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The United States Department of Justice, in an effort to improve often contentious relations between law enforcement and transgender individuals, is putting into action a new outreach project. “The department recognizes what is often lost in the debates about

transgender individuals, and it’s that transgender lives are human lives,” said Deputy Attorney General Jim Cole. The project is headed up by the Community Relations Service Unit, a DOJ collective created with the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Lawyer Who Defended Prop 8 Has Change of Heart Charles Cooper, a high powered lawyer who recently defended California’s Prop 8 ban on samesex marriage, has announced a change of heart as his daughter prepares for her own marriage. Cooper’s stepdaughter Ashley, a lesbian, will marry her girlfriend

in June in Massachusetts. “My daughter Ashley’s path in life has led her to happiness with a lovely young woman named Casey, and our family and Casey’s family are looking forward to celebrating their marriage,” he said.

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A high-ranking Mormon leader said he believes protections for religious freedom of speech are eroding. Dallin H. Oaks, a member of The Church of Jesus of Christ of Latter-day Saints’ Quorum of the Twelve, spoke on the topic at Utah Valley University in his first legal lecture since he left his post as a Utah Supreme Court justice and became a member of the second-highest governing body of the church. “Some current theories assert that religious speech is less deserving of protection than other types of speech,” Oaks said last week. Oaks lamented the fact that some people are trying to push religious values “off the public square” by suggesting they are either irrational or based on hate. “Accusations of bigotry or animus leveled at those who promote an adverse position have a chilling effect on speech and public debate on many important issues,” Oaks said. “Both freedom of speech and freedom of religion are jeopardized when their advocates are disparaged as being motivated by hatred.” Oaks argued that “religious leaders and religiously motivated persons should have the same privileges of speech and participation as any other persons or leaders.”

Several fellow members of the Quorum of the Twelve were in attendance at the Wednesday night speech. Modeled after Jesus Christ’s apostles, the 12 men serve under the church president and his two counselors. As an example of the incursions on this right, Oaks cited the boycotts, firings and intimidations that have come against people who supported California’s Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage six years ago. He mentioned the recent resignation of Mozilla CEO Brendan Eich, who stepped down Thursday, just days after his appointment, after furious attacks, largely on Twitter, over his $1,000 contribution to support the now-overturned 2008 gay-marriage ban in California. Oaks said that is “another unfortunate example of the bullying and intimidation that too often seeks to censor speech in the public square.” Oaks’ speech comes on the heels of fellow Quorum of the Twelve member Neil L. Andersen telling members of the faith that they should not buckle under the pressure of a growing movement on social media and elsewhere on one of the most prominent social issues today: the push to make gay marriage legal. – AP

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Boy Scouts Shut Down Seattle Troop

The Boy Scouts of America is trying to shut down a local troop after it refused to remove its gay scoutmaster. The Rev. Monica Corsaro of Rainier Beach United Methodist Church says she received a letter from the Boy Scouts saying that Troop 98, which used to meet at the church, no longer exists. It is the latest in a series of actions by the Boy Scouts after the organization learned that its scoutmaster, Geoff McGrath, is openly gay. On March 31 the Boy Scouts told the troop that McGrath’s registration would be revoked. The scouting organization said McGrath, 49, a software engineer and Eagle Scout, violated its leadership qualifications and deliberately

ebate Over Gay Rights by U.N. Population Conference

Many countries at this week’s U.N. population conference are objecting to the idea of enshrining the right of women to make their own sexual decisions, fearing it would tacitly condone same-sex relationships, the U.N. population chief said. Gay rights emerged as an incendiary issue at the meeting of the U.N. Commission on Population and Development, where country delegates are reviewing progress made since the adoption of a breakthrough action plan at the 1994 U.N. population conference in Cairo, Babatunde Osotimehin, head of the U.N. Population Fund, said in an interview with The Associated Press. At the Cairo conference, 179 countries recognized for the first time that women have the right to control their reproductive and sexual health and to choose whether to become pregnant. While the conference broke a taboo on discussing sexuality, it stopped short of recognizing that women have the right to control decisions about when they have sex and when they get married. Many states are trying to include such language in the final document of this week’s population conference. Osotimehin said socially conservative countries are resisting the idea, arguing it would implicitly give people the right to enter in same-sex relationships. Osotimehin is arguing such an interpretation is wrong. He said establishing the right of women to control their sexuality is crucial to fighting practices such as child marriage. “It’s about the conservatives saying that there is language there that is nuanced,” he said. “We’re saying there is no language nuanced. If we want to talk about it, we’ll talk about it, but why do you think that every time we’re talking about rights we’re talking about LGBT rights?” From the Associated Press

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included his sexuality in the scouting program. But the church, along with many city and state leaders, are standing behind McGrath. Rev. Corsaro says the letter from the Boy Scouts strips the church of its charter. Troop 98 no longer exists and is banned from using the Boy Scouts of America name or any likeness of the organization. The letter goes on to state that the Boy Scouts will help all the boys find other troops they can attend. In a statement Rev. Corsaro wrote, “The congregation stands with Geoff, because his work with this troop reflects the spirit and the values of Rainier Beach United Methodist Church. … We

regon Woman Gets 25 Years for Killing Son

A 25-year-old Oregon woman, convicted of murder in the death of her 4-year-old son, has been sentenced to life in prison. Jessica Dutro will serve 25 years before she gets her first chance at parole. Her boyfriend, Brian Canady, was sentenced to 12 1/2 years after his guilty pleas to assault and manslaughter. Portland newspaper The Oregonian reports that little Zachary Dutro-Boggess’ young sister testified that she witnessed the couple’s fatal attack on Zachary in August 2012. Circuit Court Judge Don Letourneau told Dutro “you were the most dangerous thing in your kids’ lives.’’ Her parents and sisters now care for her other children. The case drew widespread attention after prosecutors asked the court to allow Facebook messages from Dutro into evidence. In one message to Canady, Dutro wrote using a slur that Zachary would be gay, and said that made her angry. “He walks and talks like it. Ugh,” she wrote. Defense lawyer Chris Colburn told jurors that while it was offensive, the message did not prove any motive on Dutro’s part. Emergency crews took the unresponsive boy to a Portland hospital, the day after his 4th birthday. He was taken off life support two days later. Authorities say the pair subjected Zachary, his older sister and one of his brothers to a pattern of abuse. When Zachary arrived at the hospital his brother, then 3, had five broken ribs and bruises all over his body. His then 7-year-old sister was also covered in bruises. She eventually disclosed that Dutro and Canady gave the children “lickins.” From the Associated Press

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have acquired legal council to assess our options.” Outside the church, a rainbow flag is a clear sign of the congregation’s stance on this issue. The church says it supports all of God’s children. From the Associated Press

udge: Indiana Marriage Ban Not Valid

A federal judge has said that attorneys defending Indiana’s gay marriage ban haven’t given a valid reason why the state should not recognize the out-of-state marriage of a lesbian couple, one of whom has a terminal illness. U.S. District Judge Richard Young’s written order, issued Friday, outlined the rationale behind his decision earlier this month to grant Niki Quasney and Amy Sandler a temporary restraining order that bars the state from enforcing its gay marriage ban against their union. The federal order applied only to Quasney and Sandler, even though they were part of a larger lawsuit involving several gay couples. Indiana does not recognize same-sex marriages performed inside or outside of the state. The Munster couple had asked Indiana to recognize their marriage, which took place in Massachusetts, one of 17 states where gay marriage is legal. Quasney and Sandler have been together 13 years and they have two daughters, ages 1 and 2, conceived through “reproductive technology” and birthed by Sandler, according to court records. Quasney has stage 4 ovarian cancer, and the couple had argued that the court should grant their request because “they have an urgent need to have their marriage recognized.” Young ordered the state on April 10 to recognize their marriage on Quasney’s death certificate when it is issued. Quasney is still alive. In the 11-page order, Young said he granted the request partly because the couple is likely to succeed in having Indiana’s gay marriage ban declared unconstitutional. He also said that Quasney’s terminal illness required urgent action. From the Associated Press

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Even for a 1964 New York World’s Fair that celebrated “The World of Tomorrow,” Andy Warhol may have been ahead of his time. His monumental piece commissioned specifically for the fair — a mural depicting mug shots of the New York Police Department’s 13 most wanted criminals — was deemed too edgy for the family friendly event and was painted over just before opening day. Now, 50 years later, the work is the focus of a museum exhibition being staged on the very fairgrounds where the pop-art provocateur was censored. “There’s no question Warhol was not interested in the notion of a family friendly fair,” said Larissa Harris, the exhibition’s curator. “It’s possible that he understood the concept very clearly, but he did this absolutely intentionally.” The exhibition, “13 Most Wanted Men: Andy Warhol and the 1964 World’s Fair,” opens April 27 at the Queens Museum in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. It includes never-before-shown archival documents and materials, including the artist’s letter agreeing to the paint-over and the NYPD mug shot booklet. Warhol was one of 10 artists commissioned by famed architect Philip Johnson to create 20-foot-by-20-foot artworks for the outside of the New York State Pavilion’s Circarama theater. Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, who was seeking the Republican presidential nomination at the time, gave the order to paint over Warhol’s mural. The stated reason, according to Johnson and others, was because seven of the 13 criminals were Italians and he didn’t want to risk alienating his Italian constituencies, Harris said. From the Associated Press

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ayor Fires Lesbian Police Chief

Earl Bullard, mayor of Latta, S.C., fired the town’s police chief last week and was recorded saying he did not want his children exposed to gay couples. Bullard told CBS affiliate, WBTW News 13, that he would rather have “somebody who drank and drank too much taking care of my child than I had somebody whose lifestyle is questionable around children.” The police chief, Crystal Moore, is a lesbian and a 20-year veteran of Latta’s force. Bullard, elected mayor in January, also told WBTW he would not “let two women stand there and hold hands and let my child be aware of it.”

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Brunei, a sultanate in Southeast Asia, is preparing to institute sharia law, which will carry a death sentence by stoning for homosexual conduct. Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah first introduced the code of conduct last October and said it will only apply to Muslims in the tiny nation on the island of Borneo. Same-sex relations, sodomy, rape, adultery, and extramarital sexual relations would all be punishable by stoning to death. Officials at the United Nations have condemned the law as draconian. “The application of the death penalty for such a broad range of offenses contravenes international law,” U.N. spokesman Rupert Colville told journalists in Geneva, Switzerland.

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Bryan Singer, acclaimed director of science fiction films “X-Men” and “Superman Returns” is being accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy. In a federal lawsuit, Michael Egan III claims Singer sexually abused him as a teen at Hollywood parties in the late 1990s. The lawsuit was filed in Hawaii, which, by state law, temporarily suspends the statute of limitations in sex abuse cases. Singer, 48, has denied the now 31-year-old Nevada man’s claims and is planning to countersue. How this scandal will effect Singer’s latest film is anyone’s guess. “X-Men: Days of Future Past” is scheduled to be released in theaters nationwide May 23.

lorida House 100 Race Taking Shape

The race for the open Florida House of Representatives seat in District 100 got a lot more interesting last week when one of the leading candidates dropped out. Alex Lewy, 32, a Hallandale Beach Commissioner, announced intentions to withdraw from the race to accept a staff position with American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a pro-Israel lobbying group. Lewy’s departure clears the way for openly gay candidate John Paul Alvarez, 30, a Broward County public schools teacher, to challenge seasoned politician Joe Geller, 59, for the Democratic nomination. The district includes coastal communities of southern Broward and northern Miami-Dade Counties.

