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LEGENDARY SOUTH BEACH NIGHTCLUB THROWS EPIC th 19 ANNIVERSARY PARTY IN TRIBUTE TO VERSACE

core, the iconic South Beach gay bar, celebrates its 19th anniversary on Saturday, August 12 with what is being described as an epic celebratory event which will pay tribute to South Beach's most famous neighbor: Versace. This year's anniversary party theme “is a throwback to the creator of South Beach '90s glam and everything that defined an era where beauty, music and originality was the name of the game,” according to event organizers. Versace, the word-famous fashion designer, was killed outside his Miami Beach home in 1997 by a 27-year-old man in a crime that was believed to have been inspired by jealousy. Score's 19th anniversary is hot on the heels of pop culture's latest obsession with Versace. Production of FX's Versace American Crime Story, Ryan Murphy's newest docudrama, has attracted big names such as Ricky Martin, Penelope Cruz, and Darren Criss – all making the Versace name hotter than ever, according to Score owners Luis Morera and Billy Kemp. After 19 years Score is indisputably a South Beach institution and has created some memorable moments in South Florida gay history. From epic block parties, huge tea dances, serving as a platform for upand-coming talent and a DJ booth which has hosted some of Hotspots.LGBT | 9

the most famous international DJs, Score has become synonymous with top quality nightlife and entertainment. “When Score opened in 1998, we had no idea it would be so big,” says Billy Kemp, who owns the establishment with Luis Morera. “We were just excited to create a neighborhood bar that would reflect the diverse tastes of the gay community and be a place where music and socializing would be the most uWHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW...

THE PARTY: SATURDAY, AUG. 12 Score will host a VIP reception for friends and family from 9 p.m.-12 a.m. This year's specialty cocktails will be created by Roger Lords, Score's very own bartender and winner of the Ultimate Miami bartender contest. As part of the decorations, Aaron Powell will create a site-specific mural that will captivate the vibe and feel of the party, as well as a photo call/photo booth area to make sure attendees capture the moment with their friends and favorite bartenders. As the night evolves so will the beats. The music of DJ Yazz Burrell will give way to DJ Hansell Leyva who will pump up the night and get the party going for special guest performer Beth Sacks, who will be performing her new hit single “What's Going on.” International DJ/producer Isaac Escalante will take over the DJ booth at 2 a.m., and don't forget the hormone-pumping Score dancers will be dancing for your visual pleasure. This year's event will be sponsored by Ketel One, Smirnoff, Tanqueray, JW Black Label, Captain Morgan, Corona and Red Bull. th Admission to Score's 19 anniversary is $20, but free with VIP invite. For more information go to: Score.net.

important aspect. We are proud that Score has become an iconic destination for music lovers and the LGBT community around the world.” “The Nightlife in South Beach has come a long way since we first started the club,” adds Luis. “Every year we try to improve the club, create different vibes, and constantly evolve our parties so that nothing becomes stale. We are happy to introduce Score to a new generation of club goers, while still generating an excitement that makes our core group of customers feel comfortable when walking through the door.” For this event Score has teamed up with local fashion photographer Juan Pablo Castro to shoot the campaign using Score's greatest assets…their staff. With their beautiful bartenders and security guards and with Ultimate Miami Drag Queen Athena Dion, this year's event will be as sizzling as the South Beach nightlife. Score is located in a legendary location, formerly known as Liquid, on the thriving and infamous promenade Washington Avenue, today considered the South Beach nightlife district. Two decades later, Score today remains the quintessential, gay nightclub experience for both locals and visitors. Enthusiastic club revelers experience state of the art lights and sound as some of the world's most renowned DJs visit and draw hundreds to the dance floor. Muscle boys, trendy fashionistas, Latinos and even polo clad boys, find their own niche among the other beautiful people. Score's art of reinvention has kept them relevant, say its owners, which is a phenomenon in the transient world of the nightlife industry. Finding consistent and creative forms of entertainment is of the utmost importance, while having a courteous and attractive staff only enhances Score's appeal and keeps the locals loyal. You can expect celebrities such as Lady GaGa, Pamela Anderson, Katy Perry, Fergie, Gloria Estefan, LMFAO, Neon Hitch, India, Paulina Rubio, Macy Gray, Queen Latifah, Wynter Gordon, Rosie O'Donnell, Dan & Dean (Dsquared twins), Domenico Dolce, Lance Bass, and Brooke Hogan to drop by and hang out with some of their biggest fans.

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SINBAD

• will be performing at the Parker Playhouse on August 11. Ranked by Comedy Central as one of the “100 Greatest Standups of All Time,” actor and comedian Sinbad has had audiences laughing for over three decades. Throughout his incredibly successful career Sinbad has starred in two Comedy Central specials and four HBO comedy specials and has been featured in leading roles in such films as Jingle All The Way and Good Burger, and on the FX super series, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Price$29 - $78 CONCERT

LIONEL RICHIE & MARIAH CAREY

• Lionel Richie & Mariah Carey - Multi-platinum-selling artists, multiple Grammy Award®-winners and music icons, Lionel Richie and Mariah Carey are touring together for the first time ever on the All The Hits Tour, which will be at the BB&T Center on August 10, at 7p.m. MOVIES

THE GLASS CASTLE

• is about a young girl comes of age in a dysfunctional family of nonconformist nomads with a mother who’s an eccentric artist and an alcoholic father who would stir the children’s imagination with hope as a distraction to their poverty. This Biography | Drama movie is 127 mins in length, is rated PG-13 and stars Brie Larson, Naomi Watts, Woody Harrelson, Sadie Sink. WWE LIVE

SUMMERSLAM HEATWAVE TOUR

• will be at the America Airlines Arena on Sunday August 13 at 5p.m. Get up close and personal with Ringside Seats, Meet & Greet with WWE Superstars & More! Meet your favorite Superstars with the WWE Superstar Experience Package or get exclusive merchandise with the WWE Merch VIP Package! SPORTS

27TH ANNUAL BOWLING TO FIGHT HUNGER

• Poverello presents their annual Bowl-a-thon brought to you by AIDS Healthcare Foundation. The event takes place at Sawgrass Lanes on Saturday, August 12 from 12 to 4p.m., and is hosted by Nicole Halliwell. For more information or to register go to HungerFighter.org

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MARLON

• Premieres on August 16 on NBC at 9pm (EST). An inappropriate but loving father is committed to co-parenting with his polar opposite ex-wife in this comedy, which is loosely inspired by star Marlon Wayans’ life.

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POMPANO BEACH RACE

• takes place on Saturday, August 12, from 8a.m.2p.m. at the Pompano Beach - South of Pier (E Atlantic Avenue & Briney Avenue). This fitness relay is a competitive beach obstacle course where teams of 4 compete for the best completion time. This year’s Pompano Beach Fitness Relay Race will be benefiting the Special Olympics of Broward County, because they believe in the empowerment of special needs athletes to train and strive to meet their goals and dreams. For more information contact Michele Liberti at 954-5524510.

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ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

• takes place at The Funky Biscuit (303 SE Mizner Blvd. Boca Raton) on Wednesday, August 16, starting at 8p.m. Headlining is South Florida acoustic rock and jam band Jerry Leeman & Big Medizen. The group plays covers, re¬creates entire albums and showcases their original music. Admission is only $5 to $7.

