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“Despite five decades of progress, however, in the United States equality is not within reach, and often not even within sight, for all persons impacted by violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity,” Madrigal-Borloz said. “In general terms, they are poorer, less educated, less sheltered, and incarcerated more often than their cisgender, straight counterparts.”
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While all members of the LGBT community face increased hostility and attempts to roll back hard won rights, none have faced more state-sanctioned hate than members of Florida’s trans community. Now the United Nations is taking notice and weighing in. Victor Madrigal-Borloz is the United Nations Independent Expert on Protection Against Violence and Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. During his 10-day U.S. tour, he came to South Florida and met with members of Transinclusive Group. They shared some of their successful powerbuilding initiatives, as well as the mounting social and legal challenges facing the trans community.“Speaking with the United Nations was so important because it broadens our work on
The Biden administration has taken steps to extend protections for the trans community through executive orders and rules at departments including Education and Agriculture. President Biden said the real threat, at the moment, is in statehouses across the country, including in Tallahassee. “I am deeply alarmed by a widespread, profoundly negative riptide created by deliberate actions to roll back the human rights of LGBT people at state level. These include deeply discriminatory measures seeking to rebuild stigma against lesbian and gay persons, limiting comprehensive sexual and gender education for all, and access to genderaffirming treatment, sports, and singlesex facilities for trans and gender diverse persons. The evidence shows that, without exception, these actions rely on prejudiced and stigmatizing views of LGBT persons, in particular transgender children and youth, and seek to leverage their lives as props for political profit.”Transinclusive Group’s Deputy Director, Nic Zantop, said the problem is especially acute in Florida.“The fight for trans and LGBTQ+ rights is universal, and here in Florida our transgender siblings face widespread discrimination and threats to safety, a profound lack of affordable housing, challenges accessing healthcare and gender affirming care, and seemingly ceaseless legislative and politically motivated attacks on our community and our right to exist authentically.”
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Nonbinary actor and activist Nico Tortorella and their spouse Bethany C. Meyers announced that they are expecting their first Tortorella,child.star of “Younger,” posted a series of photos on Instagram with the caption “the baby. coming 3.9 @ bethanycmeyers i love you,” with an emoji of a Instork.aninterview with People, the pair shared more information on their pregnancy journey.“We’ve been trying to conceive for almost two years and we’re happy to announce our baby finally decided the time was right, the couple wrote in a statement. “As anyone with an infertility journey will tell you, it’s notTheyeasy.”continued, “After months and Singer-songwriter Shaun Ross took to Instagram last month to announce that he is officially engaged to actor and longtime boyfriend David Alan Madrick. “I love him very dearly as he has made me feel so comfortable being a Black queer man,” Ross said in an interview with Out. “He said to me, ‘You want to do this with me?’ And I said, ‘Absolutely and forever.’”Rossand Madrick first met 11 years ago and had been dating for three years before they decided to take their relationship to the next level. Ross proposed back in July in their home accompanied by photographer Laiken Joy and designer Jean Dousset, who helped make the engagement everything Ross and Madrick wanted.
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Actress Jena Malone shared a video of her performing an interpretive dance with a caption regarding her journey with gender identity.“Iguess it felt like I was a heterosexual man in a woman’s body. I visualized his desires and placed them on to me. But this, was never the whole of the story that was meant for me,” she wrote. “My sexual identity has more to teach and to tell me. Finding words that feel more right to explore in my telling. Pansexuality. Sapiosexuality. Polyamory.”Malonehad two moms growing up, and her sister made note of that by commenting on Malone’s post saying, “Looks like we’re a whole family of queers huh?” In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Malone said, “I’ve been loving the process of learning more about myself and others through different terms that open windows, those windows then turn into doors and then I arrive at a place to find all
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A GoFundMe was launched to help the library and has since raised more than the library’s annual budget of $245,000. Roberts, author of more than 225 romance novels, contributed $50,000. With funds secured for the next year, the library said it will focus on campaigning to get public funding back in the November election.
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The Patmos Library Director resigned last spring after being harassed with accusations of indoctrinating and grooming children, and her replacement resigned shortly after.
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In July, following the announcement of the potential changes to Title IX, Brumley wrote to Biden officials asking if his disregard for the new regulations would impact Louisiana’s funding, according to LGBTQ Nation “I don’t think it is appropriate for biological males to be in the little girls’ bathrooms,” Brumley said at the time.
