Welcome to SFGN’s fourth OUT50 list. When we decided four years ago to come up with this list we thought it would be difficult putting together enough names. It turned out the difficult part was narrowing it down to only 50 individuals.
This year I was worried that we were going to start running out of names since we’ve already recognized 150 local LGBT leaders. Again, I was wrong. The hard part isn’t coming up with names, it’s cutting them out. There are just too many LGBT people in South Florida that are making a difference.
SFGN is proud to tell these stories and honor them in this year’s OUT50 list.
Stories like that of John Adornato, mayor of Oakland Park, who is most proud of being a dad; Tom Runyan, a local lawyer, who brought the community together in the name of love after the Pulse massacre last year; and trans activists like Morgan Mayfaire, who is bringing the trans together with his TransSocial.org website.
Those are just 3 people in this issue. Make sure to read through them all.
These folks aren’t important because they are LGBT, they’re important because of their accomplishments and the work they do. But because they are LGBT they serve as role models for our community — and for future generations. These individuals prove that we are no longer a sideshow, but nowadays, the main show.
I hope these people inspire you – as they have inspired me.
So welcome to the 2017 South Florida OUT50, a list of activists, business leaders, organizers, and other out and proud members of the local LGBT community.
Also Featured:
Jesse's Journal: LGBT Heroes: Cleve Jones and Barbara Grier
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