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Michael Sam Tweets: “The Journey Continues” As Rams Release Him (CNN) -- The St. Louis Rams announced Saturday that Michael Sam, who made history as the first openly gay player to be drafted into the NFL, has been waived and did not make the team’s final 53-man roster.

Sam, an All-American defensive end who played for the University of Missouri, made history when he was picked by the Rams in the seventh and final round. He was the 249th of 256 players selected.

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the end of Sam’s professional career. He could still be picked up by another team, possibly on waivers, or return to the Rams as a player on the practice squad, coach Jeff Fisher said.

Sam said on Twitter @MichaelSamNFL: “I want to thank the entire Rams organization and the city of St. Louis for giving me this tremendous opportunity and allowing me to show I can play at this level. I look forward to continuing to build on the progress I made here toward a long and successful career.”

Charlie Crist Asks FL Gov. to Stop Defending Gay Marriage Ban (EDGE Media) Florida’s Former Republican Governor Charlie Crist has done a complete 180, now supports gay marriage, and has written an open letter to current Florida Governor Rick Scott asking him to stop defending the state’s gay marriage ban in court.

“Four years ago, a district court of appeals ruled Florida’s ban on gay and lesbian adoption unconstitutional,” wrote Crist. “When the

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ruling came down, I believed it was my job as Governor to exercise the authority vested in me by the people and our Constitution. The day the judge ruled, I declared Florida’s adoption ban over. Gay and lesbian parents began adopting the children they loved immediately. It is one of my proudest moments as an elected official.”

California First State to Ban ‘Gay Panic’ Defense (EDGE Media) Fair warning to all gay-bashers who want to blame their crime on the ‘scary lesbian’ they just killed: California just became the first state to pass a ban on using the “gay panic” defense to reduce a murder charge.

Current California law permits a murder to be reduced to manslaughter if the crime happened in the heat of passion, the so-called “panic defense” that has allowed some killers of LGBT people to slide by with manslaughter. But the

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New Civil Rights Movement reports that a bill passed the Assembly this week that will bar defendants from using their victim’s gender or sexual orientation to support a panic defense.

An identical bill passed the state senate in May. The bill, which passed on a 50-10 vote, was sponsored by Democratic Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, who told reporters that such defenses legitimize violence against gays.

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AHF Challenges Truvada and CDC Meds Norm Kent The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has launched a provocative and controversial print ad campaign against the use of Truvada as a daily HIV preventive. The ads begin running in SFGN this week, following their release in California.

AHF has issued a press release defending the ‘PrEP Facts’ ads, asserting they advance the public good, “educating the public about adherence issues. AHF believes recommendations by both the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) have developed a misguided strategy for the widespread scale up and implementation of the HIV prevention.

“The eight major studies show the scientific data do not support the large-scale use of Truvada as a community-wide public health intervention to prevent transmission of HIV,” said Michael Weinstein, President of AIDS Healthcare Foundation. “Medication adherence is the primary problem: Even in carefully monitored clinical trials, in which people were counseled monthly, had

blood samples drawn and were even paid to participate, many study participants simply did NOT take Truvada every day as prescribed. As such, we want the public to know that the government-sanctioned widespread scale up of PrEP appears to be a public health disaster in the making.”

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Attorney Who Fought ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Dies

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(AP) SEATTLE — The bicyclist who died in a collision with a truck in downtown Seattle on Friday has been identified as a well-respected attorney who was part of the American Civil Liberties Union legal team that successfully challenged the U.S. military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy for gay service members.

The King County Medical Examiner’s office identified the bicyclist as Sher Kung, 31, who had been working for the firm Perkins Coie.

In 2010, Kung helped the ACLU represent Air Force Maj. Margaret Witt, a decorated flight nurse dismissed from the military for being gay, ACLU Washington spokesman Doug Honig told The Seattle Times.

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(AP) MONTPELIER, Vt. — Former Gov. Jim Douglas says he was acting on conscience in 2009 when he vetoed a gay marriage law that had been passed by the state Legislature.

In a frank new memoir being released Wednesday, the 63-year-old Douglas said that he had no objection to same-sex couples forming relationships and that he and his wife Dorothy have gay friends.

“I believe, however, that the institution of marriage is worth preserving in its traditional form,” Douglas wrote in “The Vermont Way: A Republican Governor Leads America’s Most Liberal State.”

Almost four years after he left office and after a string of federal court decisions legalizing gay marriage, Douglas said last week that when he vetoed the gay marriage bill, he was acting on information he had at the time. He said he couldn’t speculate about what he would do now if faced with the same decision.

“Initially, I thought I wouldn’t write about that at all, but then I thought people would say, ‘He’s running away from that,’” Douglas said.

In the book, Douglas runs away from little, taking readers from his boyhood in Massachusetts — where as a 13-year-old he stuffed envelopes for 1964 presidential candidate Barry Goldwater — his time as a student at Middlebury College, his election to the Vermont Legislature at 21, his eight years as governor from 2003 to 2011 and his reflections on the current state of politics.

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(AP) HONOLULU -- Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie said he lost his bid for re-election in a Democratic primary because of his decision to call a special session to legalize gay marriage.

Republicans are allowed to vote for Democrats in Hawaii’s open primary, and Abercrombie said they chose to vote against him because of his support for gay marriage and because they think his party rival, state Sen. David Ige, is an easier target to beat in the general election.

“Republicans crossed over en masse to vote in the Democratic primary, and then the religious factor came in,” Abercrombie said. “Doctrinally I was outside the circle and paid for it.” He argued that voters were urged to choose his opponent by their religious leaders.

Abercrombie, who spoke to reporters in his office, lost to Ige by a stunning 2-1 margin, the first time a Democratic governor has been unseated in a Hawaii primary.

But Abercrombie said losing was worth it to pass a law legalizing gay marriage.

“There’s no way I could live with myself if I thought I was diminishing another human being’s ability to reach their full capacity,” Abercrombie said.

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(AP) BEREA, Ky. -- The city of Berea has scheduled two meetings in September to discuss a proposed city law that bans discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

The proposal, modeled after several other so-called fairness ordinances that have passed around the state, would outlaw discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations.

The Richmond Register reports the council will review the measure Sept. 2 and hold a public forum on Sept. 16.

City Administrator Randy Stone says the ordinance could be up for a second reading as early as Oct. 2.

In July, the Berea Human Rights Commission reported that it has fielded four complaints of discrimination, but it has not investigated them because it lacks a local ordinance giving it legal authority.

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Because of the case, the military must show sexual orientation negatively affected morale to dismiss a service member and Witt got her job back, Honig said.

“She was fun to work with and very committed to equal rights for everybody,” he said of Kung.

Kung died less than two weeks before the city planned to make major bicycle-safety improvements to the Second Avenue bike lane, which is notorious among bicyclists because of its left-turns, the newspaper reported.

Police said the truck’s driver was not impaired and is cooperating with the investigation.

ly/1uaW51M ) says Beacon Hill Presbyterian Church will hold its last service after 117 years this weekend. Over the years its congregation has dwindled as have the funds for covering the church’s operational costs. In its heyday, 250 people attended Sunday service.

Church lay leader Sally Lewis says it’s a “sad thing” that the church will close but that the congregation has become too small for the space.

Longtime Beacon Hill congregant Betty Smith likens the church’s closure to a death.

The neighborhood association, artists and recovery groups have regularly used the space.

When a group of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Catholics was banned from a nearby parish, Beacon Hill opened its doors.

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orld Congress of Homophobia akes Place in Australia

(EDGE Media) The World Congress of Families, listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center as an anti-gay hate group for its vicious rhetoric and support of discriminatory laws, convened in a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, over the weekend.

One speaker — Family Life International Australia’s Paul Hanrahan — compared abortion to horrific acts of terrorism and murder in Syria, while an American doctor, Angela Lafranchi, headlined on the strength of a purported link between abortion and breast cancer. UK newspaper The Guardian noted that Lafranchi’s putative link between abortion and breast cancers has been “thoroughly debunked.”

But facts have never gotten in the way of a good hate rally, and gay bashing was the order of the day. Notoriously homophobic Australian Minister of Parliament Fred Nile was on hand along with a host of other locally-sourced leading homophobes such as the leader of a hard-right church, Daniel Nalliah, who once declared devastating bushfires to be the direct result of legal abortion.

There was also a hefty dose of imported nonsense in the form of claims by Larry Jacobs, the American managing director of the WCF, who tossed economic reality out the window when he placed the blame for global poverty statistics at the feet of samesex couples who take up the legal and financial responsibility of caring for one another and for children they might raise together.

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(EDGE Media) A man who has grown into healthy selfacceptance and prominence in the LGBT community as the head of an LGBT center in Mississippi says that his journey included a nightmarish detour into “reparative therapy” counseling that used sexual assault as a means of attempting to turn him straight.

Jeff White, 32, says that as a high school student in the 1990s he endured repeated episodes of same-sex rape that the perpetrator claimed would help him embrace heterosexuality. White claims that the abuse continued over a three-year period.

The alleged assaults took place when White was a teenager living in Walls, Mississippi. White was a student at Bethel Baptist School at the time of the alleged sexual assaults, which he claims were carried out by a teacher.

The church to which White’s parents entrusted their gay son ran the school. When White came out to his parents in 1996, he says, their response was to turn him over to the church’s “conversion therapy” program.

The National Center for Lesbian Rights issued an Aug. 27 press release in which it announced that the NCLR “helped file a complaint with the DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department on behalf of” White.

“After more than a decade of emotional turmoil, White heard about NCLR’s #BornPerfect campaign to end conversion therapy in five years,” the release stated. “He found the courage to come forward because he wants to ensure that what happened to him will not happen to other children and to raise awareness about the dangers of attempting to change someone’s sexual orientation.”

“After growing older and witnessing so many who are still harmed by the church and by efforts to correct homosexuality through traumatic and damaging tactics like the ones used against me, I finally realized that it is my duty to stand up against those who have harmed me,” White was quoted in the release.

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(AP) GARY, Ind. —Miller Beach resident Anne Balay wrote a pioneering book about gay steelworkers that has opened eyes and inspired international workplace protections for gay and transgender steelworkers.

Balay’s “Steel Closets: Voices of Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Steelworkers” won the National Women’s Studies Association’s prestigious Sara A. Whaley Prize this year.

The book also helped prompt the United Steelworkers union to approve a civil rights resolution that includes a constitutional change protecting transgender workers as well as a requirement that local chapters discuss how they will protect gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender steelworkers before negotiating new contracts, such as by securing them equal health care benefits for their partners.

The union is studying whether every chapter could have a civil rights representative specially trained to work with GLBT workers so they feel comfortable coming forward with any complaints of harassment, and won’t fear retaliation for doing so.

The resolution was first approved by Local 6787, which represents workers at ArcelorMittal Burns Harbor, and then when more than 2,500 elected union leaders from across North America gathered at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in August for the USW’s annual International Convention, Local 1010 President Tom Hargrove told The Times (http://bit. ly/W3plL4 ).

“We will actively discourage members from engaging in discrimination and harassment of equality-seeking individuals or groups in the workplace and in union activities, and will not use disciplinary procedures to shield illegal discriminatory conduct,” the resolution says in part.

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SAVE Honors Young Professionals and Activists With Second Annual Luminary Awards Christiana Lilly

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Six young professionals from the community will be honored by SAVE this week for their work to further LGBT equality.

