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Late-Breaking News

Crist Tepidly Endorses Gay Adoption

By Norm Kent

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ov. Charlie Crist has taken another leap toward the political center. The St. Petersburg Times reported on June 15 that governor implied he opposed Florida’s

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gay adoption ban.

“A better way and approach would be to let judges make that decision on a case-by-case basis,” Crist said.

The comments could draw gay voters to Crist in the 2010 elections, in which he’s running for the Senate as a political independent. The Republican Party expelled him earlier this year, in part because he dared to hug Barack Obama at a political event.

Since then, Crist has endorsed the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and generally fashioned himself as a newfangled centrist.

Crist also told Time in a video

interview last week that gay adoption should be approached with a “live and let live attitude.”

But he didn’t promise to try to change the state’s gay adoption ban, which is unique in the nation.

“I guess the best decision maker would be a judge,” Crist said. “Currently we have a law on the books in Florida that precludes that from happening. I’m sure the next legislature, or maybe the next governor, might address those issues.”

As governor, Crist made no effort to overturn the ban, and his replacement could be Attorney General Bill McCollum, a Republican. If McCollum wins, he’s unlikely to lift the gay adoption ban unless overcome by contrition.

He’s taking heat for hiring the nowinfamous George Rekers to testify against gay adoption as an expert state witness in 2008, a move that has become a burning embarrassment since Rekers was caught in April vacationing with a rentboy.

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The Advocate Debuts ‘The Advocate Money Minute’ Online Video Series Offers Financial Advice for LGBT Community

By Joey Amato

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New Initiative to Decriminalize Marijuana in Miami Beach Activists Say They’ll Welcome Gay Support

By Penn Bullock

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achel Morningstar Hoffman was a 23-year-old FSU graduate when she was arrested in 2007 for possession of a felony amount of cannabis. To avoid a lengthy prison sentence, she was given two options: rat out other marijuana users, or act as a police informant in a high-level sting operation. The young girl chose the latter.

Police gave her $13,000 to buy 3,500 ecstasy pills, cocaine, and a handgun from two thugs. Hoffman had never been trained to work undercover. Police dispatched only two officers to trail her. They lost contact with Hoffman’s wire when the location of the deal was changed twice. She was kid-

napped by the two dealers and executed.

Her body was found two days later.

Ford Banister II was a law student in Jacksonville as the case was unfolding in the local and national media. He never knew Hoffman, but the two had mutual friends, and he managed to get in touch with her mother.

They spoke on the phone regularly for several months after her daughter’s death.

“When I talked to her mom, I felt I had a moral imperative to do something about this,” Banister says.

What he’s doing now is radical. Banister, a member of the Florida chapter of the Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy, is aiming to pass an initiative in 2010 that would decriminalize small quantities of marijuana

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in Miami Beach. In 2008, the Committee led the nation’s first successful voter imitative for decriminalization in Massachusetts. It passed overwhelmingly.

Now the same initiative is coming to Miami.

Banister says he’s looking for support from the gay community, which he compliments for its zeal in fighting for civil rights. “You’re an enlightened and highly organized constituency,” he says.

The initiative needs only 4,500 signatures to get on the ballot, and a simple majority to pass. Banister’s in the finishing stages of drawing up a petition with help from SFGN’s publisher, attorney Norm Kent. If it passes, there would be no way to veto it.

The people’s will would be final.

The initiative wouldn’t legalize marijuana outright in Miami Beach. It would however make possession of less than 20 grams a minor civil infraction, equivalent to a parking ticket and punishable by a $100 fine. Police in Miami Beach would still have the option of subjecting suspects to state law, under which possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana—even residue—is a misdemean-

or punishable by up to a year in prison.

The initiative wouldn’t cover large amounts over 20 grams, the possession of which is a felony.

Florida, Banister says, has the harshest marijuana laws in the country. His ultimate goal is the kind of full, state-wide legalization law that would have saved Rachel Hoffman, and many other victims of the drug war, from arrest and death. He calls his effort “incrementalism”— a grass-roots campaign, growing out of direct democracy. He’s been joined in his efforts by Eric Stevens, a 22-year-old college graduate who has spent much of the last year traveling on scholarships to national seminars on marijuana legalization.

The two are well-spoken proponents of decriminalization. Stevens points out that Miami Beach, with its deep deficit, would make more money off fines than it does from costly prosecutions for personal possession. He argues that the city should be freeing up prison space and police officers to deal with crimes other than the victimless sort covered by vice laws.

Banister rebuts the argument that decriminalization would turn Miami Beach into a stoner ghetto. “Decriminalization does not equate with increased usage,” he says, noting that in the Netherlands, where marijuana is virtually legal, usage is below American levels.

Banister says he’s “supremely confident” their initiative will pass if the debate is had.

“We hope the citizens can use facts and reason to arrive at the right decision.”

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Pridelines Youth Services Opens New Headquarters Debuts David Bohnett Cyber Center

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By Joey Amato

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early 100 guests and youth turned out for the official grand opening of the new Pridelines Youth Services headquarters and the debut of the David Bohnett Cyber Center last Thursday.

Pridelines youth served refreshments to guests as staff and board members led tours of the new, 1,000 square-foot headquarters, which includes staff offices, a conference room, a library/lounge and a small kitchenette. But the focal point of the grand opening was the unveiling of the new David Bohnett Cyber Center, made possible by a generous grant from the David Bohnett Foundation.

The Cyber Center features six, brand-new computer stations with Microsoft Office software, a printer, scanner and Internet access. Pridelines youth and visitors will have free access to the Cyber Center from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays where they can do homework, conduct research, check e-mails, or post Facebook updates.

“Our new headquarters and Cyber Center mark a significant milestone for Pridelines as we continue to grow and expand our services,” said Victor Diaz-Herman, Pridelines’ executive director. “Not only does our new headquarters have great energy and a bright, welcoming environment, our new location is more convenient with better transportation access for the youth who visit the Cyber Center.”

Pridelines Youth Services is a grassroots 501(c)(3) non-profit organization created by gay youth for gay youth and their allies in the wake of Anita Bryant’s “Save Our Children” campaign. Pridelines’ mission is to support, educate and empower South Florida’s LGBTQ youth in a safe and diverse en-

Pridelines youth in the David Bohnett Cyber Center

vironment, as well as to foster dialogue and cultivate social change.

For more than 28 years, Pridelines has provided safe space, social support, skills building, leadership development and referrals to mental health, health care and support services for LGBTQ youth and their straight allies between the ages of 13 and 24.

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f you have been to Equality Park in Wilton Manors to see what the GLCC has to offer or maybe to attend services at Church of the Holy Spirit Song, you might have missed Camp 4 Health, which is tucked away on the back end of the park on the rear side of the last building.

Just a few months ago, this was a much different environment. There was construction going on and the Dolphin Democrats had made these offices a de facto campaign headquarters and phone bank. But now the environment is completely serene. The bright halogen lights have been reduced to a pleasant amber glow and the furnishings have an aesthetically pleasing feng shui.

The health-related treat­ ments provided here are of a nature that many people think of as unaffordable luxuries—enjoyed by people with means.

This is simply not the case at CAMP. Matt Bonier is the holistic coordinator at CAMP. He says, “We offer services on a sliding scale and we won’t charge people money if they can’t afford to pay.”

CAMP originated as the Community Acupuncture and Massage Project. It was established by David Pirola, Dianne Meurer and Jeff Irons as a community response to the discontinuation of federal funding for complementary therapies in 2007. Many clients expressed a continued need for these services. Thanks to the generosity of several private donors, remarkably dedicated practitioners, and the shared resources of the Sunshine Cathedral Foundation, CAMP was established.

“We’ve been able to expand our facilities here at Equality Park, thanks to the efforts and generosity of our managing director, Will Spencer,” says Bonier. Will has long been a proponent of Chinese medicine, as well as a driving force to include holis-

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“I wish you could meet him, but he’s been so busy lately,” explains Bonier. “He’s also chair of the Broward County HIV Health Services Planning Council.”

Bonier seems comfortable and relaxed, as do the three clients who are sitting at an incline in ergonomic chairs while their acupuncture needles are in place. A poster on the wall next to him is a chart of about 200 different Chinese herbs and the ailments they assist in the treatment of. He walks me past two large images of the Buddha and a small water feature before opening a cabinet. The open cabinet reveals prescriptionlike bottles full of just as many herbs as were listed in the lobby poster. “We have some­ thing for everyone,” Bonier says with a nod.

Treatments like Reiki and acupuncture combined with Tai Chi, her­bal supplements and meditation are considered by our nation’s regulatory agencies as supplemental or “alternative.” However, these therapies are becoming part of a recommended health regimen by an increasing number of doctors and healthcare professionals world-wide.

The idea of making these services available to people is gaining a lot of traction in South Florida. Chris Johnson, who helps to facilitate a free, weekly Reiki circle and monthly energy clearing at New Age Books & Things in Oakland Park, says: “I think it’s wonderful to see CAMP bringing these healing techniques to the community in Fort Lauderdale. Hopefully these steps forward will give these treatments the acknowledgement due to them.”

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Health Officials Explain ADAP Waiting List

By Jarrett Terrill

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or the past two years we have been looking at the enrollment numbers in ADAP and saying, ‘We do not want to start a waiting list; we want to stretch out the problem for as long as we can,’” says Tom Liberti, chief of the Florida Department of Health’s HIV/AIDS Bureau.

Liberti spoke to a crowded hall of concerned citizens, healthcare workers and journalists in Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, June 17. He gave a similar speech in Miami Gardens the night before at the behest of State Senator Frederica Wilson.

Senator Wilson put her healthcare townhall meeting in the works long ago in order to explain to her constituents what the new federal reforms would mean for them.

“Then I picked up the paper and read that there was going to be this waiting list for

ADAP,” Wilson said. “I called up Tom Liberti and asked for his participation as well.”

“Mr. Liberti and I go way back,” she explained, “We were advocating for people with AIDS on Capitol Hill.” The audience at Senator Wilson’s Miami Gardens town hall was more receptive than the one in Broward County.

The discussion, facilitated by the Broward Health Department in Fort Lauderdale, was crowded, difficult to navigate and—despite their system of requiring attendees to hand in their questions to be chosen in advance— was not free of a few terse interruptions and accusatory language.

“We did not want to do this,” Liberti said in response to a pointed question from a local participant. “We didn’t have a waiting list for 14 years… We ran out of money.”

The D.O.H.’s official explanation for the necessity of a waiting list for HIV medication has, so far, been rooted in the economy.

Liberti said repeatedly that the “unemploy-

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ment rate and the recession” are the reasons that the need for HIV medication have exceeded the funding. To back this idea up, he referenced the Brookings Institution— a conservative think-tank that came into prominence by opposing the New Deal.

However, even as Senator Wilson was introducing Mr. Liberti to her audience the previous evening, she highlighted an improved economy in South Florida. “Florida Workforce has more jobs than they have applicants, especially if you are an able-bodied man with kids to feed, so get on over there,” she said.

Another explanation for what Liberti now calls “the ADAP crisis” is that federal con-

tributions to the ADAP program have “hovered at around $92 million” while Florida’s need for assistance has grown beyond that.

But each state customarily makes its own funding contributions to ADAP as well, and Florida has cut its contribution to ADAP by over $3 million, despite the fact that we rank third in the number of reported HIV diagnoses in the USA. SFGN asked Liberti if Florida state legislators were asked to increase their contributions to ADAP, and he responded by deflecting back to his department’s cost-cutting measures and their attempts at asking the continued on page 9

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FDA Approves New HIV Test

“Since individuals are most infectious to others shortly after infection, detecting HIV earlier is critical and life saving,” said Peter Leone, M.D., medical director at the North Carolina HIV/STD Prevention and Control Branch at the University of North Carolina.