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A Kansas teacher sued her school district over her suspension for purposefully misgendering a student and reached a settlement for $95,000. Pamela Ricard had been informed by a school counselor at Fort Riley Middle School and the student’s classmate that he preferred an alternate name and he/him pronouns. The lawsuit states that Ricard referred to him as “Miss [last name]” to respect the student while staying true to her religious beliefs, according to NBC News She received a three-day suspension. After her return, Geary County Schools implemented policies that employees must respect students’ preferred pronouns and
LIBRARY DEFUNDED OVER LGBT BOOKS
Louisiana’s State Superintendent of Education has instructed school administrators to ignore federally proposed protections for trans students at this time. In June, the Biden administration released proposed changes to Title IX Regulations, which included protection from discrimination for LGBT students.
A Michigan public library was defunded over the LGBT publications on its shelves, but donations from around the world, including from best-selling author Nora Roberts, have given it new hope.Atthe beginning of August, the west Michigan town voted against the tax on property owners that contributed to 84% of Patmos Library’s annual budget, according to Bridge Michigan. The campaign to end the tax was organized by community members upset by the library’s LGBTQ-themed novels, including the graphic novel “Gender Queer: A Memoir.”
State Superintendent Brumley reacted by sending a letter to school and athletic administrators stating that they are not required to abide by the proposed federal regulations. Louisiana had recently enacted “The Fairness in Women’s Sports Acts,” a law requiring that students of all ages participate in sports based on their sex assigned at birth.
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The clergy of the Serbian Orthodox Church, some of whom believe the Pride event undermines traditional family values and should be prohibited, led the protest against the EuroPride event, which was staged during a parade to honor a holy feast.
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Even though the government had announced it would cancel or postpone the Pride event, thousands of religious and right-wing opponents of the European gay Pride celebration Belgrade hosted a demonstration across the Serbian city. The annual EuroPride march takes place in a different European city each year. But, President Aleksandar Vučić said that event will be canceled or delayed, citing factors including threats from right-wing extremists.
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One of the placards put up by demonstrators, some of whom were also carrying crosses, read, “Save our children and family,” according to Reuters. Others who participated in the march on Sunday yelled phrases in favor of nationalist or far-right agendas.
9.8.2022 • 9 NEWS INTERNATIONAL BY EVERITT ROSEN THE AROUNDWORLD EXPLORING LGBT NEWS EVENTS ACROSS THE GLOBE ACTIVIST GROUP CALLS OUT MEXICO’S ANTI-LGBT SOCCER CHANT NORTH AMERICA THERE’SONLINE!MORE Visit SFGN.com to find out more.
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A common fan chant that has long tarnished Mexico’s top-flight soccer match must be eliminated by the nation’s millions of soccer fans, activists stated according to Reuters.Despite the fact that Mexico’s top soccer organization has implemented a “zero tolerance” policy against the long-standing homophobic chant yelled by fans by prohibiting ticket sales and requiring teams to play in empty stadiums, including for a World Cup qualifying match earlier this year, many fans obstinately persist. “As Mexicans, we’ve even been known to export this chant,” said Andoni Bello, founder and head of national LGBT soccer selection known as Tri Gay, speaking at to Reuters. He lamented that it is now heard at professional games in Brazil and the United States.The exact cry calls for supporters to yell “puto,” which, when translated literally, means “man prostitute,” whenever a member of the other side attempts a goal kick.
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Jason Parsley now has that chance. Please continue to support SFGN as you have me, with your dedication and dollars, having the patience and perseverance to make our free paper better online daily, and in print weekly.”Kenthas faced several medical challenges over the last couple of years including a brain tumor andBesidescancer. publishing newspapers Kent is a noted criminal defense attorney, LGBT rights activist, free speech advocate, and marijuana rights “Fromadvocate.the day I was hired at SFGN I have fervently believed in this newspaper and its mission,” Parsley said. “Norm has many passions in life – from marijuana, and his lifelong love of baseball, to free speech and journalism. I don’t know much about baseball, but I do know about journalism. Independent LGBT media is needed more than ever in our commu nity. I will do my best to continue Norm’s publishing legacy while infusing my own love and passion for LGBT news into SFGN.”
