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October 3, 2012 • Volume 3 • Issue 40

ORGULLO. ORLANDO. FINISHING UP PRIDE 2012 IN FLORIDA PAGE 12

Boca raton shows its true colors-rainbow not included page 8 When HIV Latinos INSIDE Film Fest Top Ten THIS Can’t Be Salud Gets page Meet & page page page Tweets ISSUE Seen Richer Greet

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Clooney Auctions Himself for LGBT Charity

ow much would you pay to have George Clooney for a few hours? That fantasy will become a reality for two lucky people who’ll get a chance to lunch with the Hollywood star as part of an auction to benefit the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. The highest bid to lunch with Clooney currently sits at $38,500. The auction closes on Oct. 11, according to Charitybuzz. As part of the auction, the winner also gets entertainment writer David Karger. All the proceeds will go to GLSEN, which works to make schools a safer environment for LGBT youth. The Ocean’s Eleven actor is a long-time supporter of the LGBT community and gay rights. He recently took part in the Los Angeles reading of Dustin Lance Black’s “8” play, which is a dramatization of California’s Proposition 8 ban on gay marriage. Other prizes in the GLSEN auction include: a role on True Blood, another one on American Horror Story, and a visit to the set of Modern Family.There are also auditions to appear on NCIS and NCIS:LA, and a signed Neil Patrick Harris costume from How I Met Your Mother.

Ex-Gay Porn Star Gets 12 Years in Prison for Attempted Murder

ormer gay porn icon Ryan Idol has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for attempting to kill his girlfriend with a toilet tank lid. Idol, whose real name is Marc Anthony Donais, was one of the most sought after gay porn actors in the 90’s. At one point, he was one of the highest paid stars in the business, making $50,000 per movie. “I am the biggest,” he told The Miami Herald in a 1998 interview. According to the victim, Idol told the woman “I came over here to kill you,” stormed into the bathroom while she was showering and repeatedly hit her in the head with a porcelain bathroom lid, the Sacramento Bee reports. The incident occurred in 2009. His former girlfriend also said she had ended their relationship after finding Idol in bed with another man. Idol had initially portrayed himself as a straight man. After a few years doing gay porn, the actor declined to put a label on his sexuality, saying he had had relationships with both men and women. In 1998, Idol was taking part in a Miami Beach play about a straight actor pushed into gay porn by necessity, according to the Miami Herald story. He has also struggled with alcohol and drugs in the past, jumping from a fourth floor

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California Bans ‘Ex-Gay’ Therapy for Teens By Associated Press

ov. Jerry Brown has signed children experiencing gender confusion. The Encino, Calif.-based National legislation that makes California the first state to ban a controversial Association for Research and Therapy on form of psychotherapy that’s Homosexuality said in August that the bill was a case of “legislative overreach.” They aimed at making gay teenagers straight. Effective Jan. 1, mental health practitioners said Democratic state Senator Ted Lieu’s are prohibited from performing sexual claims of harm to children were based on orientation change efforts - known as politics, not research. Lieu, who sponsored reparative or conversion the bill, said the law will therapy - for anyone under stop children from being 18. psychologically abused. The therapies “have no Brown signed the bill basis in science or medicine Saturday amid a busy and they will now be weekend that saw him act relegated to the dustbin of on more than 100 pieces quackery,” Brown said in a of legislation, including a statement. bill he signed late Sunday Mainstream associations that would allow some representing psychiatrists illegal immigrants to get and psychologists have California drivers licenses. dismissed reparative Governor Jerry Brown of California The bill lets the therapy in recent decades. Department of Motor A number of mental health associations in California - including the Vehicles issue licenses to illegal immigrants state’s Board of Behavorial Sciences, the eligible for work permits under a new California Association of Marriage and Obama administration policy. It requires Family Therapists and the California the department to accept as proof of legal Psychological Association - supported the residence whatever document the federal government provides to participants in its legislation. But some organizations and ministries deferred action program. The governor also signed into law a bill continue to use counseling and prayer to try to help conflicted Christians rid themselves that will allow parents who don’t have their of unwanted homosexual inclinations. children vaccinated to enroll their children in Gay rights activists have said the damage school. Parents would have to obtain a waiver they inflict on individuals can be deep and from a physician or a nurse practitioner lasting and can put youth at higher risk of saying they received information about the benefits and risks of immunization. depression and suicide. Brown vetoed a bill that could have “We’re grateful to Gov. Brown for standing illegal immigrants from with California’s children,” the Human protected Rights Campaign said in a statement. deportation if they committed minor “LGBT youth will now be protected from a infractions. The bill was dubbed “antipractice that has not only been debunked Arizona” legislation, a reference to that as junk science, but has been proven to have state’s immigrant identification law. He also vetoed legislation that would drastically negative effects on their wellhave provided overtime pay, meal breaks being.” The group called on other states to follow and other labor protections to an estimated 200,000 caregivers, nannies and house California’s lead on the issue. Conservative religious groups and some cleaners. The Democratic governor said Republicans have argued that banning they deserve fair pay and safe working conversion therapy would hinder parents’ conditions but said the bill “raises a number right to provide psychological care for of unanswered questions.” “Perhaps in a country, they wish to MORE WEBites legitimize stealing...if a group recognizes Iran President: Homosexuality an an ugly behavior or ugly deed as legitimate, ‘Ugly Behavior’: you must not expect other countries or other groups to give it recognition,” he said “Do you believe that someone is born through a translator. homosexual? Homosexuality ceases The views of the Iranian president aren’t procreation,” Iran President Mahmoud particularly surprising in the Middle Eastern Ahmadinejad told Piers Morgan after the country, where homosexuality is punishable CNN host asked him what he would do if by imprisonment, and sometimes even he had a gay son. execution. The question was part of a heated interview Earlier this year, four Iranian gay men were about sexuality, where Ahmadinejad also executed for sodomy, Europe’s Pink News slammed the LGBT community, comparing reported. homosexuality to thievery. Continued on page 12

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Pets & Peeves By Jason Parsley

rotecting LGBT employees from discrimination would be like protecting pet lovers from discrimination. That’s what the assistant city manager of Boca Raton thinks. Mike Woika was trying to make a point — saying if the city were to adopt an ordinance protecting LGBT employees, then who knows what other classes of people would crawl out of the woodwork demanding their rights, too. “What’s to keep other groups from wanting to be protected?” Woika said. “How about me? I’m a pet lover. I think should be included in your anti-discrimination law. Someone who has dogs should not be discriminated against either.” The issue of gay rights in Boca Raton was thrust into the spotlight last week when the Palm Beach County Commission was informed that the City of Boca Raton opted out of the county’s anti-discrimination clause, which includes both “sexual orientation” and “gender identity and expression.” Boca Raton doesn’t include either one in its anti-discrimination policy, instead deferring to the state and federal requirements. The county meanwhile has a policy stating that it doesn’t do business with entities that won’t adhere to their anti-discrimination policy. The ‘business’ happens to be a regional plan for the county to pay for the costs of hazardous material emergencies in some of its cities, one of which being Boca. But the county can’t save the city the $235,000 that the project is worth without adherence to its anti-discrimination policy. Now, Boca has 60 days to change its ways, or it loses out on almost a quarter of a million dollars. Woika stressed that regardless of what people are protected, the City does not discriminate against anyone whether or not they are a part of a protected class. But the issue gets even stickier. Besides just not including “sexual orientation” and/or “gender identity and expression,” in its policies, in January 2011 Boca decided to take the unusual step of officially opting out of the county’s antidiscrimination requirements. Woika simply called that vote a reaffirmation. The only other city to have taken that step is West Palm Beach. The difference though is that WPB includes “sexual orientation,” and “gender identity and expression” as a part of their protected classes. Rand Hoch, president of the Palm Beach County Human Rights Council has said he’s been approaching Boca Raton for more than 20 years urging them to add sexual orientation to their anti-discrimination requirements as well as offer city employees domestic partnership benefits. Tony Plakas, the executive director of

Boca officials compare LGBT equality to canine rights & bad hair

county’s GLCC, Compass, believes the opt out was done covertly and wonders if the City Council understood at the time the real impact of it. Or was this something pushed for by the city management? “This is a great example of things happening behind the public’s back and they don’t know about it,” he said. “Maybe they did think it was just housekeeping. But again it doesn’t matter. The motivation was to do it quietly.” Woika, though, said the opt out came about because this isn’t the first time Boca has run into a problem with the county’s anti-discrimination requirements. “There was a formal affirmation of the opting out. Because the city is under home rule it has established its own antidiscrimination [requirements]. There was always a conflict with the county,” Woika said. “I think when they legally adopted their own, that really was an opt out. But the city said ‘let’s make it very clear.’” Last time around, though, the project fell through, Woika said, before the city and county came into conflict. The current issue became muddied after Palm Beach County Commissioner Steve Abrams, whose district includes Boca, stressed to the commission that Boca only had a problem with adhering to the “gender identity and expression” requirement. He said they didn’t have a problem with the “sexual orientation” requirement. Abrams then attempted to persuade the commission to give Boca an exemption, which it declined. Boca will now have 60 days to accept the county’s proposal or decline it and lose the funding. Later, when Abrams realized that “sexual orientation” wasn’t a federally or state protected class, he wrote in an email: “I want to state that the city manager advised me, as Boca’s district commissioner, only about their concerns regarding the gender identity and gender expression clauses. I have no knowledge concerning their position on sexual orientation, which they did not raise with me.” Woika said when Boca Raton opted out of county’s ordinance, they made it clear they would only follow state and federal requirements regarding discrimination. Rand Hoch summed it up differently. “What they are saying is that they wish to retain the right to discriminate against gay men, lesbian and transgender people. ‘We want to be able to preserve the right to discriminate,’” he explained. “No one else in Palm Beach County tried to opt out, except for West Palm Beach, which had its own law before the county had a law.” SFGN reached out Boca Raton Mayor Susan Whelchel for a comment, but as of press time received no response.

Gender Identity & Expression At the Palm Beach County Commission meeting Commissioner Steve Abrams defended Boca Raton’s right to opt out of the county’s anti-discrimination policies and claimed protections for gender identity are not a “settled area of law” and the city did not want open itself up to liability. He also made this comment: “Someone could sue because the entity doesn’t like the way their hair is styled or how they dress or something like that so I’m just explaining the basis of the city’s objection.” Michael Keeffe, Executive Director of Transaction Florida, the only statewide trans organization, took issue with Abram’s comments. “My first response to that

is it’s just ludicrous. That’s an uneducated statement. These kind of comments come from a fear of cross dressers or fetish type of people will

Palm Beach County Commisioner Steve Abrams

want to come in on different days and dress differently. One day as John and one day as Jane,” he explained. “This is about people who live full time as a certain identity. This is people like myself who was born as one sex, but live my life as the opposite of

that, on a full time basis.” Keeffe said more than dozen cities across the state now offer protections for “gender identity and expression.” Three of those cities are in PBC and include West Palm Beach, Wellington and Lake Worth. The County and School District of Palm Beach County also includes it. Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton’s largest employer, already includes “sexual orientation” in its equal employment opportunity policy for employees and anti-discrimination policy covering students. FAU will consider adding “gender identity and expression” later this year.

Gay Rights in Palm Beach County The Palm Beach County Human Rights Council and its president Rand Hoch has been surprisingly successful at getting the county and municipalities to add “sexual orientation” and “gender identity and expression” to their anti-discrimination requirements as well as getting some of them to offer domestic partnership benefits to their employees. But one city where they’ve had almost no success is Boca Raton, whom Hoch said has been less than receptive. Here are a few facts when it comes to gay rights in Palm Beach County: West Palm Beach was the first city in Florida to enact an Equal Opportunity Ordinance prohibiting discrimination based

on sexual orientation in employment, housing and public accommodation. And that was in 1994. In 1995 a strong effort was made to repeal the law, but the voters upheld it with 56 percent. Even smaller cities in the county have been more progressive on gay rights than Boca. Lake Worth is home to one of the Southeastern United States’ largest gay and lesbian community center, Compass. And Lake Worth was the first city in Florida to raise the gay flag during the week of Compass’ PrideFest, a tradition that started in 2000. Lake Worth also had no problem hiring a transgender city manager. In addition to all of the larger cities in Palm Beach County (except for

Boca) offering some type of protections or benefits for the LGBT community, many smaller county municipalities also offer such protections. A few of those include Belle Glade, Hypoluxo, Lake Park, Manalapan, Royal Palm Beach South Bay, and Tequesta. Additionally, the county and school district offer protections and benefits as well as the Office of the Clerk and Comptroller, Office of the Property Appraiser, Office of the Public Defender, Office of Supervisor of Elections, Office of the Tax Collector, Children Services Council, Palm Tran, Solid Waste Authority and South Florida Water Management District.

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Palm Beach County’s LGBT Benefits & Protections Population

Domestic Partnership Benefits

West Palm Beach

101,043

Boca Raton

NonDiscrimination

Sexual Orientation

Gender Identity

Yes

85,329

Boynton Beach

68,996

61,209

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Delray Beach

Yes

Wellington

57,163

Yes

Jupiter

55,911

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Palm Beach Gardens

49,010

Yes *Yes (Except health)

Yes

Palm Beach County School District

1.3 million 174,000 Students 21,361 Employees[1]

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Yes Yes

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PASSAGES

Oakland Park Says Goodbye to Troy Hutsler By SFGN Staff

ocal real estate agent Troy Hutsler died last week. He was 48. A celebration of his life will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Jennings Funeral Home at 1801 East Oakland Park Blvd. Anyone who knew him well will be invited to say a few words at 7 p.m. “We’ve been friends for 13 years. It’s hard to sum up anyone’s relationship in a few words. He won’t be suffering any longer. He’s at peace,” said Robert Joshua. “I don’t know why God gives us these challenges and this is a challenge for me. No one wants to hear that their best friend takes his life. He had absolutely turned a corner a year ago and was doing very well for himself. I’ll never understand.”

