In response to the news story “ABC Anchorman Comes Out on National TV” in the Florida Agenda, October 20, 2011.

DEAR EDITOR,
Good for Mr. Kloeffler! More LGBT people in high profile jobs need to identify as gay to let the gay youth know that many of us succeed.

Sincerely,
Larry Searles

In response to the news story “Broward County LGBT Community History Project Local Historian Looks to Chronicle Our History with Community’s Help” in the Florida Agenda, September 22, 2011.

Dear Editor,
I had opened a gay bar in 1963 on 441 called the Wine N Stein. To keep the straights out, I turned into a private club and within one month had over 250 members. I charged $1.00 per membership.

I would be glad to help Fred Frejes accumulate facts about gay bars at the time.

We had free Sunday brunches, and the dance craze was the Hulley Gulley, which everyone did as, I allowed dancing in the bar. We had a couple of incidences from some straights, that made the papers at the time. Including one my doormen getting stabbed, fortunately he recovered. If he would like to contact me I would be glad to let him know the history of the place.

Sincerely,
Chuck Stuparits

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