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DJ Escape spins the White Starz
party at Club Mekka. PAGE 46
Pope Benedict XVI says condoms
OK for male prostitutes. PAGE 11
By Dick Mitchell
Courtesy, Times Online
THE STATEWIDE VOICE OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY
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n Fort Lauderdale n Miami
n Bay Area n Central Florida
n Vigil
Community
invited to
Broward
House’s World
AIDS Day
Vigil.
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More than 850 people participated in World AIDS Day candlelight vigil on Wilton Drive last December 1.
By Toby Blades
n Outcome
The SMART
Ride results
are in as hundreds make
the trip to
Key West.
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Courtesy, SMART Ride
n Parade
Its that time
again: Bay
area gets
festive and
fabulous!
By Toby Blades
World AIDS Day gives hope for the future
Campaign brings recognition
to those affected by HIV/AIDS
By DMITRY RASHNITSOV
Since its recognition as an official disease in 1981, AIDS has killed more than 25
million people all over the world. As of
2009, as many as 33.3 million people globally were living with HIV/AIDS, according to UNAIDS, the Joint United Nations
Program on HIV/AIDS. The entire world
will gather together on Dec. 1 to recog-
nize World AIDS Day and remember
those who have lost the fight with one of
the deadliest pandemics in recorded history.
World AIDS Day is celebrated on Dec. 1
every year and originally started in 1988.
It was the brainchild of James W. Bunn
and Thomas Netter, two public information officers for the Global Program on
AIDS at the World Health Organization in
Switzerland.
Communities from all over the world
will gather together to hold events. Many
of the affairs include candlelight vigils,
AIDS Quilt displays, speeches by activists
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and calls to action for local, state and federal governments to continue to help
those who are infected and affected by the
disease.
In Florida alone, hundreds of events
are scheduled all over including churches, community organizations, AIDS clinics and colleges. Here is a highlight of
some events happening in the Sunshine
State:
l In Broward County, residents will
have the opportunity to pay tribute to
family, loved ones and friends who have
See WORLD AIDS DAY on Page 8
Courtesy, St. Pete's Santa Parade
Community
comes
together
for World
AIDS Day.
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Courtesy, Citypaper.net
The Broward County Commission has
welcomed it’s one and only Republican
member to the dais after Lighthouse
Point Commissioner Chip LaMarca
defeated Broward County Mayor Ken
Keechl Nov. 2 for the District 4 seat.
LaMarca, along with new commissioners
Dale Holness and Barbara Sharief, took
their seats on the county commission
Nov. 16.
Keechl, who is openly-gay, had the sec-
ond largest constituency for an openlygay elected official in the entire country,
according to the Victory Fund. But that
constituency wasn’t enough to grant
Keechl a win over LaMarca, who managed to pick up 24,918 votes to Keechl’s
22,678 votes. District 4 encompasses Fort
Lauderdale, Wilton Manors, Pompano
Beach and Deerfield Beach.
“The untold story is how close I came
to winning,” said Keechl, who admitted
See KEECHL on Page 8
By Dennis Dean
Ken Keechl (above) says he will seek political
office again in the future.
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WilMa/Agenda plan
public safety forum
WILTON MANORS, Fla. - The City
of Wilton Manors, in conjunction with
the Florida Agenda, will host a public
safety forum on Thursday, Dec.16., from
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Hagen Park
Community Center.
The forum is in response to the
recent violent crimes that have been
committed against members of the
LGBT community within and near the
Wilton Manors city limits. It will also
address the safety concerns of all the
city’s residents, especially now that
holiday season has arrived.
Wilton Manors Mayor Gary Resnick,
the forum will help educate the public
and the business community on what
they should be doing to try to reduce
crime, better protect themselves and be
more vigilant. Law enforcement officials will be on hand to answer questions from the public. The city recently
received a federal grant to add an additional police officer to the department.
“As the economy continues on its current course,” said Resnick, “there is
more crime in our neighborhoods and
generally in our area. However, [the
city] got the recent crime stats last
month and it showed that some crimes
are actually decreasing, which is good
news.”H
Oakland Park supports
anti-bullying resolution
SMART Ride
raises $468,220
Courtesy, The SMART Ride
MIAMI, Fla.- Last weekend’s SMART
Ride raised $468,220 for HIV/AIDS organizations throughout the state. The Ride
was a 165-mile bicycle trek from Miami to
Key West and had 269 riders and 186 crew
members. Prior to this year, the Ride has
raised $2.2 million, and all proceeds go to
HIV/AIDS charity organizations.
This year’s SMART Ride benefitted
Broward House (Ft. Lauderdale),
Metropolitan Charities (St. Petersburg
and Tampa), Center for Positive
Connections (Miami), AIDS Help (Key
West), Miracle of Love (Orlando) and
Comprehensive AIDS Program (Palm
Beach County).H
Local HIV/AIDS activist
named one of the
“POZ 100”
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - POZ magazine named local HIV/AIDS activist
Michael Rajner as one of the nation’s top
100 people fighting against the spread and
for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. The magazine referred to Rajner as a “one-man powerhouse from Fort Lauderdale [who] is a
regular on the political scene from Dade
County to Capitol Hill.” POZ referred to all
those named in their article as “some of
the bravest, most dogged and downright
effective AIDS fighters we know.”H
G-Resort zoning meeting
scheduled
Courtesy, Oakland Park
OAKLAND PARK, Fla. - At the Nov.
