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Matt Bomer on Growing Up Gay

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he White Collar star opened up about what it was like for him to spend his high school years closeted and growing up “covering his tracks.”

“When I was in high school, there was no safe haven, there was no outlet for you to speak your mind,” Bomer said during a Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network awards ceremony.

“So I did what any self-preserving 14-yearold would do – I signed up for the school play and also the football team to cover my tracks. When that happens, when you aren’t allowed to speak about who you are, one of the most authentic parts of who you are, which is who you love or who you’re attracted to, feels invisible.”

Magic Mike co-star and True Blood actor Joe Manganiello presented Bomer with the “Inspiration Award” and showed him his support: “You are the example that the rest of our country needs to wake up and see in terms of equality and putting an end to the bullying epidemic and making sure that every family is respected in our schools and our society,” Manganiello said according to E! News

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ONY 2012 activist Jason Russell was caught on camera during a nude rant at a San Diego intersection.The footage shows him snapping his fingers like a diva, so when he appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s show to talk about the incident she asked him if he’s gay.

“Yeah, I’ve heard those rumors,” Russell told Oprah on Oct. 7.

“In the video I was snapping my finger up and down. I grew up in theater. My parents started a large children’s theater organization, so I am animated. I am theatrical. That’s me by nature. So when you take me, times it by ten, I don’t know what was in my head but it was controlling my body and making me do really strange things.”

The 33-year-old filmmaker is married and has two children. According to Gay Star News, no charges were filed against Russell.

The incident happened back in March.

Russell said it was the result of stress and dehydration following his KONY 2012 film and campaign about Ugandan warlord Joseph Kony.

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Scientists Win Nobel Prize, Benefit Gay Parents

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ay couples could soon combine Correspondents. . . . . . . . . . Donald Cavanaugh Andrea Dulanto their DNA to have a child that’s biologically related to both of them Contributing Columnists. . . Wayne Besen Brian McNaught thanks to the breakthrough research that’s Victoria Michaels won two scientists the Nobel Leslie Robinson Dana Rudolph Prize for medicine.

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NATIONAL NEWS

Bloomberg Donates $250,000 to Gay Marriage

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ew York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has donated a quarter of a million dollars to try to legalize gay marriage in Maryland at the ballot box.

The donation was announced on Oct. 12, and it represents the largest individual contribution in support of gay marriage in Maryland, the New York Times reports.

Voters in the state are set to vote this November on whether to affirm or reject a law passed last year that legalized same-sex marriages.

“The fact that someone of Mayor Bloomberg’s national stature and recognition would care about our referendum campaign for civil marriage equality, I think, tells people all over our country that this is a serious and real campaign,” Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley told the Times.

Bloomberg has been a vocal advocate for gay marriage for a long time.

in court. Windsor, an 83-year-old lesbian, found herself with a 6-figure inheritance tax debt after her wife died because the U.S. federal government wouldn’t recognize their Canadian marriage.

Earlier this year, he filed an amicus brief arguing in favor of Edith Windsor, who’s challenging the Defense of Marriage Act

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South Africa: First Nation to Have Official Pride Flag

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he African nation has become the first country in the world to adopt its own government-approved version of the international rainbow gay pride flag.

According to Gay Star News, South Africa’s Department of Arts and Culture officially adopted the new LGBT flag in the past weeks.

South Africa’s gay flag was designed by Eugene Brockman in 2010.

It basically consists of the original rainbow LGBT pride flag designed by Gilbert Baker in San Francisco in 1978, but superimposed with the diagonal and horizontal white and black bars of the South African national flag.

“The Gay Flag of SA is now officially recognized and protected by the Department of Arts and Culture and the government of South Africa,” said Mava Mothiba, a spokesperson for the department.

Gay Couple Beaten in North Carolina

A gay couple visiting Asheville, North Carolina was beaten on the street in what they believe to be a hate crime.

According to WBTV, Mark Little and his partner, Dustin Martin, were strolling down a street when a group of people on a car shouted homophobic slurs.

When the couple asked them to stop, one of the passengers in the vehicle jumped out and attacked them.

WBTV reports the couple is concerned because even if caught the attackers could be charged with simple assault given than North Carolina’s hate crimes law doesn’t cover sexual orientation.

Ex-Priests Voice Support for Gay Marriage

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religious battle over gay marriage is taking place in Washington State, with Roman Catholic priests arguing against it and several groups of ex-priests supporting gay rights.

According to the Seattle PostIntellingencer, 63 former Roman Catholic priests back Referendum 74, which would make same-sex marriages legal in the state.

“We are uneasy with the aggressive efforts of Catholic bishops to oppose

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R-74 and want to support the 71 percent of Catholics (Public Religion Research Institute) who support civil marriage for gays as a valid Catholic position,” the 63 priests said in a statement.

The state’s Catholic bishops, on the other side, are urging people to vote against the referendum.

“Although our surrounding popular culture may define human identity by the terms ‘gay’ and ‘straight,’ our Church has a deeper and more accurate understanding of human identity based on male and female -– sexual difference,” Bishop Joseph Tyson of the Diocese of Yakima wrote in a pastoral letter.

“Marriage is founded on sexual difference and ordered toward the good of husband and wife and the procreation and rearing of children.”

The 63 former priests will reportedly join forces with another group of progay Catholics, the Catholics for Marriage Equality.

Madrid to Host World Gay Pride

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pain’s capital has been chosen to host the world’s largest and most prestigious gay pride event in 2017.

More than 80 delegates from around the world unanimously picked Madrid to host World Gay Pride at this year’s InterPride in Boston, on Oct. 7.

“Madrid Pride has helped change our city, including our country, making it a place of freedom, celebration, respect and equal rights,” said Juan Carlos Alonso, a member of the Association of Entrepreneurs and Professionals for Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals and Transgender Madrid, in a statement.

“We know that the eyes of the international LGBT community will be focused on our city and we will not disappoint because we are fully prepared to host the largest World Pride in history.

This positions Madrid in the world as a true gateway to diversity and an example of coexistence.”

Toronto had already been selected for the upcoming 2014 event. New York will follow Madrid in 2019, which also marks the 50th anniversary of Stonewall.

Cities that have hosted the event in the past include Rome, Jerusalem and London.

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LOCAL NEWS

Deutch, Wasserman Schultz Join NOH8 Campaign

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all kinds.”

The 26 new congressional NOH8ers, all Democrats, bring to 37 the total number who hae signed on.

Here’s what the campaign is about, according to its website: On November 4, 2008 Proposition 8

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passed in California, amending the state Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. The defeat provoked a groundswell of initiative within the GLBT community at a grassroots level, with many new political and protest organizations being formed in response.

The NOH8 Campaign is a photographic

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silent protest created by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska and partner Jeff Parshley in direct response to the passage of Proposition 8. Photos feature subjects with duct tape over their mouths, symbolizing their voices being silenced by Prop 8 and similar legislation around the world, with “NOH8” painted on one cheek in protest.

Three years since its inception, the NOH8 Campaign has grown to over 20,000 faces and continues to grow at an exponential rate. The campaign began with portraits of everyday Californians from all walks of life and soon rose to include politicians, military personnel, newlyweds, law enforcement, artists, celebrities, and many more.

SFGN and Sun-Sentinel are media partners.

Wilton Manors Gay Cowboy Makes Rodeo Finals

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year I’ve had so far. I’m in heaven. It’s irk Ruben of Wilton Manors will be traveling to Fort Worth, been a great. I haven’t been this excited Texas this weekend competing over something in a long time.”

He set up a page on FundRazr.com/ in one of the speed events campaigns/cMrb5 to help him raise the at the World Gay Rodeo finals taking place Oct. 19 to 21. Ruben is the only cash needed. So far that’s over $1,000.

He’s also been working Florida cowboy who has as a shot boy at Rosie’s qualified to participate Bar and Grill a few days a in a speed event this week to raise extra money year.

Ruben only found out as well. The total cost of the trip will be about he qualified to make $4,000. the finals a couple of weeks ago and is now Earlier this year Ruben competed in the local struggling to raise the gay rodeo the Sunshine money to fund the trip.

Stampede hosted by “I’m really excited that the Florida Gay Rodeo I am the only guy that qualified in any of the Association where he won first place in barrel speed events. But that racing. also means I’m the only one to haul my horse to The World Gay Rodeo Fort Worth, Texas,” he Finals is hosted by the kirk ruben said.

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wo South Florida members of Congress – Ted Deutch, D-Boca Raton, and Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston – are among the newest participants in the NOH8 campaign in support of equal rights for gays and lesbians.

To mark National Coming out Day on Thursday, the NOH8 campaign released the congressional pictures.

Here’s what Wasserman Schultz said about her participation on NOH8’s website: “I’m so proud to support the NOH8 Campaign. Marriage equality and equal opportunity are one of the most important issues of our time, and this campaign is an important step toward this goal.”

Deutch said, “I’m excited to participate in the NOH8 Campaign and to stand up against hatred and bigotry of

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HEALTH

Northern Neighbor Loosens Noose

By Ryan Dixon

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n a landmark decision in the global fight to decriminalize HIV, the Canadian Supreme Court handed down a 9-0 decision to ease the Country’s laws against the spread of HIV in early October. The ruling modified a 1998 law that said failure to reveal HIV status was a form of aggravated sexual assault.

The decision “sounds a note of caution against extending the criminal law beyond its appropriate reach in this complex and emerging area of law”, the justices said. “A requirement that every person with HIV disclose their status to sexual partners could mean imprisoning people who had not exposed others to the virus.”

The court said that a person with a low HIV viral load does not put their partner at risk if a condom is used, but it said standards could be subject to further change, in response “to future advances in treatment” or other risk factors that it had not addressed directly.

Prosecutors had argued that failure to disclose one’s condition deprived a potential partner of their right to make an informed decision about consensual sex.

The court noted that in many countries,

only actual transmission, and not merely risk of exposure, is considered a crime.

HIV/AIDS groups say the law, even in its newly modified form, stigmatizes people with the disease, and that solid science shows that the risk of contracting HIV is negligible when a condom is used.

“In practice, today’s ruling means that people risk being criminally prosecuted even in cases where they exercised responsibility and took precautions, such as using condoms, which are 100% effective when used properly,” read a statement from the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network.

In a press release from the AIDS Committee of Toronto (alongside various agents and groups that fight HIV criminalization) claimed in a statement that “as a coalition of interveners, we are shocked and dismayed at today’s ruling by the Supreme Court of Canada that says that even the responsible use of a condom

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Canadian Supreme Court eases HIV criminalization laws

does not protect a person living with HIV from rampant prosecution. The Court’s judgments in R. v. Mabior and R. v. D.C., two cases relating to the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure, are a cold endorsement of AIDS-phobia. They will stand as an impediment to public health and prevention, and add even more fuel to stigma, misinformation and fear. And they place Canada once again in shameful opposition to standards set out by international human rights bodies, UNAIDS and the Global Commission on HIV and the Law.” SFGN spoke with Care Resource board member and former Epidemiologist George Castratero on the impact the ruling could have on the way HIV is prosecuted here in the States.

