Thursday, May 22, 2025

LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Thursday, May 22, 2025

Before the Word 'Transgender' Existed, there was Bambi, the Dazzling Parisian Icon

Decades before transgender became a household word and "RuPaul's Drag Race" became a worldwide hit – before visibility brought rights and recognition – the Carrousel troupe in the late 1940s emerged as a glamorous, audacious resistance.

by Thomas Adamson | 5 hours ago

News

Bakery in New Hampshire Wins in Free Speech Case over a Pastry Shop Painting

A New Hampshire town's attempt to force a bakery to remove its painting that shows sunbeams shining down on a mountain range of doughnuts, a muffin, a cinnamon...

May 21

Supreme Court Orders Maine House to Restore Vote of GOP Lawmaker who ID-ed Trans Teen Athlete Online

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the Maine legislature to count the votes of a GOP lawmaker who was censured after she identified a transgender teen athlete...

by Lindsay Whitehurst and Patrick Whittle | May 21

Culture

Ego and Alter-Ego: Director Matt Wolf Untangles the Story of Paul Reubens in the HBO Doc 'Pee-wee As Himself'

Paul Reubens – a.k.a. Pee-wee Herman – wanted "to set the record straight" in Matt Wolf's compelling two-part documentary, and he did. Wolf describes the push...

by Kilian Melloy | May 21

EDGE Now: Queer Splash Zone

Suns out, buns out! We're serving speedo realness and cannonballing straight into pool party season, babes! From coast to coast, we've got the juiciest,...

May 21

Pride

NYC Pride Launches Community Fundraising Campaign To Address $750,000 Budget Shortfall

NYC Pride | Heritage of Pride, the nonprofit behind NYC's official LGBTQIA+ Pride events, has launched a peer-to-peer fundraising campaign ahead of Pride Month...

May 21

World Pride Comes to Washington in the Shadow of, and in Defiance of, the Trump Administration

The World Pride 2025 welcome concert, with pop icon Shakira performing at Nationals Stadium, isn't until May 31. But for host city Washington D.C., the...

by Ashraf Khalil | May 17

Media

Mr. Fire Island Leather Contest :: May 17, 2025

The 23rd Annual Mr. Fire Island Leather Contest brought the heat to the Arts Project of Cherry Grove – and the leather was leath-ering!

by Wilsonmodels | May 19

EDGE Now: Sizzle Season

It's Heat Week, babes – and these hotties are cranking the thermostat all the way up! We're back with another EDGE Now, served sizzling by our steamy besties at...

May 14

EDGE RECOMMENDS

EDGE Now: Met Gala Madness

The Met Gala is almost here, darlings – so let's strut down memory lane and gag over the lewks that still have us screaming! It's time for another fab episode of EDGE Now, served fresh by your glam squad at Prelude Fertility.