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This year’s goal is $280,000 Helena Moyer This weekend thousands of red shoes will be walking around Miami Beach, joining together in solidarity to fight HIV/AIDS, at the 26th Annual AIDS Walk Miami. Joining the walk as master of ceremonies is Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine and from Bravo’s hit series “Real Housewives of Miami,” television personality Alexia Echevarria, as the grand marshall. She spoke of what this fundraiser means to her. “I am honored to have been selected to be the grand marshall of the AIDS Walk Miami. I feel that through fundraising efforts like this I can help raise awareness, bring hope and build a sense of community. Many people living with HIV/AIDS in our community simply cannot afford medical care and treatment and need our help.” The walk is presented by Care Resource, a non-profit organization that is the oldest and biggest HIV/AIDS service organization in South Florida, currently serving over 9,000 clients, according to the AIDS Walk Miami website.

Their goal is to raise funds, awareness and support that will put them, “One Step Closer to a Cure” as this year’s theme declares. They aim to have between three and four thousand partici-pants in the walk and the target goal is to raise $280,000. Jonathan Welsh, marketing and development manager for Care Resource said he’s excited about reaching the goal for participants and money, but is thrilled about this year’s grand marshall and master of ceremonies partakers. The AIDS Walk Miami will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center located at 1901 Convention Center Drive. This event is a 5K (3.1 mile) “walk-a-thon” fundraiser that helps HIV/AIDS patients through Care Resource and Food for Life Network. All proceeds go to help-ing the HIV positive residents of Miami-Dade and Broward Counties with expenses. Ann Eustace walks every year in honor of her boyfriend’s brother Tommy, who died in

the early years of the HIV/AIDS crisis in the 80s. “He was a beautiful and spirited man. His spirit lives on through these walks and through the ad-vancement in treatment. Those that benefit from the fundraising dollars raised are a tribute to him. His spirit is there and his memory is honored,” she said. “AIDS Walk Miami is a great serv-ice to the community. All the people who come out year after year for this community event are super.” Although HIV/AIDS care and treatment has progressed over the years and the effectiveness has increased, these two counties still have the highest rates of new HIV/AIDS infected patients in the nation. HIV/AIDS is always growing and changing therefore causing an ever urgent need for the com-munity to come together in support of raising awareness, education, prevention, research and treatment. The walk starts outside the Convention

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Center at 9 a.m. and registration begins at 8 a.m. The walk will conclude at the Miami Beach Botanical Gardens, which will host a post celebration on their lush 2.6 acre garden in the heart of South Beach. There will be live performances from Periko and Jessie Leon as well as music from DJ Mauricio Parra. This post event, sponsored by MTV’s Staying Alive Foundation, will also have an adopt a pet from the Miami-Dade Animal Services, complimentary massages, beverages, goodies and more. There will also be an official after party, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Clevelander Hotel, in which a percentage of all sales will go to AIDS Walk Miami. For those wanting to participate in the general and “sleep walker” (non-walking) levels, there is a $25 registration fee. Raise a minimum of $50 and receive a complementary AIDS Walk Miami commemorative t-shirt. For kids the registration fee is waived and they may raise a minimum of $25 for the complimentary commemorative t-shirt. “We are so grateful for the continued support of so many throughout the South Florida areas that walk each year to help raise the much needed funds,” Welsh said. Visit AIDSMiami.org to register or for more info.

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protease inhibitor medicines, including PREZISTA® • Changes in body fat have been seen in some patients taking HIV medicines, including PREZISTA.® The cause and long-term health effects of these conditions are not known at this time • Changes in your immune system can happen when you start taking HIV medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections that have been hidden • The most common side effects related to taking PREZISTA® include diarrhea, nausea, rash, headache, stomach pain, and vomiting. This is not a complete list of all possible side effects. If you experience these or other side effects, talk to your healthcare professional. Do not stop taking PREZISTA® or any other medicines without first talking to your healthcare professional You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088. Please refer to the ritonavir (Norvir ®) Product Information (PI and PPI) for additional information on precautionary measures. Please read accompanying Patient Information for PREZISTA® and discuss any questions you have with your doctor.

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IMPORTANT PATIENT INFORMATION PREZISTA (pre-ZIS-ta) (darunavir) Oral Suspension PREZISTA (pre-ZIS-ta) (darunavir) Tablets Read this Patient Information before you start taking PREZISTA and each time you get a refill. There may be new information. This information does not take the place of talking to your healthcare provider about your medical condition or your treatment. Also read the Patient Information leaflet for NORVIR® (ritonavir). What is the most important information I should know about PREZISTA? • PREZISTA can interact with other medicines and cause serious side effects. It is important to know the medicines that should not be taken with PREZISTA. See the section “Who should not take PREZISTA?” • PREZISTA may cause liver problems. Some people taking PREZISTA in combination with NORVIR® (ritonavir) have developed liver problems which may be life-threatening. Your healthcare provider should do blood tests before and during your combination treatment with PREZISTA. If you have chronic hepatitis B or C infection, your healthcare provider should check your blood tests more often because you have an increased chance of developing liver problems. • Tell your healthcare provider if you have any of the below signs and symptoms of liver problems. • Dark (tea colored) urine • yellowing of your skin or whites of your eyes • pale colored stools (bowel movements) • nausea • vomiting • pain or tenderness on your right side below your ribs • loss of appetite PREZISTA may cause severe or life-threatening skin reactions or rash. Sometimes these skin reactions and skin rashes can become severe and require treatment in a hospital. You should call your healthcare provider immediately if you develop a rash. However, stop taking PREZISTA and ritonavir combination treatment and call your healthcare provider immediately if you develop any skin changes with symptoms below: • fever • tiredness • muscle or joint pain • blisters or skin lesions • mouth sores or ulcers • red or inflamed eyes, like “pink eye” (conjunctivitis) Rash occurred more often in people taking PREZISTA and raltegravir together than with either drug separately, but was generally mild. See “What are the possible side effects of PREZISTA?” for more information about side effects. What is PREZISTA? PREZISTA is a prescription anti-HIV medicine used with ritonavir and other anti-HIV medicines to treat adults with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection. PREZISTA is a type of anti-HIV medicine called a protease inhibitor. HIV is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). When used with other HIV medicines, PREZISTA may help to reduce the amount of HIV in your blood (called “viral load”). PREZISTA may also help to increase the number of white blood cells called CD4 (T) cell which help fight off other infections. Reducing the amount of HIV and increasing the CD4 (T) cell count may improve your immune system. This may reduce your risk of death or infections that can happen when your immune system is weak (opportunistic infections). PREZISTA does not cure HIV infection or AIDS and you may continue to experience illnesses associated with HIV-1 infection, including opportunistic infections. You should remain under the care of a doctor when using PREZISTA. Avoid doing things that can spread HIV-1 infection. • Do not share needles or other injection equipment. • Do not share personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them, like toothbrushes and razor blades. • Do not have any kind of sex without protection. Always practice safe sex by using a latex or polyurethane condom to lower the chance of sexual contact with semen, vaginal secretions, or blood. Ask your healthcare provider if you have any questions on how to prevent passing HIV to other people.

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Who should not take PREZISTA? Do not take PREZISTA with any of the following medicines: • alfuzosin (Uroxatral®) • dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45®, Embolex®, Migranal®), ergonovine, ergotamine (Cafergot®, Ergomar®) methylergonovine • cisapride • pimozide (Orap®) • oral midazolam, triazolam (Halcion®) • the herbal supplement St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) • the cholesterol lowering medicines lovastatin (Mevacor®, Altoprev®, Advicor®) or simvastatin (Zocor®, Simcor®, Vytorin®) • rifampin (Rifadin®, Rifater®, Rifamate®, Rimactane®) • sildenafil (Revatio®) only when used for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Serious problems can happen if you take any of these medicines with PREZISTA. What should I tell my doctor before I take PREZISTA? PREZISTA may not be right for you. Before taking PREZISTA, tell your healthcare provider if you: • have liver problems, including hepatitis B or hepatitis C • are allergic to sulfa medicines • have high blood sugar (diabetes) • have hemophilia • are pregnant or planning to become pregnant. It is not known if PREZISTA will harm your unborn baby. Pregnancy Registry: You and your healthcare provider will need to decide if taking PREZISTA is right for you. If you take PREZISTA while you are pregnant, talk to your healthcare provider about how you can be included in the Antiretroviral Pregnancy Registry. The purpose of the registry is follow the health of you and your baby. • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed. We do not know if PREZISTA can be passed to your baby in your breast milk and whether it could harm your baby. Also, mothers with HIV-1 should not breastfeed because HIV-1 can be passed to the baby in the breast milk. Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take including prescription and nonprescription medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Using PREZISTA and certain other medicines may affect each other causing serious side effects. PREZISTA may affect the way other medicines work and other medicines may affect how PREZISTA works. Especially tell your healthcare provider if you take: • other medicine to treat HIV • estrogen-based contraceptives (birth control). PREZISTA might reduce the effectiveness of estrogen-based contraceptives. You must take additional precautions for birth control such as a condom. • medicine for your heart such as bepridil, lidocaine (Xylocaine Viscous®), quinidine (Nuedexta®), amiodarone (Pacerone®, Cardarone®), digoxin (Lanoxin®), flecainide (Tambocor®), propafenone (Rythmol®) • warfarin (Coumadin®, Jantoven®) • medicine for seizures such as carbamazepine (Carbatrol®, Equetro®, Tegretol®, Epitol®), phenobarbital, phenytoin (Dilantin®, Phenytek®) • medicine for depression such as trazadone and desipramine (Norpramin®) • clarithromycin (Prevpac®, Biaxin®) • medicine for fungal infections such as ketoconazole (Nizoral®), itraconazole (Sporanox®, Onmel®), voriconazole (VFend®) • colchicine (Colcrys®, Col-Probenecid®) • rifabutin (Mycobutin®) • medicine used to treat blood pressure, a heart attack, heart failure, or to lower pressure in the eye such as metoprolol (Lopressor®, Toprol-XL®), timolol (Cosopt®, Betimol®, Timoptic®, Isatolol®, Combigan®) • midazolam administered by injection • medicine for heart disease such as felodipine (Plendil®), nifedipine (Procardia®, Adalat CC®, Afeditab CR®), nicardipine (Cardene®) • steroids such as dexamethasone, fluticasone (Advair Diskus®, Veramyst®, Flovent®, Flonase®) • bosentan (Tracleer®) • medicine to treat chronic hepatitis C such as boceprevir (VictrelisTM), telaprevir (IncivekTM) • medicine for cholesterol such as pravastatin (Pravachol®), atorvastatin (Lipitor®), rosuvastatin (Crestor®) • medicine to prevent organ transplant failure such as cyclosporine (Gengraf®, Sandimmune®, Neoral®), tacrolimus (Prograf®), sirolimus (Rapamune®)

