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AROUND EXPLORING LGBT NEWS EVENTS ACROSS THE WORLD THE GLOBE ASIA CENTRAL AMERICA

CHINA CRACKS DOWN Photo via Pixabay. BIDEN ADMIN TO TERMINATE FLAWED ON LGBT SAFE HAVEN ASYLUM AGREEMENT WITH EL SALVADOR In Chengdu, China, a hub of LGBT bars, President-elect Joe Biden said he will U.S. Embassy in San Salvador, El Salvador. clubs and community is facing pressure terminate a flawed asylum agreement Credit: Jesse Michael Nix. from central Communist leaders, the with El Salvador, the Human Rights Watch South China Morning Post reported. reported. LGBT groups within the country Known by Chinese Millennials as experience violence and discrimination “Gaydu,” the region is a haven for LGBT from churches and authorities. communities, the SCMP reported. The The flawed agreement allows country’s first widely reported gay immigration authorities in the U.S. to marriage occured in Chengdu in 2010, transfer non-Salvadoran asylum seekers though unfortunately unofficial; same- country, the SCMP reported. to El Salvador, the HRW reported. sex marriage has yet to be legalized in Bars were shut down, apparently to “The Attorney General’s Office in El and other forms of abuse, much of it China. address the public health crisis, the Salvador released statistics in January committed by public security agents” in Explicit photos posted online and HIV SCMP reported. Investigations into LGBT 2020 indicating it had tabulated 692 cases addition to discrimination, according to infections were connected with the MC organizations followed. of violence against LGBT and intersex the report. Club — a local gay venue — in October, ShanghaiPRIDE, the nation’s oldest people in five years,” according to a HRW Nayib Bukele, El Salvador’s current the SCMP reported. This marked the first LGBT festival, announced its shutdown report from January of 2021. president, originally supported LGBT change in the LGBT haven. in August due to safety concerns, LGBT groups face forms of violence rights, but showed his opposition to Some community members attribute though rumors of conservative pressure including “acts of torture, inhuman marriage equality, sexual diversity at work the unwanted attention by city authorities influencing the closure persist, the SCMP or degrading treatment, excessive use and legal gender recognition while running to a wave of LGBT visitors from inside the reported. of force, illegal and arbitrary arrests for office, the HRW reported. AFRICA EUROPE

LGBT VOTERS IN UGANDA LIBERAL MAG IN POLAND FORCED OUT OF FEAR PERSECUTION OFFICE LEASE AFTER PRO-LGBT STANCE LGBT voters in Uganda are afraid to vote Photo via Pixabay. The Tygodnik Powszechny (General Tygodnik Powszechny. Photo via Facebook. in the upcoming Jan. 14 elections after Weekly), a Polish magazine which recently homophobic comments by the country’s criticized high-ranking church officials, is current president and other politicians, moving after church authorities in Krakow Reuters reported. terminated the publication’s office lease, Real Raymond, the founder and the Associated Press reported. executive director of the Mbarara Rise The magazine recently criticized anti- Foundation, an LGBT charity in Uganda, LGBT comments from Archbishop Marek told Reuters that LGBT voters face a risk Jędraszewski, the head of the Krakow of being targeted at polling stations and diocese, the AP reported. advised these groups to visit polling After the Archdiocese of Krakow — the stations early to attract less attention. owner of the magazine’s lease — sent the “The politicians are using the LGBT of Robert Kyagulanyi, a candidate in termination, 100,000 Złotych (around community as a scapegoat to gain the race, Reuters reported. Without $26,800) was raised to help facilitate support and win votes and it is fuelling further evidence, current President the publication’s move, according to criticized for their evasive approach to homophobia,” Frank Mugisha, the head Yoweri Museveni blamed the clashes on an announcement from the Tygodnik the issue of pedophile priests in Poland of LGBT+ rights group Sexual Minorities groups funded by foreign LGBT rights Powszechny on Jan 5. and internationally, the AP reported. Uganda, told Reuters. organizations. Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, former The publication’s lease has lasted for Violence burned between police Museveni is working to extend his 34- secretary to the late pope St. John Paul almost 76 years, starting in 1945 at 12 and protesters over the detainment year rule, Reuters reported. II, and other church leaders were also Wiślna St, the AP reported.

6 • 1.14.2021 NEWS LOCAL · BOTULINUM TOXIN A · DERMAL FILLERS Bree Black. Photo via Facebook. · KYBELLA · PDO THREADLIFT · PLATELET RICH PLASMA · SKINCARE · IV VITAMIN INFUSIONS · ANTI-AGING, WEIGHT MANAGEMENT, HANGOVER · SKIN TIGHTENING · BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONE NO JUSTICE FOR BREE THERAPY SIX MONTHS AFTER THE MURDER OF A LOCAL TRANS WOMAN, NO ARRESTS HAVE BEEN MADE New Year, New YOU! Christiana Lilly “The Shining Way to t’s been six months since Bree Black was SFGN in an email in the fall that Black’s family shot and killed near her Pompano Beach has not been comfortable speaking with the Ageless Beauty” Ihome and law enforcement has yet to media, but “are grateful for the work we are identify her killer. doing to help find her murderer.” A Black transgender woman who also went Williams added: “The father stated he by the nickname “Nuk” was killed July 3 over has been threatened due to this ongoing the holiday weekend. Even though a crowd investigation and the family is trying to put was outside due to the festivities, few people this behind them.” have come to the Broward Sheriff’s Office Twenty-twenty was a deadly year for with information. the transgender community, “The Bree Black case is still particularly Black and Latinx SFGN January an open active investigation A GOFUNDME women. According to the and homicide detectives MEMORIAL FUND Human Rights Campaign, at Promotion are still following up on all least 44 trans people were killed MENTION SFGN FOR THESE DISCOUNTS · EXPIRES: 1/31/2020 available information in their WAS CREATED BY — a huge increase from the 25 investigation,” Sgt. Donald killed in 2019. BOTOX Prichard, a public information TRANSINCLUSIVE “Since HRC began tracking $10 per unit (regular $13) officer for the Broward Sheriff’s ON BEHALF OF this data in 2013, advocates have Office, told SFGN in an email. never seen such a high number at DYSPORT $3.75 per unit (regular $5) “Detectives are still asking for any BLACK’S FAMILY, this point in the year,” according eyewitnesses to come forward.” WITH PEOPLE to the HRC. “These victims, like JEUVEAU OR XEOMIN In August, the reward for all of us, are loving partners, $8 per unit (regular $11) information leading to the arrest STILL DONATING parents, family members, friends of her killer was increased to TO IT. and community members. They DERMAL FILLERS $8,000. Broward Sheriff Gregory worked, went to school and from $550-$900 enjoy $75 off ALL ﬁ llers Tony announced the news in attended houses of worship. a press conference, where he also said, “We They were real people — people who did not HORMONE REBALANCING THERAPY have not received any type of information deserve to have their lives taken from them.” waive initial consultation fee ($150 value) from the community. No calls, no tips, no In Florida, Tony McDade, a Black trans PDO THREADLIFT support in this particular investigation.” man, was shot and killed by a police officer $300 per thread (regular $350) SAVE $100-$300 A GoFundMe memorial fund was created in Tallahassee in May 2020. Yunieski Carey by TransInclusive on behalf of Black’s family, Herrera, a trans beauty queen in Miami, was CUSTOMIZED SKINCARE REGIMENS with people still donating to it. stabbed to death by her husband in November Save $75-$150 depending on individual needs Tatiana Williams, the co-founder and in the middle of Transgender Awareness executive director of TransInclusive, told Week.

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1.14.2021 • 7 NEWS INTERNATIONAL BY ELLIOT RODRIGUEZ

THE KEEP UP WITH THE CELEBRITIES IN OUR GAY VINE COMMUNITY GOSSIP CELEBRITY OMG! AWWWWWWWW... IS KANYE WEST HAVING A GAY AFFAIR? ACTOR JANNIK SCHÜMANN COMES OUT Rumors have circulated that Kanye German actor Jannik Schümann, 29, Kanye West (Credit: David Shankbone) and Jeffree Star (via Twitter). Photo credit: @jannik.schuemann, via Instagram. West and Male Beauty Guru Jeffree Star came out as gay in December. have been having an affair. He posted a black and white picture West and Kim Kardashian have been on his Instagram of his boyfriend Felix married for six years, and have four Kruck giving him a hug and a kiss on the children: North West, Saint West, Psalm temple. West and Chicago West. The post went viral, causing a lot of The rumor was started by TikTok actors and even a member of the German influencer Ava Louise. According to parliament, Rasmus Andresen, to give Vulture.com, this is usual for Louise. their support to Schümann, according to Vulture.com said that Louise is “known said, “I’m single, I’m not sleeping with Out.com. for being an online nuisance and anyone, this is so weird … me and Kanye “I am overwhelmed by all the exaggerating the truth to go viral, she’s have never hung out, and this whole messages, comments and the love also the influencer behind last year’s thing is really funny. So I guess if this you give us … I have read every single ‘Coronavirus Challenge’ parody where is the start to my new year, happy new message and cannot put my feelings into she licked an airplane toilet.” year.” words.” Star has addressed this situation in Since all these allegations have taken Schümann has taken all the positivity one of his recent Youtube videos titled place, Louise has claimed that she is and affirmations that he has received year. I can feel it,” Schümann said. “Addressing the Kanye Situation.” Star being sued by Kardashian. into the new year. “2021 will be a good SPORTS

HALL OF FAME COACHWOW! TOMMY LASORDA HAD A GAY SON Tommy Lasorda, Hall of Fame ‘Spunky,’ died of complications Burke, where they use an infamous manager for the 1976 to 1996 Los from AIDS on June 3, 1991 at the quote by Lasorda addressing his Angeles Dodgers, recently passed age of 33. Official reports in the son’s sexuality: “My son wasn’t away according to a Twitter post by media of the time said Spunky gay. No way. I read that in a paper. the Dodgers. died of ‘pneumonia and severe I also read that a lady gave birth to Most people knew Lasorda as dehydration,’ and focus more on a fucking monkey. That’s not the Tommy Lasorda with the Kansas City Athletics in 1956. Photo: Public Domain. having won two World Series how his father would deal with truth,” Lasorda Sr. said. championships, four National managing his baseball team than However it does say in and had died of AIDS — establishing and funding the League pennants and eight with the fact that his only son was the an unverified article by and he apologized for his Tommy LaSorda Jr. Cancer division titles, and was also famous gay,” Outsports.com. losangelesblade.com that homophobia,” Lasorda said. Foundation in his name. That for saying “he bled Dodger blue out Even after the death of his son Lasorda apologized about being “Though Tommy Lasorda should matter for something. of loyalty to the organization,” said Lasorda didn’t come to terms homophobic and admitted that his initially did not want to Like others, he evolved,” said Outsports.com. with his son being gay. There is son died of AIDS. accept either that his son SFGN Publisher Norm Kent, What is probably not as known an instance in the documentary “Years later, at some charity had died from AIDS or was who was friends with the is that Lasorda had a gay son. “Out,” which is about a gay baseball event, not in an interview, Lasorda even gay, he loved him dearly, Dodger manager for 35 years. “Tom Lasorda, Jr., known as player for the Dodgers named Glenn admitted that Tommy Jr. was gay and found redemption by

8 • 1.14.2021 NEWS NATIONAL GAY TRUMP ECONOMIC ADVISER LATEST TO RESIGN OVER ASSAULT ON US CAPITOL Chris Johnson Washington Blade

Tyler Goodspeed. Image via YouTube.

top Trump economic adviser who’s Goodspeed as citing the assault on the U.S. also a member of the LGBT community Capitol as reason for the resignation. Ahas resigned the day after the assault at “The events of yesterday made my position the U.S. Capitol incited by President Trump, no longer tenable,” Goodspeed was quoted as the Washington Blade confirmed. saying. Tyler Goodspeed, who’s gay and was Trump supporters, including Log Cabin appointed by Trump in July to serve as Republicans’ media arm Outspoken, had acting chair of the White House Council of touted Goodspeed prior to the presidential Economic Advisers, resigned on Wednesday, election as a top LGBT appointee in the White House CEA spokesperson Rachel Trump administration. Slobodien said Thursday. A Harvard graduate and former professor Jim Tankersley of The New York Times was at University of Oxford and King’s College first to report the news on Twitter, quoting London, Goodspeed was charged with advising the president on the formulation of both domestic and international economic policy. “THE EVENTS OF Goodspeed is the latest of a series of aides who have resigned after the events at the U.S. Capitol, which have been universally YESTERDAY MADE condemned and cited as the fallout of Trump’s refusing to concede and egging on MY POSITION violence. Others who resigned are Melania Trump aide Stephanie Grisham, White House NO LONGER Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews and Mick Mulvaney. TENABLE.” Judd Deere, White House deputy press - Tyler Goodspeed secretary, is another LGBT appointee at the WHITE HOUSE COUNCIL OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS Trump White House. Deere didn’t respond to a request from the Blade to comment on whether he’d resign.

