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November 15, 2017 • Volume 8 • Issue 46 2520 N. Dixie Highway • Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Phone: 954-530-4970 Fax: 954-530-7943 Publisher • Norm Kent [email protected]

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Associate Publisher / Executive Editor • Jason Parsley [email protected] Editorial Art Director • Brendon Lies Pride in Zagreb, Croatia. Photo by Goran Zec. [email protected] Digital Content Director • Brittany Ferrendi [email protected] Copyeditor • Kerri Covington Arts/Entertainment Editor • JW Arnold European LGBTI Movements Mobilizing and Rising [email protected] Social Media Manager • Tucker Berardi Lynare Robbins [email protected] Food/Travel Editor • Rick Karlin Gazette News Editor • Michael d'Oliveira he LGBTI human rights organization, positive and negative impacts for people, the three top scoring countries are there laws HIV Editor • Sean McShee Senior Photographer • J.R. Davis ILGA-Europe, held their annual organizations like ILGA-Europe serve in place specific to intersex asylum seekers. [email protected] Tconference this year in Warsaw, Poland as a major asset to the LGBTI European Most of the Eastern European Senior Features Correspondents from Nov. 1 through Nov. 4. community. Its role helps to establish a nations scored in the 20 percentile with Jesse Monteagudo • Tony Adams With “Change: Communities Mobilizing, bridge for people from various countries discrimination in laws directed at LGBTI Correspondents Movements Rising” being the theme of this throughout Europe and other parts of families being prevalent, no marriage Dori Zinn • Donald Cavanaugh • Christiana Lilly year’s conference, a presence of over four the world who might not have otherwise equality or registered partnership laws in • Denise Royal • Sean McShee • David-Elijah hundred European delegates, along with one shared ties or similarities with outside of effect, and LGBTI victims of hate crimes and Nahmod Canadian and thirty five American delegates, oppression. hate speech not being protected by laws, and Contributing Columnists assembled to share unique stories detailing A Rainbow Map published each year by limited legal gender recognition and bodily Brian McNaught • Dana Rudolph • Ric Reily • both successes and challenges in European ILGA-Europe serves as an outline for the integrity measures in place. Terri Schlichenmeyer LGBT matters, and to strategize for progress. human rights situation of LGBTI people The worst scored countries for equality Associate Photographers The selected venue location of Warsaw throughout Europe. The map scores nations on the Rainbow Map were Armenia with Carina Mask • Pompano Bill • Steven Shires was symbolic to the conference theme according to various measures related to a 7 percent score followed by Russia with Sales & Marketing given the history of Warsaw as a seat of Equality and Non-Discrimination, Family, a 6 percent score and Azerbaijan scoring Director of Sales & Marketing • Mike Trottier [email protected] resistance during WWII where a large Hate Crimes and Hate Speech, Legal Gender 5 percent indicating severe violations of Sales Manager • Justin Wyse majority of its citizens rose against Nazi Recognition and Bodily Integrity, Civil human rights and discrimination of LGBTI [email protected] German occupation during the 1944 Warsaw Society Space and Asylum. communities. Advertising Sales Associate • Edwin Neimann [email protected] Uprising. As of May 2017 the nation of Malta led Conversion Therapy, a pseudo science Sales Assistant / Classifieds • Tim Higgins By 1945, close to 90 percent of the city the rest of Europe with a score of 88 percent, false therapy that has been debunked by the [email protected] was destroyed in retaliation by Nazi German followed by Norway with a score of 78 percent American Psychological Association, claims Distribution Services • Rocky Bowell forces. The conference venue took place and the United Kingdom with a score of 73 to “cure” LGBTI people and change their in the heart of what used to be the Warsaw percent. With regard to Marriage Equality, sexual orientation to heterosexual and/or National Advertising Ghetto. only Norway has legalized it nationally; with change their gender identity. Rivendell Media 212-242-6863 A. Chaber, Executive Director of the the UK having Marriage Equality legal in In 2016 after approving the Affirmation [email protected] Campaign Against Homophobia (KPH) who some regions but having a nationally based of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Accounting Services by CG Bookkeeping served as host of the conference stated, Registered Partnership law in place. Malta Gender Expression, the Parliament of Malta Printing by Sun Coast Press “This historical site is not only proof of what has no Marriage Equality but recognizes banned Conversion Therapy. In the U.K. happens when prejudice and hate take over, Registered Partnerships for LGBTIMEMBER people. the National Health Service as well as all but also evidence of the unprecedented role Another area that differed among the top major counseling and psychotherapy bodies fear and indifference plays in oppression. scoring countries for LGBTI equality was have condemned Conversion Therapy and Our history teaches us that to achieve real asylum. In all three countries laws exist for signed a Memorandum of Understanding in SFGN inner of change we need to stand together. We need asylum seekers based on sexual orientation. October 2017. W & 3 Florida Press Club Awards to mobilize.” In both Malta and Norway, laws are in place And runner-up for With mobilization being a current “buzz for asylum seekers based on genderMEMBER identity. To see the online version of the ILGA-Europe NLGJA Journalist of the Year word” for LGBT Europeans as events are The U.K. does not have laws for asylum Rainbow Package, go to: rainbow-europe.org. sweeping across Europe that have both seekers based on gender identity. In any of South Florida Gay News is published weekly. The opinions expressed in columns, stories, and letters to the editor do not OUR Other Publications represent the opinions of SFGN, or the Publisher. You should not The City of Wilton Manors raises the transgender flag multiple times during the year to honor the trans community. Photo by J.R. Davis. presume the sexual orientation of individuals based on their names Get yours, on racks now! or pictorial representations. Furthermore the word “gay” in SFGN should be interpreted to be inclusive of the entire LGBT community. 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2 • 11.15.2017 MEMBER NEWS local DiverisiSAFE Combines Food, Fun and Life-Saving Information Michael d’Oliveira

ood, fun, drinks, entertainment, and important information related Fto HIV/AIDS. It’s a combination that Latinos Salud has put together for its latest DiverisiSAFE – Saturday, Nov. 18 at 7 p.m. at Will Portalatin at the 2016 Diversisafe. Courtesy of Latinos Salud. the Miami Tower’s Sky Lobby and Terrace, 100 SE 2 St. “DiversiSAFE is about community, hope, and “We’re out to defeat stigma, homophobia, most of all celebration,” stated Latinos Salud and most of all, HIV. Who says you can’t co-founder Rafaelé Narváez in a press release. come for the fun, and leave with a little “Everyone in the community is invited to our information?” stated Stephen Fallon, Latinos celebration. We’re pulling out all the stops. Salud’s executive director, in a press release. This one is going to be the most fun by far.” Latinos Salud is an organization with locations Pre-registered guests will receive gift in Broward and Miami-Dade that provides free bags, access to an open bar, and some other HIV testing, programs, and an opportunity for surprises. members of the LGBT community and non- “We’ve updated our DiversiSAFE brochure, LGBT community to come together in support and it will be included in everyone’s gift bag. and socialization. This resource, created by Latinos Salud, has DiverisiSAFE is known as the organization’s exciting news and great tips for everyone, “red carpet event of the season” and is open to whether HIV-negative or HIV-positive, Latino the entire LGBTQ and non-LGBT community. or not, young or experienced,” Fallon said.

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Capt Michael Dodson, Dentist Gives Toothbrushing Tips Fort Lauderdale PD. This week's Coffee & Conversation Photo credit: John McDonald. John McDonald

