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Last week’s hottest items couldn’t wait to be printed

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Angela Lansbury: Women Turning Into Lesbians The 87-year-old British actress said men’s obsession with sex is affecting women British actress Angela Lansbury, best known for her role in the television show “Murder, She Wrote,” recently said in an interview that men have become so addicted to sex women are as a consequence turning into lesbians.

“Women are now suffering for the lack of enough men to go around,” the 87-year-old told the

U.K.’s Daily Mail. “Many women have given up. In many cases I think women prefer to have a relationship with a woman.”

According to Lansbury, men who want to get married are becoming a rarity; the problem?

Most men today are obsessed with sex.

“Unfortunately, what goes on in bed has come to be considered

all-important, but that really isn’t the most important thing in a relationship, ultimately,” she said.

She added citing as reference her late husband actor Peter Shaw, whom she was married to for 54 year until his death in 2003: “It’s not the thing that’s going to support a marriage necessarily through 40 or 50 years.”

S.F. Looking to Rename Lech Walesa Street

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The polish leader’s anti-gay comments didn’t sit well with one politician Former Poland President Lech Walesa’s recent anti-gay comments have resonated with one San Francisco politician, who thinks the Polish leader’s name should be wiped off of the city’s streets.

Supervisor Jane Kim said she’ll introduce legislation to change the name of Lech Walesa Street to honor a gay

icon; perhaps gay activist Tom Waddell, according to the Bay City News Service.

Waddell was a physician and amateur athlete who founded the Gay Olympics.

“I want to reach out and make sure [Waddell’s] the appropriate person, or if people want to see it just go back to the original name,” she said.

Walesa told a television reporter earlier this month that gays have no political leverage and should perhaps sit in the back of Parliament or even “behind a wall.” He added that because gays have little significance as a minority, they should “adjust to smaller things.”

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include Indian Cardinal Ivan Dias currently residing in a 12room pad on the second floor, the complex also includes “Europe’s largest gay sauna,” on the building street level floor.

The Europe Multiclub Sauna and Gym describes itself as ‘“the number one gay sauna in Italy.”

Embracing the sanctity of those living in the upper levels, the gay

sauna offers special “bear nights” where a man strips down then changes into a priest’s outfit.

The Vatican has declined to comment on the story.

In late February, La Repubblica published a story saying Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation may have been prompted by the influence of the gay priests within the Vatican.

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Three More Quickies to Wake You Up Gay Man in California Assaulted in Alleged Hate Crime

A Sacramento man was insulted with anti-gay slurs and then punched repeatedly by a neighbor.

Christine Quinn Didn’t March on St. Patrick’s Day Parade

New York City’s lesbian mayoral candidate said she wasn’t participating because organizers are anti-gay.

New Zealand Gay Marriage Bill Passes Critical Test

Lawmakers voted to legalize gay marriage in the country, assuring that it will soon become law.

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The Vatican dished out $23 million Euros, roughly 30 million dollars, to buy an apartment condo that currently houses 15 priests.

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Emory University Removes Chick-fil-A From Food Court Sergio N. Candido

sergio.candido@sfgn.com Several groups and politicians throughout After months of ongoing protests, LGBT students at Emory University in Georgia have the country also protested the fried chicken company last summer. convinced administrators to shut down a ChickIn December 2012, the Emory University fil-A restaurant in the university’s food court. issued a statement saying Emory’s student Cathy’s donations to newspaper the Emory anti-gay organizations Wheel confirmed the did not reflect the news via Twitter: school’s “values of “UPDATE: Chick-fil-a access, inclusion and to be removed from Cox equity,” according to the Hall this Summer as part statement published by of FACE’s new Cox Hall the Georgia Voice. layout,” the tweet reads.

Students at the The students’ campaign University of Louisville, to get rid of the restaurant in Kentucky, also was sparked by 2012 NATIONAL SAME SEX KISS DAY at Chick-fil-A lobbied to get Chick-fil-A comments by Chick-fil-A’s Photo courtesy of Elvert Barnes removed from campus. An Chief Operations Officer online petition received 1,862 signatures.

Dan Cathy acknowledging Contrary to Emory, the University of Louisville he was “guilty as charged” for spending millions of dollars through the company’s charitable arm issued a statement declaring it would take no action against the restaurant on its premises. to fund anti-gay groups.

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+Firehouse Masturbating Gay Porn Star Claims He ‘Got Off,’ Prosecutors Disagree Nicholas Gonzalez, also known as gay porn star Donny Wright, took to Twitter to claim he got off with just probation after he was charged with burglary, public intoxication and criminal mischief when he broke into a Louisville, Kentucky firehouse and masturbated on fire gear.

SFGN contacted Julie Hardesty at

the Jefferson County Attorney’s Office.

Hardesty said Gonzalez’s claims are a little off the mark.

“What [Mr. Gonzalez] saw was a copy of his mugshot that we had at the plea negotiations to verify what injuries, if any, he sustained when he broke into the firehouse using his head,” Hardesty said. “He briefly

walked by the room we were in. The plea negotiation took place without him even being around.”

Hardesty said Gonzalez walked by when his lawyer asked if prosecutors wanted to see that he was present.

When he walked by, the prosecutor waved at him and nothing else according to Hardesty.

+ Former Gay Air Force Officer Settles DADT Lawsuit

Former Air Force Major Mike Almy had once been named one of the top officers in his career field, but that didn’t matter – Almy was discharged in 2006 under the now repealed “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.”

On Friday March 15, Almy was vindicated when he settled his discharge lawsuit with the Defense Department, according to OutServe.

Almy’s settlement was the third and final case in Almy v. U.S. Department of Defense.

The lawsuit, filed in 2010, challenged the constitutionality of three plaintiffs’ discharges under DADT and sought their reinstatement to active duty. Almy’s settlement did not include reinstatement.

“The settlement we announce today is an excellent conclusion to this case,” said Army veteran and OutServe-SLDN Executive Director Allyson Robinson. “Mike will receive service credit and a cash payment, and will finally be able to move beyond his discharge under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell nearly eight years to the day after he was fired.”

Resolutions had already been reached in the two other cases. In December 2011, Petty Officer 2nd Class Jase Daniels was reinstated in the U.S. Navy as a linguist. Then in April 2012, a resolution was reached on behalf of Staff Sergeant Tony Loverde, who was reinstated in the Air Force.

In 2005 during a directed search of private emails, Almy’s messages to his thenboyfriend were discovered and forwarded to his commander. He was relieved of his duties, his security clearance was suspended, and

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The charges, second degree burglary and public intoxication were merged with the first degree criminal mischief charge and amended into a single charge of third degree criminal abuse.

Gonzalez has been ordered to pay $222 in damages according to Hardesty, down from the $1000 estimate at the time of his arrest.

to those who struggle with unwanted homosexuality.” They are one of the main opponents of California’s ban on reparative therapies.

California Governor Jerry Brown said he supports banning any sort of ridiculous medicine.

“This bill bans non-scientific ‘therapies’ that have driven young people to depression and suicide,” Brown said. “These practices have no basis in science or medicine and they will now be relegated to the dustbin of quackery.”

SFGN called NARTH to see if the organization plans to re-file for the tax-exempt status. An unidentified person who answered the phone said they did plan to re-file and told SFGN someone would contact us soon.

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Former Ecuador Presidential Candidate Banned for Homophobic Opinions Nicholas Gonzalez, also known as gay porn star Donny Wright photo courtesy of Donny Wright’s Facebook

part of his pay was terminated.

Almy joined the Air Force ROTC in 1988.

By 1991 he had graduated and earned his jump wings. He went on active duty in 1993, just as “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” was signed into law by President Clinton. Almy had four deployments to the Middle East in his career, including his last deployment where he led a team of nearly 200 men and women to operate and maintain the systems used to control the air space over Iraq. soflagaynews //

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‘Pray Away Gay’ Group Loses Tax Exemption

The IRS notified the public on its website that it has revoked the 501(c)(3) status of The National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality for failure to file their annual return reports for the last three years.

NARTH is an organization that believes homosexuality is a choice and “offers hope

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In Ecuador, where it is illegal for political candidates to publically express discriminatory opinions, religious leader and former presidential candidate Nelson Zavala has been fined and had his political rights revoked after repeated homophobic comments during his political campaign.

Zavala was fined $3,000 and has been banned from any affiliation with a political or government group for a year for saying being gay is “immoral”, a “sin” and a “deviation of conduct” according to BBC News.

Zavala told El Universo he does not regret the remarks and plans to appeal the judge’s decision saying the sentence is not against him

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DOMA Protest Goes National Christiana Lilly

Jarrod Scarbrough, left, with his daughter Alegra and partner Les Sewell at last year’s White House Easter Egg Roll.

Photo courtesy of Jarrod Scarbrough,

They’ve been together for almost two decades, have a daughter of their own, but in the eyes of law, they’re just two men living together.

Jarrod Scarbrough lives in Tampa with his partner and 8-year-old daughter, and as the Supreme Court decides what to do with the Defense of Marriage Act at the end of the month, he’s standing up for his family.

Scarbrough is leading supporters of marriage equality to the U.S. Court House in downtown Tampa on March 26, where speakers will talk about equality and their own experiences with discrimination. Then, as the sun sets, people will take out glow sticks to create an aura of hope for everyone to see.

“To secure our family through a civil contract of marriage is something that’s near and dear to us,” he said.

And Scarbrough is not alone — more than 100 communities across the country in almost every state, including Florida, are joining forces through the Light the Way to Justice movement. As the Supreme Court holds its hearings on the mandate, as well as taking a second look at California’s Proposition 8, both the religious and secular will be standing together in the hope for equality.

The vigils were inspired by rallies organized by Join the Impact after the proposition passed in 2008.

“In much the same way that Join the Impact offered a way for folks across the country to connect with a big ‘movement moment,’ Light the Way to Justice is attempting to offer a way for anyone — from California to Connecticut and from Mississippi to Montana — to participate in these historic Supreme Court hearings,” said Heather Cronk, co-director of GETEQUAL. com, one of the groups behind Light the Way to Justice.

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At press time, vigils were planned in West Palm Beach and Miami but with no details on when or where. The nearest rallies with definite plans are in Tampa, Jacksonville and Pensacola.

No one knows what the justices will decide, and even more, no one knows how far reaching their decision could be. Not only could the outcome determine marriage equality for LGBT couples, but also sinks deeper into other issues like immigration for binational couples.

Scarbrough and his partner met while living in New Mexico. Their daughter was born via surrogate more than 10 years later, and the little family moved to Tampa about a year ago.

Neither state recognizes same-sex unions.

“We are hoping that the justices realize that the only reason for federal marriage inequality is discrimination based on personal bias — there is no legal rationale at all,” Cronk said. “We are hoping for broad rulings in both the DOMA and Prop 8 cases that immediately grant loving same-sex couples across the country to marry in the community where they live, rather than having to travel or move to a new state.”

While vigils and rallies of all sizes are planning across the country, the main event is in Washington, D.C. – the heart of the hearings. On March 26 and 27, supporters of marriage equality will be gathering at the steps of the Supreme Court for speakers, prayers, a seder, rallies and more.

“We have something historic going on in that we have over 100 cities planning to do some sort of action on this day. It’s just something that you don’t see over Supreme Court actions,” Scarbrough said.

“If any branch of the government or lawmakers can tell a couple what they can do with their lives or to their families, it does impact everybody.”

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Rabbi Jason Klein photo courtesy of Rabbi Jason Klein’s Facebook

but against “all heterosexual families.”

“On what they judge me, they will be judged,” Zavala said. “They don’t have interference in heaven. One day God will judge everything, and be prepared to explain to God why you called evil good, and good evil.”

Equal Right Now, a gay equality group in Ecuador, is making a push to have Zavala charged with a hate crime as well.

The news of this ruling comes as Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa apologized to the gay community for homophobic comments he made in 2012 in his reelection speech earlier this year.

+ Baltimore Man Becomes First Gay to Lead a Jewish Association

Rabbi Jason Klein was elected president of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association, making him the first openly gay man to be the head of a rabbinic association.

Klein, who has been executive director of Hillel at the University of Maryland since 2006, said if it weren’t for the support of people in his life he wouldn’t be where he is today.

“Coming out and growing into my adult Jewish identity would not be the same were it not for affirming teachers, rabbis and other mentors along the way,” Klein told Jweekly after his election. “I am honored to be able to give back by supporting colleagues who are creating welcoming communities in hundreds of settings across North America and beyond.”

Klein’s colleague Rabbi Mychal Copeland told Jweekly having a gay man as the head of their movement is important for the Jewish future.

“Rabbi Jason Klein brings to this important role in our movement a unique blend of tradition and innovation,” Copeland said. “[He] possesses a keen awareness of where the next generation

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of Jews will find meaning and connection.”

According to Gay Star News, Reconstructist Judaism embraces the gay community as moral people fit to serve as clergy and has allowed its rabbis to perform same-sex marriages since 1993.

+ Go-Go Dancing Teacher Fired Over Possible Craigslist Gay Hook-Up

A New York City special education teacher has been fired after a colleague discovered emails and risqué photos he sent to another man in an apparent Craigslist hook-up on their shared account, according to an investigation by the NYC Department of Education.

Matthew Maleski had been working at Elementary School Robert L. Stevenson for a little over a year before receiving the ax according to the New York Daily News. Besides teaching, Maleski appears in a YouTube video as a guest go-go dancer at a party in San Francisco as well as an advertisement for the gay social app Hornet The emails in question were sent between Oct. 14 and Oct. 28, 2012. Maleski was responding to different unidentified Craigslist ads with emails that school Principal Tara Napoleoni called “sexual in nature” along with photographs of himself dressed only in boxer shorts Malenski admitted to investigators that he had sent those emails and photos. He said the reason those emails were in the shared account was because he has the email account linked to his cellphone and had sent them on accident.

Malenski was fired three months after the investigation concluded. Connie Pankratz, Director of Communications for the Department of Education, said Maleski was allowed to while the investigation was still ongoing.

