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‘MY MIND IS GAY BUT MY SOUL IS MELANCHOLY’
QUOTE BY ANDREW LANG
Dear Readers: I pulled the article reproduced in part below off the internet in 1999 and published it in The Weekly News aka TWN, (South Florida’s only gay paper at the time) as a reminder to the gay reader that we weren’t home yet, and that they had to vote (in 2000, we elected Gore, but, the election was taken from him by the Supreme Court - If you don’t remember this, due to your relative youth, please google it). Now Lang’s story stands as a grim reminder that our fear and consternation at the recent election of Donald Trump are quite legitimate. Do not allow your relatives and any friends you may have left who are misguided enough to admonish you to accept the election and “move on,” to invalidate your feelings. Our fear and horror now is even worse that when the Pulse massacre jolted us from our sense of well-being after Supreme Court ruled that gays and lesbians have the right to marry. This is much bigger than the massacre. This isn’t the work of a lone lunatic, but, the orchestrated takeover of our country by an evil movement which is all the more repulsive because it is a movement: our fellow citizens’ hate and bigotry
The Times 26 Aug 1999 “The Nazi persecution of gay men has largely been ignored by historians. Now the few survivors have revealed the extent of their suffering in the death camps. Tim Teeman reports on Forgotten Victims of the Holocaust: “While interned at Schirmeck concentration camp, Pierre Seel, then 17, was forced to build crematoria, raped by officers with broken rulers and used as a human dart board with syringes thrown by camp orderlies. After the war he was allowed back into his family only under the condition that he never reveal the true circumstances of his original arrest. He entered a marriage of convenience and eventually became suicidal. Today, aged 76, Pierre continues to struggle for official recognition of the persecution suffered by homosexual men under the Nazis. He remembers his best friend dying in Schirmeck after guards set a pack of German Shepherd dogs on him. Of his own experience, he rages: “I was arrested, tortured and beaten. There was no trial. I was sodomised, raped. I can’t forget. I’m ashamed for humanity. Ashamed.” “There are about ten known gay survivors of the concentration camps. Their stories received a first and long overdue airing on a Channel 4 documentary, Pink Triangle. It is almost impossibly moving: some men have not spoken about their experiences before. For many years they were hidden from history; unlike other victims of Nazi persecution they are not entitled to compensation, reparation or any form of legal redress. “The end of the war in 1945 had hardly brought liberation for gay men; it was only in 1969 that Paragraph 175 of the German Penal Code outlawing homosexuality was
has brought this to pass. We have enjoyed an unparalleled run of LGBT rights victories in the past several years and we believed that Trump and the bigotry he spewed would never prevail. Now we are both in shock and despairing of what the future may hold for us, and if not for us, personally, for our fellow citizens, and non-citizens. And rightfully so. In 1999, Broward County was facing a repeal referendum on the 1995 addition of sexual orientation to the human rights ordinance. Take Back Broward, a hate group associated with the Republican Party and funded by the right wing Heritage Foundation, fueled by irrational hatred of gays and lesbians were barely turned back by the local political action committee, Americans for Equality, of which I was the chair. I had the incomparable good fortune of fighting for justice and prevailing. Now, I find myself lost in the thousands of words written by so many in response to this election: when will a way forward come to me? What can I do? Today I am searching and only offer you commiseration, a bit of LGBT history, and a glimpse of what an internment camp may look like.