Castratero, whose firm sponsored an HIV criminalization symposium that was presented by the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, said the frequency in which HIV laws are enforced is essentially

nonexistent.

“The difficulty is establishing wrongful intent,” Castratero said. “Is the person willingly trying to intentionally harm another person?”

He sayid the ruling creates a “no-blanket obligation”.

“Most people are reasonably informed on the risk factors of HIV – people should still ask and others should still tell,” Castratero said.

Even though the AIDS Committee of Toronto overwhelmingly condemned the ruling, they would go on to say that while they welcomed the Court’s decision, the onus must now fall to those protecting the health and defending the dignity of people living with HIV. “It is not in the public interest to prosecute people living with HIV where condoms have been used or where a person has a low or undetectable viral load. Prosecutions in such cases will only perpetuate misinformation, pander to prejudice and undermine efforts at HIV prevention and treatment,” the committee’s statement read.

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LOCAL NEWS

Expo Will Showcase Senior Health Services

Event will take place Saturday, Oct. 20

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ike their straight counterparts, many LGBT seniors retire to South Florida to enjoy its combination of warm weather, low taxes, and a supportive community structure. Like many straight seniors, many LGBT seniors must deal with health, financial and other problems brought about by age and retirement.

At the same time, homo- and transphobic prejudice bring on special problems to older members of our community.

LGBT organizations like the Pride Center at Equality Park provide special services that assist LGBT seniors deal with such problems. On Saturday, October 20 the Pride Center will hold its third annual LGBT Senior Health Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At the Expo, representatives of

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fifty LGBT-friendly medical, professional, financial and support providers will showcase their services and products.

According to Kristopher Fegenbush, the Pride Center Deputy Director, the LGBT Senior Health Expo “aims to provide a fun, helpful ‘one-stop-shop’ of vital information, resources and service linkage for our local LGBT seniors. We want to help our seniors connect with vital services they may need in our community. The Expo offers a unique, comprehensive overview of culturally competent healthcare services.” Last year’s Expo, which Fegenbursh calls “a great success,” was attended by over 200 LGBT seniors, their friends and loved ones. However, as good as the second Senior Health Expo was, this year’s event promises to be better,

according to Fegenbush.

“Each year, we improve the event.

We respond to the desires and needs of our senior population. Over 100 seniors participate in Coffee and Conversation events, Game Days and Speaker Series at the Center each Tuesday. These seniors define for us what should be at the Expo. This year we have a wider variety of businesses and services at the trade show. We are offering more health screening tests on site. And we offer some fascinating, engaging educational seminars on topics that seniors have requested. We are ensuring we have great speakers and interesting subjects.”

He continued: “The Expo is a labor of love for the volunteer community committee that organizes the event.

Collaborating community partners on the committee include the Pride Center’s Senior Advisory Council, Futurity First, SAGE of South Florida, Women in Network, Gilda’s Club, Hospice of Broward County, SunServe, The Peninsula, 55+ Magazine and SFGN. Major Diamond-level presenting sponsors for this year’s event include Broward Health at Imperial Point.

Freedom Travel is the Emerald-level lunch sponsor.”

The Pride Center at Equality Park is located at 2040 North Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. Admission to the LGBT Senior Health Expo is free and includes free lunch at noon, flu shots and medical testing for hearing, sight, cholesterol, glucose, blood pressure and HIV, door prizes and much more.

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FEATURE

Advertising in the Gay Age

By Gideon Grudo

South Florida Republicans go rogue, ignite national firestorm

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eith Chamlee told SFGN he had nothing to say.

He’s the ad man responsible for a controversial ad run by the newspaper he sells for, the Florida Agenda. The ad was the product of the Broward Log Cabin Republican Club of Florida, a chapter that has since been disavowed by the national Log Cabin Republicans — because of this ad (page 10).

As the Oct. 10 ad began taking fire and criticism from pundits across the state and country, the paper’s publisher Bobby Blair came out with

a defense that’s been resounded by supporters: Ads are a form of speech and therefore protected by the First Amendment.

“The political ad in question was placed by the Broward Log Cabin Republican Club of Florida. Regardless of how outrageous the claim, we do not censor paid political ads,” Blair wrote SFGN. “However, the Florida Agenda and its employees do not support or endorse the ad’s claims.”

Except Blair’s facts don’t add up.

The Agenda did “censor” the ad, as Blair would say,

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when they sent it back to LCR for a revision.

What they printed was the corrected version, according to ad man Keith Chamlee. He actually kept talking after he said he wouldn’t, as mentioned above — even as a coworker kept urging him to shut up.

The paper’s executive editor, Cliff Dunn, repeated what Blair said.

“Personally, I have been frank in my Editorials concerning my thoughts and feelings about the future of gay rights should Gov. Romney be elected to the presidency, but that in

no way impacts my beliefs in free speech or the right of legitimate political groups to advertise their message during an election year,” Dunn wrote to SFGN. “Although I may not agree with anything contained in the clearly-intended message of the Broward Log Cabin Republicans’ ad, I believe that the primary mandate of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is to protect the kind of inflammatory language and imagery that the Broward LCRs chose to convey.”

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that members of the Broward LCR chapter have published a disgusting ad depicting slain Ambassador Christopher Stevens,” a statement from the National LCR read.

“The National Log Cabin Republicans organization and other Florida chapters have condemned this ad in the strongest possible terms.”

Further, the executive director of the National LCR, Clarke Cooper, wrote a letter to Cliff Dunn, the executive editor of the Agenda.

“The recent ad run in the Florida Agenda

The ad in question is printed below, but it’s an ugly stepchild of a previous ad, one that claimed Chris Stevens was “brutally sodomized and murdered.”

The word ‘sodomized’ must have ignited concern with the Agenda because it was omitted in the printed version of the ad.

But other words remained.

Among them are allegations that Chris Stevens was gay, This is not an ad. It is the ad that the Florida that his orientation was the Agenda ran on Oct. 17, an ad from the foundational cause of his Broward Log Cabin Club of Florida. The death, that it’s all Obama’s ad’s content have been the cause for much fault, that Obama wants Sharia controversy both locally and nationally. law in the U.S., that Israel is somehow involved, and that voting Republican will fix everything.

“If the Obama administration isn’t going to protect Gay/Gay-friendly American citizens from the terror of Islamic radicalism, what makes you think they will protect us from Shariah Law... ANYWHERE?” The ad begs.

“The Log Cabin Republicans of Florida have cravenly disrespected the life and legacy of a United States civil servant with this ad. Put bluntly, they have crossed the line of civil discourse and good taste by including an image of the corpse of slain US Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens being carried through the streets of Benghazi, Libya,” Jerame Davis, National Stonewall Democrats Executive Director, told Bil Browning of the Bilerico Project. “It is simply unimaginable to me how any political message, let alone the muddy and ludicrous message of this ad, in any way justifies disgracing the memory of a man who gave his life in service to his country. This level of depravity and moral indifference must not be allowed to enter our political discourse.”

But the Democrats aren’t the only ones decrying this ad. The Log Cabin Republicans themselves are pushing this ad as far away from them as possible.

“It has come to our attention

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by the Broward Log Cabin Republicans does not represent the position of Log Cabin Republicans, and we reject it completely,” the letter reads. “Violence against the LGBT community is a challenge to civil society throughout the world, and America is a beacon for freedom for all minority voices. There are plenty of reasons to vote Republican to protect US interests and human rights abroad, but the obscene ad in this publication is fallacious, grossly inappropriate and irresponsible.”

Michael Emanuel Rajner, the legislative director for the Florida GLBT Democratic Caucus and GLBT Representative for the Broward Democratic Party, called the ad a clear case of misplaced anger.

“Political groups should never exploit victims of violent crimes,” he said. “The Log Cabin Republicans failed to even express their sympathy for the family of Ambassador Stevens and distorted the tragic event in an attempt to express their deep hatred for President Barack Obama.”

He said he hopes this controversy acts as a teaching moment for publications across the country in the ethics of ad printing and submission.

words, government agencies can’t censor speech, but businesses can. And do.

“This is mixing up the idea of speech with a business decision,” said Andy Schotz, a former two-year chair of the Society of Professional Journalists’ Ethics Committee.

Censorship is by the government, he

‘The National Log Cabin Republicans organization and other Florida chapters have condemned this ad in the strongest possible terms.’

Advertising ethically, politically, humanely While the man who sold the controversial ad admitted it had been changed from its original version, thus confessing that the Agenda indeed asked for the ad to be modified, what if they hadn’t done so?

According to Scott Herman, an openly gay Republican candidate for Florida house (District 94) this is all a First Amendment issue and needs to be treated as such.

“The advertisement is a [First] Amendment issue on freedom of speech,” he told SFGN. “One either agrees or disagrees with the method and message chosen by the group in question.”

The Agenda’s newly appointed assistant publisher seems to agree with Herman.

When SFGN reached out to the Agenda on Friday, Oct. 12, Kevin Hopper said he and the Agenda refuse to comment, but hours later wrote on Facebook: “Freedom of speech includes the freedom to offend people.”

That’s true.

But freedom of speech is a protection afforded to citizens and corporations to stand against the government. In other

explained. A news organization deciding not to run an ad is a business decision. People’s speech is not stifled if they’re not allowed to buy a page of a newspaper. They can buy it at a different newspaper or post it themselves.

The American Civil Liberties Union, in contrast, says that a private group can censor, but distinguishes the type of censorship.

“Censorship can be carried out by the government as well as private pressure groups,” its site reads. “Censorship by the government is unconstitutional.”

This isn’t censorship by the government and so it isn’t unconstitutional, but it’s not a First Amendment issue, either, for the same reason.

“If you do or don’t run an ad, you are following a business policy and making a decision based on that policy. Your policy can be to run every ad that comes in the door,” Schotz said. “But if the newspaper required that a word be changed, it sounds like that isn’t their policy.”

Schotz explained that the defense thrown up by the officials at the Agenda (even if it were true) is not a sufficient response to the situation “I would not have run that ad. [The Broward Log Cabin Republicans] are making allegations that are unproven. They’re using this as part of a political agenda. And it’s also inflammatory — and there can be great harm in running an ad like this,” Schotz said.

“But I don’t see anything wrong with making it a news story — I probably would.”

However, Schotz warned, running the ad in a story about the ad is similar to running it for free, which could be worse than running it for money. If it does run, as it does in this story, it must be clearly marked as a news item, rather than an ad.

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If you’ve got nothing to say…

While the Broward LCR hadn’t responded to SFGN’s interview requests, the group’s vice president, Sandra Steen, sent a statement over on Oct. 16, the day before publication.

Below it is printed in its entirety, unedited and uncensored: LCR Broward Asked Gay America to Wake Up America is under attack and Log Cabin Broward recently took a bold stance to address the issue in the AGENDA. We decided to point out our deep concerns by sponsoring a wake-up-call ad since we suspect there currently is a gap in any fair and balanced GLBT media presentation.