Chris Johnson is Chief Political & White House Reporter for the Washington Blade. Johnson is a member of the White House Correspondents' Association.

1.14.2021 • 9 LGBTQIA BITES BY KENDALL LITTLE IT’S NOT ALWAYS ABOUT THE G ... HERE’S WHAT ELSE IS HAPPENING IN THE LGBTQIA COMMUNITY Transgender T B Bisexual JAMAICA REVEALS NEW BISEXUAL POP STAR LAUNCHES TRANS-INCLUSIVE HEALTHCARE MAKEUP BRAND

“Too many transgender people stay home Want bright, eye-catching makeup that’s and suffer or change who they are to access bound to turn heads? Look no further than public healthcare spaces,” said TransWave Halsey’s makeup brand. Associate Director of Policy and Advocacy “Without Me” singer Halsey, released Renae Green. her own makeup brand called about-face, TransWave Jamaica has created and which is advertised as “multi-dimensional launched the first-ever trans-inclusive makeup for everyone” on the official healthcare strategy in the English-speaking website. Caribbean with support from UNAIDS and The brand includes all types of makeup, the United Nations Population Fund. from lipsticks to eyeshadows. It also offers After a year of research and planning, beauty supplies such as blending tools and TransWave has been able to launch the cosmetic bags. inclusive healthcare so that transgender The singer prides herself not only on Halsey. and gender non-conforming citizens can the quality of the products, but also the Renae Green, Associate Director of Policy, Photo via Halsey, Facebook. utilize it. This way, more people will be able Advocacy and Research at TransWave representation in the brand’s models. to feel safe and comfortable while receiving Jamaica. Photo via Renae Green, LinkedIn. “The zine and e-campaign have white enby models, young models, mature- medical attention. models, Asian models, South East Asian aged models, a literal baby. This campaign The healthcare strategy branches out from options. Right now, it is a five-year plan models, dark-skin models, light-skin is about everyone. About-face is about the traditional cookie-cutter healthcare based upon trans rights in Jamaica. models, hijabi models, gay, lesbian, trans, everyone,” Halsey tweeted.

10 • 1.14.2021 LGBTQIA BITES Q Queer AUSTRALIAN QUEER COUPLE WILL RAISE THEIR CHILD WITHOUT GENDER

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1.14.2021 • 11 NEWS NATIONAL LGBT TRUMP SUPPORTERS TIPTOE AWAY FROM PRESIDENT AFTER US CAPITOL ATTACK Chris Johnson Washington Blade

n the aftermath of the assault on the U.S. Capitol instigated by President Trump, his one-time LGBT supporters are now distancing themselves Ifrom him without outright renouncing their previous support.

Many LGBT Trump supporters didn’t Trump himself. respond to the Washington Blade’s request “While the gay left has had a deranged for comment. Others condemned the obsession with Donald Trump, our violence at the U.S. Capitol, but sought to movement has never been about one man,” artfully distance themselves from Trump Moran said. “We can and will achieve while minimizing their previous support for continued success, with or without Donald him as an incumbent president running for Trump.” re-election in 2020. Moran also side-stepped the issue of what One-time Trump supporters — amid talk should happen with Trump amid talk of of Trump being forced to resign, impeached removing him from office before end of his and removed from office or being stripped presidential term. of the presidency through never-before “President Trump’s last day in office will invoked powers of executive officers under be Jan. 20, when Vice President Biden will the 25th Amendment — wouldn’t commit to be sworn into office,” Moran said. “I don’t supporting any of those outcomes. know what President Trump will do next. Charles Moran, managing director of The Republican Party today, however, is Log Cabin Republicans, transformed, and I think for Jennifer Williams, a New Jersey-based Republican transgender advocate, was among those who condemned the assault on the better.” condemned the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Photo courtesy of Jennifer Williams. the U.S. Capitol as “a dark Chad Felix Greene, who day in the current chapter “THE RIGHT HAS wrote a self-published book a leader, he proved himself to be a threat to the Blade the assault on the U.S. Capitol was of American history,” but ATTRACTED A “Without Context,” disputing everything we built over the last four years “very sad,” but wouldn’t give up his previous compared it to racial unrest each of the LGBT media over his ego,” Greene added. “Pence is the position. of 2020 and said “it brought POPULATION OF watchdog GLAAD’s accounts perfect mirror image of this. Consistent. “My concerns about the validity of the into the new year the PEOPLE THAT of anti-LGBT attacks by Calm. Trustworthy and a man of integrity. election remain,” Innis said. “If the election anger and violence that we Trump, told the Blade the He’s not the face of what MAGA became as was fair, and I hope it was, show us. Why the experienced only recently in THINK ANARCHY assault on the Capitol was an aggressive and passionate movement. He secrecy? If there is nothing to hide, don’t the summer of 2020.” “an act of domestic terrorism reminded us of what good Republican and hide it. However, given yesterday’s events, “That said, the violence AND OBSCENITY and should not be tolerated.” conservative leadership can be.” we will never know the truth about the and un-American acts ARE POLITICAL “The right has attracted Greene said he expects Trump to “leave election. As a result, millions of Americans, committed yesterday by a population of people that office” and “won’t support” him in future me included, will forever doubt the integrity those who stormed the ACTIVISM.” think anarchy and obscenity political efforts, but at the same time doesn’t of the American election process.” Capitol building were are political activism,” back efforts to forcibly remove the president Innis also sought to minimize Trump completely unacceptable - Chad Felix Greene Greene added. “White from office before the end of his term. as a leader of the conservative movement, and those who took part in AUTHOR supremacists, antisemites “Honestly it’s in two weeks,” Greene adding “vanquishing” him “will not change trying to forcefully stop our and other assorted idiots said. “He reluctantly gave a statement on my views, or the views of those millions” democracy from working latched onto the MAGA an orderly exit. I think current efforts at who don’t trust the nation’s leaders and should be identified, arrested, tried and movement because it was rebellious and removing him are political and short-sighted. institutions. punished to the fullest extent of the law,” counter culture and controversial.” We’ve completely forgotten the stimulus and “Trump was nothing but a figurehead of Moran said. “Full stop, no exceptions.” Greene said he lost his respect for Trump vaccine rollout that needs attention. Trump a larger movement, and that movement is Moran said Log Cabin Republicans, which “when he began behaving as a conspiratorial is done. Further political theater seems petty not going to just go away just because Trump endorsed Trump in the 2020 election, voice leading his followers into madness,” and unnecessary to me.” goes away,” Innis said. “If the Democrats, learned from the success it enjoyed in and is now looking to Mike Pence for Dan Innis, a Republican former New including Joe Biden, think that is going to increasing the LGBT vote for the Republican leadership, despite the vice president’s long Hampshire state senator who supported happen, I think they will be surprised.” presidential nominee (according to exit anti-LGBT record. Trump and after the 2020 election said on The distancing from Trump corresponds polls) but said those efforts were never about “While I appreciated [Trump’s] policies as Twitter he wouldn’t accept the results, told to the growing list of administration aides

12 • 1.14.2021 NEWS NATIONAL Celebrating our 11th Smile...and Year on Wilton Drive! resigning in the aftermath of the assault on leaders’ character matters.” the whole the U.S. Capitol. Jennifer Williams, a New Jersey-based Among them was Tyler Goodspeed, who’s Republican transgender advocate who New Patients world gay and was acting-chair of the White House challenged Trump over his supporters using smiles Council of Economic Advisers, who resigned anti-trans campaign tactics that ended up Thursday. “The events of yesterday made my failing in the 2020 election, denounced the back. position no longer tenable,” Goodspeed was assault on the U.S. Capitol. $69 ($312 Value) quoted as saying to the New York Times. “The people who stormed and violently But several other LGBT officials with ties entered the Capitol to disrupt yesterday’s Comprehensive Exam, to Trump had little to say for themselves election certification acted not as Americans, Digital X-Rays & and didn’t respond to the Blade’s request but as vandals to democracy,” Williams said. Cleaning*

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nder the cover of chaos the day after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, the Trump administration has Uofficially nixed regulations barring federal grantees in the Department of Health & Human Services from discriminating against LGBT people, including in adoption services.

