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Female Suspect in Hate Crime Allegedly Screamed ‘Faggot’ [Edge Media] The female suspect connected in the Sept. 11 hate crime attack against a samesex in Philadelphia allegedly called the victims “faggots” before hitting one of the men in the face, according to court documents. Philly Mag reports the court documents say the incident between the two men and Kathryn
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Trial Underway for Gay Porn Star Accused of Murdering Boyfriend [AP] CANADA — A Canadian man accused of dismembering his Chinese lover and mailing the body parts to schools and political parties around the country admitted to the killing but pleaded not guilty Monday. His lawyer said he is schizophrenic and not criminally responsible in his opening remarks at the trial. Luka Magnotta, who faces five charges in connection with the 2012 slaying of engineering student Jun Lin, appeared before a jury and Quebec Superior Court Justice Guy Cournoyer. The gruesome case shocked Canadians and quickly gained international notoriety after body parts arrived at offices of Canada’s biggest political parties and a video appeared online that prosecutors say shows Magnotta stabbing
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and having sex with the dismembered corpse. The judge said the jury must determine Magnotta’s mental fitness at the time of the killing. Defense attorney Luc Leclair told the court that Magnotta is a diagnosed schizophrenic and “has admitted the physical acts for each of the offenses.” Lin’s torso was found in a suitcase at a garbage dump outside Magnotta’s apartment building in Montreal. About a week later, the missing foot and hand were found mailed to two schools in Vancouver. Magnotta eventually was arrested in Berlin after an international manhunt.
Christian Rewrites ‘Harry Potter’ So Kids Don’t ‘Turn Into Witches’ [Edge Media] Worried that reading the popular ‘Harry Potter’ series will turn her children into witches, a Christian mother has rewritten the popular books with less spells, more prayers and a straight Professor Dumbledore. “Hello, friends! My name is Grace Ann. I’m new to this whole fan fiction thing; but recently, I’ve encountered a problem that I believe this is the solution to,” the woman wrote on FanFiction.com. “My little ones have been asking to read the Harry Potter books; and of course I’m happy for them to be reading; but I don’t want them turning into witches! So I thought.... why not make some slight changes so these books are family friendly?” Breathe Cast reports that after Parson posted a few chapters of the sanitized tome “Hogwarts
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School of Prayer and Miracles,” she began receiving both support and criticism for her work. She began prefacing her chapters with an editors’ note, explaining her intentions. The characters are now reportedly American, eating biscuits and gravy and wearing cowboy hats. Gay character Dumbledore is now a reverend married to Minerva, who is now the school cook instead of a professor. Evil baddie Voldemort is a U.S. Congressman who is trying to stop people from practicing their faith. “Doesn’t he care about the First Amendment? Mr. Snape shook his head sadly. “I’m afraid not. And Voldemort is working through him and using them all. Before long: all our freedoms will be gone.”
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Fort Lauderdale Named LGBT Destination of the Year SFGN Staff
Fort Lauderdale was recently named “Destination of the Year” by the 2014 ManAboutWorld Editors’ Choice Awards, which recognizes the very best in gay travel. Fort Lauderdale is also the city with the highest concentration of same-sex couple households in the U.S. “Gay-popular since the 70s, Fort Lauderdale is still on the rise while other gay destinations are mainstreaming...with its white sand gay beach, 16 exclusively gay guesthouses (the most of any destination), and a nightlife scene that’s busy seven nights a week,” wrote ManAboutWorld editor, Ed Salvato. The greater Fort Lauderdale area features hundreds of gay-owned and operated businesses and one of the nation’s largest Pride Centers, the world’s first AIDS museum, and the Stonewall Museum, one of the only permanent spaces in the U.S. devoted to exhibitions relating to LGBT history. Meanwhile the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau (GFLCVB) has been supportive of the LGBT community since 1996, when it allocated a $35,000 gay
marketing budget to create its first dedicated LGBT ad campaign and become the first Convention and Visitors Bureau with an LGBT-centric vacation planner and the first LGBT website on a CVB homepage. “We have been out, proud and proactively welcoming LGBT visitors since 1995, and this recognition only further motivates us to keep on bringing more targeted LGBT events to our warm, welcoming and diverse destination,” said Nicki E. Grossman, president of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau. Visit www.Sunny.org/LGBT for more information.
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U Of California to Add ‘Gender-Neutral’ Restrooms
[AP] SAN FRANCISCO — Responding to concerns raised by gay and transgender students and employees, University of California President Janet Napolitano directed the system’s 10 campuses on Monday to create more gender-neutral restrooms and to allow students to update their records with a preferred name that does not necessarily match their legal name. The two actions respond to recommendations from a task force that started meeting before Napolitano assumed the president’s job a year ago Tuesday and which she has expanded into an ongoing advisory group to come up with suggestions for how the university can be more LGBT-inclusive. “UC should be the gold standard where these issues are concerned.” Napolitano said in a statement.
Teacher Who Fought NJ School Boards Dies Transgender
[AP] NEW JERSEY — The teacher whose battles with school boards in conservative areas of New Jersey made her a reluctant symbol of the transgender rights movement has died. Lily McBeth was 80. Her daughter says McBeth died Sept. 24 near her home in Little Egg Harbor after a long illness. The former William McBeth had sex reassignment surgery in 2005. The schools’ decisions the following year to keep her on as a substitute were hailed around the nation as a model of tolerance and acceptance of transgender Americans. But she resigned in frustration in 2009 after getting only a handful of assignments. McBeth’s quest to keep teaching riled some parents but largely did not faze students. Her daughter says McBeth only wanted to be herself.
bisexual, transgender or questioning. The school says that, to its knowledge, it’s one of only several schools in the country asking the question on admission applications. The graduate school also has a new Office of Diversity and Inclusion tasked with advocating for underrepresented groups.
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The man and his friend tried to escape but the group ran after them and started to shoot them. The man was shot in the buttocks, police said. The victim was taken to Brookdale University, where he was treated for his injuries. He has since been released. Police charged Johnson and Sigue with menacing and third degree hate crime. Smith was charged with assault in the first degree.
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[AP] Juneau, Alaska — Citizens, not the courts, should decide whether the definition of marriage includes same-sex couples, the state of Alaska said in court papers. The state is defending in federal court an amendment to Alaska’s constitution that bans gay marriage. In May, five same-sex couples – four married outside of Alaska and one unmarried couple – sued to overturn the ban approved by voters in 1998, saying it violates their rights to due process and equal protection under the U.S. Constitution.
[AP] Evanston, Ill. – Northwestern University’s graduate school has added an optional question to its applications asking prospective students about their sexual orientation. The school posted a statement on its website this week explaining that the intention is to better understand the makeup of its community and better address its needs and concerns. The question asks whether an applicant self-identifies as a member of the LGBTQ community. The initials stand for lesbian, gay,
Several UC campuses, as well as colleges and universities across the nation, already have moved in recent years to reconfigure their restrooms so transgender staff members and students can use them without fear of being identified or harassed. In many cases, schools also make maps available showing where the facilities are located. Under the directive announced Monday, all existing singlestall bathrooms in UC buildings will be made available to users of any gender instead of reserved for a single sex, system spokeswoman Brooke Converse said. Single-stall restrooms open to all genders will also be considered in plans for new and renovated buildings, Converse said.
[Edge Media] — Officers from the New York Police Department arrested and charged two men and one teen suspected of chasing and shooting a man dressed as a woman in Brooklyn Saturday morning, the New York Daily News reports. The 22-year-old victim was walking with a friend around 7 a.m. when Cody Sigue, 22, Matthew Smith, 21, and Tavon Johnson, 17, allegedly screamed profanities and anti-gay slurs at him, according to police.
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[Edge Media] — A Nigerian court last week delayed its ruling, for the second time, on a case that aims to repeal the country’s anti-gay law, Gay Star News reports. Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed the Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act into law in January. The measure, also known as the “Jail the Gays” bill, would ban gay marriage in addition to punishing same-sex couples who hold a wedding ceremony with 14-years in jail. Guests who attend the ceremony would get 10 years in jail. Additionally, under the measure, anyone who knows a gay person must report them to the government or they could be slammed with a five-year jail sentence. Joseph Teriah Ebah, a straight LGBT activist, sued Nigeria’s government because he said the measure violates the human rights of the country’s LGBT community, according to the constitution. Nigeria’s constitution states human rights claims have to be handled within 90-days - this means the anti-gay bill case should have been ruled by June 20 instead of being postponed until Sept. 25 and now until Oct. 21. .
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Louis Challenge To Gay Ban In Court St.Marriage
[AP] ST. LOUIS — A legal challenge to Missouri’s gay marriage ban by the city of St. Louis is due back in court Monday. The city issued marriage licenses to four same-sex couples in June, setting up a court fight in a state where gay marriage is banned under a 2004 amendment to the Missouri Constitution. St. Louis officials have agreed to stop issuing marriage licenses to gay couples pending resolution of the legal case and others in state and federal courts. Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster has said he personally supports gay marriage but is obligated under the law to oppose the city’s move. An immediate ruling isn’t expected Monday.
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[AP] RALEIGH, N.C. — Christian conservatives who helped pass a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage in
North Carolina are gathering again in Raleigh to try to keep the prohibition defended in court. The group called Return America planned a rally Tuesday behind the Legislative Building. Religious leaders involved in the “Take Your Stand” rally say the event was designed to tell judges and Attorney General Roy Cooper it’s their job to preserve the 2012 amendment. Cooper has said his office will no longer defend the amendment because a similar Virginia ban has been struck down by an appeals court. More than 60 percent of the voters approved the amendment.
other topics related to sexual orientation at home. One teacher noted that there are transgender students in the district.
Board Member Opposes Teaching Definition of Gay Del.
[AP] Delaware — A school board member in downstate Delaware is opposed to a new health curriculum that includes definitions for terms including gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender. The Daily Times of Salisbury, Maryland (http://tinyurl.com/ m329wk2 ), reports that Indian River School District Board of Education member Shaun Fink spoke at a meeting this week about his opposition to the curriculum. He says schools in the district should not be teaching “anything that discusses gender identity, homosexuality.” Fink says it’s not the place of schools to teach whether being gay is “normal.” Some teachers pushed back against Fink’s concerns, saying that some students aren’t learning about transgender people or
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[Edge Media] — Just a few days after reports claimed that producers of the hit E! show “Fashion Police” were strongly considering Kathy Griffin to replace the late Joan Rivers, sources now say NeNe Leakes, reality star of “The Real Housewives of Atlanta,” is now the frontrunner to fill the spot. According to Perez Hilton, the wild Leakes, 46, is in serious consideration because she has superb comic timing and E! also wants to diversify the “Fashion Police” panel with different ethnicities.