The Luminary Awards, in its second year, will be recognizing Aaron Bos-Lun, Pamela Sweeney, Caridad Tabares, Daniel Tilley, Marco Sanchez, and Jose Suarez.

Every May, the Miami-Dade nonprofit honors Champions of Equality, political figures in the community who are advancing LGBT rights. The Luminaries, who must be 25 to 40, are a sort of precursor to this standing.

“It’s a chance to recognize those young professionals in the community that are doing really spectacular things on behalf of equality,” said Tony Lima, executive director of SAVE. “They’re the ones that are going to be leading us to further victories when it comes to equality in the near future.”

And the six young professionals come from different walks of life and work in different sectors of the community. Jose Suarez has covered LGBT issues in his career at NBC, Pamela Sweeney has been a community activist with the nonprofit for 15 years, and Marco Sanchez has promoted SAVE and its mission with Jestony Vodka, where he serves

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as the international marketing director. Soon, the company will be producing a pride-themed bottle that will benefit SAVE. Also, not all of the honorees are part of the LGBT community; some are allies who believe in the cause. This is also true of SAVE itself, made up of both conservatives and progressives who may disagree on some issues, but believe that LGBT people should be treated equally.

“It says that we’re all ready for change, that the newer generations are thinking of equality as something that should be normal in society, something that should be commonplace,” Lima said of the makeup of the activists.

The second annual Luminary Awards will be at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden on Sept. 5 at 7 p.m. Members of the community, including established professionals and local politicians, are expected to attend. As well as recognizing those who have stood up for the LGBT community, drinks will be provided by Jestony Vodka and Miami Club Rum and guests can expect a good time on the dance floor with music from DJ Gemini. Attire is chic and fun.

Tickets are $50 and can be purchased online at SAVEDade.org/luminaries.

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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Womenfest returns to Key West Anthony Lanni

The lush tropical paradise of gay Key West is celebrating the largest ladies party in the southernmost tip of the U.S. Womenfest, held Thursday Sept. 4-7, is the year’s most anticipated celebration of lesbians and their friends.

Thousands of singles and couples will flock to the diverse island town to engage in daily woman-only water sports excursions, clothing-optional resorts, luscious food and late-night dance parties at premier LGBT Key West landmark locations.

Daily Activities include a sailboat vacation abroad the Lion’s Paw. It is the most intimate way to experience the true beauty Key West has to offer. While in town, take a stroll down the cultured Duvall street. Make time to stop in the trendy Evolution clothing shop to receive exclusive discounts when you mention Womenfest.

The festival highlights include the edgy Toronto based all-girl lesbian band Hunter Valentine. Valentine, known from the hit Showtime series “The Real L Word” is an alternative rock band who toured last year with the iconic pop legend Cyndi Laupner and have continued to make themselves a household name throughout the LGBT community. The performance is set for 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at Key West’s historic San Carlos Institute, 516 Duval St. Don’t miss the opportunity to grab a drink and meet the girls in person at a preconcert happy hour at Aqua Key West. Aqua located at 711 Duval St, will all be holding the concerts exclusive afterparty.

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female funk band Sister Funk who have just released there highly anticipated new CD titled “Therapy Sessions” Conch Key West describing sister funk said “Sister fun gave the most animated rock performance in memory; these ladies impressed even seasoned rockaholics at the 2006 Key West Women’s Music Festival.”

They will be rocking out on the waterfront with a Sunset Watersports concert Friday evening and will also be guest hosting the Sunset Water-sports “Do it All” day of watersport festivities from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday. The 6-hour watersport excursion includes snorkeling, parasailing and jet skiing along with free beer and lunch.

The weekend will also feature a comedy performance, with the headline act “One Funny Family.” Three of the funniest female comedians, Julie Goldman, Sandra Valls, and Gloria Bigelow, known for touring with my comedic legend Wanda Sykes, are to set to rock the island in laughter Saturday night. The event is set for 8:30 pm, at the San Carlos 516 Duvall Street.

Other festivities will include toplessoptional paddle-boarding, a tube-a-thon on the Atlantic Ocean which will be stationed at Salute Restaurant on Key West’s Higgs Beach, as well as Fury Water Adventure cruises. Week long pool parties will take place at all of the hottest resorts and Key West clubs. Womenfest will conclude late Sunday night at Aqua with a drag show and closing dance party.

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Meet Michael Botticelli

Obama’s Openly Gay Drug Czar Jason Parsley [Editor’s Note: This story originally ran in the May 21 edition of SFGN. Last week President Obama announced his intention to nominate Michael Botticelli to be the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy] Michael Botticelli understands all too well the effects alcohol and addiction has had, and continues to have, on the LGBT community. The acting Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy is not only gay, but also a recovering addict.

“LGBT folks [have] often suffered the consequences of elevating alcohol and drug use, so my own recovery really helps me in a very deep and personal way to understand what we’re trying to accomplish here,” he said. “I go back to my own experience and my own story and I think ‘where were the missed opportunities along the way?’”

Even though data is sparse, according to one report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) 20 to 30 percent of the LGBT community abuses substances, while only 9 percent of the general population does so. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention also states that LGBT individuals are more likely to use alcohol and drugs; have higher rates of substance abuse; are less likely to abstain from alcohol and drug use; and are more likely to continue heavy drinking into later life.

For gay and bisexual men the statistics are even more discouraging. According to the book “Unequal Opportunity: Health Disparities Affecting Gay and Bisexual” men who have sex with men are 3.5 times more likely to use marijuana than others; those men are 12.2 times more likely to use amphetamines than others; and they are also 9.5 times more likely to use heroin.

To better understand addiction in the LGBT community Botticelli routinely sets up roundtables with LGBT leaders around the country.

“A lot of times when I travel I will do community roundtables with LGBT leaders… in terms of talking about how do we make sure that that we as a community are addressing the issues,” he said. “…usually

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I do a lot of listening sessions with LGBT youth to talk about the issues that they see and face. So I really try to do a tremendous amount of outreach to national, state and community level folks in terms of raising the issues around LGBT substance abuse while also looking at community based solutions.”

And what are those issues? Well for the most part, Botticelli said, it comes back to affordable and “competent” healthcare.

When it comes to healthcare for the LGBT community “culturally competent care” is a phrase that Botticelli is fond of saying and repeating. In order for the gay community to receive effective healthcare, and substance abuse treatment, providers must understand the community and be “culturally competent” in LGBT issues.

With Obama’s Affordable Care Act healthcare has become a major priority for his administration and it appears it has even found its way into the administration’s drug strategy by emphasizing that addiction is a disease that needs to be treated in the healthcare system rather than a crime that needs to be punished in the criminal justice system.

“We can’t arrest our way out of the problem,” Botticelli said. “Addiction is a

disease. This is a public health related issue.

Our strategy will again continue to emphasis that.”

Botticelli said the Obama administration’s strategy is “dramatically” different than previous ones in terms of how addiction is viewed and treated.

“I remember the inaugural strategy for this administration when the director talked about this being a public health issue and about addiction as a disease. And really endorsing a wide variety of evidence based practices, like supporting needle exchange programs and overdose prevention programs,” he explained. “It really both surprised and pleased me the extent to [how much] this drug policy [has changed] under this administration. It has really made a significant change in terms of how we deal, from a national perspective, with issues of substance use.”

Botticelli has a long history of working with drug policy and addiction. Before his current position he served as deputy director since November 2012. Before that he served as director of the Bureau of Substance Abuse Services at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, where he expanded prevention, intervention, treatment, and

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recovery services for the state.

But his work in this field all started more than 20 years ago when he only had 2 years sober and started working with treatment programs in Massachusetts.

“I wanted to develop a specialty track for LGBT people within the treatment program.

So part of my job was to do outreach to the LGBT community in Boston and work with a treatment program to design a specialty track for LGBT folks,” he said. “From there I started working at the Massachusetts Health Department where I worked in our HIVAIDS division.”

While this year’s drug strategy has yet to be released, Botticelli said it would continue to treat addiction as a disease and a public health related issue.

As to why LGBT people suffer from higher rates of substance abuse he can only speculate.

“There are lots of reasons and speculation as to why,” he said. “When you look at any historically disenfranchised minority population, including LGBT folks, we historically have seen elevated issues around substance abuse related issues.”

Botticelli also believes that because for so long the only way for gays and lesbians to meet were in bars, that “bar” culture subsequently led to higher rates of alcohol consumption and abuse. Much of Botticelli’s own substance abuse revolved around the bar culture.

And it all started on the day he came out of the closet. “[The night] I came out, someone took me to a gay bar,” Botticelli recalled. “I think it’s particularly telling to me that the first thing someone said to me is ‘oh you’re gay, you need to go to this bar.’ And it was actually a straight person that took me to a gay bar.”

Another example of this bar culture Botticelli points out is the amount of alcohol ads found in gay publications.

“You’ll see an inordinate amount of alcohol advertising,” he said. “So historically the [LGBT community] has been targeted by the alcohol industry because they know there is elevated alcohol use. We have a responsibility as a community to change

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that kind of normative view, that sometimes alcohol and drug use is part and parcel of what it means to be gay.”

Botticelli recognizes that technology is changing LGBT culture and how gays and lesbians meet each other and bars aren’t quite as important anymore. Yet there is still a significant problem of substance abuse rates within the community.

“I found it very, very hard to think of myself as a gay man who didn’t drink and do drugs,” he said.

Fortunately for Botticelli that’s no longer the case. Today he has more than 25 years of sobriety under his belt. “[But it wasn’t] until I got sober that I found that there was this incredibly vibrant recovery community of gay men,” he said.

“So how do we promote the positive image that recovery can play? And how do we make sure we have a vibrant and visible recovery community within the LGBT community to show people that there is a way to have a really happy life on the other side of substance abuse.”

Education and prevention is key, he said.

“A lot of our prevention work is focused on how do we change community norms so that substance abuse issues are not endemic in the community,” he said. “And working with our medical providers to do prevention and intervention work. And making sure people have good culturally competent care and treatment.”

Right now a hot topic across the U.S. is marijuana use. States are either legalizing recreational use or medicinal use. Florida is one of them. In November voters will vote on Amendment 2, which would legalize medicinal use. While the federal government continues to be anti-marijuana, traditional opponents are, in some cases, evolving. Even Republican Governor Rick Scott has signaled he will sign a bill into law allowing for the use of Charlotte’s Web, a buzz-free strain of pot, that can be given to children with debilitating seizures and also be prescribed to some patients who suffer from cancer, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and other very severe ailments.

“We don’t look at [marijuana use] as a political issue, we look at this as a public health related issue,” Botticelli said. “We rely on science and research to guide our way. In the U.S., based on the last national survey of high school students, it showed that we now have more students 12-17 years old smoking marijuana than tobacco. We see more adolescents in treatment as a result of marijuana dependency issues.”

One of the reasons for the increased rate of use Botticelli believes is that the perception of marijuana as a harmful substance is changing and that people, especially adolescents, no longer believe it’s harmful.

“When youth see that marijuana has a medicinal purpose…they don’t see

marijuana use as harmful,” he said. “We know [marijuana use] is related to a wide variety of health related issues such as poor academic performance. A study showed regular marijuana use can reduce IQ. We know that one in nine people who use marijuana become dependent on it. So we have to look at the science and data to guide our policy on this issue. We know that many people who become addicted to prescription drugs or heroin often start their drug use at a very early age. And they often start with alcohol, tobacco and marijuana — often in combination. From a prevention standpoint we want to make sure our youth, are not turning to these substances, because we know there are life long implications.”

But despite Botticelli’s line of reasoning even some supporters of the Obama administration are breaking with the federal government on the issue of marijuana. In February, while Botticelli was still deputy director, he came under fire from Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-VA) during a House Oversight Committee hearing, and was reluctantly forced to admit that marijuana is less harmful than alcohol. During the back and force exchange Botticelli attempted to dodge the question several times but Connolly wouldn’t let up and continued to press him.

“Is it not a scientific fact that there is nothing comparable with marijuana?”

Connolly asked. “And I’m not saying it’s good or bad, but when we look at deaths and illnesses, alcohol, other hard drugs are certainly — even prescription drugs — are a threat to public health in a way that just isolated marijuana is not. Isn’t that a scientific fact? Or do you dispute that fact?”

“I don’t dispute that fact,” Botticelli finally replied.

And in an interview with David Remnick, editor of the New Yorker, President Obama made a few statements that might signal a softening stance on the federal government’s long-standing views on marijuana.

“As has been well documented, I smoked pot as a kid, and I view it as a bad habit and a vice, not very different from the cigarettes that I smoked as a young person up through a big chunk of my adult life,” he told the New Yorker. “I don’t think it is more dangerous than alcohol.”

It remains to be seen whether Botticelli will be officially appointed to the position of director, informally known as the U.S. Drug Czar. But one thing is almost for certain, Botticelli’s sexuality will not be a factor.

President Obama hasn’t shied away from appointing high-ranking openly gay officials in the past. In fact according to the Gay & Lesbian Victory Institute he’s has appointed more than 250 openly LGBT professionals to full-time and advisory positions in the executive branch; more than all known LGBT appointments of all other presidential administrations combined. soflagaynews //

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Jennifer Hudson: Down to Earth Diva David-Elijah Nahmod At only 32 years old, Jennifer Hudson has amassed an impressive collection of 39 awards, including an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress (Dreamgirls). But she hasn’t let it go to her head. Hudson, who’s joyous spirit is infectious, keeps her feet planted firmly on the ground beneath her.

Hudson spoke to SFGN for a few minutes before the release of her next studio album JHud on September 23.

How do you maintain the power and strength in your voice?

I wish I could tell you that I do something for it, but I really don’t have a regimen, my voice has always been that way. It’s a muscle. I do keep a humidifier around.

Can you describe how it felt to win an Oscar, or any of the other multiple awards you’ve won?

These things are still a thrill to this day.

I already made it so far, I would never have thought I’d win. It’s a lot to take in.

People have a perception of you as a diva!

People think ‘she’s so serious!’ I’m not like that! I’m human first, a person. I like people to feel comfortable around me, I’m not an Oscar, I’m a person.

You’ve cited Patti LaBelle as being among your musical influences. How did it feel to share a stage with her?

I think that was at the GLAAD Awards. I will never forget it, I was presenting, she starting to sing, then she gave the mike back to me. Oh God, those moments are so special. I grew up on Patti, and on Aretha Franklin, so to be able to sing with them, wow! This is too much!

You seem to get a lot of joy out of your work.

I do! It’s such a pleasure to be able to do what I do. I love to be able to meet the people I love and too work with them. Pressure comes with it, it stresses you out. You do it because you love it.

What do you hope to convey with JHud? To be me, I wanted to express myself musically. To show my artistry, my growth.

It’s the overall experience of who I am. Come celebrate with me.

JHud is now available for pre-order. It will be released on September 23.

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Brian had his HIV under control with medication. But smoking with HIV caused him to have serious health problems, including a stroke, a blood clot in his lungs and surgery on an artery in his neck. Smoking makes living with HIV much worse.

You can quit.

Call 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

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HIV alone didn’t cause the clogged artery in my neck.

Smoking with HIV did.

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Yes, Michael Sam Was Cut Due To Homophobia

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Michael Sam, a Southeastern Conference defensive player of the year and the first openly gay NFL draft pick in history, was cut by the St. Louis Rams last Saturday.

Don’t worry, NFL watchers told us, one of the league’s 31 other teams will pick him up.

They had a 24-hour window in which to do so, but not a one of them did. It’s OK, those same experts told us, Sam can still make the Rams’ practice squad. Well guess what? That didn’t happen either: the team released the names of their ten-member practice squad on Monday, and Sam wasn’t on the list.

Sam could still be picked up by another team’s practice squad this week, but that doesn’t seem very likely. And if that doesn’t happen, Sam’s only option for playing football may end up being a Canadian team like the Montreal Alouettes.

Now, many of those same NFL watchers, including some members of the gay community, are circling the wagons and taking to social media to claim that homophobia had nothing — absolutely nothing — to do with this talented player getting frozen out of every single football

team in the country. This isn’t about his sexuality, it’s about his ability, they say. If Michael Sam were good enough to play in the big leagues, he would have been picked up.

What a load of hooey. I don’t believe that for a second. Michael Sam proved himself to be a solidly effective player in his preseason work with the Rams. According to Tyson Langland of The Bleacher Report, Sam racked up three quarterback sacks, two quarterback hits, and four quarterback hurries over the course of 77 snaps — meaning he put pressure on opposing quarterbacks, on average, once every 8.5 snaps. Just one of Sam’s colleagues performed better.

And as I mentioned above, Sam isn’t just your average defensive player — he won co-defensive player of the year in the Southeastern Conference this season, making him the highest-ranking defensive player on the highest-ranked conference in college football. Are you really going to tell me that someone with that level of skill isn’t even good enough for an NFL practice squad?

Bullpucky. The reason every NFL team passed over Michael Sam is homophobia, pure and simple.

NFL expert Mike Freeman, the NFL national lead writer at the Bleacher Report, agrees. Likening Michael Sam not making it in professional football to “seeing Bigfoot on the hood of a UFO,” Freeman writes: “It can’t be stressed enough how Sam not being signed despite a productive preseason is almost unprecedented. In my two decades of covering the NFL, it isn’t just rare, it’s basically unheard of for a player to not make the league after playing well in the preseason. A player who produces like Sam did almost always makes it on some roster in the league, either on a practice squad or a 53man roster.”

Cyd Zeigler, a gay sports commentator and founder of the website Outsports, recently told the NFL Network that while he doesn’t believe the Rams cut Sam because of his sexual orientation, he does believe that Sam’s sexuality is the reason he hasn’t been picked up by any other team in the league. And ESPN’s Adam Scheftler remarked on Twitter over the weekend that of the twelve players who had 2.5 or more sacks during the preseason, ten made it onto a 53-man roster, and one is on a practice squad. The only one who hasn’t yet been able to find work? You guessed it: Michael Sam. That the NFL remains a deeply homophobic place is no secret. Just look at Chris Kluwe, the former Minnesota Vikings punter who says he was fired for his support of marriage equality, or the New York Giants, who just hired David Tyree — a man with deep, intimate ties to anti-gay extremists — to mentor young athletes as the team’s director of player development.

Hell, look no further than the response to Michael Sam himself — underneath the positive press from the LGBT media and

the accolades from the growing majority of Americans who support LGBT human rights, there were cowardly anti-gay smears from anonymous NFL executives in the pages of Sports Illustrated, homophobic tweets from Miami Dolphins safety Don Jones, and cheap-shot news reports like ESPN’s now-infamous segment on Michael Sam’s showering habits.

This media circus gives cover to NFL officials, and they’re running for it. The Bleacher Report’s Freeman says he’s spoken about Sam with a number of team bosses, including general managers, and when he asks them whether they’d consider signing Sam, they’re not only responding “no,” but “hell no.” Not one of them says Sam can’t play, Freeman writes. Instead, they tell him that they “fear the media attention.”

It’s funny — I don’t remember the Rams being afraid of the media when they signed known domestic abuser Lawrence Phillips to a multi-million dollar contract. I don’t remember the Baltimore Ravens, the Washington Redskins, or the New England Patriots quaking in their boots when they signed Donte Stallworth, a man who was convicted of striking and killing a man with his car while driving drunk. I don’t remember any NFL teams getting cold feet when it came to signing or retaining players who were caught with illegal drugs, accused of rape, or busted cavorting with prostitutes or cheating on their wives.

But an openly gay man? In today’s NFL, that’s apparently just too much.

For shame. That’s homophobia, pure and simple.

UPDATE: Michael Sam will be flying into Dallas on Wednesday to take a physical.

If he passes he’s expected to be offered a position on the practice squad.

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The Sky is Falling Norm Kent

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Labor Day is typically the kick off, not only of the football season, but intense campaigns for political office.

In Florida this year, the gay community has an important choice to make in selecting its new governor. Our real champion, Nan Rich, was defeated in her quest for the Democratic nomination. But Charlie Crist has found a new home in the Democratic Party is clearly now supportive of our causes. We should work towards his election.

The second most important issue for the gay community is to muster support to remove Pam Bondi as attorney general. We don’t have a star-studded candidate, but at least George Sheldon is an admirable and credible opponent. We should do what we can, where we can, to overturn Bondi and her Neanderthal postures.

A third issue is Amendment 2, which will provide that citizens of Florida can acquire marijuana medicinally. To pass constitutional muster, we will need to garner 60 percent of the vote. Statewide polls are suggesting the numbers are there, and support in the gay community is at nearly 80 percent. It should be.

More so than many populations, the gay community has seen all too closely how marijuana has rescued those living with HIV. We have also witnessed how it relaxes and redeems our soul after a long day. We have watched for decades as those in power lied to us about how dangerous pot was, making it a villain worse than even homosexuals.

On a national scale, the courts are methodically redeeming our rights in ways we could only have imagined a few short years ago.

The U.S. Supreme Court will inevitably soon take a federal appeals case that will insure your rights to marry a same sex partner. Then all the domestic union lawyers in our newspaper

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can start advertising how they handle gay divorces. Equal love equals equal pain.

On an international level, the world candidate Barack Obama aspired to has not come to pass. President Obama seems weathered and wearied, beaten and bullied.

He looks like he is more comfortable working on his golf stroke than world affairs. Sure, Republicans in the House have frustrated his goals, and this November they can take over the U.S. Senate, setting back even further the bold social and domestic plans we all had hoped would come to pass. But Barack, the Martha’s Vineyard vacation, just did not cut it this summer.

It is looking more and more likely that the next Democratic candidate will be Hillary Clinton, and the gay community could not hope for someone more supportive of our aspirations. Her speech to the United Nations a few years ago on the importance of worldwide LGBT acceptance and tolerance will go down in history as one of the greatest of all time.

It is a crapshoot whom the Republicans will nominate at this time, but since it is nothing but crap they are offering up, so it should be.

In our own community, Stuart Milk has led the charge for LGBT rights internationally, carrying his campaign to the European Union, South Africa, and even hostile Baltic states in Eastern Europe. It is quite a struggle. Islam states and emerging Arab emirates from Qatar to Iran still treat women as second-class citizens and homosexuals as criminals. It will be interesting to see how they confront Hillary Clinton as the leader of the free world.

