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William ‘Bill' Spinosa, Gay Men's Chorus of South Florida Founder, Dies at 67—a celebration of life to be held Dec. 20 in Fort Lauderdale, by Edward Otto Zielke
Covered in OutClique Magazine, Out South Florida, and Hotspots Magazine.
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The Gay Men's Chorus of South Florida Unveils 16th Season. This holiday season, buckle up for GMCSF's Holiday Slay Ride, a glitter-studded celebration at the iconic Hard Rock Live and more.
OutClique Magazine
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The Chic & Unique Ball Step Into Burlesque Celebrates Diverse Community: by Bryce Johnson
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Bear World Magazine
OutClique Magazine
Change That Made a Difference: Seminole Casino Coconut Creek's gift helped the Chorus finish Season 15 strong
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Center Stage, Full Body: How I Learned to Love My Reflection. When I first stepped on stage as a teen cabaret performer, I wasn’t just carrying sheet music—I was carrying shame.
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The 2024 South Florida Out & Proud list celebrates activists, business leaders, organizers, and others who are out and proud members of our local LGBTQ+ community.
Featured Articles
The Gay Men's Chorus of South Florida Unveils 16th Season. BroadwayWorld, October 10, 2025
The Chic & Unique Ball, Step Into Burlesque Celebrates Diverse Community, OutClique Magazine, Oct 1, 2025
Celebrate Pride with GMCSF and Dazzling Divas, OutClique Magazine, June 1, 2025
Together in harmony: Gay Men’s Chorus to perform for Holocaust Remembrance Day, South Florida Sun Sentinel, Apr 9, 2025
Gay Chorus Gala Strikes a Chord, OUTSFL, Nov 21, 2024
The Gay Men's Chorus of South Florida Unveils 15th Anniversary Season, Broadway World, Oct 7, 2024
Gay Men's Chorus of South Florida Presents the Chic & Unique Ball: Crystal Opulence Unleashed, Edge Network Media - Sept 4, 2024
Beloved Member of Local Gay Chorus Dies, OUTSFL - Jul 10, 2024
Unity in Color: Avi Ram’s Vibrant Tribute to LGBTQ+ Identity, OutClique Magazine - Jun 13, 2024
2024 Lexus International Gay Polo Tournament Features GMCSF April 6, HotSpots Magazine - Apr 4, 2024
GMCSF Hard Rock Concert Celebrates Major Success With $150,000 On-Stage Check, Queer News Tonight - Dec 2023
GMCSF Celebrates Gala Success, OUTSFL - Nov 2023
Gay Men's Chorus Of South Florida Announces Honorees For The Chic & Unique Ball, Broadway World, Oct 12, 2023
Gay Men’s Chorus of South Florida Presents The Chic & Unique Ball, A Red Carpet Extravaganza, POZ: Health, Life & HIV - Sept 27, 2023
Gay Men's Chorus of South Florida to Host THE CHIC & UNIQUE BALL in November, Broadway World, Broadway World, Sept 9, 2023
Gay Men's Chorus of South Florida Appoints New Board Members, OutClique Magazine - Aug 2023
Gay Men's Chorus of South Florida Welcomes New Board Members for 14th Season, Broadway World, July 28, 2023
Our new reality: Stonewall Pride parade moves forward this Saturday with new rules, Sun Sentinel - June 2023
The Gay Men's Chorus of South Florida (GMCSF) Brings Live Music and Entertainment to the Community. Miami Living Magazine - June 2023
Chorus Celebrates Disney in Pride Month Concerts, OUTSFL - June 2023
Gay Men's Chorus Of South Florida Will Perform Co-Commission Song Cycle SONGS OF THE PHOENIX, Broadway World, Feb 3, 2023
Das hätten wir sein können (That Could Have Been Us), SPIEGEL Ausland – July 2022