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JOHN MAYER

• Search for Everything World Tour, will stop at BB&T Center on Saturday, August 12 at 7p.m. this concert will be comprised of a full band, solo acoustic and John Mayer Trio sets of music.

MOVIES

THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK

• is about a young man, who is a recent college

graduate, finds himself adrift in New York City, when his life is upended by his father’s mistress. This drama is 88 minutes in length, rated R and stars Kate Beckinsale, Jeff Bridges, Pierce Brosnan, Debi Mazar.

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Afterwards, we headed Afterwards, we headed Room and Patio featured also over to The Manor, who Room and Patio featured also over to The Manor, who from RuPaul's Drag Race, featured, direct from Ru from RuPaul's Drag Race, featured, direct from Ru Serena Cha Cha and Sasha Serena Cha Cha and Sasha Paul's Drag race Season 9, fan Paul's Drag race Season 9, fan Lords performing. The club Lords performing. The club favorite, Valentina. In favorite, Valentina. In “Summer Heat 8", was packed in every room Summer Heat 8", addition, Noche Latina was packed in every room addition, Noche Latina Anniversary Exhibit, which and the energy was amazing. Anniversary Exhibit, which and the energy was amazing. Saturdays, in the Ivy Dance Saturdays, in the Ivy Dance shows through September 4. hows through September 4. This is an open media and This is an open media and open theme exhibit for all 2D pen theme exhibit for all 2D and 3D works.. We went there nd 3D works.. We went there specifically to support our pecifically to support our friend, Steven Shires who riend, Steven Shires who exhibited a piece entitled xhibited a piece entitled “Elementary.” Elementary.”

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On Sunday we started at Lips for their world famous Gospel Brunch. In the cast are: Nicolette (Hostess), Nicole T Phillips, Franchesque Richards, Velvet LeNore, April Chanel, and Deja Devonier. Seen there were Michael Cavo (Miss Florida F.I. and drag Aficionado), Jacklyn (Former Chair of Pride Fort Lauderdale), Mark Lafontaine (LaFontaine and Associates) and many people I did not know (mostly because a lot of them were breeders…LOL). As always, it's a blast doing brunch at Lips. In addition to the unlimited Mimosas, there is a great show and delicious food!

Later that afternoon we headed over to Flip Flops Dockside Eatery for their super popular monthly T Dance hosted by Amanda Austin. This month's special guests were Laurent Ordair, Vita Summers & Nicole Saphire, and as always the place was busy and I love seeing all the boats docked.

Lilyana, Producer & COO of FUSION Fashion & Art Productions, Inc., the producers of the popular annual Fashion Week in West Palm Beach, will open the new Fusion Art & Fashion Gallery today. The first exhibition at 501 Fern Street will be Sublime Chaos: a journey from realism to abstraction, 25 amazing paintings by internationally renowned artist Deborah Bigeleisen, who lives in West Palm Beach. The public is invited to the opening reception for the new exhibition from 4:30 to 9:30 pm. Sublime Chaos is expected to run at the new gallery though October 10, 2017. For more information, please visit deborahbigeleisen.com.

Two incredible talents of our generation, Lionel Richie & Mariah Carey will be performing at the BB&T Center at 7p.m. as part of their “All the Hits Tour.” Tickets are available through Ticketmaster.com u FRIDAY AUG 11

Sinbad, the comedian, will be performing at the Parker Playhouse at 8p.m. Sinbad was one of the stars of the incredibly popular Cosby

Spin off “A Different World.” He has also been in many other TV shows and feature

films, and was ranked by Comedy Central as one of the “100 Greatest Standups of All Time.” Tickets start at $29, and can be purchased at Browardcenter.org. u SATURDAY AUG 12

Billy Kemp, Luis Morera and the entire Score Family invite the community to come celebrate at their 19th Anniversary. The event is from 9p.m. to 5 a.m. and features a VIP party where they invite you to enjoy crafted cocktails, Hors D'oeuvres, interactive performers and an eclectic music set by DJ Yazz Burrell and hosted by Miami's Ultimate Drag Queen Athena Dion. At midnight they feature a special performance by Beth Sacks and then they invite you to continue to dance until 5a.m. with the beats of DJs Hansell Leyva and Isaac Escalante. The Ramrod presents their monthly (2nd

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Saturday of every month) “Underground Invasion,” where it's all about the music, starring DJ Tomas Arias.

Seminole Casino Coconut Creek will host The Young and the Restless Soap Opera Festival, at 8 p.m. in The Pavilion. Tickets priced at $30/$40/$50 are on sale via Ticketmaster locations, online at Ticketmaster.com, or by calling 800-653-8000. The Pavilion box office will also open at 1 p.m. today for onsite ticket purchases and will call pickup. The 75-minute show will feature actors Amelia Heinle (“Victoria Newman”), Christian Le Blanc (“Michael Baldwin”), Kristoff St. John (“Neil Winters”) and Tracey E. Bregman (“Lauren Fenmore Baldwin”) in a “Q&A” session with fans. Each will also offer a behind-thescenes look at the Emmy award-winning daytime drama.

The BB&T Center presents John Mayer in his “Search for Everything World Tour” at 7p.m. This tour is comprised of a full band, solo acoustic and John Mayer Trio sets of music. Tickets start at $44 and can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com

Noche Latina Saturdays inside the Ivy Dance Room and Patio at the Manor Complex presents the Birthday celebrations of Champagne Bordeaux and Kalah Mendoza, along with resident DJ Larry Larr spinning your Latin favorites and Hot Latin GoGo papi's. Saturdays at the Manor are from 11pm to 4am and feature NO COVER before midnight and only $7 with Manor card after midnight and $10 without (18-20 is $12 all night).

u THIS IS The annual Poverello Bowl-A-Thon now called “Bowling To Fight Hunger” takes place this Saturday, August 12 noon at Sawgrass Lanes (8501 N University Drive, Tamarac) with registration at 12 and bowling from 1-4p.m. There are many ways to participate: 1. Register as a Virtual Bowler, a Bowler or a Team Captain. 2. Team Captains can register their team of 5 Bowlers. 24 | Hotspots.LGBT

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Rumors presents their monthly Drag Brunch from 11a.m. to 2p.m. with show time at 12p.m. and 2p.m. starring Alandra Matthews , Starlet Sky, Sasha Lords, Tlo Ivy and Dominique Taylor.

Miami Beach Botanical Garden presents "Jungle Boogie" from 6p.m..- 9p.m. Grab your dancing shoes, get your groove on for one of summer's hottest parties where DJ Jody will make sure to entertain the crowd! “Disco” under the trees and meet new friends in their lush Oasis. Delights include Spris' brick oven pizza, Vita CoCo & Don Ramon's Tequila. Join their inclusive community for a summer soiree. Admission is $20 per person.

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The GFLGLCC (Greater Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce) presents their August Mixer at Salty Bar Margaritaville Beach Resort (1111 N. Ocean Drive, Hollywood) from 5:30p.m. – 7:30p.m. The mixer is complimentary for GFLGLCC members and $10 for future members and includes one complimentary Reyka Vodka drink and complimentary Hors D'oeuvres. To RSVP or for more details email Ronny@gflglcc.org

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3. Invest in a Sponsorship Opportunity that range from $500 to $10,000 4. Once registered, create your personal fundraiser and invite others to support your efforts. Remember, there are cool prizes for individuals and groups that raise the most money. 5. Donate raffle and/or silent auction prizes (last year this effort raised over $12,000 for the event). 6. Spread the word about Bowling To Fight Hunger across your social media profiles by liking and posting the event's Facebook page. 7. Become an event volunteer - call Tania at (954) 561-3663 ext. 120 Your participation makes a direct impact in the lives of Broward County residents living with chronic and critical illnesses including cancer, heart disease, diabetes and HIV. For more information go to: Poverello.org

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RUSSELL’S CORNER

u Scandals Saloon’s Dan & Howard prepare to

honor the late Russell Matheny at his bar.

