http://www.EDGEphiladelphia.com Your life... with an EDGE. en-us 2013 EDGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. editor@edgepublications.com (Managing Editor) webmaster@edgepublications.com (Webmaster) Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:03:50 -0400 http://www.EDGEphiladelphia.com/rss Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/News/philadelphia http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?146019 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=146019 Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski says she now supports gay marriage, becoming the third Senate Republican to do so. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?146004 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=146004 President Barack Obama has nominated his former finance director to be U.S. ambassador to Denmark and tapped two major fundraisers for postings in Spain and Germany. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?146002 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=146002 Tired of having to wait years for bills to give partial rights to the LGBT community, a group of activists and organizations are launching a campaign to get Congress to draft and pass an all-inclusive bill. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?146001 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=146001 Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles is continuing its battle over specialty auto license plates for a group that counsels gay and lesbian youth. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145993 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145993 On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Police Department released surveillance video of the May 31 brutal attack on a transgender woman in Hollywood. A $25,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of the four individuals seen in the video Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145988 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145988 Republican lawmakers have a message for those who want the party to soften its emphasis on social conservatism in hopes of reaching a wider national audience: Not so fast. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145987 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145987 Scientists in Michigan and Louisiana are predicting a big summer "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico and Chesapeake Bay unless a tropical storm hits the area shortly before or during the annual measurement. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145986 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145986 A Brazilian congressional human rights committee on Thursday approved legislation that would allow psychologists to treat homosexuality as a disorder or pathology. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145968 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145968 A new study finds that same-sex couples are treated less favorably than heterosexual couples when seeking information about rental housing advertised online. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145967 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145967 Health officials are urging people who plan on traveling to New York City for Gay Pride events over the June 28-30 weekend to get a meningitis vaccination after a recent outbreak of the disease made national headlines this year. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145959 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145959 A man accused of shooting a gay man in New York City's Greenwich Village after taunting him with slurs has pleaded not guilty. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145953 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145953 The attorney for an 18 year old Florida woman who was charged with a felony for having sexual contact with her 14-year-old girlfriend has filed a motion asking the judge to remove himself from the case. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145952 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145952 The attorney for a young Florida woman who was charged with a felony for having sexual contact with her 14-year-old girlfriend has filed a motion asking the judge to remove himself from the case. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145949 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145949 A new survey finds that gay males suspect they are gay earlier in life than gay females, and come out to someone earlier in life than gay females. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145945 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145945 Former Olympic diving champion Greg Louganis plans to get married this fall. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145943 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145943 Elliot Morales, suspect in the May 18th hate crime shooting death of Mark Carson in Greenwich Village is scheduled to appear in a Manhattan court room today for arraignment. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145942 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145942 Russia is on its way to sharply limiting the adoption of children by people from countries that allow same-sex marriage. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145935 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145935 Former used care salesman and star of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting?, Josh Duggar announced yesterday that he has accepted the position of Executive Director for the anti-gay hate group, Family Research Council. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145932 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145932 Mel Wymore, ex-PTA chair and founder of a roster of local organizations, could be the first openly transgender officeholder in the nation's biggest city and one of only a handful ever in the U.S. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/?145929 http://www.edgephiladelphia.com/index.php?ch=entertainment&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145929 Move over Miss Carolina with your "such as US Americans!" Get off the cross Carrie Prajean with your "Opposite Marriage!" There's a new dum dum in town and she hails from the Beehive State. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:00:00 EST