3 Oakland Park City Commission meeting, all five commissioners voted in
favor of Resolution No: R-2010-174, support for legislation prohibiting discrimination and bullying. While the
resolution is not a law it does officially
state that the city of Oakland Park,
“supports legislation that prohibits discrimination and bullying in general”
and “in particular when it is due to
their gender identity or sexual orientation.”
The resolution was the brainchild of
Suzanne Boisvenue, Oakland Park’s
vice mayor, who is a strong advocate for
LGBT rights. H
WILTON MANORS, Fla. - The city of
Wilton Manors has called for a planning
and zoning meeting on Saturday, Dec. 13 at
the Hagen Park Community Center. The
purpose of the meeting is to further discuss the planned G-Resort that is expected
to be built on the corner of NE 15th Avenue
and NE 26th Street.
According to Wilton Manors City
Manager
Joseph
Gallegos,
the
Development Review Committee has completed their analysis of the plans for the
resort and found several issues that were
code-related. The site plans for the resort
have since been amended to correct those
issues.
G-Worldwide, the parent company for GResorts, is planning four luxury resorts,
catering to the LGBT community, with
Wilton Manors being the first location. H
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KEECHL continued from Page 1
that it was not a good year to be a
Democrat. “It didn’t take a genius to see
that the Democrats were going to do poorly.
It was a terrible year to be a Democrat.”
Keechl’s loss comes as a shock in a county where registered Democrats outnumber
registered Republicans 549,797 to 247,181,
according to the Broward County
Supervisors of Elections.
In addition, Keechl had amassed $590,000
in his campaign fund while LaMarca only
spent $146,000. With those types of numbers, it’s clear that voter resentment for the
Democratic Party played heavily into
Keechl’s loss, and it’s a loss that even
caught him by surprise.
“I thought I was going to pull it out. But
I also know that if you are not willing to
lose, then you shouldn’t play the game,”
Keechl said.
Keechl has done a lot for the LGBT community. He is credited with adding genderidentity and expression protections to
Broward County’s anti-discrimination
human rights ordinance, sponsoring a
county resolution seeking to repeal “Don’t
Ask, Don’t Tell,” and he made Domestic
Partnership Benefits a requirement for
any company wanting his vote on competitive procurement contracts.
He credits commissioners who came
before him for laying the foundation for
LGBT rights in Broward, and says he will
continue to work with the current commissioners on future LGBT issues.
He also never voted to raise property
taxes and was a strong proponent of elimi-
Campaign brings hope
WORLD AIDS DAY continued from Page 1
lost their lives to HIV/AIDS by signing a
special Broward County Quilt Panel
which will be installed as part of the
6,000 Panel Quilt Collection. "The
NAMES Project/AIDS Memorial Quilt
represents 25 years in our struggle to
remember those lost to the epidemic and
its impact on communities, without
boundaries separated by race, gender or
age," said William Green, Broward
County
Health
Care
Services
Administrator.
l In Miami-Dade County, Florida
International University’s school of
Journalism and Mass Communication
will present a 15-minute student produced video titled "The Stigma Stops
with Me," followed by a panel discussion.
Panelists include: Miami-Dade Public
Health officials, FIU health communicators and 38-year old HIV positive Latina
Damaris "Dee" Cruz, who is featured in
the documentary.
l In Orlando, the Center Orlando will
also display five panels of the AIDS Quilt.
Some of the larger events happening
all over the world include Sir Elton John
serving as guest editor of the United
Kingdom Newspaper The Independent;
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nating wasteful spending, protecting dwindling open spaces, ensuring adequate funding for beach re-nourishment and promoting sensible development on the coast.
“I am proud of the contribution I made
and I know I still have a lot more to contribute,” said Keechl. “I have enjoyed the
last four years and would do it all over
again.”
And that’s exactly what he plans to do,
quite possibly as soon as 2012. But with the
aftermath of the election just a few weeks
behind him, Keechl said he will probably
return to practicing law while he explores
his options. As far as what political office
he will seek, Keechl has just begun to
weight his options.
“I’ll make that decision as the opportunities present themselves,” he said. “People
are already approaching me for various
seats in 2012.”
His accomplishments while in office are
numerous, but that didn’t stop his opponents from criticizing his campaign.
Voters say he reneged on his 2006 promise of working full time as a County
Commissioner and not practicing law. He
also came under scrutiny for negative ads
he ran against LaMarca as well as for using
campaign funds to pay the mortgage on a
property he owns. In Keechl’s defense, that
property was used as his campaign headquarters.
But none of that deters Keechl. When
asked if there is anything he would do differently during the campaign that could
have resulted in a victory, he wastes no
time in answering.
“I can’t think of anything I would do differently. Sometimes you just come up
short,” said Keechl. “Public service is in
my blood.” H
Liza Minnelli and Stockard Channing
will host a Light for Rights campaign in
New York City; In Washington D.C.,
Persistent Voices will showcase poetry
by writers who have passed away from
AIDS; and in Capetown, South Africa, the
Artscape Opera house will give a benefit
concert with all proceeds going to help
fight the disease in Africa, the continent
that is currently affected the most.
The biggest reason for World AIDS Day
is to remind governments and individuals around the globe that AIDS is not
going away anytime soon.
"Simply put, HIV is no longer on the
public's radar screen, and the result is
deadly serious," said C. Everett Koop,
who was surgeon general in 1981 when
AIDS became officially recognized by the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. “Although ignorance about
AIDS remains widespread, the irrational
fear that accompanied its emergence in
the early 1980s has now been replaced by
a growing sense of complacency that is
as dangerous.”
