LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Wednesday, Dec 17, 2025
Budapest Mayor Faces Potential Indictment Over Defiant LGBTQ+ Pride March
Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has received a proposal for indictment from authorities over his role in organizing the city's 30th annual Pride march in June 2025, despite a national ban on such events.
News
Teen Drug Use Remains Low, but Survey Finds Small Rise in Heroin and Cocaine Use
A national survey shows teen use of alcohol, nicotine and marijuana remains at record lows
NFL Playoffs Will Miss Mahomes, Brady and Manning for the First Time Since the 1998 Season
The NFL playoffs are set for a major shift with Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs out of contention
Culture
Haunted House and Invisible Demons: Tennessee Williams' Early Radio Play 'The Strangers' Publishes
Tennessee Williams' early radio play, “The Strangers,” is featured in The Strand this week
'Heated Rivalry' Reintroduces 'Frottage' to Wider Audience
Episode four of 'Heated Rivalry' has sparked widespread online discussion by featuring frottage, a lesser-known gay sex act.
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Pride
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,...
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...
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.