he art of toothbrushing was Tuesday morning’s topic at Pride Center’s weekly TCoffee and Conversation program. Dr. Charmaine Johnson, DDS, of Premier Smile Center spoke of the differences between using a manual or electric toothbrush. Johnson recommended brushing your teeth and gums Dr. Charmaine Johnson, DDS, speaks at Pride Center Tuesday in a small circular motion between two to three morning. Photo by John McDonald. minutes. A toothbrush with a small head and soft Director, announced the annual children’s toy Erasing Hate bristles is recommended to get into hard to drive would begin soon. Roa also plugged the reach places of the mouth. Premier Smile Center center’s annual cruise, sailing next March to Pride Center Panel Discusses Fighting Crime offers the new Sonicare DiamondClean electric Cozumel, Mexico. toothbrush for $189. Patti Lynn, community outreach liaison John McDonald Elsewhere, Pride Center Chief Executive for the Broward Sheriff’s Office, announced Officer Robert Boo reminded the audience a food distribution is planned for Saturday, November is Transgender Awareness Month. Nov. 18 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.) at Sanctuary Church, epresentatives from local and federal robbed, vandalized beaten or murdered (cops) On Thursday evening (6:30 p.m.), Nov. 16, the 1400 N. Federal Hwy., Fort Lauderdale. BSO is law enforcement agencies came would just say, ‘oh well, another fag and didn’t center will show the documentary “Majesty partnering with Wayne Barton Ministries to Rtogether to participate in a hate crimes really do much about it….so it encouraged Girls.” Monday evening, Nov. 20, is the center’s distribute 4,500 turkeys to those in need. panel presented by the Matthew Shepard others to do what they wanted.’” annual Transgender Day of Awareness. A Foundation. Capt. Michael Dodson, a district commander ceremony, beginning at 7 p.m., will be held to Next week’s sponsor is South Florida Symphony Orchestra. Last week’s panel, hosted by Pride Center with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, remember trans lives killed. For more information, contact Bruce Williams, Senior Services at Equality Park, featured uniformed police said the relationship between police and gays Roger Roa, Pride Center Development Coordinator at 954-463-9005, ext. 109. officers from the cities of Miami Beach, Fort and lesbians has greatly improved. Lauderdale and Wilton Manors; agents from “We stand shoulder to shoulder with you,” the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Miami Dodson said. field office and a assistant United States Following the Pulse Nightclub massacre in attorney. Orlando, Dodson said he marched in a Pride “Hate crimes are hard to prosecute and parade to show support. difficult to investigate,” said Gera Peoples, “We have come so far from when law special counsel to the U.S. Attorney Southern enforcement and the gay community were District of Florida. adversarial,” Dodson said. “The days of Peoples, a practicing attorney for 17 years, Stonewall have given way to panels like this.” said he decided to become a prosecutor in the Gary Blocker, assistant chief of the Wilton Justice Department’s civil rights division after Manors Police Department, said all hires must the deaths of two close friends. be culturally competent to work in a city with “I realized what’s my purpose?” Peoples one of the highest populations of LGBT people said. “Two very very close people to me in in the nation. Blocker said WMPD is a leader in my life were murdered just because they were serving and protecting LGBT people. gay.” “You don’t start a relationship when a crisis According to the Matthew Shepard hits,” Blocker said. Foundation there have been 35 successful Dr. Morgan Mayfaire, founder of prosecutions of hate crimes since 2009 when TransSocial.org and a clinical psychologist then U.S. President Barack Obama signed the said he often gets phone calls from LGBT Matthew Shepard James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes people who are “frightened to reach out to law Prevention Act. The law is named for Shepard, enforcement.” a young gay man tortured and murdered near “The police are not the enemy,” Mayfaire Laramie, Wyoming and Byrd, an African said. American man tied to a truck and dragged Before the panel discussion, Michael to his death by white supremacists in Jasper, Nordman, community affairs manager for Texas. MillerCoors, spoke to the group. MillerCoors, Dennis Shepard, Matthew’s father, Nordman said, scored a 100 on the Human participated in last week’s panel. He said Rights Campaign’s corporate equality index whenever he speaks to law enforcement he is for the fifth year in a row. The alcohol and sure to get their attention. beverage company was one of the first “One of the first things I tell them is my son companies to provide spousal benefits for died because of you,” Shepard said. same-sex couples, Nordham said. Thursday’s Matthew Shepard was murdered in event at Pride Center was part of MillerCoors’ 1998 and as Dennis notes, “in those days if Stay Loud, Be Proud hate crimes training. somebody from the LGBT community was

4 • 11.15.2017 NEWS local The new old bar will take over Chardee’s Lounge Coming Back Progress Bar on Wilton Drive Michael d’Oliveira located where Southern Nights is now, in entertainment and music. Inside will be 50s, October of 1990. He sold it five years later 60s, show tunes, jazz, and blues four nights a ony Dee is resurrecting Chardee’s. and it closed 10 years after that. “That name week. The outside patio will be more modern Dee, with his business partner and Chardee’s is still popular today. It has a great music. “A little more today’s stuff,” Martin Thusband, Andy Martin, have purchased name,” said Dee. said. Progress Bar, 2440 Wilton Drive, and say they Martin said the new Chardee’s would be Asked how they would handle the strong plan to open Chardee’s Lounge. an entertainment venue. “This is more like competition among Wilton Drive’s bars, Dee and Martin say Chardee’s Lounge will a version 2.0 . . . It’s going to be a bar for which Dee described as “2-for-1, 2-for-1, be open this month and the grand opening is everybody,” Martin said. “It’s really going to 2-for-1 all over,” Dee said that “everybody set for early December. be two business in one,” said Dee. There will kind of finds their home, their own niche.” Dee, who owns multiple properties on be an early crowd and late crowd. Wilton Drive, opened the original Chardee’s, There will also be two areas forT:10” T:7.625”

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6 • 11.15.2017 In adults with HIV on ART who have diarrhea not caused by an infection

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11.15.2017 • 7 LGBTQIA bites By Ryan Lynch Lesbian L G Gender Neutral Ugandan Lesbian deported Germany Votes to recognize from United States Third Gender Courtesy of Pixabay. Bundestag in Berlin. Courtesy of Pixabay.

German lawmakers are clearing the way forcing people into a particular gender A 23-year old Ugandan lesbian was L said. “I tried to tell them what was for people to officially identify in a third marker label, and I think that’s very deported from America after trying to happening with me, but they didn't gender category. important,” general counsel at Lambda visit her cousin while on a student visa. understand." The lawmaking body of the European Legal Hayley Gorenberg said. “The fact is, The woman, known only as the If L had applied for asylum, she would country will have the choice of creating just like any other personal characteristics, pseudonym L, arrived in the country on have been granted it according to the a third gender category or getting rid gender is on a spectrum and not everybody Aug. 25 and was preparing to go to school Reporter. An immigration attorney and of gender entirely by the end of 2018, falls into the binary category of male or in Virginia according to the Bay Area her cousin are trying to keep L in the according to the New York Times. Germany female.” Reporter. She was stopped from going to United States while her status is in limbo. was previously the first country to allow According to Lambda Legal, Australia, visit her family after her ticket to Seattle In Uganda, homosexuality is a crime. for children with characteristics of both Bangladesh, Germany, India, Malta, Nepal, was found and later she was detained. In 2014, the country passed an anti-gay genders to be listed in a third category in New Zealand and Pakistan currently allow "They took away my phone, and I law that carries a life sentence for anyone 2013. for more than two genders on passports or couldn't call anyone who could explain,” caught being a homosexual. “It seems to be very clearly about not national identification cards.

8 • 11.15.2017 LGBTQIA bites T Transgender British Shopping Chain Announces Gender Neutral Changing Rooms after Controversy Photo credit: Eastgate Basildon.

After a transgender person was denied the artist said over Twitter. “Not letting entry to a female changing stall, British me use the changing room....sort it out." retail chain Topshot will be adding gender A Topshop representative later neutral changing rooms. confirmed the changing rooms were Performing artist Travis Alabanza was available to all genders, despite the denied entry to a female changing room in employee blocking Alabanza’s use. They a Topshot location in Manchester, England later confirmed the policy after other according to The Telegraph. Instead of trans social media users claimed they being able to use the female room, the trans were denied. feminine identifying Alabanza was told to “All Topshop and Topman customers are use the male changing rooms downstairs. free to use any of the fitting rooms located "Hey @topshop just experienced within our stores,” a store representative transphobia in your Manchester store,” said.

