Saturday, May 24, 2025

LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Saturday, May 24, 2025

News

Stop Making Cents: US Mint Moves Forward with Plans to Kill the Penny

The Trump administration says making cents doesn't make sense anymore.

by Fatima Hussein and Alan Suderman | May 23

A Paris Court Will Deliver the Verdict in Kim Kardashian Jewelry Heist Trial

Nearly a decade after robbers stormed Kim Kardashian's luxury residence and tied her up at gunpoint, a Paris court will decide the verdict Friday.

by Thomas Adamson | May 23

Culture

Movie Review: 'Pee-wee as Himself' Unmasks Paul Reubens

In Matt Wolf's "Pee-wee as Himself" – as wonderful as much of the archival stuff is – nothing is more compelling than when Paul Reubens is simply himself.

by Jake Coyle | May 23

From Outlaw to Icon: Bambi on Trans Survival, Fame, JK Rowling and the Fight That Isn't Over

Decades before transgender became a household word and "RuPaul's Drag Race" became a worldwide hit there was Bambi, the Parisian icon who danced for Hollywood.

by Thomas Adamson | May 23

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.