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Benefit For Lambda Legal Andrea Dulanto

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On Sunday, March 24, 2013 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Lambda Legal presents its 10th Annual Reception at the Bonnet House Museum & Gardens in Fort Lauderdale.

Lambda Legal, a national nonprofit organization, works to secure the civil rights of LGBT individuals and people with HIV. Since 1973, they have pursued litigation, advocated nondiscriminatory public policies and supported educational efforts — all in the name of equality.

For those who may not be familiar with Lambda Legal, consider the following Lambda Legal cases in Florida — past and present.

A high school in Arcadia, Florida prohibited a student, Amber Hatcher, from participating in the National Day of Silence.

The case is currently in litigation — Lambda Legal has sued the DeSoto County School

Board, stating that the school has infringed upon Hatcher’s First Amendment rights.

In Orlando, a gay male couple was refused the services of a fertility clinic. The fertility clinic case is also still open — Lambda Legal has recorded a complaint with the Orlando Human Rights Board, and acted with the Food and Drug Administration to establish nondiscriminatory policies for fertility clinics.

At Jackson Memorial Hospital, a lesbian was not allowed at the bedside of her dying partner. The case with Jackson Memorial Hospital has been closed. But it continues to have an influential effect on the lives of LGBT families. Jeff Souva, National Events Director for Lambda Legal, refers to it as “Lambda Legal’s highest profile case in Florida during the last ten years.”

In June 2008, Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit

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on behalf of Janice Langbehn. Jackson Memorial Hospital had prevented Langbehn from visiting her dying partner Lisa Pond.

Their adopted children were also refused visitation rights.

Although the lawsuit was dismissed, the case led the way to President Obama’s decision to advocate for new federal regulations about hospital visitation rights related to LGBT families.

In January 2011, the regulations were enacted. In October 2011, Langbehn was honored with the Presidential Citizens Medal.

These cases prove that Lambda Legal does more than provide a voice for the disenfranchised.

Each case, each action also builds towards a larger movement of social change.

But as a nonprofit, their work cannot be completed without support.

For ten years, the Fort Lauderdale Reception has benefited Lambda Legal’s efforts.

“The first annual Lambda Legal in Fort Lauderdale event was held at the home of Tony Timiraos and Arthur Crispino,” said Souva. “The event has grown from a small cocktail reception in Tony and Arthur’s home to one of Lambda Legal’s largest events in the nation.”

According to Souva, each year more than four hundred guests attend the reception with over $300,000 being raised for Lambda Legal.

The Fort Lauderdale Reception features guest speaker Debbie Harris, a Lambda Legal client, and honoree Mark Ketcham,

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executive director of SunServe, a social service and mental health agency in Wilton Manors.

In 2013, Lambda Legal commemorates its 40th anniversary.

Yet the work of the past ten years—the attainment of hospital visitation rights, the ongoing visibility of the Amber Hatcher case—indicate how much Florida can contribute to this national effort towards equal rights for LGBT individuals and people with HIV. “We thank the Fort Lauderdale community for ten years of friendship and support,” said Souva.

IF YOU G What

10th Annual Fort Lauderdale Reception for Lambda Legal

When

Sunday, March 24, 2013 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m

Where

Bonnet House Museum & Gardens 900 North Birch Road Fort Lauderdale, FL

How Much

$150 General Admission Cocktail & hors d’oeuvres reception For tickets, visit lambdalegal.org

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Stepping Up

Annual AIDS walk comes back at full force

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or 3.3 miles every year, the community comes together in the name of defeating HIV/AIDS. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s eighth annual Florida AIDS Walk and Music Festival, scheduled for March 24, has exploded over the years, reigning in $3 million since its inception. The $25 registration fee allows one to take part in the walk and also experience a day filled with music, food and other entertainment.

“It’s for a great value and it’s for a great cause,” said Mark Martin, the regional director of community relations and development for AHF. “It’s really important to really underscore that we are still in a fullblown AIDS crisis.”

Getting its start as the Fort Lauderdale AIDS Walk, this year’s festival lineup includes local band Tony Cruz and the Band opening for Grammy Award winner and

festival headliner, Chaka Khan. The host for the show is Sheryl Lee Ralph, known for her roles in Dream Girls, Moesha and more recently in Smash. Also, she runs her own HIV nonprofit, DIVA. “The more we talk about it, the more conversations we have about it with our partners, our family, our doctors, our politicians,” said Jason King, who has participated in the walk for the last three years. “The more we stigmatize the disease, the more ammunition we give it.”

King, who also serves as the legal affairs manager for AHF, was diagnosed with HIV at 19.

“I just didn’t realize the risk,” he said about his college years. “I didn’t know anyone personally that had it who could be an example to me.”

Today, King is open about his HIV status to educate others and promote an open dialogue.

Participants in last year’s Florida AIDS Walk flooded the streets of Fort Lauderdale Beach before letting loose at a festival of food and entertainment.

Photo courtesy of AIDS Healthcare Foundation

It was the support of his family and former partner that helped him gain the confidence to be so candid about living with HIV. According to the Florida Department of Health, Florida has the third highest number of AIDS patients in the country and comes in second for new cases. For new HIV cases, Florida comes in first with the majority of cases being in South Florida.

For Martin, his experience with HIV/AIDS began in high school when he saw gay men on television dying of what was then called GRID. Doctors wouldn’t even touch their patients. Then, it hit home when his best friend Tim found out he was HIV positive. He had been the one to move to Fort Lauderdale and drew a whole group of friends from their home in Texas.

Martin watched him slowly deteriorate through depression, fear and being unable to pay for treatment. When the first AIDS Walk came into play, Martin and his Texas friends joined immediately.

“We didn’t want anyone else in the world to suffer how Tim suffered physically and

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Occasionally a Bolero, Bachata, or Rumba may be added in. A must for SALSA LOVERS! $15 admission is good from 5:00 through 11:00 PM. Party Mix Starting at 8:30PM with a large crowd already revved up from the Salsa session, an upbeat mix of Swing, Hustle, Latin, and Ballroom music is played. It is an energizing evening for singles and couples of all ages. Admission is $15 anytime between 5:00PM and 11:00PM!

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emotionally, to feel so alone in fighting the disease,” he said. “He always felt like he was kind of invisible. He always wanted to kind of make a difference and matter in the world.

He changed all of our lives and mattered in some of the biggest ways possible.”

Each year, a beneficiary is chosen to keep all the earnings from the walk, as well as a to get a financial gift. Also, AHF’s mobile testing unit benefits. Available throughout South Florida, the unit also travels throughout Florida for safe, confidential and fast testing.

Results are available a minute after the test, and those who test positive are immediately provided with access to resources right there – even if they don’t have insurance.

“I would bet $100 that [people] do know somebody with the diseases,” Martin said.

“It’s not a segmenting disease. It doesn’t just affect one group of people. You’ll be helping your neighbor, you’ll be helping your community and you might not even know it.”

Visit FloridaAIDSWalk.com to register for the walk or donate to the cause.

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Trantalis Wins Back Fort Lauderdale Commission Seat

Stunning Close Vote Norm Kent

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One of Broward County’s leading gay activists for the past thirty years, Dean Trantalis has won back the City Commission of Fort Lauderdale seat he held from 2002-2006.

The bitterly fought contest was with another former Fort Lauderdale commissioner, Charlotte Rodstrom, and the margin of victory for Trantalis was 20 votes out of nearly 3,100 cast.

With all precincts reporting, Trantalis led Rodstrom, 1,545 to 1,525.

The election was a run-off election between the two top vote getters, Trantalis and Rodstrom, both popular public figures in and out of the LGBT community.

Trantalis ran a vigorous 21st century style campaign, punctuated with e-mail, social media and traditional feet-on-the ground campaigning, deluging the strong

LGBT venues, such as Victoria Park, with house signs on every corner.

He needed to. The initial vote drew inertia and an apathetic public response.

The vote total at the time was so low, he said, “it reminded me of a campaign for high school class president.”

The runoff drew more people but became more intense as both candidates bitterly battled back and forth against each other, exchanging charges on who could best serve District 2 of Fort Lauderdale.

The focus of the campaign often turned on the $200,000 cost of the election, only set into motion when Rodstrom resigned her city commission seat weeks after winning it. She vacated the seat in order to run for an open County Commission seat against a popular gay candidate, Ken Keechl. Both lost the race to Tim Ryan.

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After losing the county race though, Rodstrom wound up reentering the ‘special election’ Fort Lauderdale had to conduct for the very seat she held and had been elected for months before. It antagonized cost conscious voters.

Post ballot interviews with voters suggest the turning point against her may have been causing the city to expend funds on what many voters said was “the race that should never have been.”

Gay supportive and gay friendly, Rodstrom, as well as Trantalis garnered a cross section of LGBT support. The edge went to Trantalis, who first started practicing transactional law on East Las Olas Boulevard in 1978.

Today, Trantalis operates a, stand-alone, law office boutique on Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors, handling real estate, civil matters and transactional affairs. His law office theme is Dean Trantalis “Open Door. Open Mind.” and his File Photo lifelong efforts on behalf of the drive to overturn the passage of Broward LGBT community is testament to County’s Human Rights Ordinance. It is a his credentials.

Over 30 years as a community activist law that extends to the LGBT community and citizen advocate, the Connecticut protection from discrimination in native has been one of the Broward County housing, in employment, and in public Largely through LGBT’s community’s most respected accommodations.

Trantalis’s leadership, Broward was the spokespersons.

Twenty years ago, he was the Executive first county in the state to have such a law.

Trantalis first won election to Fort Director of the United Citizens for Human Rights, and twenty days ago, he was Lauderdale City Commissioner a decade arguing in print and on podiums that the ago, in 2002. He served one term, until city of Wilton Manors was disrespecting 2006, but lost a subsequent run for Fort the LGBT community by ignoring its Lauderdale city mayor thereafter.

Trantalis continued to serve as an presence and pulse on their city website.

In 1993, Trantalis, once a political eloquent spokesperson for the LGBT science major at Boston University, community in a variety of capacities, from became chair of Broward United Against his presidency of the Dolphin Democratic Discrimination, a local group organized to club, to his tenure as a member of the prevent the American Family Association Board of Directors of Broward House, an from inducing communities to pass HIV services agency.

Most recently, Trantalis was named the restrictive anti-gay legislation.

Two years later, Trantalis was again “Small Business Person of the Year” by the at the epicenter of another gay rights Oakland Park-Wilton Manors Chamber of struggle, serving as co-chair of Americans Commerce. He is now your newly elected For Equality, leading the successful gay city commissioner for District Two of enactment and later the defeat of a petition the City of Fort Lauderdale.

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Stagecoaches, Success, and Social Justice Palm Beach County PrideFest Turns 20 Dylan Bouscher

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Compass, the largest LGBT community center in the Southeast U.S. and fifth largest in the country, is celebrating their 25th anniversary this year and they’re making sure to keep Palm Beach County’s LGBT community active.

As CEO of Compass, Tony Plakas’ proudest moments of the last year include overseeing the first Florida production of a staged reading of a Prop 8 play about the California court case and decision.

Next on the list for Plakas and Compass is launching into PrideFest in the middle of the season. This year’s theme is: United Colors of Pride.

“It’s a very unique pride because it’s right there on the water, overlooking the intercoastal waterway,” Plakas says. “It’s kind of got a small hometown type feel.”

It started with the raising of a rainbow-

striped flag outside the Lake Worth City Hall Tuesday March 19. Over the upcoming weekend PrideFest, more than 140 local businesses are sponsoring the event and advertising their food, jewelry, and art alongside non-profit organizations.

Gioia Bruno from Expose is headlining this year’s Pridefest. “We wanted to try to find kind of a 80s retro headliner to make it more fun,” Plakas said. Other performers include Michaela Paige from NBC’s The Voice, Teri Catlin, Tony Cruz, the Static Attraction Board, Voices of Pride, and No Angle.

One of the yearly highlights is always the festival’s pride parade, which takes place Sunday at 11:30 a.m., on South L Street in downtown Lake Worth and continues down Lucerne Avenue and Lake Avenue into Bryant Park. The historic Wells Fargo stagecoach that has led the pride parade

Bryant Park in Lake Worth, FL Photo courtesy of Larry the Wizzer

for the last two years returns to lead it for a third. Melissa St. John, the Parade Grand Marshal, will be riding it.

“The parade is always very awesome,” Plakas said.

This is the only stop the stagecoach makes in Florida, but it also appears in pride parades in New York City, Chicago, and San Francisco, according to Compass Communications Coordinator, Ana Lucia Zagazeta.

Plakas considers it a privilege and a symbol of the community’s recovery from the recession of the late 2000s.

“What’s kind of exciting is, for a while there, people really saw a hit to the economy,” Plakas said. “Some people, vendors, that wanted to … support our community center were having a rough time and weren’t able to participate in past years.”

This year? Plakas is struggling to find space for vendors, sponsors and supporters.

“The great thing about our PrideFest is that we’re such an integrated community, that you just get a lot of familiar faces. We always kind of come out of the event charged up and wired.”

Although Compass was formed in the 1980s, Plakas remembers when the “fault line of social justice” moved from MiamiDade County in the 1990s, to Broward County in the 2000s, and says it now lies in Palm Beach County.

“We’re on the fault line of social justice,” Plakas said about Palm Beach County. “Once

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you start going north of here … you start getting into a very rural area of Florida that, isn’t very friendly to our community.”

While Plakas hopes the fault line keeps moving north as more cities in his county add equal protections and benefits for their LGBT communities, he is not sure it will. He is, of course, certain of one thing.

“There is an absolute, undeniable will to see this community succeed.”

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First GOP Senator Comes Out for Gay Marriage

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CINCINNATI — Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio says he now supports gay marriage because one of his sons is gay.

Portman told reporters Thursday in Washington that his views began changing in 2011 when his college-age son Will told his parents he was gay.

Portman says he reconsidered gay marriage from a different perspective, one of a father who wants all three of his children to have happy lives with people they love.

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pastor and others, including former Vice President Dick Cheney, whose daughter is a lesbian.

Two House Republicans, including Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Miami, also have said they support marriage equality.

As a member of the House in 1996, Portman had voted for the Defense of Marriage Act, which defines marriage as between a man and a woman and bars federal recognition of same-sex marriage.

