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@SFGN August 21, 2019 • Volume 10 • Issue 34 Organizers Hail First Wynwood Pride As Big Success 2520 N. Dixie Highway • Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Critics though remain unmoved Phone: 954-530-4970 Fax: 954-530-7943 Publisher • Norm Kent [email protected] CEO • Pier Angelo Guidugli Jason Parsley [email protected] Associate Publisher / Executive Editor • Jason Parsley hile most Pride events are celebratory, fight against persecution and hate. It’s also a [email protected] Wynwood Pride debuted amid celebration of the milestones achieved and a controversy with several major local way to honor our predecessors and elders,” Editorial W Art Director • Brendon Lies LGBT groups publicly questioning its integrity. Martorell said at that time in a prepared [email protected] But that wouldn’t be known from the event’s statement before Wynwood took place. Digital Content Director • Justin Musial post press release. Instead organizers hailed The organizers of Wynwood Pride though [email protected] Copyeditor • Kerri Covington the inaugural PrideFest as a major success. rejected those assertions saying they are no Graphic Designer • Char Pratt “The inaugural Wynwood Pride Festival different from other Pride festivals throughout Arts/Entertainment Editor • JW Arnold drew thousands, positively uniting South South Florida. [email protected] Florida’s LGBTQ and local communities,” “We know some have questioned the Social Media Manager • Tucker Berardi the press release from organizers read. “By structure of our festival and SWARM. They [email protected] Food/Travel Editor • Rick Karlin promoting organizations, local restaurants and have been based in the neighborhood Gazette News Editor • Sallie James businesses, and including all communities, for years and have a great reputation for HIV Editor • Sean McShee Wynwood Pride successfully created a producing incredible events. That’s what we Senior Photographer • J.R. Davis new, diverse addition to Miami’s LGBTQIA want Wynwood Pride to be, another fantastic [email protected] landscape and an emblematic institution event that represents our city and our rapidly Guests at Wynwood Pride. Photo via Facebook. Senior Features Correspondents that will last for years to come. The inaugural growing LGBTQ community,” Anna Margarita Jesse Monteagudo event, which took place during National Albelo of Wynwood previously said in a Correspondents Pride Month and the 50th anniversary of prepared statement. “Revenue from Wynwood organizations and are equally thrilled with the Dori Zinn • Donald Cavanaugh • Christiana Lilly • the Stonewall riots, successfully drew over Pride will pay production costs of the event, success of their first go at it,” stated Francesco Denise Royal • David-Elijah Nahmod 50,000 attendees, which included youth, with 100% of any additional proceeds going Duberli, Executive Director, Survivors’ Contributing Columnists adults, families and supporters from all walks to the Wynwood Pride non-profit.” Pathway, in a prepared statement. Dana Rudolph • Ric Reily • Terri Schlichenmeyer of life.” Wynwood guaranteed a minimum of The three day festival took place June 21-23 Associate Photographers But at least one prominent critic remains $2,500 to each of the benefiting organizations. at the Wynwood Marketplace in Miami. It was Carina Mask • Steven Shires unmoved by the event’s success. Pridelines told SFGN they received $3,580. a free event. In Memorium “While I am happy to see new events SWARM though is a for-profit events “What’s even more troubling is that the Pompano Bill, 1924 - 2018 happening in our community, it deeply production company, which also concerned organizers seemed to dismiss legitimate Sales & Marketing concerns me when a for profit company the other local groups. concerns from the community about their For ad placement in SFGN, hijacks the meaning and significance of Pride Abelo, whose brother Tony is CEO of use of Pride for marketing without including contact 954-530-4970 in an attempt to SWARM, signed a three-year commitment the elements of what people have come profit from it, especially when their owners with the company to produce Wynwood to expect from a Pride. Their marketing Sales Manager • Justin Wyse [email protected] are not members of the LGBTQ+ community,” Pride and help get the new non-profit off the strategy was divisive by suggesting they Senior Advertising Associate • Edwin Neimann Miik Martorell, president of Fort Lauderdale ground. were Miami’s pride festival when Miami has [email protected] Pride, recently told SFGN. “SWARM is not an LGBTQ organization,” a very successful Pride, that happens on Senior Advertising Associate • Clark Rogers Before Wynwood Pride took place Martorell, Robin Schwartz, Managing Director of Aqua Miami Beach,” Martorell said. “It was further [email protected] Assistant to the Editor • Nick Adkins along with other local LGBT groups, went Foundation, previously stated in the joint divisive by suggesting it was a Pride festival public with their concerns and criticisms. press release. “SWARM is calling their event open to people of color implying that other Distribution Services • Rocky Bowell, Lee Curtis The other groups included Wilton Manors ‘Wynwood Pride,’ yet it is not in any way a true Prides were not. This was disrespectful to the Sales Consultant • Charles A. Reid Stonewall Pride, Aqua Foundation, Arianna Pride festival. Pride festivals have historically hundreds of volunteers like myself, who strive National Advertising Center, SAVE, Unity Coalition, and the Gay8 been produced by LGBTQ organizations to create a Pride that reflects our community’s Rivendell Media 212-242-6863 [email protected] Festival. with a mission of commemorating our past diversity.” Their main beef? Using the name Pride. struggles and at the same time celebrating our No details were released in the press release Accounting Services by CG Bookkeeping The above groups believe that the label progress.” about the group’s plans for 2020, but it did Printing by Sun Coast Press “Pride” has a special place in the LGBT The other two beneficiaries of the event imply there would be another event. community and this event would tarnish its were Survivors Pathway, and the Astrea “Overall the event would have had the same meaning. Foundation. or better turnout had they been honest and SFGN inner of “Pride is not a ‘brand’ to tag on to increase “We are thrilled to be part of such a dynamic just dropped the word Pride instead of trying W to cover their tracks by creating a non profit & 5 Florida Press Club Awards market share. It’s a commemoration of the festival that is an example of what we want And runner-up for struggle of the LGBTQ+ community and a as a community. We are grateful to have and doubling down on what they knew was a symbol of the commitment to continuing the been chosen as one of the three partnered Pride for profit,” Martorell said. NLGJA Journalist of the Year

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8.21.2019 • 3 LGBTQIA bites By Cameren Boatner Bisexual B T Transgender K-Pop singer comes Transgender creator suing out as bisexual YouTube for discrimination

Som Hye In, a K-Pop singer, came out as bisexual to her fans on Instagram Som Hye In. Photo via through two posts including photos of @somgodld, her girlfriend. Instagram. The reality show, Idol School contestant confirmed she was bisexual on an Instagram story, according to Soompi, a Korean pop-culture site. Chase Ross. Som Hye In also said that while she was Image via getting overwhelming attention, she YouTube. was receiving hate from internet trolls. “People think differently and can Transgender YouTuber Chase Ross is can’t run on the video. hate same-sex relationships. Yes, you suing YouTube for allegedly demonitizing “We are a group of LGBTQ creators that can hate it. Those are individual values videos with “transgender” in the have had enough,” Ross said, according and I’m not trying to force [anyone] to title. to CBC. “It has been affecting us for understand or like homosexuality. I am Ross is part of a group of eight creators years and I’m so glad we’re going to be also not begging for [anyone] to like or who filed a lawsuit against the company doing something about it, because after notice me. I didn’t think that I would in California on Aug. 15, according to CBC. doing videos and talking with YouTube, receive this much attention. I just didn’t Ross said one of his videos documenting nothing happened.” want to hide the fact that I am dating the five year anniversary of his surgery YouTube said in a statement that and in love just like everyone else,” Som was flagged because “transgender” was in it doesn’t target LGBT content, CBC Hye In wrote, according to Soompi. and spread of misinformation doesn’t the title. Being demonetized means ads reported. She also told her fans that if the hate stop, she’ll be taking legal action.