finally repealed in West Germany. Only earlier this year were homosexual victims of the Holocaust officially recognized for the first time at a memorial service held at what was Sachsenhausen concentration camp. Historian Dr Klaus Muller, who has traced the survivors, says: “Many of the gay men who were taken to the camps died within a couple of days. Marked with a pink triangle, they were the lowest of the low, there was no support network as there was for political or Jewish prisoners. They were put into slave-labour squads, subjected to torture and some to terrible medical experimentation. “At Buchenwald there was a doctor who tried to change them by instituting a particular gland. The operations were crude. Many died as a result of botched surgery. Others were beaten to death, drowned headfirst in water, hung by their arms till they were dead. Some were castrated . . . really, the worst you can imagine.” One man remembers the “singing forest” outside his concentration camp. That is, there was a sequence of concrete poles on which all those waiting to be sentenced were hung - “their screeching, howling and screaming was inhuman - the singing forest. It’s beyond human comprehension. So much remains untold”. “Heinz F. - almost 93, dapper, besuited, with a luminous face - weeps as he tells his story for the first time. He remembers the hedonistic pleasures of Weimar Germany, the Berlin gay clubs of the Twenties and Thirties. He met Magnus Hirschfeld, whose Hirschfeld Institute was one of the world’s first gay- rights organisations. He eventually settled in Munich where a sub-lieutenant of Ernst Roehm - the homosexual head of the SA [a.k.a. Storm Troops], Hitler’s “backroom muscle” which crushed dissent on the streets in the early days
of Nazi rule - tried to recruit him for the force. Heinz turned him down. “In 1935 someone in his circle of friends was arrested. Under pressure from the Gestapo, the man revealed the names of about 20 other homosexuals. Heinz was working in his family’s store when he was called by the local police to go down to the station. Unsuspecting, he went. Without a trial, he was sent to the Dachau concentration camp. Thus began a series of arrests and imprisonment that would take Heinz to numerous prisons and concentration camps over nearly nine years. At Buchenwald he met many other homosexuals, including several Jews who were also forced to wear the pink triangle. “These “multiply persecuted” men had even less chance to survive the camps. Heinz remembers a homosexual Gypsy who, at 24, committed suicide by letting himself be shot while “trying to escape” from the quarry. “They were harnessed, pulling rocks, those poor people,” he says, eyes glistening. “The older people were always praying.” The war ended when Heinz was 40 and he went home. His father had died and no one asked him a single question about his years of captivity. “My mother never said anything. She didn’t want to make it harder on me. I’ve never talked about it.” When asked if there was anyone he wanted to talk to about it, he convulses with grief. “My father,” he weeps. “Dr. Muller, who is the project director of the United States Holocaust Museum in Western Europe, began to trace the few homosexual survivors six years ago. “What they’ve all experienced is a lack of support - most of them are very isolated. The memories of torture don’t go away, the fact they were still criminals after the end of the war, that many families told
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them to keep quiet about why they were sent to the camps. Some committed suicide after being rearrested at the end of the war. Most of the men I’ve contacted have managed to live with the anger, disappointment and terrible memories, though at a huge cost.” “Threaded between the men’s stories is an intriguing examination of the influence of homosexuality in the course of Nazi Party history itself. Roehm, for example, was known to be gay, leading Hitler to issue a statement supporting him, though not by name, in 1932: “Private life cannot be an object of scrutiny unless it is in conflict with the basic principles of National Socialist ideology.” If these are the stories of ten men, what of the others? The