Approximately 56,000 Americans contract the HIV-virus every year. In July
2010, President Barack Obama launched
a new campaign that included reducing
new HIV infections, increasing access to
care and improving health outcomes for
people living with HIV, and reducing HIVrelated disparities and health inequities.
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for male prostitutes
Courtesy, Times Online
VATICAN, - For the first time ever, a
sitting pope has finally come out and
said that condoms can be useful in helping to stop the spread of HIV, especially
on the continent of Africa where more
than 25 million people live with the disease.
In a new book, Pope Benedict XVI
says that condoms can be justified for
male prostitutes seeking to stop the
spread of HIV. The book, “Light of the
World: The Pope, the Church and the
Signs of the Times,” was released Nov.
23 and was written by German journalist Peter Seewald, who interviewed
Pope Benedict for six days this past
summer.
The book is a stark contrast to Pope
Benedict’s view in 2009, when he said
the distribution on condoms in Africa
actually increases the spread of HIV
and AIDS.
Benedict said that condoms are not a
moral solution but they could be justified “in the intention of reducing the
risk of infection.” Pope Benedict called
it “a first step in a movement toward a
different way, a more human way of living sexuality.”
HIV groups throughout the world are
thrilled that the pope is finally showing
some progressive thinking.H
Governments remove sexual orientation from UN
resolution condemning
executions
NEW YORK, NY - The Third
Committee of the United Nations
General Assembly voted to remove a
reference to sexual orientation from a
resolution on extrajudicial, summary
or arbitrary executions. The resolution
had urged nations to protect the right
to life of all people, including investigating killings based on discriminatory
grounds. For the past 10 years, the resolution has included sexual orientation
in the list of discriminatory grounds
on which killings are often based.
“This vote is a dangerous and dis-
turbing development,” said Cary Alan
Johnson, executive director of the
International Gay and Lesbian Human
Rights Commission. “It essentially
removes the important recognition of
the particular vulnerability faced by
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
people.”
The decision in the General
Assembly flies in the face of the overwhelming evidence that people are routinely killed around the world because
of their actual or perceived sexual orientation, and renders these killings
invisible or unimportant.H
U.S. Comm. Sec. Locke
delivers keynote at ‘Out
For Business’ Conference
Courtesy, Wikimedia
WASHINGTON DC.- U.S. Commerce
Secretary Gary Locke told a group of
LGBT business owners that he wants to
work with them to increase the pool of
LGBT businesses that can successfully
compete for contract and program opportunities in the Federal Government. His
comments came during the National Gay
& Lesbian Chamber of Commerce’s
(NGLCC) seventh annual National
Business and Leadership “Out for
Business!” Conference.
The three-day event included business
symposiums, keynote speakers, panel discussions and special events that worked
to connect local and national LGBT businesses with NGLCC's corporate partners
to expand opportunities for growth. The
NGLCC is the business advocate and
direct link between LGBT business owners, corporations and government. It represents the interests of more than 1.4 million LGBT-owned businesses, partners
with 125 corporations, and is the umbrella organization for 61 state, local and
international LGBT chambers of commerce and businesses.
Locke started his speech by emphasizing the “progress we've made combating
discrimination of LGBT Americans,” but
“knowing that in communities across the
country, there are LGBT people young
and old who still feel alone.”
Locke said that the U.S. Commerce
Department’s focus has always been creating jobs.H
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Its not always all about us
Veteren’s Day Parade in Key West not the place to cause a stir over rainbow flag
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By JEREMY JONES
There is a time
and a place for
everything, but for
some reason that
line often becomes
blurred,
which
appears to be the
case during this
year’s
Veterans
Day Parade on Nov.
11 in Key West.
According to the Gay & Lesbian
Community Center in Key West, they
were given permission to unfurl the 100foot Key West Rainbow Flag during the
parade down Duvall Street.
Once in the parade, GLCC President
Mike Mongo says that his group, which
numbered approximately 30 people
made up of local students from the Gay
Straight Alliance, gay veterans and supporters of the GLCC, were told they
could not unfurl the flag but rather could
drape up to 4-feet over the convertible
they were driving down Duvall for the
parade. Mongo says they were told by
the Key West Police Department that if
they didn’t comply they would be
removed from the parade. Needless to
say, the action led to some hard feelings
and a few city commissioners walking
out
in
“protest.”
However,
Commissioner Jimmy Weekly said he
walked out because he was told the
GLCC wasn’t allowed to have the flag in
the parade at all, which obviously wasn’t the case.
Without having all the facts, it’s easy
to immediately cry foul against the
Navy, who was in charge of the parade.
And even with all the facts, some people
still will say “we were wronged.” But
let’s take a step back and really look at
the situation and stop thinking about
ourselves all the time. This was a
Veteran’s Day Parade, honoring veterans who fight, have fought and have died
for our country. True, there are many
gay and lesbian veterans, but the parade
was not about being gay or lesbian or
even straight for that matter. It was
about taking a day to remember and
honor those veterans regardless of their
sexual orientation. To be honest, the Navy
was right to ask that the flag be reduced to
4-feet. After all, they did not say the flag or
GLCC couldn’t be in the parade.
We complain about being labeled,
whether it be butch, queen, top or bottom. Yet we are quick to make selfish
actions that welcome unwanted attention or labels.
We should be able to honor and recognize one another without our sexual orientation coming into play, yet we think
the world should revolve around us.
Well guess what? It doesn’t and never
will. Veterans Day is not about gay or
straight, it’s about us coming together
as a country to thank those who have
stood on the frontlines to ensure our
safety and the freedoms that we do have
right now.