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11.15.2017 • 9 NEWS palm beach New County Grant Helps Compass Expand Trans Programs Ryan Lynch

Sabrine Pearson via Twitter.

ompass is getting a boost from Palm Beach County “In the past, It’s been your child this unconditional support, and watch them for one of its most important programs with a flourish into a happy, healthy adult.” C$60,000 grant. easy to be an advocate Pearson said that she has reached out to several The LGBT community center in Lake Worth will now be for LGB youth, but professors at FAU and has previously talked at Nova able to increase its transgender support group from once Southeastern University. This has resulted in Standards of a month to every other week because of the Palm Beach we weren’t able to be Care training for Social Work students as well as medical County Youth Services Department. comprehensive advocates sensitivity training for doctoral students. According to Transgender youth program coordinator “When therapists and mental health practitioners go to Sabrine Pearson, it’s the first time the group has ever had for the T. To now be able school for counseling, they get the broad strokes of these outside funding. With an average of 20 new kids a month, to be a voice for our minorities,” Pearson said. “So a lot of them are just not the group has become even more important in giving culturally competent to treat the LGBTQ comunity, with participants a caring environment. transgender youth is an emphasis on the trans community. So in teaching them “For some of them, this is literally their only resource incredibly powerful.” what it means to be trans and that transgender is this for support,” Pearson said. “Our program is a safe space, umbrella term that enompasses anything that is gender it’s a youth drop-in center, so they actually do not need - Sabrine Pearson variant and non binary.” their parent’s permission to come.” Transgender youth program One of the biggest factors that helped them to get the Pearson said that giving the children more time to talk Coordinator, Compass grant is a new initiative to track the number of transgender has addressed some of the problems the group has faced. students in Palm Beach County. Pearson said this would be “Sometimes when we were having it twice a month the first time this has ever been done in the county. before, three weeks would go in between times I would “When we wrote the grant, we took a hard look at what There is a lack of solid numbers when it comes to tracking meet with them,” she said. “ So that’s a big gap for them if was really needed in addition to supporting these kids, we transgender people in the United States. According to they’re having serious stressors in their life or everything also found that we needed to support their parents and Williams Institute, an LGBT think tank, Florida has about while coming to terms with their identity as a trans youth.” families as well,” she said. “ So in addition to meeting with 100,000 of the nation's 1.4 million estimated transgender Now, Pearson has noticed a change in the dynamic of the kids, we will be meeting with the parents and actually people. the group. do some educational workshops with them to empower “It’s incredibly empowering. It lets us feel like we’re “Now that we're meeting weekly, there isn’t this kind of them with knowledge and empower them with emotional actually doing what we’ve been trying to do for all these re-warming up time to get them to share, now we just jump support as well.” years, which is to be an advocate for these youth,” Pearson in and we share much more freely,” she said. “The group That support is very important for parents as well, said. “In the past, It’s been easy to be an advocate for LGB has become so much more organic than I even expected.” according to Psychology Today. Doctor Joel Young said youth, but we weren’t able to be comprehensive advocates But it’s not just the youth group that’s getting more that families are also dealing with adjustments while their for the T. To now be able to be a voice for our transgender financial backing. As part of the grant, Pearson also said child transitions, meaning they also need support while youth is incredibly powerful.” that they can now provide more help and support to the supporting their child. families of trans people as well as give trainings in the “The single best predictor of outcomes in transgender For more questions or more info on how to join the group, contact Sabrine community. populations is support from families,” Young said. “Offer Pearson at 561-533-9699 ext. 4035 or [email protected].

10 • 11.15.2017 NEWS palm beach

Last year's Trans Day of Remembrance. Photo courtesy of Compass GLCC.

Compass to Observe Transgender Day of Remembrance on Nov. 20 Colton Wooten

ompass will observe this year's Pearson recently received a grant annual Transgender Day of that allowed them to expand their CRemembrance with an open mic transgender youth support group from event--to be hosted by Sabrine Pearson once a month to every other week. and Velvet Lenore, on November 20, at "Now, as a result of us meeting every 6 p.m. week there is much more The annual day was started of an organic flow as there in 1999 by a transgender “The has not been a lapse in woman named Gwendolyn the last time we spoke," Anne Smith, who wanted search for Pearson said. "As a result of to commemorate the happiness this increase in frequency murder of Rita Hester, also our [Transgender Youth a transgender woman, and Support Group] has who was killed in Allston, become much more fluid... Massachusetts. internal the kids share much more The Transgender Day peace is one freely, and I am able to be of Remembrance allows of consistent support." members of the trans that we all As Pearson sees it, community and their share.” 50 percent of the battle allies--locally, nationally, begins at the level of the and internationally--to - Compass Flyer family unit – and the more remember, grieve, and resources a family has perhaps foremost to access to the better off a celebrate the lives of transgender friends transgender child will be. lost early due to hate based-violence. "The search for happiness and internal Pearson is the co-facilitator of peace is one that we all share," reads the LGBTQIA Youth Group, an organization flyer for the event. "During TDOR, we that mentors transgender kids in South honor and remember those who have Florida. lost their lives in that quest."

IF YOU GO: November 20, 6 p.m. Compass 201 North Dixie Hwy, Lake Worth, FL 33460 CompassGLCC.com 561-533-9699

11.15.2017 • 11 NEWS local We Want You A Day in LGBT South Florida SFGN Staff

oin SFGN on Saturday, Nov 18 in capturing one day in the life of LGBT South Floridians. We want to capture all of the diversity here in our local LGBT community. J We're looking for normal LGBT folks doing everyday activities, whether it's brushing your teeth, taking a jog in the park, walking your dogs, sun tanning on the beach or dancing the night away. Submit your photos to Jason Parsley at [email protected] with the subject "LGBT South Florida." Please include the time, city, complete names, and a short description of what's taking place.

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A Roundup of Transgender Awareness Month Events A candle lighting ceremony, ice cream social, and the Transgender Equality Awards, among events Denise Royal

ovember is Transgender Awareness • At Compass in Lake Worth, there will be an open mic Month—a great opportunity to event where members of the community can come and Ncelebrate the transgender community, share their thoughts, feelings and sentiments. The MCs it is also a time to learn about what it really for the evening are Sabrine Pearson and Velvet Lenore. It means to be transgender and live as a gender takes place from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at 201 N Dixie Highway, non-conforming person. Lake Worth. There are several events and educational opportunities in South Florida. The highlight A Meet N Mingle Ice Cream Social is of the month is the Transgender Day Of scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 21. This event is Remembrance (TDOR), a worldwide gathering held in partnership with TransSocial. It’s an of trans and allied supporters. opportunity to learn about PrEP. There’s free On Thursday, November 16th, there is a ice cream for the first 30 people attending. It screening of “Majesty Girls.” This documentary starts at 7 p.m. and is held at Wilton Creamery is about trans women who have overcome located at 2301 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors. self- doubt, discrimination and transgender The third annual Transgender Equality violence. A panel discussion with the directors Awards are Monday, Nov. 27 from 7 p.m. to follows. The screening is at 6:30pm at the Pride 9 p.m. The evening acknowledges those Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway, Wilton Manors. who have worked to advance transgender On Monday, November 20th is Transgender equality in the community. The awards will Day of Remembrance. There will be several be held at the Infinity Lounge located at 2184 observances in South Florida: Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors. A discussion examining how the media • The Pride Center hosts a candle lighting ceremony to covers the transgender community takes honor the memory of those whose lives were lost in acts place on Nov. 30 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. of anti-transgender bigotry and violence. The observance Topics that will be covered include the begins at 7 p.m. at the Pride Center. importance of pronouns, a reporter’s fear of being blunt and/or unintentionally • In Miami on the campus of Barry University, the offensive, how to bridge the gap between fifth annual Transgender Day ofR emembrance and the media and the trans community, and big Resilience will be held in Andreas 111. Organizers issues impacting the community today. request guests arrive promptly at 6pm – the program Panelists include SunServe case manager will begin at 6:30pm. This year, funded in part by The Tiffany Arieagus, Emery Grant of the Miami Foundation, the speaker is Holiday Simmons, MSW. Stonewall National Museum and Archives Simmons has a background in Social Work, Education, and and Transgender Activist Rajee Narinesingh. Performing Arts & Activism. Holiday is also a community The event is moderated by SFGN’s own educator and healer. He focuses on transgender rights, Brendon Lies. This free event takes place police violence, Black resiliency, LGBT Native Americans, at the Stonewall Museum – Wilton Manors and two-spirit magic. Barry University is located at 11300 Gallery at 2159 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors. NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Shores.