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u Sue Martino, Nikki Adams, and

Smarty Pants’ Mark Tison officially welcome participants to the 2017 Pet Project Bowl-a-thon at Manor Lanes.

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“There are 15,000 patriotic transgender Americans in the U.S. military fighting for all of us. What happened to your promise to fight for them? Republican and Trump supporter CAITLYN JENNER, on Twitter, reacting to President Trump’s ban on transgender people serving “in any capacity” in the military.

I make a living as a female impersonator in the state of Florida. I have hosted all the major events – White Party for 19 years. When I came out as a supporter of Trump, I was blackballed instantly. They got online campaigns. I was thrown off the [White Party] committee. I couldn’t be the emcee anymore. I got death threats. I have lawsuits pending against people. Oh, it’s horrible.”

“I know a transgender drill sergeant, a transgender helicopter pilot, a fixed-wing aircraft pilot, a combat medic, an infantry squad leader – more critical roles than I think people imagine. If all these people are suddenly pulled from their positions and fired overnight, what does that do to unit readiness? What does that do to unit morale when the person you rely on is suddenly gone? Army Captain JENNIFER PEACE, who is transgender, responding to the president’s ban.

“Half his tweets show utter weakness. They are plaintive, shrill little cries, usually just before dawn.” Journalist and former Ronald Reagan speech writer PEGGY NOONAN, in a scorching commentary on Trump’s presidency published in The Wall Street Journal.

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“Thank You to the LGBT community! I will fight for you while Hillary brings in more people that will threaten your freedoms and beliefs.” Presidential candidate DONALD J. TRUMP, in a tweet on June 14, 2016

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ince the 1960s everyone has known that Fort Lauderdale is “Where the Boys Are.” But over the past 15 years or so, that saying has really gotten a lot, and we mean a lot, gayer! While tourism as a whole has continued to dominate Florida's economy, LGBT tourism in specific has grown exponentially over the past decade, and Greater Fort Lauderdale has grown into Florida's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and family capital. With more than one million LGBT visitors per year, what used to be a spring break destination and a “well-kept secret” for the LGBT traveler has now become one of the places to be out and proud, not just in South Florida, but on the world stage. So if you live here, or if

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you're like one of those five million LGBT tourists who come down to enjoy our beautiful beaches and warm weather, let's take a look at some of the highlights the “Venice of America” has to offer.

WHERE TO STAY The Cabanas Guesthouse and Spa (2133 NE 26th St.) has been gay-owned and operated since 1999 and has welcomed tourists from all over the world. Located just outside of the gay mecca of Wilton Manors, the resort is just a stone's throw away from the beach as well as from shopping and gay life. The clothing optional resort features waterfront views of Middle River, heated saltwater pool, high-speed Internet, a ten-man jacuzzi, outdoor showers, a steam room, and gated, off-street parking. At the men's day

spa, you can get everything from a manicure and pedicure to a massage, and even waxing. Look for great summer discounts at the spa and summer room rates starting as low as $109. For more information, visit them online at TheCabanasGuesthouse.com The Grand Resort and Spa (539 N. Birch Rd.) is a luxurious resort experience in the most intimate of surroundings. Located just blocks from the beach, this resort boasts 24-hour front desk service, a full-service spa, a large swimming pool, a clothing-optional garden area with a hot tub, and smartlydecorated rooms and suites. Breakfast is served complimentary each morning and there is a "happy hour" each afternoon for guests. Augment your stay with a visit to their spa. All summer long get mid-week specials

on spa treatments. include: Atlantic Until September Hotel and Spa 30, they feature a (601 N. Fort stay three nights Lauderdale get a fourth free Beach Blvd.), B special along with Ocean Fort some other great Lauderdale deals. Visit them (1140 Seabreeze online at Blvd.), Courtyard GrandResort.net by Marriott Fort Lauderdale (440 Windamar Seabreeze Blvd.), Beach Resort Embassy Suites (543 Breakers The Grand Resort & Spa Hotel (1100 SE Ave.) is one of Fort 17th Street Lauderdale's Causeway), longest running GALLERYone - A gay-owned and DoubleTree operated Suites by Hilton guesthouses. Hotel (2670 E. Located on the Sunrise Blvd.), beach, just blocks The Worthington Resort Hilton Fort away from the Lauderdale sand, this property Beach Resort recently (505 N. Fort underwent a Lauderdale series of Beach Blvd.), renovations, and Hyatt Regency now every guest Pier 66 (2301 SE W Fort Lauderdale room boasts pool Windamar Beach Resort 17th St.), and garden views, Renaissance televisions with Fort Lauderdale DVD players, and (1617 SE 17th coffee makers. St.), W Fort Enjoy amenities Lauderdale (401 such as a clothingN. Fort optional pool and Cabanas Guesthouse & Spa Lauderdale jacuzzi, continental Beach Blvd.), breakfast, and a Westin Beach DVD lending Resort (321 N. library and the Worthington is pet-friendly, Fort Lauderdale Beach garden video lounge. For offering a limited number of Blvd.) and Westin Fort locals, day passes are rooms where you are Lauderdale (400 Corporate available. Check them out welcome to bring Fido along Dr.). online at Windamar.com. for your stay. Enjoy low Fort Lauderdale Beach is The Worthington Resorts summer rates through (543-555 N. Birch Rd.) bills September 30 starting at just well known for its gay and gay-friendly resorts and itself as the largest gay$129 per night. Find out guesthouses. In addition to owned clothing optional more at the aforementioned resorts resort in the world. With 63 TheWorthington.com. rooms, three pools, and two There are also a number of and guesthouses we've already recommended, hot tubs, the property has well-known national and consider the following if you grown over the years as the international hotel chains want to stay in Fort owners added surrounding represented in the area, and Lauderdale: Cheston House hotels to make one big many of them are gay(520 N. Birch Rd.), Coral complex. Less than 500 feet friendly and host events and Reef Guesthouse (2609 NE from the shores of the mixers for gay professionals. 13th Ct.), Elysium Resort Atlantic Ocean, everyone will Consider them when you (552 N. Birch Rd.), Grand feel special after a stay at The visit the area. Worthington Resorts. The A sampling of these hotels Palm Plaza (2801 Riomar

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St.), Hotel Lush Royale (2901 Terramar St.), Inn Leather (610 SE 19th St.), Pineapple Point (315 NE 16th Terr.), Royal Palms Resort and Spa (No longer all-male) (717 Breakers Ave.)

