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Cirque du Soleil‘s KOOZA™ Visits Miami
by Joshua Head
Miami, FL - August 18, 2010 ---KOOZA
tells the story of The Innocent, a melancholy
 loner in search of his
place in the world.
Combining two circus traditions, acrobatic performance and the art
of clowning, KOOZA returns to the origins of the circus as well as
Cirque du Soleil. Highlighting the physical demands of human performance, KOOZA
is presented in a colorful mixture that emphasizes in-your-face
slapstick laughable comicality.
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“Boogie Nights – A Flashback to the ‘70s”
The Fifth Annual Pridelines Youth Services Adult Gala
Press Release
Miami Shores, FL – August 18, 2010 --- Break out the bellbottoms, pull out the
 polyester
and get ready to channel Donna Summer as Pridelines Youth Services
presents it fifth annual adult gala fundraiser – “Boogie Nights – A
Flashback to the ‘70s.” The cocktail reception, silent
auction, dinner and dance will flashback to the era of Greg and
Marsha Brady on Saturday, September 11, beginning at 7 p.m. in the
Treetop Ballroom of Jungle Island. Tickets are $100 each or $1,000
for a table of 10 and are available at
www.pridelines.org.
“The adult gala is one of the most anticipated Pridelines events of
the year,” said Victor Diaz-Herman, executive director.
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SAVE Dade and YES Institute presented Pride Month workshop at the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Press Release
Miami FL - July 28, 2010 ---More than 55 US Customs and Border Protection
 uniformed law enforcement
officers and administrative personnel attended a Pride Month
Celebration workshop presented by
SAVE Dade and the
Yes Institute at
the Port of Miami last month.
"Over four decades since Stonewall, and the targeting of LGBT
individuals for law enforcement abuse remains an issue," said CJ
Ortuno, executive director of SAVE Dade. "We are proud to be working
with the CBP as they celebrated Pride Month."
The purpose of the event was to "educate our officers and bring
awareness of the LGBT community," reported CPB Miami
Seaport Director, Ruby Hogan.
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White Party Ends 25 Year Tenure at Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
by Joshua Head
Miami Beach, FL – August 12, 2010 ---
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens has played
 backdrop to one of the most
renowned HIV/AIDS fundraisers in the world, The White Party,
produced by Care Resource for the last 25 years.
The 2010 White Party will be the last held at Vizcaya due to
extremely high costs and limited access to the property according to
Care Resource.
Commenting to the Miami Herald, Wade Patterson,
director of finance and resource development for Care Resource said
that the rental fees for Vizcaya neared $50,000.
Care Resource, a non-profit that helps HIV-positive people
receive health care, feels that it has become a fundraiser for
Vizcaya instead of them and has decided to change the location for
next year.
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Task Force makes largest donation to date from Miami fundraising events
Press Release
MIAMI, July 19, 2010 — The
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force announced today
 that it has made
its largest contribution to date to the Dade Community Foundation’s
GLBT Community Projects Fund. A check for approximately $203,500
representing two-thirds of the net proceeds from the 13th Annual
Miami Recognition Dinner and the 2010
Winter Party Festival, was
sent to the foundation earlier this month.
“We are so grateful to our volunteer event committees for their
determination to exceed our fundraising goals despite a difficult
economic climate,” says Russell Roybal, deputy executive director of
external relations of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force.
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National Gay and Lesbian Task
Force announces local honorees for 14th Annual Miami
Recognition Dinner
Press Release
***UPDATED---July 7, 2010 — The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
announced today that it will present a 2010 National Leadership
Award to Tony Award-winning actor and longtime human rights activist
Alan Cumming.Miami, FL - June 5, 2010 ---The National Gay
and Lesbian Task Force announced
 today
that it will honor Cindy Brown and Miami-Dade County
Commissioner Katy Sorenson at the 14th Annual Miami
Recognition Dinner on Saturday, Oct. 2,
at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach. This major
fundraising event recognizes individuals for their
outstanding contributions to the social, cultural,
political and humanitarian needs of the lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.
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See photos from the kick-off event here.
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SAVE Dade & Coalition Helps Redefine Visitation Policies to be LGBT Inclusive
News Release
Miami Beach, FL – April 14,
2010 --- SAVE Dade and coalition partners are pleased to
 announce Jackson Health System's (JHS) implementation of fair visitation policies that advance equal treatment of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals and their families.
The Committee for Fair Visitation formed as a result of an incident involving Lisa Pond who was admitted to Jackson Memorial, and whose children and partner of 18 years, Janice Langbehn, were denied visitation. The unfair incident resulted in Lambda Legal representing the Langbehn family in Langbehn v. Jackson Memorial.
The Committee was formed to facilitate JHS adopt fair visitation policies and enter into the Human Rights Campaign's Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).
JHS has made important changes to its visitation policy, including a
new and broader definition of family stating:
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George Rekers, 2 Rentboys, and the
Idiots That Hired Them –An Editorial
by Joshua Head
Miami Beach, FL – May 8, 2010 ---
It has been reported ad nauseam over the last
 two weeks - anti-gay
Baptist minister, George Alan Rekers, who was previously hired by
the Arkansas and Florida State Attorney’s offices to testify against
gay adoptions and foster parenting, hires and gets caught with male
prostitute who calls himself “Lucien” who's real name it
has been
revealed as Jo-vanni Roman.
An even more specific concern to Floridians,
Bill McCollum, Florida
Attorney General who is running for Governor, paid Mr. Rekers
$120,000 according to a
report from Equality Florida.
This is twice what McCollum’s office previously reported.
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