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Apple Boss Comes Out Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed he is gay in an essay published by Bloomberg Businessweek. “Let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me,” he wrote in the magazine. Cook, 54, was named CEO of Apple, Inc. in 2011. He was born and

Kenyans Google ‘Gay Porn’ Most The African nation of Kenya tops the rankings of Google trends for the words, “gay sex pics” and “gay porn pics.” This is surprising considering a recent poll found that 92 percent of Kenyans oppose homosexuality. Additionally, sex deemed

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“against the order of nature” can carry a prison sentence of up to 21 years in Kenya. South Africa placed second in the rankings followed by Nigeria, Pakistan and India. The U.S. ranked seventh.

Anti-Gay Rally Draws Thousands Pastors, politicians and celebrities gathered at Grace Christian Church in Houston last week to declare their disapproval of the LGBT community. Sponsored by the Tony Perkins-led hate group, Family Research Council, the rally featured children wearing T-shirts

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An iPhone is now gay propaganda. At least in Mother Russia. Members of a Russian business group “ZEFS” dismantled a memorial to Apple, Inc. founder Steve Jobs after the multinational corporation’s chief executive officer came out as gay. The memorial, in the form of an iPhone, was erected outside of a college in St. Petersburg. It was a little over six feet tall. In a statement issued to the press, the ZEFS said they were abiding by Russian law and combating “gay propaganda.” “After Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly called for sodomy, the monument was taken down to abide by the Russian federal law protecting children from information promoting denial of traditional family values,” the statement read. Cook, 54, said he decided to come out as a gay man to move civil rights forward and considers his homosexuality “one of the greatest gifts God has given me.” Cook became Apple CEO in 2011 after

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Gay Chamber Welcomes Cook’s Coming Out

The president of the National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed Apple CEO Tim Cook to the community. Justin Nelson, president and co-founder of NGLCC, said Cook’s decision to come out as a gay man will certainly help the careers of future business leaders. “It sends a strong message that being LGBT is not an impediment to your career,” said Nelson. “This news is incredibly important for young people, mid-level and even senior level management to

show that we can bring our authentic selves to work.” Cook identified as gay in an essay published by Bloomberg BusinessWeek, in which he wrote, “I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.” For 12 years, the NGLCC has served as the business voice of the LGBT community, Nelson said, connecting businesses, corporations and government entities with the tools and resources they need to succeed.

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NBC Hires NPH

The National Broadcasting Company is bringing Neil Patrick Harris back to series television as host of a comedyvariety series. The new show is based on the successful British TV format “Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway,” a London based program known for its undercover pranks. NBC has yet to announce an official title or premiere date for its adaptation, which is slated for 10 episodes. The series, the network sources say, will feature comedy sketches, musical numbers, mini game shows and appearances by A-list stars. It will film in front of a live audience. Harris, 41, has previously served as host of the Emmys and Tony Awards. It was recently announced that he will host the 2015 Academy Awards. A versatile performer, Harris starred for nine seasons in the sitcom “How I Met Your Mother.” He recently wrapped up a Broadway stint in Hedwig and the Angry Inch and can currently be seen in the suspense major motion picture “Gone Girl.”

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ouston Drops Subpoenas Into Pastors

Houston city attorneys have withdrawn subpoenas that sought speeches and other information from five pastors who publicly opposed an ordinance banning discrimination of gay and transgender residents, the mayor said. Mayor Annise Parker said the subpoenas, which the city pursued after opponents filed a lawsuit seeking a vote on repealing the ordinance, inadvertently created a national debate about freedom of religion. The pastors, who aren’t plaintiffs but support repeal efforts, argued that their sermons, presentations and other material were protected under the First Amendment. “I always supported the right of clergy to say what they want even if I disagree with them,” Parker said. “It was never our intention to interfere with any members of the clergy and their congregants in terms of sermons, in terms of preaching what they believe is the word of the God that they serve. ... My whole purpose is to defend a strong and wonderful and appropriate city ordinance against local attack.” The Houston City Council passed an ordinance in May that consolidates city bans on discrimination based on sex, race, age, religion and other categories. It also increases protections for gay and transgender residents. Opponents are pushing to repeal the ordinance, saying the issue should be decided by voters. The mayor, who is openly gay, and other supporters said the measure was about offering protections at the local level against discrimination in housing, employment and services provided by private businesses such as hotels and restaurants. Religious institutions are exempt from the ordinance.

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Nations Chief Calls For United End To Transphobia

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has joined Austrian cross-dressing pop star Conchita Wurst in calling for an end to bias based on a person’s sexual orientation. Wurst teamed up with Ban last week on the sidelines of a U.N. conference to deliver their message of tolerance. Ban told reporters that he will continue his fight “against transphobia and homophobia.” “I stand strong for equality,” Ban said. “We are unstoppable,” he added, quoting Wurst’s words on the night of her victory at this year’s Eurovision song contest. The bearded Austrian diva said she dreamt of “a future where we don’t have to talk about sexual orientation or the color of your skin.” She them proceeded to sing “Rise Like a Phoenix,” the song that won her the Eurovision prize. Locally in South Florida, November is Transgender Awareness Month and numerous events are scheduled, including a screening of the film “Just Gender” Nov. 10 at the Pride Center in Wilton Manors.

CNN To Air Gay Rodeo Special

On Sunday night, Nov. 9, the International Gay Rodeo Association takes the television spotlight on CNN as journalist Lisa Ling profiles the group for her program, “This Is Life.” SFGN readers may recall the rodeo came to Davie in April and sparked controversy, not over the participants’ sexuality, but due to the use of animals as entertainment. For the CNN feature, Ling traveled to Santa Fe, New Mexico to film IGRA members in competition. Producers at CNN note this is one of Ling’s most moving documentaries as she examines how gay people perform in some of the most conservative sections of the country. The program airs at 10 p.m. EDT on CNN.

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Sean Hayes, the American actor and producer, is reportedly engaged to his longtime boyfriend, composer Scott Icenogle. People Magazine revealed Hayes’ relationship status last week after his appearance on the CBS program, “The Talk” in which Hayes wore an engagement ring on his finger. Hayes, 44, is perhaps best known for his role as flamboyant gay man Jack McFarland on the classic NBC sitcom “Will & Grace.” The series is known for breaking barriers in acceptance of gay people by modern society. Hayes won an Emmy Award for the role and has gone on to star in many films in addition to hosting the Tony Awards.

atvia Bans Russian Actor For Hate Speech

Latvia has banned Russian actor Ivan Okhlobystin from entering its boundaries after he said gay people should be “burned alive.” Latvia, a northern European nation on the Baltic Sea, is refusing Okhlobystin entry because of his history of hate speech, said Foreign Minister Edgards Rinkevics via Twitter. Multiple news agencies reported Okhlobystin stating all gay people should be placed into ovens and burned alive. He also states gay people are a “living danger to my children.” Okhlobystin is quite the character. He is a former Orthodox priest, erstwhile Russian Presidential candidate and star of the Russian medical sitcom “Interny.”

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An Egyptain court, last week, handed prison sentences to eight men who participated in a same-sex wedding on a Nile riverboat. Prosecutors in the North African nation, viewing video footage of the wedding, declared the men were in violation of Egyptian law and engaged in a “satanic ceremony” and the images were “shameful, regrettable and anger God.” Each man received a three-year prison sentence. Homosexuality is not illegal in Egypt, yet remains taboo. The men were convicted on charges of “debauchery.” The video was posted on YouTube in September and shows the men exchanging rings and embracing.

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Principals with Phillips Development Companies of Palm Beach announced approval by the Flagler Village Community Association for a $55 million, LGBT-focused senior living rental community. Phil Quattrone and Judd Chapman, owners of Pineapple Point Guesthouse, a gay men’s luxury resort in Fort Lauderdale, said they are merging the Pineapple brand of excellent customer service with the idea of senior housing for the LGBT community. “Flagler Village is a happening and up and coming area,” said Quattrone. The Pineapple House prototype calls for 92 independent living apartments, 56 assisted living units and 30 units for special needs assisted-living and dementia-care tenants.

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Monthly News from the South Florida AIDS Network Sean McShee

The South Florida AIDS Network (SFAN) functions as the networking/advisory body for the Ryan White Care (RWC), Part B grant in Broward County. Its monthly meetings are open to the public. SFAN’s October meeting focused on upcoming changes to Ryan White Care (RWC), the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), and Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA). The Affordable Care Act (ACA) open enrollment period begins this November. An unknown number of current AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) clients will be transitioned onto the ACA Marketplaces during this Open Enrollment. Joey Wynn, Chair of SFAN, reported that he has not yet received documentation on the how this coming transition will occur. Wynn did report that the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) has developed a series of factsheets, called “Capsules” that show how ADAP works with the ACA marketplace plans. Interested people can view these capsules at http://bit.ly/1s5snIK. The Department of Health has also developed a PowerPoint slideshow on how ADAP and the ACA work together (http://bit. ly/1twoqkG). According to this PowerPoint, not all clients will be selected for this transition. Those ADAP clients not selected for this transition will continue to receive the same services as they currently do under ADAP. Wynn also reported on the U.S. Conference on AIDS (USCA), held in San Diego from September 10 to September 15. He mentioned several major themes. Transgender issues had a much stronger presence and focus at this conference. A trans plenary drew over a thousand attendees. More major decisions are being made at the state level rather than the federal level. As only about 6,000 people have begun to take PrEP, the conference focused on its slow update. Mario DeSantis, also attended the USCA. He reported on the Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS (HOPWA) track. The conference stressed the coming integration of HOPWA with Ryan White Care (RWC).

In the future HOPWA clients will have to maintain registration in both RWC and HOPWA. At present, however, HOPWA and RWC differ in their income eligibility criteria. In RWC, individual income determines eligibility but in HOPWA household income does. DeSantis said that the local HOPWA program had not yet developed a policy of what to do with clients who are not eligible for RWC but are eligible for HOPWA. While HOPWA has remained largely unchanged since it first began in the early 1990s, life for people with HIV has changed greatly. Congress originally intended HOPWA as temporary housing support for people with HIV rather than as lifetime housing support. With the introduction of anti-retroviral therapy in the mid-90s, people with HIV began to live longer lives. The temporary nature of HOPWA housing aid no longer matched the reality of people’s lives. As people infected with HIV began to live longer and other people become infected with HIV, the pool of people needing HOPWA services kept increasing. In addition the Great Recession of the last few years pushed more people into needing services. As a result of these trends, HOPWA has to change to ensure that the “temporary” nature of its aid continues.

Announcements: Children’s Diagnostic and Treatment Center will be hosting an Art Exhibit and Silent Auction on December 5, 2014 from 8:30 to 9 p.m. at 201 SW 5th Ave., Fort Lauderdale. Transgender 101 training will occur on October 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Hagen Park, Wilton Drive.