See five memorable 'Golden Girls' episodes at South Florida theaters, SunSentinel - Sept 2021
Thank You! Your ‘Messages of Gratitude' for Frontline Heroes, NBC6 - Apr 2020
What Makes Us Clique, OutClique Magazine - Feb 2020
Happy 20th Anniversary Grand Resort & Spa! Nobody Does It Better., Instinct Magazine – May 2019
Fort Lauderdale's Oasis for Gay Travelers - Plan Your Stay at The Grand Resort and Spa, Vacation.com - Jul 2018
Gay 50 Plus interviews Edward Otto Zielke, Gay 50 Plus - May 2018
Robin Meets ... Edward Otto Zielke, Bear World Magazine - May 2018
Upgrades, Service, and RuPaul Equal Grand Resort and Spa Elevation, OutClique Magazine - May 2018
Fort Lauderdale's The Grand Resort and Spa is a new proud sponsor of RuPaul's Drag Race, ePRnews - Mar 2017
The Grand Resort & Spa: Fort Lauderdale's luxury resort and spa for gay men since 1999, Gay Travelers Magazine - Aug 2016
The Grand Resort & Spa - Gay Men's Resort With Clothing Optional Courtyard, NudeVacation.info - Aug 2016
A Day in LGBT South Florida 2017, South Florida Gay News - Dec 2017
Hotspots Ask the Community "What Makes You Happy?", HotSpots Magazine - Dec 2016
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Darren Patrick Blankey - Jun 2014
Fort Lauderdale Beach Erosion Raises Tourism Concerns, NBC Miami - Nov 2012
Commentary
Queer News Tonight 2025
- As Queer Spaces Continue To Close, Ramrod Celebrates 31 Years With A New Mr Ramrod, Edward Otto Zielke, October 13, 2025
- Pete Buttigieg Fires Back at Tucker Carlson, Edward Otto Zielke, September 29, 2025
- GMCSF Community Sing-Along Brings Spooky Fun to Wilton Manors, October 4, Edward Otto Zielke, September 29, 2025
- Chic & Unique Ball Promises Burlesque Magic, November 1, Edward Otto Zielke, September 15, 2025
- History is Made As Hallmark Channel Airs Network’s first-ever Gay Wedding Movie, Edward Otto Zielke, September 15, 2025
- Largest Pride In Blue Nashville May Shutdown Over $250k Sponsorship Losses, Edward Otto Zielke, August 21, 2025
- GMCSF Opens Two Season 16 Auditions, September 3 & 6, Edward Otto Zielke, August 25, 2025
- Wilton Manors Lifts Voices In Community Sing-Along, Edward Otto Zielke, August 21, 2025
- Horror, Camp, and S’mores Frankenstein Day Hits Fort Lauderdale Beach on August 30, Edward Otto Zielke, August 20, 2025
- GMCSF Presents Concert Season 16 and Auditions on August 9, Edward Otto Zielke, August 4, 2025
- Dazzling Divas To Light Up Parker Stage, Edward Otto Zielke, June 16, 2025
- JoJo Siwa Claps Back at Bi Erasure After Miley Cyrus Joke, Edward Otto Zielke, June 16, 2025
- Naples Pride Changes After Last Minute Court Ruling And Pressure From DeSantis, Edward Otto Zielke, June 9, 2025
- Dazzling Divas Take The Parker Stage on June 21, Edward Otto Zielke, June 9, 2025
- A True 'Rainbow Connection’ As Florida's Gay Choruses Come Together For Pride Month, Edward Otto Zielke, May 19, 2025
- Harvey Milk Day Nears with Renewed Pride on May 22, Edward Otto Zielke, May 19, 2025
- GMCSF Brings Broadway to Life May 17, Edward Otto Zielke, Apr 28, 2025
- Disgraced Gay Congressman George Santos To Serve 7 Year Prison Sentence, Edward Otto Zielke, Apr 28, 2025
- GMCSF Raffle For Machu Picchu & Peru June 21, FayWhat?! & Edward Otto Zielke, Apr 21, 2025
- Divas Tea Dance at Hunter's Nightclub on May 3, Edward Otto Zielke, Apr 21, 2025
- Fashion Week Red Carpet Runway Came To Wilton Manors on April 19, Edward Otto Zielke, Apr 21, 2025
- Onya Nurve Snatches The Crown of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 17, Edward Otto Zielke, Apr 21, 2025
