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'moonlight' first lGb film to Take home best picture Oscar

(EDGE) "Moonlight" will be part of fi lm black and gay in Miami. It chronicles his history, going down as part of one of the struggles with identity, masculinity and most unbelievable upsets in the Oscars family. race for Best Picture (it shockingly beat "Congratulations to 'Moonlight' on out "La La Land," which was predicted its well-deserved win for Best Picture," to come out on top)- especially given the GLAAD president and CEO Sarah gaff e that went along with its victory. Kate Ellis said in a statement. "Film is But LGBTQ media group GLAAD is our largest cultural export and must also hailing the "Moonlight" win as the represent the full diversity of the people fi rst LGBTQ fi lm to score Best Picture at who make up this country. This sends a the ceremony, Entertainment Weekly strong message to the fi lm industry that points out. it needs to embrace inclusive stories "Moonlight" is a coming-of-age story if it wants to remain competitive and The Los Angeles Film Critics Association has honored "Moonlight" as about a young boy growing up poor, relevant." its best picture of 2016, cementing the independent movie's stature as an awards-season frontrunner. Photo Credit: A24

who spoke with her said she got in a car with a man who often referred to as House Bill 2, also excludes gender identity CRIME allegedly shot her. WLS-TV reports police said the suspect, who and sexual orientation from statewide antidiscrimination fl ed the scene in a red car, had dreadlocks and was wearing a protections. rans Woman shot and killed in chicago black hoodie. But Barber stressed the boycott would also pressure the neighborhood Friends have been memorializing Collier on social media. Republican-controlled legislature over eff orts to limit the new T(EDGE) A transgender woman of color was shot and killed According to Mic.com, Collier's death marks the fourth Democratic governor's power as well as ongoing legal battles in the Chicago neighborhood of Englewood Tuesday morning, reported homicide of a transgender woman this year. over voting rights and how electoral districts are drawn. police told local news station WLS-TV. "What has happened in North Carolina makes this state a battleground ... for the soul of America," said Barber, who has Initial reports, including reports from authorities, NATIONAL misgendered the victim as male but friends later identifi ed her drawn thousands to rallies protesting conservative policies in as 24-year-old Keke Collier. recent years. Police responded to a call of gun shots around 6:14 a.m. last aacp urges north carolina boycott Over Tuesday and found the victim lying in the street with wounds conservative laws SPORTS in the chest, arm and hand, authorities told the news station. n(AP) The NAACP urged religious conferences, athletic events Collier was sent to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced and musicians on Friday to avoid North Carolina as part of a rizona Recruit to be first Openly Gay dead. national boycott protesting the state's conservative policies The founder and director of trans justice organization TNTJ including a law limiting LGBT protections. ascholarship player Project, LaSaia Wade, said Collier also went by the name Tiara It was the fi rst step in a national boycott that could expand (AP) University of Arizona recruit My-King Johnson is set to Richmond, according to Mic.com. to include other economic and tourism measures, according become the fi rst active openly gay scholarship player in major- Collier's friend Shasha Lauren told the website witnesses to a resolution approved by the group's national board. The college football history. organization stopped short of telling its members to cease all "I do feel like when I say that (I'm gay), it can put a target on travel and spending in the state - which has been a component my back. But whatever," Johnson told The Arizona Daily Star for of previous boycotts elsewhere. a story Saturday. "Right now in the state of North Carolina we have children — The 6-foot-4, 225-pound defensive end starred at Tempe Dear God, children! — who are being imperiled, who face the High School. He signed with the home-state Wildcats after prospect of being bullied as a consequence of politicians using verbally committing to Pac-12 Conference rival UCLA. them as political pawns while we talk about bathrooms," said The Daily Star said Johnson said he was gay to Arizona the NAACP's national president Cornell Brooks. defensive line coach Vincent Amey during the recruiting His comments come two days after Republican President process. Johnson said Amey replied that "we want you to be a Donald Trump's administration rescinded federal guidance Wildcat." Now 17, Johnson said he was 12 when he came out to that public schools nationwide should allow transgender his friends and family. students to use restrooms that match their gender identity. Former Missouri defensive end Michael Sam announced he The Rev. William Barber, who leads the state's NAACP was gay in February 2014, about a month after completing his chapter, proposed the boycott late last year after a deal fell college career. Kyle Kurdziolek, a linebacker at NAIA program apart to repeal the North Carolina law known best for requiring St. Francis (Illinois) told OutSports this month he's gay. Chip transgender people to use restrooms in many public buildings Sarafi n, a walk-on off ensive lineman at Arizona State at the Keke Collier. corresponding to the sex on their birth certifi cate. The law, time, told Compete magazine in the summer of 2014 that he's gay.

4 • 3.1.2017 NEWS national Republicans Will be punished if They Repeal ObamacaRe, says Rep. lOis fRankel

Chris Persaud More than 100 Obamacare supporters rallied Saturday at Currie Park in West Palm Beach. Rallies were planned after Feb. 11, at the urging of Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.). Photo: Chris Persaud.

hen Renee Thornton had cancer, she did not know how she could Wafford the steep medical bills without the Affordable Care Act. She shared her story with a crowd of Obamacare supporters Saturday afternoon. “The ACA paid out three hundred thousand dollars to save my life,” she told more than 100 ACA supporters at Currie Park in West Palm Beach. “I don’t know enough to get into the details of the ACA. All I know is what it brought to my house: peace of mind. It gave my husband enough to take care of me — physically, mentally and emotionally.” “Thanks Obama!” yelled Mark Beaumont, a Jupiter sign-maker who is part of Palm Beach Indivisibles, which hosted the pro-ACA rally. This protest was part of nationwide rallies called upon by Senators Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to defend the health insurance law. Democratic Congresswoman Lois Frankel urged the crowd to resist the agenda of Republican President Donald Trump and his party. “Do not let right- White House. But members of the left- with a majority of Americans who have an go back to what we had,” she said. “The wing authoritarians take over,” she said. wing Indivisible movement are crashing opinion on it, polls show. industry doesn’t exist.” Republicans command the majority in the public meetings of Republican legislators Former health insurance manager Health insurance companies drastically House of Representatives and the Senate. demanding they oppose repealing Amanda Kopacz fiercely defendedchanged after Obamacare passed. They When asked what Obamacare. Obamacare before Frankel spoke. She offered policies to people more prone to Democrats in those But Democrats passed attacked what is known of Republicans’ become ill, expecting the healthy to be chambers can do to the ACA despite Tea replacement plan for the ACA. “Their plan forced to buy insurance to help pay for block Obamacare repeal, “I worked Party protests. When is health savings accounts,” she said. “I them. Trump in January signed an executive Frankel said it was up to asked if ACA supporters worked in health insurance. Health savings order allowing the head of the Department “the people.” “It’s loud In health should worry about the accounts do not work.” of Health and Human Services to choose voices like this” who Insurance. GOP repealing the health She later explained in an interview what how strongly to enforce a law mandating demand their Republican law despite Indivisible she has seen in her time managing health many adults to buy health insurance. members of Congress to health protests, Frankel had a insurance as a human resources manager. Kopacz said she started getting involved oppose repeal. warning for Republicans. Workers can put money from their in anti-Trump activism when she went Members of the right- savIngs “Democrats had paychecks into these accounts before tax to the Palm Beach Gardens office of wing Tea Party movement [nearly] sixty seats, and is taken out, but it is not enough for most Republican Senator Marco Rubio and asked in 2009 and 2010 accounts Republicans remember people, she said. “Most people might have for a meeting. She wanted to ask him for protested Congressional that,” she said, referring around two thousand dollars in them. But details on the GOP’s ACA replacement. She Democrats’ public do not to how the Democrats most people don’t have enough money in got no reply. When she posted on Facebook meetings, demanding lost the House in the 2010 them, for say, a one hundred and twenty- about this, more people started coming they vote against the work.” election, and continually five thousand dollar emergency,” she with her each Tuesday to that office. Unlike Affordable Care Act. That - Amanda Kopacz lost Senate seats until explained. other Floridian Republican members of was when Democrats held they became a minority While Kopacz acknowledged that Congress, Rubio has yet to hold a town hall majorities in both houses in that chamber after insurance policyholders have felt pain meeting. of Congress. the 2014 elections. “Any Republican who from rising premiums under the ACA, she Kopacz still goes to Rubio’s office, though Now the situation is reversed. votes to repeal will be punished at the wants Congress to reform the law instead she said she hopes Palm Beach Indivisibles Republicans hold Congress and the polls,” Frankel warned. The ACA is popular of scrapping it. “Even if we repeal, we can’t picks up the cause.

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emocratic Congresswoman Lois Frankel plans to attend a town hall hosted by local Dliberal group Palm Beach Indivisibles. The town hall is scheduled Monday, March 6 from 6 to 8 p.m.at Compass Community Center at 201 North Dixie Highway in Lake Worth. Frankel represents Florida’s 21st Congressional district, which covers most of Palm Beach County -- western Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Lake Worth, and downtown/ midterm elections. The guide explains how to eastern West Palm Beach. She was mayor of find other people fed up with Trump and the ciTRix Gives TO pulse vicTims West Palm Beach from 2003 to 2011. She won Republicans, how to organize an Indivisible John McDonald her first Congressional election in 2012, and has group, and how to pressure local members of been in the House of Representatives ever since, Congress. consistently winning around 60 percent of the Liberals following the Indivisible Guide vote in her heavily-Democratic district. have stormed Republican town hall meetings, nside the corporate offices of Citrix, Proyecto Somos Orlando, LGBTQ Alliance, Palm Beach Indivisibles is part of the larger jeering and booing senators and representatives. various groups assisting victims of the Equality Florida Institute, National Center for Indivisible movement, a left-wing movement Freshman Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL-18) faced a IPulse Nightclub massacre were presented Victims of Crime and the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual that started after President Donald Trump was furious crowd of around 500 on Friday in Fort donations. and Transgender Community Center of South elected last year. At its heart is the Indivisible Pierce. The Indivisible chapters of Palm Beach In his pitch, Marco Antonio Quiroga asked for Florida. Guide, written by anonymous authors claiming County and Martin and Saint Lucie counties help. More than 90 percent of the Pulse victims be former Congressional staff members. organized that event. On February 21, two “My call to action to all of you is very simple,” have been identified as Latin and LGBT, said Indivisible Guide instructs readers how to Florida Republican Congressmen, Dennis Ross said Antonio Quiroga, program director for Antonio Quiroga. The tragedy, he said, also copy the success of the right-wing Tea Party of Lakeland and Daniel Webster of Clermont, Contigo Fund. “Don’t forget us.” exposed many gaps in community needs. movement, which successfully organized and left their town halls early when enraged crowds With the year anniversary of the Pulse “Those gaps were only exasperated by elected extreme conservatives in the 2010 showed up. tragedy just months away, Antonio Quiroga said Pulse for these marginalized individuals,” said the healing process remains difficult. Antonio Quiroga. “Remember this journey that individuals are QLatinX is seeking to help those on the on is going to be a long one,” Antonio Quiroga margins. Christopher Cuevas, QLatinX said. “And the challenges that marginalized executive director, addressed those concerns people are facing in these very particularly at the Citrix event. Cuevas' delivery was soft challenging moments that we’re living in… in spoken and personal. our country, I hope you will keep this message “I am a child of undocumented immigrants, in your heart that you please don’t forget the farm workers, individuals who have been individuals who are going to need this support victims of so much animosity recently and far into the future.” historically,” Cuevas said. “I am a queer person The Contigo Fund was launched last year of color and I wear those identities on my sleeve to provide on the ground relief in Orlando for because it is so important to honor ourselves, those still coping with the Pulse massacre as our most authentic identities and live our most well as to honor the victims. Contigo translates authentic truths.” “With You.” Our Fund, a South Florida LGBT QLatinX, Cuevas said, is an organization that philanthropic organization, manages Contigo’s believes in inclusion and welcomes those who $1.5 million dollar budget. are gender non-conforming. The organization “Whenever I come to this building, I am formed, Cuevas said, so queer and transgender always really inspired by your philanthropy people of color could have a place to go to receive and your looking out for your neighbor,” said services. Discrimination, language barriers and Our Fund Chief Executive Officer David Jobin a fear of deportation had previously sent many at Thursday’s check presentation held at Citrix’s into the shadows, Cuevas said. Fort Lauderdale offices on Cypress Creek Road. “Following the Pulse shooting, our “This is really a wonderful workspace.” organization was not an organization, we were Following the Pulse tragedy, Citrix employees a group of strangers,” Cuevas said. “Individuals raised $49,110 for an Orlando Victims Fund. who came from the same lived experience, That money was then directed to eight Orlando who were undocumented, who were children based organizations. of immigrants, who grew up in the labor fields “Citrix takes corporate citizenship so and the farm fields, newly arrived from Puerto seriously,” said Lee Rubin, a senior manager in Rico or had been living in this country for a very Citrix’s global reference programs department. long time and had strong rooted connections to Organizations in Citrix’s Orlando Victims the community and to their cultural and ethnic Fund are: Two Spirits Health Service, QLatinX, identities.”

