,” he said. “I’m a very progressive thinker and peace seeker. I decided I wanted to create a collection that will go to fight for LGBT equality, from DADT to marriage equality.”

The pendant comes out alongside MEUSA, which last year swallowed up its predecessor, Marriage Equality New York.

“This country was founded on equality for all people.

Marriage equality for all LGBT people is a good test for that philosophy,” said Cathy Marino-Thomas, MEUSA’s copresident. It’s very easy to give equality to people you agree with. It’s harder to give equlity to people you don’t agree with.”

Marino-Thomas had been with MEUSA for 14 years and will be celebrating her 18th anniversary with her wife Sheila in October, with whom she’s been raising their 12-yearold daughter. She said that the pendant, and the drive, is beneficial for the entire community.

“The pendant that Udi designed is androgynous,” she said. “It’s something that people will wear constantly.

We’re trying to have people remember constantly what we’re fighting for.”

While the pendant symbolizes an idea, Marino-Thomas continued, it’s an idea that’s already practiced, but just not recognized.

“What we’re searching for here is not the right to love one another. We already do that. We’re just looking for our country to support our love,” she said. “At the high level, we’re looking for civil marriage rights, not religious rites. R-I-G-H-T, not R-I-T-E.”

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An activist his whole life, Udi Behr can do anything from designing equality pendants to connecting Israeli LGBT organizations with Judy Shepard, who flew to Israel in early August to be a keynote.

For more information, go to www.loveandpride.com and www.marriageequality.org To read more about Udi Behr, check out his column for Huffington Post at http://huff. to/O5tYgW.

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TWO MOMS FOUR BA Orlando Area Mom of Quads and Her Wife Embark on Unique Journey

By Gideon Grudo

gideon.grudo@sfgn.com

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— she had begun dilating. The visit ended and everything was okay, but by this point the couple knew there’d be a mountain for them to climb.

Medical complications aside, being pregnant and not having a father’s name when everyone asks is also somewhat of an issue.

While Bell was shopping at Kohl’s, where she was grabbing some onesies and an outfit for Noah, she remembers coming up with an easy way to deal with people’s assumptions.

“People naturally say things like, ‘Oh, the father must be so excited,” she said, adding that she learned to respond with the amiable “Well, the whole family’s excited.” Bell does admit, however, that she still doesn’t know how to perfectly deal with it.

“To be honest, we don’t fully know how to respond,” she said.

Fortunately, their relationship poses no issue with their families. Bell’s mother, Carol Parenti, said that even though Bell and her brother don’t quite get along, it has nothing to do with Bell’s orientation.

“I love Carrie with all my heart, and whatever she wants, I’m fine with it. [Her partner] is a wonderful person and they have a great relationship. Whatever my children choose is

fine by me,” Parenti said. “My son is a sh New York. They don’t really get along, bu she first came out, he was very strong and stood up for her.”

Further, Parenti doesn’t think her dau at all stigmatized, and that 2012 is a tim same-sex partners are in a pretty good p “The babies have two loving p Nowadays, there are a lot of gay people children. It’s not an issue. I think the now — I think they’ll be fine,” she sa are blessed with four little ones and it matter that they don’t have a daddy.” need be, Parenti added, her husband step in and be a daddy.

All in all, the biggest obstacle to quadruplets as a same-sex couple is quadruplets.

“It’s been a juggling act. It’s been strai our relationship, but we’ve stayed stro are dealing with it.” Klawitter said. “T thing Carrie wants for her August 21 bir to have all four children at home. It’d b birthday present, but it probably won’t h It’s also expensive. The couple’s Heather Seymour is trying to help th donations to sustain the giant family created.

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“We’re in there in the sonogram room — as soon as they turn the lights down, the sonographers gasp,” she said. The doctor proceeded to hold up three fingers, but the sonographer shook her head and held up four fingers.

Bell has tried to get pregnant nine times through Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), a process in which sperm is removed from semen, leaving as little as possible in the fluid other than the sperm, and is then injected directly into a uterus. And it finally worked “It was a very long, two-year journey,” Bell said. “I had to be giving myself a shot two times a day.”

The four babies are Sophia Grace Bell, Olivia Hope Bell, Emily Faith Bell and Noah Roberts Bell.

Sophia came home from the hospital first.

It was June 21, nearly three months after the quads were born, and the rest of the babies were still in the hospital. But it wasn’t an easy ride for Bell and Klawitter from getting pregnant to giving birth. Holding quadruplets yields its own complications, which are many.

Twenty-one weeks into the pregnancy, for example, Bell spent six weeks in the hospital

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here are four babies. Born to two moms. And it’s the first ever set of quadruplets to have come from same-sex partners in Polk County, maybe even the country.

“We’ve wanted to start a family for a long time,” said Carrie Bell, who carried quadruplets to term, giving birth to them on March 29. They were born at 27 weeks, a little over 3 months short of the normal 40 week-term pregnancies.

The prematurity is likely a result of there being four babies, doctors told Bell. Bell is legally married (in Washington, D.C.) to Jenn Klawitter.

The two will be celebrating their eight-year anniversary of being together in September.

Polk County isn’t known for its openness to the LGBT community. PrideFest in the county, for example, only started a few years ago. Bars like the Parrot in downtown Lakeland, which is deemed a gay bar, are few and far between. As for LGBT community centers, the biggest one is Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). So it’s rare for the county to now boast just a rare birth for a same-sex couple.

Bell remembers the day they found out just how many births would be coming their way and laughs.

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“We can’t fit our whole family in our car.

The simple math of it is everything times four,” Bell said. “There’s little things like that.

They wanted to pull me out of work, but I wanted to stay working — we needed the paycheck.” Bell, who had a C-Section, has had a rough time these past few months going back and forth to the hospital to visit the two remaining babies who are still there.

But the two keep their chins up and their spirits high. They did do something miraculous, after all, Bell said.

“I’m very grateful for the blessings we’ve been given. God must think we have the humor to deal with this,” she said. “I think the kids are even luckier now that they get two mommies — I think it takes two mommies to handle this.”

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While two of the Bell siblings have come home, another two remain in the hospital, where their condition improves everyday.

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For Graying Gays, Retiring to Costa Rica is an Exciting Option

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any gay people are unencumbered by deep and binding family ties; 90 percent of us have no children. As we age and our parents have passed on we can become more mobile than at any other time in our lives. Not having to be home for Christmas makes it easy to consider heading south.

Retiring to a typical retirement area can be a frightening prospect. Even more so for perhaps three million gay boomers who are entering their graying years. Fitting in in a heterosexually dominated area is particularly difficult when you want to hold your husband’s hand or share a room with him when assisted living is required. The situation is particularly stark for gay men and women who haven’t raised children prepared to look after them.

Costa Rica may be a valid, even exciting, retirement option for graying gays. Costa Rica is perhaps the most Americanized Central American country, making it easy to adapt to. Though it can be more expensive than other Central American countries there is better infrastructure, a higher quality of life and a long-term, stable democracy. The nation is the most stable of all Central American nations.

Armed forces were abolished in Costa Rica in 1948. This just may be our secret paradise and no visa is required for visitors from the USA. We all don’t have to move to Wilton Manors.

However, many Costa Ricans still look upon homosexuality as a sin. Over 70 percent of the populace is Catholic, and they have their evangelicals. In 2008, about 20,000 of them protested a proposed law to give same-sex couples basic human rights of access and inheritance. That law went nowhere. Gay friendly they are as long as gay active you aren’t. Much like the U.S. in the 1950s, being live together friends is fine though holding hands or kissing in public is frowned upon; around straight friends, no PDA. Meaning ‘rich coast,’ Costa Rica is perfectly situated on the isthmus to take advantage of the equatorial location that keeps the climate tropical year around.