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Here’s an excerpt of Sen. Rob Portman’s op-ed in the Columbus Dispatch: I have come to believe that if two people are prepared to make a lifetime commitment to love and care for each other in good times and in bad, the government shouldn’t deny them the opportunity to get married.

That isn’t how I’ve always felt. As a congressman, and more recently as a senator, I opposed marriage for same-sex couples. Then something happened that led me to think through my position in a much deeper way.

Two years ago, my son Will, then a college freshman, told my wife, Jane, and me that he is gay. He said he’d known for some time, and that his sexual orientation wasn’t something he chose; it was simply a part of who he is. Jane and I were proud of him for his honesty and courage. We were surprised to learn he is gay but knew he was still the same person he’d always been.

The only difference was that now we had a more complete picture of the son we love.

At the time, my position on marriage for same-sex couples was rooted in my faith tradition that marriage is a sacred bond between a man and a woman. Knowing that my son is gay prompted me to consider the issue from another perspective: that of a dad who wants all three of his kids to lead happy, meaningful lives with the people they love, a blessing Jane and I have shared for 26 years.

I wrestled with how to reconcile my Christian faith with my desire for Will to have the same opportunities to pursue happiness and fulfillment as his brother and sister. Ultimately, it came down to the Bible’s overarching themes of love and compassion and my belief that we are all children of God. Well-intentioned people can disagree on the question of marriage for gay couples, and maintaining religious freedom is as important as pursuing civil marriage rights. For example, I believe that no law should force religious institutions to perform weddings or recognize marriages they don’t approve of.

British Prime Minister David Cameron has said he supports allowing gay couples to

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marry because he is a conservative, not in spite of it. I feel the same way. We conservatives believe in personal liberty and minimal government interference in people’s lives. We also consider the family unit to be the fundamental building block of society. We should encourage people to make long-term commitments to each other and build families, so as to foster strong, stable communities and promote personal responsibility.

One way to look at it is that gay couples’ desire to marry doesn’t amount to a threat but rather a tribute to marriage, and a potential source of renewed strength for the institution.

Over the past decade, nine states and the District of Columbia have recognized marriage for same-sex couples. It is understandable to feel cautious about making a major change to such an important social institution, but the experience of the past decade shows us that marriage for same-sex couples has not undercut traditional marriage. In fact, over the past 10 years, the national divorce rate has declined.

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Killing the Angels

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When young Matthew Shepard was tied to a split rail fence in Laramie, Wyoming, and bludgeoned to death with a gun, some gay people, myself included, referred to it as a “crucifixion.”

A sacred spirit, or an angel if you will, had been murdered by blind bullies who believed him to be a revolting deviant worthy of destruction. I have long believed that the world’s wise, nurturing, generous, thoughtful, loving, spiritual souls are being senselessly hunted down and destroyed by fearful, ignorant people, like those from Sodom who surrounded the home of Lot with the intention of raping and killing the angels.

Angels are an archetype, a universally accepted symbol of particular qualities or roles. Are gay people truly sacred spirits, or nature’s angels?

The United States government didn’t believe so in 1966. In responding to a request to repeal the ban on gay people serving in government, the chair of the Civil Service Commission wrote, “Pertinent considerations here are the revulsion of other employees by homosexual conduct… the apprehension caused…by homosexual advances, solicitations, and assaults…the subjection of the sexual deviate to erotic stimulation through on-the-job use of a common toilet, shower, living facilities, the offense to members of the public who are required to deal with a known or admitted sexual deviate.”

What if the last sentence had read instead, “…the offense to members of the public who are required to deal with a known or admitted angel”? Would other employees be revolted by the presence of a sacred spirit in the restroom?

There’s a site on the Internet that helps you discover your archetype. It lists the archetypes as being spiritual, an athlete, a decision-maker, a rebel, etc. I took the quiz and wasn’t surprised by the results.

I’m primarily a creative, spiritual, caregiver of others. The site didn’t know that I was a gay man. It appraised me based upon my response to questions. It didn’t eliminate the possibility of my being an angel because of my sexual orientation.

We have created our own archetypes in the LGBT communities, such as bull-dyke, lipstick lesbian, hustler, femme, master, slave, etc. But these reflect the dominant culture’s attitude that we are defined by our sexual behaviors rather than by our feelings

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of physical and emotional attraction. Are there other, more accurate archetypes that might be useful to us as we explore the positive nature of being gay.

A book arrived in the mail recently entitled, “Fairy Tales - Traditional Stories Retold for Gay Men.” The author, Peter Cashorali, another spiritual, gay man, has created positive folktales featuring gay characters who find their way to selfactualization, and live happily ever after.

There’s also a YouTube video making the rounds titled “On the Eighth Day, God Made a Gay Man.” In both instances, a fresh look is being taken at who gay men are in the world.

Both assert the positive roles we have played throughout history, or would have played had we not been crucified?

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has shifted. Instead of seeing ourselves as victims who need to speak defensively about why we aren’t the monsters once described by the U.S. government, it’s time to examine the positive roles or archetypes that more accurately reflect who we are in the natural scheme of things.

While there are many straight people who are also angels, and warriors, healers, social justice advocates, and sages, no one questions their ability to be so. If gay people, however, were also truly believed to be Buddhas, Christs, prophets, medicine men, Yodas, and otherwise worthy of awe and gratitude, we wouldn’t be beaten up outside of gay bars by street gangs, or be the subject of witch hunts in seminaries.

I grew up wanting to be a saint. I think I’ve always been one at heart, and what I yearned for was confirmation by others around me. I never really believed that I was evil for being attracted to other men, but I knew that those feelings had been

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demonized by my culture, so it was a secret that I shouldn’t reveal. I didn’t try to take my life at age 26 because I thought I was the devil. I was a very lonely angel who wanted to go home where I belonged.

Others who know me may laugh at the angel archetype I’d choose for myself, and I can laugh with them. My halo is askew. I don’t see every gay person as an angel. There are many archetypes in our community.

But I have known many gay angels in my lifetime, people who glow with compassion, generosity, thoughtfulness, loving kindness, good humor, courage, fortitude, and holiness. When two gay angels come together in love, their home overflows with positive energy.

I didn’t know Matthew Shepard, but I’ve known hundreds of young, gay men just like him. They are sweet gifts to the world, summoned like Clarence in the film “It’s a Wonderful Life,” to be on earth as the family member, neighbor, classmate, professional, parent, and good friend who reminds us all of what being a really good person can look like, and why life is worth living fully and happily.

My friend John Corvino, another angel, has an excellent new book out entitled “What’s Wrong with Homosexuality?” It belongs in the hands of every seminarian and religious leader, every teacher of human sexuality and of ethics, every serious thinker who wants access to clear, precise responses to all of the negative comments made about gay people, whether based on biblical quotes or oral tradition. The title works for John’s book, but I want all future discussions about our community to be named, “What’s Right With Homosexuality?”

It’s time for all LGBT people to look at ourselves as having great purpose and explore what that means to how we’re living our lives, and what gifts we represent in our world. We might be angels, warriors, caretakers, mystics, sages, or not. But when we know and claim our role, others are less likely to fearfully carry torches in the street.

No enlightened person kills an angel.

Brian McNaught was named “the godfather of gay diversity training” by The New York Times. He works with corporate executives globally, is the author of six books, and is featured in seven educational DVDs. He and his spouse Ray Struble divide their year between Ft. Lauderdale and Provincetown. Visit BrianMcNaught.com for more information.

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My HIV Diary Brain Dead, Week 28

My numbers are doing well. I’m still undetectable and my CD4 count is in the 700’s for the first time in a long time.

Photo courtesy of Jean-Etienne Minh-Duy Poirrier

Ryan Dixon (a.k.a former porn star Kameron Scott) has started taking HIV medication.

He’s keeping a diary of his experience.

Being in my mid-20’s isn’t easy, add HIV on top of that and we have one hell of a complicated life. I’m making the best out of the hand life has dealt me and the decisions I’ve made along the way. Writing helps free my mind. Hopefully these words will help you understand the plight of others like myself, and inspire you to live each and every day in the moment.

Week 28

(March 8 to March 14) Don’t worry, I don’t have a new side effect.

I mean really, I wouldn’t be writing this if I were really brain dead, right? I’m just around the corner from day 200 of my medicine study and for once I’m finding myself struggling with what to write about.

My numbers are doing well. I’m still undetectable and my CD4 count is in the 700’s for the first time in a long time. I told a friend of mine about my numbers and he asked if he could borrow a few of my T-Cells (My readers with HIV should get a chuckle out of that). To solve my first writing block I did what any 20-something in America would do, I took to Facebook to ask my adoring friends what the heck I should write about because who better to tell me what to feel than people online.

Michael suggested I write about who or

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what inspires and pushes me forward in darker moments.

I have to admit that I put on a smile because I feel that is what people expect of me. I find it hard sometimes to really tell people how I feel. What keeps me going when I start to wonder into the dark side of my thoughts is knowing that sometimes other people rely on me to be there for them. I don’t ever want to miss a message or call from someone I could have helped. I can’t be selfish like that.

Dana said I should write about him. There you go, Dana. That’s all I have for you.

Maurice wanted me to write about some old white guy in Rome with red shoes. I’m a Baptist so I won’t be much help with that.

One other suggestion stuck out at me. This one came from Jeff. Jeff said that not knowing what to write about can be an interesting subject in itself. I agree. I asked myself, why is there nothing to talk about.

I feel as if I’ve finally transitioned from using this diary to update the world on the side effects of my medication, to using it to show people what living with HIV is really like. I struggle with my job, as you can clearly read, I have car troubles and I’m always looking for the next big thing. Yes, I have this incurable virus living inside my body, but I’m doing the best I can to manage it.

I’m trying to survive, just like all of you are.

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opinion tony’s talks Tony Adams

Papal White Smoke Poisonous For Gay Catholics

Tony Adams carries a tray of cardinal hats to Pope Paul VI during the 1976 consistory.

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Because there are no overtly gay-friendly cardinals on earth, when the 115 voting-age scarlet princes glided into the Sistine chapel to select from their ranks a new pope, hopes were slim that gay Catholics would benefit from the conclave. When the chosen one stepped out onto the balcony of Saint Peter’s basilica, it was clear that the haze of white smoke over the crowd in the piazza was laced with carbon monoxide smuggled in from Argentina and lethal to gay Catholics.

Unless the new Pope Francis does some serious backpedaling from his anti-gay words and record in Buenos Aires, the “Extra Omnes” [Everybody out!] that is intoned when the doors to the conclave are locked will never be an exhortation to gay Catholics to feel free to come out of their closets and to share love openly.

Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio who has named himself Pope Francis is reputed to be a simple man who cooks for himself, takes the bus (which in Buenos Aires is a scary choice) and eschews the trappings of prestige, including the bishop’s palace. Those are admirable qualities, as was his Holy Thursday choice to wash the feet of persons with AIDS, but before we get tearyeyed over what may seem like an antidote to his gilded predecessor, we ought to consider the fact that Pope Francis went beyond the call of duty in opposing gay marriage and gay adoption in Argentina.

All cardinals follow the directives of their boss and deliver boilerplate proclaiming

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that gay sex is opposed to the natural law of God, but Cardinal Bergoglio went further and laced his script with original messages of hate, calling gay marriage “a machination

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of the Father of Lies [Satan] that seeks to confuse and deceive the children of God.” He also said that gay adoption is a form of discrimination against children because it deprives them of the possibility of a good life that can only come from families comprised of one father and one mother.

If he thinks his home girl Evita’s “Rainbow Tour” was an embarrassing flop, I hope he’s got his white watered silk seatbelt tightly fastened because he is in for a bumpy ride.

Moments after his first appearance, gay activists began the drumbeat of protest suggesting a worldwide demonstration against a church so bent on oppressing its gay members that it would choose a leader more rabidly anti-gay than the other men among the “papabili.” We get the message.

It is now clear that in the days before the conclave when the cardinals gathered together to discuss the problems faced by a church in crisis, gay people did not appear on the list of needed reparations. It is obvious that the cardinals were not looking for a pope who could make any of us want to darken a church door except to view the frescoes depicting a savior who had long ago

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left the building and who would disapprove of such a pope.

Upon hearing the news of Bergoglio’s ascension to the throne of Peter, friends asked me if he is gay. I think he is of that most dangerous breed of cardinal: the elderly virgin who has never constructed an erotic fantasy, assumes that Jesus also never wanted sex–gay or straight–and believes that the surest road to heaven is to encourage by neglect the starved withering of his god-given sex organs. No wonder he hates The Gay. Pope Francis will be appealing to those who find the wealth and opulence of Catholicism distasteful, but I fear his lessons and example will be a triumph of style over substance; and given that the leopard never changes his spots, we will probably not see the changes we had only barely dared to dream. He is 76 years old.

He has only one lung with which to spew his nonsense. Maybe God will intervene on our behalf, but I won’t be holding my breath except whenever I taste the acidic tingle of white smoke.

Karl Hampe

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The B’nai B’rith Justice Unit #5207 celebrated its annual installation of new officers at their 33rd annual brunch on Sunday, March 10, 2013, at the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale.

The members celebrated the election of one of the LGBT community’s outstanding advocates for social justice, the Honorable Lisa Porter. Judge Porter was installed as the B’nai B’rith president for the 2013-14 term.

A former assistant state attorney and one time environmental crimes prosecutor in Ocala, Porter was sworn in by the Chief

Judge of Broward County, the Honorable Peter Weinstein.

With her at the ceremony, appropriately held at the same time Pride South Florida was holding its annual Pridefest in Holiday Park, was Patricia Windowmaker, Judge Porter’s wife, a prominent lawyer in her own right.

For more background information on Judge Porter, read Jason Parsley’s profile of her at www.southfloridagaynews.com/lifeand-style/sfgn-profiles/5078-holding-courtwith-judge-lisa-porter.html

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Praying for Justice

LGBT-friendly church holding public prayers ahead of major gay marriage court cases Brandon Ballenger day Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of his most famous speeches, in which he spoke the words, “How long? Not long, because no lie can live forever.”