Contrary to what is being spread by Log Cabin detractors the picture published was of our Ambassador being rushed to the hospital by Libyan patriots who loved Chris Stevens, considered him their friend, and therefore our intent was to wake up Gay Americans to the threats that our Democratic Republic faces from its enemies, not its friends.

Log Cabin Broward not only recognizes the challenging but demeaning talking points being circulated by those claiming the assassinations were the fault of Republicans. And they subsequently claim it’s disgustingly political for a gay/ gay-friendly Republican club to stand tall against what some see as a media blackout and an administration copout..

One organization came forth and stood proudly at Log Cabin Broward’s side because they understood the issues more clearly than many with Jimmy LaSalvia, of GOProud stating, “It’s clear that LCR Broward understand, like we do, that the greatest threat to gay people in the world is the spread of radical Islam.”

Yes, as concerned and loyal Americans we were and are horrified by these horrific 9/11 murders. Apologists here and in Washington babbles on about what really happened. The reality is that the United States was attacked, Israel is being shunned, Ambassador Stevens and other brave Americans were murdered, and it’s simply being addressed as political spin.

Again, we don’t see it as political spin and we ask where are the Purple Hearts and Rainbow Flags, where are the pictures of Stevens and those assassinatedAmerican heroes being memorialized under the Capitol Rotunda, and Where are the caissons being paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue bringing our boys back home?

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LGBTMonth History

Irshad Manji

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Muslim Reformist 1968- “My journey is about speaking out against injustice, no matter who is offended.”

rshad Manji is an award-winning Muslim author, feminist and advocate for Islamic reform. The New York Times described her as “Osama bin Laden’s worst nightmare.”

Manji was born in Uganda to an Indian father and an Egyptian mother. In 1973, when Asians were deported from Uganda, her family immigrated to Canada as political refugees. She attended public school during the week and the madrasah, an Islamic religious school, on the weekend. At 14, she was expelled from the madrasah for asking too many questions.

In 1990, Manji graduated at the top of her class from the University of British Columbia. She worked as a legislative aide to Parliament and became the speechwriter for the leader of the New Democratic Party. At 24, she wrote editorials on national affairs for the Ottawa Citizen.

In 1998, Manji hosted Citytv’s “QueerTelevision,” the world’s first commercial broadcast exploring the lives of gays and lesbians. The show won a Gemini, Canada’s top broadcasting award. She produced the Emmy-nominated PBS documentary “Faith Without Fear” (2007), which follows her journey to reconcile faith and human rights.

Manji authored “The Trouble with Islam Today” (2004), an international best seller published in more than 30 languages. In its first year, the Arabic translation was downloaded 300,000 times. She wrote “Allah, Liberty, and Love” (2011), her guide to becoming a robust global citizen.

In 2004, Oprah Winfrey awarded Manji the first Chutzpah Award for her “audacity, nerve, boldness and conviction.” In 2007, she was named one of the country’s 50 most powerful gays and lesbians by Out magazine.The Jakarta Post in Indonesia, which has the world’s largest Muslim population, named her one of three Muslim women creating positive change in Islam.

She is the director of New York University’s Moral Courage Project, which develops young leaders to challenge conformity. Manji travels the world speaking about religion, LGBT issues and human rights. Her

Don Lemon

News Anchor 1966- “If I had seen more people like me who are out and proud, it wouldn’t have taken me 45 years to say it.”

columns have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Times of London, and The Globe and Mail (Toronto). She is a frequent guest on CNN and other television networks.

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on Lemon is a primetime national news anchor. He received an Edward R. Murrow award, one of the most prestigious honors for broadcast journalists.

Lemon was raised in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by a single mother. He attended Brooklyn College and earned a degree in broadcast journalism. While in college, he secured his first job as a news assistant at WNYW in New York City. After graduating, he worked as a reporter and weekend anchor at WCAU in Philadelphia. At KTVI in St. Louis, Lemon was an anchor and investigative reporter. He later anchored the news at WBRC in Birmingham, Alabama.

Lemon moved to network news as a correspondent for NBC’s “Today” and “NBC Nightly News.” He also was an anchor on weekend “Today” and on MSNBC. In 2003, he began co-anchoring the 5 p.m. newscast at WMAQ in Chicago. He received an Emmy Award for an investigative report on the Chicago real estate market.

In 2006, Lemon joined CNN. He anchors “CNN Newsroom” on primetime and serves as a correspondent for major news stories. He was honored with the Edward R. Murrow Award for his coverage of the capture of the D.C. snipers. In 2009, Ebony magazine named him one of the 150 most influential African-Americans.

Lemon came out in an interview in The New York Times. In his autobiography, “Transparent” (2011), he discusses his sexual orientation. One of few openly gay national newscasters, Lemon was apprehensive about revealing the personal details of his life. “I’m talking about something that people might shun me for, ostracize me for,” he said. After the book’s release, he told PBS, “Now I’m free. No one can hold it against me. I am in charge of my own story.”

Christine Jorgensen

Transgender Pioneer 1962-1989 “Nature made a mistake, which I have had corrected.”

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hristine Jorgensen was the first nationally known transgender American. She used her fame to speak out on behalf of transgender people.

Born George Jorgensen Jr. and raised in the Bronx, she described herself as a “frail, tow-headed, introverted little boy who ran from fistfights and rough-and-tumble games.” In 1945, after graduating high school, Jorgensen was drafted into the Army.

Jorgensen researched gender reassignment surgery.

While visiting Copenhagen, she met Dr. Christian Hamburger, an endocrinologist and specialist in rehabilitative hormonal therapy. With Hamburger’s help, Jorgensen became one of the first to combine hormone therapy with gender reassignment surgery. She chose the name Christine to honor Dr. Hamburger.

In 1952, based on an intercepted letter to her parents describing her transformation, the New York Daily News ran the headline “Ex-GI Becomes Blonde Beauty.” The media incorrectly called Jorgensen the first person to undergo the surgery, which had been performed since the late 1920’s in Europe. She returned to New York City and used her fame to advocate for transsexual and transgender people.

Jorgensen continued her transition by having a vaginoplasty. In 1959, she became engaged to Howard Knox.They tried to wed, but the marriage license was rejected because Jorgensen was legally a male. The media reported the story, Knox lost his job, and the relationship ended.

In the 1970’s and 1980’s, Jorgensen spoke at universities across the nation about her life. She became a singer and actress performing in Las Vegas, New York City and Hollywood. Jorgensen appeared in the documentary “Paradise Not For Sale” (1984) and was the focus of “The Christine Jorgensen Story” (1970). Jorgensen authored “Christine Jorgensen: A Personal Biography” (1967).

All photos Courtesy of LGBTHistoryMonth.com. For More LGBT Icons Visit: LGBTHistoryMonth.com

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Off The Wall

The Untied States of America

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By Pier Angelo

y partner and I just moved into a new house in Fort Lauderdale.

People around us have been pleasant and welcoming. When we are working on the front lawn many of them stop and chat and introduce themselves.

In the evening I have been riding my bicycle to explore the new surroundings.

Some houses are more expensive and elaborate than others, the lawns are nicely manicured, many sit on a beautiful golf course; there are children playing, joggers, men and women walking their dogs, some driveways have cars displaying rainbow bumper stickers, the area is quiet and peaceful.

It is the “American Dream.”

Or so I thought.

In the last month or so almost every other house has put up a Romney/Ryan sign. They keep sprouting like mushrooms after a rainy day. The slogan on the signs says “Believe in America.” Funny, the majority of vehicles on the driveways are foreign made. It is a smorgasbord of cars out of Munich and Tokyo. Obviously “Believe in America” does not apply in this case. I call it hypocrisy but it is a free country after all.

Or so I thought.

Last week we got our own Obama signs.

We placed them on the front lawn, proudly looked around us and felt we were part of the diversity America claims to be all about.

Our sacred democracy allows us to show our support for one candidate or the other.

Or so I thought.

Forty-eight hours later we came home from dinner to find both of our Obama signs vandalized. One was run over and the other turned upside down. Upset as I was I asked myself: “How can we ever grow up?”

The next day it happened again. I just don’t get it. What has happened to us?

Where did the U.S. go? It is the end of civility. I try to look for simple answers; it is one way to make sense out of a world turned upside down. A critical thinker will always be alright I say to myself. It is people who don’t think who sink into bigotry.

When did this nation turn into a sea of white trash? And of course these same individuals are the first to poke fun and criticize Banana Republics, people like Chavez and Castro, or Muslim rulers for “preventing” their country from having a “democracy”- just like ours. There is nothing

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left in our democracy to be proud of.

The American people are killing and stifling their hard earned freedom, they seem to enjoy sinking into a bowl of stupid.

Democracy can survive only if we practice it in our daily lives. Instead, hysteria is taking over and we resort to innuendos, sneers, manipulation, misrepresentation, greed, and unsubstantiated attacks of the opposite side just because it is the opposite side. I fear that the rules our nation so successfully followed for more than 200 years were designed for another time, a different breed of people.

Are Democracy and freedom even compatible anymore?

We are deaf dumb and blind to the damage we are doing to ourselves. Other countries have taken notice; last February The Montreal Gazette said it perfectly in one of its editorials: “Hate, so much a part of the politics of the right in 2012, was largely absent from the 1960 campaign. All the candidates in 1960, Republican and Democrat, possessed to some degree a sympathy for the poor and disenfranchised that is utterly missing in the current Republican field. Kennedy’s father was the millionaire Joseph P. Kennedy; Rockefeller was the descendant of what was, at the time, America’s richest family.”

“What ever happened to the idea of striving . . . to be better human beings than we are?”

Sometimes I wish I was one of those New Republicans. I would not have to worry about anyone’s feelings.

Many people wonder why Republican legislators are so unrelenting on President Obama. Frederick Douglass gave us the answer many years ago.

“Though the colored man is no longer subject to barter and sale, he is surrounded by an adverse settlement which fetters all his movements.

In his downward course he meets with no resistance, but his course upward is resented and resisted at every step of his progress.

If he comes in ignorance, rags and wretchedness he conforms to the popular belief of his character, and in that character he is welcome; but if he shall come as a gentleman, a scholar and a statesman, he is hailed as a contradiction to the national faith concerning his race, and his coming is resented as impudence. In one case he may provoke contempt and derision, but in the other he is an affront to pride and provokes malice.”

Frederick Douglass September 25, 1883

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McNaught’s Notes

I Know Something About Love success, there seem to be characteristics of love that transcend sexual orientation, gender, race, culture, spiritual beliefs, and history. Love is something that we may all have difficulty defining, but we know it when we see it, and when we feel it.

I feel it when I touch Ray’s hand. There is an immediate soul to soul connection.

Though our sex life can’t compare to what we shared thirty-six years ago, it feels more meaningful to me today to put my arm around him on the sofa, or to spoon with him in bed. Sometimes, we have to make an effort, because we’re tired or distracted, but not once in all of the time we’ve been together have we failed to kiss “good

Photos supplied by Brian Mcnaught

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t will probably be only others like me, who danced at sock hops in the 1960s, who will remember the hit song, I Know Something About Love, also known as Tell Him. The refrain was, “Tell him that you’re never gonna leave him. Tell him that you’re always gonna love him. Tell him. Tell him. Tell him. Tell him, right now.”

