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Andy Cohen Boycotts Miss Universe Pageant

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Cohen won’t be returning as host for the annual beauty pageant

Bravo host Andy Cohen has found a much more fabulous way to boycott Russia’s anti-gay law than pouring vodka down the drain: he’s boycotting the Miss Universe pageant.

Cohen, who co-hosted the 2012 Miss Universe pageant with Giuliana Rancic in Las Vegas, said he won’t be doing it again this year in Moscow.

“[T]heir discriminatory policies make it unsafe for the gays who live there and gays coming to work or visit,” he told E! News. “The law is that anyone under suspicion of homosexuality can be arrested,” he said, adding he “didn’t feel right as a gay man stepping foot into Russia.”

Following Cohen’s

comments, a New Jersey gay fan of the annual beauty pageant started a petition to get this year’s location changed, fearing gays fans and employees of the organization could be at risk.

The online petition has garnered over 27,000 signatures as of press time. The 2013 Miss Universe pageant will take place on Nov. 9.

Secret Recording Exposes Texas Politician

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During the conversation, Chan can purportedly be heard calling homosexuality and other “non-traditional” preferences “disgusting to even think about.”

“My decision to record in the first place was that, during the staff meetings, we weren’t really discussing the ordinance

itself,” Stevens told the ExpressNews. “ We spent 80 percent of that meeting talking about how disgusting homosexuality is.”

The vote on an antidiscrimination ordinance that would prevent discrimination based on veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity for city positions or jobs contracted with the city wil take place on Sept. 5.

Gay Russians Can Seek Asylum in Canada

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of course be looked at very seriously by our very generous system,” Alexander said.

He explained that gay Russians would be eligible for asylum because their home country’s newly passed antigay law makes them face persecution not only from fellow citizens, but also from the government.

Russia’s “homosexual

propaganda” law makes it illegal for individuals to publicly display anything that related to LGBT pride in public or to provide information to minors regarding LGBT issues.

Violators could face fines and jail time. Foreigners who break the law could face up to 15 days in jail and deportation, while companies could get a 90-day suspension.

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Bradley Manning Tells Court He Must Pay Price The gay Wikileaks soldier acknowledged he “hurt people and hurt the United States.

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There are at least two cases of gay Russians applying for permanent stay

Canada’s government announced LGBT Russians are able to seek permanent stay in the North American country as refugees.

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Steven Steiner, a former Fort Lauderdale gay executive known for his philanthropist work with AIDS organizations, has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for running one of the state’s biggest fraud scams.

According to The Miami Herald, Steiner,61, and his partner, Henry Fecker, were accused of laundering $15 million in ill-gotten profits from a scam run by Mutual Benefits. The company sold $1.25 billion worth of life insurance policies, held by people dying of AIDS, to investors who lost $830 million.

Steiner then used the funds to “to support a lavish lifestyle,” buying waterfront homes in Fort Lauderdale and Maine, and a condominium in Manhattan.

His attorney, Joaquin Mendez, urged U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams to show mercy and reduce the sentence to about five years, but the judge settled for 15; the prosecution was looking to get a 22-year sentence.

The Herald reports Steiner offered no

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apology for his actions and said “There were clearly no real winners at the end of this trial,” in part of a 14-page note he wrote, adding “I was ultimately punished for the greed and arrogance of others.”

Back in February, Steiner was found guilty of the main money-laundering conspiracy charge along with 18 other counts; a federal jury acquitted him of 35 other charges. That same jury acquitted his former partner Fecker, 59, of all charges.

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+Darren Young: First WWE Wrestler to Come Out A- TMZ reporter got the scoop of his life when he inadvertently prompted World Wrestling Entertainment Superstar Darren Young to come out as gay.

On Aug. 14, the gossip website asked Young, who was getting his bags at Los Angeles International Airport, if the thought a gay wrestler could be successful in the WWE. “Absolutely,” Young. “Look at me. I’m a WWE Superstar and, to be honest with you, I’ll tell you right now, I’m gay, and I’m happy. Very happy.”

The 33-year-old performer becomes the first openly

gay WWE wrestler in the organization.

“I guess if you want to call it ‘coming out,’ I really don’t know what to say it is,” he said. “I’m just letting you know that I’m happy [with] who I am, I’m comfortable with myself, and I’m happy to be living the dream ... Some people might not like it. Some people will like it. I’m here to please myself. I’m here to be happy ... I’m hoping to make a difference. It’s very important to me to make people understand that someone’s sexual preference shouldn’t really matter. It should be about the person.”

A representative for the WWE told Huffington Post the wrestling organization is proud of Young for coming out.

“WWE is proud of Darren Young for being open about his sexuality, and we will continue to support him as a WWE Superstar,” read a statement. “Today, in fact, Darren will be participating in one of our Be A Star antibullying rallies in Los Angeles to teach children how to create positive environments for everyone regardless of age, race, religion or sexual orientation.”

Gov. Signs Trans +Cali Student Protection Bill

Transgender elementary and high school students in California will now be able to participate in school-related activities corresponding with their gender identity.

On Aug. 12, Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that expands anti-discrimination protections for trans students in public schools. Assembly Bill 1266 mandates that transgender students be allowed to join sexsegregated programs conforming with their identity, like sports teams. The Advocate writes that the bill is “the first of its kind nationwide.”

“Now, every transgender student in California will be able to get up in the morning knowing that when they go to school as their authentic self they will have the same fair chance at success as their classmates,” Masen Davis of the Transgender Law Center said in a statement.

The bill passed both the state senate and assembly last month. California’s new law will take effect January 1, according to the Bay Area Reporter.

“While many California school children are already protected by policies in some of our biggest school districts, other districts don’t seem to understand that transgender students should have equal access to all programs and facilities,” Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, a gay Democrat from San Francisco who introduced the bill, told BAR. The momentum seems to be in favor of the trans community. Earlier this year Colorado’s Civil Rights Division ruled a transgender first-grader must be allowed access to the girls bathroom at her elementary school.

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let them use the Olympics as a platform to highlight Russia’s anti-LGBT human rights abuses,” GSN writes.

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Senator Urges Countries to Fly Pride Flags at Olympics

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer doesn’t think the U.S. should boycott the Winter Olympics, on the contrary, he thinks every delegation should show up with gay pride flags.

Schumer said on Aug. 12 during an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe that Russian president Vladimir Putin is a bully and urged participating countries to march during the opening ceremonies holding rainbow flags.

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rights. That would be pretty embarrassing for Putin, let our athletes participate and still take a stand.”

The politician also praised President Obama for publicly criticizing Russia’s LGBT stance and canceling a meeting with Putin.

“The president is doing his job by trying to keep the person-to-person relationship OK,” Schumer said. “I thought it was a good move not going to the bilateral.”

But it may not just be Russia the one getting mad for the colorful display of flags.

The Olympic Committee told Gay Star News that will likely stop any athlete who shows solidarity for LGBT Russians, even if it’s something such as displaying a rainbow pin.

“The IOC says it still supports gays and lesbians being allowed to compete, but won’t

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Twitter is getting slammed with lawsuits from California and France, demanding that a series of anti-gay hashtags that became trending topics over the past days be removed.

The Huffington Post reports the French committee that organizes the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) filed a complaint on Aug. 13 in their country and California -- where the social media company is based -- demanding all hate tweets and hashtags be removed.

The committee says nearly 10,000 tweets were posted recently using the hashtag #LesGaysDoiventDisparaitreCar (Gays Must Disappear/Die Because), about 900 of which directly called for the murder of gay people.

“This is a completely blatant call for the death and murder of gay people. It is totally unacceptable,” Alexandre Marcel of IDAHO told France’s The Local. “Could you imagine being a 17 or 18-year-old gay person logging on to Twitter ... and seeing messages that call for you to be killed?”

Other anti-gay hashtags that became popular in France recently include: #SiMonFilsEstGay (If My Son Is Gay), #TeamHomophobe and, most recently, #BrulonsLesGaysSurDu (Burn Gays On The).

Twitter hasn’t responded to the lawsuit.

In the past, the company complied by removing inflammatory tweets or turning over data to the French authorities to help identify offenders.

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UK Detains Partner of Gay Reporter Who Broke NSA Story Called Unprecedented Attack on Journalism CNN Glenn Greenwald, the reporter who broke the news about secret U.S. surveillance programs, said the authorities who took his partner into custody at London’s Heathrow Airport “are going to regret what they did.”

“I am going to write my stories a lot more aggressively now,” the Guardian reporter told Brazil’s Globo TV on Monday in Rio de Janeiro.

“I am going to publish many more documents now. I am going to publish a lot about England, too, I have a lot of documents about the espionage system in England. Now my focus is going to be that as well.”

Greenwald’s partner, 28-year-old David Miranda, was held for nearly nine hours. He was reportedly passing through the airport on his way home to Brazil after leaving Berlin. Authorities seized his laptop, phone, and other materials.

The White House knew the move was coming.

“There was a heads up that was provided by the British government,” White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Monday.

So the United States knew it “was likely to occur, but it’s not something that we’ve requested and it’s something that was done specifically by the British law enforcement officials there,” he said.

He would not comment on whether the United States has obtained material from Miranda’s laptop -- and would not say whether President Obama condemns the detention.

Agents asked ‘about my entire life’

Miranda, also speaking to Globo TV in Rio, said agents were asking him questions “about my entire life.”posite effect: to embolden us even further.”

I was in a room, there were six different agents coming in and out and talking to me,” he said. “They took my computer, video

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games, cell phone, everything.”

The detention was reported by The Guardian. Before releasing him, authorities seized Miranda’s laptop, cell phone, video game consoles and USB sticks, Greenwald wrote for The Guardian.

“This is obviously a rather profound escalation of their attacks on the newsgathering process and journalism,” he said.

“It’s bad enough to prosecute and imprison sources. It’s worse still to imprison journalists who report the truth. But to start detaining the family members and loved ones of journalists is simply despotic. Even the Mafia had ethical rules against targeting the family members of people they felt threatened by.”

A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed that a 28-year-old man was detained Sunday at Heathrow.

The spokesman said the man was held for close to nine hours under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.

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Brazil’s foreign ministry issued a statement Sunday expressing “grave concern” over the incident. Anger had erupted in Brazil when

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citizens learned of U.S. National Security Agency spying on Brazil.

“This measure is without justification since it involves an individual against whom there are no charges that can legitimate the use of that legislation. The Brazilian government expects that incidents such as the one that happened to the Brazilian citizen today do not repeat.”

According to The Guardian, nine hours is the maximum time allowed before authorities must either release or arrest a detained individual. The newspaper reported it paid for Miranda’s flights.

While in Berlin, Miranda stayed with filmmaker Laura Poitras, who has worked “extensively” with Greenwald on his stories about the National Security Agency, the reporter wrote.

Miranda was returning to their home in Rio de Janeiro.

“If the UK and U.S. governments believe that tactics like this are going to deter or intimidate us in any way from continuing to report aggressively on what these documents reveal, they are beyond deluded,” said Greenwald.

“If anything, it will have only the opposite effect: to embolden us even further.”

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Swedish High Jumper Paints Nails Color of Rainbow …But chooses red after being told it’s against the rules Associated Press The Swedish high jumper who painted her fingernails in the colors of the rainbow to support gay rights at the world championships took the field Saturday with bright red nail polish this time.

Emma Green Tregaro had been told by Swedish officials that the rainbow gesture, which brought international attention as a protest against Russia’s new law against gay “propaganda,” could be a violation of the competition’s code of conduct.

“It was harder to not paint them in the rainbow than it was to choose to paint them,” Green Tregaro said Saturday.

“I’m surprised by the big reactions but I’m happy about the big reaction because it’s mostly been very positive.”

The 28-year-old Green Tregaro won the bronze medal at the 2005 world championships, but she only managed to finish fifth on Saturday at Luzhniki Stadium.

She said the Swedish athletics federation asked her to “please respect the rules” and change the color of her nails.

“So I decided to paint them red instead, for love,” Green Emma Green Tregaro during Doha 2010 World Indoor Championships Photo courtesy of Erik van Leeuwen Tregaro said.

Green Tregaro’s decision Green Tregaro said that Swedish officials on Thursday was a quiet criticism of a were standing by her.

Russian law that bans so-called propaganda “But I didn’t want the federation to supporting homosexuality to minors.

Russian pole vault star Yelena Isinbayeva experience any consequences in any way for my choice,” Green Tregaro said. later said it showed disrespect to Russia.

Isinbayeva’s criticism of the Swedish The general secretary of the Swedish athletics federation said earlier Saturday that athlete’s gesture attracted wide attention the IAAF, the sport’s governing body, had because she also said she supported Russia’s warned them that Green Tregaro may have law and that Russians have “normal” heterosexual relations. violated the code of conduct.

In the wake of the attention, Isinbayeva “They were saying that this was by said the next day she may have been definition a breach of the regulations, misunderstood because she was speaking in not saying anything else, really,” Anders English rather than her native language. She Albertsson said. “We have informed our also said she is against discrimination. athletes about this.”

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Evangelicals More Supporting of Gays, Kinda New study shows evangelicals more in the middle on gay rights than before Jacob Long

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According to new research out of Baylor College, the number of evangelicals in the “messy middle” — those who oppose homosexuality morally but support equal rights — is growing.

Of course, this growth is going to strongly affect the marriage opposition in certain Red states, and perhaps veer the national debate altogether.

“As a moral issue, we predict that the opposition to gay civil rights will not have the same staying power as the abortion debate,” study co-author Brandon Martinez, a sociology researcher in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences, told Phys.org.

From the story: For their study—”How the Messy Middle Finds a Voice: Evangelicals and Structured Ambivalence towards Gays and Lesbians”— researchers analyzed national data from the 2010 Baylor Religion Survey, a random sample of 1,714 individuals across the country. Researchers found that 24 percent of evangelicals fit into the ambivalent category, supporting gay civil unions even though they are morally opposed to homosexuality.

The survey, designed by Baylor University scholars and conducted by The Gallup Organization, included more than 300 items dealing with religion and the attitudes, beliefs, and values of the American public.

It’s not exactly that LGBT people are now in the “okay” category, but more that evangelicals are losing their interest. An example of this would be the recent stance reversal from Florida native Alan Chambers, who had denounced his very strong ties with

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Exodus International, an organization that attempted to help people overcome their homosexuality. Two months ago Exodus issued a statement, which repudiated its aims and apologized for the harm they’ve cause to the LGBT community.