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His boss Carl Marzola of Atlantic Properties commented on Facebook: “Our dear friend and Associate of 15 years with Atlantic Properties had suddenly passed away this past week. We all will remember Troy’s charismatic personality, warmth and passion for helping others regardless of the consequences to him. At true real estate professional. I was proud to have him on our team, now he’s on God’s team. May God always bless him as we ALL will surely miss him here and will keep him in our prayers.”

France May Ban Words ‘Mother’ and ‘Father’ rance is set to legalize gay marriage next year, but now French lawmakers want to take equal rights even one step further: Legislation will be introduced next month to ban the words “mother” and “father.” According to The Telegraph, the draft law says that “marriage is a union of two people, of different or the same gender,” hence the rationale for replacing all references to “mothers and fathers” in the country’s civil code with the more neutral term “parents.” “Who is to say that a heterosexual couple will bring a child up better than a homosexual couple, that they will guarantee the best conditions for the child’s development? What is certain is that the interest of the child is a major preoccupation for the government,” French Justice Minister Christiane Taubira is quoted by The Telegraph as telling local newspaper La Croix. Not everyone in France is happy about these gay-friendly amendments. “Gay marriage would herald a complete breakdown in society,” France’s Cardinal Philippe Barbarin is quoted by the Daily Mail as saying last week. This could have innumerable consequences. Afterward they will want to create couples with three or four members. And after that, perhaps one day the taboo of incest will fall.” The gay marriage draft law, along with this new amendment, is scheduled to be presented before the French

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Gay High School Proposed in Canada ow would a bullies-free high school look like? Canadians might soon find out. A group is pushing for an alternative, gay-centric high school in Toronto. The idea is the brainchild of Fan Wu, a 20-year-old university student who’s trying to get public support for the project. Wu said the concept sprung out from his personal experience in high school. “I experienced a culture in which I could not speak about my sexuality to the rest of my school,” he told CBC News. “So I would say that although the bullying is not overt, I would call it a sort of covert bullying.” Opponents to the idea argue the solution is not to segregate gay students, but rather to make public schools more inclusive. “What you’re doing is saying: ‘If we take away all the kids who are being bullied, then the bullying stops,” Irene Miller, president of the Toronto chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays,told CBC News. “What we should be doing is take away all the bullies and the bullying will stop. It’s the wrong end of the stick.” Still,Wu said the high school would work just like any other alternative schools out there. “Every student will have a choice to apply to this school, regardless of their academic standing, regardless of their financial background, regardless of their sexuality in particular,” Wu said.

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Etz Chaim Holds Grand Opening Ceremony Photo By JR Davis

Only gay Jewish synagogue in South Florida

Etz Chaim held their grand opening ceremony Saturday, September 29 at 7 p.m. on the campus of their new location at Temple Beth Torah, 5700 NW 94th Ave., in Tamarac. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz was the featured guest speaker and the Gay Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chorus of South Florida performed at the event.

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COVER STORY

Don’t Miss Your Pride

Everything to Know about the Orlando and Miami Beach Late Season Festivals By Gideon Grudo They take place across the state, but Orlando’s Come Out with Pride and Miami Beach’s Orgullo Festivals are here to help finish up the Pride season.

for our community.” For more information, go to www. comeoutwithpride.com. If you go, here’s a breakdown of how the week will work:

Here’s what you need to know about both…

Orlando Pride

Thursday, October 4

Taking Orlando by storm for the eighth year, Orlando’s pride will be the biggest one yet. It all started in 2005, with about 5,000 people in attendance. This year, Come Out With Pride’s Executive Director Mikael Audebert expects more than 100,000 people to show up. “It’s changed in so many ways,” he told SFGN. The current board that runs the entire event is composed of seven people — helping them are about twenty volunteers. “It’s so hard to explain to people what it takes to put an event like this together,” Audebert said, adding that the event requires about 10,000 man-hours every year. In the three years that Audebert’s been involved, he said the biggest change has to be the diversity of the event, as now it includes many allies like Macy’s, Wells Fargo and the Orlando Magic as sponsors. “Pride is not just a one day celebration for Orlando. This is a year-long organization that gives donations and scholarships,” Audebert said. “We can’t do this if we can’t make money on the day of Pride. The money goes back into the community. It’s important to show the world and U.S. that Orlando can put up a great show. It’s achieving equality through economics. It can only be possible

Opening Ceremony | Free ($25 VIP) | The Abbey Silent auction and music from DJ Scott, featuring music from Phantasmagoria

Saturday, October 6

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Latin Pride Takes the Stage at Orgullo By J.W. Arnold

his weekend, South Florida’s sizable Latin population will gather in Miami Beach for the second annual “Celebrate Orgullo” festival. Spanish for “pride,” Orgullo will showcase the diverse cultural heritage and contributions of the Hispanic community and is planned to coincide with National Hispanic Heritage Month. The festivities got off to an early start with several South Florida bars and nightclubs hosting salsa dance contests during August and September. The winners will compete head to head at the main event, Saturday, Oct. 6, from Noon to 6 p.m. on Miami Beach between 12th Street and Ocean Drive. Orgullo will feature musical performances, folkloric dance, celebrity guests, drag performers and vendors representing both commercial and nonprofit organizations. The organizing committee, led by community activist Herb Sosa, has recruited many popular entertainers including Rego, Lady M, DC Cruz, Jose Enrique, DJ Reddy, Enrique Santos and Madai. Organizers emphasize there is more to the festival than just the beach party. On Friday, Oct. 5, organizers have planned a men’s fashion show at 1001 Ocean Dr. and an art exhibition by Eleazar Delgado at Architecture in the Tropics. Saturday’s schedule includes an LGBT Leadership Conference and an immigration workshop.

There will also be film screenings and a number of after-parties at popular local nightclubs. The event is free and a portion of proceeds will benefit Unity Coalition/ Coalicion Unida, Inc. LGBT youth scholarship fund. For more information and a complete schedule, go to CelebrateOrgullo.com.

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LOCAL NEWS

Life. Latino. LGBT. By Ryan Dixon

Latinos salud recieves two new grants

Photo Courtesy of Latino Salud

The money will allow Latinos Salud to n Tuesday Sept. 26, Latinos Salud announced that they were the launch its new Free, Safe and Proud! Project. recipients of two new grants The project will be placing condoms and for the Florida Department of lube at locations where Latino men are most Health, Bureau of HIV/AIDS. The two grants, likely to interact with gay tourists such as gay totaling $150,000, will go to help expand guesthouses. Carlos Moega, community interventions the organization’s HIV prevention effort for Broward County’s gay and bisexual Latino coordinator, said that Latino Salud is “committed to making our community safer. men and their partners. Founded in 2008, Latinos Salud currently Latinos Salud provides free condoms, lube offers free HIV prevention peer leadership packs, and safer sex inserts as frequently workshops, HIV prevention themed as each business requires, through discreet activities for younger men who have sex restocking or through fun safer sex blast with men, and one-on-one life coaching that events.” Those events include in house movie focuses on helping clients of all ages achieve their goals while also lowering their HIV/ nights on Wednesdays. The next monthly SOMOS dating STD risks. The grants will now allow Latinos Salud to workshop for Latino men ages 18 to 30 will be Thursday, October 18. Participants receive offer free HIV testing in house. “Since opening our doors, we’ve offered a free dinner, a gift card, and a chance to to bring clients to our skilled community make new friends. Latinos Salud’s JUNTOS program for partners, who offer HIV testing at other locations,” said Stephen Fallon, Latinos Latino gay guys ages 25 to 44 will launch Salud’s executive director. “But we its next four-week leadership development encountered too many clients who were series. The series runs each Friday evening reluctant to take a test outside of Latinos starting on 5th through Friday Oct. 26. Salud’s safe space. Now, for the first time, Dinner and gift cards will be provided, along we can support staff to offer Latino guys and with networking opportunities. their partners free, walk-in testing during most of the hours that we are open.” Latinos Salud also plans on expanding their popular life coaching services. “People come to us to work on improving their lives, whether they want help writing their resume, practicing for an ESOL exam, or role playing to prepare for a job interview,” said Counseling Services Coordinator Johnathan Medina. Counselors also take the opportunity to talk with the clients about reducing their risk of HIV infection and living healthier lives. The additional life coaching services funded under the new grants are reserved exclusively for Latinos living with HIV, who are partnered with someone living with HIV, or who identify as transgender. “Studies show that guys who are safe at home often take a ‘time out’ from safer sex when they are on vacation,” said Rafaele Narvaez, director of health programs. “South Florida is one of the nation’s top gay tourism hubs. We don’t want anyone to become infected simply because they didn’t have condoms A member of Latinos Salud poses for their national gay men’s hiv handy.” awareness day campaign. See more photos at sfgn.com/photos

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NATIONAL NEWS

Top 10 Tweets of All Time Here are Twitter’s most retweeted tweets By Sergio N. Candido

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edio Bistro came out with a list of the top 10 most retweeted tweets of all time, and while Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber tops the list, the LGBT community has also made the cut. President Obama’s May 9 tweet in support of gay marriage has placed fifth in the list, with over 61,000 retweets.

Barack Obama

That day, Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to endorse equal marriage rights for gay couples. He later went on television and reiterated the message. “It is important for me personally to go ahead and affirm that same-sex couples should be able to get married,” Obama said, according to the Associated Press. Others who made the Twitter list include Floyd Mayweather calling out Manny Pacquiao, Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, whose tweet “I’m so 22 right now,” placed at number 10, with over 25,000 retweets. Check out the full top ten list of the most

retweeted tweets of all time below: 1. Sept. 26, 2012 Justin Bieber (200k+) @justinbieber: “RIP Avalanna. I love you” 2. Sept. 25, 2012 T.J. Land (98k+) @TJLang70: “Fuck it NFL.. Fine me and use the money to pay the regular refs.” 3. Jan. 10, 2012 Floyd Mayweather (89k+) @ FloydMayweather: “Manny Pacquiano I’m calling you out let’s fight May 5th and give the world what they want to see.” 4. Nov. 26, 2011 Kim Kardashian (68k+) @KimKardashian: “A 15 year old girl who is terminal w/ cancer has made a bucket list. 1 of her wishes is to trend on Twitter. Give a RT#alicebucketlist” 5. May 9, 2012 Barack Obama (61k+) @BarackObama: “’Same-sex couples should be able to get married.’ — President Obama” 6. June 16, 2011 Lady Gaga (34k+) @ladygaga: “Never be afraid to dream.” 7. July 13, 2011 Katy Perry (33k+) @katyperry: “the new song Syscraper by @ddlovato is pure perfection. Her voice is one of the BEST undiscovered beauties. Can’t wait for the full record.” 8. July 12, 2011 Selena Gomez (32k+) @selenagomez: “SO, SO proud of @ddlovato #skyscraper Incredible, beautiful and so inspiring..” 9. Jan. 8, 2012 Rihanna (29k+) @Rihanna: “Welcome to the world princess Carter! Love Aunty Rih” 10. #Dec. 12, 2011 Taylor Swift (25k+) @taylorswift13: “I’m so 22 right now.”

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Off The Wall

Obama Will Triumph. So Will America.

By Frank Schaeffer

ot since the days of the rise of fascism in Europe, the Second World War and the Depression has any president faced more adversity. Not since the Civil War has any president led a more bitterly divided country. Not since the introduction of racial integration has any president faced a more consistently short-sighted and willfully ignorant opposition – from both the right and left… As the President’s poll numbers have fallen so has his support from some on the left that were hailing him as a Messiah not long ago; all those lefty websites and commentators that were falling all over themselves on behalf of our first black president during the 2008 election. The left’s lack of faith has become a selffulfilling “prophecy”; snipe at the President and then watch the poll numbers fall and then pretend you didn’t have anything to do with it! Here is what Obama faced when he took office; none of which was his fault: •An ideologically divided country to the point that America was really two countries •Two wars; one that was mishandled from the start, the other that was unnecessary and immoral •The worst economic crisis since the depression •America’s standing in the world at the lowest point in history •A country that had been misled into accepting the use of torture of prisoners of war •A health care system in free fall •An educational system in free fall •A global environmental crisis of historyaltering proportions (about which the Bush administration and the Republicans had done nothing) •An impasse between culture warriors from the right and left And those were only some of the problems sitting on the President’s desk! “Help” from the Right? What did the Republicans, reduced to

the religious right, libertarians and halfbaked conspiracy theorists, do to “help” our new president (and our country) succeed? They claimed that he wasn’t a real American, didn’t have an American birth certificate, wasn’t born here, was a Muslim reincarnation of Hitler and wanted “death panels” to kill the elderly! They not-so-subtly called for his assassination through the use of vile signs held at their rallies and even a bumper sticker quoting Psalm 109:8. They organized “tea parties” to sound off against imagined insults and all government in general and gathered to howl at the moon. They were led by

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For this week’s ‘Off the Wall’ column I decided to reprint this article from 2010. It may be old but it still applies. Especially with the election just a month away. – Pier Angelo

found one thing to briefly unite them: their desire to stop an uppity black man from succeeding at all costs! “Help” from the Left? What did the left do to help their newly elected president? Some of them excoriated the President because they disagreed with the bad choices he was being forced to make regarding a war in Afghanistan that he’d inherited from the worst president in modern history. Others stood up and bravely proclaimed that the President’s economic policies had “failed” before the President even instituted them! Others said that since all gay rights battles had not been fully won within virtually minutes of the President taking office, they’d been “betrayed”! (Never mind that Obama’s vocal support to the gay community is stronger than any other president’s has been. Never mind that he signed a new hate crimes law!) Those that had stood in transfixed legions weeping with beatific emotion on election night turned into an angry mob saying how “disappointed” they were that they’d not

