Florida Agenda

By Cliff Dunn TALLAHASSEE – The battle lines are forming up, following President Barack Obama’s history-making endorsement last week of same sex marriage. In an interview with ABC News that aired in part last Wednesday night and concluded the next day on “Good Morning America,” the chief executive became the first sitting president to support [...]

By Cliff Dunn “Personally, I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.” -President Barack Obama, May 9, 2012 WASHINGTON, DC – President Barack Obama made history on Wednesday, saying he “personally affirms” his support for marriage equality for all Americans. “I have to tell you that over the course of several years as [...]

Part 1 of a 2-part Series Photo: THE VICTIM: SIGHT-IMPAIRED WILTON MANORS RESIDENT ROBERT JACOBS WILTON MANORS – A part-time resident of Wilton Manors, Robert Jacobs, alleges that early one Saturday morning last month, he was held against his will in his own apartment for over an hour by another man who took advantage of [...]

By Cliff Dunn WILTON MANORS – Jackson Padgett wants patrons of his bar and the other businesses at The Shoppes of Wilton Manors to know something: “It’s safe to park your car at Alibi.” The owner—along with his business and life partner Mark Negrete—of the venerable Georgie’s Alibi bar and restaurant in Wilton Manors, Padgett [...]

Pastor Disapproves of Anti-Bullying Event to Commemorate Matthew Shepard Murder By Cliff Dunn MILFORD, CT – Across the U.S., religious and social conservatives have condemned the upcoming April 20 National Day of Silence, a commemoration of the murder of Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard and a day to draw awareness to the evils of bullying [...]

“Rainmaker” alleged to have Bilked Million$ from Wilton Manors Residents By RORY BARBAROSA MIAMI – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released a list of charges against a Broward County man accused of running a Ponzi scheme that bilked as much as $11 million from gay victims, many of them retirees living in Wilton [...]

20 LGBT Rights Groups Condem “Injustice” of Trayvon Martin Shootin BY PHOEBE MOSES SANFORD – On Monday, a coalition of 20 national gay rights organizations called for the “injustice” of the Trayvon Martin killing to be corrected. The groups, which included the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), [...]

By CLIFF DUNN NORTHFIELD, VT – The military academy from which graduated America’s original ROTC cadets is celebrating another groundbreaking first: The Norwich University Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning, and Allies Club (NULGBTQA) is hosting the school’s first gay pride week. The weeklong commemoration, which began on Monday, will culminate on Saturday with the school’s [...]

Dharun Ravi Case Could Set Electronic Privacy Precedent By CLIFF DUNN NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — On March 16, a jury convicted a former Rutgers University student who used his Webcam to spy on his college roommate Tyler Clementi’s intimate encounter with another man. Dharun Ravi, 20, was convicted of all 15 counts including bias intimidation [...]

By PHOEBE MOSES ST. LOUIS, MO – Attorneys for Roman Catholic priests who stand accused of decades of sexual abuse against children are asking the courts to force a victims’ rights group to turn over private correspondence that includes emails from victims, witnesses, and members of the press. The lawyers, who represent both the Roman [...]