LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Saturday, Jan 17, 2026
Matt Damon Reveals He and Ben Affleck Nearly Starred in Gay Baseball Film Adaptation
Matt Damon disclosed on January 13, 2026, that he and Ben Affleck almost produced and starred in a film adaptation of the gay baseball novel "The Dreyfus Affair"
News
Vermont Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Create Trust Fund Shielding Gender-Affirming Care from Federal Funding Threats
Vermont representatives have introduced H. 576 to establish the Affirming Health Care Trust Fund, aimed at supporting gender-affirming care providers amid...
ChatGPT's Free Ride Is Ending: Here's What OpenAI Plans for Advertising on the Chatbot
OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users who aren't paying for the premium version
Culture
Letter Writing Enjoys a Revival As Fans Seek Connection and a Break From Screen Time
As screens blur the line between work and home, some people are slowing down and disconnecting by looking to communication devices from the past
Wikipedia Inks AI Deals With Microsoft, Meta and Perplexity As It Marks 25th Birthday
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written by volunteers, is embracing artificial intelligence to mark its 25th anniversary
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Pride
Creating Change Brings Over 2000 LGBTQ+ And Allied Advocates Together In Washington, DC January 20-25
The National LGBTQ Task Force is less than two weeks away from hosting the 38th Creating Change in Washington DC. From January 20 to 25, 2,000 attendees will...
Katseye's Lara Raj Opens Up About Her Sexual Orientation on Weverse, Calling Herself "Half a Fruitcake"
Lara Raj, a 20-year-old Indian-American member of the multinational K-pop girl group Katseye, publicly discussed her sexual orientation during a fan interaction...
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.