http://www.EDGEpublications.com Your life... with an EDGE. en-us 2013 EDGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. editor@edgepublications.com (Managing Editor) webmaster@edgepublications.com (Webmaster) Sun, 26 May 2013 00:00:02 -0400 http://www.EDGEnewyork.com/rss Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender News http://www.edgeonthenet.com/?145012http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=sports&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145012Robbie Rogers is joining the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in another step by openly gay athletes in professional sports.Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144961http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=family&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144961LGBT groups are crying foul after Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) launched a campaign Friday aimed at finding homes for a thousand of the nearly 4,000 children in Virginia's foster care system.Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144941http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=national&sc2=features&sc3=&id=144941Former Baltimore Ravens' Linebacker and Super Bowl Champion Brendon Ayanbadejo has made national headlines for his outspoken support of Marriage Equality and attempts to put an end to anti-LGBT discrimination.Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144921http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=national&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144921The United States Postal Service will reportedly release a stamp featuring the late gay San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk in 2014. It would mark the first time a stamp has been issued specifically to honor an LGBT person.Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144882http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=national&sc2=features&sc3=&id=144882With the recent string of anti-gay attacks in New York City, it may come to no surprise to some that LGBT groups supporting the right to bear arms are beginning to gain some momentum within the community.Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144875http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=national&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144875Researchers at the National Institutes of Health are awaiting the Supreme Court decisions on gay marriage cases this June for scientific reasons - they want to study the psychological impact (whether positive or negative) of the outcome.Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?145001http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=international&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145001Legislators in Puerto Rico on Friday approved a heavily debated bill that outlaws employment discrimination based on gender or sexual orientation.Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?145000http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=national&sc2=news&sc3=&id=145000The Boy Scouts of America will get no reprieve from controversy after a contentious vote to accept openly gay boys as Scouts.Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144986http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=national&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144986After a teen gave touching testimony about his two mothers and their right to marry, the Nevada Assembly approved a measure that would allow same-sex couples to legally tie the knot.Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144984http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=national&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144984Though the Boy Scouts of America's recent decision to accept openly gay members, some LGBT groups say it's not enough and the organization needs to go further by allowing out Scout leaders and volunteers to join.Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144983http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=family&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144983A new children's book purports to "educate" the "next generation" about "God's plan" for families -- a plan that, according to author Amber Dee Parker, calls for heterosexual-only family units.Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144963http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=national&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144963The president of the anti-gay Family Research Council sent out an email blaming the rise in sexual assault in the military on the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144962http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=politics&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144962Two Democratic legislators and the head of a nonprofit organization advocating for LGBT rights in Virginia held a press call Tuesday to condemn the anti-LGBT records and rhetoric used by the GOP's statewide candidates.Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144878http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=national&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144878Cornerstone Baptist Temple in Dayton, Ohio took an ad out in their local paper offering $25 Chick-fil-A gift cards to married straight couples that attended an event honoring what the church called "Biblical marriage."Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144978http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=national&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144978The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144973http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=local&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144973A Manhattan Criminal Court Grand Jury indicted Elliot Morales, accused of shooting and killing a gay man in the West Village last weekend for a hate crime murder.Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144972http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=sports&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144972A MMA fighter has filed a lawsuit against a sexual performance gel company, claiming the product permanently damaged his penis and that he can no longer ejaculate.Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144968http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=international&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144968Gay men in Canada can now donate blood, but there's a catch: You must not have had sex with another man in the last five years. The Canadian Blood Services have approved the measure, and are hoping to implement it as soon as mid-summer.Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144966http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=national&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144966The 2014-2015 Free Application for Federal Student Aid, best known by its acronym FAFSA, will collect income and other information from a dependent student's legal parents regardless of their marital status or gender.Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.edgeonthenet.com/?144964http://www.edgeonthenet.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=national&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144964Kaitlyn Hunt, the Florida teenager who stands accused of felonious abuse stemming from a same-sex relationship, and her attorney held a press conference on Wednesday to address the continued media scrutiny of a case that has made its way around the world.Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:00 EST