http://www.EDGEatlanta.com Your life... with an EDGE. en-us 2012 EDGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. editor@edgepublications.com (Managing Editor) webmaster@edgepublications.com (Webmaster) Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:02:05 -0500 http://www.EDGEatlanta.com/rss Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/News/atlanta http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129653 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129653 A decision by the Human Rights Campaign to honor Goldman Sachs' CEO as their new spokesman for marriage equality has angered activist groups, which took to the streets outside HRC's gala in New York last weekend. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129650 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129650 Virginia legislators have passed a bill allowing private adoption agencies to deny placements that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs, including opposition to homosexuality. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129635 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129635 Minnesota once took pride in progressive reform and political consensus. Then last summer warring leaders shut down state government during a political fight in the Capitol. Vitriol commonly erupts and people are arguing over whether to ban gay marriage. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129634 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129634 Two gay men who say they were punched and pinned to the ground by an off-duty police officer before being called offensive names and jailed without their trousers have sued the city and its police over what they call anti-gay bias. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129629 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129629 Finland almost joined Iceland & Belgium as having an out-gay head of government but the Green Party candidate, Pekka Haavisto, appears to be coming in 2nd. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129627 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129627 Low-ranking, young U.S. Army officer Bradley Manning faces a court martial for the largest leak of classified information in our history . His lawyers argue severe emotional turmoil from hiding his sexuality pre-DADT was a factor. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129605 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129605 Richard Malone, the head bishop of the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Portland, Maine, recently announced that he created a new ministry to "help" gays with their "same sex attraction." Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129599 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129599 The question of trans service could be getting a big boost with the focus OutServe has decided to give it Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129626 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129626 Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney cruised to victory in the Nevada caucuses Saturday night, notching a second straight triumph over a field of rivals suddenly struggling to keep pace. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129614 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129614 The "ex-gay" organization recently sent a flyer home with Maryland high school students that told them that "no one is born gay" and that sexual orientation is a choice. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129592 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129592 This year's Super Bowl halftime show will feature gay icon Madonna. Several Christian groups have urged viewers not to tune in to the event while others have slammed the NFL's decision to have the singer perform. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129588 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129588 Roseanne Barr said Thursday she's running for the Green Party's presidential nomination - and it's no joke. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129573 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129573 Meryl Streep may have been nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in "The Iron Lady," but Argentine critics panned the film during its premiere in Buenos Aires on Thursday. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129561 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129561 OneMillionMoms.com recently attacked J.C. Penney for hiring openly lesbian celebrity Ellen DeGeneres as their spokeswoman. The anti-gay group is asking supporters to call the department store and demand that they fire the comedienne. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129565 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129565 A federal appeals court refused to unseal video recordings of a landmark trial on the constitutionality of California's same-sex marriage ban but said it needed more time to decide if a lower court judge properly struck down the voter-approved ban. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129553 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129553 The Catholic Church raised $750,000 in 2011 to back an amendment to the Minnesota constitution that bands gay marriage. Additionally, several anti-gay organizations raised large sums of money to support the same cause. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129541 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129541 Hoping to draw attention to what they describe as The Fellowship's global anti-LGBT agenda, roughly two dozen members of GetEQUAL and other groups protested outside the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C., earlier on Thursday. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129529 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129529 Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney, confident after his Florida primary victory, ended up inviting criticism Wednesday when he said he's "not concerned about the very poor" because they have an "ample safety net." Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129528 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129528 A federal appeals court on Wednesday granted a new hearing to a 40-year-old man who claimed the Atlanta Police Department rejected his job application because he has HIV. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgeatlanta.com/?129528 http://www.edgeatlanta.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=129528 A federal appeals court on Wednesday granted a new hearing to a 40-year-old man who claimed the Atlanta Police Department rejected his job application because he has HIV. 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