HHS went public on Thursday with the final the families who want to provide them with rule, which rescinds regulations implemented loving, safe homes. Rather than prioritizing in the Obama administration barring the best interests of children and families, discrimination among HHS grantees with the Trump administration’s new rule invites respect to sex, religion, sexual orientation taxpayer-funded foster care agencies to Rachel Laser, CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church & State, criticized the regulation in a and gender identity. The change also rescinds discriminate against them.” statement for allowing discrimination in the child welfare system. Photo via YouTube. the Obama-era regulations requiring HHS But the proposed regulation will have far- grantees to “treat as valid the marriages of reaching implications in health services, departmental grants.” nondiscrimination requirements and state same-sex couples.” allowing anti-LGBT discrimination in HHS had already granted an exemption that the department will follow applicable Although Title VI of the Civil Rights Act HIV and STI prevention programs, opioid from the Obama-era rule to South Carolina, Supreme Court decisions in administering of 1964, which governs federal programs, programs, youth homelessness services, which sought to get out of the regulation on its award programs, rather than delineating prohibits discrimination based on race, health professional training and substance- behalf of the Miracle Hill Ministries adoption the specific protected categories from color, or national origin, it doesn’t prohibit use recovery programs. agency. discrimination in the rule or applying two anti-LGBT discrimination, so the regulation The finalization of the rule, first proposed Laser cited the exemption granted to South specific Supreme Court decisions,” the rule allows considerable discrimination in federal in November 2019, was expected. The Carolina and Americans United’s lawsuit says. “If anything, Bostock shows the utility of programs against LGBT people. Office of Management & Budget, which against it in her criticism of the final rule. the Department’s approach in this final rule.” “Given the careful balancing of rights, coordinates the rule-making process among “Discrimination should never be funded The Equality Act, legislation Biden has obligations, and goals in the public-private federal agencies indicated on its website it or supported by our government, but that’s pledged to sign within 100 days after being partnerships in federal grant programs, the had received the proposed rule and it was exactly what this rule does,” Laser said. inaugurated on Jan. 20, would amend department believes it appropriate to impose scheduled to be made final in the lame duck “Families, senior citizens and children could the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to ban anti- only those nondiscrimination requirements session before Trump’s exit. lose protections against discrimination and LGBT discrimination in federal programs required by the Constitution and federal But the Trump administration had already suddenly be turned away from taxpayer- specifically as a form of sex discrimination. statutes applicable to the department’s ceased enforcing the non-discrimination funded programs they need. That includes An HHS spokesperson said in response to grantees,” the federal rule says. components of the Obama-era rule when it people like Americans United client the rule the department “respects the dignity Most prominently, the new regulation proposed the regulation in 2019, arguing the Aimee Maddonna, who was turned away of every human being,” but also “protects and would allow taxpayer-funded child welfare previous administration didn’t go through from helping children in foster care by a enforces the civil rights of all to the fullest services to refuse placement into LGBT the correct rule-making process when it was government-funded agency solely because extent permitted by the laws as written.” families or discriminate against LGBT youth. made final in the eleventh-hour of the Obama Aimee is Catholic — the ‘wrong’ religion “LGBT individuals remain fully protected Religiously affiliated adoption and foster care administration in December 2016. according to an evangelical Protestant agency under civil rights statutes and regulations,” centers have been pushing for this change The Trump-era rule seeks to justify itself by in South Carolina.” the HHS spokesperson said. “If any covered in regulation, including Catholic Social saying the Obama-era regulations aren’t based Although the U.S. Supreme Court decision entity subjects an LGBT individual to Services in Philadelphia, which currently has on statutes and religious-affiliated groups this year Bostock v. Clayton County, which discrimination on the basis protected under a case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court have complained and filed lawsuits over found anti-LGBT discrimination is a form an applicable statutory non-discrimination seeking a First Amendment right to reject meeting those requirements. These groups, of sex discrimination, against anti-LGBT provision, HHS will protect that individual by same-sex couples on religious grounds. HHS noted, assert the policy is unlawful discrimination has widespread implications vigorously enforcing its non-discrimination Rachel Laser, CEO of Americans United under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act across all areas of federal law, the decision statutes and regulations.” for Separation of Church & State, criticized and the First Amendment. doesn’t apply to federal programs, such as The Trump-era rule is set to go into effect the regulation in a statement for allowing “In the statutes establishing certain HHS grants, because Title VI doesn’t bar sex 30 days after the date of publication in the discrimination in the child welfare system. programs and grants, Congress has specified discrimination in federal programs. Federal Register. The White House deferred “The federal government should protect the protected categories with respect to HHS notes the Bostock decision, which to HHS for comment. our country’s most vulnerable people instead which discrimination is prohibited,” the rule hadn’t yet come down when the rule was first of issuing rules that license discrimination,” says. “Congress has not expressly included proposed, in the final text of the regulation. Chris Johnson is Chief Political & White House Laser said. “People should never be turned discrimination on the basis of sexual “Nothing about the Bostock decision Reporter for the Washington Blade. away from the services they need. That is orientation, gender identity, or same-sex undermines the department’s choice Johnson is a member of the White House especially true for children in foster care and marriage status, in any statute applicable to in this final rule to refer to statutory Correspondents' Association.

14 • 1.14.2021 NEWS NATIONAL NEWS STATE WEEKLY TRACKING OF COVID-19 IN SOUTH FLORIDA

Sean McShee

CUMULATIVE KNOWN COVID-19 CASES IN THREECumulative SOUTH Known FLORIDA COVID-19 COUNTIES: Cases in JANUARYThree 6 South THROUGH Florida JANUARY Counties: 12, 2021 January 6 through January 12 Percent Increase in cumulative COVID-19 cases from 1/6 to 1/12 Palm Beach 6.4%, Broward 5.6%, and Miami Dade 5.4% The annual Revolution Party (photo from 2017), which took place again in late 2020, was featured as one of 328,701 331,649 321,555 324,260 326,607 the unsafe gatherings on the Instagram account “Gays Over COVID.” Photo via @revolutionparty, Instagram. 314,742 318,115 PALM SPRINGS 147,944 149,168 150,371 151,524 152,645 144,590 146,201

93,295 MAYOR PUTS CIRCUIT 87,683 88,852 90,058 91,049 91,711 92,542 PARTIERS ON BLAST 1/6 1/7 1/8 1/9 1/10 1/11 1/12 John McDonald Palm Beach Broward Miami-Dade Source Fl DOH Dashboard

Source: Florida DOH Dashboard. s there no shame in those oiled-up from underground events in Los Angeles to bodies? a recent huge gathering in Puerto Vallarta, I Palm Springs Mayor Christy Holstege Mexico where a party boat overloaded with has had enough. The bisexual mayor is gay men sank to the bottom of the ocean. CUMULATIVE KNOWN COVID-19 DEATHS speaking out against the return of circuit party Holstege said she is disappointed and chose IN THREE SOUTH FLORIDA COUNTIES: culture. As COVID-19 continues to speak up to protect her CumulativeCumulative Known Known COVID COVID-19- 19Cases Deaths in in to wreak havoc, particularly in community, many of whom JANUARYThreeThree South 6 South THROUGH Florida Florida Counties:JANUARY Counties: 12, 2021 southern California, Holstege is “WE ALL WANT have lived through the trauma JanuaryJanuary 6 through 6 through January January 12 12 demanding party-goers check TO PARTY LIKE of the HIV pandemic. PercentPercentIncreaseIncrease in cumulative in cumulative COVID COVID-19 cases-19 deaths from 1/6from to 1/61/12 to 1/12 themselves. “I know this is difficult,” PalmPalm Beach Beach 6.4%, 2.7%, Broward Broward 5.6%, 2.5%, and Miamiand Miami Dade Dade 5.4% 4.5% “It’s unacceptable to party IT’S 1999 AND Holstege continued. “We all 328,701 331,649 321,555 324,260 326,607 314,742 318,115 4,365 4,413 4,441 4,452 with the masses during the WE WILL AFTER want to party like it’s 1999 and 4,260 4,297 4,332 height of the pandemic and we will after this pandemic is then travel back to high- THIS PANDEMIC over and our communities are risk communities like Palm IS OVER AND OUR vaccinated. There is light at the Springs,” Holstege wrote in end of the tunnel. Please stay a Facebook post on Friday. COMMUNITIES home to save lives.” “It’s especially problematic ARE VACCINATED.” California, Holstege noted, 147,944 149,168 150,371 1,972151,524 152,645 144,5901,923 146,2011,933 1,943 1,955 1,955 1,975 if you are a privileged white now requires all residents to 1,890 1,928 1,938 - Christy Holstege 1,897 1,903 1,915 1,920 American traveling to a country MAYOR OF PALM SPRINGS quarantine for 10 days upon 93,295 like Mexico when COVID is returning from out-of-state 87,683 88,852 90,058 91,049 91,711 92,542 disproportionately affecting travel. The Golden State has low-income communities and People of the most confirmed COVID cases of any U.S. Color.” state. As of Sunday, there were 2,681,395 An Instagram account titled “Gays Over confirmed cases with 734,405 vaccines COVID” has been documenting the activities administered. Overall, 29,877 Californians 1/6 1/6 1/7 1/7 1/8 1/8 1/9 1/9 1/101/10 1/111/11 1/121/12 of parties that attract large followings of gay have died from the novel coronavirus. Palm Beach Palm Beach BrowardBroward Miami DadeMiami-DadeSource Fl DOH Dashboard men. It’s all there for public consumption: Source Fl DOH Dashboard Source: Florida DOH Dashboard.

1.14.2021 • 15 NEWS LOCAL

OF J.R.’s SNAPSHOTS THE WEEK From your life... into our pages! SFGN takes a special look at a community that is slowly waking up after a long and devastating year. Photos by J.R. Davis

Lillie McCloud from “The X-Factor” poses with promoter Gary Santis at The Manor before taking the stage on New Year’s Eve.

Hottie barmen Taran, Jeff and Omar serving up great drinks at Johnson’s during New Year’s Eve.

Porche and Miss Bouvèé ring in the new year at Matty’s in Wilton Manors.

Mr. Ed Lugo of Ed Lugo Resort looking good at the end of a long holiday season.

16 • 1.14.2021 COMPASS column POINTS PALM BEACH COMPASS LAUNCHES TRANSGENDER ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM Claudia Harrison Chief Communications Officer, Compass

LAST JANUARY, COMPASS ANNOUNCED A GRANT AWARD THAT WOULD BE USED TO START A GROUNDBREAKING NEW PROGRAM CALLED THE TRANSGENDER ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (TEE) PROGRAM. THIS JANUARY, COMPASS IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT THE PROGRAM IS UNDERWAY AND ACCEPTING CLIENTS.

The program’s purpose is to help transgender individuals, particularly trans women, become job-ready through assistance with resumes, wardrobe Photo via PxHere. building, and interview skills. Trans women are far more likely than cisgender attire, as well as feeling safe, respected, individuals to be discriminated against and welcome in the workplace,” explains in the workplace and to be the victims of Jackie Brown, coordinator of the TEE violence. program. “This program offers these Program staff will also work with area women real hope in making the most of businesses interested in being employer themselves, and will connect them to other partners in the program. Becoming resources that they may need, like mental a partner will require undergoing an health therapy, financial assistance, and assessment to determine the business’s other resources crucial to success in the trans-inclusivity in everything from workplace.” company culture, all-gender restrooms, Compass is grateful to its premier types of medical benefits offered, and how sponsors of the TEE program, The Jewish they treat trans-identifying and non-binary Women’s Foundation and most recently, customers and employees. Macy’s. For those businesses who are not yet “JWF believes all women, including able to achieve Compass’ seal of trans- trans women, should be able to live inclusivity, staff will offer trainings for their their lives to the fullest extent and with leadership and employees, and work with dignity,” says Jennifer Kryshka, CEO them to hit the necessary benchmarks to of the Jewish Women’s Foundation become employer partners. of the Greater Palm Beaches. “Trans “Trans women face many challenges in women face disproportionate amounts finding safe, reliable employment — from of discrimination in the workplace and navigating use of their chosen name to a our hope is that the Trans Economic lack of knowledge about appropriate work Empowerment Program will help trans women obtain employment and therefore FOR THOSE BUSINESSES WHO ARE economic security. Every woman deserves the opportunity to be safe and secure.” NOT YET ABLE TO ACHIEVE COMPASS’ SEAL OF TRANS-INCLUSIVITY, STAFF WILL OFFER TRAININGS FOR THEIR THOSE INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYEES, ABOUT THE PROGRAM CAN VISIT OUR AND WORK WITH THEM TO HIT WEBSITE AT COMPASSGLCC.COM/TEE, THE NECESSARY BENCHMARKS TO OR EMAIL JACKIE BROWN, PROGRAM BECOME EMPLOYER PARTNERS. COORDINATOR, AT JACKIEBROWN@ COMPASSGLCC.COM

Compass Community Center’s mission is to engage, empower and enrich the lives of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people and those impacted by HIV and AIDS.

1.14.2021 • 17 CONVICTIONS Jesse’s Journal REQUEERED TALES Jesse Monteagudo

uring this time of COVID-19, when many of us are forced to stay in our homes, we search for books that would entertain and Dinspire us. (“The Decameron” by Giovanni Boccaccio, written during the Bubonic Plague of 1348, is making a comeback.)