“A significant percentage of new HIV infections are transmitted by someone with an undetected acute infection, so identifying more people earlier offers a significant opBy Joey Amato portunity for counseling, which can reduce high-risk behavvery nine and iors and also initia half minate antiretroviral utes, someone treatment for earin the United States is ly-stage infection, infected with HIV, and if appropriate.” one out of every five Studies conductof these individuals ed by the Centers doesn’t know it. To help for Disease Constem the spread of this trol and Prevendisease, the U.S. Food tion (CDC) show and Drug Administrathat current antion (FDA) approved Illustration of blood with HIV virus tibody-only tests an innovative new diagnostic tool, which will allow patients to miss up to 10 percent of HIV infections in some high-risk populations because they be diagnosed earlier than ever before.

Abbott’s ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Com- do not detect antigens. However, Abbott’s bo assay is the first test approved in the new assay detects the HIV p24 antigen, or United States that can simultaneously de- the direct presence of HIV, allowing for ditect both HIV antigen and antibodies. HIV agnosis of early infections days before anantigen is a protein produced by the virus tibodies emerge.

“Abbott has long been a pioneer in immediately after infection, whereas antibodies are developed days later as the body HIV testing,” said Brian Blaser, senior works to fight off the infection. Studies vice president at Abbott Diagnostics. “Abhave demonstrated that Abbott’s new test bott is committed to fighting HIV and to may detect HIV days earlier than antibody- bringing novel tests to physicians in order only tests, which is important in control- to help patients get the care they need as soon as possible.” ling the spread of the virus.

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federal government for more money.

Liberti defends Florida’s legislature as “generous,” noting that Florida has only cut ADAP funding by a fraction of what California did in 2009. What he omitted from that claim is that California’s governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, provided an additional $97 million for California’s ADAP in his 2010 budget and that California had previously been offering far more services under its ADAP than Florida ever has. Florida also has more people living with HIV per-capita than California does.

The change in tone on the morning of the Fort Lauderdale event was exacerbated when Liberti described last year’s $1 million cut to ADAP as a “pharmacy line-item” veto, and Dr. Jeffrey Beal, the medical direc-

tor of the Bureau, told the audience that “all of [the Bureau’s] administrative costs come out of the Ryan White Care Act.” These ideas were not expressed at the previous night’s discussion and the audience reacted with murmurs and gestures of disapproval.

Beal’s misunderstanding of the challenges that HIV-positive persons face became obvious when he claimed that there was “no difference between waiting one day for medications and waiting 30 days for them.”

Dr. Beal finally ran out of feet to place in his mouth when he admitted: “We did not invite the [ADAP] consumers in on the decisions involved because it had to be done quickly.

We tried to put ourselves in their shoes and think about what we would do.”

Celebrate National HIV Testing Day – Get Tested!

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ore than 200,000 people in the United States are living with a potentially deadly virus—HIV—and don’t know it. National HIV Testing Day is June 27 and we at SFGN urge our readers to get tested and to encourage friends and family to do the same. No single step can do more to stop the spread of the virus.

Every year, about 56,000 Americans become infected with HIV and nearly 18,000 with AIDS die. More than 1 million people in this country are currently living with the virus.

Testing is especially important for gay and bisexual men, who represent 53 percent of new HIV infections in the United States, and who comprise the only risk group for which new infections are increasing. Yet many gay and bisexual men are not getting tested often enough: 30 percent have not been tested for HIV within the last year, and a study in five large cities found 48 percent of HIV-positive gay and bisexual men were unaware of their status.

The Broward County Health Department is promoting free, anonymous and confiden-

For more information on free testing sites call the Broward County Health Department, HIV/AIDS Program Office at (954) 467-4700 x 5661, (954) 778-5512 or visit Browardchd.org. tial HIV counseling and testing throughout Broward County during the week of June 21 - June 30. In addition, Churches United to Stop HIV (CUSH) will offer free testing on Sunday, June 27 at six locations.

The Center for Disease Control recommends that all Americans between the ages of 13 and 64 get tested for HIV at least once as a routine part of medical care, regardless of their risk behavior. No one should walk out of a doctor’s office without knowing his or her HIV status.

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CDC Launches “HIV Screening” Program

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he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today launched a new initiative, “HIV Screening.

Standard Care.,” to help physicians make HIV testing a standard part of the medical care they provide to their patients. The effort is designed to increase implementation of CDC’s 2006 HIV screening recommendations, which advise that all patients between the ages of 13 and 64 be tested for HIV as a routine part of medical care at least once in their lives—regardless of perceived risk for the disease—and that individuals at high risk (e.g., those with multiple or HIV-infected partners) be tested at least annually. “HIV Screening. Standard Care.” is the latest phase of CDC’s Act Against AIDS campaign, launched last year to refocus national attention on the U.S. HIV epidemic.

“HIV Screening. Standard Care.” provides educational tools about HIV and the importance of getting tested, to be used by physicians in primary care settings. The materials include an annotated physician’s guide to CDC’s HIV screening recommendations, and patient materials and posters for waiting rooms.

“Many HIV-positive individuals walk out of their doctors’ offices every day without knowing they have HIV,” said Jonathan Mermin, M.D., M.P.H., director of CDC’s Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention. “We know that phy-

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sicians must provide an enormous amount of care during brief patient visits, so we developed ‘HIV Screening. Standard Care.’ to make it as easy as possible for doctors to routinely provide HIV testing to patients.”

The announcement of “HIV Screening.

Standard Care.” coincides with several regional conferences being convened this month by the American College of Physicians, a partner organization of the effort.

Additional organizations supporting “HIV Screening. Standard Care.” include the National Medical Association, Society for Gen-

eral Internal Medicine, HIV Medicine Association, and the American Academy of HIV Medicine.

HIV Screening Key to Ending the U.S. Epidemic CDC estimates that more than 200,000 individuals (one in five Americans living with HIV) are unaware of their infection, and these individuals account for more than half of all new sexually transmitted HIV infections.

Numerous studies show that once individuals learn that they are HIV positive, they take steps to prevent HIV transmission to their partners.

Early diagnosis is also essential to help HIV-infected individuals live healthier, longer lives by linking them to care and appropriate treatment. Yet many individuals do not get tested until they are at advanced stages of the disease, when anti-retroviral treatments are less effective and risk of death is higher. Recent CDC data show that 32 percent of those diagnosed with HIV progress to AIDS within one year of their diagnosis. The data suggest that these individuals were infected for about a decade prior to being diagnosed. This represents years of missed opportunities to help these infected individuals extend their lives though effective treatment, and prevent transmission to others.

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Doctor Visits Provide Life-Saving Opportunities to Test for HIV Primary care physicians play a critical role in ensuring that Americans know their HIV status. CDC data show 72 percent of Americans report seeing a doctor in the previous year for a routine check-up. While CDC’s HIV screening recommendations are designed to increase HIV screening rates in busy medical settings by simplifying testing procedures, a 2009 survey of primary care physicians found that only 17 percent routinely screen their patients. CDC cites significant demands on physicians’ scarce time and resources, some state laws that currently do not permit routine screening, and the need for ongoing physician education as factors affecting the adoption of the recommendations.

“HIV Screening. Standard Care.” is the newest phase of Act Against AIDS – CDC’s five-year, $45 million campaign to re-engage every American in the fight against HIV by combating complacency, increasing testing, and raising awareness among communities at risk. In addition to this initiative, several Act Against AIDS initiatives are focused on increasing HIV testing among populations at greatest risk, such as “Take Charge. Take the Test.” for African-American women and an online advertising effort for AfricanAmerican gay and bisexual men.

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8: the Mormon Proposition Equality for Some

By A. Sebastian Fortino

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fter our tickets were ripped in half for entry, they read: “8 Pro.” The abbreviation is the antithesis of what you will doubtlessly feel after seeing Reed Cowan’s second feature-length documentary, 8 the Mormon Proposition.

The film is narrated by Academy Awardwinner Dustin Lance Black, writer of Milk.

We all know the story. California legalizes gay marriage; hundreds, if not thousands of gay couples raced to tie the knot. Then, much to the shock, sadness and dismay of gay newlyweds all around the country, that right was taken away during the November 4, 2008 general election.

We all know that the Mormons did it—they managed to get Proposition 8 ratified in California. Yet if you’re lost as to how they managed to redefine marriage as being between one man and one woman after same-sex couples were allowed to marry, make sure you see the film.

According to the film, California has a Mormon, or Church of Latter-day Saints (LDS), population of about 2 percent. Clearly, they cannot have the same influence there as they even once had in Salt Lake City. However, in order to campaign and win a legal battle such as this, you must have two key factors—namely, people and money. The Mormons have plenty of both.

The LDS Church trains its followers to canvas as missionaries, so that was already instilled in the Mormon psyche. However, in this instance they were trained to not bring up their religious affiliation nor wear short-sleeve white Oxfords, simple ties, and nametags when rapping on people’s doors.

They were also instructed to go out with Prop 8 supporters who were not Mormon.

In terms of money the Mormons not only tithe—that is, give 10 percent of their income to the church—but if they are commanded to give of their “time and means” by leaders such as the “Quorum of the 12 Apostles,” they must donate as much as they can.

The documentary shows some frankly scary footage of Stalin-like Mormon leaders

comparing their flock to a “mighty army.”

These men, who might be compared to cardinals if you compare the Mormon Church’s president to a pope, make and keep the laws of their Church. That is where similarities with Rome end, as Mormon leaders claim to receive direct revelation from the Lord.

Living prophets.

However, having previously thwarted a mid-1990s Hawaii attempt to allow for equality in marriage, the Mormons knew they were not well-liked. They had to promote Proposition 8 by uniting with unlikely bedfellows, in the form of the Catholic Church and evangelical churches throughout California.

You might ask: Why are the Mormons so interested in preserving “traditional marriage”? The answer is as simple as it is complex. In reality, they are not only trying to preserve marriage, but also trying to preserve the Mormon idea of eternity. It is a realm—a sort of private planet—where men are installed in a heaven of polygamy.

They become gods, and form celestial families without number. Clearly, men and women who cannot procreate with their same-sex partner are not welcome.

In 8 we meet a descendant of a Mormon leader and polygamist, Spencer Jones, who married his partner in front of Harvey Milk’s bust at San Francisco’s City Hall. His parents took up the fight with him against Prop 8. While these images are moving, the real weight and drama of this documentary comes from the well-documented, and illegal, manipulation of politics by a religious institution.

It is interesting to note that when the filmmakers contacted the Mormon headquarters in Salt Lake City, no representatives would agree to appear on camera. Summarily, their reason was that they did not want to engage in a battle with the gay community. However, they already have.

8: the Mormon Proposition, is playing at The Gateway Theater in Fort Lauderdale.

For more information, visit Mormonproposition.com or Sunrisecinemas.com/gateway for show times.

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SFGN Editorial

6/21/2010

Norm Kent, Publisher

The Real Heroes of Gay Pride Michael Albetta is fighting for the dignity of human rights in political circles. Along with Paul Hyman, the director of the GLCC he real heroes of the gay revolu- Pride Center, he is amongst those invited to tion walked up and down Wilton the White House this week to celebrate gay pride. President Obama has appointed gays Drive last Sunday. You. Just as thousands marched in Denver last and lesbians as United States District Court weekend, and will parade in Manhattan this judges, U.S. marshals, and U.S attorneys. As Saturday, gay America has no closets anymore. we find a place at the table, we see ourselves The real heroes are people who work ev- emerge as candidates for office.

