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local name global coverage july 24, 2019 vol. 10 // issue 30 THE PET PROJECT HELPING YOU MAKE A PLAN FOR YOUR PET PAGES 10-11 SOUTHFLORIDAGAYNEWS @SFGN SFGN.COM NEWS HIGHLIGHT SouthFloridaGayNews.com @SFGN July 24, 2019 • Volume 10 • Issue 30 2520 N. Dixie Highway • Wilton Manors, FL 33305 LAUDERHILL HIRES ANTI-LGBT Phone: 954-530-4970 Fax: 954-530-7943 Publisher • Norm Kent [email protected] CEO • Pier Angelo Guidugli ATTORNEY TO TARGET ADULT CLUB [email protected] Associate Publisher / Executive Editor • Jason Parsley [email protected] Jason Parsley Editorial Art Director • Brendon Lies [email protected] Assistant Art Director • Adam Turner he City of Lauderhill has retained the Digital Content Director • Justin Musial services of an infamous attorney with [email protected] an anti-LGBT record to litigate its case Copyeditor • Kerri Covington T Graphic Designers • Char Pratt against an adult entertainment club in the Arts/Entertainment Editor • JW Arnold city. [email protected] According to a public records request Social Media Manager • Tucker Berardi obtained by SFGN, the city has already paid [email protected] Food/Travel Editor • Rick Karlin $81,788 to the Law Office of Scott D. Bergthold. Gazette News Editor • Sallie James The attorney, Bergthold, is renowned for HIV Editor • Sean McShee using his law office as a vehicle to target, sue, Senior Photographer • J.R. Davis and try to shut down adult entertainment [email protected] establishments across the country. Senior Features Correspondents The 23-year-old Lauderhill club he has Jesse Monteagudo been hired to go after is Vegas Cabaret, located Correspondents at 5428 N University Drive. It has been a Dori Zinn • Donald Cavanaugh • Christiana Lilly • Denise Royal • David-Elijah Nahmod nightclub for many years. “We believe the city’s code is Contributing Columnists unconstitutional. Their definitions Dana Rudolph • Ric Reily • Terri Schlichenmeyer and application toward our clients are Associate Photographers unconstitutional,” said Danny Aaronson, the Carina Mask • Steven Shires attorney representing Vegas. “We believe any Vegas Cabaret via In Memorium clothing that a female wears today under the Facebook. Pompano Bill, 1924 - 2018 ordinance would be considered partially nude. Sales & Marketing The only way to comply with it is basically to The City of Atlanta also recently hired Project Q revealed that Bergthold, whose For ad placement in SFGN, wear a burqa.” Bergthold to go after one of their clubs, Tokyo law practice is based in Chattanooga, contact 954-530-4970 Valentino Erotique. But after Bergthold’s Tennessee, had supported city ordinances Sales Manager • Justin Wyse anti-LGBT record came to light, their City banning transgender people from using [email protected] “We believe any Commission fired him. bathrooms associated with their gender. Senior Advertising Associate • Edwin Neimann [email protected] CLOTHING THAT A Project Q, an LGBT publication in Atlanta, According to Project Q, Bergthold also once Senior Advertising Associate • Clark Rogers first reported on Bergthold’s past conduct, claimed that AIDS and sexually transmitted [email protected] FEMALE WEARS TODAY revealing his long history of anti-gay activism. diseases are the results of “America’s moral Assistant to the Editor • Nick Adkins UNDER THE ORDINANCE They covered the story extensively. decay.” Distribution Services • Rocky Bowell, Lee Curtis The Atlanta Journal Constitution also Members of the City Council in Dallas, Sales Consultant • Charles A. Reid WOULD BE CONSIDERED uncovered Bergthold’s past professional Texas once objected to Bergthold working on National Advertising PARTIALLY NUDE. THE practices. They wrote that “Bergthold, a 1997 behalf of their city. 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