You are looking at the new cover of this week's Hotspots Magazine. The cover is unusual as you might wonder, are they twins? Well no. It’s the same person. That is Drag Queen Bonnie Builder who is also a South Florida performer and bodybuilder and fitness trainer. She is on the fast track to perhaps become a contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race and helps launch the 40th anniversary of the magazine celebrating Queer Black History Month. The largest LGBTQ+ magazine in Florida is part of the Hotspots Happening Out non-profit LGBTQ+ media group is full of incredible features including a story about “The Green Book”. The historic publication started as “The Negro Motorist Green Book” and now a mondern version version of the black travel guide. You will meet some of LGBTQ+ South Florida’s most interesting black community members including Jasmine McKenzie, JT Tucker, Carvelle Estriplet, Kedna Ashly, couple G Wright and Nik Harris, Tatiana Williams, Clifton S. Fehr, Terry Dyer, Lorenzo Robinson and Ronald Perez. See the interesting images of Black Love Nubian Kings including Chaz, Jay, Sam and Terry. It’s time for Harmony Waves ‘Rock The Block’ on February 17 and read all about it with an exclusive interview with American Idol and Wilton Drive star David Archuleta. An interesting feature is what February means in LGBTQ+ history. A major new show comes to Kravis and bio-musical of LGBTQ+ icon Alanis Morissette called ‘Jagged Little Pill.” It may catch you by surprise as Hotspots tells you about ‘Monster Jam’ the famous monster cars live action show coming February 24 & 25. Learn about The South Florida Pride Youth Band Season 13 Concert February 26, and one of the world’s largest medieval festivals as the Florida Renaissance Festival comes to South Florida through March 24. Hotspots explores one of the big Social Justice events of the year at Stonewall Museum’s Gala ‘Standing On The Shoulders Of Heroes’. The Gala is February 24. Awards are presented to Diana Nyad, The HBO program ‘The Stroll’, Visit Lauderdale's Stacy Ritter, and LGBTQ+ youth activist Zander Moricz. Learn all about two big shows coming to Broward Center including Tony N Tina’s wedding February 25. Lin Manuel Miranda’s pals from Hamilton, Manny Gonzlez and Javier Munoz will perform together in a new show called ‘Top Of The World’ at The Parker February 17. And as always, Hotspots Magazine is going to help you with all the choices of what to do this busy weekend and week throughout LGBTQ+ South Florida. The new issue is on stands today.
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