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Reviewed by: Uncle Joe from Rehoboth Beach, DE

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The moment you enter the gates of The Cabana Guest House & Spa you automatically start to relax. Our first impression, someone takes a lot of time and care of this oasis. Every where you looked you saw lush green plants and flowers and spotless grounds, true to the pictures on their web site. We were early our first day at The Cabana Guest House, however the front desk manager “Dave” was very friendly, took us on a tour, showed us a changing room and told us to relax by the pool and he would come and let us know when our room was ready and he did. John, one of the owners was there each day with his partner Paul, both always with a smile and ready to answer any questions or offer suggestions to local haunts. Our room was very clean and close to the dock where we enjoyed our coffee each morning. The Continental Breakfast was great too! We liked the fact you could eat outside at one of the many cafe tables or on the dock. They also, provide Kayaks and Bicycles and we did both. The Spa was a great touch also and we had a wonderful massage towards the end of our stay. With two pools, hot tub, steam-room, spa and dock you have plenty of room to roam the grounds. If you have never stayed here before, we highly recommend that you give it a try. It is possibly the cleanest, most enjoyable accommodation in Wilton Manors. We look forward to our next stay and many more after that. Thanks guys for making our eight day stay one of the best ever. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the review Joe, We look forward to your next visit.

Sincerely, The Cabanas Guesthouse & Spa

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Yes, couples in their 90s still argue occasionally.

This is how it went recently for Caroline Leto and Venera Magazzu as they sipped lemonade on their couch in Dania Beach: “We’re not going to have a party,” said Magazzu, 97, insisting they are too old for such things.

“Oh, yes we are,” responded Leto, 96, who noted the two can still polka. “This is a big one.”

Indeed. A party celebrating 70 years together is a big deal for any pair. But a celebration of this couple’s love takes on special meaning, considering they had to keep silent about it for decades.

“You just couldn’t tell everyone we were lovers,” said Leto. “You tell people we’re friends, and some thought we were sisters.”

Leto and Magazzu downplay their pioneering role in the gay and community. But many of their friends and relatives talk it up anyway, marveling at how their love was able to transcend a lifetime’s worth of obstacles.

To mark their Aug. 17 milestone, members of Etz Chaim, a gay and congregation in Wilton Manors, are planning a party. They hope Leto and Magazzu will attend and show everyone how to do the polka.

“Honestly, I think they are more in love with each other than they were back then,” said longtime close friend and congregation member Gayle Scott. “Look at straight couples. You are lucky if you are married after seven years. … That is an amazing love story.”

In 1939 Leto and Magazzu met at a party in New York. Leto thought Magazzu was stylish. Magazzu thought Leto was funny.

After a courtship of about a year, Magazzu, a teacher, and Leto, a telegraph operator, moved into a tiny house in New York. They spent most of their lives there, with only close family members and closer friends knowing about their relationship.

Magazzu, a former Army medic, said she often fought the urge to tell others, and feared what “outsiders” would think. She believes society back then was more receptive to two women living together than two men — or at least less inquisitive.

“I think most people had their suions, but they didn’t really make a big deal about it because it was just two women,” she said. “They didn’t ask, and we just didn’t talk about it.”

Leto’s niece, Patricia Dillion, said she grew up believing the two were sisters and referred to them as aunts. One day, at a family party, an apparently tipsy Leto let Dillion in on a secret.

“She mentioned they got married,” said Dillion. “I was so happy, but then I got sad thinking that all that time they really couldn’t be upfront about it.”

In 1996, the couple registered as domestic partners in New York City. They said they did it because they felt the need to tell everyone about their life together.

Years later they moved to Florida, where they got more active in the gay and community, attending rallies and galas and recounting their story. They led the life of any Florida retiree couple, going on cruises, playing poker on Tuesday nights with friends. At one point, they adopted a pet monkey named Chi-Chi.

In 2006, as age slowed them down a bit, Magazzu put their story in a self-published book called “An Unadulterated Story: Young and Gay at 90.”

During a reporter’s recent visit, the two quibbled over where they had last seen a copy. Magazzu insisted it was in a bedroom. Leto said she saw it in the trunk of their car.

“OK, so if you know where everything is, then you look for it,” Magazzu huffed as she turned her head toward the kitchen.

Leto smiled. “Cute, isn’t she?”

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In this week’s issue of PARADE, Brad Pitt talks about his decision to become a father, why he won’t marry Angelina Jolie and the risks he’ll take for love. Check out the excerpts below, then visit Parade.com for the full interview.

