S O U T H F L O R I D a G a Y N E W S LGBT ATHLETES FACE THEIR MOST

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But He did when He to address the dangers of Muslims who Jesse Monteagudo • Tony Adams speak at Fort Lauderdale’s Memorial condemned pornea (from which we get the commit terrorism. “A born-again Christian Correspondents TDay ceremonies caused the Gold Coast word pornography). In Matthew 15:19, Jesus would not have done those things,” he Dori Zinn • Andrea Richard • Donald Chapter of American Veterans for Equal condemned a host of sins, one of which is said, referring to the May 22 bombing in Cavanaugh • Christiana Lilly • Denise Royal • Sean McShee • Alex Adams • Gary Kramer • Rights to boycott the event. pornea. This word is translated as “sexual Manchester, England. David-Elijah Nahmod “Newcombe has been an outspoken immorality.” It would include all the sexual Asked about his previous comments and Contributing Columnists opponent of LGBT equality, including sins prohibited in the Old Testament, such the boycott by AVER, Newcombe said he Brian McNaught • Dana Rudolph • Wayne speaking against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and as pre-marital sex, adultery, homosexuality, doesn’t hate anybody and only wants to Besen Ric Reily • Steve Siler • Bil Browning • Terri Schlichenmeyer transgender Americans from serving in our incest, and bestiality.” point people “to the light” of god. Associate Photographers military,” wrote Lee Lawson, president of the In that same article, Newcombe wrote The controversy over Newcombe is similar Pompano Bill • Steven Shires Gold Coast Chapter. Lawson said Newcombe’s that same sex marriage is “simply another to the one caused when Fort Lauderdale invitation to give the invocation and closing nail in the coffi n of the American family, Mayor Jack Seiler attended the annual Sales & Marketing Director of Sales & Marketing • Mike Trottier prayer was an “aff ront” to all the LGBT along with the spectacular failure of so many Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast on April 28. At [email protected] veterans who had served in the military and heterosexual marriages that fail to follow that event, Focus on the Family President Sales Manager • Justin Wyse sacrifi ced their lives. AVER chose to attend the God’s commands to the husband and wife as Jim Daly, a conservative Christian who has [email protected] city’s second Memorial Day ceremony. set forth in the Bible.” also made statements off ensive to the LGBT Senior Sales Associate • Kevin Hopper [email protected] Newcombe, minister of Truth In Action In a 2012 video about the “radical community, was a featured speaker. Advertising Sales Associate • Edwin Neimann Ministries in Fort Lauderdale, formerly homosexual agenda,” Newcombe and others “I wish they were here with us,” said [email protected] known as Coral Ridge Ministries, has a compared homosexuality to an iceberg Seiler about AVER. “We have so many Advertising Sales Associate • Brett Coppol history of remarks that have been criticized that threatened to destroy the country. things that divide us. Black, white. 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2 • 5.31.2017 5.31.2017 • 3 news local

Go-Go Bar Planned for Wilton drive Michael d’Oliveira

t’s not a strip club,” said Matt for a business license yet. She said the city Colunga, owner of Johnsons. can only assess the nature of Calunga’s “I Colunga, who plans to open business once they have his application. Johnsons at 2340 Wilton Drive, former Asked their opinion of Johnsons, all of P.J.’s Cocktails, said his business will the nearby business owners who spoke be a go-go bar with semi-nude male with SFGN declined to give an on the performers. record opinion. One owner “It will be an upscale go- said that Johnsons was a go bar . . . just like Boardwalk “politically-charged” issue or LeBoy,” said Colunga, “It wIll be among bar owners. who previously managed Another business owner Swinging Richard’s in an upscale said that Johnsons should Pompano Beach. Colunga be located on Dixie Highway, said underwear is as stripped go-go bar Oakland Park Boulevard, down as his dancers will go ... just lIke Powerline, or another part and that avoiding full nudity of the city. “This is not what will make his club more boardwalk we’re about. This is the Arts enjoyable for customers and Entertainment District. because many people or leboy.” Not west Broward. [Children] “like something left to the are going to know what’s imagination.” - Matt Colunga going on [inside].” Colunga, who had Owner Of In response, Colunga said JOhnsOns previously planned on he’s no different than some opening a strip club in Miami, of the other bars on Wilton said he changed to semi-nudity because Drive which also feature semi-nude Wilton Manors does not allow full nudity. dancers. “All I’m doing is turning it into a City ordinances prohibit the exposure show like ‘Magic Mike,’” he said, referring of genitals in establishments that serve to the 2012 film. “I look at it more as an alcohol. Also prohibited in establishments upscale lounge to go and enjoy yourself that serve alcohol is the “touching, that happens to have beautiful boys caressing or fondling of the breasts, dancing.” buttocks or any portion thereof.” Colunga added that his business is also Asked if Johnsons would be approved by an opportunity for go-go customers who the city to open, Roberta Moore, director travel to clubs in Fort Lauderdale to have of Community Development Services, somewhere closer that they could perhaps said she’s unable to provide an answer at walk to and not drive drunk to. “Why not this time because Calunga hasn’t applied keep the money on Wilton Drive?”

Late breaking: As SFGN went to press, we learned that Colunga’s new club was ‘red tagged’ by the city, meaning it has to stop doing all work until it secures proper permits.

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our fund hands out $106,000 in Grants for lGBt Causes, Culture Michael d’Oliveira

hen it comes to handing out grants young adults could have a comfortable, safe for LGBT causes, Our Fund CEO David place to play music together and see that WJobin said it’s about more than just their passion for music could continue onto health and equality issues. adulthood,” Diernbach said. “From lesbian health to HIV/AIDS to Several of the participating students have transgender services to LGBT homeless youth gone onto music programs in college and are to LGBT seniors to gay and lesbian culture, music majors. Some have even returned to I think we hit every facet of gay life in South play with the year-round ensemble. “They’re Florida.” great kids and part of the best of what our On May 18 in Fort Lauderdale, Our high schools have to off er. We welcome them Fund presented $106,000 in grants to 18 back because they’re great players and great organizations, including the Gay Men’s people,” Diernbach said. Chorus of South Florida, Out My Closet, Gay or straight, Bob Knotts, founder and Pridelines, YES Institute, Arianna’s Center, president of The Humanity Project, said New Beginnings, Pet Project for Pets, Sunshine his organization aims to teach students to Cathedral, Lambda Living, Red Hispana, and celebrate and respect their diff erences. Part of Theatre of Creative Consciousness of the Arts. that means facilitating anti-bullying programs “Six [organizations] were brand new to because LGBT students are disproportionately us, which is really exciting to us because the victims of bullying. “There are elements we identifi ed six more non-profi ts in South to being an LGBT child that makes you stand Florida that are advancing LGBT causes,” Jobin out,” Knotts said. Anything that makes you said. stand out, makes you diff erent, said Knotts, “We always encourage [LGBT and non- makes you a target for bullies. “I know this LGBT] non-profi ts to apply and ask for help. from fi rst-hand experience. It’s left scars on But it has to be for an LGBT cause,” Jobin me to this day.” said. Guilda’s Club received $10,000 for its Knotts’ organization teaches three “Touched by Cancer” initiative which aims particular values as part of its program: to reduce the incidents of advanced stage respect, diversity, and self-worth. breast, lung, cervical, and colorectal cancers in “We try to teach those elements to all those women with female partners. Our Fund hands kids. How their diff erences are positive when out grants twice a year. individuals express their unique humanity. Some of those causes are advanced through Diff erences are good things. Our Fund is a the arts and educational programs. critical supporter and a critical partner in Jon Diernbach, president of the South Florida that eff ort.” The Humanity Project received Pride Wind Ensemble, said his organization $10,000 from Our Fund this year and Our will use the $5,000 it received to fund its Fund helped connect the organization to the Youth Pride Band next year. Every January and Gay and Lesbian Lawyers Network which February, South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble held a fundraiser that generated an additional invites LGBT and straight students to apply to $5,700 for The Humanity Project. join the band. It all culminates in a combined “Our Fund has made us a better student and adult concert. organization. We love them. David Jobin is “When we started it [in 2011], it was about the best. He’s bright. He’s innovative. He’s the same time as the ‘It Gets Better Project’ everything we want in a community leader,” started. We wanted to create a space where Knotts said.

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6 • 5.31.2017 news international

trans Woman Who fled CheChnya tarGeted By hitmen By Michael d’Oliveira

orced to flee the Russian republic of “Either you remove this man who offends Chechnya, the first Chechen , openly all Chechen society by their very presence, Ftransgender woman stepped forward or we’ll find you and bring the body,” she to share her experience. said according to Pink News. In a video interview with Russia’s Rain She escaped Russia in 2016. She originally TV, the woman with the pseudonym “Leila” wanted to move to Argentina, but after claimed she received death threats while in receiving messages indicating her attackers Chechnya, and was stabbed in Moscow. The knew where she was going, she decided publication confirmed her identity. to enter the United States through Mexico While in Chechnya in 2002, Leila allegedly instead. She is currently an undocumented worked for the government and even immigrant, receiving assistance from a interacted with former President Akhmad Russian charity. Kadyrov, father of current president Ramzan The United States does not currently Kadyrov, before his assassination. grant visas to those fleeing persecution “He was a nice man, and there was no in Chechnya, according to BuzzFeed negative feeling towards me from him that News. I noticed,” Leila said. “Even though I had “We were informed (by the U.S. embassy) plucked eyebrows and it was clear that I there was no political will,” a spokesperson stood out from the crowd.” for the Russia LGBT Network told the In Chechnya she presented as an “unusual publication. “They’re not going to provide man” instead of presenting as her identified visas. They’re going to support us in other gender. “I was not exactly living openly as ways, but not with visas.” a woman,” she said according to Gay Star The Russian newspaper that first broke News. “But I could afford to openly manifest the story, Novaya Gazetta, reports that 26 myself as an unusual man.” gay and bisexual men have been killed so far While in Moscow, Leila underwent gender in the republic. confirmation surgery. There she was stabbed Russian LGBT Network has helped over in 2015 by someone she claimed was 40 gay and bisexual Chechen men escape Chechen, and who reportedly asked, “When the country. will you stop disgracing your people?” LGBT organizations are flocking to help She also said unidentified persons told fleeing Chechens, including gay rights group her family to kill her. GayRussia.ru and Grindr.

