LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Tuesday, Dec 2, 2025
'One Battle After Another' and Jafar Panahi Win Big at Gotham Awards
Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” was crowned best feature film and the dissident Iranian director Jafar Panahi won three awards Monday at the 35th annual Gotham Awards, a starry kickoff to the film industry’s awards season
News
Starbucks to Pay $35M to NYC Workers in Settlement As Ongoing Strike Draws Pols to Picket Line
New York City officials say Starbucks will pay about $35 million to more than 15,000 New York City workers to settle claims it denied them stable schedules and...
Live Updates: Trump Calls His Cabinet to Meet Amid Scrutiny Over Boat Strikes
President Donald Trump called his Cabinet to meet Tuesday morning as the administration insists that it was lawful for the U.S. military to kill survivors of...
Culture
Jessie J Finally Sets the Record Straight: "I'm Always Going to Be Attracted to Women"
After a decade of backlash, Jessie J has addressed her controversial 2014 comments about her bisexuality being "a phase," clarifying that she remains attracted...
Swiss Tennis Star Mika Brunold Comes Out as Gay, Becomes Second Active Male Pro to Publicly Share His Identity
On November 30, 2025, 21-year-old Swiss tennis player Mika Brunold came out as gay in a heartfelt Instagram post, making him the second active male professional...
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Pride
Out and Unafraid: Erik Bottcher Launches Congressional Bid as LGBTQ+ Advocate Takes Center Stage in High-Stakes New York Race
New York City Council Member Erik Bottcher, the only openly gay candidate in the race to replace retiring Congressman Jerry Nadler, has officially entered the...
Breaking the Stained-Glass Ceiling: Rev. Dr. Katrina Foster Ushers in a New Era for Queer Lutherans
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Metropolitan New York Synod has elected Rev. Dr. Katrina Foster as its bishop—the first woman and first openly gay...
Media
EDGE Now: Top Queer Holiday Movies You’ll Love
This festive episode of EDGE Now shares three queer holiday movies filled with camp, romance and cozy seasonal magic, from drag-fueled chaos to heartfelt winter...
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...
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.
