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top web comments
Traumatized by the hell of hate &
YOUR terror, may healing come to you and
to us all in gentle waves from the
ocean of eternal love.”
—Brooklynn1
Excite your senses with the piquant flavors,
sultry rhythms, spirited surroundings and
Spanish charm of Ceviche.
WatermarkOnline.com the hell of hate & terror,
may healing come to you
“All of Orlando and
especially the LGBT
On the mass shooting and to us all in gentle community and the
at Pulse Orlando: waves from the ocean of shooting victims are in my
“I’m truly sorry and eternal love.” thoughts and prayers. We
appalled this happened. Be —Brooklynn1 are with you.”
strong my friends.” —Donna Sparber
—Jonathan Eric
Watermark’s “I feel robbed of one of
“Condolences and Facebook: my favorite gay clubs in
solidarity from an On Watermark’s Orlando. This one person
American Muslim. After statement about can rob people of their
9/11 there were many the mass shooting lives, their safety, and their
LGBT allies that stood with at Pulse Orlando: friends. it’s unfathomable.”
us as innocent immigrants —Veronica Drake
“I’ve watched Billy Manes’
were being rounded up.
talk on NBC several times.
Now that not so innocent “Father said his son
It’s the most humane,
killers are arising, I hope became upset after seeing
perfect and honest
my community will show two gay men kissing
response I’ve heard.
its compassion and human in Miami and that may
So lucky to have him
decency. Unfortunately the have set him off. A hate
as our own.”
potential for disconnect crime of the highest
is high. But I should —Tanya Manthe
order. Horrible.”
mention that first out of
the gate with statements of “Beautiful response to —Susan Clary
condemnation and horror this horror with priorities
have been Council on perfect. Much love.” “Thoughts and prayers
American Islamic Relations —Gizelle River
are nice, but they come
CAIR (in its many state off as a timid compulsory
branches); Arab American “One Blood. One Love. performance of piety
Anti Discrimination Orlando Proud!” when substituted for real
(ADC); Muslim Student processing of an event in
—Ruth Schulz which terror was inflicted
Associations national
office; and Islamic against your community.
On the mass shooting Don’t be ashamed to be
Leadership councils of at Pulse Orlando:
various regions including outraged. Use that outrage
Metro NY. And there will “I watched Mr. Manes on to organize for change.
be many more statements NBC this morning. He Remember that Pride
coming. Even recognizing was so graceful and really month commemorates
different perspectives on expresses how challenging an incident when queer
“sexual morality matters” life can be for so many and trans folk fought
it should be possible to people in the queer back when Stonewall was
build bridges on common community on an ordinary under attack.”
ground. That will be the day. Thank you Mr. Manes —Michael James
best answer to those cold for your brutal honesty
hearted bastards who say and strength. It helped me
“Oh they are going to hell get through today.”
C EV I C H E. C O M anyway.” Traumatized by —Christine Marie
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freedoms during last year’s gay outside of the Dr. Phillips Center
marriage ruling. There have been for the candlelight vigil on June contributors
many narratives elucidated in the 13, I say thank you. For those most
numerous international media closely affected by this tragedy, Sabrina
interviews Watermark has been I drape you in my concern and
Ambra
part of, and I’ve been quick to love. This unfathomable incident
is a cohost of Real
cut them off. We don’t know yet. will never be repeated in Orlando,
Radio 104.1’s
We’re still recovering. This is a not as long as I can jump in front
“News Junkie”
living nightmare. of whomever is perpetrating it
There are many personal and sacrifice myself for others. I, program and will kick your ass if she
things that I want to say about frankly, am so sickened by what needs to. Page 25
this tragedy, as most of the facts I have heard that it’s hard to get Scottie
editor’s
(as known) will be covered in out of bed, even with my husband
Campbell
our main feature. I want to say,
is a longtime
peripherally, that we have a
Desk
culture of terror that lives right I’m not personally sure community activist
and a friend to
beneath our collective conscience,
that assault rifles are dangerous
if we’ll ever divine the the LGBT community. His work has
in anybody’s hands, that we can motives here, and as resulted in a thriving community in
