Comments for GayDaytona.com http://www.gaydaytona.com Daytona Beach Gay Business Guild Sun, 13 May 2012 21:20:45 +0200 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Business Directory by Tom http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=7#comment-9296 Tom Sun, 13 May 2012 21:20:45 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/new-web/?page_id=7#comment-9296 Hi BBB -- Depends on your budget and tolerance. If you can afford $100 plus a night and want elegance, any of the bed and breakfast inns would be fine, especially gay-operated The Villa. a 5 minute walk from the beach and the bars of Seabreeze Blvd. If you're willing to rough it, you can try the Streamline, an Art Deco landmark that has seen better days. Ask for one of the ground-floor rooms, which have been renovated. Some describe it as a "beach bum" atmosphere. The rooftop bar is worth a visit for the view and is fairly busy on weekends. Just about any of the beachfront hotels and motels would be gay-friendly. Daytona is a fairly tolerant place. Hi BBB — Depends on your budget and tolerance. If you can afford $100 plus a night and want elegance, any of the bed and breakfast inns would be fine, especially gay-operated The Villa. a 5 minute walk from the beach and the bars of Seabreeze Blvd. If you’re willing to rough it, you can try the Streamline, an Art Deco landmark that has seen better days. Ask for one of the ground-floor rooms, which have been renovated. Some describe it as a “beach bum” atmosphere. The rooftop bar is worth a visit for the view and is fairly busy on weekends. Just about any of the beachfront hotels and motels would be gay-friendly. Daytona is a fairly tolerant place.

]]> Comment on Business Directory by Arthur Graves http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=7#comment-9228 Arthur Graves Sat, 12 May 2012 02:20:54 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/new-web/?page_id=7#comment-9228 Hi Guys can any one tell me of a gay or Gay friendly hotel? Hi Guys can any one tell me of a gay or Gay friendly hotel?

]]> Comment on New Church News by Tom http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=238#comment-9155 Tom Thu, 10 May 2012 04:02:45 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=238#comment-9155 Nate...Our Word Up editor, Rev. Susan McDaniels, was unable to transmit this week's newsletter to you. Please send her an e-mail address she should use. She is at mcdanielssb@yahoo.com. Thanks...Tom Nate…Our Word Up editor, Rev. Susan McDaniels, was unable to transmit this week’s newsletter to you. Please send her an e-mail address she should use. She is at mcdanielssb@yahoo.com.
Thanks…Tom

]]> Comment on Obama endorses same-sex marriage by Tom http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=1332#comment-9148 Tom Thu, 10 May 2012 03:36:42 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=1332#comment-9148 Thank you, President Obama, for finally getting around to endorsing equality for all. It took you four years, too late for the GLBT couples of Florida and North Carolina. Now, how about backing up your words with some actions, such as reforming Social Security to extend its safety net to gay couples? Thank you, President Obama, for finally getting around to endorsing equality for all. It took you four years, too late for the GLBT couples of Florida and North Carolina. Now, how about backing up your words with some actions, such as reforming Social Security to extend its safety net to gay couples?

]]> Comment on New Church News by Tom http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=238#comment-9016 Tom Mon, 07 May 2012 17:44:20 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=238#comment-9016 Hello Nathan....Thank you for your interest in the "Word Up" newsletter of New Church Family. Your subscription request has been forwarded to Rev. Susan, our newsletter editor. You should be getting it each Wednesday. If there is a glitch, you can also find the latest issue posted here on www.gaydaytona.com. -- Tom at NCF Hello Nathan….Thank you for your interest in the “Word Up” newsletter of New Church Family. Your subscription request has been forwarded to Rev. Susan, our newsletter editor. You should be getting it each Wednesday. If there is a glitch, you can also find the latest issue posted here on http://www.gaydaytona.com. — Tom at NCF

]]> Comment on New Church News by Nate http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=238#comment-9009 Nate Mon, 07 May 2012 16:18:31 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=238#comment-9009 I understand you have a weekly news update. Please add my email address to subscribe. Thanks. I understand you have a weekly news update. Please add my email address to subscribe. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Guild website seeks help by Tom http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=1209#comment-8216 Tom Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:31:06 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=1209#comment-8216 Ian, please direct your information to the contacts listed in the help-wanted announcement. Thanks. Ian, please direct your information to the contacts listed in the help-wanted announcement. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Guild website seeks help by Ian Michael Gay http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=1209#comment-8201 Ian Michael Gay Thu, 19 Apr 2012 21:07:11 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=1209#comment-8201 Reply to ad for data entry for Guild. Thank You Reply to ad for data entry for Guild.
Thank You

