Southern Baptists Call to Overturn Supreme Court Ruling on Same-Sex Marriage (Gift Article) The nation’s largest Protestant denomination was motivated by conservative Christians’ success in reversing Roe v. Wade.

Southern Baptists Endorse Effort to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage www.nytimes.com/2025/06/10/u...

Fort Lauderdale’s Stonewall Museum Gets a Boost from Female Power

Stonewall museum executive director Robert Kesten says that days into the job he determined "women didn't feel at all respected."

He launched a Stonewall Women's Fund and now “women make up between 30% and 45% of our membership. Up from 16% or something like that.”

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‘Little Piano Man’ Grown Up and a Seasoned Jazz Star - ArtsCalendar.com Brandon Goldberg played piano as a child prodigy and went to Pine Crest School and was mentored by people like Shelly Berg at University of Miami.

Brandon Goldberg, 19, will perform in concert Sunday, April 27 at Aventura Arts & Cultural Center

Regardless of Income, Thousands of LGBTQ Patients CAN Receive Healthcare

My latest in @outsfl.bsky.social: CAN Community Health now coordinates or provides comprehensive healthcare for thousands of LGBTQ+ people throughout South Florida.

OutSFL Wins 3 Awards from Florida Press Club

At last week's 2023-24 Florida Press Club Excellence in Journalism Competition, I won two awards:

First place for Art News writing ("Stroll Down Memory Lane" for Embrace Magazine) and second place in the "Serious Features" category for three stories I wrote for Out SFL.

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Elon Musk’s Friends Have Infiltrated Another Government Agency Elon Musk’s former employees are trying to use White House credentials to access General Services Administration tech, giving them the potential to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources ...

Wired: Elon Musk’s former employees are trying to use White House credentials to access General Services Administration tech, giving them the potential to remote into laptops, read emails, and more, sources say. www.wired.com/story/elon-m...

Breaking News from the Sun Sentinel!

Florida GOP Turns on ‘Bully’ DeSantis and Says He Can’t Just ‘Generate Headlines’ Anymore — The Daily Beast The governor called a special session to address immigration. His own party rejected it.

The Daily Beast: Ron DeSantis’ waning influence was exposed Monday when Florida Republicans rejected a special legislative session he called to address illegal immigration.

A front page feature about Dead Greg's nephew, a guy who for no apparent reason allows himself to be photographed but "insists on remaining unnamed both online and in person."

Hollywood roommates stumble into TikTok fame thanks to a dead uncle’s old recipes Meet David, The Roommate and dead Uncle Greg.

As a reporter who interviewed hundreds willing to risk their careers and personal lives by identifying themselves as LGBTQ in the Miami Herald, how did THIS happen?

My photo of 2014 American Idol winner Nick Fradiani and the touring cast of Neil Diamond's A Beautiful Noise, on stage through Feb. 2 at Broward Center for the Performing Arts.

Anita Bryant — singer, Florida Orange pitchwoman and anti-gay rights activist — dies at age 84 What we know.

The Miami Herald has republished a 2007 profile I wrote examining Anita Bryant’s legacy through the lens of her ex-husband, Bob Green. www.miamiherald.com/news/local/a...

Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in hush money case, Supreme Court says in 5-4 ruling | CNN Politics President-elect Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in his New York hush money case, the Supreme Court said in a 5-4 ruling Thursday evening.

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$1 Million Fund By County Is Allotted To Grow, Build Festivals Last year, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $32 million in arts funding throughout the state,...

My article for Broward Arts Journalism Alliance (BAJA) about Broward County Cultural Division's new $1 million fund to sponsor arts and cultural festivals and other special events throughout the county.

Anchor (and 2024) away. Happy New Year from downtown Fort Lauderdale!

Linda Lavin Dies: ‘Alice’ Star & Tony-Winning Broadway Actor Was 87 Linda Lavin, known for her role in the sitcom Alice and for her Tony-winning turn in the 1986 play Broadway Bound, died Dec. 29. She was 87.

Linda Lavin dies at 87

Note to editors: Mid December is too early to publish "lives we lost" stories.

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 100, dies Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has died at home in Georgia.