“What you have is this increase in people coming out publicly and saying, ‘I don’t want to be a part of this anti-gay rights movement as an evangelical,’” Lydia Bean, assistant professor of sociology at Baylor and co-author of the study, to the Washington Post. “They’re not switching sides from the culture wars, they’re just withdrawing from the culture wars.”

Phys.org found “Other research findings about Ambivalent Evangelicals:” •They are similar in biblical literalism and religious practice to those who oppose civil unions, while the 35 percent who are Culture Progressives—with positive attitudes toward homosexuality—are less involved in such activities as church attendance, although they pray privately.

•Ambivalents are not as politically conservative as Gay Rights Opponents, but they are more politically conservative than Cultural Progressives.

•They are more likely to be married, have lower levels of education, be biblical literalists, and attend church frequently than Cultural Progressives.

•They are more likely to believe that sexuality is innate than Gay Rights Opponents, but less likely than Cultural Progressives to do so.

•They are more likely to identify themselves as “born-again” than Cultural Progressives are.

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A Buddy System for HIV?

Group launches new programs, takes HIV mentorship to new level, and everyone’s raving about it Jacob Long

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From left to right: Logan Voxx, Deborah Cox, and Irwin Drucker of Positive Young People.

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The Positive Young People Foundation hopes to change the way HIV-positive youth is dealing with its issues.

In an Aug. 13 statement, the groups announced its intention to launch Buddy+, which is exactly what it sounds like — youth can sign up and get a year’s worth of oneon-one “emotional support from mentors trained by HIV professionals, all provided free of charge,” the announcement reads.

This comes with a toll-free hotline, too.

“Being told you have HIV is frightening.

Having a buddy, someone who understands, someone who cares, someone you can reach out to when you feel too overwhelmed, makes it not only bearable, but manageable,” said Pam Stevens, PYP’s Boca Raton ambassador.

The whole idea comes from Irwin Drucker, PYP’s executive director.

“We’d never done anything on the line of direct services. I just felt it was time to take it to the next level,” Drucker told SFGN. “Our whole focus as an organization is on young people, so it was a no-brainer.”

But why a buddy system?

“We felt that one thing that people really need — there’s a lot of information on what meds to take, safe practices, etc. — a resource on, you know, how to tell your mother you’re positive,” Drucker said. “We felt this would complete the circle — to have emotional support.”

Lee Rubin, The Pride Center’s development

committee co-chair noted that with PYP’s Buddy+ system, HIV-positive young people “are not alone.”

And Chance Mitchell, co-founder and CEO of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce had this to say: “When onefourth of new cases of HIV in the U.S. are high school and college-age kids, there is no better time to introduce a personalized system like Buddy+ for mentoring, safety, and prevention. Community is the best change maker.”

The system even got endorsed by Florida’s Patrick Murphy, the nation’s youngest Congressman.

“In this age of reduced Federal spending for many assistance programs, young people living with HIV+AIDS will need to rely more on the private sector for programs that offer free services to those in need,” Murphy said.

“PYP’s new Buddy+ program ... is an excellent example of just such a program, offering critical emotional support to young men and women in the early stages of infection.”

On top of Buddy+, PYP plans for launch a program focused on women since “many current programs are only available to MSM,” reads the announcement.

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Breaking Up with Russia U.S. cities called upon to sever ties with Russian sister cities Jacob Long As Russian lawmakers keep landing in the headlines for enforcing anti-gay laws with the Olympics arriving shortly, many U.S. cities aren’t having any of it.

From Massachusetts to California, activists with campaign conglomerate Moveon.org are asking their cities to officially sever ties with sister cities in Russia.

“It sends a message to Russian leaders and the community that Russia’s extreme anti-gay laws are out of step with the national community,” MoveOn’s Campaign Director Victoria Kaplan told SFGN. “In our communities, we have diversity and we expect that in our sister cities. It’s a conversation that people are starting to have in their own communities.”

Specifically, these protests are declaring: “We value and cherish our lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender residents and will not tolerate discrimination against our LGBT brothers and sisters by a ‘sister city.’”

The movement is garnering some national attention. Newsworks reported that “Pennsylvania advocacy organization Keystone Progress wants Philadelphia to sever its “sister city” relationship with the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod.” CBS reported that “The city of Los Angeles is being urged to sever its sister-city relationship with St. Petersburg amid recently passed anti-gay laws in Russia.” And ABC reported that “MoveOn members from North Carolina are urging Charlotte Mayor Patsy Kinsey and the Charlotte City Council to sever ties with a sister-city relationship with Russian city Voronezh.” And according to the Lansing State Journal, success has been reached in Lansing, Michigan.

Florida joins in on the fun with its own Sarasota movement, spearheaded by Daniel Rein.

“Please immediately pass a resolution suspending the ‘sister-city’ relationship between the City of Sarasota and Vladimir, Russia,” the petition statement reads. “We can and must send a strong and clear message.”

And Florida’s St. Petersburg got hit by a letter from Equality Florida.

“One important goal of the Sister City relationship is to encourage travel and cultural exchange amongst the citizens of our two cities,” wrote Equality Florida Executive Director Nadine Smith. “The anti-gay laws

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Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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and lawless violence now being encouraged in Saint Petersburg, Russia negate this promise for not only Saint Petersburg, Florida’s LGBT citizens, but for all who believe in equality, diversity and tolerance.”

Should U.S. cities sever ties with their Russian counterparts? Let us know online what you think.

Here are all the MoveOn petitions active across the U.S. right now: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Bellingham, WA Los Angeles, CA Philadelphia, PA Charlotte, NC Reno, NV Albany, NY Binghamton, NY Durham, NC Worcester, MA Terre Haute, IN Richmond, IN Honolulu, HI Sarasota, FL Long Beach, CA Oakland, CA Flagstaff, AZ San Jose, CA Louisville, KY Portsmouth, NH Cleveland, OH Claremore, OK Scranton, PA Oak Ridge, TN Yakima, WA Appleton, WI Burlington, VT Anacortes, WA Chapel Hill/Carrboro, NC

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Equal Marriage Florida Launches to Overturn Florida’s Gay Marriage Ban Donald Cavanaugh

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There’s no reason why we shouldn’t take both approaches – lawsuits and legislation.

They complement each other and if one fails the other may work.

But doesn’t it take away resources from both sides instead of focusing them on the common objective?

I don’t think so. Some people want to go the lawsuit route and some want to go the voter route and they provide financial support for the method they prefer.

I’ve told Equality Florida that we won’t deplete the resources available to support marriage equality.

Vanessa Brito Photo courtesy of Donald Cavanaugh

There’s a new political action committee (PAC) in town called Marriage Equality Florida. It was created shortly before the Supreme Court rulings that returned samesex marriage to California couples and denied the constitutionality of the federal government refusing to recognize same-sex marriages performed in the states.

Vanessa Brito, a Miami-based political consultant who ran the successful 2011 campaign to recall Miami-Dade commissioner Natacha Seijas, is the leader of the PAC which she created to overturn the Florida constitutional amendment defining marriage as between “one man and one woman, as husband and wife” to “a union of two persons.”

I understand you’re creating a bit of a stir with your objective of overturning Florida’s anti-gay constitutional amendment.

I’m a true lesbian – there always has to be drama. But I really believe our approach is the right one. And I say that as a long time supporter of Equality Florida. I’m on one of their steering committees and I think they do great work in the state.

Don’t you think it would be better to support one organization rather than creating two?

As I recall, back in 2008 when amendment 2 was being passed, a PAC was formed called “Florida Red and Blue.” Is Marriage Equality Florida connected with that group?

No. No connection and I don’t think that group exists any longer. And we don’t intend to exist after the marriage ban is removed from Florida laws and constitution.

When you first hit the social connectosphere you were hoping to get on the 2014 ballot but just yesterday I saw a Facebook entry seeking signatures for 2016. Which is it?

We had hoped to get on the 2014 ballot because it’s possible that the medical marijuana amendment will be up in ’14. That would bring out a lot of liberal Democrats and students to help us muster the needed votes in a non-presidential year. On the other hand, 2016 is a presidential election and more people come out for that.

There’s also the possibility that we won’t collect enough signatures to get on the ballot in 2014 so we may have to wait until ’16, anyway.”

Just what are the signature requirements involved?

You need 68,000 signatures to get the attorney general to review the language and approve the amendment for consideration.

You need 680,000 to then get the amendment on the ballot. With an estimated third of all signatures being disqualified for dozens of reasons, we figure 100,000 and a million signatures will be required to go all the way.

Exactly what does your amendment say?

Article I, Section 27 of the constitution currently defines marriage as a legal union of only one man and one woman as husband and wife, adding that no other legal union that is treated as marriage or the substantial equivalent thereof shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state. We change that to read “Only a legal union of two persons shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in this state.”

We also added a second paragraph in section 27 that talks about religious freedom and protects religious institutions from any obligation to officiate marriages between same-sex partners.

We felt that was important since so many religious groups have expressed concern for their civil rights.

What’s the situation right now?

As of two weeks ago we had 48,349 signatures toward our first 100,000.

We currently have 12 co-chairs with responsibilities based on congressional districts or regional locations. You can read more about them on our website – www. equalmarriagefl.com.

Any closing remarks?

Yes. We welcome support from anyone who wants to support our effort to change the law through the ballot.

People can learn more and sign the petition on our website. If they need more information they can contact us at 786-548-5070 of by email at info@ equalmarriageFL.com.

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South Florida Says No to Gay Marriage on Ballot in 2014 Eleven LGBT groups oppose the amendment — for now Gideon Grudo

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Marriage equality won’t work as a vote — so South Florida figures it’ll just sue the bastards.

In a “Joint Statement on the Fight of Marriage in Florida,” eleven prominent LGBT groups in South Florida disjointed themselves from a movement calling for marriage equality to land in voters’ hands this coming election season. The joint statement is in response to a new group, Equal Marriage Florida , that recently launched with the aim of putting marriage to a vote, either in 2014 or 2016. Already the group has gathered more than 48,000 signatures. They need 68,000 to get the attorney general to review the language and approve an amendment for consideration.

Then they need 680,000 to get that amendment on the ballot.

“It all depends on the variables that occur

from state to state. You need 60 percent of voters to approve a constitutional amendment [in Florida]. We don’t feel we have enough time to change that many minds,” Michael Bath, events director and spokesperson for National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, told SFGN. “You’re talking about educating a lot of people in a very short amount of time — which costs a lot of money.”

The Pride Center’s CEO Robert Boo said that fighting for equality through the courts has a track record of success, and has its own side effects.

“As we go along we can start changing the public opinion in the more conservative areas of the state. We need to gain some traction,” Boo told SFGN. “We’re seeing that work in other states.” “Realistically, do I think we’re going to win the whole state on a ballot? Absolutely not.”

While the presidential election in 2016 might be better timing, Bath concluded, it doesn’t mean it’ll ever be good timing.

“We believe that the timing is premature, because the intensive work that would make victory possible has not been done and that a failed effort would set us back at a time of tremendous momentum,” the statement reads. It was endorsed by: •ACLU of Florida •Aqua Foundation for Women •LGBT Visitor Center •Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce •The Alliance for GLBTQ Youth •National Gay and Lesbian Task Force •Our Fund, Equality Florida •Pride Center •Safe Schools South Florida •Pridelines Youth Services •Greater Fort Lauderdale Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce The statement declares that the groups would rather fight for equality through the courts. “...We believe that the fastest path forward involves shifting public opinion and charting a strategy to achieve victory through the courts,” it reads. “Nearly 500 couples have signed up as plaintiffs for a potential lawsuit. A ballot measure should be a last resort, not a path taken hastily.”

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Read the full statement: As organizations that work together for LGBTQ equality and justice, achieving our right to marriage is a top priority. There is a strong coalition of local, state and national organizations actively planning and executing a strategy to capitalize on the recent Supreme Court decisions.

We are writing to clarify that our organizations are not affiliated with the recently declared efforts to put a marriage amendment on the ballot in 2014. We believe that the timing is premature, because the intensive work that would make victory possible has not been done and that a failed effort would set us back at a time of tremendous momentum.

In consultation with state and national legal and political experts, we believe that the fastest path forward involves shifting public opinion and charting a strategy to achieve victory through the courts.

We are investing our time in these strategies. Nearly 500 couples have signed up as plaintiffs for a potential lawsuit. A ballot measure should be a last resort, not a path taken hastily. And a deep investment would be required to lay the groundwork for success, especially in our state where a 60% majority is required to amend the constitution.

We are not closing the door entirely on a future ballot fight. Fundamental rights by their very nature should not be subject to a public vote. But in a state with a hostile legislature and a challenging legal path, we must consider the possibility of returning to the ballot box to undo the harm. The timing and resources needed to win must be a part of the strategy.

We must enlist thousands of marriage equality advocates to join a public education campaign aimed at shifting public opinion in our favor. Our success will determine if and when it would make sense to return to the ballot and will strengthen the chances that a legal challenge will prevail.

Addendum from Rand Hoch, president of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council: The Palm Beach County Human Rights Council came out in opposition to the referendum on the day we became aware that signatures were being gathered.

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news palm beach Lake Worth Commissioner Speaks at Compass Youth Group Donald Cavanaugh

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On Wednesday, July 31, the Compass Youth Group hosted a visit from Andy Amoroso, the openly gay Lake Worth City Commissioner and proprietor of the only gay pride store in Palm Beach County, Studio 205, at 600 Lake Avenue on the corner of Lake and L Street.

About a dozen young people attended the meeting that became more animated as they warmed to the topics of municipal government and projects the city is undertaking to make Lake Worth more welcoming for all Compass Youth Group Coordinator Ryanmarie Rice with Lake Worth kinds of residents.

Commissioner Andy Amoroso Amoroso introduced himself Photo courtesy of Donald Cavanaugh with one of his usual mantras, “Hi, I’m Andy. I’m gay.” creating a safe space for gay youth to “A lot of you know me from my pride store gather – just as this group was meeting in in downtown,” he continued. “It’s the first and, July 2013. still, only pride store in Palm Beach County.”

Questions from the youth ranged from “And I’m the first, and so far only openly, what do commissioners do? To whether the gay city commissioner in Lake Worth and in city has paid internships, to what’s up with Palm Beach County.” the Lake Worth art scene.