As a lifelong lover, collector and reviewer The ReQueered Tales Team consists of of gay books I often buy from online dealers Justene Adamec, Alexander Inglis and Matt like Bolerium Books (bolerium.com), Lubbers-Moore. In the ReQueered Tales arguably the best of its kind. In Blog (requeeredtales.com/ one of their recent emails I was blog) Inglis wrote about thrilled to learn that Canadian “WE ARE HONORED, their efforts to resurrect author Ian Young, still active at HERE AT REQUEERED lost queer literary works, 76, has published a “Supplement” TALES, TO BE especially mysteries: “Forty to his classic work “The Male CUSTODIANS years of gay fiction … has Homosexual in Literature: A been teetering on the brink Bibliography” (second edition, SHEPHERDING BACK of obscurity.” The mission 1982). INTO CIRCULATION of ReQueered Tales is “to After I ordered a copy from SOME OF THE BEST bring back to circulation this Bolerium I learned that both treasure trove of fantastic Young’s “Bibliography” and his GAY AND LESBIAN fiction which, for one reason newly-written “Supplement” were FICTION WRITING.” or another, has fallen by the being published by ReQueered - Alexander Inglis wayside. … We are honored, Tales (requeeredtales.com), a new REQUEERED TEAM MEMBER here at ReQueered Tales, to company whose goal is “to seek be custodians shepherding Matt Lubbers-Moore enjoying his team’s archive at out, obtain rights and republish back into circulation some of ReQueered Tales. Photo via ReQueered Tales, Facebook. LGBTQ fiction which has been out of print,” the best gay and lesbian fiction writing. We Young’s classic reference work being a non- hope to bring many volumes to the public, ReQueered Tales also released three collectors, researchers, libraries, general fiction exception to this rule. in modestly priced, accessible editions, important bibliographies. Two of them, by readers, aficionados, bookstores, and worldwide, over the coming months and Ian Young, I already mentioned. The third devotees of LGBTQ studies.” years.” one, a completely new effort, is “Murder Most ReQueered Tales are available On May 15, 2019, ReQueered Tales and Mayhem: An Annotated Bibliography in print or ebook format and may be released its first book, “Steam” by the late of Gay and Queer Males in Mystery, 1909- purchased through Amazon, Bolerium and Jay B. Laws, a gay horror novel set at the 2018” by RQT’s own Matt Lubbers-Moore. other online outlets. In times like these, height of the AIDS crisis (1990). Since then In this resource Lubbers-Moore nothing helps us forget the problems of the ReQueered Tales has published classic “examines every mystery novel to include a world like a good mystery, especially one mysteries and thrillers by the likes of Jack gay or queer male in the English language that’s LGBT to boot. Dickson, Grant Michaels and Lev Raphael. starting with Conan Doyle’s short story Visit ReQueeredtales.com to see what’s It also resurrected literary classics like “The ‘The Man with the Watches’ … ‘Murder and available, and enjoy this abundance of gay Genius of Desire” by Brian Bouldrey, “The Mayhem’ will prove invaluable for mystery literary riches. Family of Max Desir” by Robert Ferro and the epic “Like People in History” by Felice Picano. Though most of their publications thus far have been written by “old white men” (dead or alive) RQT promises to seek Jesse Monteagudo is a freelance writer and journalist. He has been an and publish books by and about women and active member of South Florida's LGBT community for more than four LGBT People of Color. decades and has served in various community organizations.

18 • 1.14.2021 THE GAZETTE VOLUME 8 • ISSUE 1 JANUARY 14, 2021 Wilton Manors & Oakland Park FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/WMGAZETTE COMMUNITY Peter Jackson To Lead Rebranded Wilton Manors Entertainment Group

By John McDonald

Wilton Manors Entertainment Group which sparked the modern-day gay rights is bringing in a familiar face to lead the movement. organization during strenuous times. Keeping Wilton Manors a gay destination is Peter Jackson, a longtime Wilton Manors the group’s chief mission. businessman, has been appointed WMEG’s “We desperately need to promote Wilton first-ever president. The group announced the Manors as the prime LGBTQ destination that decision in a press release and it is,” said Jeff Sterling, CEO of also revealed a rebranding WMEG, in a press release. “The effort under the title WMEG way to do that is through events Community Marketing and “We that give people a reason to Events. desperately visit as well as through strategic “I am excited by this local and national marketing opportunity,” Jackson said, need to of the people and businesses in a press release dated Dec. that make our Island City so 11. “Promoting the paradise promote Wilton welcoming and special.” that Wilton Manors is to Jackson presently serves as the LGBTQ community far Manors as the vice president of the Wilton and wide is a great objective prime LGBTQ Manors Business Association. and benefits every resident His previous business ventures and business owner. Doing destination include owning a couple of so through multiplatform gyms, a yoga studio and a marketing and fun events that it is.” corporate officer the now- that allow our community defunct Florida Agenda. to come together in a post- - Jeff Sterling “This is a challenging time COVID world makes the job CEO OF WMEG for non-profits as traditional even sweeter.” funding sources evaporate Formed as a non-profit in — but we see this as a time to 2014 to serve in partnership with the city and innovate and grow in new and exciting ways,” its development alliance, WMEG is primarily Jackson said. tasked with operating special events designed In addition to the Stonewall, WMEG to attract visitors and tourists. Its marquee produces three monthly events: Art Walk, event is the Stonewall Pride Parade & Street Vibes on the Drive and Pride Skate Night. Peter Jackson. Photo via Peter Jackson, Facebook. Festival, a tribute to the New York City riots WMG

www.WMGAZETTE.com 1.14.2021 • 19 THE OPINION GAZETTE

And the band played on… January 14, 2021 • Volume 8 • Issue 1 2520 N. Dixie Highway • Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Phone: 954-530-4970 Fax: 954-530-7943 By Sal Torre Publisher • Norm Kent [email protected] Associate publisher / Executive Editor • Jason Parsley This past Saturday night as I drove home [email protected] from work, having finished the evening shift, I was somewhat surprised to see a well-known Copyeditor • Kimberly Swan private club open with parking lots near full Editorial capacity. Many other businesses were equally Art Director • Brendon Lies thriving at this wee hour of the morning. [email protected] Thoughts brought me back to the 1980s when many continued with high-risk behaviors News Editor • John McDonald at bars, bath houses, and nightclubs even as Correspondents the dangers of a new epidemic were starting Christiana Lilly• Sal Torre • James Oaksun to become known. Back then as well as now, Staff Photographers all the warning bells were going off. Reports J.R. Davis • Carina Mask • Steven Shires of the increase in numbers becoming infected, Sales & Marketing the increase in the death count, increase in transmission and yet the band played on … For ad placement in the Wilton Manors Gazette, with many who did not heed the warnings, contact 954-530-4970 who did not want to hear the dire news or to stop having so much fun. Sales Manager • Justin Wyse [email protected] Looks like the band is still playing on today as many people all across the nation are casting Advertising Sales Associate • Edwin Neimann aside similar warnings while heading out and [email protected] about, going to crowded bars, going to the gym, to social events and nightclubs. Not sure how much social distancing and mask wearing Accounting Services by CG Bookkeeping is going on at such clubs, I would think not much, if any. Recent photos in the Sun Sentinel Photo via Pixabay. South Florida Gay News is published weekly. The opinions showing packed nightclubs during New Year’s expressed in columns, stories, and letters to the editor do not weekend along Las Olas, South Beach, Wilton represent the opinions of SFGN, or the Publisher. You should not presume the sexual orientation of individuals based on their

Drive and other regional night spots show the Going out for a night of fun might have to wait Discussions at this week’s City Commission names or pictorial representations. FurthermoreMEMBER the word “gay” in extent of the many who are not engaging in a little bit longer. Bringing the virus into your meeting validated the rising surge locally here SFGN should be interpreted to be inclusive of the entire LGBT community. All of the material/columns that appears in print safe activity. home, your workplace, or to social gatherings in Wilton Manors as well as throughout Florida and online, including articles used in conjunction with the AP, is Back when I was a younger lad, social should be a major concern for us all. Locally, and the nation. While our governor, Ron protected under federal copyright and intellectual property laws, and is jealously guarded by the newspaper. Nothing published distancing was not what I was looking to many are still becoming seriously ill and dying DeSantis, pretends that all is wonderful and may be reprinted in whole or part withoutMEMBER getting written consent do when frequenting such from this pandemic. We all should return to life as usual, many are still from the Publisher, at his law office, at [email protected]. SFGN, as a private corporation, reserves the right to enforce establishments and wearing would like to think that the suffering, becoming infected, spreading the its own standards regarding the suitability of advertising copy, a surgical mask in a nightclub worst is behind us, but I virus and yes, dying in crowded hospitals. With illustrations and photographs. would have been viewed as We would like fear what lies ahead in the Florida’s lax restrictions due to the governor’s AssociatedMEMBER Press having some strange sexual coming months. executive orders limiting local government fetish. Preferred masks back then to think that Hopefully the new control and as people continue to visit Florida were of the leather or rubber administration taking over from colder climates with snow birds arriving variety. the worst is in Washington next week by full flights at area airports, it will not be long will start our nation down till a new variant strain of the coronavirus will All joking aside, as infection MEMBER rates continue to rise drastically behind us, but a different path, one that be identified here in our community as already Copyright © 2021 South Florida Gay News.com, Inc. here in Florida and across the I fear what is ready to deal with this seen in places such as California and Colorado. nation, a surgical mask is a pandemic scientifically Islanders, now is not the time to let our guard must-wear item in the struggle lies ahead in and honestly, unlike the down, we must become even more diligent and against this pandemic and for the failures of the outgoing focused. We need to wear our mask, practice need to protect others as well as the coming administration. social distancing, take precautions and look to ourselves. A national strategy is not get vaccinated as additional supplies become The recent failure to roll out months. too much to expect from available. a strategic vaccination plan our government instead of We have been through so much this past has left many first responders, the ramblings of a president year; we need to be patient and we need to seniors and many of us frustrated with no who told us to inject bleach or to ingest Lysol stay safe. By continuing our efforts to keep idea of when we might be able to receive the disinfectant. As we wait for the cavalry to arrive ourselves, our neighbors, our co-workers and much-needed vaccine. Still months away from in just the nick of time, we must continue to our families safe, we ensure that life in our mass vaccinations, we need to be ever more follow CDC guidelines, social distance, and Island City will continue to be just better here… Remember to wear a mask and practice safe concerned about the rising infection rates. wear our masks. WMG social-distancing. It’s a new year, let’s make it a good one! Photo via Adobe. www.WMGAZETTE.com

20 • 1.14.2021 2 • JANUARY 14, 2021 POLITICS HEALTH Oakland Park Commission Gets Update on Vaccinations By Christiana Lilly