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5.31.2017 • 7 news local

Kevin Clevenger poses with the donation boxes at the 25th annual Poverello Bowl-a-thon. Photo Credit: J.R. Davis..

Poverello fills GroCery BaGs With BoWlinG Balls By Michael d’Oliveira

hen one of Greg Beltran’s clients staff to provide healthy food for people who has trouble aff ording food, he need a healthy diet to help improve their Wrefers them to Poverello. condition. “We think that’s one important Beltran, a Ryan White case manager at way we help our clients,” Pietrogallo said. Broward House, said he’s lost track of how In addition to feeding thousands of many people he’s referred to get help from individuals each year, Poverello provides Poverello. a gym, exercise programs, acupuncturists, “I don’t think I could quantify that. holistic therapy, a smoking cessation Poverello is certainly a blessing for a lot of program, chiropractors, and cooking them,” Beltran said. classes. “All these people [who provide these Some of that food and other services services] donate their time,” said Pietrogallo. provided by Poverello are paid for with a bit Last year, over $130,000 was raised of fun – Poverello’s annual Bowl-A-Thon To during the event. Fight Hunger fundraiser. Kevin Clevenger, Poverello’s events and Registration is now open for the 27th fundraising coordinator, said this year’s annual bowling event which will be held goal is $125,000. The event is funded by Saturday, Aug. 12 from 1 to 4 p.m. at other Poverello fundraisers, such as Casino Sawgrass Lanes, 8501 N. University Drive, Night and the Celebrity Lip Sync Battle. in Tamarac. “[Organizing the other events] raises money Although fi ghting hunger is the stated to help pay for expenses,” Clevenger said. goal of the bowl-a-thon, Poverello CEO The cost to enter is $150 for a team of Thomas Pietrogallo said the money raised fi ve and $30 for individuals who register helps fund more than just groceries for without a team. those in need. Individuals who register before July 1 “It benefi ts people in a number of ways, can save $5. Use the promo code INDV17. depending on their level of participation. Teams of fi ve that register before July 1 save A lot of our clients are sometimes making $25. Use promo code TEAM17. Clevenger a choice between medicine or food,” said said teams usually start forming around Thomas Pietrogallo, Poverello’s CEO. July and August. But he warned people not One of Poverello’s slogans is “Food is to delay until the last minute. The event has Medicine.” It’s one that drives Poverello’s a history of being sold out.

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5.31.2017 • 9 ConviCtions Publisher's editorial south florida lGBt Community rallies Norm Kent [email protected] Behind outGames athletes

World OutGames Miami Human he last minute collapse of the even welcome athletes and their families Rights Conference. Credit: Carina Mask. Outgames in Miami is a disgrace that to a reception today at the Miami Beach Tits Board and directors will never live Botanical Garden. down. As sponsors, city officials had already Last Friday, as athletes were boarding worked with the World OutGames. They planes to fly in to South Florida from all had waived special event and permitting over the world, SFGN and the local media fees, along with underwriting police received an abrupt announcement that the staffing costs. While something went wrong opening and closing ceremonies, along with somewhere, right now we have to try to let the vast majority of events were canceled. the games be played. The news was stunning and created “We, as a community, need to pull chaos. The press release simply said the together and demonstrate to our guests organizers could not meet their ‘financial what it is that makes South Florida and commitments.’ our LGBTQ community special,” Miik Oh, really? Martorell, the President of Pride Fort And when did they figure that out? Lauderdale said. You have got to be kidding me. Martorell is right. There will be plenty of You don’t invite people to a Memorial time to figure out what went wrong with Day Day cookout in your OutGames but, right now, backyard without owning we must focus on the a barbecue grill and some the thousands of athletes who charcoal. Apparently, all came here to compete. the Outgames organizers outgames They were words well brought to the party was are beIng spoken. enough lighter fluid to burn Nevertheless, the state the tent down. rescued. attorney’s office and Normally, at this point a host of the City of Miami Beach in the editorial, I would have announced they are be asking what went volunteers opening a criminal fraud wrong and why. Those are and the cIty investigation. They are certainly questions that words that needed to be will need to be asked and of mIamI heard as well. answered sooner rather and mIamI As a newspaper, our than later. duty is not just to celebrate However, as I prepare beach are gay leaders throwing these words, amazingly, steppIng up cocktail parties. It is to athletes are playing handcuff gay leaders that basketball, diving into to the plate. make us throw up. We The games are a 10-day human rights, posted online at www.SFGN.com. This pools, and square dancing report the reality not the culture and sports event bringing people past weekend alone, our own reporters for medals. The Outgames are being fiction. from around the globe. They are going uploaded five original stories about the rescued. A host of volunteers and the City This is the first time the World OutGames on today and this weekend because good debacle. of Miami and Miami Beach are stepping up has come to the United States. It is not people and forward thinking city leaders in The Wednesday print edition of our to the plate. the first time the South Florida LGBTQ Miami Dade have done the right to correct newspaper is updated daily, digitally. You For example, the City of Miami Beach community has been undermined by the someone else’s obvious malfeasance and can sign up and retrieve our headlines, in Saturday rescheduled most of the ineptitude, recklessness, or criminality of mistakes. news blasts or read breaking news content canceled sporting events, while other local one of its Pride organizations. Let’s get through this by making the most at any time. organizations and sponsors made plans to Waiting until the eve of the events and of a mess. The games must go on. They still If you are a competing athlete from fill in the gaps, plugging as many holes as opening ceremony for the board to issue a need volunteers and fans, participants and Australia, on your way here, sadly, you possible to ensure the games would go on. statement saying they don’t have the money celebrants. They need you, and we need just may need to. For that, our community Awesome. and ‘they apologize’ just won’t cut it. them. Let’s work together to salvage the does indeed owe an apology to all of you. The city, as well as the Greater Miami ‘Sorry,’ they said. That’s it? Guess what? sabotage. In the meantime, though, go win yourself Convention and Visitors Bureau, will That boat won’t float. Here, at SFGN, we will keep you a medal. We will handle the cleanup.

10 • 5.31.2017 5.31.2017 • 11 ConviCtions seeing in the dark neW series featurinG deaf leadinG aCtors Gets PiCKed uP By sundanCe noW Belo Cipriani

ccording to the Census Bureau, nearly 1 in 5 people have a disability. But despite the fact that people Awith disabilities make up almost 20 percent of the U.s. population, a 2016 report by the ruderman family foundation states that 95 percent of characters in television with disabilities are played by able-bodied actors.

So, when AMC-backed streaming service it to YouTube. Shortly after, they were Sundance Now picked up “The Chances” discovered by Super Deluxe, a studio based -- a show written by and starring deaf out of L.A., which ensured Feldman and people, the announcement was not only Stern were both properly accommodated groundbreaking, but also historic. for during shooting. “The Chances” centers around two best “They made sure that we always friends, Kate, played by Shoshana Stern, had interpreters,” Stern said. “We also and Michael, played by Josh Feldman, communicated via e-mails and text rather who are supporting than phone calls. If we each other as Kate is call them, we usually do it acclimating to being over relay. They also hired newly engaged, and as "the few close an ASL master who was Michael is attempting responsible for overseeing to get over his ex- frIends I’ve all the sign language used boyfriend. shown It to in the show.” “Not many of my “The Chances” debuted friends,” said Feldman, have loved It, at the 2017 Sundance “have seen the show, Film Festival in the short since it hasn’t been because It’s so form episodic showcase released yet, but the to great reviews. Though, few close friends I’ve rare to see our Feldman notes, the series Josh Feldman, who co-created the show shown it to have loved has changed a lot from deaf communIty with Shoshannah Stern. He plays the role it, because it’s so rare to what was shown at the of Michael. Photo: SuperDeluxe.com see our deaf community portrayed Sundance Film Festival. portrayed so well on “It’ll be a diff erent screen.” so well on animal. It’s almost like we she represents who and what she is as a Feldman is also deaf from birth and Feldman, who is screen.” have a bigger playground character.” attended Gallaudet. He has written for openly gay, and Stern with a half hour show, Stern is deaf from birth and attended several online publications and won a have been friends for - Josh feldman versus a 5 to 7 minute Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. Young Playrights Award from Arena Stage years and dreamed up webisode. So I’m excited -- the only deaf liberal arts university in in Washington D.C. the show one day over about exploring bigger the world. She booked her fi rst acting gig A release date for “The Chances” has cocktails. issues and taking our time with more with Warner Bros. in college, and has been not been set, but you can stay updated on “It was just an idea Josh and I had one day character development,” Feldman said. seen in “Weeds,” “Lie to Me,” “Jericho,” and show info by following Sundance Now on over happy hour. It basically wrote itself, While “The Chances’” two protagonists “Supernatural.” Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. and then we tried bringing the idea to some are deaf, Stern explains that the deaf production companies. When that didn’t experience comes after the story, and Kate Belo Cipriani is a disability advocate, a freelance journalist, the work out, we decided we’d just go ahead does not represent a specifi c type of deaf award-winning author of Blind: A Memoir and Midday Dreams, and shoot it all by ourselves with a skeleton person. Stern said, “I would say that there the spokesperson for Guide Dogs for the Blind and the national crew,” Stern said. are so many diff erent kinds of deaf people spokesman for 100 Percent wine — a premium winery that With a budget of $250, Feldman and in the world, and that there’s no one way to donates 100 percent of proceeds to nonproﬁ ts that help people with Stern put a pilot together and uploaded be deaf. We wrote her with the hopes that disabilities ﬁ nd work. Learn more at www.belocipriani.com.