The parade was not the place for a 100foot Rainbow Flag – that’s why Key West
has a Gay Pride event in which they can
unfurl the entire length of the flag down
Duvall Street, and they do. The key here
is not to look at this as something that
the LGBT community was disrespected
on; it’s something that all of us can
learn from. Misinformation often leads
to incorrect assumptions and actions.
And, yes, we can be fabulous without
being self-centered. God knows we don’t
need any more divas.
Disillusionment & Consequences: How to move
equality forward after continued political setbacks
By WAYMON HUDSON
Now that a little
time has passed after
the midterm elections, it's time for us
to pick ourselves up
and figure out how to
move forward in a
very different political climate. There
has been much talk
about voter disillusionment with the
Democrats, especially in the LGBT community, which voted for the GOP in much
higher numbers than in previous cycles –
even against their own interests and rights
in many cases.
There is no doubt that proponents of
equality are in a tough spot. We have the
Democrats on one side, who constantly ask
for our votes while also demanding our
patience and to "wait" for our rights until
it's a politically good time (which never
comes despite controlling the presidency,
House, and Senate). On the other side are
the Republicans, a political party with discrimination against LGBT people literally
written into their platform and a history of
not just blocking our rights, but using us as
"wedge issues" to drive out bigoted voters
in elections. We have supportive lip-service
or outright hostility.
Not exactly the best choices, proven by
the fact that even though LGBT rights are
gaining broad support among the
American public, politicians continue to
lag generations behind.
Given this, it's no wonder our community has grown angry, disillusioned, tired,
and feels betrayed on all sides as the basic
American dream continues to allude us for
no other reason than outdated bigotry and
personal bias. But how can we move
beyond those feelings, or perhaps even use
them, to push forward on the equality and
basic rights we need to live full, complete
lives – especially given an at least two year
period when the GOP is going to block any
forward movement on civil rights in the
House?
Be the Ally We Want
The LGBT community is a small minority group, with many of our numbers
unable to live openly or identify as such. As
such, we need to cultivate and engage our
natural allies in the fight for minority
rights, personal freedom, and basic civil
rights so we can have the hard numbers to
make the gains we need. But we can't simply demand our fair-minded allies be there
for us when we need them and not do the
same in return
In short, we must be the allies for others
that we want for our issues.
If we want our straight allies to go to bat
for us, we need to do the same. Issues like
fair pay for women and women's reproductive rights, anti-poverty initiatives, fair
immigration reform, health care, education and many other issues that touch our
community should be part of our movement. Besides just being the right thing to
do and being part of issues that directly
affect members of the LGBT community,
we become good allies and a group that others can count on when they need us.
Building bridges to other communities
that are in fights for minority rights can
only help our cause as we push forward in
a hard political climate. We need all the
help we can get.
Taking it to the courts
Let's be honest- chances for equality are
stalled for awhile in Congress now that the
GOP has gained control of the house. We
were told to wait and they would get to our
rights later in the Obama administration,
but that seems unlikely to happen. So we
need to continue to stop the waiting and
use the system our founding fathers set up
to address issues exactly like the ones we
face: the judiciary.
Seeing the movement on "Don't Ask,
Don't Tell", the new challenges against
the "Defense of Marriage Act", challenges to adoption bans, the challenge
against Prop 8, and other chipping away
of bigoted laws through the courts is
where nearly all of our movement forward has been made.
Plus, the court cases often put politicians in tough spots and force their
hands on issues, helping us see where we
stand with them or making them take
quicker action than they like.
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Year’s best films come out with
Oscar gold in their sights
best ever), "The Kids Are All Right"
starring Annette Bening and Julianne
After a bleak first six months, the Moore, was released Nov. 16 on DVD
best films of the year began trickling and Blu-ray. This comedy/drama
down in July. With Thanksgiving just should be seen by gays and straights,
around the corner, the award-hopefuls men and women. Along with Natalie
are undeniably coming out in style with Portman for "Black Swan," Bening is
red carpet dreams and golden statues in considered a lock to be nominated for
Best Actress. If she wins, it would be
their sights.
There's already a growing consensus the first time an actress has received an
that the 10 Oscar nominees for Best Oscar Award for playing a lesbian.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly
Picture will include: "Toy Story 3,"
"Inception," "The Kids Are All Right," Hallows Part I" (Nov. 19) won't get a Best
"The Social Network," "127 Hours," "The Picture nomination, but it offers a deep
King's Speech," "Black Swan," "The and dark tale that puts all the pieces
Fighter," "How Do You Know," and into play for the big finale next July.
"True Grit" (Dec. 22 ), the Coen Part I will also be one of the top three
Brothers' highly-anticipated rebooting box office hits this year since it's the
of the 1969 John Wayne film. And, next to last film in the most successful
there's always the one or two surprises franchise in movie history. We've literwho make the final cut, although it's ally seen these kids grow up, for these
widely predicted the final winner will eight movies over 10 years constitute
be either "The Social Network" or "The the longest, continuous story ever put
on the silver screen. They also have a
King's Speech."
James Franco has been causing gay big gay following because of their
men to swoon for a few years now, but strong emphasis on what it's like to
in his new film "127 Hours," he's sup- grow up knowing you're not like other
posedly causing people to faint and kids. Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry
Potter, has been active
in The Trevor Project,
an organization that
helps gay teens who are
contemplating suicide.
Part II will be shown in
3D.