“This is a historic justiceseeking day, and also the first day of Passover, of moving out of oppression.

It’s a perfect convergence of symbolism,” Watkins says.

The Defense of Marriage Act is a federal law defining marriage as a union between one man and one woman, enacted in 1996 under former president Bill Clinton.

Under DOMA, samesex couples are ineligible for spousal government insurance benefits and Social Security survivor benefits, cannot sponsor each other for immigration, and cannot file joint tax returns.

One of the two cases, Rev. Dr. Durrell Watkins is Sunshine Cathedral’s senior minister.

United States v. Windsor, Photo Courtesy of Durrell Watkins will decide whether Edith Windsor was properly On March 26 and 27, the U.S. Supreme Court forced to pay more than $363,000 in federal will begin hearing oral arguments for two estate taxes on her dead wife’s property. Had cases that will decide the fate of same-sex she married a man instead of Thea Spyer, the marriage. case argues, she would have owed nothing.

On the eve of those cases, the Sunshine The other case, Hollingsworth v. Perry, is Cathedral community in Fort Lauderdale is the enduring challenge to Proposition 8, the getting together to pray for an LGBT victory, California constitutional amendment which and they want everyone who believes in in 2008 banned gay marriage and left many equality and justice to come. same-sex couples in legal limbo.

“We can accommodate hundreds and we’re In a recent Washington Post editorial, hoping for a good turnout,” says Rev. Dr. former President Clinton argued that the Durrell Watkins, Sunshine’s senior minister. country has evolved, and that the law he “We want to raise awareness about it, affirm signed was discriminatory and should be LGBT relationships and families, unite the thrown out. “[Americans] understand that, community, and stand for equality.” while our laws may at times lag behind our “It’s a statement people will be making all best natures, in the end they catch up to our over the country, and maybe it will tip the core values,” Clinton wrote. scales in the direction of justice,” he added.

“I understand, at least in hindsight, that The date March 25 is a timely choice, but he was actually trying to prevent something has other significance. On that day nearly 50 worse,” Watkins says. “We all make mistakes years ago, equal rights protesters from Selma, along the way.” He’s grateful for Clinton’s Ala. completed their 54-mile, five-day march evolution – and the current president’s. to the State Capitol in Montgomery. That’s the

In his inaugural speech earlier this year, Barack Obama said, “Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law – for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well.”

“We can argue about whether he could’ve promoted more legislation, executive orders, that kind of stuff. But it is very powerful when the president names an issue and speaks in favor of it,” Watkins says. “Since he’s done it, entire organizations have become bolder: Clergy have come out in larger numbers, even the NAACP has made positive statements.”

Sunshine Cathedral is an all-inclusive church affiliated with Metropolitan Community Churches and The Center for Progressive Christianity.

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Paul & Tina: Dream Duo “Admission” stars talk new film’s acceptance theme, first jobs and shower scene Chris Azzopardi

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hey say dreams come true, and that one where Tina Fey and Paul Rudd act (and shower) together on the big screen – it’s really happening.

Two of the most charismatic, gay-loved actors team up for “Admission,” about a college admissions officer (Fey) and her could-be biological son who she meets through an old classmate (Rudd).

“It’s a movie about chasing acceptance.

That formal outward acceptance shouldn’t be valued as much. That’s the message: Just be who you are,” says Fey, a GLAAD winner for “30 Rock” who recounted her gay musical-theater origins in her “Bossypants” memoir.

Rudd’s career started, and still is, just as queer: besides “Clueless,” he starred as Jennifer Aniston’s best gay pal in “The Object of My Affection.”

And that’s just the beginning of his homo happenings.

Yes, it’s true. It’s really true,” he says, reflecting on the increasingly gay apex of his career at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, seated next to Fey. What does he have to say about that important message of self-love and acceptance, then? Surely something gay, right? In goofy Rudd-style, just what you’d expect: “Lily Tomlin’s in it!” he quips with his sly smirk, referring to the comedian’s role as Fey’s mother. “There’s your answer.”

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What did you see as the biggest challenge of taking on these characters?

Tina: For me, it was just trying to do a good job of what I felt was the dramatic arc of the movie. There were certainly scenes that were more emotional than anything I have ever had to do before.

Paul: Just doing it – that was the challenge.

(Laughs) That you buy me in the part and it works in the context of the story, and that the conflict seems legit and the character is not one-dimensional – all those things that I think kind of existed in the script. The challenge is just bringing the material to life.

Oh god, did I just say that?

Tina: You did.

Paul: Forgive me.

Can you relate to the admissions process?

Tina: I wasn’t growing up in some kind of private-school world where it was expected of you to try to get into an Ivy League school or something. I think there are people who grow up in a family where it’s like, “If you don’t get into Harvard or Yale or Princeton, you’re done!” I think that’s craziness.

Paul: I never grew up with that at all. I didn’t apply to any of those schools – mainly because I know I wouldn’t have gotten in. I was just out to lunch when it came to all that stuff.

Living in New York City, I’m certainly much more aware of it now. I’m much more aware of it having friends that went to those schools and even having young kids and seeing how they’re being groomed for these schools.

What was it like to come from Kansas City and head to New York to become an actor?

Paul: Well, I wasn’t born in Kansas City; I was born here. I lived in Kansas and then California and then went back to Kansas. Nobody in my family did this, but it felt normal to me because I was pursuing what I wanted to do.

I had as much false confidence as I possibly could muster, because my parents told me as a young kid that I could be anything I wanted to be – and I actually believed them.

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Were you doing the waiting tables thing, then?

Paul: I was working in the kitchen at a Bennigan’s. I didn’t even get to wait tables.

I was in the back expediting and making salads.

You also DJed. What records were you playing that got the girls and boys on the floor?

Paul: MC Hammer’s “U Can’t Touch This” was pretty popular, and Right Said Fred’s “I’m Too Sexy” was a huge crowd pleaser. There were those two, and then there were classics like “Mony Mony” and “What I Like About You” by The Romantics. I’ve been out of the bar mitzvah DJing game so I don’t know if those are still popular, but they were big hits when I was spinning.

Do you regret not having those experiences, Tina?

Tina: I made cheesesteaks at a swim club snack bar so that my mom could have free access to the pool. (Laughs) My brother did it for a year, and then she transitioned me into doing it so she could continue to have employee access.

As an actress, and even more so as a writer, what do you think the secret is to great comedy?

Tina: I see it as a series of increasingly larger grifts that I’m running. “30 Rock” was more of a shell game; this is more of a Ponzi scheme. This happened while “30 Rock” was on a summer hiatus, and it felt like a really lucky thing to be offered to do – a part that always made sense. I’m always pleased when I see a part where people speak intelligently and speak like adults and also, I go, “College admissions lady – do I look like that?” Yeah, I look like that more than, perhaps, Denise Richards would.

Yet you got called “cougar” in the movie.

Tina: It’s in my contract.

Did you talk to anyone in admissions?

Tina: I did. Jean (Hanff Korelitz), who wrote the book, worked in admissions and I met her many times, and I did talk to one or two other people who worked in admissions. One thing that was interesting: Someone who wasn’t connected to the movie, who was an admissions person, said, “People think we really want to say ‘no’ to everyone when really what we want is to be saying ‘yes.’”

Their happiest moments and their goal was to be able to say “yes” to as many kids who they think will thrive.

What makes a comedy a classic?

Paul: It has to be really funny, and funny over a long period of time. If it was funny 10 years ago, it has to have been funny 20 years ago.

Tina: I saw “Trading Places” on TV recently, and Eddie Murphy in the first five minutes of that movie, where he’s pretending to be homeless – so funny! That holds up.

“Clueless” is still popular with the teens.

Paul: Well, I have no perspective on that one!

(Laughs) What would you tell a kid who’s going through the admissions process?

Tina: Do your best, but also know that the results don’t define your value as a person or your future as a student or an adult in the world.

It does not define what you’re gonna be. It’s interesting because I think there are so many kids who do all the right things to get on the right track now, and there are just too many of them on the right tack. As the schools make a genuine attempt at diversity, I think some kids are taking the old-school path and getting bumped out.

Hopefully that shuffling will make them more interesting people on a more interesting path.

As a woman who’s able to get movies made in Hollywood versus the indie world, are you getting the offers you want?

Tina: Sure, yes. Because I don’t expect to be the person who’s like, “Let me see my offers today.” A part like this, I feel so lucky to have been offered. There are a lot of real movie stars in the world, and I’m always thrilled any time the phone rings. Ahem … no one from “Anchorman 2” has called, so if you could pass that on.

How do you juggle everything, Tina? Doing this movie, writing scripts, taking care of children …

Tina: Well, I mean, I try to take care of my children, yeah. (Laughs) But I have help with that. I wasn’t writing anything at the same time (as doing “Admission”) because I wanted to make sure I was focused. But you just take as much help as you can get and go to sleep whenever anyone’s not looking.

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Try to surround yourself with people who are really funny and good at it

Tina: Oh gosh. Obviously try to surround yourself with people who are really funny and good at it. Like Paul.

Paul: Aww. Tina: Yes! And trust your own instinct.

Was it hard to shoot the shower scene?

Tina: There are so many built-in humiliations in a thing like that. We shot that shower scene very late in the evening.

Paul: And it was cold.

Tina: Just out of frame, I’m wearing a rolled-down bikini top they gave me; they’re like, “We have a skin-colored one just in case.” Then jams and Crocs. So it’s already ridiculous. We don’t need to add to it.

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Paul: I didn’t have the rolled-down bikini top, but I did have the jams – and I think I might’ve had the Crocs, too.

Tina: Because it was, like, not clean.

Paul: No. We were in a barn!

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Equality Florida Hosts Miami Gala, Honors Local LGBT Folks Photos by JR Davis

On Sunday, March 17, Equality Florida honored two recipients with the Voice for Equality Award, Richard Blanco and Robert Loupo, whom presented David Bloom with the Service and Leadership Award at the organization’s annual Miami Gala at the Bass Museum of Art on Miami Beach. The three honorees were recognized for their support of South Florida’s LGBT community.

“Our honorees have led the way in their respective fields as pioneers in giving voice and visibility to the LGBT community,” said Nadine Smith, Executive Director of Equality Florida, in a prepared statement.

Richard Blanco is the first openly gay person, first immigrant, first Latino and youngest U.S. inaugural poet. Robert Loupo is co-founder and Executive Director of Safe Schools South Florida, and is recognized as an advocate for LGBT students, as well as a pioneer in the movement to end the culture of bullying in schools.

David Bloom was recognized for his support of Equality Florida and their ongoing efforts to lobby, pass and monitor pro-LGBT legislation in Tallahassee and throughout the state.

In addition, he has been a volunteer and supporter throughout the years of SAVE Dade, South Florida Family Pride, Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and the ACLU Family Pride Family Equality Council Human Rights Campaign.

Award winner Robert Loupo

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Women’s History Month The Tennis Stars

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“I think self-awareness is probably the most important thing towards being a champion.”

“Whether it’s in the right way or sometimes the wrong way, you learn about life and its lessons.”

Life Magazine named Billie Jean King one of the “100 Most Important Americans of the 20th Century.” A tennis champion and an outspoken advocate for gender equality in sports, King has become an icon and legend for her contributions to the advancement of women’s sports.

King purchased her first tennis racquet at age 12 and demonstrated exceptional aptitude for game.

During her first lesson, King recalls thinking “I knew I’d found what I wanted to do for the rest of my life.”

In 1961, at age 17, King won her first grand slam title at Wimbledon in the women’s doubles tournament. She quickly became known for her aggressive style and personality. In 1966, she won her first of 12 Grand Slam singles titles.

An outspoken advocate against sexism in sports, King hoped “to use sports for social change.”

She campaigned for equal prize awards after receiving $15,000 less in prize money than her male counterpart in the 1972 U.S. Open. In 1973, King threatened to boycott the tournament. The following year, the U.S. Open became the first major tournament to award equal prize money to male and female champions.

King became the first woman to defeat a former male Wimbledon Champion in “The Battle of the Sexes.” The Women’s Tennis Association named her its first president and in 1974, King co-founded WomenSports Magazine and began the Women’s Sports Foundation.

King struggled to come to terms with her sexuality.

During her 22-year marriage she had an intimate affair with her assistant, Marilyn Barnett. King remained in the closet until 1981. She came out publicly in 1988. Since then, she has helped further the visibility and inclusion of the LGBT community.

Amélie Mauresmo was the World No. 1 tennis player. She won 25 career titles including two Grand Slams. In 2004, she received an Olympic Silver medal in tennis singles.

Mauresmo was born in Laye, France, where she began playing tennis at age 4. Her talent on the court was quickly recognized, and her parents enrolled her in private lessons. At 17, she was named Junior World Champion after winning both the French Open and Wimbledon.

In 1999, two years into her professional career, Mauresmo came out during the Australian Open. She publicly embraced her girlfriend after defeating the World No. 1 player, Lindsay Davenport. Mauresmo credited her on-court success to coming to terms with her sexuality. She is the first tennis player to come out without losing any major sponsors.

Mauresmo is one of only a few tennis players to reach World No. 1 ranking before winning a Grand Slam title. Known for her powerful one-handed backhand and net play, she has defeated top-ranked players such as Venus and Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, and Justine Henin. In 2003, she helped France capture the Fed Cup. In 2007, the president of France presented Mauresmo with the Legion of Honor. Two years later, she announced her retirement.

Since retiring, Mauresmo has coached other professional tennis players. In 2009, she became ambassador of the Sport for Life Foundation, a Swissbased organization dedicated to supporting young athletes. “I want to share the experiences I’ve gathered along my career with young people so they cannot walk into traps,” she says. “Respect for values is the foundation for success!”

Mauresmo resides in Geneva, Switzerland.

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“The moment I stepped onto that crunchy red clay, felt the grit under my sneakers, felt the joy of smacking a ball over the net, I knew I was in the right place.”

Martina Navratilova has won 168 singles tennis titles, more than any other tennis player in history, male or female. She has won 58 Grand Slam tournaments, including a record nine Wimbledon singles titles.