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8.21.2019 • 5 news international By Cameren Boatner

around Exploring LGBT News Events Across the world the Globe North America Europe Mexican state votes against England falls behind U.S., Kenya in legalizing gay marriage rolling out HIV prevention pills Zacatecas Congress voted against Congress in Mexico. Photo credit: Zscout370, wikipedia. Thousands of gay men are buying London, England, United Kingdom. Photo via PxHere. legalizing same-sex marriage in an 11 HIV prevention pills online because to 13 vote (two deputies abstained from they can’t get them in England, HIV voting). campaigners told the Thompson Reuters A Supreme Court decision in 2015 Foundation. legalized gay marriage across Mexico, but Unlike the U.S. and Kenya, England it Zacatecas, you have to seek the court’s has yet to make the PrEP pill (an HIV approval to get married, according to preventative) available to the masses, Mexico News Daily. The small Morena Reuters reported. Studoes show the party supported the bill that would PrEP pill can cut the transmission rate recognize gay marriage, but the majority of HIV by about 99 percent, but as of of the other parties in Congress, allied News Daily. “International agreements now, the pill is only available to gay and with Zacatecas Governor Alejandro Tello, approved by the General Assembly of the bisexual men in a part of a clinical trial. weren’t in support. United Nations support the recognition “This is a scandal,” said Will Nutland, “I’m convinced that the truth won of marriage equality as a mechanism to a doctor and co-founder of PrEPster, roll-out of this drug.” today, but lost to party-line votes, fight discrimination and intolerance on a group that advocates for England to A U.K. public health survey found shameful votes by legislators from parties the planet.” offer the PrEP pill, according to Reuters. that of the current PrEP users in Britain, that are allied with Governor Alejandro Zacatecas, Yucatán, and Sinaloa have “We have a technology that is cheap, 37 percent bought the pills online, and Tello,” Morena Deputy Mónica Borrego voted down bills to legalize gay marriage accessible, is effective and is cost- only half took the necessary tests before Estrada said, according to Mexico this year. effective, yet we’re still being denied full taking the pill, Reuters reported. oceania middle east

Australian X-Factor performer’s ‘The 1975’ frontman protests Dubai marriage proposal goes viral anti-gay laws with gay kiss Naisa Lasalosi, an Australian Naisa Lasalosi’s surprise. Image via @OyNAISA, Twitter. Matt Healy, the lead singer of the Matt Healy. Photo credit: Pitpony Photography, via Wikipedia. X-Factor contestant, posted videos band, The 1975, was playing in Dubai online of his now-fiance Adam Price’s when he kissed a male audience member marriage proposal, and they went viral. in the front row. The pair walked down a path on a Healy was protesting the United clifftop, where Price prepared a spot Emirates’s anti-gay law, which with blankets, lights, and rose petals for makes homosexuality punishable his partner, the video shows. Lasalosi by imprisonment, according to CNN posted the video of him saying yes, Philippines. After the kiss, Healy and the video received over 1.2 million returned to the stage and said “I love views. you, bro. We’re all human right?” “Me and Adam are both surprised at “Thank you Dubai you were so the reaction of the video. It was only amazing. I don’t think we’ll be allowed intended for friends and family, but I back due to my ‘behaviour’ but know woke up the next morning after posting that I love you and I wouldn’t have the video and it had surpassed 1 million done anything differently given the Healy also cried during the show, views,” Lasalosi told Pink News. chance again,” Healy posted to Twitter telling the audience members he knows Twitter blew up with posts following the concert. “But who knows what they’re going through, and that he congratulating and thanking the couple saying “Ugh STRAIGHT MEN COULD maybe they will let me back in let’s just wants everyone to identify as human. for posting the video, with one user NEVER.” wait and see.”

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8.21.2019 • 7 NEWS local Activists Blast Lauderhill Over Hiring Anti-Gay Attorney Lauderhill officials continue to stonewall SFGN

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espite multiple attempts to Bergthold’s anti-LGBT record came to light, reach the City Manager of the City Commission fired him. D “There are a lot of attorneys in the world. Lauderhill and its mayor, both have refused to acknowledge SFGN’s And our city governments should not be request for comment over the city’s spending tens of thousands of dollars with decision to hire a known anti-LGBT firms with notorious anti-LGBT records attorney. like this one,” said Stratton Politzer, deputy director of Equality Florida. “We urge In order to target an adult entertainment Lauderhill to follow lead of Atlanta and club in the city, Lauderhill has relied on an others and dump him.” infamous attorney with a well known anti- Project Q, an LGBT publication in Atlanta, LGBT record to litigate its case. was the first outlet in the city to report on According to a public records request Bergthold’s past conduct, revealing his long obtained by SFGN, the city has already paid history of anti-gay activism. $81,788 to the Law Office of Scott D. Bergthold The Atlanta Journal Constitution also since 2016. He’s been hired to go after Vegas picked up the story. They wrote “Bergthold, Cabaret, located at 5428 N University Drive. a 1997 grad of evangelist Pat Robertson’s Bergthold once claimed Regent University School of that AIDS and sexually Law, has worked for years in transmitted diseases are the conjunction with the Alliance results of “America’s moral Defending Freedom, the decay.” de facto legal squad for the SFGN reached out to Charles religious right.” Faranda, City Manager of According to Project Q, ADF Lauderhill, via voicemail and gave more than $213,000 in email, as well as to Mayor Ken grants to Bergthold’s law office Thurston, directly via email, “Will the next between 2010 and 2016. The and twice through his aide media outlet also reported Khya Lawrence-Cummings. Manatee Bergthold’s many donations Neither have acknowledged County supporting measures to SFGN’s requests for comment. ban same-sex marriage in SFGN also reached Bergthold California. out to the rest of city’s crusade Project Q revealed that commission including Vice Bergthold, whose law practice Mayor Margaret Bates, and be against is based in Chattanooga, commissioners Howard the LGBTQ Tennessee, had supported Vegas Cabaret. Photo via Vegas Cabaret, Facebook. Berger, Richard Campbell and city ordinances banning Denise Grant. community?” transgender people from “I feel strongly the commission needs to Atlanta and was let go by the city for his anti- Only Bates responded. using bathrooms associated engage in a dialogue to review this matter LGBTQ work,” Paul Finer, an attorney who is - Paul Finer with their gender. and also review their own standing with the running as a Republican for an at-large sea “Mr. Parsley: the City of Attorney Lauderhill hired a licensed According to Project Q, Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality told the Herald Tribune. ”… Now Manatee attorney to handle our issue,” Bergthold also once claimed Index,” Rajner said. “After a brief review of County is about to begin a new crusade with Bates wrote. that AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases the commission’s ordinances, I was unable to Bergthold against the spas. Will the next The short response did not address are the results of “America’s moral decay.” identity one mention of sexual orientation or Manatee County Bergthold crusade be against Bergthold’s anti-gay record. Michael Rajner, a well known LGBT rights gender identity in the city’s ordinances.” the LGBTQ community?” The City of Atlanta also recently hired activist in Broward, to take a closer look Just this month Manatee County on the According to the newspaper Bergthold has Bergthold to go after one of their clubs, at how they’re engaging with the LGBT West coast of Florida hired Bergthold as well. also provided legal advice to Sarasota County Tokyo Valentino Erotique. But after community. “Bergthold recently lost an appeal for in its litigation against a strip club.

