local name global coverage May 31, 2017 vol. 8 // issue 22 south florida gay news OUTGAMES DISASTER LGBT ATHLETES FACE THEIR MOST UNEXPECTED HURDLE YET EQUALITY MARCH FOR NANCY PELOSI VISITS UNITY AND PRIDE THE PRIDE CENTER PAGE 14 PAGE 16 SOUTHFLORIDAGAYNEWS SOFLAGAYNEWS SFGN.COM NEWS highlight SouthFloridaGayNews.com Mayor Jack Seiler at Fort Lauderdale’s Memorial Day Ceremony. Photo Credit: Fort Lauderdale, Facebook. May 31 2017 • Volume 8 • Issue 22 2520 N. Dixie Highway • Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Phone: 954-530-4970 Fax: 954-530-7943 Publisher • Norm Kent [email protected] Chief Executive Offi cer • Pier Angelo Guidugli Associate Publisher / Executive Editor • Jason Parsley [email protected] Editorial Art Director • Brendon Lies [email protected] Designer • Charles Pratt Designer • Max Kagno Associate Editor • Jillian Melero [email protected] Digital Content Director • Brittany Ferrendi [email protected] Arts/Entertainment Editor • JW Arnold [email protected] Social Media Manager • Tucker Berardi LGBT VETS BOYCOTT FORT LAUDErdale’s meMORIAL DAY CEREMONY [email protected] Anti-gay minister’s invitation causes backlash Food/Travel Editor • Rick Karlin Gazette News Editor • Michael d'Oliveira Michael d’Oliveira HIV Editor • Sean McShee Senior Photographer • J.R. Davis [email protected] Senior Features Correspondents he invitation of Dr. Jerry Newcombe to homosexuality. But He did when He to address the dangers of Muslims who Jesse Monteagudo • Tony Adams speak at Fort Lauderdale’s Memorial condemned pornea (from which we get the commit terrorism. “A born-again Christian Correspondents TDay ceremonies caused the Gold Coast word pornography). In Matthew 15:19, Jesus would not have done those things,” he Dori Zinn • Andrea Richard • Donald Chapter of American Veterans for Equal condemned a host of sins, one of which is said, referring to the May 22 bombing in Cavanaugh • Christiana Lilly • Denise Royal • Sean McShee • Alex Adams • Gary Kramer • Rights to boycott the event. pornea. This word is translated as “sexual Manchester, England. David-Elijah Nahmod “Newcombe has been an outspoken immorality.” It would include all the sexual Asked about his previous comments and Contributing Columnists opponent of LGBT equality, including sins prohibited in the Old Testament, such the boycott by AVER, Newcombe said he Brian McNaught • Dana Rudolph • Wayne speaking against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and as pre-marital sex, adultery, homosexuality, doesn’t hate anybody and only wants to Besen Ric Reily • Steve Siler • Bil Browning • Terri Schlichenmeyer transgender Americans from serving in our incest, and bestiality.” point people “to the light” of god. Associate Photographers military,” wrote Lee Lawson, president of the In that same article, Newcombe wrote The controversy over Newcombe is similar Pompano Bill • Steven Shires Gold Coast Chapter. Lawson said Newcombe’s that same sex marriage is “simply another to the one caused when Fort Lauderdale invitation to give the invocation and closing nail in the coffi n of the American family, Mayor Jack Seiler attended the annual Sales & Marketing Director of Sales & Marketing • Mike Trottier prayer was an “aff ront” to all the LGBT along with the spectacular failure of so many Mayor’s Prayer Breakfast on April 28. At [email protected] veterans who had served in the military and heterosexual marriages that fail to follow that event, Focus on the Family President Sales Manager • Justin Wyse sacrifi ced their lives. AVER chose to attend the God’s commands to the husband and wife as Jim Daly, a conservative Christian who has [email protected] city’s second Memorial Day ceremony. set forth in the Bible.” also made statements off ensive to the LGBT Senior Sales Associate • Kevin Hopper [email protected] Newcombe, minister of Truth In Action In a 2012 video about the “radical community, was a featured speaker. Advertising Sales Associate • Edwin Neimann Ministries in Fort Lauderdale, formerly