Navratilova knew from an early age that she wanted to be a tennis player. At 16, she turned pro and two years later, she defected from her native Czechoslovakia to the United States. In 1981, she became an American citizen.

Navratilova played a powerful serve-and-volley style of tennis the women’s game had not seen before. She pioneered attention to diet and crosstraining for physical conditioning. Navratilova’s friend and former on-court rival Chris Evert said, “Martina revolutionized the game by her superb athleticism and aggressiveness, not to mention her outspokenness and her candor. She brought athleticism to a whole new level with her training techniques . . . . She had everything down to a science, including her diet, and that was an inspiration to me.”

In 1981, Navratilova became the first athletic superstar to announce her sexual orientation. While her candor cost her millions in endorsement opportunities, her tournament winnings alone in 1982 made her the first female athlete to earn more than one million dollars in a year.

Navratilova retired from women’s singles tennis in 1994, but continued as a mixed doubles player until 2006, winning a total of 175 doubles titles in her career.

She has earned a reputation as an advocate of gay rights, the environment, animal welfare, and women’s issues. She spoke at the 1993 March on Washington and filed a lawsuit against the enactment Colorado’s Amendment 2, which banned legal protection for lesbians and gays in housing and employment.

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Mom’s Bread Pudding with Whiskey Sauce Chad Thilborger I have been asked all sorts of questions about food and preparation however the most common question I have been asked since the book has come out is what is the most important thing about cooking? The question has stumped me, but now I have it. Go into the kitchen with excitement, not fear and secondly a sense of youthful abandon, or fun not a sense of rules and a sense of rigidity.

The kitchen is a place to create. It’s a place where both the right brained and left brained person can flourish. Yes there are measures and rules and temperatures but there are also thousands upon thousands of flavor combinations and options for you to consider and try. The two people I admired most in the kitchen were Maw Maw (my maternal grandmother) and my Mom. These two women had two very different styles in the kitchen. Maw Maw seemed to make delicious over the top meals magically appear onto a table for the 15 to 20 family members there to ravenously devour it all.

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Recipe:

1 to 1 ½ loaves of stale French bread 1 Quart of milk 3 eggs 2 Cups of sugar 2 or 3 Tablespoons of vanilla (it’s up to you) 4 Tablespoons butter (melted) 1 cup of raisins that have soaked in ¾ cup of Brandy, Rum, OR Bourbon (What’s your favorite) 3 or 4 tablespoons of cinnamon (another choice for you) First soak your raisins in the liquor of your choice. I sometimes throw the mixture into the microwave for 20 to 30 seconds to plump them. Or skip the soaking Break the bread up into a large bowl and pour the milk over the top and stir. Mix remaining ingredients in separate bowl and then pour into the bread/milk mixture.

Pour into a baking dish. Now I ALWAYS get a larger baking dish with water in it and

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Mom on the other hand was a recipe follower.

She likes the rules and the order of preparation.

She too makes elaborate well timed courses appear tableside with perfection in both flavor and timing. So with this most simple of answers, I am giving you a food suggestion to go at with abandonment. Mix it up, add an ingredient or two that you see or like and go for it! Please be sure to experiment and then e-mail me your kitchen story with attempting this recipe. I’d love to hear from you and I hope you can have as much fun and love for the kitchen as I do. It’s time to make your own Whole Heap of Goodness.

Chad Thilborger has authored the recent cookbook Whole Heap of Goodness and he can be reached at info@AWholeHeap.com please be sure to send your bread pudding ideas or stories here. Chad Will be doing a demo and book signing at Williams Sonoma at the Fort Lauderdale Galleria Saturday March 23 from noon until 3pm.

place my bread pudding dish inside of it and let it bake in here to avoid burning the bottom as well as keeping it all very moist.

Bake at 325 for 45 to 50 minutes and enjoy.

Whiskey Sauce

1 stick of butter 1 cup of sugar 1 egg and 2 ounces of Whiskey (OR Bourbon OR Rum) In a Double Boiler melt butter and add sugar. Remove from heat and immediately add a well beaten egg and whisk quickly so the egg does not scramble. Let mixture begin to cool (3-5 minutes) and add liquor of your choice. Pour over individual pieces of bread pudding. Store remainder in the refrigerator and it will keep up to one week.

Other ideas and hints: Use chocolate pieces instead of raisins.

Add 2 mashed bananas to the mix Add a cup of your favorite nuts

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Head down to Stranahan House and Laura Ward Park, 335 SE 6th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale, tonight for ClueLess on Las Olas, the annual fundraiser for Partners in Education. Join in the fun at this mystery party, this year themed, Kosmic Killer: The Final Edition. Patterned after the board game Clue, ClueLess on Las Olas participants read an original mystery and then solve seven one-of-a-kind clues to determine which of the six suspects committed the murder and along with the location or weapon. Individual tickets are $40 at BrowardPartners.org. Call 954-288-7201.

THUR Fashion

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Designers from over 25 countries will showcase their creations at Miami Fashion Week, through March 23 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Ranked fifth on the world fashion calendar and recognized as the second largest and international fashion event in the United States, Miami Fashion Week includes twelve multi-designer runway shows with collections ranging from swimwear to eveningwear to menswear. Tonight, shows beginning at 7 p.m. will feature daywear, African designers and evening wear. Friday’s shows will include a prêt-a-porter showcase and bridal couture. Visit MiamiFashionWeek.com.

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Iconic jazz musician Jane Monheit will be featured in A Grand Art Salon: Love on the Blue Note tonight at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, 1 Las Olas Blvd. The evening will begin at 7:30 p.m. with an intimate champagne reception with the artist before moving over to the Horvitz Auditorium for an interactive musical experience. Created by the Venetian Arts Society, the Art Salon’s “conversational” atmosphere offers a relaxed, yet focused, setting that takes the pressure off the students, artists, and audience participants and creates a nurturing and all encompassing learning experience for all. Tickets are $60 at VenetianArtsSociety.org.

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The sexy athleticism, exuberant personality and joyous movement of the ten dancers in Parsons Dance returns to the Palm Beach State College’s Duncan Theatre in Lake Worth. Parsons Dance is an internationally renowned contemporary dance company under the artistic direction of American dancer/choreographer David Parsons, who works of extraordinary artistry have been both engaging and uplifting to audiences around the world. Catch the performances on Friday, March 22 and Saturday, March 23 at 8 p.m. The dancers, their choreographers and technicians will remain for a behind-the-scenes talk-back session.

Tickets are $37. Visit DuncanTheatre.org.

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CNBC television Host Rachel Maddow will be interviewed today at 4 p.m. at the University of Miami Field House by university President Donna E. Shalala during a special program focusing on Drift, Maddow’s witty and intelligent new book about America’s gradual shift away from its original ideals, coming dangerously close to becoming a nation weirdly at peace with perpetual war. Purchase a copy of Drift at Books & Books in Coral Gables, Miami Beach or Bal Harbour Shops for one voucher good for entry and one autographed copy of the book. All books will be distributed on March 24.

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3/24

Experience the power of 150 male voices when the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida shares the stage with Broward County’s resident professional orchestra, Symphony of the Americas at the Broward Center’s Amaturo Theatre. Artistic Directors Gordon Roberts and James Brooks-Bruzzese will both take turns on the podium in beloved classics and snazzy showtunes. From Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus and a rousing rendition of Battle Hymn of the Republic to New York, New York and the always touching Somewhere Over the Rainbow, there’s something for everyone on the program, which begins at 2 p.m. Tickets start at $25 at BrowardCenter.org.

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Dustin Lance Black’s “8” - the play that portrays the actual events of the Perry v. Schwarzenegger trial which led to the overturn of California’s Proposition 8 will open at Florida Atlantic University by fraternity Alpha Psi Omega on March 29.

But before the play, Junior Daniela Feriozzi wants to show the community that no one is alone.

Feriozzi and a few students who are putting on “8” are welcoming the South Florida community to submit real stories of overcoming hate throughout their lives.

“As long as a person can relate how they are an ally to the [LGBT] community, they can submit their stories,” Feriozzi said.

Beginning at 5 p.m., two hours prior to the opening of “8”, stories that have been submitted will be showcased in the University Theatre lobby on the Boca Raton campus.

“It isn’t just limited to words, people have also submitted pieces of art,” Feriozzi said.

“Not all stories will be read aloud. Many will be around the lobby for people to read and talk to other people about.”

There is no cost to attend the exhibition, but the play is $10. All proceeds from the play will go to the American Foundation for Equal Rights and Broadway Impact ⎯ two national organizations dedicated to marriage equality.

Feriozzi said that while she isn’t a lesbian, she is “an ally to the community,” which is what the community stories should represent. If you want to share your

story of overcoming hate race, gender, and sexual orientation included Feriozzi is looking for you.

While the creators of the play were putting together “8”, Feriozzi said a few of them were looking for ways to incorporate South Floridians into the discussion.

“We thought it’d be cool if people could share their stories before the play,” she said.

“For anyone who submits, they are welcome to attend the final dress rehearsal for “8”.”

As of press time, nearly 20 people have submitted stories.

“8” is based on the federal trial of Perry v. Schwarzenegger that ruled Proposition 8 the constitutional amendment that banned same-sex marriage in California was a violation of equal protection and eventually banned.

Submit stories

When:

5 pm on Friday, March 29

Where:

University Theatre lobby 777 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33431

Cost: More Info:

One-Night-Only Staged Reading Friday, March 29, 2013 at 7 p.m.

One-Night-Only Reading UniversityStaged Theatre Friday, March 29, 2013 at 7 p.m.

Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL 33431

University Theatre

Tickets: $10

Staying for the play? $10 goes to American Foundation for Equal Rights and Broadway Impact

Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL 33431

www.fauevents.com | 800.564.9539 Tickets: $10 www.fauevents.com | 800.564.9539

Directed by: Ryan Mahannah Directed by: Ryan Mahannah

Send your stories to Daniela Feriozzi at dferriozz@fau.edu

Proceeds benefit Broadway Impact | 8theplay.com Proceeds benefit Broadway Impact | 8theplay.com If accommodation(s) for a disability is required contact Ryan Mahannah 561.297.5710/TTY 1-800-955-8770, a minimum of five (5) working days in advance of the date of the event.

If accommodation(s) for a disability is required contact Ryan Mahannah 561.297.5710/TTY 1-800-955-8770, a minimum of five (5) working days in advance of

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Miss Richfield, 1981

Pork Fried Pageant Queen

J.W. Arnold

jw@prdconline.com

Winning a major pageant like Miss U.S.A., Miss America or Miss Universe can propel a young lady’s career to international stardom, but no one could image how winning the title Miss Richfield (Minnesota) in 1981 would transform the life of a certain shy and demure small town girl.

Since that momentous day, Miss Richfield 1981 has won over thousands of devoted fans on television, stage and the silver screen. Oh, and also on any gay cruise that will have her… even if she has to swim out to the ship herself!

Miss Richfield 1981 returns to Fort Lauderdale for two shows, Friday, March 21 and Saturday, March 22 at The Manor with a new show, Sweet and Sour Richfield: Made in China. She took a few minutes from her very busy schedule — did we mention very busy — to speak with SFGN about her upcoming appearance:

What is it about China that inspired your new show?

I was looking for someplace interesting and out of the way, and I was told that China is at least a two-and-a-half week ride on the Greyhound. I also wanted to get on the bandwagon of this outsourcing thing, while it’s still popular here in America.

So, you’re being outsourced to China … exactly what services will you be providing?

Just looking at my photo, I’m sure you’re aware I am a beauty professional and title holder, having been crowned Miss Richfield in my hometown of Richfield, Minnesota on July 4, 1981. So, I think my skills in glamour and style will be quite useful in a land where the general population generally has similar hair and lovely smiles.

Will there be any Chinese music, fashions or product placements in your new show?

Of course! I always make my programs as authentic as possible. I wish I could reuse my cactus outfit from last year’s Mexican themed show, because it was so stunning and I look exceptional in green. But, alas, I had to invest in Chinese clothing, which I’m finding is made by children, who can really do detail work with their tiny, nimble fingers.

How do you feel about sweatshop labor?

I feel it is criminal that anyone should have to work without air conditioning or at least a fan.

Miss Richfield 1981 will display her Asian charms this weekend at The Manor.

Photo Courtesy of Jim Cordaro

PHOTO OF ORGINAL BROADWAY CAST BY GAVIN BOND; ILLUSTRATION BY M ACIEJ HAJNRICH

I admire your conviction, but pennies an hour in wages won’t buy much mascara, will they?

Fortunately, that’s not an issue as I don’t wear make-up.

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What will your fans think about all of this?

Will you finally have to surrender your title?

The people of Richfield, my family and all of my co-workers and friends seem to be extremely supportive of moving me to China. And I’m not concerned about my beauty pageant title as the gal who was the first runner-up in 1981 unfortunately got heavy.

What do you think about Asian men?

There’s so many things to love about those Oriental guys… they’re so pleasant and polite, but hard to spot in a crowd, unless I remember to look down. Plus, no back hair!

What’s not to love?

Do you think China is ready for you?

I’m hoping it will be a nice surprise for the folks over there, as I can’t imagine they have anything quite like me in China. And, I’m thinking if times get tough, I could always bear a child. I hear white kids are a valuable commodity over there!

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What will you miss most about the U.S. while you’re away?

Being able to eat a nice meal and not be hungry an hour later!

Are you looking forward to returning to Fort Lauderdale?

Yes, I adore Florida! It’s so pretty and affordable! I always stay in a lovely pod at Hialeah Mini-Storage, where your first month is free! And the hospitality is top notch with those friendly Mexicans from Cuba. So I’ll see you this weekend! Sayonara and Adios!

IF YOU G What

Miss Richfield 1981, Sweet & South Richfield

When

Friday, March 22 & Saturday, March 23, 8 p.m.

Where

The Manor, 2345 Wilton Dr., Wilton Manors

How Much

Tickets $25/35 at MissRichfield.com

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Alfredo’s Fire a&e tony’s talks

Tony Adams

On Jan. 13, 1998 Alfredo Ormando, a 39-year old gay Italian writer, arrived in Rome by train from Sicily in the early morning.