WHERE TO PLAY Fort Lauderdale has a number of gay nightclubs and venues for the visitor as well. Le Boy (1243 NE 11th Ave.), a popular nightclub with the community, boasts lots of sexy men and very good VIP bottle service. Ramrod (1508 NE 4th Ave.) serves the leather community and the men who love them, and they offer weekly fetish nights (Fridays) and leather nights (Sundays) and monthly Pig Dances. Lips (1421 E. Oakland Park Blvd.) calls itself “the ultimate drag dining experience,” and there's something nearly every night

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of the week for the drag enthusiast. Check out Gospel Brunch with Nicolette on Sundays! Boardwalk Bar (1721 N. Andrews Ave.) is the place to check out some beefcakes: on weekends, over 40 male entertainers will be dancing for your pleasure. The Club Fort Lauderdale (110 NW 5th Ave.) is one of two gay saunas and bathhouses in the area; The Clubhouse II (2650 E. Oakland Park Blvd.) is the other. The Club Fort Lauderdale was recently extensively remodeled, and features a patio and outdoor pool, among other amenities. The Clubhouse II hosts one of the largest leather nights in town on Tuesday nights, and a night for the bears on Thursdays. WHERE TO GO Fort Lauderdale is known

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as the "Venice of America" due to the high number of rivers and inlets, and you can get up close to the water right in downtown by walking the "Beautiful Mile" at the Fort Lauderdale Riverwalk. The Riverwalk leads people to a number of sights throughout the city, such as the Historic (335 SE 6th Ave.), the Museum of Discovery and Science (401 SW 2nd St, Fort Lauderdale), and the Broward Center for the Performing Arts (201 SW 5th Ave.). Also close by is Las Olas Boulevard, long renowned for its boutiques, galleries and sidewalk cafés. If you're not done with shopping yet, check out The Galleria at Fort Lauderdale on Sunrise Boulevard just west of the Intracoastal, the mall features Neiman Marcus, Macy's, Apple Store and Dillard's. If you're a fan of nature,

The Ramrod

(Sebastian Street and A1A) There is a small public lot there, and other street parking, but get there early cause parking lots fill up quickly, especially during the tourist season. East of the Galleria is Hugh Taylor Birch State Park, which offers guided tours by foot and by Segway, as well as access to the beach. The Bonnet House Museum and Gardens (900 N. Birch Rd.) is a The Boardwalk historic houseturned-museum that features the Fort Lauderdale does not original furnishings of two disappoint. The main draw American artists. of the city is the beautiful coastline with white sand beaches and crystal clear WHEN TO GO blue water of the Atlantic. Because of the summer With a total of 23 miles of heat, things slow down in beach in Greater Fort the summer but there is Lauderdale, there is a beach never really a bad time to for everyone. Chances are visit Fort Lauderdale. If you are a gay man, so you you're in the area in the fall, are probably looking for there are a few events you Sebastian Beach, named for will probably be interested Sebastian Street, the cross in. Check out the OUTshine street where it's located. Film Festival Fort

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Lauderdale, renamed from the MiFo Film Festival. This is one of the largest LGBT film festivals in Florida, which is celebrating its ninth year this year. Dozens of LGBT-related films will be screened from October 6-15; visit mifofilm.com for more information.

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Next door in Wilton Manors, the city pulls out all the stops for the annual Wicked Manors Celebration on Halloween night when tens of thousands of costumed revelers take over Wilton Drive for one of the fiercest Halloween parties anywhere. It's definitely worth a visit! For more information, visit WickedManors.org Every year, Port Everglades, Fort Lauderdale's cruise port, hosts several gay cruises. The largest, Atlantis Events, charters many of the largest ships in the world for their all-gay cruises. This coming year, their Fort Lauderdale based cruise will depart on Saturday, January 20 on Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas, the largest cruise ship in the world, making it Atlantis Events' largest cruise to date. Expect the weekend before the cruise and the weekend after to be great times to come to town for gay fun!

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omedians and latenight jokesters Jo Koy and Anjelah Johnson will bring “The BFF Tour” to Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. on Saturday, Aug. 26. Jo Koy has come a long way from his beginnings at a Las Vegas coffee house. Today, Koy sells out shows across the nation with his infectious, explosive energy onstage. The Tacoma, Wash., native credits his mother for his comedic and acting talents. It was with her encouragement that Koy participated in local talent shows and impromptu performances, before inspiring a move to Los Angeles. In 2005, Koy performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and was one of the select few comics to receive a standing ovation. Since then, Koy released two highly rated specials on Comedy Central, “Don't Make Him Angry” and “Lights Out.” In 2017, Koy released his third comedy special, “Jo Koy: Live from Seattle” as a Netflix Original. Koy has also appeared on more than 100 episodes of Chelsea Lately as a season regular roundtable guest. Other appearances include: VH1, World's Funniest Fails, The Joy Behar Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Last Call with Carson Daly and Jamie Foxx: Laffapalooza. Today, the comedian tours across the nation, and can be heard as a weekly guest on the popular podcast, The Adam Carolla Show and his own weekly podcast, The Koy Pond on Podcast One. THE BIRTH OF BON QUI QUI

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Anjelah Johnson became an internet sensation with her viral video, “Nail Salon” which led to many stand-up, television and film opportunities. In 2007, she joined the cast of MADtv as a series regular, which spawned another internet sensation, Bon Qui Qui.

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Tickets cost $85, $65 and $45. All seats are reserved and available at all Ticketmaster outlets online at www.myhrl.com, www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone: 1-800-745-3000. Doors open one hour prior to show start time. This original character, a disgruntled fast food employee with no filter, has been viewed and replicated by more than 65 million people worldwide. After recording and releasing three songs and two music videos as Bon Qui Qui, Johnson signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records to release a full album titled, “Gold Plated Dreams.” Johnson has guest starred on a number of television shows including The Shield, Ugly Betty, Curb Your Enthusiasm, all while touring her stand-up comedy. In June 2009, Johnson recorded her first one-hour special for Comedy Central and Warner Bros. Records titled, “That's How We Do It.” Her second one-hour special, “The Homecoming Show,” aired on NUVOtv in 2013. In 2014, Johnson recorded her third hour special, “Not Fancy,” a Netflix Original. Johnson has also starred in major films including Our Family Wedding, Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, Enough Said and Mom's Night Out.

How did you get cast on MADTv? My managers got me an audition. I had never done sketch comedy prior to that, but I took all these characters that I had written and performed them.

Did you create Bon Qui Qui or did the writers of MadTv?

I had created her prior to getting cast on MadTv, but then I finally got to give her a face, a look, etc. She definitely grew once she was on Madtv and the sky was the limit.

Every time I watch your nail salon bit I die of laughter. I need to know how this came about and how you perfected the voice?

I grew up around a lot of Vietnamese people, and my friends taught me how to say words in

We sat down with Anjelah Johnson for this exclusive Hotspots Interview:

Were you always a ham even as a kid or when did the acting/performing bug bite you? In my early years I was really super shy and then I came out of my shell when I started Pop Warner cheerleading at the age of 8. That got me more comfortable in my own skin, but the real performing bug didn't bite me until many years later.

Vietnamese. I was around their culture all the time, so creating the character was second nature.

I took a joke writing standup comedy class at a church, because it was free. At the end of the class we had to perform at a comedy club. One of the first jokes I ever wrote was the nail salon bit.

Jo Koy and I have a great dynamic and chemistry in our friendship and we share that with everybody. It's a pretty fun and live show. Since we are true friends it comes out in the show.

I did a comedy competition at private Mormon event. They found me on Myspace. It was a Christmas event and I tied for first place and won $600. That was the most amount of money I ever made in my entire life. At that moment, I decided to be a comedian.