Temperatures along the beaches are 70 to 80 degrees, though the high mountains are about 20 degrees lower. There are really only two seasons. The dry season, is December through April. The rainy season, is May through November. On the Caribbean coast the result of over 200 inches of rain each year is the lush green landscape, though the Guanacaste

Ric Reily Peninsula is usually dry Monteverde is often cloud covered, and some of the densest rainforests in the world are in Costa Rica.

Beaches on two coasts, mountains, rain forests and volcanoes provide diverse respite from the city. For outdoor activities in nature there is surfing, fishing, hiking, horse back riding, rafting or simply passing a lazy day on the beach or in a natural hot spring.

Living costs are significantly lower than in the U.S. A person earning less than $500 per month is considered lower class, $500-$2000 per month is considered middle class and over $2000 per month is upper class. Utility costs typically run about 30 percent of the U.S. A full time maid will cost less than $500 per month.

Public transportation is reasonable, a bus across San Jose will cost about 50 cents and you can reach the furthest reach of the country for about $10. Gas typically costs about half of that in the U.S. Many retirees live in the central valley near San Jose in small towns near the capital and in suburbs like Cartage, Alajuela and Santa Ana. San Jose is mostly for the locals, especially when the point of retiring to Costa Rica is to relax; the city is busy, relatively polluted and be aware of being robbed on the street.

San Isidro is south in a farming area where housing can be more affordable with the benefit of being in the area where much of Costa Rica’s produce is grown. The Pacific coast is easy to get to from San Jose and the climate can be better.

Less than an hour away is San Gerardo, a small mountain town near the Chirripo National Park where nights can be cold. In the north is Arenal, though it is located near the active volcano of the same name and is quite remote.

Buying a house can be a tricky business because real estate is not a regulated market.

With a developer, like timeshare sales, it is easy to get taken advantage of while surrounded by paradise. Generally it is best to secure the services of a reputable lawyer. Real estate is not inexpensive any longer, though you get much more than for the same cost in the U.S. Like any market, bargains are available In a suburb of San Jose all the U.S. brands abound where you can find most of the popular fast food outlets here in the States and mass feeder restaurants. Local fare tends toward a mix of Spanish, French and African foods relying on fish, tamales and chicken. In San Jose there is Italian and fusion Caribbean food.

The colon is the local currency. U.S. dollars and many credit cards are accepted most places. The language is Spanish, though many

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people speak English, especially where other U.S. retirees live. Those of us from South Florida probably won’t have any problem with Spanish.

Health care should always be a consideration for graying gays and one of the attractions of retiring in Costa Rica is the excellent medical care. All residents must participate in Costa

difficult or impossible. Rural areas will have dirt roads.

There are three requirements to qualify for residency: proof of a minimum of $1000/ month of income from retirement sources, gay couples need to prove $2000/month; convert $1000/month into colones; live in country at least four months each

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Rica’s socialized medical system. Living in or near the capital health care can be as good as the US and less expensive. Living in rural areas is another matter entirely that can even require an airlift to San Jose for emergencies. In addition, Miami is only a few hours away should a need arise.

According to UNDP some of Costa Rica is in a Blue Zone where people who remain active can easily live past 100. If you have physical limitations Costa Rica may not be as appealing. Facilities are not up to US standards and access to places may be

year. Moving belongings into Costa Rica requires payment of import taxes on most things. The cost of gaining residency is about $1000. In addition to a retirement visa, investors can qualify to remain in Costa Rica by buying a certain amount of land.

If you are one of the three million gay boomers getting ready to retire and move away from your workplace home, adventurous and not quite ready for a condo in Boca Raton, Costa Rica might be worth a familiarization visit.

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Creating a New ‘Family’

By Felix Rivera felix@compassglcc.com

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diminish the stereotypes about gays and lesbians or as my family referred to ‘people who needed prayer.’ These were beliefs long engrained within my family, our culture, and our religion. Little did I know that later in life I’d find the people that would embolden me and promote my sense of pride.

It wasn’t until I made a career change and took a position as a traveling auto glass sales professional, that I met someone who became a dear friend and mentor. A successful entrepreneur and businessman in prior endeavors, Robertson was an awardwinning sales professional that I looked up to, even before I knew he was gay.

He taught me many things, but not just about the auto glass industry. He shared the importance of surrounding yourself with like-minded people and creating a nurturing environment of support and acceptance. He was the first person I met who spoke openly about life as a gay man, about his loss of loved ones during the AIDS pandemic, and someone I consider my family today. Family that encourages my partner and I by giving us the love, support, and guidance to grow old together, advice that only family gives.

After about five years, I did gain the courage to come out to my family. I only hope that one day, the family I was born into and the family I have created, will see marriage equality in their lifetime and sit in the front row together at my wedding.

Felix Rivera is a HIV Case Manager at Compass Gay & Lesbian Community Center. He can be reached at felix@compassglcc.com.

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fter coming out to the religious extremist – also known as ‘mi familia Latina’ – and experiencing a feeling of being ostracized, I learned I had to fill that void by creating my own ‘family’ of friends. Acceptance of homosexuality, even in religious families, is more and more common and why shouldn’t it be? With more gay straight alliances sprouting up across our nation and television shows like Glee and Modern Family, mainstream America is seeing equality in a whole new light. But the need to surround ourselves with a support system and create a family environment is something our LGBT communities are all too familiar with.

As a male Latino raised in a Pentecostal household, phrases like “honor your mother and father” and “family first” were dictated everyday. Growing up knowing I was gay meant I should keep my thoughts to myself, or suffer the consequences and come out to my family. Had I come out at the time, they would have probably tried to remedy my ‘gay’ with prayer; because their beliefs were with enough prayer, anyone could be cured and saved. Had prayer not fended off the temptation, my family would have turned to the congregation for mass prayer – which would have essentially shamed my family and condemned me to the proverbial closet forever.

Needless to say, I didn’t grow up surrounded by anyone whose feelings resembled mine. There was no one to help

The Compass Gay & Lesbian Community Center, located in Lake Worth.

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Key WEST TO HOST FALL WOMENFEST

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ooking to get away to a tropical island for a little romance, or hoping to make new friends in a throbbing nightclub scene or listening to live music, or seeking an opportunity to snorkel a living reef, parasail, or watch the dolphins at sunset? Look no further than Womenfest Key West, Sept 4-9, the

southernmost party for lesbians and their friends.

For over twenty-five years, Key West has welcomed women from around the world to enjoy a laid-back island and a week filled with fabulous events including pool parties, dance parties, and more. Enjoy musical performances throughout the island including Beverly McClellan and Sister

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Funk. Laugh until it hurts with Erin Foley, Sandra Valls, Chantal Carerrre, and Christine O’Leary.

Make your travel plans for Womenfest Key West 2012, Sept 4-9.

Check out the details of the WF event schedule, purchase tickets online, and find out where to stay, at womenfest. com. Most events are All Welcome.

All events are uniquely Key West.

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exercise. The average woman burns about 10 calories per pound of body weight per day while the average man burns about 11 calories per pound.

To simplify a complex subject, there are three components to your daily energy “burn” – known as your Total Energy Expenditure, and understanding this will help to be successful in your weight management.