He made his way to St. Peter’s Square where he knelt down and lit himself on fire, burning himself to death to protest the Catholic Church’s demonization of homosexuality. A nearly completed documentary film, Alfredo’s Fire, tells the story of his questionable martyrdom without hiding the failures of a life culminating in one final act of protest that is considered “the Italian Stonewall.”

I questioned the film’s director, Andy Abraham Wilson, about his characterization of Alfredo’s suicide and his reasons for making the documentary.

Tony Adams: Was Alfredo’s suicide heroic or was it the last gesture of a miserable man with serious psychological problems?

Andy Abraham Wilson: There are so many layers to Alfredo. You are not going to find him to be simply a hero or a villain and I think that reflects Italian society and Sicilian society, in which gay identity is slowly emerging. Alfredo had a problem with invisibility. He felt condemned by the church and by his family. He took to walking around town in his village wearing dark glasses to express his feeling of being unseen and unknown.

You met the people in Alfredo’s life.

His brother is shown to be a liar about the family’s acceptance of Alfredo as gay.

What was he like?

That brother was a bit slimy, to tell you the truth. When I went to Sicily to interview the family, some of the men of the family picked me up in a car and drove me out to a country house where the women were kept upstairs cooking while the men quizzed me about

A memorial in St Peter’s Square where Alfredo Ormando killed himself protesting the Vatican’s anti-gay stance.

Photo courtesy of Alfredo’s Fire publicist

the film. It wasn’t long before they got to the point saying, “We think you are going to make a lot of money off this story, so…”

You focus on Gaetano, the older man with physical problems who hires Alfredo as a caregiver and has kept his memory alive by maintaining Alfredo’s room, toiletries and clothing exactly as he left them when he went to Rome to kill himself. What was he like?

Again, Gaetano is the personification of the denial and invisibility that Alfredo found so terrible. You will notice in the film that Gaetano would never even use the word “gay.” He would say “diverso.” The idea of a gay culture or identity did not even exist in Sicily in 1998. Neither Gaetano nor Alfredo ever referred to each other as lovers or partners although I am sure they had a love relationship that was sexual.

What drew you to this story?

I spent a lot of time in Italy, in Urbino and at the University of Florence. An Italian friend told me about Alfredo, and how the gay community was calling him a martyr and the Catholic Church was calling him a crazy person. I was shocked that the Vatican downplayed the event, saying it was a desperate act of a disturbed person. What most drew me was that he chose the protest of fire, which was the perfect allegory in the context of spirituality. Self-annihilation and

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extinction, a coming out, a communion with god. I am very drawn to symbols in my work.

I had to find out who Alfredo was and why he did what he did. I made several other films but kept coming back to this story.

What are your plans for the film?

We have a “Kickstarter” campaign to get the final funding needed to complete it in the next couple of months with a premier in late spring or early summer. It so happens that Italy’s national Pride event will be held in Palermo, Sicily, this year, so we may do something in conjunction with that. We have also started a project online called “Sparks of Fire” which is a repository for similar stories from the LGBT community.

We know the Vatican has not changed since Alfredo’s death, but has Italy changed much?

There is a stronger gay identity in Italy now. In the film, you hear activist Ima Battaglia call Alfredo’s death the “Italian Stonewall.” She started Italian Pride and says she did so in response to Alfredo’s death.

That is his legacy. Some may call him martyr, some call him crazy but he created a myth.

Just like Jesus Christ who was made into a myth, the real Alfredo may never be known but he has had a huge impact.

For more about Alfredo’s Fire, go to bit.ly/ kickstartfire and alfredosfire.com

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LGBT Art Festival Sends Out Call for Artists Andrea Dulanto

adulanto03@gmail.com

For the past fourteen years, ArtsUnited has provided LGBT artists with opportunities to display their work in South Florida.

The nonprofit organization regularly presents art exhibitions at Stonewall National Museum & Archives and Stork’s Bakery; they also coordinate United and Proud, an art show during LGBT Pride Month in June. In addition, there are special ArtsUnited events such as the upcoming photography exhibit, “We Do, Too,” which features the wedding photos of same-sex couples, and takes place at the LGBT Visitor Center on Miami Beach from March 22 to April 30, 2013.

Yet, one of ArtsUnited’s most notable events is ArtExplosion. This year, the LGBT art festival is set for April 6 to April 26, 2013 at ArtServe in Fort Lauderdale.

Peter Meyerhoefer, President of ArtsUnited, shared some of the festival’s history.

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12th Annual ArtExplosion Fine Arts Exhibit at the ArtServe Gallery at the Broward County Public Library.

Photo Courtesy of Elvert Barnes

“ArtExplosion started in 2001 as a way to bring all the art forms together to showcase and support the LGBT community,” he said.

“Back when ArtExplosion was created there was not much exposure for LGBT artists.

ArtExplosion worked to fill that void.”

The festival used to incorporate LGBT music and literary arts; however, Meyerhoefer stated that other groups were formed to promote these artistic genres, and ArtExplosion developed into a juried fine art show.

The juror for ArtExplosion 2013 is Dr. Annette Fromm, who has over thirty years of experience in museums. As the coordinator of the museum studies program at Florida International University’s Frost Art Museum, Fromm organized “Spiritual Healing: Shaman of the Northwest Coast” and “Reflections Across Time: Seminole Portraits.”

LGBT artists who would like their artwork to be considered for the show should drop it off during intake at ArtServe on March 30, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Applications and entry fees are due on the day of intake.

ArtsUnited members pay $20 to enter their work. Nonmembers pay $45.

It’s important to note that this is a juried art show.

“This means that not all the artwork submitted is accepted,” said Meyerhoefer.

Yet he also confirmed that “ArtExplosion is open to all artists.”

“The artists that enter the show range from beginners to professional artists. The fact that the show is juried does attract artists because they know the quality level of the show will be higher,” he said.

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the Best of Category.

Eligible categories of art include paintings, photographs, sculpture, pottery, furniture, and jewelry. There is a limit of three pieces of artwork per category.

Complete guidelines are available at the ArtsUnited website.

“It has been a few years since we have had anyone enter a piece of jewelry or furniture,” observed Meyerhoefer. “There has been a change in the show entries with the economy. The works that are more expensive to make have dwindled in the past years. It costs a lot of money to create a sculpture. On the other hand, we have seen a rise in photography and mixed media. As technology has improved, more artists are experimenting using the computer.”

He also added that the theme for ArtExplosion is kept open “to allow for greater creativity.”

The festival will hold an opening night reception on Saturday, April 6, 2013 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. On opening night, there is a $10 admission fee to cover the costs of the festival and to benefit ArtsUnited.

“This is our largest fundraiser for the year,” said Meyerhoefer.

“We will have live music, food from local restaurants, refreshments.”

“An attendee can expect to see a show that would be welcomed in any gallery, [and] price points that are affordable. All artwork is for sale and twenty-five percent of the sale goes to ArtsUnited,” he said.

In addition, there will be a penny auction of art books, small artworks, and other donated items. Opening night attendees can also vote for their favorite artwork.

For more information about ArtsUnited and ArtExplosion 2013, visit artsunitedflorida.com or call 305-281-0556.

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Submit artwork When:

Saturday, March 30, 2013 10 a.m. to 1 p.m

Where: ArtServe

1350 East Sunrise Blvd.

Fort Lauderdale FL 33304

Cost:

ArtsUnited member — $20 Non- member Fee — $45 Artwork must be ready to hang or display. No saw tooth hangers.

All artists who submit an entry and pay the entry fee receive two passes to the Opening Night Reception on Saturday April 6, 2013

Prizes:

Best of Show $500 Best of Category $100 Application and complete guidelines can be found at artsunitedflorida.com

IF YOU G What

Opening Night Reception for ArtExplosion 2013

When

Saturday, April 6, 2013 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Where

ArtServe 1350 East Sunrise Blvd.

Fort Lauderdale FL 33304

How Much

$10

More Info.

305-281-0556 artsunitednews@gmail.com artsunitedflorida.com

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By Dylan Bouscher, Calendar@SFGN.com

* Denotes new listing

Broward County *Jane Monheit

Friday March 22 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday March 23 from 10 a.m. to Noon, the “Icon of Jazz” Jane Monheit performs at the Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets are $60 for Friday night’s performance, and $20 for Saturday’s conversation with the artist. Call 954-262-0249 or visit VenetianArtsSociety.org

*“Bare”

Wednesday, March 27 – Friday, March 29 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday March 30 at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater. Broadway actresses Jodie Langel and Mimi Jimenze star in this award-winning musical with singer/songwriter Ray Boltz. Tickets are $35 and are available at the AutoNation box office. Call 954-462-0222 or visit BrowardCenter.org

*Tift Merritt

Sunday April 7 at 7:30 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

Singer-songwriter Tift Merritt is known for her fusion of folk, soul, country and rock and roll.

Tickets are $25 and are available through the AutoNation box office. Visit Browardcenter.org

*Pilobolus

Saturday March 23 at 2 and 8 p.m. in the Parker Playhouse, the Emmy award-winning, internationally known dance troupe Pilobolus returns to South Florida. The troupe also presents a smaller, master class Friday March 22 at 10 a.m. in the Abdo New River Room at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets are $36.50, call 954462-0222 or visit Parkerplayhouse.com

150 Voices Strong!

Sunday March 24 at 2 p.m., the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida are collaborating with Symphony of the Americas to perform classical works at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets range from $50 to $75, depending on the seat. Visit BrowardCenter.org

“Too Much of a Good Thing”

Friday March 22 and Saturday March 23 at 8 p.m. in the Sunshine Cathedral (1490 SW 9th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale), the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida hosts and performs a show called “Too Much of a Good Thing is Wonderful.”

An Evening with Maxi Priest

Saturday March 30 at 8 p.m. in the Miramar Cultural Center. The Signature Series continues with international reggae performer Maxi Priest fusing R&B with reggae and gospel. Individual tickets are $30, $40, and $45. Visit Miramarculturalcenter.org

*Howard Hewett

Saturday April 13 at 8 p.m. in the Miramar Cultural center. R&B singer Howard Hewett and Michel’le Toussant, featured on the World Class Wreckin’ Crew’s single “Turn off the lights,” are joining together and bringing more soul to the center than it has heard before. Individual tickets are $35, $40, and $45. Visit Miramarculturalcenter.org

The Five Beethovens

Presented over three days, on Sunday Apr. 14 at 2 p.m., Monday Apr. 15 at 8:15 p.m and Tuesday Apr. 16 at 8:15 p.m., acclaimed pianist Conrad Tao will perform all five Beethoven concertos. The first three concertos will be played the first two nights, and the last two will be played on Tuesday. Tickets range from $50 to $75. Visit Symphonyoftheamericas.org

Laffing Matterz

Laffing Matterz continues at the Broward Center Thursdays and Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at 8:30 p.m. and selected Sundays this season at 4:30 p.m. Taking on the latest scandal, social media, current events and everything in-between, Laffing Matterz combines dinner theater with topical satire.

Admission is $59 and $65 and includes the show, dinner with house salad and warm sourdough bread. Visit BrowardCenter.org

Yo Gabba Gabba! Live!

On March 23 and 24, at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. both days, the Broward Center for the Performing Arts hosts the family friendly “Get the Sillies Out” tour of the TV show turned live performance. Tickets range from $26 to 46. Visit BrowardCenter.org

Palm Beach County *Brassy Brittania

Saturday April 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Duncan Theatre at Palm Beach State College in Lake Worth, South Florida’s professional British brass band performs.

General admission tickets are $25, seniors tickets are $15, student tickets are $10, children under 12 and PBSC / PBA students enter free. Call 561-2674078 or contact info@orchidcitybrass.org

“8” The Play

Friday March 29 at 7 p.m. at Florida Atlantic University in the University Theatre. A play by Dustin Lance Black chronicling the federal trial for marriage equality. One night only. Tickets are $10.

Visit FAUevents.com or call 561-297-5710.

*Exit the King

Friday March 29 at 8 p.m. in the Don and Ann Brown Theatre, the play about an incompetent 400-year old king debuts. Playing through April 28, individual tickets are $55. Visit PalmBeachDramaWorks.org or call 561-514-4042.

*Night and Day

April 8 and 22 and 7:30 p.m. in the Plaza Theatre, Leah Sessa and Mike Westrich perform the music of Cole Porter. Tickets are $30, group rates are available. Visit ThePlazaTheatre.net or call 561-5881820

The Last Romance

March 22 to April 7, the Tony award-winning author Joe DiPietro’s new comedy is being performed at the Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th, Delray Beach.

Tickets are $30. Call 561-272-1281 Ext. 4 or visit DelrayBeachPlayHouse.com

Waist Watchers — The Musical!

Through Sunday May 12, the Plaza Theatre presents a comedy with parody lyrics to popular tunes that has been selling out across the country for six years now. Set mostly in a women’s fitness center, the musical directed by Andy Rogow is starring Shelley Keelor and Missy McArdle. Call 561-588-1820 or visit ThePlazaTheatre.net

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Silvia

A.R. Gurney’s comedy about life is being performed from May 17 to June 2 at the Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 NW 9th, Delray Beach. Tickets are $30.Call 561272-1281 Ext. 4 or visit DelrayBeachPlayHouse.com

Miami-Dade *In the Heights

March 6 to April 7, the four-time Tony Award winner about chasing dreams and discovering home is being presented in the Actor’s Playhouse at Miracle Mile. Tickets range from $15 to $50. Call 305-4449293 or visit ActorsPlayHouse.org.

