“Surrounded by death, Father Bill Collins embraces life. Confronted by anger, he preaches forgiveness.

And faced with an ending inevitable from the very start, he encourages acceptance and faith and most of all, love.”

—From a Sun-Sentinel article about, December 11, 1994

Pete Buttigieg’s candidacy for the Oval Office has exceeded national expectations. While garnering a massive amount of media attention, he has continued to rise in the polls and draw interest as he develops a viable candidacy. 

As I ended last week’s editorial, so do I begin today’s.

It's the summer.

I had an interesting conversation with a local businessman while we were discussing his advertising contract. He complimented SFGN, saying that he had been foolish for not advertising in it for years.

Next week, most of me will be celebrating my 70th birthday. My two front teeth won’t be.

Our Fund, the LGBT Community Foundation, was back at the NSU Museum of Art on Monday night, hosting their ninth annual Leadership Program, partnering with Equality Florida.

There are few things more rewarding in life than watching a plant blossom.

You thought we had it won, and the cat was in the bag. Not quite.

The other day at the Grille Restaurant, a very nice gentleman came up to me, and paid a compliment about SFGN. He said, “You should be very proud. Your newspaper is the voice for our community.”

Publisher’s Note: This unsigned SFGN editorial ran in our May 5 newspaper. I’ve decided to rerun it since Wilton Manors installed their permanent Pride flag last week. But this editorial is a reminder that pride is more than just a flag.

As the publisher of the South Florida Gay News, I have to say thank you this week to a number of people and groups. Bear with me. Thank you speeches can be boring. Today’s should not be.

For decades, the LGBT community of South Florida has had a contentious relationship with the Broward County Sheriff.

‘To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, that thou cannot be false to any man.” 

-Shakespeare’s Hamlet  

This week, as the Republicans carved out their presidential platform, they ‘softened’ their stand on gay marriage. They decided to leave it up to the states. How dumb can they be?

Beginning next Monday, Sept. 16, my talk radio show returns to the local airwaves, 2- 4 p.m. daily on WNN 1470 AM and 95.3 FM.

For months I have been meaning to write a column just featuring some of the stories and successes in our community.

The year approaches an end, and once again the LGBT is fighting for its rights. 

When you have published more than 500 issues of a weekly newspaper over ten years, it isn’t easy to come up with a new editorial topic every Wednesday. 

There was a time when you picked up a weekend newspaper and every other page was an advertisement for new car dealerships. cars are america’s favorite toy.