Jimmy Carter, who lived longer than any other U.S. president, entered home hospice care in Plains, Georgia in February 2023 after a series of short hospital stays.

The long goodbye of Florida's newspapers - read all about it By Dan Christensen, FloridaBulldog.org - The long goodbye of Florida's newspapers is accelerating - read all about it.

In September, the once-mighty Herald’s statement disclosed that as of Aug. 18 its total paid circulation had dropped to a shocking 12,623 – a 76.25 percent plunge since 2018 when circulation was 53,141.

ArtsUnited Gallery Offers Place For LGBTQ Artists To Promote Work | Hotspots Magazine ArtsUnited Gallery on Dixie Highway in Wilton Manors offers multi-faceted support for South Florida artists.

Hotspots Magazine has published my article about ArtsUnited, Inc Gallery in Wilton Manors, profiling photographers Dennis Dean and Yanni De Melo (pictured), and featuring interviews with @faywhat.bsky.social and Edward Hashek.

Russia's LGBTQ+ community is living in fear following new laws and court rulings, activists say The LGBTQ+ community in Russia has been under pressure for years, but the situation has worsened since the Kremlin sent troops into Ukraine.

Just over a year ago, Russia’s Supreme Court effectively outlawed any LGBTQ+ activism in a ruling that designated the "LGBT movement” as extremist. The move exposed anyone in the community or connected to it to criminal prosecution and prison, ushering in an atmosphere of fear and intimidation.

4 p.m. EST today: Gavin Creel memorial celebration streamed live on YouTube.
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ArtsUnited Gallery Offers Place For LGBTQ Artists To Promote Work Lookalike photographers Andy Warhol and Dennis Dean met once, in 1985 New...

On Tuesday, Dec. 3, ArtsUnited will host its first “Dirty Santa” holiday fundraiser at the new gallery at 2401 Dixie Highway on Wilton Manors’ growing North Dixie Highway arts district. www.artscalendar.com/artsunited-g...

Earl Holliman, Actor on ‘Police Woman,’ Dies at 96 He starred on the first 'Twilight Zone' and appeared on the big screen in 'The Rainmaker,' 'Giant' and 'The Sons of Katie Elder.'

Earl Holliman, the actor best known for playing Angie Dickinson’s boss on the 1970s NBC cop drama Police Woman, has died. He was 96.

Holliman died Monday in hospice care at his home in Studio City, his spouse, Craig Curtis, told The Hollywood Reporter.

Transgender Activists Question the Movement’s Confrontational Approach (Gift Article) Facing diminishing public support, some activists say all-or-nothing tactics are not working. “We have to make it OK for someone to change their minds.”

“We have to make it OK for someone to change their minds,” said Rodrigo Heng-Lehtinen, executive director of Advocates for Transgender Equality. “We cannot vilify them for not being on our side. No one wants to join that team.”

Log Cabin Republicans Statement on Trump's Nomination of Scott Bessent for Treasury Secretary - Log Cabin Republicans “Trump’s selection of Bessent, who is also openly gay, married, and has two children with his partner, is also a reminder of President Trump’s love and respect for LGBT Americans.” Washington, D.C. — ...

News release from Log Cabin Republicans:

“Trump’s selection of Bessent, who is also openly gay, married, and has two children with his partner, is also a reminder of President Trump’s love and respect for LGBT Americans.”

Gaetz withdraws as Trump's pick for attorney general Matt Gaetz has withdrawn as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following scrutiny over a federal sex trafficking investigation.

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Harris Loss Has Democrats Fighting Over How to Talk About Transgender Rights Kamala Harris left Donald J. Trump’s anti-transgender attack ads largely unanswered. Some Democrats call it political malpractice.

“Malpractice was committed by that campaign,” said Ed Rendell, a Democratic former governor of Pennsylvania and former chairman of the Democratic National Committee. ...

“They saw the ad, they knew it was being bought in heavy quantities,” he said. “Where were they? What were they thinking?”

Two-thirds of news influencers are men — and most have never worked for a news organization A new Pew Research Center report also found nearly 40% of U.S. adults under 30 regularly get news from news influencers.

A new Pew Research Center report also found nearly 40% of U.S. adults under 30 regularly get news from news influencers.