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8.21.2019 • 9 NEWS local Overdose May Have Claimed Life of Boardwalk Dancer

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young man who was living in Wilton Manors and dancing locally in a Apopular South Florida nightclub has apparently overdosed. He died Aug. 11. Twenty-four hours after being brought to the emergency room at Broward General himself, Michael Milani, 28, called paramedics for his roommate, Devin Hart, who had just celebrated his 22nd birthday. Both men had been dancing under their stage names at Boardwalk on Andrews Avenue in Fort Lauderdale. According to first responders, Milani came back to his apartment at Wilton Towers at 3:25 am on Aug. 11, finding Hart slumped over on his bed. When he poured water on Hart to wake up, he began vomiting non-stop. Milani, who stated he was “horrified,” called 911. Suave 954. Photo via Facebook. He advised paramedics that Hart uses drugs and he believed that he “may have done too from the medical examiner, no one can say much that night.” with certainty how Hart, who only hours Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue first before celebrated his 22nd birthday with a responders located inside the apartment Sushi brunch on Las Olas, died. several clear plastic pill caps that had been Stated his friend, Dilan Hebert, “He was cut up with a blade. Each had brown residue happy, content, and we ate crab legs all inside of them. A razor and rolled up U.S. afternoon for his birthday. He was feeling currency had been constructed into a straw, great, and looking forward to a good weekend consistent with drug use by snorting. at work.” Drug paraphernalia was also found. The “He joked about drugs occasionally,” police report stated that “there was nothing Hebert said, “but he felt he could handle suspicious that would indicate anything them.” other than an apparent drug overdose.” Funeral services memorializing the Paramedics immediately administered youthful and vital life of Hart, a Fort ‘Narcan,’ an opioid antagonist used to Lauderdale native, were held this past reverse opioid overdoses, to revive Hart, but Saturday at Rio Vista Community Church. to no avail. The young man was taken to Holy Hart’s life was celebrated with moving Cross Hospital, where he was pronounced eulogies from his mother, father, sister, dead just after 4 a.m. aunts and uncles, along with Pastor Matt Milani told law enforcement officers he Lomenick, who knew him since he was a “did everything he could to help” Hart, even child. getting instructions from the 911 operator on No mention was made of his career how to administer CPR. as an adult dancer, the popular and “It was horrifying,” Milani told SFGN. “I outgoing handsome young entertainer at have never dealt with anything like that in the Boardwalk, whose hairstyles changed my life before. I had just met Devin. He was frequently. There were tributes to his so nice.” spontaneity and spirit. Ironically, 24 hours before, Milani, while At his memorial service, Hart’s dad, Mark, dancing at the Boardwalk, had himself noted his son’s “free spirit,” diverse talents, passed out from excessive drinking. love of bike week, flying airplanes and Released later that day, Milani posted on daring sense of adventure. A video tribute Facebook that he was going to ‘stop drinking’ delineated his bold and energetic exuberance for a while. He returned to his apartment for life and laughter. later that night to find Hart unconscious. His Aunt Lennie said “everyone he Until the toxicology reports come back touched loved him.”

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More Than 47,000 Died From Opioid Overdoses in 2018

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8.21.2019 • 13 NEWS special feature ‘Don’t Ask’ Activist Now Supports Trump What it means to be a gay conservative nowadays

Chris Johnson, Washington Blade

ine years ago, gay Army veteran Rob Smith chained himself to the NWhite House fence, protesting “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

But more recently, Smith stood before hundreds of MAGA hat-wearing Donald Trump supporters in D.C. and lamented more young people weren’t joining the conservative movement. In a speech to the Turning Point USA summit, he hammered the need to re-elect President Trump.

“I don’t like the fact that I lost all my gay he said he was gay during his speech and friends in New York City when I came out as referenced his husband. For the attendees, a conservative,” Smith told the Washington many of whom wore MAGA hats and frat Blade. “I don’t like the fact that I lost the rest attire consisting of a sport coat, khakis and of my gay friends when I came out as a Trump top-siders, it didn’t seem to matter. supporter. I don’t like it. It doesn’t make me When Smith was on stage, they lined up feel good, you know, but I can’t tell these kids to ask questions about being a youth in the not to stand up for what they believe and not conservative movement. Topics included Big practice what I preach.” Tech’s alleged censorship of conservatives Smith isn’t alone. In Trump’s America, on social media, teacher hostility to he’s among the emerging gay voices in the conservative viewpoints and whether it’s world of conservative political commentary, possible to be in a relationship with someone whether it be Twitter, YouTube or podcasts. who has opposing political views. After Want to read the latest from these gay Smith was done, attendees continued to mob Rob Smith. Photo via political commentators? Open up the him to snap group selfies and offer words of Rob Smith, Facebook. conservative Washington Examiner. Among support and solidarity. the columnists is Eddie Scarry, a gay protege Speaking with the Washington Blade at “So sometimes I do get questions,” Smith The welcoming attitude, Smith said, of conservative media queen Ann Coulter, the summit after his remarks, Smith said his said. “They’re like, ‘I’m a conservative is a direct consequence of social media, and Brad Polumbo, a Zillenial writer who sexual orientation at conservative events has Christian, but I support you as a gay person, which he said has enabled gay people with boasts a 4.0 GPA from the University of “never really been a thing.” but my beliefs are differently, how do I conservative viewpoints to become more Massachusetts, Amherst where he joined Any concerns, Smith said, are generally reconcile those two things?’ And then I vocal and visible. And yet, Smith also said he Young Americans for Liberty. quickly resolved because he says people in would just say, ‘You really lead from love, sees a “societal change,” which constitutes Smith didn’t shy away from his sexual the conservative movement “are unafraid to you lead from the fact that we all have the a more accepting attitude from Millennials orientation on stage at the summit, where offend you by asking questions.” same fundamental values, like we’re all here and Gen-Z conservatives toward gay people for the same reason, we just have a different than older conservatives. sexual orientation, different skin colors, “We ascribe so many things to like, the different religions, different whatever.’” government needs to change all of this Smith isn’t alone. In Trump’s America, he’s Of course, the conservative movement stuff, and this needs to happen,” Smith said. isn’t exactly known for accepting LGBT “Change does not start from the top down, it among the emerging gay voices in the world of people. In fact, conservative forces have long starts from the bottom up.” conservative political commentary, whether it be opposed LGBT equality — whether it be Another gay conservative commentator marriage, assurances of non-discrimination is Guy Benson of Fox News Radio, where in employment or military service — let he works as a contributor and hosts a Twitter, YouTube or podcasts. alone offered LGBT voices a platform to daily radio show/podcast. Neither Trump speak. nor Democrats escape the barbs of his