Wanting what’s best for his children.
“Would it bother me if a child of mine turns out to be gay? No, not one bit. Listen, I want my kids to live the lives they want to live. I want them to be fulfilled. I hope I teach my kids to be who they really are.”
Why he won’t marry Angelina Jolie.
“I have love in my life, a soul mate–absolutely. When someone asked me why Angie and I don’t get married, I replied, ‘Maybe we’ll get married when it’s legal for everyone else.’ I stand by that, although I took a lot of flak for saying it–hate mail from religious groups. I believe everyone should have the same rights. They say gay marriage ruins families and hurts kids. Well, I’ve had the privilege of seeing my gay friends being parents and watching their kids grow up in a loving environment.”

 The right to love.
“Man, I resent people telling others how to live! It drives me mental! Just the other night, I heard this TV reverend say that Angie and I were setting a bad example because we were living out of wedlock, and people should not be duped by us! It made me laugh. What damn right does anyone have to tell someone else how to live if they’re not hurting anyone? How many times do you think real love comes to someone in a lifetime? If you’re lucky, maybe two or three.”

Knowing real love.
“Do you know how you tell real love? It’s when someone else’s interest trumps your own. I like to put it that way: trumps your own. Love of somebody else–of family, of your kids–becomes the most important, most worthwhile thing in your life. It’s what you foster and protect. You have to recognize real love when it’s there and know that in going after it there is always risk. To live with love, you have to chance losing it. That’s also true when you decide to have kids. It’s the risk you take for love.”
Lessons learned.
“As I’ve gotten older I’ve become aware that time is fleeting. I don’t want to waste whatever I have left. I want to spend it with the people I love, and I want to do things that really mean something.”

Admitting his fears.
“Angie’s mom died a couple of years ago of cancer. I haven’t had to face a lot of death. I’m untried in that way, and I don’t know how I will deal with it. My real fear at this point is the safety and health of Angie and the kids. The fear of losing them is what keeps me up at night.”

Owning up to his biggest role.
“I don’t know who or what is meant to be in my life, but this is certainly where I want to be. Here with them. I think this is the pinnacle. Even as I’m bound to this thing, in a way I’m freer than I’ve ever been.”

Becoming a family man.
“My life has been about big changes. It’s always been that way. When I go down a path, I take it to the end. Then I take another one. I took the path of not having kids–now it’s time for family. Children are a dominant value in my life now, and they weren’t before. They were always something I thought I’d get around to having when the time was right. It wasn’t what I was really seeking. In a way, I think I had to go and exhaust me before I could be good at being a parent. This family is full of life! There are laughs, aggravations, irritations, but at the end of the day, it’s fun. When life is really good, it’s messy.”
His early days in Hollywood.
“I liked to smoke a bit of grass at the time, and I became very sheltered. Then I got bored. I was turning into a damn doughnut, really. So I moved as far away from that as I could. I was done. In Missouri, where I come from, we don’t talk about what we do–we just do it. If we talk about it, it’s seen as bragging.”

Building his dream house.
“This was my first architectural experience where I tried doing something myself. It is something I wanted to do for decades. This is like play to me. It’s the only thing that can take me away from any problems I may have. After a few years of work, it came out so nice. Now I’ve got so many damn kids, it’s the only place we could all fit in. We’re double-bunking rooms as it is.”

About the secret stone grotto behind the waterfall in his pool…
“[It's] a great place for sex.”
Raising an international family.
“I travel a lot. I don’t feel restless, I just like to travel. I like to see it all. We’re trying to spend more time in the South of France, because our kids have a more normal life there. I don’t believe there is any way around our kids being international. So we have projects in each of their respective countries, and we put a big emphasis on their learning their native languages.”

His foreign fantasy.
“I wish there had been an emphasis on learning a foreign language where I grew up. It frustrates the hell out of me. I’ve studied French. I don’t speak it. I’m working on it. It’s real slow going. Oh, how I suffer! Those synapses never formed! They’re dry-docked for good!”

From Andrew Collins, About.com

One of the world’s premier gay resort destinations, Fort Lauderdale has been transformed over the past 15 years with a beautifully redeveloped beachfront, the addition of dozens of gay resorts and bars, and a vibrant rejuvenation of its downtown area. The adjacent inland community of Wilton Manors is similarly gay-friendly, with much of metro Fort Lauderdale’s top gay bars, plus great shopping and dining. Here’s a visual tour of the region.

Stork’s Cafe & Bakery, Wilton Manors

With a pair of locations in very hip areas, Stork’s Cafe & Bakery (2505 N.E. 15th Ave., 954-567-3220) is a favorite gay hangout, coffeehouse, breakfast spot, dessert purveyor, and sandwich shop for both Fort Lauderdale’s swanky Las Olas Boulevard crowd and the GLBT bunch in Wilton Manors – pictured here is the dessert case filled with delicious cakes and treats. Both location have indoor and outdoor seating and great people-watching.