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Medical Marijuana Loses to Entrepreneurial Greed

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Well, this is Florida. The rules are different here. Where else can you win a race with 58% of the vote and lose the election? Only here, of course. Here’s the thing. We have a process in Florida that allows citizens to amend the constitution of our state by popular referendum. It requires, however, that you must get 60% of the vote in order to change the law. A simple majority is not enough. Consequently, even though the majority of Floridians voted last night to allow patients access to marijuana medicinally, by a vote of 58% to 42 %, the numbers were not overwhelming enough to change our laws. As a result, the Sunshine State remains in the dark ages when it comes to progressive marijuana policy. It means your physician won’t get to decide when you can use cannabis. It means that guy with the blue lights on top of his police car can still lock you up and arrest you if they find you in possession of a simple joint. And in Florida, all it takes is about 5 well-rolled spliffs to a felony make. While 24 states in America have decriminalized or medicalized cannabis, Florida’s legislature would not even allow supportive legislators to present their proposals to Republican-dominated committees for public scrutiny and review. Based on the failure of legislative leaders to initiate change on their own, Orlando attorney John Morgan went out of pocket, at his own expense, to orchestrate a statewide initiative to get medical marijuana on the ballot. Singularly undertaking the campaign and virtually using all his own resources, he sponsored the referendum to get enough signatures to get the issue on the ballot. The Supreme Court of the State of Florida ruled that the issue presented to voters in the state was clear and concise, and that we should have a right to vote on its approval and adoption. In order to win, we would have to get to that magical 60%. Initially, it looked like we very well might. Polls showed

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numbers as high as 80% approval. Then greed kicked in. Instead of coming to campaign to help win the initiative, and support the amendment, out of state marijuana enthusiasts and entrepreneurs infiltrated the state with a plethora of green dreams. It was an immeasurable ‘green rush’ paralleled with promises of unending wealth. As a marijuana rights activist for decades, it has been sickening to watch. It wasn’t about marijuana being a medicine. It was about mad men becoming marijuana money magnates. Hell, New Times even did a cover story using that title. As billboards and seminars began popping up all over the state telling people how rich they were going to get off ganja, greed mongers polluted and poisoned the debate, crushing the altruistic medicinal initiative, which was designed to assist individuals with debilitating conditions gain access to medicine with a prescription from their physician. From federal parolees to Colorado

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carpetbaggers, lecturers spread their moneymaking message to the masses. What did Lord Alfred Tennyson say in a poem once? Oh yes, “this is not what I intended at all….” As the outgoing national chairman of NORML- the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, I lectured in many of these early seminars. I was left stunned by the stupidity of the organizers. I spent part of my time as a child growing up on a farm in Wurtsboro, New York. Farmer Arnold taught me early on never to count your chickens before they hatch. But in Florida, people were putting together business partnerships and gathering investments before a single citizen ever cast a vote to allow for them. Entrepreneurs were invading Florida not to fund the initiative or drive the amendment but to pre-emptively and presumptively grow pot, open dispensaries, and sell edibles. They just assumed the campaign was won and weed would be on every corner. Of all the states to understand

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every vote counts, you would think the people of Florida, home of the Bush-Gore Calamity, had learned an enduring message in the year 2000. All across the state, people started opening up colleges on how to grow pot. Lawyers were astoundingly selling franchises. Some local joke of a doctor was issuing prospective prescriptions, pre-qualifying people for medical use. In Jacksonville, some jerk of a lawyer was collecting $899 from Floridians and handing out medical identification cards. In Dade, some realtor was selling land he, on his own, decided would be perfect for growing. The unfolding green rush was being presented as a financial boon to the state. The medical issue was being squashed under the weight of green greed. It was all so unreal, out of control, and unlike anything I had seen in any state seeking to ‘medicalize’ weed- and I have been doing this for over 25 years in a dozen states. The deluge of campaign ads against Amendment 2 aired all over the state exposed this unseemly rush, suggesting pot would soon be in every schoolyard. Frankly, what I saw unfolding in Florida these past few months was frightening. The campaign was so transparently turning the public off, I am not all surprised we did not win 60% of support across the state. We were beaten by greed. I have been expecting it for weeks. In my heart, I knew we would win the vote but lose the super majority we needed to change the laws. Marijuana is a medicine and you should be entitled to use it as such, quietly making this decision with a physician. Someday, even in Florida, you will. After all, it only takes 51 % to win an election. Pot got over 58%, more then either gubernatorial candidate. It’s the future, but in Florida, last night, make no mistake about it, green greed postponed the future. Once again, an election in Florida has sent a message, and once again, it’s a national embarrassment.

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Wilton Manors Mayor Resnick Wins Re-election Justin Flippin returns to the commission; Scott Newton re-elected

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Wilton Manors Mayor Resnick Wins Re-election Justin Flippin returns to the commission; Scott Newton re-elected By John McDonald Voters returned Wilton Manors Mayor Gary Resnick to office on Tuesday with 52 percent of the vote. Resnick, 54, has served as Mayor of the Island City since 2008. He garnered 2,335 votes to 1,989 for challenger Doug Blevins. Boyd Corbin finished a distant third with 190 votes. “It feels great,” said Resnick after claiming victory late Tuesday night. “The city is doing phenomenally well and voters recognized that.” Resnick said he has a list of priorities to continue moving Wilton Manors forward and noted the ground breaking of a new park and luxury rental apartment building as signs of a bright future. “We’ve got great progress going on,” Resnick said. In the seven person race for City Commission, Justin Flippen led all candidates with 2,049 votes. “It’s good to be back,” said Flippen, who was elected the first time to the

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Commission in 2008. “Wilton Manors is very special to me. I grew up here and I am very humbled to be serving again on the commission.” Flippen, 36, credited his campaign team for a strong and dedicated “grass roots” effort. “We were very voter focused,” he said. “We walked every street in the city.” Incumbent Scott Newton, 57, was re-elected to the Commission, placing second with 1,886 votes. “The voters know I’m looking out for the whole community,” said Newton, who is straight but yet still received the endorsement of the largest statewide LGBT rights group, Equality Florida. As a native of Broward County, Newton said he has seen a lot of changes in Wilton Manors and feels the city is going in the right direction. “It’s very rewarding to have the voters put their trust in me for another term,” Newton said. Ted P. Galatis placed third in the running with 1,393 votes, Sal Torre came in fourth with 811 votes, Lillie Harris was fifth with 629 votes followed by Naomi Ruth Parker with 323 votes and Christopher Warnig with 133 votes.

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The cover of SFGN this week features an editorial cartoon by Andy Marlette, clearly satirizing Governor Rick Scott, who has won re-election. Please keep in mind that it is simply that- an editorial cartoon. Caricatures of politicians are embedded in American journalism. Andy Marlette follows that rich history. He is himself following in the footsteps of his own dad, Doug, a Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist. Rick Scott is mocked but don’t worry, his re-election won’t catapult the state into the 19th century. Heck, we never got out of it. This newspaper actively supported the Charlie Crist candidacy. We saw him as evolving on social issues, particularly with the LGBT community. He welcomed us in. Rick Scott has shut us out. Despite that, and other adversities, including Attorney General Pam Bondi, the gay community has marched on. We have not been set back by the lack of progressive thinking in Tallahassee. Importantly, Rick Scott said if the courts order the states to honor gay marriage, he would honor the law and obey their judicial directives, as he must. Similarly, while he said he opposed

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medical marijuana, he indicated he would follow the legal guidelines if the amendment had passed. Our greater hope is that Governor Scott will come to think of LGBT families as a part of his community, rather than apart from it. Our duty and passion should be to marry his ideological stubbornness with the realities of present day life. Either way, we move forward. Finally, no single election in any state will stop the forward progress of our equal rights. We have come too far and endured too much to be beaten back. We have achieved goals and fulfilled our aspirations despite politicians opposing us, people voting against us, and laws being passed against us. Ain’t nothing gonna stop us now. We will fight again on another day. In the next week, we will gather in educational forums like the summit Our Fund is presenting at the Museum of Art, or in celebration at the annual Equality Florida dinner. But we are not going anywhere, and the LGBT community will continue to be heard. We have won a place at the table, and we are not giving it up.

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Democrats Lose Across the Board in Statewide Elections

Rick Scott and Pam Bondi win re-election

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The Republican-turned-Independentturned-Democrat, that was supposed to be the Democratic Party’s savior, Charlie Crist, lost the governor’s race to Rick Scott last night. Most analysts agreed that Crist would need a good turnout in South Florida, especially Broward County where Democrats heavily outnumber Republicans, to win the race. Leading up to the election many Democrats promised that this year would not be a repeat of four years ago where voter turnout was about 41 percent. This year voter turnout was slightly better with 44 percent. With almost 6 million votes cast Scott led 48.35 percent to Crist’s 46.86 percent by the end of election night. “Rick Scott just had an endless supply of money — that’s the harsh reality,” said Michael Rajner, long-time democrat activist in Broward County. “Could some things have been done differently to engage people sooner, probably, but money was a major factor.” In the gayborhood of Wilton Manors, residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of Crist with 78 percent. As for the other statewide races Republican Pam Bondi won re-election for Attorney General against Democrat George Sheldon beating him 55 percent to 41 percent. In Wilton Manors though Sheldon received 77 percent of the vote. Republican Jeff Atwater won against Democrat William “Will” Rankin for Chief Financial Officer and Republican Adam Putnam won against Democrat Thaddeus Thad Hamilton for Commissioner of Agriculture. In the Florida House openly gay Democrat Joe Saunders lost his re-election bid in a close race to his Republican challenger René “Coach P” Plasencia. Less than 800 votes separated them by the end of the night.

Also in the Florida House openly gay Scott Herman lost to Republican incumbent George Moraitis. Herman ran two years ago as a Republican against Democrat Perry Thurston receiving only 16 percent of the vote. This time around, as a Democrat, he did remarkably better receiving 43 percent of the vote. “It’s pretty simple, individuals failed to get out to vote,” Herman said. “We must all take ownership.” Herman left the Republican Party after his last election saying the Republican party did not acknowledge or validate his family or other families like his own. As for his future in politics: “Let’s see what time has in store.” Openly gay Florida House representative David Richardson out of Miami Beach was unchallenged so he will retain his seat. Lesa “Le” Peerman won a three-way race for Margate Commissioner, edging out Anthony Caggiano by less 160 votes. Peerman is a lesbian and endorsed by the Washington, D.C. based Victory Fund. John Adornato III was re-elected to the Oakland Park Commission with 37 percent of the vote in a three-way contest. In the Broward County Commission 4 race, Chip LaMarca defeated Ken Keechl, 53 percent to 47 percent. Keechl was Broward County’s first-ever openly gay commissioner. Another local race of interest to the LGBT community was the Florida Senate race between Maria Sachs and Ellyn Bogdanoff which divded the LBGT community with Equality Florida supporting Sachs and the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council supporting Bogdanoff. Sachs won reelection with 51 percent of the vote. “I am very excited about Maria Sachs winning,” Rajner said.

What did you have to say about Pam Bondi winning re-election? John Fama

Time for South Florida to secede from Florida.

Mike Sizemore

This vote was purely along party lines, and generational at that. Young people.....get out and vote!

Terry Edwards

A sad day for Florida.

Michael Foster

This is bad!

Kathy Lavender

Worst possible news... Beyond disappointing.

Sharon Bartlett

I am really disappointed with this victory.

Erica Reid

Horrific.

Tommy Williams

I feel sick! How did this happen? And why?

Frank Lovejoy

Common sense has lost!

Darryl Cummings

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Anti-gay Candidates Win

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Republican Sweep Captures the Senate and Some Pro-gay Governors By Lisa Keen Keen News Service

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Anti-gay candidates performed well in the midterm elections Tuesday. Greg Abbott was elected Governor of Texas with nearly 60 percent of the vote. He defeated Wendy Davis. As Texas Attorney General, Abbott defended the state’s ban on same-sex marriage because it ensured the “survival of the human race.” Kansas re-elected Governor Sam Brownback with 49 percent of the vote. He edged out Democrat Paul Davis. Brownback has consistently received a zero score by the Human Rights Campaign on LGBT issues. Joni Ernst won election to the U.S. Senate from Iowa Tuesday evening. Ernst, a Republican, said she would vote for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in the U.S. despite Iowa having same-sex marriage since

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2009. She defeated Democrat Bruce Braley with 52 percent of the vote. Thom Tillis won the race for U.S. Senate in North Carolina. Tillis received thousands of dollars in funding from the notorious anti-gay group, National Organization for Marriage (NOM). Meanwhile, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi cruised to re-election. Bondi has steadfastly defended the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. One bright spot for gays was the defeat of longtime nemesis Scott Lively. An Independent candidate for Massachusetts Governor, Lively received less than one percent of the vote. Lively has a long track record of anti-gay activity, including traveling to foreign countries to promote legislation that would criminalize homosexual conduct.

