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• Lesbian, 18, rejects plea deal that would have kept her off sex-offenders registry; case headed to trial

  BY STEVE ROTHAUS, srothaus@MiamiHerald.com

  An 18-year-old high school senior, accused of having sex with her then-14-year-old girlfriend, has rejected a plea deal that could have kept her off Florida's sex-offender registry.

  Kaitlyn Hunt of Indian River County is charged with two [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 24, 2013, 12:33pm in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• LGBT activists (mostly) applaud, conservative groups deplore Boy Scouts decision allowing gay youths

  Here are various public reactions to the Boy Scouts decision on Thursday to allow gay scouts, but not adult gay leaders:

  HRC, Human Rights Campaign:

  WASHINGTON – In a historic move, 1,400 leaders from the nation’s local Boy Scouts of America Councils gave the green light [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 24, 2013, 11:49am in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys, reject allowing gay adults from being scout leaders

  BY DAVID CRARY AND NOMAAN MERCHANT, ASSOCIATED PRESS

  GRAPEVINE, Texas -- After lengthy and wrenching debate, local leaders of the Boy Scouts of America have voted to open their ranks to openly gay boys for the first time, but heated reactions from the left and right made clear that the [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 24, 2013, 8:33am in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• Marlins Face White Sox -- Minus Ozzie Guillen

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  TWITTER: @GeorgeRichards

  How much fun would it have been had the Marlins gone to the south side of Chicago this weekend with Ozzie Guillen still managing?

  Guillen, fired after one season with the Marlins, managed the White Sox for eight colorful seasons in which he won a World Series but also openly [...]

  From Miami Herald: Fish Bytes at May 23, 2013, 4:37pm in Miami Marlins, MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Sports

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• Gay Miami Lakes Educational senior wins Silver Knight honorable mention for English & Literature

  Congratulations to Sandy Rodriguez, a gay senior at Miami Lakes Educational Center who won an honorable mention for English and Literature Wednesday night at the 2013 annual Silver Knight Award ceremony:

  BY CHABELI HERRERA
  CHERRERA@MIAMIHERALD.COM

  Forty-five students were selected among the best of the best in [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 23, 2013, 10:01am in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• Coconut Grove Eagle Scout Eston Melton III writes about Boy Scouts’ ‘life lesson’ on hypocrisy

  The Boy Scouts are scheduled Thursday to vote whether to allow in openly gay scouts. Here is an op-ed written by Eston “Dusty” Melton, an Eagle Scout since 1969, who lives in Coconut Grove:

  BY ESTON MELTON III, DUSTYMELTON@EARTHLINK.NET

  Phone (305) 364-0020 and [...]

  From Steve Rothaus' Gay South Florida at May 23, 2013, 8:41am in Politics, News, Life, MiamiHerald.com Blogs

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• Team with no questions? I have some

  A couple of weeks ago, amid the feel-good reflections of the offseason, guard Richie Incognito said the Dolphins had no questions. No, he wasn't suggesting the team is winning a championship in 2013. He was making the point he sees no obvious weaknesses or holes.

  I suppose that could be fair.

  Last year [...]

  From Miami Dolphins In Depth at May 23, 2013, 6:00am in Miami Dolphins, MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Sports

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• Alex Rodriguez sells Miami Beach manse to a mystery Palm Beach celeb for $30M

  
  TMZ reports that ARod has left the building--that is, his 9 bedroom, 11 bathroom Miami Beach manse, which he just sold for $30 million. Though the Yankee slugger took an $8 million pay cut in the price of the home, originally listed at $38 mil, he bought [...]
  From Scene in the Tropics at May 22, 2013, 7:25pm in MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Nightlife

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• Alex Rodriguez sells Miami Beach manse to a mystery Palm Beach celeb for $30M

  
  TMZ reports that ARod has left the building--that is, his 9 bedroom, 11 bathroom Miami Beach manse, which he just sold for $30 million. Though the Yankee slugger took an $8 million pay cut in the price of the home, originally listed at $38 mil, he bought [...]
  From Scene in the Tropics at May 22, 2013, 7:25pm in MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Nightlife

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• G1: Pacers @ Heat: Can anyone stop LeBron & Co?; plus poll disses Shula, Super Bowl vote no big deal, Tiger v. Sergio & more

  BLOG NOTE: Not sure who is seeing this and who isn't, or whether glitches are contained. My blog is among a few at MiamiHerald.com that have been wracked by technical issues all day, a problem not yet entirely resolved. My understanding is the blog may be accessed from some smart-phones [...]

  From Greg Cote's Random Evidence of a Cluttered Blog at May 22, 2013, 6:10pm in MiamiHerald.com Blogs, Sports

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