You can vote by visiting sfgn.com/bestof he SFGN 2022 Best Of nominations are now open. The deadline for SFGN readers to nominate their favorite people, places and things is Sept. 14. Each county in South Florida gets its own list of categories. Once the nomination period is over at least the top three nominees in each category will move on to the next round. The SFGN staff will also have the option of choosing one or two nominees in each category. Once the finalists are announced, readers will get to vote for their favorites.
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THE SFGN BEST OF NOMINATIONS IS PRESENTED BY Norm Kent, co-founder of South Florida Gay News, announced Wednesday he would be stepping aside as publisher and naming Jason Parsley his successor at the“Mypublication.tripinto the sunset will include establishing the SFGN Foundation, crafted to support young LGBTQ journalism in their schools. This necessary step allows me the freedom to work on continuing medical issues which now compromise my physical and cognitive capacities,” Kent said in a column. “SFGN will continue to function daily and weekly, with the highest level of proficiency and professionalism.”BeforeSFGN,Kent published the Express Gay News. Kent launched SFGN in 2010 with Piero Guidugli. Guidugli left the company in 2020. Parsley started with SFGN in 2011 as its managing editor. Since then he’s held several titles including editor in chief, executive editor and associate publisher. Additionally, Kent announced Justin Wyse would be named associate publisher. “I have to now face the truth that I am no longer who I once was, or want to be. Medical compromises have dictated otherwise,” Kent said. “Part of love is letting go of the reins; trusting another to move the herd forward.
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“As a gay man, I grew up in a time when the idea of having a family seemed impossible,” Gentle said. “In the 1980s and ‘90s, marriage was off the table and then we saw this evolution on gay rights and now suddenly, all of our progress is being threatened, well, I refuse to go backward.” House District 120 is the state’s southernmost district, stretching from Homestead in MiamiDade County all the way to Key West. In November’s general election, Gentle faces incumbent Representative Jim Mooney, former Mayor of Islamorada. Mooney won the Republican primary by 90 votes and was criticized by his opponents for siding with Democrats against the infamous “Don’t Say Gay” law.
Orange County – 177 (151) Palm Beach – 92 (85) Pinellas – 104 (85) Hillsborough – 153 (124) Monroe – 20 (19) According to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention there are 20,733 (18,417) in the U.S., with California leading the way with 3,833 (3,291) cases as of Sept. 6. Florida ranks third after California and New York. The major symptom of an infection is a painful or itchy rash that can initially look like pimples or blisters. The county is now offering walk-ins for those interested in the vaccine.
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onkeypox in Florida is slowing down. In the past week there have been 226 new cases of the infection for a total of 2,148 – an 11% increase for the week.Miami-Dade is still the No. 1 county in the state with 760 cases. According to the Florida Department of Health, the rate of infection has slowed considerably over the past month from 40% to 25% to 17% to now 11%. Here are the totals for some of the counties around the state, with last week’s total in Miami-DadeBrowardparenthesis:–619(580)–760(703)
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For Adam Gentle, January 6, 2021, was a call to Theaction.attack on the U.S. Capitol motivated the anti-corruption lawyer to another level of service.Gentle briefly explored a federal campaign before settling on a run in Florida House District 120. He won the Democratic primary with 56%, defeating a seasoned politician, Dan HortonDiaz, who had the endorsement of the Miami Herald.Agriculture and tourism are big businesses in the district, Gentle said, and residents want sensible solutions to lower the increasing costs of living Gentlehere.,41,grew up in Michigan and graduated with honors from Columbia University. He got a law degree from George Washington University and went to work rooting out corruption in corporations that provide housing to lowincome renters. He moved to Monroe County from Los Angeles with his husband of eight years, Matheus Oriolo.
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John McDonald for 17 months. Dubbed the “Hope Patient” for privacy purposes, the man had been receiving chemotherapy treatments for leukemia — he was diagnosed in 2018. His viral load was undetectable for HIV for many years before chemotherapy. He delayed going off ART meds in order to be vaccinated for the COVID-19 virus. The Hope Patient’s bone marrow transplant, a very risky operation in itself, provides doctors a roadmap for future gene editing procedures that create mutations to kill the virus, Dickter said.
