LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025
Dave Kopay’s Legacy: How an NFL Pioneer Helped Change the Conversation on Gay Athletes
Former NFL running back Dave Kopay’s decision in 1975 to come out as gay made him one of the first openly gay professional athletes from a major team sport, challenging entrenched ideas about masculinity in football and beyond.
News
Trump Expands Travel Ban, Adding 5 More Countries and Imposing New Limits on Others
The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries and impose new limits on others
NYC Pride Seeks Applicants for Grant Program Supporting Local LGBTQIA+ Nonprofits and Community Groups
Applications are due February 1, 2026 for funding through NYC Pride’s “Pride Gives Back” program, which aims to strengthen services and programs for the local...
Culture
Doctor Who Helped Sell Ketamine to Actor Matthew Perry Before His Overdose Death Avoids Prison Time
A doctor who pleaded guilty in a scheme to supply ketamine to actor Matthew Perry has been sentenced to 8 months of home confinement
Connor Storrie Reflects on Shirtless Audition and On-Screen Queer Intimacy
The hockey romance series “Heated Rivalry,” adapted from Rachel Reid’s popular novels, is building momentum after HBO Max confirmed a Season 2 renewal and...
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Pride
Creating Change Update: General Sessions, Speakers, Workshop Details for LGBTQ+ Advocates Convening in January 2026
As thousands of LGBTQ+ activists and allies converge on Washington, DC this January, the National LGBTQ Task Force has announced several key speakers and...
Pronoun Respect and Suicide Risk: New Research Links Everyday Affirmation to Transgender Youth Mental Health
New research released in the past week finds that transgender and nonbinary young people whose pronouns are consistently respected report dramatically lower...
Media
SAGE Toys Party @ Pier 60 NYC :: December 14, 2025
Four decades of toys, joy, and queer cheer! Robby Browne's legendary TOYS PARTY marked its 40th anniversary as NYC's biggest LGBTQ+ holiday throwdown–spun to...
EDGE Now: Queer Holiday Traditions That Totally Slay
Three queer holiday traditions that prove chaos is part of the celebration.
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.
