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LGBT Issues

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2012

    50 Cent on Gay Marriage: "I've Encouraged Same-Sex Activities ... I'm For It"

    See also "Is 50 Cent Dying? Rapper Tweets Pictures from Hospital, Reaches out to Floyd Mayweather." Just one day after having his colon stretched at a New York City hospital, according to Media Takeout, 50 Cent is following in Jay-Z's footsteps and weighing in on President Obama's decision to back ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2012

    Obama's Florida Pastor Is "Disappointed" in Gay Marriage Endorsement

    Not everyone is happy with President Barack Obama's announcement yesterday that he personally supports the idea of gay marriage, least of all the evangelical Florida pastor who is an important adviser to the president. Rev. Joel Hunter, leader of an Orlando-area megachurch, says he is "disappointed" ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 16, 2012

    Mykki Blanco, Genderqueer Rapper, Gets Down at The Vagabond for WMC 2012

    ​Though the name Mykki Blanco is already a sort of nom de plume -- we're talking about a performative alter ego, after all -- Ms. Blanco has another one, the Cosmic Angel. Think about that for a second: a supernatural creature from space, wielding protective powers and harmonious vocal chords. I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 15, 2011

    Fidel Castro's Birthday Present: A Big Transsexual Wedding

    ​Fidel Castro turned 85 this past Saturday, and the celebrations were mostly typical. Supporters held a giant concert featuring dozens of musical acts, but Castro himself spent the day in seclusion, which prompted rumors he might have been too feeble for a public appearance. Miami exiles, meanwhil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Al Cardenas' Wife: Homosexuals "Threaten the Moral Fiber of Our Society"

    ​Al Cardenas, the Miami mega-lobbyist and lawyer who once headed the Republican Party of Florida and now head of the influential American Conservative Union, has exercised his right to be married to a woman named Diana for the past 32 years. Though, it seems Diana is dead set against extending the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Odd Future Reignites The Perennial War Between Art and Feelings

    Tyler, the Creator​The swag-hop absurdists of rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them are once again being called out for what critics decry as misogyny and homophobia in their lyrics. A few months ago, Sara, from Tegan and Sara, wrote a blog attacking Tyler The Creator, as well as his music ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2011

    Pride Performed

    Tyler, the Creator​The swag-hop absurdists of rap collective Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them are once again being called out for what critics decry as misogyny and homophobia in their lyrics. A few months ago, Sara, from Tegan and Sara, wrote a blog attacking Tyler The Creator, as well as his music ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Burger King Gay Bashing: "A Whopper of a Hate Crime"

    The King, it appears, hates gay people. ​After what an advocate called "truly one of the worst cases of a hate crime to happen in the LGBT community," a New Jersey court awarded $3.15 million to 46-year-old Noel Robichaux and 43-year-old Peter Casbar. The gay couple entered a Un ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2010

    Bill McCollum: "I Really Do Not Think That We Should Have Homosexuals Guiding Our Children"

    That Bill McCollum is a real piece of work. He finds himself, yet again, on the losing end of a statewide Republican primary, and now he has spoken with the Florida Baptist News and veered harder to the right on pretty much every social issue available. Not only does he not believe in gay ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Rick Scott Attacks Bill McCollum For Supporting "Pro-Abortion and Pro-Gay Rights" Rudy Giuliani

    Giuliani in drag​When Bill McCollum ran in the 2004 Senate Primary, Republican opponent and eventual victor Mel Martinez sent out a campaign flyer calling him the "new darling of the homosexual extremists. Now insurgent billionaire candidate Rick Scott is attacking McCollum for supporting supposed ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Study: When it Comes to Gay Discrimination, Miami Hospitals Are Behind the Times

    Let's say, for argument's sake, you are a big dumb homophobe. If you happen to work at a hospital in Miami-Dade, you should totally celebrate! You're free to give gay parents the boot, turn away transgender folks, and block life partners from their dying loved ones. Reckon you found the right count ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 12, 2010

    Director Kareem Mortimer Talks Religion, the Carribean, and Gay Love

    After producing several documentary films (and a few shorts) over the last six years, Bahamian filmmaker Kareem Mortimer has finally made the leap to feature-length fiction work with Children of God. And he has no intention of looking back. "Documentaries were really, really important to me. I will ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 25, 2010

    Getting Back at the Orange Bitch

    After producing several documentary films (and a few shorts) over the last six years, Bahamian filmmaker Kareem Mortimer has finally made the leap to feature-length fiction work with Children of God. And he has no intention of looking back. "Documentaries were really, really important to me. I will ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 12, 2010

    WSVN Anchor Reed Cowan's Documentary on Mormons and Prop 8 Will Get National Distribution

    ​You may know Reed Cowan from WSVN's weekend night news desk, but the openly gay anchor has been moonlighting as a filmmaker. After debuting at the Sundance Film Festival last month his latest documentary, 8: The Mormon Proposition, has been picked up for theatrical and DVD release.Narrated by Osc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2010

    Sex and the City Creator to Direct Anita Bryant Biopic for HBO

    ​HBO is still at work on a fictional adaption of Cocaine Cowboys, but the cable giant's latest project takes on the life of another infamous villain from Miami-Dade's past: Anita Bryant. The beauty queen turned popular singer turned Florida OJ pitchwoman turned raving anti-gay activist will g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Judge Approves Third Gay Adoption in South Florida Since 2008

    There's something wrong when ABC sitcoms are more progressive than Florida laws.​Another blow to Florida's gay adoption ban was served as the third adoption since 2008 by a gay parent was approved by a Miami-Dade judge. The ruling follows a decision by Monroe Circuit Judge David J. Audlin in Augus ... More >>

  • News

    August 20, 2009

    Animal Instincts

    Zoophiles love and have sex with animals. Will the world ever accept them?