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insurance industry lobbyists and deranged (but well financed) “commentators” from Glenn Beck to Rush Limbaugh. The utterly discredited Roman Catholic bishops and evangelical leaders teamed up to denounce a president who was trying to actually do something about the poor, the environment, to diminish the number of abortions through compassionate programs and to care for the sick! And in Congress the Republican leadership only knew one word: “No!” In other words the reactionary white, rube, uneducated and crazy American far right, combined with the educated but obtuse neoconservative war mongers, shills for big business, and evangelical gay-hating flakes

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all immediately been translated to heaven the moment Obama stepped into the White House. Where was the “change”? Contrary to their expectations they were still mere mortals! The President’s critics left and right all had one thing in common: impatience laced with little-to-no sense of history (let alone reality) thrown in for good measure. Obama’s critics let their ideology define their reality rather than allow for reality to define their ideas. Meanwhile, back in the reality-based community – President Obama: •Continued to draw down the misbegotten war in Iraq •Thoughtfully and decisively picked the

best of several bad choices regarding the war in Afghanistan •Gave a major precedent-setting speech in support of gay rights •Restored America’s image around the globe •Banned torture of American prisoners and moved the trial of terrorists back into the American judicial system of checks and balances •Stopped the free fall of job losses and the American economy •Put the USA squarely back in the bilateral international community as well as the effort to halt global warming •Won a Nobel Peace Prize •Did what had to be done to start the slow, torturous and almost impossible process of health care reform that 7 presidents had failed to even begin •Responded to hatred from the right and left with measured good humor and patience •Showed that he could not only make the tough military choices but explain and defend them brilliantly Who has failed are the Americans that can’t see the beginning of a miracle of national rebirth right under their jaded noses - the smart ass ideologues of the left and right who began rooting for this President to fail so that they could be proved right in their dire and morbid predictions. Who failed are the movers and shakers behind our obscenely dumb news cycles for an entertainmentbesotted and infantile country. Here’s the good news: President Obama is succeeding without the help of his lefty “supporters” or hate-filled Republican detractors! The Future Looks Good After Obama has served two full terms, (and he will), after his wisdom in moving deliberately and cautiously with great subtlety on all fronts -- with a canny and calculating eye to the possible succeeds, (it will), after the economy is booming and new industries are burgeoning, (they will be), after the doomsayers are all proved not just wrong but silly: let the record show that not all Americans were panicked into thinking the sky was falling. Just because we didn’t get everything we wanted in the first short and fraught year Obama was in office not all of us gave up. Some of us stayed the course. And we will be proved right. PS. if you agree that Obama is shaping up to be a great president, please pass this on and hang in there! Pass it on anyway to ensure that his “report card” gets the attention it deserves. Frank Schaeffer is the author of Patience with God – Faith for People Who Don’t Like Religion (Or Atheism).

Our Crazy Family

s we work to enable heterosexual and nontransgender friends and family to better understand the lives and loves of LGBT people, we find ourselves increasingly satisfied. Just this week, I received an e-mail from a corporate executive who recently attended a presentation I made in his firm. “My wife was showing my 11-year-old daughter the fun of reading the Sunday Styles Section (particularly the Wedding Announcement section) this weekend. It turns out that both my daughter and my wife (completely separately) had a connection to the ‘featured wedding’, (two guys). Anyway, I kind of decided this was the perfect opportunity to talk about gay and lesbian marriage in a really casual context. (Sorry, I couldn’t figure out how to work ‘transgender’ into the Styles Section). Anyway, I said to Zoe (my 11-year-old), ‘It’s

By Brian McNaught interesting, there are a lot of guy couples getting married, but I don’t see any lesbian couples.’ So we kind of scanned the section looking for lesbian weddings, and when we saw a guys’ gay wedding, we’d be like…’more guys, but I don’t see any woman.’ Anyway, I really did it just to try and talk about gay and lesbian couples in a casual way, to help her understand that it’s cool to be a gay or lesbian couple, just like a straight couple, and that she should know I thought that.” What a great example that is of “each one teach one.” I raised the consciousness of Zoe’s father, and he went home and did the same with his 11-year-old. The tool he used was the wedding announcements in the Sunday New York Times. I thought about Zoe as I heard about some strong, negative reaction to the Stonewall National Museum & Archives taking down a photo exhibition of men in their living rooms, sitting half-naked in

sexually-titillating poses. Would those who objected to the removal of the photos want to walk with Zoe through the exhibition and explain to her how these were gay people too, but expressing themselves differently than the ones she saw in the wedding announcement? Many years ago, in my attempt to help Catholic ministers better understand the gay community, I gave them a tour of a gay bar. The nun behind me, and I, simultaneously spotted the guy on the bar stool with his genitals hanging out of his shorts. “Is that normal?” she asked me later. When in a bar, LGBT people ought to be able to do anything that the bar owner and the city allows. If the behavior is offensive to straight people, they shouldn’t come to the bar. But what should straight people, including school children, see when they come to a national museum and learning center to get better educated on sexual orientation and gender expression. Is having them see a picture of a near-naked man dressed in leather a good and effective introduction? The controversy at the Stonewall

Museum is complicated because the space is shared with a gay artists group, and they had permission to hang the photos. The decision by the Museum to take them down was prompted by complaints of straight teachers who wanted to bring school children to the building. The problem could be easily solved if the artists’ group had their own space for exhibitions. However, using the controversy as an example forces all of us to ask ourselves, “What do you sacrifice in your efforts to educate others?” Should an exhibition on display in a corporate atrium during Pride Month include photos and information on NAMBLA, the North American ManBoy Love Association? If not, why not? When the family photo is taken, are there any members who shouldn’t be in the picture? And if not, do you put the photo on the mantel? When Ray and I moved from Boston to Atlanta, we were told that northerners put their crazy relatives in the attic, and southerners put them on the front porch. As is often said at a meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, “We’re all just Bozos on the same bus.” The message is that no one should feel superior to others in their recovery. I love that philosophy, and embrace myself as a Bozo, or as just another crazy member of the family who may belong in the attic or on the front porch. But, when we’re deciding as educators the best strategy for helping youngsters better understand themselves, or others who are gay or transgender, what pictures and stories do we use to teach them the lesson? As a person who has spent his life attempting to make all gay, LGBT people feel safe and valued, I want everyone to be in the family photo. As a gay man who has also spent his life trying to help heterosexual people, from grade school to the corporate board room, to better understand the issues, and be better allies, I know that I am selective in the examples of gay life I use. The entire story of our crazy family needs to be told. What we must decide is, “Who needs to hear what and when?” Every minority and ethnic group faces the same challenge. Zoe wants to know more about our lives. What do you want those of us who are doing the educating to say? Brian McNaught was named “the godfather of gay diversity training” by The New York Times. He works with corporate executives globally, is the author of six books, and is featured in seven educational DVDs. He and his spouse Ray Struble divide their year between Ft. Lauderdale and Provincetown. Visit Brian-McNaught.com for more information. Photo Courtesy of Jeff Larson

McNaught’s Notes

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Forward with Obama, Fearfully Backwards with Romney By Justin Flippen

t Halloween we relish wearing costumes, attend parties, and of course enjoy a night out tricking and treating. Halloween is also often a time we justify entertaining our fears by watching horror movies, walking through haunted houses, and even telling scary stories about the supernatural. Fortunately, most Halloween fears are fictitious. Alas, there are some fears we may face that are not so farfetched. For many, one very real fear is the failure of us, the American people, to re-elect President Obama. When it comes down to the two political parties and their respective candidates, the choice for us couldn’t be clearer. To quote outgoing Congressman Barney Frank, “The Democratic president and platform fully embrace all of the legal issues we are seeking to resolve in favor of equality. The Republican candidate for president and the platform on which he runs vehemently oppose us in all cases.” (http:// www.advocate.com/politics/2012/09/11/ barney-frank-why-he-compared-logcabin-republicans-uncle-tom) Given this very clear distinction between Democratic incumbent President Barak Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney, there is no rational or justifiable reason why any voting LGBT American should vote for Romney and not vote for Obama. To further borrow Congressman Frank’s words, to vote or “to work for our strong opponent against our greatest ally is a betrayal of any supposed commitment to our legal equality.” Yet as stark as the difference is between Obama and Romney, and as much as a no-brainer the presidential ticket should be, there is more at stake in this election than the reelection of the most pro-equality president

in American history. A greater and more likely fear for many Americans, especially those in the LGBT community, is reelecting President Obama but not electing a Democratic Congress. In the first two years of President Obama’s first term in office and under the leadership of then-Democratic Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, a Democratic Congress was responsible for the passage of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes bill and the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. But with the Republican takeover after the 2010 election, it has been an anti-equality and obstructionist Republican Congress that has held on to control in the U.S. House of Representatives under Republican Speaker John Boehner. This ultra-conservative Republican House of Representatives has failed to act on any jobs creation bill and veterans employment assistance, two very real and important issues affecting our nation and its citizens. Instead the Republican House of Representatives has voted over and over again to repeal affordable health care for millions of previously uninsured Americans and has spent taxpayer money funding the legal defense of DOMA in our Federal courts. The only saving grace in Congress has been the fact that Democrats still hold a majority in the other chamber, the U.S. Senate, under the leadership of Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid. Fortunately, Senate Democrats have refused to vote on repealing health care for uninsured Americans, but even in this chamber, Republicans hold enough seats to filibuster much of the Democratic legislative agenda. (The filibuster is a procedural move where 60 Senators are required to advance legislation to an up or down vote. In the

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Senate, Democrats only have 57 seats. With 2 Independent Senators who caucus with them, Democrats are still short one seat.) During each presidential election year, the major political parties at their respective conventions vote on and adopt platforms that articulate the policies each party, their nominee for president, and congressional candidates seek to further at the Federal level. In 2012, the Democratic Party has adopted a platform that believes marriage should be legal to all couples, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or gender identity, while the Republican Party has vowed to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban marriage for same-gender couples. As a result of their positions on marriage equality, the Democratic Party believes that

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all legally married couples should be taxed in the same way, while the Republican Party believes that same-gender couples should be denied the tax breaks afforded to legally wed opposite-gender couples. On support for LGBT families, the Democratic Party believes in allowing all legally married couples to adopt, while the Republican Party supports discrimination against samegender couples to adopt. On immigration, the Democratic Party would allow immigration for all legally married couples, while the Republican Party would only allow immigration for opposite-gender spouses. Relative to civil rights, the Democratic Party believes in banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity while the Republican Party does not. When it comes to religion, the Democratic Party believes in granting equal public protection regardless of religious belief, while the Republican Party supports allowing public discrimination against LGBT Americans based on religious belief. (This should not be confused with a religion’s Constitutional right to privately discriminate, which both parties indisputably recognize.) On jobs and employment for Federal civilian workers, the Democratic Party believes in granting equal benefits to all, including LGBT families, while the Republican Party believes in denying equal benefits to LGBT families. When it comes to protections

in the workplace, the Democratic Party believes in passing the Employment NonDiscrimination Act (ENDA) which would afford discrimination protections to LGBT people, while the Republican Party feels it is best to reduce the number of laws protecting employees from discrimination in the workplace. The Democratic Party supports protecting all students from bullying, while the Republican Party has taken a position of silence on this issue. On military pay and benefits, Democrats believe in issuing the same pay and benefits to all legally married active, reserve, retired, or veteran personnel, while Republicans believe in paying full compensation to military personnel and veterans with opposite-gender spouses but paying those with same-gender spouses up to 40% less. (For reference see http:// marriageequality.org/platforms and http:// www.advocate.com/print-issue/currentissue/2012/09/11/third-party-presidentialscorecard) While I cannot underscore the importance and necessity of re-electing President Obama, he alone cannot keep our nation moving forward. For real and lasting change and the equality we seek to achieve in America, Obama’s re-election is but one of a two necessary elements. The second element is electing members to the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate who also support and will vote for equality. With the point by point analysis between the two parties, it is abundantly clear that only the Democratic Party supports true equality. As such, the time is now to fire the anti-equality, obstructionist, do-nothing Republican Congress and replace it with a Democratic Congress that will work for equality and with President Obama. As a former official voting delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention, I’m proud to see the Party of the People continue to stand for the equality of ALL the people of our nation. Democrats recognize that our national community is truly a family and has many members, including LGBT Americans. President Obama’s leadership on and the Democratic support of LGBT equality are unparalleled in history. More than just advocates of LGBT equality, Democrats are also champions when it comes to economic relief for the middle class, protection of our environment and national resources, development of clean and renewable energy, social justice, civil rights, and women’s rights. In 2012, we voting Americans owe a duty to ourselves and our posterity to re-elect President Obama, and to re-elect and elect Democrats to the Senate and House of Representatives. Our nation needs to move in one direction – forward. And we can do this with Obama and the Democratic Party. The alternative of moving backwards with Romney and the Republican Party is truly frightening. Justin Flippen is the former Vice Mayor of Wilton Manors and a native South Floridian. He currently works for the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention and Visitors Bureau promoting tourism-based economic development and marketing.