no longer ignore how explosive the Lake Ivanhoe region and his wit
our gun lobby is, that we cannot the onion skin peels, we has melted at least a few Orlando
ignore the fact that, even if this may find out things we candles. He’s a great guy. He’s
backing Bernie. Page 27
Billy Manes guy (who I won’t name here) was
don’t want to hear: that
gay or a “regular of Pulse,” this
EDITOR Samantha
BIlly@WatermarkOnline.com
was one of the largest massacres
– hate crimes – in U.S. history,
our community can be Rosenthal
barring war and 9/11. divided in the strangest attended University
I
There is a press camp outside of Central Florida
of Pulse right now. I spent the ways, that homophobia and is a former
t was the rudest of awakenings. better part of yesterday in the is a real thing, that Watermark editorial assistant. She
sweltering heat being pulled from is currently a freelance writer and
At 5 a.m. on June 12, as my husband Tony Mauss microphone to microphone. That this is a backlash to us regularly covers Wedding Bells. Page 63
was preparing to exit for his job, tie and hairnet was when the feeling of crisis set
getting our freedoms Aaron Alper, Scottie Campbell, Susan Clary,
in for me. Imagine how it feels for
in place, that I got a tap on the shoulder while half- those who were in the building on during last year’s gay Krista DiTucci, Kirk Hartlage, Joseph Kissel,
Jason Leclerc, Mary Meeks, Stephen Miller,
awake in bed. “Don’t look at your phone,” he said. All that late Saturday night enduring
marriage ruling. David Moran, Gregg Shipiro, Greg Stemm,
the slaughter and breaking out
internal histrionics aside, this is the kind of warning walls. This is not anything that Dr. Steve yacovelli, , Michael wanzie
that one typically reads in reverse, as in, “Do look at this community should have to telling me it’s going to be OK.
your phone, dear.” So I did.
endure. This is not human. We’ll move through this. photography
One year ago this week, I Watermark is in war-room mode
And I wept for people, seeing two men kissing on Miami started as editor of Watermark. It right now, chins up, and anything Brian Becnel, Nick Cardello, Angie Folks,
acquaintances, lovers of life Beach? Was he a queer social happened to be the week that the you don’t see in this issue, you’ll Bruce Hardin, Julie Milford, Travis Moore,
who were being held hostage in networker who frequented Pulse? U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor find at watermarkonline.com as Chris Stephenson, Lee Vandergrift, Tinkerfluff
a bathroom or a backroom or Was it a hate crime against the of marriage equality nationwide. we find it. Also, expect continued
We knew there would be a coverage in forthcoming issues.
curled up in balls on the floor of
Pulse pretending to be dead. And I
gay and Latino communities,
as the incident occurred on backlash; we’ve felt it in smaller This memorial edition is for the interns
was set into motion, a continuous Latin Night? slaps over the year: “religious victims of a senseless crime and
freedom” bills, workplace those who believe in justice. As the Anna Johnson, Nicole Dudenhoefer,
motion that we at Watermark are I’m not personally sure if we’ll
equality, trans deaths. We know cover says, “You cannot silence us. Alex Storer,
still rolling through to the bitter ever divine the motives here, and
end of this production cycle today. as the onion skin peels, we may that this battle is not over. And, You cannot destroy us. We are not
There are many things to be find out things we don’t want to by the events of June 12, we know
that it is nowhere close to being
going anywhere.”
Hope and peace to the entirety
distribution
said about the incident early hear: that our community can be
Sunday morning, and many of divided in the strangest ways, that won. Hate reigns supreme. of our LGBT community. We’re LVNLIF2 Distributing, Lisa Jordan,
those things are misleading: Did homophobia is a real thing, that But so does love. For the crying right there with you. Jill Bates, Ken Carraway
the shooter get “triggered” by this is a backlash to us getting our thousands of people who gathered We love you.
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ighlights from Gay Days weekend 2016 included hot
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According to Chris Manley, president and co-owner of
GayDays.com, this year’s event was “bigger than ever,” and they
sold out their official host hotel, the Doubletree by Hilton at
SeaWorld, earlier than ever before.
“What is nice is that already quite a few have rebooked for
Breaking next year,” he reports.