The Cabanas Guesthouse and Spa – The only Gay Men’s Resort and Spa in Wilton Manors

The Cabanas Gay Guesthouse and Spa is an all male gay guesthouse located in the heart of Wilton Manor’s, the gay area of fabulous gay Fort Lauderdale. The tropical settings of palm trees, lush foliage, secure off street parking and of course the IDEAL location make this clothing optional gay guesthouse unique and special.

Ramrod Bar, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Just a short drive south of the main gay-nightlife action in Wilton Manors, Fort Lauderdale’s super-butch, totally cruisy Ramrod Bar (1508 N.E. 4th Ave., 954-763-8219) is a bit less about leather these days than it might have been back in the day (you’ll even spot some clubby twinks these days), but it still draws plenty of rugged, buffed guys not only in leather gear but uniforms, Levi’s and black t-shirts, and other such gear. The crowd ranges anywhere from bearish to rock-hard-pecs, from college- to post-retirement age. But the median group in here is about 35 to 50. This is basically just your dark, industrial-chic cruise bar, where the men are men, and the porn plays on the TV monitors. There’s nothing subdued or discreet about this place, and you’ll often see guys gettin’ busy inside or out on the quite pleasant patio.

Although Ramrod is in Fort Lauderdale on N.E. 4th Avenue, this is actually just a continution of Wilton Drive as it runs south – the bar is about five-minute drive south of Georgie’s Alibi and some of the other popular gay hangouts in Wilton Manors.

Georgie’s Alibi, sports and video bar, in Wilton Manors

With additional locations in Palm Springs (as well as Azul Restaurant) and St. Petersburg, festive Georgie’s Alibi (2266 Wilton Dr., Wilton Manors, 954-565-2526) anchors the tres-gay Shoppes of Wilton Manors and is one of South Florida’s most successful, popular, and fun-loving gay nightspots. It’s attractive space with a cafe serving quite good burgers, salads, and light food, dozens of video monitors showing both music and sports, a sizable patio, and a full slate of events featuring visiting entertainers and promotions. Georgie’s pulls in a mix of guys of all ages and styles, plus more than a few women, and the staff is friendly and easy-going. This is pretty much your “must” in Fort Lauderdale, if you only have the time or inclination to visit one gay bar. That being said, you can walk to a number of other bars, shops, and restaurants in the “family”-friendly commercial district of Wilton Manors.

Gay and Lesbian Community Center of South Florida

In western Fort Lauderdale just southwest of Wilton Manors, the Gay and Lesbian Community Center of South Florida (1717 N. Andrews Ave., 954-463-9005) has been a fixture in the community for more than 15 years. It’s an excellent resource for learning about organizations and social groups serving the GLBT community in metro Fort Lauderdale, and it also hosts a number of events, provides health and referral services, and helps promote awareness on behalf of the community throughout South Florida.

Java Boys coffeehouse, Wilton Manors

Located at what might just be the world’s gayest strip mall, the Shoppes of Wilton Manors, Java Boys (2230 Wilton Dr., Wilton Manors, 954-564-8828) is a cozy little coffeehouse and tearoom that’s pretty much always filled with local gays and lesbians – in fact, on many afternoons it’s as cruisy in here as it is a few storefronts away at Georgie’s Alibi bar. There’s plenty of room to kick back and lounge away the afternoon, and free WiFi is available.

Huge Fort Lauderdale Crowd Shows Support for Gay Marriage
by Patrick Berkeley

The last election was a roller coaster for the GLBT community. The most gay-friendly president in history was elected while a strew of anti-marriage and anti-adoption laws were all passed through in California, Arkansas, Arizona, and Florida.

For days after the election, protests raged on throughout California, sometimes even turning violent, while in Florida people remained complacent.

Until Saturday, November 15th when protests throughout the entire county, including cities in Florida, were all taking place at 1:30 pm Eastern Standard Time.

Fort Lauderdale had a huge turnout, with over 1,000 people rallying on the streets outside of city hall in downtown.

A rainbow flag was held across the steps in front of the building with different minorities, sexualities, and genders all holding a piece. A woman in the front cried out, “But I’m straight, should I still hold it?” and the organizer of the event, Bishop SF Ma-Hee, proclaimed, “It’s okay, we want everyone fighting for us.”

And that was certainly a huge element of this event: people from all different backgrounds standing together for one cause. Older Fort Lauderdale residents in wheelchairs rallied alongside children. A mother nursed her child in one area, as two older lesbians held hands, waving miniature rainbow flags.

Rabbi Andrew Jacobs came to the speaking area holding his young son donning a Mickey Mouse hat. He explained to the crowd his purpose in attending: “I believe in a God that has no patience for these forms of hate…on behalf of the Jewish community we fight this lack of tolerance.”

There were many different religious organizations showing support. Bishop Reed of the Christian faith began the protests with an invocation, asking, “God the courage to believe we are indeed loved.”