12 • 5.31.2017 5.31.2017 • 13 ConviCtions Jesse’s Journal

the local equality rally for unity and Pride in fort lauderdale will be held on June 11 from 4 to 6 p.m. at huizenga Park, 32 east las olas Boulevard, in fort lauderdale.

eQuality marCh For Unity and Pride Jesse Monteagudo

n October 14, 1979, over 100,000 mind as an openly gay man I thought the gay of a wider Resistance movement organized negatively targeted our LGBT community people (including this author) took community should be doing something like to oppose the Trump Administration. In Los in one way or another. His policies on Opart in the fi rst March on Washington this to follow up the momentum.” Angeles, organizers converted the annual transgender people, health care, seniors, for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Since then, The March will be held on June 11, on Christopher West Pride Parade into an anti- people of color, children are all horrible and LGBT people and our allies marched on the weekend Capital Pride holds its annual Trump, anti-right-wing #ResistMarch. it’s up to us to do something about this.” Washington in 1987, 1993, 2000 and 2009. events, and organized in conjunction with “Parades are for progress,” said Brian Meanwhile, organizers for the Equality Though little was achieved as a result, Capital Pride Alliance. In addition to the Pendleton, one of the organizers. “This year, March for Unity & Pride are moving along, the LGBT Marches on Washington united main March, there will be 40 or so “sister we need a human rights March, something though a bit too slow for my taste. With only our community and brought attention marches” across the USA and elsewhere. bigger and more meaningful. People want to a month to go before the scheduled date, to important issues, such “We urge all supporters, make a stand and be louder this year because organizers fi nally named a diverse group of as AIDS - the 1987 March friends, and family to they’re nervous that their rights are going to national co-chairs and created a website, was the fi rst time the Quilt In addItIon descend on DC for the Pride be rolled back.” EqualityMarch2017.com. The exact route was exhibited - queers in 2017 weekend to make In New York City, members of ACT UP, Gays of the March is still being worked out with the military, or marriage to the maIn sure our voices are heard,” Against Guns and the new anti-Trump group city offi cials, though it is agreed that the end equality. Though the victory Bruinooge’s Facebook Rise and Resist demanded that Heritage of Rally will be at the National Mall. Organizers of marriage equality in march, there post read. “The Equality Pride give the Resistance a prominent space partnered with Skedaddle and with Bus.com 2015 led many to believe wIll be 40 or March for Unity & Pride is a at the NYC Pride March. Heritage of Pride for low-cost transportation to the March. that activism was no longer grassroots movement which agreed, placing the Resistance at the front of Speakers and entertainers have not been necessary, the election of so “sIster will mobilize the diverse the March. announced, either for the National March or Donald Trump reminded us LGBTQ plus communities “These aren’t normal times and Heritage for any of the sister marches. And publicity that there is still much work marches” to peacefully and clearly of Pride couldn’t possibly just go ahead and has been mostly nonexistent. In any case, to be done. across the address concerns about the use their normal template,” said Ken Kidd, an we shall keep our collective fi ngers crossed, The Equality March for current political landscapes ACT UP veteran who led the push. “Starting hoping that the Equality March for Unity & Unity & Pride will be the usa and and how it is contributing with his choosing Mike Pence as his running Pride will be a big success. fi rst major March for LGBT to the persecution and mate, everything Trump has done so far has We shall see. rights since Trump became elsewhere. discrimination of LGBTQ President. David Bruinooge plus individuals. … We will announced the March on Facebook after use the Equality March, and sister events watching the Women’s March on January 21. across the country, to give voice to our “I was watching the events unfold on TV concerns, and to support, uplift, and bring Jesse Monteagudo is a freelance writer and journalist. He has been an and I was very proud and inspired by all attention to those in our communities who active member of South Florida's LGBT community for more than four the strong women in our country who were are targeted due to immigration status, decades and has served in various community organizations. kind of taking this to the street and getting ethnicity, religion, skin color, gender, and their voices heard,” Bruinooge told the disability.” Washington Blade. “And in the back of my The Equality March for Unity & Pride is part

14 • 5.31.2017 5.31.2017 • 15 ConviCtions Guest Column What i saW at the revolution James Oaksun House Minority leader Nancy Pelosi visits the Pride Center

Nancy Pelosi during her t may have passed without note. That’s why it is a well visit to the Pride Center. known axiom in politics that if you want to take a certain Photo Credit: Carina Mask. Iaction but have it buried, the period from Friday noon through Saturday night is the ideal time to act. And if it’s right before a holiday weekend, so much the better. Perhaps that was the motivation in the latest indignity from the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington DC, encapsulated in a simple photograph of First Lady Melania Trump and the other spouses of the world leaders at their recent meeting. Omitted from the caption of the offi cial White House photo was the name of the First Gentleman of Luxembourg. No, the head of state of that delightful land is not a woman, but a gay man – the fi rst (out) gay head of state on the planet. And his husband, entitled to be in the picture, was ignored by the Trump White House. I suppose we should be grateful that M. Destenay was not Photoshopped out of the shot – you know, like they would do in the old days of Communism when they wanted someone out of favor to just disappear. This all reminds me of a book I read several years ago called “I Will Bear Witness,” by Victor Klemperer. The book is a chronicle of the indignities put onto the Jews of Germany by legislation at the individual state level. structure and bring the bill directly to the fl oor. Then there the Nazis in the 1930s. Oh they were small at fi rst, and would Leader Pelosi made a telling comment in her brief is the matter of the Senate – also GOP-controlled – where pass largely without notice. Then they got more serious. But Q&A. She said words to the eff ect of “as bad as the Trump 60 votes are needed to pass any substantive legislation. by then the populace was inured to it all. It was too late. Administration is on LGBT issues, the Republicans in Then on to the White House, where its fate would be With this as a prologue, we can place last Friday’s event at Congress are far worse.” uncertain at best. the Wilton Manors Pride Center into its proper context. I had Yeah. Let that one sink in for a few minutes. Bear in mind that when the Democrats had full control no idea the event was even taking place. I was at the Center Far. Worse. Than. Trump. of Congress, including a fi libuster-proof majority in the for another meeting that morning, and noticed a huge The Equality Act currently has more than 190 co-sponsors Senate, and the Presidency, Congress would not even pass security detail – certainly more than the two police cruisers in the House. The Congress-people “think” there are more ENDA – a much less sweeping piece of legislation. that Wilton Manors’ Finest typically require to pull someone supporters who have not co-sponsored, including some So, yes, what I saw at the Revolution scared me, and still over for having a one-day-expired tag on their Mercedes. Republicans. Which is certainly good news, and don’t get me scares me. I understand the need for Hillary Clinton and Indeed it was an event in support of the Equality Act, wrong, I am all in favor of passing this. the Democrats to have a goal for our community that would and the featured speakers were Wilton’s Congressman, Ted To see this at the Revolution – three prominent members inspire us to work for change. And also, truth be told, to Deutsch, Congresswoman (and former DNC Chair) Debbie of Congress, including the Democratic Leader – endorsing keep the “Gay-T-M” open and the money fl owing. Wasserman-Schultz, and House such a sweeping bill, is nothing short of miraculous to those But what happens in the meantime? How many Democratic Leader Nancy of us who weathered a much less salutary time. regulations are being modifi ed in the dead of night to our I don’t want Pelosi. (Though for starters I was But revolutions on occasion will run face fi rst into reality. detriment? How many more bills will the House and the surprised Debbie didn’t burst Leader Pelosi acknowledged that not only were the various red states pass against us? How many of us will to see the into fl ames as she entered a Congressional Repubs much worse than the so-called lose our health insurance, and be denied other essential dream of the room containing more than a few President, but that opening CRA64 to amendment could services as we fundraise? “Bernie Bros”.) lead to all sorts of legislative mischief from the Republicans. I don’t want to see the dream of the Equality Act be eQualIty act For those unaware, the Equality Suppose for example that the GOP saw this as an opportunity crushed by the real and ongoing nightmare we face in DC be crushed Act is a piece of legislation to add “religious freedom” language to CRA64 – protecting right now. Until there are more members of Congress who that would go far beyond the LGBT community and the other groups under that Act’s stand opposed to the far-right Christian agenda of “God’s by the real ENDA (the Employment Non- umbrella, except when the discrimination was due to a Own Party,” there are more risks than opportunities. and ongoIng Discrimination Act), amending “sincerely held religious belief.” The sunset of my life approaches. The road ahead is likely the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to It would render the legislation worthless. shorter than the road behind. I do not want my last life’s nIghtmare include the LGBT community. The further complication is how the Equality Act could work to “bear witness” in the way Victor Klemperer did in we face In dc Passage of the Equality Act would even get a vote, let alone be passed and signed, any time in the 1930s. Before battles can be won, past victories cannot rIght now. be a milestone in protection the foreseeable future. Currently the only way it could get a be lost. And if, at the moment, the Revolution requires for our community, and would House vote would be through a discharge petition – where fi ghting for preservation every single day, well bring it on. supersede any discriminatory 218 members would have to agree to bypass the committee