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New research-backed campaign to kick HIV conversation into gear Sasha Razumikhin Greater Than AIDS is getting real about HIV. Presenting the personal stories of 25 young gay men, the group’s new #SpeakOutHIV campaign is trying to get people to “break the silence” around the affliction on social media, specifically during the two weeks between National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (which started on Sept. 27) and National Coming Out Day (Oct. 11). To kick the campaign off, Greater Than AIDS made available a series of personal videos. The idea is to get others to emulate this sharing via Twitter, Facebook, or whatever other social media. “Despite the continued impact of HIV, gay and bisexual men are not talking about HIV even with those closest to them,” said Tina Hoff, senior vice president and director of health communication and media partnerships, Kaiser Family Foundation, a co-founding partner in Greater Than AIDS. “#SpeakOutHIV is about promoting a more open dialogue about HIV in all
aspects of life, in relationships, with health care providers and within the community generally.” The campaign accompanies new research that shows gay and bisexual men accept that HIV’s a big deal, sure, but just not for them. According to the results of a national survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation, more than half of gay and bisexual men are not “personally concerned about becoming infected, and relatively few report having been tested recently.” “These survey results underscore the importance of getting the word out among gay and bisexual men about risk and new treatment and prevention options,” said Kaiser Family Foundation President and CEO Drew Altman. Here are some other results of the survey (according to the Kaiser release):
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months (these figures exclude the 10 percent who self-identify as HIVpositive). Gay and bisexual men under the age of 35 are twice as likely as those who are older to report never having been tested for HIV Only about a quarter know about PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis), a daily pill that people who are HIVnegative can take to lower their risk of becoming infected. Eight in 10 say they have heard “only a little” or “nothing at all” about the new prevention option. Less than half of gay and bisexual men are aware that the current guidelines for people with HIV are to start antiretroviral (ARV) treatment as soon as they are diagnosed, and only a quarter know about treatment as prevention. More than half say that a doctor has never recommended they get
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tested for HIV, and six in 10 say they rarely or never discuss HIV when they visit their doctor. The survey ran from July 17 to August 3 among a sample of 431 men ages 18 and older who self-identified as gay or bisexual. Interviews were conducted in English and Spanish. “Once the courageous stories about coming out, HIV-diagnosis, isolation, selfesteem, and the like were shared, I learned from these young men that my story is not so uncommon,” said Jai, an HIV/AIDS educator from Dallas who helped facilitate a Washington, D.C., workshop through which the 25 men recorded their stories. “The stories and our shared experience linked us.”
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Celebrate LGBT Latin Pride Denise Royal
Probably more than anywhere in the country, Miami intersects Gay and Hispanic cultures. Celebrate Orgullo is an opportunity to have a great time while honoring the best that both cultures have to offer. Celebrate Orgullo takes place Saturday, October 4 from noon-8pm. The party happens at Collins Avenue and 73rd Street in Miami Beach. The event is free and open to the public. “Celebrate Orgullo for 2014 has expanded and grown incredibly. With a month long of dance contests, events & happenings...We added many new happenings including Rick Jazzed with Bill Campbell on Thursday Sept 25th, and Rolando Polo on Wednesday Oct 1st & Thursday Oct 2nd. We have also added a Writer’s Salon, with authors Caridad Moro (Miami), Jose A Villar-Portela (Miami), Johnny Diaz (Miami), Elliot Torres (NYC), Alberto Gacia-Pujals (Spain) - presenting their latest works at the Festival’s Writers Pavilion, along with Q&A’s & a Poetry Open Mic!” said Orgullo Organizer Herb Sosa.
This year, Celebrate Orgullo has also expanded its offerings to include photography. “We are thrilled to bring photographer ASHLEY KOLODNER from NYC with GayFace- a photographic collection of portraits with the goal of breaking barriers that the LGBTQ community has lived under. The purpose is to give this community the voice it deserves and the power to speak their truth. This collection of works is done to portray the innovative, personal, and participatory face of the gay movement and American culture at large and in the home,” said Sosa. An exhibit will run from Sept 26 - Oct 4th at B-Bar at the BETSY South Beach, as well as projected on the New World Symphony’s SoundScape Wall at Washington Avenue and 17th street in Miami Beach. In addition, to those events, ‘Movies Under the Stars’ brings 5 films, courtesy of the Miami Short Film Festival & Borinquen Health, to Celebrate ORGULLO on October
4th - bring your blanket & a buddy. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of food and beverages will benefit the LGBT Scholarship Fund. “Every penny that comes in, goes right back out for programming, community building and helping our LGBTQ Community. Our work is 100% funded by events & private donations. This past April we gave Weslee Lim a $2,500 scholarship, as well as a junior position on our Board of Directors - to develop and motivate him and other scholarship recipients to be the great community leaders of tomorrow. We are 100% staffed and managed by volunteers,” said Sosa. You can learn more about all the events at www.celebrateorgullo.com.
WHAT: Celebrate Orgullo. It’s free and open to the public, Celebrate Orgullo® features music, dance, refreshments, vendor booths, and more! WHEN: Saturday, October 4, 2014, Noon - 8 pm WHERE: Collins Avenue at 73rd Street, Miami Beach
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This meeting began with conference call reports from Michael Ruppal, Executive Director of the AIDS Institute, and Marlene LaLotta, HIV Prevention Director for the State of Florida. Each spoke about the Ryan White Care program, about state and federal budgets, and about changes to HIV testing programs. While the bill authorizing Ryan White Care will expire at the end of September, the program will continue to be funded via a continuing resolution until a new bill is in place. Ruppal emphasized widespread support for Ryan White Care. He also stressed the importance of knowing how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) affects the Ryan White Care program, before a new authorization locks in particular practices and structures. According to Marlene LaLotta, Federal and State HIV funding will remain at current levels. Two earmarks will bring increased HIV funds to South Florida: 1. CareResource will receive $100,000 for a mobile van 2. The Center for AIDS Research at the University of Miami will receive a $1,000,000 grant for research for a cure. Organizations and activists have worked to normalize HIV testing in health care facilities to reach those HIV infected people who do not seek out HIV testing. According to Marlene LaLotta, the Florida Legislature will consider a bill to normalize HIV testing in health care facilities. While people could still decline to test, the default position would be to test, unless the patient objects. Michael Ruppal noted an unintended consequence of that normalization. The Federal Government wants to shift payment for HIV testing from the government to health insurance companies. He stressed that HIV testing programs will have to develop ways to bill insurers for HIV testing or risk losing their funding. The Health Council of South Florida administers the AIDS Insurance Continuation Program (AIPC), which provides financial aid in paying insurance expenses. Jerry Hoinacki, an AIPC counselor at the Wellness Center, reported that the Health Council has outlined procedures for those clients who, through no fault of their own, lose their AICP approved insurance. According to Hoinacki, clients with different income levels will experience
different procedures. Clients with incomes less than 100 percent of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL) will have to go to Medicaid, which Florida has refused to expand. Those with incomes between 100 and 250 percent of the FPL will have to select one of five AIPC-approved ACA Markeplace plans. Those with incomes higher than 250 percent of the FPL will not receive assistance. These procedures are new, and the above is greatly simplified. Besides the normalized HIV testing bill, Marlene LaLotta reported on two other HIVrelated bills that will be introduced in the Florida legislature: 1. The Bill to normalize HIV testing in health care facilities, mentioned earlier. 2. A bill to establish a pilot program in Miami for a syringe exchange, and 3. A bill to normalize testing for Hepatitis C in health care facilities. The syphilis rate in the graph on this page, only refers to recently acquired cases of syphilis (primary syphilis) and does not include the much larger numbers with secondary, latent, and tertiary syphilis.� Lori Jorchahl discussed a new group focusing on the high rates of syphilis infections among HIV positive people in South Florida. For more information email Lori-Jordahl@flhealth. gov, or call her at 305-575-5436. This group also has an on-line survey at https://www. surveymonkey.com/s/W6TRG58.
Next SFAN Meeting: Wednesday, October 8 at 6:00 p.m., at the Holy Cross Healthplex, 1000 NE 56th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334. Newcomers are encouraged to attend.
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Martina Navratilova She’s a tennis legend, cancer survivor, and an outspoken advocate for LGBT rights. On Friday, October 10, Martina Navratilova is among the special guests attending the LPAC ‘Cocktails & Conversation’ fundraiser in Miami. Other guests include LPAC Chair and Chicago Cubs co-owner Laura Ricketts. She helped create LPAC in 2011, and since its founding the group has raised $1.2 million. Ricketts said her immediate fundraising task is to add $1 million to the LPAC war chest. Alix Ritchie is also scheduled to attend. She is an independent media strategy consultant and longtime supporter of numerous arts, feminist, political and LGBT organizations. Sarah Schmidt is the former Chair and Treasurer of LPAC. She currently is a Director at Quarles Petroleum. Prominent LGBT rights activist Urvashi Vaid, is also expected to attend the night’s festivities too. She’s
a community organizer, attorney and writer who’s been a leader in the LGBT social justice movements for nearly three decades. Access to this powerhouse of women comes with a price. This is a fundraiser after all. Individual tickets cost $150. A sponsor level ticket is $500, while host tickets run $1,000. LPAC is a Political Action Committee, formed by a group of committed activists and donors, to positively influence the current political and social landscape. After decades of being a small subset of players in women’s rights and LGBT rights political efforts, the women of LPAC are stepping up to get organized like never before, aiming to give lesbians a real and meaningful seat at the table. With significant resources behind us, LPAC is making a true impact for lesbians in politics.
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The 7 Queerest Questions I’ve Been Asked as a Gay Dad
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always imagined myself as a father, but I never imagined being asked questions quite like these. Perhaps you’re wondering why I went with queerest questions -- other than the obvious alliteration and overall cleverness, that is. Because while some of the questions are offensive, some are annoying, and some are downright Above: submitted Photo.
3. Which one of you is the “mom”?
This was once asked in jest. And then multiple times out of curiosity as to whether we were feeding our infant breast milk or formula. For gay dads (and lactationally-challenged moms) this involves the extra step of acquiring fresh(-ish) breast milk on a regular basis. We kindly declined our birthmom’s offer. There was some concern she might bond more than she should, thus making the transition difficult. There was also trepidation about her medical history -- questions without clear answers. We had a local friend volunteer to pump for us or put us in touch with a “milk share” group. And yes, we asked a pediatrician... a few of them. And they all said there weren’t significant health differences, but that we should pick one way and stick with it. So due to all of the above, and not being back in our home state with our son until he was 2 weeks old, and the overall convenience of it, we opted for formula. That’s the long answer.
I’ve been asked this question more than any other on the list. Though it’s usually couched in a more open-minded voice: “Does one of you take on more of the traditional ‘mothering’ role?” However you present it, what’s being asked is if we are able to reconfigure ourselves into a traditional family structure. Included in this category are the numerous Internet trolls who’ve asked if I’m aware I deprive my child of the required male and female parents. Or the woman who asked which one of us provided the egg and which one carried the baby. Or the many who are bothered by a lack of female influence. While the motivations may be different, the questions all make the same assumption -- that every child needs a father and a
The short answer? We tried, but he kept getting hair in his mouth.
2. Which one of you does he belong to? Asked by a nosy, well-meaning cashier at our local Baby Box Store. “Both of us!” I said cheerily. Her reply: “OHMYGODTHAT’SSOAWESOME YOUGUYSARESOADORABLE!” The takeaway? We may not look related, but we are awesome. And also adorable.
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1. Are you breastfeeding him?
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mother in order to be healthy and happy. No. Every child needs feeding and nurturing; to be taught how to read, sing and dance; to be caring toward animals and other people. Every child needs to be protected, fed and clothed; to be exposed to nature and adventure; shown how to be confident in who they are. While those attributes may fit neatly into gender boxes for those encumbered by history, samesex parents (and an increasing number of heterosexuals) enjoy a fluidity in their parental duties not limited to their anatomy. Between the two of us, my husband and I manage to cover all the things I listed. Sure, I do some more than he, and vice versa -- but it’s based on our talents and personalities. When there are no restrictions on who does what, you’re not left with an imbalanced and incomplete child, but one who’s (fingers crossed) well-rounded, fully complete and open to all the opportunities life brings their way.
4. Do you have a baby in your tummy? I get that this has way more to do with me having an ample midsection than it does my being gay. Yet it made the list because it was asked (by a child) with the knowledge that my son doesn’t have a mom. And since a baby’s gotta come from somebody’s tummy, our son must’ve come out of one of his dads’ bellies. And it wasn’t completely illogical to assume it was mine. While I was able to laugh it off at the time, this kid shouldn’t be surprised if their invitation to my son’s birthday party gets lost in the mail...