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There is hope for an HIV cure. A 66-year-old man became the fourth known adult patient to be cured of the virus that causes AIDS. Officials from the City of Hope Cancer Center in southern California disclosed the case last week at the 24th Annual International AIDS Conference in Montreal, Canada. “We were thrilled to let him know that his HIV is in remission and he no longer needs to take antiretroviral therapy that he had been on for over 30 years,” said Jana K. Dickter, M.D., City of Hope associate clinical professor in the Division of Infectious Diseases. “He saw many of his friends die from AIDS in the early days of the disease and faced so much stigma when he was diagnosed with HIV in 1988. But now, he can celebrate this medical milestone.”TheCaucasian man received a stem cell transplant from an unrelated donor and had been off antiretroviral (ART) medications PATIENT’ CURED OF HIV
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“WE DIDN’T FULLY APPRECIATE THE MAGNITUDE OF HIV BACK IN THE EARLY ‘80S WHEN I FIRST GOT INVOLVED WHEN THE FIRST CASES WERE RECOGNIZED AND THERE WERE SO MANY THINGS WE LEARNED ON THE RUN WITH COVID.” - Dr. Anthony Fauci Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Credit: NIH
“We’ve gotta be prepared, we’ve gotta be able to respond, but we also gotta be flexible,” FauciFauci,said.81, said he plans to pursue another chapter in his career, telling Maddow that will likely involve lecturing, writing and encouraging young people to go into public service in the arena of science, medicine and public health.
Fauci said local public health officials must have adequate resources to respond to the next outbreak and adapting to change is vital.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease physician, announced on Monday he will be stepping down from three positions in December.Faucicurrently serves as the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Chief Medical Advisor to President Joe Biden. Fauci
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John McDonald has served in U.S. public health for more than 50Inyears.astatement, Fauci called his 38-year tenure as the head of the NIAID, “an honor of a lifetime.” He began advising presidents under Ronald Reagan when the HIV/AIDS crisis first erupted. In an interview with MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, Fauci said he hoped the lesson learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is one of “Youflexibility.never ever underestimate an emerging infection in which you don’t know where it’s going because we’ve been fooled before,” Fauci said. “We didn’t fully appreciate the magnitude of HIV back in the early ‘80s when I first got involved when the first cases were recognized and there were so many things we learned on the run with COVID.”
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The Transplant Games of America is a biennial event that brings together transplant recipients, living donors, donor families, individuals on the waiting list, caregivers, transplant professionals, supporters, and spectators. Produced by the Transplant Life Foundation, the Transplant Games “honor the lasting legacy of donors who gave the ultimate gift of life, highlight the need for and importance of organ, eye, and tissue donation, celebrate the success of transplantation, and increase the national and state registry numbers.”
Louis Levin of Wilton Manors, a 2018 heart transplant patient, took part in the recent Transplant Games of America. “The transplant games are for anyone who has received a lifesaving organ to participate in,” Levin said. “It is open to those in the USA and abroad. Many donor families participate in some of the activities and tell their stories. Thousands of people attend and participate in sports, poker, cornhole and others. I was blessed to win two silver medals in men’s doubles bowling and mixed doubles bowling. I also received an honorary medal in the 2k.” Levin also competed in poker, though there he did not win a medal. Although the Games were not without its troubles – a participant in the swimming competition suffered a heart attack, canceling that event – they were successful.
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COMPETING IN THE TRANSPLANT GAMES
Jesse Monteagudo
A NEW DAY FOR CONGREGATION ETZ CHAIM
When Rabbi Noah Kitty stepped down as Spiritual Leader of Congregation Etz Chaim, many observers thought that the 48-yearold Synagogue would not survive. Louis Levin, CEC’s newly elected president, and other Board members disagreed. “We had too much to offer to the community and we are not done,” Levin said. “We have enough in the funds to last at least another year and we have to give it a try.” Turnout for Friday Night Services have been almost as good as they were during Rabbi Kitty’s last year, and Synagogue leaders look forward to a productive High Holy Days season. In this new spirit, the Board of Congregation Etz Chaim hired a new spiritual leader. Marcia Weinstein’s belief in “audacious hospitality” and “radical welcoming” is evident in her engaging services, and her desire to create a Kehillah Kedoshah [holy community]. Congregation Etz Chaim holds Friday Night Services at 8 p.m. at the Pride Center Auditorium, 2038 N. Dixie Hwy, in Wilton Manors.
Jesse Monteagudo is a freelance writer and journalist. He has been an active member of South Florida's LGBT community for more than four decades and has served in various community organizations.
A special event honored people who lived 25 or more years with transplanted organs. “The Transplant Games gave me an opportunity to meet with other people that are in the same situation as me in regard to transplant and hear their stories of their journeys. But for me the most moving by far are the donor families; families who lost their loved ones and who made the decision to donate their loved ones’ organs.”