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human riGhts ConferenCe rises aBove World outGames hurdle Tucker Berardi

he World OutGames is a combination of human panelists to shirk the powerpoint altogether and opt With the last minute cancellations and the attempts rights, cultural and sporting events that seeks instead for a more informal discussion. of local organizations and the city of Miami Beach to tto unite and celebrate LGBT communities from With all the complications, however, all of the panelists make-up sporting events (or at the very least give the around the globe. continued to present — albeit to a smaller audience — inconvenienced athletes some free drinks) the The human rights portion of the games was supposed in order to keep the conference running despite World OutGames Miami may never be seen to be a three-day event fi lled with LGBT rights leaders the drama surrounding the cancellations. as a success. But something deserves to be from all over the globe gathering to share their stories The conference featured speakers though said of the perseverance of the Human and encourage audiences to push the envelope and with vastly diff erent backgrounds: attendance did go Rights portion of the event. continue the fi ght for human rights. a transgender politician from down the second Tony Lima, executive Director of Their voices were diluted, however, when the World totalitarian Venezuela, a human and third days of the SAVE, said in the fi rst few moments of the OutGames issued an email announcing that many of the rights activist who fought conference, it provided conference that Miami Beach “has always ceremonies and sporting events would be canceled. for marriage equality in the the unique opportunity served as a beacon” for LGBT Rights. And On the second and third days of the conference, predominantly Catholic country for more intimate though the failure of the World OutGames attendance dropped off dramatically following the of Ireland and many others. discussions with all of has left a mark, the city and local community cancellations. Panelists struggled with a threadbare Though attendance did go has responded in a way that rings true to Lima’s audio/video staff — one single volunteer handled the down the second and third days the panelists. statement. setup for each and every presentation, leading some of the conference, it provided the Amidst the shortcomings, the city and the unique opportunity community were able to pick up some of the pieces, for more intimate discussions with all showing international athletes true hospitality with of the panelists. A conference room last-minute sporting events, drink specials and free with a max occupancy in the hundreds admittance to some local spas. And however intimate, was populated with a circle of 10 who the Human Rights Conference was able to continue the were all able to actively participate in a conversation of LGBT rights locally and internationally. discussion with the presenter.

Tony Lima, Executive Director of SAVE LGBTQ, and Robin Schwartz, Chairman of the LGBT Advisory Committee for Miami Beach, took part in volunteer efforts to keep the Human Rights Conference aﬂ oat despite emerging issues at the at the World OutGames Miami. May 26, 2017. Photo Credit: Carina Mask.

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GloBal ties miami eXPoses int’l leaders to loCal lGBt Communities Tucker Berardi

he Human Rights conference portion of the World leaders and spaces, exposing them to the LGBT community programs and there are approximately one million alumni of OutGames Miami started on Friday, May 26 and they wish to help on the most personal level. U.S. Department of State-sponsored programs in the world tfeatured a collection of speakers who pushed the According to Passera, one of the more popular tactics for right now.” topic of Human Rights in a number of diff erent ways. familiarizing visitors with the local LGBT community is host International human rights leaders come to the States One of the fi rst panels Friday morning was a presentation dinners. through this organization to meet with individuals by the nonprofi t Global Ties Miami, which brings Throughout their time in the U.S., foreign embedded in local communities in order to more intimately international human rights leaders from across advocates are hosted by a collection show them what United States culture is like and fi nd the globe to the United States to give them of diff erent families with all sorts of common ground on activist issues between countries. ideas and strategy for furthering human “there are political and social backgrounds that According to Passera, many of the leaders appreciate the rights in their own countries. come together to form an unfi ltered realistic glimpse of the U.S. and the unfettered view of the The organization uses connections things you can do view of American culture. political situation surrounding the country and the LGBT with local organizations and locally that have a “There are things you can do locally community. community leaders to teach ripple effect on the that have a ripple eff ect on the larger “International leaders not only see the good of the United international advocates about strategy scale,” Passera said. “[These interactions] States, they see how the U.S. government can be inept in for dealing with discrimination, larger scale.” disrupt the ongoing narrative that their dealings with their own citizens,” Passera said. “Visitors build relations with police and LGBT - dr. athena Americans don’t care at all.” appreciate getting an uncensored view of the United States.” entrepreneurs, how to structure LGBT Passera The program has worked with former UK For a time, Global Ties Miami feared that the proposed organizations, and grow their network. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Secretary federal budget cuts under the Trump administration would “To share your information and share General of NATO Jens Stoltenberg and more. mark an end to the organization. According to Vangelis your knowledge is free,” Dr. Athena Passera, “Global Ties U.S. tailors travel and program itineraries to Sariano, a Global Ties Miami program associate, they are Global Ties Miami board member and panel moderator said. meet the cultural and professional needs of international confi dent that their organization will be able to continue. “It doesn’t cost anything and it helps a lot of people.” visitors, governments, companies and more,” the “These international relations really do have an impact on Passera and Global Ties Miami focuses on grassroots organization’s website reads. “Nearly 1,700 government activists who are working with very few resources,” Sariano change — introducing foreign activists to community ministers around the world have participated in exchange said.

Deondre Moore’s presentation at the OutGames. Photo Credit: Carina Mask.

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a memorial sonG from Combat veteran, two spirit activist and health educator shane ortega honors shane orteGa their spiritual and military traditions Jillian Melero

hane Ortega walked into the Shane knew where they came from and Americana Ballroom at the Loews they knew where they were going. Hotel Friday morning, with an “As an awakened, conscious being I have s Shane Ortega, Afro-Latinx enlightened mind, but a burdened heart. learned to embrace every molecule of what Two-Spirit Cherokee Activist The two-spirit activist and retired Army makes me unique and what makes me and Health Educator talks Staff Sergeant carried the thoughts and ‘other.’ I’ve learned that those who choose about “Embracing Strength memories of 14 fallen brothers and sisters to blend in, often do so withholding in Intersectionality as that they had known through two combat LGBTQI People” at the themselves, and withholding valuable World OutGames Miami tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. knowledge from our community. That Human Rights Conference. “For every silence for a fallen LGBTQ withholding contributes to our division. May 26, 2017. friend I’ve buried, to this day I still feel this It’s what prevents real-time action for our Photo Credit: Carina Mask. old heaviness of having to stand teary- progress as minorities. It allows those in eyed at their memorial knowing that their power to continue to rule and divide us, fl ame, or their book was extinguished, because we are divisible to each other.” or was never fully read, never fully In 2008 Shane Ortega began “strategic experienced…the beautiful knowledge eff orts” to repeal ‘don’t ask don’t tell’ that they possessed will never be fully the ban which kept his shared or possibly off ered again LGBTQI brothers and within our community,” Ortega sisters from openly said. “as an serving in the U.S. They off ered both a awakened, armed forces. memorial for the fallen, conscious being They transitioned playing a Cherokee i have learned to from assigned memorial song and embrace every molecule female to male, delivering a message of what makes me openly, while serving of strength in diversity unique and what in the armed forces in to the travelers from makes me ‘other.’” 2009. They served in around the world the U.S. Marines, special who had come to - shane ortega operations from 2005-2009 listen to their talk, and later as a U.S. Army Staff ‘Embracing Strength in Sergeant from 2009 to 2016. A Intersectionality as LGBTQI process which took careful maneuvering People’ at the World OutGames in Miami through military policy, psychological Beach. evaluations, and medical clearance. “We all exist in a world of boxes,” Ortega Those eff orts resulted in changing said. “And I proudly share each one of my legislation with the repeal of DADT in 2011, boxes. – I am gay. I am transgender. I am the gains in equal opportunity protections indigenous. I am Nigerian. I am French. in 2015, and with help from the ACLU, But my boxes also read, I am a bodybuilder. a lifting of the ban against transgender I grew up poor. I grew up two spirit. I grew people serving in the military in 2016. up on a reservation. I am a disabled combat Ortega attributes those results to veteran. But for most of us, our box reads their competitive spirit, a result of his worried. So today, I want to tell you how I intersectional nature, and the drive to focused my worry.” prove themselves by giving their all. At Shane grew up in a household with a everything. “When I got into bodybuilding rich spiritual and military tradition. it wasn’t enough for me to do one push Being Cherokee, and raised on a up,” Shane laughed. “I had to do the most reservation, they grew up in a home push-ups, the best push-ups.” accepting of nonbinary ideas in gender, Shane said they look at it like gambling, of being two spirit. And Shane uses the like the way you would come to play Vegas. pronouns they/them or he/them. “You have to learn the rules of the house Their father served in the Navy, and fi rst, then you kick the legs out from under their mother both in the Navy and Army. it.”

