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DETROIT (Reuters) - Moderate candidates voiced criticism of the progressive “wish-list economics” pushed by candidates like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren as the second round of the second Democratic presidential debates kicked off on Tuesday. Montana Governor Steve Bullock, who did not participate in the first debate, began by criticizing his fellow candidates for being too liberal in the first debate last month in Miami. “Watching that last debate, folks seemed more concerned about scoring points or outdoing each...

DETROIT (Reuters) - Progressive candidates Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren came under fire from more moderate rivals as the second round of Democratic debates began on Tuesday, spotlighting the ideological divide in the party’s crowded presidential field. Montana Governor Steve Bullock, participating in his first presidential debate, opened by criticizing his fellow candidates for being too liberal in the first debate last month in Miami. “Watching that last debate, folks seemed more concerned about scoring points or outdoing each...

The coming-of-age tale – which charts the life of a disenfranchised African-American man in poverty-stricken Miami – received widespread acclaim upon release, especially for its inclusion of queer men of colour. Moonlight ultimately received eight nominations at the 89th Academy Awards and won Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor (Mahershala Ali) and Best Adapted Screenplay. It became the first film with an all-black cast to win Best Picture. IndieWire recently published their top 100 movies of the decade and Moonlight received the...

The biggest fashion event for swimwear, Miami Swim Week, brought the fashion industry to Miami on July 11-16, to check out the trends in swimwear—and the bodies wearing them. We are happy to report that the trend for 2019 swimwear seems to be “sexy.” Want to see what happened in the shows? Here are some pics of our favorite looks, including these CA-RIO-CA trunks worn by the Castillo twins (above). You’ll “flip” over how good these guys look! (watch...

Well, this is awkward. A spokesman for SAVE, South Florida’s largest queer advocacy group, has issued an apology after honoring four men accused of a violent attack on a gay couple in what police are investigating as a hate crime. Tony Lima, Executive Director for SAVE, released a Facebook apology video on Friday claiming he spoke in “haste” following a ceremony in which he recognized the four men for their charity work while speaking at an annual Champions of Equality Gala...

Credit: Britney Spears’ InstagramI think we are fully aware by now of how unbelievably hot Britney Spears‘ boyfriend Sam Asghari is.  He also appears to be a really good guy for her. A source for Entertainment Tonight said that the 24-year-old is her “protector” amid the legal problems going on in her life at the moment. Drama appeared to be the furthest from their minds during a recent trip to Miami. The “Hold...

Bryan Deneumostier allegedly posed as a housewife to run the site StraightBoyz A Florida man has been arrested after allegedly luring men to his home with the promise of anonymous sex and then filming them without their knowledge or consent, the Miami Herald reports. Federal agents arrested Bryan Deneumostier, 33, earlier this week on charges related to his operation of StraightBoyz, a pay porn website featuring videos of straight men getting duped into receiving oral sex while blindfolded or wearing black...

In April, a gay couple got beaten for holding hands outside a public restroom after Miami Beach Gay Pride by four young men shouting anti-gay slurs. Now one of the attacker’s father is saying that his son couldn’t have committed commit a hate crime because he grew up with gay dads. Juan Lopez said that he raised his son, Juan Carlos Lopez, with his partner of 15 years. “I’m sure 100 percent” that his son and his friends wouldn’t attack anyone...

Hate crime charges have now been filed against the four men over last month’s incident Four men who assaulted and allegedly used anti-gay slurs at two men following last month’s Miami Pride festival face a potential maximum of 30 years in jail each. Prosecutors have added hate-crime charges to the aggravated battery charges the four were already facing. If found guilty, this raises the maximum jail time from 15 years to 30 years and takes the charge from second-degree to first-degree felony. Rene...

On the afternoon of April 8, two gay men were the target of a violent anti-LGBT attack that occurred in Miami Beach shortly after the city's Pride Parade. The couple, Dmitry Logunov and Rene Chalarca, were severely beaten by four men as they walked home after celebrating LGBT Pride. Surveillance cameras outside the Miami Beach bathroom, located near the beach along Ocean Drive and Sixth Street, recorded the assault. The victims said they were targeted for their sexual orientation as their assailants...

Congratulations Helmut Muller Estrada! Earlier this month, we shared with you the news that a gay couple attending Miami Pride was attacked by four men. Now, we're happy to share with you the story of their savior. 29-year-old South Beach resident Helmut Muller Estrada was walking nearby when Rene Chalarca and Dmitry Logunov were attacked outside a bathroom by four men. Not knowing any of the six men but wanting to help, Estrada immediately ran over to defend the gay men. "Everything...

"They almost killed this guy, literally," said one witness who tried to stop the attack. Police are searching for four young men accused of assaulting a gay couple that was holding hands during Miami Beach’s Gay Pride parade. Security cameras captured the unnamed suspects, one wearing a Florida International University T-shirt, walking up to a bathroom on Ocean Drive and Sixth Street at about 7:30pm on Sunday evening. As Rene Chalarca and Dmitry Logunov walked out, they were immediately beset...

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: The Miami Beach Gay Pride main stage host yelled 'someone feel his butt for me' as the crowd carried him Olympian Gus Kenworthy just crowd surfed at Miami Beach Pride – and the crowd went wild for him. Falling backward in a leap of faith, the baying LGBTI community below caught him. Just moments before jumping into the crowd, they were shouting for him to take his top off. The stage hosts Julie Goldman and Brandy Howard sent mixed messages to...

Florida is Honoring Gay Olympian Gus Kenworthy Gus Kenworthy is still riding on the high of the 2018 Winter Olympics (and the on air kiss he had during it). The openly gay Olympian has had sponsorship after sponsorship be announced, and now he has a new official role/title too. Gus Kentworthy has been announced to the 2018 Grand Marshal at Miami's Beach Gay Pride next month. The statement revealing this news says that Kenworthy is proud to serve as grand marshal "hot...