OutClique® is celebrating its 10th Anniversary. Even though it is certainly an achievement in today’s publishing environment to have been around for a decade, I purposely call it an anniversary and not a birthday because this isn’t just about the magazine. This is an anniversary celebration of the joyful, lasting, and powerful relationships we have made with you.
OutClique began as an online event guide but it took the leap to publishing to be able to truly delve into “what’s happening.” I am so very proud of the impact we have made for all of South Florida – for the arts, travel, healthcare, bars and clubs, events, professional services, government, and so many other areas of our LGBTQA+ lives.
I am deeply honored that the City of Wilton Manors proclaimed March 2026 as OutClique Magazine Month. To my utter surprise, complete delight and unending gratitude, the City also recognized March 16, 2026 as Steven Evans Day. The recognition on that particular day really should go to philanthropists Marc Martroana and Don D’Arminno, who generously hosted an amazing anniversary party at their private home that evening.
It was an inspirational night that I will remember as long as I live. The evening of food and fellowship gave me the fortunate privilege of thanking so many of the OutClique family in person for their contributions to the magazine’s success.
To date, we have worked with over 33,000 individuals at more than 9,500 organizations. Some are our incredibly supportive advertisers, who not only serve our community but also support OutClique’s mission to connect readers with the people, places, and stories that define and inspire LGBTQ+ life – locally and beyond.
Others are the elected officials, talented artists, titans of hospitality, devoted healthcare professionals and others that continue to protect, nourish and lead our community. I cannot adequately thank the volunteers and our OutClique team without whom none of this is possible. And my parents, Dalton and Connie, have been instrumental in not only OutClique’s success, but also in my life at every step along the way.
May we continue to carry each other’s burden’s; love each other deeply; use our gifts we have to serve; spur one another toward love and good deeds; be humble and gentle in spirit; be patient, bearing with one another in love; have no divisions among us; and forgive one another. For without love, we are only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
All the best.
Steven O. Evans, Ph.D.