1) About 10 percent of calories are burned by what is called the thermic effect of eating – quite simply, the act of digesting your food. Far more calories are used to digest proteins than carbs or fats (25 calories for every 100

By Peter Jackson, CPT calories of proteins versus 10 to 15 for every 100 calories of carbs and fats). This is why a nutrition plan with an emphasis on healthy proteins (chicken, fish, lean red meat, cottage cheese, eggs) is recommended; 2) About 30 percent of calories are burned by physical activity and exercise. Adding strength training to build muscle, Q: I’m on a quest to lose 25 pounds. I lost in addition to a cardio program (walking, running) is essential the first 10 by skipping breakfast and eating to increasing one’s metabolism; virtually nothing, but I can’t seem to lose the 3) The majority of calories, about 60 percent, are burned last 15 pounds. Can you recommend a diet that by what is called your basal metabolic rate (BMR), which would help? is simply energy used to breathe, eat and maintain bodily A: Let’s start with three doses of cold, hard reality: functions.

1) Diets don’t work; Controlled to some extent by genetics and environmental 2) Counting calories is basically a waste of time and won’t factors, the rate at which your metabolism runs can be lead to fat loss; and 3) Skipping meals and eating “virtually nothing” is a surefire influenced heavily by your diet and level of physical activity and exercise. way NOT to burn fat.

Dieting (calorie restriction) without exercising is one of To accomplish your goal, you will have to increase your the most common mistakes people make. When you lose metabolism. Metabolism is the number of calories (energy) weight by dieting, muscle tissue accounts for about 20% of your body burns to sustain life. Now, muscle burns more what is lost. Consequently, dieting without exercising to calories than fat does, so people who are muscular (low maintain or build muscle actually slows your metabolism and body fat) and exercise have a higher metabolic rate than can lead to weight gain in the long term. people who have far less muscle (high body fat) and don’t

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TIP OF THE WEEK Green tea: A powerful antioxidant Research continues to support the powerful role of green tea extract in weight loss, with one study noting that green tea was preferentially shown to target fat in the belly.

The International Sports Sciences Association reports green tea is “perhaps the most potent antioxidant known to man” in its ability to prevent such conditions as lung cancer due to smoking, skin damage and skin cancer due to radiation, antiviral activities and many other maladies. Green tea is also credited with lowering cholesterol levels in the blood. Green tea supplements, taken on an empty stomach, are believed to be more effective than drinking green tea alone.

Peter Jackson is nationally-syndicated fitness columnist and the owner of Push Fitness, a private, full-service personal training gym in Oakland Park which offers cutting-edge fitness programs for individuals, couples and small groups. Peter welcomes your questions at peter@PushFitnessFTL.com or visit him online at www.PushFitnessFTL.com and www.PozFitness.com.

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By Mary Bondi

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n a recent article I shared some of the benefits of being single. It not only helps us get acquainted with a potential mate but more so with ourselves.While there are certainly challenges in being single, there will be more serious matters to confront while attempting to maintain a healthy and conscious relationship. Ambivalence, fear, being shy and/or past relationship challenges can inhibit some individual’s from seeking out partners.

Eventually, upon dating, you will meet someone that interests you enough to be considered as a potential partner. It is important to examine how you make your choices. Check whether you are critical or have unrealistic expectations in your requirements for a mate. It is also helpful to recognize what your past patterns have been in your previous relationships and what role you may have had in those relationships ending.

Keep in mind that we often repeat unhealed patterns in our relationships as well as other areas of our lives. This is one of my areas

About Dating of specialty in my counseling practice. After studying and researching patterns for many years I still find it fascinating to observe how patterns will repeatedly play out in people’s lives until they are healed. I find it extremely rewarding to guide and assist individuals in breaking these unhealthy patterns once and for all so they can live their best life.

Often times, dating may actually begin after jumping into a serious relationship with someone.The demands of these two separate worlds -dating and relationship, are at times in conflict. The concept of taking things slowly might be difficult for some individuals to grasp. Try to get into the healthy habit of dating someone first for several months before making a serious commitment to have a relationship. This allows one to have a period of assessment as to whether or not this will be a partnership that will be healthy and lasting.

There are areas you can explore that can assist you in determining whether a person you are dating would be appropriate to consider for a potential partner.

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when you speak and grant you the feeling that you are being heard? lAgree to disagree when you have a difference of opinion or feeling about something? lGive as well as receive; is comfortable asking for what he/she needs and understands if you do not or cannot provide it for them? lUnderstand and is in touch with his/her feelings and is able to open up freely and discuss those feelings? Are they comfortable expressing sadness, anger as well as affection? lRun away when there are times of conflict or uncertainty, or is this person willing to confront and attempt to work on individual and relationship issues when they arise? lHave life experiences, values and morals similar to yours and genuinely lives by them? lAppreciate the differences between you as being unique or are they trying to change you to suit them? lFeel comfortable with his/her sexuality and intimacy or do they run when things get too close? Are they distant and elusive and prefer more separateness or are they clingy and dependent? (Neither extreme is ideal.) lHave similar interests and enjoy the same kinds of leisure and recreational activities you enjoy? lWant to continue growing as an individual after being in a relationship or will eventually primarily focus on “US.” lLive truthful and by what they say, therefore putting their best foot forward?

The process of dating over a series of months helps you get to know what and whom the individual is about. The only way we truly get to know others is through the test of time and experiences. Don’t rush through this process and opportunity to learn about yourself and others. This can be a very exciting and important time for your own self-discovery and development.

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Things to consider-Does this person:

Dating may certainly be difficult and full of challenges at times, but so will any relationship.

Being in touch with your needs and wants will help you find a more suitable partner who doesn’t just “say” they want to work through the issues that will ultimately arise, but will stick around and choose to do the work. The final question you may want to ask is “Can I be all those things to another that I want in someone else?”

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LOCAL FEATURE

A Golden Afternoon in the Sugar Chest Antique

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’m walking in through the front door and I’m in a wonderland. Three things right off the bat catch my eye: a pair of hanging crossed swords, a bucket of classic PEZ dispensers with my favorite princess Snow White sitting on top, and a glassed-in case containing an array of beautiful medieval looking iron locks and keys.

I’m introduced to the self-proclaimed ambassador, James , and he shows me how they’ve cleverly colored and numerically coded the booths to make it easier for customers to not only navigate, but be able to go back and find something they had their eye on.

There are statues and sculptures galore, from all eras and all styles. I spend a good amount of time looking at the old wooden pipes and antique prints that date back to 1872. They have a gorgeous collection of distinct oriental art pieces. Throughout the store, my eyes devour paintings and sights from all across the world, all across time.

Beverly is a doll. We walk through the endless rows of glass panels containing all kinds of jewelry, glass and porcelain adornments, iron trinkets, and sparkling jewels. We’re checking out some vintage lamps when she tells me she’s specialized in French Art Deco and Art Nouveau since the 80s. She had her own shop for many years.

She leaves to respond to a call on her walkietalkie and I happen upon some really cute

paintings, mouse pads, ceramics, cards, and other work from artist Karen Curtis.

Behind her booth is Fred’s booth, one of the acclaimed man-caves in the mall. Here you can find anything from samurai swords and comics to classic wooden kegs and old school CDs. My personal favorite piece in his booth is the classic pinball machine, in mint working condition.

I got a high score of 53,790, and ask to challenge any and all willing.

I meet with Josie after checking out the Louis Vuitton luggage and playbills from the 70s in another corner of the mall and she tells me how there’s over 31,000 square feet of timeless items. They have over 200 dealers and a lot more than that in booths.

I think of my publisher Norm Kent when I see their collection of political buttons and war memorabilia. I keep walking down and jump at the sight of a genuine WWII Bomber Helmet sitting atop shelves of ancient cameras and telephones. The scent of lemongrass draws me to the Tyler Candle Company stand and I pick up one of their all-natural soaps.

On my way out, I pass through a hall of jewelry that would make a fight break out amongst drag queens and curators alike.

I check out at the front desk and within minutes I’m popping in one of the CDs I bought into my car. As PJ Harvey comes on in the Batman Forever soundtrack, I tell myself aloud that it really was a good day.