11.15.2017 • 13 NEWS national LGBT Candidates Win 55 Percent of Races Nationwide

Lisa Keen  Danica Roem (left), Andrea Jenkins, Lisa Middleton and Keen News Service Tyler Titus are among the LGBT candidates elected.

uesday was a good night for LGBT in that city (which allows voters to indicate candidates and a historic one for first, second, and third choices) are still Ttransgender candidates. There were at underway and Wednesday morning, the Star least 71 openly LGBT candidates in 23 states. Tribune says another transgender candidate, Of those, 55 percent won, 35 percent lost, and Phillipe Cunningham, still has a chance to win the results of 10 percent were not yet settled a seat held by the current Council president. as of deadline. Lesbian activist Jillia Pessenda is also in a very Lesbian Jenny Durkan handily won tight race for a seat election as mayor of Seattle, one of the fastest Tyler Titus became the first transgender growing cities in the country and the eighth candidate to win elective office in largest container port in the U.S. Durkan Pennsylvania. He won a seat on the school replaces Seattle’s first openly gay mayor, Ed board for Erie. Murray, who resigned in September after There were only five LGBT candidates allegations surfaced from five men who said for state legislative offices Tuesday; three of Murray sexually abused them as teenagers. them were incumbents who won re-election: (Murray denied the allegations.) The Seattle Tim Eustace and Reed Gusciora of New Jersey Post Intelligencer said Durkan’s opponent and Mark Levine of Virginia. Danica Roem tried to link her with Murray. was the newcomer who won Though her opponent has in Virginia. And Luis Lopez denounced the flyer as racist and “disgusting.” votes behind the fourth place winner. (The not yet conceded the race, advanced to a run-off for  Paul Prevey, a former openly gay member vote is so close, there may be a recount after results suggest Durkan took Tyler Titus a California Assembly seat of the Salem City Council, came up short provisional ballots are counted.) more than 60 percent of the representing Los Angeles in his bid to unseat three-term incumbent * In New Orleans, gay candidate Seth Bloom vote. She was the first openly became December 5. Mayor Kim Driscoll of Salem, Massachusetts. has won the right to a run-off November 18 gay person President Obama against another challenger for a vacant seat. appointed as a U.S. attorney. the first Mayoral races Major city contests Bloom was the top vote-getter, with 40 percent Also in Seattle, lesbian of the vote. His run-off challenger garnered 27 challenger Mitzi Johanknecht, transgender Of the 71 LGBT candidates  In Atlanta, Councilman Alex Wan percent, and four other candidates split the 58, appeared to defeat Tuesday, 66 ran for local was the top vote-getter in a race for City remaining 33 percent. incumbent John Urquhart in candidate to offices –11 for mayor, 41 for Council president, but he must now face the  In Lansing, Michigan, openly gay school a race for King County Sheriff. city council seats, seven for second place candidate in a run-off. Lesbian board member Pete Spadafore won an at-large Johanknecht is in charge of win elective local school boards, and newcomer Liliana Bakhtiari almost won a seat on the City Council, while newcomer Jim one of the sheriff office’s seven for various other local Council seat from an incumbent. At midnight, McClurken lost a bid for a district Council seat. precincts and ran against office in positions. she was leading with 54 percent of the vote,  And in Palm Springs, voters gave Urquhart, saying he mistreated Pennsylvania. Only four out of the 11 but by morning, she had garnered only 49 their two vacant City Council seats to a employees, especially women. mayoral candidates won percent and the incumbent had enough transgender woman and a bisexual woman. She’s been on the force for Tuesday night –newcomer votes to avoid a run-off. But two gay male Lisa Middleton’s victory makes her the first three decades, and Urquhart Jenny Durkan in Seattle and candidates, Bill Powell and Kirk Rich, fell short transgender person to win a non-judicial had recently been accused of rape by a former three incumbents (Alex Morse in Holyoke, in their bids for Atlanta City Council seats. elective office in California. Middleton and female deputy. Mass.; Lydia Lavelle in Carrboro, NC; and And Josh McNair came in third in his bid for a Christy Holstege, who is married to a man Danica Roem won a stunning victory to Patrick Wojahn in College Park, Md.). seat on the Fulton County Commission. but identifies as a member of the LGBT the Virginia House of Delegates against a  In Atlanta, long-time lesbian activist and  In Boston, newcomer Mike Kelley, an community, were the top two vote-getters in a candidate who had made a name for himself politico Cathy Woolard came in third among aide to former Mayor Tom Menino, came field of six candidates. trying to ban transgender people from public 12 candidates for mayor. Woolard, a former within 500 votes of winning a Council seat  A gay candidate for City Council in Cape restrooms. According to the Gay and Lesbian Atlanta City Council president, garnered 17 against the son of another former Boston Coral, Florida, found a flyer on this front door Victory Fund, which was supporting 61 of percent of the vote behind the second place mayor, Ray Flynn. The seat represents the in August, threatening him with a “nice visit” the 71 LGBT candidates Tuesday, the win in winner. The top two vote getters will battle it district that includes heavily gay South End. from the Ku Klux Klan. James Schneider, 54, Virginia made Roem the first out transgender out in a run-off December 5. In Cambridge, Mass., long-time incumbent said, “I’m a gay, Jewish, German man” and person to win and serve in a state legislature  In Hoboken, New Jersey, Councilman Denise Simmons, the first openly lesbian that he considers the flyer a hate crime. The and the only out transgender state legislator Michael DeFusco, 35, failed in his bid to African American mayor in the U.S., appears flyer said, “We know where you live faggot…. in the U.S. become the city’s first openly gay mayor. to have easily won re-election to her ninth quit now….” He told the local News-Press that In Minneapolis, another Victory Fund The six-person race was marred near the term on the Council. photos of him with gay slurs have also been backed transgender candidate, Andrea end when anonymous flyers tried to portray  In Cincinnati, openly gay Ryan Messer posted on Facebook in the area. Meanwhile, Jenkins, won 70 percent of the vote to become the campaign leader and eventual winner, was the top vote-getter out of 13 candidates another local paper, the Cape Coral Daily the first transgender woman of color elected a Sikh, as a terrorist. The flyer included De vying for four seats on the city’s board of Breeze, endorsed Schneider’s opponent. The to office in a major U.S. city. Jenkins won a seat Fusco’s name in a way that made it look like education. Lesbian candidate Renee Hevia opponent won with 68 percent of the vote. on the Minneapolis City Council. Vote counts his campaign created the ad. But DeFusco’s appears to have come in fifth place, just 100

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11.15.2017 • 15 NEWS miami-dade Miami Beach Voters Elect Openly Gay Michael Góngora to City Commission Three-time commissioner ready to "get back and fight" for residents

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penly gay politician Michael Góngora won reelection in Miami OBeach, representing the city for a third time as Commissioner.

The Cuban-American elected leader Commissioner 3. My phone, my email, defeated opponent Adrian Gonzalez my Facebook, my Instagram, all methods to secure the Group 3 Seat, winning 65 of communication are available to you percent of the votes or 7,280 votes over so that I can give you the best quality Gonzalez's 3,952 votes. representation that you deserve as the City At his victory party at The Betsy Hotel of Miami Beach Commissioner." on South Beach, Góngora thanked his Góngora was Miami Beach's first and supporters and political allies, including only openly gay elected commissioner former Miami Beach Mayor Matti and vice mayor during his first and second Herrera Bower and existing Miami Beach tenure and also the first openly gay Commissioner Kristen Rosen Gonzalez. Hispanic to win elected office in the state He said he is "thrilled to be representing of Florida. the City of Miami Beach for the third time As commissioner, he pushed for the first as Miami Beach Commissioner" after citywide recycling program, founded the undergoing an eight-month journey on the city sustainability committee and helped campaign trail. create a sustainability plan designed to "The third time is the charm and I've encourage developers to erect greener been saying Miami Beach needs some buildings. Góngora also helped pass a charm," Góngora said. "I'm ready to get stormwater master plan to resolve flooding back and fight for the residents of our in the City of Miami Beach. city...It's incredibly gratifying after putting In 2013, Góngora ran for mayor of Miami yourself on the line as I have in so many Beach but lost to Philip Levine, coming elections to see the results come in and in second place out of four candidates Photo courtesy of Jose Cassola. to come in with quite frankly the biggest running with nearly 40 percent of the vote margin of victory I've ever had. I take following a recount. Góngora's involvement with the LGBT the Trevor Project, the only national 24/7 this as a mandate from the residents and Prior to being elected to the Miami community in Miami Beach includes suicide prevention helpline for LGBT the voters of Miami Beach that we want Beach Commission, Góngora held local advocating for the creation of the city’s youth. more from our city government, and I am elected and appointed leadership and Human Rights Commission and working In 2014, Gongora was invited to join the thrilled to have the trust of the residents to governmental roles throughout Miami- with local organizations such as the executive board of the World Outgames, be part of the team to deliver the services Dade County. He created the first Green Miami-Dade Gay and Lesbian Chamber hosted in Miami Beach in 2017, the first we need and provide the quality of life that Ad Hoc Committee, now referred to as of Commerce, as well as local, state and city in the United States to do so. As Vice we need." the Sustainability Committee, for Miami national groups such as Aqua Foundation, Mayor, Gongora had been part of the Góngora promises residents they will Beach in 2007. This committee created a Gay Pride Committee, National Gay and delegation in February 2013 to travel to have "the most accessible, transparent, sustainability plan and focused on ways of Lesbian Task Force, Trevor Project, SAVE Antwerp, Belgium and compete for Miami reliable person serving you as Miami Beach improving recycling within the city. Dade, Equality Florida and Unity Coalition. Beach to host the games. He introduced resolutions to the City In September 2014, Gongora was the Commission in support of the Uniting top vote-getter and chosen as Favorite American Families Act and the Jeffrey Local Hero in the Pink Flamingo Awards, “The third time is the charm and I've been Johnston Stand Up For All Students Act recognizing him as the first and only saying Miami Beach needs some charm.” against cyber bullying in the U.S. House of openly gay elected Commissioner and Vice Representatives. Mayor in Miami Beach. - Michael Góngora Góngora hosts or sponsors events by Góngora was sworn as Miami Beach Newly-elected Miami Beach Commissioner South Beach AIDS Project (SOBAP), Gay, Commissioner Group 3 on Monday, Nov. Lesbian & Straight Alliance (GLSEN) and 13.