14 • 8.21.2019 NEWS special feature commentary, which, Benson told the Blade, It should be noted Turning Point USA faces Smith said the experience of being demonstrates he’s “not a MAGA-hat wearing accusations of racism, despite employing with GetEQUAL helped him “see how Trump supporter by any stretch of the black conservatives like Smith and “Blexit” organizations work,” which is why he’s “so imagination.” leader Candace Owens, in addition to critical of a lot of things that are going on Speaking with the Blade at the Turning objections to churning out an army of youth in not just in the transgender ideology, [but] Point USA conference after his speech, in support of Trump. very critical about things that are going on in Benson said there’s a new environment in the To be sure, large swaths of the conservative the LGBT movement in general.” conservative movement for gay people. movement are still vocally opposed to LGBT “There was a moment when ‘Don’t Ask, “I think that it’s a changing society, and I rights and to promoting LGBT people to Don’t Tell’ repeal happened and marriage think I recognize that younger conservatives, positions of visibility within the movement. equality happened, there was this whole in particular, have very different views on Just last week, a failed U.S. Senate candidate moment where people didn’t know where some of these than older generations,” in California announced a “Straight we were going to go, because fundamentally, Benson said. Pride” event to celebrate “whiteness” and the rights for the gays and lesbians have Benson pointed to data from the Pew “heterosexuality” as the Family Research more or less been achieved,” Smith said. Research Center that found growth over Council President Tony Perkins hailed a new “And those were two really big things, right? time among Republicans who support same- State Department commission widely seen Guy Benson. Photo via And so I think that the embrace of a lot of the sex marriage. (There has been growth, but as hostile to LGBT rights. Guy Benson, Facebook. nuttiness that that’s going on in the name of still a minority of conservatives support gay The path for the emergence of these gay the LGBT nowadays is motivated not by a nuptials. In 2019, 44 percent of Republicans conservatives takes different forms. Benson and others were subsequently arrested. genuine desire to help people, but by a desire said they support same-sex marriage has long been a conservative, but came Joining Smith at the time was former Lt. to keep that sort of money train coming.” compared to 23 percent in 2001.) out as gay in 2015 on a Fox News during an Dan Choi, who gained notoriety for being As an example, Smith took particular issue “So, there has been a sea change,” Benson interview with Megyn Kelly. Smith went in the first activist to chain himself to the with the Human Rights Campaign deciding said. “And I think there’s a recognition the opposite direction, starting as an openly White House fence in an effort to encourage to endorse Hillary Clinton in 2016 — even that politics is sort of an addition and gay progressive who voted for Bernie Sanders then-President Obama to end the discharges before the Democratic primary with Bernie multiplication game. It’s a coalitional game. in the 2016 Democratic primary, then under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” To Smith’s Sanders had yet to conclude. And it’s more about ideas, or at least I hope it’s becoming a conservative, then becoming a immediate left was Autumn Sandeen, a San “That wasn’t about the people; it was more about ideas than identity.” Trump supporter. Diego-based transgender activist and Navy about Chad Griffin,” Smith said. “That was Charlie Kirk, a 25-year-old rising star in But Smith’s voice as a gay conservative is veteran, to his immediate right was longtime about the people that were on the boards of the conservative movement and founder of especially unique because years ago he was gay military activist Michael these things, trying to put access to power. Turning Point USA, said via email to the Blade not just a progressive, but an activist with Bedwell. And what I hate the most, is gay people with conservative ideology are the now defunct LGBT grassroots group After Choi became the first “... When I look that they use young LGBT more than welcome in the movement. GetEQUAL opposing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” activist to chain himself to the people, and they’re using “This generation of conservatives is marked These days, Smith doesn’t talk much White House fence in 2010, back at standing young LGBT people of by increasingly diverse and charismatic publicly about when not even the Smith penned an op-ed for the up for LGBT color to push these leftist voices like Guy and Rob, who love their Democratic Party was supportive enough of Huffington Post saying more messages out, and they’ll country and value timeless conservative ideas LGBT rights to pass muster for him. On that activism like Choi’s was needed. soldiers, and put their faces all over the like small government, freedom of speech cold November day in 2010, he was arrested “I think what we needed was doing all the place, and they’ll send them and individual responsibility,” Kirk said. protesting outside the White House where to see something like this to light out to interviews and all “We celebrate patriots like these regardless President Barack Obama was in charge. a fire under each and every one things that I that stuff. And these people of whether they’re gay or straight, black or Giving voice to the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” of us that cares as deeply as he did at the White are still not represented on white, male or female, rich or poor, tall or repeal effort as a gay Army veteran who does about ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ House, I look back the boards, they’re still not short. We’re so grateful for their leadership served in Iraq and Kuwait, Smith was among repeal, and about full equality represented in leadership and for inspiring so many others in their own 13 activists who in protest of the military’s gay in general,” Smith wrote. on it fondly.” positions.” journeys in what has really become an all new ban chained themselves to the White House “This movement needs him as But at least one of his conservative movement.” fence. For the act of civil disobedience, Smith much as it needs me, or Jarrod - Rob Smith fellow activists from that Chlapowski, or Lt. Col Victor gay conservative time doesn’t see it that way, especially when policies Rob Smith appearing on Fox Nation Fehrenbach, or any of the other with Lisa Marie Boothe, Deroy gay veterans who share our past of silent like Trump’s transgender military ban are Murdock and Tammy Bruce. service knowing that it reflects the present of still on the books. Photo via Rob Smith, Facebook. thousands of gay soldiers currently serving.” Robin McGehee, who served as co-chair of Although times have changed, Smith said GetEQUAL and was another of the 13 activists he looks back on his days as an LGBT rights arrested at the White House, criticized Smith activist with no regrets and said that work for his political transformation from an helped him reach where he is now. LGBT activist into a Trump supporter. “When I look back at that now, and when “Although I deeply believe in the I look back at standing up for LGBT soldiers, personal freedom of choosing your political and doing all the things that I did at the positions and candidates, that does not White House, I look back on it fondly,” Smith mean I am not saddened by Smith’s desire said. “And I’m proud of every single thing to support a person and party that clearly that I did. And when I look back on that all discriminates, promotes classism, sexism, of that stuff really did inform the change to homo/transphobia and operates in a fashion conservatism that I’ve had over their past that is demeaning to the liberty and justice few years.” for all that Rob helped protect and promote

