Wednesday, Jul 2, 2025

LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Wednesday, Jul 2, 2025

UPenn to Update Swimming Records Set by Lia Thomas, Settling with Feds on Transgender Athletes Case

The University of Pennsylvania says it will update records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and apologize to female athletes "disadvantaged" by Thomas' participation on the women's swimming team, part of a resolution of a federal civil rights case.

by Collin Binkley | Jul 1

News

China's Hardline Stance on Gay Erotica Sparks Pushback

China is coming down on a genre of gay erotic fiction called danmei, but the communist country's attempt to scrub the internet of the so-called "beautiful boy"...

by Kilian Melloy | Jul 1

Soccer Ban Sparks Fears of Widening Trans Exclusion in the UK

It was not her best goal or most important soccer match, but when the ball hit the back of the net in Natalie Washington's debut on a women's team in 2017, she...

by Kwiyeon Ha | Jul 1

Culture

Designer Rick Owens Takes to OF - With Only Feet

Bisexual designer Rick Owens, 63, is making the occasional excursion away from the atelier and to OnlyFans, where he's now got an account devoted to depictions...

by Kilian Melloy | Jul 1

Andrii and His Abs Shine in this Lacy Look

Posing in front of sunlit lace curtains, wearing a tiny tiered lace mini-skirt and nothing else, thirst trapper Andrii Shine and his abs "shine" with his...

by Andrea Marks Joseph | Jul 1

Pride

Urban Bear Blast @ Brass Monkey Bar NYC :: June 29, 2025

Oh honey, Urban Bear BLAST turned Brass Monkey into a three-floor fur frenzy! GoGo bears served body while DJs Nobl3 B3ar, Mana, Soljoz & Jonny Mack kept it...

by JJ Mack | Jul 1

Queer Liberation March :: June 29, 2025

No cops, no corporations–just pure queer power! The Queer Liberation March hit NYC on Pride Sunday with fists up and heels down. Kicking off at the AIDS...

by Wilsonmodels | Jul 1

Media

NYC Pride March Part One :: June 29, 2025

NYC Pride March: Part One, babes! The sidewalks were shaking, the flags were flying, and the theme was Rise Up: Pride in Protest! From fierce floats to lewks...

by JJ Mack | Jun 30

Key West Pride Street Fair

Duval Street turned full fantasy as the Key West Business Guild served up the Pride Street Fair in the heart of the legendary "Pink Triangle." Booths, beats,...

by Larry Blackburn | Jun 29

EDGE RECOMMENDS

EDGE Now: Mid-Year Queer

Can you believe we're already halfway through 2025?! Time flies when you're slaying. We're taking a fierce little strut down memory lane with our fave jaw-dropping, heart-thumping, glitter-sprinkled moments in queer entertainment so far.