That’s very good advice, especially if expressed to your life partner. But, I’ve found that loving actions are more important than loving words. And when I say, “loving actions,” I’m not talking about ordering flowers for birthdays and St. Valentine’s Day. I’m talking about looking up and smiling each and every time your beloved walks into the room. If you find that you have to fake the smile, both of you will know, and maybe it’s time to go in separate directions so that each of you may find someone who can’t help but smile when they see you.

Ray and I have been approached by someone who is writing a book about successful gay male relationships.

“Success” is being measured by whether the couple has been together for at least ten years. I agree with the author’s premise that there are gay people who would love access to guidelines on how to make a relationship last, but I’m not sure the length of a relationship has much to do with the success of the relationship. We probably all know people who have been together for many, many years who not only make each other miserable, but also everyone around them.

The greatest thing about love is that it’s universal. Though we all may have different criteria for what makes a relationship a

By Brian McNaught

know couples who don’t talk to each other except about finances or the needs of the household. I wake up looking forward to going downstairs in the morning to hear about Ray’s dreams, and to tell him about mine. We talk all day about anything and everything, but mostly about our feelings.

When we talk, the most important component for us is kindness. Even when we disagree or are angry with each other, we know that things not said in kindness are hurtful and damaging. If that happens, sincere apologies are expected and given.

Respect is also an important element of our love. If we don’t respect the individual goodness, uniqueness, and beauty of the other, how can it be comfortable being together? Ray and I have different skills, and we’re both competitive, stubborn men, but we constantly compliment each other, and affirm each other’s gifts. “You are such a good cook,” Ray will say regularly. “I’m a very lucky man.” And I will remind him regularly how skilled he is with electricity, plumbing, finance, and gadgets. “I don’t know what I would do without you.”

Likewise, courtesy is an important ingredient of our relationship, and a manifestation of our love.

We are fortunate that both of us grew up in families in which we were taught to say, “Please,” “Thank you,” “Excuse me,” and “I’m sorry.”

Even though neither of us believe in a personal deity, we both still like hearing, “God bless you,” when we sneeze.

We feel that compromise is essential for a successful relationship, and also a sign of love, especially when you don’t make a big deal out of how much you are doing for the other with your participation in the coloring of the Easter eggs, or the attendance at a relative’s wedding.

Patience is also really important. When I see one partner express frustration with the irritating behavior of the other, such as his or her always running late, I see resentments that will burden them as long as there is an expectation of change. People only change their behaviors out of love,

brian mcnaught and his partner of

36 years ray struble

morning,” and “good night.” Even when, because of ailments, it’s physically painful to turn our necks or stretch our backs in bed at night, we come together for three successive kisses, something that started in our twenties. We also hold hands for a minute or two when in the car, whether making long road trips, or just going to the dump.

We know people in long-term relationships who don’t do anything together except watch television during and after dinner. Ray and I now go on errands together. It’s more fun for us to be together than it is to be apart. We also

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either for themselves or for another. It’s hard to be patient when you know your spouse is aware of how their behavior impacts you, but if and when they choose to change, it makes the love you share feel very real and special.

Being honest, no matter what, is an expectation in Ray’s and my friendship.

Ray knows about the crushes I have had on other people. He and I trust that there are no secrets. Neither of us wants the other ever to be embarrassed or hurt by hearing from others things of which we had no awareness. We share information when the time is right. If there’s a chance that what is said might be upsetting, we don’t share it at bedtime or when one of us is heading out the door.

When Ray and I tell each other, “I love you,” which we do daily, we know what is meant because we have seen or felt the love that is being proclaimed. Ray trusts that I’m always gonna love him, and that I’m never gonna leave him, as the song says, not because I say it, but because he has experienced all of the ingredients of the love he wants in his life, as have I. Maybe none of these insights would have been available to us had we not spent as much time together as we have, but we don’t count the longevity of our relationship as its success. It’s the content.

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Jesse’s Journal

Naked in San Francisco

By Jesse Monteagudo

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he City of San Francisco, ahead of its time in some many ways, is the most liberal place in America with regard to public nudity. In San Francisco, public nudity is allowed just as long as there is no sexual intent or sexual gratification - in other words, simple nudity is OK but erections are forbidden. There are many clothing optional events in the City by the Bay, including Saint Stupid’s Day Parade on April 1, the Bay to Breakers Race in May, the World Naked Bike Ride and Gay Pride Weekend in June, Dore Alley in July, the Folsom Street Fair in September and, of course, Halloween.

For the past few years nudists of all sexual orientations and gender identities have gathered at Jane Warner Plaza in the Castro for the annual Nude In and other events.

In fact, nudity at the Plaza has become so common that locals affectionately call it “The Buff Stop.” Gay porn star Marc Dylan brought attention to public nudity in the Castro when he toured that gayborhood wearing nothing but a hat, shoes and socks.

Only Seattle has a nude social scene that is anywhere near that of San Francisco.

Alas, even San Francisco has people who do not approve of their city’s “in your face” nude social scene. One of its opponents is City Supervisor Scott Wiener, an openlygay man who coincidentally represents the City’s Castro District. (Harvey Milk must be spinning in his grave.) Last year, Supervisor Wiener pushed a law that requires nudists to place a cloth between their bare buns and public seats. This year Wiener was moved to greater action by the appearance of cock rings on some of the nudes; accouterments that he considers to be erotic.

“People can have whatever view they want to have on public nudity in general.

But to be walking around with a cock ring on or something similar is just not acceptable [or] responsible behavior,” Wiener told the Bay Area Reporter. Wiener disagrees with naturists who argue that cock rings are jewelry, like bracelets or earrings. “The whole purpose of a cock ring is to draw at-

tention to that area [the genitals],” he said.

“People are absolutely repulsed by it.”

It should be noted that public nudity in San Francisco is not an LGBT issue. There are, after all, many straight nudists. Supervisor Wiener himself, as I pointed out, is openly gay. And Wiener was quick to add that many prominent LGBT individuals support increased restrictions on public nudity.

“The Castro is not about a group of men exposing themselves every day,” he said.

On October 2, Wiener introduced legislation that would severely restrict public nudity in San Francisco. His proposal would expand current bans on nudity in the City’s parks and in the Port of San Francisco to include sidewalks, plazas, “parklets” and public transit. The law would still allow social nudity at parades and major events, which means the World Naked Bike Ride, Bay to Breakers Race, Folsom Street Fair, et al. will continue to bring in the tourist dollars. It would impose a fine of $100 for a first offense and $200 for a second offense within a year.

I hope this doesn’t pass. Though my chances of getting naked in San Francisco are currently zilch, I like the fact that there is a place in this puritan country where those of us who are nudists can get naked in places other than private homes, nude beaches, nudist camps, guest houses or private clubs.

And while Wiener doesn’t say so, I presume that there is more behind his proposal than aversion to cock rings. To a large extent, public nudity in San Francisco is practiced by the homeless, a class of people that is not particularly liked by that City’s establishment. And, unfortunately, not everyone who gets naked in the Castro looks like Marc Dylan.

Most of the people who parade in the buff at Jane Warner Plaza and elsewhere are old, fat, bald, ugly, dirty or a combination of the above, qualities that would not endear them to politicians or business owners that seek to attract tourists and investors to the City by the Bay. Naturist activists, needless to say, are

appalled by Wiener’s proposal. One of them is my friend Paul D. Cain, award-winning writer and Mr. CMEN (California Men Enjoying Naturism) 2008: “I came to social nudity fairly late in my life - at about age 35. Nudism enabled me to realize that my body is something in which I can take pride, not shame. I have had the pleasure of being publicly naked in San Francisco several times - at Folsom Street Fair, at Bay to Breakers, and in the Castro with friends. With the sole exception of some drunken rowdies at Bay to Breakers one year, I have always been treated with utmost respect.”

“My nudity,” Cain continues, “is not a threat to anyone. The idea that the wide

open town that San Francisco has always been is now considering such nonsensical laws about public nudity baffles and disappoints me. No one is forcing anyone to be naked in public. If someone can do so responsibly (and I have never seen a public nudist in San Francisco act in any other way), I see no need for the unnecessarily restrictive law Supervisor Wiener is proposing. If someone is offended by someone else’s public nudity, then s/he can simply look away. I hope San Francisco’s voters will realize that the proposed anti-nudity ban would unnecessarily remove one of the civic qualities that makes the City the great place that it is.” To which I say, amen!

‘People can have whatever view they want to have on public nudity in general. But to be walking around with a cock ring on or something similar is just not acceptable or responsible behavior’

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Coming Out Thro COVER STORY

By Gideon Grudo

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o you remember the day you came out?

Last Thursday, Oct. 11 was National Coming Out Day. It was all over the headlines, the blogs, the Facebook posts. To celebrate it, SFGN decided to get the coming out tales from two very different (or very similar) people.

One is Fred Fejes, a local historian, author, professor and all-around LGBT academic in South Florida. The other is Ryan Dixon, who had been nominated in the past for his porn stardom, became one of the few active HIV-positive porn stars, and who has since left that world behind and become a writer.

Without further adieu, SFGN presents the difference 19 years makes to a man coming out.

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Fred Fejes, historian and author.

Came out in 1980

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y wife was probably the person most responsible for my coming out. At the time (1980), I was a 28-year-old college professor with a newly –minted Ph.D. and was living in Ann Arbor Michigan. I met my wife in graduate school and after giving birth to two dissertations, we took jobs at universities in southeastern Michigan.` However, my dreams of a long pleasant life as a campus faculty couple was rudely upset. One day over Chinese dinner, my wife announced she wanted a divorce—she had fallen in love with one of her students (a young Finnish male from the Upper Peninsula).

I was shocked. But then I thought that after some time she would realize the errors of her ways. She would tearfully come back, and I would joyfully welcome her. We agreed to a separation. I moved out and her boyfriend moved in.

I looked at the separation as a kind of vacation, where I would try out new things, go to new places, meet new people. But in the end I would always come home to her. I started to date — women.

At that time I had no idea of being gay. Although I had hung out with gay friends in college, I always thought of myself as bisexual by nature, but predominantly heterosexual by socialization. (After all, Freud did say we are all bi-sexual) The more-than-few-times that sex with a man was offered, I turned it down. Although I was attracted, being married made the decision easy.

The dating now with women was fun, particularly the sex, but they wanted commitment and I was saving myself for my wife.

One day I was reading the University of Michigan campus newspaper and saw a small ad that said in effect, “If you think you are gay or want to explore your masculinity, you’re invited to join an eight-week group exploring masculine identity.”

I was always one for self- exploration and, not living with my wife, I had some free time. And I always wondered about my attraction to men. I decided to call. The voice on the phone said that I would have to come in for an interview.