The real heroes of the gay revolution go ery day as businessmen and citizens, breaking down barriers. If we list their names, we to work in schools every day, and they teach of course inadvertently omit others. But a yeo- our community about compassion and carman like Bob Kecskemety cannot be forgotten. ing, in hospitals as nurses, in clinics as careAt the Pride Festival Sunday, which he helped givers, and in classrooms as teachers talking about tolerance. We can walk coordinate, he was putting out a proudly in a parade in the sun thousand fires. on a hot summer day with You partied at a spectacular our shirts off, but we can be venue, The Manor, because more proud of what we are businessmen Paul Hugo and achieving on weekdays with Brett Tannenbaum made a our shirts on. multi-million dollar investEvery community has its ment into our community, heroes and its history. Our building a spectacular facility history and our legacy in which has become the epiFrank Kameny South Florida were written center of Manors’ nightlife, hosting a fine restaurant, featuring nation- by men and women like Gary Steinsmith, ally known lesbian comics one evening and Alan Terl, Dr. John Graves, and Jamie Blooda stunning five-piece band the next. Their worth, in places like Center One and the business plan has heralded in the begin- Marlin Beach Hotel. The aspirations of those nings of New Orleans-style nightlife for our who are gone are fulfilled by those who are community. If city commissioners did not here, and preserved in places like the Stonehave their head in the sand, they would be wall Library and the Sunshine Cathedral.

There was a time and era when gay men awarding them with plaques instead of citand women met in small rooms to chart out ing them with noise ordinance violations.

The real heroes of the gay revolution, bold plans. Today, we meet in large halls like the owners of Georgie’s Alibi, Sidelines to map out small victories. There are still and the New Moon Saloon, invest back in battles to be won, and causes to be fought. the community by sponsoring gay sports Anti-gay violence still exists. HIV still popteams, funding charities, and opening their ulates our community. Laws insuring that venues to social functions for the rest of the gays and lesbians are not discriminated community. Of course, there are the Dan against but treated equally are still awaiting Choi’s who push the envelope on DADT by passage in legislatures.

No matter how much you have done, protesting at the White House. Still greater are men like Frank Kameny, whose five-de- there is more you can still do. The real cade-old battle to allow gays to serve open- heroes are You, the community, and each ly in the military was honored in D.C. this other. You are only limited by the boundaries of your imagination. Stand your ground week when a street was named after him.

Speaking of D.C., when he is not acting and there abide, and the whole world will as a fleet manager for a local car dealership, come to you.

“If Athens shall appear great to you,” wrote Pericles, “consider that her glories were won simply by good men doing their duty each day.”

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Amendment 4: Big Business vs.

Environmentalists

By Jarrett Terrill

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f you want to know how you should vote on Amendment 4, you only need to take a quick look at the lists of supporters and opponents to figure out what’s happening. On the side of passing Amendment 4 into law are the Sierra Club, Friends of the Everglades, the Native Plant Society, the Audubon Society, Save the Manatees Club, the Student Environmental Association and the Urban Environment League.

On the side opposing Amendment 4 are the Association of Florida Community Developers, the Florida Automobile Dealers Association, the Florida Propane Gas Association, Utility Contractors Association of North Florida, Marine Industries Association of the Treasure Coast, various chambers of commerce and the Martin 9/12 Tea Party Committee.

Amendment 4 essentially allows Florida’s locals to vote on big development enterprises and possibly say: “No, we don’t want this built here.” Supporters of Amendment 4 argue that if something like this had been in place earlier, we would have been able to prevent Florida’s “development bubble,” which is widely blamed for today’s economic and environmental woes.

In April, The Miami Herald issued an editorial that blasted everyone from the Florida legislature to lobbyists for the construc-

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tion and development industries. “When it comes to the laws and enforcement of growth management, the Florida Legislature excels at playing games. Last year, in the name of fostering jobs, lawmakers adopted a bill allowing builders of large developments to evade paying for the road improvements these projects inevitably require. Now, local taxpayers must foot the bill.”

But an editorial or two in a newspaper might not be enough to compete with the advertising power of Florida’s business interests when it comes to influencing an election. The group called “Citizens For Lower Taxes and a Stronger Economy” was formed to challenge Amendment 4 with the threats of job losses, higher taxes, and an unsound economy. Their website is bold and aggressive, with black and red lettering, and fully integrates with all your favorite social-media outlets.

Ranking far lower in a Google search is Florida Hometown Democracy’s website.

They are the grassroots citizens group that gathered the petitions to put Amendment 4 on the ballot. Their website, while not quite as glossy or design-heavy as the “No on 4” site, does connect to a network of well-established environmentalists and voter-advocacy groups that have outlined the case for Amendment 4 in certain language.

“The folks who paved over paradise with over-construction and crashed our economy,” begins a letter from the Sierra Club, “are in full spin mode now that Florida Hometown Democracy is on the November 2010 ballot as Amendment 4.”

June 21, 2010 • SouthFloridaGayNews.com

Dr. Troy Lomasky

Jarrett Terrill

Adjusting Lives for Over 20 Years

Dr. Troy Lomasky

By Joey Amato

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r. Troy Lomasky has become a Wilton Manors mainstay. Over the past decade, he has earned a reputation for being the best chiropractor in town.

The Brooklyn, New York, native began his career as a chiropractic physician nearly 20 years ago when he interned for the Joseph brothers’ practice in Plantation. Impressed with his work, the brothers asked Lomasky to head up a new office. Soon after, he opened his own practice, Coast Chiropractic Injury and Wellness Center on Sunrise Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale, where he remained for 10 years.

So what brought Lomasky to Wilton Manors?

“I was looking for a new location and a realtor friend of mine suggested I take a look at this building,” he says. Years later, he still operates out of the same location.

Lomasky credits his growth and success as a respected physician to treating each patient with dignity and respect. “I treat each patient the way I wanted to be treated, like family” says Lomasky. “I don’t invite all of them over to my house for a BBQ, but I make them feel at home when they visit my office.”

A thorough consultation, physical exam, and x-rays are given to each patient by Lo-

masky in order to specifically diagnose the patient’s problem and to make certain they are placed on the appropriate treatment plan. “We utilize the most upto-date techniques to ensure patient comfort and responsiveness,” he says.

In order to provide a multidisciplinary approach to healthcare, Lomasky works closely with other local providers.

Some of the most popular services offered by Coast Chiropractic include nutritional counseling, diet and weight-loss counseling, spinal decompression therapy, massage therapy and spinal adjustments.

“The spinal adjustment removes pressure on your nerves and rebalances your body structure. It’s a very powerful procedure,” he says. The moment a chiropractor implements an adjustment, hundreds of bodily functions and activities are affected, including the flow of nerve impulses over the spinal cord. “There’s nothing better for a person’s overall health and well-being than an adjustment. It can increase a person’s range of motion as well.”

Now for a brief medical lesson: The body is always trying to re-align or adjust your spine. The back muscles are continuously working to pull the vertebra back to where it belongs. A chiropractor doesn’t actually put the vertebra back into place, but supplies the little bit of force needed to free the vertebra so that the body will re-align itself.

Whether you need an adjustment or suffer from back pain as a result of an injury, Lomasky and his team always make you feel welcomed.

For more information on Dr. Troy Lomasky and Coast Chiropractic, visit Coast-chiropractic.com.

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CAMPAIGN

A N A LY S I S

What Brown Can Do for You prove crucial in this struggle.

Jerry Brown has already been a powerful advocate for striking down Prop 8, taking an unusually strong position (for an attorney general) against a law passed by a majority of voters. As attorney general, he has refused to defend this law on the basis that it is essentially unconstitutional under the California State Constitution.

His Republican opponent, eBay billionaire Meg Whitman, seems to be conflicted regarding gay marriage, citing her personal religious objections to the concept. Polls earlier this year showed Jerry Brown with a 30 point lead over Whitman. But she seems to be making gains recently. And her formidable war chest of millions of dollars is a factor that has proven to be decisive in many campaigns. She may, however, have to explain the contradiction of spending all that money while basing her entire campaign on calling for state officials to curb their spending habit. It’s the old Republican oxymoron of saying you can’t solve a problem by throwing money at it—while throwing money at making that argument.

Jerry Brown is one of the original proponents on limitations for campaign spending and has in the past voluntarily placed limits on corporate contributions to his own campaigns.

Who Is Jerry Brown?

politics, such as making the environment a central campaign theme, are now accepted ecades before Al Gore won the Nobel by the same observers who derisively called him “Governor Moonbeam” earlier Prize for his environmental crusade, in his career.

Jerry Brown had made the environment a Brown has often been called a “career central issue in politician.” Only in America is that an insult. the political debate in America. In all other developed countries, public serBefore the prag- vice is considered an honorable profession.

In Europe, people actually go to school in matic politics order to become politicians. Only in the of Bill Clinton, Jerry Brown was U.S. do people think that if you’re not “in it” for money, sex or fame, there must be known for his something wrong with you. independence Indeed, Jerry Brown’s career of public and ability to service has been a distinguished, and appargovern above Jerry Brown ently thoroughly clean, one. He comes from party affiliation.

Before Ted Kennedy had picked up the torch a family with a tradition of public service.

His father, Pat Brown, was also governor of liberalism after the fall of his brothers, of California (1959-1967), most famous for Jerry Brown was recognized as the future winning the gubernatorial election against of the progressive movement. And before Ross Perot ran for president and Sarah Palin Richard Nixon that almost ended Nixon’s grafted herself onto the Tea Party movement, political career. Jerry Brown’s sister, Kathit was Jerry Brown who made fiscal austerity leen Lynn Brown, served as California state treasurer and made her own unsuccessful the hallmark of his governorship. bid for governor in 1994.

The present California Attorney GenBesides having been the 34th governor of eral’s 40-year political career is full of irony: a devout Catholic who fights for gay rights; California (1975-1983) and presently state ata Jesuit priest-to-be who fell into the filthy, torney general, Jerry Brown has served as Cal. secretary of state and mayor of Oakland. bare-knuckle world of American politics; a drop-dead gorgeous Hollywood playboy in his youth and public figure who is For more information on Jerry Brown’s campaign, almost fanatical in guarding his privacy. The go to JerryBrown.org. To read Brown’s opinion on most ironic of ironies is that many of the Proposition 8, go to www.huffingtonpost.com/jerryideas that Brown introduced to American brown/proposition-8-should-be-s_b_171544.html

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dmund Gerald “Jerry” Brown, Jr., is, once again, candidate for governor of California. If elected, it would be the second time he has held that office, and his third inconsecutive term. He was first elected as governor in 1974 and served for 8 years. He is presently the state attorney general in California.

Why is his candidacy significant to gays and, in particular, gays in Florida? The trials and legal maneuvers over California’s Proposition 8, which prohibits same-sex marriage, have become the central stage for the debate on gay marriage throughout the country. This is especially significant if the U.S. Supreme Court winds up ruling on the constitutionality of Prop 8. Whoever wins the fight over Prop 8 in the courts in California will tip the scales in their favor in the fight over similar public initiatives in other states. Even though each state and each law is a different case, these issues remain the same: the fundamental arguments over the right to marry and states’ ability to limit the rights of one specific group.

Having a governor in California who is on the side of gays in this debate, who can help in shaping that state’s judicial branch to be more open to the concept of gay marriage, as well as shaping public opinion, can

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Susan Estrich

The Value of Experience

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ome years ago, the late New York Times and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist William Safire wrote a great column comparing politicians to plumbers.

It was during one of those periods when (like now) experience had become a dirty word in politics and incumbency was a veritable curse. There was nothing worse you could say about someone than to call him a “career politician”—just what California Republican gubernatorial nominee Meg Whitman called her rival for the office only yesterday.

Safire’s point was a simple one: Would you hire a plumber who’d never done any plumbing to fix your pipes?

Why is politics different? If the plumber messes up, your toilet might flood or, worse, your pipes might burst. If the governor gets it wrong...

Politics looks easy until you try it.

This year brings an unprecedented number of newbies, who are, for all intents and

purposes, looking to play their first game as a governor or a senator. They come out of business or out of nowhere. Many of them defeated handpicked favorites in late spurts of sudden success and have never faced the sort of intense scrutiny that a general election campaign brings.

Watch out.

On her first day as the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in California, Carly Fiorina forgot lesson No. One: Always assume the mike is hot. This shouldn’t be a hard one for a woman who did loads of press as the CEO of Hewlett-Packard. But apparently, it was.