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Charles Perez: WPLG Told Me Not to Have Kids

    Recently fired Local 10 anchor Charles Perez took his side of the story to the Daily Beast today, in a wide-ranging column explaining why he'll continue his suit against WPLG, claiming they fired him because he was gay, attacking the state of the news business, positioning himself as a gay rights he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 10, 2009

    Florida Lawyer Thinks Homosexuals Want Kids Just So They Can Clean Soiled Sheets

    ​George L. Metcalfe is an Orlando-area lawyer who likes to spend his time writing about gays having sex with children. His first piece of pedophile fiction was somehow published in the Florida Bar News, but sadly George had to edit his creative masterpiece down to 350 words. Not content with ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    City of Miami Unanimously Passes Domestic Partnership Ordinace

    via Made Underground's FlickrToday, the City of Miami Commission took a tiny little step in the right direction towards equality by unanimously passing a Domestic Partnership Ordinance, 5-0. The new policy will only effect City employees by extending health care benefits to their same-sex ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    Pollsters Are Down with Gay Marriage, Florida Is Down with Old People

    Florida is behind the times when it comes to gay rights, (Remember Amendment 2? And that whole adoption thing?) But at least the rest of the country is catching on. Back in 2004, New York Times/CBS conducted a poll in which they asked people, "Do you support gay marriage?" Only 22 percent of respon ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 19, 2009

    It’s Winter in Paradise

    And the party people don’t need snow to make it so.

  • Calendar

    August 24, 2006

    He’s Gay!

    Not that there’s anything wrong with that

  • City Life

    May 12, 2005

    BEST POLITICAL COMEBACK

    Justice Leslie Rothenberg

  • Film

    April 21, 2005

    Guys and Balls, Gals and Bush

    These films are far beyond Spartacus

  • News

    November 25, 2004

    Miami's Blessed Airwaves

    To learn more about Bush's victory, tune to 89.7 FM

  • News

    May 9, 2002

    A Man in Full Fight

    Hear why this crusader wants to save you from the evils of gay rights

  • News

    September 20, 2001

    Saving Souls, Saving Lives

    In the black church, treating the spirit doesn't always mix well with treating AIDS

  • Film

    April 26, 2001

    Let Go This Lego

    Rick and Steve have an awfully bad adventure

  • News

    January 18, 2001

    Ballroom Prancing

    South Florida's burgeoning gay ballroom scene has attracted an army of cross-dressers and transsexuals, who compete for bragging rights as fashion divas

  • News

    October 26, 2000

    All God's Children (Except Some)

    Rev. Tommie Watkins knocked on the church door but no one answered

  • News

    September 28, 2000

    Hiking, Camping, and Gay Bashing

    The Boy Scouts earn a merit badge for intolerance

  • News

    April 13, 2000

    Kulchur

    Stop in the name of love

  • News

    February 10, 2000

    Riptide

    Nat Wilcox on bad behavior; and growing radio verde?

  • News

    November 4, 1999

    A Haven for the Hassled

    Gay teens listen up! A grant-getting guru has found you a place to call home.

  • Calendar

    March 11, 1999

    Alternative Spin

    Gay teens listen up! A grant-getting guru has found you a place to call home.

  • News

    January 21, 1999

    Letters

    Gay teens listen up! A grant-getting guru has found you a place to call home.

  • News

    November 26, 1998

    Principles vs. Politics

    Gay teens listen up! A grant-getting guru has found you a place to call home.

  • Culture

    September 4, 1997

    Kiss and Tell

    Gay teens listen up! A grant-getting guru has found you a place to call home.

  • News

    June 26, 1997

    A New Kind of Old Heave-Ho

    For one local gay Coast Guardsman, military justice was not an oxymoron

  • Film

    June 6, 1996

    Light at the Edge of the World

    For one local gay Coast Guardsman, military justice was not an oxymoron

  • Film

    January 19, 1995

    Charge of the Light Brigade

    For one local gay Coast Guardsman, military justice was not an oxymoron

  • Music

    June 15, 1994

    Pretty Persuasive

    Hey! That song there is about gay people!

  • News

    September 1, 1993

    Newspaper Knuckles Under to Raving Religious Zealot

    More of the same cruddy headlines from the Middle East, right? Nope -- try Homestead.

  • Film

    July 28, 1993

    The Maud Squad

    More of the same cruddy headlines from the Middle East, right? Nope -- try Homestead.

  • Film

    April 1, 1992

    Crimes of Fashion

    More of the same cruddy headlines from the Middle East, right? Nope -- try Homestead.

  • News

    November 27, 1991

    Stonewalled

    FIU's first gay-rights group finds disciples of Anita Bryant alive and well on campus

  • News

    August 28, 1991

    Letters

    FIU's first gay-rights group finds disciples of Anita Bryant alive and well on campus

  • News

    August 14, 1991

    Politics and Power

    FIU's first gay-rights group finds disciples of Anita Bryant alive and well on campus

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