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IMPORTANT PATIENT INFORMATION • salmeterol (Advair®, Serevent®) • medicine for narcotic withdrawal such as methadone (Methadose®, Dolophine Hydrochloride), buprenorphine (Butrans®, Buprenex®, Subutex®), buprenorphine/ naloxone (Suboxone®) • medicine to treat schizophrenia such as risperidone (Risperdal®), thioridazine • medicine to treat erectile dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension such as sildenafil (Viagra®, Revatio®), vardenafil (Levitra®, Staxyn®), tadalafil (Cialis®, Adcirca®) • medicine to treat anxiety, depression or panic disorder such as sertraline (Zoloft®), paroxetine (Paxil®, Pexeva®) • medicine to treat malaria such as artemether/lumefantrine (Coartem®) This is not a complete list of medicines that you should tell your healthcare provider that you are taking. Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you are not sure if your medicine is one that is listed above. Know the medicines you take. Keep a list of them to show your doctor or pharmacist when you get a new medicine. Do not start any new medicines while you are taking PREZISTA without first talking with your healthcare provider. How should I take PREZISTA? • Take PREZISTA every day exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider. • You must take ritonavir (NORVIR®) at the same time as PREZISTA. • Do not change your dose of PREZISTA or stop treatment without talking to your healthcare provider first. • Take PREZISTA and ritonavir (NORVIR®) with food. • Swallow PREZISTA tablets whole with a drink. If you have difficulty swallowing PREZISTA tablets, PREZISTA oral suspension is also available. Your health care provider will help decide whether PREZISTA tablets or oral suspension is right for you. • PREZISTA oral suspension should be given with the supplied oral dosing syringe. Shake the suspension well before each use. See the Instructions for Use that come with PREZISTA oral suspension for information about the right way to prepare and take a dose. • If your prescribed dose of PREZISTA oral suspension is more than 6 mL, you will need to divide the dose. Follow the instructions given to you by your healthcare provider or pharmacist about how to divide the dose. Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist if you are not sure. • If you take too much PREZISTA, call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away. What should I do if I miss a dose? People who take PREZISTA one time a day: • If you miss a dose of PREZISTA by less than 12 hours, take your missed dose of PREZISTA right away. Then take your next dose of PREZISTA at your regularly scheduled time. • If you miss a dose of PREZISTA by more than 12 hours, wait and then take the next dose of PREZISTA at your regularly scheduled time. People who take PREZISTA two times a day • If you miss a dose of PREZISTA by less than 6 hours, take your missed dose of PREZISTA right away. Then take your next dose of PREZISTA at your regularly scheduled time. • If you miss a dose of PREZISTA by more than 6 hours, wait and then take the next dose of PREZISTA at your regularly scheduled time. If a dose of PREZISTA is skipped, do not double the next dose. Do not take more or less than your prescribed dose of PREZISTA at any one time. What are the possible side effects of PREZISTA? PREZISTA can cause side effects including: • See “What is the most important information I should know about PREZISTA?” • Diabetes and high blood sugar (hyperglycemia). Some people who take protease inhibitors including PREZISTA can get high blood sugar, develop diabetes, or your diabetes can get worse. Tell your healthcare provider if you notice an increase in thirst or urinate often while taking PREZISTA. • Changes in body fat. These changes can happen in people who take antiretroviral therapy. The changes may include an increased amount of fat in the upper back and neck (“buffalo hump”), breast, and around the back, chest, and stomach area. Loss of fat from the legs, arms, and face may also happen. The exact cause and long-term health effects of these conditions are not known. • Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution Syndrome) can happen when you start taking HIV medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time. Call your healthcare provider right away if you start having new symptoms after starting your HIV medicine. • Increased bleeding for hemophiliacs. Some people with hemophilia have increased bleeding with protease inhibitors including PREZISTA.

The most common side effects of PREZISTA include: • diarrhea • headache • nausea • abdominal pain • rash • vomiting Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all of the possible side effects of PREZISTA. For more information, ask your health care provider. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to the FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088. How should I store PREZISTA? • Store PREZISTA oral suspension and tablets at room temperature [77°F (25°C)]. • Do not refrigerate or freeze PREZISTA oral suspension. • Keep PREZISTA away from high heat. • PREZISTA oral suspension should be stored in the original container. Keep PREZISTA and all medicines out of the reach of children. General information about PREZISTA Medicines are sometimes prescribed for purposes other than those listed in a Patient Information leaflet. Do not use PREZISTA for a condition for which it was not prescribed. Do not give PREZISTA to other people even if they have the same condition you have. It may harm them. This leaflet summarizes the most important information about PREZISTA. If you would like more information, talk to your healthcare provider. You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for information about PREZISTA that is written for health professionals. For more information, call 1-800-526-7736. What are the ingredients in PREZISTA? Active ingredient: darunavir Inactive ingredients: PREZISTA Oral Suspension: hydroxypropyl cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylparaben sodium, citric acid monohydrate, sucralose, masking flavor, strawberry cream flavor, hydrochloric acid (for pH adjustment), purified water. PREZISTA 75 mg and 150 mg Tablets: colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose. The film coating contains: OPADRY® White (polyethylene glycol 3350, polyvinyl alcohol-partially hydrolyzed, talc, titanium dioxide). PREZISTA 400 mg and 600 mg Tablets: colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose. The film coating contains: OPADRY® Orange (FD&C Yellow No. 6, polyethylene glycol 3350, polyvinyl alcohol-partially hydrolyzed, talc, titanium dioxide). PREZISTA 800 mg Tablets: colloidal silicon dioxide, crospovidone, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose, hypromellose. The film coating contains: OPADRY® Dark Red (iron oxide red, polyethylene glycol 3350, polyvinyl alcohol-partially hydrolyzed, talc, titanium dioxide). This Patient Information has been approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration. Product of Ireland Manufactured by: PREZISTA Oral Suspension Janssen Pharmaceutica, N.V. Beerse, Belgium PREZISTA Tablets Janssen Ortho LLC, Gurabo, PR 00778 Manufactured for: Janssen Therapeutics, Division of Janssen Products, LP, Titusville NJ 08560 Revised: December 2013 NORVIR® is a registered trademark of its respective owner. PREZISTA® is a registered trademark of Janssen Pharmaceuticals © Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2006 007653-131217

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Windy City Times to Tackle LGBTQ Youth Homelessness Denise Royal

It’s estimated that between 20 to 40 percent of all homeless youths identify as LGBT, according to the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Many are disowned once they come out of the closet while others have run away from abusive homes. In Chicago, homeless LGBTQ youth flock and compete for limited resources. From May 2-5, Windy City Times will host a summit on LGBTQ youth in the Chicago region, to assess the current issues impacting homeless youth, and new solutions to these complex issues. The title of the summit is “Owning Our Lives: Dream It. Speak It. Do It!!” “The summit hopes to shine a brighter light on the problem and what is being done currently as a way to suggest new ideas that can be no-cost, low-cost and high-cost. It also hopes to show that more resources are needed, by bringing together government, private and non-profit stakeholders on these issues. There will need to be a lot of follow up on the summit, so ideally some of the agencies will commit to that work in the coming months,” said Tracy Baim, publisher and executive editor

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of Windy City Media Group. The first two days of the summit will be broken down into general plenary sessions and workshops focusing on areas including education and job training, housing issues, public policy, legal issues, healthcare access, mental health and substance abuse.” “These issues are very complex. While there are some clean-cut cases of families kicking out LGBTQ youth, there are far more factors at play for most of these youth. Many of them come from the DCFS system or other systems, where their needs have not been met, where foster families have abandoned them, and officials have not had a way to completely understand them. So there are no simple solutions here, no one-sizefits-all answer. But it is time we stop being afraid of that complexity and see if there are additional solutions that can be tried,” Baim said. The results of the summit will be available free online, along with video excerpts from the reporting on the summit. Visit ChicagoSummit.LGBThomelessness. com for more information.

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A daily pill that can prevent HIV infection? It almost seems to be too good to be true, so that’s why the Pride Center is hosting a forum to discuss Truvada. Truvada is a form of pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, as a method to prevent HIV infection. It can also be used in conjunction with other medications for those who are already infected. As PrEP is so new, the center has invited local and national researchers, doctors, and patients who are using the drug for a panel on PrEP and Truvada on April 30 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. “We wanted to provide a forum for information and education and dialogue and understanding,” said Kristofer Fegenbush, chief operations officer at the Pride Center. The drug is being prescribed to sexually active men and women who might be exposed to the virus, whether through casual sex or because their partner is HIV positive. According to the Broward Department of Health, Truvada prevents the virus from “making copies of itself and turning into an infection that’s spread throughout the body. In this way PrEP medicines can help keep the virus from establishing a permanent infection.” “The very idea that we could have a pill that could prevent HIV infection is probably the most significant development since the beginning of the epidemic,” said Mark S. King, a prominent HIV blogger. “Being able to take that anxiety off the table of whether or not I will infect my partner, what a gift.” King has been writing about HIV for 30

years, ever since he tested positive in 1985. He runs his own blog, “My Fabulous Disease” and has been following the conversation around Truvada – including some who doubt it, question it, or are just curious about what seems like a wonder drug. The CDC conducted a study with groups in Thailand. A test group of 1,204 confirmed HIV negative men and women — both straight and gay — were given the drug and asked to carry on with their normal lives. Seventeen were infected with HIV, about half of the 33 who were on a placebo and contracted the disease. For those that were the most compliant with taking the drug every day, the decrease in infections was 74 percent lower. “As a society we’re very nervous about sex, period,” he said. “Naysayers fear is that it’ll just be an excuse for people to run out and have all sorts of crazy wild sex.” However, the center is treating the panel a forum of discussion to provide the community with more information – whether one decides it’s a good drug for their lifestyle is up to them. “When we get into public health topics like this, it can start to veer into a debate – people drawing their lines in the sand and our desire is not to frame this as a debate, taking sides, but really as a forum for dialogue,” Fegenbush said. For more information on the free panel event, call 954-463-9005 or visit PrideCenterFlorida.org. The Pride Center at Equality Park is located at 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors.

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Paul James Salon Celebrates 11 Years Everyone is invited to their salon open house on May 1st Dave Griffiths Recently, the Paul James Salon moved from Downtown Fort Lauderdale to their new digs on Wilton Drive at the old location of Richard’s across from the Shoppes of Wilton Manors. Salon owners, Paul Stewart Huether and his partner J.C. Reigart, are “thrilled to be on the drive.” Paul and J.C. have been together for 15 years and moved to Fort Lauderdale from Baltimore, Maryland, 12 years ago to follow their dreams. Their old location in downtown served their purposes for the past 11 years, however they felt like they wanted to be closer to where all the action was. Their clients all followed them from their downtown location, to their new salon, not just because of their 50 plus combined years of experience, but also because of their new location’s “Wow Factor!” “The community has been so welcoming,” Paul said. “People have literally come in and said how great the place looks.” The couple will host an Open House on Thursday, May 1, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and

will serve hors d’oeuvres and champagne to celebrate their 11-year anniversary and grand opening on the ‘Drive.’ They will be doing a raffle, so bring your business cards and you could be the lucky winner of gift certificates, or one of two baskets of products and goodies. “We personally would like to thank the community for their support over the last 11 years. We look forward to many more years of service in our new location in Wilton Manors,” J.C. said The duo has plenty of experience styling both men’s and women’s hair. They are educators and have a vast knowledge of their products and keratin line of products. Finally, Paul and J.C. would like you to know, “Our commitment to our clients says it all.” Paul James Salon is located at 2215 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Walk-ins are welcome, however appointments are recommended. Call 954-763-6100 for more information or you can visit their website at PaulJamesSalon.com.

aul Stewart Huether and J.C. Reigart invite you to the Paul James Salon Open House on May 1st to celebrate their 11 years in business & the move to Wilton Drive.