Hopefully something good. I have always just been the type of person that thinks the sky is the limit and anything is possible, so we shall see.

When was the first time you did stand-up comedy?

When was the first time you got paid for your comedy?

What should the South Florida audience expect from “The BFF Tour?”

What does the future hold for Anjelah?

For more information on Anjelah Johnson visit her website at Anjelah.com.

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Patrick & Dick - Still blossoming at 38 years

Gregory over at the Rainbow.

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Peter & Keith - Wedding bells

Robert of Alibiâ€™s Patio Bar

Throwback Thursday - Bubba of Scandals

Why We're Crazy for Zoe Kazan

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hy aren't more gay men professing their love to Zoe Kazan? I wonder this after doing just that. I dote on the 33-year-old ilm and theater actress – star of Ruby Sparks, Revolutionary Road and HBO's Olive Kitteridge – like she's my best girlfriend. Like we have history. Like we sip cosmos and talk about what it was like to play Meryl Streep's daughter in It's Complicated. I don't know Kazan, but I love that she's so committed to being the best LGBT ally she can be that she follows me on Twitter after ending the interview by telling me, “I will say, just FYI, if you ever feel like I'm not being the greatest ally, please write me on Twitter. I really do feel like I want to do the best job I can.” I love her socially-conscious Twitter feed. Love her latest statement ilm, The Big Sick, based on the real courtship of comedian Kumail Nanjiani and his now-wife, Emily Gordon, and the turmoil it causes when his family discovers Emily is white. I love her longtime boyfriend, the also supremely talented Paul Dano. And when Kazan tells

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me she wants to shine a spotlight on gay actors and prefers a gay actor play her romantic interest should she ever play a lesbian role herself, I love that too. “I have never had a gay man profess his love to me before,” Kazan demures, somehow not kidding. Universal gay adoration is inevitable as Kazan calls on powerful, white, cisgender ilmmakers to make a mainstream gay romcom, and talks about Dano's onscreen kiss with Daniel Radcliﬀe and her very human reason for advocating for the LGBT community. Q: Growing up in Los Angeles, California, what was your earliest connection to the LGBT community? A: I think I was really lucky to – yes, to grow up in a neighborhood that was very diverse and inclusive, and to grow up in a family that had those values. I grew up in the '80s and '90s, not as progressive of a time as now. I'm sure children today have it a lot better. But I went to a really progressive school with a lot of gay teachers and that wasn't treated special or diﬀerent. It just...

was. Yeah, it just was. And I had two teachers who died of AIDS in the early and mid '90s and that was something that was talked about really openly at my school. The school advocated for them and there was a real warmth and inclusiveness. I grew up a bit outside of the reality of the world at large at that point, so when I got into high school – and, again, this was the '90s – people would be like, “That's so gay,” and it was a rude awakening. Q: Is it fair to say that because of your upbringing you're woke when it comes to gay issues and queer stuﬀ? It is to my bene it as a human that everyone has equal rights and that gay people are treated with respect in the world. That's the way in which it feels like my issue too. It matters deeply to me. So, if that's woke, then I guess so. Not a word I use personally but, yeah, go for it! Q: In addition to a post regarding gay musician Perfume Genius on your Twitter… A: Oh my god, I love Perfume Genius! Honestly, all I wanted was to go to his concert and Paul didn't make it happen. It's a real point of contention in our relationship right now. Q: Ha! You are socially and politically active on Twitter as well, with posts about Planned Parenthood, feminism and one regarding the lack of acknowledgement about Pride month from Trump and his administration. It seems like this is a part of you even though you're not gay. A: I care deeply about it. Part of that is, as a feminist, I always sort of rankle when people

are like, “I have a mother, I have a daughter” – no, you should care about this because of basic fundamental rights for, like, a huge portion of our population. I feel the same way about LGBTQ relations where, like I said, those rights are important to me as a human. After this administration came into power in November, one of the irst things I thought about was actually what happened to gay people under Reagan – the way he ignored the AIDS crisis and how that resulted in so many more deaths, especially in the gay community. And I really felt this thing of, well, yes, our rights recovered from that and our society recovered, but there was a huge cost and not everyone made it. And I thought of that when people were saying, “We'll get through these four years.” I thought, “Well, not everybody will get through it.” And I think a lot of Republicans think of Reagan as a beaming icon of Republicanism. In fact, during the Democratic Convention, Democrats kept referencing him as being a good example of Republican values that Democrats also shared and I was like, does no one remember the AIDS crisis? He f*cked up. Q: We tend to forget what history told us. A: And also what casual bigotry results in. We're saying that right now with the rise of hate crimes in this country and what happened to that poor Muslim girl (17year-old Nabra Hassanen was assaulted and killed on June 18 after leaving a Virginia mosque). I know that's not the direct responsibility of our president, but I am 100 percent certain that the

And I had two teachers who died of AIDS in the early and mid '90s and that was something that was talked about really openly at my school. The school advocated for them and there was a real warmth and inclusiveness.”

atmosphere of hate that he has engendered set in those man's actions. Q: Let's talk about compassion, and how your new ilm, The Big Sick, is steeped in it. As a gay man, I found myself completely empathizing with these characters in ways that I didn't think I would. For you, how do you think the overarching themes of forbidden love and familial acceptance of another's partners may resonate with LGBT audiences? A: One thing that really speaks so much to me about the ilm is how much Kumail loves his family. He loves them and part of what is dividing them is a generational divide and their relationship with religion. I would guess that a lot of gay people growing up in really religious communities might feel like their religion could be a source of division between them and their families based on what some Christians, for instance, think of gay people. There's a part of you that feels like they'll love you no matter what and there's a part of you that feels like they might excommunicate you from the family. I'm very moved by the scene in which he tells them that he's not going to leave his family after he reveals himself to them. It feels really potent to me and I'm glad it spoke to you. Q: When do you think we can have two gay people as leads in a major romantic comedy? A: There's no reason that time can't be right now. And considering the current climate in this country politically, vis-à -vis Muslims, this feels as risky a movie as a movie with two gay leads. Maybe it's not. Maybe I'm wrong about that. But Kumail and Emily were brave and told their own story, and a lot of people took a chance on

them and got behind them. And they just tried to do the best job they could of telling their story. They weren't just striving for representation – they had one story they were burning to tell. I would just encourage everyone out there who is like, “Maybe my story isn't mainstream enough,” to just do it. Work really hard. They worked on this script for three years before they brought anybody else on. This movie was started because Kumail was at some standup thing that Judd Apatow saw him at and Judd came up to him and was like, “Come in and pitch me every story that you have.” And Kumail went in and pitched and Judd was like, “That's the one.” We need our allies. Especially people in power like Judd – straight, white men. We need them to step up and be like, “I'm gonna help you tell your story.” So to all the dudes out there in power: I think everybody is hungry to see a story that hasn't been told a million times, and truly there's no reason that can't be right now for many more diﬀerent kinds of people who are traditionally not as represented in popular culture. Q: Not to put this weight on you, but you did write yourself a lead in Ruby Sparks, so surely you can just make this happen too, right? A: (Laughs) I have to say I do think that my mind is turned more toward, “How can I be more responsible in who I'm putting in the spotlight?” Trying to think about casting that way. Trying to think about my writing that way. But I also think everybody's gotta do it for themselves. I think back to writing Ruby Sparks and it's crazy to me that at 25, or however old I was when I wrote that, that I was like, “Oh, we're gonna get it inanced, we're gonna make this ilm,” without any sense of, “I shouldn't be raising my voice.” I think a lot of people struggle with that, and

