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Gingrich, Santorum Build Florida Campaigns With Help From Antigay Crusaders

​The Republican presidential candidates can figure out a way to disagree on any topic -- we saw last night they could argue about everything from Terri Schiavo to beet sugar -- but there's one thing they all have in common: None of them has any plans to go anywhere near gay rights, and two -- Sant ... More >>

Former Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jim Naugle Backs Rick Santorum

​Call it a match made in heaven.Rick Santorum is best-known (among 20-something alt-weekly types, at least) as the evangelical homophobe who likened gay relationships to "man-on-dog" sex and consequently suffered the wrath of Dan Savage's revolting Google bomb.Jim Naugle is known locally as the fo ... More >>

Confession of a Former Homophobe, and What Mitt Romney Could Learn From My Bigotry

Segregationist also used to go public with this kind of hate.​The first gay person I ever knew had just served me pasta in his home. He hadn't bought a dining room table yet for his new apartment, so we were sitting on his living room floor with plates in our hands. He had made a simple sauce with ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale's Own Michael Irvin On the Cover of Out Magazine (No, He's Not Gay)

out.comMichael Irvin​Michael Irvin, the Fort Lauderdale-born NFL Hall-of-Famer, is on the cover of Out magazine this week, in a feature article on Irvin's advocacy to eradicate homophobia.Irvin, a three-time Super Bowl champion with the Dallas Cowboys, has a notoriously troubled past, riddled by a ... More >>

Gay Marriage: Ken Keechl Says He'll Tie the Knot in New York; Rick Scott -- Not So Much

ithacalibrary.com"That can't come here." -- Rick Scott​New York's passage of gay marriage equality Friday night has had quite different reactions nationwide -- including a couple down here in the Sunshine State.Former Broward Mayor Ken Keechl announced on Facebook that he's getting married to his ... More >>

Survivors of Ex-Gay Movement Uniting In Fort Lauderdale

"It was a disaster for me personally," said Kevin Schupp, speaking last week to South Florida Gay News about his time in an "ex-gay" group in Dania. "The man teaching the so-called 'ex-gay' ministry had no clinical or theological training."The program to which Schupp refers was the "Restoring Hope" ... More >>

Facebook Adds 'Civil Union' to Status Choices -- Here Are 10 More Options For Consideration

via www.someecards.comClick to Enlarge​Facebook now includes "Civil Union" and "Domestic Partnership" among its relationship status options. Since the genesis of the online 'Relationship Status' in the early 2000s, the few and definite choices have fallen short of defining the ever-complex myriad ... More >>

Barbara Bush Supports Gay Marriage; Isn't It Time Charlie Crist Does Too?

When Dubya's daughter feels confident enough to support gay marriage, you know the political tides must be shifting. Barbara Bush is making headlines today for appearing in a Human Rights Campaign video advocating the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York. She joins celebs such as Mayor Mi ... More >>

Tea Party Leader Ran "Gay Bashing" Campaign In Connecticut

Note: This is the second part of a series about Gabriel Jose Carrera, a leader of the Tea Party. More than a decade before Gabe Carrera became a leader in the Fort Lauderdale Tea Party and began rubbing shoulders with the likes of Florida Gov. Rick Scott and U.S. Sen. Marco ... More >>

The Dirty Dozen: 2010's Most Despicable People

Note: This is the second part of a series about Gabriel Jose Carrera, a leader of the Tea Party. More than a decade before Gabe Carrera became a leader in the Fort Lauderdale Tea Party and began rubbing shoulders with the likes of Florida Gov. Rick Scott and U.S. Sen. Marco ... More >>

Ann Coulter Watch: Don't Call Our Troops Homophobes

Coulter: all-gay batallions would scare the extremism out of the enemy.​Is there a Floridian more fun, more frisky, more flagrantly insane than Ann Coulter? Maybe! But if so, we don't know about it -- because that person, whoever s/he may be, doesn't do us the profound service of sharing his or h ... More >>

Allen West, Ann Coulter, and Coral Ridge Ministries Can't Stop Thinking About Gay Soldiers

Three South Floridians made uncommon waves with their opinions on don't ask, don't tell this week. One worried about the military worrying about sex, one decided that male Lady Gaga fans must be gay (which is true, actually), and one worried about the free speech of chaplains. 1. Allen West Wants th ... More >>

Miami Appeals Court Rules Against Florida's Gay Adoption Ban

Flickr: SF BartGay parents at a recent pride parade in San Francisco.​Florida is the only state to specifically ban adoption by gay and lesbian couples, but that may soon change. The Florida Third District Court of Appeals has ruled that the ban was unconstitutional. The ban will now head to the F ... More >>

"8: The Mormon Proposition" Review: Here's How the Mormon Church Suppressed Gay Marriage

Flickr: SF BartGay parents at a recent pride parade in San Francisco.​Florida is the only state to specifically ban adoption by gay and lesbian couples, but that may soon change. The Florida Third District Court of Appeals has ruled that the ban was unconstitutional. The ban will now head to the F ... More >>

For $1 Million, Elton John Will Stop Acting So Gay and Sing Songs to Rush Limbaugh

Flickr: muri-L​Security was tight this weekend at Rush Limbaugh's Palm Beach nuptials, where only good (heterosexual conservative) hard-working (plutocrat) Americans like Sean Hannity and Karl Rove were on the guestlist. An exception was made, however, for a gay man named Elton John with the condi ... More >>