If you’re wondering what Fiorina thinks of Democratic U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer of California, one of those career politicians, just check out the clip. She says what, according to her, “everyone” says: Her hair is “so yesterday.” And Whitman, according to Fiorina, should not be doing Sean Hannity, because

McCain Still Hollering from Mount Crumpit

But the audacity of his remarks is rooted in the fact that he’s lying through his teeth because the Murphy Amendment does the exact opposite of what McCain is suggesting.

The Murphy Amendment specifically calls for a delay of at least one year to “figure out what the impact on battle effectiveness” and troop cohesion would be. This aspect of the repeal amendment is a concession that critics argue would prevent But it’s odd the way McCain true repeal from ever really pontificates about “this Don’t happening.

Ask Don’t Tell issue,” on loAlthough Patrick Murcal radio shows as though phy’s successful amendhe is not currently kneement to the House Defense deep in the fight against reBudget bill is supported by peal. The language he uses veteran supporters of gays these days indicates that he in the military like Alcee is too embarrassed by his Hastings and the ACLU, it own position to associate is not loved by everyone. personally with the issue.

Popular LGBT issues blog“They’re going to try to jam ger Pam Spaulding and Richthat through without even ard Socarides have both been trying to figure out what the critical of the unspecific lan­ impact on battle effectiveMcCain 2008 Campaign poster guage in the amendment with ness would be,” he says.

“They”... It’s such a wonderful word to Socarides saying “it doesn’t really provide for hide behind. “They” can mean anything repeal of the law until some uncertain date from the 70% of Americans who support re- in the future.”

Spaulding worries, like many skeptical oppealing DADT to invaders from outer space.

Meanwhile Everybody Else Awaits DADT Compromise

By Jarrett Terrill

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oogle News would have you believe that the most important thing John McCain does is sit around “Tweeting” with characters from MTV’s Jersey Shore about tanning beds. But the reality of McCain’s life is even more depressing than that.

In fact, he is “going rogue” on repealing DADT—a gay rights issue that he initially feigned support for. Not only has John McCain done a complete 180 on repealing the oppressive policy, but he is also busy doing everything he can to change the minds of others as well. He’s apparently not finding as much anti-gay support as he needs and this might be the second time his mission goes down in flames… the first being quite literally, if you recall military history.

Haley did have an affair, he’s a tough interview. she’ll be hung out to Actually, I think Hannity dry for lying. It’s not the is a sweetheart, but even sex, the gotcha crowd if you think he’s a tough will say, but the lying. guy, Fiorina proved that But the lessons ofsometimes the toughest fered by the plumbinterview is the one where ing analogy go beyond no one is even asking you the business of getting questions. elected. Ultimately, this Every politician makes isn’t a game. Ultimatemistakes. It’s almost in­ ly, what matters is not evitable when every word winning but governing. you say is being scrutinized in a never-ending Senatorial candidate Carly Fiorina, fired People’s lives depend on from her job at Hewlett-Packard, it. The nation’s future game of gotcha. Even is critical of career politicians depends on it. Politics is the most disciplined guy in the game, President Obama, makes the oc- difficult; governing is hard. Learning lines, casional gaffe. But this year brings a host of winning debates, scoring points against your candidates who are just not used to life un- rival—that’s tough, but not nearly as tough der a high-powered and often distorted mi- as getting things done once you’re in office.

Many former business executives who croscope.

Already, Nikki Haley, who still faces a run- end up in political office are literally shocked off for the Republican nomination for gov- by how little power they have. They’re used ernor of South Carolina, has been forced to to giving orders and having people follow deny rumors of an extramarital affair. Sure, them. Politics doesn’t work that way. Havit should be no one’s business but her own. ing years of experience often helps, at least But in the wake of the sex scandal involv- as much as it does in plumbing. And the ing South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, you consequences of inexperience and mistakes can forget about privacy. If it turns out that can be much more dangerous. ponents of DADT, that the amendment only saves face and looks productive for Democrats and the HRC. The Murphy Amendment with all of its provisions might not hold up to a Republican majority in Congress should November’s elections blow the other way.

Spaulding charges that “antidiscrimination was bartered away to ensure what people hope will be a ‘repeal-lite’ passed in the defense authorization bill this year.”

Even if the Murphy Amendment is only “repeal-lite” McCain is still boarding a kamikaze mission to stop it come hell or high water. He is now the sole organizer of a Republican attempt to filibuster an entire military spending bill—a move so implausible that it is sure to hammer the final coin into McCain’s retirement fund.

Still, McCain’s staff is hard at work trying to add some sensibility to the tirades of an angry old man by adding more blatant falsehoods to the bonfire. “There has to be a determination from our military leaders that they think it is a good idea to change the policy” says McCain staffer Brooke Buchanan “Then, of course, Senator McCain will listen to them.”

Well, Brooke—they already have and McCain has not budged. Any other maverick ideas?

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Boy on a Budget

June 21, 2010 • SouthFloridaGayNews.com

How to Survive in Tough Times

By A. Sebastian Fortino

your friend in the kitchen to contribute though, since they whipped up dinner.

A dinner party on a budget is a great way to skip an expensive bill. You should save enough on dinner to head out dancing or sipping later.

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he myth that all gay men live a deluxe lifestyle is as false as saying all lesbians are vegan. Almost all of us are pinching pennies now. Some of us are looking for benefactors known as sugar daddies—or sugar mamas. Given current financial hardships, don’t count on finding one.

If you’re on a tight budget or collecting unemployment checks—or if your sugar daddy is not very endowed—it might be time to start making some cuts to your lifestyle. Here are a few helpful hints from someone who knows.

Soap: while a bottle of body wash costs on average $6.00 and lasts only a few weeks, a three-pack of bar soap will cost you less than $3.00 and lasts for months! If you worry your skin might get dry, spend the money on a good moisturizer—you use that less so it’ll last longer.

Hair: in terms of shampoo, ask your stylist about which products are just as good as salon brands. A good stylist doesn’t “owe much” to the salon, and will generally tell you budget-best options. You’ll be surprised at their answer, and treat yourself to a styling product from the salon instead of the fancy suds.

Coffee: yes, it’s true, if you spend $4.00 per workday on a latte you’re spending $80 per month on coffee and that’s only if you buy your cup o’ joe during the work week.

Make it at home in the morning, fill a bottle with what you don’t drink, and put it in the fridge for iced coffee. Save the latte for the weekend and go ahead, treat yourself to two. Frequent a smaller, non-corporate café as our small businesses need the money more than the chains.

Restaurant Supply Stores: I love these places! It’s a little-known fact: restaurant supply stores don’t only sell to the trade, but they don’t advertise that fact.

While you may have to buy a dozen forks, it’s way cheaper than what Williams Sonoma, Macy’s, or even Target has to offer.

Lunch: try as you might to justify spending $6.00 a day on lunch… well, you can’t. At five times per week, that’s $30 and a whopping $120 per month. If you don’t

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want to make lunch each morning, simply keep a few things—turkey cold cuts and whole wheat bread, some lettuce—at work.

Take yourself out to a nice dinner once a month with what you’ve saved.

Hotels: chances are, no matter where you’re going in this world, a friend will have an acquaintance, ex-paramour, gay cousin, or second-grade classmate nearby. Before booking your hotel, make inquiries as to “who knows somebody.” Make sure you chat with your prospective host to see if you get along, of course. As everyone is watching their bank accounts, offer them a few bucks a night, or offer to help paint their kitchen. Use the money you save to book yourself into a chic hotel for a night or two.

Water: admittedly my favorite H2O is bubbly, and comes from Italy in a green bottle. Once or twice a week I pick up a bottle and sip it with lemon. The water in South Florida has a high iron-content, so I can understand why people loathe to drink it.

Rather than contribute to the landfill, buy a pitcher with a filter or install one on your tap and buy a steel bottle.

Weekend Dinner Parties: if you can’t cook, have a friend over who loves to play chef and he or she will gladly take over your kitchen. You provide the main course and a salad; ask your guests to bring side dishes, appetizers, and wine. Don’t ask

if you live alone, it’s often tempting to buy “for one” at the grocery store. Think bigger, spend less. The package of 10 chicken breasts might look like “too much food.” Simply take them home, pop them out of the package, and freeze them separately in plastic bags or containers. The same goes for veggies. Buy what’s on sale, set aside some for the week, then blanche and freeze the others.

Rotating Clothes: if you really don’t want to shop—but, of course, we all do—trick yourself. Go through your clothes with a friend. People generally favor certain pieces over others in cycles. The LaCoste shirt you love right now, you may have ignored two months ago. Find the things you like but don’t often wear. Take what you wear too often, put them in a suitcase and hide it from yourself. In a month or two— when you open it up again and switch those contents with what you kept in the closet— it’s like having new clothes.

Furniture: beyond Craig’s List, free items—which generally are free because they suck—thrift stores, and Ikea, play the waiting game. Post your needs on social networking sites. If friends are moving, ask if there is anything they don’t want and generally the fates provide. Granted, it took two months for me to get a dining-room table, but with a little paint it’s going to be a budget-conscious take on the $600 vintage piece I coveted.

Electricity: charge your cell phone at work, your boss won’t notice—sorry

chief! Businesses tend to have a cheaper, corporate rate with the electric company.

If your boss refuses, or you don’t have an outlet close to your work station, just make sure you unplug the charger when you take the phone off of it. Chargers still charge even without your phone attached. I also unplug the coffee pot, microwave, and DVD player when I’m not home. Anything with a glowing light is draining you dry.

Tailor: a good tailor is hard to come by, but when you find one you have a friend for life. If your $25 pajama/lounge pants are ripped at the bottom, merely take them to your tailor and remedy the rip. A tailor can also personalize anything you get from a thrift store, such as turning a pair of pants into a cute pair of shorts. With a few stitches you can feel as if it’s a custom-made outfit, not second-hand goods.

Clothing Swaps: these are popular in the northeastern cities I used to call home—Philly and New York. Once a season, go through your wardrobe and pull out what you really don’t wear. Call up your friends and make a party out of it. Invite them over—each with a bag of their own unwanted clothes. People will certainly find your castoffs heaven-sent, and now that Marcel has gained 10 pounds after the break-up, his coveted Trovata button-down will look divine on you.

Online: not having a computer with the Internet is a bit like a car without a motor, but not having the Internet at home is very relaxing. Check your emails over lunch, or when you have downtime at work. However, please don’t think I encourage you to watch porn or check Adam4Adam at your own personal Dunder & Mifflin. Exchange the $30 or $60 you spend per month for time at home to decompress, read, and watch movies. Or learn to cook so you can have those dinner parties I mentioned earlier.

The Library: yes, I’m serious, the library. Libraries are free—as long as you remember the return date. They are a great source for films as well as books. Although not well-funded right now, they generally can order or request from another branch the film you wish to view. You can say goodbye to your Netflix account.

Happy Savings!

This is the first in a series of Boy on a Budget.

If you have any tips please email them to Sebastian.fortino@southfloridagaynews.com.

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Young Entrepreneur Spotlight:

Chris Caputo Making Media Work

By Joey Amato

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t age 28, South Florida resident Chris Caputo has a lot going for him.

Not only does he operate his own company, MetroMediaWorks, but he is also partners in two other companies, Print-ibles and RecruiterBuddy.

Prior to beginning his own ventures, Caputo achieved a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from the New York Institute of Technology. He then assumed the positions of vice president of technology for 944 Magazine and director of technology for Mirabel Technologies.

A native of Buffalo, New York, Caputo grew up in Fort Myers and relocated to Fort Lauderdale after acquiring a company called Key West Tanning. Shortly after, his drive to begin a technology company became evident.

“I started MetroMediaWorks in 2009 with a mission to help small and mid-size businesses increase their profitability,” Caputo says.

The company provides clients with affordable, high-quality website, Internet marketing, and software development services.

Eager to make a name for himself in the community, Caputo quickly gained a noteworthy client base of respected companies. His continuously growing client list includes The Las Olas Company, Riverside Hotel, Haute Living Magazine, Café Bluefish, United National Consumer Suppliers (UNCS), and American Exhibitions ,among others.