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 Continued from previous page. Rob Smith speaking at the Turning Point USA fighting as a solider for our country, on and people. conference. Photo via off the battlefield,” McGehee said. “That’s a trickier piece at the moment,” Rob Smith, Facebook. McGehee took particular issue with Smith Benson said. “I think there’s a lot of people supporting an administration that enacted a who don’t understand transgenderism. I transgender military ban, which she said is think there’s a lot of people who are just “damaging to the same soldiers he took the wrapping their brains around same-sex fence with who defended his right to serve marriage for the first time. And now, they openly as a gay man.” feel like there’s this new “His desire to frontier that is, you support a president “There’s so much know, aggressive and and an administration challenging biological that would so clearly confusion about all the sex and all these sorts of discriminate against other letters, because things.” transgender service Despite the inclusive members seems self- they are confused about approach of the LGBT centered, but for that who they are, what they movement, many — disappointingly — gay conservatives he has picked the right want, what the goals themselves see a candidate and party,” distinction between are, what constitutes roads that transgender ideology is going “I think that we should be able to coexist McGehee said. the fight for gay rights down to when it comes to invasive medical in a way that people are protected and not In terms of rhetoric, this, what constitutes and transgender rights. intervention for kids and teenagers, when it discriminated against because of who they there may well be a Among them is Smith, that. They’re confused. comes to silencing the voices of women, of are, and then people aren’t trampled on, if changing environment who said he sees a There are a lot of lesbians, silencing lesbian icons like Martina they are religious dissenters,” Benson said. “I that has enabled gay distinction between the Navratilova,” Smith said, “Or silencing know that that’s a tricky needle to thread, but conservatives to emerge “L” and the “G” in the people that are literally lesbians like Julia Beck, or silencing anybody that’s one of my goals is fostering the type of under the Trump LGBT movement and the making these things up who dares to stand up against what I like to culture and the type of country where we administration, which other letters. call super-radical transgender ideology.” can exist side by side.” despite its anti-LGBT “There’s so much as they go along. So It’s that kind of thought Smith said If gays and lesbians have largely escaped record has embraced confusion about all the they’re confused.” informs his opposition to the Equality the wrath of Trump’s rhetoric, other some symbols of LGBT other letters, because Act, LGBT rights legislation that would minority groups, such as immigrants and rights. they are confused about - Rob Smith enact long sought-after federal LGBT non- Muslims, aren’t so lucky. On one hand, Trump who they are, what they Gay conservative discrimination protections into law. (The Most recently, that has become evident recognized Pride month want, what the goals White House has said Trump opposes the with Trump’s tweet telling four Democratic in a Tweet and a global are, what constitutes legislation based on unspecified “poison congresswomen — who are also people of initiative to decriminalize homosexuality in this, what constitutes that,” Smith said. pill” amendments in the bill.) color — to “go back” to their home countries. the more than 70 countries where it remains “They’re confused. There are a lot of people Smith said he shares that view on the At a subsequent rally, Trump supporters illegal. Per White House counselor Kellyanne that are literally making these things up as Equality Act because he wants to ensure chanted “send her back” in reference to one Conway, Trump was the first president to they go along. So they’re confused. They’re women (“not people that identify as a of the four, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who’s enter into the White House “approving of confusing each other. And they’re confusing woman or I feel like a woman today — like I a Somalian immigrant, but a U.S. citizen. gay marriage.” everybody else.” think about the actual women”) have access As backlash ensued, Trump disavowed the On the other hand, Trump has presided Smith said he faces constant accusations to sex-segregated spaces, like restrooms and chant the next day. over anti-LGBT administration in terms he’s transphobic, but denied that was the lesbian bars. (Transgender advocates would Recently, Trump rekindled this of policy, mostly in terms of attacks on case and said instead he’s “shamelessly call the exclusion of transgender women racist rhetoric when he criticized Rep. the transgender community. Among his gender critical.” from these spaces discrimination.) Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), asserting his administration’s initiatives are a transgender “I’m shamelessly critical of some of the “Now there is a form of legislation that congressional district in West Baltimore “is military ban and disavowing protections for I think conservatives and liberals and a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.” transgender workers under federal Title VII Democrats can probably come together on, When civil rights leader Al Sharpton came of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. (But the Trump that protects LGBT people and still keeps to Cummings’ defense, Trump subsequently administration also has argued federal civil women with the rights that they have fought tweeted Sharpton “hates whites & cops.”) rights law doesn’t apply to gay people.) so hard for,” Smith said. “But you don’t, I’m Smith, however, said those comments As part of this schizophrenia, there’s a not asking them to give up their rights, so “didn’t offend me” because people speaking perception the Trump administration has that the LGBTQI or whatever can can get freely is what the conservative movement is approached gay people and transgender whatever rights that they want.” about. people differently, which is also reflected On the Equality Act, Benson said he wasn’t “I feel empowered as a conservative in the conservative movement. We may familiar with the legislation, but said some because I don’t have to like run around being be living in a post-gay world, but we’re not kind of legislation “to add some just very offended by every little thing,” Smith said. “I living in a post-trans world. basic protections that exists for other groups don’t get empowerment by being offended. I Benson recognized an “addition and should exist for LGBT people as well.” don’t get empowerment by being a victim.” multiplication game” within the conservative At the same time, Benson also said a Smith sought to redirect the indignation, movement to reach out to gay people, but religious exemption within such legislation pointing out Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), said that isn’t the case with transgender would be “very important.” another one of the four congresswomen A portrait of Rob Smith during his time in the army. Photo via Rob Smith, Facebook.

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Trump told to “go home” appeared on stage or does or tweets, just because he’s the leader with Omar Suleiman, a Muslim leader who of the party and the team that you have has expressed views being gay is contrary to identified with.” Based on voting trends — as well as criticism of Trump his religion. Benson expressed particular concern with within the LGBT community — Benson wasn’t terribly “Who’s going to call Rashida Tlaib out for the “send her back” chant at the Trump rally. optimistic about newfound gay support for conservatives in sharing the stage with a homophobic imam “I have all sorts of problems with Ilhan at a CARE fundraiser?” Smith said. “And this Omar, and I write and talk about them all the the 2020 election, saying he imagines Trump will homophobic imam, Omar Suleiman, said time,” Benson said. “And she’s a U.S. citizen, that homosexuality is a disease that needs so ‘send her back’ has this sort of nativist “not get a huge percentage of the LGBT vote.” to be cured and compared it to bestiality and ugly — It’s not even an undertone, right? It’s incest, right? So, we can’t wait to wave the just out there, and I think that’s really bad.” smelling salts and clutch the pearls and do Asked whether he felt any special concern and Log Cabin Republican members are still conservatives in the 2020 election, saying all of this stuff when Trump says something… over the remarks as a gay man in sense of quite pleased with their support of President he imagines Trump will “not get a huge Why is nobody calling her out for sharing the a solidarity with other minority groups, Trump and are unwavering in their support.” percentage of the LGBT vote.” stage with a homophobe, right?” Benson said, “I didn’t think of it that way. It With the left having a reputation for “I think that some of the objections are Smith took both the Human Rights gave me pause as an American.” shunning those who disagree with their legitimate,” Benson said. “[But] I think there Campaign and the LGBT media watchdog “It did not occur to me like, ‘Oh, I’m political views, especially dissenters who are actual signs of progress that the president GLAAD to task for refusing to criticize Tlaib, relating to her because I’m a member of a are members of minority groups, can these himself and some of the top people in his an American citizen and native of Palestinian minority group,’” Benson said. “It was just gay conservatives find romance? They say administration have spearheaded that have descent. like, as someone who believes in this country they’re making it work. gotten scant attention or are sort of sneered “Where’s HRC?” Smith said. “Like, why as an idea, and what we should be about. It Benson, who’s engaged to marry his at as unimportant.” are they not doing that? Because they know was offensive. Just straight up on its — on boyfriend later this year, denied having any Benson counted among these signs that they would be attacked for attacking a its own merits, not like in any sort of other sort of tension with his soon-to-be spouse the standing ovation Peter Thiel received congresswoman of color. Where is GLAAD context for me.” over politics. after saying he’s gay on stage at the 2016 calling her out for that? She never should It seems gay conservatives writ-large “He’s not terribly political, Republican National have shared the stage with that person.” aren’t as concerned with Trump’s racist so I’d say he’s right-leaning,” Convention and Trump’s It should be noted Tlaib has supported tweets as they are pleased with his policies Benson said. “His parents are “I think it’s safe appointment of Richard LGBT rights as a member of Congress. and attempts at LGBT outreach. definitely Republicans, but he to say that gay Grenell as an openly gay U.S. The Michigan Democrat is a co-sponsor Charles Moran, a spokesperson for Log doesn’t really care that much conservatives and ambassador to Germany, of the Equality Act and has supported Cabin Republicans, talked about Trump’s about politics. Like when we which Benson called “an the transgender community, including by HIV and global LGBT initiative when asked get home, he’s not eager to Log Cabin Republican extremely important displaying a blue-and-purple transgender whether his organization would denounce watch the Mueller testimony, members are still position.” flag outside her office. his “go back” tweets. he’s eager to watch HGTV. “I think it’s quite good that Benson, however, took a different “President Trump’s leadership to end That’s the kind of vibe that we quite pleased with the ambassador has been approach and said that rhetoric from Trump the spread of HIV/AIDS in 10 years as well got going on.” their support of tasked with a U.S.-led initiative wasn’t appropriate, pointing out he had as the initiative to end the criminalization Smith, who mentioned on President Trump and to combat the criminalization criticized it on Twitter. of homosexuality internationally is a stage at the Turning Point of homosexuality around “I was very critical of it from the very strong signal of commitment to the LGBTQ USA summit his spouse are unwavering in the world,” Benson added. “I beginning,” Benson said. “I think that that’s community,” Moran said. “Coupled with a doesn’t share his views, their support.” think that’s leadership.” the type of tweet where, you know, I said roaring economy and a focus on improving said his husband “loves me, Smith said he’s going to to the kids today, I feel like we don’t have to the lives of the average American worker, I he doesn’t love a political - Guy Benson talk “as much as I can” about defend every single thing the president says think it’s safe to say that gay conservatives ideology.” newfound conservative Gay conservative “He doesn’t love Rob values and why President Guy Benson posing with an image Smith with fucking 125,000 Trump should win re-election of his face blended together with followers on social media,” Smith said. “He in 2020. a portrait of Donald Trump. Photo loves me, and we connect to our love for “By the way, I think that America is via Guy Benson, Facebook. each other, and politics is not a huge thing the freest and safest nation for gays and in our relationship. I don’t even talk about lesbians, and I believe that wholeheartedly,” politics that much at home because this is Smith said. “And I’m going to go out to the what I do. It’s what I talk about all day.” rallies, and I’m going do the work with But will these new gay conservative voices Turning Point USA, and I’m going to keep have any effect on the LGBT electorate in running my mouth on social media.” 2020? In years past, exit polls have shown Smith also warned against underestimating LGBT people comprise a sizable chunk of the power of gay conservatives or their around 5 percent of the electorate and have presence in the LGBT voting bloc. overwhelmingly supported Democrats. “There’s not a lot of us,” Smith said. (In 2016, LGBT voters opposed Trump in “There’s maybe like 5, 6, 7 that have this support of Hillary Clinton by a whopping national platform right now. What I’ve seen, margin of 78 to 14 to percent.) and what a lot of these people will tell you, is Based on voting trends — as well as that there are more of us than you think, and criticism of Trump within the LGBT when I look at my DMs and my tweets, and community — Benson wasn’t terribly what I see when I post an Instagram video, optimistic about newfound gay support for there’s so many of us out there.”