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Be Who You Are Norm Kent

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The celebration of gay pride in South Florida last month was testimony to the fortunes of our community. More than just a parade of floats, we witnessed a measure of our moment in history. LGBT life in South Florida is celebrated by seniors who have been coupled for decades and young people just coming out of the closet. Both emerge in the sunlight, not from the shadows. As social acceptance of sexuality becomes the norm, fears of being gay are now abnormal. It was not always so. In decades past, men and women with gay histories were closeted. We know the stories of those who came out at great personal risk, of people who paid the ultimate price. One of those was Harvey Milk, a true American hero and champion of civil rights for all people. Next month, on Milk’s birthday, the United States will issue a commemorative stamp in his honor. Assassinated by a political foe, the bullets of that false revenge did not tame time or history. From high schools named after him, to the foundation that honors him, Harvey Milk’s life is still celebrated. In February, the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force celebrated its annual hedonistic romp on South Beach. Gay Days in Orlando will be a tribute to equality for Disney and Mickey. The White Party sometimes has a dual meaning. Yes, the gay community knows how to throw a party. Still, we have a duty to raise the bar. The gay community in 2014 has taken on a new meaning. We make news not in bathrooms but in executive boardrooms. You matter. You can make a difference. Many of you wonder how. There are many ways and multiple moments that fall your way. It is in courtrooms with couples fighting for marriage. It is with soldiers who chained themselves to the White House to end ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ It is with couples that adopted children in states like Florida where governors and legislators told you that you couldn’t. It is with teens fighting bullying in classrooms and community centers so they don’t ever go to a college as a second-class citizen.

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It is with HIV advocacy groups in minority communities saying they are empowered, careful and committed to making sure they are safe and secure. It is with professional associations asserting their commitment to dignity and distinction in the community and government, from non-profits to corporate structures. It is all of us treating each other with a higher level of dignity and respect, recognizing there is nothing so individually important that you sacrifice the collective good. To be gay and lesbian in 2014 is to accept responsibility for who you are and to make a difference in the quality not only of your own life, but also for those who follow. The LGBT community is more than parades and floats. We are the sons and daughters of America, and our rights should not be dependent on a zip code. Our goals should not be measured by what we have achieved, but what we still have to do. There are the Harvey Milks who paved the way. There are the Jason Collins and Michael Sams who learned that there are times you just have to stand up, to be willing to answer the call. Your day may come when you least expect it, from a homophobic employer or discriminatory act. The only thing unforgivable is if you forgive the act that would perpetuate the injustice. As long as you can open your eyes, there is beauty to see and a cause to fight for. What Boston taught us last week in the first marathon after 2013’s terror attack, is that you don’t need your legs or body parts to find ‘strong,’ It comes from your soul. New Yorkers experienced the same feelings a decade ago on 9/11. The first president of the United States, George Washington, once told his troops, “Labor to always keep alive in your breasts that celestial spark of life we call Conscience.” So too should the gay community carry that message forward today. No one can ever take your spirit away from you. Only you can let that fire burn out, and you never should. That is the enduring message of self-pride, gay pride, and your life.

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As a little black bisexual kid, I constantly learned about how I wasn’t supposed to belong. For every sector of my identity, I collected “names” and muttered them under my breath like a Stark daughter ready to avenge. Malcolm, Martin and Medgar taught me that fighting for justice meant fighting for everyone, all the time, everywhere. Anita Hill taught me to expect from myself an uncommon kind of courage, even when faced with a consistent lack of safety in my workplace. Meeting Rosa Parks at 10-yearsold taught me how dignity could embolden that courage, and keep my heart safe, slight after slight.

of the people who identified themselves as bisexual and in a relationship, were in a different-sex relationship, not a samesex one. For many years the challenges bi people face in being identified as themselves have been inappropriately summarized as “bisexual privilege” and the results of that very real lack of privilege are clear. It’s a fact that bi people suffer from higher rates of sexual violence, suicide, cancer, poverty, domestic violence and bullying than their heterosexual or gay and lesbian counterparts. So what’s it going to take for everyone to understand that bisexual means you could date a guy, a girl or a person who eschews gender entirely? What will it take for Google

Such lessons would provide the basis for my life as a black bi activist, and my “names” turned into common intersections, that when pushed close enough together, might save more than just myself. The ability to jump from issue to issue and to see justice in every possibility isn’t unique to bi people, but it’s something we take pride in. Sometimes the newest of us protest that responsibility, like Jessie J did last week when she said her time as a bisexual was over. I’m sure that Jessie J has no idea what the real definition of “bisexual” is, or that her story is reflective of the many women who suffer daily from fluidity related microaggressions perpetuated by their gay and straight peers, family and even closest friends. I hold out hope that her approach to desire might someday be respected and appreciated for what it could be, a complex sexuality of which nothing should ever be assumed. Similarly so, I view Tom Daley’s recent statement that he’s “gay, not bi.” If you keep looking at things from both sides, you’ll know that bi people in same-sex relationships seem to feel safer identifying as gay, so much so that a 2013 PEW study on the LGBT community found that 90 percent

to unblock bisexual terms and resources that might help another Jessie J or Tom Daley? Bi people, no matter how they identify, are running out of time. We still lack a single public or privately funded resource for bisexual health, and even though 61 percent of bi women survive physical and/or sexual violence, no law enforcement agency has ever been trained on how to protect us. Creating bi affirming spaces is an important start, for once the door is open and the light is on for anyone with a middle sexuality, you’ll see bi people at LGBT centers accessing resources they desperately need and you will witness an LGBT movement invigorated by having half itself back.

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Originally from San Luis Obispo, California, Faith Cheltenham is the current President of BiNet USA, a national non-profit advocacy organization for bi people. Faith’s been an LGBT activist for 15 years and is also an accomplished writer, poet, and stand-up comic. Faith is mom to two-year-old Storm, step-mom to six-year-old Cadence, and wife to Matt in a very modern family in Los Angeles.

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The woman in front of me signed her name on the credit card checkout machine with three quick slashes, like the Zorro of my youth. Perhaps her name is Zorro, but I’d never find her in a phonebook based on her signature. I, on the other hand, carefully write each letter of my name in the best penmanship possible, as if Sr. Digna were looking over my shoulder. I actually get frustrated when the machine doesn’t display all of my cursive writing. You’d have no trouble knowing who I am by the way I write my name. Or would you? Many years ago, Lily Tomlin gave Ray and I a signed poster for the movie “The Late Show.” Her autograph is really big and loopy, written in Magic Marker. The poster was a thank you gift, and we hung it in our home with great pride. There’s no mistaking whose signature it is. But what does it tell us about Lily? Over the last four decades, Ray and I have entertained a lot of early leaders of the gay civil rights movement. We asked these guests if they would also sign the movie poster so that we might create a record of historic significance. We recently donated the poster to the Stonewall National Museum and Archives in Fort Lauderdale. Almost all of the signatures that can still be seen are in easily read script. But what do the signatures really say? Unlike our fingerprints, which is an unchosen, distinguishing feature about each of us, our signature is a chosen representation of ourselves. “It is a written picture to show how you see yourself in relation to others,” wrote one authority on the subject. The way we write our names, with fierce, jagged lines or loopy letters, tells the world not only who we think we are, but also how we experience life. There is a science of handwriting analysis in which the trained observer can tell from our signature many things about us that we thought were hidden, such as if we are shy, outgoing, protective, emotionally stable, grandiose, or level-headed, among many other things. Handwriting analysis is a not a New Age phenomena. It’s been around for many years and in many countries, actually. Thinking I was ordering a book on the

philosophical significance of our signatures, I received instead a guide to analyzing how to read a person’s personality by the manner in which he or she signed their names. How is the “i” dotted, and the “t” crossed? Is there a line above or below their name? Can you make out their name? There is a difference between a signature and an autograph, I learned. Our signature is our representation of ourselves on legal documents, such as the “Z” on the grocery store credit card machine. Our autograph is what we give in response to requests of keepsakes, such as the names on our donated historic artifact. Sometimes, the two appear the same, but often they do not. Lily Tomlin, for instance, may not sign checks in loopy letters. Outside factors can impact how we write our name, such as when we feel rushed for time. The names on the poster we donated to the Stonewall Museum include Jack McCarty and Victor Amburgy, the gay couple held captive with other traveling Americans by Muslim extremists in 1985. Had the captors of Pan Am Flight 847 known that Jack and Victor were gay, the couple likely would have been executed. I wonder if that horrifying experience is reflected in their signatures? Larry Bush, Vic Basile, Ginny Apuzzo, Gerry Studds, Tomie dePaola, Eric Marcus, David McWhirter and Drew Mattison, Sr. Jeannine Gramick and Fr. Bob Nugent, Elaine Noble, Kevin Jennings, Betty Berzon, and Bill Johnson, among others, signed our poster, too. Do those names ring any bells? Probably not, but I wish they did. Just as many of the names on our poster are gone or fading, our community is losing its early leaders, and our history, on a daily basis. I wish their names and stories were indelible. Larry Bush was the community’s earliest and best political reporter. Vic Basile was the first head of the Human Rights Campaign. Ginny Apuzzo, a former nun, was head of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. Gerry Studds, who is deceased, was the first openly-gay member of the U.S. House of

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letters to the editor

I’m Gay and I Support Gun Rights Rev. Gus Klein

Saturday two gay friends and I spent a fine afternoon blasting away at a local shooting range. Most folks know that I am an ardent defender of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution which preserves an individual’s right to own a gun in the U.S. Some might say I’m a gun nut. Others think me crazy. Call me what you want (I don’t care), I am passionate about the right to keep and bear arms, especially by members of the GLBT community. After cleaning my .357 caliber revolver, I picked up the most recent copy of SFGN in which commentator Pier Angelo ranted about America’s “nutty” obsession with guns. I don’t know who the hell Pier Angelo is but his knowledge of guns, violence, and the constitution seem to echo that of fouryear-old elementary school civics student. So I will take the bait and respond to Mr. Angelo and try to open his mind if even just a tiny bit. Mr. Angelo you are right. The world is dangerous place. You note horrific school shootings, but think also of the many violent acts caused by knives, bats, cars, and even fists. Then there are the usual murders, rapes, robberies, and let’s not forget gay bashings. The world is full of a lot of hateful, insane, and criminal people. Most Americans are not criminals, hateful, or insane. We go about our business, work, obey the laws of the land, enjoy the fruits of our labor and expect others to do the same. A Pew Research study indicates that while the true figure is difficult to determine, there exists between 275 to 310 million guns in the U.S. – almost one gun for every person in America. Since the 1999 Columbine High School mass shooting there have be 29 similar events, most recently the terrible tragedy at Fort Hood. These should be called to our attention by the news media as the horrible events that they are. Despite the high degree of coverage by the media of these shootings these events are actually quite rare. So rare, in fact, that the Economist Magazine estimates the chance of you being

shot buy a gun as 1 in 514,147. Your chance of being hit by lightning is 1 in 3,000. That indicates to me that if there are 310 million gun owners in the U.S., most of us don’t go on shooting sprees or act violently. We exercise great restraint. The framers of our constitution fought a revolution against oppressive British rule to establish this great American experiment in democracy. They did it using guns. The founders and early leaders of our country knew that an unarmed population could be oppressed by even the new democratic republic that they had fought and bled for. We need only read the words of our first President George Washington: “Firearms stand next in importance to the constitution itself. They are the American people’s liberty teeth and keystone under independence … from the hour the Pilgrims landed to the present day, events, occurrences and tendencies prove that to ensure peace security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable … the very atmosphere of firearms anywhere restrains evil interference — they deserve a place of honor with all that’s good.” Carrying and owning a gun has everything to do with freedom Mr. Angelo. As you have (I hope) read in the U.S. Constitution the Second Amendment reads: “A well regulated militia, necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” That’s it - period – end of story. If you don’t like the fact that people in America can own and carry firearms, then form a group, get a political action committee going, and call for a constitutional amendment to remove this right. Then kiss your chance of ever holding public office goodbye. The world is especially dangerous for GLBT people. Gay bashings and bias related crimes are always in the news. Thankfully, the Second Amendment gives gays, blacks, Jews, lesbians, or any disliked minority a way to save themselves from a horrible death such as endured by hate crime victim

column mcnaught’s notes Representatives. Tomie dePaola is the beloved author and illustrator of children’s books, including “Oliver Button is a Sissy.” Eric Marcus wrote “Is It a Choice?” and coauthored the autobiography of Greg Louganis, “Breaking the Surface.” Dr. David McWhirter and his spouse, Drew Mattison, both deceased, wrote the popular, ground-breaking book “The Male Coupe.” Sr. Jeannine Gramick and Fr. Bob Nugent, the latter recently deceased, founded New Ways