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Republican candidates won enough U.S. Senate seats Tuesday night to take over the majority there, but in an even more stunning victory, Republicans took over the governor’s office in three strongly Democratic states – Illinois, Maryland, and, apparently Massachusetts. The results in the U.S. Senate stall any chance for advancing the Employment Non-Discrimination Act for at least two years, maybe more. The Senate’s new Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, has scored a consistent zero on the Human Rights Campaign’s Congressional Scorecards. There is almost no likelihood that McConnell would allow a vote on ENDA. While ENDA co-sponsor Jeff Merkely (D-Ore.) was re-elected, as was pro-gay Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and several other Democrats, at least three pro-ENDA Democratic senators lost: Kay Hagan of North Carolina, Mark Pryor of Arkansas, and Mark Udall of Colorado. At deadline, another ENDA supporter, Virginia U.S. Senator Mark Warner, held only a one point lead over a conservative

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Republican challenger. Warner, who just a month ago appeared to be an easy win, was hit late in the campaign with an accusation that he promised a judgeship for the daughter of a Democratic state senator who had threatened to switch to Republican. Results of Democratic Senator Mark Begich’s bid for re-election from Alaska were not available at deadline, and incumbent Democrat Mary Landrieu of Louisiana must face her Republican opponent in a run-off December 6 because neither earned more than 50 percent of the vote. The current make-up of the overall Senate is 53 Democrats, 45 Republicans, and 2 independents. As of midnight, Republicans had secured 52 seats, Democrats 44 (if Warner wins), and independents two. The two independents have been caucusing with the Democrats but have hinted they might switch to the GOP if the Republicans took over the majority. In the U.S. House, where Republicans held 233 seats to the Democrats’ 199, Tuesday’s elections increased the Republicans seats by nine, at deadline.

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A Look At How LGBT Candidates Fared Across The Nation

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Lesbian attorney Maura Healey made history Tuesday night, winning election as Massachusetts attorney general and becoming the first openly gay person to be elected as attorney general of any state. But U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud’s chances of becoming the first openly gay person to be elected governor of any state appear to be falling short, with rightwing incumbent Republican Governor Paul LePage holding 47.1 percent of the vote to Michaud’s 44.5 percent and third party candidate Eliot Cutler’s 8.4 percent at midnight. There were mixed results for other LGBT candidates Tuesday night. One of the U.S. House’s six openly LGBT members lost re-election, and –so far— three of four challengers seeking election to the House lost their campaigns. Election totals were not yet available for Republican Carl DeMaio’s congressional bid in San Diego, but very preliminary results showed DeMaio with 51 percent.

Healey makes history In Massachusetts, Healey, who served as a deputy attorney general and led that office’s lawsuit against the Defense of Marriage Act, won another stunning victory Tuesday night. A first-time candidate for political office, Healey trounced her Republican opponent by a margin of 63 percent to 37 percent. She won her primary in September against a Democrat who won the endorsement of both the state party and Massachusetts’ pro-gay Governor Deval Patrick. “When I entered this race, I was a newcomer. I’d never raised a dollar. I’d never asked for a vote,” said Healey, during her victory speech Tuesday night. “But I’ll tell you what: I wasn’t new to being an underdog. And I wasn’t new to the work of the Attorney General.” soflagaynews //

In thanking her “family,” Healey did not mention her partner, state appeals court Justice Gabrielle Wolohojian. That is probably because the Boston Globe did an article early in the campaign questioning the propriety of Healey holding campaign meetings at the home she shares with Wolohojian. State law prohibits judges from supporting political campaigns. Healey did, however, say to her cheering audience, “For those who can’t be here tonight, I love you.” Human Rights Campaign President Chad Griffin issued a statement Tuesday night, saying, “Maura Healey is one of the staunchest advocates for equality we have in this country, and we join her in celebrating her historic victory tonight. As the nation’s first openly gay attorney general, she is an inspirational trailblazer and will fight to guarantee civil rights and legal equality for all people of Massachusetts.”

Michaud struggles In Maine, Michaud got a significant campaign boost one week before the election when third party candidate Cutler, a staunchly pro-gay contender, told his supporters to vote for whoever they thought could win. That was seen as a big chance for Michaud to pick up some, if not all, of the 15 percent of the vote Cutler had been taking in the polls. Michaud also had the benefit of several high profile rallies, with President Obama, former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and First Lady Michelle Obama. But at midnight Tuesday, Michaud had picked up only seven percent of Cutler’s vote, at best. Eight percent of Cutler’s supporters voted for the third party candidate. And a CNN exit poll suggests that Michaud’s being gay may have had some influence in a very close

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race with LePage. CNN asked two gay-related questions in its exit poll in Maine. One question asked whether the voter had a close friend or family member who was gay: 68 percent said yes, 32 percent said no. Of those who said yes, 51 percent voted for Michaud, 38 percent for LePage, and 11 percent for third party progressive candidate Eliot Cutler. Of those who said no, 54 percent voted for LePage, 36 percent for Michaud, and 9 percent for Cutler. The second question asked whether the voter supported allowing samesex couples to marry: 68 percent said yes, 30 percent said no. Of those who supported marriage equality, 58 percent voted for Michaud, 30 percent for LePage, 12 percent for Cutler. Of those who opposed marriage equality, 77 percent voted for LePage, 15 percent for Michaud, and 8 percent for Cutler. Michaud came out as gay one year ago in an op-ed, saying he didn’t want his campaign for governor to be undermined by “whisper campaigns.” At midnight, only 52 percent of precincts were reporting and returns may have been slowed due to a heavy snow, which hit the state Sunday. If Michaud does win, he will become the first openly gay person to be elected governor of any state. Former New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey came out as gay in 2004 while serving as governor.

Congressional Caucus still six? All but one of six incumbent openly gay members of the U.S. House won re-election Tuesday. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York’s 18th Congressional District lost his reelection bid to the Republican he defeated in 2012. Maloney earned

election nation the endorsement of the New York Times on October 21 but garnered only 42 percent of the vote to Nan Hayworth’s 57 percent. The Human Rights Campaign criticized Hayworth for running a television ad in the last week of the campaign that featured her openly gay son Will saying that his mother has “always been there for me.” The Human Rights Campaign scored Hayworth as a 71 (out of a possible 100) in her record on gay-related issues during her one previous term in the House. At deadline, three of the four openly gay candidates who made challenges to incumbent members of the U.S. House had lost: American Idol celebrity Clay Aiken took only 41 percent of the vote in his bid to unseat Republican incumbent Renee Ellmers in North Carolina’s 2nd Congressional District. Ellmers has had a zero rating from HRC for her two terms. Sean Eldridge, spouse of Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, won a New York Times endorsement but only 21 percent of the vote against Republican incumbent Chris Gibson for New York’s 19th Congressional District. Openly gay Republican Richard Tisei, who was seen as having a strong chance of winning an open seat in Massachusetts, fell far short, winning only 41 percent of the vote to Democrat Seth Moulton’s 55 percent. National Organization for Marriage President Brian Brown blogged against Tisei and urged NOM supporters to vote for Tisei’s Democratic opponent, even though Moulton holds the same positions as Tisei on marriage. Former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank also endorsed Moulton. Results for openly gay Republican Carl DeMaio’s effort to unseat a popular pro-gay Democrat, Scott Peters, were not available at deadline but both CNN and the Los Angeles Times were reporting DeMaio with 51 percent of the vote to Peters’ 49 percent. House Speaker John Boehner attended a fundraiser for DeMaio but NOM leader Brian Brown robo-called against him. DeMaio may have benefited from a national wave of support for Republicans, a trend big enough, apparently, to overcome a setback in which a former campaign aide claimed that DeMaio sexually harassed him. (San Diego County prosecutors announced just last week that they would not be pressing charges.)

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Steve Kerrigan, candidate DeMaio, a former member of the San Diego City Council, also appears to be beating the incumbent who won endorsement from the Human Rights Campaign.

Other high profile LGBT candidates: In Massachusetts, Steve Kerrigan, a former aide to the late U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy, shared the ticket with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Martha Coakley. At deadline, Coakley was trailing Republican Charlie Baker by one point. If Coakley and Kerrigan are able to overcome the gap, Kerrigan would become the nation’s first openly gay person elected as a state lieutenant governor. In California, former State Senator Sheila Kuehl held a two-point lead against Bobby Shriver, a nephew of the late President Kennedy, for the District 3 seat on the powerful Los Angeles County Board. If elected to the seat, she would become the first openly gay person to serve on the Board. In Washington, D.C., popular openly gay D.C. Councilman David Catania, a former Republican who ran as an independent, won only 35 percent of the vote, coming in second to Democrat Muriel Bowser for the office of mayor. Catania has been haunted somewhat by the fact that D.C. is a heavily Democratic city and by the fact that the Republican candidate was a former Councilmember popular with both gays and straights. Bowser won the endorsement of the local gay Democratic club. And in Idaho, a long-shot gay candidate for governor, Steve Pankey of the Constitution Party, came in fifth out of six candidates, earning less than one percent of the vote.

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Election Snapshot in Palm Beach and Broward

By Tonya Alanez, Lori Todd, Michael Mayo Sun Sentinal

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On the Palm Beach County Commission, incumbent Steven Abrams won another four-year term. He will be joined by newcomer Melissa McKinlay, who will replace term-limited Commissioner Jess Santamaria. Also in Palm Beach County, Erica Whitfield will take a seat on the school board and schools will continue to receive a special property tax to fund art, music and P.E. In another tight race, state Sen. Maria Sachs, a Democrat, deflected Republican Ellyn Bogdanoff for a second time. The race for a Broward Circuit Court seat was decided by fewer than 4,300 votes with prosecutor Dennis Bailey winning the judgeship over family-law attorney Rhoda Sokoloff. Attorney Claudia Robinson, with a lead of 1,017 votes, appears victorious in her attempt to unseat Broward County Judge Ian Richards. Depending on a tally of absentee votes, a recount may be in the offing. A slew of Democrat incumbents will retain their seats as state representatives. They are: Mark Pafford, Gwyn ClarkeReed and Hazelle Rogers. Newcomer Kristin Jacobs will join them fresh from the Broward County Commission, as will lawyer Joe Geller who replaces termlimited Rep. Joe Gibbons. Four Republican incumbents will also return to Florida House of Representatives: Bill Hager, George Moraitis, Manny Diaz Jr. and Carlos Trujillo. Incumbent Broward County Commissioner Chip LaMarca, a Republican, bested Democrat Ken Keechl, the man he won the seat from four years ago.

Five Democrats will return to the U.S. House: Ted Deutch, Lois Frankel, Alcee Hastings, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Frederica Wilson. In Dania Beach, Marco Salvino Sr. won the most votes, placing him in the mayor’s seat. And winning a term as vice mayor with the second-most votes is incumbent Commissioner Bobbie Grace. On the amendment front: Land and water conservation won, but medical marijuana and judicial appointments for outgoing governors lost. Amendment 1 passed, guaranteeing state funding for drinking water sources, beaches, forests, wildlife habitat, parks, trails, natural springs and the Everglades. And voters rejected Amendment 3, which would have handed an outgoing governor the power to fill vacancies on the Supreme Court and other appellate courts when the judicial terms ended at the same time as that governor’s. Hallandale Beach voters kept with familiar faces. Incumbent Anthony Sanders retains Seat 1 on the commission, and Keith London will return to Seat 2 after resigning to run for mayor in 2012 and losing to Joy Cooper. The Broward County School District got a nod of approval for its $800 million bond referendum. The money will help repair leaky roofs, buy computers and renovate schools. Voters in Broward and Palm Beach counties voted to continue giving the Children’s Services Council a small portion of property taxes to fund programs for at-risk children, including after-school programs, swimming lessons and family counseling. SFGN and Sun Sentinel are media partners.

