Community Affairs Advisory Board

***NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING*** COMMUNITY AFFAIRS ADVISORY BOARD (CAAB) MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public meeting of the: Wilton Manors Community Affairs Advisory Board (CAAB) is scheduled for WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2023, at 7:00p.m., in the Commission Chambers at 2020 Wilton Drive, Wilton Manors, Florida 33305 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. ROLL CALL 4. ADDITIONS/CHANGES/DELETIONS - any Board Member may request to add, change or delete agenda items. 5. UPDATE FROM CURRENT/ACTING CHAIR a. Welcome new members b. Election of new Chair/Vice Chair 6. PRESENTATIONS/SPONSORSHIP REQUESTS – allow public comment with each sponsorship request a. None received 7. APPROVAL OF AUGUST 2, 2023 MEETING MINUTES 8. UPDATE FROM CITY LIAISON a. Collected/provided nominations of honorees for Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15 – Oct 15) and LGBTQ+ History Month (October) 9. PUBLIC COMMENT – members of the Public may speak on any issue for up to three minutes/read submitted comments. 10. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: a. New Residents Welcome (Marc/Scott) – continued discussion; Guide coversheet with QR Code; next step: reach out to neighborhood associations and senior care facilities b. Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept 15-Oct 15) and LGBTQ+ History Month (Oct) – select honorees. Commission Proclamations: HHM: September 26; LGBTQ+: October 10. 11. NEW BUSINESS a. CAAB member shirts – new order? b. Spooktacular Event – Monday, October 23 – 6:30-9pm, Wilton Manors Elementary School, CAAB station/candy? (Last year approved up to $175 candy purchase.) 12. BOARD MEMBER REPORTS AND REQUESTS FOR AGENDA ITEMS 13. NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2023 – 7p.m. – Chambers 14. ADJOURNMENT Attention Board Members: Confirm attendance to Johnnie Goodnight: jgoodnight@wiltonmanors.com or (954) 390-2120. Pursuant to FS. 286.0105, if a person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at such meeting, they will need a record of the proceedings and that for such purposes they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is based. Any person requiring auxiliary aids and/or services for the meeting may contact the ADA coordinator at (954) 390-2120 at least 2 working days prior to the meeting. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the Florida Relay Service by using the following phone numbers: 1-800-955-8779 (voice) or 1-800-955-8771 (TDD). Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (954) 390-2123 if you are interested in submitting a City Board application or visit the City website’s (www.wiltonmanors.com) Boards & Committees page for more information and to access the application. Seats of 3 Board members will expire September 1, 2024, applications are due July 22, 2024 and appointments to be scheduled for the Commission Meeting of August 27. POST: Wilton Manors City Hall ADVERTISE: Website Dated and Posted: 8/31/23.  Join us in recognizing outstanding contribution toward Hispanic Heritage in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organization. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Robert Hadley 954 696 8124 rjrhadley@gmail.com Edgar Reyes 954-873-8533 edgarjreyes93@gmail.com 2800 N Andrews Ave, Wilton Manors Briefly, in 250 words or less, tell us why this person or organization should be honored for Hispanic Heritage Month. Please provide such information as the accomplishments that satisfy the criteria for this recognition and the benefits to the community, neighborhood, group, individual or non-profit organization. Edgar is a giver, either by attending thus supporting events and non profits, Edgar is there. He's always stepping up to help others. Though it's through Edgars employment he's grown Broward Counties Food for Life Program more due to how he works well with people than a work assignment. He's been at Latinos Salud Food Fiesta for ages providing a 'taste of Mexico" out of his own pocket. Egdar ran for Mr Stonewall too. His not winning the title hasn't stopped Edgars care for our entire community  Join us in recognizing outstanding contribution toward Hispanic Heritage in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organization. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Pennie Zuercher 954-654-1112 pennielz@hotmail.com Dio Sanchez 954-390-2107 dsanchez@wiltonmanors.com 2020 Wilton Dr, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Briefly, in 250 words or less, tell us why this person or organization should be honored for Hispanic Heritage Month. Please provide such information as the accomplishments that satisfy the criteria for this recognition and the benefits to the community, neighborhood, group, individual or non-profit organization. Besides being a resident of the City of Wilton Manors, he is employed with the City as Human Resources Director. As an employee and resident, Dio works to improve the health and well-being of the residents of Wilton Manors. During the COVID pandemic, Dio was instrumental making the COVID vaccine readily available to the City's residents. He arranged with the Broward County Health Department to obtain vaccines for almost a 3 month period. He found volunteer nurses to adminsiter the vaccines and got City employees and others to volunteer to work the vaccination event. During the event, approximately 1,100 vaccines were adminstered. Throughout the event, Dio drove to the Health Department and picked up the vaccines, he spent each day checking in residents and made sure their paperwork was completed properly to receive the vaccine and then made sure everything was put away and cleaned up after the event. Dio has also made other vaccinations and health related services available to our residents at no charge to the resident. Dio's actions over the years has helped to make "Life Just Better Here" by working to keep our residents (and city staff) healthy and safe from disease and illness.  Join us in recognizing outstanding contribution toward Hispanic Heritage in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organization. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Michael Sansevero 954-300-4965 lauderdalemikesells@gmail.com Anthony "Tony" Lima 954-428-3630 tlima@sunserve.org 2312 Wilton Dr, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Briefly, in 250 words or less, tell us why this person or organization should be honored for Hispanic Heritage Month. Please provide such information as the accomplishments that satisfy the criteria for this recognition and the benefits to the community, neighborhood, group, individual or non-profit organization. Tony Lima is CEO and Executive Director of SunServe here in Wilton Manors and is a role model for the Hispanic community. See attached.  