With coronavirus cases tracking at a rate of about 300 new cases per month in Oakland Park, the city commission received an update on vaccines from Holy Cross Hospital during its meeting on Jan. 6. The first meeting of 2021 occurred in the middle of Phase 1 of the vaccination rollout. “This week has been a very big week for the county of Broward and for the hospitals in the area,” said Dr. John Cunha of Holy Cross. “We will be ramping up vaccine distribution greatly this week, and predominantly next week there Carvelle Estriplet. Photo via Carvelle Estriplet, Facebook. will be a huge increase in the number of vaccines given out throughout the county.” For the last three weeks, the state has been in Oakland Park City Manager David Phase 1 of the vaccination process, which gives Hebert. Photo via Twitter. Wilton Manors priority to residents and employees of long-term healthcare facilities and direct frontline care as well as statewide and a significant increase providers. Phase 1B will include non-healthcare nationally,” Oakland Park City Manager David Commissioners Appoint essential workers, first responders, U.S. postal Hebert said of coronavirus cases. “Vaccines are workers, and those who work in manufacturing, on the horizon, they are being distributed … but grocery stores, public transportation, teachers the trend again remains disturbing.” and support staff, and childcare workers. Hebert also noted that a Holiday Park Black Trans Woman To CAAB Phase 1C will go to those 65 to 74 years old, vaccination site will open next week. Oakland those 16 to 64 with medical conditions, and Park has joined up with the cities of Wilton By John McDonald other essential workers. Finally, Phase 2 will Manors and Pompano Beach to assist Fort have mass vaccination clinics. Two vaccines are Lauderdale with the site. currently in use throughout the country: one Wilton Manors Commissioners took a of diversity in governance.” Cunha also addressed frequently asked from Pfizer and another from Moderna. Both questions from commissioners: big step toward fulfilling some of their civic Estriplet said she hoped to be a part of are MRNA vaccines with up to 94% efficacy and engagement diversity goals at Tuesday night’s change and inclusiveness in the city and bring require two doses of the vaccine over a 21- or 28-  Vaccinations are covered. Patients are asked to meeting. fresh views to CAAB. day time period. bring their insurance cards. Those without insurance The commission made The other CAAB appointment Most of the vaccines from Holy Cross may have to pay an administrative fee depending five board appointments, went to Paul Smith, a Black man Hospital have been from Pfizer, Cunha said, and on where they receive their vaccine. including Carvelle Estriplet, a Estriplet said and retired U.S. Army officer they have vaccinated more than 5,000 people.  The current guidelines from the FDA are to have Black trans woman and small and psychotherapist. County data shows that almost 26,500 people patients receive two doses of the vaccine in the business owner. she hoped to Commissioners made three 65 or older have received the vaccine. timeline provided by the drug company. Other “I’m ecstatic,” said Estriplet, appointments to the Budget Vaccination sites have opened throughout countries, such as Scotland, are staggering it to when reached by telephone be a part of Review Advisory Committee. Broward County: Tradewinds Park in Coconut allow more people to be vaccinated. Tuesday night. They are William Hayden, Creek, Vista View Park in Davie, Markham Park in Estriplet owns a Wilton change and Michael Kalb and Van Gosselin. Sunrise, and Central Regional Park in Lauderhill.  The vaccine does not mean the patient is now “in Drive bicycle shop where Vice Mayor Paul Rolli The public can visit browardcovidvaccine.com the clear.” It takes five to six days for your body to she offers repairs, rentals inclusiveness said the city is getting more for an appointment. At the time of this article, start creating proteins to protect your body from the and sales. She was one of qualified applicants for board all appointments were filled. virus, and like any other vaccine, it’s not bulletproof. two appointments to the in the city positions. Commissioners According to the state, as of Jan. 6, the city Community Affairs Advisory voted to eliminate their had 1,988 cases of coronavirus, up from 1,607  Side effects are minimal, such as soreness at the Board. and bring ranking procedure for board on December 6, 2020. Since October, each injection site, headache, or flu-like symptoms for a “As a resident, engaged appointments in favor of a more month has seen about 300 new cases of the day. volunteer and now small fresh views to neutral check mark selection. virus. As for the county, there have been 146,201  Those with serious allergies that can lead to business owner in Wilton “We didn’t feel the rankings cases of coronavirus — 7,586 people have been Manors — Carvelle will be CAAB. served any purpose,” Rolli said. anaphylaxis are encouraged to receive their hospitalized and 1,897 have died. vaccine in a medical setting, such as a hospital. a tremendous asset to our At Rolli’s request, “We have had a recent increase both locally community and CAAB,” wrote commissioners approved a plan WMG Commissioner Chris Caputo in a Facebook to light up city hall on Jan. 19 at 5:30 p.m. in post. “As a proud Black trans woman, I am the colors of red, white and blue to signify a For more information about the coronavirus vaccine, visit certain Carvelle’s unique background, ideas change in administrations in Washington, floridahealthcovid19.gov or contact your doctor. and perspective will demonstrate the benefits D.C. WMG

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1.14.2021 • 21 BUSINESS Wilton Manors Welcomes New Head of Sales By John McDonald

In its quest to diversify and build for the between businesses and community future, Wilton Manors has hired a new stakeholders and had already “hit the ground economic development manager. running” with 25 meetings under his belt. Kimberley Allonce was introduced to the city In Orlando, Allonce managed incentive commission at its Dec. 8 meeting. Allonce, a programs to implement several high-impact native of Haiti, holds a master’s degree in Public projects for the city’s downtown development. Administration from the University of Georgia For Wilton Manors, Allonce’s focus will be and has worked as an economic development on outreach and implementing the city’s Kimberley Allonce. Photo via Facebook. coordinator for the City of Orlando. economic strategic plan, Henderson said. “With the anticipated changes to our land “We are thrilled Kimberley has joined our Haiti’s Episcopal University. He also reviews to the economic development division. Any use and zoning regulations, an important part team,” Henderson said. “His expertise in scholarships for the National Alliance for the appropriation over $20,000 must come back of Kim’s role will be acting as the city salesman, collaborating with residents, businesses, and Advancement of Haitian Professionals. to the city commission for approval, said marketing our city to bring in those developers community stakeholders will help us ramp “Life’s Just Better Here!!!” Allonce posted on Pennie Zuercher, city finance director. to take advantage of the new land use and up our efforts to foster economic growth, Facebook. “I am beyond excited to have joined “I think we need to re-evaluate what our zoning regulations so that we can attract that promote our commercial districts, and attract the ‘Island City.’ I look forward to working priorities are today as opposed to what they high-quality development that we know is new businesses to Wilton Manors.” with the business community to bring were when this budget was approved a year critically important to maintaining vital, Allonce’s ties to Haiti will aid in addressing economic growth to Wilton Manors.” and a half ago,” said Commissioner Mike resilient, sustainable community,” said City the city’s concerns about diversity. He is an Henderson said the salary range for the Bracchi. Manager Leigh Ann Henderson. active volunteer in the Haitian community economic development manager position is The commission begins its budget review Allonce told commissioners he looked where he serves on the board of Edikasyon $64,966 to $97,965. In November, the city’s process with a goals and objectives workshop forward to fostering economic development Ayiti and teaches social welfare policy at general fund was amended to add $13,804 on Feb. 2, 2021. WMG

COMMUNITY Wilton Manors Commissioner Asks For Review of City’s Bridges By John McDonald

How many bridges does an island city claim that is like. Resnick brought up the issue at the to do to see what capital work is necessary responsibility for? end of the Dec. 8 commission meeting. and have staff evaluate the bridges we own,” That’s a question Wilton Manors “We also own a couple of bridges that we Resnick said. Commissioners must consider as the budget are responsible for and with the water that David Archacki, Wilton Manors emergency review process approaches with infrastructure we had in October and November they were management/utilities director, said the city a priority. almost impassable including the Jenada owns half of three other bridges. The South The city’s comprehensive plan notes there Bridge,” Resnick said. Dixie Hwy. & NE 15th Ave. bridges are shared are 16 bridges in the coastal planning area. The Jenada Bridge is located on NW 29th with Fort Lauderdale. The NE 16th Avenue Maintenance is distributed among other Street in the city’s northwestern tip and is part bridge is shared with Oakland Park. municipalities, Broward County, the State of of the only road on and off Jenada Isles. The Archacki said his department receives Florida and Florida East Coast Railroad. bridge spans a canal that connects the North regular inspection reports from the Florida “Bridges are important when the water rises and South forks of the Middle River. It is of Department of Transportation and there are and you’re stuck on an island and can’t get particular interest to Resnick who lives on the no structural deficiencies in the city’s bridges. off,” Commissioner Mike Bracchi said. island. Meanwhile, if there is another extreme Commissioner Gary Resnick knows what “We need to talk about what we’re going weather event, Resnick said there are other options for shelter. “I talked to FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency] in respect to flood The city’s comprehensive plan notes there are 16 bridges A resident enjoys the abundance of water in insurance if there is flooding over a bridge they Wilton Manors. Photo via the City of Wilton in the coastal planning area. will pay for people to stay in hotels until they can Manors, Facebook. get back to reach their houses,” he said. WMG www.WMGAZETTE.com

22 • 1.14.2021 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Wilton Manors Appoints Trans Community Member to Community Board

By Chris Caputo Carvelle Estriplet. Photo credit: Carina Mask. Less than a month ago, SFGN’s coverage of the Wilton Manors City Commission’s desire for its city boards to be more inclusive, explicitly including the trans community in its board diversity policy. As a City Commission, we recognized that one important way to attract a more diverse set of candidates was to explicitly identify the types of diversity we were seeking. On Tuesday, Jan. 12th, the City Commission demonstrated its commitment to diversity on its city boards by appointing Carvelle Estriplet to its Community Affairs Advisory Board (CAAB). The Community Affairs Advisory Board provides a vehicle to maintain a high quality of life through greater citizen participation by providing a conduit for cooperation and communication between the city commission and community, by making recommendations to the commission as appropriate of ideas for community improvement, civic projects and supporting various community events. This is exactly the type of city board that will benefit greatly from diversity. While Carvelle self identifies as a proud Black trans woman, she was hardly Carvelle has a “token” choice to purely address the city’s desire to proven to be attract more diversity to our boards. Carvelle has proven a tremendous to be a tremendous asset to asset to our You can still find her in that our community already as an place today. Her new business, active, engaged community community Carvelle Bikes, just set up shop volunteer as well as a small already as an inside the collective. Carvelle, business owner. During a bike mechanic by trade, her applicant interview at active, engaged opened her new bike repair and Tuesday’s meeting, Carvelle sales store inside the Wilton expressed her desire to work community Collective in hopes of serving with CAAB members to bring volunteer as as a role model for trans youth new ideas and events to the who volunteer at the Collective. city. well as a small “I am grateful honored for As a Lead Director with the businessowner. the opportunity,” remarked Florida LGBTQ Democratic Carvelle on Facebook. Caucus, Carvelle played a As a city, we are grateful for critical role in Get Out The the diverse residents that make Vote activities in our city. You may recognize our city a melting plot and an ideal place to Carvelle from her time volunteering at call home. WMG the LGBTQ Democratic Vote Center which operated in the space which now serves as the — Chris Caputo Wilton Collective. WILTON MANORS CITY COMMISSIONER

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1.14.2021 • 23 CONVICTIONS Editorial Cartoon CONVICTIONS Publisher's Editorial EDITORIAL CARTOON By Mike Luckovich THE CONSTITUTIONAL CALAMITY IN THE CAPITOL A STATEMENT BY SFGN PUBLISHER NORM KENT

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n the Monday after the president of the United States conspired against Othe very government he took an oath to uphold, he is still a free man. He should not be. Last Wednesday, in our nation’s capital, in the very Capitol Building itself, there was an armed attempt to obstruct the duly elected representatives of our nation from discharging their constitutional duties, orchestrated by none other than the president of the United States of America. This violence we witnessed was presidentially engineered to prevent those representatives from certifying an election Pro-Trump protesters during their takeover which will in fact remove him from office, on of the Capitol. Photo credit: CNN. Jan. 20. The president tried to prevent that from abetting a seditious act that led to death and happening by encouraging a gathering crowd destruction. We have his words on video. The to become instead a riotous mob, employing whole world has seen them, and now a jury inflammatory rhetoric to facilitate an armed must rule on them. assault on the Capitol Building. The president knowingly and purposely This was not honorable dissent. The conspired to prevent new and lawfully president is not outside of the government elected leaders from assuming their duties. looking in. He is the government, charged He consciously and intentionally with the responsibility of holding it together, obstructed the peaceful transfer of power not tearing it apart. from one administration to another. His For the first time since 1812, over two actions were insidious. hundred years ago, the nation’s own capitol If the United States had an Attorney building was invaded. What Confederate General who had the courage not to resign, soldiers, Nazis and terrorists were never able he could have indicted the president on to accomplish, President Trump’s followers Thursday, arrested him on Friday and brought did. him before a federal judge on Saturday. Police officers died defending that building. Americans today should be debating Lawfully elected constitutional officers had only whether Donald Trump is entitled to their lives threatened. Democracy itself was a bond while awaiting his criminal trial jeopardized. for insurrection, his impeachment trial The would-be insurrectionists failed. Like notwithstanding. everything else Donald Trump has done these Our nation cannot afford another moment past four years, this effort was marred and or hour, day or week, with him in charge of marked by disorganization and ineptitude. the government he tried to sabotage and But that does not make the attempted acts undermine. He must be arrested at once. any less treasonous or traitorous. They were If there is a protest in Washington this high crimes, constitutionally impeachable. week, it should be 150 million voting Sunday morning talk shows were asking Americans surrounding the White House whether he should be removed from office demanding the president’s immediate before his term is up. removal therefrom. I have a better suggestion. He should be After the outrage of the sitting-president put in jail before his term is up. The President last week, our nation can demand more, but is criminally responsible for aiding and accept nothing less.

