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Palm Produce, formerly of South Beach, now in Coconut Grove
Remember Palm Produce Resortwear on Lincoln Road where we all used to buy our swimwear? The rents may have forced them off Lincoln Road, but they still have their store in Coconut Grove on the 2nd floor of CocoWalk called First Flight Out by Palm Produce. They have the largest collection of men's swimwear in Miami including well known brands including Andrew Christian, Pistol Pete, T Fabiano, Sauvage, Speedo and Quicksilver. Check them out next time you're in the Grove! www.palmproduceresortwear.com

C.J. Ortuño of SAVE Dade resigns to become CUNY law school's executive director of development
C.J. Ortuño, the straight, married dad who for five years has run Miami-Dade County's leading gay-rights group, has resigned to take a development job with City University of New York law school. www.miamiherald.com/gaysouthflorida

Winter Party Festival Beach Party - Sunday, June 23rd at Noon
The Winter Party Festival team invites you and your friends to join them for a Day at the Beach on Sunday, June 23rd from Noon to 4:30pm. It's going to be a great afternoon with fun people, light snacks and refreshments (BYOB) and music. Look for the Task Force tent on the beach at 12th Street, or the group of people in Winter Party t-shirts. We want to have an informal gathering to see old friends and meet new ones! To RSVP, e-mail Victor Diaz-Herman at victor@pridlines.org VIEW INVITATION

Perfect Gifts South Beach opens on Washington Avenue
After cultivating a fan base of both locals and visitors at their hugely popular Pink Palm boutique on Lincoln Road, Russ Root and Perry Martino have opened Perfect Gifts South Beach in a new location on Washington Avenue between 15th and 16th Streets. The new boutique carries many of the same favorite lines as well as some newly discovered merchandise, all with a cheerful and irreverent twist.
Perfect Gifts South Beach 1516 Washington Avenue Miami Beach www.perfectgiftssobe.com

Marco Rubio Says It Should Be Legal To Fire Someone For Being Gay
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), who is touted as a top GOP presidential prospect in 2016, thinks it should be legal to fire someone for their sexual orientation.
ThinkProgress spoke with the Florida Senator at the opening luncheon of the annual Faith and Freedom Forum on Thursday and asked him about the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), a bill to make discrimination against LGBT individuals illegal across the country. www.thinkprogress.org

Marco Rubio: 'I'm Done' If Immigration Bill Includes LGBT Couples
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) made another threat on Thursday to walk away from his own comprehensive immigration reform bill, this time over an amendment to provide the same immigration benefits to LGBT couples as heterosexual ones.
"If this bill has something in it that gives gay couples immigration rights and so forth, it kills the bill. I'm done," Rubio said on the Andrea Tantaros Show. "I'm off it, and I've said that repeatedly. I don't think that's going to happen and it shouldn't happen. This is already a difficult enough issue as it is." www.huffingtonpost.com

Miami Beach Shooting for Perfect Score in HRC's Municipal Equity Index
The city of Miami Beach made history when the commission unanimously passed the strongest tax equity benefit ordinance in the country last week.
Also, it is helping the city toward a larger goal: Being the first city in Florida to get a 100 percent rating on the Human Rights Campaign's municipal equity index. The campaign ranks cities according to different standards met for its LGBT residents, and the tax equity benefits ordinance puts it one step closer, Rosenwald said. www.southfloridagaynews.com

Trans-Miami Center in Miami Beach
Trans-Miami has devoted its mission to focusing on issues relating to gender non-conforming people in Miami Dade such as: closing the disparity of the highly-affected transgender population in HIV infection, as well as developing a strategy of empowerment to trans individuals through social events, workshops, support, resources and referrals to trans* sensitive services.
Their newly opened drop-in resource center in Miami Beach is Miami-Dade's FIRST center specialized for the transgender community, and is sponsored by Care Resource, offering a safe space to the community.
They are located inside SoBe Thrifty 1435 Alton Road Miami Beach www.facebook.com

Mova to open location in Brickell on Sunday, June 16th
With existing locations in Miami Beach and Washington DC, Brickell will be the third Mova the gay bar and lounge. The Brickell opening is planned for Sunday, June 16th at 4pm.
The Grand Opening will be an afternoon party with International DJ/Producer Theresa.
MOVA Lounge Brickell 401 SW 3rd Avenue Miami, FL FACEBOOK INVITATION

The coolest bars and restaurants in Miami
The Thrillist 47: forty-seven spots that have got it going on more than a supporting character in an Angela Bassett flick. From sure-fire next-big-things to standbys that still pack 'em in, everything you need to plan your next night out is right here. www.thrillist.com

Jennifer Lopez brings 'The Fosters' to ABC Family; show depicts lesbian couple as heads of household
The new ABC Family drama pairs mainstream star Jennifer Lopez and Peter Paige, who played bubbly Emmett in the cult favorite series "Queer as Folk," as executive producers. It brings to television a rare depiction of a lesbian couple as heads of a household.
And "The Fosters," airing its second episode 9 p.m. EDT Monday, combines a focus on the generally ignored lives of foster children with the challenges of an ethnically diverse home - a big reach for an hourlong series aimed at teenagers and young adults. www.miamiherald.com