The future may lie beyond our vision, but it is not beyond our control. We can still tame the beasts of mankind, and fight for decency and dignity, humanity and hope. The cause is as pressing as it has ever been. soflagaynews //

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New Advice on How to Handle Same-Sex Marriage Appeals Lyle Denniston SCOTUSblog

In the most specific advice so far on how the Supreme Court could handle the same-sex marriage cases, lawyers for an Oklahoma lesbian couple urged the Justices on Wednesday to consider two options: a slimmed-down, one-issue, one-case review or a sweeping, all-issues, multiple-cases approach.

That filing also suggested that the Court might want to divide argument between two different constitutional tests for judging the validity of states’ bans on same-sex marriage. The document was the closest thing the Court has so far seen to a distinct plan for review of the rapidly expanding caseload on the issue. Up to now, filings have been largely focused on promoting specific petitions as the best candidates for review.

The Court now has four petitions on the issue: one from Oklahoma (Smith v. Bishop), one from Utah (Herbert v. Kitchen), and two from Virginia (Rainey v. Bostic and Schaefer v. Boston). A third from Virginia has been promised (McQuigg v. Bostic), but has yet to reach the Court.

Many of the lawyers involved have been pressing the Court to take up the issue at their first private Conference, on September 29. The Court and its staff, though, will make that call. The Justices alone will decide what, if any, cases they will grant.

The Oklahoma filing on Wednesday came from lawyers for Mary Bishop and Sharon Baldwin, a Tulsa couple barred from marrying by state laws and by a state constitutional amendment approved by voters ten years ago.

Their case, filed the day after that ballot measure won approval, is the longestrunning court challenge to be pursued against a series of state bans that were enacted in 2004, soon after the highest state court in Massachusetts approved same-sex marriage under the state constitution.

As their case reached the Supreme Court, in a petition filed by the Tulsa county clerk who denied them a marriage license, it involves only the single issue of whether states may constitutionally refuse to open marriage equally to same-sex couples. The state’s provisions have been struck down by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

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that petition, the first option suggested to the Court was to limit its review this Term to that one issue. Noting that there are other cases pending, the brief asked the Court to consider accepting review only of this one, on whether same-sex marriages can be banned for same-sex couples wishing to wed.

Another question being pressed in other cases — whether the Constitution permits states to refuse to officially recognize samesex couples who were legally married in other states — is not at issue in the Oklahoma case at this point. The new brief noted that, in the wave of recent lower-court rulings on same-sex marriage, no federal appeals court has yet ruled on the “recognition” question.

The Court, it added, seldom takes on an issue without prior lower-court review.

Moreover, the brief commented, the “recognition” question is potentially more complicated as a constitutional matter.

Among the complications, it said, was whether states have a duty — under “comity principles” — to respect a legal marriage from another state.

The brief, however, then went on to propose an alternative: grant review of “multiple cases,” so that any resulting decision would involve a “wide geographical soflagaynews //

range” that would give it “a national flavor.”

That, the filing said, is what the Court did in the original school desegregation cases, and in other historic constitutional disputes.

The multiple-case approach, the lawyers argued, would help assure that there were parties able to continue the case through the review process, even if some were to drop out or not be qualified to be involved.

Moreover, the brief said, the three cases already at the Court involved three different states, each with its own history on the marriage issue. That may not make any one of the pending cases “the optimal vehicle” for review, it commented, but the variety of state experiences “would enlarge the Court’s outlook and enhance its options.”

In another specific suggestion, the Oklahoma couples’ filing said the Court might want to hold two hours of oral argument, with the first focused on the question of whether state bans on samesex marriage should be judged by a more demanding constitutional test, and a second proceeding on “the supposition” that the most tolerant test (“rational basis”) was the proper one.

If the Court wants to get into the marriage “recognition” issue, it could take the Oklahoma case and another petition which

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poses that question.

But, the brief said, “the sheer importance” of deciding the marriage issue “without undue delay” could suggest that the Court should grant multiple petitions, just to make sure that all of the issues are canvassed this Term and that no case “will unexpectedly go sideways” — that is, drop off for procedural reasons. “This Court should not take a chance” on that, it argued.

Two responses have now been filed to the petition by state officials for review in the Virginia case. One of those was filed yesterday, by a gay couple who want to marry and a lesbian couple who want their 2008 California marriage recognized in Virginia.

That brief promoted the Virginia case as “an excellent vehicle” for resolving “all facets of the marriage-equality question.”

On August 22, other Virginia couples — representing a class of couples challenging the state’s ban — filed their response. It argued that the Virginia case was ideal for Supreme Court review, because the two sets of challengers represent all same-sex couples in Virginia, and thus the case has a wider scope than most.

Reprinted from SCOTUSblog.

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Ten Things Poz Guys Want Negative Guys to Know Mark S. King

When Donald Sterling dissed Magic Johnson for being promiscuous and unworthy, it was nothing new for people living with HIV. They’ve heard it all over the years. A lot of those misconceptions persist today, even (or maybe especially) among gay men. Our attitudes can be hurtful, stigmatizing, and even contradictory.

Let’s give HIV-positive gay men the chance to set the record straight, and break down ten things they would like the rest of us to know. This list may not represent the views of every positive guy, but they definitely echo many of their most common frustrations.

1. Not all positive guys are barebacking drug addicts

It’s probably human nature to try and find fault in the actions of those becoming infected. If we see them as extremists it helps the rest of us feel more secure in our own choices.

And yet the truth is that the majority of new infections occur within “primary relationships,” such as a lover or boyfriend, and usually because one partner did not know he was infected and then transmitted HIV to his partner. That’s why there’s such intense focus on getting tested and doing it regularly. New infections are typically not the result of some insane night at a methfueled sex party or a boozy night at the baths.

It happens, sure, but that doesn’t make good ‘ol fashioned sex any safer. Leather or lace, it’s all the same to HIV.

2. Living with HIV is not a toxic horror show of medications

Yes, HIV usually requires medications and doctor visits. So does every chronic condition. With so many options for HIV drug therapies, side effects have been reduced drastically and ones in development will reduce them even further. Poz guys are

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not weeping every morning as they chug down pills with their morning coffee.

3. HIV infection does not automatically turn guys into dangerous liars

One of the most unfortunate misconceptions about positive guys is that they outright lie about their status just to get laid, or worse, are on a mission to infect others. Can we dial down the rhetoric about intentional transmission, please? What is true is that positive men often have trouble disclosing because of the very stigma that results from sensational rumors like this one. It is unfair to blame all positive men due to the reckless behavior of a relative few.

4. “Drug and Disease Free, UB2?″ is every bit as stupid and non-productive as it sounds

If you are using this dangerous phrase as a filter for potential sex partners, you could be doing yourself more harm than good. We know positive guys who are undetectable are not infecting their partners, so rejecting people based on their status can be more discriminatory than practical. Besides, labeling someone as damaged goods or unworthy sucks, and if you’ve been on the receiving end of this practice you know how demoralizing it can be.

“UB2?” also sets you up for a false sense of security, because as one British study suggests, the risk of sex with someone who thinks they are HIV negative is higher than sex with an undetectable positive person.

This is because the viral activity in a newly positive person can be incredibly high, and he may not even know it. Of course, either way you have to know who you’re dealing with. So hold off on any risky moves until you know him well enough to be sure he’s negative (get tested together!) or be sure he’s taking his meds and is undetectable.

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If you are compelled to demand your sex partner’s HIV status up front, consider a more respectful way to do it (“I tested negative as of this date. What about you?”).

Asking if he’s “clean” or “disease free” just makes you look like a dick, especially since you don’t know what STDS you may have if you are sexually active at all.

5. Our health and risk behaviors are up to us and no one else

After decades of scientific and treatment research focused on those with HIV, new options are now available to sexually active negative men, such as Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP). This advance puts negative guys in control of their own infection risks. Yes, there’s been some concern about the toxicity of Truvada, the PrEP medicine, although new reports suggest that these have been overstated.

Your own health is always in your hands through the choices you make — and they have nothing to do with the status of your partner, whether known or unknown. The blame game has never benefitted anyone, and the playing field has always been level, whether we acknowledge it or not.

6. Guys with HIV are not promiscuous… or have a rotten sex life… or no sex life

All of these are usually false, if you’re using the typical sex life of a single gay man as a barometer. We all have our moments.

Sometimes our dance card is filled, sometimes there’s a drought, and sometimes the sex we have sucks, and not in a good way.

And just like the rest of us, positive guys are getting their share and having satisfying, balls-to-the-wall sex when they’re lucky.

Judging guys for the degree of action they are getting feels like an old, worn argument against all gay men that we could really do without.

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This is just another example of trying to distance ourselves from positive guys by judging them as different from ourselves.

They’re really not. Some are prudes, some are sluts. After all, it only takes one time.

And isn’t a slut just someone who has more sex that you do?

7. How they got it and who gave it to them is none of your business

The details of someone else’s infection isn’t your personal soap opera or cautionary tale, no matter your good intentions. If poz guys feel like sharing it with you sometime, they will. Chances are they came to terms with it long ago and it’s probably not very interesting, anyway. They probably had sex and got HIV. The details are not yours for the asking.

8. If you need an HIV educator, go find one

Having HIV doesn’t come with a master class in epidemiology and HIV transmission.

Every person with HIV is not an expert or a prevention specialist — or an activist. They are simply living with the virus. And if they do find themselves having to educate you about the simplest facts of HIV prevention, don’t be surprised if they are the ones that decline to have sex. Nothing kills the mood like HIV 101. And most positive guys aren’t going to be put into the position of talking anyone into bed. They probably have hotter, more enlightened options on their smart phone anyway.

9. Positive guys aren’t going anywhere soon

Recent studies suggest that someone becoming infected with HIV today in the United States has the same odds of living a normal life span as anyone else. Some research even suggests a life expectancy

that is longer than average, because people with HIV see a physician more often and other health concerns can be identified and addressed sooner. They are also more likely to avoid drugs and alcohol, eat well and exercise regular, the keys to health and longevity.

Positive guys know this, and are living their lives with appreciation, joy, and an eye towards the future. There’s no reason for them to settle for second best. As infections continue and treatment improves, healthy HIV positive gay men are a growing population. It might be better to try and understand and respect them than hang on to outdated fears or biases.

10. Even more breakthroughs are coming

There is research underway that will continue to change the landscape and make life easier and less risky for both positive

and negative. Rectal microbicides (lubes and douches that kill HIV on contact) are being tested. More medications to be used as PrEP are being developed, including injections that could offer protection from HIV infection for months rather than the regimen of a daily pill. Condoms are getting a makeover with new designs and sensitivity profiles. Before long, even modest risks of infection could be eliminated for those who take advantage of new technology.

Treatments for HIV infections will become even less toxic and even more effective.

All this progress isn’t only significant in terms of HIV transmission rates. It could help bridge a viral divide that has troubled our community for well over a generation.

Mark S. King produces the award winning video blog MyFabulousDisease.com about life as an HIV positive addict in recovery. He can be reached at Mark@marksking.com. soflagaynews //

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My experience being objectified Bil Browning

A couple of weeks ago something happened to me that I never would have expected. I posted about it on Facebook and the reactions I got from friends and followers surprised me.

I was at Starbucks working when a cute frat boy type guy sat down at the next table. We did the look-and-then-look-away-then-lookthen-smile flirting thing a couple of times. I was wearing flip-flops and I pushed one off and sat on my foot with my bare foot facing him.

Suddenly he looked over and said, “This is going to sound weird, but would you mind not sitting like that? I have a foot fetish and you’re driving me nuts since I can see the bottom of your foot.” Then he shifted in his seat and I can see he had an erection. I put my flip flop back on.

About a half hour later he asked me to watch his stuff. He got my attention by slipping his thumb between my sole and flip flop and squeezing my foot. When he came back I could tell he’d adjusted his bulge but he was still aroused. About 5-10 minutes later he suddenly stood up, touched my foot again, said, “I gotta go.

Maybe I’ll see you later,” and I could see his stuff twitch in my face after he touched my foot again.

He practically ran out the door. I didn’t try to stop him.

As you can imagine, the story quickly got tons of likes and comments, but what intrigued me most was the chasm between the responses of men compared to the women who commented.

I said it was a creepy experience being objectified like that and folks had strong opinions on whether or not I should consider it creepy or weird.

Ninety-nine percent of the men who responded told me I was crazy for not hooking up with the guy. From “Jees, be grateful someone still cruises you!” to “Not weird at all. I would love that kind of attention, especially by a cute frat guy half my age,” the men seemed to think I was the strange one for finding the experience creepy.

The women, however, seemed to agree with me that it was similar to a stranger rubbing their junk against you on public transportation. He told me he found me/my feet sexually arousing but then followed that up with nonconsensual sexual touching; it may not have been sexual for me, but it obviously was for him.

Plus, he opened the conversation with a request that I change how I was sitting because it was turning him on. Isn’t that like telling a woman her skirt is so short that her rapist couldn’t resist? Especially since he touched my feet shortly thereafter — twice?

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you or specifically your feet attractive, but that you seemed to be reduced to an object in his game. I doubt that’s what he intended. But being objectified is by it’s nature creepy,” said one female commenter.

“Is that a difference between men and women or are women more sensitive to being seen as objects since we are seen as objects on numerous levels in our culture?” Jennifer Litten Todd asked.

“See, for me, because many men dismiss me as merely a baby machine, when I feel like an object and not a complete human, it bothers me. Men, who generally aren’t dismissed as objects in our culture, seem fine with it.”

Many men hear women complain about being objectified or sexually harassed and assume they are blowing things out of proportion — just as they did on my post. But this one incident highlights a stark difference between how some people see the same situation very differently simply based on their lived experiences.

“The whole thing did make me think a bit about my own knee-jerk feminism a bit. Maybe when some lounge lizard is making lewd remarks on a barstool, I should just be flattered and not feel it’s a sexist attack,” Litten Todd wrote in a later email. “It was very interesting for me to read men talking about men like I usually hear men, who I dismiss as sexist, talking about women.”

A week later, the same guy came back to Starbucks while I was working there again. He saw me and bolted for the door without sitting down. A couple of hours later, he came back and came up to me to apologize for “being weird” and said he’s seen me there often. (I only noticed him the time he groped my foot!) He said he felt bad and had come back just to see if I was there so he could apologize.

I accepted graciously, but said I had to go since I was meeting someone. He asked if I was leaving because he had come back and I reassured him that, no, I was actually leaving already. He said he hoped to see me again because “you tend to come here at the end of the week.”

OK, it just got weird again. Stalker-ish much?

This time I was the one to practically run out the door to get away.

So what do readers think? Am I overreacting or do you agree with me that the whole thing is a little creepy?

Bil Browning is a long-time gay activist and writer. He is the founder and publisher of The Bilerico Project. Known for his political and social commentary, Bil does consulting work for political communications and new media projects.

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Wilton Manors Scores 80 on HRC Equality Ranking; Commissioners Outraged

By Steve Bower

The Human Rights Campaign has given Wilton somewhat positively in matters of equality but has not Manors a score of 80 out a possible 100 on its MEI recently undertaken efforts to change law or policy to [Municipal Equality Index] Scorecard. It’s a ranking be more inclusive.” commissioners are not very happy about.

The latest change to city policy came in September “We’re talking about image,” said Commissioner of 2013 when commissioners approved an ordinance Tom Green, who called the score “ridiculous” and that requires firms doing business with the city to something the city needs to respond to. “They’re provide the partners of their LGBT employees with not doing it objectively is part of the criticism,” said the same healthcare benefits as partners of their Mayor Gary Resnick. heterosexual employees. The city scored a 0 on the In 2013, Wilton Manors got a score of 82 on the city contractor benefits ordinance. The city already MEI. Some of the other has non-discrimination and “To be honest, I think this is a equal benefits regulations in rankings that year were: Tucson, 90; Tallahassee, 84; waste of staff time [to respond its code of ordinances.

Oakland Park, 85; Las Vegas, In the category of 91; Fort Worth, 91; Austin, to this],” Resnick said.

“Leadership’s Public Position 100; Salt Lake City, 87. The on Equality” the city got a scores for 2014 have not been officially released yet possible 3 out of 5. It’s unknown why only a 3 was but the Gazette was able to obtain a copy. given – HRC did not return calls for an interview – “[HRC stated] we have no gay liaison to the mayor. but city officials here often make public statements Why do we need that?” asked Green. Mayor Gary in support of equality. Most recently, the city issued Resnick is gay. The only heterosexual members of statements supporting the recent court rulings against the five-person commission are commissioners Ted the state’s ban on gay marriage.

Galatis and Scott Newton. The city also lost points “I know I speak for our entire city when I say we for not having a human rights commission. The city’s applaud the ruling by Monroe County Circuit score included 5 bonus points out a possible 20.

Judge Luis Garcia declaring the ban on marriage “To be honest, I think this is a waste of staff time equality in Florida unconstitutional,” said Resnick in [to respond to this],” Resnick said. After that, Green the press release. volunteered to head-up the city’s response to the In June, Resnick appeared with Robert Boo, CEO survey. “I brought this topic up a year ago and it was of The Pride Center at Equality Park, on CBS 4 batted-down,” he said. to promote the city’s annual Stonewall parade and The survey also stated “City leadership has engaged festival, an event that commemorates the Stonewall

Riots of 1969. “If you look at Wilton Manors, we not only accept our diversity but it actually makes us a stronger community. We’re one of the most desirable communities in the country because we’re not just accepting but we embrace our diversity,” said Resnick during the interview.

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Do you guys have a particular routine you guys do every week?

“We like to go to dinner on wednesdays nights.” Any Particular Place? “No we change it up, but it has to be a place with a server otherwise he won’t go.” (pointing to man on left) So no McDonalds or anything like that? “Oh God No, He is way to high maintenance for that. Me I’m cheap and easy I’ll do whatever, but him no, he has to be served.”

What’s your favorite memory together as friends?

“We Ride Motorcycles so Bike Week Bike-tober Fest up in Daytona, We’re Bikers We’re Gay.”

What is your hobby?

“I like to sing! I am a Tenor and some of my biggest influences are Patti Labelle, Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston.”

What was your Best Moment?

“Everyday! You have to make everyday your best.”

If you could give a piece of advice to a large group of people what would you say?

“Be Kind to EVERYONE! Don’t pick on anyone, be good to everyone. I was always taught that way, unless they are going to stab me in the back or something.”

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When did you get your 1st Tattoo? (pictured from left to right) “When I was 14 in 2002, I begged my mother to take me.”

“When I was 19 in 1996, just 1 big one on my back.”

“My 1st and only tattoo was at the age of 54 my partner of 25 years wouldn’t allow me so I went and did it anyway.”

“I started getting them in 2001 and now my whole body is covered in them.”

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New Solution for an Old Problem on Wilton Drive

By Steve Bower

As city officials still look into the possibility of generating more money for Wilton Drive, the way to spend it may have already been decided: more parking.

Parking has been a problem on Wilton Drive for more than a decade, especially on the north side of the street toward Five Points. “It’s good to have a parking problem [people are coming here to patronize our businesses], but by the same token you want to find ways to satisfy the parking needs,” said Randy Welker, economic development coordinator.

To raise the money to provide more parking, officials want to designate Wilton Drive as a Business Improvement District [BID]. That would allow them to charge property owners along Wilton Drive up to an additional 2 mills per year in property taxes.

“It would be like a special assessment,” said Randy Welker, economic development coordinator. The money generated could be as much as $100,000 a year for 10 years. Other issues facing Wilton Drive, said Welker, include attracting more retailers so that the street isn’t just bars and restaurants. BID money from Wilton Drive could only be used for that street.

Welker said property owners have already been surveyed and given their “overwhelming acceptance.” Now, the issue will go before the city commission after city staff figures out how to proceed under state law.

Welker said the board, made up of commercial property owners and tenants, would be strong but the city commission would make the final decision on how funding would be spent.

Nick Berry disagrees.

Berry, co-owner of Shawn and Nick’s Courtyard Café and Rumors Bar and Grill, both on Wilton Drive, supports a BID for the street – but only if the board gets the final say in how money is spent. “The money’s coming from people volunteering to pay extra in taxes. It cannot be government-controlled.

It has to be that way or I wouldn’t be in favor of it.”

Berry favors using the money to fund the TwoLane Initiative, a proposal that entails reducing the number of lanes on Wilton Drive from four to two.

In essence, supporters of the Two-Lane Initiative want to reshape Wilton Drive into the next Las Olas – parking on the outside lanes, landscaping and

trees in the median. Berry said it would provide 126 parking spaces on the street and make it safer for pedestrians.

“They could have used that [$788,000 they spent on the 42-space parking lot at Northeast 26 Street and Northeast 8 Terrace] for Wilton Drive.” At the ribbon cutting for the lot in April, Mayor Gary Resnick said the money spent on buying the land for the parking lot and paving it was “inordinate” but necessary to provide badly needed parking.

Berry also wants to see the BID formed as a public/private partnership, with the city funding legal fees, staff time any other expenses associated with running the board and managing the account.

“The city should [commit] its resources,” he said.

A BID was suggested for Andrews Avenue but Welker says the property owners there want to see how Wilton Drive’s BID works before they commit to their own. Some ideas suggested for Andrews are lighting and streetscape improvements. Resnick suggested that BID money could be used to promote the Indian restaurants and businesses on North Andrews Avenue.

Calendar Of Events (Compiled from the Wilton Manors City website) Wilton Manors Candidate Forum Sept. 30, 6 p.m. at Hagen Park Contacts: Paul Rolli, CANA – 703855-0738 President@canawm.org John Fiore, ENA – 954-564-3281 Fiore@ WiltonManors-ENA.org Rick Ellison, WAWM – 954-663-0514 rick@wawm. org Come meet the candidates and hear their answers. There are three candidates for Mayor: Gary Resnick (incumbent), Douglas Blevins and Boyd Corbin.

There are eight candidates running for two city commission seats. They are Ted Galatis (incumbent), Scott Newton (incumbent), Justin Flippen, Lillie Harris, Naomi Parker, Sal Torre, Christopher Warnig and Kimber White. The public is invited to attend. The number of questions will be limited due to time constraints because of the number of candidates seeking office. Voters with specific questions for candidates should ask them directly to the candidate during the “Meet the Candidate” session at 6pm or after the forum. Parking is free 30 minutes before until 30 minutes after the event.

City Commission Meeting Sept. 9 (cancelled), 23 - 7 p.m. at City Commission Chambers, 2020 Wilton Drive.

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Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m.– 2 p.m. in the Wilton Manors City Hall / Hagen Park parking lot. The Market features Organic Produce, Regular Produce, International Baked Goods, specialty items, spices & herbs, soups, cheeses, coffees & tea, bagels, Nuts & dried fruits, baked goods, and various other international and local vendors.