“My predecessor [Commissioner Joann In response, the youth learned that Golden] is gay, too, but she was not really the commission makes policy, votes on open about it,” he continued. “I’ve never ordinances and local laws, manages the hidden it. ‘I’m Andy, I’m gay’ is who I am.” city’s budget and worries about everything Amoroso told the youth that he’s a native that happens to the city. The city manager Floridian and grew up in Lake Worth where is hired by the commission and makes sure he attended Lake Worth High School. that policies are implemented.

“My father left when I was seven,” he said.

The city doesn’t have a paid internship “My mom was a working alcoholic. She’d program but Amoroso encouraged the youth work all day, come home, get drunk and pass the get involved in volunteer activity because out and start again the next day. “ “it can offer experiences that employers are “When I was 16 I had a job washing dishes interested in and open doors you don’t even at a local restaurant followed by another job know exist yet.” as a bagger at the local grocery store,” he said.

The Lake Worth art scene is starting to “What I’m getting at,” he continued, “is gain traction with LULA, the Lake Worth the fact that we all hit bumps in the road and United in the Arts program, and Amoroso we can get over them and make something encouraged the youth to engage if they’re of our lives.” interested in the arts.

“I have one sister and she’s a lesbian and a The youth also complained that the Lake deputy with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Worth High School principal had shut down Office,” he added. the school’s gay/straight alliance program.

In the late 1980s, as HIV/AIDS was Amoroso expressed surprise but said he has spreading rapidly around the globe, with met with the principal in the past and will South Florida one of the hardest hit locations, definitely reach out to see why.

Amoroso became a volunteer with Stop AIDS The youth expressed their thanks and South Florida, a grass roots campaign to help agreed that they had learned a lot in the prevent transmission of the virus. time they had spent with Commissioner When Stop AIDS South Florida became Amoroso.

Said Ryanmarie Rice, the Compass in 1992, Amoroso was the first Compass youth program coordinator, “It’s board president of the new community wonderful when the young people can have center project. The newly formed agency a role model like Andy to show them what also expanded its role that year to include they can do in the future.”

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What’s in a (Latino) Name?

Latinos Salud officials reboot brand after survey shows people don’t know much about it Jacob Long From the site: “Planning a change in your work? Have questions about your current relationship? Thinking about new priorities in your future? Meet one of our life coaches for free, confidential discussions to help you achieve your goals. Gift cards to celebrate your progress along the way.”

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Pronounce this with an H — it’s specifically for Latino men, 25 and up. “They learn about leadership and communication,” Fallon told SFGN. Members report back on conversations they’re having with people about HIV and how people accept the chats.

From the site: “Come meet great guys and enjoy a free dinner. You’ll develop your leadership skills while sharing your opinions to make a difference in the community!

Meets most Fridays at 8 p.m.”

Linkage services: While Broward House and similar orgs are out there are already doing this, Fallon said Latinos Salud found some people were afraid to visit it or the Pride Center, fearing getting reported to the state. While Ryan White requires Broward residency, you don’t need American citizenship. From the site: “You’re never alone. Whether you’re newly diagnosed, new to town, or just feel ready to make that first step, our Linkage Specialists will help you get into Ryan White support services, or to medical services.” ...And many more. Check out the group’s programs page and follow the links on the right to figure out which program is right for you.

For more information about Latinos Salud, go to latinossalud.org.

Congregation Etz Chaim On the campus of Temple Beth Torah

5700 NW 94th Ave, Tamarac, FL 33321 www.EtzChaimFlorida.org • 954-564-9232 The staff of Latinos Salud. Sitting on sign (left to right): Anthony Brautigam, Kenedy Alves. Standing: Flavio Nottola, Obed Caballero, Stephen Fallon, Rafaelé Narváez. Front row: Greg Timmer, Johnathan Medina, Carlos Moega, Jose Javier, Adrian Naranjo, Erik Bello.

Photo courtesy of Stephen Fallon

Times are so good that Latinos Salud is having a hard time with its name.

“It’s not that we’re going to change our name to desperately add more customers,” Latinos Salud Executive Director Stephen Fallon told SFGN. “We’ve grown five times over since 2009.”

That’s a nice way to put it, but Latinos Salud’s latest survey gave officials at the HIV support network a doozy. When the group added Life Coaching to its list of services, Fallon and his think tank wanted to see how many HIV-negative people they would be helping, in an effort to reach out to friends, family, lovers and others otherwise attached to HIV-positive people. So they launched a questionnaire to see the orientation and specific needs of its constituency. Little did they know another part of the survey would prove much more important.

In the survey that the group launched (take

it yourself at http://svy.mk/11BEErn), one of the questions was directed specifically at the organization itself, asking the surveyed about whom Latinos Salud services. Many people thought the answer was “Latinos only.” While that may have been the case in 2008, when the group formed to fill a vacuum, it’s far from the case today.

“With secure funding and a talented staff,” Fallon said, “we’re just at a point where we can help more people than we originally thought we would be able to help.”

What Fallon wants you to know is that Latinos Salud is not just for Latinos, albeit its name being specifically South American.

“Latinos don’t only date Latinos,” he concluded.

The organization’s services are geared toward the many men in and around Latinos.

Here are a few of them: Life Coaching: For people living with HIV or whose partners live with HIV. For this program, Latinos Salud triggered the survey.

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PEP and PrEP

One Man’s Experience Sean McShee

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Within the last two years, a local 40-something Latino gay man with a middle class job and health insurance was on both PEP (Post Exposure Prophylaxis) and PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis). In these new HIV Prevention treatments, HIV negative people take the same drugs used to treat HIV positive people. As PEP and PrEP represent new tools for HIV prevention, the community needs to become familiar with them, both as personal options and as policy issues.

In early 2012, Eddy (not his real name) went on PrEP, following discussions with his doctor about Eddy’s risk level for HIV. He had had a few slips and a great deal of anxiety about becoming infected. Eddy was grateful to be able to talk to his doctor about his risk behavior on both an intellectual and an emotional level. Most HIV prevention treats HIV risk as if it’s either a simple behavioral (use condoms) or intellectual issues (you’re at risk for HIV if you have sex without a condom), but Eddy stressed the emotional aspects of his issues in HIV prevention.

While Eddy’s insurance company paid for PrEP, he did find two other barriers, one minor and one major. The only side effect Eddy reported was an upset stomach. PrEP requires people to take Truvada daily for an indefinite period, which drastically increases their opportunities to miss a dose. After a couple of months, Eddy found that he began to miss doses and went off PrEP. Reflecting on his experience with PrEP, Eddy said “I felt it was like a vaccine, that this was a way to avoid having to use condoms.

I would not recommend PrEP to others. It’s not 100 percent fool proof. Your risk factors are still there”.

In 2013 after a possible exposure, Eddy went on PEP, again on his doctor’s recommendation.

The PEP regimen consists of two drugs Truvada and Kaletra.

Again Eddy reported no problems with his insurance company paying for his treatment.

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In the PEP regimen, Eddy had to take one Truvada and four Kaletra pills each day for 28 days. Eddy had no problems maintaining this regimen, but he did report more side effects: fatigue, upset stomach, and insomnia during this period.

Eddy described his emotional state under PEP. “I was a total mess, terrified that I had become infected but I would have been petrified regardless of the treatment. This was a result of the exposure. After the treatment was over, I felt regret for being such a whore, possibly exposing myself, knowing that I could have become infected.”

Contrary to the biomedical or behavioral emphasis of most HIV prevention efforts, in Eddy’s case, emotional issues were never far from the surface, which is not surprising given the effects of HIV on the Gay/Bi Male community.

According to the CDC fact sheet on HIV and Gay/Bisexual Men, Gay/Bi and other MSM experience a greater HIV burden than any other group. While representing only about 2 percent of the U.S. population, Gay/ Bi and other MSM accounted for 63 percent of new HIV infections and 56 percent of all people living with HIV/AIDS in the US in 2010. Given the amount of HIV infection among Gay/Bi and other MSM, there is much less room for “slips ups” within this community than others. These new biomedical prevention tools offer more prevention tools. Like them or not, we had all better become familiar with them.

For more information on PrEP visit http:// caps.ucsf.edu/wordpress/wp-content/ uploads/2012/10/PrEPFS-final.pdf and http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/newsroom/ docs/2012/PrEP-FactSheet-080912-508.pdf For the CDC fact sheet on HIV among Gay and Bisexual Men visit http://www.cdc.gov/ hiv/risk/gender/msm/facts/ For information on PEP visit http:// www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ rr5402a1.htm

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You may be unaware of it, but September is Life Insurance Awareness Month. And while a whole month may seem like a long time to focus on life insurance, it’s actually a good opportunity for you to realize the important role that life insurance can play in your life.

Unfortunately, many people don’t have sufficient insurance. A recent report by LIMRA, a research and consulting group, shows the following: • Individual life insurance ownership among U.S. households has reached a 50year low.

• Three out of every 10 households (about 35 million households) currently have no life insurance — an increase of 11 million households since 2004.

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After DOMA:

SunServe Panel Discusses the Effects of the Windsor case

Jesse Monteagudo

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Several hundred concerned community members packed the main hall of the Pride Center at Equality Park to hear a panel discussion on the effects of United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court case that struck down Section 3 of DOMA: the federal Defense of Marriage Act. “Now that DOMA Section 3 has been found unconstitutional, should we get married? What Changes in the Defense of Marriage Act Mean to You” was part of SunServe’s Silver Serve Speakers Series.

The three panelists that spoke were experts in their respective fields: Stephanie L. Schneider, Board Certified Elder Law Attorney; Brett Landsman, CPA; and David Treece of the Treece Financial Group.

Together they discussed the legal, tax and financial consequences of the Windsor case on the lives and fortunes of same-sex married couples.

“There are certain things that are

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incredibly significant right now that we know about. And there are other things that probably still have to be planned for like Social Security and the IRS and taxes,” Treece said.

According to Schneider, “the purpose of tonight’s panel is so that the three of us can share very important information to members of the LGBT community so they start to think about decisions that they are going to want to make in the upcoming months and what their rights are that they are going to start to receive as well as the responsibility.”

Schneider pointed out the limitations of the Windsor decision, noting that Section 2, which allows states to not recognize other states’ same-sex marriages, is still in effect. She also pointed out that “this decision applies only to legally-married, same sex couples,” not to civil unions or domestic partners.

According to Schneider, “federal laws

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don’t always follow the same ground rules. Some laws are based on States of celebration, where the couple got married.

Other federal laws are based on where the couple is living, their domicile. I wish there was uniformity. It would make everybody’s job easier. But this is the second challenge we are going to face within the next few months.”

In the case of Social Security benefit applications, Schneider advises couples “to consider going to a recognition state and stay there while your file is approved. Then you can come back to Florida.”

On the other hand, Windsor has brought positive changes to legally married, same-sex couples. The federal Office of Personnel Management has already extended health insurance and pension Edith Windsor benefits to the same-sex Photo courtesy of Edith Windsor’s Facebook spouses of federal employees, planning. “Gay couples were not able to and foreigners who are married to their same-sex partners can inherit a pension” before Windsor, he said. “That has changed now,” he added, obtain permanent resident status.

Landsman discussed the tax implications citing a recent federal court case decision of the Windsor decision on same-sex that gave same-sex spouses the right to couples. Before Windsor, legally-married, pension benefits under the Employment same-sex spouses could only file federal Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). taxes as Single individuals or Heads of Though, like most states, Florida is bound Household. After Windsor, they can file by its own DOMA, Treece is “optimistic federal taxes as Married Filing Jointly or that at some point everybody will be equal.

Separately. Like other agencies, the IRS is The courts will either recognize the State torn between recognizing couples by their of Celebration or the States’ DOMA will domicile or by their place of celebration: be struck down, he said, referring to a “Right now the IRS hasn’t decided what the Michigan case which promises to strike approach should be.” However, “the IRS down that state’s own DOMA. Regardless of the state, all three panelists can easily implement a Place of Celebration approach which should provide simplicity agree that same-sex couples should be and fairness for everyone and which I think prepared, which means they should have it is the right way to go. And, in my opinion, all the necessary documents. Chief among I think it is the decision that they are going these is the all-important Power of Attorney.

“If you don’t have that document you are in to make.”

Landsman gave married couples advice on trouble,” Treece said.

“Make sure you put things in writing,” how to amend their tax returns: “Go back 3 years and file amended tax returns. If you Schneider noted, especially a Last Will and filed 2 single returns and you were married Testament or Irrevocable Trust to avoid in 2009 and you file your return on October probate. “Because by itself does not mean 15 you have the opportunity at this point to we are already home free.” “I think it is good for everybody to do their homework before file an amended return, he said.

For his part, Treece discussed issues making the decision to get married,” Treece pertaining to financial and pension concluded.

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“I Love You Kaitlyn – A Lot” Girl Proclaims New deals, new twists, new accusations in Kaitlyn Hunt teen dating scandal Jason Parsley

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Kaitlyn Hunt, 19, appeared in court on Tuesday in an orange jumpsuit, red-eyed, tearful, hand-cuffed and in shackles, while the prosecution laid out their case to have her bail revoked. This was only days after the prosecution offered her a new plea deal that did not include any jail time and would allow her to avoid the sexual offender registry.

But after details emerged that Hunt and the younger girl, C.S., have still been in contact, despite a no contact order from the court, the prosecution hauled Hunt back into court and revoked their plea deal, while adding a third felony to the list of charges that Hunt is facing. She’s already been charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior on a 12-16 year old. The new charge is transmission of harmful materials to a minor, which stems from more than 20,000 text messages prosecutors found on an iPod that Hunt allegedly gave C.S. in March in order for them to continue to communicate. Some of the texts include nude photos of Hunt and at least one graphic video.

In one such text message C.S. proclaimed her love for Kaitlyn, saying “I love you, Kailtlyn – a lot.”

During the hearing the detective admitted some of the conservations were initiated by C.S. and most of most of them were innocent everyday chitchat. However, during some of them Hunt appeared to be coaching C.S. on what to say and how to respond to detectives.

In another message C.S. told Hunt she should calm down and go smoke some pot.

“Chill out. I’m fucking with you babe.

You need to smoke a black and mild or something,” C.S. said. Black and milds are cigars commonly used to smoke pot with.