it's hard to do. It's not easy. It requires a huge amount of hutzpah, but I think it's more important now than ever. Q: To speak out on issues? A: And to have faith in yourself. One thing that is really hard for me is, I don't think I give myself full power of what I already know. I will ask for permission or feel I need someone to come from on high. So, I would just stress that there are a lot of ways to get a ilm inanced and there are actually so many people now who are inding ways to do that through creative channels, so don't wait for someone to do it for you. Q: If you were to play a lesbian in a romantic comedy, who would you want to cast as your romantic interest? A: Robin Wright. I just love her. Or Juliette Binoche. Some beautiful woman of the generation before me. No – honestly, if I were going to make a movie I would probably ind someone who's actually gay. I think in terms of trying to be a good ally you want to give people an opportunity who don't have the spotlight on them as much and who don't have as many opportunities. I think that some people are marginalized for whatever reason for their sexuality and I would probably make an eﬀort in that direction. Q: Speaking of onscreen gayness: Paul famously kissed Daniel Radcliﬀe in Swiss Army Man. As his longtime girlfriend, how much say do you have as to which gay men he kisses on screen? A: Very little! And honestly, I didn't even know they kissed in that. I really didn't! And then I saw some clips from it and I was like, “Oh, you guys make out.” And he was like, “No, we don't.” And I go, “Yeah, you do.” He's like, “But we're saving each other's lives!” He said something that made it seem like it was the purest love. (Laughs) It was so sweet. I loved that movie, and I love that scene! Kissing underwater – it's so romantic. Q: You have the best

taste in rom-coms. What kind of romantic comedies won't you do? A: I have to say that when The Big Sick came along I was really not looking to do another romantic comedy. Like, I've done it. Also, it's not really what I got into acting to do. I love to do parts that feel more transformative to me – much more of what I've gotten to do on stage from what I've gotten to do on ilm. Stuﬀ like Olive Kitteridge is where my true hunger lies. So, when they called me and were like, “We have a script. It's a romantic comedy. They want you to come in,” I read it and was like, “Oh, this is so good.” It felt like a movie I hadn't seen before. You know, it's hard sometimes when you're a working actor and you need to make a living. Sometimes a script comes to you and you're like, it's a little bit sexist, there's something kind of racist in here, but I guess I can improv around it or I just won't say that line. But now I have a much harder, faster rule when scripts come to me and the representation doesn't feel totally great, and around gay issues too. I just don't want to be an irreverent torchbearer for something I don't believe in, especially now. Chris Azzopardi has interviewed a multitude of superstars, including Meryl Streep, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé. Reach him via his website at www.chrisazzopardi.com.

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Sasha Sommers The World Lights Up When She Smiles! [exclusive interview] by Scott Holland

Tell us about the first time you saw a drag performance? What was the experience like?

When did you decide you wanted to do drag and when did you realize it would be a profession?

drag performance! Feeling on top of the world, I went home and got together a new costume and returned the next week and won again! Each week I learned and improved a little from the week before, and 17 weeks in a row I won! The owner of the club finally came to me and said (in a dressing room full of people), 'You have won our contest 17 weeks in a row, congrats! We are proud of you, but you can't do the contest anymore, at least for a while.' I literally felt like I lost my best friend. He continued, 'You can't do the contest anymore, because we want to offer you a cast position... would you be interested?' That night is when it became a profession/career.

The decision was mine, but for me doing drag professionally happened by sheer chance. I had entered a weekly talent contest, more so for fun...and won with a

My drag mother is Ciji Dunne, and one of my favorites is Dena Cass. I have always

The first drag show I ever saw was at the Warehouse 2 in Nashville Tenn., and it starred Bianca Page, Rita Ross, Stephanie Wells, Vanessa Del Rio, and Diana Hutton. I was completely mesmerized! It was definitely a wow factor to me -- not so much that I looked at them and wanted to do it, or thought I could do it, but honestly it was captivating. Looking back [I was like] a teenager at their first concert! It was like seeing a very good movie, and when you leave the theater you want to get back in line and buy another ticker to the same show!

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Who is your drag mother and who is your favorite queen other than your drag mother and why?

looked up to Dena. I have admired her style of drag, her costumes, her ability to capture and keep the attention of any crowd. For those of you who don't know Dena, she is also a plussized entertainer, and has won many nationals titles.

What's your favorite number to perform and why?

I have never really had a favorite number to perform, however, I have several requested numbers that people like to see me perform, and I enjoy doing them.

What's the best thing that has happened to you in drag?

I would have to say the best thing to happen to me in drag would be the fact that people look up to you and admire you. Having drag fans and friends is one thing, but when there are actually people who like you and appreciate what you do, it really means a lot!

What differentiates you from other queens. What makes you unique?

I don't know that there is any one thing that makes me unique. However, I have been an emcee for many events and pageants, and have been told many times, I should have been a comedian. I have captured many audiences with certain performances and to give other girls their credit... several girls have done the same thing for me. I guess what makes me unique is my style and the twist I put on things.

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Why We Love Her! She is one of the best MC's around.

She is always there to give back to her sisters. She is a fighter, and battled back from two very serious illnesses. When she smiles, the world lights up.

What does the future hold?

â€œ...what makes me unique is my style and the twist I put on things.â€?

All of us at one time or another have been dealt a rough hand in life. 2016 was the absolute worst year of my life! Twice in that year my time on earth came extremely close to expiring. I had a heart attack on Easter Sunday, and later on that year nearly had a limb amputated. I am not letting this be known for any type of sympathy. What I am doing is letting people know that no one knows their future. I can say I am truly blessed to still be able to wake up every day, and with two feet. I have done things in life that I am not very proud of, I am no angel. I also know I have done some great things for people and our community. I have always tried to help when I can and be there for others. I believe in my situation, my good outweighs my bad. I have been given the opportunity to stay here and wake up every day, and for now...that's my future! Hotspots.LGBT | 63

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ASIA BAY 1111 E. Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale asiabayrestaurants.com 954-848-9900 Elegant riverfront dining with a menu of Japanese and Thai dishes including creative sushi rolls.

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BEEFCAKES (at Boardwalk) 1721 N. Andrews Ave., Ft. Lauderdale BoardwalkBar.com 954-463-6969 Open daily from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m. The best burgers and chicken wings in town. BONA ITALIAN RESTAURANT 2468 Wilton Dr., Wilton Manors bonaitalianrestaurant.com 954-565-7222 Under new ownership! Fresh made Italian food. Signature dishes include Fazzoletti, (pasta purses with fontina cheese, cream sauce, peas/bacon), Chicken Cyriac or traditional Eggplant Parmigiana. CEVICHE BY THE SEA 2823 E. Oakland Park Blvd. CevicheByTheSea.com 954-999-0751 Intimate seafood and Peruvian cuisine. Recommended as a “truly remarkable dining experience.” Reservations recommended. Open for lunch. Happy Hour M-F, 5-7 p.m.