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3.1.2017 • 11 NEWS palm beach fuRiOus cROWd sTORms cOnGRessman bRian masT’s TOWn hall Chris Persaud

reshman Congressman Brian Mast (R- FL-18) wanted his first in-person town Fhall meeting to be an hour-and-a-half focused on veterans’ issues. Instead, he got an angry crowd of almost 500 grilling him on a range of issues Friday afternoon. Issues like the GOP’s plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act, defunding Planned Parenthood, the environment, President Donald Trump’s anti-Muslim travel ban, the proposed border U.S.-Mexico border wall, x and veterans’ issues. This has been typical of other Republican lawmakers’ town halls, where enraged crowds demand their representative oppose the GOP and its leader, President Donald Trump. On Tuesday, two Central Florida Republican Congressman got so upset at their town halls’ jeering crowds that they left early. Dennis Ross of Lakeland snuck out Around 500 people showed up to Representative Brian Mast's (R-FL-18) first in-person town hall meeting at the Havert L. Fenn Center in Fort Pierce on Friday. Many opposed the platform of President Donald Trump and the Republicans. Photo: Chris Persaud. the back door at an angry town hall. Daniel Webster of Clermont left an hour early without taking questions. Most cheered when veterans commented maintaining Trump’s wall each year. medicine stopped working, or I can’t afford Mast did not run or hide. on veteran-specific issues — usually about “So here are the two reasons I come to them.” Medicare has no cap on how much He stood on stage at the Havert L. their awful experiences with the Department that conclusion specifically. When you look it can supplement the insurance Miller gets Fenn Center in Fort Pierce and took it all. of Veterans’ Affairs or how tough it is to find at money spent [on border security], it is a from work. She is worried that Republicans’ Demands that he support investigating help. The crowd usually cheered after Mast dollar-saving measure—” repeal of ACA will mean Medicare will spend Russian interference with addressed those concerns. “BOO! BOOOOO! IS HE SERIOUS?!” less on her supplement. The ACA covers 12.7 the Presidential election. But for the most part, Mast “And here’s the second reason,” Mast million people. Demands that he reveal got booed and jeered when he continued, “The advantage of a wall is that At one point, Mast argued with Lake how the GOP will replace “doesn’t matter tried to explain or defend his it does not discriminate against anybody. It Worth resident Melissa Stiehler, regional Obamacare without positions. enforces the law—” coordinator for Planned Parenthood of Palm leaving them uninsured. what you Justine Somers, a Port Saint “BOOO! DID HE REALLY SAY THAT?!” Beach and the Treasure Coast. Demands that he explain say, you are Lucie homemaker, asked her Somers was not a fan of what her Stiehler said a friend of hers could not find why he voted to allow coal Congressman, “Do you accept representative said. “I was disappointed by work because she has Crohn’s disease. She is mines to pollute rivers. destabIlIzIng the U.S. taxpayer paying up his answer. I’m surprised he was direct,” she seven months pregnant and has a three-year- Complaints about the front to build the wall? And said. old son. “She is not eligible to get disability,” Department of Veterans’ [the market] by that is a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ question,” More Mexicans have been leaving America Stiehler said, adding that her friend used Affairs. Demands that talkIng about she said, referring to Trump’s than entering it, Pew Research found in 2015. Planned Parenthood to find medical care he oppose defunding biggest promise, to build a wall Another of Mast’s constituents, Ann Miller she could afford before she got a plan under Planned Parenthood. It wIthout a along the U.S.-Mexico border. of suburban West Palm Beach, urged Mast Obamacare. For four hours straight, plan.” Mast joked, “I’m a not to gut Obamacare. Without the ACA, “What would be your Mast calmly replied to Congressman. You should “I am a dead woman walking,” she said. advice to her?” Stiehler demanded. questions and comments - Ann Miller know we don’t answer ‘yes’ Miller has had recurring breast cancer, Mast, who said his mother has Crohn’s, from more than 50 people WESt pALM bEACh or ‘no.’ So let’s talk about the costing her $200,000 in medical bills, she replied, “The options are plentiful.” — answering some, rESidENt wall for a sec—” but the crowd said. “I’m a good Republican,” she continued, Stiehler shot back, “It’s not true. The other dodging others, and was not having it. “Answer the “I take care of myself. I pay my taxes. When clinics have already said to her, ‘No, we can’t arguing with one. Most question!” people yelled, “Yes you’re monkeying around with healthcare carry that weight.” of the audience opposed the Congressional or no!” without a plan” a lot of people are put at Mast dodged the question. “I am in favor GOP’s platform. But some Mast supporters Mast continued, “Number one, a wall has risk. “Doesn’t matter what you say, you are of the Hyde Amendment,” he said, referring asked their Congressman a question or gave my full support on the southern border—” destabilizing [the market] by talking about it to a law passed in 1976 that bans the federal a positive comment. “BOO! NO,” the crowd snapped back, without a plan.” government from paying for abortions. Mast, a 36-year-old Afghanistan war although a handful cheered Mast. He said Miller ended her comment on a cryptic Crowd members yelled, “What’s abortion got veteran, lost his legs when a roadside bomb border security already costs the federal note. “I will send you a picture of myself to do with that?!” in Kandahar destroyed them in 2010. He uses government $11 billion a year, but gave no every three months,” she said, “And when Stiehler was not having it. “That’s been prosthetic legs to get around. estimate about the cost of building and I stop sending pictures, You’ll know my over since the seventies,” she said.

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Mast said, “I’ve heard that three percent the Department of Veterans Affairs — he’s on of Planned Parenthood [services] are for their health care, unlike most other members abortions. That’s still three hundred thousand of Congress, he said. a year.” That set the crowd off. “BOOOOO,” Mast was booed for his vote to repeal a they yelled. rule banning coal companies from dumping When Stiehler got back to her seat, she said debris in rivers, but he justified by saying laws she was dissatisfied with Mast. “He answered already exist on federal and state level to stop with a non-answer,” she complained, “He’s that. Similar reason he voted against a bill putting politics over progress.” Mast wants known as HJ Res 36, he said. to cut all federal spending on Planned That bill allows drilling operations to pollute Parenthood. On Tuesday about 50 of his more by relaxing federal regulation meant to constituents went to his Port Saint Lucie limit methane gas byproduct from drilling. office to urge him against this. Mast said he voted against it since there were A pro-Planned Parenthood constituent, no other federal or state-level regulations Terri Walden of Port Saint Lucie, at one point similar to it. For that, he was cheered. said, “There is affordable healthcare all along, The Congressman was also cheered when it’s called Planned Parenthood,” she said, “I he promised to open an office in the West hope you will not defund it.” She added her Palm Beach Veterans Affairs buiding. hope that Mast would oppose spending tax Mast met Wednesday with 10 members of money on privately-run charter schools. Mast anti-Trump group Palm Beach Indivisibles. did not indicate he would obey her wish. Mark Beaumont, a sign maker and Indivisibles The most emotional moment came from member from Jupiter, organized the meeting. Peter Hesford, a tall army veteran wearing a Mast’s opinion on Syrian refugees surprised shirt reading “Iraq war veteran against the war.” Beaumont. He wrote that the gist of what Mast Throughout the town hall, he could not said was “100,000 Syrians fled into Jordan and contain his anger at the Trump administration. have the potential to become terrorists and He and an elderly Cuban Trump-supporting they did not have the fortitude to stay and woman would argue, to the chagrin of fight for their country, why should we help surrounding audience members. them?” Mast denied saying that. He said he But when Hasden stepped up to the mic, told them “I am not willing to let my fellow his voice grew hoarse and started crackling servicemen stand in front of [refugees] but I as his eyes welled up. “I find that one way we will ask them to stand alongside them.” can take care of our veterans—” he breathed Beaumont invited Mast to speak at a “—is we can stop making combat veterans,” Saturday protest against repealing the he yelled. “I think about what we were part Affordable Care Act. The rally is scheduled to of — torture — and I am so scared by this take place from noon to 3 p.m. in Currie Park at nationalist fascist who wants to destroy my 2400 North Flagler Drive in West Palm Beach. country!” By this point, Mast had walked Mast’s district covers Saint Lucie and down the stage with his prosthetic legs to hug Martin counties, as well as northeastern Palm Hasden, veteran to veteran. Beach county. One angry woman in the audience looked Around one in nine adults in Mast’s district at the moment and screamed, “Fake news!” are military veterans, compared to one in 12 Another yelled back at her, “He’s an Iraq nationally, Census data shows. veteran and you’re gonna call him fake news?!” Six out of ten veterans voted for Donald Hasden fought in Iraq in 1997 against Trump, the New York Times reported. Saddam Hussein, who was committing Mast endorsed Trump during the 2016 genocide against the Kurds. Hasden said he campaign. Unlike some Republicans, he never lives in Oregon, but went to high school in withdrew his endorsement, even after video Jensen Beach, where he was visiting his father. footage revealed in October showed Trump Mast spent four hours at a town hall bragging about sexually assaulting women. originally scheduled for 90 minutes. He Mast represents Florida’s 18th spent much of that time getting booed when Congressional district, which is not solidly bringing up the repeal of Obamacare, states Republican or Democrat. Before the freshman rights, his tepid support for auditing Trump, Congressman won the seat in November, it his anti-abortion rights stance. But he was was held by Democrat Patrick Murphy for two cheered when he promised veterans he terms. Before that, Tea Party Republican Allen would investigate their complaints against West held it.