5. Are you the grandpa? I can’t recall who asked this, because they are now dead to me. Asking a gay dad if he’s the grandpa is akin to asking a woman if she’s pregnant. Unless she’s crowning -- or he’s wearing an “I’m the grandpa” T-shirt (he won’t be) -- don’t ask. Based on a bit of informal research (and a pretty fair societal assumption) gay men tend to have kids later in life than our hetero counterparts. So always err toward the younger role in the relation equation.
6. Where is his mom? or Is his mom dead?
7. Can I get a mom? We were considering a trip to Family Week in Provincetown, Massachusetts. I was describing to my son how awesome it was going to be to meet lots of other kids who have two dads or two moms. He thought for a second, smiled, and then inquired, “Can I get a mom?” I smiled back, “Sorry, buddy, those moms belong to other kids.” This first time my son asked me if he could get a mom, it was kind of cute. It was part of a pleasant conversation and I was able to answer with the right amount of honesty and depth appropriate for his age and the situation. But good god if it didn’t tie my stomach in knots for a minute, dreading the next time he asked it. Maybe it wouldn’t be out of circumstantial curiosity, but from a place of deep longing, or feeling like an outsider, or resenting the parents he was dealt. Yet based on my experience as a father thus far, I’m learning to not fear the questions -- especially not the ones from my son. I’m confident I’ll be able to answer or discuss or research or whatever it takes to have a positive interaction with him, to tell him that I hear and understand him, and above all assure him that he’s loved. When it comes down to it, I’d rather have all of these questions (and more) than none of them. Sometimes they’re hurtful,
sometimes they’re really dumb, and on rare occasions they’re outright bigoted. But with every question, I get the opportunity to share the story of my family, and add one more person to the list of those that have met an actual, real-life, gay parent. Because knowledge, experience and personal interaction are how tolerance and lasting change come about. That being said, if you ever want to ask a gay dad (or mom) about something that’s piqued your curiosity, keep in mind that like any parent, we’re sometimes usually in a hurry, stressed out and sleep-deprived, or have just been pooped on. If that’s the case, assume we’re like any other parent... and either hand us a wet wipe, or get out of the way and marvel at how awesome (and adorable) we are.
This has been asked with some regularity by the smaller subset of humanity. One particularly persistent young lady, after asking me the first question and receiving my standard “He has two dads” response, proceeded to hound me like TMZ on a Kardashian. “But he has to have a mom.” “Do you know his mom?” “Babies come from mommy tummies and you’re not a mommy.” “So where is his mom?!” Thankfully she was distracted by something more interesting/shiny, and I quickly made my escape. As for the similar yet much more sinistersounding second question, you can read more about that exchange (and my processing of it) on my blog. Suffice it to say it was a learning experience.
Brent Almond is a graphic designer, writer and father of a preschooler. He combines all of these on his blog Designer Daddy, where he writes about being a gay dad of an adopted son, chronicles the progress of same-sex marriage with fridge magnets, and shares the superhero doodles he puts in his son’s lunchbox.
More of Brent’s writing can be found on Huffington Post and The Good Men Project, and he was recently honored as one of the Voices of the Year at BlogHer 2014. Brent also serves on the board of Rainbow Families DC, an organization that supports, educates and connects LGBT families in the Washington D.C. area.
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CDC Unleashes New Campaign for HIV Treatment
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epidemic in its tracks,” said Jonathan Mermin, director of CDC’s National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention. “Our goal is to help everyone with HIV know the tremendous health benefits treatment offers to them and the protection it provides to their partners.” This 30-second ad can get you started. It’s all rather simple, according to the smooth phrasing from the site. All you have to do is Get in Care, Stay in Care and Live Well. “It wasn’t easy finding out I had HIV, but deciding to start and stick to my treatment has helped me live a happier, healthier life,” said Aaron Laxton, who appears in the campaign ads (here’s his). “The idea of starting treatment can be daunting, but it’s important to remember you aren’t alone - and that by taking HIV medication every day and seeing your doctor regularly, you can stay healthy and keep doing the things you love.”
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If You Could Read My Mind: A PTSD Diary #3
A Remembrance of Barbara Payton David-Elijah Nahmod
Few Hollywood horror stories are sadder than that of Barbara Payton. Sultry, sensual and extraordinarily beautiful, Payton seemed destined for Hollywood super stardom after receiving good notices for her first two films, the film noir thrillers “Trapped” (1949) and “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye” (1950). A year later, she was appearing in B movies like “Bride of the Gorilla.” By 1955 her film career was over. When she died a dozen years later, Barbara Payton’s alcohol ravaged body made her look far older than her thirty-nine years. She had spent many of those final years drinking herself into a stupor while she dreamed of a Hollywood comeback in a town that had forgotten her. Unemployable in any capacity as the 1960s progressed, she turned to prostitution. At her lowest ebb Payton sold herself for five dollars on the street. She was eventually arrested for prostitution and for passing bad checks. Payton (1927-1967) is a tragic, cautionary tale of what can happen when mental illness is judged or goes untreated. It should have been obvious to the judges whom she stood before in those 1960s courtroom that Payton was a woman in deep crisis and in need of help. It’s now believed that Payton may have suffered from untreated, undiagnosed bipolar disorder. Based on her well-documented behavior, it’s highly unlikely that she was a sane woman. Her hard partying lifestyle included many affairs in which she brazenly and publicly went after married men. Were these the actions of a woman fully aware of her own behavior? Payton in fact relished all the bad press she received, believing it was proof of her stardom. One of Payton’s tragedies is that she was a gifted actress. In 1955 she starred in the low budget film noir “Murder Is My Beat,” which was directed by Edward G. Ulmer, an independent filmmaker.
Ulmer and Payton worked well together, and the film, now available on DVD, remains a taught, fast paced and entertaining thriller. Payton did good work in “Murder Is My Beat,” yet the industry refused to forgive her many indiscretions. “Murder is My Beat” proved to be her swan song. Barbara Payton’s once promising career had crashed and burned. In 1956, she lost custody of her son. At a 1963 court appearance she told the judge “I’d rather drink and die.” That same year she published her ghost-written autobiography “I Am Not Ashamed,” which included graphic descriptions of her exploits. Bloated and aged from drinking, she did a photo shoot for the book as though she were still a glamorous movie star. In 1967 she made headlines one final time when she was found sleeping in a garbage dumpster. A few weeks later she collapsed and died at her parents home in San Diego. The once beautiful Barbara Payton was not yet forty years old. Was Barbara Payton bipolar or did she have another undiagnosed illness? Or was she merely a severe, out of control alcoholic? That she lived in such a conservative and judgmental era very likely contributed to her unimaginably tragic and spectacular downfall. Had Payton lived in today’s California, she have been saved by the recently passed Laura’s Law, which enables authorities to force outpatient treatment upon those with severe psychiatric issues. Don’t judge Barbara Payton unless you’ve walked in her shoes. For an in-depth look at Barbara Payton’s swift rise and swifter fall, John O’Dowd’s biography “Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye: The Barbara Payton Story,” is worth seeking out. The book remains available at Amazon.com.
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The Elections of 2014: You Can Make a Difference Jesse Monteagudo In 2008, a coalition of women, racial minorities, environmentalists, labor unions, civil libertarians, antiwar activists and LGBT people helped elect Barack Obama President of the United States, along with a large Democratic majority in the Senate and House of Representatives. In 2010 Obama and the Democrats suffered a setback when the Republicans took the House. In 2012 Obama was re-elected President and, though the GOP kept the House, the Democrats retained the Senate. This year threatens to be another bad year for the Democrats, with Republican candidates ready to topple red state Democratic Senators on their way to a Senate majority. Even Nate Silver, who predicted Obama’s re-election, gives the GOP a good chance of taking the Senate. What happened? The rise of the Tea Party as a major part of the Republican coalition helped that party in 2010 and promises to do so again this year. And Obama’s second term follies and misfortunes have energized his enemies and disillusioned his friends. In addition, 2014, like 2010 before, is a midterm election; and mid-term elections favor the GOP. This is largely because the people who usually vote in mid-term elections are the old, the rich, the white and the male; the types of people who usually vote Republican.
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On the other hand, the young, the poor, minorities and women, people who usually vote Democratic, often stay away from the polls in non-presidential elections. I suspect that LGBT people also fall in that category. Republican candidates also have a lot more money to spend, both from their own wellstocked pockets and from wealthy donors who realize that a GOP victory will help their interests. Democrats, who do not have as many deep pockets to draw from, are not as fortunate. It does not have to be that way. A successful get out the vote campaign could counter the Republican and Tea Party money machine and elect Democratic and Progressive candidates. It’s not easy. A lot of people on our side only vote in presidential elections, and only when they can vote for a charismatic candidate like Barack Obama. They were not brought up on the belief that voting is both a right and a privilege; a privilege that is denied to millions of people around the world. They do not realize that electing a senator, a congressperson, a state governor or a state legislator is just as important as electing a President. As a result most non-presidential elections are decided by a small minority of eligible voters, and a conservative minority at that. Though my Log Cabin friends disagree,
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I believe that the interests of the LGBT community are better served by electing Democratic or Progressive candidates for political office. Just to give you one example, marriage equality in America has made the most progress is blue states with Democratic and Progressive governors or state legislatures. On the other hand, Republican and Tea Party state governors, attorney generals and legislators in charge of most red states are doing their best to prevent the spread of marriage equality. Though not all Democratic politicians have evolved on the marriage equality issue - Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler is a good example - most political office holders in the U.S. who favor this important cause are still more likely than not to be Democrats. We only have a few weeks left until Election Day. The Republicans are using their lavish campaign funds on negative campaign ads that tarnish their Democratic opponents and discourage the Democratic base. We cannot let this happen. Though I am sure all my readers are ready to go out and vote on November 4, you must know people who need convincing. Let us get them out to vote, by any legal means possible, and let us elect candidates who will work for our rights and our interests, and for the common good.