LOCAL NEWS

Oktoberfest Offers Authentic Autumn Experience

More than 10,000 expected at this year’s celebration

his weekend, a little bit of the old country will come to South Florida when Oakland Park Main Street celebrates the eighth Annual Authentic Bavarian Oktoberfest at Jaco Pastorius Park. More than 10,000 people are expected to converge on Oakland Park for two days of authentic German food and entertainment as the scents of sausages and schnitzel and the sounds of oom-pah bands fill the air. According to Siegi Constantine, executive director of Oakland Park Main Street and a native of Stuttgart, Germany, the festival is the largest celebration in Broward County and attracts locals as well as members of South Florida’s large German expatriate community, estimated at more than 250,000. “Everything is completely authentic,” said Constantine, who dresses in her traditional dirndl for the weekend. “There is no other Oktoberfest in South Florida like ours in Oakland Park.” Hans Huber, the second-generation owner of The Ambry German-American Restaurant in Fort Lauderdale, closed

his restaurant this week so he and his staff could prepare more than 1000 lbs. of sausages, 500 lbs. of potato salad and hundreds of apple strudels for the food tent. The Tucher Oktoberfest beer that will be served was imported from Germany and is not yet available for retail sale in the United States. The beer is brewed from a secret family recipe and is similar to the beer served at the first Oktoberfest, a royal wedding celebration held in 1810 outside the city gates of Munich, Bavaria. Over the years, Oktoberfest evolved to include agricultural displays and carnival booths. Today, the celebration attracts millions and is one of the largest festivals in the world. While on a much smaller scale, the Oakland Park Oktoberfest also offers plenty of entertainment, including performances by the famed German band Alpine Express, locally-made crafts, carnival rides, stein and beer barrel races, a vintage Volkswagen auto show and one of the most popular events, the dachshund races. Constantine also emphasized the festival

Credit: Oakland Park Main Street

By J.W. Arnold

the festivities of oakland park main street’s annual oktoberfest draw more than the region--even the four-legged ones.

would not be successful without the generous support from many sponsors, including this year’s presenting sponsors, Lipton Toyota and Broward Health Imperial Point. Proceeds will support Oakland Park Main Street’s community programs to promote the city’s business district and help create a sense of community in downtown Oakland Park. The organization sponsors concerts, food truck round-ups, outdoor movies and many other events throughout the year.

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If You Go When: Friday, Oct. 5, 5 – 11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, 1 – 11 p.m. Where: Jaco Pastorius Park, 4000 N. Dixie Hwy. Oakland Park, FL 33334 How Much: $5 donation at the gate, Onsite parking $10 Ample free parking nearby, Free shuttle

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A&E

Survival of the Fabulous

I Am My Own Wife opens at Zoetic Stage By Mary Damiano

she worked clearing out the homes of those who had been deported of fled to the west, thus starting her collection of everyday items. Charlotte was forced to live under Communist rule in East Berlin, but lived openly as a woman. She opened her home to gays and lesbians, so they could meet and be together. “I think the mere fact of her survival is unbelievable,” says Wahl. “To survive the Nazis and the Communists living as an openly gay transvestite? You wonder how is that possible? How did she do it?” I Am My Own Wife fits in with a program sponsored by the Arsht Center called Light/The Holocaust and Humanity Project. The program is a three-month, county-wide human rights collaboration that will focus attention on the work that is being done in Miami-Dade County toward the protection of human rights against bigotry and hate. Through November 4, the Arsht Center will convene community organizations, in partnership with the Anti-Defamation League, in a county-wide calendar of performances, activities, education programs and public forums. Meltzer believes that the story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf is important to tell, especially during an election year. “If we look at what the title means, that this woman had only herself---her true self---for survival, I think the title can ignite a pride throughout the community,” Meltzer says. “We are a community that has many people who would like us to die and remain in the past. We are our own wives and brothers and sisters, we must find that strength together and change the direction of water. If we all don’t care about our future as American citizens, then nobody succeeds.” I Am My Own Wife runs Oct. 4-21 at the Carnival Studio Theatre at the Adrienne Arsht Center in Miami. Submitted Photo

harlotte von Mahlsdorf was many things, but first and foremost, she was a survivor. She was an antiquarian who saw the value in everyday objects and turned her collection into a museum. She was an independent spirit who defied laws in order to give gays and lesbians a secret place to gather. She was a transgender person living openly under Nazi and Communist governments that persecuted and executed anyone who didn’t fit their regime’s uniformity. And Charlotte is the subject of Doug Wright’s Pulitzer Prize winning play, I Am My Own Wife, which will open this week at Miami’s Zoetic Stage. Stuart Meltzer, artistic director of Zoetic Stage as well as the director of I Am My Own Wife, had not seen a production of it when he decided to open Zoetic Stage’s second full season with Charlotte’s story. “I was looking for the perfect one-person play to do that had a history and had a story to tell,” says Meltzer. “I read the play and fell in love with the character of Charlotte and realized why the play had been so decorated and beloved.” Meltzer quickly realized that Tom Wahl was the only actor he could see playing the role. Wahl, a popular South Florida-based actor who has appeared in productions all over the country, had never done a one-person show before I Am My Own Wife. While the show demands he portray dozens of characters, Charlotte is the star. “Charlotte is so complex,” says Wahl. “She had an extremely challenging life and lived it on her own terms. But while she did have a very challenging life, she was no saint either. We want to show all of her, warts and all.” Charlotte von Mahlsdorf was born Lothar Berfelde in Berlin-Mahlsdorf in 1928. From an early age, Lothar felt more like a girl and was drawn to more feminine clothing. Lothar’s father was a Nazi party leader in their town and forced his son to join the Hitler Youth. As a teenager, Charlotte killed her father in self-defense, and spent some time in juvenile detention. After the war,

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ELECTION 2012

Got Out the Vote

Photo By JR Davis

Registration effort on the drive pays off

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special guest entertainers nicolette, brandon hilton, dion jersey

By SFGN Staff

n Sunday, Sept. 30, people got together to hop bars and promote the upcoming election — all of it happening on Wilton

Drive. Between 2 p.m. and about 9 p.m., about several dozen people traveled among bars on the Drive, starting at Sidelines and

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ending at Boom. The crawl was followed by an 8 p.m. concert at Matty’s from Brandon Hilton. The last day to register to vote in Florida is October 9. See page 34 for a list of places to register to vote. SFGN was one of the sponsors of the Get Out the Vote 2012 Bar Crawl.

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LGBTMonth History

Paul Cadmus Artist 1904-1999 “It wasn’t much of a problem being gay, but one was secretive You could get into trouble.”

aul Cadmus was one of the first openly gay artists. He is best known for his homoerotic paintings and drawings of nude male figures. Cadmus was born in New York City in what he called “a horrible tenement.” His father was a commercial artist and his mother illustrated children’s books. Cadmus dropped out of high school to enroll at the National Academy of Design, where he spent six years as an outstanding student. After two years at the Arts Student League of New York City, he worked as an illustrator in publishing and advertising. In the 1930’s, Cadmus worked for the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP), a post-Depression government project. He created paintings for a planned PWAP exhibit at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington, D.C. One of these works, “The Fleet’s In,” is a provocative depiction of U.S. Navy personnel carousing with women dressed like prostitutes. It includes a subtle homoerotic image of a sailor flirting with a civilian man. The painting generated controversy, causing the Navy to remove it from the exhibition. The scandal brought the artist national attention. His subsequent work continued to push the envelope with naked and muscled male physiques. Cadmus became recognized as one of the first contemporary artists to chronicle gay life. Despite his success, museums rejected his work because of its gay themes. In an interview with the Smithsonian Institution’s Archives of American Art, Cadmus quoted the French artist Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres: “People say my paintings are not right for the times. Can I help it if the times are wrong?” Now in the permanent collection of The Navy Art Gallery in Washington, “The Fleet’s In” is among the most popular attractions. In 1999, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Equality Forum honored Cadmus with the International Arts Award. He called it his most prized award and the first time the gay community officially acknowledged his contribution. Cadmus had a 35-year relationship with Jon Andersson, the subject of many of his works.

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Truman Capote

Actor 1990“I’ve tried being other people and myself suits me the best.”

hris Colfer is an actor, singer, novelist, and screenwriter. He is best known for playing Kurt on “Glee.” He is one of the first openly gay teen actors to portray an out character on primetime television. Colfer was raised in Clovis, California, and was home schooled during middle school because of severe bullying. He excelled in high school, was president of the Writers’ Club, and edited the school’s literary magazine. He wrote, directed, and starred in a gender-reversed spoof of “Sweeney Todd,” titled “Shirley Todd.” Despite his achievements, Colfer was harassed because he was perceived to be gay. With only community theater experience, he auditioned for the role of Artie in “Glee.” He did not get the part, but inspired the show’s creator, Ryan Murphy, to create a character for him. “He’s never been formally trained,” said Murphy, “and I just thought he was so talented and gifted and unusual.” Colfer plays Kurt, a stylish, outspoken member of the glee club who performs songs traditionally sung by women. Similar to Colfer’s real life experiences, Kurt overcomes struggles with his sexual identity and bullying. He falls in love with another male character. The New York Post named the pair “one of the most beloved TV couples of the millennium.” Through his television character, Colfer hopes to give people strength and “show the little sparks of bravery that are in us all.” He is an inspiring role model both for teens discovering themselves and for adults who have been in his shoes. He recorded a video for the “It Gets Better” campaign, telling teens “there’s a world full of acceptance and love just waiting for you to find it.” he won a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor and a Teen Choice Award. Colfer was nominated for two Emmys, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a People’s Choice Award. In 2011, he was named one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World” by Time magazine.

Author 1924-1984 ““Failure is a condiment that gives success its flavor.”

ruman Capote is a critically acclaimed author of contemporary American literature. He is best known for the novels “In Cold Blood” and “Breakfast at Tiffany’s.” Born Truman Persons in New Orleans, Capote’s parents divorced shortly after his birth. Neglected by his mother, he was sent to Alabama to live with his aunt. While in Alabama, Capote began a lifelong friendship with Harper Lee, author of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” In 1934, Capote’s mother married a successful businessman. She reclaimed her son and the family moved to Manhattan. Truman adopted his step-father Joe Capote’s last name. At 17, Capote dropped out of high school and worked as a copyboy for The New Yorker. He began writing well-received articles and short stories. In 1948, Capote published his first novel,“Other Voices, Other Rooms.” The novel’s exploration of homosexual themes, coupled with its provocative cover photo of Capote, garnered him fame and controversy. In 1958, Capote published “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” which was adapted into an iconic film starring Audrey Hepburn. In 1965, Capote secured his place among the American literary elite with “In Cold Blood.” He based the novel on the highprofile murder of a Kansas farming family. With “In Cold Blood,” Capote created a new literary genre, the nonfiction novel, which combines fact and fiction. Among Capote’s other popular works are “Local Color” (1950), “The Grass Harp” (1951),“The Muses are Heard” (1956),“The Dogs Bark” (1973) and “Music for Chameleons” (1980). He also wrote numerous plays and screenplays, most notably “The Innocents” (1961). Capote was also famous for his extravagant lifestyle and flamboyant personality. He appeared frequently on television talk shows and was a prominent member of the social elite, often in the company of the Chaplins, the Kennedys and Marilyn Monroe. Capote was openly gay during a period when the subject was taboo. In 1966, he hosted the Black and White Ball, which is regarded as one of the most important social events of the decade. For 35 years, Capote was in a relationship with fellow author Jack Dunphy.

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The Gay Crusaders at Forty By Jesse Monteagudo

Troy Perry (1940-) founder, Metropolitan Community Churches • Jim Owles (1946-93) founding president, Gay Activists Alliance of New York • Phyllis Lyon (1924-) & Del Martin (19212008) founders, Daughters of Bilitis • Craig Rodwell (1940-93) Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop; Stonewall veteran • Dick Michaels (Richard Mitch; 1926-91) founding editor, The Advocate • Frank Kameny (1925-2011) founder, Mattachine Society Washington • Jack Baker (1942-) & Michael McConnell (1942-); Same-sex marriage pioneers • Ruth Simpson (1926-2008); president, New York Daughters of Bilitis • Marty Robinson (1943-92) founder, Gay Activists Alliance of New York • Lige Clarke (1942-75) & Jack Nichols (1938-2005); Mattachine; GAY magazine • Arthur Evans (1942-2011) founder, GAA New York; historian and philosopher • Barbara Gittings (1932-2007) founder, DOB New York; Gay Task Force, ALA Later it was revealed, by Nichols in GayToday.com, that Tobin/Lahusen wrote The Gay Crusaders all by herself, and only

added Wicker’s name after the publisher insisted on gender parity. This was a surprise to me, since Wicker had already made a name for himself as author of “The Wicker Basket,” one of the first columns written from a gay activist perspective. Even so, Wicker and Tobin will always be linked as the “authors” of The Gay Crusaders. Though long out of print, The Gay Crusaders endures as a basic resource for anyone who is interested in the early days of the lesbian and gay movement. It was part of the Arno Press series of gay classics in 1975 and was number 55 in my own list of the “Top 100 LGBT Books of the 20th Century.”

community’s first political, social, cultural and religious institutions; published our first newspapers and magazines; and pioneered the field of lesbian and gay studies. They built the scaffold and blazed the trail that my generation and subsequent generations would later stand on and walk upon. Admittedly, these “crusaders” made mistakes. Their biggest failing, by today’s standards, was ignoring the rights or even the existence of bisexual or transgender people. As natural leaders, they held the naive notion that a small group of leaders like themselves could unite a motley group of people who had nothing in common but our enemies. They were not above indulging in ego trips, personality conflicts, or needless divisions. They were ignored by straight society and by most of their constituents, even while they were making life easier for them. They were idealists; with a zeal that made them less successful but more enduring than later, more practical, activists. It was their idealism, more than any actual achievement, that turned this group of fallible men and women into our community’s heroes. Though Owles and Robinson and Evans only spoke for a few when their GAA zapped its way through New York City, they became role models for many of us who were too young, too closeted, or too distant from the Big Apple to get involved. We who are active today are carrying on their legacy. In 1998 a star-studded galaxy of pioneer lesbian and gay activists gathered at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood to celebrate the life of activist/ author/archivist Jim Kepner, who had recently died. Joining “gay crusaders” Perry, Lyon, Martin, Kameny, Nichols, Gittings and Tobin were Bob Basker, Lisa Ben, Malcolm Boyd, Vern Bullough, Hal Call, Flo Fleischman, Lee Glaze, Harry Hay, Dale Jennings, Phil Johnson, Bill Kelly, Judd Marmor, Eldon Murray, Ernie Potvin, Eddie Sandifer, Jose Sarria and Mark Segal. In addition to paying tribute to Kepner, this “summit” gave the survivors of the LGBT community’s “greatest generation” an opportunity to gather together for one last time. Remember these names. If we ever create a nationwide Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame, these people should be the first ones in it. Submitted Photo

he year 1972 was to lesbian and gay books what 1969 (the year of Stonewall) was to lesbian and gay politics. Many important “gay 101” books were published in 1972. These were not scientific studies by heterosexual “experts” but first-person narratives by openly lesbian or gay activists: The Gay Insider USA by John Paul Hudson (as John Francis Hunter); The Gay Mystique by Peter Fisher; I Have More Fun With You Than Anybody by Lige Clarke and Jack Nichols; Lesbian/Woman by Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon; The Lord Is My Shepherd and He Knows I’m Gay by Troy Perry; Out of the Closets: Voices of Gay Liberation by Karla Jay and Allen Young; and Sappho Was a Right-On Woman by Sidney Abbott and Barbara Love. (Both the Fisher and Martin/ Lyon books were awarded the second annual Gay Book Award by the Gay Task Force of the American Library Association.) One of 1972’s most memorable titles was The Gay Crusaders, by Kay Tobin (Lahusen) and Randy Wicker. A pocked-sized original from the Paperback Library, The Gay Crusaders was a collection of “in-depth interviews with 15 homosexuals - men and women who are shaping America’s newest sexual revolution.” They were, in order of appearance: •