The Market gives residents and visitors to Wilton Manors an exciting shopping alternative and a chance to view, sample and purchase products. For more information on The Market or to become a vendor, visit GreenWilton.com or contact Frank and Ron at 954-5315363.

Historical Society Meeting Sept. 18, 7 p.m. at City Hall Commission Chambers Dog Obedience Class Sept. 4, 11, 18, 25 - 6:30 p.m. at Hagen Park (Basketball Court) All Breeds Welcome Beginners Obedience Class. Registration at 6:30 p.m., class begins at 7:30 p.m. Rally Obedience Class - Skill Building, Drill Class - Class starts at 8 p.m. $5 per class Square Dancing Sept. 4, 18, 25 - 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at Island City Park Preserve The South Florida Mustangs is the first GLBT International Square Dance Club organized in 1980. Positively no previous experience required. We’ll teach you the ropes beginning with an allemande left and a do-si-do. All you need is a desire to have fun. Questions? Feel free to call Ken 305-343-1710; Randy 305-458-1649; Tom or Chris 954-525-8365. Dance fee only $5. Visit Caller4u.com.

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Brains and Balance Past 60 Sept. 10, 17, 24 - 10 a.m. - 11 a.m. at Hagen Park Brains and Balance Past 60 is designed for the unique needs of active older adults who know the importance of staying mentally sharp and physically stable. Researchers no longer believe that falling or losing your mental capacity are inevitable parts of the aging process and this fascinating class series operates based on the premise that specific exercises will decrease the risk of falling while increasing mental acuity.

Island City Book Club Sept. 17, 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. at Richard C. Sullivan Public Library The Island City Book Club gathers at the library on the third Wednesday of each month. Reading selections include current and classic novels as well as popular nonfiction. All are welcome to join and help select our next book!

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What is something the Stonewall Generation of LGBT activists got right, and something they/we could have done better?

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Stonewall Generation pioneered “Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are”; demanded that our governments and mainstream institutions (including schools, religious groups, corporations, healthcare systems) give us full equality; and did not settle for “tolerance” as an end goal. We could have run the ball much further on issues of race, sexism, class, and transgender equality…. but we are still learning, still actively trying to make the world better for everyone.”

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I think the Stonewall generation got everything right. They certainly gave the movement for LGBT rights everything they had. I think it is unfair to play Monday morning quarterback, as it were, with decisions and attitudes that came about in a world very different from the one we live in now. I’d like to move on with love and appreciation for those who came before us, and judge others as we would like ourselves to be judged.”

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Here’s Hoping for a House Comeback

John Bata Let’s talk about House. It’s been about twenty years since what is considered to be the golden age of House Music. The majority of vinyl dance shops have long shuttered their doors and the iconic Technique 1200 is gathering dust. Today, most DJ’s exclusively play digital files in their sets. Nightlife has changed considerably as well, and not for the better. DJ’s with little to no talent for mixing music are making bank. DJ Pauly D or Paris Hilton anyone?

House music never really went away though. E.D.M., (Electronic Dance Music) Electro and Dubstep have taken over. All use elements of House Music. E.D.M. is basically commercial house fused with pop, and more often than not, comes off feeling like the Michael Bay of dance music. Real House is not pretentious and relies less on cheap gimmicks, canned drum rolls and generic sound effects, instead building energy through percussion and focusing on the energy through the groove. A classic track from Sunday School in 1994 proclaims in a verse that, “House is A Feeling.” It’s less about the celebrity of the producer and more about the music.

Flourishes of house have appeared in popular music in the past decade through well known artists like The Juan MacLean (“Happy House”), and Lady Gaga who fused pop and 90’s house in her earlier work. More recently House was brought back to the mainstream by acts like Disclosure (“When A Fire Starts To Burn”).

Currently, as racial tensions seem to be building, maybe returning to the ideals of House would be a good thing. Listen to Mr. Fingers “Can You Feel It” from 1986 with it’s vivid and passionate description of how house music is all inclusive, and for many, was and is a way of life. House has a history of bringing people of different races, creeds and sexual orientations together under one roof, which arguably carries over into society.

The good news for house heads, is that in the past few years, there has been a resurgence of older and newer producers creating quality late 80’s and early 90’s, N.Y.C., Chicago style House Music -- while making it fresh with their own personal touches, indie influences, and modernizations. We are hearing more analogue sounding warmth again on the dance floor, through accented organ and piano riffs, liberal use of the hi hat and insanely deep baselines.

You can’t escape this fact on websites

where DJ’s pick up a lot of the material they play out in public (Tracksource.com -- which is mostly house music, and Beatport.com).

Just a few years ago it was harder to find more than a few quality house tracks with these characteristics in a week. Whether or not this new era will continue to build and endure is yet to be determined, but the future looks bright.

Here are a couple of recent tracks, artists and record labels you will want to check out or revisit.

Defected Records started out strong in the late nineties, went though a creative slump in the mid 2000’s, but has been putting out some outstanding releases this summer as well as on it’s other new offshoot label DFTD. You can purchase the brand new Defected Records remix compilation by Sonny Fedora at http://bit.ly/1n4ROaP. It has some great examples of the latest in the rebirth of House.

Cristoph is a newcomer to the scene but he sounds like a veteran. His straight up approach is refreshing when utilizing vocal echoes for building energy and generous portions of the mighty high hat underlined by some wicked base heavy percussion.

Here’s a short DJ mix of his at Soundcloud. com (http://bit.ly/1pbPhLJ) The seemingly ageless MK — a true house legend — produced the classic, “Deep Inside”

by Hardrive. Like disco era legend Giorgio Moroder’s revival last year, this house music legend is hot again and remixing as much as he had been back in the day — and with much of the same quality and technique. Check out his uplifting recent remix of “I Got You” by Duke Dumont.

Also, here’s his Boiler Room set from 2013 (http://bit.ly/1wLFxBR).

Last but not least, here’s a short House mix I did for Beachbear Weekend 2014 http://bit.ly/1wLFZA1 or come here me spin the latest in House and dance music at Ramrod every other Sunday night — and yes that was a shameless plug. Hope to see some of you there. Long live House!

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Ricardo C. Martinez, a senior economist with the D.C.-based Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for more than 20 years and a well-known figure in the gay communities of Washington and Fort Lauderdale, Fla., died August 15 at a hospice in Fort Lauderdale from complications associated with a stroke. He was 71.

Friends and colleagues note that he worked for years traveling extensively to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean on behalf of the IDB to assess and make recommendations on those countries’ needs for economic development loans.

The friends from Washington and the Fort Lauderdale-Miami area, where Martinez moved after taking early retirement at the age of 55, say his retirement enabled him to devote more time to his lifelong passion for the performing arts, especially opera.

“Sometimes he saw his own life in terms of the grand opera he so adored,” said George Jackson, one of his longtime Washington friends. Martinez was born and raised in Havana, Cuba. He told friends he completed high school there just as the uncertainty and turmoil that followed the assumption of power by Fidel Castro prompted many Cubans to flee to the U.S. As an only child, he told friends his parents arranged for him to abruptly depart his homeland by himself and arrive in Miami in 1960 as part of the Catholic Church operated “Peter Pan” program, through which thousands of unaccompanied Cuban children and teenagers were dispatched to the U.S. in the early 1960s.

According to his friend Richard Poms, Martinez said his parents arrived in the U.S. the following year and the family settled in Northern Virginia. A short time later, Martinez began his studies in economics at Catholic University in D.C. through an academic scholarship.

After receiving a bachelor’s degree in economics at Catholic University he studied economics on the graduate level at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.

He taught courses in intermediate level macroeconomic theory and principles of economics and economic systems at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., from 1968 to 1970. He next joined the staff of the Brookings Institution in Washington as a research assistant from 1970 to 1974, according to his curriculum vitae.

Martinez began his tenure at the InterAmerican Development Bank in 1974 as an economist with the bank’s Country Economic Division. He assumed the position of senior economist at the bank’s General Studies Division in 1981 and assumed additional responsibilities in 1989 as senior

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economist with the Country Economics Division.

As someone fluent in English and Spanish, he wrote over 40 chapters during his tenure at the IDB for the annual publication Economic and Social Progress in Latin America. Among the countries he visited and for which he made loan related assessments and recommendations were Barbados, Suriname, Venezuela, El Salvador, Mexico and Costa Rica.

Upon his retirement in 1998 Martinez moved from his longtime residence in Arlington, Va., to Miami Beach before settling later in Fort Lauderdale.

According to friends, he shared his passion for the opera with a longstanding interest in European history and the European nobility.

“He loved European nobility,” said Poms.

“He was an expert on the kings and the queens going back all the way. He knew who was married to whom – what family this, what family that.”

Before and after retirement his love for opera prompted him travel to opera houses in the U.S. and Europe, including regular trips to the Metropolitan Opera in New York, where he boasted of crossing paths and socializing with famed Metropolitan Opera conductor and music director James Levine at Manhattan nightspots after the performances.

“I remember his love for good cuisine and how he wouldn’t eat dinner until the sun had set,” said Tom Hardy, a friend from Washington. “He went to all the best restaurants, and he loved company and he loved to tell us about history and of course ancestry and the European monarchs.”

Martinez is predeceased by his parents, Ricardo, Sr., and Hilda Martinez, of Arlington, Va., and his longtime friend Jack Keegel of Washington.

He is survived by an uncle in Jacksonville, Fla., Orlando Acosta, a cousin in Los Angeles, and many friends in Washington and Fort Lauderdale, including Richard Poms, Richard Viola, Steven Frias Rodriquez, Tom Hardy, Carl Spier, Larry Smelser, George Jackson, David Cox, Emilio Cueto, and this reporter, among many others.

Poms said plans would be announced soon for memorial services in Fort Lauderdale and D.C. He said plans were being made for interment of Martinez’s ashes at Columbia Gardens Cemetery in Arlington, Va., near the gravesite of his parents.

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HOMO HISTORY 101 Pier Angelo

People:

James Baldwin (1924-1987) ,was an African American novelist, essayist, playwright, poet and social critic. His essays, as collected in Notes of a Native Son ( 1955),explore vivid yet unspoken intricacies of racial, sexual and class distinctions in Western societies, in particular mid-20th-century America, and their inevitable tensions. Baldwin’s novels and plays fictionalize personal questions and dilemmas of not only blacks, but also of gay and bisexual men in their quests for acceptance. Such dynamics are prominent in his second novel , Giovanni’s Room ( 1956) written well before gay equality was widely espoused in America .

Benedict IX (1020-1055), was the first pope known to be homosexual or bisexual at best. He turned the Vatican into a male brothel. He was said to have held

repeated orgies in the Lateran Palace. The Catholic Encyclopedia calls him “a disgrace to the Chair of Peter.”

Dates to Remember: Christmas 1981:

The NYC Gay Men’s Chorus is the first gay musical group to play Carnegie Hall.

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the “Stichting Homo-Monument”, on the river Amstel, is the first gay monument erected in memory of all men and women persecuted because of their homosexuality.

1932: Berlin, Germany, is the gayest city in the world with over 300 gay bars and cafes.

Interesting Facts: August 2014:A restaurant in New Taipei City has crossed the line from creative to outright loony, and has come under fire for naming a dish “Long Live the Nazis.”

Ms. Chao said the purpose of the name “was simply to help customers” make the German connection to the pasta dish, in which German sausage is the primary ingredient.