Allison Zucker-Perelman, marketing and public relations director of American Exhibitions, which is currently producing an ex-

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hibit called Mummies of the World, is fond of Caputo’s work. “Chris is the kind of professional one is lucky to come across in my field.” In addition to her work at American Exhibitions, Zucker-Perelman is a seasoned publicrelations professional with over 20 years of experience in her field.

“It is imperative that I both recommend and work with an individual who meets high expectations and provides a standard of excellence in their field of expertise. Chris, in my mind, embodies all those,” she says.

Much of Caputo’s business comes through

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word-of-mouth and agency partners who resell his services. These businesses are not limited in scope and vary extensively. “I’ve worked directly with a variety of businesses across nearly every industry,” he says.

Brett Rose, president of UNCS, also admires Caputo’s capabilities. “The programs Chris has designed for our company has improved our efficiency well beyond what we had anticipated. He has made the entire process from design, testing, and implementation, smooth and seamless.”

Caputo’s 24/7 business ethic has garnered him respect within South Florida and has led to numerous other business opportunities, such as partnerships in Print-ibles, a direct sales photo-book company, and RecruiterBuddy, a company that creates specialized software for the recruiting field.

In addition to his business ventures, Caputo is also taking part in FIT4LIFE’s “The Challenge.” Caputo is excited about his involvement. “‘The Challenge’ is a unique fitness challenge which is on track to help a great number of individuals reach their fitness goal and raise money for local non-profits.”

MetroMediaWorks designed “The Challenge” website, Facebook application and e-commerce/donation management systems. “Our recent partnering with Chris and MetroMediaWorks has been one of the key reasons both FIT4LIFE and ‘The Challenge’ have been so successful and continues to thrive,” says Julian Cavazos, partner in FIT4LIFE. “Chris and his staff’s support and follow-up allow me to stay focused on

business and development management.”

Furthermore, he is an active member of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce’s Gay & Lesbian Business Exchange (GLBX), a group of gay and gayfriendly business owners. “Without question, being an active participant in the GLBX and their leads group has been integral in growing my business. I encourage everyone to join,” says Caputo.

Despite a rough economic climate, 2010 has been a pivotal year for his business.

“From my perspective, the economy is booming. I’ve seen some really great new businesses launch this year, many of them well funded and are quickly achieving success,” he says. “Existing customers are also launching new products and services, investing heavily in IT software and expanding their internet presence.”

Always looking to stay ahead of the curve, Caputo is actively enrolled in Florida Atlantic University’s Weekend MBA program.

During his down time, he enjoys running, racquetball, kayaking, theatre, traveling and cooking, in addition to spending time with his dog Rico.

For more information, visit Metromediaworks.com.

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Nightlife by J.W. Arnold

Summer Fun Heats Up Across South Florida The Gay and Lesbian Business Exchange (GLBX) is a group of gay and gay-friendly business owners and professionals operated through the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce who have come together for the common goal of growing and expanding their businesses.Join us at our next “After Hours” event, the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month.

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ears ago—long before I considered coming to South Florida— a friend who grew up in Homestead lamented that the only change he would make to the region would be “seasons.” Now, you could argue that this year we did have two, if you count the relatively frigid winter and the unusually hot spring, both of which have shattered records.

Summer officially rolls in this week, as if we could tell the difference.

Rather than wilt in the relentless heat, the bars and clubs of South Florida have turned things up a notch for the first week of summer. Here’s a look at some of the highlights for the upcoming week: Wednesday, June 23

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Sky. The hottest girls in Miami will be competing for $100 in prizes while fans enjoy the beats of DJ Juan Carlos.You can join the action at 2301 SW 32nd Ave. in Miami.

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he Manor presents outrageously gay funnyman Bruce Vilanch tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Epic Show Lounge. Tickets are $25 general admission. Plan to arrive early to take advantage of the club’s new 2-for-1 happy hour special and $5 tapas menu until 7:30 p.m. The Manor Complex is located at 2345 Wilton Dr. in Wilton Manors.

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n addition to the spotty thunderstorms we’ve been receiving lately, here’s another opportunity to get wet, literally: Get Wet Saturdays at Miami’s Club Waterfront, 3615 NW South River Dr. Enjoy hot dancers and the best house, reaggaeton and Latin music. There’s no cover and plenty of free parking.

ook out because Miss Candy Kornhole is on the loose and on Sunday, June 27 Wednesdays you’ll find her at The Stable, 205 E. Oakland Park Blvd., where she’s f you drive too fast down Andrews Ave. hosting DRAGO. Miss Candy promises this in Wilton Manors you’re likely to miss isn’t your usual drag BINGO and there the Corner Pub, tucked away in a somewill be plenty of fun and prizes to be had what non-descript strip mall. Well, the by all. The games begin at 8:30 p.m. friendly neighborhood bar has new owners with big plans. On Sundays, they’re offering Thursday, June 24 a Bloody Mary bar where patrons can concoct their own custom cocktails, topped he competitive queens in Miami will off with a giant shrimp. The Corner Pub is be heading to Club Sugar tonight located at 1915 N. Andrews Ave. for Drag Wars, hosted by Victoria

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Heard it on...

By the Night Owl Ronaldo Scores

mance from the new production of La Cage Aux Folles, which received awards for best revival of a musical, best direction and best actor in a musical; other gay recipients included Levi Kreis and David Hyde Pierce, who received the Isabelle Stevenson Humanitarian Award for his work in the fight against Alzheimer’s.

EYE CANDY ALERT Twilight star Kellan Lutz on the cover of Men’s Health! In the July/ August issue, Lutz offers advice on keeping a six-pack like his while enjoying foods you crave, such as pizza – eat it with a fork and knife to slow down. I bet there’s one thing he can’t eat with a fork.

As reported by none other than Perez Hilton, soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo was asked how he felt about Portugal legalizing samesex marriage. His reply: “The Portuguese man that I am, I try to keep informed about what is Men’s Health gets it wrong: happening in my counTHE PRINCESS Kellan Lutz actually has an 8-pack try. I know the law was AND THE HUNK passed and the comment it deserves is that Saturday was the big wedding meet for we must respect the choices made by anySwedish crown princess Victoria, who one, because, after all, all citizens should have pinned Daniel Westling, the personal the exact same rights and responsibilities.” trainer from her local gym (I kid you not).

Nice for an athlete to be so direct.

Doesn’t she know most of those guys are gay? Duh... where has she been? I’m just kidding – we wish the royal couple all the best.

DRAMA QUEENS Anyway, we were all invited to the wedding This year’s Tony Awards Ceremony was because... we’re all royalty, of course! We so gay, Liza Minnelli almost married it. decided instead to stay in town for Pride.

Host Sean Hayes not only showed off his many talents, but seemed very comfortable with the subtle and not-so-subtle jokes HOW LUCKY CAN YOU GET? about his sexual orientation throughout the In a rare public family photo op, Barbra evening. As if that weren’t enough to make Streisand and James Brolin stopped to us happy, there was an extended perforpose with James’ son Josh Brolin at the L. A. premiere of Jonah Hex on June 17.

So whose star shone brighter in the group photo?

At 70, James Brolin is still the most eye-catching personality and sexiest man on the planet!!! No doubt about it!

Sorry, Babs – but you know we love you.

Family portrait: James Brolin, Barbra Streisand and Josh Brolin

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Theatre Review Mary Poppins Mary Poppins runs through June 27 at Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale. For more information, call 954-462-0222 or visit BrowardCenter.org.

Super Mary You Will Believe a Nanny Can Fly

By Mary Damiano Arts Editor

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’ve always had a strong connection with the movie Mary Poppins. Part of it is probably the title—what little girl can resist a magical heroine who shares her name? Throw in the incomparable Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke—an actor I’ve always regarded as the Cary Grant next door—animated dancing penguins, and the familiar story of a strict workaholic dad who can’t connect with his children, and you’ve got a movie nobody can resist.

A few years ago Disney and Cameron MacKintosh brought the original Super Nanny to stage, and now the show is flying high at Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale.

There is a lot to love about Mary Poppins on stage, but there are inevitable comparisons to the beloved film from 1964.

First off, there are no dancing penguins, which admittedly would have looked pretty cheesy on stage. Dancing statues take their place, and, like ballet dancers, their silver-gray unitards leave little to the imagination. Second, there is a scene where the toys come to life and taunt the

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children, which comes off as a bit creepy.

There are some odd continuity problems with the story, like characters knowing things they shouldn’t know.

But the pros outweigh the cons. Mary Poppins soars—both figuratively and literally—and there are plenty of jaw-dropping moments of pure delight. Caroline Sheen has a terrific voice and has the nanny’s no-nonsense demeanor down pat. Laird Mackintosh is endearing and nuanced as George Banks. Mackintosh delivers a complex, layered performance that turns the character from caricature to human. Blythe Wilson plays Winifred Banks with equal amounts of pluck and sincerity.

The star of the show is Gavin Lee as Bert, the narrator, artist, chimney sweep, and jack-of-all-trades. Lee originated the role in London and played it on Broadway, and even though he’s been playing this role for four years, his enthusiasm is still infectious. Of course, the man gets to tap dance on the ceiling each night. Who wouldn’t have a great time doing that?

If you tuck away the movie version in the back of your mind, you will enjoy all of the jaw-dropping spectacle that the stage version of Mary Poppins has to offer.

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Gay Actor Plays ‘Purr-fect’ Role

By J.W. Arnold

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inger and actor John Jacob Lee was just a twinkle in his parents’ eyes when Andrew Lloyd Webber’s groundbreaking musical, Cats, premiered on London’s West End in 1981. Today, nearly 30 years later, the young performer is touring the country in the iconic show that stops this week at West Palm Beach’s Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.

“Doing a show with so much history has meant a lot for me as a performer,” he reflects. “To be a part of something that means so much to so many people is amazing. The show is still relevant and important in the genre of musical theater and continues to draw people who might not normally come to the theater.”

Lee, a 26-year-old Missouri native, stars as Skimbleshanks, the railway cat, his favorite character whom he describes as “everybody’s favorite uncle, who takes care of the other cats, protects the kittens and is a friend to all.”

“I approach the role differently than other actors,” Lee explains. “He was always my favorite and I’m glad I get to play a cat who can be really silly with the kittens. Plus, he’s orange—really orange.”

The young actor, who got his big break with the touring company of The Wedding Singer, which played in Fort Lauderdale several years ago, supposes landing the role was fate. Lee got his first professional callback for a role in Cats after a casting agent had seen him in another show.

“I kept coming back over the years for repeated auditions and figured at some point I would eventually get a part in the show,” he says. “When they finally called and told me I got it, I guess it was finally my time.”

He soon began rehearsals and learned that the biggest challenge wasn’t donning the complex costumes and perfecting the make-up: “I think the biggest challenge is keeping your body healthy. It’s a very, very physical show. Cats move differently from people and it’s a challenge eight times a week to pull off the illusion. The make-up

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and unitards are a breeze after all that.”

While it’s not uncommon to greet fans who have seen the show as many as 20 times over the years, Lee says this tour should not be missed. Almost immediately after its West End and Broadway launches, touring companies were sent to all corners of the globe, and many of the productions adopted special “touches” that were intended to play well to local audiences. Next year, in observance of the show’s anniversary, producers plan to finally homogenize the productions into the definitive version.

“Some of the stuff we’re doing—like an opera section in Act 2—may not make it into the final version,” he warns, “so don’t miss this opportunity to see this production.” But he also acknowledges, “The show is now and forever, and it’s not going away.

Theatre Feature Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Cats Tuesday, June 22 to Sunday, June 27 Kravis Center for the Performing Arts, West Palm Beach Tickets start at $20 at 1-800-572-8471 or Kravis.org/Cats

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Theatre Feature

“You see a lot of work by gay men and a lot of stories about gay men, but this is an imGirl Play portant voice we just don’t hear enough.”