Other upcoming films
of interest to the LGBT
community
are:
"Burlesque,"
starring
Cher, Christina Aguilera
and Stanley Tucci (who
plays Cher's gay pal, as if
she needed another one);
"The Tourist," with gay
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favorites Angelina Jolie
throw-up. This reaction is because it and Johnny Deep in hot water in Venice;
tells the true story of Aron Ralston, and "I Love You Phillip Morris," where
who amputated his own arm with a married policeman Jim Carey falls
pocketknife when he was caught madly in love with Ewan McGregor and
between a boulder and a rock wall. His is determined to break him out of
performance is considered one of the prison.
two sure bets for a
Best Actor nomination. The other
is Colin Firth as
Queen Elizabeth
II's
stammering
father in "The
King's
Speech."
Last year Firth
was nominated for
"A Single Man,"
where he played a
gay
professor
grieving for his
dead partner.
The best gay
film of the year
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(and one of the The Kids Are All Right
By WARREN DAY
The Social Network
The King's Speech
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part I
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TOYS STORY: A NIGHT FOR GIVING
THE SMALL WORLD OF WILLARD WIGAN
Put a smile on a child’s face this holiday season by taking part in this
event on Thursday, Dec. 9 at The
Manor in Wilton Manors. Tickets
are $10 and all of the proceeds will
go to Broward House Pediatrics.
All new, unwrapped toys will be distributed to Kids In Distress and a
local Battered Woman’s Shelter.
Performing at this event will be the
Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s
Chorus, Local cirque acrobatic acts
and The Fabulous DELFRIDA.
Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. and only
500 tickets will be sold. Tickets are
available at The Manor, Broward
House, Source Salon & Spa and
online at www.BrowardHouse.Org.
For more information, call Ken
Fritz at (954) 599 0124 or Marc
Silverstone at (954) 801 8448.H
Now thru Dec. 6, the enchanting world
of Willard Wigan makes its debut in
Miami for Art Basel with 58 pieces most formed in the eye of a needle,
visible only by high-powered microscopes in custom cases. Highly anticipated pieces include Little Miss
Muffet, Cameron Diaz, Mega Yacht
"Hope" and the first showing of
Cupid - arguably the smallest piece of
art ever created. Also on display will
be his homage to the Miami Heat and
"The Three Kings." LeBron James,
Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh will
be playing in the smallest arena yet the eye of a needle. This event takes
place at 3252 NE First Ave., Miami.
Call (786) 398-4295.H
RIBBONS FOR THE CHILDREN
Children’s Diagnostic Treatment
Center’s presents its Fifth Annual
Ribbons for the Children, on
Friday, Dec. 3 at the Ft. Lauderdale
Museum of Art, 1 E. Las Olas Blvd.,
Fort Lauderdale. For more information, call (954) 525-5500.H
SCREENING OF “THE SILENCE IS DEATH:
UNHEARD VOICES”
This documentary focuses on the
intersection of homophobia, the
Black Church and high rates of HIV
among the Black MSM (Gay) population. The screening will take place
on Thursday, Dec. 2 at 7 p.m. Muvico
Parisian 20 at City Place, 545
Hibiscus Street, West Palm Beach.
To RSVP, call (561) 722-8876 or (813)
391-6710.H
DEC. 10 & 11
A NIGHT WITH ACTRESS LESLIE CARON
The Fort Lauderdale
International Film Festival
(FLiFF) hosts two evenings with
Oscar® nominated actress Leslie
Caron. Fans can join Caron on
Friday, Dec. 10 for a tribute film and
book signing event at Cinema
Paradiso, 503 SE Sixth St., Fort
Lauderdale; and on Dec.11 for the
Seminole Hard Rock Winterfest
Boat Parade.
Tickets for the FLiFF tribute evening
are $30 in advance/$35 at the door.
FLIFF Member price is $25 in
advance/$30 at the door. Tickets for
the Winterfest Boat Parade are
$150 for general admission/$125 for
FLiFF members, and must be purchased in advance.H
ART MIAMI 2010
Miami’s longest running contemporary art fair, Art Miami, returns to
the City of Miami thru Dec. 5 with a
compelling array of modern and
contemporary artwork from more
than 100 international galleries and
prominent art institutions.
Exhibitions include paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography and
prints from Europe, Asia, Latin
America, India, the Middle East and
the United States. Hours are
Wednesday-Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7
p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
At Art Miami Pavilion, 3101 NE First
Ave., Miami. Call (520) 529-1108.H
THE FUEL GIRLS PERFORM LIVE
Direct from the United Kingdom,
Mary D & Girls in the Night present The Fuel Girls live on Saturday,
Nov. 27 at Club Play, 1045 Fifth St.,
Miami Beach. Call (305) 532-4340.H
WHITE PARTY
The crown jewel of HIV fundraisers
where thousands dressed in white
dance under the Miami moon.
Celebrity performances, top deejays, a
food court filled with some of Miami's
hottest restaurants, local bars, and
casino on the most breathtaking renaissance gardens in the country. VIP
bar and casino bar with wristband.
D.J. David Knapp. Saturday,
November 27 at the Vizcaya Museum
and Gardens, 3251 S. Miami Ave. in
Miami from 6:30 to 11:30 p.m. For
more info: visit
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WHITE HORIZONS
The only official morning party,
White Horizons is a true dance
event that provides the absolute best
in sound, lights, and deejays. With no
lack of energy or spirit in the crowd,
this event is a must for true dance
music enthusiasts. Sunday after-after
hours/Monday morning party, Mon.,
Nov. 29 at Nocturnal Nightclub, 50
NE 11th Street in Miami.H
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“SANTA PARADE AND SNOWFEST”
Every year the wonderful St.
