LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Monday, Nov 24, 2025
President Trump Signs Funding Bill, Ending Historic 43-Day Government Shutdown
President Donald Trump has signed a House-passed funding bill, officially ending the longest government shutdown in U.S. history after 43 days.
News
From Silence to Slam Dunks: Isaac Humphries Turns Pain into Power as NBL’s Out Gay Trailblazer
Three years after coming out as the first openly gay player in the National Basketball League, Isaac Humphries reflects on the journey from near-despair to...
Olympic Gold, a Knee, and a Love Story: Frederic Wandres’ Proposal to Lars Ligus Is the Queer Fairytale We Deserve
Olympic gold medalist Frederic Wandres just turned his own “Love Story” into reality, proposing to longtime partner Lars Ligus during a picture-perfect...
Culture
What to Stream: 'Stranger Things,' 'Mickey 17,' Kevin Hart and 'A Grand Ole Opry Christmas'
Director Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17” starring several versions of Robert Pattinson and Kevin Hart debuting a new comedy special on Netflix are some of the new...
Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Giant and Star of Landmark Film 'The Harder They Come,' Dead at 81
Jimmy Cliff, the charismatic reggae pioneer and actor who preached defiance, joy and endurance in such classics as “Many Rivers to Cross,” “You Can Get it If...
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Pride
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...
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.
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.
