Fort Lauderdale has long been recognized as one of the most vibrant LGBTQ communities in the United States, and much of that progress can be traced back to the tireless work of attorney Robin Bodiford. Known both for her sharp legal mind and her fearless activism, Bodiford has created a legacy that shaped not just South Florida, but the wider movement for LGBTQ equality across the nation.
Pete Hegseth, a former Fox News bobblehead with documented alcohol problems, summoned the military’s top 800 generals, admirals and flag officers to Quantico, Virginia this week to degrade them with a message that could have been delivered via Zoom.
The face of American politics is increasingly diverse, and among the most notable changes in recent years has been the rise of openly LGBTQ leaders into positions of extraordinary influence.
According to the Prostate Cancer Foundation (pcf.org), “approximately one in eight men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Prostate cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed type of cancer in men, after skin cancer. In 2025, it is estimated that more than 313,000 new cases will be diagnosed in the U.S., and more than 1.4 million men were diagnosed globally in 2022.” I am one of those 313,000.
Now that the whole world knows Trump can’t take a joke, Kimmel should deadpan deliver a few pages of Trump’s vanity suit against the NYT as Guillermo hides his face.
I’m a Black, queer, Latino trans man living in Florida, where the political climate feels like it’s always set to hostile. Every headline reminds me that people like me aren’t just debated — we’re targeted. Still, my life is full. I’ve got love. I’ve got support. I’ve built a community that holds me up. That’s not because I’m trans — but often, in spite of it.
September 27 is not just a date on the calendar.
Robert Redford, who passed away September 16, 2025 at age 89, is widely remembered as a film legend — star of “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “The Sting,” “All the President’s Men,” and “Out of Africa,” and Oscar-winning director of “Ordinary People” (1980).
When it comes to being a trendsetter and a trailblazer, there are several queens that come to mind. In Palm Beach County, we celebrate the accomplishments of queen Velvet Lenore, who also reigns as Mizz OutSFL 2025.
A president who calls his opponents “scum” and “the enemy within,” who ordered the murder of 11 people in a boat headed for Trinidad then posted snuf photos of the hit, and has repeatedly encouraged political violence in his name, is trying to catapult Charlie Kirk’s murder into an expansion of his own powers.
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