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J-Lo to Make Cameo in Lesbian TV Series The actress and singer will appear on a show she’s producing set to air in June After her lesbian television drama “The Fosters” was given the green light, singer and actress Jennifer Lopez said she’ll make a guest appearance on the show once it starts airing.

The show will focus on a biracial lesbian couple who raise biological and adoptive children together. It is set to premiere on ABC Family on June 3.

Jake Austin, best known for his role on Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place, will play the foster son of two lesbian moms in the series. He told E! Online that Lopez wants to make a cameo appearance.

“She was maybe thinking about doing a cameo in the pilot ... but there was some apprehension in deciding

how early they wanted to feature someone like her into the show,” he said. “So she’ll definitely come on… but at this point we just don’t know when.”

Lopez has said in the past she’s pro-gay: “When it comes to gay marriage, I just believe in love,” she told The Advocate in 2010.

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Activists believe the bill providing LGBT workplace protections could pass this year A bipartisan group has reintroduced a bill that would protect LGBT people from being fired by most public or private employers.

According to Think Progress, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act was filed on April 25. If passed, it would provide nationwide workplace protections

against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Congressman Jared Polis (D-CO) are spearheading the effort.

ENDA has been reintroduced in Congress every year since 1994. However, activists believe that the momentum behind the gay rights movement could

prompt legislators to finally pass it.

A survey by the Center for American Progress indicates that 73 percent of voters support ENDA, including Republicans and conservatives.

Under the bill, religious organization would be exempted from these LGBT workplace protections.

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recorded male pregnancy in Chile’s history.” Matias talked about how her life has changed after the pregnancy.

“We know that our case is a milestone, a precedent,” he’s quoted by Gay Star News as saying. “Along the way we discovered loop holes and such, but the entire thing has been so normal. Our life hasn’t changed

in absolutely any respect.”

The first transgender man to give birth in the U.S. was Thomas Beatie, who became known as “The Pregnant Man” in 2008.

Since then, Beatie, has given birth to three children. He recently announced plans to appeal his divorce after his marriage was declared invalid by an Arizona court.

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Three More Quickies to Wake You Up Father Walks Cross-Country After Bullied Gay Son Hanged Himself The grieving father is walking across the country to create awareness about gay bullying Santa Fe Votes to Legalize Gay Marriage in the State New Mexico’s capital has approved a resolution to legalize gay marriage in the state

Second Vatican Archbishop Backs Civil Unions for Gay Couples Archbishop Piero Marini said “gay couples need civil unions” but it shouldn’t be called marriage

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It is reportedly the first recorded male pregnancy in the country’s history A Chilean transgender man is making headlines as he is believe to be the first man to give birth in the South American country.

Only identified as “Matias,” the person is legally a man, but he was somehow able to keep his female reproductive organs, according to The Santiago Times.

The Times calls it “the first

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Florida Atlantic University almost indeed, the GEO Group. After being put named its football stadium after an equally on hold, the automotive chain’s interest controversial company — fried-chicken cooled, and FAU ultimately landed GEO, chain Chick-fil-A. whose chairman and Recently fired FAU CEO is an FAU alumn Athletic Director and former chairman of Craig Angelos told the the university’s board of Sunshine State News trustees.” that the university Chick-fil-A was at the almost hit a deal with center of a national made the anti-gay company. storm last summer when With $45 million in company COO Dan Cathy debt, “We had to make a lot admitted to funneling of sacrifices and mortgage millions of dollars to the the athletic department company’s charitable arm to make the stadium a in order to fund several reality,” Angelos said. anti-gay organizations.

He went on to explain The news caused an FAU Stadium how they almost closed uproar nationwide, with Photo courtesy of FAU’s Facebook a deal with a local car people and politicians dealer, but STN writes voicing their support that “higher-ups in the school’s chain of for the conservative values the company command wanted to hold off for a better stood by, and others siding with LGBT deal with fast-food chain Chick-fil-A or, equality.

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+Wilton Manors Recognizes International Family Equality Day The City of Wilton Manors became even more gay-friendly. Officials gave a proclamation to start recognizing International Family Equality Day on Tuesday, April 23.

The celebration takes place around the globe on May 5.

Wilton Manors Vice Mayor Julie Carson, whose brother has adopted two

sons along with his partner, recognizes that the city of Wilton Manors is home to many types of diverse families.

“I believe we are an emblem of diversity, not just here in Florida but nationwide,” Carson told SFGN. “In my own family diversity is a very important element.”

Carson said one of the inspirations for requesting the proclamation is

the work she has seen through the local organization, South Florida Family Pride. SFFP is a volunteer run organization aimed at providing support, advocacy and fun for the LGBT families in South Florida.

“The work that [South Florida Family Pride] does is something special,” Carson said. “I wanted to make sure a local group

Teen Told He Has to +Trans Run for Prom Queen

A high school student in Pennsylvania has been receiving an outpouring of support from the online equal rights community after he was denied a bid to be his school’s prom king.

Issak Wolfe, a senior at Red Lion Area Senior High School in York County, Pennsylvania, told The York Dispatch that his transition from female-to-male had been relatively positive up until this incident.

Wolfe alleges school principal Mark Shue put his name under prom queen instead of prom king.

Wolfe told the York Daily Record that the incident has left him “humiliated” since he had already passed out fliers and huNg posters promoting himself for prom king.

“If I would have known they would’ve done that, I probably would have opted out,” Wolfe told the York Daily Record. “What bothers me the most is they never told me.”

The Southern York County School District’s policy manual states that “The district shall provide to all students, without discrimination, course offerings, counseling, assistance, employment, athletics and extracurricular activities.”

The policy also says that all students should have access to “review of programs, activities and practices to ensure that all students have equal access and are not segregated except when permissible by law or regulation.”

Phone calls left with the school district were not returned at press time.

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was recognized for the work they do with LGBT families.”

With family and marriage equality issues at the forefront of the political debate in Washington, Carson said recognition like this was needed.

Said Carson: “With the importance of marriage equality and what is means to our community, it’s to validate every family.”

Singaporean Gay Couple + Raise Funds to Challenge Gay Sex Ban

A gay couple in Singapore has raised over $80,000 in their quest to challenge their country’s ban on gay sex. The original goal was $50,000 but that goal was surpassed just 18 hours after launching their campaign on indiegogo.com.

In April of this year, Gary and Kenneth were disappointed when the Singapore High court ruled against them and upheld Section 377A of the Singapore Penal Code which criminalizes sex between two men. They are raising money to challenge the ban.

Man Uses Two Gay + Dating Apps to Rape, Rob Community in Two Cities

Gay families in Broward County celebrate International Family Equality Day with a proclamation from the Wilton Manors City Commission.

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that she faked a hate crime, was sentenced to a week in jail, according to the Huffington Post.

The Lincoln Journal-Star reports that the former University of Nebraska basketball star will also serve two years on probation and be required to undergo a psychological evaluation and complete 250 hours of community hours for lying to investigators in July 2012.

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Rogers’ claims an “incredible and outrageous lie” and a “disservice” to the LGBT community, according to the Omaha World-Herald.

Rogers had claimed that in July of last year she was attacked in her home by three men whom she said bound her with zip ties, carved homophobic slurs into her skin, and lit a fire in her living room.

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A man from Kent, Washington has been charged with seven felony counts stemming from a week-long crime spree in Seattle where police say he contacted men on the gay social app Growlr before raping them at gunpoint and robbing them, according to Advocate.

Seattle police described the attacks to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer saying the accused, 32-year-old convicted felon Leverne Lee Maxwell, would meet up with the men at their homes after talking on the social app. After asking for water, Maxwell would brandish the gun threatening to kill the victims if they did not cooperate.

Maxwell insists he is innocent, saying the sex was consensual. Investigators said they found fingerprints on an unused condom linking Maxwell to the alleged crimes. He was also identified by “several victims.”

He remains in jail on $750,000 bail awaiting his May 6 court appearance.

The man is also accused of the same crimes in Kent using the gay mobile app Scruff.

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What is STRIBILD? STRIBILD is a prescription medicine used to treat HIV-1 in adults who have never taken HIV-1 medicines before. It combines 4 medicines into 1 pill to be taken once a day with food. STRIBILD is a complete single-tablet regimen and should not be used with other HIV-1 medicines.

STRIBILD does not cure HIV-1 infection or AIDS. To control HIV-1 infection and decrease HIV-related illnesses you must keep taking STRIBILD. Ask your healthcare provider if you have questions about how to reduce the risk of passing HIV-1 to others.

Always practice safer sex and use condoms to lower the chance of sexual contact with body fluids. Never reuse or share needles or other items that have body fluids on them.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION What is the most important information I should know about STRIBILD? STRIBILD can cause serious side effects: • Build-up of an acid in your blood (lactic acidosis), which is a serious medical emergency. Symptoms of lactic acidosis include feeling very weak or tired, unusual (not normal) muscle pain, trouble breathing, stomach pain with nausea or vomiting, feeling cold especially in your arms and legs, feeling dizzy or lightheaded, and/or a fast or irregular heartbeat.

• Serious liver problems. The liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and fatty (steatosis). Symptoms of liver problems include your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice), dark “tea-colored” urine, light-colored bowel movements (stools), loss of appetite for several days or longer, nausea, and/or stomach pain.

• You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or serious liver problems if you are female, very overweight (obese), or have been taking STRIBILD for a long time. In some cases, these serious conditions have led to death. Call your healthcare provider right away if you have any symptoms of these conditions.