Washington Blade courtesy of the National LGBTQ Media Association.

8.21.2019 • 17 NEWS special feature Log Cabin Repubs Endorse Trump Receives Backlash from Left and Right In 2016 the LGBT conservative group chose not to endorse

Lisa Keen, Keen News Service

he national gay Republican group, Log Cabin Republicans, made a Tbig splash Aug. 15 when it published a commentary in the Washington Post announcing its decision to endorse President Trump for re-election. The reaction was nothing like an end-of-the-summer pool party.

In the “Comments” section under the good leader and he’s not a conservative.” endorsement article, readers characterized The timing of the endorsement was both the endorsement as equivalent to “Chickens unusual and unfortunate for the group. for McNuggets” and “Jews for Hitler.” In the past, Log Cabin’s board has put off Charles Moran, an openly gay Trump endorsing a candidate until very close to the delegate to the 2016 convention who is convention. In 2016, it put the endorsement on the Log Cabin board and serving as its vote off until just two weeks before the spokesperson, said the response to the election (and they voted to “withhold” endorsement “has been what was expected.” endorsing Trump). “Our chapters are thrilled — they wanted This year, they’ve taken the vote 10 this overwhelmingly, so this really is of months ahead of the confab. Recruiters for the Log Cabin Republicans. benefit for them,” said Moran. And “the left, And the endorsement arrived between Photo credit: Ted Eytan, via Flickr. especially the gay left, is apoplectic.” two high profile moves by the Trump Andy Towle at Towleroad.com called the administration to take stands against LGBT hiring people “who share their religion” and employers using “religious” or “moral” endorsement “delusional.” equality — one in a Supreme Court case, the to “condition employment on acceptance reasons for gender-based discrimination. Earl Fowlkes, chairman of the Democratic other in a federal contractor regulation. of or adherence to religious tenets as The Department of Justice has put the Trump National Committee’s LGBT Caucus, said “It takes a certain level of perverse understood by” the employer. LGBT legal administration on the side of employers he couldn’t understand “how an LGBTQ chutzpah, or a certain level of confidence organizations say the proposed change who discriminate against LGBT people in organization of any kind can support an in your gaslighting abilities, to claim gives a “green light” to employers wishing to several cases and sought waivers for states individual who has consistently shown a that President Trump is good for LGBTQ discriminate against LGBT people. to discriminate against LGBT people in foster disregard for the rights of LGBTQ Americans.” people in the same week that the Trump On the day after the endorsement ran, care. But it was not just the left criticizing administration moved to let federal Solicitor General Noel Francisco submitted The Log Cabin endorsement essay makes the endorsement. Former U.S. Rep. Jim contractors use ‘religious exemptions’ as a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court arguing only brief reference to these actions. Kolbe (R-Ariz.) said he doesn’t support the an excuse to discriminate against LGBTQ that the justices should rule that Title VII “While we do not agree with every policy endorsement. Log Cabin founder Rich Tafel Americans in the workplace,” wrote Daily of the Civil Rights Act does not prohibit or platform position presented by the White said he doesn’t. Beast Senior Editor Tim Teeman. discrimination based on gender identity. The House or the Republican Party,” stated the “While I find President Trump’s positions On the same day the endorsement court will hear arguments on the case, Harris endorsement, “we share a commitment to on LGBTQ issues to be mixed, he would get article ran in the Washington Post, the U.S. Funeral v. EEOC in October. individual responsibility, personal freedom as many poor marks as good ones, including Department of Labor published a proposed Most critics of the endorsement cited and a strong national defense….We are the ban on transgenders in the military,” rule change in the Federal Register, saying one or more of the many other actions the committed to letting all qualified Americans Kolbe said. He said he “regrets very much it would “clarify” the civil rights protections Trump administration has taken that have serve in the military, and Log Cabin that they have taken this position, especially for “religious organizations” that enter into appeared to undermine equal treatment of Republicans was a leader in the legal fight so early in the campaign.” contracts with the federal government. The LGBT people. Starting soon after Trump to end the ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy. We Tafel said, “I just don’t think Trump’s a change would allow contractors to “prefer” took office, the Trump administration has oppose the transgender service restriction banned transgender people from serving and will continue to press the administration in the military and withdrawn Obama era to reconsider.” “LCR Broward, who’s obviously hinged by political fellowship to Ambassador Rick Grenell, guidance from the departments of Education “To be treated equally, fairly and justly an appointee of the President who, as our Ambassador to Germany, is fighting for Global and Health and Human Services that had under the law is our goal, and we know that Decriminalization of Homosexuality, and believes, as do we that, “Inclusion Wins.” Grenell, along sought to eliminate discrimination against ‘Inclusion Wins’ is a mantra we share with with other LCR clubs across the country, collectively supported a vote to endorse the 2020 candidacy of Donald Trump. This action demonstrates our diversity, the need for inclu-sion within our community, LGBT people. It instructed the Census the president,” concluded the essay. “The and the hopeful ending of any and all hateful and discriminatory bigotry based on political Bureau to remove any mention of LGBT Log Cabin Republicans endorse Donald affiliation, HIV/AIDS, and other acts of intolerance in deference to our Constitutional guarantees.” people on upcoming surveys and instructed Trump for reelection as president.” all departments to remove barriers to The endorsement essay was bylined by Log Andy Eddy, Broward LCR Director for Outreach and Education