Nazis arrested 100,000 men on suspicion of homosexual behaviour. More than half were convicted, of whom 10,000 to 15,000 were sent to concentration camps. Two thirds of them are believed to have died while there. The others, who when released were still criminalised, retreated into silence. Of his work in bringing their stories to public attention, Dr Muller, 39, says: “I am gay myself and German. I am thankful to talk to the survivors because it is better to deal with a horrible past head-on, rather than not understand because of a lack of information.” He adds that most of these “sweet, strong people” do not want to talk: they are old, the memories are too painful and they want to be left alone. Their quiet heroism,
however, is clear. Bernhard - arrested in 1937, imprisoned without trial, castrated, survived death camp - now boasts that he is “stronger than Hitler”. Heinz F. smiles determinedly: “Only now I talk. I’ll be 93 in September. Thickskinned, no?” And his lip trembles again. His eyes, distant, looking somewhere off-camera, reveal that he is thinking of something else much darker.” Paul Moor (Berlin) Finally, speak up often and passionately, and never, ever, hide who you are and who you love: Stand and be counted as there is power in numbers. - Robin Bodiford
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Welcome to our Winter Arts Issue Artists see beyond walls, across divides, around corners. Through their eyes we come to understand the world in new, clearer ways. Art enables us to expand our minds and transform our perspectives. We are fortunate to live in South Florida where the vibrant art scene contributes to a sustainable and diverse cultural environment, delivering inspiration and unique experience to a wide audience. John Lennon once said “As I play the game of life, I try to make it better each and every day. And when I struggle in the night, the magic of the music seems to light the way.” And Plato once warned, “Musical innovation is full of danger to the State, for when modes of music change, the laws of the State always change with them.” A painter paints pictures on canvases. Composers express ideas through rhythm, melody and harmony. Music is a phenomenon that crosses all borders of nationality, race, and culture by arousing emotions and feelings, and it is far more powerful than language. Where words fail, music speaks. It can be described as primordial, something that shakes one’s inner soul. That’s why Ludwig van Beethoven, and he was deaf, said, “Music can change the world.” Music can be profoundly evocative, calling up specific memories, filling us with clarity, joy, freedom and peace within. It has an instant impact on our mood, faster and more intense than any other art form. With just a few chords we are lifted and transported by the sonic waves — suddenly tearing up, not knowing whether out of joy or sadness. While tastes vary greatly, listening to your favorite type of music lowers feelings of tension and brings a sense of the sublime. Music in itself is healing. And when it hits you, you feel no pain. It’s an explosive expression of transcendent emotions that touches us all. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and joy to life. We are very excited to bring you the first Arts & Entertainment issue of the New Year, it is packed with a bounty of arts and culture. Get your iPhone out and start saving the dates, following our curated guide to exciting performances. Happy 2020 and thank you for your support.
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RICHARD SEDLAK ‘HIS ADULT LIFE WAS A HISTORY OF ACHIEVEMENT’ FROM THE BROWARD COUNTY COALITION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS TO PRIDE SOUTH FLORIDA, SEDLAK PLAYED A BIG ROLE IN OUR LOCAL HISTORY
E Some of those departed ones were world-famous, while others were personal friends. Richard Sedlak (1949-2019), who died Nov. 6 after a long illness, was one of those friends. But Richard’s passing was not just a loss to those of us who loved him as a friend or family member. In his lifetime, Richard made major contributions to the South Florida community, LGBT and otherwise. In fact, his adult life was a history of achievement. I first met Richard Sedlak in 1979, shortly after he and I began our careers in activism. Shortly after that, Richard was elected president of the Broward County Coalition for Human Rights, this county’s answer to the more famous group in Dade County.
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and served as president for seven years.