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1.14.2021 • 25 CONVICTIONS My Best Gay Self MY FIRST GAY CHRISTMAS Mark Turnipseed

ell, Christmas is over once again. My favorite time of year has come and gone. WThis year felt like a long slow burn of a build- up with high hopes that didn’t necessarily sparkle, but they sure have left a mark for me. In fact, this Christmas may have been the dullest, twinkle of the yearly spectacle I have ever witnessed while also being the most memorable. When this season comes to an end for me it’s always like a main course that I want to savor but I’m also looking forward to… excuse me, longing for, the dessert and the New Year. It’s a brutal conflict. Order another savory steak and lobster tail or delve into the tiramisu? This year, although the main course was just a pile of pandemic non-seasoned quinoa, I really just can’t stop thinking about it because this year was my first Gay Christmas. I grew up in a Southern Baptist family and the word “gay” was never used in any context. I had been gay my whole life, but this year would be my first openly gay EACH OF Christmas with my southern family. On US HAS THE top of that stressor, I had just published my first book, a memoir about recovery ABILITY TO HELP and coming out. From prostituting myself out and BUILD A NEW shooting heroin in a glory hole to Mark Turnipseed with his new memoir, “My Suicide Race.” revealing that I had crushes on my PERSPECTIVE FOR Photo credit: Mark Turnipseed, via Facebook. peewee baseball team, there were lots of THE ONLOOKERS truths being exposed this year. only Christmas “miracle” I’ve seen. respect for all the gay community. Thank you.” As Christmas approached, I longed to OUTSIDE I hand delivered my book to my father I am excited for the new year, but I will always keep my dark secrets safe and buried, and mother and they read it cover to cover remember each moment of this incredibly sweet entrée to continue the entrée of life, but at THE GAY in one sitting while I tossed nervously in of a Christmas. But, I share this message because each of the same time I craved so madly to COMMUNITY. bed. I had already come out to them, but us has a story to share. Each of us has the ability to help have those secrets finally out so I could I hadn’t told the whole story. Surprisingly, build a new perspective for the onlookers outside the step into the delightful treasure of gay however, I didn’t get a lump of coal in my gay community. Each of us has that ability, and I believe dessert. I know most readers understand this feeling stocking when I awoke for Christmas Day festivities. responsibility to share it. and I know now that you have all conquered this only Instead, with tears in their eyes, I got hugs and the For I believe it’s only through our greatest gift, which through exercising tremendous strength. This makes greatest gift a son could receive. With my father in is our heart’s story of how we found our best gay self, me extremely proud to be a part of this community. silent agreement, my mother said, “Mark, you have no that we are going to continue making this world a better Usually, however, after Christmas is over, I take a idea how proud we are of you and we now have a new place. deep breath and say, “Wow, we did it once again.” We put up with all the family, all the dinners, all the presents. We survived all the stress. We have consumed the entire My Best Gay Self is a column by author, speaker, fitness coach and LGBTQ addiction and steak and lobster. But this year is a little different. I have wellness advocate, Mark Turnipseed. He is also the Owner and CEO of Integrity Endurance, more nostalgia than years prior, because this year a true a network of personal trainers with the goal of fighting the opioid crisis through fitness. Visit miracle of Christmas occurred… Come to think of it, the www.markaturnipseed.com or view his Instagram @markaturnipseed to learn more/contact or to find his book “My Suicide Race: Surviving the trauma of addiction, recovery and coming out.”

26 • 1.14.2021 CONVICTIONS Mombian AN OPEN LETTER TO JOE BIDEN FROM A LESBIAN MOM Photo via Adobe. Dana Rudolph

Dear President-elect Biden: friends with same-sex parents and “I know it wouldn’t dawn on them that their friends’ I’m writing you this open letter as you parents should be treated differently.” prepare to take office as president. My son Marriage equality didn’t hinge on these was just a few months too young to vote encounters alone — it was the work of in the last election, but watched it with thousands of people over many years — great concern, for its results would directly but your remarks were a turning point for impact him and his family. Would the next the administration’s willingness to back it administration be one that treated his family publicly. I hope that as president, you will with equality? Would it view families like his continue to champion equality for all families. as part of the rich fabric of American diversity I am encouraged that you have named or as aberrations? two lesbian moms to your administration: I’d like to think he has reason for hope. Karine Jean-Pierre as principal deputy press Since this is an open letter, I’ll recap one secretary and Pili Tobar as deputy White example, though I’m sure you remember: House communications director. And Pete In 2012, you attended a fundraiser held at Buttigieg, whom you nominated as secretary the Los Angeles home of husbands Michael of transportation, was asked during his own service agencies to cite their religious or Equity for LGBT families — and all Lombardo, an HBO executive, presidential run if he and moral beliefs as a reason to discriminate families — goes beyond just child services and Sonny Ward, an architect. his husband might start a against someone; nine of them permit it even and healthcare, however. It extends into As reported by Jo Becker in family while in the White if the agency receives taxpayer money. educational policy, housing, employment the New York Times, political THE MORE House. “I don’t see why Additionally, on Jan. 7, the day after practices, and even foreign policy, for we strategist Chad Griffin (later AMERICANS not,” he replied. Perhaps insurrectionists stormed the capitol, the LGBT families exist around the world. There head of HRC) saw you talking this might happen even as Trump administration finalized a rule that are no areas of your administration that will with the men’s two young WHO THRIVE, he takes on a different role. will allow foster care and adoption agencies, not touch us, for we are woven into the fabric children and was motivated While their work will along with other public health and social of the American people. to ask you your stance on THE STRONGER not revolve around LGBT service organizations receiving taxpayer I hope our voices (broadly speaking, not marriage equality. issues, I hope that their funds, to discriminate against LGBT people just those in your administration) are among According to Becker, you AND BETTER presence will continue and others. LGBT populations are among the the many you will listen to in order to guide responded: “I look at those to remind you that all most vulnerable here. LGBT organizations our country forward. I am not asking you to two beautiful kids. I wish OUR COUNTRY parents and our children are already suing HHS for other recent prioritize LGBT families above any others, but everybody could see this. All deserve equality. Despite discriminatory policies; you could save rather to ensure that your policies include and you got to do is look in the eyes WILL BE AS A the progress made under everyone time and money, while helping protect us equally so that we have the same of those kids. And no one can WHOLE. former President Obama, those in need, by changing these policies as chance to thrive. The more Americans who wonder, no one can wonder that equality has been soon as possible. thrive, the stronger and better our country whether or not they are cared chipped away at during To guide you, the Every Child Deserves a will be as a whole. for and nurtured and loved and reinforced. President Trump’s time in office. Family Campaign, a coalition of LGBT, civil I want the country in which my son reaches And folks, what’s happening is, everybody is Even now, the U.S. Supreme Court is rights, and faith organizations, has released adulthood to be one of equality, justice, and beginning to see it.” considering a case about whether taxpayer- a set of policy recommendations to set us on compassion, not only for LGBT people and You said this at a time when the Obama funded child service agencies can claim the a renewed path towards inclusive, affirming families, but for all. I’m sure that as a parent administration was still officially opposed right, on religious grounds, to discriminate care for LGBT youth and families, People of yourself, you know what it is like to want such to marriage equality. Some thought your against LGBT people, people of different Color, and people with disabilities within good for your children. remarks were a planned “trial balloon” for faiths, and others. This would reduce the the child welfare system. I hope you will take Please be the president our country — and the issue; Becker disagreed, but said that number of otherwise-eligible homes for these recommendations seriously. our country’s children — need. they “inadvertently set off a chain reaction.” children in need and could mean that LGBT Either way, within weeks, former President youth get placed with families that don’t Obama announced his support for marriage support their identities. Dana Rudolph is the founder and publisher of Mombian (mombian.com), a equality, relating that his own daughters had That case aside, 11 states now allow child GLAAD Media Award-winning blog and resource directory for LGBT parents.

1.14.2021 • 27 CONVICTIONS Guest Column SAVING OUR OWN CHILDREN My hometown’s ban on “conversion therapy” for minors was struck down in federal court. Here’s what that means for a slowly healing community.

Matt Nadel

met Chef Eddie when I was 10. At the time, my mom, who was battling Lyme Disease, had just been prescribed a strict Idiet of “nontoxic” foods — wheatgrass, plain quinoa, dark leafy greens — prepared in particular “nontoxic” ways — blended, pressed, heated but never boiled.