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Looking For Courage in The Wrong Place Rebecca Juro

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When I read that Apple CEO Tim Cook had come out as gay, I thought to myself that it was nice to see the head of one of the most profitable companies in the world publicly acknowledge his sexual orientation. When the Human Rights Campaign called it “courageous,” though, I had to stop and think. “(C)ourageous”? Really? Just how much courage does it really require for one of the richest men in the world (Cook’s personal net worth is estimated at about 400 million), someone who runs one of the most profitable companies on the planet, to come out as gay? Who really runs a greater risk by choosing to come out and live openly, a multi-bazillionaire CEO or a lower or middle class retail or factory worker? Certainly the publicity Cook’s coming out is garnering is a positive thing culturally, but how groundbreaking is it really for any rich white guy to come out as gay in 2014, much less a famous one? The problem is that what doesn’t make the news is the rampant anti-LGBT discrimination that takes place in workplaces all over this country, and the generally unreported truth that this kind of discrimination is perfectly legal in 32 American states. Tim Cook will never have to risk his livelihood by coming out, but thousands, perhaps millions, of lower and middleincome LGBT working families must continue to live in fear that being publicly revealed as LGBT to the wrong person could destroy the lives and careers they’ve built up. Unlike Cook, these folks could find themselves unemployed or even homeless due to a stray rumor or accusation reaching an unsupportive boss or landlord. Perhaps even worse, these employees could find themselves being forced into undesired and unwanted work and personal situations knowing that if they refuse they can and will be legally fired for being LGBT, knowing that they won’t have the same kind of redress to the law as a straight or cisgender employee would.

When we focus on a celebrity outing like Tim Cook’s and call it “courageous,” we’re shifting our attention as a community away from where it should be, on ensuring that one doesn’t have to be a super-wealthy and powerful CEO in order to safely come out on the job as LGBT. Right now, it’s really a crapshoot. Even in states where there are strong fully inclusive anti-discrimination laws, a lot depends on the company you work for and the people in charge. Yes, it’s easier than it used to be to find a job as an LGBT person in states with these protections, such as my home state of New Jersey, but that doesn’t mean that there’s a corresponding increase in access to raises and promotions. You have a better chance of being hired for an entry level position as an LGBT person in these states, but all too often you won’t be offered the same respect or opportunity for advancement on the job as straight and cisgender workers are. If you complain, or make the cardinal mistake of expecting to be treated like everyone else, a likely result could be your unemployment. The coming out of a multimillionaire CEO is not a profile in courage. True courage is found in the trans woman who goes to work every day knowing that her life as she knows it could be destroyed at the whim of her boss or her landlord. It’s found in the lesbian couple who set a date to marry, knowing that they’re putting their home and their jobs at risk because it’s still legal to fire and evict them for being LGBT in their state. It’s the kind of courage that only someone who has had to put it all on the line in order to be themselves can ever truly understand.

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New Resident Complains of Unfriendly Manors

Jimmy Lam

Dear Editor, We are a newly arrived couple to Wilton Manors, Fort Lauderdale. Moving from the tri-state area to Florida was a dream for both of us. We waited and saved as much as we could in the cold Northeast to migrate here. To be honest it has been eight months of hard adaptation. Maybe it is the neighborhood; it could be the times we are living in or it might just be that we had many more expectations than we should have ever had in the first place. After all, people are just people wherever you go…. Right? The level of passive-aggressive behavior, ugly nastiness and un-friendly attitude in so many of the residents in this community is appalling. As they say, we thought we had seen it all. The lack of basic civility when riding a car becomes almost criminal including fighting (yes, physical fighting for a space in the parking lot of the Alibi) to a brutal altercation in which a bouncer at the Village Pub could not professionally handle a drunken patron and instead of de-escalating the situation knocked him down in front of the bar. The traffic had to be stopped because he passed out onto the street. However, this past Tuesday night altered our up-to-now lucky behavior to avoid problems by ducking down. Believe me, confronting all the anger around you is not a healthy way of living. Note: We are both professional Latinos. I am a light skin Dominican but my partner is not. Since his skin is dark he is sometimes confused with being AfroAmerican. Like I said, we are both college graduated; we have been in the USA for almost 25 years; we have paid our dues and through and through both truly worked hard to become Americans. We are also out and proud: 12 strong years together. We are happy to be part of the so-called “gay community.” We thought

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that we would feel welcome to this town. Not really. As we were coming out of the parking lot of Bills Fills’ Station a white SUV crossed the street, almost hit us and then stopped in front of us. There was no light and nobody around except him and us in our car. When my partner asked him what was he doing, his response was a racial slur: “What do you think you dumb N______ bitch?” When my boyfriend tried to come out of the car and respond to him I begged him not to. We now know what happens in Florida when black people play loud music in a parking lot. It was truly dark and there were no witnesses to this violence. I fled in panic and went home but the insult continues to burn my skin, just like those old crosses burned not-so-long ago when strange fruit was still hanging in many trees in our beloved United States of America. What is going on in Wilton Manors? I have been visiting Fort Lauderdale and this city since 1999. My boyfriend lived in Hollywood for a couple of years after 9/11. He never went through any of this abuse. We are tired of being ignored at the bar counter as if we are “invisible.” We don’t want to go out and spend our hard earned dollars in a “gay operated” restaurants that give us attitude because we are not ordering an entrée, just appetizers; not a word of help when we can’t find the XL size at the gay store. We are sorry to witness all of this. I wish there was something that I could do to help change Wilton Manors to be a friendly place, the same it was every time I came to visit in the last decade. Very, very SAD! Are people here aware of their behavior and its consequences? Is this a gay “community?”

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the most significant impact within the bounds of our available funds we declined to place an ad in the SFGN. We understand that an election year can be a boon to certain types of businesses, to the point that many of them count on the extra income that such years can bring in. However, choosing whether or not to advertise in the SFGN did not hinge on our morals, ethics, or proper devotion to the cause; it was simply a business decision. As a business owner himself, the Dolphin Dems had hoped Norm would understand. We continue to applaud the important and effective work that Norm and the SFGN continue to do to further equal treatment and representation for LGBT people under the law, and warmly invite him to join us in this work for the betterment of our entire community. For our part, we will continue to advertise in the SFGN as much as our budget allows. Sincerely, The Board of the Dolphin Democrats

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New Idea, Old Problem: Parking on Wilton Drive

Commission moves forward on Wilton Drive Business Improvement District By Michael d’Oliveira With little money left for parking improvements along Wilton Drive, commissioners have approved another source of funding: property owners along the street. On Oct. 28, commissioners unanimously voted to establish the Wilton Drive Business Improvement District [BID]. A second and final vote will most likely occur at the Nov. 11 meeting. Under the BID, property owners along Wilton Drive would pay an increased millage rate under a special assessment. The exact details have not been finalized yet. “One of the things we have to determine is how the assessment is created,” said Randy Welker, economic development coordinator.

That additional money, perhaps as much as $100,000 per year, could be used for capital improvements, such as improved public parking, marketing to attract tourists and pedestrian improvements. Only retail and commercial properties would be assessed. City parks and facilities, including city hall, and condo/apartment units would be exempt. A BID was suggested for Andrews Avenue but officials say property owners there are not as enthusiastic about the idea as those on Wilton Drive. Although parking is the biggest problem specific to businesses on Wilton Drive, it’s usually only a problem at night. Dominated by bars and restaurants, which create the greatest demand for parking at

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An Era Ends with Closing of Old Florida Seafood House

Longtime restaurant may not be gone forever though By Michael d’Oliveira

Three generations of Bill Cheek’s family have dined at the Old Florida Seafood House since it opened in 1977 – his father, himself and his son. He had hoped to take a fourth, his eight-year-old grandson, but the doors closed a couple weeks ago before he had his chance. “That seafood was probably as good as it gets,” said Cheek, a Lancaster, Pennsylvania native who spends his winters in West Palm Beach. “That’s a shame.” His grandson may still get to try Old Florida’s popular seafood platter though. According to Lori Cobb, property manager for the shopping center, unofficially known as Manor Gates, where Old Florida is located, the current tenant is in negotiations to find a new tenant. If a deal is negotiated, she said the new tenant may

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keep the Old Florida name and continue to serve the same fare. Cobb declined to provide any contact info for the current or possible tenant and The Gazette was unable to contact either party. One individual involved in the property, who declined to have their name printed, said the matter may possibly end up in court. “It’s a big mess.” For the time being though, Cheek isn’t the only snow bird mourning the loss of Old Florida. For over 30 years, Boots Dwyer and her husband always made Old Florida their first restaurant stop when they fly in from Chicago to spend the winter in South Florida. “Their seafood platter was always great. So were the stone crabs. I’m heartbroken.” Some neighboring business owners, even restaurateurs, are also sad to see the 37-year-old seafood institution close its doors.

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Richard Stetler, owner of The Best Cellar, a boutique wine shop and wine bar, said Old Florida helped bring him business ever since he moved into the shopping center. “It was definitely an institution. I’d have people who would make a whole night of it. They’d eat over there and they’d walk right over here. I’m not happy . . . Oh well, what can you do?” Jim Mileto, owner of JM Designs, said he doesn’t expect a big blow but “every little bit helps . . . I miss seeing the people come at night.” John Yang, manager at Lotus Chinese Kitchen, doesn’t expect to suffer or gain as a result of Old Florida’s closing. “We had different clientele. If they wanted Chinese, they’d come here. If they wanted seafood, they’d go there. But it’s a shame.” WMG

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night, officials have previously said they want to attract more daytime businesses. Overseeing the BID would be a board of directors made up of five members – three property owners and two tenants. Members would be appointed to three-year terms. A non-voting member, a resident who lives near Wilton Drive, will also be appointed to the board as a liaison between the BID and the surrounding neighborhoods. The board would be selected by the commission and would need commission approval to incur any debt. “You’re creating a separate government authority,” said City Attorney Kerry Ezrol. Vice Mayor Julie Carson said it was important to have a non-voting member on the board because any improvements to Wilton Drive could have an impact on the surrounding area. Paul Rolli, Central Area Neighborhood Association president, urged commissioners to appoint someone from the CANA area as the non-voting member. Once activated, the BID board would be subject to Florida’s Sunshine Law. Meetings would have to be held and open to the public. According to Ezrol, the board would not be able to make its first assessment until 2016. Commissioners discussed limiting the assessment rate the BID board could pass, but City Manager Joseph Gallegos advised against it. “Why would you want to limit what [property owners] want to do? It’s like shooting yourself in the foot.” In December 2011, the commission approved borrowing $1.1 million specifically for parking near or on Wilton Drive. Most of it, $788,000, was spent on the 42-space parking lot at Northeast 8 Terrace and Northeast 26 Street. The original estimate for the parking lot was $650,000. City staff said the costs increased after their initial estimate. City commissioners defended the purchase and development of the lot as necessary because the private sector has not created enough parking to meet the demand of local businesses. WMG

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Wicked Manors Freak Show Crawls its Way Onto The Drive Party-goers gather from all over South Florida to celebrate the most wicked night of the year Photos by J.R. Davis

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Photos By David Replogle Humans of Wilton Manors is an attempt at capturing the exhaustive, diverse community of Wilton Manors. The project was inspired by Humans of New York, a Facebook page, which uses photographs and quotes to provide strangers with a view of the daily life of people in New York. Humans of Wilton Manors is posted at Facebook.com/ SouthFloridaGayNews every day at noon or check out SFGN.com/HOWM to see them all. WMG What was the first concert you went to? “REO Speedwagon, back in Trinidad, oh my god that was so long ago.”

What was the turning point in your life? “It was getting married because it was something I never thought possible and November 4th will be 1 year! But we’ve been together for 18.”