Hunt is also being accused of secretly meeting with C.S., with one meeting as recently as a couple of weeks ago. During at least one of those meetings sexual activity may have also occurred.

During the hearing the detective on the stand admitted C.S. hasn’t always been truthful with him, but each time she lied, she did so to protect Hunt. Hunt’s attorney, Julia Graves, asked the detective if C.S. had ever expressed what she wanted to happen to Hunt. The prosecution objected to the question and it was ruled out of order.

Hunt was initially accused of having sexual relations with her then freshman girlfriend.

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Both girls attended the same high school and were teammates on the basketball team.

At the time, Hunt was 18 and C.S., 14. Since then Hunt has turned 19 and C.S., 15.

Hunt’s father Steven Hunt and her attorney have responded to these new allegations.

“This has been an extremely difficult day.

But the most difficult and painful part of the day was coming to grips with how these allegations have affected each and everyone of you. For many of you this day may have questioned your belief in this cause, or have given you pause on whether to continue to support us,” Steven wrote on the “Free Kate” Facebook group. We can only ask that you give us a little more time to respond to your questions and the allegations made by the State. Because of the nature of these allegations, our lawyers have requested that we not speak out at this time. They have not had a chance to review the materials and making any kind of statement on what is actually contained in them is premature.”

While Graves noted: “As with any high profile case there is great public interest in the various details of the investigation.

However, it is customary as the process unfolds that allegations will be made, but they must be proven and substantiated in a court of law. We continue to work on Ms. Hunt’s defense today, the same as we did yesterday and will continue tomorrow.”

As of press time Hunt’s parents have yet to make any statements on their daughter having to go to jail until the trial.

According Kaitlyn’s mother Kelley Hunt Smith another attorney is interested in helping the Hunt family.

“This afternoon we learned that Attorney William A. Korman, an attorney who has been nationally recognized for his work defending individuals accused of sexual misconduct, has joined Kate’s formidable legal team,” Kelley posted in the “Free Kate” Facebook group. “Mr. Korman, who is based in Boston, Massachusetts, was so outraged by the spurious attacks against Kate, that he agreed to become involved in this case based on his moral outrage at the criminalization of what would be considerd typical adolescent behavior and actions. We look forward to Attorney Korman assisting us in this matter.”

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of felony interference with child custody, which would have required her to serve three years probation and complete 150 hours of community service. The first­ plea deal that expired in May was felony child abuse, requiring two years of community control, plus one more year of probation.

Many community leaders deemed the original charges and subsequent plea deal too harsh.

Kaitlyn’s mother Kelley was not happy with the new deal ranting against it on Facebook.

It is still a FELONY plea. They are adding a charge, Kate was charged with 2 Lewd and Lascivious batteries that the state is now saying they will drop to misdemeanor batteries, which is GREAT, however then they want to ADD a FELONY interfering with child custody charge? NO WAY!! Kate didnt interfere with custody that is ludicrous and that particular charge can NOT be expunged per Florida state statue.

IF the parents and state are really looking to do the right thing, then pleading Kate to a misdemeanor would be no problem, they will still have a no contact in place and EVERYONE can move on and try to heal from this. But i feel like the real motives here are being shown, they want to ruin Kate’s life, its NOT about protecting their daughter, its

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about punishing and hurting Kate, and that is wrong.”

Hunt’s case has received international attention with a slew of local LGBT community leaders weighing in on the matter. Hunt’s family accused the younger girl’s family and the prosecution of coming after them because it was a lesbian relationship. The girl’s family, however, said they were simply concerned parents while the prosecution said they’ve prosecuted similar heterosexual cases in the past.

In some states though this wouldn’t even be a crime. For instance if this case had taken place in New Jersey, things would have turned out much differently. In Florida the age of consent is usually 18, but the state does allow for some age exemptions. Sixteen and 17-year-olds are allowed to have sex with persons under the age of 24, which means a 23-year-old could legally have sex with a 16 year old, a 7 year age difference, but a 16-year-old cannot have sex with a 15-yearold under any circumstance.

New Jersey’s age of consent is more fluid.

Thirteen through 15-year-olds are allowed to have sex with someone who is not more than 4 years older. In Kaitlyn’s case the girls are 3 years and 7 months a part, which would have made the sexual acts legal.

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‘Amazing Race’ Bonds Contestants and Benefits Broward House

Winners:

Dominic Grasso & Don Santos

Dilan Hebert and John Fugate of team SFGN Submitted Photo

First, you find a partner. Then you prepare to get up at 7 a.m. on a Saturday morning in the middle of the summer in South Florida. So you can walk, run and race up and down the streets of Wilton Manors, Fort Lauderdale, and Oakland Park completing remarkably divergent tasks to win a race against a dozen other teams of two, out-dueling them in such physical contests as kayaking upstream against the tide for two miles. Or perhaps simpler ones, like washing two cars for free at the Wilton Manors Car Wash.

“Well, that one wasn’t so easy,” Mark Martin of the AIDS Health Care Foundation, stated. “Last year, it was pouring, and we got there in the lead, but couldn’t find a sole to let us wash their car in the rain.” This year, one team lost an hour going to the wrong car wash.

It was probably just easier to find the blue light special that day in Kmart. But during the race, you had to get from Kmart to Scandals to the Dunkin Donuts on Andrews and do it without a car, bike, cell phone, or skateboard. You had to run, walk, hitch, and scratch with only 15 bucks in your pockets.

Find someone to pick you up hitching on Oakland Park Boulevard in the middle of the day when you are dripping wet and sweating

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up a storm, or the weather isn’t cooperating.

During the walk from Scandals to Dunkin’ Donuts, the SFGN team of John Fugate and Dilan Hebert got caught in a torrential summer afternoon downpour. They were soaked and dripping wet, when they arrived at Dunkin, charged with the task of finding a customer to buy a dozen donuts.

Eventually finishing about fifth, the SFGN team encountered its most difficult challenge in what contestants declared the hardest task of the day: eating a monstrous, habanero filled grilled cheese sandwich near the end of the competition at the New York Grilled Cheese store on Wilton Drive in the Manors.

Nineteen years old, young, fit and healthy, Hebert could not handle the sandwich, most of it winding up in back of the restaurant in a huge bucket set aside for that purpose.

On the other hand, the next time the president of Broward House, Stacy Hyde, has to fill out a job resume; she can add a new skill set- proficient swallower. Her speed eating of the combustible grilled cheese sandwich allowed her to pass two other teams near the close of the race. She just scarfed those sandwiches down to the cheers of dozens of supporters, all being filmed for YouTube and soflagaynews //

posterity by Lear Barak, the shop’s mis-chefous owner.

Another frustration came for a veteran participant when they got to Pride Factory, and had to go through the entire store, trying to match a bar code with a t-shirt. “At least that spot was air conditioned,” said Dominic Grasso, 25, the elementary school teacher who won the race with his partner, behind a strong kayaking start.

Newcomers to the competition, he and his partner, Dave Santos, 30, knocked off veterans like Olivia Rodriguez, an accountant, who just fell too far behind with the kayaking wing. She and her partner, Fred Matter, a schoolteacher, represented the South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble.

They probably did better when their task was counting the number of floorboards in Scandals Bar. Said SFGN’s Fugate, “This thing was more a fitness challenge, not just a race from place to place. We had to walk miles and miles, finishing one task at Steel Gym and then finding a way to the Island City Park Preserve, to find an AIDS quilt.”

Following contestants through the race in the sun, seeing them deal with their daunting tasks, I encountered Olivia and Fred a third time, holding a sign saying, “I need a ride back to the Manors.” I asked them if I was even allowed to pick them up again. “Oh, we don’t care if we win,” Rodriguez said, “It’s a matter of pride. We want to finish for the volunteers that helped raise money for Broward House.”

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So it was all day. Enthusiastic contestants braving the elements on a hot and wet summer day to raise money for a noble charity, ending it all with cold drinks passed out at the finish line by Carol Moran at 13 Even on Wilton Drive.

There was applause,­humor, and bonding, as contestants reveled and remarked about their daylong experiences, from wayward kayaks to sudden rainstorms to pacing in the street trying to find the venues.

For Dominic Grasso and Don Santos, they can think about it on the cruise they won for finishing first.

The enthusiasm for the race remains high, but the contestants each of the past three years have diminished from 30 teams to 20 teams to only about a dozen showing for Saturday’s race, which still benefited Broward House, and required enormous community cooperation and participation from businessman and the city.

Volunteers waited for teams with water bottles, ready to pass on clues, as they went from the Wilton Manors Library to the Pride Center to Steel Gym or Manor Lanes.

Bowling balls or lifting weights, washing cars or paddling a canoe, it was a challenge in the sun for a good cause. The event was the devious brainchild of Terry DeCarlo, the enterprising marketing coordinator of Broward House, who spent six months planning the circuitous routes, daunting tasks and pleasant events. It was an accomplishment that helps make our community richer, more caring and loving.

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My HIV Diary Drinking my information

Each week Ryan Dixon shares his story of taking HIV medication.

Photo courtesy of stephen bowler

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

He’s keeping a diary of his experience.

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

Week 50

(Aug. 9 – Aug. 15) After receiving a low CD4 count two weeks ago, my doctor called me a few days ago to update me on my numbers again. My count came back up to 850 and 43 percent. I most likely had a small infection that caused my number to drop, but again, the important thing is my percentage didn’t change. My doctor and I did have a discussion about another number he noticed a rise in. I don’t recall the specific enzyme or scientific name for how he knew what he knew, but he told me he could tell I’ve had an influx of alcohol intake.

I have to admit, I’ve found comfort in a screwdriver or two the last few months. I had one week where I went out drunk four days in a row. I was drinking to forget the situation I had gotten myself into. I was drinking at

home and out. I’ve started to correct that problem this last week. I’ve had maybe four beers and no hard liquor. I’m even thinking of challenging myself to go sober just to see how much better I know my body is going to feel. My weight has been going down like I want it to so I have a feeling that will help as well.

HIVers often have a misconception that combining their meds and alcohol can have toxic effects. Last June at the International Conference on HIV Treatment and Prevention Adherence in Miami, a study which monitored patients’ beliefs about mixing alcohol and ART medicines showed half of the participants admitted skipping doses to drink. I, personally, have never done that but I have made the decision not to drink if I’ve taken my meds at night. The study also found that those who believed it was dangerous to mix alcohol and their meds were three times likely not to comply with their adherence.

Non-adherence means risking a rise in viral load or a drop in CD4 helper cells. My doctor and I have discussed drinking and he told me this: everything in moderation. This applies to anyone with a chronic disease treated by medication. So next time you see me out, I’ll may be sitting behind a Shirley Temple.

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letter to the editor

Seeking Spiritual Advise - Problems at Sunshine Cathedral Sunshine Cathedral is Part of the MCC Metropolitan Community Church.

The Sunshine Cathedral is not like the other churches of the MCC. The following is a letter sent to three of the MCC elders, to get spiritual advice on how to handle the unchristian like behavior on the part of Rev. Durrell Watkins and his partner Rev. Robert Griffin. A copy was also sent to Joe Mumpower, a church member who has been mistreated by Rev. Durrell Watkins, his partner Rev. Robert Griffin and some of the board members.

The letter was made known to Rev. Durrell Watkins, his partner Rev. Robert Griffin, and some of the board members. Now because it was sent, I am no longer able to serve as a volunteer at the Sunshine Cathedral. I now know it is only a matter of time and they will start to increase their attitudes to make me feel more unwelcome. Not everyone is welcomed at the Sunshine Cathedral, but they sing about how everyone is welcomed.

For years I have served as an usher and as a Eucharistic Minister. Even though I kept this private to not let others know of my feelings. The letter (email) that I sent for spiritual guidance, has now caused some of the board members, Rev. Durrell Watkins, and his partner Rev. Robert Griffin to take action to stop me from serving as a volunteer at the Sunshine Cathedral. I never did get my spiritual guidance from the MCC elders, because they do not want to get involved and be associated with this problem. They cannot help me because this needs to be done through the Sunshine Cathedral church. This means there is no help for me and Rev. Durrell Watkins and Rev. Robert Griffin can do as they please, and treat people the way they want, or they can get rid of you if you question their actions.

The actions of Rev. Durrell Watkins and Rev. Robert Griffin are an embarrassment to the MCC and what Rev. Troy Perry stood for, when he established the MCC congregation. These two are out of control with their attitudes and this is a gross misuse of their power.

I have decided to make this private letter public, because of the way it was used to remove me from the volunteer list by other church board members.

Email to the elders of the MCC Metropolitan Community Church:

I am struggling with issues I am having with the Sunshine Cathedral in Fort Lauderdale. I am a quiet attendee to the church ever Sunday, for the last 8 years. I am involved in ushering and Eucharistic Minister within the church too. Over the last few years I have seen more of a decline

in our church attendance. I have also seen our services turn more into a bad Broadway show with no real spiritual format. The Minister Durrell Watkins is a poor minister but a great showman.

He looks more and more like a hypocrite as every day passes with his actions and comments he makes.

I have lost respect for him, because of his behavior towards other church members and now towards me. I have a lot of things I need to talk to someone about, in regards to his leadership. I am struggling to go public with all of this. Another church member has already, Joe Mumpower.

I am sending you my response to the article that was written by Joe Mumpower, “Drag Preacher Disallows Free Speech.”

The article is about the Sunshine Cathedral’s minister, Rev. Durrell Watkins and the way that he approaches his ministry.

It also questions the way in which Durrell responds to his congregational members, when they have concerns about their church; in particular, why so many church members are leaving the church. The author states that the church service is too gay for the congregation and does not have enough of a spiritual format.

The article is based off the research done

by Joe Mumpower. He indicates how he is unsuccessful at getting questions answers in regards to why so many church members are leaving the church. There seems to be a clash on how a church service should be done. The result on how it is currently being done is that many church members have now left. Joe indicates that Durrell is more like a drag queen and less like a minister.

The article reads as a very frustrated church member who is being bulled and not given an opportunity to be heard. He is mainly concerned about what can be done to bring the church members back that have left his church, and how the minister can improve on his ministry way. He hopes that the Sunshine Cathedral can return back to the positive spiritual place it use to.

