http://www.EDGEatlanta.com Your life... with an EDGE. en-us 2013 EDGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. editor@edgepublications.com (Managing Editor) webmaster@edgepublications.com (Webmaster) Sat, 18 May 2013 02:01:59 -0400 http://www.EDGEatlanta.com/rss Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/News/atlanta http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144725 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144725 A week of drag shows, colorful marches and social and cultural events in Havana culminates Friday with celebrations of the Intl Day Against Homophobia. Hundreds of activists have taken part in the activities headed by first daughter Mariela Castro. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144720 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144720 Gawker reported that there are major layoffs at the Village Voice, including long-standing Michael Musto, Robert Siestsema and Michael Feingold. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144698 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144698 Silvio Berlusconi's private disco featured not only aspiring show girls performing striptease acts as sexy nuns and nurses, but also dressed as President Barack Obama and a prominent Milan prosecutor. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144693 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144693 France's constitutional council has rejected a challenge by conservative lawmakers to the country's new gay marriage law, saying the law was constitutional. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144663 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144663 Portugal's Parliament has passed a law allowing same-sex married couples to adopt their partners' children, but lawmakers rejected legislation granting gay couples the same adoption rights as heterosexuals. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144661 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144661 A resolution to abolish Nevada's ban on gay marriage has passed an Assembly committee. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144658 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144658 Thousands of anti-gay protesters, including Orthodox priests, occupied a central street in Georgia's capital Friday, with some threatening to lash with stinging nettles any participant in a gay pride parade which was to take place there. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144656 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144656 The European Union is calling for action to counter discrimination and violence against homosexuals after a major survey revealed many gays are living in fear across the 27-nation bloc. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144652 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144652 On May 17, LGBT supporters and activists around the globe will raise awareness on LGBT discrimination for International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144647 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144647 Whitman-Walker Health, the nonprofit community health center that specializes in HIV/AIDS and LGBT-competent care, announced Tuesday it will be offering meningitis vaccinations to people who are not current patients due to increased demand. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144579 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144579 If you're reading this right now, be warned, you might turn gay. That's what anti-gay Mission American's radio show host Linda Harvey says. Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144642 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144642 A painting depicting Bea Arthur topless sold for a whopping $1.9 million at auction this week. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144640 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144640 A failed Dallas City Council candidate targeted the LGBT community by defacing a cover story by the Dallas Voice with anti-gay rhetoric. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144634 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144634 Texas lawmakers passed two bills this week that would discriminate against the LGBT community. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144633 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=features&sc3=&id=144633 A Brooklyn woman was ejected from a plane from Los Angeles to New York last week after refusing to stop singing the Dolly Parton song famously covered by Whitney Houston, "I Will Always Love You." Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144624 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144624 Jason Collins would always make excuses for why he wasn't interested in the women his twin brother and sister-in-law would set him up with on dates. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144623 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144623 Two conservative religious groups say they were also the subject of unusual scrutiny from the Internal Revenue Service. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144621 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144621 The ACLU is lobbying for the gay couple on "Modern Family" to get married. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144589 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144589 On Tuesday, Christine Quinn disclosed a difficult piece of her past that she had kept private: She was bulimic for a decade in her teens and 20s, went to rehab for it at 26 and considers herself a recovering alcoholic to this day. Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?144587 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144587 Moscow officials say they have rejected a request to hold a gay pride event in Russia's capital city. Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 EST