18 • 8.21.2019 NEWS special feature Let me help you find your dream home! JUST LISTED: Cabin Republicans’ national board chairman Robert Kabel and Vice Chair Jill Homan. 21 HERSHEY DRIVE, Kabel is an attorney who served as a “... when you get into the special assistant to President Reagan and was conservative movement, OCEAN RIDGE appointed to the White House HIV Advisory $1,895,000 Beds 4 Baths 4.1 Board by President George W. Bush. Homan there are huge divisions is a member of the Republican National over this president.” Exceptionally designed chic and Committee’s executive committee. Both live modern two-story home located in Washington, D.C., and both served on - Rich Tafel the Republican National Committee’s Rules steps from the beach Founder of the National • Open and bright private courtyard style property with Committee at the 2016 convention that Log Cabin group nominated Trump. roof top terrace with Jacuzzi According to Kabel and Homan’s essay, • 2 bedrooms on the ground floor and 2 bedrooms on President Trump has taken “bold actions website, but RNC Chairman Ronna McDaniel the second floor, all with ensuite bathrooms that benefit the LGBTQ community.” did retweet the Post article on her Twitter • Complete Smart home, keyless entry/fire alarm/ The endorsement credits Trump with site. cameras/security and electric car charger having “committed to end the spread of HIV/ Dan Innis, a gay Republican and former • Home built with commercial grade impact windows, AIDS in 10 years,” using U.S. influence to state senator in New Hampshire, said he thermal insulation throughout, dual zone a/c hopes the endorsement will “keep the issues “persuade other nations to adopt modern • Top of the line appliances: Gaggenau, Miele, Wolf - human rights standards,” and “launching of the GLBT community front and center in 2 sets of washer dryers TAKE A VIRTUAL [President Trump’s] policy decisions.” TOUR! an initiative to end the criminalization • Heated saltwater pool, outdoor shower, outdoor bit.ly/306rRCw of homosexuality” in other countries. It “I was a strong advocate for the kitchen and outdoor speaker systems endorsement,” Innis said. “While no one applauds the president for having appointed • Located minutes away from downtown Delray Beach openly gay diplomat Ric Grenell as agrees with everything a president does, and near downtown Boca Raton and Palm Beach Island ambassador to Germany and says Trump has President Trump has been steady in a number appointed “many LGBTQ” people to serve in of areas that are important to me. Overall, I his administration. think he is supportive of our community.” Joan Finley, MBA, REALTOR® Cell: 561-317-0752 The Log Cabin press release announcing But Casey Pick, a former program director Posh Properties Office: 561-330-4731 the endorsement said the Log Cabin board for Log Cabin, expressed shame over the Fax: 561-431-2965 consulted with more than 50 chapters in 21 endorsement. 103 NE 2nd Avenue [email protected] Delray Beach, FL 33444 www.poshflorida.com states before voting for the endorsement. “I know personally the calculations that go Spokesman Moran said the group also had into Log Cabin’s decision of whether or not “multiple meetings with senior campaign to endorse a presidential candidate,” wrote officials at HQ in Arlington before we started Pick in an essay posted on her Facebook page. this process, and they were enthusiastic.” “I saw the aftermath of rejecting George W. “Throughout this process, they were Bush, I was part of the process leading to the welcoming of our support, were desiring endorsement of John McCain… and mine of our endorsement and offered technical was the hand that wrote the announcement assistance if needed,” said Moran. After the and explanation of our endorsement of Mitt endorsement, he said the group received Romney in 2012.” “shares, retweets and kind words from In the Romney endorsement, said Pick, “we the highest levels of the RNC and Trump did not sugarcoat the candidate’s flaws; we campaign.” acknowledged that we were coldly weighing The Republican National Committee the benefits of having a conservative we made no mention of the endorsement on its felt we could work with in office against our calculation that the Federal Marriage Amendment he had supported was no longer a threat, and making a call that would have allowed us to be a voice of influence on behalf of LGBT people if Romney were to have won. “I am not ashamed to have written that LOVE WHERE YOU LIVE [Romney] endorsement,” Pick said. “I am on Man convinced that the Board of Directors of lt or          i s        today’s Log Cabin Republicans should be W                 ashamed to have put their names on this       one.”     Rich Tafel, who founded the national Log Cabin group in the 1990s, said, “We often 
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8.21.2019 • 19 NEWS national HIV Advocates Celebrate Medicare Victory Proposed changes would have put thousands of people living with HIV at risk

Jason Parsley

change to the rules for Medicare Part D that could have put thousands of people Aliving with HIV at risk has been rolled back and will not go into effect. The rule change would have given insurance companies the power to force people living with HIV off of the medications they currently use.

AIDS United, which lobbied against the change, celebrated the decision. “AIDS United is grateful that the final Medicare Part D rule released by the Trump Administration […] will continue guaranteeing access to the treatments that enrollees living with HIV depend on for their health and their lives. AIDS United thanks the Trump Administration for listening to the concerns of all those that would have been affected by this change, as well as the thousands of advocates who responded to the proposed rule change with letters and phone calls to Department of Health and Human Services and Congress,” wrote President and CEO Jesse Milan Jr. in a prepared statement. “We look forward to working with the Administration and Congress to build on the momentum and support behind our collective efforts to end the HIV epidemic by 2030.” The proposed changes alarmed HIV advocacy organizations as well as other health related groups. Currently Medicare their treatment out with a lower priced drive and prove that A slew of other health advocacy organizations opposed the Part D has six protected classes, which includes antiretroviral it’s ineffective before being allowed to have the original drug changes including the American Cancer Society; Leukemia & drugs used to manage HIV. a doctor prescribed to them. Lymphoma Society; The Michael J. Fox Foundation; National “So this is a very pressing issue for HIV “And so that’s really dangerous for people Alliance on Mental Illness; National Council for Behavioral population,” Milan previously told SFGN. “So this is a living with HIV, because it means your doctor Health; and The AIDS Institute. “Because as we age, our need for Medicare will very pressing has already decided based on all of your Marc Boutin, chief executive officer of National Health continue to increase.” medical history, and all of your current medical Council, celebrated the victory as well, but also believes its According to AIDS United these protected issue for HIV conditions, which one of those [medications] is time for Congress to pass legislation that would limit out of classes ensure people living with serious, population, the absolute best for you,” Milan previously said. pocket expenses seniors pay for their prescription drugs. chronic, and infectious health conditions because as we A similar rules change was proposed under “Since its launch in 2007, the Part D prescription drug can access the specific treatments their the Obama Administration in 2014 but was more program has been instrumental in expanding drug access medical providers prescribe to them without age, our need narrow in scope and did not directly affect the for Medicare beneficiaries. However, it remains the only interference from insurance companies. The for Medicare HIV community. type of health insurance in our country that does not have reason these classes are protected is because will continue When asked why these types of rules changes a limit on out of pocket costs,” Boutin wrote in an editorial for these specific conditions any interruption have been proposed under sDemocratic and The Hill. “Congress has expressed willingness to tackle the in drug access would result in significant and to increase.” Republican administrations Milan previously issue, as the bipartisan leaders of two House Committees rapid health decline. - Jesse Milan Jr. said: “The argument from the administration is released at the end of May a draft bill for stakeholder input. The proposed rules change would have given President and CEO that this could be a way of reducing drug costs Additionally, President Trump signaled support for such an insurance company the right to require of AIDS United to consumers. But we don’t believe that is an a proposal in his budget earlier this year. While the details a prior authorization before a particular effective way of assuring access to care and are evolving, a limit on out-of-pocket costs will be one of prescription could be filled. It would also have allowed for promoting the health and well being of people living with the most meaningful changes to the Medicare drug program policies like “step therapy,” where people are forced to start HIV.” since its inception.”