]]> Comment on Appeals court hears gay-marriage cases by Tom http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=1164#comment-7499 Tom Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:21:23 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=1164#comment-7499 On a related note, the Bankrate.com web site has an excellent how-to article that explains various ways for married couples to maximize their Social Security benefits. But I posted this footnote: ---0--- To Bankrate.com: Thanks for Jennie Phipps' detailed story on the various technical strategies for collecting maximum Social Security benefits as a married couple. The options are quite amazing. However, there was one glaring omission. She didn't mention that tens of thousands of legally married couples in the U.S. are denied all marriage-related benefits of Social Security because they happen to be same-gender couples. Although they are considered legally married couples in the states of NY, Massachusetts, Iowa, New Hampshire, etc., the federal Defense of Marriage Act continues to treat them as singles. Many of us ardently hope the federal courts will strike down this discrimination within the next year or two, but many of us seniors have already lost thousands of dollars in forgone benefits. Worse yet is the insecurity of knowing that when we die, our surviving spouse will have to fend for himself or herself, unable to get widow/widower benefits. As a result, many of us spend quite a bit extra on life insurance and investments to obtain the safety net that the government denies us. It would be helpful if Bankrate.com brings this to the attention of the public. On a related note, the Bankrate.com web site has an excellent how-to article that explains various ways for married couples to maximize their Social Security benefits. But I posted this footnote:
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To Bankrate.com: Thanks for Jennie Phipps’ detailed story on the various technical strategies for collecting maximum Social Security benefits as a married couple. The options are quite amazing.
However, there was one glaring omission. She didn’t mention that tens of thousands of legally married couples in the U.S. are denied all marriage-related benefits of Social Security because they happen to be same-gender couples. Although they are considered legally married couples in the states of NY, Massachusetts, Iowa, New Hampshire, etc., the federal Defense of Marriage Act continues to treat them as singles. Many of us ardently hope the federal courts will strike down this discrimination within the next year or two, but many of us seniors have already lost thousands of dollars in forgone benefits. Worse yet is the insecurity of knowing that when we die, our surviving spouse will have to fend for himself or herself, unable to get widow/widower benefits. As a result, many of us spend quite a bit extra on life insurance and investments to obtain the safety net that the government denies us.
It would be helpful if Bankrate.com brings this to the attention of the public.

]]> Comment on PRIDE SCHEDULE 2012 by Tom http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=356#comment-7472 Tom Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:49:38 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=356#comment-7472 Nicholas....Thank you for giving us another entry for our statewide Pride Calendar. As you finalize your program, feel free to send more details about venue, special entertainment, etc. Nicholas….Thank you for giving us another entry for our statewide Pride Calendar. As you finalize your program, feel free to send more details about venue, special entertainment, etc.

]]> Comment on PRIDE SCHEDULE 2012 by Nicholas http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=356#comment-7407 Nicholas Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:47:45 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=356#comment-7407 Hello! Don't forget Pride-SWFL on Saturday Oct. 13, 2012! We represent Port Charlotte/Punta Gorda (Charlotte County), Fort Myers/Cape Coral (Lee County) and Naples (Collier County). Let me know if you have any questions! Hello! Don’t forget Pride-SWFL on Saturday Oct. 13, 2012! We represent Port Charlotte/Punta Gorda (Charlotte County), Fort Myers/Cape Coral (Lee County) and Naples (Collier County). Let me know if you have any questions!

]]> Comment on PRIDE SCHEDULE 2012 by Tom http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=356#comment-7077 Tom Tue, 27 Mar 2012 14:18:33 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=356#comment-7077 Thanks Jay...We added it in, and also just posted Disney Gay Days. Apology for missing the Palm Beaches Pride of last weekend. If you know of other Fl. events coming up this summer or fall, be sure to tell us. Tnx again. Thanks Jay…We added it in, and also just posted Disney Gay Days. Apology for missing the Palm Beaches Pride of last weekend. If you know of other Fl. events coming up this summer or fall, be sure to tell us. Tnx again.

]]> Comment on New Church Family by Tom http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=146#comment-6939 Tom Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:23:58 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=146#comment-6939 Hi Jeff....Although we use anti-spam software, it seems impossible to block every message that is probably bogus. Periodically we try to clean out anything that is a blatant ad for porn, etc. Hi Jeff….Although we use anti-spam software, it seems impossible to block every message that is probably bogus. Periodically we try to clean out anything that is a blatant ad for porn, etc.

]]> Comment on OneDaytona by Tom Brown http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=226#comment-6934 Tom Brown Sat, 24 Mar 2012 17:17:39 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=226#comment-6934 Thanks for checking out our OneDaytona page. ATTN STUDENTS -- Go to the news section of this web site and find our OneDaytona Scholarship Application. This is your opportunity to apply for cash grants in the $250-$500 range for the 2012-2013 academic year. Applications are due by APRIL 15. Thanks for checking out our OneDaytona page. ATTN STUDENTS — Go to the news section of this web site and find our OneDaytona Scholarship Application. This is your opportunity to apply for cash grants in the $250-$500 range for the 2012-2013 academic year. Applications are due by APRIL 15.

