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• Suspect in hate crime slaying of gay man in New York City's Greenwich Village charged with murder

  BY VERENA DOBNIK, ASSOCIATED PRESS

  NEW YORK -- The man who police say hurled homophobic slurs at a gay man on a Manhattan street before firing a single fatal shot to his head has been charged with murder as a hate [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 19, 2013, 6:24pm in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• Video | Bullies attack teenage lesbian, chop her hair

  An ABC-TV affiliate in Sacramento, Calif., reports that bullies lured a 15-year-old lesbian into a remote area and cut off her ponytail, leaving her with a bald spot in the back of her head. The attack happened about 50 miles from Sacramento.

  Source: San Diego Gay & Lesbian [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 19, 2013, 7:45am in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• Gallery | 2013 Aqua Girl reception in South Beach

  Aqua Girl is underway in South Beach and hundreds of supporters gathered Friday night for a VIP reception at the Lincoln Road Garage to celebrate this year's event, which runs through Sunday.

  Honorees at the VIP party: Community Leader Alison Burgos (pictured top row center with her [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 18, 2013, 4:15pm in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth? Vote is Thursday

  BY DAVID CRARY, AP NATIONAL WRITER

  With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 18, 2013, 12:10pm in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• French president signs gay marriage into law

  ASSOCIATED PRESS

  PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate.

  His signature means the first gay marriages may be [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 18, 2013, 11:28am in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• French president signs gay marriage into law (updated with euronews video)

  ASSOCIATED PRESS

  PARIS -- French President Francois Hollande has signed a law authorizing gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples, after months of nationwide protests and wrenching debate.

  His signature means the first gay marriages may be celebrated in [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 18, 2013, 11:28am in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• Transit Talk Pre-Summit Summit

  Right when we needed it, the good folks at The Miami Foundation are sponsoring a “Pre-Summit Summit” titled Transit Talk in advance of the Miami-Dade County 2013 Transportation Summit.

  Wednesday, May 29 — 6:00pm

  Avenue D Jazz and Blues Lounge

  8 S. Miami Avenue

  [...]

  From Transit Miami at May 17, 2013, 11:51pm in News, Life

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• All welcome: South Florida Mustangs gay square dance club to resume classes June 6 in Wilton Manors

  The South Florida Mustangs became popular in the 1980s and 1990s with gay square dancing. The group is back, with classes to be held in June in Wilton Manors.

  Here's the news release:

  EVER WANT TO TRY SQUARE DANCING?

  The South Florida Mustangs, the first GLBT' [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 17, 2013, 5:33pm in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• Video message | Ambassador Susan E. Rice speaks out on International Day Against Homophobia

  News release from the White House:

  Video Message by Ambassador Susan E. Rice, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on International Day Against Homophobia, May 17, 2013

  Today, as we commemorate International Day Against Homophobia, we rededicate ourselves to a basic but essential truth – that human rights [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 17, 2013, 5:05pm in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• Gay pride rally in Georgia derailed (with video of antigay violence in streets of capital)

  BY MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI, ASSOCIATED PRESS

  TBILISI, Georgia -- Thousands of anti-gay protesters, including Orthodox priests, occupied a central street in Georgia's capital Friday, with some threatening to lash with stinging nettles any participant in a gay pride parade which was to take place there.

  Police in Tbilisi guarded several dozen [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 17, 2013, 4:50pm in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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