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enedict IV (10201055) was the first pope known to be homosexual ,or bisexual at the very least. uncommon on the island. Last year, a man was photographed by local media dressed in full SS soldier uniform while attending an anti-gay parade. When asked about his choice of attire, the man said: “I am against homosexuality and so were the Nazis.”

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13 Even Proving to be Lucky for Wilton Manors Restaurant Denise Royal

The number 13 may be considered unlucky to many, but for Nancy Goldwin and Carol Moran. The two are partners in business and in life and 13 has consistently been a lucky number for them. “We met on a Friday the 13. We signed the lease for this place on 1.13.13. And we got married after knowing each other for 13 years,” Goldwin said.

For the last year, they’ve worked together to create a casual dining experience at 13 Even on Wilton Drive that’s highlighted by craft beer and affordable wine.

The restaurant has a very welcoming vibe.

That’s by design. “We change people’s minds when they come in. We believe in good service. When people come here, we want them to laugh, eat good food and have a great time,” said Goldwin.

In between laughs, patrons get an education about what’s served behind the bar. Unlike Moran’s former New Moon bar, 13 Even only serves craft beer and wine.

“This is a different audience. This is not just a bar. We only carry beer and wine. All we serve is craft. (Including selections from Funky Buddha from the local Oakland Park brewery.)

It’s an education and it’s beneficial,” Goldwin tells SFGN. The growing business at 13 Even

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coincides with the growing audience for craft beer. “Beer is becoming what wine is in terms of popularity,” said Goldwin.

If you’re unfamiliar with craft beers (or wine for that matter) 13 Even is the place to learn. Goldwin says patrons can taste and wine or beer to get a feel for what they enjoy.

“We’ve turned people on to a lot of new beers,” she said.

The establishment also features monthly wine tastings. They happen on the second Tuesday of every month. “We usually have four wines to taste. They are paired with food that’s not on the menu,” said Goldwin.

Tickets are sold in advance; they are usually in the $45 range.

When it comes to food, 13 Even is not the place to go if you’re looking for a greasy burger or a plate of fries. Lighter fare is on the menu ranging from a variety of flatbreads to baked goat cheese and sautéed skirt steak.

Happy Hour is Monday thru Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Flatbreads, empanadas and select wines are only $5. A few beers are $2.50.

13 Even is located at 2037 Wilton Drive Wilton Manors, FL 33305. You can find out more at 13-even. com.

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This is the last weekend to catch the hilarious, “Shorts Gone Wild 2,” a festival of adult- and LGBT-themed short plays presented by Island City Stage and Miami’s City Theatre at Empire Stage, 1140 N. Flager Dr. in Fort Lauderdale.

See what happens when you take eight playwrights, six actors and four directors whip them up into an evening of provocative plays with a sexual twist. Playwrights Michael McKeever, Tony Finstrom and Michael Leeds are among the writers and there’s even some beefcake thrown in for good measure. Tickets are $30 at IslandCityStage.org.

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The biggest names in burlesque will take it off tonight and Saturday at Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE 6th St. in Fort Lauderdale, at the first annual Florida Burlesque Festival. Produced

by Bambi la Fleur, the festival will showcase international stars Ophelia Flame, Blanche DeBris and dozens more performers. You won’t want to miss the “boylesque” performers, either. Ray Gunn and Bazuka Joe will demonstrate that the art of burlesque crosses the genders with their masculine, yet sexy moves.

Performances begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 at FloridaBurlesqueFestival.com.

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Two of the giants of comedy, Steve Martin and Martin Short, share the stage tonight at 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Paradise in Hollywood. The two Martins of “The Three Amigos” will join forces for “A Night of Stupid Conversation,” featuring individual Q&As, along with singing, banter and banjo playing presented in an interview-style format. These “Saturday Night Live” legends will relive the heydays of the long-running skit comedy show and talk about their long movie and television careers. Tickets start at $69.95 at HardRockLiveHollywoodFL.com.

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Unleash your inner Leonardo, Michelangelo or Picasso. The Men’s Art Event is moving to the FAT Village Center for the Arts, 531 NW 1st Ave. in Fort Lauderdale, and will be held weekly from 2 – 5 p.m. Whether you prefer pencil, charcoal, pastels or oils, bring your own supplies and two male models will be provided, one doing gesture and short poses and the other doing long poses. Cost is $30 with advance reservations or $35 walk-ins. Multiple session packages are also available. To reserve your spot, contact MensArtEvent@AOL.com.

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The Plaza Theatre, 262 S. Ocean Blvd. in Manalapan, continues its summer cabaret series with “Leading Men of Stage and Screen Musicals,” performed by one of South Florida’s most debonair leading men, James Cichewicz. He’ll showcase the signature songs of three of the greats, Gene Kelly, Robert Goulet and Gordan MacRae, in this special program. All moved from stage to screen, thanks to determination, talent and charisma. Catch the performance Saturdays and Mondays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m. through Sept. 15. Tickets are $25 at PlazaTheatre.net.

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Stonewall National Museum & Archives presents the exhibit, “Trenscending Gender: Bodies & Lives,” at the Wilton Manors Gallery, 2157 Wilton Dr. The exhibit addresses the intersection of gender and transgender people as part of the larger LGBT acronym, along with a timeline of the cultural and human rights struggles of transgender people in the U.S. “Just Gender,” a 23-minute version of the short film by George Zuber, will also be available for viewing. The exhibit is open through Oct. 19. For more information, go to Stonewall-Museum.org.

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Mark Jones on Tennessee Queer: Kicking open the South’s closet door

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We think we’ve come far in this era of a rapidly spreading marriage equality movement. Mark Jones’ Tennessee Queer, newly out on DVD, serves as a wake-up call which reminds us how far we still have to go.

Jones and co-director Ryan Parker direct a simple sweet tale, which was written by Jones. Out and proud, Jason (Christian Walker) returns to his hometown of Smythe, Tennessee. Smythe is a place where time appears to have stood still.

Jason decides to bring the local residents into the 21st century by organizing Smythe’s first ever gay pride parade.

Little does Jason know that a right wing city councilman has joined forces with an anti-gay preacher. They plan to photograph all the parade participants and force them into gay conversion therapy, an evil plot which eventually blows up in their faces.

In the film’s most moving sequence, two teen boys sit on the sidelines and watch the small but hearty band of Pride celebrants march through downtown Smythe. The boys give each other knowing glances, then they smile. Taking each others hands, they happily join the parade.

When he spoke to SFGN by phone from his home in Memphis, filmmaker Mark Jones said that the parade sequence moved audiences to tears at screenings of Tennessee Queer in the South.

Has Tennessee passed any LGBT equality laws?

Memphis and Nashville have ordinances protecting LGBT workers. There’s no marriage, nothing at the state level.

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Is Tennessee Queer an autobiographical story?

It’s a work of fiction. It’s not anything I’ve experienced. There was a lot of inspiration from local politicians in the City of Memphis, who have been jackasses in providing equality to LGBT people.

Are you a native Tennessean?

We lived in New York City while my partner was in school. It was cold! Other than that, it was nice to see so many gay bars and gay people as part of the city’s nerve center. It was nice to be in a city where there are so many people like you.

We have a nice parade in Memphis but the parade in New York was huge. You can’t be a homophobic city council member in New York and get re-elected. You can here.

Is it difficult to be openly gay in Memphis?

We have a good community, a nice LGBT community center, but there’s an “attack” vibe here. I think that cities like Memphis, and other cities and small towns across the south, are the next wave of LGBT activism. It’s time we focused on the small towns in Tennessee and Alabama, etc. If you have 3-4 people in cities like New York commit to going back to the small towns for two years and help, you’d make things better for the kids here.

What is the message you want to convey with Tennessee Queer?

That one person can make a difference.

Tennessee Queer is now available on DVD.

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broward county The Celestial Sound of the Veena

Sept. 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Museum of Art, One E. Las Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. Virtuoso Saraswathi Rangnathan performs the music of southern India on the stringed veena; she will be accompanied by Ganapathi Rangnathan on the mridangam drum. Cost $15 to $25. Call 954-8851466 or visit APAIart.com.

* Prince Purple Rain

Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. at Parker Playhouse, 707 NE Eighth St. in Fort Lauderdale. Prince favorites like “When Doves Cry,” and “Let’s Go Crazy” are the focus of the evening. Tickets $25 to $69. Call 954-462-0222 or visit ParkerPlayhouse.org.

palm beach county Palm Drake and Lil’ Wayne

Sept. 3 at 7 p.m. at the Cruzan Amphitheatre, 601 Sansbury Way #7 in West Palm Beach. The Canadian rapper is joined by his hip-hop mentor for a big night in rap, with popular songs like “Started From the Bottom.” Tickets $47 to $527.

Call 561-795-8883 or visit CruzanAmphitheatre. net.

Flatts, Sheryl Crow & Rascal Gloriana will be performing

Kings of Leon

Sept. 6 at the Cruzan Amphitheatre, 601 Sansbury Way #7 in West Palm Beach. The rock band travels across the country in support of their Mechanical Bull Tour, with favorite hits like “Sex on Fire” and “Use Somebody.”

Tickets $46 to $672. Call 561-795-8883 or visit CruzanAmphitheatre.net.

Sep. 13th at 7pm at the Cruzan Amphitheater.

ZZ Top and Jeff Beck

Sept. 9 at 7 p.m. at Cruzan Amphitheatre, 601 Sansbury Way #7 in West Palm Beach. The rock veterans hit the road in support of their Beards 601 Sansbury Way #7 in West Palm Beach. ‘n Beck Tour 2014. Tickets $45 to $676. Call 561- In support of their album “Rewind,” Rascal 795-8883 or visit CruzanAmphitheatre.net.

Flatts are joined by Sheryl Crow and Gloriana.

Tickets $41 to $676. Call 561-795-8883 or visit * Search and Destroy CruzanAmphitheatre.net.

Sept. 12 to 21 at 2 and 8 p.m. at the Lake Worth Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. in Lake Worth. Martin Free Friday Concerts Mirkheim is intent on turning a book by the Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at the Delray Beach Center elusive Dr. Waxling into a film, and he’ll stop at for the Arts, 51 N. Swinton Ave. in Delray Beach. nothing to make it happen. Tickets $15. Call 561- Enjoy live music from the comfort of your picnic 296-9382 or visit LakeWorthPlayhouse.org. blanket or lawn chair every week, for free! Call

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Sept. 13 at 7 p.m. at the Cruzan Amphitheatre,

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* Farruquito

Sept. 12 at 8 p.m. at the Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. Juan Manuel Fernandez Montoya is a descent of the Gypsy flamenco dancers and is considered the most devout in its purest form. Tickets $35 to $125. Call 305-9496722 or visit ArshtCenter.org.

* Demi Lovato

Sep.t 14 at the AmericanAirlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. Back in Florida on her world tour, the songstress shares the stage with Christina Perri and MKTO. Tickets $43.80 to $85.85. Call 786-777-1000 or visit AAArena.com.

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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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broward county * Transcending Gender: Bodies & Lives Sept. 8 to Oct. 19 Tuesdays to Sundays from 2 to 10 p.m. at the Stonewall National Museum -- Wilton Manors Gallery, 2157 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors.

The exhibition explores the struggles of transgender people in America over time, as well as the themes of gender and sexual orientation. Free. Call 954-763-8565 or visit Stonewall-Museum.org.