Glass: The week kicked off with a party at Artegon Marketplace
Congressional May 31, where more than 100 guests were entertained by
candidate Bob Poe: “I the Orlando Gay Chorus, high flying acrobats and painted
feel a responsibility to superheroes.The Gay Days Expo began June 2, and parties that
share my experience. night included Traffic Jam by Girls in Wonderland at Southern
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business. In 2012, President scantily-clad men (plus more than a few women) converged
Barack Obama asked Poe to serve upon Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon for RipTide by One Magical
as a regional finance chair for his Weekend. There, while the crowd danced to Kesha’s new single,
re-election campaign. “True Colors,” the music cut out and the singer herself made a
Throughout, Poe battled with surprise appearance onstage, inviting everyone to her concert
Bob Poe wants to put a face on his attraction to men. Happily
married, and with daughter,
at Hollywood Studios the following night.
There were three main Saturday night events. Girls of
HIV in Congress. Virginia, born in 1988, Poe had
affairs that were often fueled by
Wonderland gathered at House of Blues while Sandra Bernhard
and Deborah Cox performed at Parliament House. Taking her
alcohol and drugs and always unique brand of storytelling and politics to an unexpected apex
Tom Dyer it’s been since 2008, with gay followed by remorse. He quit of Dolly Parton’s “Hard Candy Christmas,” Bernhard informed
men and African-Americans still drinking in 1994. The remaining and entertained the P-House crowd. June 4 also brought the
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e all have labels. They “There hasn’t been a real met his future husband, Ken Sacks opened with her hit “Vous le Vous,” followed by a DJ set by
define how others trailblazer in this area at a Brown, in 2008. Nina Flowers from RuPaul’s Drag Race. After midnight, Kesha
see us, and also how political level,” Poe notes. “I feel But when he got sick with took the stage and performed four of her biggest hits, including
we see ourselves. For Bob Poe, a responsibility—an obligation flu-like symptoms back in 1998, “TikTok” and “Timber,” as the crowd danced below.
they include husband, father, now—to share my experience.” he knew it was possible he’d After the third song, Kesha announced that she had held
gay man, politico, entrepreneur, That wasn’t the clear case been exposed to HIV. He made an a contest and pulled the winners onto the stage. One of them,
businessman, philanthropist, back in January, when Poe first appointment to be tested, and like Joey, dropped to one knee and proposed to his boyfriend Navid
success. He’s now prepared to announced his candidacy in the so many gay men in the ‘80s and to the delight of the crowd. Visit WatermarkOnline.com for
share one more: HIV-positive. 10th District. ‘90s, nervously waited for the life- video of the proposal.
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Poe is running for election to the He needed to get elected to on earth with their annual Disney-themed Sunday morning
U.S. House of Representatives be an agent of change. But a A Dark Time Broadway Brunch. Before a packed restaurant, the performance
in Florida’s 10th District. If conscience-shattering encounter included light saber duels, kissing boys and a big finale “under
“It’s one of those things you
successful, he would be the during a routine campaign stop the sea” that was grand enough to satisfy King Triton himself.
never forget,” Poe says of learning
first openly HIV-positive person suddenly made the political “One thing I think that has helped us grow is that our
he was HIV-positive. “It hits you
elected to Congress. He’s just overwhelmingly personal. attendees are very good at telling us what they like and what
and you forget to breathe, then
the second HIV-positive person they don’t like and what they would like to see happen,” Manley
your mind goes blank, then you
to run, and the first with a real A Political Life project the worst—particularly
says, adding that they’re very open to feedback, especially what
chance of winning. After a successful career in attendees may feel is missing from the event.
back in those days. And I had to go
Poe thinks that’s a problem. radio, and an unsuccessful run for home and tell my wife—she’s the
Fifty thousand Americans contract state senate, Poe was recruited to Danny Garcia, Anna Johnson, Billy Manes, Alex Storer and Jeremy Williams
HIV each year. The infection chair a Florida Democratic Party contributed to this story.
rate in Florida is higher than Continued on pg. 14 | uu |
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and gave him headaches and me that his doctors had assured infections up district 10
diarrhea. To a conflicted and him he would have a long, There’s work to be done, Poe supports an increase in the
| uu | Bob Poe from pg.13 guilt-ridden Poe, the side effects healthy life.” especially in Florida, where the minimum hourly wage to $15. He’ll
felt like deserved punishment. Morgan cautioned Poe that number of new HIV cases rose 23 push for job training to address
first person I told.” “When I was chair of the state there would be pluses and
It was a pivotal juncture percent between 2014 and 2015. an “economic climate change”
Democratic Party back in 2000, minuses to disclosing his HIV More than three-quarters of new fueled by technology. And he’ll
for treatment of HIV. The I would go so far as to tear the status while campaigning.