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Ministry in 1977, and immediately received the full wrath of the Catholic Church for their advocacy for gay people. Elaine Noble was elected as an openly-gay person to the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1974, three years before Harvey Milk. Kevin Jennings founded the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). Dr. Betty Berzon was a psychotherapist who came out in 1968, and edited or authored several early books, including “Positively Gay, soflagaynews //

Matthew Sheppard in 1998 on a lonely fence in Laramie, Wyoming. Just a few short years ago two gay men were attacked by a group of thugs in the Wilton Manors area. David Villanova, 27, was lucky; he survived his attack but Craig Cohen, 47, lingered in a coma for months and recently passed away. Laws don’t protect people under attack and the police will be the first to tell you they can’t get to the scene of the crime usually until after the fact. Their job is to investigate crimes and recommend charges to the prosecutors. That’s little comfort when your skull is smashed in and your blood is running into the gutters. So Mr. Angelo, when you talk about getting rid of guns, you talk about leaving you own people defenseless against those who would kill us. Thanks, but no thanks! I think it’s time we look for a new solution. Every GLBT person should own, learn to use, and apply for a concealed weapons permit so that they can defend themselves when confronted with these anti-gay wackjob wing nuts. Imagine, you’re on your way home from the Peter Pan Diner and a group to testerone filled teens decides your queer self will be their entertainment for the night. What a surprise to them when you pull out a Glock 9mm semi-automatic hand gun. You can bet those son of bitches will change their attitude real fast. You probably won’t even have to shoot it. They’ll take off like the cowards they are. And you will be alive and well. No ambulance, no vigil needed, no nine months in a coma. Better yet, if enough queers carry a firearm and stop acting like passive victims pretty soon gay bashers will think twice about carrying out their attacks. Is the twink with the spike Mohawk packing? Are the two

and Permanent Partners.” Bill Johnson is the first gay member of the clergy to be ordained by a mainline Christian denomination in the U.S. They all made their marks in history and on our poster. I’d be very interested in learning what a handwriting analyst would say about the signatures of these people on “The Late Show” poster. Is there any trait that connects all of them? How did these people want the world to see them? How did the struggles of the

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women hand in hand down Wilton Drive carrying a gun? We can begin to confuse violent anti-gay people that maybe gay bashing will be reduced. Not because of a hate crime law but because we actively take advantage of our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for our protection. Queers need to stop acting like victims and hoping that the government or the police will help us in our time of need. Bullshit! Buy, learn to use a firearm and be prepared to shoot back at those that would kill us. It’s the ultimate deterrent. Mr. Angelo no one is going to force you to get gun. If you are ever faced with violence on the street or in your home remember dial 911 and wait - because when seconds count, the police are only minutes away! Rev. Gus Kein is the former Executive Pastor of the Sunshine Cathedral MCC and has served as fundraising counsel for The Sunshine Cathedral Foundation, The Broward Center for the Performing Arts, and Classical South Florida, 89.7. Rev Kein also served as president of the Fort Lauderdale chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. He is retired and lives in Fort Lauderdale. He is a proud member of NRA.

early gay movement impact their signatures? Are the signatures of LGBT people who faced horrible discrimination in the 1950s and 1960s different from those of LGBT people who are coming out today? As a result of reading the handwriting analysis book, I’m more conscious of the significance of a signature, mine and that of others. I need to think more about what I’m trying to say about myself when I sign my name, other than that I was taught by nuns.

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Gay vet publishes first African-American Iraq War Memoir John McDonald

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Rob Smith was part of the U.S. led invasion of Iraq. Ten years later, the Army veteran wants to lead young gay men to better lives. Smith, an openly gay Iraq war veteran, recently published his memoirs “Closets, Combat and Coming Out,” of his time served in the desert near Kirkuk and his inner battle with disclosing his sexuality. At the time of the war Don’t Ask Don’t Tell was still in effect and gays and lesbians were forced to hide their sexual orientation. Smith was a specialist in the Army’s 4th Infantry Division. “It was boots on the ground, balls to the wall, setting up shop,” Smith said. “The bases were not even there yet.” Eleven years after the beginning of the Iraq War, Smith finds himself in an increasingly accepting environment as a writer in New York City, but it is a place he had to fight to get to. In 2010, Smith was arrested, along with 12 other LGBT military veterans and civilian activists at the front gates of the White House while protesting DADT. One month later, Smith was the invited guest of President Obama for a ceremony repealing the discriminatory law. His memoirs reveal painful descriptions of growing up in a small town, a botched coming out to his mother which caused suicidal thoughts and seeking military service to provide a better quality of life. Then came the war and along with it isolation and paranoia. The book is “a riveting first-hand account of a shameful time in our recent history when courageous men like Smith were forced to serve their country in silence,” writes author Keith Boykin. Smith is outspoken about the “double whammy” of being black and gay and what he sees as an “Adonis complex” among gay men. “We’re not all underwear models,” he said.

“I think sometimes we tend to glorify the wrong things and it can be damaging.” Smith, 31, lives in New York City where he writes and contributes for numerous blogs and publications, chief among them being, Queerty.com. Living in NYC, he admits is “thrilling” and “frustrating.” “I call it, ‘adult high school,’” he says about the NYC gay community. “There’s a lot of guys in their 20s and 30s who come here to pretend to be in high school again.” With “Closets, Combat and Coming Out” Smith hopes to tour the country through speaking engagements in an effort to reach young gay men, a vulnerable segment of the population. He cites a recent report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention which showed HIV infection rates being highest among young gay and bisexual men ages 18-24. “We need to start tackling some fundamental issues within the community,” Smith said. “HIV, drugs, smoking, unemployment … these are concerns that are so often swept under the rug in our community. How can we sell the dream without facing these realities?”

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Alex Minsky: Disabled Model Becomes Gay Icon Michael Cook

Former Marine Alex Minsky has gone from losing his leg while stationed in Afghanistan, to becoming a successful, yet unlikely model. While Minsky has encountered a few bumps in the road, his story is one of success beyond adversity, which is why Minsky has become a darling of the LGBT community. But what was Minsky’s claim to fame? What led him to a life in front of the camera and how does he feel to have become the newest gay icon? Here’s what Minsky had to say in an exclusive interview with SFGN.

Your story is extremely inspiring. How is it that you are able to come out on the other side and be such a positive voice for not only yourself, but for the many fans that you have?

I don’t really see my own setbacks as “better” or “worse” than anyone else’s. I know that a person’s biggest setback or problem is exactly that… their problem. My world is totally different than someone else’s. Basically, I just don’t give up. I did not see what happened to me as a problem. I just got down to work right away on recovering. There were some times [when I left the military to the day I started modeling] that I was not doing so well at all. I was just existing and taking up space, and not producing anything at all. I was drowning myself in alcohol and to me, it was the easiest thing to solve my problems at the time. I thought that drowning myself in whiskey and vodka was the answer.

Were there ever times that you really thought about completely giving up?

I thought that it was going to be my life. I had a period of my life before the Marine corps, and I was in the Marines for almost exactly three years, then I got out, and now, I was a drinker. It’s my job now. It’s my job to go to the bar every day and keep all of these places running. If I don’t go, what would they do without me? I found out that couldn’t be further from the truth. I haven’t been to these bars in over 18 months and the places are still running.

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Your life certainly has taken a turn, as you are now one of the most interesting models in recent memory. In terms of ﬁtness, do you have any special tips or routine that you follow to stay in top shape?

It’s an everyday thing. Not so much working out, but in terms of nutrition; fitness in general is a lifestyle. The whole “not drinking” thing definitely helps a lot with that lifestyle, so they go hand in hand. I have to look a certain way to be a model, and that plays into the fact that I have to be sober. If I stay sober, it’s easier to look that way, so it really is a full circle.

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Within the LGBT community, you’ve become somewhat of an unintentional gay icon. How does it feel to be a voice for a group of people that you probably never thought that you’d be a voice for?

I really appreciate it, and I like it. I just want people to be happy really. If it makes people happy to stare at my pictures, then I’m fine with it. I’m not conceited enough about myself to think I’m this big deal or that I’m changing things. I just keep going. For the first six months after my pictures were taken, we held off on releasing my pics to the gay community, but looking back I’m glad we did. When we reached out to the blogs, magazines and websites, I had a few more photographs for people to choose from.

There were also some other shots that came out of you that you perhaps would not have chosen to release to the public given the choice. Is it frustrating when pictures that you did not want released to the public are released?

Obviously, if the shots are private pictures that are supposed to be between me and one other person, that’s definitely not my intention. Unfortunately, it’s the world we live in and I can own up to the fact that I’ve taken pictures like that and I’ve done it in the past. It’s unfortunate that it got shared so publicly and they’re now up literally, everywhere. What’s next for Alex Minsky?

Well, the idea of a calendar has been thrown around for almost every month [of the past eighteen months] and I will gladly do it. I do want to maybe act [or] do motivational speaking. I really want to do all of it! I like being active, I like working. I’m just glad that people are finding motivation in what I’m saying.

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Belo Cipriani: The Blind Leading the Sighted David-Elijah Nahmod

In his book, “Blind: A Memoir” Belo Miguel Cipriani recalls the harrowing night in 2007 when he lost his sight. He was 26 years old at the time. A group of childhood friends attacked him, seemingly for no reason. They beat him and kicked him repeatedly and mercilessly. One of those kicks destroyed his eyes. It wasn’t a gay bashing. Amazingly, Cipriani’s attackers were gay. The reason for the attack remains vague, but it appears these former friends were offended that he had chosen going to school over spending more time with them. The book recounts the deep depression, which followed, failed surgical attempts to save his sight, and Cipriani’s deeply spiritual journey toward forgiveness and his life today as a happy, productive (albeit blind) gay man. Cipriani wears many hats. He spoke to SFGN about his activities, the most recent of which is an educational video about himself and his beloved guide dog.

be blind, she helped me heal emotionally. She never told me it would be OK. She told me that blindness would be hard but not impossible to manage. She also said that blindness would bring people into my life I otherwise would never have met. She was right!

At 26, I was assaulted by a group of gay men in San Francisco’s Castro District. These guys were at one point my best friends growing up. They were a group of gay boys I met when I first came out in San Jose. We were like brothers but had drifted over time. When I stumbled upon them in the city that night, I was happy to see them. They greeted me with insults and instantly jumped me.

Is there a chance your sight could still be restored through surgery?

Can you recount the night of your attack?

How did you feel emotionally after this? Was there ever a chance your sight could have been saved?

Although I had many eye surgeries, they all failed and I was left blind. The initial shock lasted a few days. Then, I became seriously depressed. It took a few months for me to work through my depression but eventually I was rehabilitated. I credit my family for my recovery, in particular my mom. She moved into my condo and didn’t just help me learn to

Tell us where you’re from?