After reading this article, I feel there is a real disconnect with the church minister and his congregation. I never heard of so much turmoil in a church that a congregation member would find himself or herself compelled to post something about it in a local magazine, just to be heard. There have been many changes in our country and views on religion over the last decade and still more to come. We all go to church to feel closer to God; and we want that warm tingly feeling we get, when we feel the spirit flow throw us. It is a nostalgic feeling we all can relate too. Whether it’s a gay church or

straight church, we should not scare off the members, guests, or straight people. In such a way that we are showing them how gay we can be at church. Instead we should show that we could be like any other spiritual church that you walk into, without feeling uncomfortable.

The article sparked off a response by the church board, which is the same group of bullies that where unkind towards Joe, when he had first brought these questions up. The response to Joe’s questions or lack of, have resulted in Joe putting this article in a local newspaper, and now Joe has been sent a letter telling him, he was no longer a member of the church. Joe can no longer go to his church that he has invested time, money and prayers for many years. The letter was sent after Joe went north for the summer, and indicated in the letter he could request his membership back in June, at the next board meeting. This would cause Joe to have to comeback to Florida and to try to get his membership back, although he could still end up not being allowed his membership back.

This group of people appointed by Durrell, are unfair, unkind, hypocrites. They all walk around with a chip on their shoulder with a better then thou attitude. It saddens me that even in a gay church this kind of crap goes on. I stand by Joe and this may cause me to be kicked out too. I am already getting attitude from those unkind people in charge of God’s home, my church, our church. If you question anything you will be out cased from the church.

In conclusion a minister should not have an attitude, but a drag queen does. A separation of the two is needed if you are going to minister. God listens to all and so should your minister. If a member of the church is deeply interested with the church’s going ones and is a contributor to the church with time and money. Then why should they not also be allowed to ask questions and offer suggestions to help their church? People have the right to be heard even at church. A church is God’s home for the people, not a stage for a drag queen want to be.

I have many examples of how Rev. Robert Griffin and Rev.Durrell Watkins are not conducting themselves in a Christian way.

I also have concerns over a man name Ed Johnson who over sees the church funds.

He is a very unkind person. A little while back I obscured bullying that went on with Rev.Durrell Watkins and Rev. Robert Griffin, and some of his board of directors.

So bad that I was compelled to speak up to have it stop. Joe recently had had heart survey, and the way they were treating him was upsetting him.

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Since then I am now getting attitude and ugly looks from some of the board members.

This also includes Rev. Robert Griffin and Rev. Durrell Watkins. At one service Durrell turned to me and sang the verse, “you are a thorn in my paradise” even he later denied it. I believe he did not expect me to be looking at him, when he turned his head to sing that part of the verse at me. His answer to this, when I confronted him was, “I don’t remember what I was singing,…. [and] leave the church if you are not happy with it.”

They make it so you want to leave with their attitudes and nasty looks. I did what I thought was right and they are punishing me for it. I may not agree with Joe’s approach to address his concerns, but I do understand why he is asking these questions. The response he has received was very unkind.

Rev. Durrell Watkins and some of his board members are now spreading faults rumors about Joe Mumpower, to justify their actions in not allowing this elderly man in the church. Durrell is now spreading a rumor that Joe will come to our church to shoot the board of directors or him with a gun. This is so far from the truth and an ugly, evil lie to cover up their actions, and to keep Joe from going to church.

I feel I had no where to turn for help, so the truth will have to do for now.

I challenge Durrell Watkins to lie his way out of this. I also feel someone should be looking into how the church funds are being misused, and question those board members that have been put on the church payroll and their past relationship with Durrell Watkins.

If I am going to be referred to as a thorn in his paradise, then so be it.

Sunshine Cathedral member Guy Jacquez

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Homeless and Helpless

LGBT homeless youth face tough life on the streets Christiana Lilly

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Jamesly Louis didn’t know what he was going to do, but bottled up with frustration, anger and sadness, he knew if he went home after school the way he was feeling, he was “going to do something stupid.”

He knew that his assigned counselor didn’t care. The other students who bullied him didn’t care. The teachers who pretended over and over again that it was a harmless scuffle between boys didn’t care. Somehow, the gay 16-year-old boy found his way to his TRUST counselor at Miami Beach Senior high School. Normally there to help students dealing with drugs, she went into action and by midnight that evening, Louis called Covenant House in Fort Lauderdale his new home.

“I wrote a letter and gave it to the TRUST

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counselor and then she managed to talk to me,” Louis remembers. “All I wanted was someone, some type of connection to make me feel like I was not alone. I really felt that deep down, well maybe I don’t’ belong here; if I’m the only one that’s like that, then why am I here?”

Louis, now 22, lived in the shelter for homeless teens for two months when he was 16 years old after he couldn’t handle living in a home where he was ignored, his homosexuality an unspoken issue, and being bullied at school. Unfortunately, Louis was a part of up to 40 percent of homeless youth who identify as LGBT, even though they represent only about 10 percent of the population, according to the National Coalition for the Homeless. soflagaynews //

Data has always shown that LGBT youth have more worries than their straight counterparts. According to a study by the Human Rights Campaign (http://bit. ly/16IYPqD), of more than 10,000 LGBT youth ages 13 to 17 who were surveyed, their top three concerns were their non-accepting families, bullying in school, and fear of being outed. Their straight counterparts said it was class/exams/grades, college/their future career, and financial pressures.

“School is just not even an issue if you’re trying to survive,” Mandi Hawke said. “You shouldn’t be concerned about who you are and being accepted and fitting in and bullying and being afraid.”

Hawke serves as the director of youth services at SunServe in Fort Lauderdale,

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where she runs a teen-friendly space where participants are free to be themselves and voice their concerns. However, it’s not unheard of to receive multiple calls a week from homeless gay teens who were kicked out of their homes or ran away.

Unfortunately, SunServe currently does not have a full-fledged homeless program and can only refer homeless teens to Covenant House, where Louis went, or give them provisions.

Louis was born and raised in Haiti, a country highly influenced by its Catholic roots, until he moved to the United States at 14 with his mother and four brothers when she married a Haitian man in South Florida.

He never discussed being gay with his family, although he knows they knew. Back home,

youth that comes for service for any reason whatsoever,” Silva explained.

However, for many organizations such as SunServe and The Alliance, the biggest problem they are facing is a government who is too afraid to take on the issue of LGBT homelessness.

Due to anti-discrimination laws, organizations who receive funding from the Department of Housing and Urban Development are not allowed to ask for one’s sexual orientation at in take (http:// bit.ly/15Awe3S). Plus, agencies wanting to change their intake forms would have to undergo a massive administration and legislative overhaul for permission.

While HUD’s ban may be well meaning to prevent discrimination, Silva believes it’s another situation of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.

“It’s short sighted. They really don’t understand that without having this information, we don’t have the full scope of the problem,” Silva said.

This past school year, Silva spoke with a staff member at Miami-Dade Public Schools who said that there were 270 students who were unaccompanied -- not living Jamesly Louis, 22, became homeless when he was 16 years old. He was one with a parent or guardian, nor of a growing number of LGBT homeless youth. in the foster system. When Photo courtesy of Christiana Lilly asked how many were LGBT. The staffer said “maybe” four fellow congregants told church leaders that they feared he was gay and priests had tried or six, but she wasn’t sure.

On the other hand, the teens themselves to “pray the gay away.” But from a young age, may not be honest when asked their Louis knew it was a part of him, even if he sexual orientation or identity -- so many didn’t know what being gay meant.

When his family moved to Florida, life have heard horror stories of homophobic got tougher as his family life became a place staffers or religious organizations that of emotional abuse by his stepfather, who won’t help LGBT homeless youth that they discovered had never filed for their they’ve been taught to lie.

“They have very little trust in the system visas. The five boys were shuffled around to at play and with good reason. This has been foster families. their experience -- they’re not manifesting “At that time I was 14 or 15. I really this,” Silva said. needed my parents for a lot of things and To add to the problem, even if agencies I [didn’t have them], so that was emotional for me, it was what really drained me,” were aware of their clients’ sexual orientation, many don’t know what to do Louis said.

Carla Silva, the executive director with that organization. Silva and Hawke are of the Alliance for GLBTQ Youth, a both actively involved in training staffers at collaboration of organizations that different shelters and organizations on how work to nurture LGBT youth, including to deal with LGBT people.

“There’s either people who don’t want services, counseling and advocacy.

“Of all the young people that engage in our anything to do with it, period, and then services, on average, 20 percent of them tell there’s people who are very well meaning us that they’re not safe at home, that they but they just don’t know how to ask the need a safe place to live, or that they have question,” Hawke said.

In one case, a lesbian teen was been thrown out or run away -- and that is accidentally placed in a home with a

homophobic foster parent who told her she wouldn’t have taken her if she knew she was gay. In shelters, transgender clients are often placed by their assigned gender -- even if a biological man comes in dressed as a woman, has a female name, and identifies as a woman, she would be placed with the men. While staff can be trained, it’s difficult to protect someone from other clients who may be homophobic and violent.

Silva remembers a case of a transgender girl at a Miami teen shelter who kept returning to the shelter to the frustration of staff. Not only was she housed with boys -where she didn’t feel safe -- but she also was only given male clothing and was referred to as a male.

“She definitely felt like her identity was under attack on a regular basis, but also her parents would say, ‘Well as long as she dressed like a boy... I would take her home,’” Silva said.

Staff encouraged her to dress like a boy and considered her to be defiant when she wouldn’t do so. Every time her father picked her up, she was kicked out of the car when she refused to act like a boy. Finally, she left Miami and Silva does not know what happened to her -- a heartbreaking part of being in the field.

When Hawke refers teens to other organizations, due to privacy issues she cannot follow up on the condition of the teen. It’s also nearly impossible for the teen

to update her since many end up borrowing phones from friends or businesses. She referred one teen to Covenant House who had moved to Florida to escape his homophobic home only to wind up staying with a group of supposed friends who told him he couldn’t stay with them unless he had sex with all of them.

“It’s awful,” Hawke says about not knowing what happens to the teens she tries to help. “I hope and I send all the good energy that they have made the connection necessary... most often I don’t hear what actually happened, so that is what really fuels us to have our own program that way I will know they got the care needed.”

For Louis, he did get the care that he needed from his school’s TRUST counselor.

She called Pridelines Youth Services, who referred the then-16-year-old boy to Covenant House. He went to his empty home, threw everything he needed in a bag, and made the two-hour bus ride from Miami to Fort Lauderdale. For much of the ride, it was just him and the bus driver, watching city after city pass, miles separating him from the home he couldn’t stand and a strange place he could only have faith would help him. By midnight he arrived at the shelter to go through paperwork and start a new life.

This is the first of a two-part series by South Florida Gay News on LGBT teen homelessness in South Florida.

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opinion guest column Stephen Berridge

Rant From the Edge of Canada In search of the defining word

Ok, why should one get married? Contribute to the welfare of divorce lawyers, wedding planners, liberal churches and party venues?

When you live together in a romantic relationship, you become known as a social unit; Horace and Joe, Mary and Gwendolyn, Bob and Seth.

The first time I got married was

immediately after Canada legalized same-sex marriage and it was after 30 years of living in sin, as they say. However, the reasons for it at the time were entirely legal. Although we had done all the necessary contracts, there was still a strong chance that any of our agreements could be challenged after one of our deaths, by the surviving family.

What are they? Boyfriends? Lovers? Partners? Husbands?

Photo courtesy of Jose Antonio Navas

There was still the chance that somewhere in the world a repeat performance would be held of being denied access to my partner in a hospital and in his crucial medical decisions. I mean, who travels with reams of 100 page contracts and who in hospital admitting facilities can read and understand those documents, especially if they’re in another language?

Much to our surprise, even after 30 years together, our marriage defined our status, who we were; it put parameters around it so that it fit nicely into the square box everyone seems to need and crave, including us. We felt closer and more united because of this definition. We took an invisible, nebulous state and built walls and a roof around it and made ourselves a permanent unit, both socially and legally but more importantly, in our minds.

We owe our loved one the legal status, access, identity and power that legal marriage gives. We can write out contracts until the cows come home, but nothing protects and defines like Government recognized marriage. Much more importantly, nothing else gives one the visible and tangible feeling of being part of an even stronger partnership unit.

When you’re 10 or 15 and have a boyfriend or girlfriend it’s lovely. When you’re 50 and have a boyfriend or girlfriend, it’s just juvenile and meaningless.

My only problem with all this is that we need new defining words. I fall over calling

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my man my husband, and he’s certainly not my wife. I choke when women with women refer to each other as wives. I laugh when a mature, straight, or gay, unmarried couple refers to each other as boyfriend or girlfriend. I felt stupid at 65 calling Trevor my boyfriend. I look at my 65 plus year brother referring to his 65 plus mate as his girlfriend and shake my head.

Give me a break - give me a new word! Partner works to some extent for introductions, but are they in love or practicing law together? Who knows? Humans need to put square pegs in square holes, etc. It seems to me that two mature people who have lived together for years with two houses, two cars and two dogs are more than boyfriends or girlfriends.

In the UK the newly recognized samesex marriage will play havoc with the titles system. Will it be Lord X and his husband Lord Y, or Lady Y even though men can’t be ladies...? It’ll be absolute pandemonium at the palace.

How will my new ‘husband’ introduce me to the neighbors in our new straight Sarasota neighborhood? His husband, boyfriend, fuckfriend, partner? None fit reality.

And so endeth today’s lesson. Now, where can I hide my soapbox?

The author is Stephen Berridge, resident of Quebec, Sir George Williams University, Montreal, retired, and spends time in South Florida with his newly married ( in Canada) American partner.

lifestyle tony’s talks Tony Adams

Trans Diva Drama At GMHC’s 23rd Annual Latex Ball dried up and the Latex Project became inactive, GMHC continued to back the ball helping new generations play together wisely. Today, the Latex Ball is not a GMHC fundraiser, but rather an intervention tied to a long-standing social and cultural event.

In the context of the Latex Ball, young gay men learn from their “House mothers and

fathers” how to celebrate without the selfdestructive behavior that can lead to HIV/ AIDS. GMHC provides free HIV testing at the event and continues to seek government, corporate and foundation support to cover the cost of producing the event, one of the largest balls in the Untied States.

Visit GMHC.org for more information.

Mariah Lopez walks the runway at the Latex Ball Photo courtesy of Christopher Adams

High drama scorched the runway of New York City’s huge performance space, Terminal 5, on August 17, at the 23rd annual Latex Ball, an event sponsored by GMHC (Gay Mens Health Crisis.) A trans woman, Mariah Lopez, was denied the right to “walk” in one of the categories, “Women’s Performance” which seemed to have been reserved for cis-gendered females only.