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t’s official – George Castrataro is running for office. On Tuesday the local Iattorney announced his candidacy for Fort Lauderdale City Commission, District 2, in the city’s 2018 municipal election. The seat is currently held by another gay attorney, Dean Trantalis, who is running for Mayor of Fort Lauderdale. “I live and work in District 2. I have the same frustrations everyone else has with Fort Lauderdale government, and will work with residents, businesses and community leaders to solve the problems impacting our beautiful city,” Castrataro said in a press release. “I’m running for Commission in District 2 because my commitment plus our values will environment, human services, housing and equal a better A Better Fort Lauderdale.” transportation. His priorities, according to his press release, Castrataro started his own law practice in include community safety, infrastructure, 2008. His office is also in District 2.

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Photo courtesy of Pixabay. HRC Ranks LGBT-friendliness of Firms in 2018 Corporate Equality Index Michael d’Oliveira

any of the Florida-based corporations director of Employee Engagement, Workplace ranked by the 2018 Corporate Equality Equality Program. “We encourage businesses MIndex [CEI] received perfect 100 scores. to use the report as a roadmap to LGBTQ Compiled by the Human Rights Campaign inclusion, and HRC stands ready to work with and in its 16th year, the CEI looks at the companies that want to enhance their success inclusiveness of company policies. The by doing right by their LGBTQ employees, and voluntary survey is based on the existence have that effort recognized in the CEI.” of non-discrimination policies, equitable But some of South Florida’s best-known benefits for LGBT workers and their families, corporations didn’t fare as well. accountability of LGBT inclusion, and a public Publix, which got a 10 in the 2017 survey, was commitment to LGBT equality. not scored. Winn Dixie and ADT both received “At a time when the rights of LGBTQ a 45, AutoNation got a 10, and Walmart, which people are under attack by the Trump-Pence received a 100 the year before, had its score Administration and state legislatures across the suspended. “These determinations pointed country, hundreds of top American companies to significant enforcement gaps in Walmart’s are driving progress toward equality in the non-discrimination policy, specifically with workplace,” said HRC President Chad Griffin regards to sex and gender identity. Pending in a statement. “The top-scoring companies remedial steps by the company, the CEI rating on this year’s CEI are not only establishing is suspended,” stated the HRC in its survey. policies that affirm and include employees “We are proud of our work on LGBT- here in the United States, they are applying inclusive and nondiscriminatory policies. these policies to their operations around the We’re disappointed with the HRC’s decision globe and impacting millions of people beyond to temporarily suspend our score, which was our shores.” going to be rated at 100 percent for the second This year, the HRC tallied “a record-breaking year in a row. While we respect the HRC’s work, 609 businesses” as scoring perfect scores. we are confident in Walmart’s leading practices That’s up from 517 last year. Some of the Florida that support our LGBTQ communities and companies to receive perfect scores were Citrix look forward to further educating them on our Systems, Office Depot, Carnival, and Royal policies,” stated a Walmart spokesperson. Caribbean Cruises. Pride At Work, an LGBT organization that “For the second year in a row, Citrix received advocates for equality in the workplace, lauded a perfect score (100%) on the Human Rights HRC’s suspension of Walmart’s score. “While Campaign (HRC) Corporate Equality Index. It’s HRC deserves credit for doing the right thing a huge accomplishment and it means that we in this case, it is unfortunate that so many are at the forefront of valuing diversity in the LGBTQ people had to face discrimination at workplace,” wrote Lee Rubin, Citrix’s director the Walmart’s hands before they took action. global reference programs and customer In the last CEI, Walmart received a perfect engagement. score despite the fact that the company had “Businesses can use the CEI as a guide to just settled a class action lawsuit brought by ensure that their existing policies and benefits LGBTQ people who had been denied spousal are inclusive of the LGBT workforce and their benefits.” families – and that, in turn, helps companies Winn Dixie, Publix, ADT, and AutoNation recruit and retain a talented, diverse did not respond to media requests for workforce,” said Beck Bailey, HRC’s deputy comment.

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11.15.2017 • 21 NEWS miami-dade

The drag queens of Palace. Photo courtesy of Jose Cassola.

Iconic bar scheduled to reopen The Grand Return of at a new location on Ocean Palace and its Queens Drive in time for Thanksgiving

Jose Cassola [email protected]

ho says you can't go home again? Author Thomas Loud" event, a mixer for LGBT professionals, on October to happen. I had to do this for the community. There's Wolfe's most famous novel explored the notion and November with drag shows; and Señor Frogs hired nothing like Palace on Ocean Drive." Wthat if you try to return to a place you remember Tiffany Fantasia to replace Elaine Lancaster as hostess of Donall said he's "really excited to give other great talent from the past, it won't be the same as you remember it. their drag brunch on Sundays. the opportunity to be a part of the Palace team." Well, Palace Bar will not be the same when it officially Meanwhile, as a way to keep the Palace name alive and "We have 50, 60 girls that want to work at the new Palace reopens at its new location, 1052 Ocean Drive, currently give the drag bar's regulars a place to go on the weekends that didn't have the opportunity before at the old location," the site of Amarillo Restaurant Bar and Grill. But Palace Palace held weekend T-dance parties on the rooftop of the Donall said. "One drag queen is flying up from New York for owner Thomas Donall says that's a good Clevelander from August to October. Thanksgiving weekend. So we're going to start off with the thing. He said Palace's new location took more talent we have, but we have room for more." "This place is twice as large as the "I'm so happy than four months to secure because of The owners and managers at other gay bars on South other location. It's perfect for the Palace. licensing and permits with the City of Miami Beach, including Score and Molto, are happy Palace is I'm excited," Donall said. for Tom Beach and dealings with Amarillo. returning. The new site is much more spacious and that the "It's been a lot of work to get things done. "It's fantastic Palace is reopening back on Ocean Drive," with a dance floor area and a larger It's not easy to buy someone out to get a said Sam Yovan, manager at Score. "A staple in the LGBT terrace and awnings for the drag queens famous queens space on Ocean Drive. That's prime real community on Ocean Drive, I'm so happy for Tom and that to perform and spill out into the street estate. No one wants to give that up," Donall the famous queens finally have their home back. Every with their sidewalk and traffic-stopping finally have said. "We've also had a lot of hold up because queen needs a Palace." performances. their home of licensing and permits. We're finishing up Raymond Ortega, co-owner of Molto – which recently "The new place is great. It's a bigger the paperwork to transfer the liquor licenses opened up on Lincoln Road – was Donall's lead bartender space with removable awnings," Donall back. Every and other licensing from Amarillo to Palace at Palace. He and "some of the original drag queens that said. "Everything is more open with a queen needs a and waiting for some other things to happen made Palace what it is," Ortega said, wish Donall and Palace deep upper terrace. The doors are nano before we officially reopen." much luck and success at the new location. doors that open up with a larger dance Palace." Donall said the holdup also had to do with "I only wish the best for Palace. I hope nothing but much floor space." finding the right place on Ocean Drive. He success to everyone involved," Ortega said. "I love that During the down time since the drag - Sam Yovan said there was a possibility to open near Fifth there are more gay venues on South Beach for locals and bar closed its 1200 Ocean Drive location Manager at score Street "but that would've been too far. This is tourists. This is much needed." on July 4, other venues capitalized on the best we could offer. It's close to the beach, Some of the veteran queens guaranteed to come back to Palace's absence by offering drag performances of their close to 12th Street, where we were for 29 years. We're next the new location are Tiffany Fantasia, TP Lords and Missy own. to the Clevelander. There's a lot of energy in that area. This Meyakie Le Paige. R House Wynwood increased its monthly drag shows is better for us and everybody around us." "The new place is very colorful and larger," Fantasia at Sunday brunch to a weekly event with hostess Athena On closing the old iconic location at 1200 Ocean Drive, said. "Yes, I will be a part of the new Palace. Can't wait for Dion; promoter Tony Ferro started a T-dance pool party Donall said it was unfortunate but he had to do it. everyone to come and see the new place." with drag performers at the Washington Park Hotel across "It would've taken at least a year and a half to renovate from Twist, then a similar T-dance at the Campton Yard the old place. We didn't want to wait that long," Donall To read the rest, visit SFGN.com. on South Beach; W Miami in Brickell did a "Whisper Out said. "I felt like if I didn't do this now, it was never going