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Naughty Times at the Southeast Leather Black and Blue Weekend in Atlanta

By Ryan Dixon

All photos by Brian Hughes This past weekend my back, ass and liver all hurt, but in a good way. I had the pleasure of meeting the leather community of Atlanta for the very first time while attending the Southeast Leather Black and Blue Weekend on Aug. 10-11, where a new Southeast Leather Sir, boy and Southeast Mr. Rubber were to be picked.

The Southeast Leather contests were my first experience of any “leather people” outside of Fort

Lauderdale and the visitors that frequent our parties here. First let me congratulate Master Mark, boy don and Mayor for winning Southeast Leather Sir, Southeast Leather boy and Mr. Southeast Rubber respectively.

Second, thank you to my friends Ms. Kitty and her boy, Jen, for allowing me to hang with them while they were judging the contest. The contest itself was an amazing time. Not only did Sir Allen and pup Nitro produce a great

show, all the activities that took place during the weekend left this leather boy with a huge smile on his face.

The past weekend has geared me up for South Florida’s own Mr. Ramrod contest in October, where the winner goes on to compete at the International Mister Leather in Chicago next year. Until then, I can’t wait to get back to Atlanta and enjoy their twisted version of Southern hospitality.

Sir Ben and Joe boy stepped down as Southeast Leather Sir and Boy, respectively, during Southeast Black and Blue Weekend. Both also just received first runner-up as International Leather Sir and Boy 2012.

Boi Jen, Florida Community Bootblack 2011, was a judge for Southeast Black and Blue but managed to take some time out to take care of Stephen Palaschak, Southwest Leatherboy 2008.

Sir Allen was lucky enough to have this boy clean his boots for him.

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Atlantic Bootblack 2010, Boy Anderson tends to Sir Ben’s boots on the patio of the Atlanta Eagle during the Find Your Kink BBQ.

Boy Anderson polishes Sir Ben’s boots while Ms. Kitty, one of the competition’s judges, shares a moment with him.

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ore than 100 performers will “take it off” this weekend at the Paradise Live Theater at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to benefit Broward House, the county’s largest HIV/AIDS service organization.

On Friday, Aug. 17, Broward Bares It will offer a sexy evening of burlesque, music and comedy. Under the direction of former Miss Florida Nikki Adams, this year’s theme is “Bigger, Badder, and Bawdier,” and features 20 acts.

“It will be tastefully naughty,” promises Adams, “with a lot of humor. We have two hours of really great acts, both national performers and local, and 100 percent of the proceeds benefit Broward House.”

Headlining the show is Canadian comedian Lois Bromfield, creator of the 1985 television skit, “Sorority Girls from Hell,” a cult favorite played frequently at local video bars.

Also taking the stage will be the sexy

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dancers of Boardwalk and Johnny’s, joined by singer Jennifer McClain, circus performers from Rainbow Cirque, the Gustavo Sumi Dance Troupe and dozens of the region’s most popular singers, dancers, performers and female impersonators. Adams, along with Florida’s Own Dame Edna and radio host Nikki Ramirez from Hot 105 will serve as emcees for the evening of burlesque.

Preparations for the show began more than six months ago and organizers expect more than 1600 attendees. VIP tickets sold out quickly but general admission tickets are still available from $35 at BrowardBaresIt. com, notes producer Terry DeCarlo.

With 15 locations across Broward County, Broward House serves more than 6000 men, women and children with services ranging from housing to medical care. The organization rarely turns away a client, thanks to the generous support of the community.

“Unfortunately with the weak economy,

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a lot of people living with HIV/AIDS must choose between paying for housing, food or their meds. We choose to never say no,” adds DeCarlo. “That’s why we work so hard on our fundraisers.”

The goal for the show is to raise $30,000 to support Broward House programs.

For more information or tickets, go to BrowardBaresIt.com. To learn more about Broward House, go to BrowardHouse.org

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THEATER Broward County *Little Shop of Horrors Broadway Kids Studio presents. A down-and out skid row floral assistant becomes an overnight sensation when he discovers an exotic plant with a mysterious craving for fresh blood. Rose & Alfred Miniaci Performing Arts Center (3100 Ray Ferraro Jr Blvd). August 18 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Visit BroadwayKidsStudio.com *Fusion of Flamenco and Kathak Clarita Filgueiras -- Artistic Director, Choreographer and Dancer has been designated “The Keeper of Flamenco” in recognition of her commitment to presenting authentic, traditional Flamenco; creating new works; and developing young artists. Broward Center. Sept. 8 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20-50 dollars. Visit BrowardCenter.org Tango Lovers (Enamorados del Tango) Tango Lovers is a exquisite show where all the passion, sensuality and strength of Tango is artistically expressed by an extraordinary group of Grammy awarded musicians, acclaimed world Tango dance champions and singers with rich international careers; featuring one of the most important Tango dancers, Mora Godoy, the Queen of Tango. At the Broward Center on August 17 at 9 p.m. Tickets start at $45.

Visit BrowardCenter.org Chris MacDonald presents Memories of Elvis in Concert Thirty-five years ago, we lost one of the greatest entertainers and pop culture icons of our time. Are you still lonesome for the energy, charisma and incredible voice of the king of rockn-roll? Come join the whole community for a memorial tribute celebrating the life and music of Elvis Presley when Chris MacDonald presents Memories of Elvis in Concert on August 18 at 8 p.m. and will be at the Broward Center’s Amaturo Theater.

Electile Dysfunction: Kinsey Sicks for President Decked out in patriotic red, white, and blue costumes and signature big hair, join The Kinsey Sicks on the campaign trail in their quest to become the first Dragapella Beauty shop Quartet to serve as President of the United States and Leader of the Free World. This hilarious play will be at the Broward Center on Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. and tickets are only $35. Visit BrowardCenter.org

Palm Beach County IL Volo Coming off their acclaimed PBS TV special, Il Volo Takes Flight - Live From the Detroit Opera House, this trio of teenage tenors from Italy have become an international sensation.

These three amazing singers will be at the Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall at the Kravis Center on Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $39.50. Visit Kravis.org Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson One of the best-known and most popular progressive rock bands of all time, Jethro Tull released the groundbreaking album Thick As A Brick in 1972. Four decades later, Jethro Tull flautist and composer Ian Anderson is revisiting the musical genre, imagining the various characters young Gerald might have become in his journey to adulthood. This concert will be Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. at the Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall at the Kravis Center. Visit Kravis.org Jake Shimabukuro Renowned for lightning-fast fingers and revolutionary playing techniques, this ukulele sensation’s concerts – featuring an array of genres including jazz, blues, funk, classical, bluegrass, folk, flamenco and rock – are a high-energy, jawdropping musical treat not to be missed. Jake Shimabukuro will be at the Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall at the Kravis Center on Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $15. Visit Kravis.org

Miami-Dade Rock of Ages Rock of Ages, an arena-rock love story told through the mind blowing, face-melting hits of Journey, Night Ranger, Styx, Reo Speedwagon, Pat Benetar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Asia, and Whitesnakeand. Don’t miss this awesomely good time about dreaming big, playing loud and partying on! Oct. 9-14 at the Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center. Visit Arshtcenter.org

including the high-stepping Mary Poppins, the outlandishly colorful Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the awesomely cool Rock of Ages, and - the 2010 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical - Memphis, a triumph of explosive dancing and powerhouse songs. Visit Arshtcenter.org

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SPOTLIGHT: The Arts

Score Celebrates 14 Years Fourteen may not be one of the milestone anniversaries, but the folks at Lincoln Road hotspot Score don’t care.

They’re pulling out all the stops for the club’s 14th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Aug. 18 and the party is going to be so big, it will spill out onto the streets. That’s right, the action can be found outside behind the club on Lincoln Lane beginning at 5 p.m. and continuing until midnight. Think of it as a mega block party.