]]> Comment on Celebrities name the gay film that changed their lives by Tom http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=1065#comment-6733 Tom Mon, 19 Mar 2012 13:12:37 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=1065#comment-6733 While "Boys in the Band" gave me my first glimpse of the gay subculture in New York, I would say "Brokeback Mountain" had the greatest emotional impact. The searing final scene of Ennis fingering his dead lover's jacket, and thinking of a life together they might have had, is such a powerful statement against closeted life. Cultural historians someday may credit the film as a milestone of hetero acceptance of gay love. While “Boys in the Band” gave me my first glimpse of the gay subculture in New York, I would say “Brokeback Mountain” had the greatest emotional impact. The searing final scene of Ennis fingering his dead lover’s jacket, and thinking of a life together they might have had, is such a powerful statement against closeted life. Cultural historians someday may credit the film as a milestone of hetero acceptance of gay love.

]]> Comment on Lesbian grandmas win hearts at ERAU by Robert Stronski http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=1039#comment-6647 Robert Stronski Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:45:47 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=1039#comment-6647 Big thanks to everyone who attended the event and to our corporate sponsors for helping to make it happen. - Robert Stronski President - P.R.I.D.E.! @ ERAU Big thanks to everyone who attended the event and to our corporate sponsors for helping to make it happen.

- Robert Stronski

President – P.R.I.D.E.! @ ERAU

]]> Comment on Russia’s St. Pete crafts gay gag law by TJ Marshall http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=953#comment-6612 TJ Marshall Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:35:27 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?p=953#comment-6612 Put some pressure on the cruise lines. All Baltic Cruises have a two day stop in St. Petersburg. We are scheduled on an Atlantis cruise this summer and will boycott the stop and stay on board. Rather spend our tourist dollars in countries that welcome us than oppress us. Personally, I am having difficulty understanding why Atlantis, a gay travel organization, would not immediately cancel that port and reschedule another. Could it be that they are more interested in making money and their bottom line than doing the right and moral thing. Put some pressure on the cruise lines. All Baltic Cruises have a two day stop in St. Petersburg. We are scheduled on an Atlantis cruise this summer and will boycott the stop and stay on board. Rather spend our tourist dollars in countries that welcome us than oppress us. Personally, I am having difficulty understanding why Atlantis, a gay travel organization, would not immediately cancel that port and reschedule another. Could it be that they are more interested in making money and their bottom line than doing the right and moral thing.

]]> Comment on New Church Family About Us by Tom http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=173#comment-6608 Tom Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:54:18 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=173#comment-6608 Hi "Candy" -- Yes, New Church Family will have a service Sunday at 10 a.m. at the blue Copytronics Building, 815-B Beville Road, Daytona -- same time & place every Sunday. We have been around for 25 years, but, alas, we are still one of Daytona's best-kept secrets. The Internet is helping us get the word out, and we do have newcomers at just about every service. Our congregation is predominantly GLBT, but we have several straight members too, and we do not quiz people about their orientation. It's all part of God's great creation, so why worry about it? Give us a try, I think you'll like us. Hi “Candy” — Yes, New Church Family will have a service Sunday at 10 a.m. at the blue Copytronics Building, 815-B Beville Road, Daytona — same time & place every Sunday. We have been around for 25 years, but, alas, we are still one of Daytona’s best-kept secrets. The Internet is helping us get the word out, and we do have newcomers at just about every service. Our congregation is predominantly GLBT, but we have several straight members too, and we do not quiz people about their orientation. It’s all part of God’s great creation, so why worry about it? Give us a try, I think you’ll like us.

]]> Comment on New Church Family About Us by Candy http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=173#comment-6549 Candy Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:15:21 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=173#comment-6549 By the way... A "New Church Family" is exactly what I NEED. :-D (I just realized that was the name of your church. How perfect!) :) By the way… A “New Church Family” is exactly what I NEED. :-D
(I just realized that was the name of your church. How perfect!) :)

]]> Comment on New Church Family About Us by Candy http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=173#comment-6548 Candy Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:07:47 +0000 http://www.gaydaytona.com/?page_id=173#comment-6548 Hi, I am a local here in the Daytona area for many years and have just come across this church info. I have been attending a church for 20 yrs but it is not a Gay friendly church an I’m wondering if I really belong there now that I’ve recently decided to “come out” as a lesbian. It kind of feels like an old pair of shoes that just don’t quite fit anymore. Very uncomfortable. Also, with my “new life” I find myself without many friends all of a sudden and hope to meet new people who are like minded. Church is not new to me but a “Gay friendly” church is. I really believe this is the direction I need to go in. Will there be a service this next Sunday (March 18rh) perhaps? If so I would really like to attend. Looking forward to finding a congregation whom I can feel comfortable with. Thanx and hope to see you soon. Hi, I am a local here in the Daytona area for many years and have just come across this church info. I have been attending a church for 20 yrs but it is not a Gay friendly church an I’m wondering if I really belong there now that I’ve recently decided to “come out” as a lesbian. It kind of feels like an old pair of shoes that just don’t quite fit anymore. Very uncomfortable. Also, with my “new life” I find myself without many friends all of a sudden and hope to meet new people who are like minded. Church is not new to me but a “Gay friendly” church is. I really believe this is the direction I need to go in. Will there be a service this next Sunday (March 18rh) perhaps? If so I would really like to attend. Looking forward to finding a congregation whom I can feel comfortable with. Thanx and hope to see you soon.

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