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• Worsening of hepatitis B (HBV) infection. If you also have HBV and stop taking STRIBILD, your hepatitis may suddenly get worse. Do not stop taking STRIBILD without first talking to your healthcare provider, as they will need to monitor your health. STRIBILD is not approved for the treatment of HBV. Who should not take STRIBILD? Do not take STRIBILD if you: • Take a medicine that contains: alfuzosin, dihydroergotamine, ergotamine, methylergonovine, cisapride, lovastatin, simvastatin, pimozide, sildenafil when used for lung problems (Revatio®), triazolam, oral midazolam, rifampin or the herb St. John’s wort.

• For a list of brand names for these medicines, please see the Brief Summary on the following pages.

• Take any other medicines to treat HIV-1 infection, or the medicine adefovir (Hepsera®).

What are the other possible side effects of STRIBILD? Serious side effects of STRIBILD may also include: • New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your healthcare provider should do regular blood and urine tests to check your kidneys before and during treatment with STRIBILD. If you develop kidney problems, your healthcare provider may tell you to stop taking STRIBILD. • Bone problems, including bone pain or bones getting soft or thin, which may lead to fractures. Your healthcare provider may do tests to check your bones.

• Changes in body fat can happen in people taking HIV-1 medicines.

• Changes in your immune system.

Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new symptoms after you start taking STRIBILD. The most common side effects of STRIBILD include nausea and diarrhea. Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effects that bother you or don’t go away.

What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking STRIBILD? • All your health problems. Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you have or had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including hepatitis virus infection.

• All the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. STRIBILD may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how STRIBILD works. Keep a list of all your medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist. Do not start any new medicines while taking STRIBILD without first talking with your healthcare provider.

• If you take hormone-based birth control (pills, patches, rings, shots, etc).

• If you take antacids. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or after you take STRIBILD. • If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if STRIBILD can harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant while taking STRIBILD. • If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed.

Do not breastfeed. HIV-1 can be passed to the baby in breast milk. Also, some medicines in STRIBILD can pass into breast milk, and it is not known if this can harm the baby.

You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/ medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.

Please see Brief Summary of full Prescribing Information with important warnings on the following pages.

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STRIBILD is a prescription medicine used as a complete single-tablet regimen to treat HIV-1 in adults who have never taken HIV-1 medicines before. STRIBILD does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS.

I started my personal revolution Talk to your healthcare provider about starting treatment.

STRIBILD is a complete HIV-1 treatment in 1 pill, once a day.

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Patient Information STRIBILDTM (STRY-bild) (elvitegravir 150 mg/cobicistat 150 mg/emtricitabine 200 mg/ tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg) tablets Brief summary of full Prescribing Information. For more information, please see the full Prescribing Information, including Patient Information.

What is STRIBILD? • STRIBILD is a prescription medicine used to treat HIV-1 in adults who have never taken HIV-1 medicines before. STRIBILD is a complete regimen and should not be used with other HIV-1 medicines.

• STRIBILD does not cure HIV-1 or AIDS. You must stay on continuous HIV-1 therapy to control HIV-1 infection and decrease HIV-related illnesses.

• Ask your healthcare provider about how to prevent passing HIV-1 to others. Do not share or reuse needles, injection equipment, or personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them. Do not have sex without protection. Always practice safer sex by using a latex or polyurethane condom to lower the chance of sexual contact with semen, vaginal secretions, or blood.

What is the most important information I should know about STRIBILD? STRIBILD can cause serious side effects, including: 1. Build-up of lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Lactic acidosis can happen in some people who take STRIBILD or similar (nucleoside analogs) medicines. Lactic acidosis is a serious medical emergency that can lead to death. Lactic acidosis can be hard to identify early, because the symptoms could seem like symptoms of other health problems. Call your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the following symptoms which could be signs of lactic acidosis: • feel very weak or tired • have unusual (not normal) muscle pain • have trouble breathing • have stomach pain with nausea or vomiting • feel cold, especially in your arms and legs • feel dizzy or lightheaded • have a fast or irregular heartbeat 2. Severe liver problems. Severe liver problems can happen in people who take STRIBILD. In some cases, these liver problems can lead to death. Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and you may develop fat in your liver (steatosis). Call your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the following symptoms of liver problems: • your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice) • dark “tea-colored” urine • light-colored bowel movements (stools) • loss of appetite for several days or longer • nausea • stomach pain You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems if you are female, very overweight (obese), or have been taking STRIBILD for a long time.

3. Worsening of Hepatitis B infection. If you have hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and take STRIBILD, your HBV may get worse (flare-up) if you stop taking STRIBILD. A “flare-up” is when your HBV infection suddenly returns in a worse way than before.

• Do not run out of STRIBILD. Refill your prescription or talk to your healthcare provider before your STRIBILD is all gone

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• Do not stop taking STRIBILD without first talking to your healthcare provider • If you stop taking STRIBILD, your healthcare provider will need to check your health often and do blood tests regularly for several months to check your HBV infection. Tell your healthcare provider about any new or unusual symptoms you may have after you stop taking STRIBILD Who should not take STRIBILD? Do not take STRIBILD if you also take a medicine that contains: • adefovir (Hepsera®) • alfuzosin hydrochloride (Uroxatral®) • cisapride (Propulsid®, Propulsid Quicksolv®) • ergot-containing medicines, including: dihydroergotamine mesylate (D.H.E. 45®, Migranal®), ergotamine tartrate (Cafergot®, Migergot®, Ergostat®, Medihaler Ergotamine®, Wigraine®, Wigrettes®), and methylergonovine maleate (Ergotrate®, Methergine®) • lovastatin (Advicor®, Altoprev®, Mevacor®) • oral midazolam • pimozide (Orap®) • rifampin (Rifadin®, Rifamate®, Rifater®, Rimactane®) • sildenafil (Revatio®), when used for treating lung problems • simvastatin (Simcor®, Vytorin®, Zocor®) • triazolam (Halcion®) • the herb St. John’s wort Do not take STRIBILD if you also take any other HIV-1 medicines, including: • Other medicines that contain tenofovir (Atripla®, Complera®, Viread®, Truvada®) • Other medicines that contain emtricitabine, lamivudine, or ritonavir (Combivir®, Emtriva®, Epivir® or Epivir-HBV®, Epzicom®, Kaletra®, Norvir®, Trizivir®) STRIBILD is not for use in people who are less than 18 years old.

What are the possible side effects of STRIBILD? STRIBILD may cause the following serious side effects: • See “What is the most important information I should know about STRIBILD?” • New or worse kidney problems, including kidney failure. Your healthcare provider should do blood and urine tests to check your kidneys before you start and while you are taking STRIBILD. Your healthcare provider may tell you to stop taking STRIBILD if you develop new or worse kidney problems.

• Bone problems can happen in some people who take STRIBILD. Bone problems include bone pain, softening or thinning (which may lead to fractures). Your healthcare provider may need to do tests to check your bones.

• Changes in body fat can happen in people who take HIV-1 medicine. These changes may include increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (“buffalo hump”), breast, and around the middle of your body (trunk). Loss of fat from the legs, arms and face may also happen. The exact cause and long-term health effects of these conditions are not known.

• Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution Syndrome) can happen when you start taking HIV-1 medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you start having any new symptoms after starting your HIV-1 medicine.

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The most common side effects of STRIBILD include: • Nausea • Diarrhea Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away.

• These are not all the possible side effects of STRIBILD. For more information, ask your healthcare provider.

• Call your healthcare provider for medical advice about side effects.

You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.

What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking STRIBILD? Tell your healthcare provider about all your medical conditions, including: • If you have or had any kidney, bone, or liver problems, including hepatitis B infection • If you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if STRIBILD can harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant while taking STRIBILD. – There is a pregnancy registry for women who take antiviral medicines during pregnancy. The purpose of this registry is to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Talk with your healthcare provider about how you can take part in this registry.

• If you are breastfeeding (nursing) or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed if you take STRIBILD. - You should not breastfeed if you have HIV-1 because of the risk of passing HIV-1 to your baby.

- Two of the medicines in STRIBILD can pass to your baby in your breast milk. It is not known if the other medicines in STRIBILD can pass into your breast milk.

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

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements: • STRIBILD may affect the way other medicines work, and other medicines may affect how STRIBILD works.

• Be sure to tell your healthcare provider if you take any of the following medicines: - Hormone-based birth control (pills, patches, rings, shots, etc) - Antacid medicines that contains aluminum, magnesium hydroxide, or calcium carbonate. Take antacids at least 2 hours before or after you take STRIBILD - Medicines to treat depression, organ transplant rejection, or high blood pressure - amiodarone (Cordarone®, Pacerone®) - atorvastatin (Lipitor®, Caduet®) - bepridil hydrochloric (Vascor®, Bepadin®) - bosentan (Tracleer®) - buspirone - carbamazepine (Carbatrol®, Epitol®, Equetro®, Tegreto®) - clarithromycin (Biaxin®, Prevpac®) - clonazepam (Klonopin®) - clorazepate (Gen-xene®, Tranxene®) - colchicine (Colcrys®) - medicines that contain dexamethasone - diazepam (Valium®)

- digoxin (Lanoxin®) - disopyramide (Norpace®) - estazolam - ethosuximide (Zarontin®) - flecainide (Tambocor®) - flurazepam - fluticasone (Flovent®, Flonase®, Flovent® Diskus, Flovent® HFA, Veramyst®) - itraconazole (Sporanox®) - ketoconazole (Nizoral®) - lidocaine (Xylocaine®) - mexiletine - oxcarbazepine (Trileptal®) - perphenazine - phenobarbital (Luminal®) - phenytoin (Dilantin®, Phenytek®) - propafenone (Rythmol®) - quinidine (Neudexta®) - rifabutin (Mycobutin®) - rifapentine (Priftin®) - risperidone (Risperdal®, Risperdal Consta®) - salmeterol (Serevent®) or salmeterol when taken in combination with fluticasone (Advair Diskus®, Advair HFA®) - sildenafil (Viagra®), tadalafil (Cialis®) or vardenafil (Levitra®, Staxyn®), for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). If you get dizzy or faint (low blood pressure), have vision changes or have an erection that last longer than 4 hours, call your healthcare provider or get medical help right away.