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Talking About Death and Disability: Everyone is Dealing with Something Belo Cipriani
Church bells clanged at a distance as I waited for Adrianos in a San Francisco cafe. Running my fingers over my guide dog Oslo’s soft ears, I attempted to push my first date jitters away. I had met Adrianos at a meet up for martial artists. And outside the basic facts -- where he worked, lived, and the name of his dog -- I didn’t know anything else, which made me wonder how he would deal with my blindness. “Here’s your iced latte,” a woman called to my right, placing a cardboard cup in my hand. I thanked her in a chipper voice and shifted my attention back to my worrisome thoughts. Will Adrianos ask about surgeries that could restore my sight? Or will he limit his curiosity to how Oslo and I work together? The former often annoys me -especially when people continue to bring up procedures that are not even available to the public. “How about a robotic eye?” they suggest, their voices full of hope. “Or what about an eye transplant?” The funny thing is, it’s not the fact that they assume I haven’t looked into medical treatments that irritates me. It’s that they continue with their uninformed suggestions after I share that I’m happy just the way things are. From time to time, it’s hard for the able-bodied people I meet to believe that a disabled person could be truly happy. I felt Oslo’s wet tongue on my hand and I could not help but smile. Oslo always knows when I need to chill out, I thought, petting his downy head. I heard two young women discuss the warm weather as they settled into the table next to me. I pulled out my earphones and became disappointed when I heard my iPod tell me the battery was low. Not wanting to look bored, I kept my headphones on and continued to wait for Adrianos. “So what’s up with you and Kevin?” the woman closest to me asked. “Is it finally over?” “We took a two week break,” another girl answered, her voice dry. “But I’m seeing him tonight. It’s really tough for him to get away.” “Oh Ashley,” the concerned friend spoke. “He’s married.” Ashley drew a big breath and said, “His
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wife is in a wheelchair. She can’t give him what I can. If anything, I am helping her out.” “Just because cripples don’t have sex doesn’t make it right, Ash,” the friend sighed. I felt my face go hot. How could she assume people in wheelchairs can’t have sex? Worst of all, how could the other girl use someone’s disability as a justification for an affair? The newly blind version of me would have said nothing. But now, eight years later, I sensed the need to speak up. I turned to face the women and felt my elbow knock my drink over. The cool liquid spilled on my shirt and down my pants, making me stand up. Unfamiliar voices swarmed around me, offering me napkins. I padded my clothes dry and heard a guy ask, “Do you need me to take you to the bathroom?” I shook my head and told the guy I was fine and that I was waiting for a friend. He replied, “It’s me, Adrianos.” Being unable to recognize someone’s voice doesn’t happen often, but when it does, it’s pretty embarrassing. Wanting to put the café scene behind me, I asked Adrianos if we could take a walk down Valencia Street instead. As we ambled away from the table, I heard a woman say, “You forgot his iPod.” I reached for the device on the table and heard the woman continue, “I gave the iPod to your brother.” I was unsure if she was the same girl who was having the affair or not. Regardless, it took every ounce of strength not to say anything rude back to her. After all, I didn’t want to be that angry disabled person. I bit my lower lip, took the iPod from Adrianos, and continued making my way out of the coffee shop. Feeling Oslo guide me around a crowd, I wondered why people always soflagaynews //
assume my dates are my family. Despite the sun’s warmth and tepid wind, I sensed a cold vibe coming from Adrianos. As he shared the details of his job as a graphic artist for a startup, I wondered if seeing me make a mess had changed his opinion about me. Maybe he thinks I will always spill drinks, I thought ruefully, walking between Oslo and Adrianos. But, I’ll never get the truth unless I ask. So, as we approached a store that reeked of patchouli, I asked him if he was doing ok. His answer surprised me. He shared he grew up in foster homes and that his brother, who had passed away two months prior, was the only family he had. Hearing that woman refer to me as his brother had stirred up a lot of memories about Jason. “When I got to the café,” he began, “you looked upset. But it didn’t seem like you were mad at me for being late. It was more like you were mad at something else.” “I was mad at a conversation I overheard,” I started to say, “and then I made a mess. To top it off, that lady assumed you were my brother -- as if only my relatives would hang out with me.”
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“Well, I had a friend in college who was in a wheelchair. He was a total slut. That lady was way off,” Adrianos said. “I know,” I replied, smiling. We grabbed seats in an Indian restaurant where we continued our conversation about death and disability -- two topics we felt people didn’t always know how to handle. And even though the conversation was serious, we both laughed as we shared the different dumb things people had said to us. “I hate it when people ask me for his age,” he said. “I mean, why does anyone’s age matter once they are gone?” I couldn’t see his face, but I could hear the relief in his voice. As we continued our chat, I was reminded that every person, disabled or not, has a part of their lives that’s hard to talk about. Maybe someday I’ll hear someone say something dumb about disability and it won’t faze me. Until then, I will try hard to remember that, like death, not everyone knows how to handle the topic of disability. Belo Cipriani is the Writer-in-Residence at Holy Names University, a spokesperson for Guide Dogs for the Blind, the “Get to Work” columnist for SFGate.com, and the author of Blind: A Memoir. Learn more at BeloCipriani.com.
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Reader Blasts SFGN Over Soup Kitchen Article
Editor and Staff of South Florida Gay News, It appears that South Florida Gay News is following in the Foot Steps of Faux News and Chuck Todd of NBC. “Poor journalism”, one sided stories and innuendoes. In a recent article by Christina Lilly “Oakland Park Soup Kitchen Fight for life” Let me ask you Christina and Sideline Bar where are the fundraisers or the outpouring of concern for half a dozen businesses run out of that area as a result of this so called soup kitchen? There used to be a flooring store, paint store and pool supply stores in that area and a recent business owner was told,”We will run you out too”. Had you done your reporting you would have been aware of the great negatives of the soup kitchen in that area. I have to question your so called reporting when you only called out 2 of the 5 commissioners when all 5 unanimously voted for the new power-line Zone. Let me also point out that there are 3 openly gay Commissioners on the Dias, but you seem to only want to focus on the 2 who happen to be up for reelection. I am sure that you got that from Bob who operates the Soup Kitchen. Did he also happen to tell you about how he was caught removing Campaign signs of Candidates in the past that didn’t agree with him? I am sure you also heard from the home owner Association president, who had to have cameras installed as she would have people urinating and defecating on her yard and painting anti-Semitic words on their home. Or the owner of a travel agency almost in tears, who came before the City Commissioners for years, over and over dating back to Sept 2008, asking for help as she had similar things happen to her Business only to fall on deaf ears with every prior commissioner until now. Where is your out cry of help for a Female volunteer who was assaulted by a soup Kitchen client, when she was picking up his beer can during the 38 street’s Adopt-A
Street clean up. I guess you didn’t bother to hear Commissioner Tim Lonergan and Jed Shank talking about their bike ride around the City and their encounter of a soup kitchen client passed out on the side walk, drunk and refusing help! You also didn’t bother looking into the City of Oakland Parks charitable donations for many homeless causes for many years. Year after year each or our Commissioners vote to keep in the budget money for those causes in a time when money was tight for everyone. By the way those Businesses that closed down as a result of the clients of the soup kitchen, that’s tax revenue lost in our City. That is Revenue that would have actually helped with those charitable donations. You also must have missed the Proclamations by the City of Oakland Park through the years to Salvation Army (you know the Rehabilitation Center for the homelessness as a result of Drug and Alcohol addiction). You would also know, had you done you’re investigating, that Mayor Shari McCartney is a Member of the Broward County Homeless Initiative Partnership Advisory Board, a community ambassador for the Salvation Army and a volunteer for St. Anthony Catholic Church substance abuse ministry. You would also know that John Adornato III volunteers for Meals on Wheels among other charitable causes. But you chose not to talk to any of them just to Bob. Just maybe if you really interest in hearing how this affected the community and business, let me know, I can direct you to a number of commission meetings were one after another business owners and resident spoke on how they are being affected. Congratulations on being thorough with your story.
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Amendment 2 brings Reason and Common Sense to Cannabis Laws
Norm Kent
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The voters of Florida have an opportunity on Nov. 4 to amend our constitution, and make cannabis legally available to patients with debilitating medical conditions. It’s a cause you should support, because it is an initiative, which heals rather than harms, helps rather than hurts. Long overdue, after four decades of criminal prosecutions, passage of this amendment will put your use of marijuana in the hands of physicians you can trust. The strategic and glorious part of this proposal, if passed, is that it will allow patients to acquire their medicine with a written certification from their doctor, just as you get prescriptions for other private, medical needs. Amendment 2 allows The Florida Department of Health, not the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, to determine who may lawfully access cannabis. It means that instead of getting arrested first and having to assert a medical necessity defense later, you will have a lawful right to possess and consume marihuana without the fear of criminal prosecution. Regrettably, in the course of any campaign, fictions are infused and real facts gets distorted. No striking example is more glaring than the misleading and misguided advice being disseminated by attorney Ian Christensen, his ‘Health Law Services’ law firm, and his non-lawyer legal administrator, Chris Ralph. Collectively, they are negligently, carelessly, and irresponsibly giving out the false legal advice that marijuana is already legal in Florida. Abraham Lincoln once wrote that ‘some people are thought fools and remain silent. Others speak and remove all doubt.’ Marijuana is not legal today in the state in Florida in any shape, size or form. Possess it or consume it, cultivate it or distribute it, and you can be arrested, jailed, and criminally prosecuted. Chapter 893 of the Florida Statutes, governing the
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consumption and sale, possession and ownership of drugs, is in full force and effect. Mr. Christensen needs to go back to law school. The advice he is giving would make him flunk Criminal Law 101. The best way to modify Florida’s tough and restrictive drug laws is to support and pass Amendment 2. This law will not only allow a citizen to possess marijuana medicinally, you will be able to purchase it from lawfully established medical marijuana distribution centers, established, licensed and sanctioned by the state of Florida. If a cop saw you with a joint, you would not have to call a bondsman from a jail. You would simply hand the cop a medical certification card from your wallet. The decisions you make over the treatments you choose for your health ought to be made by you and your physicians, not your police department and juries. Amendment 2 will make that happen for marijuana. It will provide access to medical marijuana without the fear of arrest and incarceration. Few people know more about this subject than I do. It was over a quarter of a century ago when a judge acquitted my client, Elvy Mussika, a Hollywood grandmother, of cultivating marijuana in her backyard, based on a defense of ‘medical necessity.’ Yes, she won, but at what price? First, she had to go to jail and risk a trial to secure her freedom. All she wanted was to treat her glaucoma. Last year, Manatee County deputies raided Cathy Jordan’s home, seizing and destroying the small amount of cannabis
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she was cultivating to use medically for Lou Gehrig’s disease. A thoughtful prosecutor declined prosecution, acknowledging that Cathy was living with a debilitating condition; that medical cannabis helped arrest. But her freedom was won only after she was faced with an arrest. Under existing Florida law, and with a less enlightened prosecutor in charge, Cathy Jordan and her caregiver and grower — her husband Robert — could still be arrested and face charges of cultivation, in violation of Florida statutes. That makes no sense, personally, politically, or philosophically. If we pass Amendment 2, Florida citizens will end that insanity. Uniform law, not individual discretion, will govern the debate. Pass Amendment 2 and your physician, not the county prosecutor, will determine who gets to use medical cannabis in Florida.
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October marks LGBT History Month, which started in 1994 by a Missouri high school teacher, Rodney Wilson. Wilson sought out other teachers and community leaders for his effort and they chose October because school was in session and it coincided with National Coming Out Day on October 11. Soon enough LGBT History Month was endorsed by GLAAD, the Human Rights Campaign, the National Gay ad Lesbian Task Force, and the National Education Association. In 2006 Equality Forum took over the responsibility for providing content, promotion and resources for the month, including the website LGBThistorymonth.com which features a different LGBT icon each day in October. “The LGBT History Month 2015 includes the first couple to file a federal lawsuit for same-sex marriage equality, world champion boxer, rock legends, first out elected official, blues singer, and Oscar winner, among the 31 Icons,” said Malcolm Lazin, executive director of Equality Forum. “When LGBT History Month was
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launched in 2006, almost no one acknowledged Some of the special features include a profile LGBT History Month. Today, LGBT History of Playwright Robert Patrick and participant Month in October is celebrated in public at Reminder Days, a look at San Francisco’s schools, colleges and universities, workplaces, Tenderloin neighborhood, and LGBT theories community centers, and organizations around of JFK assassination. SFGN will contribute a the globe.” piece this year to the project on But Equality Forum isn’t the “Simply put our history the PRIDE Institute, the first LGBT only one celebrating gay history explains how we built a substance abuse treatment center. or LGBT History Month. LGBT community where once “As someone who was around there was none.” history has also gone high when people first started talking tech with smartphone apps like Quist, which about the history of the civil rights movement showcase a piece of gay history everyday. and I often heard people not take it seriously. “Quist is approaching 20,000 downloads The same is true for our history today,” said worldwide. In our first year we added about Mark Segal, publisher of PGN. “Many don’t take 100 new historical events to the database and it seriously, and many people don’t realize what translations into 12 world languages,” said it took to get us to where we are today with our founder Sarah Prager. “This October we’ll be community. Simply put our history explains running a #quistorymatters campaign so watch how we built a community where once there our social media pages @quistapp.” was none.” SFGN will be participating, along with 26 In addition SFGN will feature each week three other LGBT publications around the country, of the LGBT icons from LGBTHistoryMonth. in a special history project spearheaded by the com and other history related stories. But LGBT Philadelphia Gay News throughout October. history is a part of SFGN every week with at
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least one column highlighting some of the community’s history. “LGBT people have made significant contributions to society across all fields and centuries and have overcome incredible adversity,” Prager said. “LGBT youth should know they can do the same. I truly believe in the cause of making LGBT history more accessible to our youth.” This year LGBTHistoryMonth.com will feature: Richard Adams; Faisal Alam; Tallulah Bankhead; Natalie Barney; Allan Bérubé; Bernice Bing; Ivy Bottini; Lord Byron; Michael Callen; Tseng Kwong Chi; Margaret Cho; Jean Cocteau; Orlando Cruz; Lee Daniels; Stormé DeLaverie; Rudy Galindo; Darlene Garner; Glenn Greenwald; Angelina Weld Grimké; Billie Holiday; Marc Jacobs; June Jordan; Kathy Kozachenko; Armistead Maupin; CeCe McDonald; Freddie Mercury; John Cameron Mitchell; Frank Ocean; Megan Rapinoe; Lou Sullivan; and Sylvester.