*Maestros in Concert

Thursday April 4 at 8 p.m. in the South MiamiDade Cultural Arts Center, Santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain perform “Maestros in Concert.” Tickets range from $10 to $30, visit smdcac.org

*An Appalachian Spring

Sunday April 7 at 4 p.m., the Miami Symphony Orchestra presents clarinet player Nuno Antunes, Bassoon player Adrian Morejon, and conductor Daniel Andai. Tickets range from $21 to $66, visit smdcac.org

Broadway in Miami 2012-13

Ziff Ballet Opera House will hold the Broadway In Miami spectacle through May 12. Experience the return of 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 Rock of Ages -- a 2010 Tony Award winner. Visit ArshtCenter.org

*Neil Simon’s Biloxi Blues

Friday March 29 at 8 p.m. in the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, the Tony award-winning Broadway play about Army cadets struggling through basic training in Biloxi, Mississippi is being produced

by Montana Rep. Tickets are $39.00. Visit AventuraCenter.org

*From Darkness Comes the Light

Saturday April 6 at 8 p.m. in the Aventura Arts & Cultural Center, the South Florida Symphony Orchestra presents talented cellist Zuill Bailey for its Master Concerts III. Tickets range from $35 to $55.

Visit AventuraCenter.org

*Broadway Unplugged

Friday March 29 and Saturday March 30 in the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, hits from classic Broadway musicals like Rent, American Idiot, and Hair will be performed acoustically. Advance tickets are $25. Visit smdcac.org

*Step Afrika!

Thursday April 4 to Saturday April in the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, the worldrenowned “Step Afrika!” is stomping, clapping, and chanting to high-energy dances linked to African traditions. Visit smdcac.org

*Fusion Brazil to Cuba

Friday April 5 and Saturday April 6 at 8:30 p.m. in the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, Cuban musician Pedro Alfonso will blend a variety of styles to take his audience on a musical journey around Latin America and the rest of the world. Advance tickets are $25. Visit smdcac.org

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By Dylan Bouscher, Calendar@SFGN.com

Sex & Love Anonymous

Community Calendar

Broward County *Not So Private Parts

Wednesday April 24, at 7:15 p.m. in Fusion at Wilton Manors, a free 6 week workshop for gay and bisexual men ages 30 to 49 will be kicked off. Topics include serostatus, disclosure, negotiation, sexually transmitted infections, and compulsive behavior.

Call 954-630-1655

*Media and Politics

Sunday April 14 at 1 p.m. in the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fort Lauderdale, FAU Communications professor Mike Budd is discussing these topics. 3970 NW 21st Avenue, Oakland Park, 33309

Women of the 21st Century

Friday March 22 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Pride Center of Florida. Moving Forward: Women of the 21st Century is a reception with food, drinks and music for an exhibition of 14 women artists, with an open gallery from March 5 to 29. Visit Pridecenterflorida.org

Floral Designs for the Holidays

Janice Hamlin, Master Flower Show Judge from the Manatee River Garden Club in Bradenton, Florida will inspire us by demonstrating the creation of flower designs for the holidays. Call 954-561-8475.

Visit FLGardenClub@gmail.com

LGBT Quit Smoking Groups

Did you know that LGBT people are more likely to smoke than most other populations in the United States? Being around other smokers can make it more difficult for people to quit. But many of us are trying, and the Quit Smoking Now Program in Wilton Manors is here to show us how. Visit My.vcita.com/MyQuitCoach QuitsmokingWM.com or call 305-942-6378

Island City-Wide Yard Sale

Annual yard sales are held at Hagen Park, 2020 Wilton Drive, on the second Saturday of the month through April 2013 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Spaces available to purchase. Last year there were 60 to 90 vendors, so register early while there is still space.

More info call the Leisure Services Department at 954-390-2115 or 954-390-2130.

The Four Noble Truths

It is our mind of attachment that continues to deceive us, causing us to relate to things in mistaken ways, 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

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 or visit PozitiveAttitudes.com

Queer Youth Fridays

For people ages 13-21, drop-in from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. This youth group meets at the SunServe building on 1480 SW 9th Ave on the second floor.

Queer Themed Movie showing at 7 p.m. on Friday

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nights. Free Wi-Fi, plus board games that you can bring or the ones that provided by 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. 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/groups for bi/gay Latino guys.

Latinos Salud’s SOMOS for guys 18 to 30. Proceeds benefit Latinos Salud with HIV Prevention and testing. Join Core Group every Thursday night at 7 p.m., to help plan activities. 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 selfcentered 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 954-214-2457

Living Healthy

Fusion in Wilton Manors will be having a free workshop on healthy choices, and healthy living on Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This workshop provides interactive learning, practice and mastery techniques for a healthier and more active life, and positive changes for quality of life. Call 954-630-1655 soflagaynews //

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 and love addiction 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

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 954384-0344 to register. Meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Visit FispOnline.org.

Eating Disorder Support

Meets Friday evenings from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. At Sun Serve’s Wilton Manors location at 2123 Wilton Drive, second floor. A “drop-in” psycho-educational support group. Free. No registration required.

Donations welcome. Call 954-764-5150

Sunday Jazz Brunch

First Sunday of every month. An ideal way to relax and enjoy Fort Lauderdale’s scenic Riverwalk. Live, outdoor concert series bringing the area’s best local jazz artists. Listen to the soulful sounds on four different stages. Well-behaved, leashed pets welcome. Plenty of room for chairs, blankets and picnic baskets.

Young Adult GLBT

A social group open to all LGBT people ages 18-35.

Meets Fridays at the Pride Center in Wilton Manors from 7:15-9 p.m. Meeting starts with a discussion on current events followed by introductions and then a group activity. Visit PrideCenterFlorida.org/ contact-us

Boardwalk Friday Fest

Come 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

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 954-5662074 or email: Tedverdone@comcast.net

Tuesday Night Eatin Meeting

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

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Gay Male Empowerment

Topic discussions include issues and concerns about being a gay man in South Florida. Meets Thursdays at the Pride Center from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Call 954-3539155 PFLAG Meets on the 2nd and 4th Tues. of the month at the Sunshine Cathedral at 1480 SW 9th Avenue to support the parents of LGBTQ youth in Broward. No charge. Visit Community.pflag.org/ pflagfortlauderdale

SunServe Therapy Groups

Provided for the LGBT community at SunServe on a regular basis. 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

*Age of Angkor Exhibition

Opening reception is April 11, from 6:00 to 8 p.m. in the Griffin Gallery Ancient Art Center (608 Banyan Trail, #113, Boca Raton, 33431). The word ‘Angkor’ translates to ‘capital city,’ and refers to the main city of the Khmer Empire that ruled in modern Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos between the ninth and 12th centuries. Call 561-994-0811 or visit www.griffingallery.net

FAU Annual Juried Student Exhibition

Friday March 22 through Saturday April 6in the Ritter Gallery on FAU’s Boca Raton campus. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Friday 1 to 4 p.m. and Saturdays 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Visit fau.edu/galleries

PrideFest of the Palm Beaches

Saturday March 23 and Sunday March 24 at Bryant Park in Lake Worth, from 12 to 6 p.m. Parade starts at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Visit CompassGLCC.com or call 561-533-9699

PrideFest of the Palm Beaches

Saturday March 23 and Sunday March 24 at Bryant Park in Lake Worth, from 12 to 6 p.m. Parade starts at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday. Visit CompassGLCC.com or call 561-533-9699

Coming Out Support Group

Coming Out Support Group for all ages, men and women. Meets every Thursday evening at Compass, GLCC of the Palm Beaches , 201 N. Dixie Highway, Lake Worth, Florida from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Call Forrest @561-479-8313

Lake Worth Bike Night

The Lake Worth bike night is fun, and it’s for a cause. Join loads of people in downtown Lake Worth every Thursday from 7 p.m.-10 p.m.. The event is free and open to bikers and non-bikers. Visit LakeWorthBikeNight.com

Alternative Life Style Show

Featured guests contribute to the community. All are welcomed to call in. Many give aways and prizes including a contest for free buffets at Isle Capri Casino in Pompano. You can also listen by adding W4CYRADIO to SKYPE or call in at 561-623-9429.

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PFLAG

PFLAG is a monthly support, coming out and rap groups for families of & for Gay, Lesbian, Bi, and Transgender people. Meeting in Palm Beach County is at 6:30 on the third Wednesday of the month. Call or email Carol at 561-716-9464 Pflag@pobox.com

New Alternatives

Social group with regular outings and social mixers for LGBTQ ages 18 to 30. This meeting will take place at The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Palm Beach County. Email matthew@compassglcc.com or Visit CompassGLCC.com.

Sober Sisters AA

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

PBC Gender Support

All ages support group dedicated for transgender individuals. This meeting happens the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. These meeting will take place at The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Palm Beach County. Visit CompassGLCC. com

Good Orderly AA

These meetings now take place at Lambda North at 18 S. J Street, and geared toward recovering alcoholics. Every Tues. and Thurs. at 7 p.m. and on Sat. at 5:30 p.m. These meetings will help recovering alcoholics cope with the stress of everyday life without the use of alcohol. Email tcamie@aol.com

Seniors vs. Crime

Seniors vs. Crime is a free service that provides help to seniors who have been victimized by businesses or service providers and need assistance. This event will take place at Mae Volen Senior Center at 1515 W. Palmetto Park Road. By appointment only so call 561-736-3820 or 561-395-8920.

Yoga On The Waterfront

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

Yoga Among the Orchids

It’s time for Yoga Among the Orchids at the American Orchid Society, 16700 AOS Lane, Delray Beach. Relax and replenish the flower inside with an hour of breathing exercises, toning, and yoga poses under a canopy of lush orchids. Classes are Wed. at 9 a.m. Cost is $20 and RSVP is suggested. Call 561-4042011. Visit OrchidWeb.org

Jazz on the Palm

In downtown West Palm Beach Waterfront - Gather with friends and family to enjoy the vibrant sounds of jazz under the stars every third 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-onthe-palm

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 CompassgGLCC.com

Paths

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

Yoga

Yoga with Deborah will change your life. Bring a mat and get ready to stretch the stress away every Tuesday at The GLCC in Palm Beach from 6 to 7 p.m.

This yoga experience will uplift 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

*Florida Renaissance Festival

From March 30 to April 14, in Miami Cauley Square Historic Village, the 16th century time-travelling experience returns. Tickets range from $20 for adults, $7 for children ages six to 11, and free for children under five. Seasonal passes are $39 for all three weekends and group discounts are offered. Call 1-800-3-REN-FES or visit www.ren-fest.com

The all new

*State of our Community Luncheon

Thursday March 21, at the Hilton Miami (1601 Biscayne Boulevard), the Miami Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce hosts its 2nd annual “State of Our Community” Networking Luncheon. Tickets are $50 for members, $65 for non-members, valet parking is $12, self-parking is $10. Call 305-6734440 or visit www.gaybizmiami.com

*Ultra Music Festival Weekend II

March 22 - 24 at Bayfront Park in Miami, the world’s premier two-weekend electronic music experience starts. General admission tickets range from $500 to $1,500 on. Visit Ultramusicfestival.com or Stubhub. com

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Miami Beach Pride

On April 8 at 6 p.m., outside the Miami Beach City Hall, a rainbow flag raising ceremony will start the week-long pride celebration. The flag raising ceremony will be followed by a reception honoring the founders of Miami Beach Gay Pride. The parade starts at 12 p.m. on April 14, near the Art Deco district of Ocean Drive. Free to attend, visit Miamibeachgaypride.com

4th Annual Pride Cruise

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HeyWoody, I know I'm a little late on the subject but I just got through reading my back issues of this magazine and I can't believe the bull crap you wrote about disclosing HIV. You totally let HIV positive guys off the hook. I can't believe you actually said it's more important that negativesaskthanpositivestell.

Earth to woody! Positive guys have the moral obligation to tell people whether asked or not. I'm surprised at you. Since when are you afraid of hurting someone's feelings?

Anybody who gets HIV these days willfully gets it. You can't plead ignorance and you can't plead innocence. I say quit coddling positive guys, Woody. Tell them what they need to hear: If you go home with someone you must tell them you're HIV Positive. It's time to stop thinking with your d!*k and be more concerned about spreading the disease than spreadingyourseed.

-Stillshakingmyhead Dear Shaking, First off, I did NOT say positive guys shouldn't disclose. Listen to Dr. Brad Thomason (my exboyfriend, of all things) for my reasoning.

Thomason is a psychologist at the Center of HIV Educational Studies. (By the way, we broke up after my parrot exposed his infidelity. Every time I came home the parrot kept saying, “Give it to me hard before Woody comes home.”) Anyway, Thomason works with a lot of HIV patients and you wouldn't believe the horror stories they tell him about disclosing. That's why he believes - and convinced me--that it's more important for negatives to ask than for positives to disclose. It's not negatives should shoulder more of // because 3.20.2013 // SFGN.com //

the burden. It's because it's so much easier for them. I'm negative. What's the worst that can happen to me if I tell someone my status and ask for theirs? There's very little likelihood anybody's going to reject me (most guys are negative).

Now, ask Thomason about the HIV patients he sees after they disclose. Many go through the emotional wringer—from getting cussed out to being abandoned, to getting beat up. “What is merely awkward for a negative person to bring up,” says Thomason, “is dangerous for the positive person.” My own experience with friends supports his contention. Some HIV'ers are so emotionally vulnerable they feel like walking piñatas. It's one thing to get your candy cracked open by a big stick in bed, but it's an entirely different thing to have it done on your heart. I have a friend with HIV who dated a “keeper” several times before telling him. The words of his stinging rejection still ring in his ears: “I'm not dating anyone I have to bury.” My friend burst into tears. “I felt like damaged goods. But then I got mad and thought, damn, I should've told him, 'most couples don't die simultaneously, you ass, so no matter what, somebody's burying somebody in a relationship.” My point with these sad-sack stories is that positives take a whole lot more emotional and physical risks disclosing than negatives do. Psychologist Thomason's first underlying principle is that each person is responsible for their own health. I agree. If you won't take responsibility for your own health, you don't have the right to bash somebody who won't take responsibility for it either.

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DateBook Nightlife

By Dylan Bouscher, Calendar@SFGN.com

Broward County 321-Slammer

Bathhouse. 321 W Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33311. Slammer sex club the best place to cruise for the hottest gay men. Thursday’s is leather night, Friday and Saturday night live DJs. Monday & Tuesday -- $9 entry fee

Atomic Boom

2232 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, 954630-3556 Best Sound & Light Show in Broward County.

