Florida Agenda

With an eyebrow-raising Irish last name, these twin brothers from Brazil are storming the global party scene. For Bachir and Fabiano Mendez-Maroff, music has been a constant part of growing up. Mostly raised by their grandparents in Brazil, the two were introduced to different sounds and rhythms by their uncle and a passion for the […]

By Daniel Hicks With the Cuban embargo slowly but surely disintegrating after more than 50 years, 45-year-old Kevin Slack from Hagersville, Canada has become one of the first photographers to shoot some of the island’s most beautiful men. Slack traveled far from his one-stoplight town where he grew up as a farmer’s son, in a […]

Like Ira Sachs’ Love Is Strange, the Brazilian film The Way He Looks (Strand), the full-length feature debut by writer/director Daniel Ribiero, isn’t just one of the best gay movies of 2014, it’s one of the best movies of the year. Period. Blind teen Leo (Ghilherme Lobo) and best friend Givoana (Tess Amorim) enjoy the […]

The 6th annual Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival runs from October 16 to 19. Not only has the festival doubled the number of films to be screened, it also expands the total run to seven days. A truly international affair, attendees will hear languages including Spanish, Farsi, German, Russian, Portuguese, Dutch, French and, […]

The 6th annual Fort Lauderdale Gay and Lesbian Film Festival runs from October 10 through the 12 and then continues the following weekend, October 16 to 19. Not only has the festival doubled the number of films to be screened, it also expands the total run to seven days. A truly international affair, attendees will […]