- tadalafil (Adcirca®), for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension - telithromycin (Ketek®) - thioridazine - voriconazole (Vfend®) - warfarin (Coumadin®, Jantoven®) - zolpidem (Ambien®, Edlular®, Intermezzo®, Zolpimist®) Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of all your medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. Do not start any new medicines while you are taking STRIBILD without first talking with your healthcare provider.

Keep STRIBILD and all medicines out of reach of children.

This Brief Summary summarizes the most important information about STRIBILD. If you would like more information, talk with your healthcare provider. You can also ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about STRIBILD that is written for health professionals, or call 1-800-445-3235 or go to www.STRIBILD.com.

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Ride For Life

SMART Ride founder creates regional bike ride fundraiser

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Glen Weinzimer was 32 years old when he found out he was HIV Positive. His doctor told him he wouldn’t live to see the end of the week. He did. Then he was told he wouldn’t make it to the end of the month. He did. He was continually told, year after year, that it would be his last. Until one day, 15 years ago, his disease was no longer detectable.

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In the midst of his disease, Weinzimer was forced to retire in 1994. He started volunteering just to get out of the house, making his first AIDS ride appearance in 1996. While he didn’t ride that first year, he came back the second year on a bike and every year through the last ride in 2001.

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SMART Ride was born — a ride (not race) from Miami to Key West. Now he wants to give The SMART Ride a little sister, Bike It For Life.

On May 11, the first Bike It For Life kicks off in Fort Lauderdale at The Pride Center.

While SMART Ride is geared toward more advanced riders, Bike It For Life targets less experienced riders with “passion.” “[The riders] aren’t necessarily professionals,” Weinzimer said. “They just want to prove that AIDS isn’t bigger than they are.”

Bike It For Life lets riders choose a distance that is right for them: 15, 30, 60, or 100 miles.

Weinzimer said while The SMART Ride is an annual ride, there will be many Bike It For Life rides around the state of Florida each year. The first, in Fort Lauderdale, wasn’t a coincidence.

“We decided on doing the first one in Fort Lauderdale because we live here, we know the community,” Weinzimer said. “We know the benefiting agencies and can experiment with the event, fine-tune it.”

The Bike It For Life this year benefits the following agencies: The Pride Center, SunServe, Children’s Diagnostic & Treatment Center, and The Poverello Center Food Bank.

While 100 percent of the proceeds will be going to all the agencies, 50 percent will be divided up equally and the other 50 percent will be dispersed among any or all of the agencies, however the donor chooses.

According to the Bike It For Life website, “If you decide that you want the remaining 50 percent to go to one agency, or if you want the second half to go to a combination of the chosen agencies, that’s how it will be divided.”

All agencies have teams riding in the event. As of press time, Pride Pack — The Pride Center’s team — has raised the most money for their team, with more than $2,000. To donate, you do not have to put your money into a team. The website allows donations to be raised individually, given to independent fundraisers, or teams competing in the ride.

The ride starts approximately at 6:37 a.m. on May 11. In celebration of Mother’s Day Weekend, riders are encouraged to invite their moms for a free brunch at The Pride Center after the ride. Weinzimer said he expected most riders to finish by 3 p.m. All riders who expect to go 100 miles will be fed

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Bike It For Life launches May 11 in Fort Lauderdale.

It’s the first in a series of rides set to hit Tampa, Orlando, Key West and Miami.

Photo courtesy of Bike It for Life

“on the road,” that is, at a pit stop while they are riding.

There will be multiple stops and water stations up and down A1A for riders.

While The SMART Ride is for the more advanced rider, Weinzimer said Bike It For Life is for those who still want to ride, “but may not be able to enter the long trek down to Key West or they can’t raise the $1,200 required amount.”

If riders can pay the $50 to register and commit to raising $250, they’re in.

As Weinzimer continues to develop his local ride, he still plans to take Bike It For Life around the state.

“Our ideal goal would be to raise $50,000 and get 150-200 riders,” he said. “If we don’t get it, it won’t stop us from doing more rides.”

Plans are in the works for rides in Tampa, Orlando, Miami and Key West.

IF YOU G What

Bike It For Life

When

May 11, 6:37 a.m. or near sunrise

Where

Starts and ends at The Pride Center at Equality Park in Wilton Manors

More Info.

How to Register: bikeitforlife.org

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Wilton Manors Ponzi Schemer Sentenced Jim Ellis got over three years in jail Gideon Grudo

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Jim Ellis’ days of expensive lunches at Capital Grille were over when he admitted to a slew of charges against him earlier this year.

On April 30, Ellis sat in a Miami court and was sentenced. He got 38 months in prison, and three years of supervised probation. He’s got 60 days to report to the court for incarceration.

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“Obviously the people who have been defrauded by this animal are not fully pleased with the outcome today. But we are pleased that because of our hard work and perseverance this member of the financial predator team of Elia, Ellis & Ellis who preyed on the gay community was cornered and dealt with,” Rick Khun told SFGN. “The

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result was an insult to the evidence provided and a huge mistake for the government who will definitely see this guy in front of them again. We all guaranteed that to the Judge today in the courtroom.”

Khun emphasized that the ordeal is far from over. There is a civil lawsuit pending against Ellis, and state-level investigations into his doings.

During the sentencing, four victims spoke.

“I think the victims’ speaking helped make sure that this guy got jail time,” Khun said. “I think we swayed the judge quite a bit.

I’m relieved.”

Exposed as a crook and a con man who orchestrated a Ponzi Scheme, which defrauded many local Wilton Manors residents out of millions, indicted businessman Ellis withdrew his previously entered plea of not guilty, and entered a guilty plea before a U.S. District Court Judge, the Jim Ellis has been sentenced.

Honorable Judge Kathleen Submitted Photo Williams, on Feb. 1.

The scheme exposed early 3. While Ellis promised investors he had on by SFGN’s 2012 investigation revealed invested $100,000 with Elia and was made that Ellis was a front and decoy for George to trust the “daytrader,” banks accounts Elia, enticing Wilton Station residents confirm this transaction never occurred. with promises of riches and fortune in 4. Ellis told investors he’d received exchange for their investments. Courting returns on his investment as high as prospective targets at local gay bars and 60 percent. Bank records confirm this in lavish parties at the condo complex, never happened.

Ellis repeatedly proffered to others that 5. Ellis’ involvement in Elia’s company front he himself had invested his own money ranged from cashing checks on the latter’s and inheritance as part of the lure. In fact, behalf to signing documents which would prosecutors charging Ellis revealed he had put him in charge in case Elia passed. no inheritances, and was simply acting 6. Ellis could sign off himself on the fraudulently as a front for Elia. expensive lunches at Capital Grille that he According to court documents, here’s the and Elia took potential investors to. breakdown of what Ellis admitted to doing: 7. Ellis received investments to Elia’s 1. Jim Ellis conspired with George Elia to company front and deposited them himself. defraud investors.

8. Bank records show Ellis has received 2. Around 2006, Ellis gave Elia $24,000. about $2.6 million from Elia, which he Soon, Elia would be paying Ellis back from admitted broke down to about $23,000 a the invested amount, and from principal month. investments made by people Ellis helped 9. Elia paid Ellis’ mortgages. recruit into the scheme.

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Equality Gets Political Christiana Lilly

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A heated debate at Pembroke Pines City Hall turned into an online back and forth battle between a local activist and the city’s vice mayor.

During the city commission meeting on April 17, Commissioner Iris Siple filed a motion that would allow domestic partners to be included on the city’s health insurance plan for employees, something that “should have been acted upon long before now,” she said, adding that Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Broward Sheriff’s Office and Broward County offer this to its employees, among others locally.

She also laid out how inexpensive the costs would be to the city.

It took 30 minutes from Siple reading the motion to finally vote unanimously for the city manager to research it, with plenty of back patting in between (relive the magic here: http://bit.ly/bZoZER).

However, it was what local activist

Michael Rajner called “grandstanding” and “sounding like a king throwing scraps to the common person” by Vice Mayor Angelo Castillo when he blamed the unions for holding up equality in the city. The vice mayor, who was the CEO of Broward House for nine years, spoke for about five minutes about how the issue has not come forward in the past because unions had never done so.

“People have been talking to me about why we don’t have this in place, and the answer has always consistently been that in this city there has been a pattern in practice that goes back many, many years… that anything having to do with compensation or benefits comes forward to us from labor,” Castillo said at the meeting. “In the bucket of money that we could use to benefit labor, each of them has their own agenda as we all know about how those dollars should be used.”

Later, Castillo went on Facebook and posted the topic for friends and followers

Vice Mayor Angelo Castillo Photo courtesy of Pembroke Pines

to discuss, claiming that “labor only favors it if the city pays the entire bill — without staff chipping in — making that one benefit unlike any other we offer.”

Oddly enough, when public comments were allowed at the meeting, a representative from both the police and fire unions voiced support for the move.

“Instead of focusing on giving the city manager the clear direction on what information to collect and its reason,” Rajner told SFGN, “Castillo instead held the commission hostage and forcing a conversation and grandstanding on who should pay for the benefits.”

