DJ Wendy Hunt knew how to work a crowd.

The Most Rev. Bishop Joseph Edward Gallant, D.D., 76, of Fort Lauderdale, passed away on June 30.

South Florida’s mourning the loss of yet another familiar face.

“He could turn a Republican into a Democrat. He was very charming. The man was so charming.” 

On the Delray Beach Police Department’s shooting range, Officer Christine Braswell cracked smiles as easily as she rang-up crack shots between the eyes of the figures on her paper targets.

Henry Badenhorst, who founded the online gay dating site Gaydar, passed away at his native home in South Africa Saturdayin what authorities are suspecting was an alleged suicide.

Friends and colleagues of James Fahy describe him as a kind, friendly man and a dedicated member of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus (FTLGMC). 

This week read about India banning conversion therapy, and the first same-sex couple to marry in Chile.

On the island of one human family, Steve K. Smith is remembered for making Key West a fabulous gay destination. 

George M. Hester, 98, gifted visual artist, animal lover, commercial illustrator, and fashion photographer whose ground-breaking book of photographs, “The Classic Nude” was published while the Supreme Court of the United States was struggling to define obscenity, and whose photograph of a nude human couple is aboard NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft, died Jan. 15 in Wilton Manors where he had lived since 1990.

In the clothing sorting area at the Poverello Thrift Store, “Uncle Al” has become a regular fixture, volunteering his time four mornings a week for well over a year now.

In 2022 our local LGBT community grieved the loss of activists, bartenders, towering religious figures, community leaders, and more.

The transgender community – locally and abroad – suffered a major loss this week when Diana Hemingway, a local activist and artist who has touched countless lives, took her own life on Dec. 20, 2016.  

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Bradford M. Goff MD, age 66 of New York City and Wilton Manors, Florida, succumbed to a bravely fought battle with brain cancer on July 30th, 2017.  

At year’s end, we look back and remember those members of the LGBT community who improved our lives or made valuable contributions to our culture.

I met Joseph McQuay in 1982 when he was hired as an editor of The Weekly News, Miami’s gay community newspaper.

(CNN) Jim Nabors, a singer and actor best known for his role as Gomer Pyle on “The Andy Griffith Show,” has died, according to family friend and CNN affiliate KHNL-KGMB producer Phil Arnone.

(LA Blade) David Crosby, arguably one of the most popular and enormously influential singer-songwriter-guitarists of the last century known for his folk ballads and rock standards, has died at the age of 81.

Leo Peralta spent fewer than 30 years on Earth and less than one year in South Florida.

It’s been a whirlwind year for Carol Wartenberg and the Lesbian Thespians.

On May 20, the gay activist, scholar, and writer, Jeffrey Escoffier (1942-2022), died.

Mr. Christopher “Chance” Taffer, age 47, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida died Monday, January 23, 2017 with his family by his side. Chance was born on June 10, 1969. Everyone who knew Chance knew he was always smiling and could be seen around town, especially at Ramrod where he worked for years.

A good friend in his personal life, a real estate king in his professional life, and an unpredictable character at all times. Larry Rowe, long a pillar of South Florida’s business and social scenes, has died. He was 80. 

Attorney Norm Kent – relentless fighter for marijuana and LGBT rights, baseball fanatic, popular radio talk host and co-founder of South Florida Gay News – died at 73 on April 13, 18 months after learning he had pancreatic cancer.

Walter W. Cole, the world’s oldest working drag queen, passed away at a Portland, Oregon hospital from natural causes on March 23.

Brewster (ID 579040) is a wonderful fellow who sadly lost his home because his owner is ill and can no longer care for him. 

A Hampton University football player made history by being the first HBCU athlete to come out and identify as gay. 

The voice stood out, and was unmistakable. 

In 2021, 10 local LGBT people have died. Now we honor their memories.