Join us in recognizing outstanding contribution toward Hispanic Heritage in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organization. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Carvell Estriplet 561-255-5018 info@carvellebikes.com Arianna Lint 1-786-600-1915 info@ariannas-center.org 2501 NE 30th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States, Florida Briefly, in 250 words or less, tell us why this person or organization should be honored for Hispanic Heritage Month. Please provide such information as the accomplishments that satisfy the criteria for this recognition and the benefits to the community, neighborhood, group, individual or non-profit organization. Arianna s Center believes that your IDENTITY, LIBERTY & DIGNITY are never to be negotiable. Arianna s Center is against all forms of discrimination, acts of violence and any stigmatized actions perpetuated to our Transgender Community. Arianna s Center believes in equal rights to every individual, focusing in helping our most marginalized groups. Arianna s Center believes that everyone deserves access to medical services, testing, treatment referrals and preventive enrollment programs for HIV/AIDS or any other Sexually Transmitted Infections regardless of their legal status, gender, uninsured, underinsured or those who have been denied any insurance programs. Arianna s Center believes that providing help for the community is one of the best privileges we can embrace in this lifetime. Please read the attachment for full story about her Arianna Lint is a simply remarkable woman Engage, empower, and LIFT UP our highly stigmatized TRANSGENDER COMMUNITY of South Florida & Puerto Rico. Placing a special emphasis on the most marginalized groups, such as the Trans Latinx Community, Undocumented Immigrants, People Living with HIV/AIDS, and those who have experienced incarceration. To provide our Transgender Community and everyone else who seeks for HELP, SUPPORT within our available SERTVICES. Empower new REGIONAL COMMUNITY LEADERS to fight stigma against Transgender individuals and provide guidance in building their professional future and autonomy. Arianna’s Center believes that your IDENTITY, LIBERTY & DIGNITY are never to be negotiable. Arianna’s Center is against all forms of discrimination, acts of violence and any stigmatized actions perpetuated to our Transgender Community. Arianna’s Center believes in equal rights to every individual, focusing in helping our most marginalized groups. Arianna’s Center believes that everyone deserves access to medical services, testing, treatment referrals and preventive enrollment programs for HIV/AIDS or any other Sexually Transmitted Infections regardless of their legal status, gender, uninsured, underinsured or those who have been denied any insurance programs. Arianna’s Center believes that providing help for the community is one of the best privileges we can embrace in this lifetime.  At Arianna’s Center we are the only service and advocacy organization with the mission of supporting and empowering transgender women of color in Florida, Puerto Rico, or wherever there is a need for such service. We provide outpatient HIV/AIDS testing services, support with social workers, legal name changing services, referral for legal help, access to personal medical services and emotional health. We offer specific programs for Transmen and shelter for trans women who have been detained by ICE or have been incarcerated. We provide GED scholarship programs to pursue their high-school degree, personalized support for technical career pursuing and guidance to our clients on how to enter the world of work. We train our Trans and LGBTIQ+ community in advocacy, making them more active at a political level, supporting elected government leaders in establishing policies and policies that ensure the well-being of our communities in new laws for a better quality of life and laws in the field of HIV AIDS. Lately we have started to offer digital programming on social networks to focus deeply on the community and our local leaders, this, and much more is what we do at Arianna’s Center. Community members like you, working for your community. Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Thomas Paul Severino 954-235-3477 tseverino628@gmail.com Wayne Besen, Exec Director, Truth Wins Out Truth Wins Out 6081 Lake Hibiscus DriveDelray Beach, FL 33484 American LGBT rights advocate, a former investigative journalist, a spokesperson for the Human Rights Campaign, and the founding executive director of Truth Wins Out, Besen is the author of "Finally Free," a groundbreaking HRC publication of stories of "ex-gay" survivors. In 2003, Besen wrote, Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth. He is an outspoken critic of “ex-gay” organizations. In September 2000, Besen was instrumental in removing John Paulk as the Chairman of the ex-gay organization Exodus International. Besen currently leads Truth Wins Out (TWO), a non-profit organization that educates the world on the harm caused by destructive "ex-gay" conversion programs while fighting to eliminate anti-LGBTQ prejudice and discrimination. Truth Wins Out has played a major role in shutting down several "ex-gay" conversion groups. Here are some recent milestones: *Organized the American Prayer Hour, spotlighting American evangelicals' role in introducing Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill. *Worked with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) to put Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality (JONAH) out of business. Besen exposed JONAH's Arthur Goldberg as a Wall Street con artist who served time in jail for embezzlement. *Executive Director Wayne Besen had a high-profile "Red State" speaking tour, appearing in Indiana, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Alabama addressing LGBTQ+ equality issues. *Launched an innovative ad campaign to counter right-wing attempts to oppose LGBTQ equality under the guise of religious freedom. *Released a groundbreaking ad campaign of former "ex-gay" leaders who now renounce conversion ministries as dangerous and ineffective. Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Thomas Paul Severino 954-235-3477 tseverino628@gmail.com Barbara Gittings Barbara Gittings (July 31, 1932 – February 18, 2007) was a prominent American activist for LGBT equality. She organized the New York chapter of the Daughters of Bilitis (DOB) from 1958 to 1963. Gittings edited the national DOB magazine "The Ladder" from 1963 to 1966, and worked closely with Frank Kameny in the 1960s on the first picket lines that brought attention to the ban on employment of gay people by the largest employer in the U.S. at that time: the United States government. Her early experiences with trying to learn more about lesbianism fueled her lifetime work with libraries. In the 1970s, Gittings was most involved in the American Library Association, especially its gay caucus, the first such in a professional organization, in order to promote positive literature about homosexuality in libraries. She was a part of the movement to get the American Psychiatric Association to drop homosexuality as a mental illness in 1972. Her self-described life mission was to tear away the "shroud of invisibility" related to homosexuality, which had theretofore been associated with crime and mental illness. She was awarded a lifetime membership in the American Library Association, and the ALA named an annual award for the best gay or lesbian novel the Barbara Gittings Award. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) also named an activist award for her. At her memorial service, Matt Foreman, the executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force said, "What do we owe Barbara? Everything." . Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Thomas Paul Severino 954-235-3477 tseverino628@gmail.com Harvey Milk Harvey Milk was a politician and the first openly gay elected official in the history of California. In 1977, he was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. He was the most prominent LGBT politician in the United States at the time. Milk led the gay political movement in fierce battles against the anti-gay initiatives of his day. Milk served almost eleven months in office, during which he sponsored a bill banning discrimination in public accommodations, housing, and employment based on sexual orientation. The ordinance was called the “most stringent and encompassing in the nation”, and its passing demonstrated “the growing political power of homosexuals.” Other causes were also important to Milk: he promoted larger and less expensive childcare facilities, free public transportation, and the development of a board of civilians to oversee the police. Milk helped create a climate in which dialogue on issues became possible. He also provided a means to integrate the disparate voices of his various constituencies. In the last year of his life, Milk emphasized that gay people should be more visible to help to end the discrimination and violence against them. On November 27, 1978, Milk and San Francisco Mayor George Moscone were assassinated. Despite his short political career, Milk became an icon in the city and a martyr in the gay community. In 2002, Milk was called “the most famous and most significant openly LGBT official ever elected in the United States.” He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Johnnie Goodnight (954) 390-2120 jgoodnight@wiltonmanors.com John Fiore (954) 478-6019 jfiorefla@gmail.com 2845 NE 17th Ave. Wilton Manors, FL 33334 Long-time Wilton Manors resident John Fiore served on the City's Planning & Zoning Board from 1979 until he was elected to the city council in 1988. He was vice-mayor from 1990 to 1992 and was elected mayor in 2000 (serving until 2002). John was, and continues to be, a strong proponent of responsible growth and an advocate for using grant money to improve city facilities. John was an urban planner for the Broward County Parks Department and utilized these skills not only in his roles on the P&Z Board and the city council, but also more recently in his many years of service on the city's Park & Recreation Advisory Board and the city's East Neighborhood Association (ENA). As for relevance to the LGBTQ+ community, John was Broward County's first openly gay public official, and his election as mayor brought national attention to our Island City! In an interview with George Magazine in June 2000, John explained, "There was no 'gay' agenda...There are no 'gay' potholes." Often quoted as "there's no gay way to fill a pothole!" Currently, John is the Vice Chair of the City's Park & Recreation Advisory Board (reappointed July 12, 2022), and he still, after many years, serves as President of ENA, the neighborhood association representing the section of the city east of the FEC train tracks. John not only paved the way for LGBTQ+ rights, so admirably representing the LGBTQ+ community, but he continues to be a trailblazer in ensuring that Life's Just Better Here! Reference: "Wilton Manors: From Farming Community to Urban Village" by Benjamin B. Little with the Wilton Manors Historical Society, copyright 2011. Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Thomas Paul Severino 954-235-3477 tseverino628@gmail.com Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin, pioneer activists Phyllis Lyon (1924–2020) and Del Martin (1921-2008) were lesbian pioneers and activists. They co-founded the first lesbian rights organization in the United States, the Daughters of Bilitis, in 1955 one of the first lesbian political organizations in the United States. Ms. Martin and Ms. Lyon were editors of the organization’s nationally distributed newsletter, “The Ladder,” one of the first lesbian magazines in the country. The couple co-wrote two books: “Lesbian/Woman” (1972), which won a Stonewall Book Award, and “Lesbian Love and Liberation” (1973). Throughout their 55-year relationship, Ms. Lyon and Ms. Martin were politically engaged. They were among the first lesbians to join the National Organization for Women, and Ms. Martin was later elected to its board of directors. The couple also helped form the Council on Religion and the Homosexual to persuade ministers to accept lesbians and gay men into churches. They were members of the Alice B. Toklas Democratic Club, San Francisco’s first gay political organization, which influenced the passage of a bill to ban employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. In 1979, local activists established the Lyon-Martin Health Services, a health care provider, in San Francisco. It is still in operation. Lyon and Martin were involved in the struggle for marriage equality. In 2008, they became the first same-sex couple legally married in San Francisco. “If you got stuff you want to change, you have to get out and work on it,” Lyon said in a 2017 interview with The Bay Area Reporter. “You can’t just sit around and say, ‘I wish this or that was different.’ You have to fight for it.” Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Michael Sansevero 954-300-4965 lauderdalemikesells@gmail.com Dean J Trantalis 954-566-2226 dean@trantalis.com 2301 Wilton Dr, Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Dean Trantalis is an icon of the LGBTQ community, as the first gay Mayor of Fort Lauderdale and with a long history of fighting for LGBTQ rights, he has run his law business from Wilton Manors for many years. See attached bio. DEAN TRANTALIS – LGBTQ HISTORY MONTH In addition to his legal practice, Dean Trantalis is the current sitting Mayor of the City of Fort Lauderdale. Dean has had a law office on Wilton Drive for many years and has been very aligned with Wilton Manors and it’s issues. Born and raised in Norwich, Connecticut, Dean Trantalis attended Norwich Free Academy and Boston University where he majored in political science and graduated in 1975 cum laude and with Distinction. Dean took time off after college; working in a law office, for a Congressman, running his brother’s campaign for state office, and selling men’s clothing in a very fabulous store in Boston. He then attended Stetson University School of Law and graduated in 1979. Later, Dean attended international law courses in Eastern Europe and Russia, as well as in London. In 1980, he was admitted to the Connecticut and Florida Bars. He has practiced law in Broward County since 1982. Dean Trantalis entered the gay and lesbian political forum in 1990 when Broward County was in the midst of a referendum to pass a human rights ordinance. Having participated in strategy sessions, recruiting volunteers, and working polls, Dean remained part of the debate following its defeat as the coalition regrouped and strategized. In 1993, he became chair of Broward United Against Discrimination, a local chapter of a state-wide effort to defeat the petition drive launched by the American Family Association to enact a law that would have prevented any city or county from enacting gay-rights laws (much like the well-known Colorado-2 amendment that was later found unconstitutional by the US Supreme Court). This effort was also defeated in the Courts, when the Florida Supreme Court found the petition unlawful. In 1995, Dean served as co-chair of Americans For Equality, which saw the successful enactment and later the defeat of a petition drive to overturn the passage of Broward County’s Human Rights Ordinance which extends to persons, based on their sexual orientation, protection from discrimination in housing, in employment, and in public accommodations. Broward is the first county in the state to have such a law. He has also served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Dolphin Democratic Club for several years, and is a past President. In 1997, Dean helped to coordinate the effort to hold back the passage of the law which banned same-sex marriages here in Florida, and met with the Governor and others to fashion a compromise, which was ultimately defeated by the state legislature. More recently, he completed a one-year position with CenterOne (as its Director of Development) raising awareness, money, and hopes on behalf of persons affected by the HIV virus. Dean has also chaired numerous fundraising committees, both here in Ft. Lauderdale and in Miami, from dance parties to cocktail parties! And, somewhere in between all this, he has served on the Boards of the condominium associations where he has lived over the years, including posts as President and Vice President. As if this all of this was not enough! In January 1999, Dean co-wrote and led the successful passage of the Broward County domestic partnership law, which insures the extension of spousal-like benefits not just to county employees, but also to many citizens in Broward County. He has also served as co-chair of the South Florida Steering Committee for the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), which was formed in 1998 to extend the efforts of the national organization to the local sector and is also a member of it’s national Board of Governors. Dean was the recipient of the first-ever Pride Center at Equality Park “Alan Schubert Award of Excellence ” during the fourth annual Diversity Honors. Dean served for five years as a member of the Ft. Lauderdale Citizen Review Board, which is an appointed position by the City Commission in which complaints against police officers are reviewed by a panel of citizens and police officers. Dean also has served as City Commissioner District II for the City of Ft. Lauderdale. Currently, he is a Board member of the Oakland Park- Wilton Manors Chamber of Commerce and Board Member of Broward House, which provides housing and case management services to indigent HIV persons who suffer drug and alcohol addictions. Dean was recently named “Small Business Person of the Year” by the Chamber and is a member of the Ft. Lauderdale Riverwalk Trust. Johnnie Goodnight Subject: LGBTQ+ Nomination From: maryulm@att.net <maryulm@att.net> Sent: Sunday, August 06, 2023 5:38 PM To: Johnnie Goodnight <jgoodnight@wiltonmanors.com> Cc: Adrienne Foland <afoland@att.net> Subject: LGBTQ+ Nomination Submitted by: Mary Ulm, Adrienne Foland, and Ron Ulm of the Wilton Manors Historical Society Contact: Adrienne Foland (954) 205‐6594 or Mary Ulm (954) 565‐1412 Nominee: Beverly McMahon (contact information will be provided, if needed) In 1981 Beverly McMahon opened a women‐focused bar in Wilton Manors, our first LGBTQ business. She was joined by Jill Friedfeld and Jack Haas – both deceased. JJ’s Den was located where The Pub is today. Opening an LGBTQ club in the heart of Wilton Manors was a bold move in 1981. Wilton Manors was a heterosexual community with small town values. But Beverly saw a need for a social space where lesbians and their allies could experience community and she took action. The business enjoyed the longest tenure of a club of its type in Broward County – 16 ½ years. Hundreds of women were provided a safe space to interact, find refuge, combat social isolation, and celebrate their special moments at JJ’s Den/The Otherside. With “JJ’s” success, more LGBTQ businesses came to Wilton Drive. One such business was a feminist bookstore, The First Page, which Beverly financed in order for it to open. “JJ’s” featured live music performed by women. Beverly boosted these performer’s careers by promoting them locally and nationally. Beverly supported women’s athletics and “JJ’s” sponsored lesbian softball, flag football, and pool teams. The billiards team won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the 1990 Gay Games in Vancouver. Beverly engaged with the community by regularly attending City Council meetings and by forming an association of bar owners on Wilton Drive. Beverly McMahon is a forgotten trailblazer who paved the way for other LGBTQ establishments in Wilton Manors. Her vision and leadership epitomize why life is just better here. 1 Community Affairs Advisory Board LGBTQ+ Honoree Nomination Wilton Drive Voice - Jude Belanger 928-301-6395 mjudebelanger@gmail.com Georgies Alibi Monkey Bar, Wilton Manors Johnny 518-253-0780 Johnnythaipak@gmail.com 2266 Wilton Drive, WM, FL 33305 Georgie’s Alibi Monkey Bar in Wilton Manors has