“there Is affordable healthcare all along, It’s called planned parenthood. I hope you wIll not defund It.” - terri Walden pOrt SAiNt LuCiE rESidENt

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(SFGN) The miniseries “When We Rise” Diane Jones (played by Fiona Dourif and (SFGN) Oregon Governor Kate Brown Gov. Kate Brown. Flickr. debuted Monday night and documents LGBT Rachel Griffi ths) a Registered Nurse, pioneered signed an executive order expanding state Alexander history after Stonewall with a focus on San the “San Francisco” model of HIV care in the protections for immigrants and Muslims, U.S. Gustavo. Francisco. Four nights cover roughly one 1980s, and eventually married Roma Guy. UnCut reports. Oregon state law prevents decade each, from the 1970s to the early Sally Gearhart (played by Carrie Preston) law enforcement from using state resources 2010s. News and blog site AutoStraddle, worked with Harvey Milk to defeat California's to investigate or arrest undocumented highlights nine lesbian and transgender Proposition 6. In addition to her LGBT immigrants. Brown’s order now extends that activists portrayed in the miniseries: activism, she wrote queer Science Fiction restriction to include all state agencies and Roma Guy (played by Emily Skeggs novels including “The Wanderground” and employees. The law also bans agencies from and Mary Louise Parker), women’s health “The Kanshou: Book.” discriminating against people based on their advocate, Advisory Board member of the fi rst Bobbie Jean Baker (played by Jazz immigration status, and bans agencies from national Lesbian Health & Research Center, Mum) was active in the Bay Area religious using state resources to keep any registry of Cecilia Chung (played by Ivory Aquino), an and nonprofi t communities in the early people based upon religion -- eff ectively giving activist and advocate for improving healthcare ‘90s. An ordained minister she served at Oregon “sanctuary state” status. access and treatment for trans people, people several ministries including Transcending Immigration and Customs Enforcement of color, and people who are HIV-positive. Transgender Ministries and performed with offi cials will still be able to operate in the “The president’s recent executive orders that Pat Norman (played by Whoopi Goldberg), the Transcendence Gospel Choir. state, but without local government support. divide and discriminate do not refl ect the values advocate for people with AIDS, the LGBT, and Bishop Yvette Flunder (played by Phylicia Oregon is the fi rst state to issue such an enshrined in the U.S. Constitution or the principles African-American communities. Rashad), also an ordained minister, gospel order, but U.S. Uncut reports that other states we stand for as Oregonians or Americans,” Brown Del Martin (played by Rosie O’Donnell) & recording artist, speaker and published author, including California, Massachusetts, Colorado, said prior to signing the order. “I want to make it Phyllis Lyon (played by Maddie Corman) worked to serve the HIV/AIDS communities New York and Maryland are considering very clear that here in Oregon, where thousands Founded the fi rst lesbian socio-political as well as African-American and LGBT similar legislation, and estimates that there have fought for and demanded equality, where organization, Daughter of Bilitis in 1955. Forty communities, among her vast contributions. 300 sanctuary cities across the country and millions have put down roots and become integral years later, they became delegates to the When We Rise premiered Monday night, 150,000 undocumented immigrants living in to our economy and our culture: We will not retreat.” White House Conference on Aging. 2/27, at 9 p.m. on ABC. Oregon.

14 • 3.1.2017 LGbtQiA bites continued T Transgender DOWNTOWN TRans sisTeR Of inauGuRaTiOn sinGeR Wins inJuncTiOn in baThROOm laWsuiT ELEVATED (SFGN) Jackie Evancho received national recognition when she sang at Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony. Now she and her transgender sister Juliet, have a message they’d like the administration to hear, the Washington Post reports.

@realDonaldTrump u gave me the honor 2 sing at your inauguration. Pls give me & my sis the honor 2 meet with u 2 talk Juliet (left) and #transgender rghts. — jackie evancho (@jackieevancho) February 23, 2017 Jackie Evancho. Facebok. Juliet Evancho, 18, is one of several transgender students with cases challenging students, saying that the bathroom restrictions schools on their public accommodation policies. violate Title IX guidelines for equal protection. Evancho is one of three students suing her “This is wonderful news and a tremendous Pennsylvania school district after being barred relief that we can now use the bathroom without from using the girls’ restroom. The students feeling isolated and humiliated,” Elissa Ridenour, won a small victory Monday when the court one of the student-plaintiff s said in a statement. ruled that they be allowed to use the restrooms “The past months have been incredibly stressful, corresponding with their gender identities until and this was all so unnecessary. There was no a fi nal decision is made in the case. Attorneys problem before, and we are confi dent there will from Lambda Legal are representing the be no problem now.”

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3.1.2017 • 15 NEWS key west NEWS national Photo: Jefferson Starship. RepORT: scOOTeR RideR aTTacks Gay men in key WesT John McDonald

olice in Key West are investigating an incident of harassment that occurred Pin the early morning hours last Thursday. The Miami Herald reports two men were taunted, called gay slurs and intimidated by an individual on a scooter. The men, identified by the Herald as Kevin Seymour, JeffeRsOn sTaRship sinGeR TO dOnaTe 38, and Kevin Paul Taylor, 49, told police the scooter rider called them “faggots and a slew chick-fil-a eaRninGs TOWaRd lGbT GROup of other anti-gay remarks.” The scooter rider attempted to justify his Brittany Ferrendi behavior by dropping the President’s name. “You live in Trump country now,” the suspect allegedly said, adding “I bet you n ad agency approached Jefferson bringing 'God’s judgment' upon the faggots voted for that bitch Hillary.” According to the Herald, the incident took Starship Singer Grace Slick to nation.” The men were on bicycles at the time of place at 1221 Duval Street. Taylor, the Herald Ause her group’s song “Nothing’s Slick is taking all of the money earned the incident and eyewitnesses told police the reports, posted on his Facebook page that he Gonna Stop Us Now” for a Chick-fil-A from licensing her single and donating it scooter rider struck Seymour’s tire, knocking and Seymour were “victims of a hate crime.” commercial. The faith-based company to Lambda Legal, a national civil rights him to the ground. The suspect is described SFGN contacted the Key West Police “pisses (her) off” because of their anti- organization dedicated to the LGBT as a white male in his late 30s with a southern Department Monday morning. Detectives LGBT history, but she agreed — with a community and people living with HIV. dialect. The scooter, or moped, is described declined to comment, stating the case was catch. “Instead of them replacing my song as a black Eclipse. still open. “I firmly believe that men should be with someone else's and losing this able to marry men, and women women,” opportunity to strike back at anti-LGBTQ she told Forbes. “I am passionately against forces, I decided to spend the cash in anyone who would try to suppress this direct opposition to 'Check'-fil-A’s causes basic human right. So my first thought – and to make a public example of them, when ‘Chick’-fil-A came to me was, ‘F**k too.” no!’” The singer was also aware that people “But then I decided, ‘F**k yes.’” may see this explanation as an attempt to Slick noted specific examples of the “cover (her) ass” for “allowing a company company’s past in opposing same-sex whose practices many find morally marriage. objectionable to use Starship’s music.” “The Georgia-based company “From the moment I agreed to license has a well-documented history of the song, I knew I wanted to set an funding organizations, through their example for other artists. I wanted to tell philanthropic foundation WinShape, that them, ‘Your art will survive and thrive. are against gay marriage. In interviews, Do not let it be used by companies who CEO Dan T. Cathy has critiqued gay- support intolerance. Don’t be afraid to rights supporters who 'have the audacity take a stand. You’re an artist; that’s what to define marriage' and said they are we do.’”

16 • 3.1.2017 NEWS local Photo: J.R. Davis. chubs RebRand, head fOR Ramada inn John McDonald

ebranded, rested and ready, another gay men’s group is heading to the Ramada RInn this weekend. Formerly known as “Chubs in Paradise” the group now goes by the name “CCBoy.” Group spokesman David Dilts said the acronym stands for “Chubs, Chasers, Bears, Older, Younger.” “It’s a broad community and we would like to provide an occasion where everyone The event is from March 2-5 and Rumors is included and if someone didn’t prefer to Bar & Grill in Wilton Manors has stepped up to pRide fORT laudeRdale declaRes identify himself as a ‘Chub’ it is ok,” said Dilts. assist with sponsorship as well as host a “belly The group is entering its 10th year and contest.” making its second trip to the Ramada Inn This is the second gay men’s group to beach mOve a success Oakland Park Fort Lauderdale. Dilts said the take over the Ramada for a weekend aff air. More than 40,000 attend; largest crowd in history of event Ramada has fully welcomed his group which Last month, A Celebration of Friends held has had issues of fat shaming by other hotels its January Jamboree at the hotel, raising John McDonald in the past. thousands of dollars for local non-profi ts. “We want chubby guys, hirsute gentlemen, elders or young guys who enjoy the company MORe INFO: ens of thousands of people showed up “She performed like she really wanted to be of any of those folks to feel welcome,” Dilts on the beach for Pride Fort Lauderdale’s here,” Martorell said. said. “In the same spirit, we lowered the www.ccboy-ftl.com Tevent on Sunday, exceeding Naturally, there were a few “hiccups,” price of registration and pool party tickets so www.wyndhamhotels.com/ramada income level would not limit participation expectations for the new venue. In fact so Martorell said. Traffi c was heavy slowing the www.rumorsbarwiltonmanors.com either.” many showed up, the crowd threatened to shuttle service to a crawl. The bars, likewise, overwhelm organizers – the bars ran out of were overwhelmed by the throngs of people, liquor twice and shuttle service slowed to a dressed in beach wear and swim suits. crawl. “We underestimated attendance,” Despite those minor problems most people Martorell admitted. “We ran out of liquor declared the event a tremendous success. twice and we have to make the event easier to The crowd ended up being the largest in the get to. No one likes sitting in traffi c.” festival’s 40-year history. Martorell said volunteers from nine “People really enjoyed the diff erent Pride organizations venue and the concept of "that’s what from across America assisted what we went for,” said Miik with the Fort Lauderdale Martorell, president of Pride prIde Is about. production. Fort Lauderdale. workIng “That’s what Pride is about,” The annual LGBT celebration together Martorell said. “Working moved from its previous together and being proud of location in Holiday Park to and beIng who we are and where we come the beach where vendors, proud of who from.” organizations and entertainers we are and Other performers throughout gathered to show their rainbow the day included disco-era DJ colors. Because it was a free where we Wendy Hunt, country singer Ty and non-ticketed event, crowd come from.” Herndon, “America’s Got Talent” estimates were hard to fi gure. fi nalist Brian Justin Crum and Organizer’s though believe more - Miik Martorell local transgender teen activist than 40,000 showed up. Jazz Jennings, star of TLC’s “I The destination, Martorell said, drove the Am Jazz.” masses. Pride Fort Lauderdale did not take place “The concert was to create an event in 2016 with the last festival being held that you can’t get anywhere in the world,” in October of 2015, after several setbacks Martorell said. that delayed the event. This year the event “We have incredible beaches and amazing returned to its traditional February schedule. weather.” Organizers are already looking ahead. Of the entertainers, Martorell said Erika “Next year will be bigger and even better,” Jayne out did herself. Martorell said.

See photos of pride Fort Lauderdale on pages 24 and 25.