In court and in print, standing up for our rights; ones we should have always had and must never be taken away.
It’s been an honor, and if blessed with a chance to continue, I shall. Maybe the new publisher of SFGN, Jason Parsley, will even publish this piece on our site and in the newspaper.Lifeistruly a circle game that goes round and round and passes the torch to a new generation. Enjoy to the fullest every precious moment. Fight on, I will be there with you.
CONVICTIONS
Beginning with this issue, SFGN’s Executive Editor, Jason Parsley, assumes the role of Publisher. Wish him well.
Part of love is letting go of the reins; trusting another to move the herd forward. Jason Parsley now has that chance. Please continue to support SFGN as you have me, with your dedication and dollars, having the patience and perseverance to make our free paper better online daily, and in print weekly. Governments and political passions come and go with the ocean’s everchanging tides. It’s our out lives, our freedoms, and our causes that stand the test of time. Keep your eyes set on the stars above. They will be there for you, not so much the shifting sands below. Thank you.
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Ate Nathan’s hot dogs and French fries in Brooklyn, had steaks at Peter Luger’s, Italian food on the east side at John’s, and Trattoria midtown, a must. All with friends from Dodger town across the country who met and meet annually. So special! Yeah, I should have caught that line drive down the first baseline in 1995, Wayne Canastra!Delisfrom the East side and too many good restaurants to mention them all. Knishes, too. And the opening of the Jackie Robinson Museum. Quite the Labor Day trip. Been to the Met, MOMA and more museums than I can count. A home run of a journey.
A TIME FOR CHANGE
SFGN Publisher Norm Kent (right) with his partner John Fugate (left). Photo via Norm Kent/Facebook.
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Justin Wyse, our sales and marketing manager, shall become the Associate Publisher.Mytrip into the sunset will include establishing the SFGN Foundation, crafted to support young LGBTQ journalism in their schools. This necessary step allows me the freedom to work on continuing medical issues which now compromise my physical and cognitive capacities.
Relived the Great Lawn, Simon and Garfunkel and Gay Pride rallies. Sharing with partner John from Lakeland, and Brian from Virginia, how the memorable past is now the forever present.
Fortunately, between my law partner and the newspaper staff, both Kent and Cormican, P.A., and SFGN will continue to function daily and weekly, with the highest level of proficiency and professionalism. However, I won’t be hang gliding anytime soon. LGBTQ journalism is necessary to tell your unique stories which give meaning and purpose to our lives. They tell quiet tales of individual growth, overcoming adversity, and daring — not just treading, but sailing through waters and tides your friends and family told you that you could never negotiate. By being true to yourself, you proved the doubters wrong. “Know the truth,” wrote Shakespeare years ago, “and it stands to reason, as surely as the night follows the day, that thou canst be a liar to no other man.” I have to now face the truth that I am no longer who I once was, or want to be. Medical compromises have dictated otherwise. “So it goes,” wrote The Little Prince, “so it goes.”
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I have been to amazing Broadway theaters, and watched Aaron Judge’s 54th homer at Yankee Stadium, the edifice of Baseball! And seen the first place Mets play the first place Dodgers at Citi Field while wearing their World Series rings from 40 years ago. And still own a 1952 Mickey Mantle baseball card, not a 10 like the one that sold for 12 million a week ago, but mine nevertheless. What a privilege to have that and so many others to treasure for decades. Been to the Village and heard Billy Joel. Listened and remembered as the Traveling Wilburys has sung “End of the Line;” where John Lennon lived and died. Imagine. The magic of music and unknown partners dancing in Times Square at midnight. It’s all steps and notes from the Hershey’s store, the Empire State Building and Broadway. From 5th Avenue shops to NY subways, to South Florida and Key West’s golden sunlight, sailboats, and shores, my life has been a roller coaster of energy and enthusiasm and a circle game; enjoying loving days and spectacular nights, great opportunities and marvelous friends, sharing for 20 years a newspaper that has illuminated our lives, loves, and losses.
CIRCLE GAME THAT GOES ROUND AND ROUND AND PASSES THE TORCH TO A
These past two weeks I have been blessed with loving friends and a trip to my birthplace, my New York home. I have walked on the Coney Island Boardwalk, ridden ponies in Central Park, and been to its lakes, ballyards and the zoo.
