http://www.EDGEboston.com Your life... with an EDGE. en-us 2009 EDGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. editor@edgepublications.com (Managing Editor) webmaster@edgepublications.com (Webmaster) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:00:03 -0500 http://www.EDGEboston.com/rss Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/News/boston http://www.edgeboston.com/?103250 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103250 They may not be seen as sexy, but condoms can save lives by preventing the spread of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The state of California is considering making it a matter of law for actors in adult movies to use condoms for their on-screen sex scenes. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103248 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103248 Locked in a tight race with arch-rival Marco Rubio, Charlie Crist has accused him of getting his back waxed -Aan odd charge coming from mucho metrosexual Crist. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103241 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103241 New York State Sen. Hiram Monserrate may have become the first New York state senator to be kicked out of that august body since the 1920s on ethical violations in the wake of a domestic abuse episode, but supporters of his bid to re-take the seat he lost by winning the special election seem to prefer violence against women to marriage equality. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103237 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103237 Facing a firestorm of criticism for refusing to allow the child of a lesbian couple to return to parochial preschool next year, the Denver Archdiocese has responded with a statement to the effect that the child's exclusion is the fault of his mothers--for being a committed same-sex couple. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103227 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103227 The Supreme Court is entering an emotionally charged dispute between the grieving father of a Marine who died in Iraq and the anti-gay protesters who picket military funerals with inflammatory messages like "Thank God for dead soldiers." Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103226 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103226 Tuesday is the first day same-sex couples can pick up marriage licenses and tie the knot in the city. Some couples planned quick ceremonies at a church or gay rights group's office while others said they'll wait and have more elaborate celebrations. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103214 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103214 Roy Ashburn, the California state senator (and divorced father of four kids) who was caught driving drunk with a man as he was leaving a Sacramento gay bar, has come out - but says he will continue his homophobic voting record. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103213 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103213 The trial of the man who prosecutors contend brutally murdered Jorge Steven LApez Mercado last November had been scheduled to begin in Caguas on March 30, but a judge has postponed it until April 14. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103202 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103202 A Brooklyn rabbi is on trial for allegedly molesting three men when they were in their teens; a fourth reportedly committed suicide. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103192 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103192 Karl Rove is famed for ruthless political stratagem. What is lesser known is that Rove's stepfather was a gay man, and a prominent member of the piercing community, whose own body was heavily embellished with gold piercings. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103189 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103189 Elements of the social and religious right have targeted a Maine proposal to allow transgendered students to use the facilities appropriate to the gender with which the students identify. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103187 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103187 Former U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee, state Attorney General Patrick Lynch, state Treasurer Frank Caprio and Todd Giroux all spoke at a Marriage Equality Rhode Island rally at the State House in Providence on Wednesday, March 3. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103175 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=health_fitness&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103175 The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103168 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103168 Touching on a sensitive issue among conservatives nationwide, the Republican-controlled Oklahoma Legislature is embroiled in a dispute over whether lawmakers should remain focused on the state's budget problems and other fiscal priorities or delve into family issues, especially the state's chronically high divorce rate. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103167 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103167 A pressing legal reality for the "don't ask, don't tell" standard for gays serving in the military is that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has already struck down the way it's practiced in much of the Western United States. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103166 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103166 Virginia's attorney general has advised the state's public colleges that they don't have the authority to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation, saying only the General Assembly has that power. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103165 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103165 Students have protested and administrators have condemned, but the question remains of what lies behind the sudden parade of prejudice - a growing climate of insensitivity on campuses or a bunch of immature kids yearning for peer acceptance and attention. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103164 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103164 Mayor David Cicilline claims he has cleaned up Providence after the corruption of his predecessor, but his family relationships and connection to a former staffer could raise new questions about his reformer credentials. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103161 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103161 Thousands of people took part in a raucous gay pride march Saturday in Cape Town, South Africa's gay capital, pressing for more tolerance in Africa, one of the world's most homophobic regions. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeboston.com/?103160 http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=103160 A Catholic school in Colorado is kicking out a preschooler because the child's parents are lesbians. Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:00:00 EST