Zuckerello’s owners Adam Zucker (right) and Eli Biton. ZUCKERELLO’S ITALIAN RESTAURANT 3017 E. Commercial Blvd., Fort Lauderdale zuckerellos.com 954-776-4282 Familiar Italian pastas and flavorful mainstays (plus great early-bird specials) are offered up in this warm, inviting restaurant. The concept of Zuckerello's Italian Restaurant began in November 1989 in the mind of Adam Zucker. His desire was to operate a neighborhood restaurant and bar. It was important to him that Zuckerello's be a place where locals could come and dine in a comfortable and relaxing atmosphere. After 12 years, in 2001, Eli Biton joined Adam in this endeavor, and pursued the same envision for the concept of Zuckerello's Italian Restaurant. Try this restaurant just once and it will quickly become a favorite!

EAT 2150 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors Eatinwiltonmanors.com 954-626-0722 Menu offers everything from salmon to Chef Rosario’s meatloaf. Great $10 specialty drink menu. FLIP FLOPS DOCKSIDE EATERY 3051 NE 32nd Ave., Ft. Lauderdale FlipFlopsDocksideEatery.com 954-567-1672

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Fladragshow.com 954-567-0987 Relax on the dock while sipping a specialty cocktail or eating a fresh, made-to- A restaurant/cabaret that “dresses up” to entertain its guests! Fabulous drag and order item from the menu. tons of fun! GEORGIE’S ALIBI & MONKEY BAR MIND YOUR MANORS 2266 Wilton Dr, Wilton Manors 2045 Wilton Drive, AlibiWiltonManors.com Wilton Manors 954-565-2526 Relaxed patio atmosphere with a full menu 754-223-2172 offering award-winning burgers, wings, hot MindYourManorsPub.com A fun, relaxing garden pub and wine bar & cold sandwiches, sliders, flat bread pizzas and fresh fish, shrimp and chicken serving comfort food and hospitality. Enjoy a wide range of creative cocktails, craft entrees. Full bar. Check website for great beers and a very unique wine list. weekend brunch entertainment. KALUZ KaluzRestaurant.com 954-772-2209 Modern American dining with spectacular waterfront views from an elegant dining room or from a more casual patio and outdoor bar. LIPS 1421 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Oakland Park

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NABU AMERICAN FUSION BUFFET 3485 N. Federal Hwy. 954-568-2208 NabuAmericanFusionBuffet.com This place offers it all: Japanese, American, Italian and Chinese. Incredible buffet. Q BAR 2362 N. Federal Highway, Fort Lauderdale qbarfl.com

954-565-2229 Live jazz & blues acts perform at this gastropub serving gourmet burgers & Creole-type dishes. ROSIE’S BAR & GRILL 2449 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors Facebook.com/rosiesbarandgrill 954-563-0123 A Wilton Drive favorite, this place is known for its non-stop party every “Sunday Funday” with live DJs spinning great music. Great burgers, fresh seafood and amazing Sunday Brunch 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. RUMORS BAR “PALATE PARTY” 2426 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors RumorsBarWiltonManors.com 954-565-8851 Full bar, restaurant and entertainment venue serving fresh, local ingredients in delicious dishes by award-winning Cutthroat Kitchen chef Robyn Almodovar.

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SAGE 2378 N. Federal Highway sagecafe.net 954-565-2229 Chic, intimate bistro delivering French country cooking in a romantic locale with patio seating. TEE JAY’S SUSHI 2254 Wilton Drive teejaythaisushi.com 954-537-7774 Casual locale for Thai & Japanese eats with Asian decorative touches and some traditional low tables. THAI SPICE 1514 E. Commercial Blvd., Oakland Park thaispicefla.com 954-771-4535 Voted the “Best Thai

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EATING OUT Restaurant in South Florida 2015” by the Sun-Sentinel, this gem dishes up Thai classics and specials by owner/chef Michael Tatton on a huge menu that includes Pan-Asian fare & steaks in a soothing space. Happy Hour with half-off appetizers and drinks from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

SHOOTERS WATERFRONT 3033 NE 32nd Ave, Ft. Lauderdale ShootersWaterfront.com 954-566-2855 Fort Lauderdale’s most popular waterfront dining destination is TROPICS PIANO BAR back with a completely new look and a freshly inspired menu. Now & RESTAURANT owned by the same restaurant and yacht provisioning experts which 2000 Wilton Drive for years earned a reputation as one of South Florida’s most highly TropicsWM.com regarded culinary teams at The Grateful Palate, the all new Shooters 954-537-6000 Waterfront delivers superb food, service and spectacular views of Tropics Restaurant & Piano Bar the Intracoastal Waterway. The restaurant is open daily for lunch and is a warm, friendly place dinner and features Fort Lauderdale’s most scenic Sunday brunch. where you can enjoy fine din- With three large, artfully designed bars inside and out, a chic outing, cocktails and live enterdoor waterside lounge and resort contemporary dining room, tainment. Patrons can relax in Shooters Waterfront is Fort Lauderdale’s most exciting dining destione of the three dining rooms nation. With 340 feet of dockage and valet parking, guests are or three full-service bars. welcome to arrive by car or by boat.

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hen America wakes up from the nightmare of the Donald Trump presidency – assuming we survive it, of course – we will be left with a country severely damaged by a president and a party who have no respect for democratic norms or American ideals. There are many villains in this plot: Trump, Mike Pence, Mitch McConnell, Paul Ryan, Jeff Sessions, Tom Price, Betsy DeVos. The list goes on and on. But even when most of these people are but hideous footnotes, Trump will have long lasting destructive power remaining in the courts. While Trump and the Republicans like to call Democrats “obstructionists,” there’s really no comparison when it comes to the Republicans during Obama’s presidency. McConnell is the greatest obstructionist in history. After all, he stole a Supreme Court seat from Obama. This, of course, allowed Trump to appoint the right-wing Neil Gorsuch to the highest court in the land. And Supreme Court appointments are a lifetime gig. That means you get to be a Supreme Court judge until you die or retire,

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whichever comes first. Gorsuch is only 49. He’ll likely spend decades on the bench. Of course, Supreme Court appointments aren’t the only lifetime gigs Trump gets to hand out. Due to McConnell’s unprecedented obstructionism, Obama wasn’t able to fill many federal judge vacancies. More than 100 empty seats awaited Trump when he took office. And Trump is wasting no time appointing rightwing conservatives to those seats. According to Kyle Barry of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, the appointments “foretell a Trump-stacked judiciary that would clear the way for constitutionally suspect executive actions, shield corporate wrongdoers from accountability, and imperil the civil rights of all Americans.” It’s no surprise that Trump, unqualified and incompetent, would appoint judges who are completely unfit for the bench. Which makes the appointment of Josh Bush, a Kentucky lawyer and blogger that Think Progress called “the Donald Trump of judges,” understandable, but no less inexcusable.

