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In Gay Marriage Race, Slow & Steady May Be the Best Course

May 15
Does President Obama’s admission that he has ’evolved’ on gay marriage point to an incremental approach, with civil unions serving as a way station? Or have we waited too long for full equality to accept half a loaf, even temporarily?

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Million Moms Target JCPenney Ad Campaign

By Jenny Block | May 16
When the anti-gay One Million Moms targeted JCPenney for their inclusive policies, the resulting backlash ended up being directed against them.

Parker: I Consider Myself a Role Model

By Michael K. Lavers | May 9
Equality Forum on May 5 presented Houston Mayor Annise Parker with its International Role Model Award during its annual dinner in Philadelphia. She spoke with EDGE about her tenure, her marriage equality activism and her future plans.
Photo of SunServe’s Mark Ketcham and Chad Thilborger by Tony Adams

SunServe and White House Offer Help for LGBT Seniors

LOCAL | By Tony Adams | May 17
On Monday May 7, the University of Miami hosted the White House LGBT Conference on Aging, bringing together Florida state and local leaders, Washington representatives and policy makers, and a large number of concerned straight and gay citizens.

The OraQuick In-Home HIV test

FDA Panel Backs First Rapid, Take Home HIV Test

AIDS | By Matthew Perrone | May 16
American consumers may soon be able to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their own homes, after a panel of experts on Tuesday recommended approval of the first rapid, over-the-counter HIV test.

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American Idiot

By Jenny Block | May 13
"American Idiot" offers audiences more concert than theater.

Lili Whiteass takes to the road (with ’La Cage’)

By Doug Dodasovich | Apr 11
Lili Whiteass (aka Todd Lattimore) is the welcoming face of the ’La Cage aux Folles’ national tour - literally. He greets audience members as they come into the theater & does the pre-show. And people love him. EDGE spoke to Whiteass about this role.
Kitsch and Rihanna outthink alien baddies in "Battleship"

Battleship

MOVIES | By David Foucher | May 16
Completely derivative and nonsensical, but fun nonetheless.

Jennifer Lopez in "What to Expect When You’re Expecting"

’What to Expect When You’re Expecting?’ Ask J. Lo & Cameron Diaz

MOVIES | By Fred Topel | May 16
Life reflects art, sort of, for J. Lo & Cameron Diaz in the ensemble comedy "What to Expect When You’re Expecting." J. Lo, a mother in real-life, plays a woman adopting; Diaz, not a mom, is a most-pregnant mom-to-be. EDGE spoke to the actresses.

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Obama on Gay Marriage: ’Right Thing to Do’

By Julie Pace | May 15
President Barack Obama on Monday defended his view that gay couples should have the right to marry, saying that the country has never gone wrong when …

First Gay Culture Festival on Greek Isle of Skiathos in July 2012

May 14
The 1st International Gay Culture Festival will be held in 12-15 July 2012 on the cosmopolitan island of Skiathos, Greece.

EDGE Goes Social

Home (and Water Cooler) Conversations Move Same-Sex Marriage Forward

HOME | By ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS, LISA LEFF | May 17
Just as influential in his thinking, according to Obama, were dinnertime conversations with his 13- and 10-year-old daughters, who have friends with two mothers or two fathers.

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Naked Boys Singing returns to Off-Broadway at the Kirk Theatre in NYC.

Naked Boys...Still Singing!

LOCAL EVENTS | By JC Alvarez | May 8
The Off-Broadway hit "Naked Boys Singing" returns in all its wonderful splendor. Still relevant, still funny...and still very naked.

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A Facebook worker smiling inside Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif.

Facebook Investors to Cash Out More Shares

CORPORATE | May 16
Insiders and early Facebook investors will be unloading more of their shares in the initial public offering, the company said Wednesday, as they take advantage of investor demand.

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The Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey

31st Turkish-American Day Parade and Festival Celebrates in NYC

May 17
"The Turkish-American Day Parade and Festival in New York City has been accepted as the greatest Turkish cultural event outside of Turkey." The 31st Annual Turkish Day Parade and Festival will be held on Saturday, May 19th, 2012.

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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius speaks during the Alzheimer’s Disease conference.

Scientists Hunt Ways to Stall Alzheimer’s Earlier

HEALTH | By Lauran Neegraad | May 16
Look for a fundamental shift in how scientists hunt ways to ward off the devastation of Alzheimer’s disease - by testing possible therapies in people who don’t yet show many symptoms, before too much of the brain is destroyed.

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