Petersburg Santa Parade starts off
at 10 a.m. traversing Bay Shore
Drive from Fifth Avenue NE. Once
the parade has come to a halt, the
real party begins with the
Snowfest, held in Straub Park.
After Santa’s annual 10 a.m. trek
down the street with the rest of the
parade, take a romp in the snow.
The Santa Parade and Snowfest
will take place on Saturday, Dec. 4
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.H
BLACK & WHITE BALL
The Black & White Ball, a benefit
for the MAC AIDS Fund, will be
held on Sunday, Dec. 5 from 10 p.m.
to 2 a.m. It will take place at The
Honey Pot, 1507 E. Seventh Ave.,
Tampa. This will be the first in
what will become an annual tradition of glam, beauty, music and
fun for a good cause. The MAC
AIDS Fund was established by
MAC Cosmetics to support men,
women and children affected by
HIV/AIDS worldwide. For more
information, visit www.macaidsfund.org.H
FLAMINGO TURNABOUT
The first-ever turnabout at the
Flamingo Resort will take place on
Thursday, Dec. 9 from 10 p.m. to 4
a.m. at the Flamingo Resort, 4601
34th St. South, St. Petersburg. All
the money raised will benefit
A.S.A.P. Don’t miss this event as it
will be the only time you will see
most of the staff dressed up and
performing.H
PRINCE POPPYCOCK LIVE
NBC’s “America’s Got Talent”
finalist Prince Poppycock will
make a live appearance this Friday,
Nov. 26 at Steam Friday, 1507 E.
Seventh Ave., Ybor City. If you
haven’t seen him, check him out
on YouTube. Doors open at 10 p.m.
with $1 drinks from 10 p.m. to 11
p.m. To reserve a table, call (352)
284-8500. There will be a meet-andgreet following the show.H
HOLIDAY HOOPLA
The Gulfport Merchants
Association presents Holiday
Hoopla on Dec. 11 from 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit Operation Santa, The
Gulfport Senior Center
Foundation and Get Rescued.
Admission is free. Brighten
your holidays with a visit to
Beach Boulevard in Gulfport at
the Holiday Hoopla. For more
information, call (727) 322-5217
or visit www.gulfportma.com. H
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A CHRISTMAS CAROL: A GHOST
STORY OF CHRISTMAS
Charles Dickens’ classic tale ushers in the holiday season and the
wonderful sprit (or spirits) of
Christmas. Film and television star
Dennis Neal portrays the miser
Ebenezer Scrooge who is visited
by three ghosts on Christmas Eve
and awakens the next day a
changed man. Will be performed
Dec. 3 – 19 at the Garden Theatre,
160 West Plant St. in Winter Garden.
Tickets are $24 ($20 seniors/students). For more information, visit
www.gardentheatre.org.H
WORLD AIDS DAY WORSHIP SERVICE
To be held on Nov. 30 at 7 p.m. at the
sanctuary of St. Luke’s Methodist
Church on Apopka/Vineland Road
just south of Conroy-Windermere
Road. Two panels of the AIDS
Quilt will be on display. Come out
and remember those you have lost
and celebrate the long-term survivors.H
GUESS WHO’S COMING TO TOWN
The hysterical Leslie Jordan show
“Deck Them Halls, Y'all,” a new
show from the Emmy Award-winning performer on Thursday, Dec. 2
and Friday, Dec. 3 at 7:30 p.m.
Reserved seat tickets are $34 at the
Footlight Theatre at the
Parliament House in Orlando.H
NICE JEWISH GIRLS GONE BAD & THE
FLORIDA SUNSHINE TOUR
Nice Jewish Girls Gone Bad is a
refreshing mix of comedy, music,
spoken-word and show-stopping
burlesque, featuring the gals who
learned to smoke at Hebrew School,
got drunk at their Bat-Mitzvahs and
would rather have more schtuppa
than the chupah, featuring performers seen on Comedy Central, HBO
and late night TV. The event takes
place on Saturday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m.
at Vain, 22 S. Magnolia Ave.,
Orlando. Tickets are $17 in advance
and $20 at the door. For more information, call (407) 835-3590.H
“SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER”
Nov. 19 – Dec. 19. This boisterous
comedy of mistaken identities has
delighted audiences for over two
centuries with its gorgeous language, elegant costumes, and outright hilarity. Sparks fly when
young urbanite Charles Marlow
arrives at a country estate to court
Kate Hardcastle, only to take her
father for an innkeeper and her for
a saucy barmaid. Performances are
at the Mad Cow Theatre, 105 S.
Magnolia Ave., Orlando. Tickets are
$24 regular and $22 for seniors/students. Call (407) 297-8788.H
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World AIDS Day
candlelight vigil and rally
WILTON MANORS, Fla. - Broward
House, the county’s oldest and largest
HIV/AIDS service organization, will
host the third annual World AIDS Day
candlelight vigil and rally on
Wednesday, Dec. 1 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
This year’s theme is “Our Memories
Burn Bright.”
The event will begin at Richardson
Park in Wilton Manors and end in the
parking lot of The Shoppes of Wilton
Manors. The community is invited to
take part in this evening of reflection,
solidarity and engagement as we celebrate the lives of those we’ve lost to
HIV/AIDS.H
Students burn gay Pride
flag on college campus
ALBION, Mich. - According to
Mlive.com, two students at Albion
College were recently involved with the
burning of a gay Pride flag on the
school’s campus. Donna Randall, president of the college, issued a statement
saying “I want to make it very clear
that the college condemns harassment
of any member of our college community. I personally find such behavior
reprehensible and offensive and I feel
confident that those involved will not
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participate in such acts in the future.”