homosexual agenda,” Newcombe and others “I wish they were here with us,” said [email protected] known as Coral Ridge Ministries, has a compared homosexuality to an iceberg Seiler about AVER. “We have so many Advertising Sales Associate • Brett Coppol history of remarks that have been criticized that threatened to destroy the country. things that divide us. Black, white. Gay, [email protected] Sales Assistant / Classifi eds • Tim Higgins by members of the LGBT community as well “The moral iceberg is ripping MEMBERa hole in the straight. Christian, Jew.” The mayor said he’s [email protected] as Right Wing Watch, a progressive advocacy structure of America and we’re taking on concerned that AVER feels unappreciated Distribution Services • Rocky Bowell • group that monitors the speech and actions water. Can we repair the damage before it’s and unable to attend by the invitation of Brian Swinford of conservative politicians and leaders. Right too late?” said Newcombe. Newcombe. “These gay veterans are modern Wing Watch has multiple videos produced When giving the invocation at the day American heroes.” National Advertising Rivendell Media 212-242-6863 by Truth In Action Ministries, which label Memorial Day ceremony, Newcombe said Asked about the invitation of Newcombe, [email protected] homosexuality as a threat to society. “political correctness” was a threat to Seiler said he didn’t know anything about the MEMBER In a May 2012 article titled “Would Jesus America. 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Copyright © 2017 South Florida Gay News.com, Inc. 2 • 5.31.2017 5.31.2017 • 3 NEWS local GO-GO BAR PLANNED FOR WILTON DRIVE Michael d’Oliveira t’s not a strip club,” said Matt for a business license yet. She said the city Colunga, owner of Johnsons. can only assess the nature of Calunga’s “I Colunga, who plans to open business once they have his application. Johnsons at 2340 Wilton Drive, former Asked their opinion of Johnsons, all of P.J.’s Cocktails, said his business will the nearby business owners who spoke be a go-go bar with semi-nude male with SFGN declined to give an on the performers. record opinion. One owner “It will be an upscale go- said that Johnsons was a go bar . just like Boardwalk “politically-charged” issue or LeBoy,” said Colunga, “It wILL BE among bar owners. who previously managed Another business owner Swinging Richard’s in AN UPSCALE said that Johnsons should Pompano Beach. Colunga be located on Dixie Highway, said underwear is as stripped GO-GO BAR Oakland Park Boulevard, down as his dancers will go ... JUST LIKE Powerline, or another part and that avoiding full nudity of the city. “This is not what will make his club more BOARDWALK we’re about. This is the Arts enjoyable for customers and Entertainment District. because many people OR LEBOY.” Not west Broward. [Children] “like something left to the are going to know what’s imagination.” - Matt Colunga going on [inside].” Colunga, who had OWNER OF In response, Colunga said JOHNSONS previously planned on he’s no different than some opening a strip club in Miami, of the other bars on Wilton said he changed to semi-nudity because Drive which also feature semi-nude Wilton Manors does not allow full nudity. dancers. “All I’m doing is turning it into a City ordinances prohibit the exposure show like ‘Magic Mike,’” he said, referring of genitals in establishments that serve to the 2012 film. “I look at it more as an alcohol. Also prohibited in establishments upscale lounge to go and enjoy yourself that serve alcohol is the “touching, that happens to have beautiful boys caressing or fondling of the breasts, dancing.” buttocks or any portion thereof.” Colunga added that his business is also Asked if Johnsons would be approved by an opportunity for go-go customers who the city to open, Roberta Moore, director travel to clubs in Fort Lauderdale to have of Community Development Services, somewhere closer that they could perhaps said she’s unable to provide an answer at walk to and not drive drunk to.