3.1.2017 • 17 NEWS national NEWS state demOcRaTs pick peReZ TO chaiR paRTy Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. John McDonald

emocrats chose a new leader in Atlanta Saturday in the fi rst step to Dhealing a bitterly divided party. Tom Perez, former U.S. Secretary of Labor, was elected chairman of the Democratic National Committee. Perez, 55, narrowly Credit: CNN. defeated U.S. Congressman Keith Ellison of Minnesota on a second ballot vote. Tom Perez. “I have no doubt in my mind it was the flORida RespOnds TO TRump admin right thing to happen,” said Ken Evans, state Buttigieg identifies as a gay man. committeeman for the Broward Democratic Ellison was backed by the party’s liberal sTance On TiTle ix and TRans sTudenTs Executive Committee. wing, which includes diehard supporters Evans attended the Atlanta meeting and of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. After the Broward and Miami-Dade School Boards will continue to include cast his ballot for Perez. He said he had election, Ellison promised to work with Perez gender identity in protections several sit-down meetings and conversations on a 50-state strategy to make Democrats Jillian Melero with Perez. Those interactions, Evans said, competitive again. assured him Perez was the right choice. “It was a sincere embrace, there was nothing “He knows how to run a big organization,” phony about it,” Evans said. “I think they’ll Evans said. split the job and we have two great leaders.” eb 22 the Trump administration “Family is Everything,” with LGBT-rights Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend, U.S. President Donald J. Trump monitored announced its decision to rescind Title group SAVE Miami in May 2016. Rodrigo, 30 Indiana, made a late surge in the voting, the proceedings in Atlanta, tweeting “The FIX protections against discrimination came out as transgender while in college. but eventually withdrew setting up a clash race for the DNC Chairman, was, of course, for transgender students in public schools. Broward County public schools do allow between Perez and Ellison supporters. totally “rigged.” Bernie’s guy, like Bernie Previous Title IX guidelines, issued by the students to use public accommodations “I don’t vote for someone just because himself, never had a chance. Clinton Obama administration, included gender corresponding to a student's gender they are gay,” said Evans, who, like demanded Perez!” identity as a protected status, drawing identity. Broward Superintendent Robert criticism from civil rights activists, and Runcie said the school board will continue some members of the Republican Party. to uphold this policy, in a briefi ng. “We have “This lamentable decision can lead to a moral obligation and a responsibility to Celebrating our hostile treatment of transgender students protect all students from discrimination, 7th Year on and studies have shown that bullying bullying and harassment,” Runcie said. Wilton Drive! and harassment can be detrimental to Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Gimenez Your smile the emotional and physical well-being of made similar statements, the Miami New Patients teenagers,” Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Miami Herald reports, saying the county would should leave Republican Rep. said in a statement. continue with protections in place since a great Ros-Lehtinen and Colorado Democratic 2014. “We are an inclusive community, and impression! Rep. Jared Polis introduced the Student Non have policies in place to protect our LGBT $69 Discrimination Act, prohibiting schools residents.” ($295 Value) from discriminating against students based More than 100 protesters gathered in Fort on sexual orientation or gender identity, in Lauderdale Friday night to march in support Comprehensive 2015. Ros-Lehtinen, her husband Dexter of transgender rights including protections Exam, Lehtinen, a former U.S. attorney, and and services for the health and safety of Digital X-Rays & their transgender son Rodrigo launched a transwomen of color, who are frequently Cleaning* bilingual campaign for transgender rights, the victims of violence.

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3.1.2017 • 19 NEWS title ix TRump adminisTRaTiOn divided On TRansGendeR pROTecTiOns

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he Trump administration has Lead counsel for Grimm and ACLU rescinded Title IX protections for Senior Staff Attorney Joshua Block ttransgender students issued by responded: the Obama administration last year. The decision comes one day after Alabama “While it’s disappointing to see the Trump Senator Jeff Sessions was sworn in as administration revoke the guidance, the administration cannot change what Title IX Attorney General to head the Justice means. When it decided to hear Gavin Grimm’s Department. case, the Supreme Court said it would decide The decision also comes ahead of which interpretation of Title IX is correct, without the pending Supreme Court Case, taking any administration’s guidance into consideration. We’re confi dent that the law is on Gavin Grimm vs. Gloucester County Gavin’s side and he will prevail just as he did in School Board, regarding the rights of the Fourth Circuit.” transgender students in public schools to use the restroom or locker room facilities According to reports from the New associated with the gender with which York Times, newly appointed Education they identify. Secretary Betsy DeVos, was reluctant in A letter from the US Departments going along with the decision. In her own of Justice and Education, Civil Rights letter, DeVos said the administration has Divisions issued Feb. 22 states: “a responsibility to protect every student in America and ensure that they have Governor Mike Pence of Indiana and U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions of Alabama These guidance documents take the position the freedom to learn and thrive in a safe that the prohibitions on discrimination “on speaking to supporters at an immigration policy speech hosted by Donald Trump the basis of sex” in Title IX of the Education and trusted environment. This is not at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, Flickr. Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) require access merely a federal mandate, but a moral to sex-segregated facilities based on gender obligation no individual, school, district Opponents of the Obama administration’s American Civil Liberties Union LGBT identity. These guidance documents do not, or state can abdicate. At my direction, decision argue that the issue should not Project Director James Esseks responded: however, contain extensive legal analysis or explain how the position is consistent with the the Department's Offi ce for Civil Rights have been a federal matter. express language of Title IX, nor did they undergo remains committed to investigating all The protections were challenged by Revoking the guidance shows that the any formal public process. claims of discrimination, bullying and Texas Attorney General Ken Patton who president’s promise to protect LGBT rights was This interpretation has given rise to signifi cant harassment against those who are most just empty rhetoric. But the bottom line is that sued, successfully, to pass a nationwide this does not undo legal protections for trans litigation regarding school restrooms and locker vulnerable in our schools.” rooms. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth injunction to keep federal agencies from students, and school districts can and must Circuit concluded that the term “sex” in the In May 2016, the Obama administration taking action against public schools not continue to protect them and all students from regulations is ambiguous and deferred to what the had expanded and clarifi ed their position adhering to the guidelines. discrimination. School districts that recognize that court characterized as the “novel” interpretation on Title IX protections in the “Dear should continue doing the right thing; for the rest, The Justice Department under the we’ll see them in court. We will continue to fi ght advanced in the guidance. By contrast, a federal Colleague” letter on Transgender Students. Obama administration challenged the district court in Texas held that the term “sex” for the rights and dignity of transgender youth, unambiguously refers to biological sex and A letter from then Education Secretary lawsuit and arguments were scheduled especially now that the Trump administration has that, in any event, the guidance was “legislative John B. King Jr. read: to be heard in February, CNN reports. decided to turn its back on them. and substantive” and thus formal rulemaking But now, under the guidance of Attorney should have occurred prior to the adoption of “No student should ever have to go General Sessions, the Justice Department Under the Obama administration, the any such policy. In August of 2016, the Texas through the experience of feeling unwelcome has dropped its challenge, deferring instead DOJ sued North Carolina over its “bathroom court preliminarily enjoined enforcement of the at school or on a college campus…This interpretation, and that nationwide injunction has to states’ guidance on the issue. bill” HB2, which restricts restroom use by guidance further clarifi es what we’ve not been overturned. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer transgender individuals to correspond said repeatedly — that gender identity is In addition, the Departments believe that, affi rmed this stance saying, "The president with that of their assigned gender. North in this context, there must be due regard for protected under Title IX. Educators want to Carolina has lost contracts with several do the right thing for students, and many has made it clear throughout the campaign the primary role of the States and local school businesses and athletic organizations districts in establishing educational policy. have reached out to us for guidance on that he's a fi rm believer in states' rights In these circumstances, the Department of how to follow the law. We must ensure that and that certain issues like this are not best over the issue. States including Texas, Education and the Department of Justice have our young people know that whoever they dealt with at the federal level." Colorado, New Hampshire and others have decided to withdraw and rescind the above- are or wherever they come from, they have But civil rights activists say the issue considered or are considering similar laws, referenced guidance documents in order to NPR reports. further and more completely consider the legal the opportunity to get a great education in will endanger transgender students, and issues involved. The Departments thus will not an environment free from discrimination, further weaken the federal government’s Gavin Grimm’s case will be heard by the rely on the views expressed within them. harassment and violence.” position on civil rights. Supreme Court on March 28.

20 • 3.1.2017 NEWS white house watch TWinks4TRump cReaTOR GeTs WhiTe hOuse access Credit: Twinks4Trump. John McDonald

oodbye Milo, Hello Lucian. Yes, there’s a new gay supervillain on Gthe scene – one who is White House credentialed. Lucian B. Wintrich, the mastermind behind last year’s Twinks4Trump art project, has landed a real gig amongst the White House press corps. Wintrich reports for the Gateway Pundit, a political website that appears to lean right. Wintrich, 28, uses his Twitter account “I’m coming at this from a background in to spar with other writers, often deploying political policy and political philosophy, as Trump-style tactics with labels such as “loser” opposed to coming at it from a background and “failing.” from pure journalism, where you are just Last week, Wintrich took aim at “Asher reporting on it,” Wintrich told NBC News. “So Wilde” who he said was making sexual I do think in some ways I’m a little bit more advances via texts. Wintrich subsequently qualifi ed than a lot of journalists.” posted the texts on Twitter. Gateway Pundit founder Jim Hoft tweeted “Asher Wilde is shit posting about me/calling pictures of himself and Wintrich in the White me a nazi today because I refuse to sleep with House Press Room. In one photo, the duo fl ash ugly ppl (him) … I guess that’s American 2017.” a hand signal associated with Pepe the frog. The Twinks4Trump art project fi rst grabbed The Anti-Defamation League has designated attention with young slender male models Pepe the frog as a hate symbol. posed in Make America Great Again hats.