antiretroviral medication AZT cases are among gay men. The work to change a criminal justice
labels off of my medicine bottles, Poe was still undecided when infection rate of 35.8 per 100,000 system that he believes persecutes
had brought the relentless shred those labels, and then he made a campaign stop
virus under some semblance is the highest it’s been since 2008. communities of color.
drive to an entirely different in the Parramore district of “The focus is really prevention His message should resonate
of control. Improved versions location to deposit the empty downtown Orlando.
produced even better results. of positives,” says Dr. Marie-Jose in District 10, which was recently
bottles in a dumpster,” Poe A woman approached him and Francois, executive director redrawn to favor Democrats. But
Poe immediately began taking remembers. “I lived that way for shared that she was HIV-positive,
one pill twice a day and five pills of the Center for Multicultural Poe has formidable opponents in
many, many years. When I finally didn’t have health insurance, Wellness and Prevention the primary, including State Senator
three times a day. Within months opened up about my substance and didn’t know where to go or
his viral load was undetectable located in Orlando’s Rock Lake Geraldine Thompson and former
abuse and my attraction to men, what to do. Poe offered resources neighborhood. “It takes a constant Orlando Police Chief Val Demings.
and his T-cell count was within it was liberating. [HIV] is the last and encouragement, but when
normal ranges. It’s been that way presence to remind people that Morgan likes his
thing I’ve been carrying around.” she walked away he cringed HIV/AIDS is still a huge public friend’s chances.
ever since. at his cowardice. By the time health issue.” “Bob just needs to win a
“HIV is a completely and easily a big decision he drove home, he knew what Poe believes that the shame plurality of Democrats to make it to
controllable disease,” says Dr. he had to do.
Edwin DeJesus, medical director Attorney John Morgan, a with which he is all too familiar the general election,” Morgan says.
fellow Democratic power broker “I just wanted to hug her and is preventing people from getting “It’s impossible for a Republican to
at Orlando Immunology Center. tell her that she wasn’t alone,
He spoke with Poe’s permission. and close friend since their days tested, and thus treated. win this district.”
in the character department at that I’m HIV and that I’m happy “We’ve got to rip the mask off With his very personal
“Bob takes one pill a day that and healthy and she will be
prevents the HIV virus from Disney, is one of a very few who this thing and begin talking about announcement, Poe has turned this
have known Poe’s HIV status too. But I couldn’t,” Poe recalls, it in a sensible way,” he says. “This into an historic election.
replicating in his system. And shaking his head. “I couldn’t
because there’s no detectable from the beginning. is a chronic condition that is more “If I get to Washington, I can
“I was floored and scared in that moment. Afterwards it easily treated than diabetes. Our help,” he says. “I can show millions
virus, transmission to others is became clear to me. I have an
unlikely.” when he told me,” Morgan says. goal should be to eliminate AIDS of people that they can live their
“He came to me for support and obligation to do this if I’m going as an epidemic by the year 2025.” hopes and dreams, like I have.
But back in 1998, his two-pill to be a public servant.”
regimen made him nauseous ended up comforting me, telling That’s exciting.”
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no deatH penalty
sentence For
HorriFic murder
Alex Storer
t
ampa mother Pamela Williams can’t pay respects
at her son’s grave because he doesn’t have one. PROUD
“I have the city dump, my son ground up like state: Both
hamburger meat in the dirt, so I hope you’re satisfied, St. Pete Pride and
because I hope you rot in hell,” she said at her son’s Polk Pride will
killer’s sentencing. move forward
Williams’ son, Jason Galehouse, doesn’t have a grave with heightened
because Scott Schweickert and Steven Lorenzo cut up security.
Galehouse’s body with an electric saw and threw out the
pieces in various trashcans throughout Tampa.
Our Pride
In 2003, Galehouse and another man, Michael community,” Eric Skains, executive
Wachholtz, disappeared director of St Pete Pride, said in
from a gay nightclub in a statement on the St. Pete Pride
Tampa. Both victims were
Does Go On
web page. “Pride and unity is more
26 years old at the time. important now than ever before.”
Although Wachholtz’ body St. Petersburg mayor Rick
was later found wrapped Kriseman echoed the sentiment from
in a sheet in the back of his St. Pete Pride.