The vice mayor told SFGN that domestic partnership have not been included in the city’s insurance plan because “labor has not asked for that benefit on behalf of their employees.” He added that he hopes to see this change in the coming months.

“The domestic partner employees I have spoken to have no problem at all and are indeed eager to provide an employee contribution for benefits just like all city employees do. It appears to be labor unions that object and some advocates which makes no sense.”

Rajner took to his email and wrote a long letter to Castillo.

“You could have stepped forward as a leader and added to the conversation on how important in 2013 it is to create for nontraditional families entry points to critical

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Local activist Michael Rajner Photo courtesy of Michael Rajner’s Facbook page

benefits needed to provide for their family,” Rajner wrote to Castillo in an email. “The time and place for the conversation you raised this week is when the city manager in June, Pride month, reviews his research with the city commission.”

Castillo responded back quickly, continuing the conversation on how equality means equality, and that those with domestic partners should also have to pay their share, just like employees currently do, and wrote that Rajner was “attacking me for trying to get this right.”

The exchange went back and forth for the rest of the day, with Castillo adding that “I will still demand that labor confirm their commitment to equal participation on the record. Specially, I want proof from each labor union individually.”

Tim Ross, president of the Dolphin Democrats, chimed in on Castillo’s Facebook and wrote that “labor is not asking the city to pay the entire bill, labor is not asking the city anything.”

The email exchange continued into the next day until Castillo told Rajner he had said everything he needed on the issue.

Rajner concluded with “I warned everyone that you would find a way to manipulate the situation and exploit it to find a way to grandstand on the matter. Thanks for proving me correct!”

Grandstanding or much ado about nothing? Let us know what you think.

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NBA’s Jason Collins Comes Out As Gay Joe Sterling It’s the biggest move of his career and it’s off the court.

Jason Collins, who played with the NBA’s Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards this season, has disclosed that he is gay. This makes him the first active openly gay male athlete in the four major American pro team sports. The center, who said he is now a free agent, made the disclosure in a column appearing in the upcoming issue of Sports Illustrated.

“I didn’t set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I’m happy to start the conversation. I wish I wasn’t the kid in the classroom raising his hand and saying, ‘I’m different.’ If I had my way, someone else would have already done this. Nobody has, which is why I’m raising my hand,” he wrote.

Collins also wrote that the killing of three people at the Boston Marathon convinced him to make an announcement. Things can change in a moment, so why not starting living more truthfully, he wrote.

Sports Illustrated’s managing editor said Collins was reticent about being a flag bearer.

“It is a much simpler, more personal reason. He wants to have a family,” Chris Stone told CNN. “He wants the same life that his twin brother, Jarron, has. This is

a secret he’s kept for a very long time. He didn’t even inform his brother that he was gay until late last summer. ... So much for twin telepathy.”

Jarron, who played in the NBA for 10 seasons and was Jason’s teammate at Stanford, tweeted to his brother: “Very proud of you.”

“Jason Collins has forever changed the face of sports,” said the Human Rights Campaign, a civil rights group fighting for gay rights.

It likened the announcement to Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play in major league baseball in the modern era.

“At a time when millions are reflecting on the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, Jason Collins is a hero for our own times,” the group said.

Collins is a 7-foot center who played with six NBA teams over the past 12 seasons.

Along with the Wizards and Celtics, they are the Minnesota Timberwolves, New Jersey Nets, Atlanta Hawks and Memphis Grizzlies.

He has averaged 3.6 points and 3.8 rebounds in 713 career games and he has had a great deal of playoff experience with the Nets mostly and the Hawks.

CNN’s Jason Hanna and Jill Martin contributed to this report.

From SFGN’s Media Partner CNN.

Jason Collins, who played with the NBA’s Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards this season, has disclosed that he is gay.

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South Florida Reacts to First Gay NBA Player Ryan Dixon

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Just mere minutes after a Sports Illustrated article in which Washington Wizards center Jason Collins announced he’s gay, the reactions of people in and out of the sports circles started to pour in. Local organizations and athletes chimed in as well, expressing their support and lack of understanding about Collins’ coming out.

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Mike Wallace tweeted and then deleted his thoughts on the matter: “All these beautiful women in the world and guys wanna mess with other guys,” Wallace wrote. His words prompted Miami LGBT advocacy group SAVE Dade to call Wallace’s comments “a sad moment and a huge disappointment for Miami-Dade residents” and asked the Miami Dolphins for an apology.

For its part, the Dolphins responded saying Wallace has apologized for his comments and assured they have addressed the matter with him.

“Mike’s comments do not reflect the views of the Miami Dolphins,” the team

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said in a statement. “We believe in a culture of inclusiveness and respect, and any statements to the contrary are in no way acceptable to our organization.”

Equality Florida, the state’s largest LGBT rights organization, issued a statement calling Wallace’s comments “insensitive” and saying they hope Collins’ announcement leads the NBA to set a higher standard for supporting athletes who come out.

“Jason’s announcement is particularly important to LGBT youth and sends a message that they can grow up to be anything in this world, including a sports star,” Equality Florida’s statement read. “And when we speak out to support Jason, we send a message to those same youth that the world is ready to support them.”

Collins’ peers inside the basketball world have, for the most part, been completely behind the 12-year veteran.

Washington Wizards President Ernie Grunfeld issued this statement: “We are extremely proud of Jason and soflagaynews //

support his decision to live his life proudly and openly. He has been a leader on and off the court and an outstanding teammate throughout his NBA career. Those qualities will continue to serve him both as a player and as a positive role model for others of all sexual orientation.”

Los Angeles Lakers’ star Kobe Bryant also tweeted his support.

“Proud of [Jason Collins]. Don’t suffocate who u r because of the ignorance of others,” he tweeted.

Lakers’ legend Irving “Magic” Johnson, whose son Earvin Johnson III is openly gay, also reached out to Collins.

“Jason Collins has announced that he is gay. I know Jason and his family well and I support him 100%,” Magic tweeted.

Collin’s only professional critic seems to be ESPN sports analyst Chris Broussard.

On ESPN’s program, Outside” The Lines,” Broussard said Collins was “walking in open rebellion to God” by saying he was a Christian and gay.

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“If you’re openly living that type of lifestyle, then the Bible says you know them by their fruits,” Broussard said. “It says that, you know, that’s a sin. I would not characterize that person as a Christian because I don’t think the Bible would characterize them as a Christian.”

Super Bowl champion and Fort Lauderdale resident Brendon Ayanbadejo, who is working with Equality Florida to help advance marriage equality in Florida, issued a statement through Athlete Ally where he applauded Collins’ decision saying he is “paving the way for a more accepting and welcoming environment in the world of professional sports.”

“I hope that Collins’ decision to go public with this news will make all people feel comfortable enough to follow in his footsteps,” Ayanbadejo said. “I look forward to meeting Jason Collins and working with him in the future.”

Collins’ interview with Sports Illustrated hits newsstands next week.

opinion publisher’s editorial Norm Kent

norm.kent@sfgn.com

Opening Doors in Pro Sports

For years, I have editorialized that most athletes could care less if their teammate screwed a camel as long as he could take two and hit a line drive to right to drive in a run.

In short, help your teammates win and they will look the other way at your personal life.

Jason Collins happens to be a gay athlete who plays professional basketball. He is on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week because he came out of the closet while his career is still in play.

Collins is a free agent this year, who will find a role on some team next year. He is a journeyman back up center who has played

on many teams. Beginning today, he is playing on our team as well.

Whether you are a teacher in a Catholic school or a professional athlete, you no longer walk alone as a gay American. From President Obama to the commissioner of the National Basketball Association, Gary Stern, professionals, peers, and the media have supported Collins publicly and personally.

We live in a country that eventually embraces the rights of people seeking them.

Professional sports have had gay athletes in them, of course. Go into the Alibi on Wilton Drive, and you will find on the walls in a

glass case the uniform of a professional gay athlete who pitched in a World Series for a major league team over 25 years ago.

Decades ago, coming out was not an option. The fear was because many people did not accept who they were, let alone asking others to do so in the closed and closeted world of professional sports. The locker room culture can be brutal, and few dared break tradition. Inevitably, when an athlete discussed his sexuality, it came after his career was over, at a time when he could no longer be bullied.

Today, gay men and lesbians own and have operated professional sport teams, and have already come out of the closet, from Laura Ricketts of the Chicago Cubs to Kevin McClatchy of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Rick Welts was the General Manager of the NBA’s Phoenix Suns when he came out in 2011. Transparency is healthy, and always has been.

As Shakespeare wrote, “to thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.”

Each time someone comes out, no matter what uniform you wear, another wall falls down. With the words, “I’m gay,” Jason Collins shatters a barrier others were not willing to break. He makes it easier for the next guy, whose story won’t matter as much.

The irony is that our paper has profiled openly gay athletes in high schools. More and more, younger people pave the way in society. We ought to listen to what they

have to say. Here is hoping the U.S. Supreme Court does when they decide DOMA later this spring.

People are being asked today the significance of what Jason Collins has done.

It is simple, really. That it is so newsworthy means our challenge, as an LGBT community is still real; our goals not yet accomplished.

Full acceptance of LGBT life in America will have arrived when someone comes out of the closet and it is no longer news. Full acceptance will come when you tell someone you are reading the South Florida Gay News, and they ask you why you need a gay paper.

We each play a role in making LGBT life more an acceptable measure in society. We do it by living honorable lives in the daytime today, making our sexuality irrelevant.

Anderson Cooper is a journalist, Adam Lambert is an entertainer, and Jason Collins is a basketball player. You may be a cop or a construction worker, a doctor or a diva.