DJs Tracy Young and Abel will be in the booth and South Beach’s original diva socialite Elaine Lancaster will be the hostess for the evening.

And, as always, there will be plenty of hot go-go boys and lots of surprises, too. Score is located at 727 Lincoln Rd. in Miami Beach.

For more info, go to www.ScoreBar.net.

Lenine For his Arsht Center debut on Oct. 26, Lenine will perform hits from his highly-acclaimed career, including award-winning favorites “Ninguém Faz Idéia” and “Martelo Bigorna,” as well as new songs from his tenth album, Chão (Ground in English), produced by Bruno Giorgi, JR.Tostoi and LENINE himself. Chão consists of ten songs marked by intriguing, unconventional sounds like a canary’s chirp, a kettle’s whistle, a child’s heartbeat, waterfalls and a hypnotic digital ping-pong noise courtesy of a Facebook chat. Visit Arshtcenter.org Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project. From Aug. 4 to Nov. 4, the Arsht Center is convening community organizations, in partnership with the Anti-Defamation League, in a county-wide calendar of performances, activities, education programs and public forums. This program will be a threemonth, county-wide human rights collaboration that will focus attention on the work that is being done in Miami-Dade County toward the protection of human rights against bigotry and hate. Visit ArshtCenter.org Broadway in Miami 2012-13 This season Ziff Ballet Opera House on Oct. 9 to May 12 will hold the Broadway In Miami spectacle. Experience the return of the world’s greatest musical spectacle - Les Misérables - in its lavish new 25th anniversary production, along with the Miami premieres of Broadway’s biggest fun-filled hits -

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GLBX Business Advantage Referral Group GLBX Business Advantage Referral Group will be held at the chamber offices on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 8 to 9 a.m. The leads group is looking for additional members. If you are interested joining, please contact Ken Stollar at Kenneth.Stolar@sci-us.com to see if your category is open and to attend as a guest. Visit Ftlchamber.com/index. php?src=gendocs&ref=GLBX_home&category=GLBX Tundra Gay Night Tundra restaurant will be holding a gay mixer night every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Come for the great food, drinks, and people. When you come to Tundra for the gay night try a great martini from there dozens of specialty drinks. Visit Tundralasolas.com

By J.W. Arnold

Idle Warship: Talib Kweli & Res Talib Kweli’s buzzworthy duo act Idle Warship, with singer/ songwriter RES, will make its anticipated Florida debut at the Center’s Knight Concert Hall on Oct. 19. In 2009, the famed rapper joined longtime collaborator RES to form Idle Warship.

The hip-hop/electro group released their first official album, Habits of the Heart, in November 2011. Visit Arshtcenter.org

humiliation, isolation, being kept from friends and family, economic deprivation, threats, intimidation, violence, sexual coercion, sexual violence. SunServe is offering a new weekly support group for LGBT people that are experiencing abuse in their intimate partner relationship, or have just left an abusive intimate partner relationship. Call 954-764-5150 extension 104 .

Associates & Inspiration: The CoBrA Movement and the Arts of Africa and New Guinea. This lively and thought-provoking installation juxtaposes paintings, sculptures and works on paper by artists of the CoBrA movement. Masks, totems, and carvings created by the South Pacific island of New Guinea and the continent of Africa are also on display. Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale through September 01. Visit Moaflnsu.org

Wild Inspirational Gatherings WIG is a new and exciting weekly event that will inspire and empower you to celebrate life. Imagine a gay revival mixing spirituality, disco meditation, drag divas, WIG’s Gayngster Choir and a fabulous message from Rev. Jamie! WIG seeks to empower gay youth, adults and our allies with positive energy, a fun environment and a gay spirit. Doors open at 7:30, curtain up at 8. Tickets: $10 suggested donation, VIP booth seating $30. 754-444-1WIG (1944) Queer Youth Nights LGBTQ & allied youth 13-21 are welcome any time after 6 p.m. at the SunServe building on Wilton Drive for a great place to meet new friends, play board games and a Queer Themed Movie at 7 p.m. Email Afrosch@sunServe.org

Broward County *New Times Pairings Vintage 2012 New Times Broward Palm Beach presents 5th Annual Pairings, a food and wine event held at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. This event joins together signature culinary creations from more than 40 of the area’s best restaurants expertly paired wines from local and international wineries. Sept.

13. General Admission $40 to $100, and the VIP event ranges from $80 to $100. Party starts at 6 p.m. Visit Newtimespairings.com *Fort Lauderdale Bus Loop The Fort Lauderdale Bus Loop, a fundraiser for six local charities involving the Sun Trolley and nine local bars, returns on Saturday, August 25. The route will include venues along downtown Fort Lauderdale. Current participating venues include: McSorley’s, Quarterdeck, Blue Martini, The Parrot, Lulu’s Bait Shack, East End Brasserie, Soprano’s, Texas de Brazil, Café del Mar, The Barber’s Bar, Tropic Cay and the Treasure Trove! Visit Busloop. org Queer Youth Friday Nights LGBTQ and allied youth group for people13-21. This Is a drop in group anytime from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. This youth group will be SunServe building on 1480 SW 9th Ave on the second floor. A Safe Space to be yourself! Queer Themed Movie showing at 7 p.m. on Friday nights. This group is a safe hangout to meet new friends, free Wi-Fi to bring your laptop or your iPad, plus board games that you can bring or play the ones that they provide at the group. Visit Sunserve.org/youth/index.htm Intimate Partner Abuse Partner abuse includes name-calling, put downs, slurs,

Latinos Salud’s programs Multiple programs and groups for bi/gay Latino guys. Latinos Salud’s SOMOS program is for guys 18 to 30. All proceeds will benefit Latinos Salud in our efforts to educate on HIV Prevention and testing. Every Thursday night at 7 p.m. join the Core Group, and help plan alternative activities. Also offers Popular Opinion Leader group for guys ages 25 to 44 and a Life Coaching program for guys ages 18 to 44. Come by Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for free one-on-one life coaching with certified CRCS coaches. Located at 2330 Wilton Drive. Call 954-533-8681 or visit Latinossalud.org Man2Man Discussion Man2Man Discussion Group meets at the Pride Center on Mondays from 7 until 8:30 p.m. Any subject may be discussed.

Members regularly reassemble afterwards for ‘repast’ at The Courtyard, PeterPan Diner. Visit Glccsf.org Meditation After Work On Mondays from 6-6:30 p.m. there will be Guided meditation w/ western Buddhist teacher Gui Passow. Looking for a way to rest and re-charge before starting your evening? Come in for a free guided meditation to clear your mind at the end of the day. This class is free at Drolma Buddhist Center. Call 954537-9191 or visit meditationinfortlauderdale.org Buddhist Meditation Classes All the happiness there is in the world arises from wishing others to be happy. By abandoning self-centered thoughts and replacing them with the belief that others are important, we will overcome our suffering and find true happiness inside our own hearts. $10/class or $30/series includes vegetarian food after class. Call The Drolma Buddhist Center at 954-5379191.

Intimate Partner Abuse Group SunServe is offering a new weekly support group for LGBT people that are experiencing abuse in their intimate relationships, or have just left an abusive intimate relationship.

Abuse includes: name calling, put downs, slurs, humiliation, isolation, being kept from friends and family, economic

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Please include a brief description, address, phone number, date, time and cost. deprivation, threats, intimidation, violence, sexual coercion, and sexual violence. Call 954-764-5150 extension 104.

Dream Car Classic Every Sunday of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pre-1980s classic cars, modern classics and custom cars from 19812012 will be showcased. $10 car registration from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. (Show Car Entrance: 20th Avenue & Tyler Street).