SUV, Galehouse’s remains In a statement from the mayor’s
With the events of Orlando on their
were never recovered. office, Kriseman said, “The safety and
Schweickert confessed to security of our citizens is always job
these and other gruesome
details in a Tampa court minds, Tampa Bay will cautiously move one. I have full faith and confidence
that Chief Holloway and the men and
on June 8. As part of a plea
never found: deal with prosecutors, forward with all Pride celebrations women of the St. Petersburg Police
Department will do everything they
Jason Galehouse was Schweickert – who was
can to keep Pride attendees, and all
26 years old when he already serving a 40-year increase in police presence.
disappeared in 2003. He was prison sentence for federal Jeremy Williams “The main thing that I can say is
our citizens, safe.”
The city of St. Petersburg flies the
drug and conspiracy
S
declared dead in 2010. His that we have reached out to other LGBT flag over City Hall every year
body was never found. charges – will now ecurity is the number local law enforcement agencies, state during St. Pete Pride. That tradition,
complete a life sentence one concern as the city of law enforcement agencies, as well as instituted by Kriseman, will go
after pleading guilty to St. Petersburg prepares for federal agencies to work with them on as planned.
two counts of first-degree murder. The deal allows the state’s largest Pride celebration to be able to use their resources “St. Petersburg is ready to
Schweickert to avoid the death penalty in exchange for
June 25 and 26. along with ours for the event,” celebrate Pride, and it is as
information that may allow prosecutors to indict Lorenzo.
“We just want to assure everyone Fernandez says. “I think the real important as ever in light of the
According to Schweickert’s plea agreement, he flew
we are using everything at our key strength in keeping everyone tragic events at Pulse in Orlando,”
into Tampa from Illinois in 2003 and met with Lorenzo
disposal to make sure everyone has a safe is going to come in what people Kriseman says.
after the two became friends online over a mutual
safe event,” says Yolanda Fernandez, can’t see. That’s where they can be Polk County Pride will also
interest in bondage and torture fantasies. Schweickert
spokesperson for the St. Petersburg assured that because we are using continue with their Pride celebration
confessed in court that he and Lorenzo had conspired to
find single gay men, lure them back to Lorenzo’s house, Police Department. “Immediately these other resources – additional in Lakeland June 18.
and use them as “permanent slaves.” after the incident in Orlando, we technologies, additional intelligence, In a message posted to the
Although Lorenzo is already serving 200 years in started security meetings to assess additional reports – all kinds of organization’s Facebook event page,
prison for drugging, raping and torturing nine gay men the security plan, a strategic plan things that these other agencies will they said, “All Polk Pride events are
– including Galehouse and Wachholtz – he has yet to in place that we use for the city’s work with us in providing that they continuing as planned. We have
face murder charges for their deaths. Schweickert’s plea large events. We reassessed that will be safe.” partnered with Lakeland PD to have
deal might finally allow prosecutors to indict Lorenzo on plan and looked where we could With security as the main a presence at each and every event.
murder charges 13 years in the making. strengthen it.” concern, St. Pete Pride is cautiously While we already had LPD support
According to reporting by Fox 13 News, Williams was The St. Petersburg Police moving forward with all planned for the park, we have requested and
disappointed that Schweickert avoided the death penalty. Department cannot release all the events, but as of this moment none secured double the officers. Safety
“I’m not happy with the justice system,” she said. details for obvious reasons, but are planned to be cancelled. and peace of mind is our highest
Fernandez says that parade and “No single act of hate can detour priority. We look forward to seeing
festival attendees will notice an us from coming together as a you at the events this week.”
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terminated one of its most
litigation looms For soutH Florida gay magazine tenured employees, Karen
Ocamb, a distinguished lesbian
writer, claiming the magazine
had to target ‘millennials’ and a
Richard Gary, non-compete from HotSpots, and
younger demographic.
then converting for his own use
South Florida Gay News proprietary account information
Blair vigorously defended
MMPW’s determinations, asserting
to promote sales for Blair and
m
there was no ageism or sexism, just
ultimedia Platforms his company.
a necessary reorganization of all
Worldwide (MMPW), The lawsuit represents a
practices that were implemented
which bills itself as major blow for MMPW, whose
routinely as part of their acquisition.