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People: Quentin Crisp (born Denis Charles Pratt, 25 December 1908 – 21 November 1999) was an English writer and raconteur. Crisp grew up with effeminate tendencies, which he flaunted by parading the streets in make-up and painted nails, and working as a rent-boy. The interviews he gave about his unusual life attracted increasing public curiosity. In 1975/76, the television version of The Naked Civil Servant was broadcast on British and US television and made both actor John Hurt and Crisp himself into stars. This success launched Crisp in a new direction: that of performer and lector. He devised a one-man show, began touring the country with it and it became a long-running hit, both in England and America. Crisp defied convention by criticizing both gay liberation and Diana, Princess of Wales.
(born 27 April 1963) OBE, better known by his pen name Russell T Davies, is a Welsh television producer and screenwriter whose works include Queer as Folk, Bob & Rose, The Second Coming, Casanova and the 2005 revival of the classic British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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Gay News was a pioneering fortnightly newspaper founded in England in 1972. A collaboration between former members of the Gay Liberation Front and members of the Campaign for Homosexual Equality ( CHE), Gay News was a response to a nationwide demand by lesbians and gay men for news. The paper played a very important and loud role in the struggle for gay rights in the UK of the 70’s. It was described as the movement’s “debating chamber”. It ceased publication in April of 1983 after a long and costly legal battle with the courts, (brought on by the “moral vigilante” of the time, Mary
Whitehouse), for printing a homoerotic poem about Christ, written by James Kirkup. The poem that created a storm was called “The Love That Dares To Speak Its Name”. It can be read at http://torturebyroses.gydja. com/tbrkirkup.html (Warning: some readers might be offended by the content of the poem). In late 2005, Westminster City Council decreed that all LGBT bars and businesses that operated in its jurisdiction, including those in Soho and Covent Garden, remove their pride flags claiming that such flags constituted advertising which was forbidden in its planning laws. Businesses would be required to apply for permits to be allowed to fly flags but those businesses that did apply for permission found their applications turned down for spurious reasons. Following media allegations of homophobia in the Council, the I Love Soho campaign and intense pressure from the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone, the Council rescinded its directive and Pride
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Flags were once again permitted to be flown in the heart of the gay district. With a about 270,000 residents, the city of Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland and home to that country’s most visible gay scene. Following the tumultuous and often violent period known as “the Troubles”, which came to an end in 1998, Belfast has experienced a dramatic renaissance including a building boom, growth in the arts, a proliferation of noteworthy restaurants and bars, and a more open and expressive LGBT community. The city holds its Belfast Festival, which draws more than 25,000 participants and spectators, over a week in late July and early August. According to research by the UK Office of National Statistics: “just one in every hundred Scots consider themselves to be gay, lesbian or bisexual”. Scotland is more homophobic than the rest of the UK and very closeted.
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Historical Members of the LGBT Community LGBTHistoryMonth.com
LGBTHistoryMonth.com features a new profile everyday in October. Visit their website to see more.
Richard Adams
Allan Bérubé
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Birth: March 9, 1947, Manila, Philippines Death: December 17, 2012, Los Angeles, California
“We really felt that people could achieve the life they wanted.” Richard Adams filed the first U.S. lawsuit to seek federal recognition of same-sex marriage. What should have been the beginning of a happy marriage laid the groundwork for his almost 40-year quest for federally recognized marriage equality. On April 21, 1975, Adams and his Australian partner, Anthony Sullivan, obtained a marriage license in Boulder, Colorado. They were married before the Colorado Attorney General declared same-sex marriage licenses invalid. Adams applied to the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) for Sullivan to receive a permanent residency green card as the spouse of an American citizen. In response, the couple received an INS reply that stated, “You have failed to establish that a bona fide marital relationship can exist between two faggots.” Adams lodged a formal protest. The INS reissued their denial without the slur. Adams filed a suit in federal court, but the judge upheld the INS. Adams filed a second federal suit claiming that after an eight-year relationship, deportation of Sullivan constituted extreme hardship. The federal district court and U.S. Court of Appeals ruled against Adams. Subsequently, Sullivan requested permanent residency for Adams in Australia. The Australian government denied the request. In 1985 the couple moved to Britain. Adams left behind his family and friends and a job he had for over 18 years. After one year in Britain, the couple returned to the U.S. and kept a low profile so as not to attract INS attention. Subsequent to Adams’s death and after the U.S. Attorney General in 2011 declared the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, Sullivan filed as Adams’s widower for a green card so he could remain permanently in the United States.
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Tallulah Bankhead Actress
Birth: January 31, 1902, Huntsville, Alabama Death: December 12, 1968, New York, New York
“Nobody can be exactly like me. Sometimes even I have trouble doing it.” A Hollywood celebrity, Tallulah Bankhead exemplified what it meant to be a liberated woman at a time when women were Victorian and marginalized. Bankhead’s father was a conservative Southern Democrat who served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1917 until 1940. Tallulah was raised in Washington, D.C., where she received a strict religious education. A proponent of racial integration and civil rights, Bankhead’s political values starkly contrasted with those of her family. At age 15, she moved to New York City, where she made a name for herself as an actress and bon vivant both on Broadway and in London. In Motion Pictures magazine, Bankhead’s former assistant disclosed that the two had been sexually involved. A self-described ambisexual, Bankhead’s sexual liaisons included the British theater actress Eva Le Gallienne and jazz legend Billie Holiday. Despite Bankhead’s notoriety, she was widely admired, including by President Harry Truman. Bankhead’s colorful personality immortalized her in ways that few actresses have achieved. Despite her many scandals, turbulent relations and provocative nature, she is remembered as a beacon of civil rights and sexual liberation.
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Birth: December 3, 1946, Springfield, Massachusetts Death: December 11, 2006, San Francisco, California
“We really felt that people could achieve the life they wanted.” Allan Bérubé is best known for his 1990 book, “Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War Two.” He posits that servicemen and women during the war found the freedom to explore sexuality in a relatively judgment-free environment. When these soldiers returned home, many settled into a domestic heterosexual lifestyle that launched the baby boom. But a few, knowing they were not as “deviant” as they had been led to believe, decided to stand up against homosexual persecution. Though Bérubé dropped out of college, he maintained a lifelong passion for scholarship. In 1976 Jonathan Ned Katz’s “Gay American History” inspired Bérubé to conduct his own research. He helped to form the San Francisco Lesbian and Gay History Project. In 1979 he created a slideshow titled “Lesbian Masquerade” about 19th-century women who had passed as men. The presentation became popular and was shown repeatedly in the San Francisco Bay area. Due to his local celebrity, Bérubé received from an acquaintance the letters of Harold Clark. These letters detailed Clark’s friendships with other gay men during World War II. Bérubé created a second slideshow lecture, which he toured with across the country. His work inspired veterans to contribute their stories to the project. Thus began the 10-year journey that culminated in the publication of “Coming Out Under Fire.” In 1990 “Coming Out Under Fire” received the Lambda Literary Award for outstanding Gay Men’s Nonfiction and influenced the U.S. Senate’s 1993 hearings on the exclusion of lesbians and gay men from the military. A documentary adaptation of the book won a Peabody Award.
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Robert Patrick One of nation’s oldest gay playwrights on being part of theater history Henrik Eger PGN Contributor
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obert Patrick is the author of “Kennedy’s Children” and “The Haunted Host,” one of America’s oldest gay plays, now celebrating its 50th anniversary. He was one of the leading lights of the Off-Off Broadway, fringe and gaytheatre movements in the United States. When he was younger, he made the mistake of selling his copyrights and now, at age 76, he survives in Los Angeles by writing porn reviews, even though he is still very creative and supportive of gay theatre arts.
The only religious attack I can recall was when my stepfather, for what he called “blasphemy,” broke my nose with a cast-iron crucifix. I was in my early 20s. I fled but had nowhere to go, so I secretly sneaked back in and slept in my closet for a few days.
Henrik Eger: Because your parents were migrant workers in Texas, and moved around so often in search of new jobs, you never finished a year of school until your senior year.
RP: Roswell, N.M.’s resident homosexuals often had affairs with lonely airmen from the local Air Force base. Me and my best friend, George, each had a “flyboy” lover. Our lovers discovered each other and dropped us. I was such a romantic that I joined the Air Force in San Antonio, Texas, just to be in the same branch of the service with mine, Bobby. After about two weeks, I was called into a tiny, file-filled shack and told that I was being discharged dishonorably because they had found my poem in Bobby’s wallet.
RP: I fiddled around as a child, drawing comics in school tablets and making up little songs, but with the onset of puberty, I suddenly began writing completed songs and poetry in great numbers. My childhood loneliness certainly made me appreciate the Caffe Cino and Off-Off Broadway, not only for their artistic opportunities, but for the gregarious friendliness of the artists and patrons, who were my first “family of friends.” How supportive was your father of you when you grew up? RP: My biological father turned into an ugly drunk after a telephone pole he was working on fell and crushed his legs. Her beat us until someone asked my mother why she didn’t call the police. She replied, “Can I?” She didn’t know women had any retaliation against such things. She had him arrested and he disappeared from our lives until Mother once decided to return to him, taking me with her. He got drunk, beat me and left me for dead. I saw him just twice after that and was scared to death to be near him. Did any people with fundamentalist religious beliefs ever attack you for your atheism?
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As a young man, you joined the Air Force, but got kicked out after two weeks because a love poem was found in the wallet of another airman.