been a warrior in the culture war of Florida by providing much-needed equality, support, and opportunity to the drag community. When other locations had to shut their doors to outdoor performances, Georgie’s Alibi Monkey Bar delivered their stage indoors for over 50 queens performing weekly. They continue to do so, keeping employment and thus providing equality opportunities when others could not. In addition, Georgies Alibi Monkey Bar supports LGBTQ+ business owners with other commercial property leases in Wilton Manors with real estate for their businesses—thus, contributing to equal opportunities for the LGBTQ+ business community and supporting the culture in Wilton Manor's equality and diversity. Other equality and community contributions: -The Pride Center at Equality Park -Latino Slaud -Wicked Manors -$10,000 donation to Hurricane Showdown LGBTQ softball team -Regional Pink Nail Society -Flockfest -Kids in Distress -Boxers and Briefs Charity for angels -Pet Care -$15,000 donation to Midland Care -3 LGBTQ+ sports teams, including flag football -LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce -$500 value gift baskets for multiple silent auction non-profit fundraisers Georgie's Alibi Monkey Bar is critical in the Wilton Manors equality movement that is the community's heart. Wilton Manors doesn’t have a cultural division specifically for the LGBTQ+ community. Georgie’s Alibi Monkey Bar fills this void in their heart to make Wilton Manors a destination and a place of safety, opportunity, and equality. Community Affairs Advisory Board LGBTQ+ Honoree Nomination Wilton Drive Voice - Jude Belanger 928-301-6395 mjudebelanger@gmail.com The Eagle Bar, Wilton Manors Chuck 717-825-4141 chuck@eaglebarwm.com The Eagle is more than just a place to drink and socialize; essentially a small LGBTQ+ community center for the subculture of the greater LGBTQ+ community. Individual bars and LGBTQ businesses often participate with local, regional, and national charitable organizations helping to “feed themselves.” The Eagle feels it is their responsibility to take an active role in their community's health, equality, and well-being, including supporting The Pride Center at Equality Park. One great example is the toys the Eagle collects for the holidays with Wilton’s Holiday Wonderland. Last year they served two underprivileged schools and collected enough donations to give the teachers gift cards. More contributions: -Flock Fest -Midland Cares - Financially as well as supporting their outreach programs to help people complete health insurance and testing -Broward House -Holy Cross Hospital Outreach Vaccine Program -Latino Salud -Black & White Party -Onyx Deep South -SAVE.lgbt -Pet Project -Mama's Family Foundation -Produce major community-wide events Bears in The Alley Wilton Holiday Wonderland -Sponsor two softball teams -Host individual fundraisers case-by-case basis due to primary medical conditions. -Green Recycling Program -Provide space to any non-profit that asks -Support fundraisers on the property, large and small -Support many organizations that do outreach in their space and support the fields of health care, rights, safety, Trans issues, etc., The Eagle is a perfect honoree as they exhibit efforts to support issues of concern in the LGBTQ+ community that makes “life is just better here” in Wilton Manors. Community Affairs Advisory Board LGBTQ+ Honoree Award Wilton Drive Voice - Jude Belanger 928-301-6395 mjudebelanger@gmail.com Hamburger Mary’s, Wilton Manors Christina 954-732-7260 gmhamburgermarys@gmail.com 2426 Wilton Drive, WM, FL 33305 Hamburger Mary’s in Wilton Manors is a family of locally-owned independent restaurants, not a ‘chain.’ Each franchise location has its character because each owner in each city is unique. They are known for charity fundraising and supporting the LGBTQ+ community worldwide. No establishment got hit harder and more directly targeted than Hamburger Mary’s in the Florida culture war. Not only did they have to close their doors to outside performances, but they also had to change their business model to 18+ years of age for adults. This establishment suffered severe inequality, and this family organization fought back in Tallahassee for equality rights to overturn this injustice. Not any other business took on this fight directly. Eventually, Hamburger Mary’s won the lawsuit, and a federal judge temporarily blocked the enforcement prohibiting children from attending drag shows. Hamburger Mary’s is the core of equality and justice, and they employ drag queens with the opportunity for careers and support non-profits for equality. In addition, the support: -Sunserve -Latino Salud -LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce -The Pride Center at Equality Park -Stonewall Pride -Countless non-profits, drag show bingo fundraisers, and much more. Hamburger Marys has made strides to be more ‘green’ and reduce their environmental impact. Switching to recycled paper products, energy-efficient lighting, and bio-degradable containers minimizes the carbon footprint left by her fabulous red stiletto! For their battle in Tallahassee, Hamburger Mary’s deserves recognition as a leader in the culture war for equality. If you are looking for an honoree, then look no further! Community Affairs Advisory Board LGBTQ+ Honoree Nomination Wilton Drive Voice - Jude Belanger 928-301-6395 mjudebelanger@gmail.com Hunters Nightclub, Wilton Manors 928-301-6395 bruce@huntersnightclubs.com 2232 Wilton Drive, WM, FL 33305 Hunters Nightclub in Wilton Manors family of employees, managers, patrons, and owners, is committed to community equality and diversity. Hunters nightclub regularly hosts and sponsors many charitable events ranging from equality fundraising, HIV and Aids, pet care, breast cancer, LGBTQ+ softball and sports teams, diverse cinema, music, and Pride, as well as many other causes. Hunters nightclub has joined the “Skip the Straw” initiative to go above and beyond and use paper straws only. A goal is to reduce plastic and single-use plastic that litter beaches, pollute oceans, and harm wildlife. Equality commitment to our community strength: -Floatarama supporting LGBTQ+ youth $20,000 donation -The Pride Center at Equality Park $20,000 donation -Two of the Wilton Manors Circuit Shuttles -Broward County Florida Cultural division -Flockfest -Pride Fort Lauderdale -Pride Wilton Manors -Jullian’s Fountain of Youth -SFAAA softball league -Hispanic HIV Leadership Awards -Sunserve -Latino Salud -NGBA Championship Closing Party Fundraiser -COVID vacciantion response In addition, Mark Hunter was recognized by the WMBA as the Business Leader of the Year, and Hunters Nightclub won Best of 2022 by SFGN for best business owner and best margarita drink in Wilton Manors. Hunters Nightclub is at the core