What you do and whom you do is not nearly as important as who you are.

The ‘Wireless’ catalogue has a little plaque you can purchase online. It reads, ‘My goal in life is to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am.’

You don’t even need Shakespeare to tell you how to live. It does not matter whether you are shooting baskets as a pro athlete or heading up a gay and straight alliance in a local high school, you win the battle of life by showing up, playing hard and doing the right thing.

Jason Collins, who played with the NBA’s Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards this season, has disclosed that he is gay.

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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.

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(April 19 to April 25) The topic I want to touch on this week is probably going to ruffle a few feathers and get me called a hypocrite, but oh well. As much as I want to fight for the end of AIDS and HIV, I can’t put myself on a platform and tell people what they should. There’s a difference is stating your opinion and blatantly asserting your own agenda into people’s lives. But hey, we see that happening every day in Washington. Unfortunately, the actions I’m speaking of are coming from a lawmaker who happens to have the backing, and the money, of a multimillion-dollar AIDS organization.

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California state lawmaker Isadore Hall has introduced legislation, AB 332, which would make condoms mandatory in porn in the entire state. Right now, Measure B requires condoms in porn only if the video is shot in Orange County. The law, that has yet to be enforced, is supposed to funded by the fines imposed on studios that don’t force their performers to use condoms.

Here’s my problem. I believe that by trying to enforce condoms on performers, activists and lawmakers may inadvertently do more harm than good. No one likes to do something they have to. People should be wearing condoms because they want to. How many times in your life did your mother tell you that you couldn’t have or do something?

That made you want it even more, right?

Forcing the use of condoms will cut back the need to have performers tested. I’ve said in the past I believe I was placed with a positive model and not told, and I believe that that ultimately led to my infection because of our unsafe sex off camera. I made other stupid choices with other people, but I felt I was safe having sex with this person.

Just using a condom would be, in my opinion, an excuse for performers to not be tested.

-Ryan Dixon

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Seduced by a storyteller François Ozon and his film In the House Gary M. Kramer garyk@att.net

Out French writer/director François Ozon’s diverting new film “In the House” alternates between two stories.

One has Germain (Fabrice Luchini), a teacher, mentoring Claude (Ernst Umhauer), a student in his literature class. The other features Claude’s stories, which depict his experiences in the home of his classmate Rapha (Bastien Ughetto).

Claude’s stories intrigue and excite Germain, and “In the House” depicts how Germain crosses moral and ethical lines to keep Claude’s addicting tales coming. Ozon artfully plays with ideas of truth and trust, fiction and morality to create a seductive, spellbinding comedic drama about desire.

The charming filmmaker recently met with SFGN to talk about how he crafted In

the House.

GMK: There is a line in your film, “People are nothing without stories.” Do you believe this to be true?

FO: Yes! I am nothing without film, without fiction. I need to escape—like the character of Germain—from reality. Life in cinema is better than life in reality.

GMK: Have you ever read a serial or watched a soap opera where you couldn’t wait for the next installment?

FO: Of course! When I was young, “Dallas” was so popular… It was very subversive and forbidden.

GMK: You’ve addressed perfect families previously in your film “Sitcom,” and

François Ozon on the set of In the House Photo courtesy of François Ozon

now again here. What is your sense of the perfect family?

FO: [LAUGHS]. As a child, I dreamt of the perfect family in the perfect house in a beautiful suburb. Actually, I lived in Paris in an old building and my dream was to live like a suburban American— like Rapha’s family.

My family was not dysfunctional, but it was not perfect.

GMK: Another theme is your film is that art and literature teach us how to awaken our senses to beauty.

FO: I think art helps you understand life. For me, discovering a movie helps me understand my relationships. There are people who can cry in a movie, but are unable to cry in life.

GMK: Who was influential in your education?

FO: I didn’t have such a strong relationship like Germain and Claude in the film, but discovering Fassbinder — I had the feeling like he was talking to me, you know? I loved very stylish movies by Douglas Sirk and Max Ophuls, and at the same time I liked realistic movies, and I didn’t know how to have these two visions in the same movie. When I discovered Fassbinder’s movies, I thought the key is there.

GMK: Your characters talk about creating and expressing desire in “In the House”.

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How do you create and expepress desire and sexuality…

FO: [Interrupts] Sexuality is life. [Laughs].

Sexuality is very important and very often my films are about people looking for their identity. To find your identity you have to go through your sexuality. That’s why sex is so important in my movies. I love to film sex scenes. It’s very exciting! I think the cinema is the best place to have desire. There is something about cinema and fantasy, obsession and sexuality. You want to touch the bodies of the actors and actresses.

GMK: Who do you desire?

FO: I desire all my actors — men and women.

It doesn’t mean I have sex with everybody!

[Laughs]. Sometimes I would like to!

GMK: “In the House” is also about being seduced…

FO: I love to be seduced! That means you have desire, you feel alive. I love to seduce my audience. I love to seduce people too.

GMK: Do you feel your films expose you?

FO: [People] think they know me because they’ve seen my movies. It’s quite disturbing to feel like you are naked in front of them. I think my films are very personal. That’s why I don’t understand why I do interviews. Everything [about me] is in the movies!

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lifestyle passages George Hymowitz Long-time Poverello Center volunteer and community staple George Hymowitz passed away on March 15. He was 89 years old.

He is survived by his partner of 42 years, Ken Fountaine. The two met in Brooklyn and would eventually move down to Florida.

While still in New York, Hymowitz started the Gay Fathers group that is still around today. He was also founder of SAGE of Broward County, and served in the early years of PFLAG. “We moved down here in 1995. At the time, we were told about Poverello, and we decided to volunteer our time there.

George volunteered there five days a week,” Fountaine told SFGN. Poverello was one of the few places that were around in the 90s. It needed people who were business savvy, which Hymowitz qualified for, having been a CPA in another life.

“He was a perfect fit for Poverello,” Fountaine said. “He continued on and volunteered all the way up until he was hospitalized.” Hymowitz went to the hospital in January after a fall.

Hymowitz’s strongest trait was honesty, Fountaine said.

“I’ve never met anyone with so much integrity. In the 20 plus year he worked at Poverello, he never got paid — you could count on one hand the times he took leave.”

Hymowitz served during WWII. The honor guard at his funeral recognized Fountaine as his partner, and the flag was presented to him, although Hymowitz’s former wife and children were present at the New York March 18 ceremony.

After years of volunteering in different agencies across the region, local activist Andy Eddy met Hymowitz.

“I got to know George and befriended him.

Although retired, George spent day after day volunteering at the Poverello Food and Nutrition Center. While many volunteers came and went George remained dedicated to his task even in his later days when he was not in the best of health,” Eddy told SFGN. “I often visited Poverello and reflect on the fact that he had his desk at the Center until his passing. George was a loyal and dedicated man and one of those caring individuals that our community can be proud of even though men like George can appear invisible to those not so involved.”

To Eddy, “George is an example of one of the many dedicated and caring volunteer heroes we often hear so little about but who make a world of difference to those in need in a time when others could care less.”

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Rick Gibson Rick Gibson, a Wilton Manors realtor, died April 25 of an apparent suicide. His body was recovered from the Double Tree Hotel on East Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, in a room he had rented.

While Fort Lauderdale police have refused comment as to the cause of death, citing an ongoing investigation, friends have indicated Gibson left a suicide note and had made arrangements to have his dog cared for.

The Broward County medical examiner’s office told SFGN that it will be conducting toxicology examinations, and so it will take about two weeks before any results are released.

“Rick was a really good guy,” said one of his past clients, Howard Marr, 51, of Oakland Park. “Even though you only saw him once or twice a year, it was you didn’t miss a day.”

Ellen Friedman, 53, of Fort Lauderdale met Gibson when she was working for Hot Spots around 1999. “[Gibson] was on the most caring individuals I’d ever met. He was kind, considerate to his friends. He was just a good person. The man lived to be a volunteer.”

She met with him briefly on Thursday, April 18.

“He was headed out to a closing. He seemed fine,” she told SFGN. “I’m in shock.

Tomorrow’s not promised to anybody.”

An old friend of Gibson’s, Paul Hyman, the former executive director of the Pride Center, was very upset at hearing at Gibson’s passing.

“I was very sorry to learn about the sudden death of Rick Gibson. Rick was among an early group of [Pride Center] board leaders who embraced the Center when it wasn’t popular to do so. Rick played a pivotal role in shaping [The Pride Center’s] strategy, which began with the statement “we need a new lawyer.” Rick connected us with essential resources. He spearheaded early rebranding efforts and was very generous with his time and money.”

Upon hearing about Gibson’s death friends also posted messages on his Facebook account. Below are just a few.

Kaley Tuning: “I still cannot believe you are gone. You taught me so much in the years we worked together. You were an amazing person with such a huge heart. I have such great memories of you that I will cherish. You will be missed. Rest in peace Rick.”

Donna Collins: “I am deeply saddened by the passing of a wonderful neighbor, a trusted friend and confidant, and a man that believed in the power of volunteerism and changing things for the better. You will be missed my friend.”

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his drink was conceived in an effort to be contrarian to the contrarians. It’s no secret that there are many affiliated to bar culture who can’t help but cringe when the word “vodka” is mentioned in their presence.

I’ve never understood this, because it’s the first thing most drinking folks ask for. Sure, I understand that it’s not the most expressive or exciting spirit to play with, but let’s face it, it’s not going anywhere.

Enter the Punch Wagon. Delightfully refreshing, bright and snappy, this is a perfect example of what I’d call a “gateway cocktail,” or “trust-building drink.” Using well-known ingredients in a playful recipe allows for the feel of a user-friendly cocktail experience without some of the more eccentric trappings that we drink geeks are prone to.