I was interviewed by two young men, social work students. They told me that the group was being formed by the University of Michigan Lesbian-

Gay Advocates office, at that time one of the few university LGBT support services in the country. The interviewers explained that whether I realized I was gay or not was okay, just as long as I used the group to learn something about myself.

I joined what, in effect for me, was an Eight Week Course in Being Gay. It even came with a mimeographed instruction manual. In this course I learned not only about gay identity, gay history, gay life, but also about gay sex, gay culture and the bar scene (we actually did a field trip to a big gay bar in Detroit. Our group leader would point to the men around us and explain, “That one is cruising that other man, that man is giving attitude, that man is keeping an eye on his lover” and so on.

While many men come out quietly, I crashed out.

After the course was over, I joined campus gay organizations, helped organize the gay pride parade, volunteered at the Advocate’s office, spoke in college classes about being gay and sat at the gay booth at the city fair. And as for the sex, being a single, gay man in a large Midwest college town was bliss itself. I realized how much fun sex could really be and the course taught me to cruise with confidence. I really made up for lost time (Fortunately, I had no issues separating this life from the professorship I held at a nearby college).

When I met with my wife to discuss the separation, I told her I was not coming back. She was chagrined; her affair with her student was going sour and I was having too much fun. Still we remained friends, we shared an important part of our lives together.

After a hectic, six months of heady personal, sexual and social exploration, I met the man who would become my partner. After a couple of months of dating, breaking up and making up, we decided to move in together.

Ann Arbor was a very gay-tolerant town — I had a hot lover, a great circle of friends, a job I enjoyed, great parties and brunches and a growing sense of fashion. At one party I put my arm around my lover and said to the crowd, ”Now I know why they write love songs.”

In a few months this picture would become very, very dark. Some of my friends started getting sick. Some of the faces of the cute regulars at the bar began to disappear. You begin to notice very carefully any new moles, marks on your skin or a lingering cough.

But this is another story.

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ough the Ages Two coming-out stories set two decades apart Ryan Dixon, award-nominated porn star turned writer.

Came out in 1999

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told my friend Corey I was gay halfway through eighth grade– he was the first person I told.

In 1999, I finally left private Christian schools and went to public school. It was the beginning of my seventh grade year. It was then that I finally understood that what I was being told in church didn’t coincide with the thoughts and feelings in my head. My health teacher said I was completely normal, and my pastor said I was an abomination in the eyes of God. Entering my freshman year in high school was exciting and scary all at once. I had only told one person I was gay and I had made the Varsity baseball team. The principal of the school was openly gay and encouraged students to come out, so I did. My teammates were okay with it. Only a few gave me heat for it, but were quickly put in their places by other players. I played well and that’s all that mattered to them.

I come from very religious, very southern and very militant parents. I intended on taking my sexuality to the grave with me. I didn’t want my parents (or anyone in my family, in fact) finding out I was gay. I was running around behind my

parents’ back, saying I was going to the batting cages or to study, when in reality I was going to a classmates’ house to do what most hormonallycharged 14 year-olds do.

I called my father one day from school to tell him I needed lunch money because I couldn’t find my wallet. He never responded so I ended up borrowing from a friend.

I realized why he didn’t answer when I got home. My father, mother and pastor were gathered around the dining room table. My father had decided to go into my room to look for my wallet. The search apparently required him to open a notebook of mine and read the notes I had been sending back and forth with a (special) friend. There were no names on the notes, but there was a picture of us in each other’s. My father did the math. I was outed by a snooping parent.

I had no choice and no chance. There was no denying the picture or the letters.

You happy dad? I’m gay.

He told me I’d die of AIDS before going to hell.

My mother just sat there, apparently shocked, her hands in her lap and her mouth shut. The pastor stood up and began praying.

Two weeks after I graduated high school, I left the house. I’d since been back for visits, here and there. But that tends to quickly fade.

I’m 25, and I haven’t been home in six years. It’s been three since I last spoke to my family

‘He told me I’d die of AIDS before going to hell. My mother just sat there, apparently shocked, her hands in her lap and her mouth shut. The pastor stood up and began praying.’

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THE REGULARS

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Gay Cents Managing LGBT Money

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orry takes a great deal of energy. Can you define worry? After all if you worry about money, employment, love, health or gay drama you might just as well understand what you are really doing.

So, what is worry? My definition of worry: worry is interest paid on trouble before it’s due. Here is an interesting conundrum, because regular readers are aware of my abhorrence to paying interest. Thus, I simply don’t worry.

Oh, I have problems like everyone does.

Only my problems are usually good ones. I have to decide if I want a beer at home or a gay bar, will I wait for the rain to stop or head out into it, will I get up now or sleep for a while longer; that sort of thing.

One reason that I don’t worry and generally have good problems is that I plan. Some might say I am a bit overly structured, or as my now gone mother regularly put it: “you’re a stick in the mud”. That may be true; others often see us in brighter light.

Yet, planning makes it possible to get from here to there with the least effort and greatest efficiency; without worry and with good luck.

Let’s say you want to go on a trip. A good first step is deciding where you want to go. Once a fun gay destination is defined a good next step might be to consult a map to see how you get to the chosen place. Obviously, you could simply get in the car and start off hoping for the best, though if it were a contest I can assure you that I would arrive first. He with the plan has the advantage.

Managing your gay family’s money requires a plan also.

Since you have trimmed spending and increased savings and been able to get out of the house more, perhaps you have found another gay man or lesbian with whom you want to spend more time; perhaps you are even in love and plan to spend the rest of your lives together.

Alert, there is a big time bomb planted with the first LGBT kiss that will explode at the worst possible

By Ric Reily moment.

That time bomb is money; your money, his/her money or your lack of money or his/her lack of money. Yes it all starts out so beautifully, settles to the mundane and devolves into chaos. The good news is it doesn’t have to.

Perhaps the greatest impediment to a blossoming relationship is money. It is generally the single most fought over issue.

The amount is irrelevant; it is the money or lack thereof that provides the fight fodder.

An easy way to give yourself a leg up is to plan the use of your gay family’s money right up front. Even I would not suggest

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this as a first date conversation, or perhaps the second date either, though the topic can be integrated into the dialogue quickly and easily. The evening I met my husband we spent hours discussing our future dreams. He dug into my brain wanting to know who I am and now I know he was comparing my dreams to his deciding if we could be compatible. I can tell you after twenty six years that we are as opposite as two can be yet we have a series of mutual commonalities including an understanding of money that has removed it as an underpinning of our relationship.

When it’s time to move in together it’s time to have the managing money in a gay family discussion. Everyone’s discussion is different and the outcome is unimportant to anyone except you. You may be lucky enough to earn equally and have roughly the same assets, or one may earn significantly more or own significantly more assets. It is simply important to mutually agree up front how the new family will be funded.

We agreed on my money, his money and our money. We created three common bank accounts; one for general spending such as utilities, groceries, supplies, and

entertainment, one for vacations, and one for the house. Then we decided how to fund each account, and in our case we simply funded them equally. Perhaps if one person earns a great deal more he or she will fund a greater portion of the whole so they might continue to live a lifestyle the other person could not otherwise afford. During our years together each of us has earned more and then less than the other; earnings move with raises, unemployment and new employment.

As gays couple and settle down they must protect their assets. LGBT persons do not have the legal protections of the general population and hostile families have a legal right to swoop in at the very worst time and challenge even legal wills. All gays are well advised to seek the services of a reputable estate advisor early on in their new family as evidenced by the Shane Bitney Crone story. Don’t wait to be a gray gay before doing your estate planning. Nature calls when nature is ready.

Managing money in a gay family is easy.

Simply plan the funding and spending.

Then if an issue arises the problem is the plan, not the money.

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Top Gay Halloween Costumes of 2012

What to wear this October when the lights go out

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this sexy diva and that hot costume and the places you would fly in your new invisible jet. The time has come to live this dream.

Just make sure your lasso really has the power of truth before you ask that special

or is that a sexy hot police officer and his traffic ticket book - what more could you ask for? Protect your neighborhood this Halloween. You never know, you might be able to arrest a person or two or three.

someone where he was last night.

For the manly man, Watch your back, for these hot firefighters, there will be more than a few flames to put out by those heated hot men.

Oh no, hand cuffs, a tight uniform are we getting ready for another Madonna video

This is also a great time to play out that fantasy of your medical professional. Be sure to wear as many medical accessories as possible, you never know who may need a little love healing.

You never outgrow the dream of being a cowboy free and wild on a cattle ranch.

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t’s almost that time again, that night of spooks and goblins, pumpkins and witches.

Yes, it’s Halloween.

Halloween is a festive time for all, especially gay and bi men. It’s an opportunity for us to let loose and fulfill the fantasies we’ve had all year long.

A growing number of people positively believe that one should act out their fantasies any time of year, but for those not quite comfortable, Halloween gives you the permission to be anything you want to be, free of criticism or ridicule.

So dust off that superhero costume you’ve been hiding or that kinky mask you bought on sale at the sex shop, and enjoy the festivities!

This year the costumes might be a little less scary what with all the superhero movies like the Green Lantern, The Avengers, and The Dark Knight. I think we will have a lot of people in spandex — or even less. This is especially true in the gay community, because in the gay world less is defiantly more.

If you wanted to jump into the drag scene with a superhero twist, there is only one I recommend. Whether you’re 13 or 30 and you’re just coming out, think back to the one superhero you’ve always wanted to be: Wonder Woman.

Within a microsecond you can remember fantasizing about what it would be like to be

Some boys dream of getting the pony for the holidays, while others dream of getting that cowboy! Saddle up partner for a dusty good time.

And there is no need to even talk about military fashions for this Halloween, the hot uniforms of the military just talk for themselves.

Oh, the joy when you have to send or receive a package and this hunk of man shows up at your door, no need to be specific, these men are all hot. Only these boys can make a brown outfit look fantastic any time of year. Be your local U.P.S. delivery boy and get the shipping addresses of all the cuties at the party.

Well here comes the bride or groom, or is it two grooms? Wait, is that two brides?

Anything wedding seems to have a really big pull in the gay community, especially now. Men who are brides and women who are grooms will be a big hit, as you know that will be my choice this year. Oh yes, my wedding party is sure to be a big hit this year on the Drive.

And last but not least, there’s the human eating zombie, which may sound especially familiar if you live in South Florida. So I take it we will defiantly see a lot of flesh eating zombies hunting you out this Halloween. But beware of those haunting eyes and strong monster like clutches, for once you are in his grip, he may never let you go.

