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Alex Nauth blows a hot trumpet with Foxy Shazam

May 14
One group of guys who exude all the qualities of classic rock and then some is the band known as Foxy Shazam. Their latest album, "The Church of Rock and Roll" strikes red hot. EDGE spoke to band member Alex Nauth.

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Wealthy Young Gay Couple Donates $100K to Support Gay Marriage in Maine

By Jason St. Amand | May 16
Chris Hughes, a founder of Facebook, and his partner Sean Eldridge are a powerful political couple in New York that recently donated $100,000 to an LGBT Maine campaign for a measure that would legalize same-sex marriage in the state.

Gov.: RI Recognizing Out-of-State Gay Marriages

By Erika Niedowski | May 14
Rhode Island’s governor on Monday declared that the state will recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere, giving gay couples the same rights as heterosexual ones when it comes to health insurance and a slew of other benefits.
The cover to this week’s New Yorker

Obama’s Historic Moment Makes Magazine Covers

POLITICS | By Jason St. Amand | May 15
A number of magazine covers turned heads this week including Newsweek’s, which called President Obama the country’s first gay president. But James Buchanan may beg to differ.

Governor Lincoln Chafee signs the executive order, flanked by Lt. Governor Elizabeth Roberts and same-sex marriage supporters.

Rhode Island to Recognize States’ Same-Sex Marriages

LOCAL | By Joe Siegel | May 15
The State of Rhode Island will now officially recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states as the result of an Executive Order signed by Governor Lincoln Chafee.

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Much Ado About Nothing... With A Twist

By Kilian Melloy | May 10
There’s no room for stuffiness in Bad Habit Productions’ bright, sometimes ramshackle, but consistently delightful production of "Much Ado About Nothing... With A Twist."

Zenne Dancer

By Kilian Melloy | May 8
In 2008, a young, openly gay Turkish man named Ahmet Yildiz was fatally shot as he was leaving a café in Istabul. That event, seen as Turkey’s first know "gay honor killing," inspired this moving film.
(Left to right:) Journey band member Neal Schon, filmmaker Ramona S. Diaz, new lead singer Arnel Pineda

Just a Singer in a Rock ’n’ Roll Band

MOVIES | By Roberto Friedman | May 16
For their closing night film, the 55th San Francisco International Film Festival’s presentation of Ramona S. Diaz’s documentary Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey seemed like the ultimate feel-good movie.

The cover to this week’s New Yorker

Obama’s Historic Moment Makes Magazine Covers

CULTURE | By Jason St. Amand | May 15
A number of magazine covers turned heads this week including Newsweek’s, which called President Obama the country’s first gay president. But James Buchanan may beg to differ.

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Obama on Gay Marriage: ’Right Thing to Do’

By Julie Pace | May 15
President Barack Obama on Monday defended his view that gay couples should have the right to marry, saying that the country has never gone wrong when …

First Gay Culture Festival on Greek Isle of Skiathos in July 2012

May 14
The 1st International Gay Culture Festival will be held in 12-15 July 2012 on the cosmopolitan island of Skiathos, Greece.

EDGE Goes Social

Extra Mooga at Great GoogaMooga

FOOD/DRINK | May 16
Set in a beautiful wooded area of the park, Extra Mooga is a festival-within-the-festival and offers an unprecedented intersection of food, drink, music, comedy. The Extra Mooga program includes 20 different events per day.

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A JPMorgan office building.

How Will JPMorgan’s $2B Loss Affect Banking Rules?

FINANCE | By Daniel Wagner | May 15
The $2 billion trading loss at JPMorgan Chase has renewed calls for stricter oversight of Wall Street banks. Two years after Congress passed an overhaul of financial rules, many of those changes have yet to be finalized.

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Workers at the Facebook office in Menlo Park, Calif.

Poll: Half of Americans Call Facebook a Fad

PERSONAL TECH | By Tali Arbel | May 15
Half of Americans think Facebook is a passing fad, according to the results of a new Associated Press-CNBC poll. And, in the run-up to the website’s initial public offering of stock, half of Americans say the its expected asking price is too high.

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John Amaechi

Out & Equal Announces Navratilova and Amaechi as Keynote Speakers

May 16
Convening in London on 5 and 6 July, business leaders will consider ways to increase workplace equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) employees around the world.

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Health and Human Services new website alzheimers.gov shows the home page.

Clock Ticking With New Plan to Fight Alzheimer’s

HEALTH | By Lauran Neegraad | May 15
The clock is ticking: The first National Alzheimer’s Plan sets a deadline of 2025 to finally find effective ways to treat, or at least stall, the mind-destroying disease.

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May 18, 2012 @ Club Cafe :: EDGE Fridays at Club Cafe!

DVD Release Party! :: "eCupid" from TLA Releasing!

Single Release Party :: "Zero Gravity" from Kerli!

Movie Release Party :: MEN IN BLACK 3

TLA Releasing presents A Romantic Comedy for the Online Dating Generation - eCupid - A JC Calciano film - Featuring Morgan Fairchild - Available on DVD May 15 - www.tlareleasing.com - www.facebook.com/tlareleasingfans

Single Release Party! Following the Billboard #1 Dance/Club single "Army of Love"comes "ZERO GRAVITY" the brand-new club banger from Estonian dance-pop sensation KERLI with remixes by Laidback Luke, Almighty, It’s the DJ Kue and more! Available NOW on iTunes
http://www.kerlimusic.com
http://www.facebook.com/Kerli

MEN IN BLACK™ 3 - In Men in Black™ 3, Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back... in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K’s life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him -- secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind. In Theaters May 25, 2012! www.meninblack.com/

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