TWTP received about 75 submissions for Runs Friday, June 25 through Sunday, June 27, at the Pride Center at Equality Park, this year’s edition of Girl Play. While some 2040 N. Dixie Hwy., Wilton Manors. local playwrights submitted, plays came from all over the country, as well as Canada For more information, and Australia. TWTP took a democratic visit WomensTheatreProject.com. and festive approach to sifting through the submissions—they held a reading party last month on Cinco de Mayo and invited some devoted subscribers and supporters to join TWTP company members and theatre professionals to evaluate the scripts.

At least three people read each piece, and plays were discussed and scored. Sixteen of the plays were chosen for Girl Play.

“This was also a way to involve people who are interested in the theatre, and let

By Mary Damiano them see what it is to read and evaluate a Arts Editor script,” says Croft. “It’s interesting to have a fresh pair of eyes on a script.” ride Month closes with a nod to Eight different plays will be presented on the ladies. Girl Play, a weekend Friday, June 25, and Saturday, June 26. Audifestival of lesbian play-readings ence members will vote on each play. On and parties featuring Luscious Lesbian Sunday, June 27, the four top vote-getters Martinis, will be held at the Pride Center June 25-27.The event is the brainchild of the will be reprised, along with last year’s Women’s Theatre Project (TWTP), a not-for- festival winner, Lemonade by Ginger Lazarus.

Lemonade was such a hit that it was also profit theatre company in Fort Lauderdale. part of TWTP’s Naked Women Fully Clothed This is the second year that TWTP has production last year. Each night of Girl Play presented Girl Play. Former board member includes a pre-show reception cheekily Kelly Reeve suggested the concept and partnership with the Pride Center last year. called “Foreplay,” at which the TWTP Luscious Lesbian Martini will be served. There “We felt, especially being the Women’s will also be raffles of artwork.

Theatre Project, that there is a really big Croft says the plays lean toward comedy, hole as far as not having plays from lesbian but there is a play about abuse in a relationship. playwrights,” says Genie Croft, a Girl Play Other themes include transgender issues and director and founding member of TWTP. Director Genie Croft coming-out stories.

TWTP’s tagline is “By Women, (back) with Lela Elam (front) who will reprise About Women, For Everyone,” and the her performance in theatre was named the “Best Place to Lemonade, last year’s Girl Play festival winner. Meet Intelligent Lesbians” in 2008 by New Times.

“It’s funny because I don’t think we have a large lesbian following,” says Croft, who notes that last year’s Girl Play did increase their lesbian audience. She believes that doing Girl Play at the Pride Center allowed lesbians to see TWTP’s work, and know that it was safe to come to a regular season show with their partner without fear of hostility. “It’s about humanity,” says Croft. “We’re trying to slant for a voice that we just don’t hear a lot.”

Girls on Stage Women’s Theatre Project Presents a Weekend of Lesbian Plays

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Film Review

Scene from Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work

Joan Rivers:

A Piece of Work A Raw Look at a Comic Icon

By Mary Damiano Arts Editor

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he describes herself as a comedy icon. Friends describe her as a plastic-surgery freak. But the title of the new documentary, Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, says it all.

Filmmakers followed Rivers for more than a year, capturing her professional and personal life at home and on the road.

What emerges is a raw, unvarnished portrait of a driven workaholic with a burning need to be relevant.

For Rivers, happiness is a datebook filled with upcoming performances. Fear, she says, is an empty datebook. As the film begins, her datebook holds pages of empty spaces.

She leafs through older datebooks of much busier years wistfully, the way anyone else would leaf through a photo album. Work is Rivers’ addiction, and it’s a habit she’s not giving up until she keels over.

The film chronicles Rivers’ non-stop life, including her appearance on Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice, a grueling road trip, the publication of her book about her plastic surgery, starring in a play about her life, and her 75th birthday. The film also looks at how Rivers attained her comedy-icon status, including footage from her Tonight Show appearances in the 1960s, anecdotes about her professional and personal relationship with her late husband Edgar, and how family took a backseat to work. It’s telling when daughter Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work, opens in various South Florida theatres on June 27.

Melissa says that growing up, Joan’s work was like a sibling, and that The Career became an entity unto itself.

The acerbic Joan Rivers, the one who will take any job to stay in the spotlight, is here, but the surprise of the film is that a more vulnerable Joan emerges as well. She’s not afraid to let her insecurities show, and it’s not bitter, but bittersweet when she speaks of her loneliness, since death claims more friends each year.

Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work is not only an in-depth look at a celebrity, but also a fascinating look at show business, and what it takes to get to the top, the inevitable slide down, and the struggle to climb back up.

Directors Ricki Stern and Anne Sundberg seemingly had an all-access pass to Rivers’ life, and while they’re not afraid to let their subject’s warts show through, the documentary is also very tasteful, respectful, and like Rivers, laugh-out-loud funny.

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Bruce Vilanch

‘June’s a Busy Month to Be a Gay Icon’

By A. Sebastian Fortuno* (The incorrect spelling of A. Sebastian Fortino’s last name has been included, as Mr. Vilanch kindly overlooked the incorrect spelling of Vilanch as “Villanch” in their initial email correspondence.)

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n Friday, June 25, at 7:30 p.m., writer, actor, and comedian Bruce Vilanch—known for writing scripts, punch lines and even the occasional song for such gay icons as Bette Midler, Cher, and Eartha Kitt—will appear at The Manor Complex on Wilton Drive.

He promises anecdotes from a career that never ceases to amuse and amaze.

“I love Fort Lauderdale,” Vilanch said. “I have a mother in Boca, but I am not a prisoner of Boca. I like going to Fort Lauderdale, and Key West off-season because I can go around without it being crowded.”

Vilanch sat down with SFGN after a Pride event in Pittsburgh, before heading to another one in Milwaukee. Even his appearance on the drive comes while he is based in New York City for what he describes as an “extended pride-ful stay.”

“June’s a busy month to be a gay icon. I don’t know how many Pride events I am a part of this year,” Vilanch said. “I’d have to ask my accountant.”

Of the event at The Manor, “It’s a break from Pride. I am doing a one-night show telling stories, talking about my bizarre career. It’s a strange act. Is it stand up,” Vilanch says. “No, it’s sit down. I have a tremendous trove of tales I tell, from 21 years of writing the Oscars.”

Vilanch wrote his first Academy Awards show with famed producer, talent-maker and friend Allen Carr in 1989. That production of the Oscars was labeled the worst Academy Awards presentation ever, given Carr’s outlandish production that infamously involved Rob Lowe singing to what Disney later contested was an unauthorized

use of Snow White.

“At the time I had nothing to compare it to and I didn’t realize that every year there is a controversy with the Oscars one way or another.

Allen invited it on himself though, so they all ganged up on him, with Disney launching that ridiculous lawsuit. I thought, ‘Yeah, that’s been trashed for me.’ I came back though.

I managed to survive. It was Allen who took the big hit,” he said of his late collaborator.

However, the 1989 production of the Academy Awards was not as much a disaster, perhaps, as has been recorded.

“A lot of people liked it, it was one of things where a critic or writer decides it’s the worst thing in history, but ratings were higher than ever that year and there was a younger demographic watching.”

Vilanch credits the show’s “infamy” as being a byproduct of the subsequent fallout from Rob Lowe’s scandalous sex tape that came out a few weeks later.

“It became a notorious flop after the sex tape. At the time I felt it was controversial.

Then, 20 years later, it’s the worst show of all time. Who knew? It was infamous but I have done 20 shows since.” While he had written for the show before, this was the first one in which he received credit.

“Twenty years ago, however, there were only two writers. Now there are as many as 14 on the show.”

He has never allowed the success of his tenure with the Academy Awards to

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let him sit still.

“A moving target is harder to hit, I continue on the move,” he laughed. “You’d think I’d be thinner.”

He describes his inability to sit still as coming from “delicious career opportunities” that “come up” and that he cannot turn down.

In addition to his numerous Pride appearances, he hosted Showtime’s The Gay and Lesbian Comedy Slam, which will air throughout June on the network. Recently, he appeared in a yet-unreleased film called Walk A Mile in My Pradas.

A show Vilanch wrote in 1978 has been reworked and restaged in Manhattan this summer. The show is Platinum, about an aging starlet who attempts a comeback as a musician. The current incarnation is a

laissez-faire project for him.

“It seems like nothing you do in your youth goes away anymore. Everything comes back to bite you in your ass. In 1978 it didn’t work. My partner did a revival a few years after. So, now, a fan of the show has come along with a new attack on it. But I’m not really involved with the production, as of this writing.”

In addition to Vilanch’s career as a writer and comedian, he is well known for his appearances at charity events and functions, which take up a great deal of his time.

When asked how he is able to balance his charitable and non-charitable appearances, his answer is simple and to the point.

“I don’t. The charity appearances get out of hand. I started 25 years ago for AIDS benefits. In those days, the only way to raise money for an AIDS event was the old Judy-and-Mickey-put-on-a-show-in-a-barntradition. In the beginning nobody would do these benefits,” he said.

According to Vilanch, in those days, he had to basically make arrangements wherein he would appear at your event, if you would appear at his.Vilanch is still proud to lend his name to numerous organizations.

“I like working with hand-to-mouth charities because 90 percent on the dollar goes to the recipients. Charities that operate close to the ground.”

Keeping in step with his never-stopmoving-attitude,Vilanch is also working on a book.

“I am writing a book right now, which will talk about all those things everyone has already heard about it,” Vilanch added.

It goes without saying that when he recounts the story, it takes on a life of its own.

Having such a great wit and writer on the phone, it was impossible not to ask him something to personalize the interview.

Mr.Vilanch did advise, prior to the phone interview, that I have lubrication ready. So, something… slightly off-color was in order.

When asked, “What is your favorite pickup line,” his response was quick.

“Excuse me, but you’re standing on my penis. It works every time. I recommend it for heterosexuals too. Lesbians are not really gonna get mileage on it, but maybe I don’t know. These modern lesbians are up to new tricks.”

For more information and to buy tickets, visit Themanorcomplex.com

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Perez Hilton: Miami Native, Big Disgrace, and…Child Pornographer?

By A. Sebastian Fortino

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f you’ve been waiting to see Perez Hilton fall, fail, and go away you might have reason to celebrate! The California-based, Miami-born, Cuban-American gossip queen did something—not only in bad taste, that’s a norm for him—but perhaps illegal.

Hilton, whose real name is Mario Lavanderia, posted an uncensored photo of Miley Cyrus’ private parts on his Twitter account, in the early morning hours of Monday, June 14.The picture shows Miley wearing a short white dress and no underwear. In the photo she’s climbing into an open convertible, the action of which caused what Larry King’s blog described as “her lady parts” to become exposed.

More than two million of Perez’s “fans” saw the picture, with the following introduction, “If you are easily offended, do NOT click here. Oh, Miley! Warning: truly not for the easily offended!”

If you are familiar with his site he typically shows a censored version of an image, then links you to the original.

Yet the celebrity blogger should have heeded his own warning. Cyrus, despite dressing like an adult and drawing criticism for her suggestive new album, Can’t Be Tamed, is 17. Therefore, police might consider the image child pornography. According to U.S. law, child pornography involves not only images of adults having sex with underage minors but depictions of a minor’s genitalia.

He looks scared despite his cavalier message.

“Sure, I like to be controversial,” he said.

“But I don’t want to go to jail.”

However, if the picture was kosher, why did he remove it?

Why did he place a link to other photos from the same day of the 17-year-old Cyrus with drawings supposedly pointing to and supposedly authenticating that she was indeed wearing Perez Hilton Oscar Aydin Apaydinli panties?

Regardless of whether or not he will be However, according to Steve Cron, the Santa tried, this is just another incident in a career Monica criminal defense attorney, it is unlikely made from being an old-fashioned muckrakthat Hilton will face legal trouble. Cyrus has er. The so-called neo-journalist has rubbed not yet filed a complaint against him. a lot of the Hollywood elite the wrong way.