He told the Senate that of course he’d uphold Obergefell, just like he’d uphold Roe v Wade even though he has compared abortion to slavery.” Bush, who the Senate voted along party lines to confirm to a lifetime appointment on the 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, is a longtime foe of LGBTQ people. And yet during his Senate hearing Bush claimed that, gee, he hadn’t given much thought to Obergefell v. Hodges, the case that made marriage equality the law of the land. “I have not had occasion to study this decision of the Supreme Court in light of any methodology of constitutional interpretation,” he said. Sure. I mean, Bush freaked out when the State Department under Hillary Clinton revised passport applications to include Parent 1 and Parent 2 instead of just Mother and Father (because, you know, same-sex couples who have children are a real thing) by bemoaning the “the nanny state – more precisely, a nanny Secretary of State.” But I’m sure the marriage equality decision wasn’t even on his radar. He told the Senate that of course he’d uphold Obergefell, just like he’d uphold Roe v Wade even though he has compared abortion to slavery. 27 LGBTQ rights groups wrote a letter to Senators asking them not to confirm Bush. “Mr. Bush’s disparagement of decisions protecting the right of individuals to make highly personal decisions – including the right to engage in private consensual adult relationships and the right to procreative

freedom – reveals a hostility to wellestablished fundamental rights of liberty, privacy, autonomy and selfdetermination that have been the lynchpin of legal progress for LGBT people,” the letter stated. And yet, Bush now has a lifetime appointment. Elections have far reaching consequences. 2018 is crucial. Vote. D’Anne Witkowski is a poet, writer and comedian living in Michigan with her wife and son. She has been writing about LGBT politics for over a decade. Follow her on Twitter @ MamaDWitkowski.

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Showtime knows what you want. And because you're like us, you want – you have always wanted – more L Word. It was trashy, it was silly, it was like very few actual lesbians you know in real life, and it was glorious. Jennifer Beals knows this. So does Leisha Hailey and Kate Moennig. The three of them are working as producers on a revival of the series, currently in development at Showtime. Should it all go well and come to series – that's what “in development” means, btw; it could all disintegrate over the course of a lunch gone wrong – the premise for now is that Bette, Alice and Shane would still be living in Los Angeles, surrounded by a pack of fresh lesbians. Or maybe more of the original cast will come back, too. Who knows. It's all so very up in the air that it's almost jinxing to talk about it. But Beals recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the project and she took the words out of our mouth: “We are needed.” Yes,

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KEVIN SPACEY IS (AND IS NOT) GORE VIDAL Author and public intellectual Gore Vidal died in 2012, and his legacy – in the late 1960s, before Stonewall, he calmly and defiantly declared that his homosexuality was absolutely normal on a notexactly-progressivelyminded Mike Wallace news special titled, The Homosexuals – has been in need of a good solid biopic

for some time. Now Netflix is shooting one now called Gore. Little is known about the production besides its director, Michael Hoffman (The Last Station), and its star, Kevin Spacey. But that star name is enough for now, because it raises some issues, not the least of which is the ongoing dance of denial Spacey has going with the press regarding his own sexuality. On the subject he's tight-lipped, he's playfully sarcastic, he's antagonistic, he's merely silent. He says what he wants, unless he

BARRY JENKINS IS GOING HIS OWN WAY The temptation for a filmmaker feeling the first flush of success – let's call that filmmaker Barry Jenkins, whose magnificent Moonlight won the Academy Award for Best Picture – is to take the next big paycheck. And in Hollywood, in 2017, the big paycheck often means joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe and, let's keep it real here, stifling your own creative vision and fitting yourself into the one-handed you by a corporate entity. But Barry Jenkins has other ideas. His next move will be to adapt the 1974 James Baldwin novel, If Beale Street Could Talk. Set in Harlem, the story revolves around a young engaged couple, with the

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doesn't want to talk about it at all. And now, like Queen Latifah in Bessie, he's playing a historical queer public figure while refusing to speak up about the absolutely normal. In the end, though, it's the performance that counts in art, and Spacey will be great as Vidal because he'll bring the author's prickly, agitated intelligence to the part. Just don't blame us for wanting a little more than that.

man falsely accused of rape. Baldwin, who was black, gay, and could never once be accused of going along to get along (see the incredible documentary about his life, I Am Not Your Negro, to learn more), would probably be very pleased to see his work adapted by the seriousminded Jenkins. And while we'd also be thrilled to see what he'd do with a superhero story, this feels just right.

TONY KUSHNER IS WRITING A PLAY ABOUT DONALD TRUMP In Tony Kushner's acclaimed '90s play Angels In America, there's a scene in which the closeted politician Roy Cohn reacts to his AIDS diagnosis with an infamous monologue. In it, he declares that “Homosexuals are men who know nobody and who nobody knows.” Well, it turns out Roy Cohn and a younger Donald Trump were quite close in the 1980s, call the former a shark-like mentor to the latter, teaching him all the worst possible lessons of public life. And now it also just so

happens that Kushner, the man who immortalized Cohn's true legacy, is writing a play about the current sitting president of the United States. It has no title, and there are no details to share, but it's happening, which means that we may yet see a definitive piece of art related to this person, one that is more substantive than a late-night talk show host's impersonation or blistering response on Twitter, from a playwright who knows very well how to contextualize history at its most mind-boggling. And why is he doing it? Call it a writer's challenge. The Daily Beast, quoting Kushner: “[Trump]'s the kind of person, as a writer, I tend to avoid as I think he is borderline psychotic. I definitely think that incoherence lends itself well to drama, but he really is very boring. It's terrifying because he has all the power, but without the mental faculties he ought to have. I think he is seriously mentally ill, and the fact that he is in the White House is very frightening.” We'll wait, patiently.

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ey Woody! I keep hearing about the sex-enhancing power of Yohimbe. I don’t have any trouble getting it up but I’d like better, stiffer, longer-lasting erections. Do you know anything about it? — Looking for more action

Hey, woody! I know this is a stupid question, but what do two bottoms do when they hook up? — Just curious

Dear Curious: Hair and make-up.

Hey woody! Why do people on Grindr profiles say stuff like, “if you can’t come up with something better than hello, keep moving.” I mean, what the hell else can you say when you haven’t met anyone! — Stumped

Dear Looking: Yohimbe (pronounced YO-HIM-BEE) is an herbal supplement made from the bark of the Pausinystalia yohimbe tree. Its active ingredient is the alkaloid yohimbine, which until Viagra, was the only FDA-approved oral medication for impotence. Only a doctor’s prescription will assure you of actually getting yohimbine, thanks to the frauds in the herbal supplement business. It’s sold as an herbal extract in health food stores, but good luck trying to get a dose that actually contains the active ingredient. Because they’re not regulated, herbal companies aren’t under any obligation to put in the ingredients they list. Studies of products sold in health food stores found most contain little or no yohimbine when tested. So much for wisdom and honesty from the crunchy, birkenstock set. They get away with lies corporate America could never get away with, proving you don’t have to wear a tie and wingtips to screw the public. If you can actually get yohimbine, odds are that it will help. It’s been proven in clinical studies to increase blood flow to the penis. Its main problem is side effects. Yohimbe can cause elevated blood pressure and heart rate, dizziness, headache, skin flushing, anxiety, panic attacks and hallucinations. It should not be taken, under any circumstances, by

anyone with heart disease, kidney disease or anxiety. Because of its severe side-effects, the FDA classifies yohimbe as an unsafe herb. If you don’t fall into one of the danger groups, I don’t see any harm in trying it. But again, good luck getting the right dosage. The largest study showed the best results came with 42 mg of yohimbine daily over 2-3 weeks.

Dear Stumped: Whenever I run into a profile like that I say to myself, “Oh, f@&k you. I’m not your little monkey who signed on here to entertain you.” Imagine a great looking guy coming up to you at a bar who says “hello.” You basically throw a drink in his face and say, “Can’t you come up with something better?” And walk away. Ridiculous. That said, it never hurts to be a little creative. My favorite opening line? “You owe me .99 cents. Your pics melted the Snickers Bar in my pocket.”

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