Though the BCCHR was never as successful as the more discreet Tuesday Night Group, its very existence contributed to Broward’s activist history and launched a few activist careers, Sedlak’s included. Around the same time, Richard got involved in Pride South Florida, aiding the event’s transition from Dade to Broward. He served several terms as Chair of Pride South Florida, running some successful Pride Festivals at the Hollywood Sportatorium and the War Memorial Auditorium in Fort Lauderdale. Richard was also involved in the local leather/ SM/fetish community and was a member of the Stingrays MC before he and the late Steve Selwyn founded Saber MC in 1984. Though I was never much of a leatherman I joined Saber MC in 1985 and became a part of Richard’s circle of friends. Later my partner, the late Michael Greenspan, joined Saber MC and he and Richard also became friends. Richard and I alternated as president of Saber and remained active members until the Club’s dissolution around 2005. But there was more to Richard Sedlak than LGBT activism. An avid seashell collector, he was a valued member of the Broward Shell Club, and served as president for seven years. In gratitude, the Shell Club started a GoFundMe page to raise money for his memorial. Sedlak was also a member of the local Orchid Society, Garden Club and Bromeliad Society. In his personal life, Richard took loving care of his aged and feeble father and of two successive partners during their final illnesses and deaths from AIDS complications. He was a kind and loving brother, uncle and friend. Richard Sedlak was one of our community’s greats. Unfortunately, due to illness, he had to step back from public life during his last years. Our community, wrapped up in the cares and concerns of the day, does not remember Richard and all that he has done to make our lives better. I hope this article restores his memory. | 25
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fter passing through Airport Schiphol a couple of times on my way to other destinations over the years, I finally kept a promise to myself and landed there on my birthday for a stay in the LGBT capital of Europe and the birthplace of gay rights — Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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CAFÉ ‘T MANDJE APPEALED TO ME BECAUSE OF ITS HISTORY. THE SMALL BAR DATES BACK TO 1927, MAKING IT ONE OF THE OLDEST LGBT BARS IN AMSTERDAM AND PERHAPS THE OLDEST GAY BAR IN ALL OF EUROPE. As a thrifty traveler, high-end entertainment intrigued me not, so after a day of sightseeing on the canals and wandering in the museum district, I sought the help of an LGBT travel guide on the Internet to find the perfect gay watering hole. I settled on Café ‘t Mandje on Zeedijk, a narrow pedestrian-only lane in the heart of the city on the outskirts of De Wallen, Amsterdam’s famous red light district where prostitutes sit in windows. Café ‘t Mandje appealed to me because of its history. The small bar dates back to 1927, making it one of the oldest LGBT bars in Amsterdam and perhaps the oldest gay bar in all of Europe. It is a museum in its own right, with walls laden with memorabilia dating back decades, and the regulars give it lots of local color. Owner Diana van Laar bought the bar from her Aunt Greet, who had inherited it from her older sister, Bet van Beeren, who was a lesbian. Although the bar was closed from 1982 until 2008 when Laar re-opened it, the entire interior remained untouched. When Bet van Beeren opened the bar in 1927, it attracted the patronage of prostitutes, pimps, sailors and lesbians, according to lore. There is no record of gay men hanging out there in the early days, but you know how it goes: Where there are horny sailors, it’s a pretty good bet you will also find some bad boys. At Café ‘t Mandje bartender Alexander Dikkes, a big bear of a guy, quickly pegged me for a tourist and welcomed me. As it turned out, he spent time in Texas a few years ago working on a ranch with horses and welcomed me vigorously. He even treated me to a shot when I told him I was celebrating my birthday. He joked that his name could be pronounced in two different ways so if he ever opened a bar and named it after himself it could be for boys or girls. I loved my time at Café ‘t Mandje, where I also met an older man wearing a sundress and open-toe pumps but no makeup or any other mark of femininity. The bartender advised me that the motto of the bar is “to show respect to everyone and to celebrate diversity.” Van Laar said she felt called to resurrect the bar after its long shuttering. Her first visit to her aunt’s bar came as a newborn when she was carried in directly from the hospital. “I realized I was the person to bring the bar back to life again,” she said. “I am of the same indignation | 29
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concerning injustice, gay rights and human rights — not because of the bar, but because of who I am.” After I reached my quota of celebratory beers, I went looking for a restaurant. I found De Portugees, also on Zeedijk, featuring Portuguese food. I so enjoyed my meal of grilled swordfish and the charm of the family running the cafe that I made a mental note to visit Portugal in the future. Later, I ventured down the street to The Queen’s Head, a larger bar that also caters to a regular crowd and features dancing, drag shows and weekly bingo. While at The Queen’s Head, I met a guy who was utilizing a long layover at Airport Schiphol to visit a few gay bars in Amsterdam. He asked the bartender for suggestions and headed out after finishing his beer. There are plenty of bars for the gay traveler to see in Amsterdam. In addition to the Zeedijk, there are several gay areas with gay bars, gay-owned hotels, restaurants and retail stores. The Reguliersdwarsstraat
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is more mainstream and commercial for weekenders. The street Amstel features traditional Dutch-themed gay bars, and Warmoesstraat is known for cruise and fetish clubs. Unsurprisingly, Amsterdam celebrates gay Pride just as big, if not better, than U.S. cities. The bartender at Café ‘t Mandje told me I should have been there in April to celebrate Queen’s Day, the annual carnivallike commemoration of the queen’s birthday, currently Queen Máxima, wife of King Willem-Alexander. Queen’s Day formerly was celebrated on April 30, the current king’s mother, but it now takes place on April 27, the king’s birthday. Gay men in Amsterdam take particular pride in celebrating Queen’s Day, and the bartender said queens stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the streets of the gay areas. I narrowly missed the August celebration of Amsterdam Gay Pride, which included a canal parade. There was also a celebration of Leather Pride in October. After the gay parties end, the masses of visitors to Amsterdam find plenty to do in the city known for its art and dedication to the preservation of history. Of particular interest to LGBT visitors is the Homomonument, a memorial to people who have experienced persecution due their sexual orientation, specifically those killed by the Nazis.