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ho would have guessed discovers that the witch is just like him; she a movie a boy who talks was just a little girl who was persecuted to ghosts had a deeper for being different, but she let her fear and message within it; the cycle anger change her. of violence. As Youth Program Coordinator This movie illustrates that the key I thought I was taking the Compass youth ingredients needed to create violence to lunch and movie, but as every single one are anger, sadness, isolation, and fear, of us left ParaNorman in tears I realized emotions that are found in every human something greater had happened. We had being, including those victimized. If those projected our emotions and experiences emotions are unable to be appropriately into the story, and had blurred our realities expressed, they change you. There needs with the animated ones on screen. The cycle to be a way for youth to express their of violence had become more the just an emotions of anger, sadness, isolation, and educational fear in a healthy term, it had environment so become that they can relatable to our truly break the lives. cycle. That is what The cycle of Compass is for. violence was We need to be highlighted by invested in our two charactersyouth’s future. It is Norman, a our job to take the withdrawn role of Norman’s boy who is grandmother and continuously help break the victimized by curse for the next his family and generation. A curse schoolmates, of fear and anger and the witch that infects the a seemingly bullies, victims, evil entity who and bystanders cursed the town who believe that to damnation violence against after she was themselves or persecuted for others is the witchcraft. Both only way to characters were break the cycle victimized, just of victimization. like so many It is time for us LGBT youth to band together little norman from the movie paranorman because they and provide our were different. youth with a way to However, one was able to break the cycle remove those ingredients from their lives: and the other had become the perpetrator. a way to finally break the cycle of violence.

In the movie Norman is tasked with Let’s break the silence and band together to stopping the witch’s curse. He embarks provide our youth with some one to talk to on that mission with a little help from his so that fear does not “change who they are”. deceased grandma who informs, “There is Amy Milin is the Youth Program Assistant nothing wrong with being scared, Norman, at Compass Community Center. She can be as long as you don’t let it change who you reached at amy@compassglcc.com are.” At the climax of the story, Norman

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Briefs and Bits about Businesses and Friends

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ere at SFGN we like to celebrate our advertisers. Why? Because they keep us in business and allow us to keep you, the reader, informed. Below are two of our recent additions.

Thank you Lola’s and Kerry Laundry for supporting your community newspaper.

Lola’s Healthy Pet Café Has What You Want So I was looking for a healthy snack for my dog while I was enjoying a nutrient-filled jelly doughnut at the Dunkin’ Donuts on Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors, and I came upon Lola’s Healthy Pet Café.

Cecilia’s intimate pet boutique offers a complete and generous variety of products and services to keep your pet partner looking good and feeling his or her best.

They are located at 2605 N. Dixie Highway in the 5 Points Plaza.

This includes a variety of the finest lines of natural and holistic products, but if you want my favorite, and my Lab’s latest love, it is a long-enduring Antler. Really, an antler, those large protruding bony appendages with which deer assert their male dominance and fertility. You can get them at Lola’s, your pets will find they stay hard and remain durable. How can you not try one?

Lola’s also offers decades of experience in the dog and cat grooming industry, to go with a personalized cage-free spa treatment for your pet. Add timely appointments, a dose of tender loving care, and free ‘healthy pet consultations,’ along with a diverse product line, Lola’s is worth your time. Keep your pet healthy by choosing from their bouquet of healthy dog and cat products.

owner of lola’s pet cafe cecilia cabieses

environment ingenious enough to give the wash and dry experience a 21st century make-over! Let’s face it, dirty boys need clean laundry. Let Kerry be yours!

It is not just laundry anymore. While Kerry offers over 140 machines, super fast dryers, cool air-conditioning, it’s a venue where you can enjoy free Wi-Fi, Internet access, a games area, and complimentary coffee. Along with a designated children’s play area, doing laundry has never been more enjoyable. The friendly helpful staff will help you with your every need. And please watch also for their discount dry cleaning coupons in their ads in our paper.

If you enjoy that spin cycle, choose the self serve methods. But if you want to book, and get your freshly cleaned clothes later in the day, Kerry offers the complete package, including a wash and fold service, ironing options, alterations and dry cleaning prices that will certainty grab your attention. With the $5 wash coupon inside, they will pay you to try their services! Open 7 days from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Can’t promise you Ricky or Aspen with the wash though, especially Aspen. He is doing community service just for me!

Kerry Laundry Provides Hot Models and Cool Washes Enjoy those ads for Kerry Laundry, located at, 3560 N Andrews Avenue, in the Festival Plaza? I know I do, as they feature my friends Ricky and Aspen playfully enjoying an

On the left we have models Ricky and Aspen. On the right we have the owner of Kerry Laundry, katrina humbles

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RuPaul’s All Stars Drag Race

By Justin Wyse

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pairs each week to keep from lip syncing eason 5 Premiere of RuPaul’s Drag Race brings us the ultimate $100k for your life and both Queens going home.

Drag Race of all times and is due Watch as the “lady boys” compete in some of the wildest competitions from modeling to hit LOGO TV on Monday, Oct. contest, to sales women, game show host 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, followed by the season and of course our favorite lip sync for your premiere of Untucked at 10 p.m.

RuPaul has brought back life. Will your favorite our favorite American Queen “Sashay Away” this season or win the Divas from coast to coast. ultimate prize in the Hall Host RuPaul has brought of Fame? But even with back fan favorites for this the new twist only one year’s season. Pandora Boxx, Tammie Brown, will survive.

Nina Flowers, Jujubee, RuPaul declared, Mimi Imfurst, Manila “Unlike other reality competition shows, Luzon, Alexis Mateo, when contestants leave Chad Michaels, Raven, Shannell, Yara Sofia and ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ they rupaul don’t fade away, they of course South Florida favorite Latrice Royale become internationally famous performers. ‘RuPaul’s All Star Drag all fight for the “Drag Race Hall of Fame,” Race’ is the perfect new franchise for fans and of course the prize of $100k, a supply to fall in love all over again with some of the of Mac Cosmetics and a trip courtesy of AlandChuck.com travel. RuPaul has outdone most talented and unforgettable queens.” herself this season making these girls fight For a sneak peek of the new season and like never before. to view the latest on the girls, visit www.

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Bear City 2, The Proposal

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rom the creators of Bear City 1, the Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Film Festival presented Bear City 2, The Proposal. Bringing life to not only the LGBT community but showcasing the Bear community as a whole and its diversity makes this is a must see independent film in 2012. Being able to see yourself in one of the

“Its time to bring the community together and stop segregating ourselves within our own community” Langway said. “Bear City is based around the bears, but the film is based around love.”

Langway is currently writing Bear City 3 and most of the film is to be shot here in our very own backyard in South Florida.

Doug Langway, Gerald McCullouch, Stephen Guarino, Brian Keane

many cast of characters allows any viewer to get lost in this universal gay love story.

For the first time, the LGBT community gets to see the Bear community and how diverse it truly is. What’s great is that this story was based around real life events and the lives of director Doug Langway’s friends and family right here in the Wilton Manors area.

If you haven’t seen Bear City 2, tickets are still available at the Gateway Theatre in Fort Lauderdale. Show ends in a week, so don’t miss your chance to see Kathy Najimy and Gerald MCullouch in what might be the best LGBT film of 2012. For more information about the cast and film visit www.facebook. com/bearcity.

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Godspell: The Gospel According to Actor’s Playhouse

By J.W. Arnold hen it comes to church, my dad always had a saying: “The mind can absorbeth what the seat can endureth.” Now, dear old dad was more often than not referring to longwinded sermons, but his observation also proves true with musical theater, especially of the Gospel kind.

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Theater opened its 25th anniversary season last weekend with Godspell, the 1971 adaptation of the Gospel of Matthew by John-Michael Tebelak and Stephen Schwartz (Wicked).

The show, which got its start as Tebelak’s masters thesis, is definitely a product of the period, a series of Jesus’ gospels accompanied by an infectious score covering a variety of musical styles from pop to folk, gospel

and vaudeville, all sung by a troupe of hippies cum apostles.

In this incarnation, Director David Arisco takes the liberty of updating the show, adding references to Lindsay Lohan, Donald Trump, the Kardashians and even Facebook to the parable skits, as well as rap and hip-hop rhythms.

But, like so many period shows that seem quaint today—Hair comes to mind—the updates confuse the context of the original work.

Costume designer Ellis Tillman keeps to the hippie theme with colorful outfits that undoubtedly were sourced at the local Goodwill store, but Gene Seyfer’s multi-tiered, post-apocalyptic cityscape — or is it present day Detroit?

— seems a bit too stark, even though Arisco manages to utilize every inch throughout the show.

Despite the incongruence, Schwartz’s score comes through. One by one, the ensemble cast, led by Josh Canfield as Jesus and Nick Duckart as John the Baptist/Judas, each get a turn to shine, thanks to the able direction of David Nagy.

Henry Gainza offered one of the most poignant moments of the show with a heartfelt “All Good Things,” while Heather Kopp gave a fresh interpretation of the familiar “Day by Day.” Kareema Khouri and Cindy Pearce alternately belted out gospel licks and Clay Cartland excelled at the slapstick humor that has made him a favorite in South Florida theater circles.

Nick Duckart is one of the most talented young actors in the region and he again offers a memorable performance in the dual roles of John

the Baptist and later, Judas. Josh Canfield makes a return to Actors’ Playhouse after starring in last year’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Canfield has a crystal clear tenor voice and portrays Jesus in an unassuming way. He can carry the show—he must—but I found myself wondering throughout how Duckart might have portrayed Jesus, perhaps with a little more conviction, even gravitas.

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In any case, many subtle dramatic developments get lost in the tiring slapstick approach Arisco utilizes in the monotonous parable segments.

The sound system at the Miracle Theater is a frequent target for critics and, despite seeming improvement, the Sunday matinee performance was still marred by frequent feedback and balance issues between the singers and offstage orchestra.

If You Go When: Wednesday to Saturday, 8 p.m., Sunday, 2 p.m. through Nov. 4 Where: Actors’ Playhouse at the Miracle Theatre 280 Miracle Mile, Coral Gables How Much: Tickets $15-50 at www.

ActorsPlayhouse.org or 305-441-4181

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Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Features LGBT Films

By J.W. Arnold

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or Broward County LGBT film buffs, Fall is the best time of year.

The season was ushered in this September with the Classic Film Festival at the Gateway Theatre, followed in October by the Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. And now, the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival (FLIFF) is opening Oct. 19 and running through Nov. 11 with several prominent LGBT-themed films among the juried selections.

FLIFF President and CEO Greg von Hausch is particularly excited about the festival’s LGBT films, selected from more

boasts strong LGBT festivals in both Fort Lauderdale and Miami, FLIFF is continuing to program for the region’s gay audiences.

“Fort Lauderdale has a little older demographic and so we play to those strengths,” said von Hausch.

Here’s a quick look at FLIFF’s LGBT-themed films:

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“Exquisitely, even thrillingly authentic.”

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Beautiful the noise and music emanating from the “Our big gay film is Any Day Now, which neighboring apartment, pounds on the door Japan-USA / 2012 / 66 min / English + is a neat film because you don’t usually Japanese w/English sub-titles for the neighbor to please stop the racket. see films with gay themes that are period Wednesday, Nov. 7, 6 p.m. - Muvico Pompano He discovers Marco, the young son, alone, pieces,” he said. “It won the Tribeca 18, 2315 N. Federal Hwy., Pompano Beach deserted by his druggie mom. Thus begins (Film Festival) Audience Award for Best In a world dominated by men, a tiny a turn in the life of Rudy and Paul—and Narrative.”