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publishing company,” was dealt a in management struggles for the
Clark, and his company, HotSpots
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Media Group, is the law firm of
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George Castrataro. He is asking
Hot Spots Media Group filed a 15- acting as the publisher of Agenda,
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page, seven-count complaint against and then the president of MMPW’s
demanding that Blair and Spar turn
‘print division,’ abruptly resigned,
them for misappropriation of hot water: Florida LGBT magazine Hotspots filed a lawsuit against back over to them a vast amount of
trade secrets, tortious interference, renouncing both his role as a
Multimedia Platforms Worldwide, publishers of GUY magazine and Agenda. proprietary information that was
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PHOTO COuRTESy MulTIMEDIAPlATfORMSInC.COM inappropriately acquired and used,
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The lawsuit also names Bobby he told SFGN. A week ago, financial obligations,” Jackson wrote, its newspaper, Agenda. Both have
“We also believe and can prove
Blair, CEO of MMPW, personally, however, Jackson in an internal adding that “my hope and intention continued distribution.
that Blair hired Spar to work for
along with Scott Spar, one of Blair’s memo to staffers had given them as the president is to keep our MMPW and its principals have
him and MMPW while he knew
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Castrataro told SFGN.
misdeeds in going to work for “I need to know who is with an emergency operation plan target of EEOC age discrimination
When reached by phone Blair
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had no comment.
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Thousands attend vigils around U.S. for Orlando victims
Armed man arrested in California Wire Report become.” The Pride Center of Quarter to pray for the families
wasn’t allowed to have guns Vermont organized the event. and victims.
T
About 1,000 people attended “In a time like this, community is
housands have turned out a candlelight vigil outside a real important to me,” said Stephanie
Wire Report at vigils, rallies and marches gay nightclub in Providence, Oshrin, 26, of New Orleans. “I’m part
around the country for the R.I., followed by a march to the of a community where there are
A
victims of the deadly attack at a gay statehouse steps. not a lot of safe places and there’s a
n Indiana man arrested in California over the
nightclub in Orlando. The events The head of the state police and real sadness that comes when one
weekend with three assault rifles had been
come during LGBT Pride Month. members of the Providence Police of those places you think are safe
ordered by a judge in April to give up all his guns,
Thousands crowded the streets Department met June 13 with Pride is violated.”
but authorities in his home state said Monday they
June 13 around the Stonewall Inn festival organizers and the owners of Several Maine communities were
had not made any surprise checks to confirm he was
in Manhattan where large-scale gay several gay bars. holding vigils including Portland,
following the probation requirement.
rights activism got its start in 1969. “They are nervous, like any Bangor, Auburn, Bar Harbor,
James Wesley Howell was arrested early Sunday in
Under banners heralding the other community that was Damariscotta, Hallowell, Farmington,
Santa Monica, Calif., with the weapons and explosives in
upcoming Pride Week event, people targeted for violence,” State Ellsworth and Machias. More are
a car he apparently drove from Indiana. He told police he
held hands and hugged. Some Police Superintendent Col. Steven scheduled for later in the week.
was headed to a gay pride event in West Hollywood that
waved rainbow flags and others O’Donnell said. Matt Moonen, executive director
attracts hundreds of thousands of people.
carried signs showing support for More than two dozen human of EqualityMaine, said the events
It’s unclear whether Howell intended any violence at
Orlando as they listened to a slew rights organizations have announced Monday evening “will enable us to
the L.A. Pride event, but the timing of the arrest — hours
of elected officials, including New plans for a vigil and community come together to mourn those lost
after the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla. —
York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor gathering Tuesday night at Atlanta’s in Orlando.”
put police and event organizers on heightened alert.
Bill de Blasio. Center for Civil and Human Baltimore Mayor Stephanie
An Indiana probation officer met with Howell, 20, of
Spectators watched from Rights. The groups include gay Rawlings-Blake urged people at a
Charlestown, Ind., three weeks ago, rated him a low-level
fire escapes and windows of rights organizations, the Islamic vigil in the city to stand together
offender, and had yet to schedule the in-home visit, said
nearby apartment buildings as Speakers Bureau of Atlanta and the against hatred.
James Hayden, chief probation officer in Clark County.
chants of “love beats hate” rang Anti-Defamation League. “There are times like this when
Howell didn’t have permission to leave Indiana after
from the crowd. Members and supporters of words seem insufficient because
pleading guilty to a misdemeanor intimidation charge.