of our Wilton Manors community LGBTQ+ culture. They support many non-profits fighting directly for LGBTQ+ equality and a place to retreat to elevate the spirits of those that work hard every day fighting for equality. Community Affairs Advisory Board LGBTQ+ Honoree Nomination Wilton Drive Voice - Jude Belanger 928-301-6395 mjudebelanger@gmail.com The PUB on Wilton Drive Alex 954-684-2141 alex@thepubwm.com 2283 Wilton Drive, WM, FL 33305 The PUB on the Drive is always glad to give back to the supportive community and wholeheartedly has helped to make Wilton Mnoars the place of equality and diversity it is today. The Pub on the Drive has supported many charities. Annually supporting equality and more: The Pride Center at Equality Park, Kids in Distress, Wreath Action, Smart Ride, Broward House, Dine Out for Life, WM Elementary School Toy Drive, Florida AIDS Walk, Poverello Food Bank, Flockfest, Pet Project, World AIDS Museum, Latino Salud as well as several LGBTQ men’s and women’s softball teams, flag football, volleyball, tennis, bowling, and tournaments supporting equality fundraisers. The PUB on the Drive has countless organizations which have asked for silent auction items for their fundraisers. The PUB on the Drive opened in 2012 and employed approx. Fifteen people grew to about 28 employees before COVID. After COVID, it grew to now hire over 55 LGBTQ+ employees. N Throughout the years, the PUB on the Drive has become known for shows with a wide variety of nightly entertainment, including drag shows, live singers, local and national pageants, and karaoke, benefiting those in need. All their efforts by employing LGBTQ+ people that support equality and local charities add to tangible and non-tangible commitments to equality and diversity, creating and participating in the spirit of Wilton Manors. Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Doug Chapman 630-696-6250 doug60540@aol.com Mark Hunter 847-373-5220 21 years before buying Boom in Wilton Manors and making it into Hunters Nightclub, Mark opened Hunters in Elk Grove Village, IL. It was a fabulous place in the suburbs for the LGBT community to gather. He later opened a 2nd bar in Palm Springs, CA. With this experience, he was able to create a place for our community to gather in Wilton Manors, wheter our choice is a quiet afternoon in the front bar, a time to visit on the patio with friends, or dancing on the large dance floor with a great light show and quality music. Mark has contributed many times to our community from free meals during covid to Flockfest this summer. He stands tall above his peers. Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Thomas Paul Severino 954-235-3477 tseverino628@gmail.com Audre Lorde Audre Lorde A self-described "Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet," Lorde (1934-1992) dedicated both her life and her creative talent to confronting and addressing injustices of racism, sexism, classism, and homophobia. A poet from an early age, she rose to have an esteemed career as a writer and educator. Her place as a Black, queer woman in white academia-shaped her later work. She was an early and continuing contributor to the development of feminist theory, critical race studies, and queer studies. She was central to many liberation movements and activist circles, including second-wave feminism, civil rights, Black cultural movements, and struggles for LGBTQ+ equality. "My sexuality is part and parcel of who I am, and my poetry comes from the intersection of me and my worlds … Jesse Helm's objection to my work is not about obscenity … or even about sex. It is about revolution and change." Along with writer Barbara Smith, she co-founded Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press to provide a larger platform for writings by Black feminists. Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Thomas Paul Severino 954-235-3477 tseverino628@gmail.com Franklin Edward Kameny, PhD Franklin Edward Kameny Considered one of the leading figures of the gay civil rights movement, at age 32, Kameny (1925-2011) was fired in 1957 from his position as an astronomer in the U.S. Army's mapping service because he was gay. Although he unsuccessfully fought the termination, he was led into a life of activism for LGBTQ+ rights. Dr. Kameny was a graduate of Harvard. He spent his working life goading the government to treat homosexual employees fairly. By the time federal policy changed, in 1975, he had become a lion of the gay-civil-rights movement, which he seems to have relished, but his chance to study the stars had slipped away. In the 1960s, he was involved in the Washington chapter of the Mattachine Society and fought to change the sodomy laws (prohibitions against same-sex intimate relationships) in the District of Columbia. He participated in peaceful demonstrations in Washington and Philadelphia, fighting for gay rights. In 1971, he was the first openly LGBTQ+ person to run for the U.S. Congress. Today, more than thirty members of the LGBTQ+ community have been elected to Congress, along with hundreds of other elected positions all over the U.S. Kameny's papers are housed at the Library of Congress, and his former home in Washington has been named a historic landmark by the District of Columbia Historic Review Board. openly LGBT official ever elected in the United States.” He was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2009. Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Thomas Paul Severino 954-235-3477 tseverino628@gmail.com Larry Kramer Larry Kramer An author, activist, essayist, playwright, and provocateur known widely for his autobiographical 1985 play, The Normal Heart, Kramer (1935-2020) was a founder of the Gay Men's Health Crisis, the first service organization for HIV-positive people. Kramer witnessed the spread of the disease later known as Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) among his friends in 1980. He co-founded the Gay Men's Health Crisis (GMHC), which has become the world's largest private organization assisting people living with AIDS. Kramer grew frustrated with bureaucratic paralysis and the apathy of gay men to the AIDS crisis, and wished to engage in further action than the social services GMHC provided. He expressed his frustration by writing a play titled The Normal Heart, produced at The Public Theater in New York City in 1985. His political activism continued with the founding of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) in 1987, an influential direct action protest organization with the aim of gaining more public action to fight the AIDS crisis. ACT UP has been widely credited with changing public health policy and the perception of people living with AIDS, and with raising awareness of HIV and AIDS-related diseases.