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here are few things more rewarding in life Park. We even had a petting zoo and pony rides, than watching a plant blossom. not exactly LGBT centric festivities. T Just two years ago, Pride Fort Lauderdale Pride Fort Lauderdale had risen from the was as dead as a doornail. Before I salute the ashes to respectability, but we did not exactly individual who brought it back to life, let me light any fires. Still, we paid all our bills. share with you some history. It’s all available Nevertheless, the time was ripe for an infusion online at SFGN.com, but here is the generic and of new blood. After a contentious meeting, abridged version. reported about here at SFGN, our board elected At the time, Fort Lauderdale’s Pride South to dissolve and start anew in 2016. I wrote two Florida group was led by someone who was articles in SFGN encouraging new voices and self-immolating, covering up inner turmoil and leaders to come forward and work towards a angry feuds. His dictatorial methods alienated beachside pride. the membership, and its directors diminished to One person who was always there however, a hollow few. devoted to making Pride work again, was Miik SFGN was given leads, and wrote about Martorell, even planning the entertainment the rift and wrongs at PSF. We exposed the while reaching into his own pocket. As I stepped challenges and calamities they were facing, aside, he stepped up. Did he ever. You saw the discovering that on top of owing back taxes, results last weekend. The festival was a tribute Pride Fort Lauderdale had also lost its tax- to his perseverance and persistence, devotion know how many volunteers you need to pull Last weekend altered that algorithm. exempt status with the IRS. and dedication. an event like this off. A common misconception is that at these Unfortunately, its leadership was not open Before its reorganization, Pride Fort Everyone who came to the event this past festivals the bars are making a lot of money. about anything. We relied on trustworthy Lauderdale had one goal, and that was to partner weekend recognized instantly it was a hit. In fact, Not so. They are donating their time, staff, sources who leaked the truth to a free press. with Sunny.org, the Greater Fort Lauderdale it was a victim of its own success. The technical and sometimes alcohol. The alcohol sales Worse, our local gay city commissioner joined in Chamber of Commerce, in order host a pride and internal problems everyone encountered is are donations to Pride Fort Lauderdale. The the cover up, claiming this was on the beach. This effort because the sum became greater than all its parts. bartenders get to keep the tips only. The event an ‘internal matter’ for the pride would require a year of No one is psychic, but neither party planners nor needs an engineer but it requires a community. group. Nonsense. planning, organization, and the city administrators planned for the crowds An annual donation alone does not get you a It sure was not ‘internal’ when we dIdn’t relationship building. This that came and conquered the beach. For a first- 501 c 3 exemption. There are other barometers it was discovered that the former always have effort would be Herculean, time event, the numbers were staggering. the IRS measures. However, with the financial Pride South Florida director had and Miik rose to the Yes, of course I know about all the operational success last weekend it will be so much easier to embezzled $48,000 from the a beach to go occasion. problems the group encountered on the day of meet those standards. They will be met because group. He was in jail for theft. to, or a place Miik Martorell had to the festival. A few years ago, I lived them myself. Miik Martorell’s vision became the community’s It sure was not internal when we could induce city staffers and But please, cut them some slack, a lot in fact. reality. His focus and fortitude would not be the IRS was threatening to lien commissioners to allow They were victims of their own success. They denied, and the festival he dreamed of became the bank account of your public call home. the public beach to be shut were blown away, overwhelmed, if you will, the start of a new annual LGBTQ celebration in pride group. Pride South Florida beach partIes down for a private event. He by your participation and response to their greater Fort Lauderdale. was imploding from within. had to undertake meetings campaign. More people showed up than anyone Look, I am not going to tell you that all our A small nucleus of devoted may be self- with police, zoning officers, ever imagined. civil rights will be won by people running civic leaders came to me and Indulgent, but traffic regulators, and even Yes, bar stations ran out of liquor. Parking was around the beach in skimpy bathing suits or asked if I could do more than state officials who own nowhere to be found. Traffic on the beach was dancing to DJ’s spinning music. But greater Fort criticize. They asked if I could lgbt amerIca State Road A1A. It was a unbearable. The water taxi took forever. Uber Lauderdale deserves the annual acclamation for contribute. I agreed to see if I has endured time-consuming task just rides took 45 minutes. The smell from portable being a same-sex centric community. It does not could help recover and retain much over internally. potties became toxic. The dance stage was not need to be Miami Beach’s second sister. the organization’s legal status. At the same time, Miik big enough. The lines were too long at the food Watch the series about the birth of the gay Not quite sure how I wound up many years. had to find time from his booths, and some of those vendors were ripping civil rights movement now airing on network becoming chair, but the legal own employment as a DJ off customers left and right. Deal with it. They television, ‘When We Rise.’ We didn’t always part I could handle. and full time printer to will do better next year. have a beach to go to, or a place we could call My law office appealed the IRS ruling and recruit members to help run a festival. He also On a more significant issue, one of the home. Beach parties may be self-indulgent, requested an abatement of Pride’s back taxes. wanted to do it better than he had ever seen ways Pride Fort Lauderdale won back our tax but LGBT America has endured much over After some anxious months, we won on both it done before. He was fierce and passionate exemption two years ago was our ability to show many years. There is another wrong with self- counts. about it. the IRS that Pride Fort Lauderdale annually affirmation and saluting who we are. After a series of delays, the small coalition On his own dime, Miik travelled across this underwrote charitable causes. Each year, Thanks to Miik Martorell, Pride Fort of individuals who remained in the group country to a score of pride events to see what after the festival ends, the board of directors Lauderdale now has a fresh look, along with a rebranded the organization. other cities were doing. He met leaders from a got together and gave out grants to other singular identity of its own. Congratulations to The newly reorganized group held on and host of Interpride organizations, and partnered community service organizations to fund their him, his volunteers, and the team he assembled. organized a modest family festival in October of with them, inviting them here to be part of last needs. Unfortunately, the last two festivals did Celebrate your achievement and work towards a 2015 to commemorate gay marriage in Holiday week’s festival on the beach. You just don’t not provide the finances and income to do that. better tomorrow.

22 • 3.1.2017 SpOrtS hockey eveRy sinGle nhl Team is sellinG lGbT pRide shiRTs Brittany Ferrendi

n a continuing eff ort to promote hockey — and the League's global infl uence The Hockey is for Everyone month inclusivity, the National Hockey League — to drive positive social change and foster was created as a part of a “longstanding Iis bringing pride to the forefront. more inclusive communities,” the NHL commitment to diversity and inclusion in As a continuation of the NHL’s Hockey writes on the store page. “We support any hockey” and began with the NHL appointing is for Everyone month, the league is selling teammate, coach or fan who brings heart, one member of each team as a You Can Play pride shirts for all 30 teams. The gray men’s energy and passion to the rink.” ambassador. These ambassadors serve as Alongside LGBT inclusion, the month T-shirts feature the logo of each team in For some teams, the LGBT pride shirts support and are meant to promote inclusion promotes inclusion regardless of gender, rainbow colors. are top sellers. Each T-shirt is $23.99 and of diversity in the community and among ethnicity, disability, socioeconomic status “Hockey is for Everyone uses the game of available on the NHL website. their teams. and more.

3.1.2017 • 23 LiFEStYLE photos PRIDe FORT LAUDeRDALe On Feb. 26, 2017, the beach came to life with Fort Lauderdale's most successful pride yet. The free festival went from noon to 8 p.m. and featured guests such as Erika Jayne, Brian Justin Crum, and Jazz Jennings.

J.R. Davis

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CROWD BReAKS ReCORDS FOR PRIDe FORT LAUDeRDALe Jazz Jennings. More than 40,000 attend festival!

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3.1.2017 • 25 ConviCtions mombian maRRiaGe eQualiTy dOesn’T eQual leGal bliss

Dana Rudolph

ebruary, despite being the shortest Lambda Legal and South Carolina Equality. month, is often a hard one. Where In her ruling February 15, Judge Mary Geiger FI live, any day might be a snow day, Lewis wrote that the state’s action violates with my son home from school and the their rights under the 14th Amendment and sidewalks needing to be shoveled. The their “fundamental right to marriage and usual routine of laundry and groceries and other protected liberties.” dinner doesn’t stop. In recent weeks, too, I This decision makes me hopeful for the have been distracted by the news stories of outcome of another case that could have a government chipping away at the rights even greater visibility. The National Center of LGBTQ people, immigrants, and others. for Lesbian Rights last week appealed to the How not to be overwhelmed by it all? Here U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to overturn are some of stories about LGBTQ families an Arkansas Supreme Court decision that making February just a bit warmer. denied same-sex parents the right to be on A U.S. District Court in South Carolina their children’s birth certifi cates. has ruled that it is unconstitutional for the To assist, Family Equality Council is state to refuse to put same-sex spouses preparing a “Voices of Children” amicus on their children’s birth certifi cates. The brief, seeking stories from older or adult plaintiff s, Casy and Jacqueline Carson, are a children of same-sex parents in any state lesbian couple who married who have or had birth in Washington, D.C., certifi cates without both before their home state of grantees have same-sex parents listed. genders.” While the case is about his right adoption grant program." South Carolina recognized They prepared a similar to use a restroom without undue burden, Since 2007, they have awarded 208 grants marriage for same-sex Included same- brief for the winning it could also have a broader impact. As the of $500 to $15,000, for a total of more couples. When Jacqueline federal marriage equality ACLU noted in its blog last October, “Gavin’s than $1.8 million dollars, to those seeking gave birth, they indicated seX and sIngle cases in years past; seeing case, and the so-called restroom debates to complete an adoption after their home on hospital forms that they parents as well them do so again gives me more broadly, are about much more than study. Grantees have included same-sex were married, but then hope. (If you would like to just restrooms. This is a chance for the and single parents as well as diff erent-sex received birth certifi cates as dIfferent-seX contribute, contact Director country to get to know our transgender parents, and Becky noted that transgender naming Jacqueline as the of State Policy Denise family, friends, colleagues, and community parents have been among them. "We take “Mother”—with “No Father parents, and Brogan-Kator, DeniseBK@ members.” our diversity very seriously here," she Listed” in the space for the becky noted that familequality.org.) Finally, a story of allies. When spouses affi rmed. A total of 16 percent of their grant other parent. I’m also inspired by Becky and Kipp Fawcett depleted their money has gone to LGBTQ parents, she said, The state had previously transgender the nearly 800 parents of own savings adopting their children, they and she'd like to increase that number. They said it would only issue transgender children, part then wanted to help other families who award grants three times a year, and their birth certifi cates with both parents have been of HRC’s new, nationwide might be facing even greater fi nancial spring application deadline is April 15. same-sex spouses if they got among them. Parents for Transgender obstacles, Becky told me in a phone The media is full of stories that may adoptions or court orders— Equality Council, who interview. She hoped to off er her services rightly concern and frighten us. We should an extra burden not required sent a letter to President as a publicist pro bono to an adoption-grant not ignore them—but neither should we feel of diff erent-sex spouses. The couple could Donald Trump condemning the Justice organization. She discovered, however, that all is lost. We are still winning some court not aff ord this. Casy is a National Guard Department’s announcement that it will that none of the organizations she found battles; still fi ghting back when we lose; and veteran who left active duty in 2013 because no longer try to overturn a district court’s welcomed same-sex or single parents, and still have allies. Most importantly, whether of a serious injury. Jacqueline is a teacher. hold on protections for transgender all charged application fees. Those weren't we are LGBTQ parents or parents of LGBTQ Without Casy on the birth certifi cates students that were instituted by the Obama the kind of organizations she wanted to children (or both), we are strengthened by they had trouble getting her Veterans administration. The department’s action support. She and Kipp therefore decided to the bonds of love and family. Nothing is Administration and Social Security benefi ts means the hold stays in place and the start Helpusadopt.org, an "equality-based going to change that. for their children. Additionally, they worried protections remain in limbo. that Casy could be kept from getting either I am motivated, too, by Gavin Grimm, routine or emergency medical care for the a transgender 17-year-old who is heading twins and that their children would feel to the U.S. Supreme Court next month, dana rudolph is the founder and publisher of Mombian stigmatized when they were old enough to backed by the ACLU, to challenge his school (mombian.com), a GLAAd Media Award-winning blog and understand their birth certifi cates. district’s rule requiring students to use the resource directory for LGbtQ parents. They fi led a lawsuit last May, backed by restrooms corresponding to their “biological

26 • 3.1.2017 3.1.2017 • 27 FEAturE Submitted photos. LeGeNDARY AIDS ACTIVIST LARRY KRAMeR TO VISIT WILTON MANORS World AidS Museum has 3-day event planned in his honor

J.W. Arnold

ore than 35 years after the AidS epidemic began striking down scores of gay men, Mactivist Larry Kramer still has strong words for the politicians who ignored the crisis then and hinder the search for a cure today.