After the Air Force affair, you chose to commit yourself to a mental institution. I simply couldn’t get along anywhere. My family’s constant moving had left me without social skills at friendship, school and work situations. My obsessive absorption in the arts left me without means to relate to people whose interests were family, work and religion. The enforced secrecy of my sex and love lives mitigated against stability and lasting relationships. I alternated between trying to bully or charm people into sharing my arts interests and clumsily attempting to ingratiate myself by imitating their behavior. What did you experience at that institution? There was a padded cell in one corner occupied by a muscular young man who spent all his time screaming and cursing and banging the padded walls. An orderly confided to me that this patient was the son of a rich politician
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who had arranged that the youth, his son, be institutionalized, rather than jailed for some ghastly drunken auto accident he had caused. The orderly also hinted that the guy was gay. This is reflected in one speech in my play “Nice Girl,” when a character explains why he fled his small New Mexico town: “Rich people in this state with queer kids can get them thrown into an asylum for life, do you know that? We were, like Jews in Nazi Germany, we lived in terror.” [My stay] was extremely interesting, but at two weeks to the minute, they discharged me, saying, “There’s nothing wrong with you. Just move to a bigger town.” On a visit to New York, you followed a young man into Caffe Cino, unaware that you had entered what was to become the birthing place of both Off-Off Broadway and gay theater. Playwright Lanford Wilson, your roommate, wrote “The Madness of Lady Bright,” which was to become the first gay play in America. Seven months later, you wrote your first gay play, “The Haunted Host” (1964) — contributing to a whole new movement. We were not consciously or programmatically creating gay theater. The freedom Joe Cino gave to playwrights just happened to give us the courage to write what was on our minds, and we both had gay stories we wanted to tell. So, it turned out, did several other writers at the Cino. When homosexuality was still a defacto crime in New York, owners of gay establishments like Caffe Cino, who wanted to keep their theaters running, were forced to do so through illegal activities. Some corrupt police officers apparently demanded bribes and sexual favors for protection of the establishment. Could you tell us
more about some of those clandestine activities that you observed? I once saw a cop come out of the back room of the Cino zipping his pants and tucking $10 into his pocket. That’s my only acquaintance with such things. We always suspected Joe’s Sicilian relations had something to do with the Cino not being harassed. After Joe’s death, we received summonses daily. In the early days of American theater and film, most black and gay characters were stereotyped. Your plays, including “Kennedy’s Children,” were performed not only in the gay and pro-gay environment of the Village, but also on Broadway, in London, and Amsterdam, which seemed to exist almost in a vacuum at that time. How do you explain the movement toward a much wider portrayal of gay people and other minority members in our own time, 50 years later? The spread of education, with many more people going to college, and reading history, and through radio and TV and newsreels — knowing more about the world than our parents did. Given the many remarkable things that you’ve done in your life, is there anything you have not done, but would like to experience? True love. And I would like to have the money to build or buy a theatre in L.A. with enough ground space that I could call it “Robert Patrick’s Free Parking Theatre,” because in L.A., the theater would fill up for every performance no matter what show was on, just because of the magic words “Free Parking.” Then I could do whatever plays I liked.
Henrik Eger is editor of “Drama Around the Globe” and author of “Metronome Ticking” and four textbooks. Born and raised in Germany, he earned a Ph.D. in English from the University of Illinois and went on to teach English and communications on three continents. Contact him at HenrikEger@gmail.com.
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Nest egg seems a strange term for your retirement money yet it carries a very real comparison. Though retirement planning and eggs are inherently strong in their structure, in the wrong circumstances both can be very fragile. Nest eggs are tricky work. They take discipline, timing, research and responsibility. After you follow the rules as best you can; maximize savings, minimize spending and contribute to your retirement plan. What then? When do you have enough to quit working and enjoy your ‘golden years’? Here’s the problem. In all likelihood you will retire sooner and live longer than the generation ahead of you. Retirement for you may reasonably be measured in thirty to forty years. Will you be sentenced to live forever under the veil of fear that one day your money may be gone while you still aren’t? For many years savers have moved from a preponderance of stocks to bonds as they age. As you age, replacing your nest egg becomes more difficult than keeping it even at minimal rates of return. Taking your nest egg home and hiding it under the mattress is a sure fire way to outlive your money. A better bet for your nest egg may be to move your safety horizon way out. Keep your nest egg actively, if conservatively, invested as long as you remain employed. The stock market over any 10year period out performs bonds on an order of double. Over the long haul bonds and cash may keep a steady stream of income flowing your way year after year but that steady flow of income will buy less and less when inflation is factored in. Protecting the principal while earning a livable and inflation protected return are equally important to give yourself the lifestyle you worked hard and saved for. How much do you need to be comfortable while not working? I can’t know, there are too many variables. However, we can readily calculate a pretty good estimate. How much after tax income do you think you need to
live the lifestyle you want? Don’t forget to consider income taxes unless you are wholly invested in tax-free bonds. Take the income you will require and divide the amount by 5 percent. Five percent is a reasonably safe yield expectation on most investments. Understand that you will probably earn more, more like 10 percent, but that excess must be left in your investment account. The excess becomes a part of your capital protecting you against inflation. You will have more principal yielding 5 percent allowing your income to grow over the years as prices go up. The calculation becomes very simple. For example assume income must be $25,000 your first year (of freedom). Divide $25,000 by 5 percent and the size of your next egg must be $500,000. Over time you will likely earn 10% and the balance you don’t spend increases the $500,000 to $525,000 which next year allows $26,250 income. The third year your principal is $551,250, which allows $27,600 income. And so on. The magic is in allowing part of your return to be reinvested. Remember the $500,000 in the example is not necessarily simply your cash, stocks and bonds. Perhaps your home has a great deal of equity and moving to a less expensive place can yield resources that can be included in your principal. Include your Social Security income in your income calculations. Don’t forget to make your income calculation based on your new freedom based lifestyle that probably will not require many of the fixed and variable expenses required while you are working. You will be surprised at how little capital wealth is required for a comfortable retirement. I certainly was. Ric Reily is the author of two books, Money Is The Root Of All - Skip The Debt Habit, and Gregory’s Hero; his firm CFO On Call provides small business finance and operations consulting. Ric is married to John, his partner of 26 years, and lives in South Florida with their Havanese dog, Buckley. You can reach Ric at RicReily@gmail.com.
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Fort Lauderdale, FL – The South Florida Symphony Orchestra started the 20142015 Season on a high note in August announcing a challenge gift of $120,000 from Marilynn Weber, a supporter of the symphony since its inception 16 years ago. “We are deeply appreciative of this generous and significant gift and for Ms. Weber’s continuing support over many years,” said Jacqueline Lorber, President/ CEO, South Florida Symphony Orchestra. “We are excited to move into our new season, which offers an outstanding variety of classical music and the Grammy nominated “The WannaBeatles” performing with the Symphony in its new Pops Series.” Marilynn Weber, a former educator and long-time supporter of the arts, has always believed in the South Florida Symphony Orchestra. “My experiences of seeing and hearing the Symphony have created unforgettable and wonderful memories for me. I hope my gift will
encourage others who love the Symphony as much as I do to recognize its inspiring performances and education programs as important assets in our community,” said Weber. “My intention for this gift is to motivate others to support the Symphony with their own donations.” The Symphony announced Marilynn’s challenge four weeks ago with the kickoff of the annual Musicians Campaign to raise $300,000 in donations. In a sign of community support, classical music lovers from across the region have risen to match Marilynn’s initial $120,000 gift with an additional $112,500 The Symphony has now achieved $232,500 toward the $300,000 fundraising goal for 2014-2015. The South Florida Symphony Orchestra will present its “Masterworks Concert Season” beginning in November. Subscriptions are available online at www.southfloridasymphony.org or by calling 954.522.8445.
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lifestyle books “Being Miss America: Behind the Rhinestone Curtain” by Kate Shindle Terri Schlichenmeyer
$24.95 / $30.95 Canada 236 pages c.2014, University of Texas Press Elbow, elbow, wrist-wrist-wrist. It’s like icing a cake with your hand, they say, and you practiced that wave aplenty when you were young. You never knew when you might find yourself walking down a long stage with roses in your arms and a crown on your head. Millions of young women try. Only one per year becomes Miss America — most of the time. In “Being Miss America” by Kate Shindle, you’ll peek behind the brocade curtains to learn more. Growing up in New Jersey, in a family that often volunteered for the Miss America Organization, Kate Shindle had a first-hand, on-the-ground look at making a pageant. That knowledge obviously didn’t scare her: she later entered a local Illinois pageant, won, and won again to eventually become Miss America 1998. Pageant fans know that the first Miss America was crowned in 1921, in an effort to keep tourists on The Boardwalk a little longer. Only one woman won the title twice (1922 and 1923). There’s been one Jewish winner (1945) and one Native American titleholder (1927), but no Muslims or lesbians (yet) to wear the crown. Scholarships weren’t given until Miss America 1943 suggested them. The pageant schedule, originally set for mid-September-ish, has often been in flux; in fact, it was completely cancelled for a few Depression-Era years. In the beginning, there was no “platform” (it seems to have “become a thing of the past” today). Swimsuit parades clashed with feminism, racism quietly lingered as “an ugly underbelly,” countdowns were tweaked, and the pageant once endured an attempt at reality TV. Political maneuvers and corporate rules now determine things.
Today, Shindle still gets the “What was it like?” question, and it’s complicated. At first, traveling was fun and receiving gifts was interesting. Both became tedious pretty quickly. She was happy to have a chance to work with HIV awareness, but was often instructed on what she couldn’t say. Winning the pageant was empowering, but with the growing popularity of the Internet then, it was too easy to find forums filled with vitriol and even easier to fall into an eating disorder… It’s very safe to say that the majority of us never were Miss America material. That never stopped us from dreaming, though, which is why a behind-the-scenes book like “Being Miss America” is so fun to read. Author Kate Shindle takes the (elbowlength) gloves off in this book, and tells the truth as she knows it: the good and bad of wearing the crown, the humor and difficulty of being an “ideal” woman, changes that title-holders have made within pageant workings, and the struggles some have endured. She does this with wit and passion, as well as with sadness; Miss America’s future, as Shindle sees it, isn’t quite so rosy but, with work, “she can become something greater than ever.” I liked this book for its lightly scandalous humor and its tarnished-crown honesty, and if you’re a pageant-watcher, I think you’ll like it, too. Grab “Being Miss America,” and you can wave the hours good-bye.
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Driven — 2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited
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Like many of us gays, I’m a bit of a contrarian by nature: if everyone is wearing slacks, I want to wear jeans; if everyone is going scruffy, I kinda like being smooth. And alas, while most people prefer to drive sedans and SUVs, I am all about stylish wagons. I prefer low-slung, sporty wags, but I’ll take a wagon in any form I can find it, and the latest new wagon to hit the market is the all-new 2015 Subaru Outback. Basically a jacked up Legacy in wagon form with body cladding and high ground clearance, the Outback offers crossover-grade off-road capability, yet a very smooth highway ride. The interior is huge and comfortable, if rather devoid of style, and I’d prefer an infotainment system that uses some form of buttons in place of this car’s wide, flat touchscreen. But at the Limited trim level, it has tons of niceties and feels bright and airy. And since the Outback is based on a long, wide car, and not a tall, stubby SUV, the cargo area is wide and deep and gets even more vast when the second-row seats are folded.
Despite being endowed with the more powerful of the Outback’s two available engines, the Outback is not terribly fun to drive, thanks to numb steering and an aloof powertrain. But then, the Outback isn’t supposed to be fun to drive — the Jetta Sportwagen or Volvo V60 wagon would be better choices for driver-types — it is supposed to be versatile and spacious, with a modicum of off-road capability. And it is all of that. And the fact that it’s not a clunky SUV or a boring sedan makes it even better. Renowned automotive journalist and gay car geek Steve Siler has turned his life-long love of cars into a fruitful and enthusiastic career traveling the world to test thousands of new vehicles as they are introduced. Siler is s regular contributor to Car and Driver Magazine, Edmunds.com, AutoTrader. com, AOL Autos and Yahoo! Autos, and also pioneered automotive writing for the LGBT community more than a decade ago.