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Where is the farthest place from home you have ever traveled to? “Amsterdam Holland, about 2 years ago and it was a lot of fun.”

What is an Item off your bucket-list? “As a Lesbian, I would kiss Ben Roethlisberger #7 Quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.”

What is the number one thing you wanted growing up? “A Barbie Doll.”

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Dog Obedience Class Nov. 6, 13, 20 & 27 from 6:30 p.m. at Hagen Park (Basketball Court) All Breeds Welcome Beginners Obedience Class. Registration at 6:30 p.m., class begins at 7:30 p.m. Rally Obedience Class - Skill Building, Drill Class - Class starts at 8 p.m. $5 per class Beginner Israeli Dance Class Nov. 6, 13, 20 & 27 from 7 p.m. — 9 p.m. at Hagen Park Community Center

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Dance with Dan & Jack, where every class is a special event! This program includes great middle eastern music, featuring the latest/best choreography and songs that will lift your spirit and touch your heart. Friends of the Library Book Sale Nov. 8, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Hagen Park The Friends of the Library will erect their Book Tent at the City Yard Sale. You will find used books, CDs, audio books, DVDs, and videos in exchange for a small donation. Top sellers range from books on tape to children’s DVDs, from cookbooks to gardening manuals. All donations benefit the Library. The Friends will also take your donations of books and audio and video materials at the Book Tent, or you may drop them off at the Library, at 500 NE 26th Street. Square Dancing Nov. 6, 13, 20 & 27 from 7 p.m. – 9:30

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p.m. at Island City Park Preserve The South Florida Mustangs is the first GLBT International Square Dance Club organized in 1980. Positively no previous experience required. We’ll teach you the ropes beginning with an allemande left and a dosi-do. All you need is a desire to have fun. Questions? Feel free to call Ken 305-3431710; Randy 305-458-1649; Tom or Chris 954-525-8365. Dance fee only $5. Visit Caller4u.com. Wilton Manors Green Market Nov. 8, 9 & 15, 16 & 22, 23 & 29, 30 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Wilton Manors City Hall / Hagen Park Wilton Manors Green Market every Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m.– 2 p.m. in the Wilton Manors City Hall / Hagen Park parking lot. The Market features Organic Produce, Regular Produce, International

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Baked Goods, specialty items, spices & herbs, soups, cheeses, coffees & tea, bagels, Nuts & dried fruits, baked goods, and various other international and local vendors. The Market gives residents and visitors to Wilton Manors an exciting shopping alternative and a chance to view, sample and purchase products. For more information on The Market or to become a vendor, visit GreenWilton.com or contact Frank and Ron at 954-531-5363. Preschool Story time Nov. 10, 17, and 24 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM at Richard C. Sullivan Public Library For ages 2 - 5. Caregivers must remain with their children. Zumba Fitness Nov. 10, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 24, 25 & 26 from 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. at Island City Park Preserve

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Are you ready to party yourself into shape? Forget the workout, just lose yourself in the music and find yourself in shape at the original dance-fitness party. Zumba classes feature exotic rhythms set to high-energy Latin and international beats. Before you know it, you’ll be getting fit and your energy levels will be soaring! It’s easy to do, effective and totally exhilarating. Join the Party! City Commission Meeting Nov. 25 at 7 p.m. at City Hall Chambers (Nov. 11 meeting cancelled) 2020 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Brains and Balance Past 60 Nov. 12, 19 & 26 from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. at Hagen Park Brains and Balance Past 60 is designed for the unique needs of active older adults who know the importance of staying mentally sharp and

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physically stable. Researchers no longer believe that falling or losing your mental capacity are inevitable parts of the aging process and this fascinating class series operates based on the premise that specific exercises will decrease the risk of falling while increasing mental acuity. Family Storytime Nov. 12, 19 & 26 6:30 p.m. – 7 p.m. at Richard C. Sullivan Public Library Island City Book Club Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. at Richard C. Sullivan Public Library The Island City Book Club gathers at the library on the third Wednesday of each month. Reading selections include current and classic novels as well as popular nonfiction. All are welcome to join and help select our next book! Historical Society Meeting Nov. 16, 7 p.m. at City Hall Commission Chambers

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Tim Cook’s Coming Out Should Inspire Us Not Divide Us John Becker Last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced in a Bloomberg BusinessWeek op-ed that he is gay. Cook’s sexual orientation was an open secret in the LGBT and tech worlds — he’s been on Out Magazine’s list of the 50 most powerful LGBT people in America for the last four years, and CNBC anchor Simon Hobbs even outed him on-air in June. But the disclosure nevertheless marked the first time that Cook publicly addressed his sexuality in his own words. And what powerful words they were! “[L]et me be clear,” Cook wrote, “I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.” He explained that his experience as a gay man provides him with an understanding about what it means to be a member of an oppressed minority group and gives him a degree of empathy for the suffering of people in other minority groups that he wouldn’t have otherwise had. Cook added that he’s always been a private person, but that he chose to go public about his sexuality because of the debt he owes to those in the LGBT civil rights movement who paved the way for him, and because he realized that disclosing his truth could give hope to others: “[I]f hearing that the CEO of Apple is gay can

help someone struggling to come to terms with who he or she is, or bring comfort to anyone who feels alone, or inspire people to insist on their equality, then it’s worth the trade-off with my own privacy.” Predictably, though, many members of the LGBT community reacted to the news with cynical yawns. Big deal, countless friends said on social media. Everyone knew already. Old news. He should have done it sooner. But reactions like this are misplaced. For starters, Cook’s disclosure makes him the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Apple’s reach is far and wide — it’s one of history’s most powerful and valuable companies and one of the world’s most ubiquitous brands, with customers across the globe, including in many countries where homosexuality is criminalized. By coming out, Cook won’t become just a role model to struggling queers and shape conversations about LGBT rights in the U.S. — he’ll become one all around the world. Furthermore, Cook used his coming-out as an opportunity to highlight issues like workplace and housing discrimination — issues that directly affect the lives of tens of thousands of LGBT people across the U.S.,

but that have struggled to capture the media attention and momentum of the marriage equality fight. He made it clear that Apple, which is already a pro-equality leader in the corporate world, will continue to push for human rights for all people. Finally, I’d like to address the “he should have done it sooner” charge. Yes, Tim Cook is a man of extraordinary privilege, but we’ve never walked in his shoes. We don’t know his journey or the emotional obstacles he’s had to overcome to get to this point. How sad is it that some of us are so quick to forget what an

intensely personal, intimate decision coming out is — no matter who we are. Armchair quarterbacking and complaining about how, when, and where someone chooses to do it is ugly and petty. So instead of rolling our eyes or shrugging our shoulders, let’s be glad that Tim Cook has found his voice as an out gay man, and let’s welcome him into the out and proud LGBT community. Simply by living his truth, Cook is providing a powerful example for the world, and for LGBT youth in particular — and our community is the richer for it.

John Bata is from Denver, Colorado and a local resident of Fort Lauderdale since 2013. He is a published poet and music aficionado. Currently he DJ’s at Ramrod on Sundays and a DJ since 1992 in Washington, DC, New York City and Fort Lauderdale. One of his passions is to spotlight the latest in indie and underground dance music.

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‘Light Sweet Crude’ John Bata

Vanessa Daou, the native New Yorker’s seventh album on her independent Daou Records, “Light Sweet Crude (Act 1: Hybrid)” is meant as a first chapter for upcoming releases — and it is an eclectic breath of fresh air, which is how I would describe her wispy, understated, yet confident voice, that at times enters a poetic spoken word sensuality and feels like a dream you don’t want to soon forget. I gather that she might know a thing or two about having a wounded heart (which happens to the best of us) and she doesn’t reminisce about the glory days, with cheeky lyrics like, “We can’t go back. I say cheers to that” from the first track “BarD’O” in a wash of violins and piano trills. Her style would fit in well with other acts like Thievery Corporation who dare I say she heavily influenced and later vice versa. They should get in touch with each other for a collaboration. She climbed to fame in the early 90’s with releases under the guise, “The Daou” with her husband Peter Daou (who she has since divorced) had a few hits at the time, like “Surrender Yourself,” “Give Myself To You” and “Two To Tango.” All were remixed by legendary Dj and producer, Danny Tenaglia on the equally legendary Tribal UK Record label. “Danger Ahead” is the first single and the images and metaphors created when she whispers, “Highways with no lines,” is an example of her mastery of poetic symbolism flowing effortlessly over a four on the flour deep house vibe. “Danger Ahead” is up there with her greatest material. “Camouflage” is a highlight and feels like she is headed in a new and welcome direction. I wish more of the album had this kind of feel.

She captures the excitement, playfulness and ultimately, the stupidity of how it really is our own fault for being foolish enough to get involved with someone we know we should not, on the song “love affair.” The “Broken Hearted” is lyrically separated into acts and describes the emotional process and risks of entering into a relationship that ends up not the way one would want it to, which is like 95 percent of the time for me. I guess I would describe this album as stylistically eclectic. It is dark at times, with lyrics like, “crimson of my lipstick,” or “scratch your skin as I take you in.” It is sexual, and experiments with some light s and m on “The Brunette” which is obviously about a character Daou created. However this is the only track on this album that sounds slightly dated. The LP does get better with each track ending very strong. You do not want to miss where it goes and where it will take you emotionally. One of the last tracks is “Revolution” and it really feels revolutionary with its airy flamenco guitars and drum patterns under an unnaturally aggressive violin. It’s about having a revolution within ourselves (not a psychotic break), which is exhilarating. This is heady stuff and mind music for those that have not completely lost theirs and want to get in touch with their inner selves again for an hour.

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HOMO HISTORY: LESBIANS

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Sappho was a Greek lyric poet, born on the island of Lesbos. Her birth was sometime between 630 and 612 BC, and it is said that she died around 570 BC. Sappho’s poetry centers on passion and love for various people and both sexes. The word lesbian derives from the name of the island of her birth, Lesbos, while her name is also the origin of the word sapphic; neither word was applied to female homosexuality until the 19th century. The narrators of many of her poems speak of infatuations and love (sometimes requited, sometimes not) for various females.. Jóhanna

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MP from 1978 to 2013, she was appointed as Iceland’s Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security, serving from 1987–1994 and 2007–2009. She was been a member of the Althing (Iceland’s parliament) for Reykjavík constituencies since 1978, winning reelection on eight successive occasions. She became Iceland’s first female Prime Minister and the world’s first openly lesbian head of government on 1 February 2009.

Anastasia Bucsis (born 30 April 1989) is a Canadian speed skater. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women’s 500-metre competition. In addition, she participated in the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics for women’s long track, placing 28th in the 500 meters. Bucsis publicly came out as lesbian in 2013 at Calgary Pride. In June 2014, it was revealed that Buscis is in a same sex relationship with women’s hockey goaltender and threetime Winter Games gold medalist Charline Labonte.

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appho was a Greek lyric poet, born on the island of Lesbos. The narrators of her poems speak of infatuations and love for various females.

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New York publisher CoviciFriede is convicted of obscenity for publishing Radclyffe Hall’s lesbian novel “ The Well of Lonelines.” The conviction is later appealed and overturned.

1955: The Daughters of Billits, the first lesbian organization in the U.S. is founded in San Francisco by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon. 1982: Cris Williamson & Meg Christian become the first openly lesbian musicians to play Carnegie Hall.

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On the 1973 album “ Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” by Elton John ‘All The Girls Love Alice’ is a cheery account of a lesbian who’s happy to give it to all her classmates:

All the young girls love Alice Tender young Alice they say Come over and see me Come over and please me Alice it’s my turn today.

If you want to learn more about your gay heritage and those who paved the way, through activism, sacrifice, courage, civil disobedience to give us a better and freer life you can visit The Stonewall Museum & Archives in Wilton Manors. We should all know who our gay heroes are and be thankful for what they did on our behalf.