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Norm Kent Photo by Brendon Lies. [email protected]

here is a reason South Florida, greater Florida’s annual Broward fundraiser, which around the nation competing for softball gold. paying tribute to a collection of pioneer gay Fort Lauderdale, and Wilton Manors this year honored Greg Louganis, our own This followed a record turnout in numbers and straight-ally activists at Cafe Vico next Thas become the epicenter of gay life in star Olympic swimmer. One of the guests at just two weeks ago for the ‘Wicked Manors’ week. the U.S., particularly in the winter months. the sponsorship reception hosted by John Halloween event that swarmed the drive with Abandoned Pet Rescue just held a benefit While the nation begins to freeze, things heat Evans and Steve Wozencraft’s magnificent costume and color. for its adoption program in a nearby gallery. up here daily. home on Barcelona Isle was attorney George Monday evening, despite a little rain, If you have pets, enjoy Snyder Park or Tiger Thanksgiving is around the corner, and Castrataro, shaking hands and making the marked the delightful return of ‘Taste of the Tail Beach with them on almost any day there is so much in our lives to celebrate, and rounds as a newly announced candidate for Island’ to Richardson Park in the Manors, of the week. Or were you one of the smart it’s not just the Long Island Ice Tea Nights the District 2 City commission seat in Fort a festive culinary feast showcasing a score people to participate in Stork’s Coffee Bar’s Thursday at the Alibi. Lauderdale. of restaurants featuring some of their finest chocolate and pastry filled anniversary party Our friends at Hunter’s, Rumors, and a Last night, Broward County Judge Robert samples of sensuous succulence. I mean, last weekend? host of local establishments are hosting Lee hosted an event at the Stonewall Museum, broiled sirloin from Chima, White Russians How about joining Packy’s Bar and Grill in parties, charity events, and holiday specials. documenting the history of discrimination- from Bravo, and pastries from Angelo’s Bakery Boca tomorrow night as they raise money for Everywhere you go, there is mistletoe against gay lawyers in Florida years ago. Bar. Another yeoman’s effort put out by Geoff the Olympic Heights Community High School madness. This newspaper barely has the staff Meanwhile, this afternoon community Sterling of Sterling Accounting and the city. autism unit? Lift a finger and light up a life. to cover the breadth and diversity of events leader and a citizen advocate, Joe Pallant will Only a week ago, the Fort Lauderdale Our lives are enriched by so many playing out in our lives daily. host an open barbecue at his insurance firm in Film Festival kicked off with Burt Reynolds choices, and I just heard Hard Rock Stadium, Last weekend, on the heels of the Broward Wilton Manors, sharing information to insure as a featured honoree. And The Floridian beautifully renovated, just won an award of Center for the Performing Arts winning a Best you get your fair share of a settlement after Restaurant on East Las Olas, open 24/7, distinction for their venue. I will be there this of award for theater, it opened The Phantom Hurricane Irma. was packed every morning Sunday for the Dolphins-Buccaneers game. sequel, ‘Love Never Dies’ at its theater. We just had nationally as tourists from all over the Of course, the Dolphins this year are doing a They also announced the remarkable known activist Cleve Jones, Don’t sit on world filled the marinas for slow burn, which of course allows me to end musical “School of Rock’ is coming our way the founder of the AIDS Quilt, our world famous boat show, this column by suggesting you rush out to for Christmas. The New World Symphony make an appearance at the your arse. which kept Joshua Petty’s and the Aventura Arts and Cultural Center’s Slow this weekend is hosting a cosmic vision, World AIDS Museum, where his ‘Boys with Boats’ Facebook Burn Theater and catch “Peter and the Star ‘Pulse’, a night in neon. There is something he presented Jasmin Shirley Get thee to a page darn busy. Catcher there or at the Broadway Center. for everyone everywhere. with a well deserved award for theater, club, Large and small, events and My point is this. Down the block from SFGN, the Empire her longtime contributions to opportunities fall into our Don’t sit on your arse. Get thee to a theater, Stage on Flagler Avenue, in a smaller venue, the HIV/ADS populations in ballpark, beach, laps and cross our lives on a club, ballpark, beach, or movie, including the kicked off a new and funny show in its Broward County. or movie, daily basis in South Florida, Gateway for ‘Tom of Finland.’ There is so much intimate 60 seat venue, ‘GRINDR, The Opera.’ Next week, bars in the especially for our thriving to do here, and while a lot of it is sitting and There is some music you want to hear. Manors will be just as including LGBT community, getting watching others do it, those experiences will The Island City Stage also just opened its electric, as Mills Pond Field ready to commemorate World enhance your lives, expand your friendships, own new audacious black comedy, “HIR’, to hosts another National the Gateway AIDS Day again shortly, on and provide music for your soul. sold out Dixie Highway crowds last Thursday. Hurricane Showdown softball for ‘Tom of December 1. Those who bring sunshine to others can’t It will be playing through December 10. tournament with over 750 In the interim, the Dolphin help but bring it back to themselves. Make This past weekend, Pier 66 hosted Equality contestants participating from Finland.’ Democratic Club will be your holidays special.

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Two Books by Local Authors Craig Moody presents ‘The ’49 Indian,’ a gay love story and Jesse Monteagudo Anthony Timiraos presents ‘Expose,’ a collection of classic nudes

The ‘49 Indian: A Novel By Craig strike up a relationship. When Dustin’s life Moody; Vivid Imagery Publishing; takes a turn for the worse, he and Gauge 284 pages; $12.99. The book leave town in Gauge’s ‘49 Indian, starting a is available in paperback and cross-country road trip that takes the two to Amazon Kindle editions at Tennessee, New Mexico, Nevada and, finally, Amazon.com, The49Indian.com California. and BarnesAnNnoble.com The book starts with a rape in a Fort Lauderdale bathhouse during the summer Craig Moody is that rare species, a native of 1983, a tragic event that was unusual even Floridian. Born in Pembroke Pines, “a in 1983. (I frequented all three bathhouses suburban community that edges the beautiful in Fort Lauderdale in 1983, and never heard Florida Everglades,” Moody anything about a rape.) enjoyed a career as a model In fact, Moody seems to and actor before he turned Growing up in exaggerate the trials that to what he calls “his life’s Fort Lauderdale gay men faced in the early true calling: acting.” “The eighties. Dustin and Gauge Expose: a collection of classical that moment in time that describes his life, ‘49 Indian” is Moody’s first as the son of must deal with religious nude photographs by Anthony views and heart.” “Expose” is a collection novel, published by his own homophobic, prejudices, homophobic Timiraos; of classic nudes: 246 full color photos that company, Vivid Imagery violence and even attacks religious Anthony Timiraos Photography; profile nearly 40 models, nearly all men Publishing. from other gay men. 246 pages; $49.99 but also including one woman. Timiraos’s “The ‘49 Indian” is a parents, Dustin’s Not surprisingly, even models, not counting the woman, give us gay coming out, coming of life takes a turn AIDS raises its ugly head. Born in Havana, Cuba, Anthony Timiraos a diverse variety of beautiful male bodies, age and gay love story, all Whatever sympathetic for the better was a Certified Public Accountant and a representing various races, ethnic groups, told in the life of 20-year- relatives, friends or Chief Financial Officer; a restaurateur and a ages and body types. “Expose” will be a old Floridian Dustin when he meets passersby there might be philanthropist. Now retired, Timiraos enjoys beautiful addition to your coffee table, or Thomas. Growing up in are few and far between. Gauge Paulson, a new career as a photographer “capturing wherever else you might want to put it. Fort Lauderdale as the son his new next- Only the love that Dustin of homophobic, religious and Gauge feel for each parents, Dustin’s life takes door neighbor. other carry them through a turn for the better when each crisis. It is the love he meets Gauge Paulson, his new next-door between two men, and Moody’s ability to Jesse Monteagudo is a freelance writer and journalist. He has been an neighbor. This handsome, tattooed never- depict that love within the pages of his book, active member of South Florida's LGBT community for more than four do-well’s passion in life is restoring his 1949 that lifts “The ‘49 Indian” above its faults decades and has served in various community organizations. Indian motorcycle, which he inherited from and makes it well-worth reading. We look his father. In spite of Gauge’s fascination forward to reading more by Craig Moody, for female beach beauties, he and Dustin and hope that this is the first of many books.