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the voiCe of venezuelan politician and lawmaker on the struggle of the national assembly to pass tamara adriÁn lGBt legislation under nicolás maduro Jillian Melero

amara Adrián said her voice was hoarse from tear gas. Adrián has worked as a lawyer, law professor and LGBT She has spent her life and living, convincing and educating But it did not stop her from laughing. From smiling. activist, serving on the board of the International Lesbian, people. Now, unable to make change in a position where tFrom speaking out. Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association and the she’s been elected to do so, she has another big word to sum She began her talk at the World OutGames Miami with organizing committee of the International Day Against it up. Frustrated. a brief history of the political turmoil in Venezuela, where Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. And she was Adrián, who is transgender, ran for offi ce under her she serves on the National Assembly. Although Adrián was elated to be elected to offi ce, but Adrián wrote that joy was assigned male name because Venezuelan law does not allow elected to the assembly last year, she and her colleagues have short-lived: for name changes on legal documents. yet to successfully pass any new LGBTI rights legislation Since taking offi ce, she has sought to amend the country’s under the current president Nicolás Maduro. Among this chaos, the opposition won a supermajority of seats in Civil Registry Law. If passed, these amendments would “President is a big word,” Adrián said. “Let’s call it what the National Assembly during the 2015 elections, yet the victory legalize same-sex marriage and adoption by gay people, it is, it’s a dictatorship.” Adrián is a member of Voluntad was immediately blocked by the government. New members of the recognize the appropriate name and gender of transgender Popular(VP). Supreme Tribunal of Justice were appointed unlawfully, and they and intersex people, and recognize marriages or gender Maduro, a member of the Partido Socialista Unido de suspended four of the elected members of parliament to destroy changes done abroad. And she has introduced an act that Venezuela(PSUV) socialist party has eff ectively declared all would institute a hate-crimes law covering LGBTI people. the supermajority. Since then, the Constitutional Chamber of the sessions of the National Assembly null and void. A process But legislation has yet to move beyond the Assembly. Adrián described in a column in April: Supreme Tribunal of Justice has rendered more than 40 decisions When the history and politics lesson had ended, she aimed at annulling the powers of the National Assembly. Budgeted opened things up for questions. And she reminded the When the Chavist party acquired power in 1998, it began to change funds were cut. MPs no longer received salaries, and we are now audience of the importance of keeping an international all the relevant rules concerning separation of powers, elections, “volunteers for the country’s sake.” perspective in the fi ght for equal rights. accountability, and democratic rights and guarantees. It took over Adrián’s voice showed no signs of cracking as she private businesses, severely harming production, which led to addressed those gathered in the ballroom. exports concentrated almost entirely on oil. When oil prices dropped, “The governments are homophobic, the revolutions are homophobic, homophobia is the entire system began to fall apart. We could no longer import everywhere, homophobia is learned, the same the products we needed, and inﬂ ation rose to an estimated 1,700 way as racism, the same way as misogyny – but percent just this year. acceptance, acceptance spreads.”

Tamara Adrián, the fi rst openly transgender person elected to offi ce in Venezuela, talks about the global fi ght for LGBTQI equality at the World OutGames Miami Human Rights Conference. May 25, 2017. Photo Credit: Carina Mask.

5.31.2017 • 21 OUTGAMes human rights conference day one sPeaKers the loeWs Center WelComes Guests from around the Word

Carina Mask The OutGames continued with its guests speakers from around the world, as well as a few who came from South Florida.

Cindy Brown, Miami Development Ofﬁ cer at Equality Florida, and former OutGames board member was part of the Miami Leadership Welcome Team at the World OutGames Miami Human Rights Conference.

Tony Lima (left), Executive Director of SAVE LGBTQ

Shane Ortega

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oninne Griffi th is at the forefront of progressive strategy in Ireland to include LGBT youth, a campaign which negative perception of LGBT youth, but any diverse youth, change in Ireland, a country ideologically has recently been approved. in schools,” Griffi th continued. “So far, we are implementing mdominated by the Catholic Church. “We have taken our existing youth strategy that looks at this program in 35 percent of Ireland’s schools.” Griffi th works with BeLonGTo, an LGBT youth health and wellbeing, safety from human harm, etc. and are Griffi th said that many schools are reluctant to discuss organization established in 2003 that aims to secure equal asking the question of how those outcomes can be achieved these issues, but BeLonGTo is working hard to help more rights for LGBT youth through youth work projects, research by LGBT youth,” Griffi th said. and more students. and changing attitudes in order to ensure that they will be This revised strategy will look at mental health, patterns On a larger scale, BeLonGTo mobilized 15 other LGBT able “to thrive as healthy and equal citizens.” of social exclusion and rejection and anti-LGBT bullying organizations to vote for the marriage equality referendum In Ireland, the majority of schools and hospitals used to strategies, and other topics, in schools and homes around in Ireland in 2015, which passed successfully on May 22. be funded by the Catholic Church, a reality which Griffi th Ireland and provide data that organizations like BeLonGTo, “A new generation has spoken. This is a generation with said leaves a legacy that must now be dealt with. as well as the school system, can use as a base to work open, kind hearts, a generosity of spirit and a great capacity “Anti-LGBT bullying in schools is a huge issue,” Griffi th toward solutions. to love. They have gone to the polls in their thousands and said. “And there are little to no resources for sexual health Currently there is a one-in-twenty dropout rate of LGBT are responsible for this historic victory for their gay brothers for LGBT students.” students from post-primary schooling, the majority of and sisters” Michael Barron, founding director of BeLonGTo Ireland has the fourth highest rate of youth suicide in which are transgender students. According to Griffi th in said in response to the victory. Europe according to Griffi th, and has the highest suicide rate Ireland many schools still uphold a very homophobic and According to BeLonGTo’s site, there are an estimated for teenage girls. transphobic atmosphere due to Catholic backgrounds and 75,000 LGBT individuals in Ireland under the age of 18. Teenage men who have sex with men (MSM) also have the legislation against the LGBT community. Griffi th said that being out in Ireland is still tough and there highest national rate for new cases of HIV infection. “Up until three years ago, teachers could be fi red for being is a lot of work to be done in securing more progressive laws “I have no doubt that homophobia and transphobia gay,” Griffi th said. “They back away from these issues; they and thought in the country, but they are making progress. come into play with those fi gures,” Griffi th said. “If the don’t want to talk about it.” “We’ve changed forever what it means to grow up LGBT government wants to resolve those issues, they need to put “We have a program that lets schools work through issues in Ireland,” Barron said. “The Irish people, via the ballot box, resources into those programs. Those are the issues we want of bullying and inclusion have today given each and every gay child and young person to focus on, fi nd solutions and secure funding for.” that helps school in Ireland – and across the world – a strong and powerful In order to fi nd solutions for these issues, Griffi th and offi cials strategize how message that they are loved, they are cared for, and don’t BeLonGTo have campaigned to revise the existing youth to change not only the need to change who they are.

Moninne Grifﬁ th speaks to guests at the OutGames. Photo Credit: Carina Mask.

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5.31.2017 • 25 OUTGAMes human rights conference nadine smith on aCtivism and unlearninG eXeCutive direCtor of eQuality florida on hoW she learned to stoP hidinG

Jillian Melero

adine Smith knew she was gay from a very young her activism didn’t begin until she took the opportunity to Florida Diversity Council in 2013, and she was given the age. Possibly because her third-grade girlfriend travel to Europe, while she was attending the University of League of Women Voter’s Woman of Distinction Award in n“Amber” told her so. – Not that she was gay, just that South Florida. 2015. She lives in St. Petersburg with her wife Andrea and she was in fact, her girlfriend. “It could have said “blah blah blah blah, free trip to Europe, son Logan, but works as a lobbyist in Tallahassee during the It wasn’t until they told their teacher about their plans I was in,” Smith said. “I was really unprepared for this legislative session. to get married, that they were told that ‘boys had to marry environment. I was just wondering what lesbians in London “For me activism for me is about unlearning all those girls, and girls had to marry boys.’ That’s the way things might be like.” things I’ve learned, unlearning to be docile and getting that were. She served on the founding board of the International Gay poison out. – It’s one of those things that you don’t know “I took that to mean that if I did not choose a husband for and Lesbian Organization, after seeing an announcement exists until you see the possibility of a diff erent world.” myself, one would be assigned to me,” Smith said. Sleepy- looking for American delegates on a college eyed conference goers laughed, listening as she told her bulletin board. The experience, she said, Nadine Smith, Executive Director story Saturday morning between sips of coff ee. changed her world view. of Equality Florida talks about “I didn’t realize I had gaydar back then, but I must have “I’d never experienced anything like this when and where activism because I went up to the gayest little boy in class, and I told before, where there were young people from begins. World OutGames Miami. May 27, 2017. Photo Credit: Jillian Melero. him he was going to be my husband, but that “Amber” was all over the world, but where the Western going to move with us after her husband died in the war. European government was funding this work, This was at peace time. – But I was an early activist is what there were confi dent, and out, and I had never I’m trying to say.” experienced that.” Nadine was one of four national co-chairs of the 1993 Smith describes a meeting in Berlin, where March on Washington. She met with then President Bill members of the IGLO were “roughed up” by Clinton in the fi rst meeting of its kind between a sitting some U.S. soldiers. president and gay community leaders. “I remember thinking, when they came But it was in the third grade that Nadine learned the fi rst back, some of banged up some bleeding and lesson. scraped, ‘Yeah, that happens. You gotta be “It was the fi rst time that I learned the lesson, that got careful.’ – the reaction of everyone else was reinforced time and time again throughout my life. ‘You ‘This is outrageous, we’re gonna call the U.S. shouldn’t exist,’” Smith said. “‘You shouldn’t exist, and if Embassy, we’re going to have a demonstration, you do exist, you should hide…and if you don’t hide well we’re going to protest,’” Smith said. “And enough – you deserve what happens to you.’” I thought, ‘My God, how did I learn to be so After graduating from high school in Panama City accepting and docile…’” Florida, Nadine joined the Air Force Academy, but left in She had to unlearn it. And that was where 1993 after the passage of DADT. her activism began. “There were certain questions I answered accurately, and Now Smith is a member of the U.S. got into the Academy, that, but I could not answer those Commission on Civil Rights Florida Advisory questions the same way after I’d been there for a little bit,” Committee, a Florida Chamber Foundation Smith said. Trustee, and she has served on President Smith said that fi rst lesson was often reinforced by the Obama’s National Finance Committee. people who were supposed to protect her the most: teachers, She was named one of the state’s “Most faith leaders, and family members. So, in a pre-internet era, Powerful and Infl uential Women” by the

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Carina Mask As the second day commenced, guest visitors continued their talks focusing on every aspect of the LGBT community’s worldwide struggles and acheivements.