People’s Choice Award - 2 Classes; Top Ten Vehicles Award.

Call 954-214-2457 Living Healthy Fusion in Wilton Manors will be having a free workshop on healthy choices, and healthy living on Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This workshop provides interactive learning, practice and mastery techniques for a healthier and more active life, and positive changes for quality of life. Call 954-630-1655 Life Coaching Latinos Salud’s Life Coaching program is for Latino gay/bi guys ages 18-44. Come by Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for free one-on-one life coaching with certified CRCS coaches. Set your goals, and meet action steps to make them come true. Stop in for more info at 2330 Wilton Drive or call 954-765-6239. Visit Latinossalud.org Sex & Love Anonymous S.L.A.A. believes that sex and love addiction is a progressive illness which cannot be cured but which, like many illnesses, can be arrested. It may take several forms -- including, but not limited to, a compulsive need for sex, extreme dependency on one or many people, or a chronic preoccupation with romance, intrigue, or fantasy. Meets at The Pride Center at Equality Park in Bldg A, Room 200 Fridays 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visit Slaafws.org Survivor Support A Survivor Support Group is being held on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the 211 Community Center, 250 NE 33rd Street, in Oakland Park. The Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention (FISP) is sponsoring this free support group and is open to all family members and friends of those who have died by suicide. Call 954-384-0344 to register. Meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Visit Fisponline.org.

Eating Disorder Support Meets Friday evenings from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. At Sun Serve’s Wilton Manors location at 2123 Wilton Drive, second floor.

A “drop-in” psycho-educational support group. Free. No registration required. Donations welcome. Call 954-764-5150 Sunday Jazz Brunch First Sunday of every month. An ideal way to relax and enjoy Fort Lauderdale’s scenic Riverwalk. Live, outdoor concert series bringing the area’s best local jazz artists. Listen to the soulful sounds on four different stages. Well-behaved, leashed pets welcome. Plenty of room for chairs, blankets and picnic baskets.

Young Adult GLBT A social group open to all LGBT people ages 18-35. Meets Fridays at the Pride Center in Wilton Manors from 7:15-9 p.m. Meeting starts with a discussion on current events followed by introductions and then a group activity. Visit PrideCenterFlorida.org/contact-us Boardwalk Friday Fest Come out to Hollywood Beach Theatre East of A1A at Johnson St and the ocean. Admission: Free every Friday of every month. Live jazz, blues, pop and everything in between along Hollywood’s signature 2.5 mile boardwalk. Charming oceanfront cafes and restaurants serve up delicious innovative cuisine while you enjoy the best array of live music and tropical ocean breezes. Visit Hollywoodfl.org or call 954-924-2980 Toastmasters Most Toastmasters meetings are comprised of about 20 people who meet weekly for an hour or so. Participants practice and learn skills by filling a meeting role, ranging from giving a prepared speech or an impromptu one to serving as timer, evaluator or grammarian. Toastmasters meet at the GLCC/Pride Center Monday at 7:15 p.m. Call Ted Verdone at 954-566-2074 or email: Tedverdone@comcast.net Safe “T” Safe “T” is a support group for gender variant adults. Meets Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8 p.m. at Sunserve’s Wilton Manors location at 2312 Wilton Drive, second floor. A “drop-

in” psycho-educational support group. Free. No registration required. Donations welcome. Call 954-764-5150.

Tuesday Night Eatin Meeting Tuesday Night Eatin’ Meeting will be held at The Alternative MC Clubhouse at 4322 NE 5th Ave in Oakland Park. Fun, food, and fellowship. There will be hamburgers, hotdogs, all the fixins, cold drinks, desserts, and snacks. Meeting begins at 8 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m. Visit Alternativemc.com/events/ florida-events

topics raised by group members. This open drop-in meeting is held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the New Sun Serve Building at 2312 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Call 954-764-5150

Gay Men’s HIV+ Long Time Survivors’ Group A support group that gives men who have been HIV+ for a long time (5 yrs +) the opportunity to give and receive support around topics of interest and issues for concern that are raised by the members. Meets on 1st and 3rd Thursday at SunServe 2312 Wilton Drive from 6:30 – 8 p.m. No cost.

Donations welcome.

Palm Beach County

Gay Male Empowerment Topic discussions include issues and concerns about being a gay man in South Florida. Meets Thursdays at the Pride Center from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Call 954-353-9155 or email info@ sunserve.org PFLAG Meets on the 2nd and 4th Tues. of the month at the Sunshine Cathedral at 1480 SW 9th Avenue to support the parents of LGBTQ youth in Broward. No charge. Visit Community.pflag. org/pflagfortlauderdale SunServe Therapy Groups Provided for the LGBT community at SunServe on a regular basis. Groups require an intake interview. Call the Intake Coordinator at 954-764-5150 to learn which therapy groups have openings. Visit SunServe.org Fusion Wilton Manors - Connections Gay men’s group discussion. Different subject every week.

Dr. David Fawcett, a gay therapist, who has been in private practice in Fort Lauderdale for the last ten years, leads the event. No charge. Starts at 7 p.m. Call 954-630-1655.

Women4Women Support A safe and loving place to explore all the concerns and

Man2Man Discussion Man-2-Man talk is an informal discussion group of gay men, with all age ranges and backgrounds welcomed. Bldg A, Room 206. Visit Glccsf.org/calendar/

Lake Worth Bike Night The Lake Worth bike night is fun, and it’s for a cause. Join loads of people in downtown Lake Worth every Thursday from 7 p.m.-10 p.m.. The event is free and open to bikers and non-bikers. Visit Lakeworthbikenight.com Alternative Life Style Show Featured guests contribute to the community. All are welcomed to call in. Many give aways and prizes including a contest for free buffets at Isle Capri Casino in Pompano. You can also listen by adding W4CYRADIO to SKYPE or call in at 561-623-9429. Up coming spotlights on parties of interest and special events.

PFLAG PFLAG is a monthly support, coming out and rap groups for families of & for Gay, Lesbian, Bi, and Transgender people. Meeting in Palm Beach County is at 6:30 on the third Wednesday of the month. Call or email Carol at 561-716-9464 Pflag@pobox.com New Alternatives Social group with regular outings and social mixers for LGBTQ ages 18 to 30. This meeting will take place at The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Palm Beach County. Email matthew@compassglcc.com or Visit Compassglcc.com.

Sober Sisters AA Support group is dedicated for lesbians who are recovering from alcoholism. Meeting happens every Monday at 7 p.m. at Lambda North Clubhouse. Visit LambdaNorth.net

Johnny’s Owner Wins Case Against Giorgi

Pompano Bill

By Elliot Joseph

Sean David, the owner of Johnny’s Bar, has prevailed in his defamation claim against a local businessman, Richard Giorgi, and has received a settlement of $3,500 from Giorgi’s homeowner’s insurance policy.

In his lawsuit, David had alleged that Giorgi had filed specious complaints about him with various alcohol and law enforcement regulatory agencies. David was forced to hire counsel and respond that Giorgi’s actions were malicious and without merit. In fact, none of the charges Giorgi made were sustained by any government agency.

The lawsuit was resolved quickly without any admission of

liability when Giorgi permitted his homeowner’s company to step in, due to economic considerations, and settle the lawsuit without protracted litigation ensuing. The settlement included a written promise from Giorgi that he will no longer publicly disparage Sean David or his nightclub, Johnny’s in any way — and that he will neither cause or induce anyone else to do so.

The parties have signed mutual releases but David warned that if “Giorgi breaches the agreement in any way with false claims, he will be back in court as a defendant and I won’t be so generous a second time.”