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11.15.2017 • 27 SPONSORED content Join the fun at the 24th annual Hurricane Showdown softball TIM MARTIN tournament SFAAA Chairman

WILTON MANORS -- Over 1,000 players, All teams coming early will play late afternoon/ partners, and other participants are just a few days early evening Friday at Mills Pond Park. Some away from descending on the Fort Lauderdale area teams then travel to Piccolo Park for play on to enjoy the 24th annual Hurricane Showdown Saturday and Sunday morning, and all divisions will softball tournament during Thanksgiving weekend. return to Mills Pond on Sunday afternoon for the The event, which also brings together local championship games. All are encouraged to come sponsors and businesses, provides a safe to Mills on Sunday, Moody says, as the tournament environment for the LGBT community and their will be giving away prizes like weekend stays at local supporters to gather and compete. resorts, dinners for two at area restaurants, softball "I love it, to tell you the truth," says Tournament bats, "and other stuff." Director Michael Moody. "This tournament Friday night also features a home run derby at represents my league, which I love. It's in my town, Mills Pond, with all proceeds going to The Poverello my home, and I love to show it off to the world." Center. Moody expects around 55 teams to play Food by P.C. Concessions and beer will be November 24-26 at Mills Pond Park in Fort available at both fields. Breakfast sandwiches and Lauderdale and Brian Piccolo Park in Cooper City. coffee will also be served for those teams playing The tournament's events will begin on in the mornings. Dirt Athletic will offer a variety of Wednesday, Nov. 22, with an opening party for sportswear for purchase to mark the tournament. locals and early birds at Alibi Monkey Bar. There Planning for the event is year-round, Moody says. will be parties every night through the weekend, "It starts with a couple hours a week in March, and with The Pub hosting a free orphan's Thanksgiving ramps up to five hours a day in November," he says. Dinner and registration party on Thursday night, Other than weather, the main challenge is fairness GYM Bar on Friday night, Scandals late Saturday to make sure all teams are on an equal playing field. afternoon, and Southern Nights on Saturday night. "Tournaments are open season for power teams All return to the Alibi on Sunday night for Closing to tip the balance," Moody explains. "I take this Ceremony and trophy presentations. very seriously and appreciate the help of league The host hotel is the Courtyard by Marriott, just a commissioners from around the country who do their few steps from the sandy beach and Atlantic Ocean. best to make sure players are rated correctly." "Out-of-town teams are very excited and can't All players will receive bracelets to mark their wait to play," Moody says. "Some set their schedules participation. These bracelets can be worn to around this weekend." secure discounts at local businesses not just during One such city is Toronto, which sends two teams Thanksgiving weekend, but through the rest of for the entire week. Those teams come early, rent a the holidays in December. All volunteers will get a house or two near the beach, do some sightseeing specially designed T-shirt. around the region, and then conclude their week "They are distinctive this year," Moody beams. playing softball. "just like last year, people will definitely want to wear "They make this their routine," Moody says. them again!" The tournament sports three divisions of play: D Prudential is the main sponsor of the tournament. Division, C Division and B Division. All teams play Other businesses assisting with the event are Impact three round-robin games to determine seeding for Imagery, Realtors Kenny Silverman and Scott Ryan, the double-elimination tournament, which begins Moody Electric, Impact Imagery as well as South Saturday early afternoon. Winning trophies will be Florida Gay News and Hot Spots. awarded to the top teams in all three divisions, and "I'm excited," Moody says. "I have great this year each winning player will receive a duffle volunteers, I have new teams coming, and teams bag at the Closing Ceremony on Sunday night at say they can't wait to play. As always, I want to do the Alibi. this right.

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J.W. Arnold [email protected] Books, Books and More Books THU 11/16 fundraiser Head down to Hunter’s Fort Lauderdale in the Shoppes of Wilton Manors tonight for Poverello’s SMART Ride Celebrity Lip Sync Battle. Local celebrities will take the stage at the popular nightclub and compete for your tips in this fun annual event. Proceeds will go to support SMART Ride teams and beneficiaries. It’s also not too late to compete, just email [email protected]. The fun starts at 8 p.m. Info at Poverello.org. FRI 11/17 television Enjoy the best of Broadway in your living room. Tonight at 9 p.m., PBS airs Paula Vogel’s powerful, Tony Award- winning play, “Indecent,” on “Great Performances.” The play recounts the story surrounding a controversial 1923 LITERATURE Broadway play, “God of Vengeance” Sunday 11/19 by Sholem Asch, that landed the cast Miami Book Fair, a South Florida tradition, returns this year with intriguing readings and panel discussions, many featuring LGBT in jail on obscenity charges. Check local authors. This year, hear from essayist James Allen Hall (“I Liked You Better Before I Knew You So Well”); poets Chen Chen, Danez listings for channels and additional show Smith and Stephen Burt; and author Eileen Myles (“Afterglow [a dog memoir]”). The festival concludes with a huge outdoor street times. More information at PBS.org/ WNET/GPerf/. fair, featuring hundreds of booksellers. More info and schedule at MiamiBookFair.com. Photo Credit: Miami Book Fair. SAT 11/18 SUN 11/19 MON 11/20 TUE 11/21 Dance Theater events film Miami’s vibrant Dimensions Dance Thanksgiving is still a few days away, Today is Transgender Day The first of the big holiday box office Theatre, founded by former Miami City but if you’re already in the Christmas of Remembrance, the annual blockbusters, DC’s “Justice League,” Ballet principals Jennifer Kronenberg spirit, then celebrate a little early commemoration of the trans brothers hit this weekend. While we’re already and Carlos Guerra, presents “The with Lucy and Ricky. “Christmas with and sisters who lost their lives simply gaga for Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman Power of Pas de Deux” today at 2 Ricardos,” today at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. for living their truths. The Pride and Henry Cavill as Superman is hunky, p.m. at the Rose and Alfred Miniaci at Boca Black Box, 8221 Glades Rd. in Center, 2040 N. Dixie Hwy. in Wilton Aquaman will be inspiring some wet Performing Arts Center at Nova Boca Raton, features all your favorite Manors, hosts “Say Their Names” at dreams, for sure. Jason Momoa (“Game Southeastern University, 3100 Ray holiday skits and musical numbers, 7 p.m. For more information, go to of Thrones”) joins the all-star cast as Ferrero Jr. Blvd. in Davie. Explore the including Lucy’s infamous “Nutcracker,” PrideCenterFlorida.org. In Lake Worth, the king of the Seven Seas. Avoid the intricacies of ballet’s more intimate and “Santa Clause” and “The Twelve Days Compass Gay and Lesbian Community crowds and make it a weeknight date. challenging dance—the pas de deux. of Christmas.” Tickets start at $25 at Center will host an open mic night at Check local listings for theaters and Tickets at DimensionsDanceMia.com. BocaBlackBox.com. 6 p.m. Info at CompassGLCC.com. show times.

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A suburban family must confront its personal demons in “Hir” at Island City Stage. Photo Credit: George Wentzler.