Randall said “appropriate action” has
been taken in dealing with the students
involved in the flag burning. H
jean’s kitchen
Sauce Dijon
By JEAN DOHERTY/LE PATIO
Easy recipes are always our favorites - few
ingredients, quick preparation and a delicious flavor always make our day. I am giving you this
amazing sauce for chicken, veal, red meats and
pork. If you’re a vegetarian, you can put it on your
tofu. Grab a napkin for this one – you just might
find yourself salivating as you read the recipe.
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons of Dijon Mustard or the
old-fashioned one with the grains
1 cup of heavy cream
1 shallot chopped small
Salt & pepper
1 glass of dry white wine
A big knob of butter
A heaped teaspoon of flour
Directions:
In a pot, melt the butter and throw in the shallots and cook 2-3 minutes. Add the flour and
whisk. Throw in the glass of white wine, whisking
all the time. Then mix in the mustard and the
cream on medium heat. Whisk constantly until the
mix is completely smooth. Add salt and pepper,
and reduce heat for 3-4 minutes. Rectify the seasoning to your taste and that’s it.
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Escape to White Party
By GT ANGELO
In the world of dance music, there are
followers, and there are leaders. There
are imitators, and there are innovators.
There are DJs, and there is DJ Escape.
“I don’t just play records, I play with
the crowd. I’m always teasing people
with samples and cuts of classics, new
tracks and FX,” Escape declares. “I’m all
about keeping things fresh. I’m always
doing mash-ups of old things and making
them new, and I’m always on the lookout
for the newest, hottest records. Even
when I play the hits, I play them in a way
I guarantee you haven’t experienced
them before.” You can hear for yourself
on Nov. 27 when DJ Escape makes his
White Party debut, spinning the White
Stars party at Club Mekka.
In his fifteen years in dance music, DJ
Escape has racked up more accomplishments than most spinners aspire to in a
lifetime: global residencies at some of
the world’s largest nightclubs, original
productions that got the attention of
world-class disc jocks and remixes for
legendary superstars such as Beyoncé,
Donna Summer, Kristine W and Gwen
Stefani, and he’s just getting started.
The down-to-earth disc jock still
recalls his first exposure to clubland, a
legendary night at the famed Palladium
nightclub in New York City where the
music of Junior Vasquez inspired
Escape not just to be a part of the house
music phenomenon, but to be a driving
force behind it.
“Up until that point, I had been a hiphop DJ,” Escape recalls. “But Junior’s
music just blew me away. It opened up an
entirely new world to me. For the first
time, I saw that music wasn’t just one
element of a party, it was the party, and
the people who understood that best
were the gay crowds who appreciated
sets filled with music you couldn’t hear
anywhere else.”
Escape carried that inspiration into
the studio, where he created the blistering original hard house production
“Wer*Ship” that had DJs from coast to
coast singing his praises as an up-andcoming force in the dance music movement. Suddenly the fresh-faced spinner
was found in the same spotlight as timetested industry veterans and in the DJ
booth at the helm of Liquid, Miami’s
most popular gay club at the time.
“That gig was a dream come true,”
Escape remembers. “The crowd, the
venue, the sound—I was able to give the
crowd exactly what they wanted each
time I got in that DJ booth. I didn’t plan
my sets—everything just flowed through
the night, and the boys in the crowd just
couldn’t get enough of it.”
He was awarded his first residency at
Miami’s Pump Nightclub. A year later
he moved to Miami’s legendary
Salvation.
It wasn’t long before word of Escape’s
prowess in the booth traveled beyond the
savvy ears of the South Beach set and
back to New York where Escape was
offered an A&R job at New York’s famed
Groovilicious/Strictly Rhythm record
label. “My time at the label exposed me to
so much music,” Escape says. “I was
signing the hottest new tracks during the
day and then playing them at night in the
clubs.”
In 2003, Escape’s attention shifted from
signing new dance tracks to creating
them. “For the last four years I’ve really
focused on the studio,” he says. “It’s like
my second home now.”
Teaming with soundboard dynamos
Razor & Guido, Eddie Baez, Gomi, Dom
Capello, Johnny Vicious & Tony Coluccio
and his role model Junior Vasquez has
elevated Escape’s career to the next level.
“I bring what I do in the DJ booth into the
studio,” Escape explains. “The same
high-energy beat that you find on my
dance floor is right there in my remixes
and productions.”
From the studio it’s right back into the
DJ booth at one of his resident spots in
Brazil, Montreal or Miami, or to play his
signature style at a mega-party in Paris,
Ibiza, or Japan.
Wherever he is, if you’re on Escape’s
dance floor, you’ll know it. There are
dance floors, and then there is DJ
Escape’s dance floor, and as anyone who’s
spent a night moving to his high-energy
sound can tell you, it’s not a place you’ll
ever want to leave.
DJ Escape is spionning at White Starz at Mekka November 27th.
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MIDDLE RIVER TER. CONDO-QUALITY Gigantic 1BR/1BA:
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Designer Bath, Must see! 1 yr lease, F/S. Call (954) 4489811.
CLEAN SWEEP – Professional Cleaning Service, Homes, Apartments
and Offices. Move in & Move out cleaning. Serving the community for
15 years. Call Todd (954) 383-1127
MIDDLE RIVER & LAKERIDGE 1st month is FREE.