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•Fine-mesh strainer •Jigger •Grater •Ingredients •1 1/2 oz vodka •1/2 oz fresh lime juice •1/2 oz honey syrup (honey that has been very slightly thinned with warm water) •1/2 oz French dry vermouth •2 dashes of Angostura bitters •Freshly grated nutmeg, for serving Steps for Success: In a clean mixing glass, add the vodka, lime juice, honey syrup, vermouth and bitters. Add ice and shake vigorously.

Double or “fine” strain the drink using both a Hawthorne and a fine mesh strainer into a stemmed (cold) cocktail glass. Freshly grate nutmeg to lightly cover the surface of the drink. Serve to your gin-swilling, cocktail geek friends and watch the magic.

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THUR Dance

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Yes, those are men in tights! The Trocks are back in South Florida. Combining a wicked comic sense of humor with respect for true classical dance, the all-male, 16-member Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo dance a fine line between high art and high camp. For decades, these turbo-charged “ballerinas” have delighted audiences with parodies of classical ballet. From Swan Lake to Le Corsaire, their studied postures blend with over-thetop gestures and powerhouse technique to deliver performances that amuse at every level. Catch them tonight only at 8 p.m. at the Parker Playhouse. Tickets are $37.50-57.50 at ParkerPlayhouse.com.

FRI Music

5/3

Voices of Pride, the gay men’s chorus of the Palm Beaches, celebrates its tenth anniversary this spring. Join them for an evening of great music, lots of laughs and, as always, a few “VOP Surprises”. This week, the chorus will present “10,” an entertaining concert of love songs, movie and Broadway favorites, and pop hits, taking the audience on a non-stop, memorable musical journey.

Catch their performances May 3 and 4 at the Arts Garage in Delray Beach and May 7 at B.B. King’s Blues Club at City Place in West Palm Beach. Tickets start at $20-25 at VoicesOfPride.org.

SAT Opera

The Florida Grand Opera brings one of opera’s most captivating stories to the Broward Center, Verdi’s La traviata. You’ll love the tragic story of Violetta, one of the most desirable women in Paris, but labeled by society as “la traviata,” a woman who has gone astray.

When she at last meets her beloved, his father demands a supreme sacrifice from her to save the family’s reputation. Her broken heart and the disease that ravages her body bring her to an early and tragic death. Performances Saturday night at 8 p.m. and Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Tickets available at FGO.org.

Voices of Pride, the Gay Men’s Chorus of the Palm Beaches, celebrates its tenth anniversary with performances this week.

Photo Courtesy of Voices of Pride

Theater

5/4 SUN

Calling all classic sci-fan fans! The place to be is the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach: The year is 1933. Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Molly Sloan and her assistant uncover the story of the century: Alien sludge monsters intend to invade Earth. The Intergalactic Nemesis is an unique sci-fi audiovisual experience projects more than 1,200 handdrawn, full-color, blow-your-mind comic book images onto a big screen, while three actors, one Foley artist and one keyboardist perform all the voices, sound effects and music to tell the largerthan-life story. The attack commences at 7 p.m.

Tickets start at $10 at Kravis.org.

Music

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The Cypress String Quartet takes the stage today at 4 p.m. at the University of Miami’s Gusman Concert Hall, 1314 Miller Dr. in Coral Gables, for a program of cool classics

by Dvorak, Mozart and Beethoven. Formed in 1996, the quartet—Cecily Ward and Tom Stone, violins, Ethan Filner, viola and Jennifer Kloetzel, cello—have earned a reputation for their elegant performances, artistry and cohesion, described by critics as “pure poetry.”

Complimentary wine and soft drinks will be served during intermission. Tickets are $35 general admission and $20 for students at SundayMusicals.org or call 305-271-7150.

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Turn up that dial! From the underground dance clubs of 1950s Memphis, Tenn., to the stage at Miami’s Arsht Center, comes Memphis, the 2010 Tony Award-winning Broadway musical. Inspired by actual events, Memphis tells the story of a white radio DJ who wants to change the world and a black club singer who is ready for her big break. The tale of fame and forbidden love, complete with toe-tapping songs and explosive dancing, plays through Sunday, May 12. Tickets start at $26. For show times and tickets, go to ArshtCenter.org.

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Janis Ian Scheduled To Perform Sold-Out Concerts in Davie Andrea Dulanto

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Janis Ian Photo courtesy of Janis Ian

Singer-songwriter Janis Ian is in high demand.

Currently on tour throughout the U.S., Ian is set to perform two sold out concerts in Davie at the River of Grass Café on Friday, May 3 and Saturday, May 4. Both shows start at 8 p.m.

One of the reasons for the strong interest in Ian’s work may be the Grammy award she received in February 2013. She won for the audio version of her autobiography Society’s Child in the category of Best Spoken Word Album.

The award complements Ian’s remarkable career. In 1975, she won a Grammy for Best Pop Female Vocalist for her song, “At Seventeen.” Between the Lines, the album on which “At Seventeen” appeared, also won a Grammy for Best Engineered Recording.

In addition, Ian has received seven Grammy nominations throughout the years — the first one when she was fifteen years old, for Best Folk Performance in 1966.

But the nominations without the wins provided a more insightful lesson for Ian. As she stated on the Grammy website: “I’d gotten used to being a really good loser.”

In an interview with SFGN, Ian added that losing “teaches you resiliency,” that winning awards actually makes one realize “you can always be better,” and that the “other people in the category… are just as worthy” of the award.

When asked to reflect on her first Grammy from 1975, Ian told SFGN that “the first one was a new beginning… I was really young and had worked very hard to re-establish myself as a songwriter and singer in people’s minds.”

Ian views her latest Grammy as “a step on the road towards whatever’s next.”

“It’s great that it’s in the spoken word category, and it’s great to bring a musician into that category. [Audio books] is an area I’m interested in,” she said.

Ian has three forthcoming audio books, including a children’s book and audio book The Tiny Mouse.

“It’s about a little mouse that runs away to sea, becomes sea sick and has to go home,” she shared. She is also writing a novel and a book of short stories.

Another ongoing project is The Pearl Foundation, a nonprofit established by Ian and her partner Patricia Snyder to fund scholarships for returning students.

The foundation is named after Ian’s late mother, who had been diagnosed with

Multiple Sclerosis and later completed her undergraduate and Master’s degrees at Goddard College.

“We are interested in funding complete scholarships,” said Ian. This includes books and other expenses. The Pearl Foundation currently funds scholarships at Goddard, the University of Tennessee College of Law, Berea College, and Warren Wilson College.

Ian reported that over the past ten years the foundation has raised nearly $700,000.

As Ian considered the audiences for her current tour, she noted that “the Grammy [has] brought out a lot of older fans.” But there are also “young writers, guitarists, musicians. It’s really gratifying passing on what I’ve learned.”

There’s also the “core gay audience who stop by after the show, thanking me for coming out when I did [in 1993].”

Audiences in South Florida are also “a good audience” with “an element of gratitude.”

“I always like coming to Florida,” Ian said.

“It’s one of the prettiest states.”

LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE CARLO “Delivering more bang for the buck than most other classical companies in America.”

—The New Yorker

Combining a wicked sense of humor with a respect for true classical dance, the all male dance company dances a fine line between high art and high camp. With their studied postures, over the top gestures and powerhouse technique, don’t miss an evening of pure dance entertainment!

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Miami LGBT Film Festival Closes with Premieres, Film

by South Florida Natives J.W. Arnold

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Award-winning actor and director James Franco will lend some Hollywood star power to the 2013 Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Photo courtesy of Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

For the past week, the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival has drawn thousands of local movie fans to theaters across the county for screenings of LGBT-themed features, shorts and documentaries, including a packed house at the Olympia Theatre for the presentation of the HBO Latin America Ally Award to actor/writer/director James Franco on Saturday, April 27.

With one more weekend remaining, organizers have programmed a number of films that will continue to attract full houses at the festival venues.

The Geography Club, screening on Thursday, May 2 at the O Cinema - Miami Shores, has a local connection: Director Gary Entin and writer Edmund Entin — identical twins raised in Pembroke Pines who got their start making movies in their backyard.

Since moving to Los Angeles, the Entins starred in the 2011 cult film, Seconds Apart, and captured roles in numerous movies. They will be attending the festival screening to discuss their film, an adaptation of a popular novel about gay and bisexual students who form a club they think no one will join in an attempt to explore their sexuality together.

Breaking Through, Cindy Abel’s documentary about openly gay elected officials, will screen on Friday, May 3 at the Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Rd. in Miami Beach. Tammy Baldwin, the first openly gay U.S. Senator, was one of many politicians who shared their personal stories of selfdoubt and triumph for this film.

On Saturday at Coral Gables Art Cinema, The Go Doc Project explores the differences between love and lust as a soon-to-be college grad devises a plan to meet a hot go-go dancer, “Go.” He convinces Go to let him document his life for a film, following the dancer all around New York and into his apartment.

The official closing film of the festival (but not the last), screening on Saturday night at the Colony Theater in Miami Beach, is Hot Guys with Guns, a comedy from Doug Spearman. All hell breaks loose when Danny, an out of work actor, and his ex, trust fund twink Pip, enlist a jaded private investigator to break up a crime spree targeting Hollywood’s gay mafia.

Fans of foreign films will like In the Name of, a Polish film about the struggles of a young priest who hides his attraction to men in the ceremony of the Catholic Church. His desires trump his vows when he falls for the son of a local farming family. This film screens in Polish with English subtitles at Coral Gables Art Cinema on Sunday evening at 6:30 p.m.

