Friday, May 23, 2025

LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Friday, May 23, 2025

At the Lyric Stage, Aimee Doherty Wants to Make Dolly Her Own

Boston actress Aimee Doherty takes on the legendary role of Dolly Levi at the Lyric Stage Boston. It has been played by any number of great female stars over "Hello, Dolly!'s" long history, but in this intimate version, she wants to her own spin on it.

by Robert Nesti | May 22

News

Bambi: The One Before the Words Caught Up

Decades before transgender became a household word and "RuPaul's Drag Race" became a worldwide hit – before visibility brought rights and recognition – the...

by Thomas Adamson | May 22

Southern Poverty Law Center to Release its Annual Report on Hate and Extremism

The Southern Poverty Law Center is expected to release its annual report Thursday on white nationalist, neo-Nazi and anti-government extremist group activity in...

by Terry Tang | May 22

Culture

X Marks the Spot with Matheus Reis' Leather Covers

X marks the spot of our attention on this captivating thirst trap from model Matheus Reis.

by Andrea Marks Joseph | May 22

'I Just Love the Scripts,' Says Adam DiMarco about Revealing 'Overcompensating' Scenes

In the hit Prime Video series "Overcompensating," Adam DiMarco plays an alpha male with a tendency to expose his butt. This nothing new for the 35-year-old...

May 22

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

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

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 RECOMMENDS

EDGE Now: Looks, Love, & Lesbian Realness

Cue the sapphic spotlight! April 26 is Lesbian Visibility Day and honey, we're turning the volume way up on the icons who are serving, slaying, and shaking up your feeds.