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The South Florida Gay News joins the world in praising the life and mourning the passing of Congressman John Lewis, a national treasure and civil rights icon.

2019 has been a wonderful year of exciting changes in our world. This year the staff at SFGN has put together a fun and varietal gift giving guide for you to explore. Buying gifts should come from the heart each year, but sometimes it’s difficult to find that perfect gift for the person who has everything. 

Julian Cavazos had to be convinced. After declining last year’s nomination, Cavazos relented this year and accepted his place on the annual SFGN OUT50 roster.

Two of Roy Rollins’ favorite past times were the beach and the bars. According to friends he loved the sun, and he loved his drinks. Rollins’ friends also remember his unwavering kindness and generosity. 

Welcome to SFGN’s sixth OUT50 list. When we decided six years ago to move forward with this idea we thought it would be difficult putting together enough names. It turned out the difficult part was narrowing it down to only 50 individuals.

Barbara Signer (not Singer) and her wife Fran Epstein, retired from careers in New York and moved to Florida in 2011. Almost immediately they engaged in a variety of visible causes, political and educational, including Democratic Party programs, the Point Foundation, Planned Parenthood, Our Fund and Equality Florida, to name a few of the 26 programs listed on their combined resumes.