An operatic melee of divas who rushed the runway, grabbed microphones and demanded their rights as “real women” delighted the crowd.

Screams of “Let her walk!” eventually prevailed. Lopez was soon trounced by fierce competition from other women, including contenders from Russia and Japan. The moment was part of the typical fun of the Latex Ball that attracts a gender-

fluid international crowd of dazzling performers in categories such as “Realness With A Twist,” “Legendary Face” and “Big Girl Realness.”

The Latex Project was founded in the late 80s by members of the House and Ballroom communities alarmed by too many AIDSrelated deaths and increases in new HIV infection rates among their friends and community members. They asked GMHC to help raise awareness about prevention and to provide support for those living with HIV/AIDS. Together, GMHC staff and leaders of the House and Ballroom communities created the Latex Project and the House of Latex Ball.

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2013 BMW 328i

Steve Siler

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60-Second Car Reviews

Just a Minute! Check out the 2013 BMW 328i M-Sport The ubiquitous BMW 3-Series may be the least clever automotive choice a gay man or woman can make. Seriously the 3-Series is as common as gourmet jeans at a gay cocktail party or ribbed tank tops at Golds Gym. But there’s a reason we flock to this car: it’s really, really good.

For 2013, the 3-Series has become even better. While not everyone I know (myself included) thinks this latest model is the best-looking 3-Series ever, even with the M-Sport package’s slick aero kit, I can say without equivocation that it is as divine to drive as it’s ever been. The standard 240hp turbocharged four-cylinder engine delivers stronger acceleration than its low cylinder count might suggest, and the rearwheel drive layout and sparkling steering make for corner-carving perfection. The

3-Series is none too spacious inside, and it’s certainly not cheap (prices swell to over $50K quite quickly once a few options are selected, my tester rang in near $46K and was still missing navigation) but fuel economy is outstanding, and few cars can touch it in terms of the way it communicates with its driver. It’s the kind of car that makes you proud as you walk up to it in a parking lot. If you can remember which one is yours.

Renowned automotive journalist and gay car geek Steve Siler has turned his life-long love of cars into a fruitful and enthusiastic career traveling the world to test thousands of new vehicles as they are introduced. Siler is s regular contributor to Car and Driver Magazine, Edmunds.com, AutoTrader. com, AOL Autos and Yahoo! Autos, and also pioneered automotive writing for the GLBT community more than a decade ago.

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Base Price: $36,850 Price as Tested: $45,745 Power: 2.0-liter turbocharged 4-cylinder (240 hp, 255 lb-ft of torque) Trannies: 6-speed manual/8-speed automatic Fuel Economy, city/hwy: 23/33 mpg Or you could buy: Cadillac ATS Mercedes-Benz C-Class Lexus IS

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Don’t Gotta Be a Bowler to Win the Boal-A-Thon

Poverello Center’s initiative yields big winners but misses goal Jacob Long

Edward “Eddie” Lake of Wilton Manors raised the most money for Aug. 3’s Bowling to Fight Hunger, a fundraising event from the Poverello Center. He raised $1,013.

Photo courtesy of Edward Lake

Edward Lake — who goes by Eddie — wasn’t even paying attention to his score and has no idea how it all tallied up on Aug. 3.

It was Bowling to Fight Hunger, the charity event comes from Poverello Center that pits fundraising teams against each other in a full tournament of bowling — months after each team works to raise money to fight hunger.

On Friday at Rumors Bar, Lake received a prize for raising the most money for the event — a whopping $1,013.

Lake won’t just receive bragging rights though. His real prize includes a three-day and two-night stay in deluxe accommodations at the Seminole Hard Rock Resort and Casino located in Hollywood Florida. But still, he’s not the best bowler.

His team, the eloquently named Brittney Spares, was the top raising team with a total of $2,188. The event itself, however, was less successful than hoped, and raised just under a third of its $150,000 goal: $48,434.

“I’m really good at raising money,” Lake

told SFGN. “But I suck at bowling.” That’s the line he stuck with during the Saturday event, admitting to some that his mother was a professional bowler, though she passed away when he was eight, just shy of imparting on him her bowling wisdom.

How did he do it?

“Relenteless badgering on Facebook,” he said, “and calling everyone I knew in the country.”

To Lake, raising money for Poverello was a personal mission of paying a personal debt of sorts, and giving back to the organization that helped him out when he first moved down to Wilton Manors. He came in 2007, HIV-positive, fresh out of rehab for drug abuse, on disability, and without enough money to put food on the table. That’s where Poverello came in, a recommendation that Lake’s case managers at Care Resource made.

“There’s no other place around in Wilton Manors that doesn’t discriminate against people with HIV and helps people out with food,” Lake said. “That’s amazing because people really need that help sometimes and I was a perfect example.”

Lake, who’s since worked for AHF, is currently a full-time online student, focusing on psychology and sociology, and wants to work with newly diagnosed HIV positive people who are also alcoholics and addicts.

While Lake was on the Brittney Spares team, which on top of his achievement was the highest-earning team, it won’t be recognized as such. That honor will go to Team Unity Power of Strength (which was technically the second highest earning team), the event’s face for Unity Church.

“They represent Unity Church, [which] formed the most teams and raised the most money among all the organizations that were part of the Bowl-A-Thon,” Poverello Center’s Arlie Smith told SFGN.”

Bowling to Fight Hunger Top Earning Individuals & Teams People:

Edward Lake — $1,013 Jimmy Giacomuzzi — $810 Butch Thompson — $710 Tom Haynes — $685 Sheila Wood — $470 Donald Reilly — $465 Joshua Vera — $430 Israel Gutierrez — $425 John DeFelice — $385 Tony Sikich — $350

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Brittney Spares — $2,188 Team Unity Power of Strength — $1,961 Gay Chamber - GFLGLCC — $1,820 SFGFFL Ballerz — $1,010 Unity - Team Release — $945 Team Unity - Power of Zeal — $822 Rosie’s — $755 Rosie’s-2 $525 Living on a Spare — $505 Unity-Team of Power — $495 soflagaynews //

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Palm Beach’s tony Colony Hotel isn’t the only place to enjoy dinner and a show; Jazziz Nightlife in Boca Raton’s Mizner Park is offering an all-star jazz and cabaret line-up this fall, in addition to juicy steaks and sizzling seafood. Tonight, South Florida jazz legend Nicole Henry takes the stage with her sophisticated jazz sounds for two shows at 7 and 9 p.m. Her expressive, soulful voice and uplifting energy has earned her three Top 10 albums. Tickets are $35-65 at JazzizNightlife.com.

Also, watch for upcoming performances from vocal jazz ensemble Manhattan Transfer, pianist Keiko Matsui, guitarist Lee Ritenour and even singer/actress Molly Ringwald.

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8/23

The Sea Star Society, the young professionals association in support of the Biscayne Nature Center, will host a sea turtle release at the center, Crandon Park North Beach in Key Biscayne, tonight at 8 p.m. Join the society for networking, cocktails and small bites before witnessing the extraordinary release of young sea turtles back into the wild. Don’t miss this opportunity to make a difference in our local ecosystem by protecting one of South Florida’s most precious and endangered species.

Admission is $10 per person and membership is only $25 annually. RSVP is required. For more information, go to BiscayneNatureCenter.org.

Fundraiser

The Manor, 2345 Wilton Dr. in Wilton Manors, hosts the Teal Party tonight, a fundraiser for Greg Hardy, a well-known supporter of Stonewall Summer pride, Wicked Wilton and Rainbow Business Coalition activities. Hardy has been battling colon cancer. Join the community from 6 to 9 p.m. for an evening of live performances, music and a silent auction to help raise funds for Hardy’s treatment. Admission is $25 in advance or $30 at the door and includes one drink ticket. VIP admission, including open bar and hors d’oeuvres is also available.

Tickets and more information are available at TealPartyBenefit.com.

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Experience the release of baby sea turtles back into the wild at a special networking event Friday hosted by the Sea Star Society at Biscayne Nature Center on Key Biscayne Photo courtesy of Biscayne Nature Center

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“Whimsical,” “spiritual,” “organic” and “bold” are just a few of the words to describe the art works featured in Broward Art Guild’s new oneweek exhibition, North Beach Art Showcase Extravaganza, opening tonight at the guild’s gallery, 3280 NE 32nd St. in Fort Lauderdale. The diverse exhibit includes works by photographer Yuri Andrei, mixed media artist Bryce Laufenberg and painters Adam Marks, Joshua Oliveira, Manuel Almaguer and Kristin Ehlin. Join the artists at the opening reception tonight at 6 p.m. and the closing reception will be held Friday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. For gallery hours and more information, go to BrowardArtGuild.org. soflagaynews //

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Camerata del Re performs historic and modern music for Baroque instruments, featuring works

by Jacques Ibert, Johann Christian Bach, David Foulis, Alfred Schnittke and Antonio Vivaldi.

Believe it or not, violins and the wind instruments of the day have evolved over the centuries.

If you’ve never heard a performance on period instruments, it’s a unique opportunity to experience the sound of the late 18th century, the way the composers heard their compositions.

The concert is at St. Paul’s Church, 188 S. Swinton Ave. in Delray Beach, and a $15 donation is requested. Preferred seating is $20. For more information, go to StPaulsDelray.org.

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Don’t miss your opportunity to see Art Deco Inspired, an exhibit of new works inspired by Art Deco design and the environs of Miami Beach, presented by the Miami Design Preservation League at the Art Deco Welcome Center, 1001 Ocean Dr. in Miami Beach. The exhibit is free and open to the public through Aug. 31. On display are the works of four photographers and two sculptural artists, Jimmy Agostinho and Ruben Consa. For more information, go to MDPL.org. After checking out the exhibit, head over to South Beach’s only gay beach bar, The Palace, 1200 Ocean Dr., and check out the sights on Ocean Drive.

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Film Festival Returns to Gateway, Celebrates Classics of Hollywood J.W. Arnold

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Classic films are making a comeback at Fort Lauderdale’s Classic Gateway Theatre.

The landmark theatre, which opened in 1951, will host the Second Annual Classic Film Festival beginning next week and running through September, featuring 16 of the most popular and critically acclaimed motion pictures of all time.

Classic films are a passion for Arthur Friedman, operating partner of the Classic Gateway and a producer of Beyond the Sea, The Bobby Darin Story, starring Kevin Spacey, and The Price of Glory, starring Jimmy Smits.

Friedman grew up loving the movies and eventually went into the film industry, first as the owner of the legendary Harvard Square Theatre in Cambridge, Mass., and later as a producer.

“Through the years, watching thousands of movies, I have learned that the movie theatre experience cannot be duplicated on television, video or any other new technology,” Friedman explained. There’s something about being in a theatre with an audience, watching a great movie, that is unique and spellbinding.”

Fort Lauderdale’s Classic Gateway Theatre hosts the Second Annual Classic Film Festival, beginning next week and running through September Photo courtesy of Classic Gateway Theatre

He added, “Having an emotional experience such as laughing or crying, being thrilled or even scared, or for that matter simply enjoying a moment together with family, friends, neighbors and the rest of the audience, creates memories that last forever.”

Since purchasing the Fort Lauderdale movie theater over two years ago, he’s been committed to showcasing the vintage films that were popular in the Gateway’s heyday.

He feels the industry has relied too much over the past 20 years on computergenerated special effects and big-ticket stars, rather than the core storytelling that made so many classic films great.

The Gateway has long been popular with local audiences, screening art house, LGBT and indie films, and Friedman thought it would be the perfect venue for a Classic Film Festival last summer. Audiences responded, packing the theater and raising funds to benefit the Sun Sentinel Children’s Fund.

Instead of a thematic festival featuring musicals, comedy or a particular film genre, Friedman and his staff have again focused on 16 of his favorite classics, including three epic films by director David Lean, Bride on the River Kwai, Dr. Zhivago and Lawrence of Arabia, and two beloved Frank Capra/Jimmy Stewart films, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It’s a Wonderful Life. Audiences can also catch Dustin Hoffman’s breakthrough film, The Graduate, as well as Tootsie, directed by Sidney Pollack.

Rounding out the lineup are two memorable love stories, An Affair to Remember, starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr, and The Way We Were, with

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Barbra Streisand and Robert Redford; the comedies, Mel Brooks’ Young Frankenstein and Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove, starring Peter Sellars; an iconic thriller, The Maltese Falcon; a vintage Woody Allen film, Manhattan; and Fred Astaire tripping the light fantastic with Cyd Charise in The Band Wagon. Last, but certainly not least, is On the Waterfront, directed by Elia Kazan and starring perhaps the greatest movie actor of all time, Marlon Brando.

“It really is a throwback,” he said of the theater, which has undergone extensive restoration and was renamed the Classic Gateway, and the festival will again give audiences the rare opportunity to see the films in the setting they were intended.

IF YOU G What

2nd Annual Classic Film Festival

When

Aug. 30 – Sept. 26, Show times vary.

Where

Classic Gateway Theatre, 1820 E. Sunrise Blvd., Fort Lauderdale

How Much More Info.

Tickets $8-10, $7 all seats on Tuesdays For information and complete schedule, go to ClassicGateway.com

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Slightly Stoopid Photo courtesy of Clintus McGintus

Broward County

A World of Wonderful Tales

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Aug. 24 at 2 p.m. at the Sunrise Civic Center Theater, 10610 W. Oakland Park Blvd. A leprechaun and woodland fairy travel through the folktales of Ireland, Sweden, South Africa, China and Hawaii.

Tickets $6. Call 954-747-4646.

Scott Weiland & The Wildabouts Aug. 24 at 7 p.m. at Revolution Live, 100 SW Third Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. The lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver performs hits from the hit albums “Core” and “Purple.”

Tickets $29.30 to $32. Call 800-745-3000 or visit JoinTheRevolution.net.

* Anvita

Aug. 31 to Sept. 1 at 6 p.m. at the Miniaci Performing Arts Center, 3100 Ray Ferrero, Jr. Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. The classic fairy tale Cinderella is retold through Indian classical dances. Tickets $20 to $40.

Call 954-262-5480 or visit BrowardCenter.org.

* Joe Satriani

Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. at Parker Playhouse, 707 NE Eighth St. in Fort Lauderdale. The guitar great is joined by the Steve Morse Band on the “Unstoppable Momentum” tour. Tickets $52.50 to $325. Call 954462-0222.

