Saturday, Nov 29, 2025

LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Saturday, Nov 29, 2025

Trump Administration Plans To Ignore World AIDS Day

The Trump administration has instructed federal employees and grant recipients to cease public commemoration of World AIDS Day, marking a significant departure from decades of U. S. government tradition.

Nov 28

News

Ben Johnson Flexes Shirtless in Locker Room After Bears' 5th Straight Win, 24-15 Over Reeling Eagles

After beating the Eagles on the Super Bowl champions' home turf, it was time for rookie Bears coach Ben Johnson to bare arms. Oh, and go bare-chested.

by Dan Gelston | 2 hours ago

Shoppers Hit Black Friday Sales With Celebratory Mood Despite Economic Strain

The economic picture hasn't looked very rosy: Hiring has been sluggish. Consumers have been dealing with soaring meat prices. Layoffs are rippling through...

by Anne D'innocenzio, Cathy Bussewitz and Stephen Smith | 2 hours ago

Culture

Desert Queers, Divine Resistance: How a Chilean Debut Film Reclaims the AIDS Crisis Narrative

Diego Céspedes' audacious feature debut, "The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo," transforms the early AIDS crisis into a sweeping, poetic meditation on queer...

Nov 28

Tilda Swinton Reflects on AIDS Crisis Impact and Celebrates Fluidity in CNN Interview

Award-winning actress and LGBTQ+ ally Tilda Swinton opened up about her personal experiences during the AIDS epidemic in a recent interview with CNN's...

Nov 28

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Pride

Court's Ruling Against Same-Sex Marriage Sets up a Japan Supreme Court Decision

A court has found Japan’s refusal to legalize same-sex marriage constitutional in the last of six cases likely to be brought to the Supreme Court for a final...

by Mari Yamaguchi | Nov 28

Breaking the Stained-Glass Ceiling: Rev. Dr. Katrina Foster Ushers in a New Era for Queer Lutherans

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s Metropolitan New York Synod has elected Rev. Dr. Katrina Foster as its bishop—the first woman and first openly gay...

Nov 27

Media

EDGE Now: Top Queer Holiday Movies You’ll Love

This festive episode of EDGE Now shares three queer holiday movies filled with camp, romance and cozy seasonal magic, from drag-fueled chaos to heartfelt winter...

Nov 28

EDGE Now: 3 Trans Trailblazers Leading Change

Three trans changemakers, Kim Coco Iwamoto, Jace Barron and Bambi Salcedo, share how their work, visibility and activism are reshaping community, culture and...

Nov 14

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.