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Extended run: Catch Ronnie Larsen’s ‘A Shonda’ at The Foundry
“A Shonda” is a serious love story about a young Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish man and a Southern Baptist cowboy.
Jackie Gleason’s widow, Marilyn Taylor Gleason, dies in Fort Lauderdale
Marilyn Taylor Gleason – widow of The Great One and sister of "Jackie Gleason Show" choreographer June Taylor – died Tuesday night at 93 in Broward Health Medical Center in...
World OutGames sporting events canceled amid financial turmoil
The long-planned sporting and cultural meeting known as the World OutGames, a 10-day LGBTQ-themed event advertised as a spectacular gathering of athletes from around the world, unraveled Friday about 24...
Trans woman Tori Bertran a South Florida role model for LGBT children and adults
Tori Bertran had a "very unhappy childhood" in South Florida that had nothing to do with her upbringing. "My childhood was miserable in a very specific way because I was...
Ruling by Miami-Dade judge allows same-sex marriages to begin in Florida
Miami-Dade County will become the first place in Florida to allow same-sex couples to marry on Monday, 13 hours before a gay-marriage ban that has been ruled unconstitutional is lifted...
Appeals court rejects Pam Bondi request to hold off deciding Florida gay marriage cases
A state appeals court on Thursday rejected Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi's request to hold off on deciding the constitutionality of Florida's gay-marriage ban until after the U.S. Supreme Court...
Report: Miami-Dade judge rules in favor of gay marriage
For the second time in eight days, a South Florida circuit judge has declared the state's gay marriage ban unconstitutional and ordered that same-sex couples be married. Late Friday afternoon,...
Report: Carnival apologizes, says cruise passengers may dress in drag
Miami-based Carnival Cruise Lines quickly apologized Tuesday after finding itself in hot water with gay passengers on an upcoming drag cruise, who were told to "refrain from engaging in inappropriate...
Sunrise man charged with attempted murder after boy, 15, contracts HIV
A 30-year-old Sunrise man is charged with attempted second-degree murder and criminal transmission of the AIDS virus, along with five other charges involving sex with a 15-year-old boy, according to...
Silly comedy just the ticket for summer
As part of its first summer season, Empire Stage in Fort Lauderdale is premiering "He's Coming Up the Stairs!" a comedy written by Garet Scott ("Roll With the Punches") and...