“We’re still at the height of the AIDS crisis, the press is not reporting it and cases are up all over the world,” said Kramer frankly via Facetime. “The search for a cure is still in the toilet. We’re still being sold down the river by the NIH (National Institutes of Health). All these things are not being reported. The only diff erence between the early days of GMHC (Gay Men’s Health Crisis) and now is there are a lot more of us out there fi ghting. We have a bigger army to rub in their faces if we all show up.” Kramer, a successful screenwriter and author who called Fire Island home in the 1970s, was not initially a political activist. It was only after his friends began getting sick in 1980 from the “gay cancer” that he found himself advocating for gay rights. He is quoted in his Wikipedia entry as saying: "It was not chic. It was not something you could brag about with your friends...Guys marching down Fifth Avenue was a whole other world. The whole gestalt of Fire Island was about beauty and looks and golden men.” A year later, he would gather his friends together in his apartment and found the organization that became powerful eff ort to use protests and civil disobedience to AIDS-prevention therapies like PReP that may lull young known as Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC), the leading focus attention on what he saw as a holocaust perpetrated gay men into risky sexual behaviors. Many young men, in organization to raise funds for and provide services to men on gay men through government inaction. particular, do not know anyone who has died from HIV/ in New York City suff ering what had been since labeled as ACT UP is no longer active, but Kramer still feels the AIDS. HIV/AIDS. urge to mobilize, especially after the results of the “Whether they remember AIDS or not, they should The outspoken and confrontational 2016 elections. remember (the time) before there was marriage. They can Kramer targeted then-Mayor Ed Koch, “I think it’s not in the nature of people read the papers, they know what’s happens to us, that offi cials at the Centers for Disease "A GOOD to be activists and to be angry,” Kramer should make them get off their asses,” he almost scolded. Control and National Institutes of explained. “They have to learn how “We’re wonderful people. I love being gay, it makes me fi ght Health and politicians before being ACTIVIST IS to do it. A good activist is someone even harder.” ousted by the GMHC board in 1983. SOMeONe WHO who is angry and frightened at the And he pointed out that anti-gay hate crimes have been After a trip to Europe and a tour of IS ANGRY AND same time. Those are the motivating on the rise in recent years. the Dachau concentration camp, he factors that are most useful. I should “We have to fi ght for our lives here in a whole diff erent voiced his frustration with both the FRIGHTeNeD AT THe think that gay people everywhere way. Kids have to be made to realize that. In Florida, of all political and media establishment SAMe TIMe." should be frightened by this new places, with the terrible mass murder (in Orlando), you and gay community leaders in a administration. It’s scary.” should be even angrier because of that. The one thing that 1985 play, “The Normal Heart.” The - Larry Kramer He went on to warn, “They’re going pisses me off are gay people who aren’t willing to fi ght for critically-acclaimed play was revived in to take away our rights. Whatever it is, we their rights,” he said. 2004 and 2011, and made into an Emmy have to be prepared. We have to be visible Now 82, Kramer cannot imagine his life any diff erently. Award-nominated movie broadcast on HBO in as a group. When there’s a protest, more of us He said, “I’m glad that I was on the front line at the very 2014. He has since also penned a number of important have to show up. We need to protest outside of every beginning and saw something was happening and I’m glad essays, books and histories. Republican Congressperson’s doors. Let them know we’re I’m still alive to continue that fi ght. It’s like….the (war) In 1987, Kramer helped found AIDS Coalition to Unleash there and we’re mad.” reporter who drops behind enemy lines and can see what Power, better known as ACT UP and set about on a Kramer declined to weigh in on the development of the situation is really like.”

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While Kramer’s rhetoric shows no signs within the LGBT community, but even of softening—he continues to maintain those who disagreed with his political a busy speaking schedule—he admitted methods, agreed that he was a central A LArrY KrAMEr his biggest secret with a slight grin, “I’m a fi gure who should be a part of the events. huggy bear and that’s what a couple of my After many months and outreach to oldest friends call me.” mutual friends, Beswick was able to book BIBLIOGRAPHY Symposium Focuses on HIV-Positive the 82-year-old activist. Millennials, History “He’s brilliant, controversial and “FAGGOTS” (1978) J.W. Arnold diffi cult, like him or not, everybody who Kramer’s novel about the lifestyles of gay men in Manhattan and Fire island fi rmly The World AIDS Museum and we talked with said you can’t tell the story established him as a controversial fi gure both within and outside the gay community. Educational Center (WAM) in Wilton of the AIDS crisis without telling the story in the novel, the primary character, modeled on himself, is unable to fi nd love in Manors takes its threefold mission of Larry Kramer,” said Beswick, “and he’s a culture of drugs and anonymous casual sex. the novel caused an uproar and seriously. hard to get.” was taken off the shelves of the Oscar Wilde Memorial bookstore. Kramer was In addition to documenting the history Kramer will be interviewed by Kevin banned from his local grocery store on Fire island. Kramer wrote, “the straight of the HIV/AIDS crisis, the non-profi t Sessums, former editor of Interview world thought i was repulsive, and the gay world treated me like a traitor. people institution is also committed to honoring magazine and Vanity Fair, who will be would literally turn their back when i walked by. You know what my real crime was? the people who suff ered and continue to fl ying from San Francisco to participate i put the truth in writing. that's what i do: i have told the fucking truth to everyone suff er from the disease and educating and in a onstage discussion at the Sunshine i have ever met.” “Faggots” would still become one of the best-selling gay novels enlightening the people who are touched Cathedral in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, of all time. by HIV/AIDS. March 10 at 8 p.m. The event will also On March 9 - 11, the museum will host include a musical tribute to Kramer from activist Larry Kramer, a founder of both the Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida. “THe NORMAL HeART” (1985) Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) and ACT Tickets are $25. this play, which documents the effects of the AidS crisis on a gay man, his UP and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Kramer and Sessums will autograph family and friends between 1981 and 1984, became the longest running play and playwright, and hold a symposium their books, “The American People” and at the public theater in 1985. the play received critically-acclaimed revivals on focused on the needs of HIV-positive “Mississippi Sissy,” respectively, and greet broadway in 2004 and 2011 and was made into an Emmy Award-winning movie Millennials. the public at WAM in Wilton Manors on broadcast on hbO in 2014. the play is still considered a literary landmark, a WAM CEO Hugh Beswick explained, Thursday, March 9 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. work that confronted the AidS crisis when few public fi gures would acknowledge “HIV/AIDS is the most misunderstood This event is free. its existence. and misrepresented disease ever because Then, on Saturday, March 11, WAM will of the stigma attached. This is the 30th host a free Poz Millennials symposium anniversary of ACT UP, and many of the at the Stonewall National Museum and “RePORTS FROM THe HOLOCAUST: people who were involved in the early Archives at ArtServe in Fort Lauderdale. THe STORY OF AN AIDS ACTIVIST” (1989) days are in their 70s and 80s now. We Beswick sees the afternoon symposium as this collection of non-fi ction writings focused on Kramer’s AidS activism and LGbt needed to document the story completely an especially important program, noting civil rights. the fi rst edition was published in 1989 and an expanded version and realized many of these people might the high new infection rates among came out in 1994. the volume includes letters, speeches and essays that primarily not be with us much longer.” younger gay men and within the African- document Kramer’s time with Gay Men’s health Crisis and ACt up. Kramer is still a controversial fi gure American community.

“THe DeSTINY OF Me” (1992) this pulitzer prize-nominated play picks up where “the Normal heart” ended. Ned Weeks continues his crusades against those who impede the discovery of a cure for the disease from which he suffers. the play opened in Oct. 1992 and ran for one year off-broadway at the Lucille Lortel theatre by the Circle repertory Company, picking up two Obie Awards and a Lortel Award for Outstanding play of the Year.

“THe TRAGeDY OF TODAY’S GAYS” (2004) this speech, delivered just days after the re-election of president George W. bush, was turned into a book. Kramer believed bush won largely due to his opposition to same-sex marriage: “Almost 60 million people whom we live and work with every day think we are immoral. "Moral values" was top of many lists of why people supported George bush. Not iraq. Not the economy. Not terrorism. ‘Moral values’. in case you need a translation that means us. it is hard to stand up to so much hate.”

“THe AMeRICAN PeOPLe: A HISTORY” (2015) Kramer began writing this massive historical work that begins in the Stone Age and continues into the present in 1981. in 2006, Kramer said of the work, "[it is] my own history of America and of the cause of hiV/AidS ... Writing and researching this history has convinced me that the plague of hiV/AidS has been intentionally allowed to happen. Finally published in 2015, the formidable volume also asserts that George Washington, benjamin Franklin, Alexander Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Mark twain, herman Melville and richard Nixon were gay. Kramer is currently For more information and to reserve tickets for the weekend events, go to writing a second volume. WorldAidSMuseum.org.

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chamber chat We have a neW adminisTRaTiOn, WhaT nOW? A brief overview of U.S. Immigration options for individuals who identify as LGBT

Jorge Richa Marketing & Programming Director, Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce

n January 20, 2017, President-Elect Donald J. Trump was sworn in as our nation's 45th President. Throughout his campaign President-Elect Trump Obowed to make the deportation of illegal immigrants one of his top priorities. This negative rhetoric has left thousands of immigrants fearful and uncertain about their future in America particularly LGBT individuals. We are here to tell you not to panic. There are still many immigration options for LGBT individuals. Below is a list of the immigration options available for LGBT individuals.

GReeN CARDS FOR SPOUSeS - A gay or lesbian U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident can fi le a relative visa petition (I-130) to sponsor and ultimately obtain a green card for their foreign-born spouse. The marriage could have been celebrated in the U.S. or abroad as long as the marriage is legally recognized in the place where it was celebrated and based on a genuine relationship.

K-1 FIANCÉ VISA - Gay and lesbian U.S. citizens can also fi le a Form I-129F, or fi ancé petition, even if their fi ancé resides in a country that refuses to recognize same- sex marriages. The fi ancé can then enter the U.S. with the intention of marrying their U.S. citizen partner within 90 days and later fi le for a green card via the adjustment of status process. IMMIGRATION BASeD ON eMPLOYMeNT - Same-sex spouses of gay and lesbian foreign nationals entering the United States for employment purposes have ASYLUM PeTITIONS - An individual who identifi es as LGBT can apply for asylum certain visa options available to them, including but not limited to: E visa derivative status protection based on their sexual orientation. If the individual is in the process of applying for the spouses of Treaty Trader (E-1) or Treaty Investor (E-2) visa holders. H-4 visas for for asylum, their spouses may be added to the asylum petition as derivative applicants. same-sex spouses want to join a spouse with a H-1B temporary work visa (intended for Additionally, LGBT individuals who have already been granted asylum/refugee status in those who will be working temporarily in a specialty occupation). L-2 visas for same- the U.S. have the right to fi le a relative petition to have their same-sex spouses join them sex spouses of those who hold L-1 visas (for certain employees who are ‘transferring’ in the U.S. from another country to the U.S. to work for the same company). O-3 visas for same-sex spouses of those who hold an O-1 visa for persons of extraordinary abilities, and those U VISAS FOR VICTIMS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY - Immigrant victims of who hold an O-2 visa for the purpose of assisting the O-1 visa holder. TD visa status for certain crimes, such as a home invasion, burglary, domestic violence, sexual assault, or same-sex spouses of those with TN visa status as a citizen of Canada or Mexico under kidnapping, may be eligible to qualify for a U nonimmigrant visa provided that they are NAFTA. R-2 visas for same-sex spouses of religious workers employed in the US on an willing to assist law enforcement in the investigation and prosecution of the perpetrators R-1 visa. of the crimes committed against them. The principal U Visa holder may also petition for a derivative U visa for qualifying family members. What this means for LGBT immigrants TRANSGeNDeR IMMIGRANTS - Besides being able to apply for protection under is that if you qualify for a U visa, your spouse and children may also be eligible for a the various immigration options listed above transgender folks can obtaining identity derivative U visa and eventually permanent residence. documents that accurately refl ect their gender identity and preferred name.

VAWA PROTeCTIONS FOR LGBT SPOUSeS OF U.S. CITIZeNS AND LAWFUL PeRMANeNT ReSIDeNTS - LGBT immigrants who are victims of abuse patricia hernandez, Esq. is the Managing partner at rotella & hernandez, LLC. by their U.S. Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident spouse can seek protection under the t: (786) 571-8472 Miami / (561) 571-0872 West palm beach Violence Against Women Act by self-petitioning for permanent residency. [email protected] www.rotellahernandezlaw.com IMMIGRATION WAIVeRS - Foreign nationals facing certain challenges such as a criminal conviction or accusation of being in the U.S. unlawfully may have to apply for patricia is a proud Corporate Member of the Miami-dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber of a Form I-601 or I-601A immigration waiver, which require a demonstration of extreme Commerce and Co-Chair of the GALLA (Gay & Lesbian Lawyers Association). For a list of hardship to a qualifying relative who is either a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. A legal resources and attorney members of our Chamber please visit gaybizmiami.com or same-sex spouse can act as the qualifying relative for the waiver. contact us at 305-673-4440 / [email protected].