Unveiled in 1987, the monument comprises three giant pink triangles of granite set into the ground forming a larger triangle visible from the Keizersgracht Canal. Every May 4 on Remembrance Day wreaths are placed on the memorial, and on May 5 on Liberation Day there is a street party there. When Amsterdam showcased the Homomonument, it led to other nations and cities following suit, a trend began long ago. Amsterdam decriminalized homosexuality in 1811, a good century and a half before the U.S. The first gay rights organization in Amsterdam, the Center for Culture and Leisure, was founded in 1946. An equal rights law banning discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation was enacted in 1993, and in 2001 The Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. Clearly, Amsterdam is so much more than the freewheeling city of tolerance in regard to drink, drugs and sex that we have all come to think of it as. It should be on every LGBT person’s bucket list. I considered my visit to Amsterdam one of the most enlightening experiences of my life, and I regretted leaving when I did to catch a train to Germany for a prearranged reunion. Once again, I left Amsterdam promising myself I would be back.
WINTER ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
PREVIEW The bad news: The holidays are forgotten, the snowbirds have arrived and traffic across South Florida is more than likely snarled on any given day. The good news: Like the highways, the calendar is jammed with recitals, concerts and shows and, if you can get to one of the region’s performing arts centers or fine regional theaters, you’re almost guaranteed an afternoon or evening of world-class entertainment. Here is Mirror’s seasonal preview of the best in dance, theater, concerts and more, all headed your way!
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Che Malambo, the Argentinian dance company, mixes percussion with dance. Photo via Che Malambo - Officiel, Facebook.
DANCE BALLET PALM BEACH “SWEPT AWAY,” FEB. 1 – 2, KRAVIS CENTER The West Palm Beach-based company presents “Swept Away,” a mixed repertory program featuring the “Romeo and Juliet” balcony pas de deux, “Swept Away,” a collection of dances from timeless Hollywood musicals, and more crowd-pleasing numbers. Tickets at Kravis.org. AILEY II: THE NEXT GENERATION OF DANCE FEB. 8, ARSHT CENTER Led by artistic director Troy Powell, this company of rising young dancers brings both Alvin Ailey’s timeless classics and thrilling new works by outstanding emerging choreographers to cities across the country and internationally. Tickets at ArshtCenter.org. MIAMI CITY BALLET “THE FIREBIRD,” FEB. 14 – MARCH 1 “DON QUIXOTE,” MARCH 20 – APRIL 26 Miami City Ballet has epic stories to tell this winter and sprint in performances at all three major regional performing arts: Alive with color, excitement, and spectacular effects, “Firebird” is a fantastical and thrilling story about magic, love, danger, and liberation – one of the greatest of all fairytales, a collaboration between choreographers Balanchine and Robbins with music by the brilliant Stravinsky. “Don Quixote” is a sweeping Spanish-flavored tale of romance and chivalry, inspired by Miguel de Cervantes’ novel, that oozes vitality and fun. Tickets at MiamiCityBallet.org. 34 | THE
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Ballet Palm Beach. Photo via Ballet Palm Beach, Facebook.