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2015 Audi R8 V10 Plus Eight is Enough, but 10 is better Steve Siler

Audi is sort of the golden boy of the LGBT crowd — ever dapper, always design-ey, with German car cache and just enough luxury. It’s style with restraint, satisfaction without showiness. But did you know that Audi actually owns Lamborghini—yes, that Lamborghini, and that its R8 sports car is basically a Lamborghini Gallardo in Audi regalia? That’s like finding out David Beckham really is a superhero. Well, it is, which explains why the R8 V10 Plus I just had for a week was so bloody fun. The V10 is basically lifted from the Gallardo with no change in tune, so 0 to 60 happens in about three and a half seconds — quick enough to knock your hat in to the small cargo shelf behind

the seats. The steering reads your mind; handling is pan-flat; and the four-wheel drive system means there is grip — all the time. The interior is suitably racy but far from uncomfortable; indeed, it is ergonomically sound and surprisingly easy to live with on a day-to-day basis, at least by supercar standards. The only thing not easy with the R8 — besides look bad — is pay for; even the base R8 costs $119,150 and comes with a fantastic V8, while the V10 Plus model I sampled rang an eye-watering tally of $196,795, which seems like a lot for an Audi. On the other hand. it’s cheap for a Lamborghini. And the respect you get on the road in this thing: priceless.

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“Charity & Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America” by Rachel Hope Cleves

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c.2014, Oxford University Press $29.95 / $32.95 Canada 267 pages Sometimes, you wonder how Grandma coped. For most (if not all) of her life, she lived without computer or cell phone. She made meals for her family without a microwave, sewed her own clothing, and enjoyed each of the four channels she got on her smallscreen TV. So how did she do it? Conveniences aside, was her life really all that different from yours? Or, as in the book “Charity & Sylvia” by Rachel Hope Cleves, is everything old, new again? Born in the midst of the American Revolution, Charity Bryant was destined from the outset to have an interesting life: she was a sickly infant birthed by a sickly mother who died days after Charity entered the world. Before she passed, though, Silence Bryant christened the baby after her spinster-sister, an act that may have “pointed [Charity] to a model of womanhood that differed significantly from her [mother’s].” Somewhat coddled by her elder siblings but detested by her stepmother, Charity grew with a “passion for making friends with other young women…” At this time, intimate “romantic relationships” among same-sex friends was lightly encouraged by parents and carefully watched – at least until the couple “gave reasons for concern.” And Charity wholeheartedly offered exactly that. She was “the cause of tensions in a number of communities” and, since she was a “mannish”-looking teacher of young women, was the victim of “vicious gossip” that kept her on the move. Girls, you see, had only recently been allowed an education, and their schools had reputations for an “erotic atmosphere.” It didn’t help that Charity was a bit of a

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female rake, and left a string of broken hearts in the wake of her escapes. A renowned poet, she and her amours filled stacks of letters with romance and steam, love and longing, though Charity seemed to want to remain footloose. She “believed in marriage, just not for herself.” But then, in 1807, while on the run from yet another sullied reputation, Charity left Massachusetts and moved to Vermont. There, she met Sylvia Drake, a relative of her hosts, and there was a “spark…” Okay, so I have to admit that, with its teeny-tiny print and erudite look, I was expecting “Charity & Sylvia” to be dry as a dead creek bed. I’m likewise happy to admit I was dead wrong. Starting with the birth of the woman on whom author Rachel Hope Cleves focuses most, this book opens with a slice of life during the Revolutionary War. We then move back and forth in narrative, but Cleves never lets us forget the time and space that her subjects inhabited, the social mores, the historical aspects, nor the seeminglyinconsistent attitudes toward romance and sex that our forebears held and that which we’ve been led to believe they had. I found that deeply fascinating and highly entertaining. I think that if you’re a fan of history (LGBT or otherwise), this is something you’ll relish. With chaste retelling and its abundant details, “Charity & Sylvia” is your grandmother’s book – and yours, too.

lifestyle passages In Memory of Salvatore DeFalco SFGN Staff

Salvatore (Sal) DeFalco of Fort Lauderdale passed away October 31, 2014, following a brief battle with cancer. He was 56. Sal grew up in New Jersey, and left home at a young age for the bright lights and energy of New York City. He knew early on that he was destined for a life that few experience. Over the decades Sal became an iconic bartender, first at the famed Limelight and Studio 54 discotheques in New York City in the 1970s, where he rubbed elbows with movie stars, designers, royalty and the “in” crowd of the day. Sal was also involved in the re-opening of the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, the site of the Stonewall Riots that started the Gay Liberation Movement, and most recently worked at Hunters in Wilton Manors, Florida.

The funeral service will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2014, at 2 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church, 333 Tarpon Drive in Fort Lauderdale.

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The Floridian Restaurant Local history and great food Elliot Joseph

At 1410 East Las Olas Boulevard, the Floridian Restaurant is at the epicenter of where the downtown Fort Lauderdale district meets the isles and the beaches, and the restaurant flair and character reflects that. In the busy eatery that is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, you will find makers and shakers in shirts and ties mingling with tourists in shorts and sandals. What they will all have in common, steady locals or random travelers, is plenty of food, served without fanfare. Every town has a local diner that has become an institution, and in Fort Lauderdale, that would be the Floridian Restaurant, where portions are generous, the prices are moderate, and the service is steady. For over five decades, the Floridian has been serving everything from oversized omelets to big, big burgers, all with a touch of character and South Florida style. There are over 20 burgers to choose from, including the very memorable 2 pounder, the ‘Bigg Kountry Burger,’ so big you need 2 plates and 2 hands 2 handle it. Owned and operated by Butch Samp, if you catch him at the head of the table with his morning cadre of regulars, you can also get a dose of his sarcasm and history with your meal. The walls are filled with photos capturing Lauderdale’s history, recorded by retired Sun Sentinel photographer, Lou Toman. If it seems like everyone from Wayne Huizenga to Dan Marino have eaten here, they have. It’s a place to be and be seen. Even the popular Rachel Ray from the Food Network has filmed a show there. SFGN’s publisher, Norm Kent, once hosted his daily morning radio show live from the restaurant.

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More importantly it’s a great place to eat, breakfast, lunch, dinner or anything in between. Weekend brunches are especially popular, featuring huge 3 egg omelets, a variety of eggs benedicts, buttermilk pancakes or a uniquely southern biscuits and gravy. Of course, nothing matches the ‘Floridian Fat Cat Breakfast,’ serving up steak and eggs, home fries, grits, toast, and a bottle of Dom Perignon for two. Dinner can be special at the Floridian as well, with its diverse wine list, family style seating, and an informal relaxed environment. It is also a place with the largest salads and lo-cal platters in town, and surprisingly delightful fresh fish dishes, including my favorite, a healthy portion of fresh teriyaki salmon, served with steamed broccoli and garlic mashed potatoes. There is also over a dozen subs and wraps on the menu. Daily specials are always available, but the Floridian’s everyday menu creates unlimited choices. They own the rights to the largest cheese steak in town, and a Mexican Meat Loaf, topped with chili and cheddar cheese, that will leave you thinking you are south of the border. One of their more unique favorites is the ‘Hot Florida Grill,’ with sliced chicken breast, sweating with melted Swiss cheese, grilled onions, and thousand island dressing, served on a 12 inch hoagie roll. Bring the doggie bag. As a local meeting place, you can park there and walk up to the shops of Las Olas, stopping here for a never ending cup of coffee, or a wide selection of iced or hot lattes, cappuccino, or espresso. Late at night or early in the morning, it is a welcome and inviting restaurant with a rich history.

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Years before Mae West, Marilyn Monroe, Bette Midler, Madonna and Lady Gaga, Sophie Tucker was an iconic superstar, “Last of the Red Hot Mamas,” who ruled the worlds of vaudeville, radio, Broadway, Hollywood and television. “The Outrageous Sophie Tucker,” a new documentary about the bold, bawdy and brassy legend, makes its world premiere in South Florida theaters beginning tonight. Check local listings for show times in Miami, Miami Beach, Aventura, Fort Lauderdale, Tamarac, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Lake Worth and Palm Beach Gardens. For more information, go to MenemshaFilms.com.

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Bonnet House Museum & Gardens presents “Cruising Down the River: Speakeasies, Gangsters and Rum Runners” today, Saturday, Nov. 8 at 3:30 p.m. on the Carrie B. Hear about the history of Fort Lauderdale and the scallywags and scoundrels that lived, worked and played along the New River. Melissa Timo, of the Florida Public Archaeology Network at FAU, and Birch Willey, long time Fort Lauderdale resident, will be the featured speakers, with live music by Gold Coast Banjos. Tickets are $45 and $55 and include two glasses of wine. For reservations, go to BonnetHouse.org/calendar.

ake a trip back through Fort Lauderdale’s colorful history with the staff of the Bonnet House Museum & Gardens aboard the Carrie B. on Nov. 8. Tickets include colorful commentary, live entertainment and complimentary drinks.

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Nearly 300 outstanding musicians attending the Lesbian and Gay Band Association convention in Fort Lauderdale this weekend will take the stage of the Broward Center’s Au Rene Theatre at 7 p.m. The concert, “Fiesta Caliente,” will feature fiery Spanish-themed repertoire, as well as special guest performers from the Gay Men’s Chorus of South. The program includes “Danza Cubanas” by Robert Sheldon, “America” from “West Side Story” and Barry Manilow’s “Copacabana.” The local South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble is the host for the convention. Tickets are $30 at BrowardCenter.org.

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The Theatre at Arts Garage, 180 NE First St. in Delray Beach, is devoting its 2014-15 season to the works of women playwrights. The season kicks off this weekend with “The How and Why” by Sarah Treem. This play, starring Laura Turnbull and Elizabeth Price and director by Lou Tyrrell, addresses the meeting of two scientists at a conference and their contrarian approaches to success in a male-dominated field. The play runs from Wednesday to Friday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. through Nov. 30. Tickets start at $30 at ArtsGarage.org. soflagaynews //

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November is Transgender Awareness Month and the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors, is offering a series of cultural, lifestyle and educational events. Tonight at 7 p.m. the center will screen “Just Gender,” a documentary film that explores the lives of transgender people across the country. Afterwards, a talkback session will be held with the filmmaker and several of the subjects profiled in the film. The screening and talkback will take place in the Main Hall, Schubert building on the center campus. For information, go to PrideCenterFlorida.org.

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The Symphony of the Americas presents the magic of Cirque de la Symphonie to the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center tonight at 7:45 p.m. Artists include amazing veterans of exceptional cirque programs from throughout the world—aerialists, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers and strongmen. Each artist’s performance is professionally choreographed to classical masterpieces and popular contemporary music performed by the musicians of the symphony, all under the director Maestro James Brooks-Bruzzese. Arrive 45 minutes before the performance for an informative talk about the program. Tickets are $62-85 at BrowardCenter.org.

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a&e theater “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” is a Magically Remade Fairy Tale J.W. Arnold

aige Faure and Andy Jones star in “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella,” coming to the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. Credit: Carol Rosegg

Friday, November 14 at 9:00 PM New World Center

The best in classical, contemporary and electronic music, all in one night at the New World Center!

