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Recently, the Miami-Dade County Commission passed an ordinance that will enable hundreds of county employees to receive domestic partnership benefits. This ordinance will allow those who work for the Miami-Dade County to extend their health coverage to their unmarried partners and children. In addition to health care coverage, the ordinance gives domestic partners and their children visitation rights at hospitals, county jails and juvenile detention facilities.

According to Miami-Dade County’s managers, it will cost $1.3 million a year if 600 domestic partners are enrolled. So far, 900 county employees have filed for domestic partnership benefits.

This is a big victory for gay rights organizations such as Equality Florida and SAVE Dade. It was around time that something like this happened in South Florida. We have to remember South Florida has an important gay community who has positively influenced our economy.

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The City of Miami is full of Film Festivals! To start with, we have the Miami International Film Festival and The Miami Gay Film Festival. Then, usually around May and June, The Miami Brazilian Film Festival arrives. The Miami Brazilian Film Festival, in its 12th edition, is a highly suggested Miami event. Brazilian film industry is pretty acclaimed worldwide, and this Miami event will feature the best of the best of independent Brazilian movies. Movie lovers should not miss this Miami event!

Attendees will be able to watch over 30 different movies, from drama to comedy and more. This event in Miami will fun from May 5th to June 6th, 2008. The films will be screen in several venues around Miami Florida, including the popular Colony Theater on Lincoln Road. Visit www.brazilianfilmfestival.com to get more information.

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Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival will be running from April 25th –May 4th, 2008. This is one of the most popular events in Miami throughout the year, and for sure the biggest event during April and May. If you are interested in good independent movie you must attend this event independently of your sexual orientations.  This Miami’s event is one of the best cultural events of our magical city that features not only amazing films, but it also features great Miami’s parties hosted around popular Miami hotels and Miami attractions.

The official kick off party will be taking place at Miami’s attraction, Miami Science Museum, located at 3280 South Miami Avenue in Coconut Grove. Other event in Miami you should not miss during the Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival is the Opening Night Party that will take place at Jungle Island, one of the most popular Miami attractions close to Miami Beach, located at 1111 Parrot Jungle Trail, Miami. For all fashion fans, it is the 11 Minutes Fashion Show, who will follow projects Runway’s winner, Jay McCaroll, from his documentary screening at Regal Theater. This event will take place at the Dorset at the Catalina Hotel situated at 1732 Collins Avenue, South Beach. And, of course, I could not missing from mention the Closing Gala at the Miami Art Space MA located at 244 NW 35th Street, Wynwood Art District.

There are many more Miami Gay & Lesbian Film Festival’s events and, of course, the movies. For more information please visit www.mglff.com, to download the films list please click here.

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