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The service was opened by Sunshine Cathedral’s Senior Minister, Rev. Dr. Durrell Watkins, who shared a biblical story laced with mythology of how God showed Moses the Promised Land, kissed him, and took him home. Afterwards, he said it was important to be there for Caputo and the community. “Chris is a very important leader in our community and it was important that we be here for him. He also asked that Sunshine Cathedral be present in some way and of course we said Otheryes.”friends shared their memories, despite only knowing Peralta for a few months. Caputo spoke near the end, and urged people struggling with mental wellness issues to seek help, and of his desire for Peralta’s death to be a light for others to get help, especially in the LGBT“Thiscommunity.wasmore than mourning the loss of a loved one. This was also trying to prevent the loss of other loved ones by getting that message out. I want them to know that they are loved. If they can’t believe that God loves them then I want to promise them that I love them. That this community loves them, so they are loved.”
As people entered, they were given a white mesh, ribbon-tied bag. Inside were sunflower seeds and a dollar folded into the shape of a heart. Sunflowers were Peralta’s favorite plant, and Caputo said he wanted him to look down and see blooming sunflowers all over. The dollar was meant to be a different kind of seed.
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The Leo Peralta Peak Purpose Fund has been set up to help LGBT people who are struggling with mental illness or, as Caputo calls it, mental wellness. People were asked to give the dollar, and more if they can, to help the fund. Before and after the service, people gathered inside the house to have either Corona beer (Peralta’s favorite drink) or a whisky with a whisper (Caputo’s favorite drink), and sign a paper lantern with a message for Peralta. The lanterns will be released periodically, often on the anniversary of his death or when Caputo feels a need to remember and reconnect with Peralta’s spirit.
IN TRIBUTE REMEMBERING
LEO PERALTA
“I just want to do a couple more things.” “Okay, but don’t say I didn’t try to help. By the way, you left the chili simmering on the stove. If you don’t go check it right this minute it’s going to burn on the bottom of the pan.”
My guiding angel was with me when I came out and got fired, and when I was on the 17th day of my hunger fast. They are there when I screw up, and when I succeed. By and large, my holy spirit is pleased with me, and joins my communication with strangers, with our Labradoodle Lincoln, with the bougainvillea, and with Enough.myself.Thegarden awaits me, or so says my angel.
TALKING TO YOUR PLANTS?
In coming out as gay in a prominent family, as a writer for the Catholic newspaper, I drew both inspiration and courage from every source that affirmed my being. One such empowering line was from George Kazantzakis, who wrote: “I said to the almond tree, ‘Sister, speak to me of God,’ and the almond tree blossomed.”Ifeltcalled to blossom, to accept the loss of privileges in order to blossom as a young gayAnotherman. spiritual source of direction and strength came from the life of Francis of Assisi, whose prayer Ray and I say every morning together.
Brian McNaught has been a leading educator on LGBTQ issues globally since 1974. He has made his many books and DVDs available for free at Brian-McNaught.com. The New York Times named him “The Godfather of gay diversity training.” Brian has a weekly YouTube/FaceBook podcast called, “Are You Happy Without the Movie?” TREES,
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Perhaps I should leave this to another time, but I also express gratitude throughout the day to the angel that has walked with me since birth. It’s the angel that I call my “muse,” my “intuition,” my “wisdom.” My writing and speaking have always been inspired by my angel, and I thank them throughout the day.
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Francis had grown up in wealth, and with every privilege it provides, but he turned away from it and embraced physical poverty for the sake of spiritual awareness. And, he lived his life talking to all things, birds and wolves, and the sun and the moon, referring to them all as his sisters and YOU’RE NOT CRAZY
“Quit arguing with me. It’s time to stop the gardening and get out of the heat.”