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The Gay Crusaders left out some important figures in the movement, most notably Harry Hay and other West Coast pioneers. And its coverage of lesbian activists (4 out of 15) ignored the gender split that by 1972 had already driven many women out of the gay movement into their own lesbian-feminist movement. Historians like John D’Emilio, Lillian Faderman, Charles Kaiser, Eric Marcus, James T. Sears, Stuart Timmons and C. Todd White have since closed most of the gaps left open by The Gay Crusaders. A few years ago television journalist Tom Brokaw wrote a book, The Greatest Generation, that honored the men and women who grew up in the Depression, fought in World War Two, and produced the postwar Baby Boom. In my opinion, the men and women who created the LGBT movement of the 50’s and 60’s are our community’s “greatest generation.” They dared to be out and proud at a time when virtually all of their contemporaries were hiding in the closet. Against great odds, they founded our

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Brian’s Picks at Gay Film Fest By Brian Swinford

he men’s interest films will blow you away at this year’s Fort Lauderdale’s Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, taking place at the historic Gateway Theatre in Fort Lauderdale from Oct. 4 to Oct. 7. Coming into its fourth year as a stand-alone festival, the 2012 FLGLFF will expand its schedule to include food and music components as well as more short films, documentaries and feature films by, about, and of interest to, the LGBT community. On Oct. 5 at 5 p.m., there will be a screening of Jobriath A.D., directed by Kieran Turner. Jobriath was to be the gay American David Bowie and the unapologetic “True Fairy” of Glam Rock in the 1970’s. Turner painstakingly traces Jobriath’s life from his childhood to his untimely death, using archival footage and interviews with his closest friends. Also on Oct. 5 at 10 p.m., catch Keep the Lights On directed by Ira Sachs. Director Ira Sachs will attend the screening. The movie chronicles Filmmaker Erik and closeted lawyer Paul’s emotionally and sexually charged journey through love and addiction. They are risk takers – compulsive and fueled by drugs and sex. In an almost decade-long relationship defined by highs, lows and dysfunctional patterns, Erik struggles to negotiate his own boundaries and dignity and be true to himself. For those people that just love the foreign films The Invisible Men with director Yariv Mozer would be my pick for foreign film. This amazing film is in Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles and tells the story of 3 gay Palestinians who have run away and are now hiding illegally in Tel Aviv. Louie, hiding in Tel Aviv for 8 years; Abdu, exposed as gay in Ramallah, accused of espionage and tortured by Palestinian security forces; and Faris, who escaped from the West Bank after his family tried to kill him. Their only chance for survival is to seek asylum and leave their homelands behind forever. Director Yariv Mozer will attend the screening. Also be sure to catch the Swedish film “The Crown Jewels” directed by Ella Lemhagen On Oct. 6 at 5 p.m. This film is in Swedish with English subtitles. It’s about a child of a wealthy factory owner who was apparently shot by the beautiful Fragancia. For her alibi, Fragancia weaves a fantastic tale of unlikely events and mystical happenings,

all set around the remote village where Fragancia and Richard grew up and populated with wacky characters. On Oct. 7, the closing day and night of the Festival be sure to see these two breathtaking films. The first I would suggest is “Let My People Go!” directed by Mikael Buch. This film is in French and Finnish with English subtitles. This is a quirky comedy about Ruben, a French Jewish Postman who flees his life in a candy-colored Finland with his partner Teemu after “discovering” a bag full of Euros. Back in France, Ruben must deal with his hotheaded

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brother, smothering mother, lusting older attorney, gentile brother-in-law, and a chasing Teemu, all while trying to figure out what to do with all the money. For the closing night film, be sure to see Bear City 2: The Proposal directed by Douglas Langway at 8 p.m. Bear Roger and his twink boyfriend Tyler are getting married and they decide to hold their nuptials in Provincetown – during Bear Week. With their bevy of bear and cub wedding party in tow, Roger and Tyler head to a charming B&B owned by Kathy Nijimy where hard-partying, bare bears and titillating temptations threaten the “I do’s.” Director Douglas Langway and Actor Gerald McCullough will attend this film screening. Visit www.flglff.com for more.

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Gay and Lesbian Film Festival Welcomes Filmmakers, Actors F or film buffs, one of the biggest bonuses to attending film festivals is the opportunity to meet the writers, directors and actors who bring their stories to life on the big screen. The Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival opens this Friday, Oct. 5 for three days at the Classic Gateway Theatre, and fans will have plenty of chances to interact with pros from the film ind.ustry. Here are some of the special guests attending screenings of their films:

Friday, Oct. 5 The Men Next Door, 8 p.m. – Director Rob Williams and Actor Benjamin Lutz Keep the Lights On, 10:30 p.m. –

Director Ira Sachs

Saturday, Oct. 6

Taboo Yardies, 2 p.m. – Director Selena Blake Taking a Chance on God, 2:30 p.m. – Director Brenden Fay, Producer Ilene Cutler, Film Subject John McNeil The Invisible Men, 4:30 p.m. – Director Yariv Mozer Naked As We Came, 9:30 p.m. – Director Richard LeMay Elliot Loves, 10 p.m. – Director Terracino

Sunday, Oct. 7 I Stand Corrected, 3 p.m. – Director

Andrea Meyerson and Documentary Subject Jennifer Leitham UNFIT: Ward vs. Ward, 6 p.m. – Co-Director Edwin Scharlau Bear City 2: The Proposal, 8 p.m. – Director Douglas Langway and Actor Gerald McCulloch Tickets prices for individual films vary, $7-12, and are still available for most films at FLGLFF. com, by calling 800-927-0939 or in person at the Gateway Box Office. For more information about the films, go to www.FLGLFF.com or read mini-reviews from last week’s issue at www.SFGN.com.

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The Dixon Diaries

One Month in

eing in my mid-20’s isn’t easy, add HIV on top of that and we have one hell of a complicated life. I’m making the best out of the hand life has dealt me and the decisions I’ve made along the way. Writing helps free my mind. Hopefully these words will help you understand the plight of others like myself, and inspire you to live each and every day in the moment.

Week 4 (Part 2) Sept. 28 marks day 30 of my study and the day before I received the best news I have ever gotten in my life, well, the best news I’ve received in the last four years. Since I was first seeing the doctor every two weeks, the results I was receiving were from the previous visit. So my numbers from my week two visit were my base numbers from the start of the study before I had ever

By Ryan Dixon taken any medicine. Yesterday was my week four visit where I got my numbers from week two. So, after two weeks on medication, my viral load went from 4781 to nearly zero. No I’m not cured, but from what the labs at Gilead said, it’s hard to detect the virus in my blood. The virus is still there, but the HIV virus is a retro virus that needs a host to replicate. Since the medicine I’m on is stopping that replication process, the copies of the virus has dropped drastically. There you have it: I’m officially undetectable! I’m so freaking stoked. I definitely believe that all the crap I have been through the last few weeks has been worth it. My doctor said that I was probably experiencing the stomach issues because my immune system had hit a “reset switch.” Most or your immune system fighting takes place in your digestive system. That’s not

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surprising since my CD4 count rose from 583 and 30 percent to 909 and 36 percent. My doctor said the percentage is the real number to be concerned about when it comes to reading your numbers. The percentage represents the saturation of CD4 cells in all of my white blood cells. The stomach issues are going away. The real issue I’m having is having to spend the whole day at my doctor’s office sometimes and missing a day of work. I’m now down to going to the doctor once a month. I have to back and apply for Ryan White since I can’t afford to pay for my insurance that I kept from Starbucks anymore. I just want to get back with another HIV specialist so I can have some sort of primary doctor I can go to see instead of spending hundreds of dollars on the emergency room when I get sick. I’ve gone from wondering what this virus is going to do to me, wondering if I had the strength to fight it on my own, to getting some of the best medical care in the world and having a breakthrough in my treatment for the first time in my diagnosis. I’m a believer now. You can’t always do things by yourself. To find out more about Ryan visit: http://community.poziam.com/profiles/ blog/list?user=1jk9n8h7wir7y

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The Pursuit of Happiness By Ryanmarie Rice

I am so grateful to have the opportunity to be doing truly meaningful work, surrounded by people who are enormously passionate about what they do. President Obama’s words ring true to me, now more than ever. “All are equal, all are free, and all deserve a chance to pursue their full measure of happiness.” My colleagues and I work tirelessly every day towards achieving Compass’ mission: “To diminish stereotypes by challenging longstanding misconceptions about the character of the LGBT community… by emboldening our youth, promoting pride in our community, and acting as an educator, advocate, health service provider, and focal point for community organizing.” More than a year since college, people ask less about my degree and more often than not ask, “what exactly are you doing working in an LGBT community center?” As a straight ally, a feminist thinker, an equal rights activist, and an American, I am always confident in my response. I’m doing exactly what I’m supposed to be doing, exactly where I’m supposed to be doing it. I come to work everyday knowing Photo Courtesy of Compass

graduated from FSU in 2011 with a B.A. in Women’s Studies and Psychology. My supportive, albeit apprehensive parents repeatedly asked me what exactly I “plan to do with that degree?” In fact, most people who ask what I studied in college eventually follow up with the same question. You can imagine my shock after graduation when I discovered there wasn’t a tremendous demand for 23-year-old feminists with a lot of feelings in the professional world. When I heard there was an LGBT Community Center in Lake Worth, I Googled it immediately. In November 2011, I interviewed for an internship with the Compass Youth Program and got it on the spot. On my way out of the building, I snapped the attached photo and shared President Obama’s message on my social networks; the message now greets me every morning when I walk through Compass’ doors. In March, Compass hired me as the coordinator for the Peer Navigation Program, a peer-mentoring program for people living with HIV/AIDS. My work at Compass has

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been the most rewarding and unexpected experience of my life. If you told me a year ago that today alone, I’d be introducing a newly diagnosed HIV+ 19 year to his Peer Navigator to help him adjust to his new Positive life at noon; submitting an article for South Florida Gay News at 3 p.m.; and facilitating an LGBT Youth Group at 5 p.m., I would have responded with a raised eyebrow and an anxiety attack. Some days I feel like I lost my mind on the morning commute, but at the end of every day,

that, no matter how small my part, I’m making a difference. This is my pursuit of happiness. As we approach the upcoming presidential election, perhaps now is a good time to consider your own. Ryanmarie Rice is the Peer Navigator Program Coordinator at Compass Gay & Lesbian Community Center. She can be reached at ryanmarie@compassglcc.com

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SPOTLIGHT: The Arts By Brian Swinford

Have an event you want to list? If so send me an email at Calendar@sfgn.com.

Theater Broward County *Women Who Jam!