2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited 2015 Subaru Outback 3.6R Limited Base Price: $33,845 Price as Tested: $36,040 Power: 3.6-liter 6-cylinder (256 hp, 247 lb-ft of torque) Transmission: continuously variable automatic
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Whether you need a quick bite to eat on your lunch break or you’re ending a night out, you can include Humpy’s Pizza in your day. Seven-year-old Humpy’s, now a staple on The Drive, started out serving up slices and cupcakes (more on those later) to the locals. Recently, though, Humpy’s has expanded their menu to include a variety of flatbreads. Starting at $9, you can choose from a multitude of flatbreads, including Veggie (spinach, mushroom, red and green peppers, onions) and BBQ Chicken. You can build your own flatbread for as low as $7. You can also build your own pizza or calzone as well. Don’t worry: Humpy’s is still shelling out your favorite slices (starting at $2.75). You can get just cheese or pepperoni, of course – huge fan favorites – or you can get Margherita or BLT. If you’re around for lunch, get a slice, a salad and a soda for $5 or a large, one-topping pizza for $13. If you’ve got a little more time to venture off the pizza path, try the meatball sliders – a mini meatball hero on small onion rolls (2 for $3.75). BBQ Chicken sliders are also available. For larger portions, try one of the halfdozen sandwiches – everything from the ever-popular Grilled Chicken Hero or the Pesto Chicken Panini (starting as low as $6.95). But if pizza is your main calling and you’re trying to eliminate all the carbs, opt for a honey wheat crust with Turkey Sausage or Wild Mushroom (starting at $13.50). Multigrain pasta is also available if you’re looking for a healthier option for your Penne Pomodoro or Baked Ziti (starting at $7.50).
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Don’t ignore the salads! Try the mixed greens with fresh veggies salad with Humpy’s homemade balsamic vinaigrette ($6). Humpy’s isn’t just limited to the drive, either. Delivery is available and there are even delivery specials, like buy one pizza get one 50 percent off or a large, one topping pizza and six wings for $15. Humpy’s delivers until midnight Thursday-Saturday and 10 p.m. all other nights. Lunchtime delivery is also offered in case you can’t get away! Don’t forget to grab a cupcake (or four) on your way out. Baked fresh in the pizza oven daily, there are a dozen variations – including the seasonal pumpkin spice – to choose from. Customer favorites include buttercream and red velvet ($2.75 each). Look out for a peppermint cupcake during the winter holidays and a Bailey’s Irish Cream version on St. Patrick’s Day.
If You Go: 2244 Wilton Drive Wilton Manors, FL 33305 (954) 566-2722 www.humpyspizza.com Monday-Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 11:30 a.m. – 2 a.m. Sunday: 11:30 a.m. – 11 p.m.
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Chicago performs all of the American rock classics tonight at 8 p.m. at Hard Rock Live in the Seminole Paradise at the Hard Rock Casino and Resort in Hollywood. Sing along to “September,” “Free,” “25 or 6 to 4,” “You’re the Inspiration,” and many more hits from the ‘70s and ‘80s. While you’re there, spend some time at the slots or dine at one of the fantastic restaurants on the Seminole Paradise property. Tickets start at $40 at HardRockLiveHollywoodFL.com.
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The Broward Center is teaming up with Slow Burn Theatre to take the Abdo New River Room back to the ‘50s for the feelgood musical for all ages, “The Marvelous Wonderettes.” Arrive one hour before the 8 p.m. performance and enjoy drinks and a modern menu of tapas-style plates with table service. Make it a girls’ night out or bring your date, coworkers and friends for an evening of food, fun and music as the clock gets rolled back to 1958. Through Nov. 23. Tickets are $45 at BrowardCenter.org.
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Ring in fall season at the City of Oakland Park’s 10th Annual Oktoberfest, Friday, Oct. 3 from 5 - 11 p.m. and today from 1 – 11 p.m. at Jaco Pastorius Park, 4000 N. Dixie Hwy. Snack on bratwurst, knockwurst and currywurst from the Ambry and wash them down with authentic Tucher Oktoberfest beer. Alpine Express is the headline band, but you’ll definitely have to be there for the famous dachshund races and beer barrel races. Admission is $5 for adults and free parking is available. For information, go to OaklandParkFL.gov.
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It’s definitely worth the drive to head to Coral Gables for Terrence McNally’s “Mothers and Sons,” now playing through Oct. 19 at GableStage, 1400 Anastasia Ave. in the Biltmore Hotel. The moving one act drama portrays the meeting of a mother still mourning the loss of her son to AIDS and his partner, who has reconciled with the past and is now married and raising a family. Angie Radosh and Michael McKeever star in the powerful production directed by Joseph Adler. Tickets start at $40 at GableStage.org.
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Classically trained singer Jonathan Hawkins takes the stage at The Manor, 2345 Wilton Dr. in Wilton Manors, tonight to raise funds for the Stonewall National Museum & Archives and the Brian Neal Fitness & Health Foundation at “Broadway Boys & Briefs.” The event, which begins at 7 p.m., will include the concert by Hawkins, silent auction and a fashion show featuring hot local male models wearing the latest swimwear and underwear. Tickets are $10-50 at PushFitnessFtL.com.
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The team at the Village Pub, 2283 Wilton Dr. in Wilton Manors, continues to pull out all the stops for the local nightclub’s second anniversary. Tonight, the infamous Electra offers a salute to Broadway with her unique portrayals of all your favorite stars from stage to screen. If we’re lucky she may even do her famous Lucy “Vitameatavegemin” skit, too. Be sure to arrive early for Show Tunes Tuesday at the video bar, courtesy of DJ Bill Hallquist. For more information and the complete line-up of nightly anniversary events, go to VillagePubWM.com.
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“Four Moons” by Sergio Tovar Velarde is the opening night feature of the 2014 Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Credit: ATKO Films
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at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale with the Filmmakers Soiree at 6 p.m., followed by the U.S. premiere of Sergio Tovar Velarde’s “Four Moons,” at 8 p.m. Afterwards, the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitor Bureau’s Office of Film, Music and Entertainment will host a gala reception and “Marie Antoinette Living Red Carpet.” Other social events during the first weekend of the festival including an “After Film Gaythering” on Saturday, Oct. 11 at Rumors, 2246 Wilton drive in Wilton Manors, and a meet and greet with the director, Dmitry Zhitov, and subjects of the documentary, “South Beach on Heels” on Sunday, Oct. 12. The festival will resume on Thursday, Oct. 16, with the “centerpiece” film, “Beyond Love,” and after-party at Stache Bar, 109 SW 2nd Ave. The final weekend will also include men’s and women’s social events and the closing night finale at Bahia Mar, 801 Seabreeze Blvd. on Fort Lauderdale Beach.
Tickets range from $8 - $13.50 and there is a discount for FLGLFF members and advance purchases at FLGFF.com. Tickets for opening, centerpiece and closing events range from $16 - $35. For a complete listing of films and events, go to FLGLFF.com.
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The Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (FLGLFF), opening next weekend, will be the largest ever, promises organizers, screening 32 fulllength features and documentaries and 18 short films over two weekends. In addition, said interim executive director Mark Gilbert, the festival will expand to three venues this year: The Classic Gateway Theatre, 1820 E. Sunrise Blvd.; Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE 6th Ave.; and the Horvitz Auditorium at the Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale, 1 E. Las Olas Blvd. “Our goal has always been to grow this festival into one of the region’s major cultural and social events,” said Gilbert. “This year, the festival will run seven days over two weekends and includes even more diverse, awardwinning LGBT films. “In addition, there will be more opportunities than ever for audiences to meet filmmakers and actors,” he added. The festival opens on Friday, Oct. 10
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“Sordid Lives” Creator Takes Stage in Wilton Manors J.W. Arnold
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Del Shores Del Shores, creator of the gay cult favorite, “Sordid Lives,” will return to Wilton Manors this weekend to kick off the Village Pub’s weeklong second anniversary celebration. In addition to updates about his popular “Sordid Lives” franchise—a sequel film, “A Very Sordid Wedding,” is already in the works— Shores plans to share the kinds of personal stories that connect so well with gay men who also grew up in small, religious towns. “I always do much dirtier shows in bars, that’s the only way to keep their attention,” Shores admitted with a chuckle during a recent phone interview. “When there’s drinking involved, you don’t want to get too deep.” The standup routine, nicknamed, “My Deep Sordid Past,” includes episodes during his “slut phase” and the infamous story about providing oral sex to “the guy with the crooked dick.” Shores also plans to touch on “Six Bad Dates with Del and the stories about what inspired me and my work.” “It’s always a different show,” even for the rabid fans—he won’t call them stalkers—who might catch his performances in Tampa, St. Petersburg and Ft. Meyers during the Florida mini-tour this week. Shores, who has built a significant following on Facebook, credits the social media outlet for the appearances. What started as an appearance at the Tampa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival grew into a sunny sojourn touring the state. “I resisted Facebook for so long. Back in the MySpace days, I had a MySpace,” he recalled. “But when I finally got a Facebook fan page and people started finding me, I really began connecting with core audiences. I could say I’m playing in Atlanta and there would be a spike in
tickets. I love interacting with my fans and it’s just a smart business thing to do.” Fans of his 2000 “Sordid Lives” film and 2008 prequel television series have been glued to Shores’ Facebook page as details of the upcoming sequel, “A Very Sordid Wedding,” have become public. An IndieGoGo campaign was recently launched to raise funds for the project. The entire cast of characters will be back, with the exception of Bitsy Mae. Olivia NewtonJohn will be performing in Las Vegas through 2016 and Shores decided to retire the role rather than recast. Also, Beth Grant (Sissy) declined to return, but Shores teases an “amazing actress” has been recruited. Most fan favorites, including Bonnie Bedelia (Latrelle), Ann Walker (LaVonda) and Caroline Rae (Noleta), have signed on to the project, along with the original Ty, Kurt Geiger, as Shores says, “for many reasons,” hinting at his breakup with actor Jason Dottley, who took over the role for the series. “We’ve brought ‘Sordid Lives’ into 2014 and (Kurt is) age appropriately for the role It’s going to be fun to see where they all are and where they’ve come from and what they look like,” explained Shores. “It was a wonderful experience returning. I do not mind that I’ll always be the guy who wrote ‘Sordid Lives’.” Shores, who has numerous other plays and hit television series to his credit, doesn’t take the popularity of his stories lightly. He reflected on “Sordid Lives” just a moment and summed it all up, “When I wrote it, it was my story. I didn’t realize that it was everybody else’s story, too.”
Del Shores performs “My Sordid Best” on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 9 p.m. at Village Pub, 2283 Wilton drive in Wilton Manors, as part of the bar’s second anniversary celebration. Admission is free, although limited reserved seating is available. For more information, go to VillagePubWM.com. soflagaynews //
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Lucy, that whacky red head is back at the ILove Adriene Arst Center in Miami.
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Jamaica Farewell
Through Oct. 19 at Empire Stage, 1140 N. Flagler Drive in Fort Lauderdale. Debra Ehrhardt tells the story of her leaving revolution-torn Jamaica in the ‘70s to pursue her dreams in the United States. Tickets $35. Call 954-678-1396 or visit EmpireStage.com.
* Music for the Soul
Oct. 5 from 4 to 7 p.m. at ArtServe, 1350 E. Sunrise Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale. Traditional Indian music by vocalist Pt. Kumar Mardur, accompanied by Pt. Ashis Sengupta and Shri Satishreddi Kolli. Tickets $15 to $35. Visit APAIArt.com.
* Broadway, Boys & Briefs
Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. at The Manor, 2345 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Jonathan Hawkins’ powerful voice will joined by a silent auction and fashion show of male models showcasing the latest in swimwear and underwear. Tickets $10 to $35, benefitting the Stonewall National Museum & Archives and the Brian Neal Fitness and Health Foundation. Visit Stonewall-Museum.org.
