LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Thursday, Nov 13, 2025
Nicki Minaj, MAGA, and the Barbz: When Pop Collides With Politics—And Trans Lives Are on the Line
Nicki Minaj has sparked uproar and soul-searching in the LGBTQ+ community after sharing a White House TikTok celebrating Donald Trump’s controversial anti-trans policies, all set to her own song, “Va Va Voom.”
News
Justice Department Sues to Block California US House Map in Clash That Could Tip Control of Congress
The Justice Department has sued to block new congressional district boundaries approved by California voters, joining a legal battle that could determine which...
Breaking the Stained-Glass Ceiling: Cherry Vann’s Historic Rise as the UK’s First Lesbian Archbishop
Cherry Vann’s election as the Archbishop of Wales marks a seismic shift in British religious history: she is the first openly lesbian and partnered primate in...
Culture
Gio Benitez’s Radiant Homecoming: Queer Love, Faith, and an Unlikely Baptismal Rebirth
ABC’s Gio Benitez has just made a dazzling return to Catholicism, embracing the faith at Manhattan’s famously LGBTQ-inclusive Church of St. Paul the...
Kim Petras Drops “Freak It” and Sets the Stage for Queer Party Royalty
Pop icon Kim Petras unleashes her latest single and music video “Freak It,” blending unapologetic party vibes with Parisian glamour as anticipation mounts for...
Pride
Dallas Seeks Exemption to Preserve Rainbow Crosswalks Amid Statewide Removal Order
The Dallas City Council has formally requested an exemption from Governor Greg Abbott’s statewide directive to remove rainbow crosswalks and other non-standard...
When a Broken Jaw Became a Rallying Cry: How a Texas Hero and His Community Stood Up for Trans Lives
When Jarod Adkison stepped in to defend a transgender woman from a violent assault in Austin, he paid a steep personal price—only to find his community standing...
Media
Undressed To Kill @ Gym U NYC :: October 31, 2025
Susanne Bartsch and David Barton turned Gym U into a full-on haunted haus of hedonism for Undressed To Kill–where costumes were optional, glamour was mandatory,...
Tell No One By Dreamland :: October 31, 2025
Dreamland rose from the depths and took over the legendary Twilo once again for Manhattan's biggest gay Halloween blowout! Multiple stages, forbidden gardens,...
EDGE RECOMMENDS
EDGE Now: Halloween Divas
Edge Now crowns the ultimate Halloween divas—Elvira (Cassandra Peterson), the Sanderson Sisters of Hocus Pocus, and Morticia Addams—celebrating camp, gothic glam, and queer-pop culture’s most iconic witches.