Thomas Dougherty, 23, of Maui’s LGBT community gathered of the measure of hate it would
Authorities there are seeking to have him returned as a
Manhattan, said he came to the rally to honor the victims. The Maui News take to have to do what they did
probation violator.
to feel united and connected. reports that nearly 200 people to innocent people,” she said. “And
The FBI is continuing to investigate.
“Seeing everyone here makes attended the vigil on the shore in then, I think the only way to combat
me feel at home, makes me feel front of the Maui Sunseeker LGBT that hate is not a ministry of words,
Ukraine holds its first major safe,” he said.
Lady Gaga addressed a crowd of
Resort. Friends and strangers linked
arms and tossed flower petals into
but of presence. Just being here
is speaking volumes about who
Gay Pride march in Kiev thousands June 13 at Los Angeles
City Hall, and the singer began a joint
the ocean. Jaysen Giroux, a 14-year-
old transgender youth, shared a
we are as Baltimoreans. We stand
together,” she said.
reading of the victims’ names. poem written for the victims. In As the sun set over Baltimore,
Wire Report She called the attack horrible Honolulu, Rainbow Family 808 was the crowd swelled well beyond the
and painful and an attack on to host a gathering at Honolulu confines of a grassy lot where the
A
humanity itself. Hale, where the city government vigil was held.
round a thousand people turned up June 13 for The rainbow colors of the gay and mayor’s office are housed, to Philadelphia’s LGBT community
Ukraine’s first major gay pride march which Pride flag flew on the side of the watch as rainbow lights illuminate held an early evening vigil outside
was held amid tight security measures in the California Capitol and on the floor the building. City Hall in what organizers describe
capital Kiev. of the Senate - a first for the Senate, A vigil was held in Sandpoint, as an outpouring of “grief, love and
Several thousand police forces were guarding the according to President Pro Tem Idaho, a small lakefront town in solidarity for the victims in Orlando.”
procession in central Kiev and the rally was peaceful Kevin de Leon, a Democrat. the north of the state, among other An evening march also is
despite far-right groups making threats last week In San Francisco, home to one of events this week. Chelsea Gaona planned in the Pennslvania
to attack it. the nation’s largest gay communities, Lincoln, an LGBT-rights activist who capital, Harrisburg.
People were marching with rainbow flags and carried police said more officers would be helped organize the vigils, urged the Dozens of mourners converged
placards saying “Love has no gender.” patrolling popular LGBT venues and public to help protect the rights of on Metropolitan Community Church
“The road to equality in Ukraine is difficult as well local mosques in the weeks ahead. Idaho’s gay community. of Corpus Christi, where members of
as dangerous,” said Bohdan Hloba, one of the rally’s Scott Wiener, who represents Organizers of the ongoing the South Texas coastal city’s LGBT
organizers. “We have been threatened with a ‘bloodbath’ the Castro District on the city board Boise Pridefest, Idaho’s largest community comprise a majority
but every step of this march gives us hope.” of supervisors, said he intends to LGBT pride event, met with police of the congregation. Deacon Andy
Authorities sanctioned gay rights marches when the host a meeting this week to involve Monday to talk security details Wilcox said bringing members of the
new pro-Western government came into power after the owners of gay nightclubs, bars and and shift the route of the event’s community together was important
2014 revolution, but earlier gatherings have been small restaurants in planning discussions upcoming parade away from the for comfort and healing - “When you
and have come under attack from far-right groups. with police. heart of downtown. share a burden, it gets light.”
The Kiev city police cordoned off nine streets and Democratic presidential Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards A Muslim-American women’s
closed one subway station Sunday to ensure tight candidate Bernie Sanders marched described the Orlando shooting group held a candlelight vigil Monday
security and prevent clashes. A few anti-gay activists did with hundreds of people from victims as “our brothers and night in Dupont Circle, the hub of
get in, however, although they were not violent. downtown Burlington, Vt., to City sisters” during a vigil with state a neighborhood near downtown
Hall Park. Sanders spoke briefly, legislative leaders at the state Washington, D.C. Organizers say
encouraging the crowd to help capitol in Baton Rouge. the goal is to stand together against
“create the kind of nation based In New Orleans, dozens gathered anti-gay, anti-transgender and anti-
on love that we all know we can Monday at a church near the French Muslim bias.
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