Sean David

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SPOTLIGHT: The Arts

Tango Takes Center Stage at Broward Center The sensuous pleasures of the tango ignite the Amaturo Theater stage at the Broward Center on Friday, Aug. 17 at 9 p.m. “Tango Lovers (Enamorados del Tango):Tango, Passion and Sensuality” will feature the famous Latin rhythms of Astor Piazzola, Gerardo Matos Rodriguez and Angel Villoldo performed

by Grammy-winning musicians and danced PBC Gender Support All ages support group dedicated for transgender individuals.

This meeting happens the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. These meeting will take place at The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Palm Beach County. Visit Compassglcc.com Good Orderly AA These meetings now take place at Lambda North at 18 S. J Street, and geared toward recovering alcoholics. Every Tues. and Thurs. at 7 p.m. and on Sat. at 5:30 p.m. These meetings will help recovering alcoholics cope with the stress of everyday life without the use of alcohol. Email tcamie@aol. com Seniors vs. Crime Seniors vs. Crime is a free service that provides help to seniors who have been victimized by businesses or service providers and need assistance. This event will take place at Mae Volen Senior Center at 1515 W. Palmetto Park Road. By appointment only so call 561-736-3820 or 561-395-8920.

Yoga On The Waterfront Lake Pavilion at 101 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL / Yoga On The Waterfront in downtown West Palm Beach on Wednesday Evenings at 5:45 p.m. Residents $40 per 8 week session, Non-Residents $50 per 8 week session, Drop-ins $10 per class. To register, please call 561-804-4902.

YOGA Among the Orchids 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. Classes are Wed. at 9 a.m. Cost is $20 and RSVP is suggested. Call 561404-2011. Visit OrchidWeb.org 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 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. Bring blankets, chairs, and coolers or purchase 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 BrothasSpeak 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 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 Yoga 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

by Uruguayan star Mora Godoy from Rio de la Plata and a troupe of world champions.

The sultry dance has spread from its South American birthplace and been adopted around the globe, earning it a place on UNESCO’s World Cultural Heritage List. Tickets are $45, $55 and $65 at www.BrowardCenter. org or by phone at 954-462-0222 and transform your life. $6 Entry Fee. You must bring your own mat. 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

Miami-Dade

*Fiona Apple at The Fillmore The Fillmore in Miami Beach will have Fiona Apple performing Fiona Apple is an American singer-songwriter and pianist.

Apple garnered international acclaim for her 1996 debut album, Tidal, which was a critical and commercial success.

She received a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for the single “Criminal” from that album in 1998.

Sept. 30. Fillmore in Miami Beach. Visit Fillmoremb.com *Ransom Mondays Need an excuse to keep partying well after the weekend is over? The Monday-night party at the recently renovated Collins Park lounge. This amazing party will take place at Mokai in Miami Beach. The party, hosted by Mark Lehmkuhl, sort of takes now-defunct Bella Rose’s Black Sunday murder mystery theme but gives it a Patty Hearst twist. Every week, some prominent nightlife fixture gets held for ransom, and the only way it gets returned is if you party your ass off. Only $20 to attend. Visit Mokaimiami.com

communities and friends in recovery. Hosts Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Al-Anon, Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA), Debtors Anonymous (DA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), and Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA), meetings. (305) 573-9608. 212 NE 24th Street. Miami. Visit Lambdadadeclubhouse.org

NIGHTLIFE Broward County 321-Slammer Bathhouse. 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, Friday and Saturday night live DJs. Monday & Tuesday -- $9 entry fee 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 9 p.m. $10 Miller Lite Beer Bust Boardwalk 1721 N. 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 9 p.m. $3 U-Call-It Shots The Club Fort Lauderdale Bathhouse. 110 NW 5th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL, (954) 5253344 Good. Clean. Fun. 1/2 price rooms...Tuesday Nights and 1/2 price Lockers. Thursdays Nights. Always busy.

Clubhouse II Bathhouse. 2650 E. Oakland Park Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (954) 566-6750. 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.

Corner Pub Bar 1915 N. Andrews Ave, Wilton Manors, FL 33311, (954) 564-7335. Redefining what a bar should be.

Thursday’s margarita madness $4, Monday’s “Underwear Night. 2 for 1” until 9:30 p.m.

SPOTLIGHT: The Arts Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida Chorus Holds Auditions The Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida will be holding auditions for new singers on Tuesday, Aug. 21 at 6 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 25 at 9 a.m. Auditions will be held at the Sunshine Cathedral, 1480 SW 9th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. In just two seasons, the chorus has grown from 46 to more than 140 singers under the direction of Artistic Director

Gordon and has performed to sold out crowds at all six of its major concerts. The next performance will be the annual holiday concerts, scheduled for Dec. 13-15. For more information about the audition process and expectations of membership, prospective singers can email auditions@GMCSF.org or visit the chorus website at www.GMCSF.org.

*Daddy O Celebrating Opening Party The Daddy O Hotel will be celebrating their new line of Daddy O Wines on Aug. 21 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Daddy O Hotel & Lounge lobby. The Daddy O will feature their new wines and Hors d’oeurvres from local restaurants in Bay Harbor Islands, and giving away prizes throughout the evening. The grand prize will be a spectacular 2-day getaway at the beautiful Daddy O Hotel. RSVP with Wendy Zane at 305-868-4141 Rainbow Circle Rainbow Circle is a peer-led LGBTQ support & discussion group. Topics covered often include coming out, relationships, bullying, peer pressure, drugs & alcohol, depression and selfesteem. You pick and develop discussion topics and are able to express your thoughts and feelings without fear in a safe and supportive environment. This group will take place every Monday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the University of Miami, Flipse Building #302. Visit Pridelines.org Sex Talk Sex Talk: Peer Health Educators are young LGBTQ adults who learn how to talk to other young adults about sex, sexuality and HIV/STD prevention. You’ll conduct outreach events, record video messages, participate in a series of performances and organize special events with a purpose.

This event takes place the second and fourth Thursday every month at Pridelines Headquarters located at 9526 NE 2nd Ave #104 In Miami Shores from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visit Pridelines.org AIDS Quilt Panel Workshops Miami Beach Community Health Center’s “Making Memories” will assist those interested in creating an AIDS Quilt panel as a way to pay tribute to a life lost to AIDS. Workshops are held the fourth Saturday of every month through October. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Workshops are free. Visit Miamibeachhealth.org or 305-538-8835 or 1-800-393-1290 Lambda Dade Clubhouse A meeting place for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender

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Cubby Hole 823 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 728-9001. 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 drinks 9 p.m. to close The Depot Cabana Bar and Grill 2935 N. Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 537-7076.

Voted the “Friendliest” Gay Bar in Fort Lauderdale. Monday’s $1.99 Drinks and $.50 wings open to close Dudes Bar 3270 NE 33rd St Fort Lauderdale FL 954-568-7777. Sexy hot men starting to shake the booty daily from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

On Sundays enjoy karaoke with Peter Petrucci. Great drink specials every Monday with $1 well drinks from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Georgie’s Alibi 2266 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, (954) 565-2526.

Fort Lauderdale’s best & longest happy hour. Wednesdays $2 Domestics & $1 Schnapps after 9 p.m.

Johnny’s 1116 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312, (954) 5225931. Monday Dragon with TP Lords, Daisy D. and DJ Rob Sky Some of the hottest guys around with great happy hour drink specials. Bring all your friends to this sexy Bar. The Manor 2345 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 (954) 626 0082 Come Dine, Dance, Drink, Mingle and of course Relax. 2 for 1 happy hour Tues-Friday 3 to 9 p.m. Indoor/Outdoor Dining.

Dance the night away Thursday through Sunday. Live music Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun. Visit themanorcomplex.com 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. 5 p.m.