* Annie
Oct. 7 to 19 at the Broward Center, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. America’s favorite redhead comes to Fort Lauderdale in the musical that will have you singing along to “It’s A Hard Knock Life” and “Tomorrow.” Tickets $34.75 to $114.50. Call 954-462-0222 or visit BrowardCenter.org.
The Marvelous Wonderettes
Oct. 2 to Nov. 23 at the Broward Center, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Head to Springfield High School’s 1958 prom where four girls, the “wonderettes” sing hits from the ‘50s and ‘60s as they dream of their future. Tickets $45. Call 954462-0222 or visit BrowardCenter.org.
palm beach county * Rockin’ Jake
Oct. 3 at 8 p.m. at Arts Garage, 180 NE First. St. in Delray Beach. One of the best harmonica players in the country, his music mixes swamp funk, blues, zydeco and second line. Tickets $25 to $35. Call 561-450-6357 or visit ArtsGarage.org.
* Lightbulb Ft. Rozana Amed
Oct. 4 at 8 p.m. at Arts Garage, 180 NE First. St. in Delray Beach. Compared to Joni Mitchell, Amed is considered one of the most soulful voices to come out of Argentina. Tickets $25 to $35. Call 561-450-6357 or visit ArtsGarage.org.
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* Andrew Kennedy
$215.80. Call 786-777-1000 or visit AAArena.com
Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. at the Delray Center for the Performing Arts, 51 Swinton Ave. in Delray Beach. The half British, half Colombian comedian will have you laughing in both English and Spanish.Tickets $20. Call 561-2437922 or visit DelrayCenterfortheArts.org.
* Mame
Oct. 9 to 26 at the Lake Worth Playhouse, in Lake Worth. The wealthy Mame Dennis’s cushy lifestyle is in for a change when the son of her late brother comes to live with her during the Depression. Tickets $29 to $35 with dinner packages available. Call 561-586-6410 or visit LakeWorthPlayhouse.org.
Free Friday Concerts
Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at the Delray Beach Center for the Arts, 51 N. Swinton Ave. in Delray Beach. Enjoy live music from the comfort of your picnic blanket or lawn chair every week, for free! Call 561-243-7922 or visit DelrayArts.org.
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* Backyard Bash
Oct. 4 at 7 p.m. at the South Miami-Dade Cultural Arts Center, 10950 SW 211 St. in Cutler Bay. Join staff in the center’s backyard for Latin, reggae, urban soul, and Afropop from RIbab Fusion, Spam Allstars, Xperimento, and others. Free. Call 786-573-5300 or visit SMDCAC.org.
* Grand Season Opening
Oct. 5 at 6 p.m. at the Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. Kicking of the season for the Miami Symphony Orchestra, pianist Lola Astanova joined the group. Tickets $38 to $119. Call 305-949-6722 or visit ArshtCenter.org.
* CHVRCHES
Oct. 5 at 8:30 p.m. at the Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. Tickets $40.50 to $44.50. Fans will be dancing along to the beats of the Scottish electronic band. Call 305-673-7300 or visit FillmoreMB.com.
I Love Lucy
Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. at the Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. Acclaimed pianist hailing from Venezuela. Tickets $61.60 to $115.50. Call 305-673-7300 or visit FillmoreMB.com.
Through Oct. 5 at the Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. The audience is taken back to 1952 as the studio audience at Desilu Productions for a new show starring a whacky red head. Tickets $26 to $89. Call 305949-6722 or visit ArshtCenter.org.
* Marc Anthony
* St. Vincent
Oct. 3 and 4 at the AmericanAirlines Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. The winner of 10 Latin Billboard Awards, Anthony has in Miami for two nights due to popular demand. Tickets $79.20 to soflagaynews //
Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. at the Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. The eclectic singersongwriter brings her art pop to Miami. Tickets $37.50 to $47. Call 305-673-7300 or visit FillmoreMB.com.
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* The Australian Pink Floyd Show
Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. at 8 p.m. at the Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. The tribute band plays the best from the Pink Floyd in a show that’ll have you wondering if they’re the real thing! Tickets $65. Call 305-6737300 or visit FillmoreMB.com.
* Rodrigo y Gabriela
Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. at the Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. The duo perform in support of the 9 Dead Alive US tour. Tickets $59.50. Call 305-673-7300 or visit FillmoreMB.com.
Mothers and Sons
Through Oct. 19 at GableStage at the Biltmore, 1200 Anastasia Ave. in Coral Gables. A woman makes a surprise visit to New York at the home of her late son’s partner -- who is now married to another man and has a child. Tickets $40 to $55. Call 304-445-1119 or visit GableStage.org.
PAMM Outdoor Music Series
Third Thursdays at the Perez Art Museum Miami, 101 W. Flagler St. in Miami. Come out for live music from DJs and musicians by the bay. Drink specials available. Free with museum admission. Call 305-375-3000 or visit PAMM. org.
The Big Show
Fridays and Saturdays at 9 p.m. at Just the Funny Theater, 3119 Coral Way in Miami. A collection of comedy mixing the likes of improvisation and sketches. Tickets $12. Call 305-693-8669 or visit JustTheFunny.com. * Denotes New Listing
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broward county Breast Fest
Oct. 1 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. Kicking off Breast Cancer Awareness Month, booths and vendors with speakers, breast health information, and live entertainment -- including an appearance by MMA fighter, Jessica Aguilar! Free. Call 954-463-9005, ext. 108 or visit PrideCenterFlorida.org.
* What’s Happening Now With PrEP? Oct. 6 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. A town hall with local doctors and activists to give an update on the pill that prevents HIV infection. Free. Call 954-463-9005 or visit PrideCenterFlorida.org.
* Talking With Kids About Sex & Sexuality
Oct. 7 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. A helpful guide for LGBTQ parents when talking to their children about these sensitive topics. Free. Call 954-463-9005 or visit PrideCenterFlorida.org.
* Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
Oct. 10 to 12 and Oct. 16 to 19 at the Classic Gateway Theatre, 1820 E. Sunrise Blvd. and Cinema Paradiso, 503 SE Sixth St. in Fort Lauderdale. LGBT films spanning from drama to comedy, as well as special events planned. Visit FLGLFF.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
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.
PFLAG
Tuesdays in Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs and Southwest Ranches. A support group for parents of LGBT youth 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and locations.
L.I.F.E. Project
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.
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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.
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.
Healthy Living Workshop
Thursdays from 7:15 to 8:45 p.m. at Fusion, 2304 NE Seventh Ave. in Wilton Manors. Learn different ways to lead a healthier, happier life. Call 954-630-1655 or visit S-Men.org.
Young Adult LGBT
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
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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.
palmPalm beach Beachcounty Babes in the Glades
Oct. 3 to 5 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Vitambi Springs, 28280 Etumakee Way in Clewiston. Join hundreds of women for fun in the great outdoors. A shuttle from Compass GLCC will take participants to the park and back. Tickets $40; include transportation, a day pass, and lunch and dinner. Portion of proceeds go to Compass GLCC. Call 561-533-9699 or visit CompassGLCC.com.
Out in the Park
Oct. 5 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Bryant Park South, 404 S. Lakeside Drive in Lake Worth. LGBT parents, grandparents, and their children are invited to a BBQ to meet other families. There is a playground and plenty of shade for play! Free. RSVP to Julie Seaver at 561-533-9699 or email events@compassglcc.com.
* Art Works: Cultural Agents Tackle Urgent Social Challenges
Oct. 6 to 25 at FAU’s Ritter Art Gallery, 777 Glades Road in Boca Raton. A collection of 122 posters each advocating for different causes that transcend culture and language. Free. Call 561-297-2661 or visit FAU. edu/galleries.
* Lunch & Learn: Our Town
Oct. 8 at 11:45 a.m. at Tin Fish, 118 S. Clematis St. in West Palm Beach. A lunch followed by a discussion at the theater about how Palm Beach Dramaworks made “Our Town” happen. Tickets $25 guild members, $30 nonmembers. Call 561-514-4042, ext. 2 or visit PalmBeachDramaworks.org.
* LGBT Business Expo
Oct. 11 from Noon to 3 p.m. at Compass GLCC, 201 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. Participate in resume workshops, educational sessions, health screenings, business booths, raffles, and more in honor of National Coming Out Day. Free. Call 561-533-9699, ext. 4018 or visit CompassGLCC.com.
Voices of Pride Auditions
Mondays through 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
Wheels and Heels: The Big Noise Around Little Toys Through Oct. 26 at the Norton Museum of Art, 1451 S. Olive Ave. in West Palm Beach. A look at two iconic childhood toys: the miniature car and the “teenage doll,” or Barbie. Free with admission. Call 561-8326196 or visit Norton.org.
Zumba Fitness
Mondays at 6 p.m. at Compass GLCC, 201 N. Dixie
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Sober Sisters
Mondays at 6:15 p.m. at Lambda North, 18 S. J St. in Lake Worth. A support and discussion group for female recovering alcoholics. Visit LambdaNorth.net.
Out of the Closet, Into the Light
Mondays from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at MCC of the Palm Beaches, 4857 Northlake Blvd. in Palm Beach Gardens. AA for the LGBT community. Free. Call 561-775-5900 or visit MCCPalmBeach.org
Miami county miami-dade Hillary Clinton Book Signing
Oct. 2 at 3:30 p.m. at Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave. in Coral Gables. The former first lady, senator, and secretary of state will be at the bookstore signing copies of her new book, “Hard Choices.” Guests must purchase their copy from the bookstore to receive a ticket for the event. Free with $35 book purchase. Call 305-422-4408 or visit BooksandBooks.com
* Full Moon Fitness: Yoga
Oct. 7 at 6:30 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 305365-4157.
* Full Moon Fitness: Spinning
Oct. 8 at 6:30 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.
Rainbow Circle
Mondays from 6 to 8 p.m. at the University of Miami Flipse Building #302, 5665 Ponce de Leon Drive in Coral Gables. An open discussion about coming out, relationships, peer pressure, bullying, depression and more. Free. Visit Pridelines.org.
HIV Support Group
Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at South Beach AIDS Project, 1234 Washington Ave. Ste. 200 in Miami Beach. A support group for those who are HIV positive. Free. Call 305-535-4733, ext. 301 or email support@sobeaids. org.
Modern Buddhist Meditation
Mondays and Tuesdays at the Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center, 1273 Coral Way in Miami. Find inner peace with instruction on meditation with Buddhist monk, Gen Kelsang Nurbu. Cost $10 and $5 per class. Call 786-529-7137.
Book Study
Wednesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center, 1273 Coral Way in Miami. Buddhist monk, Gen Kelsang Nurbu, will lead classes on learning the foundations of Buddhism. Call 786-529-7137.
Sex Talk
Second and fourth Thursdays at Pridelines, 9525 NE Second Ave. #401 in Miami Shores. Conduct outreach events, record video messages, participate in a series of performances, and organize special events with a purpose. Free. Visit Pridelines.org.
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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 954-567-6969 or visit BillsFillingStation.com.
Cubby Hole
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.
823 N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. A unique butch bar for men. Underwear Wednesdays get 2-for1 drinks from 9 p.m. until close. Call 954-728-9001 or visit TheCubbyHole.com.
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Johnny’s
Village Pub Wilton Manors
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
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.
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.
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
Azucar
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.
Club Space
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.
miami-dade county 2301 SW 32nd Ave. in Miami. Jock night Wednesdays, drag Thursdays, girls night Fridays and more. Call 305-443-7657 or visit AzucarMiami.com
34 NE 11th St. in Miami. Come out for a night at the
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