Meet the local activist leading the charge for LGBTQ+ rights

For over three decades of marching into the presidential office and debating with governors about policies, Nadine Smith has always been at the forefront of defending the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer) population against the latest threats. 

Smith is the Executive Director of Equality Florida, the state's largest organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. She has served at the top post since the organization's inception in 1997, and she also serves as a legislative lobbyist.  

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The Catalyst interview: Beach Boy Al Jardine

The legacy of the Beach Boys, as rich as it is, has not come without cost. For many years, there have been two camps, bitterly opposed unless a truce is called for some anniversary occasion or other. On the one side is singer Mike Love, who owns the name Beach Boys and is always performing those good ol’ surfin’ hits somewhere in the U.S.A.

Then there’s singer, songwriter and record producer Brian Wilson, who barely survived the “boy genius” tag of his youth, and has maintained a spotty solo career in spite of mental health challenges.

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