Mona’s 502 E. Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 5256662. 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 8 p.m. Enjoy College Boy’s Choice 2 for 1 Monkey Business 2740 North Andrews Ave, Wilton Manors, FL 33311. (954) 5147819. 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 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Naked Grape Wine Bar 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

Smarty Pants 3038 North Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306, (954) 5611724. Great Local Hangout in Fort Lauderdale with Great Drink Specials. Saturday’s Free Breakfast to Order – 8 a.m.

The Stable 205 East Oakland Park Blvd., Oakland Park, FL 33334, (954) 5654506 A neighborhood bar with a different theme every night, from drag shows and bingos, to bears and underwear.

Torpedo 2829 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312, (954) 5872500. Your Dance Destination Till Dawn. Open Late for You To Devour The Night. Open 7 nights a week till 4 a.m.

Palm Beach County The Cottage (Tea-Dance Sundays) 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.

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The Bourbon St. Pub 724 Duval St. (305) 296-1992. Key West’s premier video bar with LIVE DJ’S nightly. A taste of N’Awlins in the heart of Old Town – Enjoy Key West’s hottest music videos on the large screen while the boys entertain on the bar. No Cover.

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 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday’s are Extended Happy Hour 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

La Te Da

The Bar Lake Worth 2211 North Dixie Highway Lake Worth. (561) 370-3954 Thebarlakeworth.com. Men and women share this mostlylocals space as a calm and friendly watering hole. The bar often features live music which can be a nice break from thumping bass.

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.

Miami-Dade

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.

Sidelines Sports Bar 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 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.

801 Bar 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 11 a.m.- 8 p.m.

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

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.

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

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

Key West

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 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Mara (Thurs-Sat) 1132 North Dixie Highway, Lake Worth FL $3 Drinks. No Cover.

Open till 5 a.m. Ladies night on Thursdays and Karaoke on Fridays.

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.

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 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Twist 1057 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, Fl, 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.

1125 Duval St. 305-296-6706 Fun Gay-Friendly atmosphere.

Cabaret entertainment during season including Randy Roberts and Chris Peterson. Enjoy great live music Tuesday thru Sunday with Lenore Troia. Cover charge may apply. Great outside bar if you just want to enjoy a cocktail and chat while people watching on Duval Street.

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 5 p.m., Hot Male Dancers 6 p.m., Karaoke 11 p.m.

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

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

Tuesdays-Saturdays from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Come and enjoy fully nude guys dancing to the best music in South Florida.

Discotekka 950 NE 2nd Ave, Downtown Miami, Florida 33132,(305) 350-9084.

One of the best night clubs In Miami. Every Saturday the hottest DJ’s from the top performers. Drink Special Every Saturday Johnny’s Miami 62 NE 14 Street Downtown Miami Florida (305) 640-8749.

Open Wed. through Sun. The hottest men in the universe strip shows nightly from 6 p.m. sexy from wall to wall. Free entrance.

Free parking. Free VIP rooms. Featuring the Hottest Male Dancers and The Best VIP ROOMS and always $5 Drinks. Full Lineup at ed at http://www.Facebook.com/JohnnysMiami 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.

Swinging Richards 17450 Biscayne Blvd, N Miami Beach, Fl 33160 954-357-2532

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After Dark Johnny’s Bar FTL 1116 West Broward Blvd, Fort Lauderdale FL 33312 Start your weekend off with a kick of sexy right to the junk with south Florida’s favorite hip hop party. Johnny’s hottest boys will be stripping to some of the hottest hits spun by DJ TPROMIX and MC MR SITTUATION. Johnny’s bar is the place to cum on Friday’s with hot bartenders and the sexiest hunks in all of Fort Lauderdale so be sure to tip these hotties all night long. Visit Johnnysbarfl.com Bills Filling Station 2209 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors FL 33305, 954-567-5978 This Saturday at Bills Filling Station enjoy free pool all day from noon to 3 a.m. along with their great drink specials.

Bills Filling Station will have $3 well, $2 Domestics, and $1 shots from noon-9 p.m. After 9p get $3 long islands and $5 Svedka Cocktails. So if you’re looking to go out this weekend

By Bryan Swinford and not spend a lot of money come to Bills Filling Station, to get your drink on for little money out of pocket. Visit Billsfillingstation.com

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New Moon Bar 2440 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, 954-563-7660 Website: Newmoonbar.com This Sunday New Moon Bar will have live music with The Sunset Bay Band. Don’t let the weekend end without stopping by New Moon Bar for awesome drink specials, like $10 Domestic Beer Buckets, and $18 Import Beer Buckets.

The Sunset Bay Band will be playing current dance hits with the best party dance band classic favorites of Motown, rock, pop and rock and roll hits from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and 00’s you are guaranteed a great time. So bring your friends to this weekend party at the New Moon Bar. Visit Newmoonbar. com

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AUGUST 25 The Kinsey Sicks bring their irreverent humor and tight harmonies to the campaign trail in their quest to become the first Dragapella Beautyshop Quartet to serve as U.S. President.

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$1700/ month call 954 309 2815 811 NW 29 court

Drive.

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COLDWELL BANKER - In a tough market, you want a tough

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W/D, Circular Driveway. Quiet street in great neighborhood.

clients, so looking for someone who is neat and considerate.

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cial; near bus routes. About 5 min drive to Wilton Drive. $500/

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2227 Wilton Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305

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the Drive. 2 bed 2 bath, porch and carport. Michael 954-270-

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drugs. Call Ron 954-965-9060 or 315-857-7759.

954-873-9976

Furnished or unfurnished, minutes to Wilton Drive, Private

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Entrance, 4 large windows, non-smoker, no-pets, $650/Mo. + 1

WILTON MANORS - 2BD/2BA

Mo. Sec. Utilities included. Call 954-561-7174

Seeking clean, responsible and employed person. Spacious

MIDDLE RIVER TERRACE AREA

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room & closet with private bath and entrance. Central A/C,

1BD/1BA $725/Mo. or $185/week. All tile, eat-in-kitchen &

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W/D. Quiet area. $675 includes utilities, cable and WiFi. $500

large effic $650/Mo. or $165/week. elec included w/ a 12

VERY nicely updated 2/1, private courtyard, central ac, quiet,

sec. dep. Call Lex 954-591-2158

month lease. For more details call 954-467-2501

easy access to Wilton Manors or I-95, great neighbors,

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laundry on premise, ONE assigned parking space. $900 first/

3/2 REMODELED HUGE YARD $1,300/MO.

security. Call 954-655-2299 for appt to see.

Stainless appliances, granite, private fenced fully landscaped

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kitchen w/ bar counter, private fenced patio overlooking a

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LAKE RIDGE 1BD/1BA VILLA

lake. Villa located in gay friendly gated community w/ pool,

City Lofts, Wilton Tower, etc.

1BD/1BA Villa w/ FL RM, Non-smoker, on lesbian owned prop-

tennis court/gym. $550, $200.00/deposit includes cable, inter-

erty w/ clothing optional pool. Near Wilton Manors, Gateway,

net, electricity, washer & dryer, central air. Call (954) 295-3269,

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Wtr & Trash Included. Trop paradise $1,100/Mo. + dep. Call

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954-809-9754

HUGE TOWNHOUSE - 3BD/2.5BA

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New construction. Oversize 2 car garage, 12 ft. ceilings,

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3BD/2.5BA with balconies in every bedroom. Granite, Stainless

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Steel Appl, W/D, Jacuzzi in master bath. 1 mile to Wilton Drive,

laundry room. Cable, electric and Wi-Fi included. Pets OK.

2 miles to beach. Small Pets welcome. Last one to go. $1800/

First and Security. Available 8/1. $695/Mo. Alan - cell/text

Mo. Call 754-204-7400.

954-234-5770

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