* SAFE Homes

Sept. 10 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. The Florida DEpartment of Elder Affairs will discuss with seniors how to make their homes as Safe, Accessible, and Functional Environment. Call 954-463-9005 or visit PrideCenterFlorida.org.

* AARP Driver Safety Classroom Course

Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. Improve your confidence behind the wheel in this class that could help you get a discount on your car insurance! Bring your driver’s license, AARP card (if a member), and a snack. Cost $15 for members, $20 for nonmembers -only checks will be accepted. Call 954-784-4878.

* All Saints Soup Kitchen Fundraiser

Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at All Saints Catholic Mission, 3460 N. Powerline Road in Fort Lauderdale. The soup kitchen that served the homeless community for more than 20 years is under threat; the church is hosting a fundraising service to pay legal fees as they fight the city. Call 954-396-3086 or visit AllSaintsMission.org.

* Art & Antique Appraisal Fair and Salon Social

Sept. 13 from 2 to 9 p.m. at ARTSERVE, 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. Experts from three different galleries will be available to appraise your antiques and art. Tickets $10, portion of proceeds will benefit the Stonewall Museum. RSVP to 954-709-7447 or email willie@venetianartssociety.org.

War of the Wines

Sept. 4 from 7 to 10 p.m. at STEAK 954 at W Fort Lauderdale, 401 N. Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. During the five-course meal, both a traditional and new California wine will be presented to decide which reigns king. Tickets $100. Call 954414-8333 or visit Steak954.com

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

PFLAG

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to lead a healthier, happier life. Call 954-630-1655 or visit S-Men.org.

L.I.F.E. Project

Young Adult LGBT

Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. Get the tools you need to treat your HIV positive diagnosis and live a full, productive life. Free. Call 954-463-9005 or visit PrideCenterFlorida.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 John Beuscher at 954-202-4469 or email johnnybushwick@aol.com.

Safe “T” Transgender/Gender Variant Group

Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at SunServe South, 2312 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Those who consider themselves to be transgender, transsexual or gender queer are invited to join this drop in support group. Call 954-764-5150 or visit SunServe.org.

POZitive Attitudes

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

by HIV/AIDS. Visit PozitiveAttitudes.com

American Sign Language 2

Wednesdays at 7 p.m. at the Pride South Florida office, 4233 NE Sixth Ave. in Oakland Park. $30 donation to Pride South Florida and Florida Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf. Enroll to bbmpride@gmail.com.

GayWrites

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

Farmers Market

Thursdays from 4 to 8 p.m. at Whole Foods, 14956 Pines Blvd. in Pembroke Pines. Local vendors will be selling locally grown produce, homemade products, and other unique yummies at the west end of the parking lot every Thursday. Call 954-392-3500.

STD/STI Testing

Thursdays from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. Do you know your STD status? Get tested for chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis in a safe environment. Call 954-566-3553 or email freeHIVtest@pridecenterflorida.org.

Men in Community

Thursdays from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at SunServe South, 2312 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. A psychotherapy group for men focusing on connectivity and relationships. An intake appointment is necessary, call Tom Wasik at 631-848-0696. Visit SunServe.org.

Gay Male Empowerment

Thursdays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. A group discussion of the various issues of being a gay man and one’s personal growth. Free. Call 954-353-9155 or visit PrideCenterFlorida.org.

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Fridays from 7:15 to 9 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. A social group and current events discussion session for young LGBT people 18 to 35. Visit PrideCenterFlorida.org.

Las Olas Sunday Market

Sundays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the YOLO plaza, 333 E. Las Olas Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale.

Browse through fresh produce, baked goods, flowers, plants, paella, jewelry and more. Visit DowntownFortLauderdaleCivicAssociation.org.

SunServe Youth Group

Tuesdays and Thursdays in Fort Lauderdale, Southwest Ranches, Coral Springs and Hollywood.

A support group and night of fun for LGBT youth 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and times.

Survivor Support

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

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Sept. 6 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. Thirty different animal rescue organizations will be bringing more than 300 animals looking for their forever homes. Free. Visit Countdown2Zero.org.

* International Observe the Moon Night

Sept. 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the South Florida Science Museum, 4801 Dreher Trail North in West Palm Beach. Explore the museum’s observatory, experience the planetarium show, food, giveaways, and more.

Tickets $7 general, $5 for members, free for educators in Palm Beach, Broward, and Martin Counties. Call 561-832-1988 or visit SFScienceCenter.org.

* Human Trafficking: The Modern Day Slave Trade Sept. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at City Fish Market, 7940 Glades Road in Boca Raton. Katie Ford, founder of Freedom for All and former CEO of the Ford Modeling Agency, discusses the sex trade and how Ford Models protected its foreign models from it. Tickets $50, benefiting FAU’s Center for Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Call 561-297-2337 or visit FAU.edu.

* Science on Tap: Curious About Canines?

Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. at O’Shea’s Irish Pub, 531 Clematis St. in West Palm Beach. Learn more about dogs over a int with Dr. Lisa Radosta, who will go over myths and assumptions that we have about our furry friends.

Free. Call 561-832-1988 or visit SFScienceCenter.org.

* Summer Sushi & Stroll

Sept. 12 from 5:30 top 8:30 p.m. at the Morikami Gardens, 4000 Morikami Park Road in Delray Beach. Stroll through the gardens with taiko drumming, sake tastings, bites

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from Cornell Cafe, and sno cones. Tickets $8 adults, $6 kids. Call 561-495-0233 or visit Morikami.org. * Amazing Love Conference Sept. 13 at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach.

Learn more about growing a healthier, longer-lasting relationship. Tickets $40 for individual, $75 for couples. Visit AmazingLoveConference.com.

* Voices of Pride Auditions

Monday from Sept. 15 to Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. at Compass GLCC, 201 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. Looking to join the choir? Come out for open auditions every Monday for one month during rehearsals. Email info@voicesofpride.org or visit VoicesofPride.org

Miami county miami-dade * Networking Breakfast

Sept. 4 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the LGBT Visitor Center, 1130 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. Learn more about the Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and meet other business owners. Free.

RSVP to 305-673-4440, rsvp@gaybizmiami.com, or GayBizMiami.com.

* Training Workshop

Sept. 4 from 11 a.m. to noon at the LGBT Visitor Center, 1130 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. Learn how your bueiness can benefit from GayBizMiami. com and the marketing tools available. Bring your laptop. Free. RSVP to 305-673-4440, scott@ gaybizmiami.com or GayBizMiami.com.

Full Moon Fitness: Yoga

Sept. 8 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, 455 Grand Bay Drive in Key Biscayne. Hit the mat for your yoga practice under the stars. Cost $25. RSVP to 305-365-4157.

Full Moon Fitness: Spinning

Sept. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, 455 Grand Bay Drive in Key Biscayne. Get your heart racing and your body working with this spin class under the stars. Cost $25. RSVP to 305-365-4157.

* GALLA Cocktail Mixer

Sept. 10 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Hard Rock Cafe, 401 Biscayne Blvd. R-200 in Miami. Join the Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, Gay & Lesbian Lawyers Association, and UM OUT law students for an evening of networking. Free wine and cash bar.

Free. RSVP to 305-673-4440, rsvp@gaybizmiami.com, or GayBizMiami.com.

* MDGLCC Education Series Networking Breakfast

Sept. 11 from 9 to 11:30 a.m. at Soyka Restaurant, 5556 Fourth Court in Miami. Dr. Carmen Delia Ortiz of the Lesbian Business Project will discuss the principles attracting prospects and turning them into devotees.

Tickets $30 members, $40 others. RSVP to 305-6734440, rsvp@gaybizmiami.com, or GayBizMiami.com.

* World Outgames Miami Community Reception

Sept. 16 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive in Miami Beach. Miami Beach has been selected to host the Outgames in 2017 -- mingle with supporters of the event over drinks and hors d’oeuvres. RSVP to miami@outgames.org by Sept. 15. Visit Facebook. com/OutGamesMiami.

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broward county Alibi

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

Bill’s Filling Station

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

Karaoke Tuesdays, GROWL Fridays, DILF Saturdays, and happy hour prices until 9 p.m. every day. Call 954567-6969 or visit BillsFillingStation.com.

Cubby Hole

823 N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. A unique butch bar for men. Underwear Wednesdays get 2-for-1 drinks from 9 p.m. until close. Call 954-728-9001 or visit TheCubbyHole.com.

Johnny’s

1116 W. Broward Blvd in Fort Lauderdale. Sixty hot dancers with drink specials to make it even sweeter.

Call 954-522-5931 or visit JohnnysBarFLcom.

Mona’s

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

Thursdays is “In The Biz”. Call 954-525-6662 or visit MonasBar.com.

Naked Grape Wine Bar & Tapas 2163 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. A casual, hip bar to try out all sort of wines. Happy Hour all night on Thursdays. Call 954-563-5631 or visit NakedGrapeWineBar.com.

Ramrod

1508 NE Fourth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. The region’s leading Levi, leather and uniform bar and club. Every night if bear night and caged hunks on Saturdays. Call 954-763-8219 or visit RamroadBar.com.

Rumors Bar & Grill

2426 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Come check out Rumors Bar & Grill. Call 954.565.8851 or visit rumorsbarwm.com

Scandals

3073 NE Sixth Ave. in Wilton Manors. Gay and lesbian country western bar for a night of dancing to your favorite country tunes. Call 954-567-2432 or visit ScandalsFla.com.

Sidelines Sports & Video Bar

2031 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Relax with a cold beer for some friendly competition on the pool table. Call 954-563-8001 or visit SidelinesSports.com.

Village Pub Wilton Manors

2283 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Never miss out on a happy hour, as the pub is serving up two-for-one drinks Mondays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. On Saturdays and Sundays, hit the dance floor with world class VJs. Call 754-200-5244.

palm beach county Fort Dix

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

H.G. Roosters

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

The Mad Hatter

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

The Palm Lounge

131 E. Palmetto Park Road in Boca Raton. Tuesday country night, Wednesday karaoke, singers or tribute artists on the weekends. Call 561-672-7561 or visit PalmLoungeBoca.com.

Vita Ultra Lounge Saturdays

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

miami-dade county Azucar

2301 SW 32nd Ave. in Miami. Jock night Wednesdays, drag Thursdays, girls night Fridays and more. Call 305-443-7657 or visit AzucarMiami.com

Club Space

infamous nightclub known for crazy all-nighters to the best live electronic dance music. Call 305-3501956 or visit ClubSpace.com.

Discotekka

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

Eros Lounge

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

Mova Lounge

401 SW Third Ave. in Miami. For a night of dancing and cocktails made by the best mixologists around.

Call 305-534-8181 or visit MovaLoungeMiami.com.

Score

1437 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. Located in the heart of South Beach with hot male dancers, Pop Fever Thursdays and Filthy Gorgeous parties Fridays.

Call 305-535-1111 or visit ScoreBar.net.

Therapy

60 NE 11th St in Miami. An all-nude male cabaret, party it up with Latin Wednesdays, college night Thursdays, bear nights on Friday, men hitting the dancing poles on Saturday, and sophisticated Sundays with $9 martinis. Call 305-316-7150 or visit TherapyCabaret.com.

Twist South Beach

1057 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. Multiple rooms to give you the music you want, muscle boy dancers, and never a cover. Call 305- 538-9478 or visit TwistSoBe.com.

34 NE 11th St. in Miami. Come out for a night at the

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