Deondre Moore, HIV and LGBTQ Youth Activist

OutTalks Asia

Surat Shaan Knan, an interfaith activist from the UK

28 • 5.31.2017 OUTGAMes human rights conference deondre moore tells his story as a Greater than aids amBassador Jillian Melero

Photo Credit: Carina Mask.

hen, at 19 years old, Deondre He told himself that’s what it was. Moore told his mother he It wasn’t until he found himself Wwas HIV-positive, she begged chronically ill, fi rst diagnosed with him not to tell his story. Deondre calls a severe fl u, despite not having any himself a mama’s boy. And he has the fl u symptoms, that he thought to get slideshow to prove it. He and his mother retested. When he fell ill again, Moore are active members of their community, sought out a blood-test, and confi rmed regular attendees at church services, and what he had already known. they host tremendous family dinners. But accepting that part of his life, But Moore told it anyway. Deondre and getting others to accept it, has became an offi cial Greater Than AIDS brought Deondre where he is today. ambassador after joining the SpeakOut Because he is on treatment, the virus Campaign in 2015. Since then, he has in now undetectable in Deondre. Being worked in community outreach in his undetectable means better health and home state of Texas and across the U.S. prevents the spread of the disease. “Since coming out as HIV Positive and In July of 2015 and 2016 he was a professional speaker, I have traveled selected to become a part of the National more in the last two years than I have in Minority AIDS Council’s Youth initiative my twenty-two years of life,” Moore told as a Youth Leader. And as part of the SFGN. “One of the greatest places my Greater than AIDS campaign, Deondre work has landed me was Washington and his mother have appeared side by D.C. for an entire summer, where I had side in a mini documentary series titled the privilege to intern for the Human “We Are Family,” supported by the Elton Rights Campaign and work with a few John AIDS Foundation. Congressmen and Women.” Moore is living a healthy life, openly, He even reached out to his own with the support of his friends and church, and spoke to them about the family, help from his church, and his need for community outreach, for sex mother by his side. education, to raise awareness, and to “I thought I have an opportunity here prevent sexually transmitted infections. to use my voice, share my story, and it It was through an HIV non-profi t, felt like that’s what I was supposed to BeeBusy, that Moore discovered he do,” Deondre says about his decision to was HIV-positive. Out at a club with speak to his church. his friends one night, a local volunteer “People started coming up to us, group off ered discreet testing on-site. stopping us, thanking us,” he recalls of Wanting to encourage his friends to the outpouring that day. “It was about get tested, Deondre lead by example, starting a conversation that needs to be taking a mouth-swab test. When talked about.” Deondre’s results came back positive, In the video, his mother Kathy laughs, volunteers told him that the oral test “He’s not going to stop until he’s reached was susceptible to false positives, and as many people as he can. And nothing may be a result of his drinking. but God will stop him.”

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share your story, With

and the ‘ surat-shaan Knan rainBoW PilGrims interfaith activist and historian surat-shaan Knan, shares a collection of lGBtQi migrant stories

Jillian Melero

Photo Credit: Carina Mask.

urat-Shaan Knan, has a lot of great The project explores the history of stories to tell. On Saturday night LGBTQI migrants in the U.K. from past she even grabbed some cell phone to present. It examines the relationships footage of Shakira making a surprise between faith, sexuality, gender, and appearance on Miami Beach, when she ethnicity and the identities we create came to pick up a cake that a friend of his from them. had made for her. -- It may be the highlight The project is interactive, utilizing of his time at the World OutGames. And touring exhibitions, pop up symposiums, that must be some good cake. and educational, archival tools and But Knan’s real collection is the eight- techniques. With it, Knan, an interfaith, year oral history he’s managed to compile, transgender activist, has become the under various projects like the Rainbow caretaker of a diverse history. He is a Jews, the Twilight People, and now the board member of the World Congress of Rainbow Pilgrims. Knan is founder and GLBT Jews, keshet l’dor vador. He is an manager of all three of these projects, Operation’s Committee member with the which were funded by the UK’s National Cutting Edge Consortium (CEC), a group Lottery Heritage Fund. of organizations working to eliminate “The fact that a program like this can be faith-based homophobia/transphobia and funded by the government, it’s unheard institutionalized prejudice towards LGBT of for most people,” Knan said. people. Shaan has helped organize national On Friday, Knan introduced his events including the annual CEC Faith latest project, the Rainbow Pilgrims, Homophobia & Transphobia and Human to the World OutGames in Miami, Rights Conference in London. and encouraged visitors to share their stories. – People like Blessing Braimah, to learn more about the rainbow who, fearing for her safety as an LGBT Pilgrims project, or to share your story, person migrated to the U.K. from Nigeria, look for rainbowpilgrims on facebook, and has worked with Shaan at various and @rainbowpilgrims on twitter. conferences.

30 • 5.31.2017 5.31.2017 • 31 OUTGAMes schedule World outGames alternative event Calendar Tucker Berardi

Wednesday, may 31 thursday, June 1 friday, June 2 sPOrTs sPOrTs sPOrTs ▶ 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. — Beach ▶ 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. — Beach ▶ 8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. — Beach Volleyball, Lummus Park (7th and Volleyball, Lummus Park Volleyball Tournament and finals, Ocean) Lummus Park ▶ (Time TBD)* — Track, flamingo ▶ 10 a.m. — Table Tennis, Broward Park ▶ 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. — soccer finals, Table Tennis Club flamingo Park CULTUre ▶ 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. — film Program ▶ 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. — field hockey CULTUre #2: Tom finland, Colony Theater Championships, flamingo Park ▶ 6:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. — Pulse Points, (soccer Cage 14th and Meridian) new world Center (500 17th street, ▶ 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. — film Program ▶ 7 p.m. & 9 p.m. — film Program Miami Beach) #1: I Dream in Another Language, #1 & 2: Double Bill, Colony Theater ▶ (Time TBD)* — Track, flamingo Park Colony Theater (1040 Lincoln road, (football stadium 999 11th street) Miami Beach) * Event details still pending

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Chaos, Confusion and CatastroPhe at outGames orGaniZers forCed to CanCel maJority of sPorts Brittany Ferrendi

he board of directors of World OutGames Miami Field Hockey tournament in the Flamingo Park soccer; the Attorney’s Offi ce launched a fraud investigation into the canceled the opening and closing ceremonies and the Soccer Finals in the Flamingo Park Stadium on Friday, June OutGames. tmajority of the sports due to “fi nancial challenges,” 2; and relocated the Indoor Basketball tournament…,” the “Due to the potential misappropriation of funds, the on Friday, the fi rst day of the 10-day sporting event. City wrote. Miami Beach Police Department and the State Attorney’s But on Saturday the City of Miami Beach announced they They also worked with the Lummus Park volleyball Offi ce have conferred and are jointly opening a fraud were stepping in to reschedule many of the events. Separately community to keep the volleyball tournament up and investigation,” said City Spokesperson Melissa Berthier in the Miami Beach Police and the Miami-Dade County State running May 30 through June 2. On May 31 the city, and the release. Attorney’s Offi ce announced on Friday they’re launching an Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Bureau will host a The city previously released a statement on the investigation into the “potential misappropriation of funds.” reception at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden. cancellation. On Friday the board of the World OutGames released This was the fi rst-year World OutGames came to the “City staff has worked consistently for the past several this statement: “It is with deep regret that due to fi nancial United States. The games are a 10-day human rights, culture months to assist the event producers with special events burdens, World OutGames must cancel its sports and sports event bringing people from around the globe. planning and permitting; fundraising eff orts; relocating programming and Opening and Closing Ceremony with the Steven Adkins, president and CEO of the Miami-Dade events to low or no cost venues; assisting with local partners exception of soccer, aquatics and country western dance. Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce, became one of the to provide support and access; and providing fi nancial The Human Rights Conference and cultural programs will leading forces behind putting the games back together again support to cover police staffi ng costs,” the statement read. continue as planned. We thank everyone who has supported and salvaging many of the events. “As a lead sponsor of the event, the City also waived all the eff ort and apologize to those who will be impacted by “We are doing our best under trying circumstances and, related special event and permitting fees for this event and this diffi cult decision.” the community is really rallying around these games to see provided cash sponsorship to the OutGames.” That one statement was it. that the athletes have events to participate in,” he said. “To The statement continued: “We remain very committed to Their website, social media accounts, and executive coin [Miami Beach City Manager] Jimmy Morales comment our LGBTQ community, and the City of Miami Beach will do director went silent – leaving the organization and multiple to me, we have made lemonade out of lemons to the degree everything within our power to ascertain where the failures events in a state of chaos and confusion. possible and, have made every eff ort to see that the World within the event organization occurred.” The City, though, quickly stepped in to fi ll the void left by OutGames attendees enjoy the hospitality of South Florida.” People have taken to the organization’s Facebook page to OutGames organizers. He pointed out the people and organizations working complain about the loss of money spent on travel, uniforms, “In the last 24 hours alone, the Miami Beach Parks and together to make the best out of World OutGames, including as well as loss of wages and vacation time. Many are Recreation Department was able to confi rm and staff the the City of Miami Beach, The Pride Collective Group of expecting their registration fees refunded. LGBT organizations in Miami-Dade and Broward, “This is crazy, you knew this weeks ago and we could have Photo Credit: Carina Mask. the bar group in Miami Beach including Score, made alternative arrangements... at the moment we’re in the The Palace, Twist, Pride Fort Lauderdale President middle of our fl ight from Europe... this is a disgrace!” wrote Miik Martell, Matt Silver, Jeo, and Out Miami one person. Foundation. He also brought attention to Carol Other users critiqued the games, comparing their Coombs and her team, Lynare Robbins, George fi nancial challenges to those of the Gay Games, a separate Neary and the GMCVB for maintaining the Human LGBT sporting event that takes place every 4 years as well. Rights Conference as planned. “This organization needs to combine with Gay Games Still, registered athletes were unhappy at instead of competing for fi nancial support,” another user OutGames’s decision to cancel the sports on the said. “Without doing so, both entities compete to see fi rst day. who can put on the most unimpressive event. This is an “For the board to cancel everything on the fi rst embarrassment for the entire gay community.” day of the actual event is unforgivable,” Colin According to the Miami Herald, the city was an entity that Bodels, an athlete originally registered to race would have granted many of the permits to OutGames. The in the half marathon, told SFGN in an email. “I newspaper reports that OutGames had not paid a deposit for have friends in the air over the Atlantic fl ying in their permits. from Sweden, Belgium, the UK and elsewhere. Live Nation has marked the OutGames as canceled This is unconscionable and smacks of not on their website. They are granting refunds at “point of (disorganization) but greed and reading more and purchase only” and will give refunds automatically to all more like a scam to get money. I’m looking forward internet and phone orders. to seeing/hearing how they respond to requests SFGN has reached out to World OutGames for comment. for refunds or fraud.” Days after the cancellation volunteers took over the The OutGames has a number of sponsors, OutGames Facebook page to be able to communicate with including The City of Miami Beach, Adidas, athletes and supporters. Florida Sports Foundation, Coca-Cola and more. “This and future posts until further notice will be made One of these sponsors, The City of Miami Beach, by community volunteers who are not affi liated with World has stepped up to restore OutGames sports events. Out Games,” the post reads. In another release, the city revealed the Miami At the time of publication, OutGames.org has not yet Beach Police and the Miami-Dade County State announced the status of the games.

