http://www.EDGEboston.com Your life... with an EDGE. en-us 2007 EDGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. editor@edgepublications.com webmaster@edgepublications.com Thursday, November 20, 2008 http://www.EDGEboston.com/rss Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/News/boston http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83708 Even as the California Supreme Court was agreeing this week to consider appeals to overturn the Prop 8 same-sex marriage ban on the basis that it was a constitutional revision that had not gone through the necessary legislative process, that other dreaded word so commonly heard in California politics--recall--was being uttered by those who pushed Prop 8 through. 2008-11-20 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83699 A HIV-positive gay employee of a California Costco store has brought suit against the bulk shopping firm, claiming to have suffered workplace discrimination and humiliation. 2008-11-20 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83698 LGBT Americans lost big-time on Nov. 4, with big defeats in Arizona, Florida, Arkansas and, of course, California EDGE takes a state-by-state look as well as the big picture to see how it might been different. 2008-11-20 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83689 Web-based applications and networking capabilities look to be outstripping traditional means of generating interest in social causes--including GLBT lobbying giant HRC. 2008-11-20 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83674 Two female suspects in a decade-old murder were found dead in an SUV following a profile of the case on the Fox networks' program America's Most Wanted. 2008-11-20 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83625 A former Memphis police officer pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to civil rights charges in the jailhouse beating of a transgender prostitution suspect that was captured on video. 2008-11-20 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83623 As far as Miguel Garcia is concerned, Chicago already has a gay high school. Jones College Prep, where the 16-year-old is a junior, has the city's largest Gay Straight Alliance, an organization of more than 100 students that he and other members say wields considerable influence at their downtown campus. 2008-11-20 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=83607 The online match-making site agreed to launch Compatible Partners for gays and lesbians by the end of March in response to a complaint filed by Eric McKinley. 2008-11-19 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83606 California's highest court agreed Wednesday to hear several legal challenges to the state's new ban on same-sex marriage but refused to allow gay couples to resume marrying before it rules. 2008-11-19 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83602 HRC condemns Gov. Mike Huckabee for comments about gays he made on daytime chat show, The View. 2008-11-19 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83599 The Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, will honor Transgender Day of Remembrance on Thursday, November 20, 2008. 2008-11-19 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83595 Marriage equality organizations were honored by MA Gov. Deval Patrick. 2008-11-19 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83589 Mere weeks after the most populous state in America saw voters approve a ballot initiative to rescind family parity for gays and lesbians, a tiny nation halfway across the world has cleared the way for the possibility of equal family rights. 2008-11-19 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83585 A blogger brought pressure to bear on Subway, the restaurant chain that serves sandwiches as a healthy alternative to fried food, after news broke that a California Subway shop contributed to the Yes on 8 campaign. 2008-11-19 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83584 Family Builders to receive seal of recognition for work with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. 2008-11-19 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83583 The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund [TLDEF] calls upon the Syracuse [N.Y.] Police Department and Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick to fully investigate the death of Lateisha Green, 22, whose legal name was Moses Cannon, as a possible hate crime. 2008-11-19 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83582 In a spirit of inclusion and transparency in government, President-Elect Barack Obama has chosen seven openly gay transition officials. 2008-11-19 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83559 The group that helped legalize gay marriage in two New England states wants to do the same in the other four by the year 2012. 2008-11-19 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83558 State Sen. John Campbell says he's going to introduce a gay marriage bill in January. 2008-11-19 12:00am http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=83557 Backers of a proposed high school touted as a haven for gay and bullied youth have pulled their proposal, saying they wanted to spend another year to finalize their plans. 2008-11-19 12:00am