The final film on the schedule is La Partida, a story of forbidden love in Cuba, where homosexuality is still culturally taboo. Reinier, a teen rent boy, must make drastic choices when he falls for handsome Yosvani. Screening in Spanish with English subtitles at O Cinema – Miami Shores on Sunday at 9:15 p.m.

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LGBT Visitor Center – Miami Karen Brown

For those of us that live here year round, we are reminded of “season,” when snowbirds dust off their wings and flock to town; old friends appear and tourists abound while events and venues brim with excitement.

But with all of the fabulousness that is winter in South Florida, spring and summer should be a time for slowing the pace a little and taking the time to really soak up what our backyard has to offer. It is our delight to keep an eye on the current list of things to do (as is our job and pleasure) and where to go

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So, we humbly suggest that, with a little more breathing room in our schedules, exploring these options can become a pastime filled with great rewards. Shops are more appreciative, restaurants and bars, a little less frenetic that allow for room to relax and truly enjoy. Among the folks who stop in at the Visitor Center, there are a surprising number of locals looking to learn about new cultural events on the scene and ways to meet new people. For a few months now,

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Broward County * South Florida Jazz Divas

May 8 at 7:45 p.m. at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Singers Wendy Pedersen and Paulette Dozier will be singing along with a quartet from the Gold Coast Jazz Society Band, featuring songs chosen by the audience in advance. Tickets: $40.

Call 954-522-5334 or visit BrowardCenter.org.

*Lounge Brazil

May 10 at 8:30 p.m. at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Brazilian Voices will transport you to Rio with the sounds of samba, bossa nova and a choir of 40 female singers. Tickets $30 to $35. Call 954-522-5334 or visit BrowardCenter.org.

*Spring Gala

May 11 and 12 at 7 p.m. at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. A performance of advanced proportions by the Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida. Tickets $25.

Call 954-522-5334 or visit BrowardCenter.org.

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* Called 2 Dance: Answering the Call May 24 at 7 p.m. at the Miramar Cultural Center, 2400 Civic Center Place in Miramar. Dancers from the McIntyre Institute are joined by guest psalmist Giel. Tickets $36. Call 954-602-4500 or visit MiramarCulturalCenter.org.

* Bellare

May 26 at 5 p.m. at the Miramar Cultural Center, 2400 Civic Center Place in Miramar. Nu Age Gymnastics Dance presents a mix of dance and gymnastics. Tickets $17 to $32. Call 954-602-4500 or visit MiramarCulturalCenter.org.

Palm Beach County 10 The Show

May 3 at 7:30 p.m. and May 4 at 8 p.m. at the Arts Garage, 180 NE First St. in Delray Beach.

Two nights of performances by the Gay Men’s Chorus of the Palm Beaches. Tickets $35 to $50. Call 561-450-6357 or visit VoicesOfPride.org.

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May 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the Sunset Cove Amphitheatre, 12551 Glades Road in Boca Raton. soflagaynews //

the LGBT Visitor Center has been hosting a weekly event called Friday’s Cocktail Mixer, where every Friday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., we celebrate the start of the weekend and invite hotel guests in town as well as locals alike who have made it part of the weekly routine.

Afterward, we encourage guests to support a rotating list of events and venues, from hotel bars, to museums and festivals. We invite you to join us next time you find yourself in South Beach on a Friday late afternoon.

Looking forward to May in particular, the 13th Annual Aqua Girl weekend (aquagirl. org) will be kicking off with two great VIP events; the first in Fort Lauderdale at a lovely private waterfront home on May 11, then in the middle of AG13 is the VIP event on Miami Beach at the iconic 1111 Lincoln Road building on May 17. In between are lots of events that we are sure you will enjoy.

The LGBT Visitor Center is proud to be the official Miami Beach ticket outlet for the event. In Fort Lauderdale, you can get your tickets at New Moon on Wilton Drive.

Over the Memorial Day weekend, Sizzle Miami will be in town, and www.sizzleevents. com will have all the info you’ll need for this sexy gathering of men from all over the country as they descend upon Miami for the weekend. And with that we leave you with the hope that you’ll get out and enjoy your own backyard these upcoming months, support local business and rekindle your sense of adventure and exploration.

We’ll be here for you if you need a map.

Safe travels.

The Visitor Center is funded and operated by the MDGLCC Foundation, Inc., the nonprofit arm of the Miami Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce. Stop by the Visitor Center and pick up publications, event flyers, visitor and tourist information and much more!

For more information about the Visitor Center gogaymiami.com , any of our events or to inquire about space rental, please contact Karen Brown, Executive Director at 305.397.8914 or karen@gogaymiami.com.

Bring out your lawn chairs for a night of music for the Night Visions tour of rock band Imagine Dragons. Tickets $49.85. Call 561-488-8069 or visit PBCgov.com/parks/amphitheaters/sunsetcove.

* Scandinavia Explored

Celtic Woman

May 11 at 2 and 8 p.m. at the Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. Beautiful, ethereal Irish music performed by the quartet that has turned into a worldwide sensation. Tickets $25 to $115. Visit Kravis.org.

* Sylvia

May 17 to June 2 at the Delray Beach Playhouse, 950 Lake Shore Drive in Delray Beach. Greg finds a sweet dog Sylvia and brings her home to his wife, who is not so thrilled to have her in the house. As Greg grows fonder of the pooch, the marriage starts to fall apart. Tickets $30. Call 561-272-1282, ext 4 or visit DelrayBeachPlayhouse.com.

* Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers

May 24 at 8 p.m. at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. Comedian Steve Martin shows of his other talent as a musician with his bluegrass band, The Steep Canyon Rangers, as well as a special performance with Edie Brickell. Tickets $35 to $105.

Call 561-832-7469 or visit Kravis.org.

Miami-Dade

*Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

May 3 to 5 at the Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. Based on the musical “On Your Toes,” a tapdancing musical of gangster, strippers and attempted murder. Baseballer Mike Piazza will make a cameo on the May 3 performance. Tickets $20 to $175. Call 305-949-6722 or visit ArshtCenter.org.

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May 17 at 7:30 p.m. at the South Miami-Dade Arts Center, 10950 SW 211 St. in Cutler Bay. Soprano Anna Hersey is accompanied by spring instruments to perform pieces by Grieg, Frumeri, Nystroem and more. Tickets $26 to $31. Call 786-573-5300 or visit SMDCAC.org.

Road Through Heaven

May 17 to June 2 At the New Theatre, 1645 SW 107th Ave. in Miami. Taking place on a Caribbean island, guests will be privy to a love triangle mixed in with questions of life and death, the occult and selfrealization. Adult themes. Tickets $25 to $40. Visit New-Theatre.org or call 305-443-5909.

* Peter London Global Dance

May 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. A multicultural performance by local dancers. Tickets $20 to $35. Call 305-949-6722 or visit ArshtCenter.org.

* The Great American Songbook May 24 and 25 at the South Miami-Dade Arts Center, 10950 SW 211 St. in Cutler Bay. Connie James sings American classics from George Gershwin, Cole Porter, James Taylor, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Chaka Khan and more. Tickets $25 to $30. Call 786573-5300 or visit SMDCAC.org.

Cypress String Quartet

May 5 at 4 p.m. at Gusman Concert Hall at the University of Miami, 1314 Miller Drive in Coral Gables.

An afternoon of beautiful music from the renowned group. Complimentary wine and soft drinks to be served. Tickets $10 to $35. Call 305-271-7150 or visit SundayMusicals.org

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Broward County * Colors of the Caribbean

June 15 from 4 to 11 p.m. at ArtsPark at Young Circle, Hollywood Boulevard and US-1 in Hollywood. Enjoy a night of Caribbean heritage with music, food, drink, arts and crafts, and children’s activities. Free.

Visit ColorsOfTheCaribbean.info.

* Open Mic Night

Every other Saturday from 6 to 10 p.m. at Second Cup, 11045 Pines Blvd. in Pembroke Pines.

Comedians, poets and musicians are invited to strut their stuff at this specialty coffee shop. Performers should email openmicpines@gmail.com. Call 954450-9300 or visit MySecondCup.com.

Poolside Yoga

April 28 at 9:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Four Seasons Hotel, 1435 Brickell Ave. in Miami. New Yorkbased yoga instructor Bee Bosnak will be leading a vinyasa flow class. After, relax in the sun with a complimentary day-pass for the pool. Reservations required. Class $25. Contact Sandra Restrepo at 305381-3063 or sandra.restrepo@fourseasons.com

Pozitive Attitudes

Wednesdays 7 to 9 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. A support group for gay and bisexual men who are infected or impacted by HIV/AIDS. Visit PozitiveAttitudes.com

GLBX Business Advantage Referral Group

First and third Wednesdays from 8 t 9 a.m. at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce, 512 NE Third Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Contact Ken Stollar at Kenneth.Stolar@sci-us.com.

Palm Beach County * International Workers’ Day Rally May 1 at 4 p.m. at the Delray Peace Center, Swinton and Atlantic Avenues in Delray Beach. In honor of the workers in the late 1800s who rallied in Chicago for an eight-hour work day and to continue fighting for workers’ rights. Visit the Move On Council of North Broward/ South Palm Beach County on Facebook.

* Rock the Run 5K

May 4 from 8 a.m. to noon at Arvida Park of Commerce, 1499 Yamato Road in Boca Raton. A rockin’ run with bands serenading runners every quarter mile with a show at the end. Registration $35. Visit RockTheRun.com

* Save the Tiger 5K

May 11 at 7:30 a.m. at Dreher Park, Summit Boulevard between Parker Avenue and the I-95 overpass in West Palm Beach. With less than 400 Malayan tigers left in the world, run through the park until reaching the Palm Beach Zoo to see four tigers kept as a part of the Species Survival Plan.