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Palm Beach audiences expecting dancing mice and singing birds are going to be disappointed with “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.” That’s Disney, all the way. And, if they’re expecting that 1997 broadcast version starring pop princess Brandy, Whoopi Goldberg and Whitney Houston, well, thankfully, that’s not quite the case, either. What audiences of the 2013 Tony Awardwinning road show production at the Kravis Center can expect is a magical reimagining of the 1950s made-for-TV musical with the original score from the great masters of musical theater, Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, backed up with a wickedly funny new book by Douglas Carter Beane (“The Little Dog Laughed,” “Sister Act”). Beane’s version retains all the key elements of the timeless fairly tale: Cinderella and the prince, the evil stepmother and stepsisters, the fairy godmother, and, of course, the glass slippers and pumpkin coach, transformed by a spell that lapses at midnight. But, in his update, Cinderella becomes “Ella” and Prince Christopher, “Topher.” There is plenty of “girl power” to appeal to the hundreds of youngsters wearing princess crowns in the audience (the production recently closed a run at Miami’s Arsht Center), and thinly veiled references to the Occupy movement and current political discourse about income inequality. Oh, and there’s even a giant mantis that is vanquished by Prince Topher and fluffy fox and raccoon puppets, both treated humanely throughout the production. Beane’s book is witty and appealed to

audiences of all ages, with just a touch of snarkiness for teens and adults, and all the elements to engross the children for two-anda-half hours. Paige Faure (Ella) is a natural as the orphan who teaches Prince Topher’s court respect and optimism. Her voiced sparkled more brightly than her glass slippers, especially in “In My Own Little Corner.” Likewise, Andy Jones is perfectly cast as a sheltered, naive boy wearing a king’s codpiece. And when the two come together in the iconic ballads, “Ten Minutes Ago” and “Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful,” there is pure magic on the stage. Strong performances are also offered by Kecia Lewis (Marie/Fairy Godmother), Blake Hamilton (the conniving Sebastian) and Ashley Park and Aymee Garcia (stepsisters Gabrielle and Charlotte). But the real stars of the production are the exquisite—yes, magical—costumes that earned William Ivey Long a Tony Award. With a twist, the crazy beggar Marie transforms into a fierce Fairy Godmother. And, several times, Ella spins from rags into extravagantly embellished ball gowns. Another turn and Long would have undoubtedly turned her into Wonder Woman. From scene to scene, the cast is in turn wonderfully from armor-clad soldiers and jovial townspeople to denizens of the royal court and guests at the opulent ball. While it would be impossible to spoil the ending, it is safe to say that this updated fairy tale will appeal to audiences of all ages, gay and straight, and send them out of the Kravis Center dreaming about a night with a handsome prince.

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The Very Truth and Nature of Love in Alan Brown’s Films Jon Finson

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lan Brown (with microphone) stands with the team of actors who performed in his film, “Five Dances”.

Gay film festivals are wonderful events, but it’s a fair bet that few people can attend all of them or view each of their rich offerings. Luckily, many gay independent films appear eventually on Netflix or Amazon, streaming or on DVD, and viewers can watch them at their leisure. To be sure, some offerings are rather lame, and after only a few scenes one can sign off. But occasionally under the slag lies molten gold, and so it is with Alan Brown’s recent films about love between young men. Brown’s career as director/writer began in 2002 with the short “O Beautiful” about gay high-school students, and it extends through four features, with a fifth, “In the Studio,” currently filming. Two of his most recent releases, “Private Romeo” (a New York Times Critic’s Pick) and “Five Dances” are particularly noteworthy. Set in an all-male military prep school, “Private Romeo” begins as one of those low-budget gay films usually dismissed after a few minutes. A class of cadets reads Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” like the awkward and callow adolescents they seem to portray. Then, without warning, they magically assume the roles of the characters they have been reading. Sophomoric horseplay transforms into mature passion, and art intertwines with life as it did in Tom Stoppard’s “Shakespeare in Love.” “Private Romeo” moves several times between these adjacent realities, until only the love affair between the two main characters — and the tension it occasions among their fellow cadets — remains. At the center of the action lies the solidly built Seth Numrich (Romeo) and lithe Matt Doyle (Juliet), adroitly feeding each other their lines under Brown’s perceptive direction (he excerpts text and themes from the original play as appropriate). The actors’ elegant delivery lends conviction to an

illusion that reveals a reality of its own. And when these guys kiss, the electricity sparks (even though Numrich is straight in real life, Doyle gay). This movie revives an intense eroticism in Shakespeare’s writing that highschool pedantry can kill. To borrow Judy Dench’s phrase from “Shakespeare in Love,” Brown can “reveal the very truth and nature of [gay] love.” The magic continues after the last scene, into end credits scrolling over Matt Doyle’s compelling rendition of “You Made Me Love You.” Where “Private Romeo” mainly spins its romantic fantasy using dialog, Brown’s “Five Dances” (just released on DVD) presents its gritty realism primarily through cinematic and choreographic gesture. Each episode traces the progress of young male dancer Chip Daniel (athletic Ryan Steele, coincidentally Matt Doyle’s real-life boyfriend) into the challenging world of New York theater. He sleeps on the streets at first, then secretly on the floor of the rehearsal studio, finally on the sofa of a generous female colleague. Even as he moves off the streets and into the life of the company, Chip comes to grips with his sexuality, seduced, reluctantly at first, by Theo (dark-eyed Reed Luplau), another member of the troupe. Brown molds the visual action in “Five Dances” with shots of such intensity that his principals’ emotional and bodily exertion comes right through the frame. The physicality of Chip and Theo’s interaction is overwhelming. It derives not so much from explicit portrayal of sex (present but muted here) as from a powerfully graceful pas de deux, grand (a dance for two, traditionally in five parts) during which Steele’s classicalballet training commands the screen. Brown has an extraordinary gift for summoning arresting gay cinematic performances from his exceptional players, and hopefully he will continue to do so in future.

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FLIFF Features LGBT Documentaries, Features and Shorts

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he Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival opens this weekend and once again features outstanding LGBT-themed shorts, documentaries and features among the hundreds of films to be screened Nov. 7 – 23 in Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Sunrise and Miramar. Most individual screenings range from $6 – 10 per ticket. A complete schedule is available at FLIFF.com. SFGN had the opportunity to take an advance look at these LGBT-themed films prior to the festival opening: Documentaries and Features “An Honest Liar”

Justin Weinstein and Tyler Meason, Dir. USA-Canada-Spain, Italy-UK, 2014, Florida Premiere English, 92 min. Saturday, Nov. 8, 2 p.m., Cinema Paradiso – Hollywood Sunday, Nov. 9, 1 p.m., Cinema Paradiso – Fort Lauderdale Special Guests: James “The Amazing” Randi and the directors “An Honest Liar” is about the life of worldfamous magician, escape artist and master skeptic, James “The Amazing” Randi. The film brings to life Randi’s intricate investigations that publicly exposed psychics, faith healers and con artists with quasi-religious fervor. A master deceiver who came out of the closet at the age of 81, Randi created fictional characters, fake psychics, and even turned his partner of 25 years, the artist Jose Alvarez, into a sham guru named Carlos. But, when a shocking revelation in Randi’s personal life is discovered, it isn’t clear whether Randi is still the deceiver – or the deceived. SFGN: “An Honest Liar” is, hands down, one of the most compelling documentaries of the year. Thanks to an incredible amount of archival footage, insightful interviews and Randi’s own forthright stories, Weinstein and Meason compiled an amazing portrait of the longtime Fort Lauderdale resident who travelled the world amazing the masses with his acts of magic. But that’s before Randi’s partner, Alvarez, was detained by the FBI and INS during filming for illegal immigration, identity theft and forging passport documents. After a lifetime boldly defying death and challenging frauds, Randi reveals a vulnerable side never seen before.

“The Imitation Game”

Morten Tyldum, Dir. UK, 2014, Florida Premiere English, 114 min. Wednesday, Nov. 12, 7 p.m., Cinema Paradiso – Hollywood Wednesday, Nov. 19, 8pm, Cinema Paradiso – Fort Lauderdale Award-winning Norwegian film director, Morten Tyldum (Headhunters, Buddy), makes his English-language debut with “The Imitation Game.” During the winter of 1952, British authorities entered the home of mathematician, cryptanalyst and war hero Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) to investigate a reported burglary. They instead ended up arresting Turing himself on charges of ‘gross indecency’, an accusation that would lead to his devastating conviction for the criminal offense of homosexuality – little did officials know, they were actually incriminating the pioneer of modern day computing. SFGN: A screening copy was not made available to SFGN because the film is going into wide release next month, but any movie featuring dreamy Benedict Cumberbatch is bound to be a hit.

“Shunned”

Janice Villarosa, Dir. Philippines, 2014, Southeast Premiere Tagalog with English subtitles, 70 min. Sunday, Nov. 9, 9 p.m., Cinema Paradiso – Fort Lauderdale Thursday, Nov. 13, 9p.m., Cinema Paradiso – Hollywood Q&A with the director following the screenings Determined to not surrender to the homophobia surrounding them, these Philippine male-to-female transsexuals change their appearance to become the “perfect” women. Amidst a beauty contest and sexy performances are private confessions that bring out the painful moments of rejection and violence experienced amongst them. SFGN: As residents of a region where drag performers and transsexuals are a very public face of the LGBT community, it’s easy to forget that these people face a much tougher existence in other countries, especially those with strict religious and cultural morays. This film provides an important look at the day-to-day challenges and brutal violence these women face just to survive in the dark back alleys of the Philippines, a perfect festival selection for Transgender Awareness Month.

The Amazing” Randi, subject of the documentary, “An Honest Liar.”

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Short Films “Dragula”

Frank Meli, Dir. USA, 2014, Florida Premiere English, 25 min. Tuesday, Nov. 18, Cinema Paradiso ¬– Hollywood (Under Cover Shorts) Barry Bostwick (“Rocky Horror Picture Show”) stars in “Dragula,” a coming of age musical about a high school senior who eliminates his self-esteem issues after attending Bostwick’s amazing drag show performance. SFGN: This film, which also features Carmen Electra and Cheyenne Jackson in surprising cameos, is a lot of fun. In just 25 minutes, there’s not much time to genuinely explore the issues of sexual identity and crossdressing, but it’s worth the price of admission for the campy musical numbers choreographed by Adam Shankman (“So You Think You Can Dance”) and performed by Bostwick and August Roads.

“Prinsesa”

Drew Stephens, Dir. Philippines, 2014, East Coast Premiere English, 12 min. Monday, Nov. 10, 5 p.m., Cinema Paradiso – Hollywood (Blessed Are the Children Shorts) A Filipino-American father tells a Singkil folk tale to his children to calm them after a small earthquake; however, his young boy seems to identify more with the princess in the myth than the prince. SFGN: This short film explores gender and

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sexual orientation types through the lens of a young Filipino-American father and the son who only wants to be like his mother. By the end, it’s the innocence of the boy that opens the eyes of a father to his own cultural limitations. The story is accentuated with colorful graphics and traditional music and was completed thanks to a hugely successful crowd funding campaign.

“Tom in America”

Flavio Alves, Dir. USA/Brazil, 2014, Florida Premiere English, 17 min. Tuesday, Nov. 11, 11 a.m., Cinema Paradiso – Fort Lauderdale Friday, Nov. 21, 8 p.m., Cinema Paradiso – Fort Lauderdale (Gimme a Break Shorts) Q&A with the director follows the screenings For 50 years, Michael (Burt Young) and Betty (Sally Kirkland) have been united by one guiding principle: no secrets. But, when a provocative Tom of Finland doll triggers Michael’s long-buried desires, Betty discovers that secrets have been part of their lives all along. SFGN: As LGBT youth find it easier to come out, we tend to forget those who never had that opportunity (take the case of The Amazing Randi, above). Whether societal pressures or fear of physical harm kept them in the closet, generations of gays and lesbians never experienced the full range of emotional and sexual love. This is a particularly moving film, its short 17 minutes packed with intimate, emotional realizations of regret and betrayal, love and loss from both Young and Kirkland.

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broward county Diavolo: Architecture in Motion

Nov. 5 at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. at the Broward Center, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. A performance seamlessly bringing together gymnastics, dance, and martial arts. Tickets $41.30 to $64.90. Call 954462-0222 or visit BrowardCenter.org

* Gheorghe Zamfir: King of the Pan Flute

Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. at the Parker Playhouse, 707 NE Eighth St. in Fort Lauderdale. The legendary pan flute player makes his return to the United States. Tickets $35 to $55. Call 954-462-0222 or visit ParkerPlayhouse.com.