Palm Beach County * The Sounds of Simon

Through Aug. 25 at Studio Theater at Mizner Park, 201 Plaza Real in Boca Raton. A musical celebrating Paul Simon has been held over. Call 561-600-0495 for tickets.

Jazz Project: Amandah Jantzen Aug. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Arts Garage, 180 NE First

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St., Delray Beach. A stellar performance mixing jazz, cabaret and classic American pop. Tickets $30 to $40.

Call 561-450-6357.

Jazz Project: Linda Witsell

Aug. 24 at 8 p.m. at the Arts Garage, 180 NE First St., Delray Beach. A night of the contemporary jazz flutist.

Tickets $25 to $190. Call 561-450-6357.

Slightly Stoopid & Atmosphere

Aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Sunset Cove Amphitheater, 12551 Glades Road in Boca Raton. A night of funky tunes from alternative rockers Slightly Stoopid, Atmosphere and Tribal Seeds. Tickets $45.25. Visit Ticketmaster.com

Miami-Dade Blow Me

Through Sept. 1 at SandBox at the Miami Theatre Center, 9816 NE Second Ave. in Miami Shores.

Isabella Blow was a phenom in the fashion world, but suffering from bulimia, she succeeds in killing herself on the seventh try. The audience travels with her as she recants the story of her life. Call 305-751-9550.

Slava’s Snowshow

Through Aug. 25 at the Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami.

Slava, the star clown of the original Cirque du Soleil, steals the spotlight in a performance with enough snow to cool you off for the rest of the summer. Tickets $25 to $75. Visit ArshtCenter.org.

The Big Show

Fridays and Saturdays at 9 p.m. at Just the Funny Theater, 3119 Coral Way in Miami. A collection of comedy mixing the likes of improvisation and sketches. Tickets $12. Call 305-693-8669 or visit JustTheFunny.com.

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From PBCHRC At today’s meeting on budget issues, the Palm Beach Town Council voted to offer domestic partnership benefits to employees with domestic partners.

Effective January 1, 2014, Town employees * Go Here, Go There Thursdays will be able to insure their registered Aug. 22 and 29 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Lucerne domestic partners on the Town’s health and Avenue in Downtown Lake Worth. Gather a group of dental insurance plans. In addition, these friends to explore Downtown Lake Worth for food, drink and gallery specials. Call LULA Lake Worth Arts employees will have the same benefits as at 561-493-2550. opposite-sex married employees with regard to bereavement leave, illness in immediate Valyn Calhoun: Retrospective family leave, family and medical leave and Aug. 22 to Sept. 27 at ActivistArtistA Gallery, 422 W. Industrial Ave. in Boynton Beach. Photographer Valyn domestic partnership leave. In addition, Calhoun presents his portraits of homoerotisim, fetishi, employees’ domestic partners will have access fashiuon and nightlife. Free. Call 786-521-1199. to the Town’s employee assistance program.

“Once again, elected officials in Palm Beach * Neighborhood Clean Up County have looked beyond simple dollars Sept. 7 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. throughout the Royal Poinciana neighborhood in Lake Worth. Join local and cents and have taken steps to equalize groups to make your community a better place. Call the family benefits for their gay and lesbian Lake Worth CRA at 561-493-2550. employees,” said Rand Hoch, President and Founder of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council.

The Palm Beach County Human Rights Summer Art Exhibition Council is a local non-profit organization Through Aug. 30. LGBT Visitor Center, 1130 which, for the last 25 years, has been dedicated Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. The artwork to ending discrimination based on sexual of Henning Haupt, an assistant professor at FAU,

By Christiana Lilly, Calendar@SFGN.com

Broward County * Pepe Mar’s Pajama Party

Aug. 24 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Young at Art Museum, 751 SW 121 Ave. in Davie. This adult-only art reception will be a sleep over of sorts with pajamas, exhibitions, open bar, late-night snacks and other activities throughout the museum. Tickets $15 to $20 for those wearing pajamas. Call 954-424-0085, email lnuzzo@youngatartmuseum.org or visit YoungAtArtMuseum.org.

Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida Auditions

Aug. 24 and 26 at 6:30 p.m. at the Sunshine Cathedral, 1480 SW Ninth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Audition to be a part of the growing chorus performing at multiple venues and for an opportunity to meet new people.

Register at GMCSF.org on the “sing with us” tab.

* Sage Works

Aug. 29 at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. LGBT who are 40 and older and looked for employment are invited to learn about and use AARP’s Worksearch program. Register with Bruce Williams, 954-463-9005, ext. 190.

* Talking to the World About My Family Aug. 29 at 7 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. How to deal with questions from others about your growing LGBT family. Call 954-463-9005.

* Unplugged with ATN

Aug. 29 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, One E. Las Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale.

Local musicians will be playing all genres of tunes and guests are welcome to learn more about the art of making music. Tickets $5, free for ATN members.

RSVP to atn@moafl.org or call 954-262-0227.

PFLAG

Tuesdays in Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs and Southwest Ranches. A support group for parents of LGBT youth 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and locations.

SunServe Youth Group

Tuesdays and Thursdays in Fort Lauderdale, Southwest Ranches, Coral Springs and Hollywood. A support group and night of fun for LGBT youth 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and times.

Gender Bender Youth Group

Mondays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at SunServe Campus, 1480 SW Ninth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. A group for LGBT youth 13 to 21 to discuss gender, gender expression, binary systems, friendship, family and whatever else comes up! Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com

Survivor Support

community announcement Town of Palm Beach Adds Benefits

First and third Wednesdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Broward Health Imperial Point Hospital cafeteria, 6401 N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. Find support from counselors and peers who have lost loved ones to suicide. Call the Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention at 954-384-0344 or visit FISPOnline.org.

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and Joseph Padial, a designer and art director in publishing, will be on display through the rest of the summer. Call 305-397-8914 or visit GoGayMiami.com.

orientation, gender identity and gender expression. The organization has also been the prime mover for domestic partnership benefits for public employees in Palm Beach County for more than two decades.

At a special meeting on July 11, Town Council Members Richard Kleid and Michael Pucillo asked the Town Council to extend family health insurance coverage to employees with domestic partners.

“It is small dollars in the grand scheme of things,” said Pucillo, noting that providing domestic partnership benefits would have a “positive effect on the town.”

“It is the right thing to do, “ added Mayor Gail Coniglio, who serves as a nonvoting member on the Town Council.

However, Council President Pro Tem Robert Wildrick requested additional time to clarify which employees would be eligible to enroll their domestic partners on the Town’s health insurance plan.

With Wildrick’s concern having been met, last week the Town Council voted to implement the benefits. Town Council President David A. Rossow cast the sole vote against domestic partnership benefits.

* Zoo Run 5K

Sept. 15 at 7:30 a.m. at Zoo Miami, 12400 SW 152 St. in Miami. Run through the zoo to benefit West Kendall Baptist Hospital and the Zoological Society of Florida.

Registration $25. Visit ZooRun5K.com.

Miami Spice

Through Sept. 30 at participating restaurants. The Miami culinary world is on fire with more than 170 restaurants opening its doors for two months of delicious dishes, coinciding with many cities’ restaurant weeks. Meals $19 to $39. Visit iLoveMiamiSpice.com.

Key West * Womenfest

Sept. 3 to 8 in Key West. Five days of fun outdoor activities, nightlife, karaoke, contests, yoga, painting and more. Visit Womenfest.com

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 305294-6284 or visit IslandHouseKeyWest.com. early evening dance in the Key West tradition. Call 305-296-6706 or visit LaTeDa.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 Angel’s Cafe

2287 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Enjoy happy hour on Thursdays from 6 to 9 p.m. with $3 wines and beers, free snacks, raffles, and music by DJ Sol. 2-4-1 Sunday dinner special Valet parking in rear. Call 954-900-5217.

Alibi

Mona’s

502 Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. An eclectic bar with décor that will keep you entertained for hours.

Thursdays College Boys Night drinks 2-for-1. Call 954525-6662 or visit MonasBar.com.

The Manor

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

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.

Dude’s Bar

Sidelines Sports Bar

3270 NE 33rd St. in Fort Lauderdale. Men dancing daily from 9:30 p.m., karaoke on Sundays, Monday drink specials $1 well drinks. Call 954-568-7777 or visit Facebook.com/Dudes.Bar.

Georgie’s Alibi

2266 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Best and longest happy hour; Wednesdays $2 domestics and $1 Schnapps after 9 p.m. Call 954-565-2526 or visit GeorgiesAlibi.com.

Johnny’s

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.

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2031 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Relax with a cold beer for some friendly competition on the pool table.

Call 954-563-8001 or visit SidelinesSports.com.

Fort Dix

Eros Lounge

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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.

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.

Twist

Vita Ultra Lounge Saturdays

Key West

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

1225 Belvedere Road in West Palm Beach. LGBT Saturdays with the best drag queens around. Call 561835-8482 or visit VitaUltraLounge.com.

Miami-Dade County Azucar

2301 SW 32nd Ave. in Miami. Jock night Wednesdays, drag Thursdays, girls night Fridays and more. Call 305443-7657 or visit AzucarMiami.com

Club Space

Palm Beach County

Discotekka

The Cottage

522 Lucerne Ave. in Lake Worth. Tea Dance Sundays with great service, food and drinks. Call 561-586-0080.

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

The Mad Hatter

Naked Grape Wine Bar & Tapas

2163 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.

8201 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. Bingo Tuesdays and Born to be a Drag Fridays. Call 305-754-3444 or visit ErosLoungeMiami.com.

34 NE 11th St. in Miami. Come out for a night at the infamous nightclub known for crazy all-nighters to the best live electronic dance music. Call 305-3501956 or visit ClubSpace.com.

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

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

801 Girls Cabaret

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

Club Aqua

711 Duval St. in Key West. Dueling bartenders on Mondays as they sing, shake and stir their way to victory. Call 305-294-0555 or visit AquaKeyWest.com‎.

La Te Da

1125 Duval St. in Key West. Happy hour from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday for $4 premium well drinks. Plus, the original tea dance SUndays at 4 p.m.

Call 305-296-6706 or visit LaTeDa.com

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REAL ESTATE RUMFORD MAINE A UNIQUE CAMP SITE (or whatever). A retired 180 ft communication tower and a 12x24 support structure on 2.5.acres with a deeded ROW through a dense woods. Area known for skiing, snow mobile and ATV clubs and trails. jpm8145@gmail.com for pictures. $40k.

(251)867-8134

PERFECT VACATION RENTALS! Spring & Summer specials from $69/night and $395/week.Award Winning Gay Hotel. Beautiful Studio, 1 & 2 BR Self Catering Apts. with Full Kitchen.Clothing optional heated pool, laundry, private parking. Central to Wilton Manors &HauloverBeach.Incl.Wi-Fi utilities, cable, tel. Gay Owned & Operated. Pets Welcome.

Celebrating 15 YearsCall Joe or Jack at (954) 927-0090 or visit www.LibertySuites.com *Four Week+ Relocation Discounts Offered* LOOKING FOR LODGIING NEAR SUNLIFE STADIUM? Completely furnished luxury 1/ BD/1BA Condo. Easy access to public transportation and major express ways.

Shopping and dining are in walking distance.

Gated Community and private parking.

Reasonably priced @$375 a week or $1,500 a month plus $400 processing and move in fees.

Call 305-793-8650.

accounting/tax service RNB ASSOCIATES Income Tax/ Accounting/ Book Keeping for Individuals ,Small Business or Corporate. Very reasonable rates, fast and efficient service. 35+ years experience to help you save money! Registered with the IRS. Email info or meet. Visa/MC accepted. Call (248) 8942600 (FL based) or email info@RNBassociates. com for faster response. Mention SFGN AD for a 5% discount.

air conditioning HONEST, RELIABLE AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING SERVICES Gay owned and operated company, Eiland Air, Inc. 24 hour service. Reasonable prices.

Licensed & Insured #CAC1817222 Call Mike 786-247-6022

attorneys

antiques/collectables

MOVIE POSTERS WANTED Private collector buying vintage movie posters, lobby cards, film stills, photography and other old entertainment memorabilia. Call for a free appraisal to find out what your stuff is worth! All calls confidential.

Ralph (800) 392-4050 email: sell@ralphdeluca.com

counseling/psychotherapy

TERRY DAVIS, LCSW, LLC #SW1079 Supportive male therapist, specializes in LGBT issues, HIV/AIDS,addictions, etc. Affordable, sliding scale. Eves/weekend. TdavisLCSW.com* (954) 731-5505

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business opportunities GAY APARTMENT RESORT/HOTEL FULFILL YOUR RETIREMENT DREAM With this rare opportunity to enter the lucrative Fort Lauderdale Gay Accommodations Market.

Owners retiring and offering the award winning Liberty Apartment Suites in Dania Beach, with 11 beautifully furnished Apartments with full kitchens.

Established 15 successful years with high repeat and referral guests. Currently operated as selfcatering, limited service, extended stay hotel phenomenal potential for growth and expansion.

Turn-key business, All Inclusive. Offered at $895,000. Qualified Buyers Only - Brokers Protected - For info, contact: Joe Van Eron-(954) 383-5548 or Joe@LibertySuites.com

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STATE-OF-THE-ART-DENTISTRY General & Cosmetic Dentistry Sedation Dentistry

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COMPLETE COMPUTER REPAIR FREE ESTIMATES - no extra charge for in-home.

FREE Computer tune-up with any service.

Replacement of laptop screen & key board.

Viruses, spyware, data recovery, lockouts & more. SAME DAY SERVICE - LOWEST PRICE GUARANTEE Call Ernesto: 754-234-5598

ENTRY LEVEL SALES EXECUTIVE Full time Sales, Client Services, Direct Marketing, Lead Generation, Telemarketing & Email Services. Microsoft Word & Excel experience.

Competitive Salary plus Commission, Medical/Dental, 401k & Profit Sharing .

Email Resume: aleen@lighthouselist.com

PERSONAL COMPUTER TUTOR! Basic computer skills* Emailing pics /docs, scanning* Microsoft office programs*Excel, Word, Outlook and Powerpoint* Virus Removal* PC speed optimization* Secured Wireless home network setup* Wireless printer installation* PC purchasing consultant. Call (954) 980-0383 or email jamesjcarter22@gmail.com.