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Gina Duncan (right) chamber chat spoke as one of the main presenters. Photo: Facebook.

FIRST ‘LGBTQ DYNAMICS IN THe WORKPLACe’ WORKSHOP A HUGe SUCCeSS Row Iliescu

he fi rst annual LGBTQ Dynamics in the acceptance, and the so-called "bathroom Workplace certifi cation workshop was issue," which it turns out is a non-issue, after Theld Tuesday, Jan. 31, at JM Lexus in all. Coconut Creek. Gina also provided guidance on proper Part of the "Diversity in Action" series of methods of communicating with someone the GLBX* Board, the training was presented regarding their orientation, gender identity by Equality Florida. The training was in or expression (the safest bet? Politely ask!) response to the needs of an increasing Mark Puskarich spoke on the benefi t of a number of businesses, small and large, that diverse workplace where staff can be their want to know what they can do in order authentic selves; how businesses are leading to be fully welcoming and inclusive to all the way in Florida, and specifi c requirements members of the LGBT community, whether for employers in Broward County where employees, potential staff , or clients. for decades we have had one of the most Equality Florida's Transgender Inclusion progressive Human Rights Ordinances. Director, Gina Duncan, a renowned This certifi cation workshop was a big international and national corporate trainer, hit among attendees, with one saying, "I and her colleague, Mark Puskarich, Equality went into this seminar thinking it would be Florida's "Equality Means Business" information I knew-quite the opposite. It Coordinator were the main presenters for was three hours of new information about the training. processes and issues I needed to know and Sponsor JM Lexus graciously hosted, did not. I left the workshop educated with providing not only the excellent training information I can immediately use in my facilities, but a hearty cooked breakfast, as business. The openness of the instructor well. Additional sponsors for the training made ALL the diff erence!" With feedback were Memorial Healthcare System and The like that, it won't be long before another Eppy Group. workshop is planned. Highlights of the training included Attendees were provided with The learning to understand the diff erences Transgender Resource Guide (also available between sexual orientation, gender identity, online: eqfl .org/transactionfl ), as well as and gender expression, which can get quite membership in "Another Business For complicated at times! Fortunately, Gina, who Equality," a pro-equality online business transitioned from male to female on the registry. job at Wells Fargo where she was a regional manager, shared from her personal story For more information on workshops and without fl inching or shying away from trainings on LGbtQ workplace issues, some of the sensitive topics, such as family contact Gina duncan at: gina@eqfl .org

Note that the opinions expressed above are those of the authors, and not necessarily refl ective of the GLbX or the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce.

You can follow the GLbX on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/fortlauderdaleglbx/ or you can contact the GLbX Council Chair, Andy perrott at [email protected] to obtain more information on how to become a member.

*GLbX is a Council of of the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce

34 • 3.1.2017 3.1.2017 • 35 LiFEStYLE photos THAT HIT THe SPOT! G Spot Bar's Pride After Party had live music by Paul Bellantoni & Es Oh and live painting by Lori Pratico. They continued to party through the night.

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Stephanie Osorio posing next to her portrait

G SPOT BAR located at 2031 Wilton drive. (954) 368-2724 GSpotBar.com

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by Brie 'beasT'Spangler, read by Andrew Eiden

Terri Schlichenmeyer c.2016, Blackstone Audio, Inc. $34.95 / higher in Canada n its most basic description, it’s 8-1/2 hours, 7 CDs a muscle. I Nothing computerized, no easy-to- friends, but he wanted so much more – follow instructions or list of parts. Nope, partly because Jamie was funny and he it’s a muscle – a dub-thumping, miraculous liked her, partly because she liked him, group of cells that was beating when and partly because she would prove to JP you were born, due to simple electrical that Dylan could get a girl by himself. activity. It’s just a muscle, although in the But then everything fell apart. She said audiobook “Beast” by Brie Spangler, the she told Dylan that she was transgender, heart knows who it loves. but he didn’t hear that. Was she a dude? At six-foot-four and 260 pounds, He wasn’t gay. She hadn’t hidden anything, fi fteen-year-old Dylan Ingvarsson was a hadn’t lied, but Dylan couldn’t get over beast. facts. And he hated it. And he couldn’t get over Jamie… Not only did he tower over every single Two minutes. Get past the preliminary student and most of the teachers at St. tracks in “Beast,” and that’s how long it Lawrence Prep, but he was also hairy as a will take before you’ll be eager to know fake-fur blanket. You might get teased, but more about Dylan. Author Brie Spangler you don’t get bullied when you’re like that. gave him the right words with the right You don’t have a lot of friends, either, and attitude, Andrew Eiden reads them you don’t get girls. perfectly, and you’ll genuinely like this kid If it wasn’t for his best friend, JP, Dylan with a tough exterior but a marshmallow wouldn’t know what to do. They’d known center. one another since they were little and Spangler and Eiden make Dylan he was everything Dylan was not: well- come alive in this boy-meets-girl-who- off , well-groomed, and well-liked. Just used-to-be-a-boy story, by giving him walking the halls with JP made Dylan cool, more than just one dimension. He’s a though there was a bit of a dark side to JP’s warm, responsible, and complex, well- friendship. Dylan hated that, too. crafted character; with Dylan, Spangler He hated his entire life, come to think, beautifully tackles a could-be-thorny so he took risks. Big, stupid risks, which is subject, wrestles with its conscious some, how Dylan ended up on a roof, which was then lets it do its own soul-searching. That how he ended up falling and busting his leads to a new-old-fashioned love story leg, which was how he got sent to group that really couldn’t be sweeter. therapy for self-harmers, which was how Be aware that this audiobook includes he met the girl of his dreams. a delicately-presented make-out scene Her name was Jamie, she was the same that turns surprising, but not graphic. It age as Dylan, gorgeous, tall, smart, and might be controversial for some, but it fi ts, she had the same struggles with the way so don’t let it deter you. Start “Beast,” and her life was going. She only wanted to be you’ll (heart) it.

38 • 3.1.2017 3.1.2017 • 39 LiFEStYLE photos MDGLCC MeGA-MIXeR! The MDGLCC held their semi annual MEGA-Mixer on the 5th floor pool deck at the Marriott on the Bay in Miami on Feb. 23, 2017. Hundreds of professionals turned out to mingle and network.

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Gaby Garcia-Vera, Kevin Walker, Ceci Zunega

Richard Murray and Kevin Walsh

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SIP AND SNACK ALL DAY? RISK DECAY?

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Mojo, 4140 N. Federal, Fort Lauderdale, Wine Institute charity gala promises to day performances. For more information visit which features a tapas section, as well as will host a La Crema Pinot Noir fi ve-course be a magnifi cent celebration of vino, with AventuraCenter.org/visit/dining. combination plates and daily lunch specials. wine dinner on March 14. The meal, priced at a portion of the $300 ticket benefi tting A tasting of Paul Etienne Saint Germain Daily lunch specials include a carnitas bowl, $95 per person, includes carpaccio, gnocchi, the Dolphins Cancer Challenge. Several Champagne on Saturday, March 11 at taco salad and pollo tinga enchiladas. New duck breast, braised pork and fl ourless Dolphin players will attend the event on Wine Watch, 901 Progresso Dr., in Fort menu items include: chili con queso and chocolate cake, each course paired with Saturday, Apr. 29, at Design Center of the Lauderdale, will be hosted by the new guacamole topped with diced tomato and wine. 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J.W. Arnold [email protected] THU 3/2 TElEvISION ABC’s epic miniseries, “When We Rise” continues tonight at 9 p.m. Written by Academy Award-winner Dustin Lance Black (“Milk”), the sweeping and sprawling series covers decades of LGBT history as viewed through the eyes of four San Francisco residents. The series stars Guy Pearce, Mary- Louise Parker, Rachel Griffiths and Michael K. Williams. Check local listings for channels and show times.

FRI 3/3 THEaTER The beloved Broadway hit musical, “Annie,” comes to the Arsht Center in Miami tonight and runs through Sunday. Set during the Depression, the show is based on a popular comic strip about Little Orphan Annie and TElEvISION Daddy Warbucks. Enjoy the eternal Sunday 3/5 anthem of optimism, “Tomorrow,” Jessica Lange and Susan Sarandon star in “Feud: bette and Joan,” ryan Murphy’s anthology series about the legendary along with “It’s a Hard Knock Life,” rivalry between bette davis and Joan Crawford on FX. Set during the filming of “What Ever happened to baby Jane?,” “You’re Never Fully Dressed without a the series explores how the actresses endured sexism, ageism and misogyny while clinging to fame during the twilights Smile” and “Easy Street.” Tickets start at of their careers. Check local listings for channels and show times. $29 at ArshtCenter.org. Photo Credit: FX Network. SaT 3/4 SUN 3/5 mON 3/6 TUE 3/7 NIGHTlIFE cONcERT THEaTER cONcERT This is Winter Party weekend, the Did you have a teenage crush on Multiple Carbonell Award-winner The Symphony of the Americas, annual festival in Miami to benefit the Rick Springfield, too? We rushed Michael McKeever will have his under the direction of Maestro James National Gay and Lesbian Task Force home from school every day to latest play, “The Camp,” presented in Brooks-Bruzzese, presents “Classical and local community. Today, check watch him on “General Hospital.” The a staged reading tonight at 7:30 p.m. Soul,” tonight at 7:45 p.m. at the out the pool parties and dance the good news is he’s as hot as ever. The at Jan McArt’s New Play Reading Broward Center in Fort Lauderdale. afternoon away at Illuminate I at the Grammy-winning singer will perform Series at Lynn University’s Wold The concert will include classical works Palace on Ocean Drive beginning at an intimate solo concert tonight at Auditorium in Boca Raton. The series by duo-pianists Sergio and Barbara 5 p.m. Later, find music and dancing 7:30 p.m. at the Parker Playhouse, offers playwrights the opportunity Salani, along with TV’s “X Factor” at Energy at Score on Lincoln Road. 707 NE 8th St. in Fort Lauderdale. to test new works and many of the finalist, vocalist Lillie McCloud, who will And, of course, tomorrow is the famed He’ll be singing “Jessie’s Girl” and all featured plays have gone on to add a little soul to the pops program. Beach Party beginning at 1 p.m. Tickets his Top 40 hits. Tickets start at $37 at professional productions. Tickets are Tickets start at $62 at BrowardCenter. at WinterParty.org. ParkerPlayhouse.com. $10 at Events.Lynn.edu. org.

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Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” is playing at the Broward Center through Sunday, March 5. Photo Credit: Mark & Tracy Photography.