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honor. She now has the distinguished title of “Shihan” (grand master) and is the only woman in the world to hold this honor.

Fukuda is also the last living disciple of Jigoro Kano, judo’s founder.

GLBT Shorts Saturday, Nov. 3, 6 p.m.

Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE 6 Street, Fort Lauderdale The shorts program includes five short films, including one that spotlights a particularly dark chapter in Florida state history: The Committee by Logan Kriete.

The 27-minute film documents Florida’s little-known investigative committee of the State Legislature from 1956-1964.

The aim of the committee was to root out homosexual teachers and students from state universities and it was successful in either firing or expelling more than 200 suspected gays and lesbians. The film features two victims and one interrogator who have never before spoken publicly about their experiences, and culminates in a 50-year reunion between victim and interrogator.

Tickets are $10 for general admission, $8 for seniors and $6 for FLIFF members. A complete schedule of screenings can be found and advance tickets purchased at www.FLIFF.com.

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imothy Jay Smith will soon be in south Florida to promote his novel Cooper’s Promise in which a gay army deserter adrift in a war-torn African country gets involved with evil police, rebels fighter and a sex-trafficking bartender while falling in love with the son of a diamond merchant. Sound juicy? It is.

Smith and his novel are jointly fascinating in the way that Gore Vidal and Ernest Hemingway were fascinating explorers who felt compelled to colorize their novels with the foreign landscapes of their travel. Smith

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Meet Timothy Jay Smith, Author of Cooper’s Promise. is like that ex-pat raconteur you might encounter in a Paris bistro.

While listening to his stories, you are never quite sure how he supports himself and you wonder how he assembled the collection of places and events that comprise his life up to that moment in that bistro at that table wearing that hat shading an eye calculating your value as a listener or the amount of cash in your pocket. You also wonder what he may be hiding and whether or not he is who he says he is.

I like that kind of man, and having read his engrossing and mysterious Cooper’s Promise, I’ll be eager to inspect him at his

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Fort Lauderdale or Miami appearances in October with the first being on Monday.

When I asked Smith who has lived all over the world how he has managed to have such an extravagantly picaresque life, I should have anticipated his elusive response, “A lot of aspirations, effort and risk.”

The novel’s protagonist, Cooper, is not entirely likable or winning. He is sexy and physically attractive in a scruffy and often unwashed way while retaining a skittishness and righteous indignation that borders on prissy. For this reason, I disagree with the reviewer who suggested that if Bogart were alive today, he’d want to play this character in the movie version.

Cooper is conflicted about many things.

He doesn’t know who to trust in the wretched and evil African town in which he seems to have washed up without welcome.

He is easily deceived and can even be relieved of his clothing by the local poor boys. He squirms with discomfort at the prospect of entering the baths in pursuit of Sadiq, the seductive young man who has his heart.

He does have in common with the typical Bogart character a prevailing desire to do the right thing, and Cooper’s Promise is ultimately about his struggle to rectify his personal situation and the messy lives of the people closest to him. Cooper’s recipe for redemption involves diamonds, sex, guns and a great deal of sleepless waterfront wandering in dangerous moments that would scare off a man with a smaller heart.

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should like to play this character.

Also noteworthy is the fact that Cooper’s Promise falls into the category of gay fiction in which the hero’s sexuality is incidental.

Being gay is not among the many agonies that beset Cooper. He is more concerned about the slim possibility of his next meal and the unlikely hot water from a showerhead controlled by a resentful landlady. Smith is less concerned with the pornographic possibilities of a soldier in a steamy and lawless port and more concerned with the mechanical activity of Cooper’s heart.

That said, Cooper’s Promise is not without its erotic moments, and I am relieved to learn that Smith himself is at work on its screenplay because in the hands of another writer, the balance he achieves in his narrative could be easily scuttled and distorted.

Having just returned from a travelwriting gig in Greece, I was glad to know that Smith is at work on a new novel set in that gorgeous country.

He tells me, “I have started another novel, Fire on the Island, set in Greece, which was a finalist in this year’s Falkner-Wisdom Competition in the novel-in-progress category. I have a long relationship with Greece, going back to my first job after my undergraduate studies when I lived there 1972-74, much of that on the not-yetdiscovered island of Santorini. I’ve been back to Greece many times, and my partner and I now go twice a year for two months total to the island of Lesbos.

“My next book, A Vision of Angels, to be released in May, is set in Israel/Palestine.

I am currently finishing the very final edits on that and expect to have it to the publisher in a few days. That story comes from the 2.5 years that I lived in Jerusalem and worked throughout the Palestinian Territories.”

For more information about Timothy Jay Smith and Cooper’s Promise: TimothyJaySmith.com

Meet the Author You have three south Florida possibilities to meet the fascinating Timothy Jay Smith.Two readings and one book signing: Oct 20 – 2 p.m.

Books-a-Million, 12801 West Sunrise, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (book signing only) Oct 24 – 7 p.m.

LGBT Visitor Center, 1130 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach FL Oct 29 – 8 p.m.

Books & Books, 265 Alhambra Avenue, Coral Gables FL

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Last Call

Last Call starring actress, stand-up comedian and world-class bartender Terri Girvin in the Abdo New River Room. The hilarious one-woman show takes place during one chaotic bar shift at the Manhattan bar. Showtimes are Thursday and Friday, October 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, October 27 at 3 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, October 28 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $30. Visit BrowardCenter.org

Adventures in Darkness starring Tom Sullivan

Lighthouse of Broward presents Adventures in Darkness starring Tom Sullivan on Thursday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center. An actor, singer, entertainer, author and producer who has been blind since birth, Sullivan takes audiences on his journey to live a “normal” life with a performance that will bring tears, laughter and inspiration to all. Tickets are $45 and $75. Visit BrowardCenter.org

Sticks and Stones

A musical play about social issues, bullying and lessons learned, Sticks and Stones is performed as a Smart Stage Matinee in the Amaturo Theater on Friday, October 26 at 10 and 11:30 a.m. This one-woman musical uses music, poetry and video projection to teach children about the critical effects of bullying based on real life experiences of adolescents. It focuses on siblings Scott and Lyn who both experience different problems with bullies, peer pressure and loss of friends. Tickets are $6 and under. Visit BrowardCenter.org

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Idle Warship: Talib Kweli & Res

Jake Shimabukuro

Lenine

Miami-Dade

Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project

Palm Beach State College¹s theatre department will be presenting Romeo and Juliet on October 17-20 times varies.

Tickets are $12 for general and $5 for students with ID. This play will take place at Duncan Theatre, which is located at Palm Beach State College. Visit Palmbeachstate.edu/theatre/ duncan-theatre

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Theater Broward County

Romeo and Juliet

Palm Beach County *Little Shop of Horrors

A mean eating plant. A hapless hero. A beautiful maiden. A sadistic dentist. What could possibly go wrong? Little Shop of Horrors will take place Oct. 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. at Olympic Heights, 20101 Lyons Road in Boca Raton. Call 954-461-5672 or visit FourthWallTheater.com

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

In this romantic musical, the boy-meets-girl plot is woven into the historical context of British Imperialism in Asia.The King of Siam invites an English governess to teach the children of his many wives about the modern world. However he resists changing his role as the benevolent dictator until the bold young governess wins his heart. Runs through October 21 at the Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave., prices range from $23-35. Call 561-586-6410 or visit LakeWorthPlayHouse.org

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Won the Tony “Triple Crown” for Best Musical, Best Score and Best Book. Tells the story of a recent college grad named Princeton who moves into a shabby New York apartment on Avenue Q. He soon discovers that although the residents seem nice, it’s clear this is not your ordinary neighborhood.

Call 954-323-7884 or visit SlowBurnTheatre.org

The Rocky Horror Show

Halloween is just around the corner, and who better to celebrate with than the denizens of Dr. Frank N. Furter’s home-sweet-castle in Richard O’Brien’s beloved cult classic, The Rocky Horror Show. And Entr’Acte Theatrix is inviting audiences to come do the Time Warp again… when they present ‘Rocky’ at the Crest Theatre at the Delray Center for the Arts at Old School Square from October 25 through November 4. Visit Entractetheatrix.org

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

A funny new musical based on the series of books by Susan Meddaugh on Saturday, October 20 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Martha is an ordinary dog who gains the ability to speak after eating a bowl of alphabet soup. Children will enjoy free pre-show art activities and themed airbrush “tattoos” by Young At Art Museum. Tickets are $16 and under. Visit AventuraCenter.org

Through Nov. 4, at 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 three-month, 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

Dancing Around the Iron Curtain

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Martha Speaks *The King and I

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

The South Florida Symphony Orchestra’s Blue Door String Quartet’s Chamber Series continues on Monday, October 29 at 7 p.m. The program features Piazolla’s “Tangoes,” a unique blend of jazz improvisation, counterpoint and dissonance; Shostakovich’s “String Quartet No. 8, 0pus 110,” known as one of the most powerful and personal works of twentiethcentury art; and concludes with Beethoven’s “String Quartet in C Major, Opus 59, No. 3.” Tickets are $25. Visit AventuraCenter.org

THE Vampire Circus

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 - 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

Lock your doors, secure your home’s The Vampire Circus will release an army of vampires into Miami and transform Downtown Miami’s Bayfront Park into a haven for the beautiful and seductive creatures of the night on October 18 to 31 at 8 p.m.

At The Vampire Circus, spectators will witness a world filled with super natural Circus performers, terror and suspense, enchanted magic and comedy that will leave them dying for more and an exotic ambiance of panic and fear that would make Tim Burton proud. Visit theVampirecircus.us

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SPOTLIGHT: The Arts

By J.W. Arnold

Community Calendar Broward County The Four Noble Truths

We all have certain things that feel to us like true sources of happiness, but which in reality have caused us no end of suffering, time and time again. It is our mind of attachment that continues to deceive us, causing us to relate to these things in mistaken ways, and leading us straight into problems and misfortune. Learn how to break this cycle. $10/class or $30/ series includes vegetarian food after class, members free. Visit MeditationInFortLauderdale.org

Taste of the Island

Wilton Manors is holding its 7th annual Taste of the Island at historic Richardson Park from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets available at Barton Miller Cleaners, Wilton Manors Library, and at Wilton Manors City Hall. Includes a Silent Auction, which will take place in the Richardson’s historical house. Visit TasteOfTheIsland.org

Pride Center Hosts Senior Health Expo

The Pride Center’s third annual LGBT Senior Health Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20 at The Pride Center, 2040 North Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. The Expo will again provide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) seniors with a unique, comprehensive overview of available healthcare services. Over fifty LGBT-friendly medical, professional, support and financial providers in the fields of healthcare, aging and geriatrics will showcase their services and products through this popular event. Contact: Kristofer Fegenbush, Pride Center Deputy Director at 954-4639005 ext. 111

Adventure Bears - Fall 2012 Caribbean Cruise

Adventure Bears offers a truly unique travel experience where you can relax/recharge from a stressful job or be social with other like-minded traveler -- all while being pampered on one of the finest cruise lines in the world, Princess Cruise newest ship, the Ruby Princess. Call or email Paul B. Stalbaum at paul@crusiedesignstravel.com or 954-566-3377

Broward House presents Wanda Sykes, A World AIDS Day Benefit Concert

Sykes will make her only South Florida appearance in 2012-13 in this one-night only engagement during World AID Days weekend on Dec 2, at 8 p.m. at the Broward Center Au Rene Theater as a benefit for Broward House, Broward County’s oldest and largest HIV/AIDS community service organization.