Save the Twinz: Live PINK! presents Women Who Jam!, a benefit concert in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Saturday, October 6 at 7:30 p.m. in the Abdo New River Room as part of the Broward Center’s Arts Access Program. The event will feature groundbreaking female artists and musicians in jazz, R&B, gospel, hip-hop, neo soul, soft rock and spoken word from the National Association of Black Female Executives in Music & Entertainment’s Women Who Jam concert series. Tickets are $30. Visit BrowardCenter.org

*Renaissance

English symphonic rock band Renaissance on Sunday, October 7 at 7 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center. Performing classics that fans have been waiting so long to hear again including “Carpet of the Sun,” “Ocean Gypsy,” “Ashes Are Burning” and “Prologue.” Tickets are $45, $60 and $125. Visit BrowardCenter.org

*Keiko Matsui

International Concert Agency presents pianist and contemporary jazz artist Keiko Matsui in her Florida debut as she performs songs from her latest album “The Road” alongside her band on Thursday, October 11 at 8 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center. The Tokyo-born star was rated Billboard’s number three “Top Contemporary Jazz Artist.” Tickets are $40, $45 and $50. VIP tickets are $70 and include a post-show meet and greet with Matsui. Visit BrowardCenter.org

*Last Call

Last Call starring actress, stand-up comedian and worldclass bartender Terri Girvin in the Abdo New River Room. The hilarious one-woman show takes place during one chaotic bar shift at the Manhattan bar. Showtimes are Thursday and Friday, October 25 and 26 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, October 27 at 3 and 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, October 28 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $30. Visit BrowardCenter.org

*Adventures in Darkness starring Tom Sullivan

Lighthouse of Broward presents Adventures in Darkness starring Tom Sullivan on Thursday, October 25 at 7:30 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center. An actor, singer, entertainer, author and producer who has been blind since birth, Sullivan takes audiences on his journey to live a “normal” life with a performance that will bring tears, laughter and inspiration to all. Tickets are $45 and $75. Visit BrowardCenter. org

*Sticks and Stones

A musical play about social issues, bullying and lessons learned, Sticks and Stones is performed as a Smart Stage Matinee in the Amaturo Theater on Friday, October 26 at 10 and 11:30 a.m. This one-woman musical uses music, poetry and video projection to teach children about the critical effects of bullying based on real life experiences of adolescents. It focuses on siblings Scott and Lyn who both experience different problems with bullies, peer pressure and loss of friends. Tickets are $6 and under. Visit BrowardCenter.org

Palm Beach County *The Rocky Horror Show

Halloween is just around the corner, and who better to celebrate with than the denizens of Dr. Frank N. Furter’s home-sweet-castle in Richard O’Brien’s beloved cult classic, The Rocky Horror Show. And Entr’Acte Theatrix is inviting audiences to come do the Time Warp again… when they present ‘Rocky’ at the Crest Theatre at the Delray Center for the Arts at Old School Square from October 25 through November 4. Visit Entractetheatrix.org

Romeo and Juliet

Palm Beach State College¹s theatre department will be presenting Romeo and Juliet on October 17-20 times varies. Tickets are $12 for general and $5 for students with ID. This play will take place at Duncan Theatre, which is located at Palm Beach State College. Visit Palmbeachstate.edu/theatre/ duncan-theatre

Jake Shimabukuro

Renowned for lightning-fast fingers and revolutionary playing techniques, this ukulele sensation’s concerts – featuring an array of genres including jazz, blues, funk, classical, bluegrass, folk, flamenco and rock – are a high-energy, jaw-dropping musical treat not to be missed. Jake Shimabukuro will be at the Alexander W. Dreyfoos, Jr. Concert Hall at the Kravis Center on Nov. 2 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $15. Visit Kravis.org

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*The Choreographer’s Ball

Pablo Malco Foundation presents The Choreographer’s Ball on Saturday, October 13 at 7 p.m. Filled with riveting entertainment, the dance showcase features some of South Florida’s best dancers and choreographers performing various forms of street dance, hip hop, contemporary ballet and more. Tickets are $22, $28 and $35. Visit AventuraCenter.org

*Martha Speaks

A funny new musical based on the series of books by Susan Meddaugh on Saturday, October 20 at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Martha is an ordinary dog who gains the ability to speak after eating a bowl of alphabet soup. Children will enjoy free preshow art activities and themed airbrush “tattoos” by Young At Art Museum. Tickets are $16 and under. Visit AventuraCenter. org

*Dancing Around the Iron Curtain

The South Florida Symphony Orchestra’s Blue Door String Quartet’s Chamber Series continues on Monday, October 29 at 7 p.m. The program features Piazolla’s “Tangoes,” a unique blend of jazz improvisation, counterpoint and dissonance; Shostakovich’s “String Quartet No. 8, 0pus 110,” known as one of the most powerful and personal works of twentieth-century art; and concludes with Beethoven’s “String Quartet in C Major, Opus 59, No. 3.” Tickets are $25. Visit AventuraCenter.org

*THE Vampire Circus

Lock your doors, secure your home’s The Vampire Circus will release an army of vampires into Miami and transform Downtown Miami’s Bayfront Park into a haven for the beautiful and seductive creatures of the night on October 18 to 31 at 8 p.m. At The Vampire Circus, spectators will witness a world filled with super natural Circus performers, terror and suspense, enchanted magic and comedy that will leave them dying for more and an exotic ambiance of panic and fear that would make Tim Burton proud. Visit theVampirecircus.us

ArcAttack

Creators of the original musical tesla coils, ArcAttack takes the stage on Sunday, Oct. 7 at Miramar Culture Center from 1 and 4 p.m. as part of the Family Theater Series presented by WastePro. This high-energy concert mixes science and the arts to create an electrifying performance. As seen on the popular TV show America’s Got Talent, ArcAttack’s six members use high tech wizardry, Tesla coils and robotic drums to produce rock, electronica, indie and punk music. Individual tickets are $15 with subscriptions offering savings of up to 15 percent. Visit Miramarculturalcenter.org

Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great

Judy Blume’s best-selling book Otherwise Known as Sheila the Great from the Fudge series of books comes to life on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. as part of the Family Theater Series presented by WastePro. Sheila Tubman learns how to face her fear of dogs, swimming, spiders and more in this poignant coming-of-age musical. Individual tickets are $15 with subscriptions offering savings of up to 15 percent. Visit Miramarculturalcenter.org

An Encounter with Simone Weil

The life of the French philosopher and political activist Simone Weil brings to light profound questions of moral responsibility in the film An Encounter with Simone Weil on Thursday, October 11 at 7:30 p.m., which will be screened as part of the Southern Circuit Independent Film Series. From the battlefields of the Spanish Civil War to anti-war protests in Washington D.C., from intimate exchanges between the filmmaker and her older brother, to captivating interviews with people who knew Weil, the film takes viewers on an unforgettable journey into the heart of what it means to be a compassionate human being. Tickets are $15. Visit Miramarculturalcenter.org

Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages, an arena-rock love story told through the mind blowing, face-melting hits of Journey, Night Ranger, Styx, Reo Speedwagon, Pat Benetar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Asia, and Whitesnakeand. Don’t miss this awesomely good time about dreaming big, playing loud and partying on! Oct. 9-14 at the Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center. Visit Arshtcenter.org

Idle Warship: Talib Kweli & Res

Talib Kweli’s buzzworthy duo act Idle Warship, with singer/ songwriter RES, will make its anticipated Florida debut at the Center’s Knight Concert Hall on Oct. 19. In 2009, the famed rapper joined longtime collaborator RES to form Idle Warship. The hip-hop/electro group released their first official album, Habits of the Heart, in November 2011. Visit Arshtcenter.org

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Mario Cantone

Chorus Helps Sunshine Cathedral Celebrate

The Ensemble from the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida will present a special cabaretstyle show on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. at Sunshine Cathedral, 1480 SW 9th Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. The performance, envisioned as a musical “thank you” to the church and its congregation for welcoming the chorus when it formed two years ago, is timed to coincide with the Cathedral’s 40th Anniversary celebration weekend. “We wanted to do something to say thank you to the ministers and members of the Cathedral for their general support,” explained Gordon Roberts, artistic director of the chorus. “The Cathedral was there for us, offering us a home, a place to rehearse and to present our concerts. We will be forever grateful to them for making available such a wonderful place to make music.” The Ensemble, an elite chamber group of 20 singers auditioned from within the 150-member chorus, will perform a number of popular jazz and Broadway standards, and will be joined by soloists from the chorus. Tickets are $20 and available at the door.

Cantone Comes to South Florida

Comedian and actor Mario Cantone will perform at Hard Rock Live at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. Cantone is best remembered for his recurring

role as “Anthony,” Charlotte’s flamboyant wedding planner-with-an-attitude on HBO’s Sex and the City. Since the series concluded, he’s been plenty busy, earning a Tony nomination for his one-man show, Laugh Whore, as well as making appearances on stage and screen. Tickets are $39-69 at www.Ticketmaster.com or by calling 800-745-3000.

Cooking 101 from the Queen of the Kitchen

You’ll never have to scramble again to come up with the perfect egg because Martha Stewart is bringing her cooking school to PBS stations across the country beginning this weekend. In just 30 minutes, this new weekly teaching series inspired by Martha’s eponymous best-selling book will provide aspiring home chefs with a culinary master class. By illustrating the building blocks of recipes, Martha Stewart’s Cooking School simplifies cooking methods everyone should know (from roasting to poaching to braising and blanching). Martha will instruct viewers each step of the way; from selecting the very best ingredients and making simple stocks to flawlessly pan sautéing a whole fish. The series kicks of Oct. 6 & 7 with methods to cook flawless eggs, followed Oct. 13 & 14 with basic sauces.The first season runs through the end of December and covers everything from vegetables and dressings to poaching, roasting and braising. Check your local listings for channels and show times.

Fort Lauderdale Zombie Walk

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Lenine For his Arsht Center debut on Oct. 26, Lenine will perform hits from his highly-acclaimed career, including award-winning favorites “Ninguém Faz Idéia” and “Martelo Bigorna,” as well as new songs from his tenth album, Chão (Ground in English), produced by Bruno Giorgi, JR.Tostoi and LENINE himself. Chão consists of ten songs marked by intriguing, unconventional sounds like a canary’s chirp, a kettle’s whistle, a child’s heartbeat, waterfalls and a hypnotic digital ping-pong noise courtesy of a Facebook chat. Visit Arshtcenter.org

Light/The Project

Holocaust

Humanity

Through Nov. 4, at the Arsht Center is convening community organizations, in partnership with the Anti-Defamation League, in a county-wide calendar of performances, activities, education programs and public forums. This program will be a three-month, county-wide human rights collaboration that will focus attention on the work that is being done in Miami-Dade County toward the protection of human rights against bigotry and hate. Visit ArshtCenter.org

Broadway in Miami 2012-13

This season Ziff Ballet Opera House on Oct. 9 to May 12 will hold the Broadway In Miami spectacle. Experience the return of the world’s greatest musical spectacle - Les Misérables - in its lavish new 25th anniversary production, along with the Miami premieres of Broadway’s biggest fun-filled hits - including the high-stepping Mary Poppins, the outlandishly colorful Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, the awesomely cool Rock of Ages, and - the 2010 Tony Award Winner for Best Musical - Memphis, a triumph of explosive dancing and powerhouse songs. Visit Arshtcenter.org

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C o m m u n it y Calendar Broward County *The Four Noble Truths

We all have certain things that feel to us like true sources of happiness, but which in reality have caused us no end of suffering, time and time again. It is our mind of attachment that continues to deceive us, causing us to relate to these things in mistaken ways, and leading us straight into problems and misfortune. Learn how to break this cycle. $10/class or $30/ series includes vegetarian food after class, members free. Visit MeditationInFortLauderdale.org

*Taste of the Island

Wilton Manors is holding its 7th annual Taste of the Island at historic Richardson Park from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Tickets available at Barton Miller Cleaners, Wilton Manors Library, and at Wilton Manors City Hall. Includes a Silent Auction, which will take place in the Richardson’s historical house. Visit TasteOfTheIsland.org

Pride Center Hosts Senior Health Expo

The Pride Center’s third annual LGBT Senior Health Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 20 at The Pride Center, 2040 North Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors. The Expo will again provide Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) seniors with a unique, comprehensive overview of available healthcare services. Over fifty LGBT-friendly medical, professional, support and financial providers in the fields of healthcare, aging and geriatrics will showcase their services and products through this popular event. Contact: Kristofer Fegenbush, Pride Center Deputy Director at 954-463-9005 ext. 111

Fort Lauderdale Zombie Walk is an annual event that encourages the community to dress up like zombies and march around downtown Ft Lauderdale This event will take place Oct. 12. Doors at Green Room open at 6 p.m. for an all ages crowd. Make-up will be provided by Body Art By Keegan and an army of make-up artists inside Green Room from 6 to 10 p.m. (costs TBA). Entertainment throughout, including carnival-style games, DJs, live entertainment, and an art show. Visit Zombieftl. com

Gay Men’s Chorus to Hold Cabaret-Style Show

To show its appreciation for the Sunshine Cathedral’s support of both the chorus and the LGBT community, the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida is presenting a cabaret-style show at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Cathedral, 1480 SW 9th Avenue, Fort Lauderdale. Held in conjunction with the Cathedral’s 40th Anniversary Celebration Weekend, the performance will feature the chorus’ Ensemble (an elite group of approximately 20 singers from within the 150-member chorus) as well as individual members of the chorus. Tickets, at $20 each, will be available at the door. “We wanted to do something special to say thank you to the ministers and members of the Cathedral for their generous support,” said Gordon Roberts, the chorus’ artistic director. “When we formed our chorus two years ago, the Cathedral was there for us, offering us a home, a place to rehearse and to present our concerts. We will be forever grateful to them for making available such a wonderful place to make music.”

Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival

For the fourth annual Ft. Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival (FLGLFF), Oct. 4 through 7, the schedule of films showcased will expand to nearly 40 films, including a mix of men’s and women’s interest screenings, short films and documentaries, including a special documentary, “I Stand Corrected,” on transgender jazz bassist Jennifer Leitham, who has performed with Mel Torme and Doc Severinsen among others. Visit Flglff.com or call 305-751-6305

Fort Lauderdale Garden Club Presents “Gardening in South Florida”

Learn about gardens and gardening in South Florida. Garden club members will be available to answer your questions. On Oct. 5 at the Garden Center at Hugh Taylor Birch State Park with Coffee at 9:30 a.m. and the program starts at 10 a.m. Contact Donna Parker at 954-464-3928.