20 • 8.21.2019 8.21.2019 • 21 Our Fund’s mission is to promote responsible philanthropy in order to make South Florida the most livable community in the country for LGBT people. Chuck Nicholls Everyday Philanthropist

As South Florida’s only LGBT community foundation, Our Fund Foundation improves peoples’ lives by providing various ways to give, and supporting causes within the LGBT community.

Every month we will feature a local philanthropist and ask them about what inspires them to give, hopefully inspiring new everyday philanthropy. Chuck Nicholls, another committed supporter, talks about what inspires him to give to South Florida causes: Legacy giving

agency funds Where are you from, and where do you consider home? I was born in Chicago, spent my career donor-advised funds in Washington D.C. as an economist, I now consider Ft. Lauderdale, my current home, business partnerships having lived here for 23 years. When did you first begin giving and what inspired you to do so? What was the first organization you gave to? I started volunteering with an organization Our Fund Foundation called Food and Friends in Washington D.C. It supports projects that serve was there I realized how important it was to help people who were suffering from HIV/ the LGBT community in a number AIDS in the late 80’s and early 90’s. of different fields: Within three months of moving to Ft. youth Lauderdale, I was asked to become a board member of Tuesday’s Angels whose mission elders was providing financial assistance to individuals with HIV/AIDS. Within four years, women I became president of this great organization where all monies received helped individuals Children’s Theater and are members of transgender in need. the Stradivari Society of the South Florida Symphony. My latest endeavor is working hiv/aids Which causes and organizations do you with the Kids in Distress organization. With a support with your time and resources? grant from another nonprofit organization, arts & culture I thoroughly enjoyed working with case The Equality Garden Club, I will be assisting managers of Broward House, Care Resources, kids in growing their own vegetables. social justice and Poverello. I realized that Tuesday’s Angels was not helping children until I What do you find most rewarding about began working with professionals from The giving to the causes you care about? Children’s Diagnostic and Treatment Center. I have met many truly genuine business Mark Turner, my husband, continues to be owners, other agency personnel and affiliated with this organization by being on incredible members of the Tuesday’s Angels To learn more about their host committee for the Ribbons for the organization. Networking with other LGBT how you can support Children art annual event. leaders in South Florida has been part of the Our Fund’s mission Another significant event was started journey. I enjoy making things work and in to support agencies as a result of my involvement with those particular starting new initiatives that will who wanted to do a bike ride for Tuesday’s eventually help individuals in our community. advancing LGBT Angels. The first Tuesday’s Angels bike ride causes in South began in 1997 and continued for 13 years What sort of guidance would you give to Florida, visit us at and raised well over one million dollars. This someone considering giving back to their www.Our-Fund.org event later became the AIDS RIDE whereby community? or call us at many nonprofit organizations continue to I encourage my friends and associates to participate. get involved and volunteer. They will enjoy (954) 565-1090 Mark and I have also been involved in the camaraderie of others who want to make volunteering with The Fort Lauderdale a difference in the lives of others.

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hen thinking about gay stars and idols for the community Zach – Surreal. I had a moment to look the Zakar brothers offer something special and unique. Gay back at the play and see the real-life moments twins! SFGN was able to sit down with the Michael and Zach happen that where part of our family story. W Creates an out of body type experience. Show Dates to learn a little about them and their show Pray The Gay Away. Their story unlike many is theirs played by them alone. The twins take us So, tell us about each of yourselves: August 22 – Sept. 1 through the journey of their lives as Israeli gay boys and the struggles Michael – We came from a background of life with family, friends, and the world around them. of special education, and this opportunity is Broward Center For The amazing. Performing Arts Zach – I never thought I would be a What can you tell us is the most exciting What has been like preparing for the writer. This story has allowed us the ability BrowardCenter.org thing about Pray the Gay Away? show? to create our story, and our book turned into or ZakarTwins.com Michael – It’s not a celebrity story, Michael – One of the most nerve- an Amazon Best Seller. It doesn’t just happen rather a story about two midtown kids and racking opportunities ever. Classically film to anyone. I love writing and enjoy what I am their journey of coming out. We had no idea trained but stage is something new. Keeping doing. where it would take us and it’s an amazing up with professionals in an industry we are How old where you when you first came extravagant show tour. We are starting in not familiar with. What is it like being twins and gay? out to someone and who was that person? two cities, so, stay tuned for additional dates. Michael – It’s the worst and best thing Michael – It was in high school during Any secrets you can reveal about the honestly. If I go to together, we flirt with the a game of hide and seek. He told Kathy and Why did you choose to accept the role show to our readers? same guys. It’s like one brain and two bodies she came out at the same time while hiding and put who you are out there for the Zach – The show has a lot of surprises. existing together. in the closet. world to see? It’s so gay it’s for everyone. In your face Zach – It’s a unique process. Born this Zach – I realized it when I was 16, a Zach – You do not see a lot of LGBT out comedy for everyone and there is a bit of way! Its amazing and the coming out journey random friend at the pool. people from the middle east advocating nudity for the audience to enjoy. It’s a very I was never alone and always had someone for equality or queer representation. relatable story for the LGBT community and with me during that time. Do you want to leave our readers with We felt it creates a strong image for the hits home for those outside the community. anything special? Israeli community. Its our story and we Are you single? Michael – ‘Pray the Gay Away’ is the next are fortunate enough to star in something How close to home is the play? Michael – Yes big gay play. It has something for everyone. authentic and honest. It is us playing us and Michael – Very close as the main Zach – Yes. You must give up a lot of our Zach – Everyone can relate to the there is no better way to portray an authentic character is our mom. Very outlandish and personal lives to be in entertainment! disfunction of family. It makes fun of the role than to do it yourself. crazy, spot on. Creates a family bond. process to shed light that the end of the Who is your favorite music artist? world is not coming. I have been there is the Michael – Gwen Stefani – “What Are feeling we want to leave you with. You Waiting For” prompted me to start my journey of writing. If getting to know Michael and Zach is It’s a very relatable story Zach – Cari Underwood – I have been to as much fun as the show, they promise to for the LGBT community four concerts to date. offer a couple of hours of pure laughter and fun. Let’s explore gay life together in and hits home for those outside the community. What is your favorite food? moments or relatability, laughter, joy, and Michael – I love all carbs, anything, and some sorrow. You can purchase general Zach Zakar I do mean anything. seating or VIP seats with meet and greet Zach – Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. options available.

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