‘Hir’ is Disturbing Portrait of Modern Family J.W. Arnold

ver the years, the LGBT community has position of authority. His efforts are met with embraced other letters for its “alphabet violent responses from Paige. Max enables her, Osoup.” “Q” signifies queer or questioning justifying the bizarre and cruel treatment with his people. “I” is for intersex and “A” includes allies. own perceived repression by society and history. Canadians add the number “2” to represent the (He demands to be referred to as “hir” instead of two spirit beliefs of its native peoples. him or her and plans to study “hir”-story.) In his play, “Hir,” which opened last weekend Mac’s dialogue is “delicious.” There’s nothing at Island City Stage, Taylor Mac extends the contrived about the plot or the characters and that alphabet soup nonsensically: LGBTTSQQIAAP. is apparent in every carefully-crafted sentence, One can only imagine exactly what all those especially the melodramatic, hormonally-fueled other letters could mean, even in this politically- diatribes from the transgender teen Max. correct era of extreme sexual orientation and Solid “direction” is also a key to this production. gender identity inclusion. It would be easy to let the characters devolve into You won’t find the letter “D” in any of these caricatures, but director Andy Rogow milks the combinations—at least not yet—but the most laughs from his cast without turning the play descriptive and accurate words to describe Mac’s into a “demented” episode of “Married with family dramedy all begin with Ds: Children.” The Connor family is profoundly “damaged,” Matthews channels some serious Kathleen both as a unit and individuals. Turner circa “Serial Mom,” but beyond the Isaac (Daniel Capote) is a war veteran who sinister machinations, she is masking deep- served in the army morgue and was dishonorably seated emotional wounds. Michael, a 21-year- discharged for drug abuse. He returns to his old trans man, has been through many of these childhood home to discover his father, Arnold situations recently and offers as authentic a (Larry Buzzeo), has suffered a stroke and is performance as possible. Capote has perhaps the being humiliated daily by his mother, Paige (Mia most complex character, one who must reconcile Matthews), who feeds the man estrogen in his the natural urges to earn approval from his father, protein shakes and dresses him in outlandish while fighting drug abuse and accepting that his wigs and women’s nighties. Max (Jacob Michael) childhood is over. And then there’s Buzzeo, who is Isaac’s self-absorbed transgender teen brother never ceases to surprise audiences. He has the and mom’s co-conspirator in the anarchy that has most difficult role of all, convincingly portraying erupted in the household. a stroke victim with just a couple of dozen lines As Isaac struggles to comprehend the throughout the play. “disorder” that “disrupts” the family he left Kudos should also go to the army of stage behind, Paige reveals that his father was hands and props mistress Denise Profitt, who physically and emotionally abusive—no secret transformed Jodi Dellaventura’s incredible there—and cheated on her with her hairdresser. working set from a “disaster” to “delight” in just Everyone in the family is a victim of PTSD, not 10 minutes during the intermission. the kind Isaac still suffers from the battlefield, Make no mistakes, gender identity is a central but the variety inflicted by a friendly combatant plot point to “Hir,” but by no means is that all. in the home. This play confronts many issues that families— Isaac reflexively seeks to restore his household LGBT or whatever—face and Island City Stage’s to the way he remembered, tidying the unkempt “decisive” production should not be missed. house and returning his addled father to a

Island City Stage, 2405 N. Dixie Hwy. in Wilton Manors, presents Taylor Mac’s “Hir” through Dec. 3. Tickets are $35 at IslandCityStage.org.

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11.15.2017 • 35 Datebook November 15 - November 21 Theater Christiana Lilly phantom is living in Coney Island among the [email protected] rides and freak shows. Tickets $30 and up. Call 954-462-0222 or visit BrowardCenter. org.

Peter & the Starcatcher Top Picks Through Nov. 26 at the Broward Center, 201 SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Ever Marc Anthony wondered what happened before Peter Pan Nov. 17 to 18 at the AmericanAirlines became The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up? Arena, 601 Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. A musical adaptation of Peter the orphans To go with the theme of “Full Circle,” adventures to Neverland. Tickets $45. Call Anthony will be performing on a 954-462-0222 or visit BrowardCenter.org. circular stage. Tickets $61 and up. Call 786-777-1000 or visit AAArena. Friday Night Sound Waves com. Music Series Fridays from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at The Hub, Las Olas Boulevard and A1A in Fort A Christmas Story Lauderdale. Enjoy live, outdoor music Nov. 17 to Dec. 3 at the Lake Worth spanning genres and tributes every Friday Playhouse, 713 Lake Ave. in Lake evening through November. Free. Visit Worth. A hilarious Christmas FridayNightSoundWaves.com classic, a young boy is determined to have his Christmas wish come true. Tickets $35 and up. Call 561-586- palm beach county The Big Show 6410 or visit LakeWorthPlayhouse. at Just the org. Funny Theater * Miami City Ballet: Program in Miami. One Photo: Facebook. Hir Nov. 17 to 19 at the Kravis Center, 701 Through Dec. 10 at Island City Stage, Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. The 2304 N. Dixie Highway in Wilton Our Town Outdoor Music Series Miami dance company begins its season Through Nov. 19 at the Colony Theater, 1040 Third Thursdays at the Perez Art Museum Manors. A soldier returns home with “Jewels,” with music by Balanchine, from war to find his mother has Lincoln Road in Miami Beach. A multicultural Miami, 101 W. Flagler St. in Miami. Come Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, and more. Call 561- twist on the classic play about life in small- out for live music from DJs and musicians by dressed his father in clown make-up 832-7469 or visit Kravis.org. and a dress and his sibling newly out town America by Thornton Wilder. Tickets the bay. Drink specials available. Free with as transgender. Tickets $35. Call 954- $45 to $65. Visit ColonyMB.org. museum admission. Call 305-375-3000 or 519-2533 or visit IslandCityStage.org. * The Book of Mormon visit PAMM.org. Nov. 21 to 26 at the Kravis Center, 701 Evita Okeechobee Blvd. in West Palm Beach. An Through Dec. 17 at the Actors Playhouse at The Big Show odd pair of Mormon missionaries are sent the Miracle Theatre, 280 Miracle Mile in Fridays and Saturdays at 9 p.m. at Just the * Denotes New to Africa to spread the word of God in this Coral Gables. The story of Eva Peron, from Funny Theater, 3119 Coral Way in Miami. comedy that has taken Broadway by storm. Listing her humble beginnings to her rise as the first A collection of comedy mixing the likes of Tickets $35 and up. Call 561-832-7469 or visit lady of Argentina and a Don’tchampion for the improvisation andmiss sketches. Tickets $12. Call Kravis.org. working class. Production is performed in 305-693-8669 or visit JustTheFunny.com. English Nov. 3 to 26 and then in Spanish Nov. broward county Free Friday Concerts 30 to Dec. 17. Tickets $57 to $64. Call 305- Fridays at 7:30 p.m. at the Delray Beach 444-9293 or visit ActorsPlayhouse.org. Center for the Arts, 51 N. Swinton Ave. in a Delray Beach. Enjoy live music from the tastE * South Florida Symphony: Celebrating the Great American comfort of your picnic blanket or lawn chair Songbook every week, for free! Returns in October. Call Feeling the Nov. 16 at the Broward Center, 201 SW Fifth 561-243-7922 or visit DelrayArts.org. Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. The symphony hunger? performs favorites from Cole porter, Irving Berlin, George and Ira Gershwin, Johnny miami-dade county Read SFGN’s weekly Mercer, Oscar Hammerstein, and more. Tickets $35 to $85. Call 954-462-0222 or visit Topdog/Underdog food column for an BrowardCenter.org. Through Nov. 19 at the Arsht Center, 1300 exclusive bite on local Biscayne Blvd. in Miami. Two African bars, restaurants, and Love Never Dies American brothers, jokingly named Lincoln Through Nov. 19 at the Broward Center, 201 and Booth, must leave their past behind and seasonal flavors. SW Fifth Ave. in Fort Lauderdale. Set 10 conquer their future. Tickets $50. Call 305- years after “The Phantom of the Opera,” the 949-6722 or visit ArshtCenter.org. sFGn.com/FooD

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Gender Bender Youth Group Top Picks Mondays from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at SunServe Campus, 1480 SW Ninth Ave. “Majesty Girls” Screening in Fort Lauderdale. A group for LGBT Nov. 16 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pride youth 13 to 21 to discuss gender, gender Center, 2040 N. Dixie Highway expression, binary systems, friendship, in Wilton Manors. A part of family and whatever else comes up! Transgender Awareness Month, Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com a documentary highlighting the violence, discrimination and self- PFLAG doubt that trans women have had to Tuesdays in Fort Lauderdale, Coral overcome. Free. Call 954-463-9005, Springs and Southwest Ranches. A ext. 205 or visit PrideCenterFlorida. support group for parents of LGBT youth org. 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com for dates and locations. TDOR Open Mic. Open Heart. SunServe Youth Group Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Compass Tuesdays and Thursdays in Fort GLCC, 201 N. Dixie Highway in Lake Lauderdale, Southwest Ranches, Coral Worth. Sabrine Pearson and Velvet Springs and Hollywood. A support Lenore MC a night of performances. group and night of fun for LGBT youth Free. Call 561-533-9699 or visit 13 to 21. Free. Visit SunServeYouth.com CompassGLCC.com. for dates and times.

TransSocial Saturdays Survivor Support Saturdays from noon to 3 p.m. at First and third Wednesdays from 7 Pridelines, 6360 NE Fourth Court in to 8:30 p.m. at the Broward Health Miami. Come hang out with others Imperial Point Hospital cafeteria, 6401 for a movie, snacks, and discussion N. Federal Highway in Fort Lauderdale. every Saturday. Visit TransSocial.org. Find support from counselors and peers who have lost loved ones to suicide. Call the Florida Initiative for Suicide Prevention at 954-384-0344 or * Denotes New visit FISPOnline.org. Listing

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