LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Thursday, Jan 15, 2026
Lesbian Wrestling Icon Mercedes Martinez Announces 2026 as Her Final Year as Full-Time Competitor
Mercedes Martinez, a prominent lesbian professional wrestler, announced on January 1, 2026, that 2026 will be her last year competing full-time in the ring after a 25-year career.
News
Trump Administration Restores Federal Funding for Family Planning After ACLU Lawsuit
Reproductive rights advocates have dropped a lawsuit against the Trump administration after officials agreed to restore millions in federal funding for family...
Searches For ‘LGBTQ+ Asylum Canada’ Surge Amid Escalating Anti-LGBTQ+ Policies in the US
Online searches about seeking asylum in Canada as an LGBTQ+ person have spiked in the United States following a wave of newly announced anti-LGBTQ+ measures...
Culture
Queer in the Copper Country: How Michigan’s Remote Keweenaw Peninsula Quietly Became an LGBTQ+ Haven
Far from the usual circuit of gay beaches and big-city Pride, Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula — anchored by the tiny twin towns of Houghton and Hancock — is...
Golden Globes Draw 8.7M Viewers, a Nearly 7% Dip From 2025
An audience of 8.7 million viewers watched the Golden Globes on Sunday, according to Nielsen
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Pride
British Curler Bruce Mouat Aims to Show Sports as Safe Space for LGBTQ+ People Ahead of Milano Cortina Olympics
Bruce Mouat, the openly gay skip of Great Britain's favored men's curling team, shared his journey to inspire other LGBTQ+ individuals to embrace sports as a...
‘Heteroflexible’ Emerges As Fastest-Growing Sexuality on Feeld in 2025
New data from dating app Feeld shows that “heteroflexible” was the platform’s fastest‑growing sexuality in 2025, with a 193 percent increase in users choosing...
Media
EDGE Now: The Queer Entertainers Who Owned 2025
From viral pop chaos to historic wins, these queer stars didn’t just shine in 2025 — they ran it.
Toy Drive @ Gym U NYC :: December 17, 2025
Toys, tinsel, and total icon behavior. Susanne Bartsch & David Barton turned Gym U into a glittering holiday fantasy for their annual Toy Drive–hosted by...
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.