The rally focused on using religion to help the GLBT cause, countering all the discriminatory ways religion has been used to keep gay equality from happening.

Bishop SF Ma-Hee led the Fort Lauderdale branch of this huge protest, and she brought a spirit of electricity to the crowd, jumping around and shouting different chants and words of strength.

She repeatedly asked participants to stay away from any forms of violence in the protest. The recent California protests were marked by sporadic instances of violence when protesters targeted the Mormon church (thought to have contributed lots of money to helping the marriage bans getting passed).

Bishop SF Ma-Hee also brought up another controversy concerning the election results: the idea that the surge in black voters led to the anti-gay marriage amendments getting passed.

As a black woman herself, she said she was particularly offended by that. “We have allies in the African-American community,” she spoke. “People who are racist and prejudice are also, always, homophobic.”

At that, she introduced Andrew Lewis, an African-American president of the Democratic Black Caucus of Broward County.

“Barack showed us what is possible. He showed us how to do it. Our voices should not be silenced. It’s not just about people who speak up with hate but also those who stay silent in the face of such hate. Silence is NOT harmless,” he said, calling to mind the words of civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr.

Also standing along the steps of city hall were protesters holding up signs of pictures of gay men and women killed in hate crimes, representing the organization Gay American Heroes.

Back in February, Simmie Williams Jr. was killed in a gay hate crime in Fort Lauderdale, and his mother showed up to speak, “We want you all to have equal rights like anybody else.”

The recent shooting death of a student at Dillard High School with gay subtext also affected the proceedings.
Kyle and Freddie, two 17 year old students at MacArthur High School were at the rally.

They are both members of the gay straight alliance at their school. “There’s not anything gay enough as a teenager, nowhere to really be gay,” Freddie said. “It’s nice to see this many people, as friends, loving everybody, except amendment 2.”

An event that started mainly through organizational efforts by Join the Impact using the website Facebook, the national protests were thought to be a huge success with over a million participants and more upcoming actions already planned.

These same sentiments were echoed at a similar rally in Miami Beach where Mayor Matti Bower addressed a large crowd and urged people to “never give up the fight.”

On December 10, Join the Impact is supporting “A Day Without a Gay” in which the GLBT community is encouraged to call out “gay” from work, and focus that time on helping the community, and not spending any money, contributing to the economy. After that, another protest is scheduled for January.

For a city that once seemed uninterested, Fort Lauderdale is strongly building up its gay supporters. Bishop SF Ma-Hee compared the GLBT cause to the recent rocket ship Endeavor’s trip to the space station.

“At 8:55 Friday night, we saw flames flying in the sky, from the rocket Endeavor. We endeavor too. We endeavor to put an end to bigotry.” And the 1,000 people holding up signs, banners, and flags cried out, “yes we can.”

Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild

By Wesley Morris
Globe Staff / September 19, 2008

In “Another Gay Sequel: Gays Gone Wild,” the abs come in packs of six, eight, and 12; the sex could put your eye out; and the venereal crabs – I can’t stress this enough – have their own animated musical number.

Todd Stephens’s film is a follow-up to his “Another Gay Movie,” but neither is really needed to spoof gay movies, since the average gay movie is pathologically predisposed to do that for itself.

This time four friends (our heroes) are whisked from California to Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for spring break, where they enter a Gays Gone Wild contest. The winner is the spring breaker who has the most sex. (I don’t remember the words “college” or “student” being used; and most of the men here look old enough to be, um, professors.)

What drops out of this flaming piñata of a plot? A bewigged, oversassed RuPaul; Krazy Glue swapped for lubricant; one gaggle of simpering prisses called the Jaspers; a merman; a Cuban virgin; drag superstar Lady Bunny armed with a Super Soaker; and some accidental incest. There’s an epic vomit sequence, a funny joke about Asbury Park (one about gentrification, silly), and an occasional emotional breakthrough (“As much as a slut as I may actually be, you’re the first guy I ever kissed”). And there are frequent mentions of gay websites (sponsors?).

The Larry Kramers in the house will want to condemn this farce as a sign of apolitical ignorance. The impulse is understandable. In that spirit, Perez Hilton, the gossip blogger, has been hired to play himself under a religious spell, denouncing the slatternly and the bad name they give the gays. He’s hardly Larry Kramer, but the moralizing here is a joke too.

Stephens’s movie is lewd and cheap and suffers from multiple-personality disorder (part soft-porno, part sitcom, part Hallmark card). But the relentlessness and lack of inhibition are sub-John Waters funny – and a corrective to the gay suffering and homophobia in other movies. There are no closets and no shame here, even if some blinds would be welcome.

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If all this looks like FUN – visit The Cabanas Guesthouse and Spa in Gay Fort Lauderdale yourself and have your own share of WILD!

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