- DC World Pride Warns Trans Community Of Traveling To USA, Edward Otto Zielke, Apr 14, 2025
- Lexus Gay Polo Tournament Returns April 26, Edward Otto Zielke, Apr 14, 2025
- Community Unites for Yom HaShoah Remembrance April 23, Edward Otto Zielke, Mar 31, 2025
- New Pulse Photo Raises Questions on City, Club Accountability, Edward Otto Zielke, Mar 17, 2025
- Kennedy Center Controversy Sparks Unlikely Call for Diversity and Inclusion from Trump Ally, Edward Otto Zielke, Mar 17, 2025
- NPR Changes Mind To Tell Ari Shapiro Ok To Not 'Skip' Pride, Edward Otto Zielke, Mar 17, 2025
- GMCSF Broadway Blockbusters on March 21 and the Call for Dazzling Divas Auditions is on March 22, Edward Otto Zielke, Mar 17, 2025
- Blockbusters Light Up South Florida on March 21, Edward Otto Zielke, Mar 10, 2025
- Pentagon Purges DEI Content, Deletes Thousands of Military Images Including ‘Enola Gay’, Edward Otto Zielke, Mar 10, 2025
- GMCSF Brings Broadway Blockbusters To The Parker March 21, Edward Otto Zielke, Mar 3, 2025
- DC Museum "Terminates" Black & LGBTQ Shows After Trump Threatens Funding, Edward Otto Zielke, Mar 3, 2025
- Musk Or Us Tesla Protests Come To Wilton Manors: Success Or Apathy?, Edward Otto Zielke, Feb 24, 2025
- GMCSF Brings Two Huge Concerts On Social Justice And Broadway's Best, Edward Otto Zielke, Feb 24, 2025
- SNL Breathtaking 50th Anniversary Pokes Fun Of It's Problematic Gay History, Edward Otto Zielke, Feb 17, 2025
- Unbroken Voices, Songs For Justice & Redemption February 27, 8pm at Sunshine Cathedral, Edward Otto Zielke, Feb 17, 2025
- Dolly Parton New West End Musical Is Getting Homophobic Hecklers, Edward Otto Zielke, Feb 12, 2025
- Time For 'Songs of Justice And Redemption' As GMCSF Presents Unbroken Voices February 27, Edward Otto Zielke, Feb 12, 2025
- Latrice Royale brings Aquarius to Sunshine Cathedral on February 8, Edward Otto Zielke, Feb 3, 2025
- GMCSF And West End Lounge Celebrate Shout Cabaret February 6, Edward Otto Zielke, Feb 3, 2025
- 80th Anniversary Of Auschwitz Gay Liberation And Holocaust Remembrance Day, Edward Otto Zielke, Jan 27, 2025
- GMCSF SHOUT! Returns to The West End, Edward Otto Zielke, Jan 27, 2025
- Secretary Of State Marco Rubio Bans Passports With X Gender Marker, Edward Otto Zielke, Jan 27, 2025
- GMCSF And BOSFL Host Community Sing Along At Hunters on February 1, Edward Otto Zielke, Jan 20, 2025
- Did TikTok Go Dark To Be Saved By Trump? Edward Otto Zielke, Jan 20, 2025
- Unbroken Voices Songs For Justice and Redemption by GMCSF February 27 at Sunshine Cathedral, Edward Otto Zielke, Jan 13, 2025
- Worldwide Celebrity Mourning Of Drag Race Winner The Vivienne's Death At 32, Edward Otto Zielke, Jan 6, 2025
- Out Professionals is hosting a Networking Social for LGBTQ Professionals at Ombelle Fort Lauderdale, Edward Otto Zielke, Jan 6, 2025
Queer News Tonight 2024
- GMCSF Presents A Holiday Extravaganza at Hard Rock Live December 17, Edward Otto Zielke, Dec 2, 2024
- The Chic & Unique Ball, Crystal Opulence Unleashed November 2 at The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, Edward Otto Zielke, Oct 14, 2024
- The Chic & Unique Ball, Crystal Opulence Unleashed November 2 at The Westin Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort, FayWhat?!, Sept 30, 2024
- 2024 Lexus International Gay Polo Tournament Features GMCSF April 6, FayWhat?! and Edward Otto Zielke, Apr 3, 2024
- Gay Mens Chorus of South Florida Presents ‘Hooray For Hollywood’ at The Parker on March 22, Bonnie Builder, TriniDaddy, and Edward Otto Zielke, Mar 20, 2024