Adventure Bears - Fall 2012 Caribbean Cruise

Adventure Bears offers a truly unique travel experience where you can relax/recharge from a stressful job or be social with other like-minded traveler -- all while being pampered on one of the finest cruise lines in the world, Princess Cruise newest ship, the Ruby Princess. Call or email Paul B. Stalbaum at paul@ crusiedesignstravel.com or 954-566-3377

Broward House presents Wanda Sykes, A World AIDS Day Benefit Concert

Sykes will make her only South Florida appearance in 201213 in this one-night only engagement during World AID Days weekend on Dec 2, at 8 p.m. at the Broward Center Au Rene Theater as a benefit for Broward House, Broward Countyz’s oldest and largest HIV/AIDS community service organization. Wanda Sykes is considered “one of the funniest stand up comics” by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly’s 25 Funniest People in America. Visit BrowardCenter.org

Pozitive Attitudes

Topic driven Peer lead support group for gay and bisexual men who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS. Meets every Wednesday 7-9 p.m. at the Pride Center 204 N.Dixie Hwy Room 204. Refreshments, no charge, open meeting. PAHereandnow@aol.com www.PozitiveAttitudes.com

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Palm Beach County *Mask-Erade

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Queer Youth Friday Nights

LGBTQ and allied youth group for people13-21. This Is a drop in group anytime from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. This youth group will be SunServe building on 1480 SW 9th Ave on the second floor. A Safe Space to be yourself! Queer Themed Movie showing at 7 p.m. on Friday nights. This group is a safe hangout to meet new friends, free Wi-Fi to bring your laptop or your iPad, plus board games that you can bring or play the ones that they provide at the group. Visit Sunserve.org/youth/index.htm

GLBX Business Group

Advantage

Referral

GLBX Business Advantage Referral Group will be held at the chamber offices on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month from 8 to 9 a.m. The leads group is looking for additional members. If you are interested joining, please contact Ken Stollar at Kenneth.Stolar@sci-us.com to see if your category is open and to attend as a guest. Visit Ftlchamber.com/index. php?src=gendocs&ref=GLBX_home&category=GLBX

Queer Youth Nights

LGBTQ & allied youth 13-21 are welcome any time after 6 p.m. at the SunServe building on Wilton Drive for a great place to meet new friends, play board games and a Queer Themed Movie at 7 p.m. Email Afrosch@sunServe.org

Latinos Salud’s programs Multiple programs and groups for bi/gay Latino guys. Latinos Salud’s SOMOS program is for guys 18 to 30. All proceeds will benefit Latinos Salud in our efforts to educate on HIV Prevention and testing. Every Thursday night at 7 p.m. join the Core Group, and help plan alternative activities. Also offers Popular Opinion Leader group for guys ages 25 to 44 and a Life Coaching program for guys ages 18 to 44. Come by Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for free one-on-one life coaching with certified CRCS coaches. Located at 2330 Wilton Drive. Call 954-533-8681 or visit Latinossalud.org

Man2Man Discussion

Man2Man Discussion Group meets at the Pride Center on Mondays from 7 until 8:30 p.m. Any subject may be discussed. Members regularly reassemble afterwards for ‘repast’ at The Courtyard, PeterPan Diner. Visit Glccsf.org

Meditation After Work

On Mondays from 6-6:30 p.m. there will be Guided meditation w/ western Buddhist teacher Gui Passow. Looking for a way to rest and re-charge before starting your evening? Come in for a free guided meditation to clear your mind at the end of the day. This class is free at Drolma Buddhist Center. Call 954-537-9191 or visit meditationinfortlauderdale.org

Buddhist Meditation Classes

All the happiness there is in the world arises from wishing others to be happy. By abandoning self-centered thoughts and replacing them with the belief that others are important, we will overcome our suffering and find true happiness inside our own hearts. $10/class or $30/series includes vegetarian food after class. Call The Drolma Buddhist Center at 954-537-9191.

Dream Car Classic

Every Sunday of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Pre-1980s classic cars, modern classics and custom cars from 1981-2012 will be showcased. $10 car registration from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. (Show Car Entrance: 20th Avenue & Tyler Street). People’s Choice Award - 2 Classes; Top Ten Vehicles Award. Call 954214-2457

Living Healthy

Fusion in Wilton Manors will be having a free workshop on healthy choices, and healthy living on Tuesdays from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. This workshop provides interactive learning, practice and mastery techniques for a healthier and more active life, and positive changes for quality of life. Call 954-630-1655

Life Coaching

Latinos Salud’s Life Coaching program is for Latino gay/bi guys ages 18-44. Come by Monday through Friday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for free one-on-one life coaching with certified CRCS coaches. Set your goals, and meet action steps to make them come true. 2330 Wilton Drive. Call 954-765-6239. Visit Latinossalud.org

Sex & Love Anonymous

S.L.A.A. believes that sex and love addiction is a progressive illness which cannot be cured but which, like many illnesses, can be arrested. It may take several forms -- including, but not limited to, a compulsive need for sex, extreme dependency on one or many people, or a chronic pre-occupation with romance, intrigue, or fantasy. Meets at The Pride Center at Equality Park in Bldg A, Room 200 Fridays 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visit Slaafws.org

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Survivor Support

A Survivor Support Group is being held on the first and third Wednesday of each month at the 211 Community Center, 250 NE 33rd Street, in Oakland Park. The Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention (FISP) is sponsoring this free support group and is open to all family members and friends of those who have died by suicide. Call 954-384-0344 to register. Meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Visit Fisponline.org.

Eating Disorder Support

Meets Friday evenings from 6 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. At Sun Serve’s Wilton Manors location at 2123 Wilton Drive, second floor. A “drop-in” psycho-educational support group. Free. No registration required. Donations welcome. Call 954-764-5150

The exhibition continues through. November 7. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10:30 a.m. until 5 p.m., Monday by appointment only and closed Sunday. These amazingly crafted masks were worn by the indigenous people of Peru living under the Spanish occupation in the 19th century. At a time when the Spanish allowed little room for self-expression among native Peruvians, the indigenous people crafted these masks for their dance festivals, subtly mocking their overlords. Visit Griffingallery.net

Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival

Foodies have a reason to celebrate as a flood of epicurean talent descends upon the area for the Palm Beach Food & Wine Festival 2012. Award-winning chefs and culinary personalities, authors, winemakers, journalists, and mixologists are creating a culinary event of a magnitude never before seen on the illustrious island and beyond. This sixth anniversary year of the Festival includes an expanded lineup, growing from five nights of culinary delights to nearly a dozen events with both day and evening programming, including a star chef golf tournament and trade-only panel discussion. On Dec7-11 at various locations. Visit Pbfoodwinefest.com

Palm Beaches Marathon & Run Fest

December in Florida and striding through tropics. Now that will impress your friends and family. Palm Beaches Marathon & Run Fest isn’t just a race or a way to keep in shape before the holiday parties and cheer; it’s a vacation onto itself. This event will start and finish on Flagler drive on Nov 20-Dec 2. Visit Runpalmbeaches.com

Oktoberfest

Next to the Christmas tree, Oktoberfest is the most popular custom Germany (actually Bavaria) has ever exported to the rest of the world. The American German Club of the Palm Beaches proudly hosts its time-honored Oktoberfest on the second and third weekends of October. A yearly celebration of beer and good times held on ten acres of ground, under pavilion and massive tent; making this “Original Oktoberfest” one of the largest in the country. Visit Americangermanclub. org/oktoberfest.html

Lake Worth Bike Night

The Lake Worth bike night is fun, and it’s for a cause. Join loads of people in downtown Lake Worth every Thursday from 7 p.m.10 p.m.. The event is free and open to bikers and non-bikers. Visit Lakeworthbikenight.com

Sunday Jazz Brunch

First Sunday of every month. An ideal way to relax and enjoy Fort Lauderdale’s scenic Riverwalk. Live, outdoor concert series bringing the area’s best local jazz artists. Listen to the soulful sounds on four different stages. Well-behaved, leashed pets welcome. Plenty of room for chairs, blankets and picnic baskets.

Young Adult GLBT

A social group open to all LGBT people ages 18-35. Meets Fridays at the Pride Center in Wilton Manors from 7:15-9 p.m. Meeting starts with a discussion on current events followed by introductions and then a group activity. Visit PrideCenterFlorida. org/contact-us

Boardwalk Friday Fest Come out to Hollywood Beach Theatre East of A1A at Johnson St and the ocean. Admission: Free every Friday of every month. Live jazz, blues, pop and everything in between along Hollywood’s signature 2.5 mile boardwalk. Charming oceanfront cafes and restaurants serve up delicious innovative cuisine while you enjoy the best array of live music and tropical ocean breezes. Visit Hollywoodfl.org or call 954-924-2980

Toastmasters

Most Toastmasters meetings are comprised of about 20 people who meet weekly for an hour or so. Participants practice and learn skills by filling a meeting role, ranging from giving a prepared speech or an impromptu one to serving as timer, evaluator or grammarian. Toastmasters meet at the GLCC/Pride Center Monday at 7:15 p.m. Call Ted Verdone at 954-566-2074 or email: Tedverdone@comcast.net

Tuesday Night Eatin Meeting

Tuesday Night Eatin’ Meeting will be held at The Alternative MC Clubhouse at 4322 NE 5th Ave in Oakland Park. Fun, food, and fellowship. There will be hamburgers, hotdogs, all the fixins, cold drinks, desserts, and snacks. Meeting begins at 8 p.m. and ends at 9 p.m. Visit Alternativemc.com/events/florida-events

Gay Male Empowerment

Topic discussions include issues and concerns about being a gay man in South Florida. Meets Thursdays at the Pride Center from 7 - 8:30 p.m. Call 954-353-9155

PFLAG

Meets on the 2nd and 4th Tues. of the month at the Sunshine Cathedral at 1480 SW 9th Avenue to support the parents of LGBTQ youth in Broward. No charge. Visit Community.pflag.org/ pflagfortlauderdale

SunServe Therapy Groups

Provided for the LGBT community at SunServe on a regular basis. Call the Intake Coordinator at 954-764-5150 to learn which therapy groups have openings. Groups Include a Gay Men’s HIV+ Long Time Survivors’ Group, a Safe “T” support group for gender variant adults, an Intimate Partner Abuse group and others. Visit SunServe.org

Fusion Wilton Manors - Connections

Gay men’s group discussion. Different subject every week. Dr. David Fawcett, a gay therapist, who has been in private practice in Fort Lauderdale for the last ten years, leads the event. No charge. Starts at 7 p.m. Call 954-630-1655.

Women4Women Support

A safe and loving place to explore all the concerns and topics raised by group members. This open drop-in meeting is held Wednesdays at 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the New Sun Serve Building at 2312 Wilton Drive in Wilton Manors. Call 954-764-5150

Man2Man Discussion

Man-2-Man talk is an informal discussion group of gay men, with all age ranges and backgrounds welcomed. Bldg A, Room 206. Visit Glccsf.org/calendar/

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PFLAG

PFLAG is a monthly support, coming out and rap groups for families of & for Gay, Lesbian, Bi, and Transgender people. Meeting in Palm Beach County is at 6:30 on the third Wednesday of the month. Call or email Carol at 561-716-9464 Pflag@pobox. com

New Alternatives

Social group with regular outings and social mixers for LGBTQ ages 18 to 30. This meeting will take place at The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Palm Beach County. Email matthew@ compassglcc.com or Visit Compassglcc.com.

Sober Sisters AA

Support group is dedicated for lesbians who are recovering from alcoholism. Meeting happens every Monday at 7 p.m. at Lambda North Clubhouse. Visit LambdaNorth.net

PBC Gender Support

All ages support group dedicated for transgender individuals. This meeting happens the 1st and 3rd Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. These meeting will take place at The Gay & Lesbian Community Center of Palm Beach County. Visit Compassglcc. com

Good Orderly AA

These meetings now take place at Lambda North at 18 S. J Street, and geared toward recovering alcoholics. Every Tues. and Thurs. at 7 p.m. and on Sat. at 5:30 p.m. These meetings will help recovering alcoholics cope with the stress of everyday life without the use of alcohol. Email tcamie@aol.com

Seniors vs. Crime

Seniors vs. Crime is a free service that provides help to seniors who have been victimized by businesses or service providers and need assistance. This event will take place at Mae Volen Senior Center at 1515 W. Palmetto Park Road. By appointment only so call 561-736-3820 or 561-395-8920.

Yoga On The Waterfront

Lake Pavilion at 101 S. Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL / Yoga On The Waterfront in downtown West Palm Beach on Wednesday Evenings at 5:45 p.m. Residents $40 per 8 week session, Non-Residents $50 per 8 week session, Drop-ins $10 per class. To register, please call 561-804-4902.

YOGA Among the Orchids

It’s time for Yoga Among the Orchids at the American Orchid Society, 16700 AOS Lane, Delray Beach. Relax and replenish the flower inside with an hour of breathing exercises, toning, and yoga poses under a canopy of lush orchids. Classes are Wed. at 9 a.m. Cost is $20 and RSVP is suggested. Call 561-404-2011. Visit OrchidWeb.org

Jazz on the Palm

Jazz on the Palm - Downtown West Palm Beach Waterfront - Gather with friends and family to enjoy the diverse vibrant sounds of jazz under the stars every 3rd Friday of month at the new Downtown West Palm Beach waterfront concert series. Free and open to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets and chairs. From 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Visit Wpbgo. com/2010/06/jazz-on-the-palm

Sunday on the Waterfront

Sunday on the Waterfront is a free concert series, which takes place the third Sunday of most months in the beautiful downtown West Palm Beach waterfront area. Bring blankets, chairs, and coolers or purchase treats at the concert. Free parking in all city lots and at city meters. 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. May through October. Visit OnTheWaterFront.com

BrothasSpeak

This group is a black gay men’s discussion group that is held at the Compass in West Palm Beach. Every Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. this group will be directed toward issues for and about black men. Visit Compassglcc.com

Paths

Paths is a social/discussion group held at Compass in Lake Worth. This men’s group takes place every Monday from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Paths men’s group will be discussing relationships, coming out, safer sex issues and more. Visit Compassglcc.com

Yoga

Yoga with Deborah will change your life. Bring a mat and get ready to stretch the stress away every Tuesday at The GLCC in Palm Beach from 6 to 7 p.m. This yoga experience will uplift and transform your life. $6 Entry Fee. You must bring your own mat. Visit Compassglcc.com

Ramrod

321-Slammer

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924 North Flagler Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 533-0257. One of The Most Diverse Bars in Fort Lauderdale. $2 Drinks Every Wednesday, Spades Every Thursday

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Living Buddhism

On the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. Compass in Lake Worth will be holding a discussion group for overcoming obstacles and obtaining happiness. This group is great for getting internal enlightenment. Release your inner stress, and become free. Visit Compassglcc.com

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*Miami Recognition Dinner AFW Member Liz Schwartz

Honors

Show your support for fellow AFW Member Liz Schwartz, who is being honored at the Task Force Dinner for her many contributions to our community on October 6 at the beautiful Fountainebleau. She has worked for adoption equality for many years and speaks frequently on the importance of putting legal protections in place for LGB relationships. Visit TheTaskForce. org

*Curtain Up

The Aventura Arts & Cultural Center will host a community-wide Curtain Up on Sunday, October 14 from 12 to 3 p.m. The day’s festivities include art activities and themed airbrush “tattoos” by Young At Art Museum, food trucks, ticket giveaways and a Latin Fusion concert featuring music by Venezuelan jazz singer Maria Rivas, Brazilian pop star Beatriz Malnic and the ArayaOrta Latin Jazz Trio. Curtain Up is free and open to the public. Visit AventuraCenter.org

Drag Queens at Sea

Join ALandCHUCK.travel and CRUISE on Dec 1, with the largest gathering of Drag Stars ever! Join nearly 40 stars along with Celebrity Hostess Michelle Visage for an incredible 8 day cruise with cocktail parties, drag performances, comedy shows, Q&A panels and so much more. Visit Facebook.com/ events/148246971907863/

ORGULLO Festival

The world-wide Hispanic LGBT community will gather in Miami Beach on October 6th for the Celebrate ORGULLO Festival. The event is the first of its kind in the U.S. and showcases the community during the month of October, Hispanic Heritage Month. Miami Beach is world renowned for their gay-friendly atmosphere that city organizations such as the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority help cultivate through services like the Pink Flamingo Program and the LGBT Welcome Center on Miami Beach. More information on the festival can be found at Unitycoalition.org.