In my heart and mind, I have a connection to every living thing, past, present and Asfuture.such, I try to communicate with everything around me. I talk to the water when I swim. I talk to every stranger whose path I cross. And, yes, I talk to the plants in our“Well,garden.aren’t you putting on a show today?” I’ll say to the hibiscus. “Well done.” (This is when you holler out, “George, come here and listen to this guy. He’s nuts.”) When I pass the bamboo, I touch it. Each new plant brought home is welcomed and promised that I’ll do my best to make them healthy and happy. “There’s a lot of love in this garden.” I’ll say. “I think you’ll like it here.” I apologize to the iguana when I end its life. “I’m sorry,” I’ll explain. “But I promised the plants that I’d protect them, and you’re eating them.” I do hug trees, and I stop to tell the billowing clouds in the sunset that they’re magnificent. I laugh with the seagulls as they try to snatch a fish out of the mouth of a humpback whale. And I tell alligators how cool they look. I know that plants don’t understand my words, but they experience my feelings. Do they talk back? Yes, by just being the best they can be. Is there a pet owner who doesn’t talk to their dog, cat, hamster or snake? When you go to the zoo, do you ever stop, and look at the majesty of a male lion? “My, God, you’re handsome.” I talk to the gorillas and elephants, too. The words express my celebration of theirBackbeing.inthe early 1970s, when I came out publicly, and started this most remarkable journey of writing and speaking about the joys and challenges of being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and now, non-binary people, it was a really scary time to draw attention to yourself as a “practicing homosexual.” There were no role models. Very few people in the United States would say they knew someone who was gay. I tell you this because you need to remember, or learn, how much courage and optimism coming out then took. As a “practicing Catholic,” I lived in a world of both moral religious rigidity and liberating spiritual inspiration. Particularly in the 1970s, Catholic nuns and priests could be seen marching in almost every civil rights demonstration. My experience of the divine world order, and my place in it, was heavily influenced by the emphasis of the Sermon on the Mount, rather than of the Ten Commandments.
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brothers.Doesthat help explain how I found the courage to come out in 1974, and why I share my feelings of loving affirmation to the plants, animals, clouds and the water? Each and every one of them speaks to me of God when they “blossom,” when they express their wholeThisselves.awareness, this communication of admiration and respect isn’t with me every moment of the day, but with practice I have become more aware of what’s possible.
FORT LAUDERDALE GAY MEN’S CHORUS AT UCC
“Come hear the music play” on Saturday, Sept. 10 at Fort Lauderdale United Church of Christ, 2501 N.E. 30th St. in Fort Lauderdale. The Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus presents “Life is a Cabaret,” featuring Broadway hits and standards to kick off their 2022-23 season. The program, led by Artistic Director Dr. Gary Keating, will feature the full chorus, as well as soloists and small ensembles performing their favorite torch songs and anthems in an informal cabaret setting. Tickets start at $30 at FTLGMC.org.
Ronnie Larsen’s latest comedy, “The Actors,” opens this weekend and runs through Oct. 6 at the Foundry, 2306 N. Dixie Hwy. in Wilton Manors. In a story loosely based on the playwright’s life, “Ronnie” is so grief-stricken over the loss of his parents that he hires actors to play their roles. The cast includes Carbonell winners Jenni Hacker and David Kwiat, and the play is directed by Stuart Meltzer. Larsen warned: “This is the first ‘G’ rated show I’ve written and produced. There is no nudity, no sexual content and no swear words … you can bring your parents.” Tickets start at $35 at PlaysOfWilton.com. Empire Stage, 1140 N. Flagler Dr. in Fort Lauderdale, and ArtBuzz Theatrics present Martin Sherman’s “Bent,” through September. The 1980 Pulitzer Prize- and Tony-nominated play is the first to explore the Nazis’ use of the Holocaust to eradicate homosexuals in Germany and across Europe. When the play was first performed, there was little historical research or awareness about the extent of Nazi persecution of homosexuals, and the play helped increase that historical research and education in later decades. Larry Buzzeo directs. Tickets are $35 at EmpireStage.com.
‘SAY GAY’ AT LOST GIRLS THEATRE
Lost Girls Theatre (LGT) will host “Say Gay: Exploring the LGBTQ Past and Present,” two conversations about queer history in South Florida, on Sunday, Sept. 11 at Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Miami, 727 Rinehart Rd. in Miami. At 11 a.m., playwright and LGT founder Andie Arthur will discuss “The Lessons of La Paloma: LGBTQ Women Throughout Time,” about the 1937 raid at a gay bar in unincorporated Dade County. At 1 p.m, local LGBT artists will discuss the importance of queer representation in fiction. For more information, go to LostGirlsTheatre.com.
While the fall arts season doesn’t officially begin for a few more weeks, several local LGBT arts organizations are already packing theaters and concert venues with patrons eager to experience live theater and music following the quieter summer months.
‘BENT’ AT EMPIRE STAGE
Martin Sherman’s “Bent,” currently playing at Empire Stage in Fort Lauderdale, explores Nazi persecution of homosexuals during World War II. Credit: Facebook.
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