34 • 5.31.2017 5.31.2017 • 35 OUTGAMes swimming dive into the Games sWimmers dive forWard desPite disaster

Carina Mask While many of the games were canceled, some athletes kept on swimming — including Alvaro Gutierrez, Jr., pictured in lower photos, who was interviewed last week by SFGN.

36 • 5.31.2017 OUTGAMes swimming

sWimmers stay afloat amid despite drama and chaos aquatics events outGames turmoil rise with the tide Jason Parsley

ancellations. Misappropriation of funds. Chaos. The aquatic events were hosted and organized by Kirk Arthur, another former captain of the Nadadores, Confusion. This year’s World OutGames had it LGBT Swim team in Miami, Nadadores South Florida, said the reason the aquatics events could continue at all Call. Unfortunately for athletes many of the stories in conjunction with the International Gay and Lesbian was because the Nadadores made sure to have OutGames were about the drama instead of the achievements, the Aquatics. pay for the costs, including the venue, up front. triumphs and the glory that only happens at a major Unlike many of the sporting events the aquatics events “They asked us to front the money, but it would have sporting event. were never canceled. Even so when the bankrupted the team,” Arthur said. “So that’s why I said Despite all of the hurdles the aquatics portion of OutGames collapsed those events could no when I was captain.” the OutGames had to face, the events ran fairly have fallen apart as well. But the The board of the International Gay and Lesbian smoothly due to the local aquatics community community rallied behind them to Aquatics was especially grateful for the support of the rallying around their sport. “outGames get things back on track. local community and host team. More than 600 athletes competed in abandoned us on “OutGames abandoned us on “Thanks to [the Nadadores] eff orts, we had all the the aquatics portion of the games. every front. We were every front. We were not sure if essentials - pools, offi cials, and some great social events One of them was Alvaro Gutierrez. we would be able to put on the - so we had a successful championships and 30th Locally he swims with the not sure if we would competition,” said Corey Welch, anniversary celebration,” said Evan Matthew Cobb, Hammerheads in Fort Lauderdale. It be able to put on the current captain of the newly formed secretary of the IGLA. “Unfortunately, OutGames were was his fi rst swim meet. competition.” Miami Vice Water Polo team and responsible for a number of important things we had to “I feel very accomplished,” the former co-captain of the Nadadores. “As do without. IGLA athletes train incredibly hard and look Oakland Park resident said. “I had a team and community we pulled together, forward to this meet all year. It’s hard to overstate how friends and family see me for all 3 - Corey Welch found volunteers, and volunteered ourselves. disappointing OutGames’ behavior has been. It has done days of my competitions. I was truly Many of us missed our own events to ensure that tremendous damage to the LGBTQ athletics community humbled to see them there cheering me we were able to continue on with the competition.” that we all care about so deeply.” on.” Among the problems aquatics organizers faced: not Kirk Arthur noted one other highlight from the While he didn’t win any medals, as he expected, what enough volunteers, no tents for shade, missing essential swimming competition. mattered was participating. equipment and even no medals. “The Swedish team broke a Swedish National Record in “I was told that as long as I don’t lose my goggles or get “In the end we put on what I think was an amazing the 200-meter relay,” he said. “Gay Swedes break national disqualifi ed, I’m doing great,” he said. “Well I didn’t get event. I’ve seen people post on social media that it was the record. Cool!” disqualifi ed in any of my events.” best IGLA ever. We had beautiful weather, all swims and Gutierrez competed in 3 individual events and 3 relays. polo games were played, and luckily all the other teams And now he knows how to get better for next time around. were very patient and understanding of the situation we visit miamiGayaquatics.org for more information on “I need to improve my dive and fl ip turns. I also want had been put in,” Welch said. “I couldn’t be more proud the local lGBt aquatics community. to learn breast and fl y,” he said. “My next goal will be to of our teams and the locals that helped us over these last attend the Gay Games on Paris 2018.” 4 days.”

Photo Credit: Carina Mask.

5.31.2017 • 37 OUTGAMes sports

a red flaG from 2015 foreshadoWs outGames CollaPse Jason Parsley

n 2014 the World OutGames secured a $200,000 According to the document they projected 9,840 application. It included $75,000 for promotions, grant from the Florida Sports Foundation. But a year competitors, coaches, trainers and offi cials would attend marketing and programming; $136,500 for advertisements ilater the FSF board grew concerned OutGames was the event. They calculated 8,167 would be from out of and media buys; $23,500 for production and technical not meeting fundamental benchmarks, such as locking in state. They projected 17,268 spectators would attend, expenses; and $165,000 for section fees. and securing sites for events. with 12,250 of them coming from out According to the grant’s regulations, if OutGames met That red fl ag was just one of many that would pop of state as well. They also anticipated 80 percent of their projections they would receive 100 up over the course of the last two years. 160 media outlets would be percent of the funding. If not, the grant would be based Instead of pulling the grant, FSF altered the according to the there to cover the 10-day event, on a sliding scale- so if they met only 30 percent of their terms. They were amended so that funds overshooting the mark by about projections they would only get 30 percent of the grant. would be paid to the organization after document they 150. There were less than 10. At this point, Osteen said the grant was still in eff ect, the events, instead of before. It was a projected 9,840 How much is that all worth to if the OutGames board provides the necessary proof of precautionary move. competitors, coaches, the state of Florida? They gauged it their projections within 90 days after the conclusion of Lisa Osteen, director of marketing would be a $27.7 million economic the event. for FSF, explained the reasoning for trainers and ofﬁ cials impact. FSF is funded through the state of Florida, private the change in the grant conditions. would attend the OutGames initially requested donations and from sales of professional team license “We have to protect our state funds,” event. $400,000 from FSF, but they were only plates. she said. awarded $200,000. The stated mission of the FSF is to While it’s diffi cult to get any reliable bring out of state tourists to Florida for information from OutGames at this point, a the news is breaking daily about outGames, and sports, so any monies given to a grantee must spokesperson from the organization recently told SFGN sfGn will continue posting its stories online at support that mission. about 2,000 athletes had registered for the event, which is FSF provided SFGN with a copy of the OutGames’ grant far short of the almost 10,000 they once projected. sfGn.com/2017outgames. application. OutGames listed their upcoming expenses in its

Photo Credit: Carina Mask.

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5.31.2017 • 39 LIfesTYLe food

