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![“A Shonda” is a serious love story about a young Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish man and a Southern Baptist cowboy. “A Shonda” is a serious love story about a young Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish man and a Southern Baptist cowboy.](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/tfl-z-Shonda1-01-e1720797580568.jpg?w=137)
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 Jackie Gleason's widow, Marilyn Taylor Gleason, dies in Fort Lauderdale](png/ss-wordpress-fallback-image.png)
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 World OutGames sporting events canceled amid financial turmoil](png/ss-wordpress-fallback-image.png)
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 Trans woman Tori Bertran a South Florida role model for LGBT children and adults](https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/migration/2015/11/16/GEFIW3FCGJFUPFPZHDQGGULIJI.jpg?w=135)
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 Ruling by Miami-Dade judge allows same-sex marriages to begin in Florida](png/ss-wordpress-fallback-image.png)
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 Appeals court rejects Pam Bondi request to hold off deciding Florida gay marriage cases](png/ss-wordpress-fallback-image.png)
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 Report: Miami-Dade judge rules in favor of gay marriage](png/ss-wordpress-fallback-image.png)
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 Report: Carnival apologizes, says cruise passengers may dress in drag](png/ss-wordpress-fallback-image.png)
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 Sunrise man charged with attempted murder after boy, 15, contracts HIV](png/ss-wordpress-fallback-image.png)
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 Silly comedy just the ticket for summer](png/ss-wordpress-fallback-image.png)
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...