She has, however, spoken out against The current outrage comes from drawing Perez and his actions. offensive images, and writing “STFU,” short “That’s some idiot being an idiot,” she told Ryan Seacrest on his KIIS-FM radio show. “Isn’t for “Shut the F*ck Up,” over celebrity photos, making fun of celebrities’ weight—even it funny that things like that, that are so negawhen he was still himself a large man—and tive, have come out right before my record?” even going so far as to call Rumer Willis, the Can’t be Tamed, her third album, was released on June 18, not a week after Hilton’s daughter of Demi Moore and first husband Bruce Willis, ugly.

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That he called Will.I.Am of The Black Hilton has also released a statement and Eyed Peas a “faggot” in early 2009 after a video in which he defends himself. He is wearing a fake fur, which he claims represents the performer did not want his band to be the “fake controversy” of the Cyrus incident. mentioned on Hilton’s website reveals just

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The latest Cyrus infraction was a hot topic the morning after the Twitter post.

It was so hot, in fact, that the ladies on The View discussed it. Then subsequently removed advertising from his site.

What is most annoying about Perez Hilton, described as “Hollywood Queen parasite shit stain” at Craveonline.com, is that he is one of the most recognizable gay celebrities to be embraced by mainstream America.

Therefore, his followers in suburban or rural America, who sign on to quench their thirst for gossip, glamour, and… gaiety potentially see him as an archetypal gay and role model.

Granted, in almost all groups of friends there is a gossip, whether you are straight, gay, or even a gorilla with rudimentary social skills.Yet the fact that Perez might be considered representative of our community is unsettling to many people.

Oscar Aydin Apaydinli, a New York-based stand-up comedian and an office manager for a television network really, really doesn’t like Perez Hilton. His “1,000,000 AGAINST Perez Hilton being the GLBTQ SPOKEScontinued on page 38

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Dining Review Café Italia Restaurant 3471 North Federal Highway Fort Lauderdale: (954) 561-3900

By A. Sebastian Fortino

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n excellent restaurant—as far as I am concerned—is unassuming, intimate, with both a menu and hosts that surprise and delight. Café Italia, which has been operating for 17 years, fits and exceeds my prerequisites.

Café Italia’s owner, the charming Francesco, came to sit with us soon after our waiter Kenny opened a bottle of crisp Pinot Grigio. My roommate Will and I asked what he recommended from the menu. His response was direct.

“If it’s not good, why would I put it on my menu?” Francesco queried in a rich Italian accent that originates in the Abruzo region.

For the first course we chose the buffalo Caprese salad. This is one of the simplest dishes, invented on the island of Capri in the 1960s for tourists that wanted to maintain a bikini-appropriate figure. Since the dish is uncooked, the mozzarella must be creamy and rich, the tomatoes firm and truly red, and the garnish of basil fresh, plentiful and not bruised, to enhance the presentation. These three ingredients must be enriched with a delicate splash of fragrant extra-virgin olive oil. At Café Italia, the pairings were excellently matched.

For our second course my roommate was very right in choosing to share the risotto allo scoglio, a seafood risotto made with clams, shrimp and mussels.

Firstly, the kitchen kindly split our portion in two, yet the plates were so filled with rice and shellfish we thought the kitchen made a mistake. Secondly, the top layer of rice had not yet cooled off, so none of the “mushiness” that can ruin a risotto marred the evening.

Thirdly, I am used to risottos being done in the northern way, with butter and cream, which makes for an elegant but heavy risotto. At Café Italia, however, I learned the secret to the dish being so light and airy— Francesco uses only olive oil and perhaps stock. The dish was seasoned simply so that the seafood really took center stage.

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For our third course I went for the ossa bucco and Will went for the Chilean sea bass.

Osso bucco is another classic Italian dish that—according to Francesco—is often lost in American kitchens claiming to serve authentic Italian food. Normally served in a heavy tomato sauce, the osso bucco came prepared in a light tomato sauce, with carrots, celery, and onions in red wine.

When our plates arrived we both smiled.

When we bit into our veal and sea bass we had the same reaction—our eyes closed.

Will’s fish was simply simmered in extravirgin olive oil, with onions, diced tomatoes, and basil leaves. The fish was not so overcooked that it flaked away into the broth, yet it was still firm.

Dining Review Primavera Restaurant 830 East Oakland Park Boulevard, Oakland Park: (954) 564-6363

By Joey Amato

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t’s been a while since we reviewed a family-owned restaurant. I had a craving to dine at an authentic Italian eatery where I could find some of the dishes I grew up with in New York. Out of the blue, I received a phone call from the owner of Primavera Restaurant asking me if I would like to sample some of their cuisine. Of course, I am not one to

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For dessert our elegant waitress Christina, a Peruvian Penelope Cruz, recommended two very light desserts. I opted for the lemon sorbetto, served in a champagne flute, with frozen whipped cream that rendered it a parfait of sorts.

Will opted for a beautifully presented marscapone cheese, chocolate, and almond dessert that can only be described as a “marscapone mousse.” We capped off the meal with an espresso each—both of us forgot to order a sambuca to round things off, but after the bottle of wine we really didn’t need it.

As we ate dinner we kept wondering how the kitchen could so easily serve the dishes so perfectly. Christina revealed how this feat is pulled off. “It’s only Francesco and his wife in the kitchen.

Everything,” she said with a warm smile, “is made to order.”

say no to a meal.

The ambiance at Primavera is welcoming.

Patrons can either eat in the bar area or choose to be seated in the larger dining space. The service at the restaurant was very good. Our server was attentive and informative; quick to offer recommendations off the menu.

For our appetizers, we began with a selection of three of the restaurant’s most popular selections. Of the trio, the mushroom strudel was my favorite. The dish was savory and delicious, a simple combination of mushrooms and cheeses, topped with a light red-sauce. Also very good was the soffiatelli, pastry shells filled with four different kinds of cheese, and baked and served with a pink sauce.

However, my guest Anthony and I did not really enjoy the grilled eggplant in crust.

We both found it a bit bland, and it was hard to taste the eggplant.

No Italian meal would be complete without pasta, so the chef decided to prepare two of his favorite pasta dishes, as well as some gnocchi Bolognese. All of the pasta at Primavera is homemade, which makes the consistency a lot lighter than storebought. The first selection was the ricotta and spinach ravioli, which was accompanied by a tomato and basil sauce. This dish was definitely traditional and the spinach was accented by the basil.

My favorite selection on the plate was the gnocchi Bolognese. The gnocchi were perfectly cooked and the Bolognese sauce was flavorful and delicious. My only recommendation would have been to add a bit more meat to the sauce to make it thicker, but it was delightful nonetheless.

In addition, the chef prepared butternut squash ravioli with a butter and sage sauce.

Although the flavor of the butternut squash was prominent, I didn’t think the sauce did anything to accent the dish.

Our entrees consisted of asparagus crusted Chilean sea bass with a chardonnay and Dijon mustard sauce, and the veal funghi, Primavera’s take on veal Marsala.

I found the fish to be firm and enjoyable, whereas my guest preferred the tenderness of the veal. The asparagus crust topping the sea bass was light and full of flavor, adding a welcomed crisp to an otherwise light dish.

For our final course, we indulged in a selection of homemade desserts. First was a three-cheese cake, which texturally was a bit heavier than most other cheesecakes, due to the addition of mascarpone cheese—this was my Anthony’s favorite selection. I, however, preferred the panna cotta, a dessert made by combining cream, milk, and sugar, mixing it with gelatin, and letting it cool until set. The consistency and taste was very similar to flan. Finally, we had the light and tasty crème brûlée.

Primavera is a great choice for those who are looking for good home-cooking.

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“Lol, so funny!! In 45 mins im going 2 penly gay Minnesota State Senadinner with the senator :).” tor Paul Koering took porn star After the casual date, Wilde was availBrandon Wilde out to dinner in Brainable for commentary. erd, Minnesota, earlier this month. While “I think he wanted to get in my pants, some senators, like Senator Roy Ashburn, truthfully,” he told Thesword.com, which prefer—or try to—keep their dalliances private until they get caught, Koering went comes as a shock to us here at SFGN, as we all know politicians don’t have sex on the date openly. before marriage… in this case, a gay marHe even went to pick up the actor. riage that Koering voted against in 2009.

According to Thesword.com—no, not “And he was pretty flirty. But it was just Nakedsword.com—Koering, 45, feels he has no reason to hide the evening out with dinner. We both were checking out the waiter though. It was fun.” the porn star, who is 25 years his junior.

Although Wilde’s commentary on “I don’t see anything wrong with going out with him. Do I think that being a porn the date has been less than erudite, the senator would indeed like a second date. star is the best thing? No. But that’s his However, given Wilde’s post-dinner words, choice. I think he’s a nice guy.”

I wouldn’t encourage Koering to sit by the Wilde, according to his Twitter account, was excited about the dinner date, Blackberry.

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Incl. utilities, cable, tel., Wi-Fi Internet. 954-927-0090 or visit www.LibertySuites.com ------------------------------------------------DOWNTOWN FORT LAUDERDALE Relocation Rentals 2-6 Months. 1 & 2 bedroom apartments. $800 - $1,100/Mo. Fully Furnished. On bus line close to Las Olas and Riverfront. Call John Hart, Owner/Agent 954-764-3137

REN Rentals Broward Other SHARE A 3BD/2BA. LOOKING FOR TWO ROOMMATES IN MIRAMAR One bedroom $550/Mo., the other $600/ Mo. Furnished or unfurnished. All utilities included. Full use of house. Call 954-987-9382

REN Rentals Fort Lauderdale FT LAUDERDALE - MIDDLE RIVER AREA LOW MOVE IN /EASY TERMS* 1BD/1BA in 4 unit bldg. All Tile $680/Mo. or $175/Wk*. W/D on premises. 6 or 12 Mo. Lease. 954-527-9225 ------------------------------------------------VICTORIA PARK STUDIO Furnished w/ private patio, parking for 2, coin laundry, $550/Mo. + F/S. Call 954-881-5167 ------------------------------------------------MIDDLE RIVER TERRACE - MINUTES TO WILTON DRIVE - IMMACULATE EFFICIENCY & 1/1’S With your own PRIVATE backyard or patio, tile floors, large closets, tile floors, newer kit/bath, water/garbage/pest cont incl., cable ready, W/D avail, QUIET all gay complex. No pets. $575-$700/Mo. Will work w/ you on move-in costs. Call 954-592-3772 ------------------------------------------------JUST MINUTES TO WILTON DRIVE FROM $695!!

Both 1/1’s, one in small private beautifully landscaped Middle River Terrace bldg! Fresh paint, ceramic tile thruout, updtd kitchen, big bdroom, extra lge walk-in closet, laundry on premises, good parking. Another 1/1 in Wilton Manors, 2nd floor, all tile, fresh paint, updates, walk to Wilton Drive, cat OK. 954-561-3332 or 954-242-7566.

------------------------------------------------MIDDLE RIVER TERRACE DUPLEX Large 1 Bedroom Apt. AC, Tile, Fenced Yard, Washer/Dryer, Private Parking, Pet OK. $750/Mo. Call 954-463-6791 ------------------------------------------------VICTORIA PARK CONDO 2BR/1BA fully furnished condo for rent.

Central air & heat, pool, tile floors, D/W, balcony, parking space, secured building. No Pets. $900 per month plus electric, F/S. Call 954-565-2714.

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Clean and ready now. $895/Mo. Michael 954-540-3543 ------------------------------------------------LAKE RIDGE TOWNHOUSE Lg 2BD & 2Baths 1,200sf, Hurricane Shutters, Pets OK, fenced yard, tile down stairs and carpet up, Full W/D, big kitchen, covered pkg, great for sharing, Near Beach & Galleria $1,475/mo. Call Owner/Agent 954-661-4481- Avail May 1 ------------------------------------------------VICTORIA PARK UPDATED 1 BEDROOM Completely Renovated 1 bedroom, Central Air, Walk-In Closet, DW, Micro, Hurricane Windows/Doors. Walk to Gateway and Galleria. N/S. $850 mo.