Twin sisters raised by lesbian moms named valedictorian and salutatorian of Key West High
This month, twin sisters Erin and Elizabeth Czerwinski were named Valedictorian and Salutatorian of Key West High School in Florida. The successful young women were raised and supported by their proud mothers, Caroline Bauer and Sharon Czerwinski, who have been together for 25 years. www.miamiherald.com/gaysouthflorida

MDGLCC's Celebration of the Sun - "The Yellow Gala" - June 22nd
The Miami-Dade Gay & Lesbian Chamber Of Commerce (MDGLCC) will honor corporate and individual supporters of the Miami-Dade LGBT community at its 12th Annual Gala Awards Celebration, on Saturday, June 22, at the Hilton Miami Downtown Hotel, 1601 Biscayne Blvd., Miami starting at 6pm. The honorees were selected for their long-term commitment to fostering diversity, as well as for their efforts in contributing to the overall well-being and quality of life in South Florida.
For tickets and more information, go to www.gaybizmiami.com

Juleisy Y Karla: 'Hialeah's Finest': The Beyonces of Bearded Drag
The last thing Juleisy and Karla want to be is your typical drag queens. Yes, they wear the wigs, the eight-inch heels, the false eye-lashes, and the tight clothes, but they never shave their beards. In fact, the beards are as indispensable to their show as the lashes.
"Our goal was never to be passable as women," says Gio Profera aka Juleisy and one half of the gender bender duo behind Hialeah's Finest. "Our goal was to have a voice as men, dressed as women." abcnews.go.com

Menus are shut on three high profile Miami restaurants
SouthStreet. Cooper Avenue. Bond Street.
You'll have to take a detour: each local restaurant, named as a thoroughfare, is now shuttered.
The recent closure of the three high profile restaurants — all launched by Miami real estate investor/restauranteur Amir Ben-Zion, with a variety of business partners — caught some scene watchers' by surprise. www.miamiherald.com

The beloved El Rancho Grande is back, with a new name and way more tequila
Even with viral video help from Jimmy McMillan, El Rancho Grande's rent was just too damn high on Lincoln Road, so they had to close their doors after almost 20yrs. Luckily, the Beach's Mexican stalwart has reopened in Sunset Harbor after being rebranded as TeQuiztlan, and is serving up the same spicy deliciousness alongside MORE tequila. And, presumably, more "sick" days from you.
Tequiztlan Mexican Restaurant 1884 Bay Road Miami Beach 305.397.8442 www.thrillist.com

Stonewall Summer Pride FTL - June 22nd and 23rd
On Saturday June 22nd and Sunday June 23rd, Stonewall Summer Pride will take place in Wilton Manors with Amber, CeCe Peniston and Kristine W set to headline the entertainment. WSVN Channel 7 News Anchor Craig Stevens will be this year's Stonewall Summer Pride Twilight Parade Grand Marshal. www.stonewallsummerpride.com

Glee's Charice Pempengco Confirms She's a Lesbian
Charice Pempengco has nothing to hide. After months of chatter about her sexuality, the former Glee singer proudly and publicly confirmed that she is, in fact, a lesbian. The revelation came during an interview on Sunday, June 2, with Boy Abunda, host of the Filipino showbiz show The Buzz.
Asked by Abunda whether the rumors about her sexual orientation are true, Charice took her time answering. Then, smiling, she said simply, "Opo, tomboy po ako," which means "Yes, I am a lesbian." www.usmagazine.com

Pridelines Annual Gala - Saturday, August 10th
Pridelines Youth Services, South Florida's oldest LGBTQ service agency, is proud to announce its 8th annual gala to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth on August 10th. One of the most anticipated themed parties of the year will take attendees back to the excitement and allure of A Night in Havana during the 1950s. This year's honorees, The Miami Foundation and Josue Santiago, have been selected as a result of their unparalleled dedication to both the LGBTQ community and the youth served by Pridelines throughout South Florida.
This year's gala will be hosted at The Westin Colonnade Coral Gables on Saturday, August 10th from 7pm to 11pm in the hotel's historic Rotunda. Tickets are $100 for general admission and $150 for VIP and are available online at www.pridelines.org

Miami Pop's Top 30 Signs You Live On South Beach
From too many parking tickets and VIP access to rubbing shoulders with The Real Housewives of Miami, these are the 30 telltale signs that you live—and rock—South Beach. www.miamipopmedia.com

Kathy Griffin at the Hard Rock - Thursday, July 11th
Tickets are now on sale for Kathy Griffin at the Seminole Hard Rock in Hollywood, FL.
Hard Rock Live 5747 Seminole Way Hollywood, FL
For tickets, go to www.ticketmaster.com

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