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.
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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!
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...
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.