Ransom Mondays

Need an excuse to keep partying well after the weekend is over? The Monday-night party at the recently renovated Collins Park lounge. This amazing party will take place at Mokai in Miami Beach. The party, hosted by Mark Lehmkuhl, sort of takes now-defunct Bella Rose’s Black Sunday murder mystery theme but gives it a Patty Hearst twist. Every week, some prominent nightlife fixture gets held for ransom, and the only way it gets returned is if you party your ass off. Only $20 to attend. Visit Mokaimiami.com

Rainbow Circle

Rainbow Circle is a peer-led LGBTQ support & discussion group. Topics covered often include coming out, relationships, bullying, peer pressure, drugs & alcohol, depression and selfesteem. You pick and develop discussion topics and are able to express your thoughts and feelings without fear in a safe and supportive environment. This group will take place every Monday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the University of Miami, Flipse Building #302. Visit Pridelines.org

Sex Talk

Sex Talk: Peer Health Educators are young LGBTQ adults who learn how to talk to other young adults about sex, sexuality and HIV/STD prevention. You’ll conduct outreach events, record video messages, participate in a series of performances and organize special events with a purpose. This event takes place the second and fourth Thursday every month at Pridelines Headquarters located at 9526 NE 2nd Ave #104 In Miami Shores from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Visit Pridelines.org

AIDS Quilt Panel Workshops

Miami Beach Community Health Center’s “Making Memories” will assist those interested in creating an AIDS Quilt panel as a way to pay tribute to a life lost to AIDS. Workshops are held the fourth Saturday of every month through October. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Workshops are free. Visit Miamibeachhealth.org or 305538-8835 or 1-800-393-1290

Lambda Dade Clubhouse

Bathhouse. 321 W Sunrise Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33311. Slammer sex club the best place to cruise for the hottest gay men. Thursday’s is leather night, Friday and Saturday night live DJs. Monday & Tuesday -- $9 entry fee

A meeting place for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender communities and friends in recovery. Hosts Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Al-Anon, Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA), Debtors Anonymous (DA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), and Sex & Love Addicts Anonymous (SLAA), meetings. (305) 573-9608. 212 NE 24th Street. Miami. Visit Lambdadadeclubhouse.org

2232 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, (954) 630-3556 Best Sound & Light Show in Broward County. Mondays “porn bingo” with Desiree Dubois. $3 Margaritas, $1 Draft

Bill’s Filling Station

2209 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, (954) 567-5978. Large bar/ nightclub, amazing drink specials in Wilton Manors! Wednesday’s after 9 p.m. $10 Miller Lite Beer Bust

Boardwalk

1721 N. Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311. (954) 463-6969. A Cute Little Hangout in Fort Lauderdale. Pool-room/game room on one side and a bar/strip club on the other. Mondays $3 Well & Dom, after 9 p.m. $3 U-Call-It Shots

The Club Fort Lauderdale

Bathhouse. 110 NW 5th Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL, (954) 525-3344 Good. Clean. Fun. 1/2 price rooms...Tuesday Nights and 1/2 price Lockers. Thursdays Nights. Always busy.

Clubhouse II

Bathhouse. 2650 E. Oakland Park Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (954) 566-6750. A Private Club for Bi/Gay men. “bear and cub” Thursday $4 Off For Bear & Cub. Tuesday leather night - $4.off wear any type of leather.

Corner Pub Bar

1915 N. Andrews Ave, Wilton Manors, FL 33311, (954) 564-7335. Redefining what a bar should be. Thursday’s margarita madness $4, Monday’s “Underwear Night. 2 for 1” until 9:30 p.m.

Cubby Hole

823 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 728-9001. The Cubby Hole is one of Fort Lauderdale’s most unique and popular Neighborhood bar for men. Underwear Wednesday’s. “Boxers n’ Briefs” get 2 for 1 drinks 9 p.m. to close

The Depot Cabana Bar and Grill

2935 N. Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 537-7076. Voted the “Friendliest” Gay Bar in Fort Lauderdale. Monday’s $1.99 Drinks and $.50 wings open to close

Dudes Bar

3270 NE 33rd St Fort Lauderdale FL 954-568-7777. Sexy hot men starting to shake the booty daily from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. On Sundays enjoy karaoke with Peter Petrucci. Great drink specials every Monday with $1 well drinks from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Georgie’s Alibi

2266 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, (954) 565-2526. Fort Lauderdale’s best & longest happy hour. Wednesdays $2 Domestics & $1 Schnapps after 9 p.m.

Johnny’s

1116 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312, (954) 522-5931. Monday Dragon with TP Lords, Daisy D. and DJ Rob Sky Some of the hottest guys around with great happy hour drink specials. Bring all your friends to this sexy Bar.

The Manor

2345 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 (954) 626 0082 - Come Dine, Dance, Drink, Mingle and of course Relax. 2 for 1 happy hour Tues-Friday 3 to 9 p.m. Indoor/Outdoor Dining. Dance the night away Thursday through Sunday. Live music Wed., Fri., Sat., Sun. Visit themanorcomplex.com

Matty’s on the Drive

2426 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 (954) 564-1799. Matty’s is one of the few bars in Wilton Manors that’s just that –a bar. Wild Wednesday’s $.75 Drinks, 13 Drinks for less than $10. 5 p.m.

1508 NE 4th Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 763-8219. South Florida’s Leading Levi, Leather and Uniform Bar/Club. Every night is Bear Night. Bear Happy. Hour Every Thursday. Caged Hunks Sat Night

Rosie’s Bar and Grill

2449 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, (954) 567-1320. Wilton Manor’s Best Burger in Town. Try the Fat Elvis. Happy Hour 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Scandals Country Western Bar

Oakland Park, FL 3334, (954) 567-2432. Scandals Gay and Lesbian Country Western. Dance Bar in Wilton Manors. Tuesdays Pool League, and Free Dance Lessons

Sidelines Sports Bar

2031 Wilton Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33305, (954) 563-8001. Sidelines Sports Bar and Billiards is a unique, friendly, and accepting place to relax with a cold beer, great drinks and Martinis. Happy Hour M-F 4 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Smarty Pants

3038 North Federal Hwy, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306, (954) 5611724. Great Local Hangout in Fort Lauderdale with Great Drink Specials. Saturday’s Free Breakfast to Order – 8 a.m.

The Stable

205 East Oakland Park Blvd., Oakland Park, FL 33334, (954) 5654506 A neighborhood bar with a different theme every night, from drag shows and bingos, to bears and underwear.

Torpedo

2829 W. Broward Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312, (954) 587-2500. Your Dance Destination Till Dawn. Open Late for You To Devour The Night. Open 7 nights a week till 4 a.m.

Palm Beach County

The Cottage (Tea-Dance Sundays)

522 Lucerne Ave, Lake Worth, Fl, 33414. (561) 586-0080 Great Service, Great Food, Full Stocked Bar, Great Professional Tea-Dance every Sunday

Fort Dix

6205 Georgia Ave, West Palm Beach, Florida 33405 Directions, (561) 533-5355. Mostly local crowd looking to mingle and relax. Place rocks with a Fabulous DJ on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sunday T-Dance.

H.G. Rooster

823 BELVEDERE ROAD, WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA 33405, (561)-832-9119. H.G. Roosters is West Palms oldest gay club. Sunday’s Complimentary BBQ 5 p.m., Hot Male Dancers 6 p.m., Karaoke 11 p.m.

Mara (Thurs-Sat)

1132 North Dixie Highway, Lake Worth FL $3 Drinks. No Cover. Open till 5 a.m. Ladies night on Thursdays and Karaoke on Fridays.

The Mad Hatter

1532 North Dixie Hwy ,Lake Worth, FL 33460. (561) 547-8860. Cheap drinks, friendly bartenders, and free pool SundayThursday. Stop by and relax at this no-attitude haunt.

The Bar Lake Worth

2211 North Dixie Highway Lake Worth. (561) 370-3954 Thebarlakeworth.com. Men and women share this mostlylocals space as a calm and friendly watering hole. The bar often features live music which can be a nice break from thumping bass.

Tag Bar

25 Northeast 2nd Avenue, Delray Beach, FL 33483 954-801-3247. Delray Beach’s only gay bar. Mon - Sun: 4 p.m. - 2 a.m. Awesome Drink Specials.

Mona’s

502 E. Sunrise Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304, (954) 5256662. The eclectic décor and a friendly staff makes. Mona’s a great place to have fun in Fort Lauderdale. Thursday’s College Boy’s Night 8 p.m. Enjoy College Boy’s Choice 2 for 1

Monkey Business

2740 North Andrews Ave, Wilton Manors, FL 33311. (954) 5147819. The Monkey Business Bar is a Small Outdoor Bar Among The Shops Just off Marina Blvd. No Frills But Comfortable and a Great Place to Stop and Meet Good People. Happy Hour 8 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Naked Grape Wine Bar

2039 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305. (954) 563-5631. A Casual, Hip, Fun Experience and if You Have a Taste for Deliciously Unique Wines, You Need to Make This Your Next Stop! Happy Hour All Night on Thursday

New Moon

2440 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, FL 33305, (954) 563-7660. Your neighborhood lesbian bar in the heart of Fort Lauderdale and just minutes from Fort. Lauderdale Beach. Wednesday All the fun, half the price 2-4-1 All Day, All Night

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By Brian Swinford

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Miami-Dade

Key West

34 NE 11th St ,Miami ,Florida, 33132,(305) 350-1956 Space Miami Voted Best U.S Club IDMA 2011. The go-to venue for any nightlife enthusiast in the nation, the club is proudly marching on into its second decade of operation.

801 Duval St., Key West, Florida,(305) 294-4737. Cabaret shows upstairs with nightly performances by famed performers Sushi, Kylie, RV Beaumont, Margo, and others. Happy hour specials daily from 11 a.m.- 8 p.m.

Club Space

Club Sugar

2301 SW 32nd Ave, Miami, Florida, 33145, (305) 443-7657. All the sweetness you’ll need in one club. Every Thursday “drag wars” with TP Lords. $5 house drinks & $4 Domestic beers all night.

Discotekka

950 NE 2nd Ave, Downtown Miami, Florida 33132,(305) 350-9084. One of the best night clubs In Miami. Every Saturday the hottest DJ’s from the top performers. Drink Special Every Saturday

Johnny’s

Miami 62 NE 14 Street Downtown Miami Florida (305) 640-8749. Open Wed. through Sun. The hottest men in the universe strip shows nightly from 6 p.m. sexy from wall to wall. Free entrance. Free parking. Free VIP rooms. Featuring the Hottest Male Dancers and The Best VIP ROOMS and always $5 Drinks. Full Lineup at Score 727 Lincoln Rd, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139. (305) 561-5521. Score is located in the heart of South Beach in the thriving and infamous promenade, Lincoln Road. Bigger Saturday’s sexy male dolls.

Swinging Richards

17450 Biscayne Blvd, N Miami Beach, Fl 33160 954-357-2532 Tuesdays-Saturdays from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. Come and enjoy fully nude guys dancing to the best music in South Florida.

Twist

1057 Washington Ave, Miami Beach, Fl, 33139. (305) 538-9478. Never a Cover…Always a Groove. Resident star DJ Mika spins tribal. Every Saturday TWIST is full of the hottest men in Miami. Muscle boy dancers taking it off in the Bungalow Bar.

801 Bar

The Bourbon St. Pub

724 Duval St. (305) 296-1992. Key West’s premier video bar with LIVE DJ’S nightly. A taste of N’Awlins in the heart of Old Town – Enjoy Key West’s hottest music videos on the large screen while the boys entertain on the bar. No Cover.

La Te Da

1125 Duval St. 305-296-6706 Fun Gay-Friendly atmosphere. Cabaret entertainment during season including Randy Roberts and Chris Peterson. Enjoy great live music Tuesday thru Sunday with Lenore Troia. Cover charge may apply. Great outside bar if you just want to enjoy a cocktail and chat while people watching on Duval Street.

Club Aqua

711 Duval St.,Key West, Florida,(305) 294-0555. Monday’s Dueling Bartenders. Your Bartender’s sing, shake, and stir their way through happy hour 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Kwest

705 Duval St. , Key West, Florida,(305) 292-8500. Key West AllMale Strip Club. Daily Happy Hour from 3-8 p.m. And a piano sing-a-long every Wednesday night.

Pearl’s Patio Bar

525 United Street, Key West, FL(305) 293-9805 ext. 156. Pearl’s Patio is a great place to enjoy a drink and relax. Happy Hour – every weekday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday’s are Extended Happy Hour 5 p.m. - 9 p.m.

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