links for 2007-07-04

• Would-Be Miami Beach Mayor Runs On Anti-Gay Platform
  South Beach may be one of the most gay welcoming areas of the country but that would all change says Bill Smatt if voters elect him mayor.
  (tags: Election Florida Gay GLBT News Politics Queer)
• Beating Transsexual Not Hate Crime Judge Rules
  A teenager who severely beat a transsexual last year is not guilty of a hate crime a Palm Beach County Juvenile Court judge has ruled.
  (tags: Crime Florida Gay GLBT News Queer)
• Grocery Chain Allows Gay Paper Back In Some Stores
  Kroger Co. says it will allow a regional gay and lesbian newspaper to again be distributed on the free publication rack inside some of its Nashville-area grocery stores.
  (tags: Gay GLBT Queer)