LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Sunday, Nov 23, 2025
Mattachine Society: The Enduring Legacy of an Early LGBTQ+ Rights Movement
The Mattachine Society, founded in 1950 in Los Angeles, was one of the first enduring LGBTQ+ rights organizations in the United States, laying crucial groundwork for subsequent liberation movements. Through advocacy, legal assistance, publishing, and community support, the Society challenged discrimination and forged connections that continue to shape LGBTQ+ activism and memory. This article explores the history, impact, and ongoing resonance of the Mattachine Society—including the symbolic significance of
News
Gay Venezuelan Makeup Artist Begins New Chapter After Prison Ordeal
Andry José Hernández Romero, a gay Venezuelan makeup artist, has returned home after months of wrongful imprisonment in El Salvador's CECOT mega-prison.
Sacramento Man in Coma After Alleged Hate Crime Attack Outside LGBTQ+ Nightclub
A 57-year-old gay man remains hospitalized in a coma with permanent brain damage after being attacked outside Badlands nightclub in Sacramento's Lavender...
Culture
Kevin Spacey Reveals Homelessness and Financial Ruin After Sexual Assault Scandal
Kevin Spacey has publicly disclosed that he is currently homeless and living in temporary accommodations after years of financial turmoil stemming from multiple...
'Big Brother’s George Gilbert Fired from School Job Following Reality TV Controversy
George Gilbert, a former contestant on 'Big Brother' UK 2025, has been dismissed from his school caretaker role after being removed from the show for repeated...
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Pride
Remembering Loraine Hutchins: Trailblazer for Bisexual Visibility and Justice
Loraine Hutchins, a pioneering bisexual activist, author, and educator, has died, leaving a profound legacy in LGBTQ+ rights.
Tom Daley on Being Out, Not Owed: Why Queer Visibility Isn’t a Political Contract
Olympic champion Tom Daley is rewriting the queer athlete playbook, insisting that coming out should be about personal truth—not a lifetime of political...
Media
EDGE Now: 3 Trans Trailblazers Leading Change
Three trans changemakers, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Jace Barron and Bambi Salcedo, share how their work, visibility and activism are reshaping community, culture and...
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,...
EDGE RECOMMENDS
EDGE Now: 3 Queer Icons Who Changed the Game
From the first queen of drag to a pioneering candidate and a trans rights matriarch—meet William Dorsey Swann, José Sarria, and Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, three icons who changed the game.