ACCOUNT MANAGERS ,BOOK KEEPERS AND SALES REPRESENTATIVES Work your own flexible schedule! Pays $1500 to $2000 monthly plus benefits. Must be computer literate, have 2-3 hours access to the internet weekly . We are looking for efficient and dedicated people who are at least 21 years of age. contact us for more details .If you are interested and need more information send your resumes to ruthmace7@gmail.com

GENERAL MANAGER FOR MICHELE’S RESTAURANT Must have knowledge of both FOH and BOH, Food Costing , service standards, wine and alcohol laws.etc. Looking for someone with FULL RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE. Please submit resume to lou@lmc123.com immediate opening.

BROWARD HOUSE Case Manager for MEGA program working with 18 – 30 year old MSM (men who have sex with men) at risk for substance abuse and HIV. Candidate with have a Bachelors degree and provide testing and case management services addressing health care, social supports, and other life areas.

Individual must also have the ability to facilitate groups specific to target population. Forward resumes to AThornberry@Browardhouse.org

THE PATIENT AND ANY OTHER PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT HAS THE RIGHT TO REFUSE TO PAY, CANCEL PAYMENT OR BE REIMBURSED FOR PAYMENT FOR ANY OTHER SERVICES, EXAMINATION OR TREATMENT WHICH IS PERFORMED AS A RESULT OF AND WITHIN 72 HOURS OF RESPONDING TO THE ADVERTISEMENT FOR THE FREE, DISCOUNTED OR REDUCED SERVICE, EXAMINATION OR TREATMENT.

computers

HATE WINDOWS 8?We can bring back the look and feel of windows. Same day service. Call 954-986-1316 www.gaycomputerwiz.com

CAREGIVERS NEEDED! Looking for honest, caring, reliable caregivers (male/ female).

Agency in Wilton Manors. (954)226-4660.

THE NEW SIDELINES SPORTS BAR IS HIRING for all bar/nightclub positions. Please send your resume to AL@SidelinesSports. com no later than midnight Monday, August 5th, 2013. Interviews will be scheduled the following week with all selected applicants.

Please no phone calls or walk-ins!!

HOME AND COMMERCIAL CLEANING Residential and Commercial cleaning.

Experienced with references and provide free estimates. Call (305)-896-7494 or (214)-356-0684 CLEAN IT RIGHT The best cleaning for your buck. 1BD $50, 2BD $60, 3BD $70. Excellent rates & references. 10 years in business. Serving Broward, North Miami Dade & S. Palm Beach.

Call Manny 954-560-4443

employment

HANDYMAN NEEDED!! Part time handyman needed to with building projects. Painting, Tile work, Electrical, Construction. Wages based on experience. Call 954-892-0494.

cars for sale VW Golf Rabbit 2006 For Sale, VW Golf Rabbit 06 well serviced, well-keptand in great shape with only 57,500 mileage. Registered until, 12/14. Ready to be picked up and driven home! Sporty , smart and nice looking car. Great on gas!!! Please call: 954.770.2795, miami. craigslist.org/brw/cto/3921656419.html

To place an ad call 954.530.4970 or visit SFGN.com/getlisted

SALES POSITIONS Sales position open at high end antiques gallery in WPB. Knowledge of antiques, sales experience required.

Reply: HillcrestAntiquesWPB@gmail.com EXPERIENCED COOKS AND SERVERS To work breakfast , lunch and dinner. To apply in person at Angels Café , 2287 Wilton drive, Wilton Manors , FL 33305 or email resume to Angelscafewiltonmanors@aol.com

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garage sales GARAGE SALE!!! August 3rd, 8am to 2pm. The address is 2408 NE 11th Ave, Wilton Manors.

Garage behind the house and Funeral Home.

House goods , Exercise equipment and some really good stuff!!!!

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seeking employment PERSONAL ASSISTANT & MALE COMPANION SEEKING a part-time job as a personal assistant & male companion in Broward County. Will take you to doctors appointments. Help you w/ your grocery shopping. Refill or pick up medications. Will drive you to do all your errands & assist w/ daily household chores. Great driving record, honest, professional, reliable, trustworthy, & always willing to help and assist. If you have any further questions please call 954-5481798 or email Ltn69@yahoo.com Thank you.

EXPERIENCED , LICENSED BARTENDER I am available for parties, weddings, private events and more. Available evenings and weekends. Call 410-299-6847 for more info.

fashion consulting

Call George Alvan

954.423.4124

For an Appointment 8110 West Broward Blvd Plantation, FL 33324

MEN’S WEARHOUSE handyman DEREK’S HANDYMAN SERVICE Cabinet shop for all your Custom Made Cabinetry, Countertops and Cabinet Re-facing. MUST SEE OUR WORK! JUST ASK OUR CLIENTS! ALL Electrical to code, any/all plumbing work, drywall finish work/repair, crown/baseboard pro-install, int./ ext. painting, demo work. Pressure washing, DÉCOR TILE Install, complete home up-dates. Also, PGT Windows (Wholesale) and Frameless Shower Enclosures. For large jobs, 4 man crew available. WE HANDLE IT ALL!!! Instant call back direct service response. No job is ever too small. Excellent references. Derek 954-825-5589 or email: DerekGallaway@att.net HUSBAND FOR RENT! Is he procrastinating home repairs? He says he will do it tomorrow??

After the football game?? We fit right in - In the house or the yard, small or big jobs: Tiles, Dry walls, paint, Plumbing, Roof leaks, broken furniture, Irrigation, Fences & more. It doesn’t cost to hassle us to see the work- so why wait? Neat, clean work for reasonable price Haim, 954-275-0952, Sidnalll@ yahoo.com

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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home care HEART TO HEART HOMEMAKER AND COMPANION If you or your loved one are elderly, or temporary or chronic disabled, we can help you with home chores (cooking, light-house cleaning, laundry) and bring companion for home or where you need to go. We will work with you to find the Plan that fits your needs. (954)2264660. Right in the heart of Wilton Manors.

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.

THE BRITISH POUND John Maroussas LMT Sports Massage, Deep Tissue, Neuromuscular, Trigger Point, Swedish, Salt or Sugar Scrubs.

Private Studio w/ Shower. Wilton Manors Location near Bill’s Lic#MA51123 954-999-2240 REIKI MASSAGE BY JONATHAN Relieves stress and all other negative energy. You will feel great! One visit will convince you. For more information or to schedule and appt. Call Jonathan 954-549-8243

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

954-297-5336

human resources WE GOT YOU COVERED! Advocates for student needs. Specializing in helping foster student and others transition into responsible, independent Adults. We are here to help find resources and outlets for stable and healthy adult lives. Call 786793-8650 for more information.

insurance GARUNTEED ISSUED LIFE INSURANCE HIV/ Aids accepted. NO health questions. NO medical exams. Simplified Issue Life. Leave tax free money for your partner. Free end of life planning.

All Health & Life lines. Affordable “A” rated insurance cos. Miller Insurance Co. 561-221-2072

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Lic# 11000106488

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

licensed massage

EXP. MATURE MALE WPB MASSEUR Incalls only, private studio setting by Belvedere/ SR7 in quiet area.Highly skilled, intuitive theraputic bodywork by friendly LMT. Affordable rates but cash only. Early to late, 7 days.

Call (561) 254-8065 for appt. or walk-in OK. RELIEVE STRESS & TENSION WITH MAGIC HANDS PRO MASSAGE (FL: MA51008) RECESSION RELIEF $40 per 90 MIN - Out calls higher. Swedish, Deep Tissue, Specialty Back, Lower Body & Feet. Couples Discounts.

Seniors Welcome. Delray Beach. 16 years experience. MA18563 Dennis (561) 502-2628 AFFORDABLE AWESOME MASSAGE BY JIM Offering Swedish, Deep Tissue, Sports and LomiLomi Massage for Men; in a very comfortable, relaxed and Private Massage Studio, NOW conveniently located in Wilton Manors on NE 26th Street, with plenty of free parking. Same Day appointments are welcome; please call Jim, 954-600-5843 email: info@massagebyjim.com or visit my website for testimonials, rates and more. GREAT OPENING SPECIAL NOW AVAILABLE! www.massagebyjim.com Licensed and Certified MM22293 WPB/ LAKE WORTH MASSEUR Strong, caring perceptive therapist for your body in need. Full time therapist for over 15 years!

Easy and relaxed home studio for your comfort and healing.Convenient and affordable, flexible hours, in and out calls. MA64031, Alan 954-279-9935 www.alantherapy4u.com

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

piano for sale LOVELY FAMILY STEINWAY & SONS GRAND PIANO Walnut color with Piano bench incl. Lived with same family since 1960. It taught their two daughters and now has taught the grandson how to play. Its parents are 75 and 89 years old and are moving to a small apartment and cannot bring it with them.It needs a new home with an owner who will love it and enjoy its marvelous sound .

Last tuned in June 2013. Appraised at $20K , will sell for $ 12K. Email Bobbi55bhi@aol.com

painting services PAINTING - INTERIOR & EXTERIOR Residential & Commercial. Drywall & stucco repair. 20+ years experience in Broward. Lic & ins. CC#92-6690-PU-X. Great references. Call Bob for a free estimate 954-465-1041

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

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pool services POOL SERVICE Mention this ad and receive your first month

FREE! some restrictions apply

Serving Broward Since 1999

Call for a free estimate: 954-367-7007 Web: www.skimmerspools.com Email: skimmerspoolservice@gmail.com

plumber BUTLER PLUMBING, INC.Residential & Commercial, Licensed & Insured, Palm Beach 561-613-338, Broward 954 -999-3315, Miami-Dade 786-999-2152 24/7 -365 days,info@butler-plumbing.com, www.bultlerplumbing.com“ Just tell your friends the BUTLER did it”

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rent/lease wilton manors

AFFORDABLE-READY TO MOVE IN $695 to $795 Ready to move in 1BD/1BA. Large units, tile floors, walk in closet, newly renovated kitchen and bath, new appl., private paved patio with tropical landscaping, off street parking, Free laundry onsite. Smoke Free unit. No Smoking. No pets. Call 754-366-7563

rent/lease ft. lauderdale LARGE TOWNHOME WITH POOL, EAST FORT LAUDERDALE Beautiful 2BR/2BA townhome in quiet 5-plex.Large eat-in kitchen with center island, central a/c, ceiling fans, Washer/dryer in unit, dishwasher, sparkling pool and more. All in tropical paradise within 5 minutes of the Atlantic Ocean & 1-95 & 8 minutes to Wilton Drive. Master bedroom has walk-in closet and sliding glass doors to private balcony.

Great neighbors and neighborhood .Small pet ok.$1,250 /mo. Check out photos & complete descriptions at www.YourPerfectApartment.com or call Rick at 954-253-1929

condo for sale MANOR GROVE CONDOS Two bedrooms with two baths ,condo for sale.1180 sq ft located in a nice and quiet community. Beautiful pool with clubhouse and friendly neighbors. $145k. Call Louisa for more information 561-654-8708

real estate for sale DAYTONA BEACH Gay rental complex for sale 2br home + 5 detached rental units beach side.

Owner financing real estate, trade or cash down. $420k DaytonaGayComplex.com

rent/lease furnished

PERFECT RELOCATION RENTALS!! From 325/ week & 1200/month. Gay Owned & Operated Apartment Hotel. Beautiful Studio, 1 & 2 BR Apts.

With Full Kitchens.Turn-key, fully furnished & equipped, clothing optional pool, laundry, parking.

Central to Wilton Manors & Haulover Beach. Incl.

Wi-Fi, utilities, cable, tel. Pets Welcome. Call Joe or Jack at(954) 927-0090 or visit www.

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

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LARGE 2BR/1 BA Beautiful wood floors, private yard, single family home with canvas covered parking, amazing bonus room, washer/ dryer. Quiet neighborhood walking distance to Wilton Drive/restaurants, clubs, etc. Background check/credit check required. Available NOW!!! $1,650month Please call Terri Wright with Sea Island Realty, Inc 954-401-4918

AFFORDABLE-READY TO MOVE IN NEWLY REMODELED, Wilton Manors, ready to move-in 1BD/1BA for $695.00, 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

LAKERIDGE FURN. GARDEN STUDIO Central to beach/downtown/Wilton Drive.Clean newly ren. 1 rm and bath. Lg. private fenced courtyard. private entry with parking,laundry onsite, water and electric included. $765/mo. 1st and security with lease. Avail March 1st call 941-548-7989 MIDDLE RIVER TERRACE 1/1 efficency $675/ mo. Or $165/week, 6 mos or 1 year lease. Large 3BD house $1,250, carport, office, and all tile.

Pay your first month’s rent with an approved application and you’re in. Water & electric included* Call for details. 954-527-9225 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: 754-235-2911 1BD APARTMENT UPSTAIRS 1142 NE 4th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale $700/Mo. Yearly Call 954-764-0212 or 954-581-2573 QOAKLAND PARK For rent, 2/1 single family home. Open carport, laundry room, driveway parking, across from H.S., Ne 6th ave. Avail Sept 1ST . $ 1600/mo F/L/S , For more info call 954848-1098 or 973-617-7255 email: mgchawla@ optonline.net

roommates LAUDERLAKES ROOMATE WANTED Share a 2/2 on lake w/ hot tub, private bath, W/D , dishwasher ,central a/c and cable. $ 400/mo includes utilities & internet. Looking for a mature professional. 1st & security deposit. Background check req. Call Gary 954-803-0885 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 561316-7236 ROOMMATE NEEDED Gay, mature man and 3 cats looking for a roommate to share a 3 BR duplex with myself and another roommate.

Private room with shared bath. You will have full use of house and all utilities are included.

Clean and friendly atmosphere. W/D on premise.

NO SMOKERS or party animals, otherwise all welcome. Located on the north side of Wilton Manors, minutes from Wilton Drive. Room is furnished but can be unfurnished. $475 per month ( deposit required but can be done in installments.) Avail Sept 1st. Call Richard at 954296-5633 or email at sedlaki1@comcast.net

salon VIOR SALON Looking for a new stylist? Try Vior Salon. Great hair cuts and grooming for great prices!!! $ 14 Men’s cuts, $25 Men’s hair coloring, $ 35 Back waxing and FREE Eyebrow shaping with any Men’s cuts. Call Eric 954-681-8086 soflagaynews //

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