Mondays “porn bingo” with Desiree Dubois. $3 Margaritas, $1 Draft

Bill’s Filling Station

2209 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, 954-567-5978. Large bar/ nightclub, amazing drink specials in Wilton Manors! Wednesday’s after 9 p.m. $10 Miller Lite Beer Bust

Boardwalk

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

954-463-6969. A Cute Little Hangout in Fort Lauderdale.Pool-room/game room on one side and a bar/strip club on the other. Mondays $3 Well & Dom, after 9 p.m. $3 U-Call-It Shots

The Club Fort Lauderdale

Bathhouse. 110 NW 5th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL, 954-525-3344 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.

Corner Pub Bar

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

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

Cubby Hole

823 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, 954-728-9001. The Cubby Hole is one of Fort Lauderdale’s most unique and popular Neighborhood bar for men. Underwear Wednesday’s. “Boxers n’ Briefs” get 2 for 1 drinks 9 p.m. to close

The Depot Cabana Bar and Grill

2935 N. Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, 954-537-7076. Voted the “Friendliest” Gay Bar in Fort Lauderdale. Monday’s $1.99 Drinks and $.50 wings open to close

Dudes Bar

3270 NE 33rd St Fort Lauderdale FL 954-568-7777.

Sexy hot men starting to shake the booty daily from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. On Sundays enjoy karaoke with Peter Petrucci. Great drink specials every Monday with $1 well drinks from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Georgie’s Alibi

2266 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, 954565-2526. 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, 954-522-5931. 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 954626 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 954564-1799. Matty’s is one of the few bars in Wilton Manors that’s just that –a bar. Wild Wednesday’s $.75 Drinks, 13 Drinks for less than $10. 5 p.m.

Mona’s 502 E. Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, 954-525-6662. The eclectic décor and a friendly staff makes. Mona’s a great place to have fun in Fort Lauderdale. Thursday’s College Boy’s Night 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

2039 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305. 954563-5631. A Casual, Hip, Fun Experience and if You Have a Taste for Deliciously Unique Wines, You Need to Make This Your Next Stop! Happy Hour All Night on Thursday

New Moon

2440 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, 954563-7660. 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

Ramrod

1508 NE 4th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, 954763-8219. South Florida’s Leading Levi, Leather and Uniform Bar/Club. Every night is Bear Night. Bear Happy. Hour Every Thursday. Caged Hunks Sat Night

Rosie’s Bar and Grill

2449 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, 954567-1320. Wilton Manor’s Best Burger in Town. Try the Fat Elvis. Happy Hour 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. soflagaynews //

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Scandals Country Western Bar

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

Sidelines Sports Bar

2031 Wilton Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305, 954563-8001. 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.

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

2301 SW 32nd Ave, Miami, Florida, 33145, 305-4437657. All the sweetness you’ll need in one club. Every Thursday “drag wars” with TP Lords. $5 house drinks & $4 Domestic beers all night.

Smarty Pants

Discotekka

The Stable

Eros Lounge

Torpedo

Johnny’s

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.

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.

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.

Village Pub & Piano Bar

2283 Wilton Dr. Wilton Manors, FL 33305, 754-2005244 Villagepubwm.com Looking for a relaxing place to spend the early afternoon? Or perhaps you want to come in and “work?” We have incredibly fast WiFi, complimentary outlets for you to power up your phone or laptop AND 2-4-1 Happy Hour MondaySaturday from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Palm Beach County The Cottage (Tea-Dance Sundays)

522 Lucerne Ave, Lake Worth, Fl, 33414. 561-5860080 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. 561547-8860. Cheap drinks, friendly bartenders, and free pool Sunday-Thursday. Stop by and relax at this no-attitude haunt.

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.

950 NE 2nd Ave, Downtown Miami, Florida 33132,305-350-9084. One of the best night clubs In Miami. Every Saturday the hottest DJ’s from the top performers. Drink Special Every Saturday

8201 Biscayne Blvd. Miami 305-754-3444 Open 6 days a week Happy Hour 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. Free parking, and on Thursdays. Back to Paradise. A night of Soulful NYC House music. DJ David Solero

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 Facebook.com/JohnnysMiami

Score

727 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139. 305561-5521. 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 954357-2532 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. 305538-9478. 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 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 The Bourbon St. Pub

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

La Te Da

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.

Club Aqua

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

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SIDELINES SPORTS BAR POSITIONS AVAILABLE Bartenders and bar backs. Now accepting applications and resumes. Mon-Fri from 3-6PM. No Phone calls please!

SALES POSITIONS Sales position open at high end antiques gallery in WPB. Knowledge of antiques, sales experience required. Reply: HillcrestAntiquesWPB@gmail.com

cleaning services WILTON MANORS BOOK FAIR 2013 The non-profit, all volunteer Friends of the Wilton Manors Library is hosting its semi-annual Book Fair on Saturday, February 9th, 2013, from 8:00 A.M. to 2 P.M. This event is held indoors in the Hagen Park Community Center at the rear of 2020 Wilton Drive. There will be more than 4,000 fiction and non-fiction books and videos for adults and children offered to the public for a requested donationof no more than $1.00 per item. Help support your local independent library.

For additional information contact 954-566-9019.

Admission and parking are free.

WILTON MANORS- SWEET CLEANING SERVICE! Reliable and responsible home and office cleaning at sweet rates! 1BD $55, 2BD $65 and 3BD $75. 7 years in business. Call 212-4709933 or 201-673-6190 HEAVENLY HOUSE CLEANER Upscale service that’s out of this world. Trustworthy & reliable. 10 years exp, references, not an agency, pet friendly, call Nina 954-601-6141 CLEAN IT RIGHT The best cleaning for your buck. 1BD $50, 2BD $60, 3BD $70. Excellent rates & references. 10 years in business. Serving Broward, North Miami Dade & S. Palm Beach.

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COMPANION,HOME CARE,SENIOR SERVICES. Make life a little easier for you or your loved one. 53 yr old experienced caregiver available. Light Cleaning, cooking and laundry included. Also shopping, appointments, gardening and organizing. Im friendly, engaging and compassionate. Hourly or afternoon/evening/ late night shifts available. Bonded insured, college educated and references. Call for more info, Robert 954-707-0264.

THINGS YOU NEED TO ACCOMPLISH? Minds at ease, A+ handyman service. Prompt, Reliable & Honest. Call Keldon Keller 954-551-3127 krkeller@aol.com

licensed massage EXP. MATURE MALE WPB MASSEUR In-calls only, private studio setting by Belvedere/SR7 in quiet area. Highly skilled, intuitive theraputic bodywork by friendly LMT. Affordable rates but cash only. Early to late, 7 days. Call (561) 2548065 for appt. or walk-in OK. RELIEVE STRESS & TENSION WITH MAGICAL HANDS PRO MASSAGE (FL: MA51008 THE BRITISH POUND John Maroussas LMT Sports Massage, Deep Tissue, Neuromuscular, Trigger Point, Swedish, Salt or Sugar Scrubs.

Private Studio w/ Shower. Wilton Manors Location near Bill’s Lic#MA51123 954-999-2240 RECESSION RELIEF $40 per 90 MIN - Out calls higher. Swedish, Deep Tissue, Specialty Back, Lower Body & Feet. Couples Discounts.

Seniors Welcome. Delray Beach. 16 years experience. MA18563 Dennis (561) 502-2628

Dog Walking: $10.00 starting at Pet Sitting: $40.00 In House Pet Sitting: $45.00 Training: $10.00 starting per visit Pet Taxi (FTL Area): $20.00 Dependable • Reliable Service Delivered with Love and Respect

954-297-5336

BEST MASSAGE & BODYWORK IN SOUTH FLORIDA READ MY REVIEWS AT WWW. SCHEDULENOW.INFO KEITH ANGEL, LMT (954) 816-7260 MA62951 MM27048

insurance services GAY FRIENDLY INSURANCE We represent 50 companies for all your auto, home, health, life and business needs. We offer affordable rates and free quotes. Available nights and weekends 24/7. dlanders@kirsteininsurance.com Diamond Landers 954-665-3375

WILTON MANORS MASSAGE Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports. $59 Swedish Hour. call or Text Chris Tunkus 954-258-8779 1322 NE 4th Avenue Fort Lauderdale, FL www.WiltonManorsMassage.com

landscaping IRRIGATION SYSTEM REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE 19 years experience, excellent work, referrals upon request. Call Roberto 954383-8980

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(954) 448-6394 Install Grass - Mulch - Rock - Hedges - Trees - Lighting Weekly and Monthly Service

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pets STEVEN JAY’S LOVING PET CARE! I care for your pet in my home. One client at a time if requested. Multiple pets and all pets welcome! I have a very clean home and low rates! Call Steven Jay , 954 -565-1996

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MIAMI –DADE NEW THOUGHT Spirituality group has counseling , coaching to help you get past what challenges you the most. Success in any area is possible. Call us and discuss your goals . Many of our activities are low or no cost. Inspirational gatherings every Sunday 11am, group work / classes in Broward- Dade.

1:1 counseling (phone or in person.) email us with your requests info@miamicsl.org or ask to receive our E- letter (bi weekly) packed full information to change your life. www.Miamicsl. org text or message or contact us at (305) 993 9018

psychic services CHRISTIAN PSYCHIC READER AND ADVISOR

BY SHAWN Reunite you with loved ones or family. Will guide you for success. Tell past, present and destiny to come. For further information call Shawn at 954-549-8243

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roommates LAUDERLAKES ROOMATE WANTED Share a 2/2 on lake w/ hot tub, private bath, W/D , dishwasher ,central a/c and cable. $ 400/mo includes utilities & internet. Looking for a mature professional. 1st & security deposit. Background check req. Call Gary 954-803-0885 FREE RENT –LARGE 2BR APARTMENT Have your own BR with private bath and shower.

Needed, experienced strong mature male caretaker, capable of assisting wheelchair bound gay 55 year old male with spinal cord damage.

Smoker. Located State Rd between Oakland and Sunrise blvd . 15 minutes to Wilton Manors. Call Joe at 954-740-2155.

MALE ROOMMATE WANTED Male roommate wanted for 2/1/13. Beautiful WPB 2BD/2BA apt to share $650/Mo. Water, Elect, Waste Mgt included. Deposit + 1st. mo. Required.

Call 561-316-7236

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LARGE TOWNHOME WITH POOL, EAST FORT LAUDERDALE Beautiful 2BR/2BA townhome in quiet 5-plex.Large eat-in kitchen, central a/c, ceiling fans, Washer/dryer in unit, dishwasher, sparkling pool and more. All in tropical paradise within 5 minutes of the Atlantic Ocean & 1-95 & 8 minutes to Wilton Drive.

Master bedroom has walk-in closet and sliding glass doors to private balcony. Great neighbors and neighborhood. Small pet ok. $1,225/mo.

Check out photos & complete descriptions at www.YourPerfectApartment.com or call Rick at 954-253-1929

rent/lease furnished PERFECT RELOCATION RENTALS 3 TO 6 MONTHSFrom 325/week & 1300/month.

Gay owned and operated hotel resort with beautiful studio, 1 & 2BRself catering turnkey, fully furnished & apartments with full kitchens.

Clothing optional pool! Central to Wilton Manors & Haulover nude beach in historic Dania Beach . Pets welcome. Includes ,utilities, parking , cable, wifi , internet/telephone . Call Joe & Jack at 954927-0900 or visit www.LibertySuites.com

rent/lease wilton manors WILTON MANORS 2BR/1BA IN SMALL QUIET COMPLEX Central AC, On-site coin-op W/D. Walking distance to 5-points, Stork’s and Pride Center. $900+ electric. $1800 for 1st and security required. No pets. 954-839-2588

LAKERIDGE FURN. GARDEN STUDIO Central to beach/downtown/Wilton Drive.

Clean newly ren. 1 rm and bath. Lg. private fenced courtyard.private entry with parking,laundry onsite, water and electric included. $765/mo. 1st and security with lease. Avail March 1st call 941-548-7989 MIDDLE RIVER TERRACE 1/1 efficency $675/mo. Or $165/week, 6 mos or 1 year lease. Large 3BD house $1,250, carport, office, and all tile. Pay your first month’s rent with an approved application and you’re in. Water & electric included* Call for details. 954-527-9225 VICTORIA PARK - LARGE 1BD/1BA Completely renovated. Torazo floors, new kitchen apps, Walk-in closet, new paint, A/C, shared W/D. Quite 5 unit bldg in safe area. $800/Mo. Call 954-763-3222 HUGE 2/2 POOL DUPLEX - POMPANO BEACH Updated, Lushly Landscaped, East of Fed Hwy 1 Mile to Beach, D/R, Sep. Laundry W/D, Fab Lrg Pool, New Central AC, Tile Floors, Small Dog or Cat ok. $1390, Available 2/1/13 Call Tim: 754235-2911

rent/lease ft. lauderdale 1BD APARTMENT UPSTAIRS 1142 NE 4th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale $700/Mo. Yearly Call 954-764-0212 or 954-581-2573

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DUPLEX APT. CORAL RIDGE ISLES ( close to Holy Cross Hosp. and shopping ) Newly remodeled and landscaped 2B/2B ( each bedroom with adjoining bathroom) ideal for roommates. Spacious rooms with plenty of closet space, upgraded kitchen with micro, D/W. Your own laundry room with new W/D.Huge back yard and screenedin back porch. Small pet allowed $1250/ month call 561-362-6104 or 954-254-2499 $700 DOWNTOWN / SAILBOAT BEND Quiet, small complex. 1BD/1BA. Large walk-in closet, brand new carpet. Living room, dining area, kitchen, FREE hot water, NEW A/C, LOW electric bills, assigned parking, “””MOVE-IN SPECIAL””” $700/MO. Call 954-566-6251 2 ROOMS FOR RENT 1BD/1BA new carpet, kitchenette, $1,200/Mo. will reduce to $775 for experienced handyman. Also 1BD $700/Mo. will reduce to $400 for experienced handyman. No

rent/lease west palm beach PB COUNTY-LAKE PARK 2/1 CONDO 2nd Floor Corner - Next to Kelsey Park across from Intracoastal Great Locations. $750 per month - 1 year Lease • No Pets • No Smoking • 1st & Security Call 561-310-0615

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