I was born in Guatemala City to Brazilian parents. At three months of age, my parents left Guatemala for jobs with the Red Cross in Mexico. After living in Mexico for four years, my parents decided to relocate to San Jose, Cali. Were they accepting of your sexuality?

I came out to my family as a teen and they were very accepting. My mom attended a few PFLAG meetings and took me to the local gay center. She allowed me to date, have boyfriends and let my gay friends hang out at our home. I feel like I became closer to my four sisters after I came out. If anything, coming out at 16 was the best thing for me. I no longer had to pretend or act. I was embraced fully for who I was. My cause of blindness is retinal damage and currently there is no medical way to fix it. If a magical cure was to appear tomorrow, I would not take it. I have accepted my blindness just as I have accepted getting older. I am very happy being a blind man and I think it serves as a filter. The quality of men I date and new friends I meet has definitely improved since I lost my sight. I no longer have flaky or selfish friends. All the people in my life are kindhearted.

Tell us how your book “Blind: A Memoir” came to be.

After being rehabilitated, learning braille, adaptive technology and receiving my first guide dog, I went to graduate school for my writing degree. I was tired of the inaccurate portrayals of the blind in books and movies

and wanted to do something about it. I think writing became a sort of therapy for me. I think one of the attributes to my positive attitude is that I poured all my feelings, both good and bad, onto the page. When I finished my memoir, I began to feel free. On the day my book was published, I forgave my attackers. The book has made several high school and college reading lists. It also landed me a guest lectureship at Yale and my current appointment as writer-in-residence at Holy Names University in Oakland, Cali. My next book will be a novel and it’s about dreams. I’m a full time writer but I also make time for other projects I am passionate about. I do stand-up comedy and blog for business publications. I also train Capoeira and am the highest belted Capoeira player in the U.S.

Is it difﬁcult navigating the gay dating scene without sight?

When I was sighted, I was the hunter. The one who always made the first move. As a blind person, that’s changed. Dating is not easier or harder, just different. I don’t do online dating and tend to rely on meeting men at social events. My ex-boyfriend is a model. I met him at the supermarket. He began to help me get my groceries, and I didn’t realize he wasn’t a clerk, until a clerk offered us assistance. He admitted to just being a patron and we both broke into bashful laughs. At the cash register he asked for my phone number.

Can you talk about your work with Guide Dogs For the Blind?

I am their spokesman and featured in their new documentary. The short film tells my story and explains all of the different services the agency offers to blind people at no charge. Guide Dogs For the Blind is the largest guide dog school in the country, yet they receive no government funding.

What are misconceptions about blind people in the LGBT community?

individuals make up the largest minority group in the country. They come in all sizes, even from the LGBT community. I feel that disabled people are not always included in gay movies or advertisements. In fact, many people are not aware that there is a big number of disabled gay men and lesbians. Belo Cipriani encourages feedback and is happy to answer questions. Visit www. belocipriani.com for more information. Also please check out BPI: Blind Pride International @ www.blindlgbtpride.org

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The Rising Cost of Care

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Phil Lauderhill takes medications daily to treat his condition. Lauderhill, 36, has been HIV positive for 10 years now, but like most people cannot afford to pay for his treatment alone. A food service worker, Lauderhill lives near the poverty line. He relies on the U.S. government’s Ryan White Care Act for his treatment. Lauderhill, like all Americans, dreams of independence and liberty and would like to take greater control of his health care. “I just don’t see how I can pay for my HIV meds,” he said. Lauderhill is not alone. Paying for HIV/ AIDS treatment is quite a daunting task for those living with the virus. To advocate for those people, the Fair Prices Coalition was formed. An ad hoc group of activists, the Fair Prices Coalition (FPC) is taking on the pharmaceutical industry. The new front in this battle is over Qualified Health Plans, said FPC co-chair Lynda Dee. “The QHPs mandated by the Affordable Care Act are good news for many people living with HIV and/or hepatitis C, as it means they can’t be denied health insurance, because of pre-existing conditions,” Dee explained. “This ensures the provision of essential health benefits, including important primary care services, access to specialists, and prescription drug benefits.” “However, many plans are proving financially disastrous for people living HIV, hepatitis C, and other chronic diseases,” Dee added. By disastrous, Dee means, a state can set a minimum standard for their “essential benefits” package that requires only limited coverage of antiretroviral medications and other high cost drug classes. “This situation is made worse by high drug prices being set and increased annually by manufacturers, along with an inexcusable lack of direction from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services regarding copay assistance programs for people receiving care under ACA-mandated plans,” Dee said. Presently, thirty-three medications have been approved by the U.S. government to fight HIV/AIDS with many more in development. There are five classes of HIV/ AIDS medications and the recommendation is for a patient to take three of those drugs in a combination therapy, said Donna Sabatino, a nurse for the Janssen Company. “Once you start there’s no stopping,” Sabatino said. “Drug holidays are not happening anymore.” And starting HIV therapy requires money.

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Jason King, a legislative affairs manager for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, estimates the cost of medications to be between 10 thousand to 50 thousand dollars per person annually. The problem, King said, is the system is destined to collapse and options for generic medications are limited. “There are very few generics and there are people who don’t want to take older drugs because there’s more toxicity,” King said. Artipla, King said, is the most widely used once-a-day pill used to treat HIV/AIDS. The drug, a multi-class combination pill, is put on the market by Gilead Sciences, Inc. with a $28,500 annual wholesale acquisition price. “I was on Atripla,” Lauderhill said. “I remember having very vivid dreams. Eventually, I decided to take a holiday.” Lauderhill was off medications entirely for nearly three years after consultation with his specialist and a desire to pursue a holistic life. He recently resumed his therapy, taking two pills — Epzicom and Tivicay — once a day. His numbers are great, he says, as the new regimen has reduced the level of HIV in his blood cells to undetectable status. “The government says you should be undetectable within six months of beginning therapy as prescribed,” said Sabatino, who added the new terminology for HIV status is “virus suppressed” as opposed to “undetectable.” The strategy, Sabatino said, is to still hit the virus hard upon diagnosis with the three drug “cocktail.” To do that, patients will need financial assistance as King notes, “nobody pays outright for their drugs.” Many of the American pharmaceutical companies have co-pay assistance programs based on income level. Consumers also have the option of purchasing their medications out of the country in places such as Canada or India, although there are legal implications and other risks to consider. One thing, however, is quite certain in this saga and that is the need to provide affordable options to the 1.1 million people living with the HIV virus in the U.S. King says the Affordable Care Act garnered the support of the pharmaceutical industry by not addressing the rising cost of drugs, which was a primary factor for the legislation’s passage. He went on to say the system is running on an unsustainable path due to the rising cost of drugs. “We are among the few developed nations that do not have a single-payer or universal health system,” King said. soflagaynews //

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lifestyle gay history This Week in Gay History April 23 – April 29 Quistapp.com

ver 20,000 women marched in the very ﬁrst Dyke March held in Washington D.C.

April 23,1984 — Gay-Related Immune Deﬁciency Announced

Germans critical information for their 1940 invasion of Paris. She was shot as a traitor by the French Resistance.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human April 27, 2009 — Services Secretary holds a press conference announcing that the cause of AIDS has Marriage Equality Goes been discovered. Known today as HIV Into Effect in Iowa (human immunodeficiency virus), the virus It is the third U.S. state to allow same-sex is first named GRID (gay-related immune couples to marry. deficiency).

April 24, 1993 — First Dyke March

April 28, 1870 — Boulton and Park Arrested

Ernest Boulton and Frederick William Park Planned by the Lesbian Avengers, the could be described as Victorian-age drag march takes places in Washington, D.C., with queens. On this day, the pair and another over 20,000 women marching. man, Hugh Alexander Mundell, are arrested leaving one of their performances. They are subjected to an “intimate examination April 25, 1987 — First by a U.K. police doctor in order to establish Openly Gay Person Elected whether they had had anal sex.”

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David Norris is elected to the Senate. He worked for years to decriminalize homosexual acts in Ireland, which was achieved in 1993.

April 26, 1944 — Violette Morris Killed

April 29, 2013 — First Male Current Pro Athlete Comes Out

NBA player Jason Collins writes an article for Sports Illustrated, in which he comes out as gay. He receives high praise from fellow Morris had been banned from the 1928 NBA players, President Obama, and First Olympics for her lesbianism, but she was Lady Michelle Obama, and many others. killed for an unrelated reason. She had been recruited by the Nazi SS and had given the All of the information above has been reprinted with permission from Quist, an LGBT mobile history app that can be found on iOS and Android devices. Visit QuistApp.com for more information. The app was created by Sarah Prager and launched in July of 2013.

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60 Second Car Reviews 2014 BMW 328d xDrive Sports Wagon Steve Siler

2014 BMW 328d xDrive Sports Wagon

Base Price (including destination): $43,875 ($49,275 as tested) Power: 2.0-liter four cylinder (181 hp, 280 lb-ft of torque); Tranny: 8-speed automatic with manual shift paddles Fuel Economy, city/hwy: 31/43 mpg

Gays love BMWs. And I’m gay. And as a bit of a contrarian, I also love wagons. So to me, there are few things better than a BMW wagon, just like the Melbourne red metallic 328d wagon I tested this week. OK, so I entered this test a bit biased, but seriously, why anyone would get a $50,000 SUV when this sexy machine is available is beyond me. First, from a practicality standpoint, few luxury vehicles can touch it. With incredible cargo flexibility, 40/20/40 split back seats, extra underfloor storage, flexible floor divider with retractable band, hooks, anchors, a power point and even a dog net. The interior is otherwise identical to the 3-Series, only better lit — thank you, panoramic sunroof. With the optional “M” Sport package, the 328d is a sharp performance car too, with its aero body kit, bigger wheels, a perfectly shaped steering wheel and some of the world’s best seats. My tester also came with a taut adaptive suspension and variable steering, which is a touch too light for my taste, but extremely quick and precise. As for the diesel power train (with 43 MPG highway!), it’s every bit as well matched to BMW’s sporting proclivities as the 328i’s gas engine, with a delicious surge of torque and responsive 8-speed automatic. Oh yeah, and all-wheel-drive is standard (d’ya hear that, ski bunnies?). 2014 BMW 328d Clearly, I love this car not just because it’s a wagon, but because it’s a xDrive Sports Wagon brilliant performance machine. Oh yeah, and it’s wagon.

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Steve Siler is a regular contributor to Car and Driver Magazine, Edmunds.com, AutoTrader.com, AOL Autos and Yahoo! Autos, and also pioneered automotive writing for the LGBT community more than a decade ago.

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Movie Night at the Stonewall National Museum & Archives, 1300 E. Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale, features Robert Mamoulian’s gender-bending classic, “Queen Christina,” the pre-Hayes Code film starring Greta Garbo and John Gilbert. Garbo, who was both bisexual and Swedish, lends her trademark “ambiguous sexuality, tragic aloofness and boyish playfulness” to her performance as the eccentric, cross-dressing monarch. The screening begins at 7 p.m. Gather early for refreshments and stick around for discussion afterwards. Information at Stonewall-Museum.org.

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The House Theatre of Chicago (“Death and Harry Houdini”) brings its latest imaginative production, “Rose and the Rime,” to the Arsht Center’s Carnival Studio Theatre as part of the center’s Theatre Up Close series. When the town of Radio Falls, Mich., is trapped in perpetual winter for a generation, it’s up to the only remaining youth, a young girl named Rose, to break the curse of the Rime witch. But, the residents learn to be careful what they wish for. Through Sunday, May 18. For tickets and show times, go to ArshtCenter.org.