This Weekend, Pridefest of the Palm Beaches Has More to Celebrate

You could theoretically travel around the world for twelve months attending gay pride festivals, from Melbourne in January to Manila in December. Blackman: Getting wet at tomorrow's Pridefest​The big US celebrations, in New York and San Fransisco, are scheduled to coincide with the historic Stone ... More >>

Getting Back at the Orange Bitch

You could theoretically travel around the world for twelve months attending gay pride festivals, from Melbourne in January to Manila in December. Blackman: Getting wet at tomorrow's Pridefest​The big US celebrations, in New York and San Fransisco, are scheduled to coincide with the historic Stone ... More >>

Retired Admiral Describes Dread of Spending Military Career in Closet

Steinman​For gays serving in the U.S. military the fear of exposure exists at every level of the chain of command. Just ask Dr. Alan Steinman. In the early Nineties, Steinman served the four final years of a 25-year career a rear admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard as its director of health and safety ... More >>

Broward County Replaces South Beach as America's Gay Playground

Steinman​For gays serving in the U.S. military the fear of exposure exists at every level of the chain of command. Just ask Dr. Alan Steinman. In the early Nineties, Steinman served the four final years of a 25-year career a rear admiral in the U.S. Coast Guard as its director of health and safety ... More >>

NARTH to "Pray Away the Gays" in West Palm Next Week

Besen: NARTH "Peddles shame and profits from pain"​WTF is it with the Marriott anyway? First the Delray Beach Marriott throws open its doors to CAIR and Geert Wilders, now West Palm's Marriott will offer a cozy welcome for this year's national NARTH conference. The National Association of Research ... More >>

Those Who Practice Bestiality Say They're Part of the Next Sexual Rights Movement

Besen: NARTH "Peddles shame and profits from pain"​WTF is it with the Marriott anyway? First the Delray Beach Marriott throws open its doors to CAIR and Geert Wilders, now West Palm's Marriott will offer a cozy welcome for this year's national NARTH conference. The National Association of Research ... More >>

Letters From the Issue of August 13, 2009

Besen: NARTH "Peddles shame and profits from pain"​WTF is it with the Marriott anyway? First the Delray Beach Marriott throws open its doors to CAIR and Geert Wilders, now West Palm's Marriott will offer a cozy welcome for this year's national NARTH conference. The National Association of Research ... More >>

Rep. Hastings Backs Off Helping Gays in Military, Digs at Obama

​Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-Miramar) tried to help gays in the military, but says he has been forced to back off "due to pressure from some of my Congressional colleagues and from the White House." Yesterday, he withdrew his proposed amendment to H.R. 3326, the Department of Defense Appropri ... More >>

Tides Foundation Funds Florida Culture War

We'll be seeing a lot more of this in the next three years Ruh-roh. Just when you thought you'd finally stuffed all those pesky gay people back into the closet where they belong, along comes an organization like the Tides Foundation, which has just awarded a $150,000 grant to "educate and train ... More >>

Right to Art

We'll be seeing a lot more of this in the next three years Ruh-roh. Just when you thought you'd finally stuffed all those pesky gay people back into the closet where they belong, along comes an organization like the Tides Foundation, which has just awarded a $150,000 grant to "educate and train ... More >>

Drag Them Out

We'll be seeing a lot more of this in the next three years Ruh-roh. Just when you thought you'd finally stuffed all those pesky gay people back into the closet where they belong, along comes an organization like the Tides Foundation, which has just awarded a $150,000 grant to "educate and train ... More >>

From Lesbos to Lauderdale

We'll be seeing a lot more of this in the next three years Ruh-roh. Just when you thought you'd finally stuffed all those pesky gay people back into the closet where they belong, along comes an organization like the Tides Foundation, which has just awarded a $150,000 grant to "educate and train ... More >>

Death by Silicone

She served time for illegally performing plastic surgery. Now Donnie Hendrix tells her tale

1,000 Homosexuals Versus the OJ Queen

Or you could just call her the “Pie-d Piper.”

Fear of the Queer: Blacks in Florida vote to oppress gays

Or you could just call her the “Pie-d Piper.”

God, Save Me From Sodomy!

Or you could just call her the “Pie-d Piper.”

Switch Hitter

Before swinging a bat in a lesbian softball league, pick a side. Gay or straight? Or something else?

Who Needs Macy’s? We’ve Got Wilton Drive!

Before swinging a bat in a lesbian softball league, pick a side. Gay or straight? Or something else?

They Say You Can’t Fight City Hall…

We disagree.

Charlie Crist Is NOT Gay

And other things the Republican Party wants you to believe on Election Day.

I Am My Own Wife

And other things the Republican Party wants you to believe on Election Day.

Best Way to Bend It Like Beckham

Florida Storm Soccer

Best Politician

Dean J. Trantalis Readers' Choice: US Rep. Clay Shaw

Letters for May 15-21, 2003

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Jungle Love

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Et Tu, Dolphins?

The members of Broward's backstabbing political club are at it again, and this time Democratic honcho Mitch Ceasar had to break it up

Out of the Closet and Into Battle

Broward's gay politicos face tough opposition in seeking office: each other

The Brat PAC

Broward gays have a new voice in the Political Advocacy Coalition, which has the old voice -- the Dolphin Democratic Club -- up in arms

If I Were a Gay Man...

Broward gays have a new voice in the Political Advocacy Coalition, which has the old voice -- the Dolphin Democratic Club -- up in arms

The Ministry of Half-Truth

Broward's Coral Ridge Ministries says it's merely running an educational outreach. So why is it using politics to campaign against gay rights?

Removing the Unity From the Gay Community

The gay-pride parade was supposed to be a show of solidarity, right? It actually sparked a war of words and possible legal action.