954-270-0304 ------------------------------------------------FORT LAUDERDALE EAST OF I-95 Great location 1BD/1BA w/ extra large walk-in closet, french doors lead to private deck and yard, built-in desk looks onto central courtyard, tile floors, small-quiet pets ok, coin laundry, $700/ Mo. Call James 305-213-3473 ------------------------------------------------FURNISHED/UNFURNISHED 1/1 FORT LAUDERDALE New unit attached to home. Central AC, french doors, HW floors, fenced yard, hurricane windows, kitchenette w/ micro, fridge, no stove. $750/Mo. includes electric, cable and internet. Reliable landlord. Non-smokers, 1 person occupancy. Very Nice. Call 954-707-0264 ------------------------------------------------$700 DOWNTOWN / SAILBOAT BEND Quiet, small complex. 1BD/1BA. Large walk-in closet, fully carpeted (new 2009).

Living room, dining area, kitchen, FREE hot water, NEW A/C, LOW electricity bills, assigned parking, **MOVE-IN SPECIAL** $700/Mo. 954-249-0874 or 513-257-1760 ------------------------------------------------NE FTL APARTMENTS AVAILABLE - EFFICIENCIES, STUDIOS & 1BDS FURNISHED/UNFURNISHED Walk/bike to beach, shopping, downtown. Pets OK. On-site laundry facility, private patio areas & plenty of off-street parking. $625-$850/Mo. All utilities included. Call 954-520-2353 ------------------------------------------------LAKERIDGE- NICE QUIET 1/1 GARDEN APT. Newly remodeled. Close to Wilton Manors, downtown and beach. Includes utilities, premier cable and hi-speed internet.

Available weekly or monthly. Call Jeff 954-593-6833 ------------------------------------------------FORT LAUDERDALE - 2/2 CONDO IN IDEAL LOCATION 2 bedroom/2 bathroom condo in Rio Vista neighborhood, East Fort Lauderdale. Walk to shops and restaurants.

Close to schools. 2 miles from the beach.

Parking garage. Pet friendly. For more information: 954-465-6256

REN Rentals Miami COTTAGE IN BISCAYNE PARK/MIAMI SHORES. Adorable 2 bed/ 1 bath. Wood Floors/ Private entrance/ washer dryer inc. $1100/ Month + Elect. Call Carlo 305431-1674 or email ckmercuri@aol.com

REN Rentals Oakland Park OAKLAND PARK, 1 MILE FROM WILTON DRIVE! Furnished Efficiency with full kitchen w/ stove. $700/Mo. includes utilities.

Laundry on premises. Call 954-818-9422 ------------------------------------------------1BD/1BA IN OAKLAND PARK 1 MILE FROM WILTON DRIVE. Central AC, W/D, ceiling fan, eat-in kitchen, dishwasher, $725/Mo. Call 954-818-9422 ------------------------------------------------EAST OAKLAND PARK 1BR/1BA Duplex with nice private patio, tropical landscaping, enclosed yard with pets, near Wilton Manors and beach.

East of Dixie Highway. Lots of charm. Pets welcome with approval. Satelite, water, garbage included $795/mo. 954-632-6662 ------------------------------------------------PRIVATE LARGE 1BD/1BA COTTAGE Large screened lani patio off bedroom, fenced yard, great location near Oakland & Dixie, pets are welcome, $850/ Mo. Call 512-963-6874

REN Rentals alm Beach DELRAY BEACH DOWNTOWN 2BD/1BA, central air, fenced yard, parking, pets ok, $850/Mo. + utilities. F/S. Call 305-296-7744 ------------------------------------------------1/1 LAKE WORTH DOWNTOWN $750 Lg 1/1 in duplex, 2nd Ave South at South M Street, front porch, rear patio, gas/ water/partial electric included, walk to ICW and beach, NO SMOKING inside, SMALL pets considered, 1 year lease, $750/mo, F/S required. Available 5/31/2010. Call only: 561-315-3281

REN Rentals Wilton Manors MIDDLE RIVER TERRACE 1/1 Bright, corner, 1st floor - 1 Bdrm in small Bldg.

Cent A/C, tile floors. Xtra clean, C. Fans, Laundry, small pet ok. Near 5 points. Hurricane windows. $725/mo. 954-552-5023 ------------------------------------------------1/1 COTTAGE STYLE WILTON MANORS AREA. Private fenced yard, gated entrance Front/back patio tile throughout updated kitchen/bath. ALL pets considered $735/Mo. 954-557-7447 ------------------------------------------------WILTON MANORS Furnished efficiency near everything.

Electricity, utilities, Cable TV, WI-FI included. $595/Mo. Call 954-563-7769 ------------------------------------------------WILTON MANORS - $1,095/MO. + TWO (2) FREE MONTHS! Large 2BD/1BA on NE 16th Street: Central AC! W/D, Kitchen w/ big fridge and DW. Nice backyard. No Pool. No Dogs. Please call Yoshi at 954-854-7711. Thanks!

------------------------------------------------2 AND 1 BEDROOM APTS NEAR SHOPPES OF WILTON MANORS Huge 2 Bedroom ~ 2 Full Baths~2 Large Walk-in Closets~ Over 1,000 sf of Fully Tiled Living Space~Dishwasher~New Cabinets~Onsite Laundry~Gated Private Complex~Gay Friendly~Small Private Yard~$1,000 Per Month~Wilton Manors 1 Bedroom Apt~Tile Throughout~Conveniently Located near Stork’s or GLCC. Starting at $775. Call Melissa for info at 954-563-6672

------------------------------------------------1950’S CHARMING 2/1 W/ 2 CAR CARPORT HOME FOR RENT 2/1 home w/ 2 carport, non smoking, new tile, new appliances, freshly painted, w/d on premises, fireplace, behind Stork’s, walking distance to the Drive, one locked storage closet available, $1,400 a month, tlc2323@comcast. net, 954 914-2467 ------------------------------------------------2BD/2BA IN MANOR GROVE Brand new kitchen w/ stainless appliances and granite counter tops and new wood floors, updated bathrooms, available either June 1st or July 1st. $1,175/Mo. Unfurnished (furnished avail).

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Heated pool. Pets OK. One block to Wilton Drive. $800/Month, $1700 moves you in. 954-600-0620 ------------------------------------------------LARGE 1 BR APT AVAIL. JULY 1 Renovated 1 BR apartment with central air, updated kitchen with dishwasher, new 18” tile throughout. Tropical Setting - small Bldg. $750/Mo plus F/S. Call 954-907-8454 or 954-907-8462 ------------------------------------------------WATERFRONT CONDO W/ EXPANSIVE VIEW. Wilton Manors Area, large 1 BR with updated Bath & kitchen with DW. Mexican tile throughout, Private patio, cable TV included $850 per/mo plus F/S. Avail. July 1. 954-907-8454

RM Roommates Broward Other HOLLYWOOD - GAY ROOMMATE WANTED Share a 3BD house with hot tub, full use of house. Close to downtown. $400/ Mo. Including Utilities. Sal 954-536-6901

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RM Roommates Wilton Manors LOOKING FOR ROOMMATE TO TAKE OVER 1BD APT. $400/Mo. + utilities.

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Perez Hilton to be such a high-profile gay—he should continued from page 29 do some good for the gay community. He PERSON!” group on Facebook might only have about 4,100 members, but that number should be a role model, and as it is now, he shouldn’t be one because he doesn’t do is still impressive. It indicates an undercurrent of openly LGBT people who are—clear- anything good for the gay community.”

Hilton’s website, strangely, seems to lack ly—ashamed of him.

Apaydinli does not hate Perez, it should be anything for the common good. There are no links to charities supporting the communoted.

“I don’t think it’s so much hatred with Perez nity—although it is filled with advertisements as much as disgust. He does his blog, and he’s of a commercial nature that surely benefit his very good at it and people love reading it. He addiction to all things pink and glittery.

“What’s a shame is that we don’t have a has a lot of followers, and the problem with gay spokesperson, but a lot of them don’t that is he uses it to make a name for himself with bad publicity,” Apaydinli told SFGN. “I feel want to sacrifice their celebrity to become the forefront spokesperson,” Apaydinli said. like he uses this publicity, but he doesn’t do “The younger generation needs one, and it anything good for the community to balance should not be Perez Hilton.” himself. And this represents us in a bad way.”

If you are not a member of the anti-Perez As a standup comedian, Apaydinli admitsite on Facebook, please join. Let’s finally ted that some of his material is politically put an end to this muckraking liar and incorrect and that it’s not always viewed as attention-whore. socially acceptable.

It is apropos to finally air Hilton’s dirty “However, what I believe is comedy and linens. After all, his legal last name—Lavanmusic brings people together, across social deria—when translated into English means lines. People always love to laugh and listen to music. I feel like Perez—if is going mia_her_qtr_BW 6/2/10 he1:05 PM Page“laundry.”

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Say what’s on your mind, Leo!

Entering Cancer, the Sun triggers a square between Jupiter in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn, bringing clear visions of danger that may also push too quickly to protective responses. Look for common ground; keep negotiations calm and productive. Avoiding major conflict or persevering through one requires courage and sacrifice.

ARIES (March 20 – April 19): Competing demands of work and home are evidence that others expect great things of you.You may need to assert that home should be a base, and your family the people you can count on so you can succeed in the outer world.

LIBRA (September 23 – October 22): The hardest learned lessons from early childhood are resonating at work.You may feel pressured or bullied. Resist temptation to vent at your partner, but do have a frank discussion. That’s where you’ll get your best ideas.

TAURUS (April 20 – May 20): You’re more comfortable with immediate practical details, but have to engage huge over-arching ideas.

You have more inner strength than you realize. Step back, meditate, and the big picture will become clearer.

SCORPIO (October 23 – November 21): Calm down. Think ahead. Identifying too much with grand ideas can blind you to important basic details. Trying to pull all that together can distract you, causing accidents.Vigorous exercise can burn off the stress if you don’t overdo it.

GEMINI (May 21- June 20): Sex and money issues now seem to be acutely critical. Take a long view.

Think about where you want to be financially and/or erotically in 12 years. What would it take to get there? Talking with friends can help.

CANCER (June 21- July 22): What disturbs you most about your partner could be exactly what’s needed for him or her to help you to succeed. Get past your own reactions to whatever “flaw” or blessing that may be, and learn how to work with it.

LEO (July 23 – August 22): Health problems, hopefully minor, are best addressed by radically new approaches. Chiropractic and high colonics are indicated for the body, meditation and rebirthing for the soul. Say what’s on your mind, but be ready to have your mind changed. .

VIRGO (August 23 – September 22): You may shock your friends with your sudden urge to challenge them with deep and frightening ideas or risky games (It’s not a great time to take up skydiving or rugby!). Spontaneous seductions, however, can work out brilliantly.

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SAGITTARIUS (November 22 – December 20): Sex can be a delicious diversion from the stress of political and economic crises.

Better yet, sublimate that sexual energy or take inspiration from it and channel some of that libido into more creative impulses.

CAPRICORN (December 21 – January 19): Times are tough; you’re feeling it hard. Still, share your feelings with someone you do have a deep connection with and get some perspective. Hard work or sports can cultivate a strong sense of home and community.

AQUARIUS (January 20 – February 18): All your secrets and worries can start pouring out of you before you realize it. This can be a great time to work on deep personal problems, but be very careful to make sure you can trust your confidante.

PISCES (February 19 – March 19): Avoid impulsive spending and gambling. Carefully calculated creative efforts can prove lucrative.

You can get ahead doing something creative and fun, but the keys to fiscal sanity are still hard work and discipline.

Jack Fertig, a professional astrologer since 1977, is available for personal and business consultations in person in San Francisco, or online everywhere. He can be reached at 415-864-8302, through his website at www.starjack.com, and by email at QScopes@qsyndicate.com.

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