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Lorna Luft returns to South Florida tonight at 8 p.m. for an intimate interview, audience Q&A and live performance at the Sunshine Cathedral, 1480 SW 9th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Not only will Luft shed some light on her relationship with her mother, the iconic Judy Garland, she’ll discuss her own career and perform some of the songs that have made the women in her family famous. Tickets are $30 online and $40 at the door for “Up Close & Personal with Lorna Luft & Scott Nevins.” For tickets, go online to SunshineCathedral.org.

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4/27 MON

Arts at St. John’s presents “Writing Women’s Voices,” a program of diverse readings— fiction, non-fiction, poetry, memoirs—from the Women’s Writers Group, today at 2 p.m. at St. John’s on the Lake church, 4760 Pine Tree in Miami Beach. The program will include readings by Irene Sperber, “Have You Ever Been Crestone(d);” Ginger Vela, “Street Songs; and project director Carol Hoffman-Guzman, “Coño Means ‘I Love You’.” Other featured writers include Cassandra Buery, Rossie Cortes, Rosalind Merrit and Dena Stewart. The program is free. For more information, go to ArtsAtStJohns.com. soflagaynews //

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Hey, sailor! It’s Human Fleet Week Port Everglades and hundreds of sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen are arriving today for a week of liberty in South Florida. They’ll be participating in a wide variety of community service projects, as well as recreational and professional activities. The festivities kick off tonight at 6 p.m. with the All Hands on Deck Welcoming Party at the Seminole Paradise Shoppes in Hollywood. The public is invited to welcome our men and women in uniform. For a schedule of Fleet Week Port Everglades events, go to BrowardNavyDaysInc.org.

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One of our favorite “bisexual” actors, hunky Brit Tom Hardy (“Star Trek: Nemesis,” “Dark Knight Rises”), will be appearing live in a special video uplink at the Classic Gateway tonight before the screening of his new film, “Locke.” The thriller, which takes place over the course of a car ride, is a riveting exploration of how one decision can lead to the complete collapse of Hardy’s character, a seemingly successful, content construction manager and family man. For show times and tickets, go to TheGatewayTheatre.com.

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Laganja Estranja was one of the most polarizing queens on this season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (actually in the show’s history). Her trademark “kiki” language and her dynamic runway looks made her stand out among the ladies. Sadly, she sashayed away midway through the season. Here, Laganja chats with SFGN about her time on “Drag Race,” why she would be hesitant about a return, and all of the amazing things she has coming up. Do you think you were portrayed accurately during your time on the show?

Girl, it’s a television show, so those editors have a very hard job in front of them. We film for 14 hours a day, with seven cameras. Shows can range from anywhere from two to three days. Of course there are times that maybe I wish they would not show, or that I may be embarrassed of, or wish I said something else, but at the end of the day I’m not going to be one of those people that blames “editing” for anything. I completely own who I am and the character that I am, and I completely own who I was on the show. I am very pleased with what was shown and I think they showed not just my high highs, but my low lows as well. It showed who I was as a person all the way around.

You were on the show until basically halfway through. What are some of your favorite parts? Your least favorite part?

My favorite part was when we were finished filming and we got our food, and I could be a normal person. Sitting with the girls and being “regular.” Even though we weren’t supposed to discuss the show, there was a little discussion, but it was always lighthearted and fun. It really just changed the energy. Toward the end of every day it was just having my last cigarette, enjoying Chipotle and getting ready for the next day. Obviously meeting RuPaul and getting to share my art with him and the other judges was also an amazing part of the experience. In terms of what I did not enjoy, probably just the fact that it was extremely grueling. I don’t think I knew how it would impact me emotionally either. You can’t prepare for what it really is. What you see on television is a lovely edited package, but what really goes on is a lot deeper and there are a lot more stories and moments that happen. It was hard to keep up with the schedule.

If you were asked back this season, or to appear on “All Stars” would you do it?

I’ll tell you this, if I were asked back it would be a very hard decision for me. While it would be an incredible opportunity and

I would like to show my gratitude, I don’t know if I would be able to do it again. My talent has gotten me to where I am today, and I’m not a competitive person by nature; I’m not a ruthless or backstabbing person and I don’t enjoy putting others down. Being in that situation with the lights, the tension, the drama, it really was a lot for me. There are some pretty talented girls left in the competition. Who are you pulling for to take the crown?

Well, I’m definitely rooting for my sister Adore (Delano). I think she represents a lot of what I am: a young queen with a ton of energy and a bunch of ferocity. We’ve grown up in this industry in the past couple years, and she’s healthy competition for me. I’ve always said “if I’m not going to win, I would love her to win.”

Many of the girls from past seasons have gone into music, with Phi Phi O’Hara just dropping a track earlier this week. Is that something you may want to do?

Girl, I already had a song out before the season started. I’m definitely going to do what some of the other girls did. I actually did it before them. I’ve had a full website up and running, a store with fashion, my own jewelry line with Chris Habana from New York City, and this week, I dropped my own loose mineral cosmetic line with X-Tar Cosmetics. I’m also working on an underground mix tape with some up and coming rap artists, and I’m not just keeping up with some of the other girls, I want to surpass what some of them have done. I definitely think I hold my own next to them.

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oan Collins, “One Night with Joan” Friday, April 25, 8 p.m. at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. Tickets $45, $65, $85; available at SeminoleCasinoCoco nutCreekCasino.com

Like many gay men of a certain generation, I found myself glued to the television set every Wednesday evening for nearly a decade. The ‘80s was the era of the primetime soaps and “Dallas,” “Knots Landing,” “Falcon Crest” were at the top of the ratings, but I watched “Dynasty.” All of the shows featured handsome actors, fanciful plots and glittering costumes, but only one show had Alexis Morell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan. Alexis was the ultimate femme fatale, the glamorous diva we all secretly aspired to be somehow. What many people forget is the show got off to a rocky start with dismal ratings until British actress Joan Collins arrived on the set. Seven more seasons of bitchy catfights and fabulous fashions were to follow. Collins will take audiences back to those glorious days of television drama with her new one-woman show, “One Night with Joan,” this Friday, April 25 at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek. The evening includes anecdotes and jokes about the actress’ career, all illustrated with video clips on a big screen. And, yes, those infamous onscreen fight scenes will all be there, too. The creation of the Alexis character and her distinctive fashions were the result of a close collaboration between Collins and costume designer Nolan Miller, she said in a telephone interview from Los Angeles. “We worked very, very closely on everything I wore,” she said. “The more fanciful the scene, the more fanciful the outfit….sadly he is no longer with us.” She made it clear to the producers from the start, she had a vision for her character. “From the very beginning, they thought they’d put me in a tiny tweed suit with a mink collar and pillbox hat. I told them there is no way Alexis would wear anything like that!” she recalled. A jetsetter like Alexis would wear haute couture and all the latest styles. Often Collins

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and Miller would draw inspiration from the wardrobe of Princess Diana. When the princess traveled to Russia, they created similar outfits for an onscreen trip Alexis would later take. They also adopted the padded, embellished shoulders that would become a signature look of the decade (“They made our waists look slimmer.”) and championed the designs of Pierre Cardin. Collins also credits fashion with her enduring popularity with the gay community, “perhaps because they like clothes,” she said. “I have a lot of gay friends and if I want to know if a dress looks good, I’ll ask them.” “Dallas,” her show’s closest competitor, recently got a reboot on TNT, with several of the original actors reprising their roles, but Collins doesn’t expect to return to the screen as Alexis. “I don’t think there’s interest from the people who own it,” she said, “and besides, John Forsythe (Blake Carrington) is dead.” She consoled fans, reminding me that her show will include many clips from the show. For the time being, she’s happy to continue performing and has been most active behind the camera since the series ended 15 years ago. In addition to producing films and television, she has successfully tried her hand at casting. And then there is the Joan Collins Timeless Beauty line she sells in Britain and QVC. What advice would she offer an aspiring actress who might desire to usurp her title? “Don’t,” Collins answered curtly. “It’s the most overcrowded profession in the world. It’s incredibly competitive and you have to take rejection constantly. People think it’s glamorous and it’s not, getting up at 5 o’clock in the morning and working on a cold sound stage. Unless you have another strength, like waitressing or writing novels, it’s not worth it.” Collins added, “I consider myself lucky to have done it for many, many decades and to make a good living.” On Friday, she’s going to show us exactly how she did it.

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There’s never been anyone quite like Harris Glenn Milstead. The awkward, chubby kid from Baltimore achieved worldwide fame as the incomparable Divine, the first drag queen to become a mainstream celebrity. Divine’s 1988 death from heart disease at age 42 was a particularly cruel twist of fate, and not only because of his age. He had dreamed of stardom his whole life. After having played a male role in the film noir mystery “Trouble In Mind” (1985) and getting rave reviews for his role as a frumpy housewife in John Waters’ “Hairspray” (1988), Hollywood finally called. Cast on the hit sitcom “Married With Children” and in the horror film “Freddie’s Dead: The Final Nightmare,” he died before either role could be shot. Divine’s dream had come within his reach and touched the tips of his fingers, only to be stolen from him by the grim reaper. Openly gay filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz now offers “I Am Divine” a lovely look back upon a most unusual life and career. The film goes back to “Glennie’s” (as his mom called him) boyhood in Baltimore, where the future underground celebrity found solace in food when he became the target of neighborhood bullies. Frances Milstead, who died at 88 in 2009, remembers a shy, lonely obviously gay boy who became obsessed with movies at an early age. When the Waters family moved in up the street, “Glennie” found his cinema soulmate. In 1972, Waters wrote and directed the hilariously shocking film “Pink Flamingoes,” in which Divine famously ate a dog’s feces right out of the dog’s tush. In Waters’ “Female Trouble” (1974) Divine played a male (briefly)

who raped his female self. Nothing was sacred in these outrageous sleaze-fests: audiences lined up for sold out midnight screenings. Divine became a celebrity. For the next few years he was a popular act in gay clubs and in off-Broadway productions, which spoofed both his onscreen persona and classic Hollywood films. Yet he yearned to be taken seriously as an actor, and to be loved for himself. Food was his primary source of comfort. Friends and co-stars recall him seated before the refrigerator, eating everything in sight. They also recall a performer who took his work very seriously. As his weight ballooned, Divine went on tour to promote a series of dance music hits he’d recorded. He pushed himself beyond the point of endurance. At least five years before he died, friends and costars, many of whom participated in Schwarz’s film, began to worry about his health. “I Am Divine” follows Milstead across the years on the roller coaster ride that was his life and career. He was overjoyed to find himself co-starring alongside Hollywood heartthrob Tab Hunter (now openly gay) in Waters’ more subdued “Polyester” (1981), which got him his first good reviews from the mainstream press. Yet getting work remained a struggle for the actor who was so unusual looking whether he was in drag or not. If only he’d lived a few more years. There are no surprises in “I Am Divine” his life story has been well known for decades. What the film does achieve is afford viewers a look inside the star’s heart and soul. When the final credits begin rolling, viewers might feel as though they’ve gotten to know who Divine was and how he felt about his lot in life. It’s an unforgettable portrait.

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* Million Dollar Quartet

April 29 to May 4 at the Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. Head back in time to the infamous recording session that brought together Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins. Tickets $25 and up. Call 561-8327469 or visit Kravis.org.

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* Nicole Henry

April 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, One E. Las Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. Winner of a Soul Train Award, the jazz singer will blow you away. Tickets $30 to $45. Visit VenetianArtsSociety.org.