Casa D’Angelo’s

Hukilau

Rick Karlin summer siZZlers

To purchase your tickets, contact PACE Or, motor over to Naples where they e may be in the off-season, but that just Development Director, Kim Vassar at celebrate “Restaurant Week” from June means that there are more incentives to 954-561-6939 Ext.3827 or at Kim.Vassar@ 1-14. (Should we tell them that’s more pacecenter.org. like two weeks?) It’s the same deal as dine out, and more special events being in Fort Lauderdale and Coral Gables, w restaurants off er prix fi xe meals for $35. held. before the summer gets too hot, here are a dine out fort lauderdale... or Coral Gables or naples The big diff erence? Each restaurant few happenings and specials to lure you out of the posts its menu on the event’s web page; It won’t be too long before we come up naplesrestaurantweek.com so you know air-conditioned comfort of home. on Dine Out Fort Lauderdale. Throughout what’s being off ered in advance. September you’ll have a chance to sample savory, signature dishes created by chefs Pride & Joy from some of the area’s top restaurants, at prices far below what’d you’d usually Key West celebrates Pride, June 7-11. I tiki time and entertainment. Tickets are required pay. Among the restaurants that will be don’t know how much this has to do with for most events and there are also full off ering specially-created menus at a food, but some of the hotties on Duval For most folks, the hukilau is little day passes. For more information go to $37 fi xed price are; 5th Street Fisheries, are good enough to eat...St. Pete Pride is more than a campy song, but it is based thehukilau.com. Burlock Coast at The Ritz Carlton, June 23-25, with the parade on Saturday, on the Hawaiian custom of casting a Capital Grille, Chima, Cibo, Morton’s, the 24th...For those of you who wait until large net into the sea, herding the fi sh, taste of italy Ocean2000, Seasons 52, Timpano Italian the last minute, it’s Gay Days in Orlando then slowly pulling it to shore, after Chophouse, Wild Sea Oyster Bar & Grille through June 5. Go to gaydays.com to seev which the villagers would hold a feast. Casa D’Angelo’s founder and chef, at the Riverside Hotel and Kuro. For more if there are any tickets left for anything... Fort Lauderdale will host the 15thannual Angelo Elia along with his wife Denise, information, go to Sunny.org. Of course, we’ll see you at Wilton Manors’ mainland Hukilau, a metaphorical will close their Fort Lauderdale restaurant If you can’t wait that long, head down own Stonewall Parade and Festival on net thrown out to the entire world, to to the public on June 6 in order to host the to Coral Gables, where they jump the Saturday, June 17. They’ll have to go some bring lovers of Polynesian/Tiki culture 15th annual “A Taste of Italy”, benefi tting gun with their own version, “Taste of the to top the Fort Lauderdale Beach Pride together. This year’s event will be held girls at PACE Broward. The evening will Gables, from June 5-25. For three weeks, (but it’s not a competition, really!). The June 7-11 at the Regency Pier 66, with begin at 6 p.m. with a reception, followed you’ll be able Festival’s Marketplace opens at 3 p.m. and many events will being held at two well- by a fast-paced auction of vacation/ to eat your way through Coral Gables. will feature more than 100 exhibitors, preserved bastions of mid-century Tiki entertainment packages and premium More than 40 restaurants will have food vendors and food trucks, shutting culture; the historic Wreck Bar at the B wines. After the auction there will be a exclusive prix-fi xe menus at a discounted down Wilton Manors from just north Ocean Resort and Mai-Kai on Federal four-course Tuscan dinner created by rate of 20% or more. Each restaurant’s of City Hall to Five Points. They’re not Highway. Among the events scheduled are Chef Angelo. “Chianti” tickets are $300 menu will showcase their chef’s spending a dime on entertainment, so “mermaid” shows starring the Aquacats per person and include the reception’s techniques and skills by including the sing out Louise! The parade begins at 4 at Wreck Bar, rum tastings and classes four-course dinner menu with wine best dishes the restaurant has to off er. p.m. and lasts for an hour and a half (or on everything from the hula dancing and specially selected by Chef Angelo. “Super Participating restaurants range from high- until some queen passes out in front of weaving palm frond hats to Polynesian Tuscan”tickets are $500 per person end steak house chains, such as Seasons 52 a fl oat!) It’s always hot as blazes, so keep cocktails. 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J.W. Arnold [email protected] THU 6/1 Big Screen THEATER Babe How does an Elvis impersonator with a pregnant wife and an empty bank account become a title-winning drag queen in the Florida panhandle? Find out in Matthew Lopez’s hilarious comedy, “The Legend of Georgia McBride,” playing through June 25 at GableStage, 1200 Anastasia Ave. in Coral Gables. Carbonell winner Clay Cartland stars in this musical directed by Joseph Adler. Tickets are $55 at GableStage.org. FRI 6/2 FILM “Tom of Finland,” Dome Karukoski’s film about the life and work of one of the most influential and celebrated figures in 20th century gay culture, will screen tonight at 9:15 p.m. at the Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Rd. in Miami FILM Beach. The screening is part of the Friday 6/2 cultural programming schedule running You won’t need a golden lasso to force the truth out of us! we’ve had our tickets for the big screen debut of “wonder woman” concurrently with the World OutGames, for weeks. Lynda Carter may have inspired untold childhood crushes, but Gal Gadot is all woman as the DC Comics super diva but was not affected by the organizers’ who will end “the war to end all wars” with her bulletproof bracelets. Dreamy Chris Pine co-stars as Major steve Trever. Check financial troubles. Tickets are $15 at the box office. local listings for show times and tickets. Photo Credit: Warner Bros. SAT 6/3 SUN 6/4 MON 6/5 TUE 6/6 COMEDY THEATER TELEVISION THEATER Trevor Noah, host of the Emmy and New City Players present David If you’re a fan of “The View” and The World AIDS Museum and Peabody Award-winning Comedy Auburn’s “Proof” through June 18 at other estrogen-fueled talk shows, Educational Center, 1201 NE 26th St., Central series “The Daily Show,” Empire Stage, 1140 N. Flagler Dr. in then you’re going to love “Daytime Suite 111 in Wilton Manors, hosts Hilary brings his unique brand of comedy Fort Lauderdale. The 2001 Pulitzer Divas,” premiering tonight on VH1. This McQuie of New York City-based to the Kravis Center in West Palm Prize-winning play tells the story of scripted drama stars Vanessa Williams HEALTHGAP tonight at 7:30 p.m. for a Beach tonight at 8 p.m. for one show Catherine, a woman who was forced as the creator and lead host who must free discussion of the HIV/AIDS crisis only. Known for his incisive social and to care for her father, a mathematical deal with the power struggles and in Africa. More than 70 percent of the political commentary and a gift for genius in his youth who later suffered super-egos of her co-stars. Could this 37 million people living with HIV/AIDS storytelling, the South African born from severe bouts of mental illness. show be our summer guilty pleasure currently reside on the continent and comedian and performer is one of the After his death, she goes on a amid network schedules packed with contract the disease through heterosexual fastest rising stars in television. Tickets personal journey of discovery. Tickets reruns? Check local listings for show transmission. For more information, go to start at $39.50 at Kravis.org. start at $20 at NewCityPlayers.org. times and channels. WorldAIDSMuseum.org.

42 • 5.31.2017 5.31.2017 • 43 A&e music

The South Florida Pride Wind Ensemble will perform music of LGBT DELRAY composers on Saturday, June 10 at the Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale. BEACH Submitted photo. PLAYHOUSE PresenTs

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The south florida Pride wind ensemble, Jazz ensemble and steel Band will present “Celebration!,” featuring music by LGBT composers on saturday, June 10 at 7 p.m. in the Amaturo Theater at the Broward Center in fort Lauderdale. Tickets are $30 at BrowardCenter.org. for more information, go to Pridewindensemble.org.

44 • 5.31.2017 5.31.2017 • 45 A&e theater ConviCtions editorial Cartoon Cassandra Zepeda and Phillip Andrew Santiago star in City Theatre’s Summer Shorts production of “21 Chump Street” by Lin-Manuel Miranda. editorial Cartoon Photo Credit: George Schiavone. By mike luckovich

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ity Theatre’s Summer Shorts theater “Adorable Kitten Image Collapse” by Steve festival in Miami regularly attracts new Yockey, a world premiere directed by Paul Tei. Cworks from both established playwrights Fur fl ies and roles are reversed when an Internet and rising stars, but the 22nd annual festival, troll’s victim-turned-stalker comes seeking her opening June 1, will feature a regional premiere own revenge. by the hottest name in theater, Tony-winner “Choosing Love” by Chisa Hutchinson, and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. southeastern premiere directed by Jessica Farr. Miranda’s 10-minute musical, “21 Chump A young man literally blows into a psychic’s Street,” a 2016 fi nalist in City Theatre’s national salon, where she seems to have been waiting for short playwriting competition, is set in Boca him and the opportunity to change both of their Raton and based on a true story. futures. The company’s new artistic director, Margaret “Just Desserts” by David MacGregor, M. Ledford, directs the story of a young student southeastern premiere directed by David Nail. “who will do anything for the new girl at school To catch a co-worker who’s been stealing food who can only bring him heartache with secrets from the communal kitchen, Joyce plants a of her own.” nasty surprise. Will the culprit take the bait? According to Ledford, Miranda originally “The Best Seller” by Susan J. Westfall, penned the story—before the “Hamilton” southeastern premiere directed by Jessica Farr. phenomenon—for NPR’s “This American Life,” Lily, a writer down on her luck, escapes from a inspired by a news story in Palm Beach County bookstore and into a bar. She’s followed by her about an undercover sting operation in the local least favorite author, in need of a drink. high schools. “Missing Karma” by Timothy Huang, “Not only is it ‘Lin-Manuel Miranda,’ it’s local southeastern premiere directed by Margaret and topical,” she said. M. Ledford. At the wake for their beloved dog, But, Miranda’s musical is not the only a couple realizes more change is about to come. highlight of Ledford’s fi rst season at the helm of “Baked Goods” by Charlie Cohen, Helen the popular festival at Miami’s Arsht Center. Park and Christyn Budzyna, a world premiere “I’m so excited about this year’s festival. We directed by Paul Tei. A girl scout who cannot sell have some really, really funny plays and three cookies is befriended by a boy with a talent for musicals—two of which literally make me pee sales. Teaming up to earn her badge, they hit the in my pants and the other leaves the front of my road with tasty treats but fi nd hilarious failure shirt stained with tears,” she said. and delicious success. The cast of eight seasoned actors who will “Real Art” by Louise Wigglesworth, tackle dozens of diff erent roles includes Irene southeastern premiere directed by Margaret Adjan, Thiana Berrick, Lindsay Lavin, Brian M. Ledford. At a prestigious art competition, Reiff , Phillip Andrew Santiago, Karen Stephens, a painter about to fi nally achieve recognition Robert Strain and Cassandra Zepeda. In addition and reward for her art is blindsided by a to “21 Chump Street,” they will be performing woman who will not take no for the answer seven 8 – 12 minute plays. The festival line-up when she refuses to sell her the prize painting. also includes:

City Theatre presents summer shorts XXII June 1 – July 2 in the Carnival studio Theater at the Arsht Center in Miami. Tickets are $39 – $54 at ArshtCenter.org.

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48 • 5.31.2017 SPORTS CULTURAL EVENTS HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE MAY 26 - JUNE 4, 2017

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