RevieW: ‘The liTTle meRmaid’ beaches aT bROWaRd cenTeR J.W. Arnold

ne thing you can count on with and Mark Koss’s costumes are clever and any Disney property is that the faithful to the vision of the groundbreaking Ocompany’s massive corporate fi lm. There are even a few Julie Taymor/”Lion marketing machine will be prepared to King”-style puppets and, through the squeeze every possible dollar of profi t— magic of traditional scrims and wires, the merchandising and licensing, theme park characters at various times convincingly rides, video games and television spin-off s appear to swim across the stage. and, yes, theatrical adaptations. But despite the big bag of tricks the When it comes to those Broadway shows, creative team leverages, the usual Disney some have been massive hits like “The Lion magic is missing. The cast is capable and King” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Others, talented: Diana Huey (Ariel) snagged a “Mary Poppins,” “Newsies” and “Aladdin” coveted Helen Hayes Award for her leading have been profi table and popular. And then role in “Miss Saigon” in Washington, D.C., there was “Tarzan,” a big fl op for Disney’s Melvin Abston (Sebastian) toured in “The Broadway money machine. Lion King” and Jennifer Allen (Ursula) has a “The Little Mermaid,” the 1989 feature long list of Broadway credits. that marked a decade-long renaissance The highlight was the spirited 14-piece for Disney animation, never made it orchestra under the direction of Colin R. to Broadway. The 5th Avenue Theatre Freeman, who led the cast in all the familiar production has been touring the country songs, including “Part of Your World,” and pulled into the Broward Center last “Under the Sea,” “Kiss the Girl,” and an week for a two-week run. especially delicious “Poor Unfortunate Despite a catalog of tuneful, award- Souls,” performed by Allen. winning songs by composer Alan Menken It’s hard to believe that “The Little and lyricists Howard Ashman and Glenn Mermaid” can’t be as convincing on stage as Slater, “The Little Mermaid” unfortunately “Beauty and the Beast,” with its singing and feels more like a theme-park attraction than dancing candelabras, tea cups and feather a Broadway show. dusters. Maybe director Glenn Casale could Make no mistakes, the production is not revisit the production and infuse some cheap, like so many non-Equity productions chemistry into the performances. that been padding the Broadway series While regular theatergoers might be at local performing arts centers in recent disappointed with the experience, the years. many children and families in the Au-Rene Kenneth Foy’s set design is creative, Theater audience probably didn’t notice. evoking the waves on the surface and the And tickets to “The Little Mermaid” are colorful world fathoms below. Amy Clark certainly cheaper than a trip to Orlando.

disney’s “the Little Mermaid” is being performed at the broward Center in Fort Lauderdale through Sunday, March 5. tickets start at $35 at browardCenter.org.

48 • 3.1.2017 3.1.2017 • 49 A&E art

The winning concept for the sculpture. Submitted photo..

nORTh miami TO unveil cOunTy’s fiRsT lGbT sculpTuRe Ryan Yousefi

iami-Dade is home to one of the to recognize the gay community for more nation’s most diverse, thriving, than a year,” Galvin said. “Most people don’t Mand successful LGBT communities. realize how often Dade’s gay rights struggle Throughout the years South Florida has been intersected with North Miami over the years. home to LGBT pioneers and heroes that have We had several residents who were integral in brought equality and rights to the forefront the struggle. As a city, we had domestic partner of the conversation, placing Miami-Dade benefits and multiple openly gay elected consistently ahead of the curve. Now, the officials long before other cities had. To me, it city is doing something to honor both those made sense.” difference makers and those who lost their Gavin added the Pulse massacre spurred lives all too soon. him into action. On Saturday, March 4th, Miami-Dade is set to “After last year’s PULSE tragedy in Orlando, unveil the county’s first ever LGBTQ sculpture, it was time to move the concept forward,” a beautiful five-foot-tall 18-piece multi-colored he said. “Rather than be a somber memorial vertical piece of metal art located in North to those victims, North Miami’s sculpture Miami’s Enchanted Forest Elaine Gordon will be a celebration of LGBTQ lives and an Park, 1725 NE 135 Street. The park was chosen acknowledgment of LGBTQ contributions in by city officials because of its peacefulness, Miami-Dade County.” which they hope encourages visitors to reflect Galvin told SFGN the LGBT sculpture project on historic LGBT triumphs, while at the same was one-hundred percent funded through time drawing inspiration from the strength of his City Council District 1 budget using the its natural surroundings. Art in Public Places program as the process After a search for the right installation, a to vet all of the artwork proposals. According winning selection from a Miami-native artist to documents published late last year when Alan Gutierrez was chosen as the symbol the project was announced, the city had then meant to celebrate the county’s rich legacy of budgeted at least $30,000 for the statue and LGBT accomplishments. The sculpture’s 18 surrounding materials. colors represent the industry standard makeup According to Galvin, the city is planning colors used for special effects on stage and in more than just the unveiling of the statue at film. North Miami Enchanted Forest Elaine Gordon In addition to Alan Gutierrez’s art, the Park LGBT next month. The city plans to honor city plans to erect a plaque dedicated to quite a few legendary members of the LGBT remembering and honoring local LGBT community. accomplishments through the years. North “We’re having the public unveiling on Miami City Councilman Scott Galvin told SFGN Saturday, March 4 at 11 a.m.” Galvin said. he’s been contemplating how to honor the “At that time, we’ll also be recognizing the LGBT community for some time, but current contributions of several of Dade’s gay pioneers, events sprung the project to the forefront of including Ruth Shack, Victoria Sigler, Kevin his mind last year. Burns, David Richardson, Martin Gill, and “I’d had a general idea of doing something others. They’ll all be in attendance!”

50 • 3.1.2017 A&E television Everything you wanted to know about GendeR 101 being trans but were afraid to ask David-Elijah Nahmod are born with both female or male genitalia, Mendelson made a point of hiring transgender or genitalia which might be considered people at all of her locations. Several employees resh on the heels of putting nine-year- undetermined. In the past, doctors would tell Couric about how being gainfully employed old transgender girl Avery Jackson on the perform surgeries on such children—the has increased their sense of self worth. Fcover of National Geographic Magazine, doctors and the parents would choose whether The trans bathroom controversy is also the National Geographic Channel now or not the child should be a boy or a girl. explored in a lengthy interview with Virginia offers "Gender Revolution," a feature length As Brian Douglas tells Couric, this can be a teen Gavin Grimm, who just wants a safe space documentary which explains it all for you. recipe for disaster. Brian had his first surgery where he can pee while at school. Grimm, "Gender Revolution" is hosted by Katie at 11 months old—he was assigned female, whose lawsuit will soon be heard by the U.S. Couric, who came under fire in 2014 when, his mother's choice. Throughout his life Brian Supreme Court, is seen testifying before his on her since cancelled chat show, she asked knew that he wasn't "Diane" and confronted local school board—many parents speak out trans model Carmen Carrera a question about his parents when he realized that his birth against him, though none are able to pinpoint her genitalia. The longtime TV journalist had certificate had been altered. After being told exactly what they're afraid of. no qualms about admitting that she made a the truth, Brian transitioned at age fifty and has Couric meets other students, some of whom mistake. Putting her money where her mouth is, been his happiest ever since. become her teacher. They explain to her the Couric educated herself. "Gender Revolution" takes the time to explain many different ways people can identity in "Gender Revolution" is the result. the science of being intersex or transgender. today's world. There's a plethora of pronouns to The film, which premiered on National Brain formations and mixtures of male/female choose from, just pick the one which best suits Geographic Channel on Feb. 6, is now available hormones in the womb are among the causes. you. Most importantly, "Gender Revolution" for online viewing at the channel's website, but These sequences underscore what any trans "Gender Revolution" also explores the teaches us that ignorance isn't bliss. It's OK to you'll need to provide the site with your cable/ or intersex person already knows—that these feelings of those who must accept the transitions ask questions and to learn. "Gender Revolution" satellite provider's name and your account things are not choices. People can only be happy of people they love—the film points out that is therefore quite an education. number in order to unlock the video. There may when they live as their authentic selves. when a person transitions, everyone around be additional airings on the channel itself. Couric travels across the country and meets them must also transition. As one woman says The scope of the film's coverage is many trans and intersex people, like Michele when her husband of forty years tells her that Watch the film here: breathtaking. Couric opens with several Mendelsohn of Los Angeles, a transgender he's really a woman: "I had to say goodbye to Bill on.natgeo.com/2kun2ro segments on intersex people—those who woman who owns six Mexican restaurants. and say hello to Kate."

3.1.2017 • 51 A&E broward art beat

aRT fORT laudeRdale’s aRT faiR On The WaTeR Art Fort Lauderdale’s “Art Fair on the Water” offers an escape from the ordinary and brings art to life on the canals of Fort Lauderdale for one weekendChris every Shepard year.

hile art galleries use light, specifi c and were greeted by a myriad of fascinating arrangements, and curated exhibitions artworks sprawled out on the lawn of the Wto display pieces of fi ne art, nothing impressive waterfront property. Inside, a compares to the natural light of sun and surreal display of life-like sculptures by local refl ection of water. artist Leah Brown positioned in the living room Art Fort Lauderdale’s Art Fair on the Water welcomed guests and guided them further off ers an escape from the ordinary and brings towards vibrant paintings that lined the many art to life on the canals of Fort Lauderdale for rooms along the way. Some hallways were lit one weekend every year, captivating visitors only with brightly-colored swirling projections as they travel through homes dramatized by giving the illusion that while passing from sculpture, light and mixed media artwork room to room, you were being transported to integrated into the landscape and walls for another world. eff ect. Entering the second of three houses along Illustrious mansions boast collections of art the tour attendants viewed paintings along organized in a way that creates a truly unique the walls of the two-story home as each room experience. One of the major diff erences was presented in diff erent brilliant colors. between Art Fair on the Water and other Spectators could feel the mood change as the galleries you might visit, is the transportation. colors matched their surroundings and each Rather than driving from gallery to gallery, doorway suggested entering a completely attendants are whisked away on a water taxi diff erent art experience, while natural light to destinations along the tour. This event illuminated paintings creating a unique is as much of a tour of the city’s expansive interchange between nature and art, light and waterways as it is an art exhibition. space. There is a reason that Fort Lauderdale has The fi nal house along the tour continued this become known as the “Venice of America.” intimate view of South Florida’s best artists. Canals branch off the intracoastal creating Free drinks were provided as the tour ended water passages that are lined with expansive and paintings lit from behind demonstrated a homes in this aqueous layout of our city. sharp contrast against the fl owing water of the As the tour boat glides through the water, intra-coastal in the back drop. breathtaking views of houses are revealed in All the homes along the tour are for sale for which many of Fort Lauderdale’s wealthiest those in the market in “Venice of America.” residents live and vacation. The boat driver Organizers of this inaugural tour have plans guiding the tour shares the history and stories to come back next year and make the event about the residents who reside in some of these even bigger and artistically diverse. As time more lavish homes. passes they hope to grow the event into one of In this recent tour, stopping fi rst at the South Florida’s largest and most successful art Oscar Meyer home, passengers disembarked events.

Visit ArtFtLauderdale.com for information on future tours.

Chris Shepard is a broward Arts Journalism Alliance Writer with broward Cultural division. he was born and raised in sunny South Florida and feels that growing up in such an amazing state has given him the opportunity to draw inspiration from a locale rich in culture and full of adventure opportunities, which fuels his passion to document what he sees through writing and photographs.

52 • 3.1.2017 g d-winnin ious, awar l review The hilar nal hit msuica le! internatio ort Lauderda returns to F

Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida PRESENTS

A Musical Tribute to the Many Expressions of Family MARCH 24 | 8PM MARCH 25 | 8PM Lauderhill Performing Arts Center United Church of Christ 3800 NW 11th Place 2501 NE 30th Street Lauderhill, FL 33311 Fort Lauderdale, FL 33306 Tickets: www.lpacfl.com | 954.777.2055 Tickets: www.gmcsf.org | 954.763.2266

SPECIAL TRIBUTE 10-Year Anniversary of Robert Seeley and Robert Espindola’s Iconic Songs of My Family

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