http://www.EDGEwashington.com Your life... with an EDGE. en-us 2013 EDGE PUBLICATIONS, INC. editor@edgepublications.com (Managing Editor) webmaster@edgepublications.com (Webmaster) Tue, 21 May 2013 08:06:11 -0400 http://www.EDGEwashington.com/rss Gay/Lesbian/Bisexual/Transgender/News/washington http://www.edgewashington.com/?144643 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144643 Rumors of a potential land swap that could jeopardize the June relocation of The DC Center were floated in an April 30 article in the Washington Business Journal, but executive director David Mariner says the new space is secure. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144612 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144612 At last, there is Unpakt.com, a comparison-shopping site that brings the Kayak and Expedia model to finding a qualified moving company. Finding and booking a trustworthy mover is as easy as booking a flight, renting a car or buying home appliances. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144802 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144802 Thousands marched the streets of Manhattan Monday to protest the killing of a gay man allegedly taunted with homophobic slurs - the most recent in a spate of bias attacks stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage in a famously gay-friendly neighborhood. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144799 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144799 President Barack Obama will bestow the Medal of Freedom posthumously on Sally Ride, the first American woman to fly in space. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144798 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144798 Senior members of the Church of Scotland have voted to let some congregations have openly gay ministers, a compromise first step that could lead to the church allowing gay clergy. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144796 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144796 An 18-year-old high school student has been slapped with felony charges for having a relationship with a 15-year-old female fellow student. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144792 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144792 A spate of hate-fueled attacks on gay men in New York, including a killing in the heart of one of its most gay-friendly neighborhoods, is stirring up anxiety, disbelief and outrage heading into what is usually a time of gay pride celebration. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144779 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144779 Archie Comics' upcoming issue centering around the comic's gay character pokes fun at conservative groups that have criticized the series' attempt to tackle LGBT issues. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144778 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144778 Brittney Griner, who will soon play with the Phoenix Mercury, claims that her college coach told her to keep quiet about coming out because her sexuality could make the school's program look bad. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144777 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144777 Conservatives are calling for parents to keep their kids home from school on May 22, when California plans to commemorate the first openly-gay lawmaker. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144776 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144776 An FBI spokesman says a man has been arrested in Puerto Rico for making a threat on Twitter to a well-known gay rights activist. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144775 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144775 A bill that would cut off federal funding to adoption and foster care agencies that discriminate against gay and lesbian couples seeking to parent is making its way to Congress again with bipartisan support. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144774 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144774 Czech President Milos Zeman is being criticized for refusing to grant a university professorship - the nation's top academic title - to a critic of his, allegedly because the man is also a gay rights activist. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144769 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144769 Police in central China have detained the 18-year-old organizer of a gay pride march in a sign of the government's nervousness over a growing civil society movement and demands for stronger individual rights. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144646 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144646 The two men suspected of an April 25 altercation, in which they allegedly beat and robbed a man in the 1300 block of 14th Street NW just before 1 a.m., appeared in D.C. Superior Court May 14. Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144766 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144766 Elliot Morales, the man who police say hurled homophobic slurs at a gay man on a Manhattan street before firing a single fatal shot to his head appeared in court Sunday to face a charge of murder as a hate crime. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144760 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144760 The New York City Anti Violence Project and LGBT Center announced via social media yesterday that a rally and Community Safety Night will be held next week in response to the recent ash of anti-gay violence. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144758 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144758 On Friday, May 17, a shot was heard around the world of journalism when the financially troubled Village Voice dismissed three of its long time columnists. Today, Feingold and Musto took to social media to thank fans for their support. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144753 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144753 Police have released the name of the victim and suspect of Saturday's anti-gay killing in Greenwich Village. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 EST http://www.edgewashington.com/?144622 http://www.edgewashington.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=144622 Outspoken gay former Congressman Barney Frank was in San Francisco this week and told a gathering of the Commonwealth Club that while he won't consider a presidential run, he predicted the U.S. could have a gay president in 20 years. Sun, 19 May 2013 00:00:00 EST