My dad, who I’m sure would have loved to stay home to triple-rinse her kale and dehydrate her fruit, was busy working a nine-to-five (which is to say, an eight-thirty-to- seven). So, my parents went looking for culinary assistance, someone who could “meal prep” for my mom in bulk. Chef Eddie was a short, balding Jewish man who would come to our house twice a week in his all-white chef’s garb to stock the fridge with Mom-friendly dishes. Before I noticed anything about Chef Eddie — the way Photo via PxHere. his laugh seemed to escape from his nose rather than his mouth, the way his oversized sleeves folded over grimaces from across conference rooms or anthrax In the late 1970s, Anita Bryant, Florida’s famous citrus his knuckles when his arms hung straight, the way he packages from across town? Will we let them go to church, spokeswoman turned conservative poster child, launched brandished each of his kitchen gizmos (a salad spinner! an or the office, or the neighborhood park? Will we let them a campaign to repeal a newly passed Miami-Dade County apple corer!) like it was a weapon in a Western — before all speak to their families? ordinance that protected gay people from housing and that, I noticed he was gay. I’m from Boca Raton, Florida, the southernmost city employment discrimination. Her strategy was simple: It’s remarkable that I knew. in coastal Palm Beach County, three counties north of smear the gay community ruthlessly. At 10 years old, I hadn’t had any gay teachers or rabbis or the state’s southern tip. There’s a saying in Florida that She bought out pages of newspaper space for ads mentors. I hadn’t read books with gay plotlines or watched the more south you go the more North you get. South that linked homosexuality with anti-Christian and movies with gay characters (unless Wanda Sykes’s “Don’t Florida, then, is not homophobic simply anti-American imagery — perversion, Use Gay As An Insult” commercials count). As far as I in that cliché Southern Protestant way (see molestation, and Communist invasion. After knew, there was only one gay person in the world: me. Alabama), or even that cliché Southern her campaign succeeded, she instigated But when I met Eddie, I knew he was like me. Catholic way (see Louisiana). In South WHEN I WAS similar ballot measures in communities One day, when my mom was at a doctor’s appointment, Florida, Christian moralism comes together across the country, evangelizing the gospel my aunt picked me up from school and dropped me off at with Cuban machismo and Long-Island- A TEENAGER, of homophobia she’d invented and branded home. I was walking from the garage to my bedroom when retiree “fiscal conservatism” to produce a as South Florida’s. She called her movement I heard Eddie in the kitchen on the phone, crying. I could unique brand of homophobia. I WATCHED “Save Our Children.” make out only garbled phrases — tried everything…maybe That brand has its own painful history. And in 2003, when the Supreme Court I’ll never…I won’t go back…won’t go back to conversion In the 1950s and 1960s, a Florida THE U.S. struck down so-called sodomy laws in therapy. legislative committee called the Johns Lawrence v. Texas, the Florida legislature When you’re a gay kid in Florida, before you know Committee undertook a statewide purge of UNDERGO AN decided to keep its now-unenforceable anything about rainbow flags or equal signs or drag gay and lesbian teachers from public schools “Unnatural and Lascivious Act” law on the races with RuPaul, you know it’d probably be better if and universities. Teachers suspected of books. It was a symbol, for the children, you weren’t gay. But that day, when I Googled conversion homosexuality were locked in interrogation LGBT-RIGHTS that gayness ought not be seen as normal. therapy on the desktop in my room, I learned that there’s rooms for hours, deprived of food and water, When I was a teenager, I watched the U.S. an industry devoted to making people like me straight. and forced to out their gay coworkers — RECKONING. undergo an LGBT-rights reckoning. I was 16 all before being fired without severance when the Supreme Court guaranteed the • or apology. The University of South Florida, right in right to same-sex marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges. I was my community’s backyard, was one of the hardest-hit 17 when former President Obama made Stonewall the first Homophobia is a hyperlocal thing. It’s not as simple institutions. The Johns Committee was aggressive, but, national monument to LGBT history. I was 18 when the as hating gays. Homophobes, in fact, have infinite details the legislature argued, rightfully so — because children military began covering gender-confirmation surgeries to arrange: How will we hate gays? Will we send them needed to be protected from the horror of homosexuality. for some transgender service members. To me, these

28 • 1.14.2021 CONVICTIONS Guest Column Enter the mask design contest! were welcome signs that the nation was “BREAKING NEWS: Trump Judges moving past its history of anti-LGBT hate. Strike Down Palm Beach County and But these reforms said nothing about Boca Raton Bans On LGBTQ Conversion my community — its fired gay teachers, Therapy for Minors.” evicted gay tenants, and incarcerated The decision, 2-1, came from the gay lovers, its hyperlocal history of Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, homophobia. As far as I was concerned, the last stop before the U.S. Supreme we still had healing to do. Court. In practice, the decision means That’s why it meant so much when, that so-called conversion therapists in on October 10, 2017, as I pored over a Boca Raton (and in Palm Beach County, psychology textbook in my freshman which passed an ordinance similar to dorm at Yale, I received a breaking-news Boca Raton’s in December 2017) can email from the Palm Beach County Human open shop once again. It means anti- Rights Council: “Boca Raton Enacts conversion-therapy ordinances in more Ordinance Protecting LGBTQ Youth from than 20 other Florida jurisdictions are Discredited ‘Conversion Therapy.’” I read now virtually unenforceable. It means the headline over and over, then found the my community cannot legally take its newly passed ordinance own history into its own online and mouthed it hands. to myself over and over: THE DAY MY When I received this “It shall be unlawful for COMMUNITY PASSED email, I thought of Chef any provider to practice Eddie again. conversion therapy on AN ORDINANCE any individual who is a PROTECTING • minor, Ord. No. 5407.” I thought of Chef Eddie. CHILDREN FROM The work of healing The homophobia is hard, but we chose it. of my community THE CRUELTY OF The day my community has long been framed CONVERSION THERAPY, passed an ordinance around the sacredness WE BEGAN OUR protecting children of children. So, when from the cruelty of WEAR A Boca Raton passed an MOVE PAST YEARS conversion therapy, we ordinance protecting began our move past children from antigay OF HOMOPHOBIC years of homophobic hate, it was calculated COMPLICITY. complicity. We have — an invocation of, chosen to heal because and a response to, our every day that antigay FREAKING particular history of homophobia. Boca “conversion therapists” practice in our Raton’s ordinance said to gay people like community — therapists like Dr. Robert me, “We now recognize the real threat to Otto and Dr. Julie Hamilton, the plaintiffs our children. It isn’t you, your gayness. in the Eleventh-Circuit suit — our It’s the idea that people like you should suicide rate swells and our hate-crime MASK be changed.” count ticks up. We have chosen to heal Conservatives claim to promote local because we believe that shame blights solutions to local problems. That’s why, our neighborhoods and dehumanization according to conservative lawmakers, devalues our homes. We have chosen to Roe v. Wade is a problem — because heal because we refuse to habituate to Show SFGN your best (and safest) side, see individual communities should be violence. allowed to make rules based on their And we have made these choices for yourself in print, and maybe even win a prize individual moral judgements. That’s why ourselves, indulged in the right for which in 2013 the Supreme Court struck down conservatives claim to have fought from ... do you have what it takes to win? Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, which the start — the right to formulate local forced states with troubling histories of solutions to local problems based on voter suppression to get pre-clearance our local moral convictions. But now, First place : $250 before changing voting laws — because conservatives seem to be perturbed. Is it individual communities should be able that our solution happens to be guided by Second Place : $150 to reckon with their own histories of science and grounded in human dignity? discrimination. Or is it the troublesome realization that Third Place : $100 And yet, in late November, phrases like local autonomy and protect conservatives on the federal bench our children can do more than shield in the Southeast U.S. betrayed their under-the-table hate? Indeed, with own local-rule philosophy. I learned power, the people may choose to codify about it in another email from the Palm love. This is what my community tried to Beach County Human Rights Council: do. It’s time conservatives let us. Submit your portrait to [email protected] by January 31

1.14.2021 • 29 CONVICTIONS Off The Wall CRIMINAL INTENT LAST WEEK WAS BAD, BUT LET’S NOT FORGET THE THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN THAT WERE SEPARATED FROM THEIR PARENTS AND LOCKED IN CAGES

Pier Angelo

he last administration has almost destroyed our democracy, damaged our justice system and Tpolarized the country like no other before. It has lied and cheated at will with no accountability. The GOP has caved in to the whims of a 74-year-old vindictive child and his tantrums. The inciting of a mob of white trash to storm the Capitol not withstanding to me personally, Donald Trump’s most infamous decision as president was to systematically separate thousands of WEARING A migrant families at the border. His cruelty and lack of empathy MAKE AMERICA were in effect for months before most Americans saw the living conditions of GREAT AGAIN the children in custody at the epicenter Photo via PxHere. of the policy. HAT WILL NOT NBC News and MSNBC correspondent GLOSS OVER Jacob Soboroff was among the first I would have never imagined that our social, political, religious injustice and hypocrisy. The national television journalists to expose THESE HEINOUS country could sink so low. immediate grounds for their actions are retaliations for the truth of what their lives were like on The country of “In God We Trust” and an action of the United States. the inside after seeing them firsthand. CHARGES. IT IS “God Bless America” is showing its facade Recently we have shown our ugly face without His widely shared reports in June 2018 and a true evil streak. Where are all those shame. We are accused, among other things, of sexism, ignited public scrutiny that contributed CRIMINAL INTENT militant anti-abortion demonstrators? racism, imperialism, institutionalized patriarchy and to the president reversing his own policy IN MY BOOK. They oppose women’s right to abortion slavery, tyranny and exploitation. by Executive Order, and earned Soboroff but they don’t care about living children? Wearing a Make America Great Again hat will not the Cronkite Award for Excellence in How hypocritical is that? They should be gloss over these heinous charges. It is criminal intent Political Broadcast Journalism and the 2019 Hillman marching to the border and demand that those families in my book. We have no option but to plead guilty as Prize for Broadcast Journalism. be reunited immediately. What kind of emotional, members of the human race. In his book, “Separated: Inside an American mental, physical scars will these children carry for the We live in a fallen universe. We have been fools and Tragedy,” Soboroff weaves together his own experience rest of their lives? They will never be normal. fooled for years, all of us with our hopes for a better unexpectedly covering this national issue with other Try and imagine the fear and the pain of being, as society and our idiotic faith that this disgusting political key figures in the drama he met along the way, including a little child, torn away from your mother and father. system and its disgusting politicians would somehow feuding administration officials responsible for tearing What will they become as adults? Will they turn bring this country back to the ideals of the founding apart entire families, and the parents and children against us like many terrorists do? If we look back at fathers. who were caught in the middle. He reveals new and our post-WWII years, we see that terrorists are people After everything I witnessed in the last four years, I exclusive details of how the policy was carried out, and deeply concerned by what they see and experience as have no faith and I have no hope. how its effects are still being felt. Today, there is still not a full accounting of the total number of children the president ripped away from Pier Angelo was born in Italy, moved to England at the age of 17 and learned English at the Nelson School their parents or where they are or how they can all be of English. He attended college and graduate school in Manhattan. In 2009 he founded SFGN with Norm reunited. The exact number may never be known, only Kent. Now he’s retired with his husband Tom and his Affenpinscher Cabbage. He still enjoys writing his that it is estimated in the thousands. column Off The Wall for SFGN.

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PORTRAIT PAINTING GIVES ROB SAUNDERS A SECOND ACT

Marc Gave

f you’ve ever walked along Wilton Drive on the third Saturday evening Iof the month, you may already know Rob Saunders.

Until COVID arrived, you could find his affable presence in a tent lined with oil paintings, pastel and charcoal drawings, and prints mostly of nude or seminude male figures. He hopes to rejoin the Art Walk one of these months. Living in Fort Lauderdale since 2009, spending his time as an artist, has truly been a second act for Saunders. He studied electrical engineering in his native England but didn’t want to work at it. Instead, he joined BBC Radio as a tech and moved over to producing. Through an exchange with NPR in 1975, he found himself in Washington, and after his time there “IT’S was up, he got a job at Physicians Radio Network. He moved to New York with IMPORTANT,” that operation and eventually wound up working for Reuters. SAUNDERS When first in New York, married with kids, Saunders would “escape” once a SAID, “TO week to the Art Students League. “Portrait painting was the only FIND YOUR course open, and it took me about a Rob Saunders posing with his art. year before I got the hang of it,” he PASSION Photo courtesy of Rob Saunders. said. “I thought I could supplement my income by painting portraits, but I ONCE YOU photorealism but interpret the subject but I don’t really market through it; it’s just a showcase discovered I hated doing commissions loosely in a way that viewers can add their for my work. I am, however, starting to use Instagram.” because of having to please the sitter in RETIRE.” own story to the canvas,” he said. “At this Saunders said current COVID restrictions have taken addition to myself.” stage of life, I don’t have a lot of road ahead some of the fun out of making art. Saunders came out in his early forties, left his marital of me. I can’t just evolve organically but have to push “I do miss the Wilton Drive Art Walk and exhibits at home, and eventually divorced. He also stopped myself to try different styles. I enjoy finding out what Broward Art Guild and other places, where I can talk painting for two decades. He remembers saying to I like.” with the people who come by,” he said. himself, “Once I retire, I will take it up again. And that’s Saunders finds his second career very fulfilling. “It’s important,” Saunders said, “to find your passion what I did.” “I don’t do it to make money; I do for its own sake. once you retire.” Through weekly classes with instructor Kirk Nicklas It’s nice when someone buys a painting or appreciates “While you’re working full time, you never really and his own experimenting, he developed a signature it, but that’s not what I’m really about,” he said. “My have time to cultivate a side talent,” he said. “I do style. prices are quite reasonable. By making prints, almost sometimes wonder where I’d be if I had done this all the “Figure drawing or painting is a three-way thing: everybody can afford to own my art. I have a website, way through.” subject, painter, and viewers. The human image immediately draws viewers in. I don’t work in To see more of Saunders’ work visit SaundersArtwork.com and follow him on Instagram at @saundersartwork.

32 • 1.14.2021 LIFESTYLE FOOD

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prefer not to review a restaurant until to six as an appetizer or two as an entrée. It’s it’s been open a few weeks, but Tulio’s, $12, $5-$8 more if you add chicken, steak, Ithe latest place to occupy the corner of or shrimp. Other starter options include Wilton Dr. and 21st. Ct. had folks waiting for chicken lettuce wraps, chicken taquitos, and it to open for months. You’ve got to admire a an unusual ceviche with red sauce. place that has the guts to open in the middle When a place includes a specific dish in of a pandemic. It seems the community its name, you’d very well better try it, so we isn’t worried about venturing out to try both decided to order tacos as our entrée. I the newest place in town. We stopped by selected a chorizo taco, filled to the brim with on a Tuesday night at 6:30 and were lucky spicy pork sausage, onions, and cilantro. An enough to snag the last outdoor al pastor taco came brimming table, soon after opening night. with slow-cooked pork with If Tulio’s operates this CARNE ASADA onions, cilantro, and pineapple. smoothly after only being open ROUNDED OUT Carne asada rounded out my for a couple of weeks, I think trio with tender grilled slices that they’re ready for their MY TRIO WITH of steak topped with pickled close-up, Mr. DeMille. We were TENDER GRILLED onion, pico di gallo, and an greeted warmly the minute we SLICES OF avocado-jalapeno crema. approached the host station. My pescatarian husband was When we requested an outdoor STEAK TOPPED happy to see so many choices table, we were warned there WITH PICKLED for him. Blackened shrimp it: one of the enticements about going to a Mexican food, there’s a vast array of would be a slight lag in service ONION, PICO combined with lettuce and Mexican restaurant is to enjoy the cocktails. domestic and imported brews on tap and in because they had just seated chipotle mayo managed to have At Tulio’s, there are six up-scale versions of bottles and cans. Alcohol-free drink options several tables outside. DI GALLO, AND the shrimp seared yet tender. margaritas in addition to the house blend. include a variety of Mexican sodas (although Our waiter, Tyler, AN AVOCADO- Breaded grouper, adorned with There are also two sangria options. They none were available on that night). approached our table less than JALAPENO CREMA. pickled onions and the same were out of the intriguing Citrus Ginger Folks have been waiting years for a good five minutes later. He pointed avocado-jalapeno crema that concoction on the night of my visit, I might Mexican restaurant to open in Wilton out the QR link for the menu accompanied my carne asada, have to return just to sample that. Manors and Tulio’s seems fit to fill that role. and as we perused the bill of fare on our was delish. The biggest surprise was the For those that prefer beer with their phones we took in the colorful atmosphere. delicious crispy cauliflower with toppings We decided to start with a simple order of similar to the other tacos. Other taco options chips and salsa. I know it’s only $3, but it irks include ground beef, portobello mushroom, HUNGRY FOR MORE?  VISIT SFGN.COM/FOOD! me when places charge for something that chicken, and carnitas. is given gratis at most other places. Still, the A section of the menu labeled “Not chips were crisp and hot, and the salsa fresh. Tacos” showcases a quesadilla, burrito, Rick Karlin is SFGN’s food editor. Another appetizer option is an impressive enchiladas, fajitas, and for those searching Visit SFGN.com/Food to read his previous reviews. Have a culinary tip to platter of nachos; certainly enough for four for something healthy, a kale salad. Let’s face share? Email Rick at [email protected].

1.14.2021 • 33 A&E MUSIC

ONE THEFOR BEST LGBTQ EACH MUSIC OF LETTER 2020

Gregg Shapiro

n more ways than anyone would care to count, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way we live. Near Ithe top of the list are the ways in which we experience music. Live music venues — from concert halls and intimate clubs to festivals and cruises — were hit the hardest and the future of these performance spaces remains uncertain. Fortunately, we still have plenty of recorded music to enjoy while we face the both the promise of a vaccine and the threat of further lockdowns.

Newly out lesbian singer/songwriter Jaime L Wyatt is proof that Nashville’s not what it used to be. There have probably always been LGBTQ folks in Music City, and thanks to Wyatt, that community is becoming increasingly visible. A distinctive performer whose NON-BINARY hard scrabble life has led to sobriety TRANSMASC SINGER/ and the embracing of her queer identity, subjects she addresses on her “Neon SONGWRITER Cartalk. Photo via @cartalkmusic, Facebook. Cross” (New West) album in the songs CARTALK'S DEBUT such “Rattlesnake Girl,” “Make Something singer/songwriters who started and in a space reserved for irresistible pop on “Wrestling” Outta Me” and “Just A Woman.” “PASS LIKE POLLEN” continue to record on their own record and Elliot Smith-like folk on “Something or Nothing,” PLAYS LIKE A HYBRID labels. Her cover of Neil Young’s “Ohio” which feels like finding a radio station so good, you Gay modern rock legend Bob Mould is particularly poignant as 2020 was the don’t want to get out of the car. G is among the hardest working men OF MODERN TWANG 50th anniversary of the shootings at Kent in music, proving that point by AND VINTAGE GRUNGE State. Sage originals including the tango It’s fitting that fiddler and banjo player Jake following up 2019’s aptly titled Sunshine of “Cave,” the subtle twang of “Open The Q Blount, described as “one of the few queer, Rock with the somewhat bluer “Blue WITH A GENERAL Door,” the gorgeous “Atmosphere” and Black voices in Appalachian music” called his Hearts” (Merge). Blue in terms of sexual the experimental rock of the title track album “Spider Tales” (Free Dirt) because the elaborate content (check out “Leather Dreams”) as INDIE ROCK VIBE. are also worth a listen. and beautiful web he spins on it is sure to catch many well as in the liberal political messaging in listeners. A reclamation project, Blount adds a distinctly songs such as “American Crisis,” “Next Generation” and Already on a roll with love from Tegan and Sara, queer perspective to many of these tunes from early- “Heart on my Sleeve,” all delivered in his trademark T non-binary transmasc singer/songwriter Cartalk to-mid 20th century by Josie Miles (“Mad Mama’s crunchy and blazing guitar rock style. aka Chuck Moore released their debut “Pass Blues”), Lucius Smith (“Goodbye, Honey, You Call That Like Pollen” (cartalk.bandcamp.com), which plays like Gone”), Tommy Jarrell (“Boll Weevil”), Manco Sneed Resuming her career after it was briefly a hybrid of modern twang and vintage grunge with a (“Done Gone”), Cuje Bertram (“Blackbird Says to the B sidelined by a health crisis, bisexual singer/ general indie rock vibe. This works well on “Noonday Crow”), as well as a contemporary composition; Judy songwriter Rachael Sage came back better than Devil,” “Las Manos,” “Driveway” and “Sleep” (with a Hyman’s “Beyond This Wall.” Blount’s take on Lead ever, delivering her new album “Character” (MPress). Springsteen reference, no less!). Then, out of nowhere Belly’s “Where Did You Sleep Last Night” is particularly When she sings “I have been through hell and back and (well, somewhere, actually), Cartalk parks themselves dazzling. back again/I was lucky to come out alive” in “Bravery’s On Fire,” the song sizzles with emotion. It’s fitting that Sage covers Ani DiFranco’s “Both Hands” because of Greg Shapiro is an entertainment journalist, whose interviews and reviews run in regional LGBT and mainstream what they have in common — being bi, young, female media outlets. Shapiro is the author of seven books including the 2019 chapbooks, Sunshine State and More Poems About Buildings and Food. Shapiro lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with his husband Rick and their dog Coco.

34 • 1.14.2021 A&E ARTS MORE LOCAL THEATERS, VENUES REOPEN WITH LIVE PERFORMANCES

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ix months ago, Wilton Manors theater producer Ronnie Larsen was the first in the Sregion to offer live shows following Centers for Disease Control and county guidelines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Slowly, other South Florida arts organizations and performing art venues are reopening with socially distanced concerts and productions.

At the Wilton Theater Factory Foundry, Larson is currently offering a production of Robert Chesley’s “Jerker” through Feb. 13. Well Strung is one of the acts that will be performing “Originally produced in 1986 during the socially-distanced outdoor concerts at the Broward height of the AIDS crisis, this play is more Center this winter. Credit: Broward Center. relevant than ever as all of us are currently struggling with how to connect while “Backlot Live” at the Broward Center remaining socially distant and safe,” said seating allows for six feet of physical distance Larsen. “This is one of the most erotic gay plays and tickets are only available in pods of two, I’ve ever put on stage and our fearless, talented four, or six for patron safety. Face coverings and sexy castis totally committed to bringing are required at all times unless actively this story to life in a safe environment.” consuming food and beverages in designated Tickets are $35 at RonnieLarsen.com. Private seating areas. performances are also available. Tickets are $25 — 40 at BrowardCenter.org.

Island City Stage is also mounting its first Celebrating its 10th anniversary season, the theatrical production in months at Wilton Aventura Arts & Cultural Center is reopening Theater Factory with the world premiere of its doors and welcoming back audiences Hannah Manikowski’s “Compensation,” Feb. inside with limited capacity and physically 5 — 14. distanced seating. Masks will also be required The story of a young woman who offers at all times. to serve as a surrogate for a gay male couple The Aventura venue’s lineup includes introduces “a dialogue about the complex “Shades of Bublé: A Three-Man Tribute systems that coerce women into outsourcing to Michael Bublé,” Feb. 20; “America’s Got their bodies for income, the ethical Talent” finalist “Mike Super Magic & Illusion implications of men purchasing access to 2.OH! Show!” March 13; celebrity illusionists those bodies, and the profound yearning for The Edwards Twins, March 20; Broadway family that drives these people to entangle superstar Telly Leung, March 21; and Lucie themselves in these systems in the first place,” Arnaz, April 11. according to promotional materials. Tickets are $25 — 75 at AventuraCenter.org. Tickets are $35 at IslandCityStage.org. This show will also be available for online The Arsht Center in Miami is offering live, streaming, Feb. 19 — 28. socially distanced outdoor concerts on its Thomson Plaza stage. The performances The Broward Center constructed an include new artists for the center’s Jazz Roots outdoor stage in the downtown Fort on the Plaza concert series and a fresh lineup Lauderdale complex’s back parking lot and of Miami-based artists for the Live on the will offer a series of concerts and comedy acts Plaza series. beginning on Jan. 22 with “Saturday Night The lineup includes Lemon City Trio, Jan. Live” alum and film actor Rob Schneider. Led 29; “America’s Got Talent” semifinalist Yoli Zeppelin and Eagles cover bands will perform Mayor, Feb. 5; Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Feb. 12; live on Feb. 20 and 27. The popular LGBT and Trinidad-born vocalist Keba & the Usual string quartet Well Strung will return to South Suspects, Feb. 19. Florida on March 13. Tickets are $15 — 25 at ArshtCenter.org.

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