1BR/1BA, $690/mo. or $175/Wk. or 2BR/2BA, $875/mo. or
$225/wk. Efficiency $620/Mo. or $155/Wk. with a 6 or 12
month lease. Pay your deposit and you are in. *Details. (954)
527-9225
CLEAN IT RITE Best cleaning for your buck. Reliable &
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Manny (954) 560-4443
WILTON MANORS Walk to the Drive. Small 1BR/1BA in
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throughout. $640/mo. $300 deposit. NO pets. (954) 5377513
SUNSHINE CLEANING. Professional cleaning service for your
home or office. We are reliable and offer competitive rates.
Specializing in deep cleaning & organization. We work within
your schedule. Serving Broward County for over 10 years.
References available. Call Nicholas (954) 773-5372
EAST FORT LAUDERDALE/LAKERIDGE
Renovated
1BR/1BA. Fenced house, private deck, W/D, new kitchen,
vaulted ceilings, CAC, Water, electric, and basic cable included. F/S required. $1100/Mo. Also available, Large efficiency,
$750/Mo. No pets. Near Publix and Wallgreens. (954) 5545095
TOP to BOTTOM CLEANING Let me take care of your everyday cleaning. Before or after your Holiday parties. For your
home or office. You can be assured you will receive quality,
dependable and honest service every time. Affordable home &
business cleaning rates. References available.
Uilas (754) 234-9305
PORT. HOME MANAGEMENTPROFESSIONAL-CURTEOUS AND
RELIABLE. AREA RESIDENT 10 YEARS-REFERENCES PLEASE
SERVICES
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GUYS and DOLLIES Moving * Storage * Packing * Crating *
Shipping. “A” Rated Member of the BBB Register Movers since
1976. Major credit cards accepted. For free price quote, Call
(954) 566-1270
GOLD COAST UPHOLSTERY Re-upholstering, Cushions,
Throw pillows Large selection of fabric to choose from or bring
in your own fabric. Broward / Dade. Palm Beach. Call Edgar
(954) 491-4937. Re-upholstering, Cushions, Throw pillows
Large selection of fabric to choose from or bring in your own
fabric. Broward / Dade. Palm Beach. Call Edgar (954) 4914937
PROFESSIONAL THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE Deep Tissue,
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Calls. NON-SEXUAL. Ft. Lauderdale. Call Robert (954) 494-2372.
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BARTENDING/ENTERTAINMENT
PROFESSIONAL, ATTRACTIVE, AND ATTENTIVE BARTENDER(S) FOR YOUR HOLIDAY PARTIES Fast and friendly bartender(s) will take care of your guests. From causal to
formal, we make sure that your guests do not wait long to get
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EMPLOYMENT
THE ROYAL PALMS on Fort Lauderdale beach is seeking an
ambitious and goal oriented Spa Manager as well as other
health and beauty professionals for excellent career opportunities. Please drop off resume at 2901 Terramar Street, Fort
Lauderdale Beach.
HAIRSTYLIST or BARBER. A new exciting style shop opening. Now hiring experienced Hair Stylist or Barber. Minimum of 5 years experience.
Please email resume to: [email protected] or for more information
please call (404) 519-1846
Are you a gay or bisexual man over 18?
Do you ever take Xanax, Percocet, or any other RX pills with or
without a prescription? Confidential research study. Cash
compensation. Call for more information. (305) 529-1489
PAID RESEARCH STUDY Participate in a confidential research
study regarding HIV medications and drug use. Earn Cash!!!
Call us to see if you qualify at (305)672-6623. University of
Delaware Research Center (Hablamos Español)
RETAIL SALES Men’s Clothing store is seeking professional sales
people, Full-time and Part-Time positions available. Please call
(954) 873-3889
TR8 FRIENDLY BOUTIQUE INN ON HOLLYWOOD BEACH is
looking for a full/part time personality to join our team. You must
be personable, friendly and comfortable working in all areas of a
small Inn. www.OceanInnHollywood.com Contact Felipe at the
Ocean Inn (954) 923-0313
LICENSED MASSAGE
THE BEST RECESSION MASSAGE IN TOWN, LEAVE YOUR
STRESS UP TO ME. $40 - 90 mins / Unemployed, SS or SSI
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feel like a queen. Couples discounts. Seniors welcome. Delray
Beach/New Location. 15 years experience. MA#18563 Call
Denny at (561) 502-2628 Serious calls only.
ADULT/OTHER
EXCLUSIVE GAY EVENT PLANNING - WE KNOW HOW 2
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ADULT/DATING
MATURE CONTACTS & FRIENDSHIP The Caffmos
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men, bears, daddies and their admirers both young and old.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
CO-INFECTION FORUM, FOR PEOPLE AFFECTED AND
INFECTED WITH HIV AND HEP C Meets weekly on
Tuesdays @ The Wellness Center of SF @ 2921 NE 6th Ave.
Wilton Manors, FL 33334. Phone # (954) 568-0152. Facilitated
by 'pup' and Phil. Conversation and and information updates.
Free and confidential.
POSITIVE ISSUES GROUP MEETS THURSDAYS FROM
7-8:30 FOR "HIV+GAY MEN & THE MEN THAT LOVE
THEM" Support group. Facilitated by Jerry Hornacki. RSVP:
[email protected] Phone: 954-568-0152
SPIRITUALITY
CHURCH OF THE HOLY SPIRITSONG Welcomes you to come and
worship with us every Sunday at 10 am and every Wednesday night at
8 pm. We meet at the SpiritSong Worship Center at 2040B North Dixie
Highway Suite 3 in Wilton Manors (Building B on Equality Park Campus,
behind the Pride Center). God loves you just the way He made you.
Come discover His purpose for you. For more info: (954) 418-8372,
[email protected], www.cohss.org
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