PARIS BALLET CONSERVATORY FEB. 16, KRAVIS CENTER The Paris Ballet Conservatory offers a traditional program, including “The Sleeping Beauty,” paired with “Etudes,” an adaptation of the famed ballet by Danish choreographer Harald Lander, and the beautiful “Le Corsaire” pas de deux. Tickets at Kravis.org. CHE MALAMBO FEB. 27, PARKER PLAYHOUSE Powerhouse all-male Argentinian dance company Che Malambo excites audiences with their percussive dance and musical spectacle. Malambo is a dynamic blend of precision footwork, rhythmic stomping, drumming and song which originated in the 17th century in the South American pampas. Did we mention they’re hot, also? Tickets at ParkerPlayhouse.com. RUSSIAN NATIONAL BALLET “THE SLEEPING BEAUTY,” MARCH 1, PARKER PLAYHOUSE The Russian National Ballet has been bringing timeless ballet classics to the stages of North America since 1999. Founded in Moscow during the transitional period of Perestroika in the late 1980s, the company used their new-found creative freedom, influenced by the political movement, to invigorate the tradition of Russian Ballet with new developments in dance from around the world. Tickets at ParkerPlayhouse.com.
ARTS BALLET THEATRE “DR. OUCH” MARCH 7 – 8, AVENTURA ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTER MARCH 15, BROWARD CENTER Vladimir Isaaev’s Arts Ballet Theatre of South Florida presents “Dr. Ouch,” a ballet in two acts based on children’s poems about a doctor who travels to Africa to save the ill monkeys. It’s a mischievous, hilarious ballet packed with pirates and chases, flying birds and dances, that is sure to please audiences aged 2 to 92 with imaginative costumes and lots of surprises. Tickets at AventuraCenter.org and BrowardCenter.org.
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Pictured: Actor’s Playhouse. Photo via Actor’s Playhouse, Facebook.
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“GROUNDHOG DAY THE MUSICAL” JAN. 31 – FEB. 16 SLOW BURN THEATRE AT THE BROWARD CENTER
“A CHORUS LINE” MARCH 12 – APRIL 12 THE WICK THEATRE, BOCA RATON
“CAMELOT” MARCH 18 – APRIL 12 ACTORS PLAYHOUSE, CORAL GABLES “BRIGHTON BEACH MEMOIRS” FEB. 23 – MARCH 8 MALTZ JUPITER THEATRE, JUPITER
“A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC” MARCH 19 – APRIL 12 ZOETIC STAGE AT THE ARSHT CENTER
“SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER” MARCH 26 – APRIL 26 ISLAND CITY STAGE AT WILTON THEATER FACTORY
“THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA” APRIL 3 – 26 PALM BEACH DRAMAWORKS, WEST PALM BEACH
“CABARET” MAY 15 – 31 MNM THEATRE AT THE KRAVIS CENTER
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Charity Ramsey Irizarry, one of the participating artists at Art Fort Lauderdale’s “Art Fair on the Water” Photo via Charity Ramsey Irizarry, Facebook.
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Pictured: The Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida. Photo via the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida.
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“STEAMWORKS THE MUSICAL” RONNIE LARSEN PRESENTS THROUGH FEB. 16, WILTON THEATER FACTORY
SOUTH FLORIDA YOUTH PRIDE WIND ENSEMBLE FEB. 23, BROWARD CENTER
“UNBREAKABLE” GAY MEN’S CHORUS OF SOUTH FLORIDA APRIL 24 – 25, SUNSHINE CATHEDRAL, FORT LAUDERDALE
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