Wanda Sykes is considered “one of the funniest stand up comics” by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Funniest People in America. Visit BrowardCenter.org

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Pozitive Attitudes

Topic driven Peer lead support group for gay and bisexual men who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. Meets every Wednesday 7-9 p.m. at the Pride Center 204 N.Dixie Hwy Room 204. Refreshments, no charge, open meeting. PAHereandNow@aol.com www.PozitiveAttitudes.com

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

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

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

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 954-537-9191 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 954-537-9191.

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 1981-2012 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 954214-2457

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

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Dan Thagard as Rocky (in gold), and Ross Parris as Dr. Frank N. Furter.

Lesbian Icon Finds Her Pussy ina Gershon became a lesbian icon with her roles in Bound and Showgirls, but what might endear her even more to her fans is a little known fact: she is a self-described “cat lady, a life-long lover of the feline persuasion.” So, when her beloved cat, Cleo went missing after being taken to the dog groomer, Gershon was understandably distraught. The trials and tribulations of the search for Cleo inspired Gershon’s new book, My Search for Cleo: How I Found My Pussy and Lost My Mind, from Gotham.The actress will be in Coral Gables at Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., on Monday, Oct. 22 at 8 p.m. to discuss and sign her funny, quirky and sometimes poignant book about the lengths she went to find and keep her true love. For more information, call 305-442-4408 or go to www.BooksAndBooks.com.

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Lesbian Singer Opens in Boca os Angeles-based singer/songwriter/producer Maia Sharp will be performing at Mizner Park Amphitheatre on Oct. 21, opening for Bonnie Raitt. In addition to her string of acclaimed solo albums and numerous production credits, Sharp is also a sought-after songwriter whose songs have been recorded by Raitt, the Dixie Chicks, Keb’ Mo’,Terri Clark, Cher, Trisha Yearwood and many others.

Tickets are $36.50 – 76.50 plus fees at www.Ticketmaster.com. Mizner Park Amphitheater is located at 590 Plaza Real in Boca Raton. For more information or to see performances

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Just in Time for Halloween: The Time Warp! alloween is just around the corner, and who better to celebrate with than the denizens of Dr. Frank N. Furter’s home-sweet-castle in Richard O’Brien’s beloved cult classic, The Rocky Horror Show? Entr’Acte Theatrix, the plucky semi-professional theatre company for young actors, is inviting audiences to come do the Time Warp again when they present the cult favorite at the Crest Theatre at the Delray Center for the Arts at Old School Square, 51 N. Swinton Ave., Oct. 25 – Nov. 4.

Rocky ‘virgins’ and veterans alike will delight in Entr’Acte’s production, which features a talented young cast led by well-known South Florida director Kevin Black.

“As a teenager, I was completely obsessed with Rocky Horror,” Black says.“And I’m so excited to finally get the chance to direct the stage version with this amazing cast.We’ve decided to put a fresh new twist on this cult classic, propelling this outrageous and campy piece into the next millennium.”

The production also features Ross Parris as Dr. Frank N. Furter, Elaine Flores as Janet and Juan Gonzalez Machain as Brad.

Tickets are $25 each and $10 with student I.D. Group rates are also available. For more information or tickets, go to www.EntracteTheatrix.org.

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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

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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. 2330 Wilton Drive. 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 pre-occupation 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.

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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@comc​ast.net

Tuesday Night Eatin Meeting

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

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

Sunday Jazz Brunch

Gay Male Empowerment

Eating Disorder Support

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.

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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

Provided for the LGBT community at SunServe on a regular basis. Call the Intake Coordinator at 954-764-5150 to learn which therapy groups have openings. Groups Include a Gay Men’s HIV+ Long Time Survivors’ Group, a Safe “T” support group for gender variant adults, an Intimate Partner Abuse group and others. 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 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

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/

Palm Beach County

The exhibition continues through. November 7. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday by appointment only and closed Sunday. These amazingly crafted masks were worn by the indigenous people of Peru living under the Spanish occupation in the 19th century. At a time when the Spanish allowed little room for self-expression among native Peruvians, the indigenous people crafted these masks for their dance festivals, subtly mocking their overlords. Visit Griffingallery.net

Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival

Foodies have a reason to celebrate as a flood of epicurean talent descends upon the area for the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival 2012. Award-winning chefs and culinary personalities, authors, winemakers, journalists, and mixologists are creating a culinary event of a magnitude never before seen on the illustrious island and beyond. This sixth anniversary year of the Festival includes an expanded lineup, growing from five nights of culinary delights to nearly a dozen events with both day and evening programming, including a star chef golf tournament and trade-only panel discussion. On Dec7-11 at various locations. Visit Pbfoodwinefest.com

Palm Beaches Marathon & Run Fest

December in Florida and striding through tropics. Now that will impress your friends and family. Palm Beaches Marathon & Run Fest isn’t just a race or a way to keep in shape before the holiday parties and cheer; it’s a vacation onto itself. This event will start and finish on Flagler drive on Nov 20-Dec 2.

Visit Runpalmbeaches.com

Oktoberfest

GLBTA Dem Caucus Annual Celebrity Bartender Fundraiser Theme: A “Pink Slip Rick” Event (Pink attire encouraged).

Featuring our “celebrity” bartenders: Rep Lori Berman; Sen Maria Sachs; Sen Elect Jeff Clemens; Rep Mark Pafford; Rep Elect Dave Kerner. No admission charge - generously tip your favorite “celebrity bartender.” Special “Pink” cocktail created for our event featuring Sweet Revenge Wild Strawberry Sour Mash Liqueur. 50-50 raffle / Doorprizes / Music / Food. When: Sunday November 4. Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Location: The Cottage, 522 Lucerne Ave, Lake Worth.

Mask-Erade

Next to the Christmas tree, Oktoberfest is the most popular custom Germany (actually Bavaria) has ever exported to the rest of the world. The American German Club of the Palm Beaches proudly hosts its time-honored Oktoberfest on the second and third weekends of October. A yearly celebration of beer and good times held on ten acres of ground, under pavilion and massive tent; making this “Original Oktoberfest” one of the largest in the country. Visit Americangermanclub. org/oktoberfest.html

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 nonbikers. Visit Lakeworthbikenight.com

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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

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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

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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

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.

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

Sober Sisters AA

Jazz on the Palm

New Alternatives

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

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

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

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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 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 Drag Queens at Sea

Join ALandCHUCK.travel and CRUISE on Dec 1, with the largest gathering of Drag Stars ever! Join nearly 40 stars along with Celebrity Hostess Michelle Visage for an incredible 8 day cruise with cocktail parties, drag performances, comedy shows, Q&A panels and so much more. Visit Facebook.com/ events/148246971907863/.

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

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Mona’s 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

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Boardwalk

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 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

Key West 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

Brian’s Picks: Adventure Bears Set Sail

By Brian Swinford

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alling all Bears for this seven-night adventure on the beautiful Ruby Princess on November 4 to 11.

Adventure Bears offers a truly unique travel experience where you can relax/ recharge from a stressful job or be social with other like-minded travelers, while being pampered on one of the finest cruise lines in the world.

Adventure Bears has their own reserved dining area each evening, or you can choose to dine on your own. The seven-night cruise includes quaint and charming port of Grand Turk. Perfect for snorkeling and scuba diving, Grand Turk boasts spectacular powdery white sandy beaches.

Here you may choose to snorkel over a sunken ship to see some of the most glorious underwater life one can imagine.

You will be able to see stunning sea life, and beautiful coral. Enjoy a day in St. Thomas, which is a shopper’s paradise but also offers a chance to spend time at Little Magen’s Bay, one of the very few openly gay clothing optional beaches in the Caribbean.

The cruise also visits St. Martin. Half of the island is French and half Dutch giving this place a very unique “flavor?”

Be sure to visit Orient Bay Beach, one of the most magnificent clothing optional beaches in the Caribbean. The cruise starts off with a very relaxing day at Princess Cay, (a Bahamas island owned

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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

by Princess) for a glorious day of sun, swimming, and a great barbeque lunch.

This cruise is a great way to meet new bears and even cubs, at one of the upscale clubs or lounges aboard this beautiful vessel.

Skywalkers Nightclub is just one of the clubs aboard this ship that will take your breath away with elegance and a view to die for. While most of the lounges and clubs on the Ruby Princess are placed on the lower Plaza and Fiesta decks, the Skywalkers Nightclub is placed atop the rear terrace of the ship, offering a starthemed decor and a sweeping view of the ocean at night. Skywalkers Nightclub is a great spot to meet your true love or just get some good lovin. When you’re all done partying and just want to be entertained, grab a buddy and swing by the very impressive piazza aboard the Ruby Princess. The piazza also doubles as one of the main entertaining areas for guests and performers alike. Be sure to see a show at hthe stylish Princess Theatre. The Princess theater offers showings of first-run feature films for guests to take in, as well as romantic comedies geared at those couples enjoying the romantic side of the Ruby Princess.

For more information you can always contact Paul at Cruise Design Travel at 954-566-3377 or you can email him at Paul@crusiedesignstravel.com

1721 N. Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311.

(954) 463-6969. A Cute Little Hangout in Fort Lauderdale.

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) 514-7819. The Monkey Business Bar is a Small Outdoor Bar Among The Shops Just off Marina Blvd. No Frills But Comfortable and a Great Place to Stop and Meet Good People. Happy Hour 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Naked Grape Wine Bar

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

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

The Club Fort Lauderdale

New Moon

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 Friends” Thursday $5 Off a room 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

Tuesday Leather Night - $5 off for those in full leather gear.

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

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

Corner Pub Bar

Ramrod

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.

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

Cubby Hole

Rosie’s Bar and Grill

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

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.

The Depot Cabana Bar and Grill

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

2935 N. Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 5377076. Voted the “Friendliest” Gay Bar in Fort Lauderdale.

Monday’s $1.99 Drinks and $.50 wings open to close

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.

Scandals Country Western Bar

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.

Smarty Pants

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

The Stable

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

Torpedo

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

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.

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.

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.

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The Bar Lake Worth

2211 North Dixie Highway Lake Worth. (561) 370-3954 Thebarlakeworth.com. Men and women share this mostly-locals 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 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.

Club Sugar

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

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.

Key West 801 Bar

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.

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.

Discotekka

The Bourbon St. Pub

Johnny’s

La Te Da

950 NE 2nd Ave, Downtown Miami, Florida 33132,(305) 3509084. One of the best night clubs In Miami. Every Saturday the hottest DJ’s from the top performers. Drink Special Every Saturday 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

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.

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.

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