LGBTQ+ TOP STORIES Wednesday, Nov 19, 2025
A Peek Inside the Colonna Palace, Rome’s Most Exclusive Tourist Site
Millions of tourists visit the Colosseum and Sistine Chapel each year, yet only a tiny fraction ever step inside the gilded halls of Rome’s most exclusive site: the Colonna Palace.
News
Gustav Klimt Portrait That Spared Its Subject From Nazis Breaks Modern Art Record With $236M Sale
A Gustav Klimt portrait painting has sold for a record $236 million at an auction where a solid gold toilet also sold for $12.1 million
Trans Women Invited to Vatican Lunch: A Step Forward or a Seat at the Sidelines?
Forty-eight transgender women joined Pope Leo XIV and over a thousand other guests at the Vatican’s annual Lunch for the Poor, sparking both celebration and...
Culture
Sir Ian McKellen, Harvey Weinstein, and the Oscar That Got Away: Revisiting a Queer Hollywood What-If
Sir Ian McKellen’s recent revelation about Harvey Weinstein’s alleged interference at the 1999 Oscars casts new light on how queer representation in Hollywood...
Disney’s Beaming Beaver: Fortune Feimster Voices First Openly Gay Character in Studio’s Latest Leap
Disney has introduced its newest “first openly gay character”—a cheerful beaver named Hazel, voiced by beloved lesbian comedian Fortune Feimster.
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Pride
Kazakhstan’s Parliament Advances Ban on “LGBT Propaganda,” Drawing International Concern
Kazakhstan’s lower house of parliament has passed sweeping amendments to multiple laws prohibiting so-called “LGBT propaganda,” echoing similar legislation in...
NBA Pride Nights Expand in 2026 Season, But Nine Teams Remain Uncommitted
As the 2026 NBA season unfolds, 21 teams have confirmed their commitment to hosting Pride Nights, celebrating LGBTQ+ inclusion and visibility. However, nine...
Media
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...
Undressed To Kill @ Gym U NYC :: October 31, 2025
Susanne Bartsch and David Barton turned Gym U into a full-on haunted haus of hedonism for Undressed To Kill–where costumes were optional, glamour was mandatory,...
EDGE RECOMMENDS
EDGE Now: 3 Queer Icons Who Changed the Game
From the first queen of drag to a pioneering candidate and a trans rights matriarch—meet William Dorsey Swann, José Sarria, and Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, three icons who changed the game.