Tickets $25 to $40. Visit Register.RacePartner.com/ SaveTheTiger5K.

* Firefighter Eric Patrie 5K

May 18 from 7 to 11 a.m. at Anchor Park, 340 S. Ocean Blvd. in Delray Beach. A run to raise money for the Eric Patrie Trust Fund, in honor of Firefighter Patrie who died in November 2012 of brain cancer.

Registration $25 to $30. Visit FirefighterEricPatrie. com.

*Antiques Festival

First weekend of the month at the South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Blvd. in West Palm Beach. A monthly antiques market. Tickets $7 to $25.

Visit WPBAF.com.

* Green Market

Saturdays 9 a.m. to noon at West Palm Beach Waterfront, 101 S. Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach.

A relaxing morning of shopping through green vendors and live entertainment. Contact Katrina Resch 561-822-1520 or KResch@wpb.org.

Miami-Dade County * Brew at the Zoo

May 4 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Zoo Miami, One Zoo Blvd. in Miami. A beer festival with more than 100 vendors, as well as live performances by Naughty

by Nature and Uncle Luke. Tickets $35 to $85. Visit Microapp.miaminewtimes.com/zoobrew/2013/.

* Love-In Party in the Park

May 5 from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at Greynolds Park, 18500 NE 22nd Ave. in North Miami Beach.

Celebrate the music of the ‘60s, ‘70s and ‘80s with Grand Funk Railroad and Mike Pinera’s Blues Image, as well as cover bands. Food and drink vendors will be on location. Tickets $15 to $50. Visit MiamiPartyInThePark.com.

* Brickell Festival Cinco de Mayo May 5 noon to 11 p.m. at Brickell Village, 1001 S. Miami Ave. in Miami. Celebrate everyone’s favorite Mexican holiday with food, drinks, mariachi bands and a live DJ. Tickets $28 to $56. Visit BrickellFestival.com.

Key West

Gay Key West Trolley Tours

Saturdays at 4 p.m. meeting at 628 Duval St. See the gay side of Key West on this trolley tour. Tickets $25.

Call 800-535-7797 or visit GayKeyWestFL.com.

Hot Naked Sundays

Sundays from noon to 4 p.m. at Island House, 1129 Fleming St. in Key West. A pre-tea pool party. Call 305-294-6284 or visit IslandHouseKeyWest.com.

Tea Dance: A Key West Tradition Sundays at 4 p.m. at La Te Da Hotel, 1125 Duval St. An early evening dance in the Key West tradition.

Call 305-296-6706 or visit LaTeDa.com.

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Broward County

The Mad Hatter

2209 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Check out this huge bar and nightclub with drink specials to boot.

On Wednesdays after 9 p.m., indulge in a $10 Miller Light beer bust. Call 954-567-6969.

The Bar Lake Worth

Bill’s Filling Station

Boardwalk

1721 N. Andrews Ave. in Wilton Manors. Share drinks over a game of pool or check out the bar and strip club. Call 954-463-6969.

1532 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. Cheap drinks, friendly bartenders and free pool from Sunday to Thursday. Call 561-547-8860.

2211 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. A friendly watering hole with live bands. Call 561-370-3954.

Miami-Dade County

Alibi

Club Space

Johnny’s

Club Sugar

The Manor

Discotekka

2266 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Best and longest happy hour; Wednesdays $2 domestics and$1 Schnapps after 9 p.m.

1116 W. Broward Blvd in Fort Lauderdale. Some of the hottest guys around with drink specials to make it even sweeter. Call 954-522-5931.

2345 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Indoor and outdoor dining followed by hitting the dance floor.

Live music Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call 954-626-0082.

Rumors

2426 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. For a chill night, hit up the bar with great prices. All 954-564-1799.

Naked Grape Wine Bar & Tapas

2039 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. A casual, hip bar to try out all sort of wines. Happy Hour all night on Thursdays. Call 954-563-5631.

New Moon

2440 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. The area’s favorite lesbian bar with Wednesdays half-priced drinks. Call 954-563-7660.

Palm Beach County The Cottage

522 Lucerne Ave. in Lake Worth. Tea Dance Sundays with great service, food and drinks. Call 561-5860080.

Fort Dix

6205 Georgia Ave. in West Palm Beach. A great place to mingle and relax with DJs on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Call 561-533-5355.

H.G. Rooster

823 Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach. The city’s oldest gay club, with hot male dancer, free BBQ and karaoke. Cal 561-832-9119.

Mara

1132 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. Ladies nights on Thursdays, karaoke on Fridays. Call 561-827-6468.

34 NE 11th St. in Miami. Known for crazy all-nighters to electronic dance music and hip hop. Call 305-3501956.

2301 SW 32nd Ave. in Miami. Drag Wars on Thursdays, $5 house drinks and $4 domestics. Call 305-443-7657.

950 NE Second Ave. in Miami. Come on Saturday nights for some of the best DJs around. Call 305- 3509084.

Eros Lounge

8201 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. NYC house music on Thursdays. Call 305-754-3444.

Johnny’s

62 NE 14th St. in Miami. The hottest men performing in a strip show every night from 6 p.m. Free. Call 305640-8749.

Score

727 Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. Located in the heart of South Beach on the famous Lincoln Road strip. Call 305-561-5521.

Swinging Richards

17450 Biscayne Blvd. in North Miami Beach. Fully nude men dancing to the best music in South Florida.

Call 954-357-5521.

Twist

1057 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. Awesome music, muscle boy dancers and never a cover. Call 305- 538-9478.

Key West

801 Girls Cabaret

801 Duval St. in Key West. The island’s only daytime drag show. Call 305-923-9296 or visit 801Girls.com

The Bourbon St. Pub

724 Duval St. in Key West. Get a taste of New Orleans with the best video bar with live DJs every night. Call 305-296-1992.

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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!

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.

gym SWEATBOX GYM Sweat Box Gym FTL Inc for sale. For more information email : trhugger@yahoo.com

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

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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

AFFORDABLE AWESOME MASSAGE BY JIM Offering Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports and Lomi Lomi Massage for Men; in a very comfortable, relaxed and Private Massage Studio, Conveniently located with plenty of parking. Same Day appointments are welcome; please call Jim Libonati 954-600-5843,,Visit my website for details, rates, testimonials and more: www.massagebyjim.com Licensed and Certified MM22293 STAY TUNED FOR ALL NEW, LARGER, MORE ACCOMODATING STUDIO COMING TO WILTON MANORS May 1, 2013.

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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.

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MIAMI WATERFRONT LOCATION, KeystoneNew Stunning Renovation. Boca Style 3274 sq ft, 2 story, Open design Cherry wood kitchen.granite counter,stainless steel appliances. 10 ft ceilings, 4br/2ba +26 ft bonus room,dining room,den large lot and 40 ft long pool. Best Buy $895K, 305-4331775,631-433,0690

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2/2 DUPLEX-WILTON MANORS Walk to Wilton Drive, central a/c, your own carport and laundry room, W/D. Large backyard and pet friendly. $1200 a month. Call 954-6054666

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WILTON STATION LUXURY CONDO Share 2/2 with loft, private bath, parking, pool, gym and Jacuzzi. Utilities included. Looking for mature professional, background check required. $875 a month ,call 516-655-3216 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

rent/lease ft. lauderdale 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.

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

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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 1BD APARTMENT UPSTAIRS 1142 NE 4th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale $700/Mo. Yearly Call 954-764-0212 or 954-581-2573 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 pets allowed. Preferably young and strong male.

Contact John 954-549-8243 for more info.

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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.

AFFORDABLE-READY TO MOVE IN NEWLY REMODELED, Oakland Park, ready to move-in 1BD/1BA for $725.00, in newly renovated. Our largest unit. Walk in closet, renovated kitchen and bath, new appl., new tile floors, off-street parking.

Smoke free. No pets. $695.00. Call 754-366-7563

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

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

home improvement THINGS YOU NEED TO ACCOMPLISH? Minds at ease, A+ handyman service. Prompt, Reliable & Honest. Call Keldon Keller 954-551-3127 krkeller@aol.com TOP NOTCH CONTRACTING Knows all and does all!! Many years experience and easy on the eyes! Remodeling, Trimming, Ground molding, Drywall, Painting, Landscaping, Roofing , Tile work, Electrical, Windows, Doors and more. Very reasonable rates and free estimates. Call Shawn 954-549-8243

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quick facts » One in six men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer at some point in their lifetime. » 45 percent of men between the ages of 40 and 70 experience erectile dysfunction. » 12 percent of American men aged 20 or older have diabetes. » Heart disease is the number one killer among American men. Half of men who die suddenly of coronary heart disease had no previous symtoms. » One in three Americans have high blood pressure and don’t know it. Risk of high blood pressure begins to climb when men hit 45.

30 Minute Men’s Health Screening Good for the body. Good for the mind.

Screening includes:

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Blood pressure and pulse oximetry Complete blood count Complete metabolic profile Lipid profile-12 hour fasting required Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) Testosterone Body Mass Index (BMI) Vitamin D Thyroid (FT3, T4 and TSH) Diabetes (A1c)

Monday to Friday, 7am - 5:30pm Saturday, 8am – 11am. Walk-ins welcome. $75 flat fee. Screening may be covered by insurance.

Call 954.279.7946 to speak to the Men’s Health Navigator. He will assist you with alternative times, insurance verification and any other questions you may have about the screening.

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