[1] Kramer was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for his play The Destiny of Me (1992), and he was a two-time recipient of the Obie Award. Under his leadership, ACT UP's disruptive street actions demanded new drugs to treat AIDS in the 1980s and 1990s. Additionally, he fought for an end to discrimination against gay men and lesbians. Within the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement in the 1980s and 1990s, Kramer was an active proponent of monogamous sexual relationships. Although this position was not universally popular within the LGBTQ+ community because of fears of assimilation, it Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Thomas Paul Severino 954-235-3477 tseverino628@gmail.com Mariana Romo-Carmona Mariana Romo-Carmona Romo-Carmona (b. 1952), a prolific writer, theorist, and educator, was the founder of Las Buenas Amigas, the first Latina lesbian organization. Its formation in the 1980s offered an opportunity to address the invisibility of the intellectual production by Latina lesbians. It also provides a safe space, rich in culturally appropriate services, by offering education, social support, and political organization. She is the author of "Living at Night" and "Speaking Like an Immigrant," and she is the co-editor of the groundbreaking collection "Cuentos: Stories by Latinas." Her writing has also appeared in "The World in Us: Lesbian & Gay Poetry of the New Wave, A Woman Like That," and "Companeras: Latina Lesbians She published the introduction to the collected works of Carlos de Rokha with Editorial Atmosférica, based on her dissertation study of queer poetics and suicide in the Chilean Vanguard Era. She is currently at work on a translation from the Spanish of the surrealist poetry against state terror, by Carlos de Rokha and Mahfud Massís. Romo-Carmona is an eperienced Adjunct Associate Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry. In addition to her work in queer studies, she is skilled in Fiction, Spanish, English, Academic Advising, and Curriculum Development. Dr. Romo-Carmona is a strong education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy - PhD focused in Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General from The Graduate Center, City University of New York. . Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Thomas Paul Severino 954-235-3477 tseverino628@gmail.com Silvia Rivera Sylvia Rivera Rivera (1951-2002) was a transgender and gay liberation activist who was born in New York City to a Puerto Rican father and a Venezuelan mother. Identified as male at birth with the name Raymond, she was abandoned by her parents by the time she was three. She lived with a grandmother who disapproved of her assumption of feminine attributes. As a result, she began living on the streets at age ten and became a sex worker. Rivera fought partly for herself for those reasons but most importantly for the rights of people of color and low-income LGBT people. As someone who suffered from systematic poverty and racism, she used her voice for unity, sharing her stories, pain, and struggles to show her community they are not alone. She amplified the voices of the most vulnerable members of the gay community: drag queens, homeless youth, gay inmates in prison and jail, and transgender people. Rivera's activism is well documented. Alongside Marsha P. Johnson, in 1971 she co-founded Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries, a political group that provided lodging, food, and shelter to people in the trans community, especially those living on the streets and rejected by their families due to their gender identity issues. Today, the Sylvia Rivera Law Project provides legal aid to low-income people of color and/or are transgender, intersex, or gender non-conforming. Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Thomas Paul Severino 954-235-3477 tseverino628@gmail.com June Chan June Chan (born June 6, 1956) is an American lesbian activist and biologist. Chan was born in Lower Manhattan to parents who worked in New York City's Chinatown. Chan's mother was a refugee from China and the Japanese invasion of China. Chan's activism had its roots in her childhood, remembering tourists displaying racist attitudes to people in Chinatown. Chan attended the Bronx High School of Science and graduated in 1973. She went on to earn her bachelor's degree in biology at the City College of New York in 1977. Chan earned her master's degree in biology from the State University of Buffalo. After graduate school, she came out to her family, which was a mostly positive experience. Chan also works in research on neurobiology. Chan and activist Katherine Hall created a slide show of Asian lesbians in history and literature which were shown in the 1980s. Their Asian lesbian history slide show was considered grassroots scholarship. The slide show gave lesbians a larger context for ourselves as Asian and Pacific Islander peoples, as people of color in the United States, and as lesbians. In 1983, Chan co-founded Asian Lesbians of the East Coast in response to the primarily white, male leadership in existing LGBTQ+ organizations. The goal of ALOEC is to provide a safe community for lesbians, presenting workshops and sharing information through newsletters. The organization was an active participant in the 1989 March on Washington demanding LGBTQ+ civil rights. During the process of organizing the march, Chan connected with other Asian-American lesbian groups. These groups and ALOEC formed the Asian Pacific Lesbian Network (later called the Asian Pacific Bi-Sexual Lesbian Network). In 1994, ALOEC participated in the 25th commemoration of the Stonewall riots. Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Thomas Paul Severino 954-235-3477 tseverino628@gmail.com Urvashi Vaid Urvashi Vaid (8 October 1958 – 14 May 2022) was an Indian-born American LGBT rights activist, lawyer, and writer. An expert in gender and sexuality law, she was a consultant in attaining specific goals of social justice. She held a series of roles at the National LGBTQ Task Force. She is the author of Virtual Equality: The Mainstreaming of Gay and Lesbian Liberation (1995) and Irresistible Revolution: Confronting Race, Class and the Assumptions of LGBT Politics (2012). Former executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, Vaid (1958-2002) led a national movement for gay civil rights, included fighting for AIDS support and prison reform. Upon Vaid's death, the head of the National LGBTQ Task Force called her "one of the most influential progressive activists of our time." A champion of LGBTQ+ rights from her college days, Vaid insisted that freedom for gay men and lesbians required fighting for gender, racial, and economic equality as well. As head of the NGLTF in the 1980s, she was one of the most vocal and visible figures in the push for AIDS funding and against institutional LGBTQ+ discrimination. She drew a distinction between rights and liberation for the community and argued that while convincing mainstream society to only accept queer people, it risked the possibility of forcing them to tailor their lives to fit into straight society. Liberation, she argued, meant altering the mainstream to accommodate a range of gender identities, a point of view highly relevant to today's political dialogue. . Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Thomas Paul Severino 954-235-3477 tseverino628@gmail.com Claudia Castillo 954.274.7047 claudiacastilloartist@gmail.com Claudio Castillo ART Studio 2215 Wilton Drive Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Claudio Castillo is a Wilton Manors-based artist and business owner. She is the founder of Claudia Castillo ART Studio in 2017. Castillo keeps herself busy being involved with a multitude of boards and organizations, including The Wilton Drive Improvement District, The Greater Fort Lauderdale LGBT Chamber of Commerce, The Broward Art Guild, The Broward Cultural Division, Island City Art Advisory Committee, The Wilton Manors Business Association, The City of Oakland Park Business Association, The City of Pompano Beach and Lighthouse Point Business Association; Weston Art Guild Association; Gold Coast Watercolor Society, Equality Florida, and The Wilton Manors Historical Society. Ms. Castillo is a champion for diversity and culture in this community and engages us with other colleagues to learn and strive to make a difference in our society. Since 2017, Castillo has spearheaded or been involved with many local art initiatives, including painting the local street parking meters, creating the Rainbow Manatee in honor of Wilton Manors' late mayor, Justin Flippin, painting the pride mural at the Pub Restaurant, painting the "Be Proud" mural at the Wilton Discount Liquor. Claudia co-founded the Justin Flippin Annual Manatee Contest for local elementary students. Castillo strives each day to better our community and hopes to be a voice of Encouragement for Hispanic women and small business owners who can make a difference in this world through perseverance and the creation of a support network. . Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Thomas Paul Severino 954-235-3477 tseverino628@gmail.com Nic Zantop 954.903.1297, ext. 101 Nic@transinclusivegroup.org Transinclusive Group 2038 N. Dixie Highway #194 A Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Nic Zantop is a South Florida native who works to make a difference in the community. Nic is an advocate for trans people and is working to create a just and thriving community environment where every member is respected and offered the opportunity to succeed and contribute to the greater good. Zantop, who identifies as trans and non-binary, is the Deputy Director of Transinclusive Group, whose mission is to cultivate advocates to take action to influence social, political, and economic systems to bring about change for all TLGBQ+ individuals. Zantop's organization provides resources and a safe space for transgender, nonbinary, and gender-diverse people to be authentic. Services include Case Management, Referral and Navigation to HIV Prevention Care and Linkage (PrEP, PEP), Condom Distribution, In-Home HIV Testing, HIV Prevention Education, and other essential support services. Transinclusive Emergency Crisis Fund (TECF) was established to provide transgender individuals with assistance in their time of need, serving clients within the tri-county areas (Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties). Transinclusive Group serves the TLGBQ+ community, with a special focus on providing innovative services and support for Transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse individuals, TLGBQ+ African Americans and people of color, sex workers, people living with and at risk for HIV, substance users, undocumented individuals, survivors of intimate partner violence, youth ages 13-24 and individuals experiencing homelessness. Nic works for equality and justice for queer folks in Florida, especially for members of the trans community. He passionately believes in his organization's work and has a special interest in preserving the rights of trans children. Nic is a fighter for human well-being, which comes when hate is absent, discrimination disappears, and acceptance and respect flow across the land. Join us in recognizing outstanding contributions toward LGBTQ+ History in Wilton Manors by nominating an individual or organiza- tion. The deadline for nominations is August 31, 2023. Please email completed form to community@wiltonmanors.com. Thomas Paul Severino 954-235-3477 tseverino628@gmail.com Tiffany Arieagus 954.764.5150 tarieagus@sunserv.org SunServe 2312 Wilton Drive Wilton Manors, FL 33305 Tiffany Andretta Arieagus is an entertainer out of Wilton Manors, Florida. As the winner of nearly 50 titles in transgender beauty pageants, Tiffany is exalted by her peers as a decorated veteran of show business. Today, Tiffany has moved on to another leading passion: serving her community. After her lifetime as a headlining showgirl in South Florida, she now spends her days as a case manager, community liaison, and housing specialist at SunServe in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, working to keep her trans siblings off the streets. As a child in Mobile, Alabama, Tiffany recalls walking in civil rights marches alongside her mother. As she grew, she has kept that sense of social responsibility with her throughout the years. Tiffany is the Director of Case Management at SunServe. SunServe is the oldest LGBTQ agency in Broward County, Florida. It is the very first organization to have mental health services, youth services, a senior daycare center, women's services, and transgender services. Housing case management is her specialization. Ms. Aireagus recalls that in the early 90s, she started one of the first transgender support groups, a non-profit organization in Broward County called "Transgenderations" with funds earned as a nightclub entertainer. Her goal was to bring together a mostly left-out segment of the community by fostering loving support. A devoted advocate for the trans community, Tiffany Aireagus inspires commitment to "do the work" and create a more just and loving world for the entire human family. She has said, "If you want a better world, if you want your life to be better, if you want to be respected, you have to be willing to get up and do the work, too. And you have to be willing to change, too. Because if you don't change and grow with the world, the world will pass you by. It's not gonna sit down and wait on you."