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April 24 at 8 p.m. at the Broward Center, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Tickets $25 to $45. The pianist performs both parts of Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring.” Beforehand, participate in a free wine tasting with Lyn Farmer. Call 954-462-0222 or visit BrowardCenter.org.

* One Night With Joan

April 25 at 8 p.m. at the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, 5550 NE 40th St. in Coconut Creek. For one night only, the actress will share stories and secrets of her life and career. Tickets $45 to $65, $85 includes her signed book “Passion for Life.” Visit SeminoleCoconutCreekCasino.com or Ticketmaster.com

Have I Got a Girl For You

Through April 27 at Empire Stage, 1140 N. Flagler Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. The true story of a gay man running a female escort agency in Boca Raton. Tickets $20. Visit IslandCityStage.org.

* Ghost: The Musical

April 29 to May 11 at the Broward Center, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Molly’s life is changed forever when her love, Sam, is killed. However, as a ghost he stays to protect her and avenge his death. Tickets $34.50 to $114.50. Call 954-462-0222 or visit BrowardCenter.org.

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Rose and the Rime

April 23 to May 18 at the Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. A small town in Michigan has been in a never-ending winter for an entire generation, and young Rose is determined to end the curse of the RIme Witch. Tickets $45. Call 305-949-6722 or visit ArshtCenter.org.

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Under the Streetlamp with Gentleman’s Rule

April 27 at 2 p.m. at the Broward Center, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. The Ukrainian Dancers of Miami showcase folk dance and song from the eastern European country. Tickets $25. Call 954-4620222 or visit BrowardCenter.org.

Through May 11 at the Arts Garage, 180 NE First St. in Delray Beach. Doug suddenly turns into a giant talking slug, and his family and fiancee must learn to live with his new appearance and discover how much they truly care about him. Tickets $30 to $45. Call 561-450-6357 or visit ArtsGarage.org.

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April 25 to May 25 at the Coral Springs Center for the Arts, 2855 Coral Springs Drive in Coral Springs. An interactive girls night out, Maria and her friends have invited some hot guys for entertainment, when their significant others have other plans. Tickets $39.22 to $49.82. Call 954-344-5990 or visit CoralSpringsCenterfortheArts.com.

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The Trouble With Doug

Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts, 51 N. Swinton Ave. in Delray Beach. Enjoy live music from the comfort of your picnic blanket or lawn chair every week, for free! Call 561-243-7922 or visit DelrayArts.org.

* Maria’s Girls Night Out

April 26 at 8 p.m. at the Parker Playhouse, 707 NE Eighth St. in Fort Lauderdale. The modern day Rat Pack performs doo-wop, Motown, and rock favorites from the ‘50s and ‘60s. Then, they’re joined by Indiana University a capella group Gentleman’s Rule. Tickets $39.50 to $49.50. Call 954-462-0222 or visit ParkerPlayhouse.com

April 30 to May 4 in downtown West Palm Beach. The most highly anticipated musical event of the year, featuring big-name artists including Ellie Goulding, Robin Thicke, Pretty Lights, Goo Goo Dolls, Sublime with Rome, Dropkick Murphys, Alice in Chains, Cake, The Bangles, The Wailers, and more. Tickets $30 to $71. Visit SunFest.com.

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John Legend

April 23 at 8 p.m. at the Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. The nine-time Grammy Award winner takes to the stage for his sultry RnB, soul, and hip hop songs, including his latest hit “All of Me.” Tickets from $31. Call 561-8327469 or visit Kravis.org.

4,000 Miles

April 24 to 29 at the Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. in Lake Worth. Leo stays with his grandmother in the West Village after experiencing a tragedy while biking across America. Tickets $15. Call 561-586-6410 or visit LakeWorthPlayhouse.org.

* Dances We Dance: Spring Fling April 25 at 7 p.m. at the FAU University Theatre, 777 Glades Road in Boca Raton. Original choreography by faculty and students. Tickets $10. Call 800-564-9539 or visit FAUEvents.com.

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Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. The modern day Rat Pack performs doo-wop, Motown, and rock favorites from the ‘50s and ‘60s. Then, they’re joined by Indiana University a capella group Gentleman’s Rule. Tickets from $15. Call 561-832-7469 or visit Kravis.org.

Lennis Sabatino

April 26 at 6 p.m. at Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. The New York singer performs hits from renowned singers Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler, Ella Fitzgerald, Bing Crosby and more. Tickets $25 to $50. Call 561-832-7469 or visit Kravis.org.

Monty Python’s Spamalot

Through April 27 at the Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. in Lake Worth. The hilarious play based on the classic movie, “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” Tickets $26 to $35. Call 561-586-6410 or visit LakeWorthPlayhouse.org.

Dividing the Estate

Through April 27 at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre, 201 Clematis St. in West Palm Beach. The Gordon family has fallen on tough times, and the greedy children are determined to divide their 100-year-

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April 25 at 8 p.m. at the Fontainebleau, 4441 Collins Ave. in Miami Beach. Known for their hit “Sweater Weather,” rock out to the The Neighbourhood at this private, poolside show. Must book at least two nights at the hotel to attend. Visit Fontainebleau.com.

* Everybody Drinks the Same Water

May 3 to June 1 at the Miami Theater Center, 9806 NE Second Ave. in Miami Shores. Three teens of different religious backgrounds come together to solve a murder caused by someone poisoning their water supply in Cordoba, Spain. Tickets $25 to $35. Call 305-751-9550 or visit MTCMiami.org.

PAMM Outdoor Music Series

Third Thursdays at the Perez Art Museum Miami, 101 W. Flagler St. in Miami. Come out for live music from DJs and musicians by the bay. Drink specials available. Free with museum admission. Call 305-375-3000 or visit PAMM.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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* Passion For Pinot

April 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, One E. Las Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. Sommelier Stephanie Miskew leads a wine tasting of pinot noir grape varieties. Tickets $35 to $40. RSVP to Gail Vilone at 954-262-0249 or visit MOAFL.org.

“Queen Christina” Screening

April 24 at 7 p.m. at the Stonewall Museum, 1300 E. Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. Greta Garbo, bisexual herself, plays the cross-dressing Queen Christina of Sweden. Free. Call 954-763-8565 or visit Stonewall-Museum.org.

The Human Race

April 26 at 6:30 a.m. at Charnow Park, 300 Garfield St. in Hollywood. Run for the human race! Choose a nonprofit for your fundraising to go to as you run the 3.1-mile track to entertainment. Race registration $30 to $35. Parking $1.50. Call 954-233-1289 or visit BrowardHumanRace.org.

What’s the Deal with PrEP?

April 30 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. Learn more about Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and a new pill that can help those without HIV lessen their chances of contracting the disease. Free. Call 954-463-9005 or visit PrideCenterFlorida.org.

Wonders of America and More

Through April 30 at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. See the incredible photography by Albert Barg, Jeff Weisberg and Brandon Quarters as they traveled through American national parks capturing landscapes and animals. Call 954-463-9005 or email galleries@ pridecenterflorida.org.

Henning Haupt, Craig Carlisle and Sylvia Tashis Exhibition

Through May 17 at the Coral Springs Museum of Art, 2855 Coral Springs Drive in Coral Springs. The three artists’ work will be on display, showcasing varying styles of floral art, “big heads,” and installations. Museum admission $6. Visit CoralSpringsMuseum.org

Man2Man Discussion

Mondays 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. A weekly informal discussion group among gay men of all backgrounds. Contact Gerald Hirschtritt at 954-849-6738 or regh46@aol.com. Visit PrideCenterFlorida.org

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

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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.

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Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. at the Stonewall Library, 1300 E. Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. Come join us and write your memoir, poem, blog, novel or short story. Free. Email garri1@earthlink.net PALM BEACH palm beach county

* Totally ‘80s Nights at the Museum

April 25 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the South Florida Science Center. Head to the museum dressed in your neon tights, chunky sweaters, and big hair for science fun mixes with ‘80s tunes and prizes. Call 561-832-1988 or visit SFScienceCenter.org.

* You Take Such Liberties!

April 26 to May 24 at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, 601 Lake Ave. in Lake Worth. A collection of work by Raymond P. Neubert and his subreal paintings. Call 561-471-2901 or visit PalmBeachCulture.com

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WANTED!!! Stamp Collections and Accumulations. Please call John 954-467-7128 OR 954-614-2562. ON THE HUNT: Seeking a “Dave Kopay” vintage football collectors trading card for my collection. Any info? Please email FTLwebb@aol.com

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Delray Art League

Through April 27 at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts, 51 N. Swinton Ave. in Delray Beach. An exhibit of local artists’ work, including oils, watercolors, sculpture, and photography. Call 561-243-7922 or visit DelrayArts.org.

* Compass Business Alliance Mixer

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April 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Courtyard Marriott, 1800 Centrepark Drive E. in West Palm Beach. Meet other like-minded business owners and employees at this event with the Pride Business Alliance. Call 561-5339699 or email events@compassglcc.com.

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Mondays from 7 to 8 p.m. at Compass GLCC, 201 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. A men’s discussion group about relationships, coming out, safe sex and more. Visit CompassGLCC.com.

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April 24 at 6:45 p.m. at Cavalli Miami Restaurant & Lounge, 150 Ocean Drive in Miami Beach. Join Cavalli and his son, Tommaso, in a four-course dinner paired with family wines. Cost $150 per person. RSVP to 305-695-4191. Visit CavalliMiami.com.

April 24 to 27 between 20th and 22nd Streets in South Beach. Celebrating its 10th year, the beach polo competition returns with athletes hailing from around the world. Visit MiamiPolo.com for tickets and schedule.

* Party for the Planet

April 26 to 27 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Zoo Miami, 12400 SW 152nd St. in Miami. It’s Earth Day! Head to the zoo for a plant show and sale, green activities, crafts, and more. Bring a cellphone to be recycled and enter the park for free. Visit ZooMiami.org.

Some Like it Hot

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Mondays at 7 p.m. at Lambda North, 18 S. J St. in Lake Worth. A support group for recovering alcoholics. Visit LambdaNorth.net.

* La Martina Miami Beach Polo World Cup

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LICENSED CHRISTIAN COUNSELOR Dr. Saul Thermidor, FACCT # LCCP 0365011212 Licensed Christian Psychologist provides Christian counseling on LGBT, anger, violence & personal issues. I speak English, French and Creole. Call 305-407-9397 day, evening & weekends!

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$$$ MODELS NEEDED $$$ Wrestling Company in South Florida is seeking athletic models for planned video shoots in our new facility. Wrestling and/or performing experience is helpful but not necessary. Good pay. Contact us at TheBoss@bgeast.com for more information! 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.

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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. at 954-401-4918 2BD/2BA FURNISHED DRAKE TOWER 9th Floor view of Middle River, totally renovated, granite/stainless kitchen, newly furnished, $1,300/Mo + Security. Pool & Secure Parking. Available May 1st. Call 619-822-5158

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ROOM FOR RENT IN WILTON MANORS Wilton Manors 3 Bedroom pool house room for rent to Gay Professional Male. Must be dog friendly. $650 per month, includes all utilities and full access. Call 954-268-6547 or Email: gwhite5@me.com MALE ROOMMATE WANTED Male roommate wanted for 2/1/13. Beautiful WPB 2BD/2BA apt to share $650/Mo. Water, Elect, Waste Mgt included. Deposit+1st. mo. Required. Call 561-316-7236

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BEAUTIFUL WILTON MANORS CONDO 2/2 completely renovated corner unit. Lots of amenities and centrally located. Sale $145K, negotiable. Pool, laundry, bike path, clubhouse and BBQ. Call 561-654-8708 for more details.

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