http://www.EDGEpublications.com Your life... with an EDGE. en-us 2009 EDGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. editor@edgepublications.com (Managing Editor) webmaster@edgepublications.com (Webmaster) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:00:01 -0500 http://www.EDGEnewyork.com/rss Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender News http://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99280http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99280A federal judge ordered the Obama administration to abide by his ruling and provide health benefits for the female spouse of a lesbian federal employee.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99274http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99274Beginning in 2010, gay and lesbian families in the conservative country Austria will be able to enter into civil unions--although the new status they will enjoy falls short of marriage equality.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99272http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99272A lesbian activist faces a trial for allegedly embezzling nearly $6 million from her employer, Aviva USA; her spouse, also on trial, has denied knowingly spending ill-gotten cash.Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99246http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99246A Web site seeks the skinny on sexually active gay and straight D.C.-area priests in order to "end the hypocrisy."Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99245http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99245A new poll shows that a majority of New Jersey residents support marriage equality of the state's gay and lesbian families, but the state's political realities don't hold much promise out to same sex couples.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99235http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99235Mary Cheney and her partner Heather Poe welcomed their second child, daughter Sarah Lynne Cheney, on Nov. 18.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99220http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99220Prosecutors charged Juan MartAnez Matos with first-degree murder and a variety of weapons offenses in connection with Jorge Steven LApez's brutal death near Caguas late last week.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99202http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99202Former Florida House speaker Marco Rubio continues to gain traction against Republican Gov. Charlie Crist as the two men seek to succeed U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez.Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99191http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99191Senator Kirsten Gillibrand's mixed record and changing stance overt the years has got openly gay New York pol Jon Cooper thinking about a campaign to win her seat.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99187http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99187New York Congressman JosA Serrano has joined a growing list of activists and other officials who continue to urge authorities to prosecute Jorge Steven LApez's alleged killer under the newly passed federal hate crime law.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99185http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99185There have been two high profile acts of anti-gay vandalism in Memphis--one carried out by a "radical queer" group.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99182http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99182The issue of trans access to gender identity-appropriate restrooms has been muddied in Tampa, Florida, by religious and anti-gay groups seeking to play up fears of sexual predation taking place in women's lavatories under the guise of trans protections.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99145http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99145An auction of art old and new brought a bevy of celebrities and connoisseurs to Chelsea for an event that raised $100,000 to support the LGBT media outreach organization.Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99136http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99136Gwendolyn Smith founded the TDOR in San Francisco in Nov. 1999 as a way to "memorialize those who were killed due to anti-transgender hatred or prejudice."Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99131http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99131Prepare for a nation-wide sigh of disappointment: Levi's Playgirl spread will not include a 'full monty' shot.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99121http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99121The Catholic Church has begun to offer a 12-step program designed to lead gays into sexless existences.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99119http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99119Earlier this year, former Miss California USA Carried Prejean was the poster-girl of the anti-gay right, including the National Organization of Marriage. Now, however, Prejean seems to have been dropped by NOM.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99089http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99089Puerto Rican authorities arrested a 28-year-old man earlier this morning in connection with Jorge Steven LApez's gruesome murder near Cayey late last week.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99086http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99086A conservative Republican radio host, blogger and self-described citizen journalist continues to apologize for anti-gay slurs he used to describe the openly gay chair of New Hampshire's Democratic Party.Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?99085http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=99085An unknown assailant or assailants decapitated, dismembered and partially burned Jorge Steven LApez's body in a wooded area near Cayey in what local police and activists have concluded is a possible anti-gay hate crime.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST