In a crucial test of free speech, a South Florida drag artist and activist has been vindicated. Shannon Atkins, best known as Big Mama, has been acquitted by a Palm Beach jury.
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One word. Five letters: U. N. I. T. Y. In addition to being Queen Latifah’s anthem it’s also her guiding principle. In addition to rocking the stage at the Florida AIDS Walk & Music Festival on Saturday, she delivered a very personal five-minute speech that few artists share with a crowd of fans.
Loud music and crowds with cocktails swarming Fort Lauderdale Beach are pretty common on a Saturday during Spring Break. But the crowd is rarely over 30 and there at nine in the morning. But that was the case on March 21, as hundreds gathered for AHF’s annual Florida AIDS Walk & Music Festival.
When many people think of Pride, they think of June. But in Palm Beach County, Pride arrives a bit earlier.
SunServe’s fifth annual gala will transport guests to 1950s Havana this weekend, with Tropicana-inspired glamour, singers, dancers, and a sold-out crowd of 400. But behind the spectacle is a more urgent reality: after losing roughly $350,000 in support, the LGBTQ nonprofit is counting on one of its biggest nights of the year to help close the gap.
Feminism seems like a natural partner to the LGBTQ community, especially the L. But it took a while for the two forces to join. The latest exhibit at Stonewall National Museum gives an insightful look at the bar that became a hub for activism.
Palm Beach Pride & Parade returns March 28-29, bringing a weekend of celebration, visibility and community to Lake Worth Beach.
It’s officially spring, and that means bears are coming out of hibernation to roam South Florida... and they’re hungry! Lauderdale Tropical Bear Week is back and organizer Chuck King is excited.
They’re not running. They’re not hiding. While the Republicans in Tallahassee and Washington D.C. are doing everything they can to erase them, the trans community is doing the exact opposite. They are celebrating.
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