* Bill Allred Classic Jazz Band

Nov. 12 at 7:45 p.m. at the Broward Center, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. A part of the Gold Coast Jazz Society series, the band performs jazz from Bourbon Street to Big Band. Call 954-4620222 or visit BrowardCenter.org

POZ

Through Nov. 23 at Island City Stage, 1140 N. Flagler Drive in Fort Lauderdale. A young man with tuberculosis discovers that he could be covered by insurance if is HIV+, so he sets out to date an HIV+ man. Tickets $30. Call 054-678-1496 or visit IslandCityStage.org.

The Marvelous Wonderettes

Through 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 Girls Night: The Musical

Nov. 6 to 8 at 8 p.m. at the Delray Center for the Performing Arts, 51 Swinton Ave. in Delray Beach. Follow five friends through a night of partying during a well-needed girls night out. Tickets $40. Call 561-243-7922 or visit DelrayCenterfortheArts. org.

* Diavolo

Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets $15 to $95. at the Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. A performance seamlessly bringing together gymnastics, dance, and martial arts. Tickets $25 to $45. Call 561-832-7469 or visit Kravis.org.

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Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. Inducted into the Country

Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at the Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. The quartet hailing from Kiev perform traditional Ukrainian music with influences from India, Russia, the Middle East, Australia, and Africa. Tickets $28 and up. Call 561-832-7469 or visit Kravis.org.

* Don McLean and Judy Collins

Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. at the Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. Together, the “American Pie” crooner and the piano prodigy make for an unforgettable night. Tickets $25 and up. Call 561832-7469 or visit Kravis.org.

* Georgia on My Mind: Celebrating Music Hall of Fame in 2008, Harris has performed Ray Charles for more than 40 years and produced more than 25

Nov. 7 at the Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne albums. Tickets $29 to $125. Call 305-949-6722 or Blvd. in Miami. The group will perform the iconic visit ArshtCenter.org. music of Ray Charles that transcended time and race. Tickets $25 to $150. Call 305-949-6722 or * An Evening With Primus & The visit ArshtCenter.org.

Chocolate Factory

Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. at the Fillmore Miami Beach,

* Voices of the Island: A Caribbean 1700 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. The rock Fantasy band mixes it up with its Chocolate Factory tour.

Nov. 7 to 22 at the Miami Theater in Miami Shores. Tickets $52 to $62.50. Call 305-673-7300 or visit Caribbean shamanism and magic is the focus of FillmoreMB.com. this performing arts feature, including audience participation. Tickets $20. Call 305-751-9550 or Hedda Gabler visit MTCMiami.org. Our Town Through Nov. 16 at the Miami Theater Center, Through Nov. 9 at Palm Beach Dramaworks, 201 9806 NE Second Ave. in Miami Shores. Hedda Clematis St. in West Palm Beach. Based on the novel, * Interpol has returned from her honeymoon with her new the ordinary day-to-day lives of Grover’s Corners’ Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. at the Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 academic husband, a man she never loved, to a residents are the focus of this play. Tickets $62. Call Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. The band tours home where her she thinks about how her youth 561-514-4042 or visit PalmBeachDramaworks.com. in support of their new album “All the Rage Back is over. Tickets $35. Call 305-751-9550 or visit Home.” Tickets $44.50. Call 305-673-7300 or visit MTCMiami.org. * Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella FillmoreMB.com. Nov. 11 to 16 at the Kravis Center, 701 Okeechobee PAMM Outdoor Music Series Blvd. in West Palm Beach. The Broadway giants * Angel of Music: A Salute to Third Thursdays at the Perez Art Museum Miami, bring the fairy tale to the theater. Call 561-832-7469 Andrew Lloyd Webber 101 W. Flagler St. in Miami. Come out for live music Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. at the Aventura Arts & Cultural or visit Kravis.org. from DJs and musicians by the bay. Drink specials Center, 3385 NE 188th St. in Aventura. Glory available. Free with museum admission. Call 305* PIAF Crampton and Franc D’Ambrosio, who played 375-3000 or visit PAMM.org. Nov. 12 to Dec. 14 at the Delray Square Performing Christine and The Phantom in “The Phantom Arts, 4809 W. Atlantic Ave. in Delray Beach. of the Opera,” perform music by Lloyd Webber. The Big Show Edith Piaf, who was allegedly raised in a brothel Tickets $45 to $49. Call 305-466-8002 or visit Fridays and Saturdays at 9 p.m. at Just the Funny by her grandmother while her parents worked AventuraCenter.org. Theater, 3119 Coral Way in Miami. A collection as performers, lived in a life in the spotlight. of comedy mixing the likes of improvisation and Tickets $37.50. Call 561-8880-0319 or visit * Emmylou Harris sketches. Tickets $12. Call 305-693-8669 or visit DelraySquareArts.com. Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. at the Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 JustTheFunny.com.

* Tom McTiernan

Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. Delray Center for the Performing Arts, 51 Swinton Ave. in Delray Beach. One of the cleanest comedians in the business, he has performed in clubs across the country. Tickets $20. Call 561-243-7922 or visit DelrayCenterfortheArts. 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 561-2437922 or visit DelrayArts.org.

miami-dade county Ballet Nacional de Espana

Nov. 6 to 9 at the Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. The dance company performs “Sorolla,” showcasing the many dance styles and music of Spain. Tickets $25 to $90. Call 305-949-6722 or visit ArshtCenter.org.

Detroit

Nov. 6 to 23 at the Adrienne Arsht Center, 1300 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. A couple gets to know the new neighbors next door, soon to find out it will threaten their lives they way they know it. Tickets $45. Call 305-949-6722 or visit ArshtCenter.org.

will be playing at the Fillmore Miami Beach on Interpol Nov. 8 at 8 p.m. in support of their new album. Photo: Interpol Facebook

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broward county Trans Opening Art Reception

Nov. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. Work by Lukkas Wolf, a transgender artist, will be on display. Free. Call 954-463-9005 or visit PrideCenterFlorida.org.

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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.

Food Truck Invasion

Tuesdays from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Plantation Heritage Park, 1100 S. Fig Tree Lane in Plantation. The whole family is invited to the park for dinner with the food trucks and live music. Visit FoodTruckInvasion.com

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.

Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. at Sidelines Sports and Video Bar, 2031 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. All Saints Catholic MIssion is raising money for lawyer fees as they fight to stay open. Call 954-396-3086 or visit AllSaintsMission. org.

Tuesday Night Eatin’ Meeting

* “Just Gender” Screening

Personal Best: Overcoming Labels to Find the Real Me

Nov. 10 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. A screening of a documentary film that follows the lives of transgender people across the country, followed by a Q&A with the filmmaker and cast members. Free. Call 954-463-9005 or visit PrideCenterFlorida.org.

* Veteran’s Day Ceremony

Nov. 11 from 11 a.m. to noon at the Hagen Park Community Center, 2020 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. A tribute to veterans who have served our country, with members of all five branches of ht emilitary, elected officials, local veterans, and the NJROTC from Fort Lauderdale High School. Free. Call 954-390-2100.

Introduction to Modern Buddhism

Mondays 6 to 6:30 p.m. at the Drolma Kadampa Buddhist Center, 140 W. Prospect Road in Fort Lauderdale. Join a guided meditation and instruction with Western Buddhist teacher, Jay Radin. Free. Visit MeditationinFortLauderdale.com.

Man2Man Discussion

Mondays 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. A weekly informal discussion group among gay men of all backgrounds. Contact John Beuscher at 954-202-4469 or email johnnybushwick@aol.com.

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

Toastmasters

Mondays 7 to 9 p.m. at the Pride Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. Learn the art of public speaking with positive reinforcement and encouragement from your peers. Call Ted Verdone at 954-566-2074 or email tedverdone@comcast.net.

Come on GET HAPPY!

Mondays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at SunServe North, 2312 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. It’s hard to keep a smile on your face sometimes, this group works on emotional balance and stability. Call 954-764-5150 or visit SunServe.org.

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Tuesdays 8 to 9 p.m. at the Alternative MC Clubhouse, 4322 NE Fifth Ave. in Oakland Park. Fun and fellowship with plenty of food to go around. Visit AlternativeMC. com/events/florida-events.

Overcome the label of HIV/AIDS with different discussion topics every week, such as body image, disclosure, self esteem and more. Call 954-630-1655 or visit S-Men.org.

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

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.

SunServe Youth Group

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

Survivor Support

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

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Through Nov. 5 at FAU’s Schmidt Center Gallery, 777 Glades Road in Boca Raton. Works by select artists from the Artists in Residence Everglades will be on display, showing what life is like to live in South Florida’s natural habitat. Free. Call 561-297-2661 or visit FAU.edu/galleries.

* Writing and Publishing Your First Book

Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at FAU’s Live Oak Pavilion of the Student Union, 777 Glades Road in Boca Raton. soflagaynews //

Writers Jaswinder Bolina, David Poissant, and Julie Marie Wade will sit on a panel to discuss the process of writing and publication. Free. Call Mary Sheffield at 561-297-2974 or visit FAU.edu/english.

* Idols of Our Fathers

Nov. 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Griffin Gallery, 608 Banyan Trail in Boca Raton. View relics and idols of Abraham’s past his quest to teach others of a single creator and higher power. Free. Call 561-994-0811 or visit GriffinGallery.net.

* Exit 26

Nov. 14 to Dec. 12 at FAU’s Ritter Art Gallery, 777 Glades Road in Boca Raton campus. A thesis exhibition by 26 emerging student artists and designers spanning the range of media. Free. Call 561- 297-2966 or visit FAU. edu/galleries.

Mi Pajaro

Through Dec. 12 at FAU’s MacArthur Library Galley, 5353 Parkside Drive in  Jupiter. View the works of Rolando Chang Barrero, a sneak peek into his installation at Art Basel in December. Free. Contact at Diane Arrieta 561-339-9426 or email diane.arrieta@ gmail.com.

Afterlife: Tombs Ancient Egypt

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Treasures

Through April 18, 2015 at South Florida Science Museum, 4801 Dreher Trail North in West Palm Beach. Explore the world of the afterlife with a screening of “The Mummy,” activities, a mummy wrapping contest, and more. Tickets $20. Call 561-832-1988 or visit SFScienceCenter.org.

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* The SMART Ride

Nov. 14 to 15 from Miami to Key West. The annual bicycle ride to the Keys raises awareness and funds for HIV/AIDS research. Visit TheSMARTRide.org.

* Boom! The Q Affair

Nov. 15 from 7 to 10 p.m. at The Stage, 170 NE 38th St. in Miami. A fundraiser for the GLBTQ Alliance, come out for a night of music, food, drinks, and mingling for a good cause. Tickets $50. Visit GLBTQAlliance.org.

* Zoo Run 5K

Nov. 16 from 7 to 9:30 a.m. at Zoo Miami, 12400 SW 152nd St. in Miami. Whether you’re as fast as a cheetah or slow as a tortoise, this fun run through the zoo is for everyone. Registration $45, includes entry into the zoo. Call 305-255-5551 or visit ZooMiami.org/Run.

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.

* Winter Party Festival Recruitment Event

Community Yoga Series

* Project Ethos

Sex Talk

Nov. 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Score, 1437 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. Interested in working behind the scenes at the Winter Party Festival in March? Learn more about volunteer opportunities and mingle. Free. Visit TheTaskForce.org.

Nov. 11 from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. at Villa Azur, 309 23rd St. in Miami Beach. Powered by French Tuesdays, the night will be chock full of emerging designers, live art, and DJ performances. Tickets $35. Visit http://bit.ly/1tm1xyN.

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